What type of mount does this lens use?
...Wayne
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> On 3/8/2023 2:36 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
> > Great bubble bokeh. Doesn't seem likely it reaches infinity on the
bellows.
>
> Actually, it focuses past infinity. The bellows has a lock, so one could
set it up
> for end of helicoid infinity focus, is desired.
>
> > Can your attach it sans bellows too?
>
> Physically, yes, optically, no. It turns out that this lens has a secret.
It is
> possible to remove the back end tube, just behind the focusing mechanism,
> and re-attach the mount, making it a short mount lens. According to the
site I
> found, Novoflex even made a bellows attachment for it.
>
> This one came without the back end tube. I thought about getting another,
> then realized that the five foot close focus would make it less than
useful for
> most of what I want it for.
>
> > Seems it is likely a Tessar design.
>
> Dunno. It does have the same number of reflections, in a similar pattern,
to
> those of a CZJ 50mm Tessar.
>
> > Nice acquisition for the alt.dot images especially with included
bellows.
>
> Yeah, the bellows really make it, unlike using extension tubes on old
lenses
> with long CF distances. There was dirt in the rack that made it stiff, but
> cleaned up. it's pretty nice. No Oly bellows though.
>
> Extensible Moose
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