jaapv Posted April 21, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Fisheye Elmarit-R 16 is quite nice on the M9. Use it (with some care) as a conventional WA, or as a true fisheye Got myself in there as well, both as reflection and sticking into the lower left : Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/118954-fisheye-on-the-m9/?do=findComment&comment=1301387'>More sharing options...
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Rick Posted April 22, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 22, 2010 Very cool second shot. I have to get out and shoot my WATE on the M9. I've got the next 5 days off and tomorrow is the Road Show. It's a Leica weekend! I see your avatar is sporting your current infatuations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted April 22, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 22, 2010 I have just done an even more heterodox thing: Adapted my old Olympus OM 16mm Semi-Fisheye to my M9 with the help of a Novoflex adapter. Works just fine. A Voigtländer 15mm finder helps with levelling, though it shows a bit less than the full image at the sides. The weather has unfortunately been so miserable that I have no pictures worth showing, But the quality is quite good. The old man from the Age of the Pinhole Lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted April 22, 2010 Yes I am using the same finder, Lars. I wonder if a 12 mm finder would be even better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted April 22, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 22, 2010 Jaap--what are you coding this as for the corners? I have a couple of R and OM lenses I'd love to use on the M9. Are the adapters ridiculously expensive? I know no RF coupling, but the 21 OM (right size) and 19 Elmarit (big!) would be really interesting... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted April 22, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 22, 2010 I use no coding at all. The Novoflex adapter has no coding. I leave lens identification 'on' so there is probably some bottom line in-camera correction in place, but because of the greater telecentricity of SLR lenses, I see no trace of either rededge or even vignetting. Amazingly good performance, though microdefinition is not quite up to modern Leica standard. Still, those old Olympus boffins knew one or two things about optics -- the OM 50mm Macro had a floating element before Nikon put one in. The old man from the Age of the Pinhole Camera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted April 22, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 22, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I use no coding at all. The Novoflex adapter has no coding. I leave lens identification 'on' so there is probably some bottom line in-camera correction in place, but because of the greater telecentricity of SLR lenses, I see no trace of either rededge or even vignetting. Amazingly good performance, though microdefinition is not quite up to modern Leica standard. Still, those old Olympus boffins knew one or two things about optics -- the OM 50mm Macro had a floating element before Nikon put one in. The old man from the Age of the Pinhole Camera Thanks Lars... I'll look for the adapter... I've got a small host of OM lenses I really like, particularly the fast wides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted April 22, 2010 No coding needed - long register as it is an SLR lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted April 22, 2010 Share #9 Posted April 22, 2010 Where did you get your R->M adapter (or an OM->M adapter?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted April 22, 2010 Share #10 Posted April 22, 2010 Very nice the second !!! Curved Jag X is a fascinating view... pity that Indians have decided to kill that model... I was someway thinking to have one, and was a bad surprise for me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted April 22, 2010 Share #11 Posted April 22, 2010 The dog looks long-suffering... as in, "will you please stop messing with that thing and take me for my walk?". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted April 22, 2010 Where did you get your R->M adapter (or an OM->M adapter?). I had an old Leicina adapter lying about - they have become quite expensive nowadays I see. However, check your PMs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted April 23, 2010 Share #13 Posted April 23, 2010 Where did you get your R->M adapter (or an OM->M adapter?). http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/adapters/ Their adapters are very solid and well built. Pinholeman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted April 23, 2010 Share #14 Posted April 23, 2010 FWIW I have had a cheap adapter and the problem I encountered was that it was made from material which was slightly too soft and pliable and which deformed causing it to loosen - I could bend it back into shape by inserting a thin screwdriver into the appropriate slots and twisting! I use a Novoflex R to Canon adapter. Well made and fits well. I'd recommend Novoflex adapters! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted April 23, 2010 Share #15 Posted April 23, 2010 Leica R to M adapter 22228 pricey anywhere from 175.00 to close to 500.00 US I just got one. Also there a bit hard to find. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted November 11, 2012 Share #16 Posted November 11, 2012 I bought a 22228 many years ago just to mount the R 16mm fisheye on a M6. It was fun for a while, but ultimately the 21mm won out. BTW. To get the lens to mount, I had to file off about 1mm of the bayonet on the R side of the 22228 ( at 12 o'clock if the release lever is a 9 o'clock ) Now I just use the the adapter to mount a 180/3,4 - glad I kept it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted November 15, 2012 Share #17 Posted November 15, 2012 I've been using an Olympus OM 16mm f/3.5 extensively on my M9 for about 9 months now. I don't use any lens coding, but sometimes remove some of the semi-fisheye effect in Lightroom with the "Lens Corrections -> Transform -> Distortion" tool, which I often set to maximum effect at +100. Then I do some cropping to tidy the edges. Sometimes I go all out to get an ultra-wide panoramic effect. I use a 21mm viefinder only to try to place straight lines through the centre of the image so that they don't distort - especially horizons in open landscapes. Composition is part guess-work, part trial-and-error, but become instinctive with frequent use. I'm sorry I can't post samples (no hosting ability since ZIforums closed) but I can say that I've been pretty happy with the results. Certainly not an everyday lens, but can be useful for super-wide landscapes and very occasionally indoors where the fisheye effect is far more obvious due to all the geometric lines. The old OM fisheye is very small for an SLR lens, but quite rare and sought after (expensive!). It's quite low contrast and can flare. I used to use it on OM and Canon SLRs and somehow just kept hold of it. It works fine on the M via a cheap adater, but you have to estimate (or physically measure) subject distance and then zone focus. The minimum focus distance is very close, and this ability gives some pretty wild effects. I often wonder what it would be like with extension tubes or bellows. If you want just the tremendous width, I would recommend going for a CV 12mm with viewfinder, rather than buying a rare fisheye lens+adaptor+corrective software and having to guess focus. On the other hand, if you have an old FE languishing in a cupboard/treasure chest like I did, then all you need is an adaptor...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share #18 Posted November 15, 2012 This forum can accomodate images without relying on hosting. You can upload max 960 Px wide (or high) and I advise about 300 Kb size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted November 15, 2012 Share #19 Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks Jaap. Let's see now..... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/118954-fisheye-on-the-m9/?do=findComment&comment=2167447'>More sharing options...
exile Posted November 15, 2012 Share #20 Posted November 15, 2012 Okay, that seemed to work. Cool. Thanks again Jaap. Here's a few more: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/118954-fisheye-on-the-m9/?do=findComment&comment=2167460'>More sharing options...
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