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Re: [OM] Wishes and M42 adapter for FTL Zuiko's

Subject: Re: [OM] Wishes and M42 adapter for FTL Zuiko's
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:20:02 -0700
At 1/17/2023 12:38 PM, further adapter wrote:

>On 1/16/2023 7:37 AM, Wayne Shumaker wrote:
>>I just spotted this Kipon adapter on BH. I got a notice of a $100 price drop 
>>on their adapters. This looks like the best adapter for m42 adapters with 
>>aperture linkage:
>
>>https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1455914-REG/kipon_m42_s_e_m_with_helicoid_m42_s_e_m_with_helicoid.html
>
>>Plus it has macro.
>
>Nice decrease in what seemed to me an excessive price. OTOH, the Fotasy model 
>on its way here is less than 1/3 the price.
>
>Coming more slowly is a T-mount to M42 adapter. Should be  simple thing to 
>make, as T-mount register distance is about 10 mm longer than M42, but thin on 
>the ground, it seems.
>
>Should allow me to use my T-mount lenses with focusing helicoid.
>
>Further Adaptations Moose

The Fotasy also looks like a workable adapter.

I'm curious what T mount lenses you have? I don't hear much about them. Are 
they m42x0.75?

WayneS


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