Thanks for the feedback. Let's hope the tensioners are spring steel
instead of bronze and will hold their shape for a long time.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>
>>An OM Zuiko 50/1.4 and OM/EOS adapter sounds like a good alternative to
>>me. I had to pay over $100 for my good quality adapter but I see there
>>are now what appear to be good quality, Chinese made chrome plated
>>bronze adapters for under $30. Actually, I just found this one:
>><http://cgi.ebay.com/Olympus-OM-lens-Canon-EOS-body-adapter-10d-20d-5d-rebel_W0QQitemZ7595532817QQcategoryZ43479QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
>>that has a BIN price plus shipping of less than $30. Maybe I'll buy a
>>couple more to keep them mounted on selected OM lenses.
>>
>>
>
> I bought one of these from the same seller. I think I paid more like $40
> total as prices were sliding down. It's quite well made/finished, and
> fits all the lenses I've tried it on so far. Certainly closer to a
> correct copy of a true Oly female bayonet than the hand made, unplated
> one I've been using for some time.
>
> The one thing I would be concerned about si the tension maintained by
> the mount with a heavy lens. If you look closely at the pictures, you
> can see a sort of "open in the middle mouth " shape to the tensioners.
> When first mounted, it is very stiff going on. After being used a bit
> more, it's smoother. And now the little tent-like structures have
> changed to rather flat, with very little difference between top and
> bottom lips. I assume this is intentional to assure that slight
> machining differences don't affect snugness of the mounting.
>
> On the other hand, the somehwat different desing of my older one
> actually deformed slightly with heavy lenses, resulting in play in the
> mount. I've fixed it using small aluminum shims that seemto to do the
> trick. Of course this new one may use brass with different mechanical
> properties that won't give a problem.
>
> Anyway, based on limited use so far, it's certainly worth the cost. The
> seller isn't communicative. I went for the $10 shipping and it showed up
> in just over a week.
>
> Moose
>
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