----- Original Message ----- From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" Subject: M42 lens on K mount
> > I got my Fish-eye Takumar 17/4.0 and it looks *lovely*. I also bought > an adaptor (Asahi Pentax, so probably an early one) which clicks > reassuringly in the mount. However, I notice that when I screw the > lens in, the orange dot does not align perfectly with the middle of > the camera. Is that OK, or is there a problem?
It's fine, mine is the same way. I ended up permanently mounting the adaptor to the lens and cutting a locking notch in the mount so as to make a bayonet lens out of it. Works like a hot damn.
William Robb
Any advise on how to do this? I wouldn't mind modding my one screw mount for this.
Don
