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slackercruster · 02-12-2012, 07:03 PM

By changing the mount on the lenses? Did not want any tube adapters.

Thanks

**boriscleto** · 02-12-2012, 07:53 PM

Nope. Canon registration distance is too short. Nikon lenses can be force fit with some modification, but it's not the sort of thing you're going to do to a Zeiss lens.

Aegon · 02-12-2012, 09:05 PM

The other problem with owning Zeiss lenses in F/E mount is that you can go down to the store and buy an FF N/C body. So the temptation is to upgrade natively rather than sidegrade.

(has anyone seen my salt or lemons?)

**interested_observer** · 02-13-2012, 12:01 AM

.... but you have another option - acquire an older Contax lens (Carl Zeiss) and swap the mount from the original C/Y to the K mount (see Leitax.com). The registration distance is essentially the same, and the quality of the glass and design is pretty equivalent. Yes, you loose the new digital coatings and the aperture reporting, along with saving about 2/3 to 1/2 the cost.

Last edited by interested_observer; 02-13-2012 at 12:14 AM.

xjjohnno · 02-13-2012, 12:47 AM

There's a couple of Ebay sellers with old stock of Zeiss Pentax mount lenses, perhaps check out what they have. They are new lenses as in no previous owners.

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02-12-2012, 07:53 PM	#2
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Nope. Canon registration distance is too short. Nikon lenses can be force fit with some modification, but it's not the sort of thing you're going to do to a Zeiss lens.

02-12-2012, 09:05 PM	#3
Aegon Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,416	The other problem with owning Zeiss lenses in F/E mount is that you can go down to the store and buy an FF N/C body. So the temptation is to upgrade natively rather than sidegrade. (has anyone seen my salt or lemons?)

02-13-2012, 12:01 AM	#4
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	.... but you have another option - acquire an older Contax lens (Carl Zeiss) and swap the mount from the original C/Y to the K mount (see Leitax.com). The registration distance is essentially the same, and the quality of the glass and design is pretty equivalent. Yes, you loose the new digital coatings and the aperture reporting, along with saving about 2/3 to 1/2 the cost. Last edited by interested_observer; 02-13-2012 at 12:14 AM.

02-13-2012, 12:47 AM	#5
xjjohnno Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,115	There's a couple of Ebay sellers with old stock of Zeiss Pentax mount lenses, perhaps check out what they have. They are new lenses as in no previous owners.

Can Zeiss (Nikon or Canon) mount lenses be adapted to Pentax?

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