PDA

View Full Version : Would a lens fit ?

Andy the Coastie
24-04-2008, 12:12
My father was a very keen airshow/weather photographer in the mid 1980's until he was left disabled and had to give up his passion, NOW yesterday I was at his house and he gave me his camera bag complete with a good mixure of len's.

for example there is a

SUNAGOR MINI ZOOM .... 70-200 mm f4.5 -5.6 one touch macro automatic zoom lens --- this is on a pentax screw.


would it be possible to get a lens convertor holder so this screw lens could be used with my NIKON D 40 ?



Thanks in advance
wez130
24-04-2008, 13:03
have a look on ebay, they seem to do a few different ones, i'm not sure about pentax fittings though, is it the same as 'K' mount or its predecessor?
OutLore
24-04-2008, 13:03
Not sure TBH, but I would think that it would not be worth it - as you will certainly lose AF, metering etc and you can get a Nikon 55-200 same aperture for about £150 or so....

Still, might be nice to show your dad some pics you have taken with his lens...
Mark
24-04-2008, 13:12
It would be the M42 screw mount, not sure if there are adapters for Nikons I know there are for Canon
wez130
24-04-2008, 13:29
Not sure TBH, but I would think that it would not be worth it - as you will certainly lose AF, metering etc and you can get a Nikon 55-200 same aperture for about £150 or so....

Still, might be nice to show your dad some pics you have taken with his lens...

The D40 doesn't have AF ;)
OutLore
04-05-2008, 15:36
The D40 doesn't have AF ;)


Really? Mine does... it just doesn't have a motor in the body.... Hence why you'll lose AF as in my 1st post, even if the lens is "AF"....:D:D
dazzajl
04-05-2008, 15:47
I very much doubt if there will be an adapter for the M42 mount to go onto a nikon. The nikon mount aperture is just too small. :(

I've been trying to think of a really nice way to say that it probably wouldn't be worth it anyway but I'm not doing too well. The fact is, it's not a very nice lens and any modern sensor will bring out the worst it has to offer.
wez130
04-05-2008, 18:08
Really? Mine does... it just doesn't have a motor in the body.... Hence why you'll lose AF as in my 1st post, even if the lens is "AF"....:D:D

That's what i meant, you need a lens with AF to use AF, unlike the D70/ D80 etc which has the motor built into the body.
wack61
04-05-2008, 18:56
As said above, it really isn't worth using this lens on a DSLR, just buy a modern lens then tell your dad what good pictures you got with "his" lens, he'll be none the wiser and it'll make him feel good :)