can I use any of my old Nikon gear w/ my new pentax system? - Page 2

Big Dave · 08-10-2008, 01:18 PM

It works for me on my K100D Super. You may have a slightly different mount revision on your camera.

Dave

Originally Posted by dave sz

nevermind, the upside down method or the 2 oclock method do not work. The lens goes in but there is no support, just falls out. Only way it stays is if I line up the dots almost perfectly and get a small turn in...

dave sz · 08-15-2008, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Big Dave

It works for me on my K100D Super. You may have a slightly different mount revision on your camera.

Dave

nope, pretty sure k100 k10 k200 or k20 have the same mount. Maybe the lens is different, definitely not the mount...

Wheatfield · 08-15-2008, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by 360fish

I didn't see anything on the forums regarding this - I've got a nice Nikkor ED AF 80-300 2.8 zoom and a speedlight sb-22 but finding it hard to get info on adapters. Could I use the flash as a slave? it has an pc/xSync port which my k200d lacks, I'd love to get it working some way.

I understand mount adapters can result in the lens unable to focus to infinity, but I can't find if even a non-infinity-focusing adapter is available.

UPDATE - found this thread about nikon flashes with pentax, I guss I'll have to play around with it but sounds like it'll work! the lens is a much bigger deal though...

thanks for any info.

D

Buy a Nikon body to use with your Nikkor lenses. The better ones make Pentax look like a child's toy, the lesser ones are about as good as anything Pentax makes, and you will have the pleasure of using your lenses the way they were designed to be used rather than putting a junky optical converter in front of them and losing most of their usability.

RioRico · 08-17-2008, 08:22 AM

I've bought numerous lenses on eBay lately, many in odd 'lots' where I cherrypick and (hopefully) resell the rest. The 12 Canon lenses are totally unusable on my K20D. Of the 6 Nikon mounts, the only interesting one is a Nikkor 85/2. Should I spend US$44+ for a flaky adapter for one lens that cost me US$7? Nope. The Nikkor fits fairly snugly on the K mount in the 6:00 position. When the day gets a bit brighter, I should do a shootout between the Nikkor, my Jupiter-9 85/2, and my Vivitar 90M/2.8.