Originally posted by boriscleto Why not just pick up an AF film body to cannibalize? You can probably pick up an SF-1 for less than $30.
Check out shopgoodwill.com or craigslist.
Originally posted by Steinback I don't know what other problems your body may end up having, but the mount ring from an '80s or '90s autofocus film SLR should have the same contact pattern and corresponding holes. The thickness or width of the mount ring may be a bit different - the mount ring on my MZ-5n is a bit narrower than the one on my K10. Many of the lower end SF series bodies don't sell for much over $10 and the low end MZ bodies don't go for much more .
I feel really stupid right now...
I had it in my head that the newer digital bodies should have more contacts because of the one for video, which the film-era AF cameras didn't have... Now I realized that the video ones must be the two gold contacts on the inside right. I went and counted on the K-r and compared that to an SF-1 on Ebay and yes, indeed, they do both have the same 7 points.
Thanks so much!
Now all I need is to find the right size/thickness. The one on my K-5 is much thicker (extra weather sealing so moisture doesn't bet between lens and camera, I'm guessing).