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It is fascinating to get to know the craftsman responsible for making things we admire. I had an opportunity several years ago to visit the home of a Puertorrican woodcarver who specializes in birds. He works from live models and sat and explained his art while we enjoyed some of his home-grown coffee. It was significant to see and listen to the pride and humbleness simultaneously in this very talented artist. The carved rooster we bought from him is in our living room to this day.
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Akira,
The way your Flickr account is set up, we are unable to view the photo unless we are listed as friends or contacts (your other alternative would be to allow anyone to view your photos)
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Rafael, thanks for adding a depth in this thread. Indeed it is always enjoyable to get to know someone with a great skill in something creative.
Scott, thanks for the advice. I've allowed anyone to view the attached photo. Please don't be disappointed to see it. :D
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Akira1962, how much did you pay for your Rayqual adaptor? (In US Dollars)
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Too much (lol).
The direct sales price was about 145 USD which is roughly the same as you would pay for one from Stephen Gandy, I think.
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I guess that Gandy adds 5 Dollars for good measure or a couple of cups of java..
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Akira,
The F-mount is ubiquitous. I do not see any electrical contacts so do I presume correctly this adapter will only accept MF and aperture ring?
I would love to see some photos from your G1 illustrating the bokeh between a conventional 4/3 and a fairly wide nikkor. If you know of some links please post them.
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nahanni,
Electrical contacts makes no sense because G1 is not designed to communicate electronically with any Nikon mount lenses in the first place. However, G1 meters on its image sensor, so you can not only meter in manual mode, but also use aperture priority mode (with working aperture) with any lens, which means that the compatibility of G1 to older Nikkor lenses (non-Ai, Ai and non-G AF) is superior to that of entry-to-mid class Nikon bodies, ironically. Of course, you can also use any obscure lenses in A and M mode with metering so long as you can mount them.
Currently, the hard-to-find Nikkor-O 55/1.2 is the only fast lens I own (the other Nikkor lenses I have now are the venerable 105/2.5 and Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5 with compensating aperture). I will post some examples using 55/1.2 before long. For the use of fast primes, the important first step is to find the "usable" lens wide open on G1.
Vivek has posted some images using fast Olympus Pen-F and some extremely fast c-mount lenses on nikongear.com. I can post the link here, but unfortunately the images might not be displayed unless you log in there.
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Akira I had no idea my 55 f/1.2 is a hard to find lens.
I like this lens very much it has a look all its own wide open
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Michael,
Nikkor-O 55/1.2 is an industrial lens spacially designed to record the CRT display of oscilloscope. It is designed for 1/5 magnification as opposed to usual lenses that are designed for infinity focus, and it is designed to keep the field curvature because the surface of CRT display is curved, too. The lens has a very long Leica screw mount.
Klaus' website shows a couple of images of the lens:
www.macrolenses.de/ml_detail.php?ObjektiveNr=38
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Sounds like a very cool lens Akira.
I just double checked my 55 and it is a S
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IIRC, your 55/1.2S is an old single-coated lens which is not hard to find, but I remenber seeing several nice images you shot with it in the old FilmLives.
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Thats the one.
It does a fine job when used properly.
I am really looking forward to what you can do with the 55 O
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Akira,
I don't think too many people here paid attention to the Nikon CRT lenses -- even though photos and descriptions were posted at the old FL. I'm glad you're still finding some use for yours. Any possibility of an adapter for the TV-Heligons?
I would think it highly improbable (but not impossible) to get partial communication going if some sort of a bridge chip were concocted. Yet without any electrical the adapter would require a lens that has an aperture override (ring).
I look forward to seeing some fresh subject matter from a 55mm FOV. :)
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Michael and nahanni,
CRT55/1.2 is fairly difficult to use. It'll take quite some learning.
I would rather doubt the necessity of communicating electronically between Nikon lens with IC chip and M4/3 body except for recording exif data. On the other hand, the aperture blades of new PC-E Nikkors are driven electronically, so it might be interesting if you can utilize the power from G1. 85mm is too long but 45 and 24mm should be veru useful on G1.
