Elkinon 1:1.3 18mm (Leitz Wetzlar Germany)

Zmaragdinae · Joined: 26 Jun 2022 Posts: 2

Hello,

I found this projector's lens in my grandpa's Leitz Wetzlar Cinovid. I was wondering what mount it had, and if there was any way to adapt it for a m42 mount ?

Here's the lens:

kypfer · Joined: 27 Sep 2017 Posts: 516 Location: Jersey C.I.

It's from an old 8mm cine projector … of little practical use except on a mirrorless body with a relatively small sensor.
M42 probably not a mount of choice in this instance Wink

Zmaragdinae · Joined: 26 Jun 2022 Posts: 2

Ah, thanks Smile

I guess it is probably better to sell it with the Cinovid. I was excited to find a way to (finally) get my hands on a wide angle that's cheap... But I did have the feeling that this would be impractical. I am anyway a beginner in the field... I got my first film camera a few weeks ago and I'm waiting for it to be repaired in order to avoid light streams Smile

alex ph · Joined: 16 Mar 2013 Posts: 1571

You may estimate lens coverage by the size of the back glass. This one is tiny, so most probably it will give a small circle even in a cropped camera. But sometimes it makes fun, and the small circle image might be very sharp. Try freelensing, that is holding the lens by hand in front of the sensor.