|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
10-01-2013, 01:15 PM
|
| |
Ah! I had never thought of that - so it is an exact swap from let's say an S1 - I'm guessing the whole box on the front? I see now that the early ones had seemingly identical fronts and screws
I had read they made a few M42 ones, but who knows if that info was based on seeing exactly what you described - the only thing is that this one came from someone in Canada, and had the original sales receipt , which included the body and lens, but no mention of an adapter. It also seems odd that someone with no other M42 lenses (I asked) would have gone to the bother of swapping the front to accommodate M42 lenses.
Not challenging you at all, as I have read and enjoyed many of your posts in the past, just really intrigued by the mystery.
Below is the original receipt - not too cheap (about 1000 dollars today). The date of May 1957 might support the idea of crossover, as that was the month the Pentaprism was introduced, and a month after production ended of the IIa, I believe. It would have been fairly easy for them to have slapped on that front at the factory, no?
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
10-01-2013, 05:10 AM
|
| |
Tom - I think I got one from the same guy for my M37 50 3.5 Asahiflex lens. Works pretty well - though it isn't as secure as the one above for sure!
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
10-01-2013, 05:08 AM
|
| |
Thanks so much! When I saw that slit, I suspected it was an adapter ( a fairly hard to get one if I understand!). Any idea how many of the M42 bodies were made for the IIA?
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-30-2013, 04:03 PM
|
| |
Hey there - a good suggestion, and having had a look, it certainly looks possible that there is some conversion, the mount on the body looks solid though. Sorry about the quality, my tripod is at work.
Thanks for having a look
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-30-2013, 06:12 AM
|
| |
I have the same lens in the M37 mount and they are the same size. I also have a IIB with M37 and the bodies are identical except for the slow knob. The 2.4 is a really nice lens - mounted in on my 5D to give it a quick test
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-30-2013, 04:30 AM
|
| |
Hi Arjay - they were mostly M37, which is an Asahiflex oddity. When they started to use Pentaprisms (and moved to the Pentax name), they switched to M42 - a few Asahiflex cameras right around this point were made with M42 mounts.
Spotmatics are all M42 mount.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-29-2013, 07:25 PM
|
| |
Thank you Patrick! It really is a gem to hold and look at. If they ever made a new digital small camera of this type, it would certainly be a good place to look for inspiration!
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-29-2013, 07:23 PM
|
| |
Thanks so much for those links - none of them however have what I was looking form which is how many of the M42 version were produced. But again, thanks for putting such lovely effort into answering my inquiry!
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-29-2013, 01:51 PM
|
| |
First post here after much lurking.
I just acquired an Asahiflex IIA with 58mm 2.4 in remarkably nice condition (fully functioning as well) - I was more than pleased with the price I paid ($300), considering how clean the lens and body are, and that it also came with a host of bits and bobs.
To my surprise it was the end-of-run M42 mount version (both body and lens) - I'm having quite the time finding any info about just how rare the M42 IIAs are.
I have no intention of parting with it, but I guess it would be nice to know what kind of bargain I got (if any)
Thanks for any info or pointing in right directions you can give me - I've attached a couple of photos of the item for your perusal
|
