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Tele Wide Viewfinders for K-01 and Q/Q10
Posted By: crewl1, 05-29-2013, 01:00 PM

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The Tele-Wide viewfinders are starting to show up on eBay again after a period of scarcity.
Prices and condition will vary widely so do your homework.
Look closely at the mount style, make sure they have a hot shoe mount and not a clip style mount.

Here are some examples
Vintage Petri Wide Angle Telephoto Lens Set with Tele Wide Finder and Case | eBay

Petri Aux Lens Wide Angle Lens for 1 2 8 4 5cm Telephoto Tele Wide Finder | eBay

Yashikor Aux Wide Angle Y902 with Aux Telephoto Lens Y812 Tele Wide Finder | eBay

Yashica Electro 35 Auxiliary Lens Set 55mm Wide Tele Finder | eBay

Vintage Tele Wide Finder for Canon Nikon Olympus Minolta Pentax Japan Minette | eBay

Vint Yashica 35mm Lens Y707 Wide Angle 1 4 Auxillary Set Japan Camera Finder CAS | eBay
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The kits can come cheap (viewfinder + 2 adapter lenses for a rangefinder) but do not expect to recoup any cost by selling the adapter lenses, they mostly go unsold if there is no viewfinder included
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Still trying to figure out what could be done with those adapter lenses...
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QuoteOriginally posted by crewl1 Quote
Still trying to figure out what could be done with those adapter lenses...
Not much IMHO. Optically they are mediocre and they are HEAVY to boot. I'd be a bit afraid that they could damage the threads on a lens.

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QuoteOriginally posted by crewl1 Quote
Still trying to figure out what could be done with those adapter lenses...
I held my "wide angle adapter" in front of the DA35 Macro and it both made the view a bit wider and introduced all kinds of "optical specialness" (flare, fringing, CA, etc.). Gave up trying to find a 55mm step-down ring after that... nice paperweights, though!
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QuoteOriginally posted by crewl1 Quote
Still trying to figure out what could be done with those adapter lenses...
Larry, you continue to demonstrate thoughtfulness and enthusiasm for the Qsers with your research and frequent posts.

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Not much IMHO. Optically they are mediocre and they are HEAVY to boot. I'd be a bit afraid that they could damage the threads on a lens.
Given that they were made for the equivalent of a compact PnS, we shouldn't expect them to be suitable for the Hubble

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I held my "wide angle adapter" in front of the DA35 Macro and it both made the view a bit wider and introduced all kinds of "optical specialness" (flare, fringing, CA, etc.). Gave up trying to find a 55mm step-down ring after that... nice paperweights, though!
I managed to get a Tele-Wide and Adapter set in a leather case. They came with a free Yashica Electro, so I have a use for the adapters.
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QuoteOriginally posted by panoguy Quote
I held my "wide angle adapter" in front of the DA35 Macro and it both made the view a bit wider and introduced all kinds of "optical specialness" (flare, fringing, CA, etc.). Gave up trying to find a 55mm step-down ring after that... nice paperweights, though!
Same here. They are heavy and are Objets d'intérêt for my desk I suppose.

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Oh, I forgot to mention the leather case that the kits usually come in are a good fit for a couple of DA Limiteds in a back to back configuration
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