But the Zenit M39 lenses can be used (Leica thread with M42/K register) -Adam
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:33 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok so the Leica S mount lenses could only be used a macro distances, but > the Canon f0.95 would let in a lot of light! > > > > P. J. Alling wrote: > > Well you've set yourself an enduring hobby. Any m42 lens and the > > earlier m37 and c, (video, 8mm(?)), mount), Bessamatic or Kodak Retina > > IIIS/Reflex with the proper adapter, I think there may even be a Leica > > S (m39) mount to m42 adapter which opens all of the Leica, and copies > > such as Canon, (ah think of using a canon f 0.95 50mm), RF lenses, not > > to forget Pentax 645 and 67 lenses. Then there's the TX T4 Adapall etc. > > These are just the adapters I know of. The scope is daunting and the > > number of different lenses is astounding. > > > > Andreas Pfotenhauer wrote: > > > >> Hi everybody, > >> > >> as mentioned in the subject, i need your help :-) > >> > >> I'm in the process of building a website that will hold a database with > >> all lenses usable on Pentax bodies (with preference for the digital > >> ones). I know, there is Bojidar Dimitrov's excellent k-mount web page > >> (and some others), but thats not what i have in mind, because "kmp" has > >> a pure technical perspective and it is restricted to Pentax lenses, > >> while i would like to cover *all* lens producers that are usable on a > >> Pentax body, and my project will offer more participation for users, it > >> will be possible to rate lenses, add comments, there will be a list of > >> external resources (URLs) pointing to lens reviews users can add to, etc > >> .. somewhat like a Wiki but mostly with structured data (so for example > >> one can easily filter for "ultra wide lenses that offer automatic > >> aperture, have a availability rating greater than 3 and a overall > >> quality rating greater or equal 4") and a set of permissions with what > >> a particular type of user(anonymous, registered user,staff,admin) can do > >> or not. i think you get a rough idea. > >> > >> Problem is, this is some amount of data i have to collect and to > >> maintain, thats why the whole thing is database driven which in turn > >> means, no html skills will be necessary to add and maintain data, and > >> I'm optimistic that I'll find sooner or later someone who's interested > >> in helping me. > >> > >> Second Problem is, i don't know 99% of these lenses, and thats why i > >> come to you guys. Getting functional characteristics of a lens (weight, > >> size, focal length, aperture etc) is in most cases no big problem, > >> thanks to google, but what i would like to have are descriptions of the > >> lens, preferably from someone who had it in his hands and did some > >> shots. Pictures of lenses are also very welcome. Of course contributions > >> will be attributed and pictures will have a explicit copyright notice, > >> with a link to the homepage of the contributor or something similar, > >> except the contributor does not want to be mentioned. > >> > >> Website itself is still in alpha stage, so there is no layout and only > >> some sample data, I'm still adding/removing/changing features, but as > >> soon as i enter early beta I'll show you something :-) > >> > >> with kind regards from Germany, > >> Andreas > >> > >> PS: maybe i should mention that this will *not* be a commercial thing, > >> actually i intend to place the whole thing under a Creative Commons 3 > >> Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License (horrible name ^^), except > >> of course for picture contributors that wish to retain their copyrights. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
