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Topic author: R4ct3r
Posted on: 20170918095116
First of all, I'd like to say hello to everyone here, as this is my first post. :) Greetings!
I have a few USSR made lenses in my collection, which I very much like using on my digital Pentax. Recently I started to gather more data about soviet optics and what has been released for Pentax K-mount. During that time, I also found out about the A-type interchangeable mounts on some of the glass. It appears that lenses such as Jupiter 37A, Mir-10A, Tair-11A and so on (with 'A' letter after number) have a kinda-sorta T2 mount, and usually come up with screwed-on adapter for a target mount, like M42.
There are a few adapters of such type on eBay, but quite expensive and only for Nikon mount, branded KP-A/H. I wonder if there some for Pentax K, and whether I need to use such one specifically, or a generic T2-Pentax adapter will do (so far I've read conflicting opinions on that).
Obviously I realize that such specific adapter probably won't let the camera control the aperture, and also I can easily use my M42-mount Jupiter 37A through screwmount-PK adapter; however, I like the idea of using few of my lenses without having to fiddle with the M42 adapter.
Cheers!
I have a few USSR made lenses in my collection, which I very much like using on my digital Pentax. Recently I started to gather more data about soviet optics and what has been released for Pentax K-mount. During that time, I also found out about the A-type interchangeable mounts on some of the glass. It appears that lenses such as Jupiter 37A, Mir-10A, Tair-11A and so on (with 'A' letter after number) have a kinda-sorta T2 mount, and usually come up with screwed-on adapter for a target mount, like M42.
There are a few adapters of such type on eBay, but quite expensive and only for Nikon mount, branded KP-A/H. I wonder if there some for Pentax K, and whether I need to use such one specifically, or a generic T2-Pentax adapter will do (so far I've read conflicting opinions on that).
Obviously I realize that such specific adapter probably won't let the camera control the aperture, and also I can easily use my M42-mount Jupiter 37A through screwmount-PK adapter; however, I like the idea of using few of my lenses without having to fiddle with the M42 adapter.
Cheers!