Spotmatic -- how to remove mount?

vonBaloney · 12-27-2011, 12:25 PM

I have a Spotmatic that I'd like to remove the m42 lens mount from for use in a DIY project (the body is in bad shape and isn't worth saving) -- what's the easiest way to get it off? It has no screws or anything on the outside like a bayonet -- does the whole thing just unscrew or do I have to get at it from the inside (which would be disassembling the whole body).

**pixelsaurus** · 12-27-2011, 12:48 PM

Try removing the base plate, screw mount screws may be under there.

**TomB_tx** · 12-27-2011, 01:02 PM

Peel back the leatherette on the front from the mount outwards, and remove 5 screws. (I think you aleo have to remove the bottom cover - 4 screws.) The top of the front casting does fit up under the top cover, but you can pull the bottom outwards and lower the front until it clears the top.

12-27-2011, 12:25 PM	#1
vonBaloney Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 5,395	Spotmatic -- how to remove mount? I have a Spotmatic that I'd like to remove the m42 lens mount from for use in a DIY project (the body is in bad shape and isn't worth saving) -- what's the easiest way to get it off? It has no screws or anything on the outside like a bayonet -- does the whole thing just unscrew or do I have to get at it from the inside (which would be disassembling the whole body).

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pixelsaurus Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Te Kuiti, NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 895	Try removing the base plate, screw mount screws may be under there.

12-27-2011, 01:02 PM	#3
TomB_tx Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,416	Peel back the leatherette on the front from the mount outwards, and remove 5 screws. (I think you aleo have to remove the bottom cover - 4 screws.) The top of the front casting does fit up under the top cover, but you can pull the bottom outwards and lower the front until it clears the top.

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