Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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scsambrook wrote:
rbelyell wrote: |
stephen i personally found it was more lens dependent than adapter dependent. maybe i didnt try enough variety of adapters, but i did have many and thats how i ended up thinking about it. if i was wrong, let me know!
tony |
Hi Tony,
So far I've bought cheap adapters, two Leica screw, two Leica M bayonet, all of which are too 'thin' and consequently let the lens mounted go way back past infinity. And none are the same thickness ( = thinness really ). In my case, it's the adapters that vary - all my Leica fitting lenses behave the same on the same adapter. Because rangefinder lenses have only modest close focus points, it's a real nuisance to find that my 50mm lens can't get any closer than about 4ft 6 inches. Although I'm notorious for being 'cheap', I'll cheerfully spend a sensible amount on an adapter that will give correct infinity, but I'd like to be sure before I do it.
I take your point about lens-dependency though. I have one Canon FD fitting 20mm lens that won't actually line up the split image at infnity on my AE1 and T70, but it sails back past it on the Lumix. (I have a Canon FD-to-Leica adapter that lets me use it on the Lumix with an L39/m43 adapter).
The thought of having to spend £100++ on a genuine Panasonic part is a bit depressing ... The G1 body cost me less than that ! _________________ 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. |