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(More customer reviews)I spent about a month trying to figure out which digital SLR I should buy for my first such camera. I have an Olympus OM 2N film camera from about 25 years ago and I have 3 prime lenses. Lenses were one of the things that was making my choice for a digital SLR difficult as good ones can be really expensive and I didn't want to have to spend a lot of money on buying several of them to cover a good range from wide to telephoto.
Once I discovered this converter, I decided I was going to stick with Olympus (E 520) and, with the purchase of this converter, I would have 3 prime lenses before I even bought one new lens. My old lenses are compact and built more solidly than the standard or mid-range lenses available now for Olympus. Even my old 135mm telephoto - which is now effectively a 270mm telephoto - is more compact than the 14-54mm lens, that I splurged and bought along with the Evolt 520, and it works great! With Olympus digital SLR's Four Thirds system, your old OM lenses will have a crop factor of 2, which means that your 28mm lens will act as a 56mm lens, your 50mm lens will act as a 100mm lens, your 135 will act as a 270 lens, etc. So, like me, you may be able to get away with buying a lens that covers the wide angle to normal range (like the kit 14-42 lens or the mid-range 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 lens) and use your old lenses to cover the telephoto range.
The converter itself is solidly built and worked perfectly on all 3 of my lenses. You should be aware that when using the converter you cannot use autofocus but if you don't mind focusing manually and you have some decent lenses from Olympus OM cameras, this little gadget will give you great extra lenses to use with Olympus digital SLRs.
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Olympus MF-1 OM Lens AdapterPermits the adaption of certain Olympus OM lenses to be used with the E-1, Evolt E-300, E-330, Evolt E-410, E-500 and E-510.
Autofocus(AF)is not available.
Stop-down metering is used.
Spot metering does not work properly.
Although it is possible to use A (aperture priority AE) mode in auto exposure, the aperture display is not available.
The aperture display in M (Manual) is not available.
In P (Program AE) or S (Shutter speed - priority AE) mode, the shutter releases, but the auto exposure control does not work.
The distance scale on the OM system lens may not indicate the actual distance. Always use the viewfinder for focusing.
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