Auto Chinon - Pentax K and M42 lenses

darkblue · Joined: 07 Jun 2011 Posts: 2

Hello, it's my first post ever in a photographic forum, that should tell you how new I am to this Smile

Just starting and having bought only a few manual lenses for my Canon 60d so far.

One of them which I like is a Chinon 28mm in Pentax K mount, labelled "Auto Chinon Multi Coated" in orange and green.

Now I want a 35mm lens and I see mostly M42 Chinon lenses and they are labelled just "Auto Chinon" in orange. They are different than the Pentax K 35mm lenses. This is the M42 one:

www.flickr.com/photos/perminna/3742768457/in/photostream/
www.flickr.com/photos/perminna/3742768713/in/photostream/

And here is the Pentax K one:

cgi.ebay.com/AUTO-CHINON-35mm-f-2-8-MC-lens-K-MOUNT-for-Pentax-K-/230614659491

Different design obviously and different coating maybe too.

Does anyone have experience or information about both lines of Chinon lenses? Im I right asuming that the M42 were for their older cameras and the Pentax K ones for later model cameras and perhaps of better optical quality?

I already read a lot of people liking the Auto Chinon lenses but most often they don't mention which ones.

martyn_bannister · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 1151

Welcome

There is a big thread running about CHINON primes at the moment. That will probably answer your questions Smile