Mazurka
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Trius said:
With an M42 adapter on the OM body, the Planar will become a little longer and slower than 85mm f/1.4 - unless you give up infinity focus.
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With an M42 adapter on the OM body, the Planar will become a little longer and slower than 85mm f/1.4 - unless you give up infinity focus.
peter_n
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Now I'm glad I didn't sell my F3! 😉
leafy
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The MRSP of the 2 initial offerings are almost twice as much as what the Contax equivalent asked for. Might as well buy a C/Y adapter and Contax lenses if you don't have an F-mount camera. What interest me is the Distagon that has max aperture of 2. I don't remember such equivelant in the latest Contax line (only the long discontinued 28/2 rang the bell).
Mazurka
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leafy said:
Don't forget Zeiss and Kyocera had 30 years to recoup their C/Y investment.
There is no C/Y to F adapter. Anyway there are almost 50 years' worth of Nikon bodies - and 30 year's worth of Contax and Yashica SLRs - to fit any budget. 😛
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varjag
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Finally! Now I can enjoy the glorious marriage of 50/1.4 Planar with Zenit-E!
taffer
void
nonononono...
I don't need BOTH lust in the RF and SLR world
I feel like dying... ah.
I don't need BOTH lust in the RF and SLR world
I feel like dying... ah.
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Stephan
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How about this: http://www.zeiss.de/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/0c1478c5153fd661c12570f900456319
Might be a more affordable way to get some of that zeiss glass goodness ?
Edit: looks like this camera sucks from what I could find on google actually.
Might be a more affordable way to get some of that zeiss glass goodness ?
Edit: looks like this camera sucks from what I could find on google actually.
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jaap
Jaap
If Braun Photo Techniek sees a market in a film SLR with C/y mount, its only a matter of time and they will come with a full size DSLR with C/Y mount. This is probably the case when the technology is accesable for smaller manufactors. wright or wrong ?
leafy
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I expect Cosina to come up with that, instead of Braun. Since they have the experience cooperating with Epson to produce D1, it is not impossible to do similar thing again. Just name it Cosnax-D 🙂
jaap
Jaap
leafy said:
Yes it could be it's all speculation, however I keep my Zeiss glass for C/Y mount for the digital future. For now I prefer to work on film.
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wlewisiii
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Waking up this morning I realized another less expensive way to use these new lenses - a nice new C/V Bessaflex with that Planar 50/1.4 in screwmount would be a terribly nice combination...
William
William
Mazurka
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wlewisiii said:
An M42 adapter for your existing SLR would be even cheaper.
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wlewisiii
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Yes, but there are no autostop down adaptors for Canon FD mount. Yes, I know that they are perfectly usable anyway, but I'm lazy 😀 😀 😀
William
William
Mazurka
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wlewisiii said:
Does the stop-down/meter switch of the Bessaflex work with any M42 lens? I would expect Zeiss not to include any lever or pin for open aperture metering, to ensure maximum compatibility with M42 bodies.
Come to think of it, an old DDR Contax SLR would look cool with a new Japanese Zeiss lens, though not the user-friendliest combo. 😎
Bryan Lee
Expat Street Photographer
There is a good reason everyone gave up on the screw mount in the first place, It just doesnt work as good. There are so many good lenses on the market now buying a high dollar screw mount lense seems a little pointless. If you already have M42 lenses or your buying some off the internet for next to nothing It might make sense to have a new body with a more reliable light meter or a new shutter but paying more than half of the price of a FM2/FM3 body for a M42 mount body is on the border of paying to much.
Fred
Feline Great
My 'rescue from a skip' Fujica ST605n and Zenit, both with a cloth shutters can see the clear light once again. Oh but no money for a while.... must save up....
Even my currently meterless Praktica will come out of retirement now I've ordered the battery adapters from John Neal.
Sorry I'm talking SLRs again, I'll get my coat.
Even my currently meterless Praktica will come out of retirement now I've ordered the battery adapters from John Neal.
Sorry I'm talking SLRs again, I'll get my coat.
Kim Coxon
Moderator
If you need the full stop down, you can use the Fujica bayonet bodies as well as their M42 ones. The Fujica XS adapter allows the use of stop down. 😉
Kim
Kim
pbjbike
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Hey R.J.,
Here's a link from B&H. The top half is pretty clear to see, the bottom is the focusing helical and mount/cam:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=303161&is=USA&addedTroughType=search
Here's a link from B&H. The top half is pretty clear to see, the bottom is the focusing helical and mount/cam:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=303161&is=USA&addedTroughType=search
erichard44
Member
I use M42 screw mount lenses on my Sigma SD10, and I plan to get an adapter for the Canon A-1 as well. The Pentax lenses I have (28smc and 105smc) work very well in both applications, using the Aperture priority setting. So I don't agree that they do not work well. They have their own charm, and especially if the concept is not to see who can shoot the most pictures the fastest. The idea of competition is good, but I have to say I don't know if I would spring for the high price of these lenses. The T* lenses have excellent contrast, in my experience, almost to the point where one could wonder if they are the best for BW.
Bryan Lee
Expat Street Photographer
erichard44 said:
Im using some LTM to M adapters and they work its just a hassel to mess with changing lenses with them compared to just using a M mount or a F mount. If they have had extreme use they can get loose and Ive had them back off the adapter and its just anoying. Im in no way trying to discourage the use of them and most of us have enough experiance with our gear to know about what we like and dont like or know what works or doesnt work. Im glad they are making the lenses but I question how long they will last on the market and I wonder just how many they believe they can sell.
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