Ha, ha! jinfinance is the supplier of two of my adapters that won't fit
my Vivitar S1 90/2.5 and other non-Zuiko lenses. As you said, "one
needs to face the fact of some sample variability on $14 adapters".
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/24/2012 4:13 PM, Moose wrote:
>> >To be sure, the Big_IS adapter still fits those same 3 recalcitrant
>> >lenses quite snugly but it does fit.
> The jinfinance is the best fit. The Big_IS is very slightly loose on Zuikos,
> but fits every 3rd party lens I've tried,
> some slightly loosely, some perfectly. I much prefer a slightly loose
> adapter, as it's much easier to shim out than to
> make thinner.
>
> My adapter simply has some magic style tape on its front surface. Inelegant,
> perhaps, and impractical for heavy use, but
> excellent in practice for an adapter that stays on one lens. (I also have
> tape on the back surface of an M42=>EOS
> adapter to avoid shorting the lens contacts.)
>
> I think one needs to face the fact of some sample variability on $14 adapters.
>
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