Lens adapter - PhotoCamel

Sidebyte · 08-28-2007

I have an opportunity to pick up several Yashica/Contax lenses for a bargain price. Has anyone used a Y/C to 4/3 adapter? I'm aware you lose the automatic features and have to manually focus and set the aperture but I know from the past that some of these are fine lenses (primes).

Paul Shields · 08-28-2007

You should be able to pick up one of those quite easily sidebyte. Roxen on ebay often sell these - e.g.

Contax Lens to Olympus for E400 E500 E330 E510 Adapter on eBay, Lens Mounts Adaptors, Camera Lenses, Photography (item 180151537533 end time 28-Aug-07 21:00:00 BST)

Using old lenses on the E is good fun. When I first got my E-1 all I had were OM Zuiko lenses and it makes for a nice diversion. I found that they weren't up to today's quality though, even when comparing OM Zuiko primes to the current ZD zooms.

Sidebyte · 08-28-2007

YEH!, I had seen them on Ebay Paul, I was curious if anyone had actually used one?

Paul Shields · 08-28-2007

Roxsen adapters are fine. I have one to let me use OM lenses on a Canon 5D and it works perfectly. I opted for the official Olympus adapter for the E-1, and it is a cut above in engineering terms (as well as cost) but in the end they both did the job.

White Buffalo · 10-23-2007

I got one for my E-500 so I can use my OM lenses. It works but I loose alot of resolution and quality.

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Sidebyte Dromedary Location: Medellin, Colombia S.A. Posts: 1,516 CamelKarma: 585 Gallery \| Blog	Lens adapter I have an opportunity to pick up several Yashica/Contax lenses for a bargain price. Has anyone used a Y/C to 4/3 adapter? I'm aware you lose the automatic features and have to manually focus and set the aperture but I know from the past that some of these are fine lenses (primes). __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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08-28-2007	#2 (permalink)
Paul Shields senses working overtime Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 11,245 CamelKarma: 2096 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Lens adapter You should be able to pick up one of those quite easily sidebyte. Roxen on ebay often sell these - e.g. Contax Lens to Olympus for E400 E500 E330 E510 Adapter on eBay, Lens Mounts Adaptors, Camera Lenses, Photography (item 180151537533 end time 28-Aug-07 21:00:00 BST) Using old lenses on the E is good fun. When I first got my E-1 all I had were OM Zuiko lenses and it makes for a nice diversion. I found that they weren't up to today's quality though, even when comparing OM Zuiko primes to the current ZD zooms.
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Sidebyte Dromedary Location: Medellin, Colombia S.A. Posts: 1,516 CamelKarma: 585 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Lens adapter YEH!, I had seen them on Ebay Paul, I was curious if anyone had actually used one?
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Paul Shields senses working overtime Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 11,245 CamelKarma: 2096 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Lens adapter Roxsen adapters are fine. I have one to let me use OM lenses on a Canon 5D and it works perfectly. I opted for the official Olympus adapter for the E-1, and it is a cut above in engineering terms (as well as cost) but in the end they both did the job.
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10-23-2007	#5 (permalink)
White Buffalo Alpaca Posts: 32 CamelKarma: 39 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Lens adapter I got one for my E-500 so I can use my OM lenses. It works but I loose alot of resolution and quality. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.

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