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l-r-d
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p.1 #1 · Pentax K mount lens


Do adapters exist that will enable (very) old manual Pentax K mount lenses to be used on a Pentax DSLR?

I don't know the details, but I know there are some old K mounts that will work. Others will not.

I bought an adapter that will enable even older screw mount lenses to work on a DSLR in manual mode. It works surprisingly well.

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Jun 12, 2008 at 02:56 PM
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p.1 #2 · Pentax K mount lens


Welcome to FM.

All modern Pentax SLR bodies can mount all K-mount lenses, but there are some problems. I don't shoot Pentax any more, but I know that the new bodies can't control the auto-aperture mechanism used on -FA and earlier lenses, and new bodies can't get proper exposure readings for stop-down aperture settings, without using a special mode provided by a green button.

You should visit Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-mount site: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/, it's the ultimate equipment resource for Pentax shooters.

Edited on Jun 12, 2008 at 03:10 PM



Jun 12, 2008 at 03:07 PM
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p.1 #3 · Pentax K mount lens


As jcolwell said... ALL K mount lenses can be used on any Pentax DSLR. Obviously the manual focus ones will not auto focus but they work perfectly well in manual. As for setting the aperture, the "green" button will sense the set aperture and give you the averaged meter reading. This step is obviously awkward in fast changing light and makes full program mode difficult, but it is no different than setting your exposure manually on vintage cameras. Of course, this is something many of us do as a matter of course because why should you use a $1000 DSLR like a $200 P&S.


Jun 12, 2008 at 04:55 PM
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p.1 #4 · Pentax K mount lens


MRRiley wrote:
Of course, this is something many of us do as a matter of course because why should you use a $1000 DSLR like a $200 P&S.




Those with Auto-Everything Dependency Syndrome (meet them in the Canon forum) might disagree, but not I.

Welcome! (and to l-r-d, too).



Jun 12, 2008 at 07:30 PM
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p.1 #5 · Pentax K mount lens


Pentax K 35mm F3.5 with Sony A7R2
Taken at Bowen lake Park (South Carolina) in September 3, 2022






Pentax K 35mm f3.5







Pentax K 35mm f3.5




Sep 03, 2022 at 11:33 AM





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