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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:02 pm Post subject: Odd lens camera combo. |
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jamaeolus wrote:
So I follow Helioplan on ebay and a camera lens combo came up that I am hoping the brain trust here can help me understand. The helioplan is the 40mm 4.5 in m42 mount and the camera a Contax D.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325244144935
I was under the impression that rangefinder flange distance was far too short for typical m42 to be used. Would this combo only be useful for close up or macro? _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
Neverminnd. I noticed now that the contax d is an slr. What mount is on the contax d? _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
OK found that as well. M42. Basically a praktika type thing. Sad that such a thing should wear the Contax name. _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6006 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Great conversation you are having here
I'm glad you were able to solve the puzzle
Tom |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
Well I saw the camera and not noticing the pentaprism said "huh? Must have an adapter" so I did a search of Contax camera mounts. RF, G, N, C/Y, 645 all came up but not m42. Says to myself I'll ask my friends on MFL. Then proceeded to keep digging. Just demonstrating how stupid I am. Carry on. Nothing to see here. _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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Doc Sharptail
Joined: 23 Nov 2020 Posts: 979 Location: Winnipeg Canada
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Doc Sharptail wrote:
That's old enough for me to wonder which came first- the "D" or the Practica.
Scary pricing...
-D.S. _________________
D-810, F2, FTN.
35mm f2 O.C. nikkor
50 f2 H nikkor, 50 f 1.4 AI-s, 135 f3.5 Q,
50 f2 K nikkor 2x, 28-85mm f3.5-4.5 A/I-s, 35-105 3.5-4.5 A/I-s, 200mm f4 Micro A/I, partial list.
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philslizzy
Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4747 Location: Cheshire, England
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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philslizzy wrote:
Contax S was the first camera to use the M42 lens mount in 1949, so the lens is on the right camera. Originally referred to as CS mount (Contax Screw) its name has changed in use over the years: US (Universal screw), UM (Universal mount), P (Pentax, then later Pentax/Praktica) or just screw thread or SLR screw thread. M42 really only started being used in the last couple of decades. _________________ Hero in the 'messin-with-cameras-for-the-hell-of-it department'. Official. |
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monopix
Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 32
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:46 am Post subject: |
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monopix wrote:
jamaeolus wrote: |
OK found that as well. M42. Basically a praktika type thing. Sad that such a thing should wear the Contax name. |
If you research the history of Zeiss you'll understand. But the Contax SLRs (of that period) were made by East German Zeiss (Zeiss got split between East and West Germany during the war) but then they lost the right to use the Contax name so that's when Praktica and Pentacon names appeared. _________________ Insert pointless list of equipment here. |
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