Edward Hiscox Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hello everyone, Just wondering if it's possible to put Leica M lenses on a Bolex in either bayonet or c mount? Has anyone done this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Pinder Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just need an M to C mount which I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Hiscox Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Does it effect the focus of the lenses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker Bendt Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Perfect results with my RX4 S-16 and Apo-Summicron 2/90 Asph and Apo-Telyt 3,4/135. Infinity and all distances are spot. Good luck, Volker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Hiscox Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Great news. Just been trying to find a good adaptor online and there are limited results. Would anyone be able to recommend a specific make? Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Pinder Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Wittner used to sell all kinds of SLR mounts to C mount, pretty sure made by Beaulieu, they come in orange boxes usually. I have Leica R and M, as well as M42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Wyss Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) LEICA-Bolex adapters were offered by Paillard already in the 1930s. Paillard & Cie were close with Leitz for an unknown reason. The H camera prototype was equipped with a VIDOM finder and the top thread in the main frame that accepts the screw-in focusing magnifier is German. I assume that Leitz became interested in the Swiss enterprise when Zeiss-Ikon presented the Movikon 16 in 1932. Leitz was preparing a 16-mm. camera himself, had already a lens line, but then was overrun. Paillard halted their H camera project, too, from 1931 to 1934. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gcwk0UXw1eJXB39oYwyz2_n3ww8rCeXo Edited April 25, 2020 by Simon Wyss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker Bendt Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hi Edward, some M-C mount adapters don't fit the Bolex, they are too wide in diameter to go with the turret. I could part with mine, if you are interested, please send me an email, Volker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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