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Kodak Anastigmat Strangest vintage lens on a digital SLR
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:28 pm    Post subject: Kodak Anastigmat Strangest vintage lens on a digital SLR Reply with quote
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkku/864049949/in/set-72157594568114439/


PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Veijo have you seen this one?

Look at the sample pictures... some are amazingly sharp!


PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
Veijo have you seen this one?


I haven't seen this. I did once consider a construction like this but it is rather awkward in many respects.

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Look at the sample pictures... some are amazingly sharp!


They ought to be, the lens is a Kodak Anastigmat. Some of the VPKs had even focusable Cooke Anastigmats and Zeiss Tessars. There was a lot of choice, starting with our favourite, Meniscus Achromat. I've got a nice VPK with the Anastigmat, but it is in such a good shape that I haven't taken it apart. I've also got a Kodar lens from a later model VPK waiting for testing.

Veijo


PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
VPKs go for cheap on ebay, maybe now they don't. Some of these are
superb, I especially like the macro shots.

Bill


PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gone for 18.5 Eur.- : Click here to see on Ebay but not for me Sad


PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Katastrofo wrote:
VPKs go for cheap on ebay, maybe now they don't. Some of these are
superb, I especially like the macro shots.

Bill


There are lots of other Kodaks and other old cameras with similar lenses. Most VPKs on sale now have a Meniscus as the better lenses were relatively rare even originally. Once you move away from the Meniscus, almost any old lens will do well on a dSLR as you are using only a very small section from the center of the original MF or LF frame. There is no practical or IQ advantage in using a better VPK lens rather than any other lens of similar construction.

Veijo


PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seymore wrote:
This gave me an idea!!! I have an old Kodak Hawk-eye 116 camera with a torn bellows. Mount the lens to a T-mount adapter using black electrical tape (for now)... Add a PK-12 and PB-3... Focus is performed with the bellows. I just tossed this together tonight,


Here you go and once you get going... Shocked

Welcome to the club Smile

Veijo


PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Strangest vintage lens I've ever seen on a digital SLR.. Reply with quote
Puplet wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkku/864049949/in/set-72157594568114439/


I have seen that before, since this guy is one of my Flickr contacts.

The advantage of this construction is that he still can use the original camera just by "mounting" a cap to the whole in the back.
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