Katzer1
29th of May 2007 (Tue), 04:50
Oki,
So i got this crazy idea into my head:
I'd like to try some medium size russian lenses (pentacon 6 mount) on my rebel.
Reason for this brave and ______ (feel free to add superlatives of your choosing in this blank) endeavour not fully ascertained yet. Let say that it has something to do with tilt shift lenses, tilt adapter (pent6->eos on ebay), concern about old lenses quality and the fact that a photography is my hobby and i like to play with gadgets and it makes me happy etc etc...
I dug through archives here and elsewhere on the web.
Hard to find samples of russian lenses on new digital 35mm slrs.
I encouraged by this example:
http://www.pbase.com/artemapei/image/48880276
it more or less shows that those lenses, while not modern Ls, are not complete garbage.
So I ask the good folks on this fine forum to share some of their experience on this subject, preferbly hands on experience.
I also have a quesition.
I can get a pent6->eos adapter or a pent6->m42 adapter.
With the m42 adapter, I can also get a M42->eos adapter off ebay that has circutry that tricks the camera into thinking an EF lens is attached, and thus turn on the focus confirm sensor.
What do you think of that idea?
Thank you!
Erez
So i got this crazy idea into my head:
I'd like to try some medium size russian lenses (pentacon 6 mount) on my rebel.
Reason for this brave and ______ (feel free to add superlatives of your choosing in this blank) endeavour not fully ascertained yet. Let say that it has something to do with tilt shift lenses, tilt adapter (pent6->eos on ebay), concern about old lenses quality and the fact that a photography is my hobby and i like to play with gadgets and it makes me happy etc etc...
I dug through archives here and elsewhere on the web.
Hard to find samples of russian lenses on new digital 35mm slrs.
I encouraged by this example:
http://www.pbase.com/artemapei/image/48880276
it more or less shows that those lenses, while not modern Ls, are not complete garbage.
So I ask the good folks on this fine forum to share some of their experience on this subject, preferbly hands on experience.
I also have a quesition.
I can get a pent6->eos adapter or a pent6->m42 adapter.
With the m42 adapter, I can also get a M42->eos adapter off ebay that has circutry that tricks the camera into thinking an EF lens is attached, and thus turn on the focus confirm sensor.
What do you think of that idea?
Thank you!
Erez