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Old 01-03-2009, 04:57 PM   #6
BrianO
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Originally Posted by OSV View Post

as i stated in my previous post, pentax sells a factory adapter for mounting m42 lenses onto the k-mount body... every pentax lens that's ever been made will bolt right up to the new pentax bodies:
PENTAX K-Bayonet (external) Mount / PENTAX 42mm (universal) Screw-thread (internal) mount
Permits use of PENTAX “S” screwmount lenses on PENTAX K-Bayonet camera bodies.
Manual lens operation only
Aperture-Priority maintained
http://www.pentaxwebstore.com/detail/PTX+30120
Thanks for the explanation on the screw-mount adapter. So his lens should fit the camera regardless of the lens' vintage. We non-Pentax owners learn something new every day.
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