Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3

wee_ly · 22nd May 2008

Hi,

Has anyone tried these items before?

http://stores.ebay.com/RJ-camera-acc...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

Does it work?

Thanks

OlyFlyer · 22nd May 2008

Manual lens to 4/3 adapters work well on 4/3 cameras.

But you should post this in the right section, the 4/3 section. That is where Oly dSLR is discussed. Ask admins to move this.

olymac · 23rd May 2008

They work. You don't need to get them fr ebay. Try Orient Photo at SLS.

viewwing · 23rd May 2008

Just have to remember they focus "beyond infinity"

Just have to be more careful during focusing. especially when we don't have a split screen.

Mikefellh · 23rd May 2008

Note that some cheaper OM adapters from eBay DON'T work properly...I don't know how many times I've heard from people who bought one that doesn't engage the aperture mechanism, instead they have to press the DOF preview button on the lens to close down the aperture; actually I was recently at a gathering where someone had bought one of those, and they couldn't believe mine actually works the way it should...but then again mine is the $150 one from Olympus they were giving away to early adopters of the E-1 & E-300.

OlyFlyer · 23rd May 2008

Originally Posted by Mikefellh

Note that some cheaper OM adapters from eBay DON'T work properly...I don't know how many times I've heard from people who bought one that doesn't engage the aperture mechanism, instead they have to press the DOF preview button on the lens to close down the aperture; actually I was recently at a gathering where someone had bought one of those, and they couldn't believe mine actually works the way it should...but then again mine is the $150 one from Olympus they were giving away to early adopters of the E-1 & E-300.

Are you sure that was an OM adapter? As I understand M42 can be tricky and not every lens can be stopped down by the adapter.

wee_ly · 23rd May 2008

Originally Posted by olymac

They work. You don't need to get them fr ebay. Try Orient Photo at SLS.

hey.... you are right, olymac. i never thought of that shop. perhaps i should give the shop a visit on one of these days. i have a couple of old lenses and hoefully i am able to use them on a 4/3 system.

thanks

wee_ly · 23rd May 2008

Originally Posted by viewwing

Just have to remember they focus "beyond infinity"

Just have to be more careful during focusing. especially when we don't have a split screen.

ok, noted. i am used to manual lenses. in fact, i use manual lenses more that auto lenses nowadays. thay are cheap and good, not forgetting cool too.

olymac · 24th May 2008

Originally Posted by wee_ly

hey.... you are right, olymac. i never thought of that shop. perhaps i should give the shop a visit on one of these days. i have a couple of old lenses and hoefully i am able to use them on a 4/3 system.

They have/can get quite a few of those adapters. Except for the Minolta MD-4/3 adapter. I got mine from eBay.

wee_ly · 24th May 2008

Originally Posted by olymac

They have/can get quite a few of those adapters. Except for the Minolta MD-4/3 adapter. I got mine from eBay.

yeah, i was looking for mc/md - 4/3 and orient photo does not have such adapter.

can you remember from whom you got it from, from ebay and roughly at what price? looks like i got to get it from ebay too.

shyam · 26th May 2008

RJ (jinfinance) is pretty well known on a lot of forums for this great adaptors and stuff.. I just ordered my 3rd one from him... I'm not too sure how the MF-1 which Mikefellh got from olympus is any different from the one RJ is selling.. but its good to do some research on the functionality first. Plus the adaptors are usually cheaper online anyway. (Just fine a good seller.. coz some of them are made quite badly.) I have a bad habit of having my adaptors attached to my OM lenses permanently instead of swapping them from lens to lens. So far RJ's stuff is working pretty ok for me. (Hobbyist user here.. may not even be using them right to begin with hahaah...)

Mikefellh · 26th May 2008

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer

Are you sure that was an OM adapter? As I understand M42 can be tricky and not every lens can be stopped down by the adapter.

Definitely sure, because I've not only read about the issue in forums many times, but when I was at an Oly get-together I was discussing the OM adapter and one person in the group didn't believe me when I said the aperture pin engages because his OM adapter from eBay doesn't, and it was only after trying out my OM adapter and my 50mm f/1.8 (this was also a lens he owned) that he was shocked to find out that mine from Olympus actually DOES engage the adapter whereas with his OM adapter he has to press the DOF button.

So it definitely COULDN'T be an M42 adapter (which is a screw thread, not a bayonet thread anyway).

OlyFlyer · 26th May 2008

Originally Posted by shyam

RJ (jinfinance) is pretty well known on a lot of forums for this great adaptors and stuff.. I just ordered my 3rd one from him... I'm not too sure how the MF-1 which Mikefellh got from olympus is any different from the one RJ is selling.. but its good to do some research on the functionality first. Plus the adaptors are usually cheaper online anyway. (Just fine a good seller.. coz some of them are made quite badly.) I have a bad habit of having my adaptors attached to my OM lenses permanently instead of swapping them from lens to lens. So far RJ's stuff is working pretty ok for me. (Hobbyist user here.. may not even be using them right to begin with hahaah...)

