Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >SB> Some years ago when I wanted to modify a motorcycle, a few mechanics >SB> told me that what I wanted to do was "impossible." I finally met a guy >SB> who said "Impossible? That only means it takes longer and costs more." > >That's often true. But I seriously doubt this would be feasible >financially unless the lens is really something super-rare like >Topcon's 1960? 300/2.8 or something like that. A telephoto/longfocus >lens will be much easier to adapt, especially if it is preset (with >aperture ring at the front half of the lens, best), as even part of >the long barrel could be cut off to achieve proper register distance >(if the Konica's register is shorter than Pentax's). With wideangles, >it could mean adjusting the helicoid to focus to infinity. Than again, >unless the aperture linkage action is VERY similar, you would gain >only a manual lens, something almost unusable of a fast wideangle... > >IMO, it could be possible but it wouldn't be worth it, unless it's >some really rare, and preferably, long, lens.
Perhaps if you can live with manual diaphragm it might be more affordable to get it converted to screw mount and use a K-M42 adapter, -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - 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 .
