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@orsetto the mount arrived yesterday and was a perfect fit. Now just waiting on a pentacon six to m42 adapter to mount it on my monochrom. Looking for a pentacon six body now also. Happy days!

Just a quick update. I sent images to the eBay seller and he assured me the adapter was a Zeiss original for this lens in pentacon six mount so I placed the order, should receive it next week. I’ll be pretty pleased as the pentacon six mount seems very versatile. I plan to use it for digital monochrom portraits as well as colour film. Fingers crossed!

Ahh, you meant your lens has NO mount on it at all! That's so very unusual it was easy to misunderstand: my apologies. I had no idea the rear mount on this version could simply screw right off and be replaced that easily: strangely, a significant point that has never come up in the discussions I've seen over the years.

 

I'm afraid you're kinda stuck with a useless lens, then: no path to getting a new mount would be economically practical. You'd either need a specialist like SK Grimes to recreate a mount for you ($$$$), or find a donor lens whose mount you could harvest (at least $250). I suppose you could look for a damaged, broken copy with scratched glass or seized frozen focus ring, but thats still gonna run at least $150 and you again get stuck with a useless leftover lens. In the end it comes down to the working condition of your present mount-less lens: if the glass, focus helix and aperture mechanism are all flawless, it may be worth the expense to find a mount to complete it. If your lens has any issues, its probably better to replace it altogether. If you do that, aim for one of the three most common mounts (M42, Exakta, Pentacon) easily adapted to mirrorless.

 

Every once in a great while, you may find a mount by itself, such as this one now on eBay. The difficulty is knowing which version of Olympia Sonnar the mount was made to fit: i.e. this listing looks like it might fit yours, but without a definitive photo of the entire lens you're flying blind.

 

Yes I did see this one on eBay but not sure it would be the right fit. As the lens is smooth and the glass pristine, I think I may just take a punt on that mount and if not I’ll hold on to the lens and keep searching the web. Thanks for your input Orsetto

Hi Orsetto, yes after some research I learned this but to my disappointment I realise that whatever fitting mine originally had had been removed or lost so I’m trying to find a replacement. Here are some images:

 

Hi @andyfalsetta I have the same lens but without the silver mount as you do and I’m looking for a mount so I can mount it on a mirrorless body but I’m unable to find any information as to what mount it is and what adapter I may need. Any help would be greatly appreciated