_goodtimez
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Has someone tried the Russian Kiev lenses on the S2 ?
Do they fit and focus correctly ?
Do they fit and focus correctly ?
ray*j*gun
Veteran
Contax/Kiev RF lenses will mount on a Nikon RF cameras but will not focus properly. The pitch I believe is different but the man to answer this with science is Brian Sweeney....although other members know a great deal on the subject. Contax lenses can be adapted to work on Nikon RF's but it takes some know how.
_goodtimez
Well-known
Thank you Raymond
darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
Another fellow member asked me the same question today on a classified ad (I'm selling a couple Contax RF lenses), asking if they'd fit on his Nikon RF. The answer is 'yes and no'. See Stephen Gandy's article here:
http://www.cameraquest.com/NRF-Contax.htm
good luck!
Max
http://www.cameraquest.com/NRF-Contax.htm
good luck!
Max
ray*j*gun
Veteran
Your welcome.........they mount but are not made for Nikons.
Max- i saw your add for the Zeiss 50/2 and left instructions for how I set the shim to use the Zeiss on my Nikons.
Russian lenses in Kiev mount often require filing to even fit on a Kiev. For use on a Nikon, the shim must be changed. Usually thickening it by 0.5mm works. The J-12 can be used, but expect to file down the chrome trim around the bayonet. After that, adjusting the shim makes the focus better. The Helios-103 is cheap, and a Planar formula lens. 1981 and 1982 are the best in terms of mechanical quality. But- filing might be required, the tolerances were loose. There are two set screws holding the optics in, undo them and unscrew the optics module 1/2 turn for best focus on a Nikon RF.
The J-9 85mm f2 and J-11 135 f4 cannot be used, the focus wll be too far off on the Nikon.
The Russian lenses are a mixed bag. I use a 1955 KMZ Jupiter-3 on my Contax II. They are made to that spec. Prices of S-Mount lenses are down. I picked up an S-Mount 5cm F2 for $100 not long ago. The Nikkor 5cm F1.4 in S-Mount is not much more. They will work across the entire focal range.
Russian lenses in Kiev mount often require filing to even fit on a Kiev. For use on a Nikon, the shim must be changed. Usually thickening it by 0.5mm works. The J-12 can be used, but expect to file down the chrome trim around the bayonet. After that, adjusting the shim makes the focus better. The Helios-103 is cheap, and a Planar formula lens. 1981 and 1982 are the best in terms of mechanical quality. But- filing might be required, the tolerances were loose. There are two set screws holding the optics in, undo them and unscrew the optics module 1/2 turn for best focus on a Nikon RF.
The J-9 85mm f2 and J-11 135 f4 cannot be used, the focus wll be too far off on the Nikon.
The Russian lenses are a mixed bag. I use a 1955 KMZ Jupiter-3 on my Contax II. They are made to that spec. Prices of S-Mount lenses are down. I picked up an S-Mount 5cm F2 for $100 not long ago. The Nikkor 5cm F1.4 in S-Mount is not much more. They will work across the entire focal range.
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darkkavenger
Massimiliano Mortillaro
Thanks for the precisions and for the post, Brian!
_goodtimez
Well-known
Thanks to all of for your answers. I appreciate