I'm talking Canon full frame, not Olympus. My only problem has been fit
of the mounting flange.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/11/2012 7:09 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks. Everyone I've bought previously (except the very first) even
>>>> though from different sellers and some years apart all looked as
> though
>>>> they came out of the same shop.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There are at least three different manufacturers of each, it seems,
> and
>>> perhaps a half dozen sellers of each of those. I went through three M42
>>> adapters before I found one that fit. When I went shopping for my
> Minolta
>>> MC/MD adapter I bought it from Roxsen first and I was not disappointed.
>>> It's a bit strange as the manufacturer took out the locking mechanism so
> as
>>> to get it thin enough to fit. Instead, there's a single set screw along
> the
>>> edge that tightens a brake that holds it to the lens, which is perfectly
>>> okay with me.
>>>
>>
>
>> Thanks again. I'll check the Roxsens out.
>>
>
> Just one thing about using those: When they made the adapter thin
> enough to enable infinity focus, the aperture pin has a tendency to touch
> the inside of the camera body and hold the aperture fully open. For the
> E-500, it's a matter of taking 0.015" to 0.020" off the end of the pin with
> a fine-toothed mill file. Takes less than a minute.
>
> Chris
>
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