[Leica] Pentax 6x7 lenses on the Sony 7AII

[Sonny Carter]

One of the pleasures of the Sony for me is to be able to play with many of
my old favorite lenses.  Like Ric said, sometimes the cheap adapters are
fine.



On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 2:37 PM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> agreed, or search ebay for a $10 Hon Kong adapter to see if it’s enough
> fun to invest in an expensive one—you may even find that the cheap adapter
> is sufficient
>
> ric
>
>
> > On Jul 24, 2019, at 3:34 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Wayne, the centers of these lenses resolve quite highly assuming
> they
> > have not become de- centered.   If your previous usage demonstrates an
> oof
> > effect or gradation effect that you love then spend the money.   There
> are
> > all kinds of tripod adapters if the results are pleasing to you.
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 2:07 PM venchka via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Everyone,
> >>
> >> I'm pretty sure that I know the answer to this question, but thought I
> >> would get second opinions before I make a big mistake.
> >> B&H photo sells an adapter that will allow my Pentax 6x7 lenses: 45mm,
> >> 105mm & 150mm to be used on my Sony 7aII camera. I also own the matching
> >> Pentax extension tubes for the lenses.
> >> However, the Pentax lenses are huge compared to all of the 35mm full
> frame
> >> lenses that I own. I'm not even sure that I could mount the camera and
> 6x7
> >> lenses on a tripod.
> >> Is this a case of, "Just because you can do something doesn't always
> mean
> >> that you should do something"?
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help and insight that you can provide. Save me from
> making
> >> a big mistake?
> >>
> >> Wayne
> >>
> >>
> >>
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