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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-10-2020, 08:59 AM
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Ahhhh....Thank you for so much clearing that up! I wasn't aware of this type of mount.
I bought this lens because the seller said it was M42.
In any case, it does seem like a beautiful lens...
Ok, I might have a look inside and see what can be done.
Otherwise filing might be a good (but also slightly scary) option. :(
Thanks again for the information and ideas!
Best wishes
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-10-2020, 05:58 AM
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I just got an Tokina RMC 17mm lens, f3.5 (M42 screw mount).
Just wondering if anyone can help as I seem to have run into a little problem (I've attached some pics to help illustrate; back of lens, lens with adapter on, adapter and lens side by side)
There is a little metal piece that protrudes out the back of the lens, which moves with the aperture.
I am putting this lens on a M43 mount camera with a speedbooster adapter (M42 - M43).
This little protrusion stops me being able to screw the lens on fully.
When the lens is screwed on, this blocks the movement of the aperture (to open or close the aperture I have to slightly looses the lens from the adapter and then re-tighten it).
The lens looks pretty good and the focus seems to be ok, so this doesn't seem to be causing any noticeable problem linked to the correct flange focal distance.
Here are my questions:
* Is there any way of taking this metal piece out without messing with the aperture?
* Does anyone have experience opening theses lenses? There are 3 screws on the back.
Note: I also have a SMC Takumar lens which works just fine with this setup as the little metal protrusion sits inside the area that is screwed on to the adapter (and not outside as this one does)
Any advice would be very welcome and much appreciated!!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-10-2020, 04:53 AM
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Thanks for the info Titrisol!
I will keep that in mind when I do still photography.
For the moment I'll be using the lens for video though...thus why I need it in manual mode.
I'll have to see how it goes...
best wishes!
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
03-09-2020, 10:00 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-09-2020, 09:59 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-08-2020, 04:45 AM
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I'm totally new to these lenses, so a big thank you Eric and Steve for putting up with my panic and getting back to me! :)
I did a little more research and ended up finding about the interlock pin which did the trick! Thank you both for explaining it.
I've read that you need to move from auto to manual to use some adapters (mine will be manual), so I'm all good now.
Can't wait to try it out - it looks like an amazing little lens. I've very excited!
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Forum: Maintenance and Repair Articles
03-07-2020, 09:33 AM
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Thanks, I had the same problem and this helped me solve it (phew!!!)
: )
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-07-2020, 09:16 AM
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I just got an old 35mm Super Multi Coated Takumar f2 (M42 screw).
Just wondering if you could tell me how to switch from auto to manual on these lenses?
I'm waiting for an adapter to put on my M43 camera so I can't try it out yet...but in the meantime I was just checking that everything was ok.
The Auto to manual switch doesn't seem to want to budge...any advice?
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