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1.0 out of 5 starsbuyer beware
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2012
This adapter works perfectly well as advertised, but with two exceptions: one minor and one .. rather major.
First, the minor: the lens sits in the adapter rather loosely. There's maybe half a millimeter or so of wiggle room when it's sitting in there. Not a big deal, but not confidence-building.
Second, the dealkiller: the release trigger on this adapter (the button you push to release the lens from the mount) is on the side of the barrel and is placed such that it's easy -- trivial, even -- to release.
How do I know this? I rented a Voigtlander 50/1.1 lens a few months ago. It's a ~$1k lens. On the way in to my office, I must have (i assume?) brushed against the adapter release in the wrong way, and watched in horror as the lens tumbled 4 feet to the pavement. I had to pay $800 to buy it from the rental company, and I'm still trying to find out if I can get it repaired. Looks like it's gonna cost me around $300 min.
I was willing to admit I made some error the first time around with the 50mm, so this afternoon, I put my new voigtlander 35/2.5 on it. On the way home from a brief photo expedition, walking to my house, I realized that this lens also, yet again, was sitting in the adapter, not "clicked" in, and around 1mm from freefalling to the pavement.
I am not sure if my adapter is broken in some way or if this is a general defect, but I won't be giving it the benefit of the doubt any longer.
