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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Dave Gurtcheff on March 10, 2011, 02:43:43 pm

Title: Old Leica Glass on Pentax 645D
Post by: Dave Gurtcheff on March 10, 2011, 02:43:43 pm

The "ultimate" old and new technology! Old Visoflex lenses on state of the art Pentax 645D medium format digital camera. Apparently they cover the frame. Most lenses are "pre-set": focus wide open, then stop down. Aperature Auto  Preferred works with the camera set to "Av" . Link to the Pentax User's Group is here:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-medium-format-645-6x7-645d/136207-leica-lenses-645d.html

I have lots of 645 lenses, but always looking for fun/new lens ideas.

Best regards
Dave

Title: Re: Old Leica Glass on Pentax 645D
Post by: ondebanks on March 10, 2011, 05:22:01 pm

Nothing new in this really. Those Visoflex adapters have been on ebay for a long time, for all the main focal-plane shutter MF cameras (P67, Hassy V 2*, P645, M645), and 35mm format (D)SLRs.

I looked at the Leica lenses but nothing tempted me; they are slow and overpriced in comparison to my Mamiya 645 glass.