I have no experience with a D700 or any other OT DSLR, Andrew, but I do have
some experience with dandelions on E bodies.
The trickiest bit is fitting them, which is much easier said than done -
the tricky part is establishing precisely _where_ to fix them (think radial
position, depth, horizon). And from a quick look at the Leitax site, the jig
(caliper, as they call it) is doing most of the work for you. Very
impressive. But I would pay the extra 10 Euro for them to install the chip -
a bargain.
http://www.leitax.com/OlympusOM-lens-for-Nikon-cameras.html
I used a Russian dandelion, and found that the focus confirmation was less
usable than I had hoped, but on the other hand having the FL programmed into
the adaptor makes the EXIF more useful for images made with legacy glass
(just as you plan). I don't think that the results from the Chines
dandelions will be different, but what might make a difference is the size
of the viewfinder screen in the D700, and its suitability for manual focus.
The E-1 was lacking in that area with the standard screens, and fitting a
cut-down 35mm screen incorporating a split-image rangefinder was very
helpful, save that it severely messed up the exposure metering for flash
use.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Dacey [mailto:adacey@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 04 May 2011 23:05
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [OM] Anybody using Leitax mounts on Nikon?
Hi folks,
Taking a rare jump out of lurker mode on the list. I recently stumbled
across the Leitax website and was really interested in the prospect of
converting over some of my treasured Zuikos that have been languishing
unused since I picked up a D700 but yet haven't been able to bring myself to
sell off.
Anybody have any experience using them? The loss of the DoF scale stings a
bit but otherwise they seem pretty promising. Tempted to start with possibly
ordering the Dandelion chip and putting it on my Tamron Adaptall 90mm 2.5
macro as a first test. Not really much of an issue with the D700 since I can
input non-CPU lenses but it would be nice to have, especially if I converted
several lenses.
Curious to hear any feedback on how it's worked out for anybody else.
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