Asahi Pentax Bellows II M42

SantaKlaus · Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 2

Hello,

does someone have this Bellow or experience with it??
I am interested in it and I got a nice price. But Bellows are totally new to me!

Thanks a lot!

Kind regards,
Klaus

Nesster · Expire: 2014-02-20

I've got one but I don't use it for macro. Rather I attach old folding camera etc lenses... there are lots of threads here with people doing that.

The bellows is easy to use, hand holdable and SR works with the Pentax bodies. Probably a good idea to use a lens around 100mm give or take as that tends to give the best working distances for macro.

SantaKlaus · Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 2

Hi Nester,

thanks a lot! Looks great to me! Is there something special I have to keep in mind for cleaning and handling??

Regards,
Klaus

Nesster · Expire: 2014-02-20

There's not much to go wrong with these things... and I'd wager that most of the bellows units out there have received very light use, if at all.

Over on the pentax forum people were talking about their techniques of screwing these onto cameras... there's a very simple way: loosen the knurled knob that holds the camera mount on the bellows. Remove the mount, screw it onto the camera, then re-attach bellows.