You could also buy a roll of film and a scanner. On November 29, 2017 8:01:42 AM PST, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: >Larry & Godfrey - thanks for the notion of buying a used Nikon. Not >sure if I will pursue that option, but I will keep that thought in >mind. > >P.J. - thanks for the link to the leitax site. As I read it, their >Nikon-to-Pentax conversion is just for older manual lenses. I may >reconsider which if any of the Nikon lenses to hold onto. >The second site you mentioned involves a modification to the camera >itself, and I would be leery of that, to say the least. Even without >their side comments about the reduction in WR and that, once done, the >Nikon lens won’t “click” into place. > >stan > >> On Nov 26, 2017, at 1:40 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> I think that your most cost effective solution would be a used D7300 >> >> On November 26, 2017 8:23:24 AM PST, Stanley Halpin ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> My father-in-law, who passed away in 2010, was an avid photographer. >>> He, I am sure, drove the local pros crazy because he worked for >>> practically nothing as the photographer for theater groups, choirs, >>> corporate executive portraits etc. I have his old Leica and a couple >of >>> lenses; sister-in-law has the newer Leica gear. I recently borrowed >>> back (from my brother-in-law) a couple of his Hassleblad lenses and >>> will do a few trials of those connected to my K-1 via H-to-K645-to-K >>> adapters. First impressions, ho hum. But then there is his Nikon >gear… >>> >>> I thought my sister-in-law also had all the Nikon items. But my >>> mother-in-law recently passed away, we have been cleaning out all >the >>> closets, distributing family memorabilia, and getting rid of excess >>> stuff. I found boxes on Nikon gear. F3 body and motor drive, >multiple >>> flash guns, filter sets, etc. The lenses are mostly early 1970 >>> acquisitions: 20/4.0, 28/2.0, 55/2.8, 85/2.0, 105/1.8. Ho hum. >>> Hopefully I can find a home for these. >>> >>> What I think is the prize in this collection is a Nikon ED AF Nikkor >>> 180/2.8 . I have an inexpensive adapter to K-mount, with a lens >insert >>> to allow for infinity focus. I have on order an adapter which does >not >>> have any glass, so no image degradation but no infinity focus. I >look >>> forward to playing with this a bit! >>> >>> So, to the question. Is it feasible to permanently replace the Nikon >>> mount with a K-mount? Maintaining infinity focus without added lens >>> element(s)? >>> >>> stan >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions.
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