Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/19

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Olympus Pen question
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:22:38 -0700
References: <C7D095C60442E062FFFFE9E6@hindolveston.reid.org> <242630.50156.qm@web55903.mail.re3.yahoo.com> <20090319221103.3e6107fb@linux-11a6.site> <36172e5a0903191943k53d35a0p27ec81d3315f4d45@mail.gmail.com>

The lens flange distance is LESS THAN a M (or LTM, which is more then an M).

Bottom line.... you can use Leica lenses ONLY for close ups..... no infinity
focus.

Shame, isn't it?

Now if you would like to get entrepreneurial, and make up an infinity focus
adapter, I would be in line to purchase one.....

Frank Filippone, Pen FT Owner.
red735i at earthlink.net


Phil, 28.95mm according to Google.

Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>

> Does anyone happen to know the lens flange to film plane measurement in
> Olympus Pen F series cameras?
> Thanks
> Phil Forrest





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