Dumb question - Adapted lens - MOUNT issue

[AdjusterBrett]

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Have a Zeiss Pancolar 50mm/F2 star wars - protrudes a bit more than the standard Exakta - and will NOT engage the lever (retainer clip) on any of the three adapters (different brands).

I assume from what I read - this is an "Exakta Reel" vs. Dresden mount.

Looking to adapt to L Mount (SL, S1, & TL2)...   Seen occasional one on ebay - but no knowledge of the mount, nor the off branded adapters...   Any advice appreciated (even if you adapted to M).

Thanx.

[dg4mgr]

"Exakta Real" was a West German camera, the Pancolar is a East German lens. Afaik, only West German lenses - Schacht and Schneider - were made in Exakta Real mount. A Pancolar should have the Exakta Dresden (East) mount.

Maybe you can see the differences here: https://exaktaphile.net/captjack/MiscAccyPage.htm

 

Edited March 3 by dg4mgr

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[Pyrogallol]

2 hours ago, dg4mgr said:

"Exakta Real" was a West German camera, the Pancolar is a East German lens. Afaik, only West German lenses - Schacht and Schneider - were made in Exakta Real mount. A Pancolar should have the Exakta Dresden (East) mount.

Maybe you can see the differences here: https://exaktaphile.net/captjack/MiscAccyPage.htm

 

Thanks for that link.

I am into Exaktas at the moment and using one. I have an Exakta to Leica screw adaptor which I have used but wondered if there was an Exakta lens to Leica R body adaptor, though reading other threads it looks as if the Leicaflex/R flange distance is longer than any other SLR and infinity focus cannot be obtained with any other SLR lenses fitted to a Leicaflex/R body ?

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Edited March 3 by Pyrogallol

[dg4mgr]

See: https://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/mounts-by-register.html

Exakta is 44.7 mm, and Leica R 47 mm so it will not be possible to get infinity focus on a Leica R camera.