Useful comment about the rear element - thanks.
The adapter in question contains some optics, so I'll ask about the
clearance of these as well.
Gareth.
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Skip Williams
Sent: 26 June 2000 03:55
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] 39mm lens use
I have one of the 15/4.5 Super-Heliar lenses that fit on a Leica screw
mount or a Leica M via an adapter. I paid $450 w/finder, which was quite a
deal for a lens of this FOV. As for light falloff, show me a lens of
similar focal length that DOESN'T have this issue. The famed 16mm Zeiss
Hologon comes with a special center spot filter to correct its
falloff. Stop the Heliar down to f/5.6 or f/8 and it's a real
winner. Wide open, it doesn't fare so well.
Being a rangefinder lens, it has a deep rear element so the only way you'd
get it to fit on an OM body would be to use it on an OM-1 with the mirror
locked up. But I don't know if the flange to film distance of an OM-body +
Adapter would allow the lens to focus.
A better alternative would be to buy a Bessa-L body for using the
lens. Those bodies don't have any rangefinder, and can be had for about
$250 new (see B&H). Look at http://www.cameraquest.com/voigtsys.htm for an
overview.
Skip
At 09:36 PM 6/25/00 +0800, you wrote:
>I'm not an expert, but Pop photo mentioned this lens has serious fall off,
>also it will not work with OM bodies due to the long lens mount to film
>distance.
>
>C.H.Ling
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gareth Knight <gareth.knight@xxxxxxx>
>To: Olympus List <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Sunday, June 25, 2000 9:16 PM
>Subject: [OM] 39mm lens use
>
>
> >Dear all,
> >
> >I recently had the opportunity to play with the new (well fairly)
> >Voigtlander range finder cameras and lenses. They are based on a Leica
>39mm
> >screw fitting. The lens that interested me was a 15mm super wide, for
the
> >low price of 300UKP new. I have seen a 39m to OM mount adapter
advertised,
> >can anyone with optics expertise suggest any obvious flaws with this
> >arrangement ?
> >
> >Gareth.
> >
>
>
>
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