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SD-body for use with M42 and Leica-R lenses

Started Feb 13, 2018 | Discussions thread
Iconoscope
Iconoscope Regular Member • Posts: 466
Re: SD-body for use with M42 and Leica-R lenses
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I believe the SD15 uses the same sensor as the DP2X which was the last generation of that series, prior to the DPQ series.  The crop factor of the SD15 is 1.7.

For the greatest versatility, I recommend the SDQ or SDQH, mainly because the sensor dust cover/filter is recessed further away from the lens flange, permitting the use of lenses that would damage that filter on the SD14, SD15, or SD Merrill.

The best M42 lenses that I can afford are the Vivitar lenses.  These are sharper, with better edge to edge sharpness than Pentax K lenses and also have far less CA.  Of course there are always the Leica and Zeiss lenses in M42 for premium prices.   I often use the Vivitar 28mm f2.8 and the Vivitar 50mm f2.0 on my SDQ.  There is a Vivitar 20mm in M42 mount, but they are hard to find.

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