Ah, but those are Zenit lenses another kettle of fish altogether. Adam Maas wrote: > 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. >> >> > > > >
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