Will a Zuiko 24mm f2.0 work on a RD-1

[Lynn Ross]

There is one of these for sale at a price that's to low to pass but don't want to spring for it if it will not work on this camera.... so since this is one of the reasons for being here on this site is to ask questions to folks that have far more experience than I do ... Please help!
and Thanks
Lynn

 

[sebastel]

you'll need an adapter. no idea whether the type for OM (the lens is an OM mount, isn't it?) is available, but those adapters are usually around $ 150,- for the version without distance scale ... so in most cases it does not pay.

i thought about sth similar for my nikon mount 17mm, but finally i got a 15mm CV lens.

cheers,
sebastian

 

[Trius]

But once you buy the adapter, you can use multiple lenses. Stephen Gandy's adapters with focus to infinity and rf coupling are $350, special order. http://cameraquest.com/adaptslrRFM.htm

 

[Lynn Ross]

Thanks sebastian and Trius that make the deal not so sweet, but fun to know this info...
Lynn

 

[Trius]

Yes, it's not so sweet, but ... IF you already have more than one OM lens, it's a potential benefit, particularly if one or more of the lenses you have is "special". I have a Zuiko 21/2. A good example on eVilBay would go for $700-1100USD, and a new M mount lens at that fast aperture would be ...? The 50/1.4, 35/2.8 and 100/2.8 lenses are very good performers. I'm thinking of the Bessa T w/adapter to take advantage of these lenses, especially the 21/2.