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vfmoto
Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 75 Location: Bucharest, Romania
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject: Exakta to M42 adapter for the camera. NOT for lenses :) |
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vfmoto wrote:
Hello!
I was wondering if any of you know if you can easily adapt an Exakta camera with exakta mount to M42 mount.
An old man that fixes cameras told me this can be done.
I went home and took a look at my Exakta cameras an it all seems pretty easy. There are only 4 screws holding the plate with the mount to the camera.
Do you know of any adapters that are screwed to the camera?
Are there any restrictions like focus to infinity or anything else?
From what he told me you just unscrew one and screw in the other. You can swap them as many times you want. I know Exakta made some M42 cameras, too.
Cheers,
Florin _________________ Camera shutter testers for speeds up to 1/1000th of a second. $14.99 |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
There is plenty of M42 camera body why do you want to ruin an Exakta body ?! _________________ -------------------------------
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vfmoto
Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 75 Location: Bucharest, Romania
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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vfmoto wrote:
Attila wrote: |
There is plenty of M42 camera body why do you want to ruin an Exakta body ?! |
You don't ruin anything. Don't worry Attila, I never ruined a camera. . I am not going to start now.
The old man said that you take the camera, unscrew the 4 bolts that hold the plate with the mount to the camera, remove it, put the M42 in, screw the 4 bolts and that's it. You repeat the steps to mount the exakta mount again. You don't ruin or modify anything.
I love to shoot from the waist level. A TLR or a Pentacon 6 require 6x6 film. It is very hard to find a lab that processes and scans 6x6 film in Bucharest. _________________ Camera shutter testers for speeds up to 1/1000th of a second. $14.99 |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Praktica FX series, Praktica VLC series have waist level finder, both are cheap. _________________ -------------------------------
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Sevo
Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 1189 Location: Frankfurt, Germany
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Sevo wrote:
A slightly souped-up variant of the VLC was actually also marketed as the last GDR Exakta, the RTL1000, after the GDR nationalized Ihagee East and merged them into Pentacon - obviously the measurements are similar enough to make that feasible. Given that, it should not be hard to replace the (non-automated) Exakta bayonet with a non-automatic basic M42 thread ring specially cut (or buffered with spacer rings) to compensate for the extra millimetre of register. _________________ Sevo |
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vfmoto
Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 75 Location: Bucharest, Romania
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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vfmoto wrote:
Attila wrote: |
Praktica FX series, Praktica VLC series have waist level finder, both are cheap. |
Thank you for the tips!
Sevo wrote: |
A slightly souped-up variant of the VLC was actually also marketed as the last GDR Exakta, the RTL1000, after the GDR nationalized Ihagee East and merged them into Pentacon - obviously the measurements are similar enough to make that feasible. Given that, it should not be hard to replace the (non-automated) Exakta bayonet with a non-automatic basic M42 thread ring specially cut (or buffered with spacer rings) to compensate for the extra millimetre of register. |
I read about this. If I understand correctly, the M42 plate needs to be 1mm thicker then the exakta one, right? I read on photo.net that someone made and sold these types of adapters in the '60s. Never seen one, though. _________________ Camera shutter testers for speeds up to 1/1000th of a second. $14.99 |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:12 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
There are also some rare VX series (1950's) Exaktas I believe that were made with M42 mounts.
You can try the conversion using a cheap flanged M42-PK adapter. PK would be best because its the smallest diameter modern lens mount. Grind the PK mount part so it fits in the hole, put in some holes in the flange for the screws, and there you are. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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vfmoto
Joined: 18 May 2010 Posts: 75 Location: Bucharest, Romania
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:09 am Post subject: |
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vfmoto wrote:
luisalegria wrote: |
There are also some rare VX series (1950's) Exaktas I believe that were made with M42 mounts.
You can try the conversion using a cheap flanged M42-PK adapter. PK would be best because its the smallest diameter modern lens mount. Grind the PK mount part so it fits in the hole, put in some holes in the flange for the screws, and there you are. |
They made some Exa cameras in the '70s. There is one for sale in Bucharest but I've had bad experiences with that seller and he is asking a lot of money for it.
The M42-PK mod sounds nice but I don't know how much to grind away.
Cheers,
Florin _________________ Camera shutter testers for speeds up to 1/1000th of a second. $14.99 |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
"The M42-PK mod sounds nice but I don't know how much to grind away. "
Just enough so it fits in the hole in the camera I think. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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