SR disabled with M42 adapter

Finn · 03-05-2007, 10:12 PM

I just spent way too much money on a Pentax M42/K adapter so that I could finally have that elusive infinity focus on my old screw mount lenses when I use them with my K100D. But now SR is deactivated when an M42 lens is attached, I presume because the lenses don't touch the row of metal contacts on the mounting plate of the camera body. I guess the camera doesn't know there is a lens attached at all.

Have others experienced this? If so, is there a work-around for it so that I can get SR working again? I hate to think that if I want that feature I have to use the el cheapo adapter with the big flange, since it works with SR.

Below are a couple of photos to show what I'm talking about. The pictured body is a ZX-M, because I needed to take the pics with the K100D.

Last edited by Finn; 10-05-2007 at 05:39 AM.

Adam · 03-05-2007, 10:56 PM

SR works with screwmount lenses- you just have to remember to enter the correct focal length when you turn on the camera.

I just tested it

Finn · 03-05-2007, 11:13 PM

I know the screen you're referring to -- that's how it works with the knock-off adapter with a big flange (as well as any lenses whose focal length the camera can't read), but when I use the Pentax adapter it doesn't give me that screen. It just jumps to the screen summarizing the settings. On that screen, the SR hand icon is crossed out, just like if there were no lens at all.

Any ideas?

Adam · 03-05-2007, 11:17 PM

I used the original Pentax adapter as well. If the screen doesn't pop up, go into the bottom of the first tab in the menu and enter it manually.

When I took the sample shots (1/6s), the SR icon was being displayed, and the shots were sharp, so it has to work!

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FotoPete · 03-05-2007, 11:24 PM

Hey thanks for the close ups of your ZX-M and the adapter. Haha I'll be sure to look for the Pentax branded one or at least the knock off thats physically like the real adapter. (The one that sinks into the KMount and not the ones that cover it.)

Finn · 03-05-2007, 11:45 PM

Yeah thanks, they were taken with an old Tamron 90/2.5 macro that only stops down to f/5.6 -- hence the short DOF. Gotta love the curmudgeonly personalities of well-used lenses!

FotoPete · 03-05-2007, 11:57 PM

Ouch! But its still a very sharp lens! I can see from the pics!

Mike Cash · 03-06-2007, 02:45 AM

I got one of the flangeless adapters from a Hong Kong dealer mentioned in another thread. It fits wonderfully, but I am awaiting arrival of my first M42 lens so I can't say how well it works. It fits flawlessly into the camera body, though.

I have done searches on regular big box camera stores in Japan as well as on the Pentax site and can find no indication that the genuwine article adapters are even currently in production. I have found two currently being offered on Yahoo Japan auctions and have bids in on them.

blende8 · 03-06-2007, 03:25 AM

Originally posted by Finn

Have others experienced this? If so, is there a work-around for it so that I can get SR working again?

For screw mount lenses in the K100D you additionally have to set "FI with S lens used" to "available" in the menu. If it's not set SR cannot be used. (p. 49)
For the K10 this is not needed.

Finn · 03-06-2007, 06:24 AM

Originally posted by blende8

For screw mount lenses in the K100D you additionally have to set "FI with S lens used" to "available" in the menu. If it's not set SR cannot be used. (p. 49)
For the K10 this is not needed.

blende8, that did it! You are my hero!

Now if only I could figure out why it is underexposing by two stops when continuously stopping down in Av but not when using the AE-L button in M...

03-05-2007, 10:12 PM	#1
Finn Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,056	SR disabled with M42 adapter I just spent way too much money on a Pentax M42/K adapter so that I could finally have that elusive infinity focus on my old screw mount lenses when I use them with my K100D. But now SR is deactivated when an M42 lens is attached, I presume because the lenses don't touch the row of metal contacts on the mounting plate of the camera body. I guess the camera doesn't know there is a lens attached at all. Have others experienced this? If so, is there a work-around for it so that I can get SR working again? I hate to think that if I want that feature I have to use the el cheapo adapter with the big flange, since it works with SR. Below are a couple of photos to show what I'm talking about. The pictured body is a ZX-M, because I needed to take the pics with the K100D. Last edited by Finn; 10-05-2007 at 05:39 AM.

03-05-2007, 10:56 PM	#2
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,124	SR works with screwmount lenses- you just have to remember to enter the correct focal length when you turn on the camera. I just tested it Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

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03-05-2007, 11:13 PM	#3
Finn Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,056 Original Poster	I know the screen you're referring to -- that's how it works with the knock-off adapter with a big flange (as well as any lenses whose focal length the camera can't read), but when I use the Pentax adapter it doesn't give me that screen. It just jumps to the screen summarizing the settings. On that screen, the SR hand icon is crossed out, just like if there were no lens at all. Any ideas?

03-05-2007, 11:17 PM	#4
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,124	I used the original Pentax adapter as well. If the screen doesn't pop up, go into the bottom of the first tab in the menu and enter it manually. When I took the sample shots (1/6s), the SR icon was being displayed, and the shots were sharp, so it has to work! Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

03-05-2007, 11:24 PM	#5
FotoPete Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,774	Hey thanks for the close ups of your ZX-M and the adapter. Haha I'll be sure to look for the Pentax branded one or at least the knock off thats physically like the real adapter. (The one that sinks into the KMount and not the ones that cover it.)

03-05-2007, 11:45 PM	#6
Finn Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,056 Original Poster	Yeah thanks, they were taken with an old Tamron 90/2.5 macro that only stops down to f/5.6 -- hence the short DOF. Gotta love the curmudgeonly personalities of well-used lenses!

03-05-2007, 11:57 PM	#7
FotoPete Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,774	Ouch! But its still a very sharp lens! I can see from the pics!

03-06-2007, 02:45 AM	#8
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	I got one of the flangeless adapters from a Hong Kong dealer mentioned in another thread. It fits wonderfully, but I am awaiting arrival of my first M42 lens so I can't say how well it works. It fits flawlessly into the camera body, though. I have done searches on regular big box camera stores in Japan as well as on the Pentax site and can find no indication that the genuwine article adapters are even currently in production. I have found two currently being offered on Yahoo Japan auctions and have bids in on them.

03-06-2007, 03:25 AM	#9
blende8 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bremen, Germany Photos: Albums Posts: 1,521	Originally posted by Finn Have others experienced this? If so, is there a work-around for it so that I can get SR working again? For screw mount lenses in the K100D you additionally have to set "FI with S lens used" to "available" in the menu. If it's not set SR cannot be used. (p. 49) For the K10 this is not needed.

03-06-2007, 06:24 AM	#10
Finn Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Phoenix Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,056 Original Poster	Originally posted by blende8 For screw mount lenses in the K100D you additionally have to set "FI with S lens used" to "available" in the menu. If it's not set SR cannot be used. (p. 49) For the K10 this is not needed. blende8, that did it! You are my hero! Now if only I could figure out why it is underexposing by two stops when continuously stopping down in Av but not when using the AE-L button in M...

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