Well, I think the guy should be encouraged to produce his product for the Q and he would probably find more than a few buyers.
What his product would allow is testing to see if the Auto 110 lenses can perform better at smaller apertures. FWIW, I'm not impressed with what I see of them wide open: http://runningwithstethoscopes.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/pentax-q-and-auto-110-lenses-tested/ I don't think this is terribly surprising however and I suspect that the sensor is going to out-resolve the lenses, regardless of aperture, particular with the larger sensor of the Q7. Side point: As with any lens that produces CA, you can always still use it to create decent B&W images. On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:43 AM, John Celio <[email protected]> wrote: > So yesterday I discovered there's a guy who makes a 110-to-micro4/3 > lens adapter with a built-in aperture: > http://www.rjcamera.com/ocart/index.php?route=product/product&path=20&product_id=50 > > As you probably know, Auto 110 lenses don't have apertures in them, as > that was part of the camera body. This means adapters without an > aperture only allow you to shoot wide open. Intrigued by this adapter > from RJ Camera, I sent them an email asking if they were planning to > make a similar adapter for the Q mount. Here's the answer I received > yesterday: > >> Hi John, >> Thanks for the message... >> I'm going to give it a try :-) but it will not be cheap though... price is >> to be around $75... :-) >> best, >> R.J. > > I replied that I would be just fine with that price as long as it > works as well as the m4/3 adapter. I found some photos people posted > using the adapter yesterday while researching this subject, and the > results looked very good. The ability to stop down these lenses makes > them perform pretty well! > > I don't know about you guys, but I think this is pretty exciting! I've > wanted to use my Auto 110 lenses on a digital body for as long as > digital bodies have existed, but the lack of aperture control always > stopped me. Since I plan on owning a Q7 by the middle of next year, > this adapter will be high on my list of accessories to get right away. > > John > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
