Jerry in Arizona wrote:
OK, this may sound stupid but I hope to get some advice on using the PENTAX
M42-PK adapter. I recently bought a non OEM adapter and it is now permanently
stuck in an old K mount camera (PZ-70). Luckily I tested it first. I don't
want to repeat that on my K20D. I
From: Jerry in Arizona
OK, this may sound stupid but I hope to get some advice on using the PENTAX
M42-PK adapter.? I recently bought a non OEM adapter and it is now permanently
stuck in an old K mount camera (PZ-70).? Luckily I tested it first.? I don't
want to repeat that on my K20D.? I
Pentax has the manual on-line as a PDF file:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/Mount_Adapter_K.pdf
It says there's spring you have to push in with the tip of a ball point pen,
then you just turn it counter-clockwise until it stops it will come out.
When it works normally, that
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au wrote:
Pentax has the manual on-line as a PDF file:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/Mount_Adapter_K.pdf
It says there's spring you have to push in with the tip of a ball point pen,
then you just turn it
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Pentax has the manual on-line as a PDF file:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/Mount_Adapter_K.pdf
It says
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First I want to thank all the members for their very helpful discussion and
advice. What
OK, this may sound stupid but I hope to get some advice on using the PENTAX
M42-PK adapter. I recently bought a non OEM adapter and it is now permanently
stuck in an old K mount camera (PZ-70). Luckily I tested it first. I don't
want to repeat that on my K20D. I guess the most important
On Aug 7, 2010, at 8:56 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote:
OK, this may sound stupid but I hope to get some advice on using the PENTAX
M42-PK adapter. I recently bought a non OEM adapter and it is now
permanently
stuck in an old K mount camera (PZ-70). Luckily I tested it first. I don't
This happened on my MX and I had to undo the screws that held the K-mount to
the body and remove the entire mount. At that point I was able to disengage the
flat spring that locks the M42 adapter into the K-mount. After that I got a
genuine Pentax adapter and discarded the third party one that
The contacts are probably held in place with very energetic springs, if
it's like the MZ/ZX series cameras.
On 8/7/2010 9:28 PM, Paul Ewins wrote:
This happened on my MX and I had to undo the screws that held the K-mount to
the body and remove the entire mount. At that point I was able to
It probably isn't stuck. You don't remove the adapter using the camera
body release. Looking at the camera from the front there are two
cutouts in the adapter. Inside one of them, I don't remember which you
should see a black spring clip. You should be able to do this with your
fingernail
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