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Offline lonehater

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Old lenses adapters
« on: July 25, 2012, 10:23:13 AM »
Hi everybody,
I just entered the m4/3 world buying a used ep-1.
I am a nostalgic all metal all analog all manual focus maniac but could not resist the temptation to put all my old glass on a digital camera.
So now I am looking or adapters for old lenses.
I can not find cheap adapter not coming from china or HK.
Does any of you know how to get adapters in europe for a reasonable price?
I did buy a C/Y adapter but it will take 20-30 days to get all the way to me.
I guess I do need at least a Nikon F and a Minolta MD and a M39 and a M42 adapters...
This will be eighter very expensive or very long.
If anybody can help...

I can't way to try to real manual focus the beast with a zeiss 85mm f/1.4 lens... or the 20mm f/2.8 UD Nikon 57mm large old boy...

Thanks...

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Re: Old lenses adapters
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2012, 10:27:41 AM »
Hi and welcome to the forum. Many adapters are available on evilbay from UK/EU sellers that will ship in EU much faster. I never bought such, since I custom order mine from that guy: http://slav61.free.bg/

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Re: Old lenses adapters
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2012, 10:54:49 AM »
you are a kindred spirit , i love adapted glass and have approximately 20 adapters for using old glass from SLR  .. rangefinders...enlargers  and
not to be dismissed , the excellent but fixed at 2.8 pentax 110 lenses..............

of all the adapted glass one might use on an ep1 ,the lenses designed  for the old circa 1980s mini slrs using 110 cartrage film are designed tio throw an image circle  almost exactly the same size as native lenses of the micro 4\3 system[ a serendipitous happenstance of  optics history]
i may have been one of the first users of ADAPTED GLASS WHEN I BUILT , back in June 2009 an adapter for both the Pentax 24mm f2.8 and a nikkor h 50mm f2 for my beloved ep1 [which i still use] .... they were built by adapting  a body cap to lock and accept the lens at its correct distance from the sensor uing spacers and carefully attaching to the adapter  to achieve infinity focus at the long end ......i still do tiny priojects to this day with lenses cannibalized form fixed lens 110 compacts and fsometines high end 110 cameras from minolta and canon  with fast lenses , broken rollei spy cameras and otherr optical curosities lie large format lenses are also candidates for adapted glass the can goive unusual effects  and "lens drawing"  as well as tilt shift for those with skills

so try lenses for 110 pentax , very cool tiny lenses i own all of them the 18mm 2.8 the 24.mm2.8 50mm 2.8 70mm 2.8 and the remarkable and rare 20-40 mm 2.8 zoom which is the size of the tiniest m4\3 kit 14-42mm zoom, yet it is 2.8 throughout its range 

optically they are very good the zoom is just ok the 24mm 2.8 is the size of a soda bottle cap but has a fine helicoid action of a large slr lens

of course the whole worls of legacy glass is waiting to eb explores , i hope yoy have as much fun as ive had trying adapted glass

tremendous fum awaits .......welcome
« Last Edit: July 25, 2012, 11:11:22 AM by cosinaphile »

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Re: Old lenses adapters
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2012, 03:40:05 PM »
Awaiting for the adapters from China is really a PITA, but sometimes is the only option. I just received my Pentax 110 adapter I bought 45 days ago. My 24mm f2.8 is collecting dust for so many days I didn't even remember it anymore.
Lenses I have in m4/3 mount: P. 14-45mm; P. 45-200mm and P. 14mm pancake.

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Re: Old lenses adapters
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2012, 08:13:04 PM »
Try the user 'rainbowimaging' on ebay.  They ship out from New York, even though based in Hong Kong.  Pretty consistently the cheapest prices around too... that I've seen.

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Re: Old lenses adapters
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2012, 11:47:37 PM »
I got mine from UK Ebay resellers, the price is nice and expedition to Italy is fast and cheap.
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