I dont follow you with the Kmounting of large lenses to K mount bodies. I was not referring to a body on a tripod or the lens on a tripod. I was referring to mounting a large kmount lens loose to a kmount bodie loose. Its easy enough to just hold the body, insert and rotate the lens instead of the body. I dont think anything is going to break that way. the whole reason I mount the body to the very large lens with screwmount is the large number of revolutions needed compared to K mount partial rotation makes it much easier to mount the body to the lens compared to the alternative. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Whittingham Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Well anybody know inwhatwaysm42screwmountingsystemissuperiortoKmounting system? > I never suggested mounting the body to the lens the way described for > BAYONET mount lenses, it makes no sense in that context.......... It's recommended, it makes a lot of sense. You're removing the stress of hanging a large heavy lens off the camera by the lens mount alone. This is the primary reason for mounting the camera on the lens, in case you didn't know. There have been cases of the lens breaking the mount out of the camera body, hence tripod collars on larger lenses, not just for balance. > And for those who mistakenly > think that K mount is superior in every respect, they > are wrong and I was just pointing out some things better about the > screwmounting system. I never implied it was. > And I dont agree its > faster PERIOD, in low light or no light, the screwmounting system is > faster and easier than the kmounting system because you dont have to > line the lens index to the body index to mount the lens which requires > sight or feel with the K mounting system and now with the latest > bodies and lenses you may have neither in low light situations. I'll a agree with the logic there, but I have no trouble in low light and I can't think of a single time I've worked with no light, but I'm sure some do. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
