Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge of a Rollei QB mount to Nikon F
mount adapter (to attach rollei QB lenses to a Nikon F mount camera). Ebay is
full of Rollei QB to Canon EOS mounts but I can't find a Rollei to nikon mount.
A Eos lens to Nikon F camera adapter would be a welcome alternative.
Kind regards,
Jan
ps.: I am aware that this setup would mean I'd have to work all manual and
metering would not work (at least not on my cameras).

Jan Keirse

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

Brief tutorial on Rollei mounts:
The basic mount is the same, meaning all lenses can be used on all
cameras, with some limitations.
There are three main variations:
"1 pin" are the original lenses made for the SL 35 and which require
stop-down metering from all cameras.
"2 pin" allows wide-open metering on all cameras which can do so, but
don't show the selected diaphragm in the SL 2000F, 3001 & 3003 viewfinders.
"3 pin" which will show the selected diaphragm in those cameras.


Chris Loffredo

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

Not very reliable indeed :-( At least not after 30 years ;-)
Mail me at jan.keirse@pandora.be if you are serious ;-)
This camera has the same mount and works with the old rollei QB lenses?
Tell me about it!
I've been in it for years, well, before I got out of it when my dad's SL35
died in 2004, but it's such a shame to leave those wonderfull lenses unused
isn't it.


Jan Keirse

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

I posted the email address so the person I replied to could contact
SRB. I was recommending SRB's custom adapter service, not their stock
items. Their expertise is second to none. If the adapter required is
not available, they will either make you one or tell you why it is
impossible.
In the case you mentioned, infinity focus without an included lens
element is presumably impossible to achieve because of the lens flange
to film plane distances of the two mounts.


Tony Polson

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

The only one I see there for Nikon is M42 screwmount $35 and while they
don't say, it does appear to use a correction lens to achive infinity
focus. Here's some lenses of that type:
http://www.wholesaledigital.co.za/m42home.htm
South African pricing...
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Paul Furman

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

Well... I will be selling a SL 2000F (and SL35, maybe) in the near future...
;-)
More seriously;
SL35: Pentax Spotmatic clone, but not as ergonomic and reliable as the
original. I've heard of people adapting a Rollei mount to a Spotmatic
(to me that sounds dreamy!), but have no clear information.
SL 35M (=VSL1): Big, clunky, not so reliable. Some prefer it (esp the
Vöigtländer version - they are not identical) to the SL35. Hmmmm...
SL 35ME (=VSL2-E): Avoid like the plague!
SL-35E (=VSL3-E): A quite nice camera, *if* you can find one that works
well (about 50% of those sold don't). The working ones are either the
"originally good" ones or the "properly fixed" ones.
It's the camera I use most often, but it is nowhere as reliable or
indestructible as my favorites.
SL 2000F: 35mm motorized Hasselblad. Some electronics not so reliable.
Some upgraded to the more reliable SL 3003 electronics (like the one I'm
selling - Hint, Hint...).
SL 3003: Better ergonomics and more reliable electronics & magazines
than the standard SL 2000F
SL 3001: Simplified version of the 3003
The camera bodies are not perfect (though the SL 2000F/3001/3003) are in
a class of their own.
The SL-35E is a nice camera (when you have a good one), but not as good
as the comparable Nikon FE, for example.
The advantage is getting Zeiss lenses very cheaply.
Welcome to the wonderful(?) world of Rolleiflex 35mm SLRs!


Chris Loffredo

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

You will probably get the best possible advice on what can and cannot
be done from SRB in Luton, England. They are experts in making
bespoke adapters and their work is done to very high standards, but at
surprisingly reasonable prices:
http://www.srbfilm.co.uk/
mailto:enquiries@srbfilm.co.uk


Tony Polson

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

It should be very easy to get a Rollei SL E on e.g. Ebay.
Also one which works :-) .....many has died......
I have one which is perfect, but the camera rest in my house with
a Zeiss 50/1.4 on it :-) .....nice lens but so are the Nikkors :-)
Max
"Jan Keirse" <jan.keirse@pandora.be> skrev i en meddelelse


Max Perl

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

Thanks for the clarification! I guess this is also why there's a Nikon lens to
Canon body adapter but no Canon lens to Nikon body adapterI guess (easily found
at least).
Anyone has a spare Rollei SL something they would be willing to donate? ;-)


Jan Keirse

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

Nikon's F mount goes back to 1959: For historical reasons it has one of
the longest film-to-mount distances (as well as a relatively narrow
mount diameter). IIRC, the Rollei mount to film distance is shorter.
A Rollei QBM lens mount is too wide to fit inside the Nikon's mount:
Even with the best machining, the Rollei lens would be about one
centimeter in front of the Nikon flange when using an adapter. Add that
to the difference in their mount-to-film distances and you'll have the
length of the "close up tube" being used.
You can test this by (carefully) holding a Rollei lens in front of a
Nikon body, allowing a millimeter or two for the hypothetical mount
material.
The one meter I quoted depends on the focal length - it was based on my
test with an 85mm. With wide-angle lenses, the furthest focusing
distance will only be a few centimeters!


Chris Loffredo

Re: Rollei QB to Nikon F mount

Ow, that doesn't sound good :-(
Could you explain me why there would be such big focusing problem? Both camera
mounts are 35mm so I don't think the difference in distance between the back
lens element and the film can't be that extreme. I understand why infinity focus
may be a problem, but why no focus beyond 1 meter?
Can you explain the problem?
Thanks,
Jan


Jan Keirse

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