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Subject: Re: [OM] [OM Pen FT meter numbers
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:20:43 -0500
But if you look at the detail given on the lens list 0 represents max 
aperture on only about half of the lenses.  Some have max aperture = 0.5 
or 1.0.

Chuck Norcutt


On 3/3/2013 12:56 PM, John Hermanson wrote:
> According to the Pen FT owners manual I found on line, "0" on the Pen
> scale coincides with whatever the maximum aperture of the lens in use
> happens to be.  38mm f1.8, "0" = 1.8, 100-200mm f5 zoom, "0" = f5.
>
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> On 3/2/2013 4:51 PM, Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
>> Hi Chuck,
>> is this the brochure you read?
>> <http://www.skipwilliams.com/olympus/pen-lit/o-penft-1067.pdf>
>> A nice one anyway.
>> Best, Frank.
>>
>> 2013/3/2 Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>> I've never had a Pen before and knew nothing of this non-f/stop
>>> numbering system until I just looked it up in an Olympus Pen-FT
>>> brochure.
>
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