Jinfinance (a seller trusted by me and others here) is still selling a
brass adapter for $19.95 with free shipping.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/OM-adapter-to-Olympus-4-3-E-1-E-410-E-510-330-MF-1-repl_W0QQitemZ350073948496QQihZ022QQcategoryZ30059QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
I have a couple of his OM->EOS adapters.
He also sells focus confirm adapters now for $56.95 plus shipping but I
have no experience with this product from anyone.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/AF-Confirm-OM-for-Olympus-4-3-E510-E3-E410-E330-adapter_W0QQitemZ350073743505QQihZ022QQcategoryZ48552QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
Chuck Norcutt
Scott Peden wrote:
> Brass, in the listing, is a good sign.
>
> I've bought four, one from Germany (not as expensive as Olympus but
> pricey) another from some seller that is no longer around in the USA,
> and two from a fella in China, which was just as good as the expensive
> German one (and looks identical.... identical.......exactly identical)
> and the China one was inexpensive and the shipping was really fast,
> considering.
>
> http://stores.ebay.com/VirtualVillage-USA
> search OM 4/3
> Humm, he's getting pricey, it is up from $25
> http://search.stores.ebay.com/VirtualVillage-USA_OM-4-3_W0QQfciZQ2d1QQfclZ4QQfsnZVirtualVillageQ2dUSAQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsaselZ180724076QQsatitleZOMQ204Q2f3QQsofpZ0
> *
> Yup, this looks like the other ones I got, though it doesn't say Brass
> this time:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Olympus-OM-Type-to-Olympus-4-3-System-Lens-Adapter_W0QQitemZ250261629714QQihZ015QQcategoryZ30059QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
>
> Scott
>
> *usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> A friend who purchased an E510 a few months back will be visiting. He
>> would like to try some of my OM lenses especially the macro stuff and
>> Tam 400. I only paid modest attention to the posts on which adapters
>> are best as I don't have an E-X yet. I remember Piers mentioning the
>> Russian one, but the newer firmware seems to take care of the IS issue.
>> Does one set the FL of the Z.135mm macro to 135 or 270? Not sure how
>> well the focus confirmation flavors work. I told him I was not sure
>> about which one to recommend , but I knew where to ask. Thanks for any
>> suggestions.
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Get an E-520, dial in some extra saturation, get a few cheap adapters
>> and use the same lenses.
>> You'll not get the same finder but you will get focus check
>> magnification for those macros.
>> Andrew Fildes
>>
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