Turn an M42-mount lens into a permanent K mount in seconds (with a teleconverter)

So you've got the urge to buy big glass but you can't afford long + fast in K mount. True, you can adapt an M42 screwmount lens. But who wants to fiddle with an adapter each time he installs or removes the lens? You won't have to...if you fit the lens to a K-mount adapter, then fit the adapter

Re: Turn an M42-mount lens into a permanent K mount in seconds (with a teleconverter)

- Original Message - From: Paul Franklin Stregevsky Subject: Turn an M42-mount lens into a permanent K mount in seconds (with a teleconverter) So you've got the urge to buy big glass but you can't afford long + fast in K mount. True, you can adapt an M42 screwmount lens. But who wants

Re: Turn an M42-mount lens into a permanent K mount in seconds (with a teleconverter)

Wheatfield wrote: Some machining is required. No- you just put the m42 adapter into the TC and leave it there w/ the lens attached. I used to mess around w/ too many TC's a while back (some may recall one I did at 6400mm and posted some years ago). Framing was