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Cine lenses on M42 1/2-frame still cameras?

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[quote]Hello: I'm a brand-new member. Long ago, I photographed on film, mostly with Japanese 35mm (full- or half-frame) rangefinders and Olympus Pen-FT SLR. I hadn't heard of Russian lenses. Then I gave up film and got by for some years with Sony PNS digicams with Zeiss lenses. And a few months ago I moved into the DSLR bigtime with a Pentax K20D. Browsing eBay for more lenses, I discovered Russian glass and LBA. I now have a fair assortment of decent lenses... but I need MORE!!

Which leads to questions: I wonder if certain lenses for Russian 16mm cine cameras can be mounted on my Pentax? The K20D has an APS-C sensor, which is very close to the size of a 16mm full-frame or 35mm half-frame. I have M42 and M32 adapters. I see that some Meteor and other Russian cine zoom lenses may have M42 or M39 mounts. The Pentax register (working distance) is about 45.5mm; lenses with similar or greater registers should focus correctly on the Pentax.

Can anyone point me to a list of lenses that could be used on my Pentax? Is there an English-language source of technical data for Russian cine cams and their lenses?  Thanks.

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 German & Japanese glass
# Sonyoid without PNS envy
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