In a message dated 1/24/2001 10:57:52 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I think I saw this addressed somewhere before, but I sure can't remember
the
> details. Is the Konica AR mount physically and dimensionally compatible
> with the Pentax K bayonet mount? I know that Pentax didn't license the KA
> to anyone, so I know the electrical contacts are in the wrong place. But
as
> far as the Konica bayonet itself -- will it fit properly into a Pentax K
> body? Could I get, for example, a cheap Konica extension tube to mount
> properly into a Pentax body, and could I then mount a Pentax K lens into
the
> other end of a cheap Konica tube?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bill Peifer
> Rochester, NY
> -
Your question aroused my curiosity, so I tried it. The Konica lens slipped
into a K-mount (K2 body), but it remained loose because the AR flanges are
smaller and the meter prong has a shorter slot. BTW, I did this rather
carefully - no desire to wreck either lens or body.
Regards,
Ed M.
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