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1. Fotasy Minolta MD Lens to M43 Adapter, MD MC Mount to MFT Adapter, for Olympus E-PL8 E-PL9 E-M1 E-M5 E-M10 I II III E-PM2 E-PM1 Pen-F E-M1X/ Panasonic G7 G9 GF8 GH5 GX7 GX8 GX9 GX85 GX80 GX850 G90 G91
- Solid Minolta MD to MFT Adapter/ MD to Micro Four Three Mount Converter allows Minolta MD MC Rokkor Lens to fit on M43 Micro 4/3 Mirrorless Digital Cameras
- Infinity Focus Guaranteed
- Copper Lens mount solid and durable
- There is no electrical contacts in the adapter ring Automatic diaphragm auto-focusing or any other functions will not operated with using this adapter Exposure and focus has to be adjusted manually
- Compatible with Panasonic G1 G2 G3 G5 G7 G9 GH1 GH2 GH3 GH4 GH5 GH5s GF1 GF2 GF3 GF5 GF6 GF7 GF8 GM1 GM5 GX1 GX2 GX7 GX8 GX9 GX85 GX80 GX850 G90 G91 G95 G100 Olympus E-P1 E-P2 E-P3 E-P5 E-PL1 E-PL2 E-PL3 E-PL5 E-PL6 E-PL7 E-PL8 E-PL9 OM-D E-M1 E-M1 Mark II E-M5 E-M5 Mark II E-M5 Mark III E-M10 E-M10 Mark II E-M10 Mark III E-PM2 E-PM1 PEN-F OM-D E-M1X
- Allows MD MC Rokkor Lens to be used on micro 4/3 camera body.
- Smooth surface fSmooth surface for effortless mount, fine made to be light weight and strong. Or effortless mount, fine made to be light weight and strong.
- Allow lens focus to infinity.
- Designed for Panasonic G1 G2 G3 G5 GH1 GH2 GH3 GF1 GF2 GF3 GF5 GF6 GX1 GX2 Olympus E-P1 E-P2 E-P3 E-P5 E-PL1 E-PL2 E-PL3 EPL5 EM-P1 EM-P2 EMD and new models
- Brand Name: Fotasy
Features:
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Stainless Steel Lens Wrench Spanner 8-13mm Lens Range RepairMaterial: High Quality Antimagnetic Stainless SteeApplication: opening the grip ring of any optical lens, such as telescope camera lensJaw opening: 8mm-13cmTips: Pointed & Flat tips
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1. Fotasy Minolta MD Lens to M43 Adapter, MD MC Mount to MFT Adapter, for Olympus E-PL8 E-PL9 E-M1 E-M5 E-M10 I II III E-PM2 E-PM1 Pen-F E-M1X/ Panasonic G7 G9 GF8 GH5 GX7 GX8 GX9 GX85 GX80 GX850 G90 G91
- Solid Minolta MD to MFT Adapter/ MD to Micro Four Three Mount Converter allows Minolta MD MC Rokkor Lens to fit on M43 Micro 4/3 Mirrorless Digital Cameras
- Infinity Focus Guaranteed
- Copper Lens mount solid and durable
- There is no electrical contacts in the adapter ring Automatic diaphragm auto-focusing or any other functions will not operated with using this adapter Exposure and focus has to be adjusted manually
- Compatible with Panasonic G1 G2 G3 G5 G7 G9 GH1 GH2 GH3 GH4 GH5 GH5s GF1 GF2 GF3 GF5 GF6 GF7 GF8 GM1 GM5 GX1 GX2 GX7 GX8 GX9 GX85 GX80 GX850 G90 G91 G95 G100 Olympus E-P1 E-P2 E-P3 E-P5 E-PL1 E-PL2 E-PL3 E-PL5 E-PL6 E-PL7 E-PL8 E-PL9 OM-D E-M1 E-M1 Mark II E-M5 E-M5 Mark II E-M5 Mark III E-M10 E-M10 Mark II E-M10 Mark III E-PM2 E-PM1 PEN-F OM-D E-M1X
- Allows MD MC Rokkor Lens to be used on micro 4/3 camera body.
- Smooth surface fSmooth surface for effortless mount, fine made to be light weight and strong. Or effortless mount, fine made to be light weight and strong.
- Allow lens focus to infinity.
- Designed for Panasonic G1 G2 G3 G5 GH1 GH2 GH3 GF1 GF2 GF3 GF5 GF6 GX1 GX2 Olympus E-P1 E-P2 E-P3 E-P5 E-PL1 E-PL2 E-PL3 EPL5 EM-P1 EM-P2 EMD and new models
- Brand Name: Fotasy
Features:
▼ Read Reddit mentions2. Neewer Professional Dual Tip Steel Stainless DSLR Lens Spanner Wrench Lens Range Repair Opening Tool for Most DSLR Cameras
Stainless Steel Lens Wrench Spanner 8-13mm Lens Range RepairMaterial: High Quality Antimagnetic Stainless SteeApplication: opening the grip ring of any optical lens, such as telescope camera lensJaw opening: 8mm-13cmTips: Pointed & Flat tips
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Micro 4/3 lenses are pretty much universal, though you might not get full auto-focus or stabilization. If I remember correctly, Olympus tended to put stabilization in the body whereas Panasonic put them in the lenses. If you have a rental house around you, check out the Voitlander Nokton. They're pretty dope!
As for using vintage lenses, I don't know of any Minolta lenses that were M4/3 mount. The earlier manual focus lenses are SR-mounts, but 99% of the time they're just called MD-mount. The auto focus lenses are A-mount, which is now Sony's Alpha mount (although they've pretty much abandoned it at this point). You can get an MD to Micro 4/3 adapter for cheap (I own this). They'll mount fine, but you may or may not have complications with infinity focus. Mine let me focus PAST infinity, which is annoying, but better than the opposite.
The main thing is remembering about the crop factor. a Micro 4/3 sensor has a 2x crop on it (when compared to full frame). So that 50mm will basically be a 100mm. Also, not sure what DSLR you had before, but if you kept some of your old lenses, you could just adapt those. Good luck, man!
I would also say to consider checking out the Sony A6000 line, if you can find a good deal. it has a larger sensor than the Olympus, is just as easy to adapt lenses and has far more in the way of support.
I can give you a partial answer.
The tool for a screw with two holes is called a spanner. You can get them pretty cheaply on Amazon or at other places. (E.g. this item.) Or you can improvise by using, say, two nails and a pair of pliers.
Seals, including the mirror bumper, are easy. If you e-mail Jon Goodman (jon_goodman@yahoo.com), he'll sell you a properly cut set for your camera and will provide a very good set of instructions. For about $10.