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Re: [OM] Pentax Screwmount to OM?

Subject: Re: [OM] Pentax Screwmount to OM?
From: "Mickey Trageser" <mickeytr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 17:28:53 -0400
Actually, it is the 6.3 model. It's in very good shape. Having seen the
Canon adapter, I thought it possible. Though I haven't measured, the
distance between the film plane on the Praktica and the lens mount seem
greater than on the Oly. I'll look again...
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Robison" <omrobison@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Pentax Screwmount to OM?


>
> --- Mickey Trageser <mickeytr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello Zuiks,
> >
> > Is there an adapter to mount a Pentax screwmount on
> > an OM body? I have a 300mm Asahi Pentax lens that
> > might be fun to play with. It has a Canon adapter on
> > it. When removed, the lens fits on a Praktica body.
> >
> >
> > Thanks once again.
> > -Mickey
> >
>   The lens flange distance on the OM is more than the
> Pentax by about 1/2mm so unless you could remove part
> of the original mount, and make a custom adapter, you
> could not focus back to inf. with even a very thin
> adapter. I assume you are talking about Pentax's 300mm
> f4 optic, not an early 300mm f6.3 preset lens.
>
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