Actually were were discussing operating M42 BODIES And LENSES stopped down. It was off-topic and had Nothing to do with using M42 lenses on the current DSLRs which would be another matter altogether because The current DSLRs ( or all PK bodies for that matter), do Not support auto apeture function with M42 lenses mounted Via adapter. Jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:10 PM To: PDML Subject: Protecting Lens Mount Contacts In another thread JCO and Adam are going at it about how easy/difficult it may be to focus the DSLR's with an M42 lens stopped down. I decided to see for myself how hard it would be to focus (it's not at all difficult). In so doing I could see that the various contacts on the lens mount were exposed. Is there some way to cover those contacts while using a screw mount lens? Any suggestions? BTW, it seems easier to use a screw mount lens on the ist-Series camera than a K mount. At least in the limited circumstances that I've tried thus far. Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
