Mamiya ZE
Posted 7-23-'04
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I just wanted to point out that not all Mamiya M42 lenses are safe to
use with the P adapter for the Auto-XTL. If you attempt to use the SX
type lenses with the Auto-XTL P adapter, the aperture sensing pin will
dig into the P adapter face since it is not perfectly flush with the
outer surface edge of the SX lense. Furthermore, since the entire moving
surface of the aperture ring of the SX lense comes to rest against the P
adapter face, it will lock down the aperture control of the lense and
make it impossible to turn, therefore preventing SX lens f-stop
manipulation. Mamiya M42 AUTO lenses seem to be safe choices as are M42
Yashica-Yashinon, M42 Meyer-Optik and M42 Zeiss MC Sonnar (S) lenses.
Any aperture ring that rotates at the extremity of a lens should be
avoided. Of course the SX lens works perfectly well with the "ZE" P
adapter for Mamiya ZE series lenses which it was designed for. Lenses
with Auto and Manual switches like Zeiss MC Sonnar work well with the
Auto-XTL P adapter in conjunction with its Auto Aperture pin. Lenses
that have no Auto Aperture and only manual control of aperture appear to
work equally well like Meyer-Optik Orestor M42.
Robert A. Genna, Connecticut teacher and photographer, 10-23-04
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Additional info 10-05 >>>
In an added note, I have found that the "ZE"
P adapter designed for use with the ZE and ZE-2 Mamiya cameras will not work on
the Mamiya ZE-X camera. Most references for the "ZE" P adapter give the
perception that it can be used on all ZE series cameras. This is not the case
for the ZE-X. If you attempt to use the "ZE" P adapter on the ZE-X camera the
adapter will stop cold at the gold dedicated EF camera/lens contacts of the ZE-X
and if you force the installation of the "ZE" P adapter onto the ZE-X it will
damage those gold contact pins.
I have not seen a reference to this effect in any description of the ZE-X. Furthermore, I have
seen no references for the Mamiya ZM camera allowing adapters that permit the
use of lenses from the DSX, MSX, DTL and TL series of cameras. The ZM does allow
645 series lenses to be used on "ZE" and "ZE-2" cameras utilizing their "645
adapter ZE". I have however installed the Mamiya "ZE" P adapter to an Auto
Mamiya-Sekor 1:1.8 f=55mm M42 mount lens with it's f-stop aperture switch set in
manual mode on the Mamiya ZM in auto shutter mode with good operational results.
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