Contax / Canon adapter test

[Martin Weiss]

Did a quick test comparing various Contax / Canon adapters. Since I used quite a few pictures, you'll find it on my blog at http://visualnary.com/2009/04/01/comparing-contax-canon-adapters.html

Bottom line: The most expensive one is the best, but the cheapest isn't the worst one.

Best

Worst

 

[Jason Osterday]

There are a lot of other brands/venders out there too. I've tried some from US shops and so far they work pretty great after proper collimation. What I did was taped the side of the mount with camera tape. Then I added markings for different lenses. Sometimes it is inconsistent and I have to double check with 1:1 and other methods but I can still adjust and get sharp infinity.

The wicked mount is a little off with the mounting though and doesn't accept some of the rings. I have about 25 different lenses using the rings and only 2 of them don't mount on the wicked mount (I had to use 2 of my spares). Those same 2 rings DO mount properly on a standard EOS mount though, which leads me to believe the wicked is off slightly. I'll check if they work on my birger mount here later this evening.