Originally posted by w0jt Hello, all. Just joined the forum today.
Welcome to the forum. I have been using the forum since last summer and it is definitely the place to come for information and to make yourself a better photographer. I have only come to this thread "The M42 Crew" a few days ago since getting my first M42 lens, so I am definitely not an M42 expert.
But our somewhat "common cause" is that I shoot with a K20D, so I am also new to the combination of Digital SLR and M42 lens. One important thing I have learned from this forum is to get a genuine Asahi Pentax k mount adapter. I was fortunate and picked one up on Ebay for $35, it works great. I have read in these forums and other places that a lot of third party adapters don't allow infinite focus, and can get stuck in your camera.
Anyway, the Pentax DSLR cameras are unique in today's photography world, they don't make your old lenses obsolete. And everything I've read about the KX is really good, you'll have a blast with it!