Difference in philosophy? The only m42 lenses which will stop down with these adapters are those with Auto/Manual switches or old Presets. The m42's were wide open by default where as the "new" k mounts closed down to their taking apertures by default.
At 05:21 PM 8/21/2002 +0200, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rogier van der Peijl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 4:01 PM >Subject: using a screw to K mount adapter > > > > Does anyone use one of those adapter rings and does it work well, or would > > you say: If you wanna use screw mount lenses buy a camera that was made >for > > them... > > > > regards, > > > > Rogier van der Peijl > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Meld je aan bij de grootste e-mailservice ter wereld met MSN Hotmail: > > http://www.hotmail.com/nl > > - > > 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 . > > >Sort of hijacking this thread with a stupid question: I've got the >M42-Pentax K/M adapter (no brand info) and 2 threaded lenses - Pentacon auto >1.8/50 and Hanimar Auto "s" 135/2.8. Both nice and clean but neither of >them seem to stop down. They both have a small button on the back to close >the apperture and the adaptor seems to lack a way to hold it in. What am I >missing???? > >TIA > >Mike Y. >- >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 .
