 Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:54 am Post subject: |
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scsambrook wrote:
My fairly limited experience with adapters suggests that quality control is frequently poor. I have really cheap adapters that fit nice and tight on the camera body and others that are really loose. What I've yet to find is one where both the lens seats tightly AND the adapter fits firmly on the body. I have other mid-priced adapters that have exactly the same behaviour but I've yet to buy one of the really expensive ones.
I am now thinking about buying a Voigtlander-brand adapter for Leica M. The UK importer assures me that it will fit properly and - equally importantly - it will give me accurate infinity register. None of my adapters do that. It's an expensive item, especially from the official UK importer, but I'm tired of sloppy and unsatisfactory one. If I had a Fuji X, I'd be looking to see if Fuji do the adapter you need.
My guess is that brands source their products from whatever maker offers the best price when they are buying stock. I have some adapters from the same supplier that clearly were made to different designs. Or, perhaps, there are inferior 'counterfeit' copies of branded items - I've seen eBay listings for Metabones Leica M adapters whose pictures show quite different products.
Good luck getting what you need!
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Stephen
Equipment: Pentax DSLR for casual shooting, Lumix G1 and Fuji XE-1 for playing with old lenses, and Leica M8 because I still like the optical rangefinder system. |
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