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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Pentax to EOS alt lens questions..Newbie content!!


Hey all,

I will preface this by saying I am extremely new and ignorant to the alt lens world. I am very intrigued by all the countless possibilities.

With that being said I currently own a Canon XTI and 85mm 1.8 lens. I love this setup and purchased it strictly to capture the birth of my little one (low light) . As she is getting older I am starting to gain interest in more alternative shots and focal lengths. I've learned my father-in-law has a nice collection of older Pentax gear (80's I bel.) just sitting in his basement. Before I propose to borrow or possibly buy any one it from him I was curious how the process works.

I understand I need an adapter ring. I've seen 2 types..one with a chip and one without. I am still learning the photography thing and shoot 99% in AV mode. Will I still be able to do this with alt lenses?

Basically I'm curious what losses (auto) I can expect to encounter when experimenting with alternative glass.. (metering, wb, aperature)

Also I guess this is a Pentax question. What can I look for on his lenses to know if they are K mount or not.

Blessings and thanks for your time
M



Dec 17, 2008 at 10:06 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Pentax to EOS alt lens questions..Newbie content!!


Basically I'm curious what losses (auto) I can expect to encounter when experimenting with alternative glass.. (metering, wb, aperature)

http://forum.cogitech.ca/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6

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Dec 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Pentax to EOS alt lens questions..Newbie content!!


You can adapt pentax k-mount bayonet (likely what he has) to EOS without having to make modifications to the lenses if you're using an APS-C camera like the xti.

Adapters can be found relatively cheaply on ebay, I would recommend one with focus confirmation in case he has very fast (large aperture) lenses.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AF-Confirm-Adapter-For-Pentax-K-Lens-to-Canon-EOS_W0QQitemZ230292548887QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_Accessories?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116



Dec 17, 2008 at 04:36 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Pentax to EOS alt lens questions..Newbie content!!


Welcome to FM. Your father-in-law's collection is probably either the older M42 screw mount or newer Pentax-K mount, or maybe a mix of the two. Both can be adapted to EOS bodies, and some of them might be really fantastic, even by modern standards.

Some places for info on the screw mount lenses are:

Asahi Optical Historical Club (AOHC): http://www.aohc.it/indexe.htm
Pentax M42 Lens pics: http://www.gate.net/%7Ehifisapi/lens1.htm
Praktica-Users.com: http://www.praktica-users.com/lens/mlenses.html
Roland Stauber M42 Lenses: http://freenet-homepage.de/stauber/mamiya-nc/m42_lenses.htm
www.m-fortytwo.info: http://www.m-fortytwo.info/

Some places for info on Pentax K-mount lenses are:

Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-mount site: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/
Stan's Pentax Photography Site: http://stans-photography.info/
Yoshihiko Takinami's Pentax lens tests: http://www.takinami.com/yoshihiko/photo/

Some places for info on using alternatives (in addition to cogitech's site, cited above) are:

Bob Atkins http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/eosfaq/manual_focus_EOS.html
NK Guy http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manual-lenses
16-9.net 5D compatibility http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests/compatible.html
Markerink mounts and registers http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mounts.htm
Oleson's lens mounts http://members.tripod.com/rick_oleson/index-99.html

Altering Pentax K Mount to Canon Eos 5D https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/574010
M42 telephoto http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00J01o&tag=
Pentax K and M42 http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00ExzY

Nikon to EOS http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00JBXb
5D Contax adapter http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00LgIJ
5D and Zeiss lenses https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/499803
Canon Leica-R Compatibility database http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Leica_db.html
Non-CPU lenses on 5D https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/469342
Zeiss/Oly 5D compatibility https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/306575



Dec 17, 2008 at 05:44 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Pentax to EOS alt lens questions..Newbie content!!


WOW!!! Thanks for all the prompt feedback. Actually talked with him tonight and he says he has a collection of Nikon stuff as well... He's kind of funny about stuff so I'm trying to figure out how to word things in hopes of borrowing some of it.

Anyways thanks again...looks like a few hours of reading in my future.

Blessings



Dec 17, 2008 at 09:01 PM





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