pwl44m wrote:I have an OM 10 from over 30 years ago and a pack of lenses. R U saying I can use those on modern cameras. I bought an Olympus digital SLR a couple years ago and the Lenses fit but of course no electronics so no go. Perry
No go how? All you need to do is be able to set the aperture and focus the lens manually...just like you used to do! Yes, the aperture stays stopped down, but with live view on the screen it doesn't matter - you can still see what you're doing. Most people like to use their old lenses for two reasons - wide open or thereabouts for shallow depth of field and that great "look" that SLR lenses give you for portraiture or still life shots, or stopped down and used for something like macro photography (old macro lenses can be very sought after) or landscapes if it is a particularly sharp lens or something exotic like a tilt/shift lens. For everything else use a new automatic lens - they're cheap and work great for point and shoot photography. If all you ever did was use your old SLR on "Auto" then you were driving a Ferrari 55mph and this is not the camera for you.
The best thing about these new cameras is that focusing is easy using the screen because you can zoom in and very precisely focus on a single point in the frame, zoomed in and enlarged, once you select an aperture and shutter speed that will work for the shot your looking at. For example, when I was doing my Sun shot today I used Venus and the sun spots to focus on. I zoomed in on them so that they filled the whole screen and very precisely focused on them. Etc. etc. - you get the idea.
Adapters. Easy to find, more or less expensive depending on quality (aluminum vs. steel etc.). These are all for the camera I posted a link to above:
OM lenses:
http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Thirds-Ad ... 074&sr=8-3
Pentax K mount:
http://www.amazon.com/RainbowImaging-K- ... 074&sr=8-6
Nikon mount:
http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-adapter- ... 74&sr=8-11
Canon FD lenses:
http://www.amazon.com/RainbowImaging-Ad ... 74&sr=8-13
M42 (old screw mount) lenses:
http://www.amazon.com/RAINBOWIMAGING-Ad ... d_sim_p_19
Minolta MD, MC, Rokkor Lens:
http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Adapter- ... =pd_cp_p_2
For example, here you see a Minolta Rokkor-X MC mount lens on my Olympus digital SLR camera using one of these adapters:
That lens at f/1.2 is FAST!! I'd have to pay a thousand bucks to get something like that in a modern autofocus digital lens, but the old Rokkor is known to be an excellent lens and they used to be dirt cheap on eBay. Well, not any more now that these cameras are out and the adapters have become commonplace! But remember we started this conversation under the premise that some of you already
have a nice stash of quality old glass. And by quality I mean those 50mm f/1.8 lenses that were ubiquitous back in the day. Man, those lenses will still take some GREAT pictures. I have an old Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm macro zoom lens in an OM mount that can still do some GREAT macro work.
And that camera I posted a link to is PERFECT for mounting to a spotting scope or telescope. Some expensive spotting scopes are every bit as good as top shelf long zoom camera lenes. You would use this adapter for something like that:
This goes on the camera:
http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Adapter- ... 671&sr=8-1
And then you screw it onto this and stick in the back of your telescope:
http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-93625-U ... gy_p_img_b
And it looks like this (Orion 80ED telescope with Olympus E-300 mounted to it this way):
To get photos like this:
And this:
http://www.pbase.com/olyinaz/image/92943332/original
Spotting scopes that have a removable eyepiece at the back use something similar (your local camera shop or telescope shop can set you up).
I just can't believe that price guys. When I came in on this a few years back you were lucky to find a digital SLR camera for less than $800. Now they've removed the view finder and it works just like any other digital camera (live view on the back screen) but they've kept the removable lens mount and, most importantly, the large photo sensor that takes much better pictures than a regular pocket digital camera.
A LOT of fun can be had with these. Just watch your pocket book...it's like guns...
Oly