[LRflex] Re: Kindai - EOS adapters for various lenses

I'll be running the Topcon 1.8/58 through its paces tomorrow, I tried a 
couple of shots at 1,8 - a tiny bit soft, maybe my fault, not on a 
tripod and slow shutter speed, at f2 it was already greatly improved, 
can't wait to see what I get at smaller apertures with a lot more light.
There's a Super-Takumar 2,5/135 waiting in the wings too, and a Pentacon 
3.5/30mm and a couple of cheap Russian Maksutovs ( The Cyrillic looks 
like PY6NHAP a RU?INAR. is that thing that looks like a a squared off 
six a double S? I'm pretty sure the wrong way round N is an I the rest I 
remembered from the Greek alphabet So it may be a RUSSINAR, sounds logical.
Douglas


Dave Saalsaa wrote:
> Oh, yes, I see.  I have some of them too like that.  My mistake.  I have 
> been having great fun trying all different sorts of lenses on my 20D.  You 
> were right about the Carl Zeiss 50mm f/1.7 being a very sharp lens. The 
> bokeh is not too bad either.  The 58mm Rokkor is a fun lens too to use. 
> Very very smooth bokeh.  Great portrait lens.  The other lens that is very 
> nice is the Pentax 55mm f/1.8.  Extreme sharpness and nice bokeh.  The 
> Topcon 58mm f/1.8 is another very sharp lens as well from what I have seen.
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:32 PM
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Kindai - EOS adapters for various lenses
>
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>> Sorry Dave,
>> it only depresses the pin to let you use lenses that don't have the
>> manual/automatic aperture switch. i.e. most everything in M42 except
>> some Pentax lenses.
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>> Dave Saalsaa wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Douglas, I am quite interested in the M 42 adapter that you mention. 
>>> Do
>>> I understand you correctly that it allows full open metering with the 
>>> 20D?
>>> I just machined an adapter for my Minolta 58mm f/1.4 Rokkor that allows
>>> infinity focus on my 20D.  Nice soft bokeh.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
>>> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Leica Users Group" 
>>> <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:07 PM
>>> Subject: [LRflex] Kindai - EOS adapters for various lenses
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Just got a parcel from Novoflex,
>>>> if anyone is thinking of buying Kindai EOS adapters, they are wonderful
>>>> quality, but quite expensive (145 euros)  bits of precision engineering,
>>>> I just got the Exakta, the Rollei and their M42 that depresses the
>>>> aperture pin.
>>>> A note on the Exakta adapter, later Topcon lenses with Exakta mounts
>>>> won't adapt, one of the pins (aperture simulator?) stops the adapter
>>>> being connected correctly, but , as I have no intention of using the
>>>> lenses on a Topcon body I just snipped off the pin, and now it works
>>>> perfectly.
>>>> I hope to be trying out new/old glass on the 20D tomorrow, a couple of
>>>> tests so far show that the Topcon 1,8/58 may just be a superb lens. Now
>>>> looking forward to picking  up some s/h Rollei mount lenses - pretty
>>>> inexpensive on the s/h market here in Germany, even the Zeiss models are
>>>> considerably lower priced than the same lenses in CY mount.
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Douglas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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