jw52tx
Member
Does anyone have any experience with the adaptors advertised on E-Bay( Hong Kong source) for Contax/ Nikon mount RF lenses to Leica screw mount? I would paricularly be interested in using them on an Epson RD-1. Is there anyone who makes something like this in the states?
Ed Schwartzreic
Well-known
The Contax and Nikon RF mounts are similar, but have a different thread pitch, which means they are only compatible for lenses 35mm and wider. I have seen the Cocntax adapters sold on eBay and they do work; however, finding Nikon adapters is much harder. I have an Orion Nikon adapter from the 1960's which I use on my R-D1 all the time, and am very pleased with it. However, to replace this these days will cost over 1 grand. The Nikon-pitched Orion adapters were copied a few years ago, but never seem to pop up on eBay and would cost $3-400 if they did. Tom Abrahamsson (of Rapidwinder fame) is thinking of making another Orion adapter copy for Nikon lenses, but I think needs convincing that there is a market for them. Email him (TTAbrahams@aol.com) to support the idea.
In any case, you can buy the Contax adapter and very probably you will have no problems, given the caveats above.
Ed
In any case, you can buy the Contax adapter and very probably you will have no problems, given the caveats above.
Ed
VinceC
Veteran
I believe -- and I might be wrong -- that the Contax/LTM adapters frequently on EBay are built using old Kiev camera mounts. I've never heard anyone question their accuracy. As mentioned above, Nikkor lenses in the Nikon-S mount won't focus accurately for 50mm lenses and telephotos.
JoeFriday
Agent Provacateur
Vince is right.. I have one of the Contax adapters from an HK ebay seller.. it's made of Kiev parts.. works very well for my Sonnar, but I would have no idea about how well a Nikon combination would work
Paul T.
Veteran
I'm waiting for one to arrive.
People with long memories might remember that I was the person trying to organise a run of Contax to LTM adapters using Kiev helicals. Unfortunately the person who was making the prototype had a problem with his lathe and ultimately had to bow out.
Mine is coming from a Hong Kong seller, but it did say in the listing that they had machined the adapters themselves, and the adapter illustrated, if it was made from a Kiev, was an expensive early one with the two sets of distance readings. I plan to put mine to use with my Opton Sonnar 50/1.5 on the R-D1 and will report back when it arrives.
The adapters are definitely coming down in price now; mine was $173 which, although more than the cost of a Kiev 2, is less than the difference between an LTM Sonnar and a Contax-mount one. Plus I can try my excelllent early Jupiter 9 on it.
If you wanted a Nikon adapter, I don't see why the producer wouldn't make a small run, if you could assemble a couple more like-minded people.
People with long memories might remember that I was the person trying to organise a run of Contax to LTM adapters using Kiev helicals. Unfortunately the person who was making the prototype had a problem with his lathe and ultimately had to bow out.
Mine is coming from a Hong Kong seller, but it did say in the listing that they had machined the adapters themselves, and the adapter illustrated, if it was made from a Kiev, was an expensive early one with the two sets of distance readings. I plan to put mine to use with my Opton Sonnar 50/1.5 on the R-D1 and will report back when it arrives.
The adapters are definitely coming down in price now; mine was $173 which, although more than the cost of a Kiev 2, is less than the difference between an LTM Sonnar and a Contax-mount one. Plus I can try my excelllent early Jupiter 9 on it.
If you wanted a Nikon adapter, I don't see why the producer wouldn't make a small run, if you could assemble a couple more like-minded people.