there are no adapters that convert K bodies to acutate m42 auto lens pins. I believe Fuji made a bayonet camera that did have such an adapter,but fuji's bayonet camera was not K mount body.
The tool page is NOT same M42 as M42 lenses. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:58 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: do any m42 adapters do auto stopdown? On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > The m42 lenses stop down by pushing in on the rod. The k-mount stop > down by pushing sideways on a lever. I can imagine something where > the widget that pushes sideway on a lever, would push on a hinged > doo-hickey (pardon the technical engineering jargon) that then pushed > on the rod on the lens. > > Does such an m42 to k-mount adapter exist? No, JCO, there aren't. > On a related note, is what we call m42 the same as what machinists > call M42? > > http://www.besly.com/catl/catl4124ps.htm#M42 Yes, I think so. Leica screw mount is M39. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
