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MAKINON MC 28-80mm which mount
  • Hi everyone, do you know which mount is shown on the photo? I would like to order an adapter to M43. Has anyone used the MAKINON MC 28-80mm 3.5-4.5 lens with GH2? Is it any good?

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  • That's Pentax K-mount.

    There are multiple Makinon 28-80 f/3.5-4.5 lenses. I can't tell which one you have from your photo. My copy is not in great shape so I'm not really sure how well this lens can perform. But knowing what I know about similar lenses, it's going to be just o.k. - not great. That's not to say you can't get very good images out of it. You can, if you have good technique. The lens just isn't as good as a lot of other lenses that don't cost much more. And it's a poor match for the GH2, being a full-frame lens.

    Set the aperture ring between f/5.6 and f/16. Around f/11 or f/16 will be the lens's sweet spot for sharpness and contrast. Zoom lenses like this can flare badly, so use your hand to block the sun or get a big lens hood.

    Some versions of this lens have a macro ring that shifts the entire optical assembly away from the camera. You can use it as a makeshift back-focus adjustment to make this lens parfocal on adapters that are too short (i.e. practically all adapters). It's a handy feature that few lenses have.