Mark
Thanks, that was too simple a solution to have come to my mind :-) Well,
there's a good reason to have a mailing list to toss questions at... there
are a couple of places nearby that have filter bins of remainder, so I'll take
a look at them.
Michael Hobart
mhobart@xxxxxxx
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http://users.sisna.com/mhobart
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> From: Mark Marr-Lyon <mark.marrlyon@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: April 30, 2011 6:56:29 AM MDT
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Step-down rings that fit the OM Ring-flash T-8?
> Reply-To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I had the same problem, so I used a 55 mm filter for an extension. I
> had expected to have to break the glass out, but I found a filter in a
> camera store's filter bin where the glass was held in with a screw-in
> retaining ring so it was easy to remove.
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> Mark
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> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Michael Hobart <mhobart@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I have an OM-era Olympus T-8 ring flash set. It is threaded for both 49 and
>> 55 mm filter threads and I had thought to get a 58->55mm step-down ring to
>> use it with the Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 macro lens, which has a 58mm
>> filter thread. It turns out that the space on the T-8 for the filter rings
>> is quite narrow, and the step-down adapter I got is too thick at the front
>> :-(
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>> I imagine that others have run into this issue in the past. Does anyone
>> know of a brand of step-down rings that fit on the T-8?
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>> For now I'll just use it with my Zuiko lenses, which of course fit just fine.
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>> Thanks
>> Michael Hobart
>> mhobart@xxxxxxx
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