Mount Adapter Reviews

[Flor27]

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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[Flor27]

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[LucisPictor]

Very good idea, but this will need a while in my case.
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[Flor27]

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]

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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[CraziestOzzy]

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]

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.

[montecarlo]

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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[cooltouch]

Other than T-mounts, I own only one adapter at the moment: an M42 to Canon FD/FL made by Canon. Quality is very good as one might expect. Infinity focus is retained.

I am interested in purchasing a Nikon -> EOS adapter for the EOSes I own. I own several Nikkor primes, and it would be fun, I think, to use them on my EOSes. I note there are several folks on eBay selling these adapters, both chipped and manual. Anybody have any experience with any of these?

Best,

Michael

[Attila]

Currently I purchase adapter from Big_is and Jinfinance HK sellers, I really look forward for our own branded mflenses.com adapters what is made by Alex (HK300)

I can recommend as well adapters from our member VGR for Olympus 4/3
http://oly43club.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=231
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[sichko]

This is a P6>Nikon adapter



It's made by the Kiev Arsenal and it comes apart



Thus the main part converts the P6-lens into an "A" mount.

Here's the M42 "A" mount ring from a Jupiter 11A



It fits perfectly



and now we have a P6>M42 adapter.

Here's the P6>A with the outer ring of a T2-Nikon adapter.



In principle you could use the outer ring of any T2 adapter e.g. Pentax-K if you can't find a straight P6>K adapter.

Note 1. I've just noticed that the T2-Nikon ring is slightly thinner (~0.1-0.2 mm) than the original ring. Thus the original ring might be a shade too long. This could account for my difficulty in reaching infinity with the Kaleinar-3.
Note 2. I'm not particularly recommending this adapter for it's original purpose. I bought it when I couldn't find any on ebay. It was quite expensive and much cheaper ones are available now.
Note 3. Not all T2-X rings fit onto "A" mounts. Kood are OK.
Note 4. grizzly bear and alexphoto were/are offering the two part P6>M42 adapter.
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[sichko]

Kood M42>Nikon adapter with glass element to give infinity focusing

http://forum.mflenses.com/jupiter37a-first-outing-t9430.html

The link provides

1. examples of the use of this adapter,
2. examples of pictures taken "with" and "without" the adapter,
3. a picture of the adapter, and
4. sources.
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[PaulC]

I just picked up some silver-coloured M42 to EOS adapters from buyitjnow in China. Their thickness seems to be perfect - I have had some trouble with the varying thicknesses of different samples. The price for different suppliers of these filters seems to be about the same once you add the asking price and the shipping costs together.
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[Attila]

Alex made an investigate about adapters, most of them came from same maker and seller has very small amount of profit on them a few bucks only. This is the reason why price same if you count postal cost too, they play with postal fee to get some more extra bucks.
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35mm: Konica A4, Konica IIIA, Konica FC-1
MF: Konica Pearl I,II,III 6x4,5 Konica Semi Pearl
Film: Foma,Kodak, Fuji DIY development C41, FOMA LQR
Scan: Epson V500, scanassist (http://www.scanassist.org)
Shutter tester: LCD tester from member vfmoto
Digital: Panasonic G1, Sony Nex-3, Samsung NX100
Lenses: Konica Hexanons,Carl Zeiss,Carl Zeiss Jena,Meyer-Optik,Minolta MD,Yashica ML,Nikon,Olympus OM
DIY E-6,C41 and B&W

[hexi]

hello here

I've recently bought ( May ) a Jessop M42 screw for a MD Minolta body i have ( X700 ) but it adapts to all MD's i guess.


The item was boxed, including the notice and fixing tool. How to mount it ? well its pretty simple : as if you'll fix a MD lens with the red dot, with using the fixing tool to go into the little holes and turn it clockwise. To undo its very easy as well : as if you'll undo a lens, using the same fixing tool.

workx great though ! focusing is of course in manual mode.

I got it for 2,42 £ with 1.50£ postage = about 4.. hem 3.92£ on ebay and the seller was watlinst5. excellent