It might also be interesting if someone would figure out how to translate G1's aperture and AF control signals and the driving power into Canon EOS lenses' language. Both M4/3 and EOS lenses are operated 100% electrically electronically, and thus this might not be totally impossible.
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The original post was inadvertently inaccurate as he was not aware of all the info. Before Voigtlander introduced Leica M, Nikon F and Pentax K Micro 4/3 adapters, CameraQuest sold plain label Leica Micro 4/3 lens adapters made by Rayqual. After the Voigtlander Micro 4/3 Leica M adapter was introduced, I replaced the Rayqual Leica M Micro 4/3 adapter with the Voigtlander version as CameraQuest is a USA Voigtlander distributor. I still carry Rayqual Micro 4/3 adapters in Canon FD, Contax/Yashica, Leica R, and Olympus M mounts – in addition to the three above mentioned Voigtlander adapters.
One person read the OP’s original post became convinced CameraQuest was selling fake Voigtlander Micro 4/3 adapters which were in fact Rayqual adapters. Nonsense. Nikon F Micro 4/3 adapters from Rayqual and Voigtlander don’t even look alike! Besides the OP’s comments, the poor guy mistakenly believed his suspicions were confirmed by Voigtlander’s response about CameraQuest Canon EOS lens adapters. Voigtlander correctly confirmed I am not selling Voigtlander Canon EOS adapters. Indeed, Voigtlander has NO Canon EOS lens adapters!
I hope I’ve handled any confusion about the Voigtlander Micro 4/3 adapters which CameraQuest sells. They are real 100% Voigtlander bought directly from the factory!
Stephen Gandy
CameraQuest.com
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pico di [deleted] says:
Stephen Gandy himself!
Thanks for dropping by to clarify, Stephen!
(Gandy is OK. I like his business style. No BS and fast.)
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Dear Stephen ( I assume you are Stephen Gandy himself),
I'm sorry to know about your extra work to shoot the trouble.
When I created this thread originally, I visited your website and made sure that the website showed the image of Nikon F to m4/3 adaptor made by Rayqual. I already had the real one by then, so I could compare my real one and the image on the website. That's why I mentioned that in my initial post.
It was not until around mid July (more precisely, on the 13th of July in Japan) that Cosina/Viogtlander annonced the release of their own F to m4/3 adaptors as well as adaptors for other mounts. This very thread had been already initiated on the 6th of June which is more than a month before the announcement by CV. So, I guess what I was not been aware of was the insiders' info on the release of CV adaptors.
Although our first meeting here doesn't seem to be a happy one, I wish you would enjoy visiting here from now on.
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Greetings Stephen -- any likelihood of Nikon PN-11 style tripod mounts for these adapters coming anytime soon?
I think many Nikon F-mount lenses are too heavy to hang on to the mount of a petite micro 4/3rds camera for extended periods ...
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Thanks Akira1962,
While I sold the Rayqual Leica M to M4/3 adapter before the Voigtlander Leica M to M4/3 adapter became available(and the Rayqual Canon FD to M4/3) , I never sold or stocked the Rayqual Nikon F to M4/3 adapter. I never even had one as a sample. Perhaps you saw it pictured on another site? No problem though.
Naturecloseups, there are no tripod mount M4/3 adapters on the way to the market place so far as I know. I do agree with you that a tripod mount on the adapter would be very useful with large lenses.
pico di, Thanks for words of encouragement!
Stephen
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I agree about the need for tripod mounts especially for adapters for SLR lenses. Perhaps if Stephen lets Cosina know, this will be implemented in a future version.
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Stephen, sorry, again, for my post based on seemingly ambiguous memory of mine!
The m4/3 adapter with (idealistically, rotating) tripod mount looks nice to me, too. That would be handy if you use around 100-200mm class lenses, fast or slow.
Maybe I should tell this to Mr. Miyamoto himself... :)
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