Tamron SP Adaptall 2 Lens Adapters
Apr 6, 2014 18:37:55 #
I've become a big fan of the Tamron SP Adaptall 2 Lens series. I'm using these with my Nikon D5100. Previously, all my purchases included the original Tamron Nikon F-mount adapter. I'm currently looking at a few others including the 17mm f3.5. I will need to purchase adapters for one or more of these. The original Tamron adapters are getting hard to come by and are going for around 50.00 U.S.. There are plenty of Chinese adapters available for less than 15.00 U.S.. I know the original Tamron adapters are designed to maintain the correct focal length with a 35mm SLR. The Chinese adapters are advertised as being for DSLR's and seem to lack the old indexing tab. Anyone have experience with these adapters?
Apr 7, 2014 21:33:57 #
Never knew the Chinese many any adaptall 2 mounts ! If you need one for Nikon, I think I have one ....and I think it is AIS.
Feb 18, 2020 20:28:33 #
Dacmac
Loc: 1309 Berkshire Road Stow, Ohio 44224-2252
imagemeister wrote:
Never knew the Chinese many any adaptall 2 mounts ! If you need one for Nikon, I think I have one ....and I think it is AIS.
I am new to the site. I am also looking for an adaptall 2 Nikon mount for my D7500. I tried the Chinese one purchased from Amazon and it did not work so I sent it back.
Feb 18, 2020 20:31:23 #
Dacmac
Loc: 1309 Berkshire Road Stow, Ohio 44224-2252
the lens I have is 20 + years old. Has a Pentax mount for my old film camera. It is a 500 1/8 mirror lens with a 2 power double attachment
Feb 18, 2020 21:24:25 #
Dacmac wrote:
the lens I have is 20 + years old. Has a Pentax mount for my old film camera. It is a 500 1/8 mirror lens with a 2 power double attachment
Don’t say “Has a Pentax mount for my old film camera” because it will work on any Pentax K-mount camera built in the last 37 years, including one you could purchase today. If you no longer have use for it, maybe you could sell/give it to someone who does?
Feb 19, 2020 19:05:06 #
Dacmac
Loc: 1309 Berkshire Road Stow, Ohio 44224-2252
My daughter has it. Any idea who might have a Adaptall2 lens for the Nikon?
Feb 19, 2020 19:09:37 #
Dacmac wrote:
My daughter has it. Any idea who might have a Adaptall2 lens for the Nikon?
Ebay is always a good start.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2499334.m570.l1311.R2.TR3.TRC0.A0.H1.Xadaptall+nikon.TRS0&_nkw=tamron+adaptall+2+nikon&_sacat=625
Feb 19, 2020 23:23:41 #
asjohnston3 wrote:
I've become a big fan of the Tamron SP
Adaptall 2 Lens series. I'm using these
with my Nikon D5100. ...........
The Chinese adapters are advertised as
being for DSLR's and seem to lack the
old indexing tab. Anyone have experience
with these adapters?
I've become a big fan of the Tamron SP
Adaptall 2 Lens series. I'm using these
with my Nikon D5100. ...........
The Chinese adapters are advertised as
being for DSLR's and seem to lack the
old indexing tab. Anyone have experience
with these adapters?
I realize you've said the Chinese
adapters are claimed to be made
for SLRs. Maybe true maybe not.
Even if true, the original version
is a weird contraption and I really
doubt that a cheap knock-off can
ever be trustworthy. If the knock
of is non-coupled, just a mount
flange adapter for totally manual
operation, then I'd trust it.
I use a Chinese adapter, made for
use on live view cameras, not for
SLRs. It does away with all of that
Rube Goldbergery. Just leave one
adapter on the body and you now
have a "Tamron Mount" camera.
The Tamron lenses, without any
Adaptal-2 devices attached, can
be swapped quickly and securely.
If the Chinese knock-off is as dirt
simple as what I use, but has the
proper flange distance for an SLR,
and you're good with fully manual
operation, should be an OK option.
Feb 20, 2020 10:20:10 #
User ID wrote:
I realize you've said the Chinese br adapters are... (show quote)
I use the Tamron lenses with a Pentax system. Looking around the house, I have found four adapters, three of them on lenses - I'm fairly certain I have a couple more, but I cannot find them right now. All the ones I can find were made by Tamron, itself. Several are pure K-mount {fully manual} and several are KA-mount{can control aperture}, but lately I've been using all of them as pure K-mount because mine seems to be a little "flakey" attempting to control the aperture. I have jammed one of them so it works as my M42 lenses do - never opening the aperture so the lens is always used "stopped down".
Feb 21, 2020 11:30:28 #
Dacmac
Loc: 1309 Berkshire Road Stow, Ohio 44224-2252
Thanks. I bid on one that looks like it will work, and there are 2-3 more.
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