Nope so you'd still have to crop it even on digital 1.5x frame so (don't
trust my math) it would end up as a 21mm (35mm eq.)field of view with
fewer megapixels. Cropping is the same as zooming. And it's not a
fisheye so leaving the black circle would be sort of pointless.

?????  No.  The lens is for a 16mm movie camera.  When used on a
movie camera it provides about the same angle of view as a 35mm
lens of 4x the focal length.  So if it is a 6.5mm 16mm movie lens
it will behave when used on a movie camera somewhat like a
24mm used on a 35mm camera.  It doesn't matter what camera you
put it on it is _still_ a 6.5mm lens.

Pigs will fly before that happens.  You will have a ~12mm
circle in the middle of the 35mm frame.

To put this camera on a 35mm first go into the mirror box
with vice grips and rip that ole mirror right out of there.
Now wrap the lens with duct tape till it jam-fits into the
mouth of your Nikon fxx.  The viewfinder will be useless so
cover that up with duct tape also.  Remove the back of the
camera and place a reticule across the inner film rails.
Using a microscope focus the aerial image onto the reticule.
Glue the lens into position with fiberglass-epoxy so it
doesn't move.  Load the camera up with film and take your
picture.

For $9.95 & up you should be able to find a 3rd party 24mm lens
on ebay.  That sounds like a better solution to me.

"Scotty" <scotty.welton@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1162913788.845401.156830
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No. 14mm is short. I have no idea what it's angle of view is (which gives
the covering power at its focal length focussed at infinity) but I
guarantee it isn't going to be wide enough to cover 35mm frames.

"Scotty" <scotty.welton@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1162913788.845401.156830
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Apart from that you'll never be able to mount it close enough to the film
to focus further than a couple of inches away.

Lenses shorter than about 40mm for 35mm SLRs are retrofocus lenses. That
means they can focus at infinity even when mounted further from the film
than their focal length. You will not be able to adapt the lens onto an SLR
as the mirror will be in the way.

It depends. :-)

It might be if you used something like an extension tube or bellows, but
if you're doing that, you might as well just buy a less exotic lens and
retain the ability to focus beyond, like, an inch. :-)