On Sun, 05 Feb 2006 21:07:08 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On Feb 5, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
The adaptation possibility for Pentax K-mount makes the possibility of
an Olympus, or Panasonic, 4/3 camera an intriguing idea. I am pretty
I'd test that before spending lots of money on it if I were you. I
gathered OM lenses are, with one or two exceptions, not very popular
with Olympus E-users. Unless Pentax lenses of that period are vastly
superior (which I somehow doubt), they might disappoint on an 4/3's
sensor.
Not sure what you mean, Lucas.
I'll explain :-)
Most Oly E-system users want the automation capabilities of the latest
lenses, that's why OM lenses are not very popular. Just like most Pentax
DSLR users want the automation capabilities of the latest lenses. I had
Most do, but Pentax has an active 'old glass' cult, not just here, but in
several other places as well. I had the impression Olympus misses this. I
might be wrong.
an OM-1n kit for several years in the 1970s. It took very very good
photographs, on par with other pro quality 35mm SLRs of the time.
Oh yes. I learned photography on my father's OM-1. He took it out of the
closet recently: it's still a brilliant camera. A look trough the
viewfinder was what made me look for an MX.
If the Pentax lenses I have now work well on the Pentax *ist DS (and
they do), I cannot imagine why they would work poorly on an Olympus 4/3
sensor.
I gathered, but it is hearsay from memory, that most OM lenses are simply
not sharp enough on the 4/3's sensor. It is both smaller and higher
resolution. It might not be true: that's why I said to test for yourself
:o)
Hope that clarifies,
--
Regards, Lucas
