What does this T-Mount adapter do for my Olympus E-500? ?

Question

T-Mount Adapter for Olympus EVOLT E-520, E-510, E-500, E-420, E-410, E-330, E-300, E-3 & E-1 Digital SLR Camera

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Would this allow me to attach old film lenses to my DSRL?

Answer 1

It will indeed allow you to attach some old T-Mount lenses to your camera, but you will find that auto exposure and auto focus will not be an option ... you will have to manually choose the f/stop and manually focus the lens ... just like the old days.

Some DSLR's do not allow metering when using old manual lenses ... you will have to call the Olympus help line to find out for sure how this works with Olympus cameras.

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Answer 2

Everything fhotoace wrote is correct. I'd just like to add that Olympus does meter manual lenses. Some lenses faster than f/2 may require some EV adjustment.