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Hi All,
New to the forums and new to SLR photography,
I recently bought a Nikon D5000 with standard kit lens, Over the weekend I met up with a friend who has a 50mm f1.8 lens with an M42 mount and getting extremely good results from it.
Are there any other m42 fit lenses that I could pick up for cheap on Ebay that anyone can recommend?
Also are there any other 'old style' type of lenses I can use on the D5000 with different mounts?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Hi,
What do you look for when searching an M42? Well, M42 is a srew mount lens and one of the biggest names and some of the best glass is Asahi Pentax under the name 'Takumar'. As has been said there are other very good makes that are M42 screw mount lenses. The Helios that was mentioned is good when you find a good one (if you understand).
M42 on a Nikon? Yes and No. The film plane on a Nikon is different to that of a Pentax and thus the infinity focusing with an adapter problem. Adapters aint that good on a Nikon IMHO. You woud be far better off buying Nikon or a similar F mount lens.
Good Luck.