They didn't use it because the 4/3 system is part of a Kodak consortium,
of the same type that brought us APS film,.and to a lesser extent the
"New" 110, and 126 cartridge films from he 60's and 70's. Olympus had
to work within that framework.
Adam Maas wrote:
>I do kinda wonder why they didn't use a variation of that mount for 4/3rds.
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>-Adam
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>Doug Miles wrote:
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>>Seems we've visited this place before... Reminding me there was a 38mm
>>f/1.8, 40mm f/1.4, 60mm f/1.5, and 70mm f/2 all made for 18x24mm coverage...
>>by Olympus for the Pen F. They didn't do as much with wide angles; their
>>"fast" 25mm coming in at f/2.8. Unfortunately these lenses are not
>>applicable to today's dSLRs since their back-focus is too short, about the
>>same as for an M-Leica.
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>>Mi Doug
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>>On 09/16/06 14:21, "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>>Actually I'd like to see a lens somewhere in the 55-60mm range with a
>>>max aperture between 1.2 and 2.0, and a fast 35mm sort of like a fast
>>>50mm on 35mm film.
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>>>
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