I agree with Iwert and Charlie on the markings. Olympus unexpectedly
and totally without comment sent me an MA-1 some time long after I wrote
them a letter complaining about the lack of such an adapter before it
was released. As I recall, I sold it to a list member since I never did
buy an E-1. I was certain I had images of it taken for purposes of the
sale but can't locate the images. I do remember being very surprised
when JH announced the existence of the "MF-1" since what I had was not
so marked.
Chuck Norcutt
Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> Iwert is correct. The free adapter was the MA-1 and was only marked as
> "4/3 adapter" and "Made in Japan". Also, I vaguely remember something about
> the MA-1 being ever so slightly thinner than the MF-1, but I can't recall
> the website where I read that.
>
> http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/43/any-lens.html
>
> Scroll down the "Lens Adapter".
>
> Charlie
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:01 AM, iwert bernakiewicz <zuikooh@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> If I remember correctly the first batch which was given out for free was
>> without any markings,so it does not have to be a knock off!
>>
>> Iwert
>>
>> 2008/12/2 John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> It's a knock-off.
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>>> Olli Hänninen wrote:
>>>> I am considering of buying a used MF1 adapter because I found one used
>>> for a
>>>> low price. (I have one but having an additional piece is always nice in
>>> what
>>>> comes to olympus stuff :-)
>>>>
>>>> The seller wrote me that the adapter has no text "Olympus MF1" on it
>> but
>>>> that it looks just the same as MF1 and he bought it used in a same case
>>> as
>>>> MF1. He thought it might be an older version of MF1.
>>>>
>>>> I started to seriously doubt whether it really is an olympus
>> manufactured
>>>> adapter. Do you happen to know whether MF1's have been produced with no
>>>> Olympus-text on it?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Olli
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