Home

Please support mflenses.com if you need any graphic related work order it from us, click on above banner to order!

SearchSearch MemberlistMemberlist RegisterRegister ProfileProfile Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages Log inLog in

Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 50mm F/1.4 M42 lens which adapter??
View previous topic :: View next topic  


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 12:14 am    Post subject: Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 50mm F/1.4 M42 lens which adapter?? Reply with quote

I bought the SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 M42 lens, which adapter on Ebay do you recommend that I get to attach this lens to my Lumix GH1? and is it a m42-m43 or a pentax screw mount to m4/3?


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pentax Screw-mount is M42 Smile


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The prices vary largely on eBay but I would buy this one if I was going to buy a third one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/M42-lens-Micro-4-3-M4-3-adapter-G1-GF1-GH1-E-P2-E-P1-/320651953689?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa8588619


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are two types of m42 adapter, one with "rim" inside and one without, the SMC Tak work with the one without.

Mine looks like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/M42-lens-Micro4-3-M4-3-adapter-Olympus-EP-1-EP-2-/280662038829

On the other type of adapter with "rim" inside, the SMC Tak does not focus to infinity.


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks are there ones I can get from US for faster shipping?


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

m43baby wrote:
Thanks are there ones I can get from US for faster shipping?


You can order one directly from Fotodiox.

http://www.fotodiox.com/product_info.php?products_id=478


PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

aleksanderpolo wrote:
On the other type of adapter with "rim" inside, the SMC Tak does not focus to infinity.


Yep I learned this the hard way since I do not own any lenses with the iris control pin and I bought the flanged adapter which does not allow the Jupiter-37A to reach infinity..


PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 12:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks. I ordered on Fotodiox website and now I received an email that it's back ordered another 2 weeks of wait Sad


PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can shoot an email to rainbowimaging on the bay and ask them whether their adapter has the "rim" or "flange" inside, he is usually pretty quick to reply email last time I contacted him.


PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.srb-griturn.com/m42-lenses-on-pentax-k-206-p.asp

SRB Griturn, a UK company that manufacture camera accessories, and make them to a high quality. Mine are identical to genuine Pentax adaptors in every respect. And I have experience as a quality control manager in a precision engineering manufacturers.
SRB are good to deal with as well.

I have no connection to them, I just use their adaptors because they work perfectly for a lot less cost that the genuine, and it avoids the risk of the horror stories you read about with stuck and poor quality from some others.


PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I looked up rainbowimaging on ebay and can't find it.


PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should have done a Google search. Got this:

http://www.rainbowimaging.biz/shop/cms.php?id_cms=4


PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I must confess I do not understand the problem with the adapters with the inside flange. I have a Super Takumar 55/1.8 & a Super-Multi-Coated 100/4 macro Takumar & they both focus a bit past infinity on a flanged adapter.