Hi,
be also careful with attaching such a lens on a LX !
Trying this, I marked the, just replaced, frame of the mirror box !
It seems that the protruding section is too big for the LX ( and the MZ7 ).
All my other bodies ( KX, K2, MX, ME Super, Super Program ) have no problems
with it.
Bernd
Peter Smith wrote:
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> I just tried it and it doesnt fit! Has anyone
> else had this problem?
>
> It appears on a cursory examination of the problem that
> there is a raised
> section at about 5 oclock in the MZ7 lens mount that clashes
> with a fixed
> protruding section on the lens. All the K mount lenses have
> this protrusion
> and IMO it is only there to protect the more fragile
> aperture control lever.
> The "protrusion thing" on the Vivitar covers more of the
> circumference of
> the lens than on other K mount lenses I own.
>
> I have since tried the lens on my other bodies SFXn, SF7, ME
> Super & MG and
> it fits OK - just the MZ7 refuses to take it.
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