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Re: [OM] Olympus Digital Adapter

Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Digital Adapter
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 01:02:19 -0500
Hi Boris,

I use an M42 adapter to allow me to use Pentax glass on my E-1 and E-510. 
My Zeiss copies are in Exakta mount, so I have not tried them.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Willie Wonka" <alienspecimen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 12:55 AM
Subject: [OM] Olympus Digital Adapter


>I cant sleep tonight and googled the city I left before coming to the US.
>
> This immediately grabbed my attention:
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5982973
>
> I went on to dig into photographer's portfolio and found myself liking his 
> use of wide angle. He uses Olympus Digital cameras, but what I found most 
> interesting was his choice of lenses...old East German Zeiss 
> copies...didnt ever know that M42 adapter existed.
>
> Sooooo, if you have any of the ones produced by Zeiss in Jena, you might 
> want to figure out how to get yourself an adaptor. I used to carry two 
> cameras: OM1 and a Practika. I really, really liked the lens in front of 
> the latter...the snobs wrinkle their noses when hearing about stuff coming 
> from the former Eastern block, but I think thoz lenses are just as good.
>
> Best
>
> Boris
>
> P.S. Hope that am telling you somping new now, if not please kindly 
> disregard this message...:)
>
>
>
>
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