When I moved on from my Olympus OM-1 film camera to a Canon DSLR I tried adapting the old lenses I had accumulated for the Olympus. The telephoto lenses didn't work very well and I found the Canon DSLR lenses much better. The Olympus 50mm f/1.8 worked very well on the Canon as did a Tokina 28mm f/2.8 lens. Of course you have to go full manual with these but you can set the Canon to auto ISO, which helps quite a lot.
Indeed, some of those old Olympus full frame lenses are outstanding. My favorite is the 50mm f1.2 - wide open it has super creamy/dreamy bokeh!! www.flickr.com/photos/f2guru/47421928012/in/dateposted-public/
I’ve found adapting the Helios 44-2 very difficult to L-Mount. It’s the M39 Zenit screw mount so the flange is awkward so I think I’ll have to get a helicoid, set infinity focus there, then superglue the helicoid in place to get the correct flange as the Leica M39 flange is way too short and the M42 flange is slightly too long for infinity focus :(
Sounds like a plan, good luck! That's the adventure behind adapting lenses - sometimes things work out, other times they don't and you have to improvise.
Thank you for letting us in you world, can’t stop watching your videos. Fatah from Paris France.
When I moved on from my Olympus OM-1 film camera to a Canon DSLR I tried adapting the old lenses I had accumulated for the Olympus. The telephoto lenses didn't work very well and I found the Canon DSLR lenses much better. The Olympus 50mm f/1.8 worked very well on the Canon as did a Tokina 28mm f/2.8 lens. Of course you have to go full manual with these but you can set the Canon to auto ISO, which helps quite a lot.
Indeed, some of those old Olympus full frame lenses are outstanding. My favorite is the 50mm f1.2 - wide open it has super creamy/dreamy bokeh!! www.flickr.com/photos/f2guru/47421928012/in/dateposted-public/
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I’ve found adapting the Helios 44-2 very difficult to L-Mount. It’s the M39 Zenit screw mount so the flange is awkward so I think I’ll have to get a helicoid, set infinity focus there, then superglue the helicoid in place to get the correct flange as the Leica M39 flange is way too short and the M42 flange is slightly too long for infinity focus :(
Sounds like a plan, good luck! That's the adventure behind adapting lenses - sometimes things work out, other times they don't and you have to improvise.
So much great information! Thanks
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