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Thanks everybody ! Great infos !

Hi Steve. No. I mean Fuji 4/3. But I found out it is the same mount (4/3 Oly, Pana) Thanks. But Sony ?

Seems Fuji is the same too ?

Please, could someone tell me which makes share the same mount (and are compatible) I know about Olympus and panasonic. What about Sony and Fuji ? Thanks again !

Thanks a lot guys. I think I got the main answers.

Hi Karim. Thanks a lot. I ll have a look at the Sony A7. Do you know which brand shares the same mount with which please ? I already have a canon DSLR for my olympus, contax and pentax lenses. I believe the MDs, CFD and Konicas can only be adapted to mirrorless, but it looks complicated to me. This is why I ask for a mirrorless body for them. Thanks again. Happy shooting.

Hi Rodeo. No. I was shining through with a torch which makes things look much worse.. In fact it's all black inside. Yes it's a cheap lens for most, but this is relative. Depends a lot on your income. We're african country here ! I'm even amazed sometimes at some shipping costs. Hi John. I could try amonia. Never been shopping for that but I can try. Thank you !

Hi everybody. It's all in the title. While we find dozens of threads about which vintage lens is good to be used on Dig bodies, I 'm asking the knowledgeable which bargain (even "old" ) secondhand body would you suggest to use my great MF lenses. Most important to me is focus peaking. I mean to use Minoltas MD and Hexanons, so no DSLR, but mirrorless (I think ?) Thanks a lot for your thoughts.

Ok. Will try that one, too. Thanks.

And it doesn't seem to be coated at all. Can someone confirm ? It's the old multi-branded 600 f8 which comes in 2 pieces which you screw together.

Thanks so much everybody. Well I didn't mean doublet as in 2 cemented elements. They are actually 2 distinct elements and I took them out and could clean each easily. The first (front) element is by far the worst. The other one is not really bad. I learned a lot with everyone's input and I'm ready to dismantle the lens again. I couldn't test the lens yet. The rear elements also need attention and I should clean them first. Thanks again everyone. Good shooting !

I've been trying to clean the elements of a 70s vivitar 600 using fibre cloth with hydrogen peroxyd and then wet glass tissues for the finish, but most of whatever was there is still there. It is no fungus or dust or cleaning marks. What is it ? And how can I get rid of it ? I ve been quite forcefull while cleaning, seeing that not much improved... I had the doublet out and tried my best on both elements. Thanks for your opinions. The pics are cellphone but they show enough.

Hi Chuster. This is exactly why I decided to post something on this lens. There is a text too. Somehow it didn't show here. You can find it in the classic manual. Sorry again.

Yes. Sorry everyone. This is misplaced. I couldn't understand why it didn't show in the classic manual forum. Can admin please delete ? Thank you.

Hi Rick. Thank you for the kind comment.

Hi guys. I found this lens quite a while ago and don't even remember what I paid for it, but it was like $ 15 or 20. Really cheap because I'not so much interested in standard zooms from the late 70s or early 80s, but for the price... By then the brand Mitakon or Mitake was not well known and it seems that, countrary to the Viv S1 or Soligor CD, they didn't have anything special to offer. Just the usual stuff of the time. Today, Mitakon is another story... I bought it just because it feels so good and so solid. And it is in mint condition. Then I googled it and found... nothing ! There are plenty of similar lenses but as soon as you look a bit closer to compare, no other brand has sold this particular lens. No Viv, Soligor, Matrix, Albinar or Hanimex, no. It is on the heavy side, all metal, except the focusing and zooming rubbers, and it feels solid. No pseudo macro mode (min is 0,75m) , the front ring turns when focusing (alas) but it is MC, even if it doesn't look too well coated if you compare to more modern lenses. The thing is, the feeling when you zoom or focus is just perfect. I use many lenses but this one is just a pleasure to focus or zoom. Regarding performance, film is now completely dead in our country so I put it on a 18MP APS-C and obviously the corners are out. (Which is a good thing I suspect ...) Looking for a shade, I happen to have one for the ATX 28-85 (Tokina) which fits perfectly. Using a 1,6x crop sensor I will use a Nikon 62mm hood for 45mm + . The aperture has 6 blades I compared it using only enlarged pictures on the camera screen, so nothing scientific here... But good enough for me... Center and corners were about the same. First @ 28mm and f3,5 compared to an EF 28/1,8 (also @ 3,5). Colors are warmer than EF 28 and it is really 28mm, not 30 or 32 like some other zooms, especially the 28-200s. Mitakon is rather f4 than 3,5 (darker) but resolution is quite good. A bit less than EF but I'd say satisfactory. Contrast is below average but improves a lot with the hood. @ f8, resolution is very good (yes) and contrast is OK, but still less than EF. At 55mm, I tested the Mit wide open (4,5) against an EF 17-55/2,8, set @ f4,5, Resolution of the Mit is not so good but improves a lot to become usable beyond f5,6. Contrast is really bad with the sun in front of the lens. Pics look like an army truck has just passed by, leaving a cloud of blue-grey smoke in front of the camera...(with the sun just outside the pic) With the hood the contrast is waaay better, but remains behind what you get with the Canon. Resolution @ f8 is good enough. Distortion is acceptable barrel @28, neutral @45 and acceptable pincushion @70. No surprise here. Bokeh @ 50 to 75mm is nothing special, but not too bad either. Your (lack of) contrast will be in the way for nice portraits. In short, Not a hidden gem, but not too far. I think the lens is much better than expected with a controllable lack of contrast. I'm going to use it as long as I enjoy its special feeling. I'd put it in the league of the Tokina SZX but Mit is heavier and without the close focusing... Maybe the price was an issue too. Thanks for reading.

I missed your first post about being Jena. Now I googled the lens and it makes want one...

Hi Andy. Thank you. Yes that looks very much like it. Also looks quite impressive. Not a common lens I think. Is it a Jena ? I can see Sonnar.

With the sad passing of Marc Riboud comes a pic in the news where he can be seen with a lens / camera which I wish I could identify. Has anyone an idea of what lens that is ? Bellow is a link. Thanks. Obituary: Photojournalist Marc Riboud, 93 | PDN Online

Thanks John. So, to be clear, only another adapt-a-matic mount can be used on an ad a matic lens. These are not common I'm afraid, so I will pass on the lens this time. It comes with a Canon FD mount which I don't use. Thanks again.

Well, one pic... but the better one.

Hi there. My question is, to which extent are the different Tamron adaptall mounts compatible ? I've seen a bautiful vintage Tamron lens which comes with an early adapt-a-matic ring, and I need to know if a more common adaptall 2 will mount on that lens. Thanks a lot guys. Happy shooting. I'll try to add 2 pics

Thanks a lot Millard and everybody. Will have a look. For those still following, I tried the acetone thing and unscrewing that retaining ring, but it won't bulge, So rather than damaging something, I'm going to send the lot to my usual workshop.

Hi Don, that's excellent ! But where are you based ?