HELP! My Pentax Bellows II mounting plate is stuck on my camera.

grimmy2016 · 04-06-2012, 03:02 PM

I bought a Pentax Bellows II and it had an M42 to K mount on the back, but now it wont come off. I have to detach the mount from the bellows and of course that messed the bellows up. But I am more concerned about this stuck on plate.

What do I do?

Arjay Bee · 04-06-2012, 05:53 PM

That sucks - but it has been faced before, IIRC. There is a thread here which solved it for someone. I have come close to doing the same thing and found that using a short macro tube between the bellows and the camera minimises the danger to the mount - bit late to point that out though

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Quick search found this thread: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-beginners-corner-q/165863-m42-bell...elp-panic.html

grimmy2016 · 04-07-2012, 06:47 AM

Thanks.

04-06-2012, 03:02 PM	#1
grimmy2016 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 53	HELP! My Pentax Bellows II mounting plate is stuck on my camera. I bought a Pentax Bellows II and it had an M42 to K mount on the back, but now it wont come off. I have to detach the mount from the bellows and of course that messed the bellows up. But I am more concerned about this stuck on plate. What do I do?

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04-06-2012, 05:53 PM	#2
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	That sucks - but it has been faced before, IIRC. There is a thread here which solved it for someone. I have come close to doing the same thing and found that using a short macro tube between the bellows and the camera minimises the danger to the mount - bit late to point that out though . Quick search found this thread: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-beginners-corner-q/165863-m42-bell...elp-panic.html

04-07-2012, 06:47 AM	#3
grimmy2016 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 53 Original Poster	Thanks.