Lens Adapting & Modification Archives

14 April, 2023

Fuji 100mm F3.5 AE Lens (6X9) adapted to Pentax (35mm)

By Daniel Martínez Barber

It is a lens designed for medium format cameras (6x7 and 6x9) of the Fuji brand, which began to be marketed in 1974. It has a classic Tessar optical design, that is, 4 elements ...

25 January, 2023

Lens Conversion – Nikon AF600 to LTM/L39 with a ‘Rod’s Gear’ Housing – By Andreas Mass

By Andreas Mass

When I was looking for a potential lens or rather a nice broken camera to retrieve a good lens from I stumbled on some articles here covering the Nikon AF600 (also known as Lite...

18 January, 2023

That Time I Built an “Air-Gap Meniscus” Lens – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

Long ago, I tried to shoot landscapes using a macro-close-up filter as a lens. I taped the filter to the front of two nested cardboard “focusing tubes” and attached them to my F...

16 December, 2022

ZHong Yi Lens Turbo II Review – The Cure – By Tony Warren

By Tony Warren

According to Google Translate, “zhong yi” means “traditional Chinese medicine” and it did indeed cure one of my photographic afflictions. Around 20 years ago, at eye watering c...

21 November, 2022

Techart Pro LM-EA9 Auto Focus Lens Adapter Review

By Hamish Gill

I love my manual focus Leica mount lenses, they are increasingly the main reason why I keep my m-mount digital cameras. With that said, sometimes I go through phases where my ap...

14 October, 2022

How I made a focus-free lens for Micro 4/3 – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

I have a plan to go on holiday to Paris with my daughter the year of her 10th birthday. I know exactly which (film) cameras I will bring. I have prepared a gift for my daughter ...

27 April, 2022

Fun With C-Mount Lenses on Mirrorless Cameras – By Frankie Bina

By Frankie Bina

Some people get the one amazing lens and spend years learning how to use it to its maximum potential. Others carefully plan out their lens purchases, making sure they get the be...

17 February, 2022

Learning To Lean Into Life’s Unknowns – by Brian Cox

By brian m cox

This project started as a way to get back to basics and mend my sometimes volatile relationship with photography. I love photography and camera’s equally. They are like childre...

LeicaLensList on Carl Zeiss 80mm F2.8 SL66 Mount Adapted to Pentax 67
Amazing images! Beijing? I think I recognize those hutongs... Super cool! I hope someone can make those 3d printed files…
LeicaLensList on Leica Lens List – The One-Stop Place for Leica rangefinder shooters
We will add this in the following week. Nice lens, I heard of it once but forgot to add it!…
Marcus Gunaratnam on Pentax DA to Canon EF Adapter Hack
Cheaper way of adapting lenses to camera bodies is to super glue body cover to back lens cover and cut…

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