----- Original Message ----- Subject: ZX-50 and Manual Focus 80-200 Lense
> I am new to SLR photography. Two weeks ago I bought a new ZX-50 with 28-80 > Pentax lense. I then bought a used Rokinon MF 80-200 lense at a local > photography shop. The person at the photography shop was not familiar with > the XZ-50 but said the lense would work. I read something in the pdml > archives that led me to believe that this lense will not work with a XZ-50. > Could someone please further enlighten me. I am hesitant to use it for fear > it will harm the camera. My documentation says that the warranty on the > camera is void if I use lenses other than Pentax. A few things you will have to answer for yourself, but the owners manual should help: Does the lens have an "A" setting? If not: Does the ZX-50 support non A series lenses? If the camera will support the lens, then the only reason it wouldn't work is if there is a mechanical reason for why the lens won't mount. Some K mount lenses (I think Rikoh may be one of them) has a notch of some sort in the mount that catches on the AF coupler and jams the lens to the body. Compare the mounts on your Pentax lens to the Rikenon and see if it looks like this is going to be a problem. If not, carefully mount the lens to see if it binds on anything going on. If there is any binding, don't force the lens, just remove it. Hope this helps.. William Robb
