A bit of DIY with the Zenitar

[Jieffe]

I've got the flu and decided to stay home today. As I'm getting bored, I though I could share with you the little (non-destructive) modifications made to my Zenitar 16mm.

First of all, it's the K-mount version. Used on a digital Pentax body, you need to use it in manual mode. Most of the time, I forget to push the Ae-l button to mesure the exposure. Therefore, I wanted my lens to behave like a M42 fitted with a K adapter.
Very easy to do : just unscrew the clear filter then remove the black circle (3 screws). You remove the 2 screws fixing the lever and voil?, you can use the Av mode.



I then turned my attention to the (lack of) front filter ring.

Some internet sources suggests to fit a 60 to 62 step-up ring but this proved to be the difficult part. B&H list one but the sending costs to Europe are too high. On Ebay, most adapters are for Hasseblad, not compatible with a 60mm thread. I finally found this one : Click here to see on Ebay. To secure the ring, I cut 2 fine strips of electrician tape which I placed on the hood threads, then I simply screwed the ring. Finished with a strip of electrician tape around the lens to avoid light leaks.

Beauty shot (made with the little brother Samsung S630) :

Fitted with a Cokin P Filter Holder :

No vignetting on my camera (1,5 crop factor).
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[Jesito]

Nice findings, Jieffe... I've just seen this thread.
I'm thinking in getting a Zenitar. How do you like it?
Could you please post same samples?

Thanks!.
Jes.
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Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 18-200, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro (Adaptall)
Fixed CZJ Planar 50mm 1.7, Helios 44-2, Cosinon 28mm, CZJ Sonnar 135, Industar-61, Jupiter-9, Industar-50, CZJ Pancolar 50/1.8, Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Weltblick 135mm
DSLR Canon 350D, Pentax K10D
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Mamiya 645E, Petri 6x45, Nettar
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, Pentax SF7, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S,
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Olympus 35RC, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret LR, Welta Welti-I, Argus C4, Kodak Signette 25, Zorki-4, Bessa-R
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Minox 35 ML, Canon Prima Super 105
Compact Digital Caplio GX100, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot 520


Life is that boring wasted time in between two pictures

[Richard_D]

A useful little tutorial - thanks
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Richard

The interesting bit:

Nikkors: 20mm f2.8 AIS, 24mm f2.8 AIS, 28mm f2.8 AIS, 35mm f2 AIS, 50mm f1.4 AI, 50mm f1.48AI, 50m f2 AI,
55mm f3.5 AI'd, 105mm f4 AI, 135mm f2.8 AI'd, 135mm f3.5 AI'd, 200mm f4 AI'd .
Nikon E Series: 100mm f2.8 .
Soviet Nikon Mount: Zenitar 16mm f2.8, Arsat/arax/photex 85mm T&S f2.8 .
Other: Asahi Super Takumar 55 mm f2 (M42) ,Tamron 300mm f5.6 SP, Tamron 500mm f8 SP.

DSLR: Nikon D700. 35mm SLRsNikon FE, Pentax S1a.
TLR: Rolliecord II.
Sub-Minature: Pentax Auto 110, 18mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 50mm f2.8.

More to come...

[Juanma]

[Flor27]

A Peleng on an APS-C cropped sensor has approx. the same field of view of a 16mm Fisheye on 24x36mm frame.
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Switching from M42 to Minolta MD & Contax/Yashica

[Juanma]

[Jieffe]

[Jieffe]

She came back quickly !

Here it goes ... No masterpieces, just some quick and dirty samples, no sharpening.








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The gear I use : Samsung GX1s, a few Tamron, Pentax, East German and Russian lenses (Modded Canon G2 for IR).
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