Franko8 wrote:By the way the widescreen centre do not sell the Isco 54 anymore, as the picture with the price of £1,600 is an old leaflet. I have the Kowa PA35 lens, this has a 54mm rear lens (glass) area.
The Kowa may not be a bad alternative. The mechanism on the iscorama that allows it to be rotated easily is a big advantage.
How do you mount the Kowa PA35 that you have? And what is the diameter of the rear thread on it?
The Kowa PA35 has no thread on the barrel, which is 62.5mm. To mount this lens I have an arrangement of rods, with a collar type which holds the lens in front of the camera. There are some pictures in the pictures section on this site.
The Kowa PA35, does not have any thread on front or rear, I use the Cokin universal adapter to hold filters in front, and also acts as a lens protector, the front is about 80mm in total, the front of the lens can be turned to focus from 5ft to infinity.
i was just so lucky to get my hands on a iscorama 54. havent arrived yet, but while waiting maybe someone could give me a hint of the lightloss in this lens?