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Just want to call to attention of the forum I lens that I am really enjoying. A few weeks ago I made a trade with another member and it turns out to be one of the few deals that I have had not one moment of remorse of some kind. It is a lens marketed for the Rollei 35RF. It starts with a mount that works on a LTM. It comes with an LTM to M adapter that allows you to mount it on an M body. Then you can also buy a Nikon F adapter marketed by Rollei but made by Komamura
I had never seen this lens before Patrick brought it to my attention and the reason I'm posting this that some of the more knowledgable folks on the forum were not aware of it either. You can see the lens and adapter at B-H. Rollei ranger finder lenses then scroll down through the accessaries to find the mount.
You can unscrew the lens from the M focus mount and screw it into the Nikkor mount. Have to be really careful since the rear lens element sticks out like a half golf ball and I'm sure would really be easily damaged. Patrick used it on his F3 but thought it a non - AI. I mailed Rollei to find out but they did not reply. I first mounted it no my F4 and felt pretty safe about that. After comparing the mount to some of my AIS lenses, I carefully mounted it on the F6. You have to use AP and spot meter but that's what I use most of the time, anyway. You also have to stop down for metering which means that you have to compose at wide open and hope you don't have to stop down much passed f11. Surprisingly, to me, is that the F6 confirms its focus with the little green focus indicator and will focus from a couple of feet to infinity. It looks kind of funny but works like a charm. I thus hava a lens that I can use on an M body and a lens that I can use on my Nikons too. Strangely, I can find no reference to the lens and adapter on any Internet site. The adapter is made by the Japanese company that makes Horseman LF's, I think. I've not put but three rolls through it but it inspires confidence. I still have meager photographic skills but have not blown a single exposure or mis-focused. If you can afford it it's worth the price.
I had never seen this lens before Patrick brought it to my attention and the reason I'm posting this that some of the more knowledgable folks on the forum were not aware of it either. You can see the lens and adapter at B-H. Rollei ranger finder lenses then scroll down through the accessaries to find the mount.
You can unscrew the lens from the M focus mount and screw it into the Nikkor mount. Have to be really careful since the rear lens element sticks out like a half golf ball and I'm sure would really be easily damaged. Patrick used it on his F3 but thought it a non - AI. I mailed Rollei to find out but they did not reply. I first mounted it no my F4 and felt pretty safe about that. After comparing the mount to some of my AIS lenses, I carefully mounted it on the F6. You have to use AP and spot meter but that's what I use most of the time, anyway. You also have to stop down for metering which means that you have to compose at wide open and hope you don't have to stop down much passed f11. Surprisingly, to me, is that the F6 confirms its focus with the little green focus indicator and will focus from a couple of feet to infinity. It looks kind of funny but works like a charm. I thus hava a lens that I can use on an M body and a lens that I can use on my Nikons too. Strangely, I can find no reference to the lens and adapter on any Internet site. The adapter is made by the Japanese company that makes Horseman LF's, I think. I've not put but three rolls through it but it inspires confidence. I still have meager photographic skills but have not blown a single exposure or mis-focused. If you can afford it it's worth the price.
