Exakta
Aug 23, 2023 11:30:38 #
Going through old boxes, I came upon a Fotodiox adapter that will allow me to use Exakta lenses on my K-3. The only Steinheil lens that I have with a working aperture is this Quinar 135/3.5. We had rain last night, and the morning light on the flowers seemed quite inviting. Looking over the picture, I quite enjoy the soft rendering of the background. While the lens is a 3.5, I notice that the blades do not retract past f4, but they are rounded enough as to be close enough to 3.5. Of the Steinheil lenses I have acquired, it seems a very common problem with them that the apertures stop working. All of mine are stuck at 2.8....excepting my ‘Exagon 35/2.8’, which got busted up last winter when I slipped on a patch of ice, and it slipped out of my hand and got damaged in the fall.
Aug 23, 2023 11:45:50 #
Nice. The adapters are the reason I purchased a Sony a6000 years ago. I wanted to be able to use my Exakta lenses. Most were Zeiss but I also had the 100mm Steinheil. New life to old lenses.
Aug 23, 2023 12:37:19 #
Aug 24, 2023 07:37:30 #
Aug 24, 2023 08:31:47 #
Aug 24, 2023 09:51:25 #
Aug 24, 2023 19:11:43 #
appreciate the journey wrote:
Going through old boxes, I came upon a Fotodiox ad... (show quote)
Sharp sucker, that lens!! You best get out there and use that thing! Nice image there, appreciate the journey!
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.