Howdy the corral, I have an idea that I would like to share with y'all but I need to provide some background. So, If you will stay with me for a moment, we'll...
... Bruce, I notice your name from the Nikon list. I'm new on this list and wanted to know more about M42's. Its so confusing to me. I see a lot being...
(In reply) - since you raise the point - there are copycat Russian cameras for the Contax and other bodies, and lenses for the Nikon mount. That means...
Hello Eric, check out http://anusf.anu.edu.au/~aab900/photography/cameras/cameras.htm Basically you can use just about any m42 lens on any m42 body, with a few...
... et ... Oh, that group is certainly a whole array of additional equipment that is extremely affordable. I have fooled around with a few Russian cameras and...
(In reply) - of course the Arax MF stuff interests me more, and the Kiev-6C just got to the factory, so all of the gear is getting built or serviced. The...
3856658625 - MINT CARL ZEISS BIOTAR 1.5/75 T M42 SCREW MOUNT 3856658577 - MINT MC Flektogon 2.8/20 Zeiss lens for M42 Camera + Box The problem with M42 is that...
... Interesting. Pricey, but interesting. Like Philip, my willingness to pursue the unusual is limited by my income. Besides, at least for me, one of the...
(In reply) - since I've long had interest in MF (but could not justify the total investment in lenses, etc.), coming across the Kiev- 60 and the P6 lenses,...
That is interesting. I currently have some regret about starting with a screwmount camera, after taking a look at the wide range of lenses available to the...
(In reply) - without including zooms, and therefore sticking to prime lenses (single focal length), in teles the selection in Pentax bayonet is miniscule...
... with ... For me, the decision is not just about lenses, it is about camera bodies. The S-series and Spotmatic Pentaxes come from the age of the "machine...
In article <colssa+5oo5@eGroups.com>, bigmikelf@... (bigmikelf) ... Notable example: SMC Takumars on Zenits, which won't go on right, and won't come off...
(In reply) - the SMC Takumars are a potential problem on any M42 lens mount with screws on the surface - including the Fujica ST801. Not worth trying to make...
EBay 3856218283 This looks like the same M42 Vivitar 100mm model that I picked up months ago - I recently tested it in studio at f/8 and it is just fine. The...
Just another good reason to use PENTAX M42 bodies, they all have flat lens flanges and can use nearly every M42 lens ever made as far as I know because there ...
(In reply) - I don't think people need heave their other M42's overboard wholesale on account of this. I use the Fujica ST701 in studio because of my need for...
From my friend Steve, a pro Ebay seller and camera lover ... "... heard from some guys on the Leica reflex news group that Hasselblad is fighting to stay out...
Evenin' to the corral, I was just rummaging around in an old camp sack and found a Focal 135mm f/2.8 lens. Diaphragm isn't working but I suspect that it could...
Hasselblad has merged with Imacon. Bob ... From: Philip Barton To: ClubM42@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:33 PM Subject: [ClubM42]...
... I suspect that they were made by a variety of suppliers. KMart has never revealed the source(s) of their photo products, but it is obvious that some of the...
(In reply) - as you state, my recollection is that Focal was a marketing brand, and a low-end one at that. With the quantity of good used lenses available on...
... Sounds like a good door stop. Ray Allen. ... From: Philip Barton To: ClubM42@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 7:14 AM Subject: [ClubM42] Re:...
I found a note in a 1970's Modern Photography that Makina was the maker of the "Focal" lenses. At that time,Makina only made lenses to be sold under various ...
... Thanks for that bit of information. I suspect that over the many years that KMart sold the Focal brand of cameras and lenses, they contracted with more...
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