Looking for a good quality Olympus OM mount adapter

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Brian@202020

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I've been looking into buying some older manual Olympus OM mount lenses and I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good solid adapter?
 
Brian@202020 said:
I've been looking into buying some older manual Olympus OM mount lenses and I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good solid adapter?
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I have the Olympus MF-2 and it's decent, if a bit on the expensive side. Reasonably nice tight fit with little to no play depending on the age and condition of the OM lens that it's being used with.
 
Petros Kolyvas said:
I have the Olympus MF-2 and it's decent, if a bit on the expensive side. Reasonably nice tight fit with little to no play depending on the age and condition of the OM lens that it's being used with.
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Thanks. I guess I should have been more clear, I'm looking for a dumb mount without the electronics inside. Thanks tho.
 
Brian@202020 said:
Thanks. I guess I should have been more clear, I'm looking for a dumb mount without the electronics inside. Thanks tho.
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That's one of them. OM lenses shouldn't have any electronics as far as I know.

Olympus also makes an MFF-2 (for 4/3rds to MFT) but it's not the same. The product numbers are way too similar though. I made a similar mistake in a thread several months ago! ;)

Here's the one I use: http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-MF-2-Micro-Thirds-Adapter/dp/B002CGSYN0
 
I use the Fotodiox OM adapter for my old Olympus lenses. Simple but works well for $30. Got it from Amazon.
 
For some reason the mount I got doesn't lock the lens on, so a lens with a tougher turning zoom could accidentally dislodge the lens from the mount. Are OM lenses supposed to lock on?
 
My OM lenses certainly mount nice and tight to my two OM-series still cameras, so the adapter should work the same way. There is a release button on each lens you have to push to take it off.

- GDS
 
Yeah I figured it out. The adapter I got was cheap. Not only does it not lock on, the iris also doesn't work on the lens. I need a different adapter :(
 
Brian@202020 said:
Yeah I figured it out. The adapter I got was cheap. Not only does it not lock on, the iris also doesn't work on the lens. I need a different adapter :(
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Hi Brian - that overpriced Olympus MF-2 I purchased definitely locks down. There are probably a lot of tiny tolerance issues at work. For example, my Zuiko OM lenses fit much better (no play) than some old 3rd party OM lenses I have (some, but very minor play.)

I also have a cheap Fotodiox OM to EOS adapter and there's more play in that adapter than with the genuine article from Olympus.

After this thread I thought I would order a cheap OM to m4/3 adapter off ebay (actually bought two) to compare quality - also thinking if they were "good enough" I can leave them on my infrequently used OM lenses. When they arrive I'll chime back in. Maybe with some hunting around we can find a cheap one that works - having our cake and eating it too!
 
Petros Kolyvas said:
Hi Brian - that overpriced Olympus MF-2 I purchased definitely locks down. There are probably a lot of tiny tolerance issues at work. For example, my Zuiko OM lenses fit much better (no play) than some old 3rd party OM lenses I have (some, but very minor play.)

I also have a cheap Fotodiox OM to EOS adapter and there's more play in that adapter than with the genuine article from Olympus.

After this thread I thought I would order a cheap OM to m4/3 adapter off ebay (actually bought two) to compare quality - also thinking if they were "good enough" I can leave them on my infrequently used OM lenses. When they arrive I'll chime back in. Maybe with some hunting around we can find a cheap one that works - having our cake and eating it too!
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Just thought I'd let you know I just received my second OM adapter, this time it was from Rainbow Imaging. It works like it should and is way better than the last one. It was $35 shipped.
 
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