I have several rather nice Nikon lenses, that's why I bought the FM, to have something to use them on. Just for grins I just held a NIKKOR-P 105/2.5 in place on an ME Super body. Compared the relatively small/dim finder on the FM the view was amazing. Actually: T'was a beautiful thing! The modification would be relatively simple, and reversible. A K mount ring, a spacer and a few holes to match the ones in the lens. Hey, it's been a cold, dark, rainy winter. I'm getting cabin fever! ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:53 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Nikon lens on M42 body??????? > > > 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 > > > > > > > > >
