Nikon lens to M42 body adapter...

[Toralf Lund]

I didn't expect this to work, but when I recently found an adapter for 
Nikon lens on M42 body on eBay, I just had to bid so that I might be 
able to give it a try... I won the bid, and I got the thing yesterday... 
Just trying it out now... That's with a K-mount body, via yet another 
adapter. And no, it doesn't work very well. I can mount the lens of 
course, but not focus to infinity. Not even close. Actual focus distance 
at the infinity position can't be more than half a meter. On the plus 
side, I might be able to do some interesting macro work this way. I'm 
not sure I understand why anybody would make such an adapter, though. 
Also, it seems to me that it mounts the lens even further away than 
what's necessary. Or would this work differently on a genuine M42 body?

- Toralf