Pentax bodies with similar capabilities are usually way cheaper than
Nikon bodies (LX vs F3 excepted). And some of us are fond of our Nikon
glass. If I didn't still have a couple of Nikon bodies, I'd be looking
at this myself.
Minolta AF and Canon EF have a shorter register than K mount. IIRC EF
mount is ~44mm but the larger diameter makes things easier, as the
adaptor can be fit entirely in the mount, like the K-M42 adaptors.
-Adam
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
Why would you ever want to use nikon glass on k bodies? there are plenty
of really nice nikon bodies both film and digital to even
entertain the thought....now using k (or screw) lenses on nikon bodies,
that would be nice ( but impossible) because there is nowhere near as many
nice pentax bodies to use especially digital to choose from with your
pentax glass....ala Cotty
jco
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 1:38 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Nikon lens on M42 body???????
You're right, I just measured an FM at ~46.53 and an ME at ~45.5. Silly me
had assumed that the M42 to Nikon adapter allowed infinity focus with M42
lenses. It only focuses out to about 8 feet! ;-( I've had the adapter for
over a year and just now realised it doesn't work. This DOES however make
adapting Nikon lenses to K bodies a possibility. With a little "Cottying",
of course. ;-)
Anyone know the register on Canon and Minolta bodies???
<vvbg>
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 10:29 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Nikon lens on M42 body???????
Register for the Nikon mount is IIRC 1mm longer than M42 (46.5mm vs
45.5mm), but there's no way this adaptor maintains infinity focus, it's
way too thick.
-Adam
Don Sanderson wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7575287348
Anyone see how this could possibly focus to infinity on an M42 body?
Seems to me the register distance is already 'shorter' on Nikon
lenses. My Nikon body to M42 lens adapter spaces the lens about 3-4mm
farther out from the body, it seems the one above would act as an
extension tube as well as an adapter. I'll probably buy one anyway
'cause of the 'wierdness factor' but I don't see how it could
actually work. ;-)
Don