There is a definite quality difference between the Oly original MF-1 and the clones. The MF-1 is definitely much better made, but it is also quite a bit more expensive. I have one MF-1 and several Chinese, all working equally well but the difference is definitely there.

olymac · 28th May 2008

Originally Posted by wee_ly

yeah, i was looking for mc/md - 4/3 and orient photo does not have such adapter.

can you remember from whom you got it from, from ebay and roughly at what price? looks like i got to get it from ebay too.

Got mine frm jinfinance as well. Works OK but not as good as the OM to 4/3 that I got fr Orient.

If u are getting the adapter fr JF, dun forget to get the remote as well. Well worth the price

!

wee_ly · 28th May 2008

thanks all for the recommendation. oh.... my fingers are getting itchy already.

wee_ly · 28th May 2008

the day i receive the adapter, that will be the day an additional member in the 4/3 system. lets see when it will arrive.

srinivasanj · 29th May 2008

Originally Posted by olymac

Got mine frm jinfinance as well. Works OK but not as good as the OM to 4/3 that I got fr Orient.

If u are getting the adapter fr JF, dun forget to get the remote as well. Well worth the price !

How much was it at Orient? I need one too..Just bought an OM Zuiko f/1.8.

wee_ly · 29th May 2008

Originally Posted by srinivasanj

How much was it at Orient? I need one too..Just bought an OM Zuiko f/1.8.

Orient is asking for $40, I think.

Enjoy your new purchase.

wee_ly · 29th May 2008

Originally Posted by srinivasanj

How much was it at Orient? I need one too..Just bought an OM Zuiko f/1.8.

Orient is asking for $40, I think.

Enjoy your new purchase.

wee_ly · 5th June 2008

received the mc/md -> 4/3 adapter.

tried and found to be working as expected to be.

weekend is around the corner and guess i am going to take this opportunity to test it out. hopefully rain will not spoil the weekend party.

22nd May 2008	#1
wee_ly Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 664	Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 Hi, Has anyone tried these items before? http://stores.ebay.com/RJ-camera-acc...QQftidZ2QQtZkm Does it work? Thanks

22nd May 2008	#2
OlyFlyer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe, Sweden, outside Lund Posts: 2,038	Re: Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 Manual lens to 4/3 adapters work well on 4/3 cameras. But you should post this in the right section, the 4/3 section. That is where Oly dSLR is discussed. Ask admins to move this. __________________ Welcome to my Blog: http://olyflyer.blogspot.com/

23rd May 2008	#3
olymac Deregistered Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 714	Re: Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 They work. You don't need to get them fr ebay. Try Orient Photo at SLS.

23rd May 2008	#4
viewwing Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Posts: 520	Re: Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 Just have to remember they focus "beyond infinity" Just have to be more careful during focusing. especially when we don't have a split screen. __________________ P&S: Sony U20, Pana-leica FZ5 SLR: Nikkor F60, Nikkor FM2, Oly E-510

23rd May 2008	#5
Mikefellh Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,460	Re: Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 Note that some cheaper OM adapters from eBay DON'T work properly...I don't know how many times I've heard from people who bought one that doesn't engage the aperture mechanism, instead they have to press the DOF preview button on the lens to close down the aperture; actually I was recently at a gathering where someone had bought one of those, and they couldn't believe mine actually works the way it should...but then again mine is the $150 one from Olympus they were giving away to early adopters of the E-1 & E-300.

26th May 2008	#11
shyam Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 80	Re: Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 RJ (jinfinance) is pretty well known on a lot of forums for this great adaptors and stuff.. I just ordered my 3rd one from him... I'm not too sure how the MF-1 which Mikefellh got from olympus is any different from the one RJ is selling.. but its good to do some research on the functionality first. Plus the adaptors are usually cheaper online anyway. (Just fine a good seller.. coz some of them are made quite badly.) I have a bad habit of having my adaptors attached to my OM lenses permanently instead of swapping them from lens to lens. So far RJ's stuff is working pretty ok for me. (Hobbyist user here.. may not even be using them right to begin with hahaah...)

28th May 2008	#15
wee_ly Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 664	Re: Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 thanks all for the recommendation. oh.... my fingers are getting itchy already.

5th June 2008	#20
wee_ly Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 664	Re: Adapters for manual mount lenses to 4/3 received the mc/md -> 4/3 adapter. tried and found to be working as expected to be. weekend is around the corner and guess i am going to take this opportunity to test it out. hopefully rain will not spoil the weekend party.