Ok, so that's it. I put it straight again (is quite easy to bend) and now the diaphragma seems to operate in line with what the camera tells it to.
I looked into the case further and the M42-adapter must be the cause. If it's 'screwed' into the K-mount too far, it bends the lever. This happened because of two reasons: 1) is it normal that an M42-lens doesn't screw in on a K-mount camera all the way till the dial mark is right up? I must have tried to screw my M42-lenses on with excessive force. If I look at a K-mount lens, the red dot on the bayonet aligns with the dial mark, but if I look at an M42-lens with the M42-adapter on, the red dot on the adapter doesn't align with the dial mark on the lens. 2) probably my M42 adapter is missing a piece; it's just the single M42-bayonet part, but there seems to be some kind of stop to be screwed on the side... no idea what it actually does. Thanks for the help! Groeten, Vic Peter Lacus schreef: >> http://picasaweb.google.be/vicmortelmans/Tech02/photo#5079724145182516050 >> >> I have only one K-mount camera, so can someone check if this is normal, >> or if the lever should be straight upwards? > > it's straight on all of my cameras. > > Cheers, > > Peter > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
