The Pictures OF Adapted Lenses.

[Brian]

Have an Adapted lens that is unusual, rare, or you are Just very Proud of?
The place to "show and Tell"

The Biotar 4cm F1.4 is the first F1.4 lens that I am aware of. 1927, "Lens of Extreme Rapidity".

• RICOH - CX1
• 35.4 mm
• ƒ/5.2
• 1/189 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 200

• RICOH - CX1
• 35.4 mm
• ƒ/5.2
• 1/189 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 200

This lens was given to me in return for some repair services. About 300 made, 50 in the mount that this one was in. Made for 35mm Movie cameras.

I gave it to Chris at Skyllaney. When the Bertele Sonnar was first announced 3 years ago, Chris contacted me to let me know one of the prototypes would have my name on it. I wanted to return the favor, and sent him the Biotar and a 35mm F2 Wollensak Fastax lens. Chris converted both to Leica Mount. I like to think that raising the cash helped them through bad times of Covid. I know he was excited to convert them, and some lucky person owns a usable piece of History. The second lens on the first row to the Left. is this lens converted to M-Mount.

So- the first of my "Show and Tell"

Conversions

Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics is able to convert non-rangefinder lenses to become LTM/ M mount lenses with full RF coupling using a variety of methods.

skyllaney.com

 

[petrochemist]

I think this one qualifies:
ultra macro lens set up by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr
A c-mount microscope objective with the relay lens replaced with a DIY connector & helicoid.

 

[petrochemist]

This 150mm f1.2 might also qualify even if it is more of a pain to use:
A challenging lens by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

 

[Brian]

A pair of early Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm Sonnars "T", about 1939.
Converted to Leica mount using focus mounts from Jupiters with bad glass..

• RICOH - CX5
• RICOH ZOOM LENS
• 5.4 mm
• ƒ/3.7
• 1/64 sec
• ISO 200

• RICOH - CX5
• RICOH ZOOM LENS
• 6.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/6 sec
• ISO 200

 

[CK Shene]

Century Optics Tele-Athenar 500mm 1:5.6

Nikon NIKKOR-Q 400mm 1:4.5 Auto

Leica Summicron 90mm 1:2 (Canada) on a Nikon D70

Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 80mm 1:2.8 T on a Nikon D50

Dallmeyer Rapid Landscape on a Nikon D50

Dyotar 180mm 1:4.7 Soft Focus on a Nikon D60

Bausch & Lomb Rapid Rectilinear on a Nikon D60

Kodak Anastigmat 152mm 1:6.3 on a Sony NEX5

Kodak No. 3 Brownie Model B lens on a Sony A7II

Vest Pocket Kodak Lens on a Sony A7II

Minolta RF Rokkor-X 800mm 1:8 on a Sony NEX5

Tamron Spotting Scope Reflector on a Sony NEX5

Nikon Reflex Nikkor 500mm 1:8 N on a Fuji F30 DC

Topcon R. Topcor 30cm 1:2.8 on a Sony NEX5

Komura 500mm 1:7 on a Sony NEX6

Rikenon 100mm 1:2.8 (for Ricoh 126-Flex TLS) on a Sony A7II

Argus C3 CINTAR 50mm 1:3.5 on a Sony A7II

Tamron Nestar 400mm 1:6.9 on a Sony NEX5

Pentax-110 20-40mm 1:2.8 on a Sony NEX5

 

[Tom Caldwell]

Eye candy, CK, distinctly eye candy.

I have enough trouble stroring my bunch of little lenses (by comparison). Thanks for uploading.

 

[Brian]

• RICOH - CX1
• 8.8 mm
• ƒ/4.2
• 1/17 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 400

I ended up giving this lens to a Friend that really liked the images from their C3.

Converted to Nikon S-Mount using a CZJ Sonnar 5cm F1.5 mount, then used with a Nikon to Leica adapter.

• Leica Camera AG - M9 Digital Camera
• Leica Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/125 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 160

I used a stand-off ring to set the distance from the barrel to the mount, Accurate with the RF across the full focus range. I converted a pair of CZJ 5cm F3.5 Tessars from Exakta mount doing the same. Tessars in Contax mount are 10x the price of the originals.

 

[petrochemist]

My earliest adaption that didn't just involve a stock adapter:
bellows IMGP2838 by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr