----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:31 pm
Subject: Re: Problem mounting Vivitar 28mm 1:2 on Pentax MZ-6
> Yep, the lens has a semi-circular flange, which protects the
> aperture
> lever and may supply some flare baffling which needs to be
> modified to
> fit, (most of it has to be removed). Someone on the list has a
> step by
> step description of how to do this but I can't remember who, and I
> can't
> find the URL.
>
> Leigh Wedding wrote:
>
> >Dear All,
> >
> >My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
> >Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
> >go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to
> rotate it
> >to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
> >combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
> >camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
> >attach to the MZ-6.
> >
> >Any clues?
> >Thanks,
> >Leigh.
> >
Yes, this lens does have the rather larger flange, compared to
my other lenses which do work okay, that you mention.
Can someone point me to link for the steps to remove it? I also
took it into a local shop yesterday, and the bloke there said
"cut it off with an angle grinder" -- which sounds a bit harsh
to me!
Leigh.
