One of my Takumars does this in one of my MX's, (seems that the stopdown pin and the mirror box wall are at just the right tolerances.
At 01:35 PM 2/10/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Hi, > I need to use my M42 lenses (Carl Zeiss Jena 20/2.8 and 80/1.8) on > my new camera (LX). I don't have any Takumars, so I don't know if > Pentax copied the aperture pin length well or if they did it > shorter (M42 was invented not by Pentax, of course, but by > CZJ/CZO). > > The problem is, when I mounted the 20/2.8 via the Adapter K, its > aperture actuation pin gently scraped against the mirror assy wall > on the LX (the lower protruding block), leaving slight mark on the > matte paint (circular, as the screwing is circular motion). I don't > want this :( So far it seems the paint was undamaged, I was able to > clean it - so it must have been just the aluminium of the lens's > pin leaving mark on the sturdier metal of the box). > > Is it the same with Takumars? Any solution? > > BTW, > I managed to lower the resale value of my 2 day old LX > considerably ;) The (bought used) LX still had the original > plastic foil > protecting the bottom panel (!). I was screwing a QR plate on > it, and when mounted on tripod, the camera moved on the QR (I > didn't screwed tight enough), tearing the plastic foil in > several places ;0 I will have to make a DIY "original" foil to > protect the bottom again. > >Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
