Simon Molnár wrote: >Thank you all for the responses. > >In summary: > >On a K100d >1) do not use KAR (Konica Auto Reflex), while (Pentax) KA/Ricoh may be used; >2) Konica AR can be attached, but insecurely, for close focusing work >and without the infinity focus; >3) Konica Hexanon lenses can be securely attached via a K mount extension tube; >4) avoid Ricoh K, PK/R mount lenses with a "P' setting on the aperture >ring - they can become permanently attached to the Pentax bodies and >cannot be removed without damage to the camera; >5) M42 can be attached with adapter, however, some non Pentax M42 >lenses have open aperture metering cams that will interfere with >proper mounting; >7) PK mount will fit; >8) Konica K is a different design from P/K, P/Ka. > >Now I looked at the Vivitar lens, and it reads on the side: Lens made >in Japan M/MD, and the mount looks very much like the Minolta MC/MD >mount on this page: http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-99.html > >Are you aware of a method of using this for the K100d? This lens looks >very desirable. ;-) > >Is there a knowledge base (sic!) or other web site about lens/adapters >for the K-mount of these DSLR cameras? > >I looked at a lot of sites but have not yet found a systematic one in >this topic. > > >Thanks. > >Simon > > >
Minolta MD mount can only be adapted to 4/3rds bodies due to excessively short register (around 43mm to K mount's 45.5mm). The only lenses other than K or M42 that can readily be used on K mount bodies are Nikon F mount lenses (Which has a slightly longer register and a mount which is physically very similar to K mount, some lenses can even be locked in to K mount). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
