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Kipon Shift Lens Mount Adapter for Pentax K Mount Lens to Micro Four Thirds Camera

SKU: KASPXKM43

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2021-04-15T09:05:04

Rated 4 out of 5

A useful hack for perspective control

It does what it does without fuss- except on my camera, it can be mounted in three different orientations and only one of these locks. be careful!

JOHN M.

2021-01-15T10:17:07

Rated 3 out of 5

So-so solution for adapting modern Pentax-DA lenses.

This product is well-made, very solid, and it does what it says: it adapts Pentax K-mount lenses for use on the Micro 4/3 (m4/3) system. The little screw allows you to shift the lens about one full centimeter. Since the image circle created by a Pentax DA lens is larger than the image circle required by a micro 4/3 sensor, you can use this adapter to take pictures of architecture (or product photographs) with less keystone or perspective distortion. Pentax FA lenses have even larger image circles, so you could probably shift even farther with those, but 1cm is the limit with this adapter. However, this adapter closes your DA, DAL, and D-FA Pentax lenses to ƒ/22. That's a tiny aperture. It's all but impossible to hand-hold shots at f/22. Even on a tripod, f/22 is a slow f-stop, with a lot of lens diffraction due to the small aperture. For the money, this adapter should offer at least rudimentary aperture control. Yes, sure, an older Pentax F-series, A-series, or M-series lens will have a manual aperture ring, so those classic manual lenses will allow any aperture setting…but so what? Who wants to use a 1985 Pentax-A 35mm lens as a 70mm (effective) shift lens on a Micro 4/3 camera? That might be okay for product photography, but not for architecture, and most people want a shift lens for photographing buildings and monuments with wide-angle perspectives, right? This product is 3* stars at best, because the ideal use case for it is to use the modern, delightful, wide-angle Pentax DA lenses: the 15mm Limited f/4 would be a perfectly useful 30mm (effective) lens for exterior architecture. Nobody ever said the DA 15mm Limited f/4 was a standout lens at f/22. (Very few lenses perform well at f/22, honestly.)

ARTHUR M.

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Kipon Shift Lens Mount Adapter from Pentax to M4/3 Body Specifications

  • Lens mount

    Pentax K

  • Camera Mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Rotation

    360 Degree

  • Maximum Shift

    10mm

  • Material

    High Quality Aviation Aluminum

  • UPC Code

    6900000013762

About Kipon Shift Lens Mount Adapter from Pentax to M4/3 Body

Nowadays, as the number of people using interchangeable lens digital cameras increases, proprietary combinations of camera lenses and bodies are no longer able to satisfy the increasingly sophisticated demands of the many photography enthusiasts. The use of lens adapters have given users full rein of customizing their equipment to best fulfill their needs through different combinations of lenses and camera bodies.

However, although individual camera manufacturers havecreated their own customized adapters, combining lenses and camera bodies of different manufacture has become an ever expanding challenge. At KIPON, a world-renown camera adapter manufacturer, we have developed over 400 types of adapters. With our various adapters, we offer our users the freedom and compatibility of lenses and camera bodies that transcends different times and manufacturers. We have made possible not only the interchangeable use of products across brands but also the use of traditional film lenses.

KIPON offers a full line of camera lens adapters including macro adapters, electronic adapters, adapters with integrated glass, optical focal reduction adapters, adapters with built in aperture control, tilt/shift adapters, tilt adapters, and shift adapters.

The KIPON Shift PK-M4/3 adapter mounts Pentax K series lenses on Panasonic andOlympus M4/3 series mirrorless camera bodies and MFT/micro four thirds professional video camera bodies. Please note that after mounting the adapter only manual focus will be accessible when shooting. This adapter features a 360 Degree free rotation in addition to a shift function that moves up to 10 mm to provide the user with more compositional control.

The shift function minimize any size distortions that may result from objects being seen an an angle. For instance, buildings can now maintain their even straight dimensions deposit the angle of photography. When located in its default resting position, the adapter can be used like any other standard non-shift adapter.

The knob on the side of the adapter can be turned counterclockwise to shift the lens out. To return the knob to its original position, turn the knob in the opposite direction.

Key Features

  • Engineered With Precision to Fit Pentax K Mount Lens to Micro four Thirds Camera
  • Adapter Can Rotate 360 Degrees Freely And Shift Up To 10mm
  • Infinity Focus
  • High Quality Aviation Aluminum
  • 1-Year USA Warranty

What's in the box:

  • Shift Lens Mount Adapter For Pentax K Mount Lens to Micro Four Thirds Camera
  • 1-Year USA Warranty