Originally posted by Shooter1 My camera ( Chinon CS4), has a M42 mount.
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Assuming that the Albinar has a threaded rather than a bayonet mount, chances are good that it is M42 and will work with your camera. As noted above, a photo of the mount would be helpful. Lacking that, here is a question...
Does it have a silver pin protruding from the rear of the mount as in the photo below?
If so, it is almost certainly M42 and will work on your camera. The other options would be M39 (smaller diameter than M42 and originally for Soviet cameras) and T-mount. T-mount without adapter is the same diameter as M42, but has a a finer thread pitch and no silver pin. Most M42 lenses in circulation feature auto aperture actuation (the silver pin).
If the lens has a bayonet mount, it is not likely adaptable to your camera unless it is T-mount. T-mount lenses may be adapted to fit many different cameras and Albinar made several models in T-mount. I don't have time this morning to give a full description of how T-mount works, though the Wikipedia and Google are useful.
Steve
Last edited by stevebrot; 01-27-2018 at 10:22 AM.
Reason: Added paragraph about t-mount