kit laughlin
Subscriber Member
Hello all,
New poster on the MF threads.
I have the excellent Nikkor PC-E 24 and (apart from the fact that the tilt and shift axes are fixed) I have no complaints. I realigned mine so that shift and tilt are on the same axis (I use this lens for architecture exclusively).
But I find myself in a position that many here (including Guy, regularly) find themselves in: I need the 85 PC-E but the financial controller (my partner!) says that we can't afford it right now.
:ROTFL:
So, after getting the 24 PC-E and rediscovering the joys of tilt (and how easy this is to use with the D700's excellent Live View: tailor-made for this purpose), I am considering the Mirex T/S adapter for tabletop work (tilt is what I need for the most part for this) and either the Mamiya 645 80/4 macro, or the 80/2.8 standard lens. And, in time, I would probably need a 45-50mm lens, too.
But in a footnote, I noticed that adapters to fit Pentacon 6, Bronica, Hasselblad and Pentax 6X7 lenses to the Mirex adapter are available.
So my question to the MF gurus here is what are your suggestions for a relatively inexpensive but adequately performing 80-90 mm lens in one of these mounts for this use, and might one of you have one that you may care to sell to a new home?
cheers to all, kl
New poster on the MF threads.
I have the excellent Nikkor PC-E 24 and (apart from the fact that the tilt and shift axes are fixed) I have no complaints. I realigned mine so that shift and tilt are on the same axis (I use this lens for architecture exclusively).
But I find myself in a position that many here (including Guy, regularly) find themselves in: I need the 85 PC-E but the financial controller (my partner!) says that we can't afford it right now.
:ROTFL:
So, after getting the 24 PC-E and rediscovering the joys of tilt (and how easy this is to use with the D700's excellent Live View: tailor-made for this purpose), I am considering the Mirex T/S adapter for tabletop work (tilt is what I need for the most part for this) and either the Mamiya 645 80/4 macro, or the 80/2.8 standard lens. And, in time, I would probably need a 45-50mm lens, too.
But in a footnote, I noticed that adapters to fit Pentacon 6, Bronica, Hasselblad and Pentax 6X7 lenses to the Mirex adapter are available.
So my question to the MF gurus here is what are your suggestions for a relatively inexpensive but adequately performing 80-90 mm lens in one of these mounts for this use, and might one of you have one that you may care to sell to a new home?
cheers to all, kl