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Re: [OM] Any Experience With Cheap Leica M to MFT Adapters

Subject: Re: [OM] Any Experience With Cheap Leica M to MFT Adapters
From: Keith Quarles <d.k.quarles@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:52:00 -0400
Since asking earlier about cheap M-to-MFT adapters, I thought I'd
report on my recent experience.  Based on some earlier comments, I
ordered a couple from big_is.  They actually work pretty well,
although the adapter-to-lens interface is much tighter than on my
Voigtlander adapter.  It's actually easier to mount and unmount a lens
if you mount the adapter on a body first.  The adapter-to-body
interface is much smoother.  I might be concerned about lens mount
wear if I thought I would be mounting and unmounting frequently, which
shouldn't be the case since now I have 3.

I learned another difference playing around today.  For some reason I
get great amusement from trying to mount just about every lens I own
onto a MFT body just to see how they handle and look (a Vivitar 600mm
Solid Cat is kind of a hoot).  Today I thought I'd try the Dual Range
Summicron.  It looks kind of silly in the close focus range, since you
have to have the goggles mounted, but works fine.  However, I found
that you can't focus through the full normal range when using the
Voigtlander adapter because there is a kind of light baffle that
narrows the throat a little and blocks the focusing cam.  However, the
big_is adapters have no such thing and so the lens focuses through the
full range.

I suppose there might be other M lenses that would have the same
problem, but none of mine have it except the DR Summicron.

Keith Quarles

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Keith Quarles <d.k.quarles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was looking into Leica M to MFT adapters and there is a WIDE range
> of prices on eBay, for instance.  There are a lot of cheap ones at
> $10-$20 and some in the range of $180 to over $300.  The quality ones,
> like the Voigtlander and Lumix branded ones, have brass flanges on
> both the lens and body sides, while all the cheaper ones have brass on
> the lens side and aluminum on the body side.
>
> I own one of the Voigtlander ones I got when they first came out, and
> of course it works great.  But does anyone have experiences, good or
> bad, with any particular versions of the cheap ones?  At that low end,
> I could afford several and not have to switch out in the field.  But
> of course that is pointless if they don't work smoothly or fall apart
> or are out of spec on the distances.
>
> I know one brand people have mentioned as working well for other
> adapters is jinfinance, but his are priced about $40 and don't look
> any different from the $10 ones.
>
> Thanks for your observations and experiences.
>
> Keith Quarles
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