On 27/8/04, John Mustarde, discombobulated, unleashed: >>Thanks to a generous offer from a member of this list, I'm now the proud >>owner of a 500/4.5 Takumar screw-mount howitzer. While I can envision >>some genuine uses for this thing on my Spotmatics, I'd also love to find a >>way to attach it usefully to my Nikon DSLRs--to see what the chromatic >>aberration does if nothing else. > > >I'm thinking some sort of adapter to fit Nikon, with some extension to >it, is the best available option. You'll need the extension to get to >shorter min focus distance more than you'll need the infinity focus. >If you end up with working distance of 20-40 feet the lens will at >least be useful for birding from a blind. I used a Spiratone K mount >flange (from the front of a bellows) mated to an F bayonet (from the >back of a bellows) to attach the FA* 600/4 to the D100.
SRB in the UK do an adapter. <http://www.srbfilm.co.uk/> navigate to 'Adapters', then 'View Adapter Price List' then 'Page 7'. HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________
