DomNY
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Does anyone know of a tilt/shift, or just tilt or shift adapter that fits on an Oly EM-5 II? I would need to get a manual lens so it makes no difference if it is made for Canon, Nikon etc.
Thanks,
Dom
Thanks,
Dom
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Tilt/shift adapter for EM-5 II?
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You need to be clear on the FL of the lenses you plan to use and how big an image circle it needs to cover the T-S. If you want say 12mm for wide angle shots, then your lens choices are limited and expensive.
I finally decided to get a used Sony A7R and an adapted Canon 24mm TSE II, the king of TS lenses.
If you are happy with 24mm FL and up, then you have a lot of options.
Andrew
farmer35
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Tilt adapters for manual lenses are easy to find. Tilt-shift or shift is scarcer. This is a $35 Minolta - M4/3 tilt adapter showing how much it tilts.
And a couple of pictures taken with the tilt adapter and a 28mm lens:
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Bruce Regier
And a couple of pictures taken with the tilt adapter and a 28mm lens:
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Bruce Regier
DomNY
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So you are using this adapter on an EM-5 II? So far I have contacted a couple of manufacturers and they have said that their adapters don't work on my EM-5 II. Which one are you using?
farmer35
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I've used it on E-M10 and E-M1. I don't know any reason why it wouldn't work on an E-M5II, or any micro four thirds camera.
Search on Ebay. Ones like I have might have the name Roxsen or Fotga or no brand name. They might be all the same and come direct from China. The one I have seems to be plenty good enough quality for my needs.
There are also adapters made by Kipon available on ebay , including tilt-shift. They cost several hundred dollars and I can't tell you anything about them.
T
Tommi K1
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E-M5 II baffels are different IIRC.
farmer35
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This makes me curious as to what is different about the E-M5II than the other Olympus cameras that would affect this. There is nothing about the adapter that protrudes into the camera.
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Bruce Regier
Just an FYI, I have the LensBaby Tilt-Transformer which I like, tossed a nikon 28mm lens on it, someday may get a 24mm for it.
However it WILL NOT FIT the Olympus EM5.2. It just, and I mean just, is a bit to big and interferes with the overhang of the "prism". I was tempted to simply grind a bit off, probably could have worked, but was leaning towards a Pen F anyway so purchased one during a sale and the lens baby fits fine on that, so I just use it exclusively on the Pen F. Seems to work well, fun to use from time to time, the 2x crop factor on the Nikon lenses obviously is a downside for anything approaching wide angle shots, but such is life.
However it WILL NOT FIT the Olympus EM5.2. It just, and I mean just, is a bit to big and interferes with the overhang of the "prism". I was tempted to simply grind a bit off, probably could have worked, but was leaning towards a Pen F anyway so purchased one during a sale and the lens baby fits fine on that, so I just use it exclusively on the Pen F. Seems to work well, fun to use from time to time, the 2x crop factor on the Nikon lenses obviously is a downside for anything approaching wide angle shots, but such is life.
DomNY
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Ok. thanks for all the replies. I guess EM5 II users like myself are SOL!. It appears from what I am reading and being told, the "prism" hump gets in the way of mounting and/or using the tilt or shift function. I love the camera otherwise, but I am very disappointed with this situation.
If anyone hears of anything that does work, please post. Maybe a second body like a used PEN F would solve the problem.
Thanks,
Dom
If anyone hears of anything that does work, please post. Maybe a second body like a used PEN F would solve the problem.
Thanks,
Dom
farmer35
Leading Member
I don't have a micrometer to check accurately but my Pixco tilt adapter looks like it's outside diameter is around 63mm, just holding a ruler up to it.
Dom
Kipon make a tilt/shift/rotate adapter for various mount systems for use on M4/3.
This is a very well made product.
However because of the protruding mechanism it does not work properly on an E-M1 body (grip size and faux mirror box hump). It might not fit and work properly on an E-M5 body.
It fits and works well on RF style bodies - GX7, GX85, GM5. It might work properly on the Pen-F.
Bruce a “proper” tilt/shift/rotate has all sorts of mechanical bits sticking out of it which make it difficult to even mount let alone properly function on a camera with a large grip and/or faux mirror box hump.This makes me curious as to what is different about the E-M5II than the other Olympus cameras that would affect this. There is nothing about the adapter that protrudes into the camera.
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Bruce Regier
I just tried mine on a G9 and the protruding shift adjustment lever prevented it mounting when it came up against the faux mirror box hump. Even if it could be shifted-twiddled to mount on the camera the shift and rotate actions would be to severly compromised to make it of much use.
I will take a picture of my set up and show just how much more complex this adapter is over a simple tilt-only version. Fits and works fine on a RF style body - might even work on an E-M10.
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Tom Caldwell
Yeah, but what do they look like? Are they similar to the Fotga? Most of these are two varieties, sold under many different names.
farmer35
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There are a couple of pictures of the one I have within this post. I'm not familiar with the Fotga adapter to be able to compare. And Tom is right, it's twist to tilt.
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Bruce Regier
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If it's that close, I'd be pretty tempted to take a file to the Lensbaby there and remove a bit of metal...Just measured my lens baby, it's diamter at the mount area is 2.730-inches (about 69mm). If it was 67mm it would probably have fit.
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