Does Olympus make any digital SLR camera that could take old Olympus
Zuiko lenses from my OM2n SLR?
I have a nice selection of these lenses and would love to use them on a
digital camera if possible.
Thanks for any advice or help.
J.Slevin.
David Kilpatrick - 26 Nov 2004 18:43 GMT
Ye, there is adaptor for the E-1 and E-300 which allows manual use of
these lenses on the DSLR body.
> Does Olympus make any digital SLR camera that could take old Olympus
> Zuiko lenses from my OM2n SLR?
> I have a nice selection of these lenses and would love to use them on a
> digital camera if possible.
> Thanks for any advice or help.
> J.Slevin.

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TP - 26 Nov 2004 19:24 GMT
>Does Olympus make any digital SLR camera that could take old Olympus
>Zuiko lenses from my OM2n SLR?
>I have a nice selection of these lenses and would love to use them on a
>digital camera if possible.
>Thanks for any advice or help.
I received a "free" OM adapter when I bought my first Olympus E-1.
The second body I bought did not include the adapter, but they can be
purchased separately. Having said that, I have only seen the adapters
sold separately in the USA.
The lenses effectively double in focal length because of the small
size of the sensor. For example, a 50mm f/1.8 becomes the equivalent
of a 100mm f/1.8 because of the smaller angle of view.
I have to say that I have been disappointed with the results, and I
only use Zuiko Digital lenses on my E-1s.
The E-1 is a 5 megapixel DSLR with a rugged body and excellent
weatherproofing. For amateur use, Olympus are about to release the
E-300 which has more than 8 megapixels but it is not built for hard
use. However, I guess that it will be more than good enough for most
amateurs and the price is likely to be very attractive.
SL - 28 Nov 2004 09:23 GMT
Hi John,
The short answer is no.
Before digital, as you will be aware, Olympus had not made a new slr body
for say, 10yrs, though that's a guess.
Anyway, their new crop of digital bodies are based on the digital 4/3rds
system as Olympus have basically started a whole new body mount from scratch
and have around 15 lenses available now.
Their lenses are designed for the chip inside the camera, unlike on other
makes where adding a 35mm lens to a Canon/Nikon/Fuji/Sigma, etc... adds
around a 1.5x magnification due to the chip being smaller than 35mm.
Hope this helps and if you still want great images from your lenses, stick
with your 35mm and get a dedicated film scanner for these lovely dark winter
nights.
Cheers,
Stephen
> Does Olympus make any digital SLR camera that could take old Olympus
> Zuiko lenses from my OM2n SLR?
> I have a nice selection of these lenses and would love to use them on a
> digital camera if possible.
> Thanks for any advice or help.
> J.Slevin.