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M42 adapter
- Thread starter perempe
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The adapter that you want to find above all others is the original Pentax adapter http://www.pbase.com/manual_focus/image/69247296
The dpreview thread that you should read is all of the posts at http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=20628964
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Ron ~ Retired
Yes get the Pentax one. A bit more expensive but the overall cost Is low. I got one last week for £16 ( in the UK ) on ebay.
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Teja
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You can get the genuine Pentax one for $30 at pentaximaging.com
Or you can get a Kalt or Bower one for $15 from B&H. I have a Kalt and ordered one more this week. A few others also use Kalt and while it may not be as perfect a fit as the Pentax one (I don't know for sure as I don't have a Pentax adapter) it still works very well. People will scare you that it will get stuck on your camera and will be a bear to get off, but I never had that problem with the one I have.
Cheers
Or you can get a Kalt or Bower one for $15 from B&H. I have a Kalt and ordered one more this week. A few others also use Kalt and while it may not be as perfect a fit as the Pentax one (I don't know for sure as I don't have a Pentax adapter) it still works very well. People will scare you that it will get stuck on your camera and will be a bear to get off, but I never had that problem with the one I have.
Cheers
Teja
Leading Member
Yep, no argument there.
You found some for $5? Can you please post a link? I am sure others (including me) would very much like to pickup a couple at that price. The lowest I could find on eBay was about $13 shipped.
If the outer ring of the adapter is wide and has a hole in it for the lens mount pin to lock into, then it will come between the lens and the mount and will effect infinity focusing.
If the outer ring is thin, then it will sit flush with the lens mount and will not effect infinity focusing. However, since there is no hole for the lens mount pin to lock into, there is spring clip on the inner side of the adapter to hold the adapter in place.
Hope my explanation was not too confusing. You should be able to tell which is which by looking at the pictures of the adapter.
I bought this one from this seller a few weeks ago and it can focus to infinity.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Pentax-Screw-Mount-M42-Lens-to-PK-K-Camera-Adapter_W0QQitemZ180047665797QQihZ008QQcategoryZ30059QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Pentax-Screw-Mount-M42-Lens-to-PK-K-Camera-Adapter_W0QQitemZ180047665797QQihZ008QQcategoryZ30059QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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