That's where I got most of my info, from these two
sites. I knew that the Zoomars have interchangeable
mounts, but I would think it would be near impossible
to find them since they are such rare lenses. The
thing is if I could just find a T-mount for this thing
I'd be all set. Anyone got a T-mount for this monster
of a lens? The thing that's so exciting is that this
is one of those rare fast HQ mirror lenses that were
only rarely produced and from what I've seen on the
web can easily compete with their fast glass
equivalents and 500/5.6 is not shabby in any sense of
the term for a focal length that most mirrors go for 8
or worse in terms of f-stops and glass lenses in this
range cost 2000 or more for this type of fastness and
focal length.
Mark Lloyd
--- The Butler Family <butlerfamly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Mark
>
> Robert Monaghan's site:
>
> http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/third/index.html
>
> is one of the best sites for trying to adapt on
> mount to another. As I
> recall very few manufacturers have a longer
> registration distance than
> Oly (46mm). However that does not mean you can't
> make it work. I
> bought a 400 f 4.5 that was originally made for a
> Exakta (44.7mm?) or
> some such but was poorly adapted to Nik*n (46.5mm).
> It would not focus
> to infinity for the previous owner so because of
> that I think I got an
> ok deal. It takes a little lathe work but you can
> take the difference
> in registration distances out of the lens side of
> the equation by making
> the lens shorter. Since my lens was already
> "hacked" I didn't worry
> about keeping it original so it could still be used
> on the camera it was
> built for. But it would not be tough to convert
> back, it just would not
> be original.
>
> As far as the quality of the lens try Steven Gandy's
> site:
>
> http://www.cameraquest.com/kilzoom.htm
>
> He has this to say:
>
> "500/5.6 Zoomar Sport Reflectar, mirror lens, $550
> 1972 , covered 6x6
> Black, built in hood, with focusing lever. I have
> also seen another
> version of this lens, painted light tan for military
> service, with
> helical focusing. focused 1:10"
>
> and he mentions that most of these were made with
> interchangeable
> mounts. Finding the one you need may be difficult
> though.
>
> Both of these sites should give you a good starting
> place, it should
> make a nice addition to your Zuikos. Good Luck,
>
> Mike Butler
> Dublin, California
>
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