You're right, I just measured an FM at ~46.53 and an ME at ~45.5. Silly me had assumed that the M42 to Nikon adapter allowed infinity focus with M42 lenses. It only focuses out to about 8 feet! ;-( I've had the adapter for over a year and just now realised it doesn't work. This DOES however make adapting Nikon lenses to K bodies a possibility. With a little "Cottying", of course. ;-)
Anyone know the register on Canon and Minolta bodies??? <vvbg> Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 10:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Nikon lens on M42 body??????? > > > Register for the Nikon mount is IIRC 1mm longer than M42 (46.5mm vs > 45.5mm), but there's no way this adaptor maintains infinity focus, it's > way too thick. > > -Adam > > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7575287348 > > > >Anyone see how this could possibly focus to infinity on an M42 body? > >Seems to me the register distance is already 'shorter' on Nikon lenses. > >My Nikon body to M42 lens adapter spaces the lens about 3-4mm > >farther out from the body, it seems the one above would act as an > >extension tube as well as an adapter. > >I'll probably buy one anyway 'cause of the 'wierdness factor' but I > >don't see how it could actually work. ;-) > > > >Don > > > > >
