I've seen this article brought up over and over again on several lists in the past two weeks. To me, the most salient statement in it is this:
"What Does It Mean in the Real World? Like a lot of laboratory testing, probably not a lot. Adapters couldn’t all stink or people wouldn’t use them. Like a lot of tests, you can detect a very real difference in the lab that doesn’t make much difference at all in the real world. " I've been using lenses on adapters for almost a decade. Heck, several OEM Leica lenses were made with different mount adapters for different purposes, like my Hektor 135/4.5 ... RF focusing mount, short helicoid mount for the Visoflex, short mount for the bellows + Visoflex. If there are noticeable issues in imaging quality due to the mount, it is 99.99999% of the time an adapter that is WAY out of spec, obvious with only minor inspection. I honestly don't know why Roger even posted that article ... Just another way to cause fear and panic amongst the easily confused. G On Oct 3, 2013, at 9:26 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > Cotty, if you're so inclined, this: > http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/09/there-is-no-free-lunch-episode-763-lens-adapters > could be of relevance and interest for you. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
