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Kipon tilt adapter

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:41 am
by artington
Has anyone used one of these? Can they be used as ordinary adapters with a zero degree tilt? The Hongkong sellers describe the need to rotate the ring away from the 180 degree position but I have no idea what that means.

Re: Kipon tilt adapter

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:11 pm
by David Kilpatrick
That's just the locking ring. If you want one for M42 I am happy to sell you one for less than whatever the current Hong Kong price is. They can easily be used 'straight' and they lock really firmly - using the two lugs to clamp the pressure ring, by rotating the collar.

David

Re: Kipon tilt adapter

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:25 pm
by artington
Thanks, David for clearing that up. But I have no M42 lenses I'm afraid - considering getting one for a wide angled Olympus OM.

Re: Kipon tilt adapter

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:44 am
by AnthonyC
I purchased an M42 model and it looked good, but had the wrong thread. It took me ages to persuade the supplier that I had a regularly used M42 adapter and did know what I was talking about. Eventually the supplier came back and confirmed that his entire stock marked M42 was the wrong thread. Just warning in case you find a stock of cheap ones :wink: