The Pentax adapter works better than any other, the only caveats really
are that you need a lens with an auto/manual switch, and when removing
the lens from the camera the adapter stays with the camera. To remove
it the locking spring visible through one of the cutouts must be
released. A strong fingernail is good enough but a small thin blade,
(knife or screwdriver), works as well. Now some non Pentax m42 lenses
have external indexing systems for wide open metering that can interfere
with proper mounting and operation on a K mount camera, (Mamyia Sekor
TL/DTL are a system I know has this problem), Fujifilm m42 lenses use a
similar system, I don't know if there's a problem with them as well.
On 9/11/2012 1:50 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Hi team,
Had a question from a mate - I don't know the answer but I told him I
knew a group of people who might ;-)
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in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to K-mount adapter?
...and if you did, did you have any problems with the adapter sticking
on the body or with infinity focus?
I've trawled the Pentax forums, most recommend the genuine Pentax
adapter which is expensive and hard to find - But, the genuine Pentax
adapter itself is by all accounts, not perfect...
Wondering whether to chance it with a cheapo alternative.
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Any experience with this?
TIA
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