Camera Quest has adapters for Kodak Retina Reflexes and Voightlander Reflexes with the same type of problem. Maybe it could be done.
-----Original Message----- >From: John Celio <[email protected]> >Sent: Feb 8, 2009 9:22 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Auto 110 lenses on G1 > >>>http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/review/2009/02/09/10158.html > >> Interesting, the Auto 110 lenses don't have aperture rings if I remember >> correctly so the adapter must be supplying one. I wonder how well that >> works. <Classic_Understatement>I don't read Chinese all that >> well.</classic_understatement> > >I ran it through Babelfish (it's Japanese, by the way) and I *think* they >say the lenses can only be used wide open because the aperture is actually >part of the camera, not the lens. This is rather unfortunate, since they >aren't exactly the sharpest lenses in the world to begin with. I wonder how >one could adapt the mount to allow some sort of manual control, or if it's >even worth the effort. > >I'd imagine not. > >John > >-- >http://www.neovenator.com >http://www.cafepress.com/calemp >http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- I want to die peacfuly in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming like the passengers in his car... Will Shriner -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
