Contax Yashica, it’s an SLR mount and very easy to adapt. I’ve used cheap and expensive, I wouldnt worry too much about it, Fotasy or Fotodiox will get it done just fine. K&F used to be a good budget model but they started charging more without benefit.
I’ll send you a Fotasy Z adapter if you want to cover shipping.
They’re great lenses, above average sharpness with great colors, better than average legacy lenses.
So no reason to do something like this....
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Novoflex Adapter — Adorama lists their C/Y → Nikon Z adapter for $185.
Urth Adapter on B&H — Urth C/Y → Nikon Z adapter also sold by B&H for $69.
With a faster lens, super shallow DoF and imaging plane I might be more interested in ensuring the flatness of the adapter which is basically a manufacturing tolerance. That said I believe it’s been found that even the best have some variation. So I’d say start with an affordable one, see if it’s for you and if you have any issue. You will lose more than $13 if you decide the Novaflex isn’t for you.
uintaangler wrote:
So no reason to do something like this....
(from Chatgpt)
Novoflex Adapter — Adorama lists their C/Y → Nikon Z adapter for $185.
Urth Adapter on B&H — Urth C/Y → Nikon Z adapter also sold by B&H for $69.
I use a CY 28mm f2.8 on my Z5 and like it a lot. Colors and contrast are clearly superior to the Z 28/2.8. Be prepared for the challenges of manual focusing though.
I have the Contax Sonnar f3.5 /100mm MM version on a K&F Concept adapter, used on a Z6ii and ZF. Build quality is superb, with a metal barrel, sharp across the frame wide open.
'CY 28mm f2.8 on my Z5 and like it a lot. Colors and contrast are clearly superior to the Z 28/2.8'
It's a dense little guy. Lead! It's still being used by some lens makers today, but hush hush.
The 100/3.5 has taken many great images for me, it's a surprisingly competent portrait lens. It's one that benefits a lot from focus magnification and IBIS.
