Thanks again. I'll check the Roxsens out.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/11/2012 2:01 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> Yes, I actually own one but haven't been inspired enough
>>>> yet to try it on other than the 90/2.5 S1 macro where it
>>>> doesn't fit. Every OM adapter I've ever bought fits the
>>>> bodies but, except for the very first one some 4 or 5
>>>> years ago, is too tight to allow that lens to fit. I'm
>>>> in Florida now and brought my OM 24/2.8 with me and
>>>> another adapter which I thought fit. But I just discovered
>>>> that it doesn't fit either... almost but not quite enough
>>>> to close the lens completely down. I may have to break
>>>> down and spend more than $20.
>>>>
>>>
>>> All of the OM 4/3 adapters that I use (M42, Pentax K,
>>> Nikon F/AI, OM) came from the eBay seller Roxsen. They all
>>> fit both lens and body fine. Their M42 adapter was the first
>>> one I found that fit properly and allowed for infinity focus.
>>>
>>
>
>> Thanks. Everyone I've bought previously (except the very first) even
>> though from different sellers and some years apart all looked as though
>> they came out of the same shop.
>>
>
> There are at least three different manufacturers of each, it seems, and
> perhaps a half dozen sellers of each of those. I went through three M42
> adapters before I found one that fit. When I went shopping for my Minolta
> MC/MD adapter I bought it from Roxsen first and I was not disappointed.
> It's a bit strange as the manufacturer took out the locking mechanism so as
> to get it thin enough to fit. Instead, there's a single set screw along the
> edge that tightens a brake that holds it to the lens, which is perfectly
> okay with me.
>
> Chris
>
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