On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:50:02 +0100
Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
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
I found some third-party adapters to be a poor fit, which can lead to problems.
The Pentax adapter works fine, but to release it, you have to reach into the
gap in the adapter and lift the little spring that locks it in place. Never had
problems with infinity focus.
Paul
On Sep 11, 2012, at
I also have the Pentax adapter, and never noticed any infinity focus
problem. As Paul stated, it can be a bit tricky to release and remove
the adapter, but the Pentax version come with a little tool that makes
the task easier.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue,
The M42 to K-Mount adapter was designed as part of the transition from
M42 to K-mount in the 1970s to allow owners buy a new Pentax body and
make use of their existing complement of M42 lenses. It is designed to
mount into the K-mount body and lock there in order to facilitate
changing M42 lenses.
Stenquist
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:08 PM
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Subject: Re: M42 to K-mount adapter question
I found some third-party adapters to be a poor fit, which can lead to
problems. The Pentax adapter works fine, but to release it, you have to
reach into the gap in the adapter
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
on 2012-09-11 11:50 Steve Cottrell wrote
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 have a no-name adapter from ebay that i've used with my Macro-Takumar 50mm
I have had a third party adapter stick on the body. I had to remove the entire
k-mount from the body so that I could get at the back of it to dislodge the
adapter.
Paul
On 12/09/2012, at 3:50 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote:
in your Pentax days, did you ever use an M42 to
Cotty, I both did and still occasionally do use this adapter. It's not the
Pentax one,
and it does stick! The trick is to use something like a nail file or small
screwdriver
to release the locking tab, at about 8o-clock on the adapter to release it; the
ordinary
lens release catch doesn't do
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