Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-05 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-08-05 15:50, P. J. Alling wrote: There are some third party adapters that are almost exact copies of the Pentax. Unfortunately they tend to be made from inferior materials. I've heard (secondhand) that some of them don't get all of the dimensions exactly right, either, sometimes makin

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-05 Thread P. J. Alling
On 8/5/2010 10:07 AM, Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta wrote: Hello! Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters are available? In the USA you can get them at Pentax Webstore: In Europe you can get them at

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Which makes that a great bargain.  I paid about $25.00 in 1976.  Adjusted > for inflation this price is a steal. Thats what i paid for mine in 1997. Found it at a Blacks Camera Store in Thunder Bay Ontario. I may be mistaken, but I thought i

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-05 Thread Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta
Hello! > Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters are available? In the USA you can get them at Pentax Webstore: In Europe you can get them at Pentax Spares , which is part of

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:14:05 -0400 Miserere wrote: > > Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters are > > available? my local shops usually have a couple in stock. -- "Love" is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a d

Re: Pentax M42 adapter

2010-08-04 Thread Jerry in Arizona
to using one of the M42 Takumars I recently bought on ebay. Jerry <>From: "P. J. Alling" To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax M42 adapter? Message-ID: <4c5a0326.7070...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Pentax USA seems

RE: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jerry in Arizona Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters are available? Amazon lists a Pentax Mount Adaptor B. I don't think it's actually made by Pentax. Otherwise, you might find a NOS Pentax Mount Adapter-K at an independent camera dealer. -- PDML Pentax-Discus

RE: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread J.C. O'Connell
ml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax M42 adapter? Pentax USA seems to make them available from time to time, but mostly you have to pick them up used. ebay is where I got

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Which makes that a great bargain. I paid about $25.00 in 1976. Adjusted for inflation this price is a steal. On 8/4/2010 9:11 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: The Pentax Store lists them - for $31 http://www.pentaxwebstore.com/product_list.asp?HDR=search&SEARCH=adapter http://tinyurl.com/2c8nudz

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
The Pentax Store lists them - for $31 http://www.pentaxwebstore.com/product_list.asp?HDR=search&SEARCH=adapter http://tinyurl.com/2c8nudz -p* *On 8/4/2010 7:14 PM, Miserere wrote: On 4 August 2010 20:03, Jerry in Arizona wrote: Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax USA seems to make them available from time to time, but mostly you have to pick them up used. ebay is where I got my second one. (I bought the first when I got my MX in 1976). On 8/4/2010 8:03 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters are av

Re: Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread Miserere
On 4 August 2010 20:03, Jerry in Arizona wrote: > Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters are available? Apart from eBay? No idea. --M. --     \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML P

Pentax M42 adapter?

2010-08-04 Thread Jerry in Arizona
Can anyone tell me where genuine Pentax M42 to PK adapters are available? -- 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.