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Re: [OM] Any Experience With Cheap Leica M to MFT Adapters

Subject: Re: [OM] Any Experience With Cheap Leica M to MFT Adapters
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:00:39 +0200
You get what you pay for. If you want to look at ebay options, jinfinance and 
heavystars are the two sellers I would go for.

Cheers,
Nathan

On 19 Aug 2012, at 18:45, Keith Quarles wrote:

> I was looking into Leica M to MFT adapters and there is a WIDE range
> of prices on eBay, for instance.  There are a lot of cheap ones at
> $10-$20 and some in the range of $180 to over $300.  The quality ones,
> like the Voigtlander and Lumix branded ones, have brass flanges on
> both the lens and body sides, while all the cheaper ones have brass on
> the lens side and aluminum on the body side.
> 
> I own one of the Voigtlander ones I got when they first came out, and
> of course it works great.  But does anyone have experiences, good or
> bad, with any particular versions of the cheap ones?  At that low end,
> I could afford several and not have to switch out in the field.  But
> of course that is pointless if they don't work smoothly or fall apart
> or are out of spec on the distances.
> 
> I know one brand people have mentioned as working well for other
> adapters is jinfinance, but his are priced about $40 and don't look
> any different from the $10 ones.
> 
> Thanks for your observations and experiences.
> 
> Keith Quarles
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