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Re: [OM] [SOT] - Om adapter play on 3rd party DLSR

Subject: Re: [OM] [SOT] - Om adapter play on 3rd party DLSR
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:47:53 +1100
As a comparison I checked that auction site, the going price for an Oly MF-1
(from Taiwan) is $AU195 while the Chinese copies are under $AU20.  From my
experience the MF-1 is far superior to the cheap Chinese adapters I have,
but I'm not sure it's 10x better.

...Wayne

Wayne Harridge
http://lrh.structuregraphs.com/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Harridge [mailto:wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 January 2010 9:40 PM
> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion'
> Subject: Re: [OM] [SOT] - Om adapter play on 3rd party DLSR
> 
> >
> > anyway this is the reply I got back, is this acceptable do you think
> >
> > ----
> >
> > Thank you for writing to us about the issue you encountered.
> > Actually it is not a problem with the adapter because there are three
> > fitting "lips" on the inner side of the adapter you can enlarge them
> to
> > tighten the lens insertion and remove the play. It is the same design
> > for
> > all EOS adapters you can get from the market. Manual focus lenses
> (e.g.
> > Olympus Zuiko) has slightly different mount bayonet thicknesses so
> you
> > can
> > adjust for fit by this part. Thank you for your enquiry.
> >
> 
> I reckon that's an acceptable answer if you paid <$50 for the adapter,
> if
> you paid $200 then unacceptable.
> 
> ...Wayne
> 
> 
> 
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