Mount Adatpers Reviews

Flor27 · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 1174 Location: Paris, France

Hi all,

I would like to create a single thread that, I hope, will become the most detailled and reviewed mount adapters list.

In order to achieve this, we will have to, for the adapter we own :

- the place, the vendor, the site where it can be bought
- the price we have paid, also the shipping costs
- a quick intro to tel how we are using it
- take some close pictures from both sides of the adapter, while mounted in a lens/body, and if any, of some revelant details (stop/lock pin, spring...)
- give some dimenssion details if any (thickness, ...)
- list pro and cons
- give also any specific compatibility issues (lens, camera bosy, ...), any hack we have done

I will re-arrange any entries bellow this post in mine in oder to have a single page readable with all results.

Thanks in advance for you valuable help !

Florent
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Switching from M42 to Minolta MD & Contax/Yashica

Flor27 · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 1174 Location: Paris, France

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Switching from M42 to Minolta MD & Contax/Yashica

LucisPictor · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

Very good idea, but this will need a while in my case. Wink

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Flor27 · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 1174 Location: Paris, France

Any contribution are welcome !

I will make mine this week-end, on a well know cheap M42 to EOS adapter.
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Switching from M42 to Minolta MD & Contax/Yashica

Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 14709 Location: Budapest,Hungary

I bought all my adapter from Ebay seller Roxsen HonKong.
M42->Nikon
M42->Nikon with glass (unusable crap)
M42->Olympus 4/3
Pentax -K->Olympus 4/3
Nikon->Olympus 4/3
Yashica/Contax ->Olympus 4/3
Olympus OM ->->Olympus 4/3
All are quality pieces on fair price.
I bought an M42->EOS AF confirmed adapter, it wasn't worked. Replacement process was painful they are wasn't same polite when I bought item without problem and I never get my money BACK!!!
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Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
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Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version

CraziestOzzy · Joined: 03 Oct 2008 Posts: 21

I would strongly agree with Attila about the adapters...never failed in delivery and also cheap are Roxsen from Ebay Bummer about your experience, but those chip adapters I have my doubt on quality
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Poolhall · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject:

Only got 2 types M42 -Pentax K, and M42- Yashica/Contax ,got them both from Roxsen and had no problems with either. The Y/C was real value and has an extra flange that pushes up the auto pin on an M42 lens and makes it pre-set.
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montecarlo · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 1493 Location: Romania

I use two M42-K Pentax adapters . One is made by Hama and the other by Kood. For taking both off the mount I need that metal tool.
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