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Re: [OM] OM to EOS adapter

Subject: Re: [OM] OM to EOS adapter
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:38:48 -0500
I have an "S" screen for my 5D and haven't noticed that it makes 
focusing any easier at all.  Maybe just bad eyes.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt

On 3/10/2011 2:53 AM, SwissPace wrote:
> Just to add my two penneth worth, I tried several of the cheaper ones
> before getting a japanese made elefoto, which (I assume the cameraquest
> one is too) is head and shoulders above the others, I think most people
> don't have problems with the cheaper adapters because they use light OM
> lenses, not all my OM'0s are light and small. Yes they should click and
> lock.
>
> I think the focus issues are due to the adapters themselves, all  of my
> cheapo adapters have significant play in them, which I am sure affected
> focus in a random nature because I have much less of a problem with the
> elefoto adapter. You can tighten the spring clips but on the cheapo ones
> they loosen again quite quickly.
>
> Finally if you are getting a 5D2 forget the AF confirmation and buy the
> EG-S screen which makes focussing much easier, however the olympus
> adapters are 10 times better than the OM-EOS ones and unless you want a
> full frame camera I would buy into the  m.4/3 camera system, the 90/2
> works brilliantly on the 4/3rds cameras and sooner or later you will get
> tired of the manual focussing and want AF.
>
> IanW
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