On 9/25/2014 2:40 PM, Marten Beels wrote:
Hello,
I found some discussion of the MF-2 adapter in the archives, but was wondering if anyone had experiences with some of
the off-brand (non-Olympus) adapters.
The genuine Olympus MF-2 seems to be going for $160+, and there are off-brand options available for ~$40. Do they fit
well? Are the materials and finish sub-par? Do they work? It is hard to justify 4x the cost when it is just a
carefully sized piece of metal and plastic.
I have read that front and back mounts must be very accurately parallel, perhaps especially for WA lenses? In Mike
Hattem's obsessive tests of various MF lenses on FF Canons, including the 21/2.0 and 21/3.5 Zuikos, he found that very
small errors made a difference - pixel peeping at 100%.
Whether that's a problem with any specific versions, and how noticeable any
effect may be, I don't know.
Oly was running some good rebates a couple of years ago, when I was deciding to go with an E-M5. One was a rebate of
full price of an MF-2 bought with the E-M5, so that's all I have used.
Adapted Moose
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