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Contax/Kiev bayonet NEX Adapter?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:36 am    Post subject: Contax/Kiev bayonet NEX Adapter? Reply with quote

I have a jupiter-3 on the way and need an adapter for my nex5n. Can anyone recommend a specific adapter for the Contax/Kiev bayonet mount?

I was thinking about this one but not sure if it's the correct adapter.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Contax-RF-lens-2-Sony-NEX-3-NEX-5-NEX-C3-NEX-5N-NEX-7-NEX-VG10-adapter-/320820097197?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab25e30ad#ht_3091wt_1165


PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No! That Nikon S adapter will not work. I believe that Attila (MFL moderator) has the adapter for sale. I will look for link but you can send him a private message too.
here is the link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kiev-Contax-RF-lens-inner-mount-adapter-Sony-NEX-other-bodies-Sonnar-/360444580607?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53ec2bd2ff&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:GB:101


PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the link. Do you know if there is a less expensive option? the adapter is more than the lens :/


PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nonac wrote:
Thanks for the link. Do you know if there is a less expensive option? the adapter is more than the lens :/

I know it may be to late, but perhaps someone else will be interested.
There is a way to use the adapter you mentioned in the firs posting - but there's a bit of DYI to do...
I managed to make such a DIY Kiev - Nex adapter. It doesn't look much, but works fine:




and a picture taken with Helios-103:


I used a cheap Kiev-Nex adapter and a broken Kiev camera. I unscrewed the top plate from the adapter and installed a dismatled Kiev mount instead. As I wrote above - it works, not perfectly (allows focusing past infinity and there is no stop to prevent the lens form falling out of the adapter), but good enough for me.


PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Michelek!