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So I bought a 70-210mm Promaster branded MC lens. I was very excited, and I received it Monday afternoon in literally pristine condition, no dust, no fungus, super smooth sliding and focus, virtually no wear marks on the mount. I was happy. I had no time to try it so I intended to do so tomorrow since I am off work... was gonna have three days of experimenting with this thing.
And then my dog crapped on my bed right in front of me, and ran in a panic.... flinging off the bed my recently bought K-50 (as in less than a month old) with this new lens mounted on it. Lens banged into the caster leg of my desk chair. Camera is fine, no external damage and when i put the kit lens back on, everything works. Shots come out normal. But the Promaster lens... it banged so hard it put a tiny dent in the barrel
Shutter is busted.
SO.... I saw an identical lens on Ebay, same price. Ordered it but after the fact I found out that it was for a Minolta (slipped into my K-mount search, oops). What I want to know is:
Can I switch the mounts? Four screws removes the K-mount on this one, and it looks like there is another offset hole for another mount. Other than the mount, these two lenses are identical. Is this something that can sometimes be done? Swap mounts? I'm still new to all this.
Thanks in advance for information that might be provided.