Pentacon 6 Lens mount & adapter Frustration!!!!!

blurrytree · Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 3

Hello, I am brand new here and am having a bit of trouble getting started with my budget tilt shift set up. This area of photography is very new to me and I am not familiar with less common lens mounts.

I purchased a lens (Volna 3 2.8) off of Ebay. It was advertised as a Pentacon 6/Kiev mount and after receiving my Arax tilt adapter I do not think it is because it will not attach at all.

1. Can anyone please tell me what type of mount this is?
2. Am I being totally stupid?
3. Is there yet another adapter I can purchase so it works with my tilt adapter?

I don't really want to go through the hassle of returning and purchasing a more expensive lens at this stage.

Here is a link to the tilt adapter as well: araxfoto.com/accessories/tilt/

I have the weekend off and I just want to go out and shoot with this set up and this is driving me mad!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55133622@N08/5106197374/

blurrytree · Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 3

not sure why my message is getting cut off?

Thanks for all your help Smile

themoleman342 · Expire: 2013-01-24

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but no, that is not a P6 volna. It is the kiev 88 screw mount.

I have several in p6 if you're interested...

Farside · Expire: 2013-12-27

Do you have a pic of the mount on the lens or a link to the ebay auction, if it has pics on it?
Might be the seller genuinely thought it was a P6 lens, but it's really a Kiev twist-mount (short screw thread).

edit.
For sure, that's a Kiev screw mount. If the seller sold it as a P6, you need a refund.

sichko · Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 2475 Location: South West UK

themoleman342 · Expire: 2013-01-24

I'm fairly certain that you will need to buy the additional locking ring for the adapter.

blurrytree · Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 3

Thanks for all the help. I ended up purchasing a Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f2.8 instead for a decent price.

themoleman342, I might be interested what do you have.

Farside, the seller did sell it as a P6. He has been a good guy so far so I assume it was just an honest mistake.

sichko: thanks for the link, too bad I got impatient and bought a different lens..lol. I guess if it is true I'd need an additional locking ring etc... I'd rather just cut my losses and not have to buy all these adapters etc... although I would have saved a bit of money.

Thanks everyone