On 25 Apr 2002 at 12:54, Mishka wrote: > By the way, what prevents one to have an adapter mounted on the lens > all the time (like adaptall) and use the m42 lens just like any other > K-mount lens? > That may be a stupid question, but I have never used such an adapter.
The K-mount adaptor mounts flush and as such can't be locked into the K mount like a conventional K lens (screw lenses don't lock either). In order to prevent the K-mount adaptor from falling out of the body (with the screw lens attached) it is furnished with a small locking spring that fits into one of the K bayonet keys. As such it can only be released from the K mount after the lens has been un-screwed. Moral of the story: Don't Super Glue your K-mount adaptor onto your screw lens (without suitable modifications of course) :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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 .
