T4 mounts....

[philip_woodcock]

I'm ready to receive a huge flaming for this question...

 

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Has anyone here ever used a T4 mount on a Leicaflex SL to allow third party lenses to be used. I'd love a decent size telephoto but money isn't in abundance at the moment. If anyone has and is willing to admit it what lenses did you buy and were they any good?

 

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Hope I haven't offended too many of you with this outrageous suggestion

[andrew_schank]

The tele's from the T4 era are pretty lousy, and that mounting system

is a bit on the flimsy side. How about a Tamron adaptall with Leica

adapter instead? They made some decent lenses, including the

excellent multicoated SP series ones that seem to always be available

on ebay for a decent price. I use a 35 to 85 Tamron adaptall SP on my

Nikon that I had bought for a Leica reflex. After I got rid of the R

camera, I sold the Leica mount, and got a Nikon AI mount. Lovely lens

with real 1/2 lifesize macro. Their 300mm f5.6 is a good (but slow)

compact sharp tele.

[lance_goins2]

I agree with Andrew. Those old lenses are pretty bad. I had a vivitar

400f5.6 with the T4. It was pretty bad. I also agree with his Tamron

assesment. I used an 80-200f2.8 for some time when money was tight. It

was my primary racing photography lens for a few years, with a Nikon

F3. It isn't a bad lens at all, and you can get one for about $300.00

used. You can see one of the photos taken with this setup at...

 

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http://www.photo.net/photo/546228

[jay_.]

I have the Adaptall R mounts and they are basically "3rd-cam-only" so

do not meter on the Leicaflexes.