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Hi all,
I got this lens really cheap today, thinking that it might fit my my FX-3, but, alas, it does not. Well, it does, sort of, but it doesn't lock, and tends to fall off ![]() It's a very impressive looking piece of hardware, and I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. Here's a couple of photos. One other thing. Who makes it? The front of the lens says only,"67Ø No. 303251" ![]() ![]() .... john Last edited by Shinnen; Sep 4, 2018 at 1:51 PM. Reason: add information |
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G'day John
The mount sort-of looks like an old Canon mount - does the mounting ring rotate? ... maybe a canon film camera bod here will know more than I do Certainly - if you can nail down the mount, there's a good chance you can obtain a 'xxx' > m4/3 adapter somewhere Phil
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Hi Phil,
Thanks for replying. Yes, the mounting ring does rotate. I was hoping to adapt it to one of my digitals; but it's so bloody heavy that it would surely screw up the zoom mechanism. I know pretty much nothing about these lenses, but it sure looks nice. I bought it for $8. It was probably several hundred dollar new. It's amazing how cheaply these things can be had. .... john |
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G'day John
Have a talk to google & maybe B&H - Dino Direct or AliBaba - etc. and see what m4/3 adapters are already available ... I have a couple for the Panny and each cost about the same as your lens !! Phil
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Thanks Phil,
Just to be clear. Are we talking about connecting this to a digital, non interchangeable lens camera, like my FZ150? .... john Last edited by Shinnen; Sep 7, 2018 at 9:02 AM. Reason: elaboration |
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Okay John - thinking this thru a tad further ...
Panny in their design wisdom do offer an accessory lens tube that is attached to the lens body -not- the lens itself. This is MUST-HAVE for you. You will find it described in your instruction manual as the "lens adapter' This hollow tube screws onto the camera body =outside= the zoom lens and is about 35mm long, and finishes with a 55mm dia filter thread. Therefore any filter or lens or whatever that has a 55mm dia thread then goes into the adapter and the zoom lens is unaffected by the attached device ... it can zoom in & out quite happily Here's a snap from the FZ-200 book - your FZ-100/150 will be almost identical ![]() What this 'could' mean for you is that you could get the zoom lens shown above, then glue a 55mm UV filter to the original lens mount, then screw it onto the Panny lens adapter and experiment from there. A cheaper option would be to hunt up some 'step-up' or 'step-down' rings that were 55mm dia for about $5ea and use these instead of a more expensive UV filter Hope this helps Phil
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Ah yes, now we're on the same page. Great ideas. There is 1cm. wide ring on the FZ150, just behind the lens, with ridges, seemingly so that one can unscrew it, but I can't move it. Do you have any clue how this works? Maybe it's locked? ..... john Last edited by Shinnen; Sep 7, 2018 at 5:50 PM. Reason: addition |
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G'day John
I've downloaded & sqwizzed the FZ150 user manual to confirm the details ... it's on pg 174 Here's where the Accessory Ring attached to the camera ![]() ps- I think that the dia of these accessory rings is the same - the length alters to fit the zoom length of the main lens. If you can't find the exact one, probably another will do just as well ~ a bit of checking will confirm ![]() Hope this helps Phil
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H Phil,
I looked at Graham Houghton's accessories for the FZ150 video, and he says that the tread size for the adapter is 62.5mm, an odd size from what I can see. So, I may be stuck with trying to find the recommended one, as opposed to jury rigging one out of step ups and downs. I also checked the Panasonic website and they're no longer selling the adapter, although they do sell the lenses that fit on it ...... interesting. Thanks again, .... john |
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