I'd go with Chris's suggestion to use a Nikon F mount adapter. Nikon F
is then adaptable to most if not all of the bodies that OM lenses are.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/22/2012 10:01 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> I believe that lens was indeed T4 mount (allegedly made by Tokina),
> and you might be able to verify that from the review here:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/5262734069/sizes/l/in/photostream/
>
> If it is indeed T4 then there's a problem, as OM adapters were not
> made in T4, only in TX. You can put T4 adapters on TX lenses, but TX
> adapters will not fit T4 lenses. And finding either would be a
> challenge!
>
> There is an interesting (perhaps not wholly accurate) write up of T4
> and TX lenses here:
>
> http://photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00Tva4
>
> Sandy's suggestion is the simplest way to go - item 180769487259 on
> the auction site will adapt the FD lens to your G1, it's from a
> seller known to several of us (for the right reasons) and costs
> GBP10. There will be plenty of other sellers, some may even be
> selling a different adapter!
>
> Fitting FD lenses to your E30 will be trickier. If it had not been a
> Dedicated FD lens, removal of the FD mount and substitution of a new
> mount would fix it, as here:
>
> http://gfotostore.ru/catalog/view/62.html
>
> I suspect that will not help you, although the T4 is designed to be
> removable, so there is no need for saw, files, axes. If you are not
> that adventurous, take a look at this which shows that it can be done
> with an available adapter costing about USD65 shipped (USD45 if you
> don't want an AF confirm chip):
>
> http://oly43club.ru/_images/adapters/XXX/XXX_canon_FD.jpg
>
> But that does require you to be adventurous enough to buy from a
> Russian website, which makes clear (ish) in the small table part-way
> down that focus to infinity is not possible. But simply taking the T4
> mount off and using the universal adapter might work. YMMV, as they
> say.
>
> http://gfotostore.ru/catalog/view/47.html
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Harris
> [mailto:sandyinchina@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 22 March 2012 06:37 To: Olympus
> Camera Discussion Subject: Re: [OM] Vivitar 300/5.5 with wrong
> adapter
>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Peter Klein<pklein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> The lens arrived today. As I suspected, it's one of those
>> "universal" lenses that takes adapters for various camera brands
>> (perhaps T4?). Unfortunately, the mount is for Canon breech-lock
>> mount, not Olympus.
>
> Cameraquest has adapters for Canon F on micro 4/3. There are likely
> cheaper ones elsewhere. --
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