On 10/24/2012 5:04 AM, Sawyer, Edward wrote:
> The best are the Kindai/Cameraquest ones. They are pricey, but worth it. The
> $20 cheap ones on ebay are ok, not nearly as nice but do work for the most
> part. IMNSHO, spend the green for one Kindai and leave it on the camera,
> switching lenses using the lens release. OM glass is handy that way.
This is a fine strategy - if you only want MF.
On 10/24/2012 7:34 AM, Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
> The EMF chips are highly customizable, including micro af adjust (which
> *is* handy on a Mk 1).
Here's the rub. I also have one of these. The AF focal length setting and micro
AF adjust are excellent. However --
programming them is tedious and consumes many camera shutter cycles. ( I used
my old 300D for that.)
So, the only practical strategy with several lenses is to buy and program a
separate adapter for each lens. Lengthy
reprogramming with each lens change would be really annoying.
At $14 apiece, it's also an inexpensive strategy.
On 10/24/2012 9:32 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> My recommendation also is to buy on ebay from Big_IS
I agree with you and Frank on that.
> I have either 4 or 5 adapters (I can't recall exactly). All of them fit
> very well to my Canon 5D. Every single one of them also makes a proper
> fit on all of my OM Zuiko lenses. However, I have 3 non-Zuiko OM mount
> lenses (Viv S1 90/2.5 macro and 1:1 adapter, Soligor CD 35-70 and
> another I can't recall) that fit only the first adapter I ever bought (6
> years ago when ebay adapters were $100) and the last adapter I bought
> (the Big_IS adapter above).
I have three adapters, an early, hand made, un-chromed brass one, one from
jinfinance without AF chip and a Big_IS with
AF chip.
> To be sure, the Big_IS adapter still fits those same 3 recalcitrant
> lenses quite snugly but it does fit.
The jinfinance is the best fit. The Big_IS is very slightly loose on Zuikos,
but fits every 3rd party lens I've tried,
some slightly loosely, some perfectly. I much prefer a slightly loose adapter,
as it's much easier to shim out than to
make thinner.
My adapter simply has some magic style tape on its front surface. Inelegant,
perhaps, and impractical for heavy use, but
excellent in practice for an adapter that stays on one lens. (I also have tape
on the back surface of an M42=>EOS
adapter to avoid shorting the lens contacts.)
I think one needs to face the fact of some sample variability on $14 adapters.
> It also provides a good, programmable autofocus confirmation chip.
Yup, works very well.
> ...
Adaptable Moose
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