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Yes, they had a table full of all their existing adapters. They didn't have any of the ones as far as I could tell - I only saw the regular Contax-G adapter with the side wheel. I think KIPON makes some of the nicer adapters out there. I have their C-mount adapter and I'm very pleased with it.Did they show a Contax G adapter in PMA?
Excellent. Precision manual focusing Jonas. Try doing that with autofocus :ROTFL:Not with the new Lens-works adapter, it hasn't arrived yet. But it is fully possible to focus with the Kipon adapter in this situation:
"Looking good?" G1, Planar G 45/2, @f/2
regards,
/Jonas
Thanks for your comments on the lens-workshop adapter. Is it difficult to grip the focus ring because it is at the back and close to the camera body? Do your fingers get pinched or rub on the camera body when turning the ring?An USD 180 adapter experience:
Or if it is USD 200 or 230 now... I received my lens-workshop adapter last Friday. Cool, finally a focus ring for my G lenses!
Here are my first hands-on experience. It's based on a few shorts moments only as I've been at work for the whole weekend:
→ The adapter seem to be of good quality as in well put together.
→ It is not easy to mount and un-mount the lens. Fiddly stuff. I even didn't manage to mount one of my lenses at all.
→ With the Planar 45 you turn the ring about 100 or 110 degrees to go from MFD to infinity.
→ There is a little play, I guess it is inevitable, in the focus ring when changing direction.
→ One can't turn the ring from one end to another in one smooth movement. On my G1 the extending flash house/viewfinder housing gets in the way. So does the lens release lever on the adapter.
You can see what I mean with the lens release lever if you check the YouTube links peter gave us in post 249 at page 5. And yes, I know how to mount and un-mount the G lenses and can switch between them in seconds, with a nice clickety-click using the Kipon adapter.
All that may sound bad, and it is bad. The good things are that it feels more natural to turn a ring than it does to operate the focusing wheel on the Kipon adapter. Another thing is that I'm playing with a simple focusing scale (on a G lens...!)
Hmm. I think lens-workshop should have made the focusing ring wider.
I'll use the adapter more during the coming week and I'll post again including some images (if needed) and more on how I find the adapter in real use.
/Jonas
I have the geared Kipon adapter for my 90mm (and 35mm soon). I find it good. I wouldn't say it was superior to the regular focusing ring but it is still good: smooth precise and easy to use. The only "problem" I've experienced is forgetting where it is momentarily and having to take a peek.An USD 180 adapter experience:
Or if it is USD 200 or 230 now... I received my lens-workshop adapter last Friday. Cool, finally a focus ring for my G lenses!
Here are my first hands-on experience. It's based on a few shorts moments only as I've been at work for the whole weekend:
→ The adapter seem to be of good quality as in well put together.
→ It is not easy to mount and un-mount the lens. Fiddly stuff. I even didn't manage to mount one of my lenses at all.
→ With the Planar 45 you turn the ring about 100 or 110 degrees to go from MFD to infinity.
→ There is a little play, I guess it is inevitable, in the focus ring when changing direction.
→ One can't turn the ring from one end to another in one smooth movement. On my G1 the extending flash house/viewfinder housing gets in the way. So does the lens release lever on the adapter.
You can see what I mean with the lens release lever if you check the YouTube links peter gave us in post 249 at page 5. And yes, I know how to mount and un-mount the G lenses and can switch between them in seconds, with a nice clickety-click using the Kipon adapter.
All that may sound bad, and it is bad. The good things are that it feels more natural to turn a ring than it does to operate the focusing wheel on the Kipon adapter. Another thing is that I'm playing with a simple focusing scale (on a G lens...!)
Hmm. I think lens-workshop should have made the focusing ring wider.
I'll use the adapter more during the coming week and I'll post again including some images (if needed) and more on how I find the adapter in real use.
/Jonas
You're welcome Carl,Thanks for your comments on the lens-workshop adapter. Is it difficult to grip the focus ring because it is at the back and close to the camera body? Do your fingers get pinched or rub on the camera body when turning the ring?
... I'm almost sure that if really needed the adapter could be removed from a lens using a small screwdriver to push the latch.
Alex
That geared focusing wheel looks like it could really dig into your thumb. How is this in actual use?You're welcome Carl,
#5
Above: The Kipon adapter. The focusing wheel is sitting under the adapter's lens release button.
During todays experimenting I haven't found anything new or different from the first early report. The focusing wheel is brilliant and the idea is technically well performed but the ergonomics doesn't suit me and my choice of camera.
/Jonas
Marko, I also have an RJ adapter. Initially I thought that it was impossible to remove the adapter. Eventually I found that it helps to close aperture before removing the adapter. It also helps to push the finger deep between the release button and the rest of the contraption.That's how I have to remove my RJ adapter anyway.
Marko
Hi Stefan,Jonas, (...)I'm also wondering: How often do you really chase from one extreme to the other in focusing, won't the majority of cases in real life imply mostly smaller focus adjustments - and make the limitations relative?
Stefan
Hi Alex,Jonas, do you feel that relatively short focus throw of 100-110 degrees allows enough precision for critical focusing?
Yup. I'll do that unless I sell the adapter. When I get a serious interest in a lens and believe I'll keep it for a long time it always gets its own dedicated adapter anyway. I don't want to move around adapter and lens caps when switching lenses.Also, did you think about removing the lens release lever? Certainly this will turn the adapter into a dedicated to one lens adapter. I'm almost sure that if really needed the adapter could be removed from a lens using a small screwdriver to push the latch.
Alex
Marko,That's how I have to remove my RJ adapter anyway. Since the process is now very deliberate (no more fast shooting from the hip with these lenses on GF-1) I don't particularly mind the screwdriver. On second thought, though, with more training I could perhaps get relatively fast even with the tiny wheel on RJ and start using GF-1 for street photography. That's a challenge.
Marko
Devon, what you see is a reflection from the edge of the cogwheel. The width of the wheel is, moment... 1.7mm. Then there is a 1mm washer right behind the cogwheel preventing it from dig deep into your thumb.That geared focusing wheel looks like it could really dig into your thumb. How is this in actual use?
Thanks,
Devon
Hi Howard,Jonas,
Thank you for posting the photos and commentary on the focus ring adapter. After seeing the photos and reading your observations, my excitement for the focus ring adapter has diminished. I have large hands and I believe I would have difficulty given the small width of the focus ring. I am again interested in Monza's geared adapter when it becomes available.
Mine has been shipped; I'll report back for sure.I have reason to believe at least one other regular poster here has the lens-workshop adapter on order.