I just get this : an Itorex 50mm f40 Pan focus Pin Hole Lens (30£) with an universal mount (T2) which i was thinking it was like a M42, but not in fact it's a 42mm thread but with a 0.75mm mount thread pitch so i just buy today a T2 adapter for 5$ to Minolta MD. An usefull wikipedia link about the mount thread : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_mount



I was intrigued about, cause not too many samples of what it can produce, even if mine is new, it's not a new product from today, there's glasses front and behind, very well japan made to, you can open it and changing the pinhole plate.

I found a french guy selling one for Canon here and you can see more what it looks like.
Itorex Pan Fous

So what?
My first impression is that it's less sharp near infinity than a certain closer distance that i evaluate about 10 meters, i don't have made a lot of samples but i can say that better than the surestimated Pentax 18mm Pan focus which is really out of focus on a Pen i think cause about infinity/adapter problem.

Here the sample directly out from Lightroom with auto correction, don't think it's sharp, it's only small jpg.

ISO 400 1/50s


ISO 400 1/30s


ISO 100 1/13s


I've made also pictures without the pinhole piece, it's like you adjust clarity to the less - number, horrible...

Kind of a strange dreamlike feeling to this one.