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Kaleinar 5N 100 2.8
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:17 am    Post subject: Kaleinar 5N 100 2.8 Reply with quote

Hello everyone,
I found a Kaleinar 5N 100 2.8 with M42 mount (although I do not have with me now), and I see that it has a pin in M42 mount, but not the classic presets M42 pin but this pin is rectangular, I do not have experience with it (excuse my ignorance)



Can I use this lens with my digital Pentax K-R? (obviously with Adapter M42 -> K) or not?
Is in good condition, how much I could sell? On ebay there are prices from 100 to 150 $


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That lens is also sold with Nikon mount, I think that's what the pin is for and it serves no purpose in M42 mount. I think the lens can be used on Pentax without problems.


I've read that it's a good lens, but cheap, usually sells for less than 100€


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

80-90€ is a regular price?


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it's called Kaleinar-5N then the lens was made for Nikon, therefore there's a high probability
that the M42 mount is a custom modification. That would also explain the remaining Nikkor lever.

Besides, I never heard of a M42 version of this lens (and I suspect that if it exists, it would be
called Kaleinar-5M, not Kaleinar-5N)


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried on ebay
http://www.ebay.it/itm/KALEINAR-5N-2-8-100-lens-for-M-42-bayonet-/320780966267?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item4ab009197b
and seems to have been sold with the adapter for Nikon, and I think I have read on some forum the same thing.
However, how much could be worth?


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had this lens and I did try parallel with Leica-R 90mm f2.8 second version, difference was so little if there was any on my Olympus E-1.

I estimate price max to 100 USD


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Attila wrote:
I had this lens and I did try parallel with Leica-R 90mm f2.8 second version, difference was so little if there was any on my Olympus E-1.


You had the M42 with Nikon adapter version or M42 version?
The pin could cause problems to my Pentax K-r?


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tyler73 wrote:
Attila wrote:
I had this lens and I did try parallel with Leica-R 90mm f2.8 second version, difference was so little if there was any on my Olympus E-1.


You had the M42 with Nikon adapter version or M42 version?
The pin could cause problems to my Pentax K-r?


It was irrelevant to me due I used 4/3 camera Olympus E-1 I don't remember exactly for mount, my guess it was Nikon mount.


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Orio wrote:
If it's called Kaleinar-5N then the lens was made for Nikon, therefore there's a high probability
that the M42 mount is a custom modification. That would also explain the remaining Nikkor lever.

Besides, I never heard of a M42 version of this lens (and I suspect that if it exists, it would be
called Kaleinar-5M, not Kaleinar-5N)

They usually come with 2 replaceable mounts for Nikon and M42. One mount can be unscrewed and replaced with another one.


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This Nikon adaptor is the same of a standard M42-Nikon adaptor as this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M42-Lens-NIKON-Adapter-Ring-D700-D300-D5000-D90-/260711430491?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb39cb95b


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tyler73 wrote:
This Nikon adaptor is the same of a standard M42-Nikon adaptor as this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M42-Lens-NIKON-Adapter-Ring-D700-D300-D5000-D90-/260711430491?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb39cb95b


NO.


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And with the ebay m42-Nikon adaptor can I obviously use this Kaleinar on a Nikon Camera?


PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tyler73 wrote:
And with the ebay m42-Nikon adaptor can I obviously use this Kaleinar on a Nikon Camera?


No, it makes no sense to use an additional M42-Nikon adapter. Probably you will not be able reach infinity focus with an adapter. Instead, you should ask if anybody has the interchangeable original Nikon mount part for Kaleinar, so you could unscrew the M42 mount ring and put in the Nikon mount ring instead.

My copy of Kaleinar lens came with both mount parts, I´m using the Nikon mount myself.