Oly Macro adapter

Has anyone tried it? I can have it for xmaa if I ask for it, but wouldn't like it if there is much degradation in IQ from the kit lens without it.
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Honorine, aka Jill

I believe this was using the kit lens (on an EP3) and the Macro Adapter. I was playing with all three adapters (and the 40-150 lens) but did not keep notes of which was which. Shot in RAW and processed in Aperture.

The few times I did take out the adapters I have been pretty impressed with it. It will not replace a true macro lens but I don't shoot macro that much, so just wanted something to play with.
Steve

thanks, Steve. I too am just a play-about macros photographer, so the will probably do me fine.
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Honorine, aka Jill

honorine said:

Has anyone tried it? I can have it for xmaa if I ask for it, but wouldn't like it if there is much degradation in IQ from the kit lens without it.

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Just to be sure, in a previous thread you mention having the E-P2 (which I also have). Note, the E-P2 has the original kit lens (14-42mm mark 1). The macro adapter only works on the following lenses:

• Olympus 14-42mm mark 2 (started shipping with the E-PL1s in Japan, E-PL2 elsewhere);
• Olympus 40-150mm
• Olympus 14-150mm

So unless you got the new kit lens separately or have one the telephoto zooms, you might not be able to use the adapter.

What about the M. Zuiko 45mm f1.8? It has the same filter thread as the kit lens (37mm), so presumably it would also take the adaptor.

Anybody tried this? The 45mm would be killer for macro because of its awesome sharpness, but only focuses to 50cm.

NZ Scott said:

What about the M. Zuiko 45mm f1.8? It has the same filter thread as the kit lens (37mm), so presumably it would also take the adaptor.

Anybody tried this? The 45mm would be killer for macro because of its awesome sharpness, but only focuses to 50cm.

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Olympus does not list this in its compatibility list, so I imagine it doesn't work. I suspect the MCON-01 uses the bayonet for the lens hood to attach to the 14-42mm II lens. Note, the 14-42mm II and 45mm lenses use different lens hoods (LH-40 vs. LH-40B). It may be the same mount, or maybe it is different.

I only saw the Mcon-p01 once about 7 months ago, and I think for the 40-150mm and 14-150mm, there was an adaptor between those lenses and the mcon-p1.

I´m using my Lumix GH1 as my walk around camera together with the 14-140mm lens. For closeups, I added an Olympus M35 achromat (2.9D) that fits directly to the lens thread. At 140mm a 45mm wide object fills the frame. To give you an idea about the capability of the combo, here is a couple of snapshots. All AF, handheld, working distance about 30cm from the sensor.

Atomaz

Michael Meissner said:

I only saw the Mcon-p01 once about 7 months ago, and I think for the 40-150mm and 14-150mm, there was an adaptor between those lenses and the mcon-p1.

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The way the Oly web pages read, it seems to me that the actual lens needs to be removed from the bayonet adapter in order to be used on the 40-150mm and 14-150mm lenses. From that I deduce that the +2.5 dioptre single element macro lens is a 58mm thread. Or it may have a larger bayonet, and the adapter thing is a bayonet to bayonet converter? Anybody help with this?

http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/accessories.html#i_mcon_p01_olympus
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http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/mlenses/mconp01/

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When the MA-P01 Macro Adapter is removed from this converter, it can also be attached directly to the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 telephoto zoom lens or the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-150mm f4.0-5.6 high-magnification zoom lens for shooting magnified images of small subjects such as flowers or insects.

Regards.......... Guy