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M42 lenses cannot be adapted to Nikon F and maintain infinity focus. The respective dimensions don't allow it.
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Use black silicone sealer.
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<p>Jack, that lever in photo #1, if released, appears to allow the rear portion of the lens to be rotated relative to the front portion. In photo #6 you can clearly see red and white index marks that are out of alignment. The default position is when the two marks are aligned. BTW, the Adapt-a-Matic,, interchangeable, Tamron mount was superseded by the later Adaptall and Adaptall 2 mounts. The solution to your mount problem would be to acquire an Adapt-a-Matic mount for Nikon F.</p>
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<p>Vivek, just Google PS's name and go into the given site from Photo.net. From there you will be able to send him an e-mail message.</p>
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<p>I cannot assume you are in India by your name, but if you are, someone who probably could help would be Subbarayan Prasanna who is a fairly frequent Forum contributor about Russian cameras. He is very adept at fixing them.</p>
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<p>Ivo Ivo, to summarise the above, an observation from an old-timer:<br>
From past experience Kodak cassettes were not reusable and required a tool such as a bottle opener to open. In contrast, Ilford cassettes could be opened by squeezing the cassette gently and popping off the end with your thumbnail. When used for re-loading film the same technique was used except the end was popped back on using your fingers. It was in place when you felt a "click".</p>
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<p>How about a Pentax 6x7 with that lovely wooden handle and some lenses?</p>
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<p>Did anyone on PN, in the good old days, ever use Kodak 2475 Recording Film at ISO3200, developed in Kodak DK-50? I used it for interior and low-light grab-shots at conferences. The negatives printed easily on account of the low contrast. Provided the negs were not blown up too large i.e. smaller than 8" x 10", the grain was acceptable. </p>
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<p>The eagle on the camera, apart from having the German cross in place of the swastika, is the SS-eagle by the shape of the wings. The initials LSSAH, stand for the the SS-division: Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, that had its origins in the SS Totenkopf Division. The latter supplied concentration camp guards. So much for a nasty piece of history!</p>
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The best would be to use chromic acid i.e. potassium dichromate aaded to 98% sulphuric acid, but it is very hazardous indeed
and not recommended for non-chemists. How about making a slurry of coarse sand in water in the bottles and then giving
them a good shake by rolling them on a soft surface like a towel? The abrasive action of the sand should do the trick.
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<p>I had a Minolta Autocord in the 1970s; BTW, the Rokkor lens is superb. I wasn't happy with the focusing screen fitted as, I seem to recall, it lacked a central microprism focusing aid. I fitted one made for the Mamiya TLRs, i.e. C220 or C330. It required minimal adaptation to make it fit and it functioned faultlessly.</p>
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<p>Daniel, you need a history lesson. The WW2 German military cannot be equated with the Nazis. There were countless military who were not Nazis. A camera with the inscription on your fake Leica would have belonged to the SS, originally Hitler's elite "bodyguard". Most SS-members were probably Nazis, but certainly not all. </p>
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<p>This procedure works and is described in detail:<br>
photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00SVtt</p>
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<p>My $0.02 worth. A modern car has an estimated lifetime of ca 300 000km barring accidents!). If I managed to buy a used car with 5 436 km on the clock I would consider myself very fortunate</p>
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<p>JDM. they must have realised what PRIC implied to English and USA speakers. It brings to mind a model of Honda motorcar that was called Fita and became a national joke in Sweden, being an extremely crude word for the female genitalia (I think it became the Jazz). PRIC is the male counterpart.</p>
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<p>Hi Jim! Forget the talk about T-mounts. This is an interchangeable YS-mount lens. The knurled ring nearest the Exacta mount can be removed by loosening the three (or four) grub-screws that hold it in a circular V-channel. This will release the Exacta lens-mount. You then need to find a YS-mount for your particular camera which may be difficult these days. </p>
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<p>Hi Jim! Forget the talk about T-mounts. This is an interchangeable YS-mount lens. The knurled ring nearest the Exacta mount can be removed by loosening the three (or four) grub-screws that hold it in a circular V-channel. This will release the Exacta lens-mount. You then need to find a YS-mount for your particular camera which may be difficult these days. </p>
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<p>I think black silicone sealer would work very well and be a permanent solution. BTW, what looks like Mockba is in Cyrillic script. In Latin script it reads: Moskva (same as the capital of the Russian Federation, that we westerners call Moscow).</p>
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<p>This looks exactly like the fixed mount Soligor 28mm/2.8 from the late 1960s - 1970s.</p>
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<p>Hi Lauren! I had a Komura 135mm f/2.8 back in 1973 with a Praktica Nova 1b and later with a Pentax Spotmatic II. It was excellent, sharp, heavy and sturdy. A problem these days will be getting hold of the Uni-Auto interchangeable mounts. Here in South Africa, I recently bought a Komura 200mm f/3.5 with Pentax screw mount "for old times sake". It has also proved to be very good and the finish is outstanding. Komura made a variety of lenses for medium format and for Leica screw-mount. Their enlarging lenses rivalled those by Nikon. Just Google <Komura lenses> or <Komura 135mm f2.8>. I take it yours came with the Uni-Auto mount for Exakta.</p>
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<p>Hennie, if you can manage, try to get a Komura Telemore 95 KMC 2X converter or better, the more recent Telemore 95 II 7 KMC. These were/are very good TCs. The II has 7 elements. I have the former for M42 and the latter for Pentax K. I am certain they made one for Nikon. Ludwig's or Radiolens in Pretoria would be good places to start but I don't know where you stay. Ek hoop jy kom reg! Groetnis Fritz</p>
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<p>Wayne, look elsewhere on said auction site (I am also a South African) and you will see a 35mm camera body for sale, called <em>Pentor Super TL</em>. It is identical to the old (ca 1972) <em>Praktica Super TL</em> that originated in the former German Democratic Republic, i.e. East Germany. The lens is probably made by Pentacon that had some connections with Carl Zeiss (East Germany) although some Praktica lenses back then were made by e.g. Meyer-Optik, Goerlitz . It should be a reasonable buy.</p>
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<p>Hi Peter! The Super-Takumar and the SMC-Takumar 300mm f/4 lenses both have tripod mounts and are very fine lenses. It surprises me that the SMC-Pentax equivalent does not. </p>
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<p>I suspect that this lens may have a T-2 mount that unscrews and allows you to fit a mount for whatever camera you have. Try turning the knurled area nearest the mount, anti-clockwise. T-2 mounts are still fairly easily obtainable.</p>
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