[I'm catching up with the list, sorry to resurrect a two week old thread] The photo I posted was of the istD sporting an Industar 50/3.5, which has a 39mm thread. The adapter used in the photo was actually loaned to me by Shel (I have to give it back to you, Shel, sorry). It is not the right adaper though, because it changes the distance to the film plane. I have since gotten the correct adaptor, which is just a thread, 39mm on the inside, 42mm on the outside.
These were the pics: http://photos2.flickr.com/1990444_1b7d30a492_o.jpg http://photos2.flickr.com/1990443_5d87b3d8f7_o.jpg j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com On 6/14/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Juan Buhler posted a photo some time ago of an Arsenal 35mm(?) maybe it > was a 50ish mm lens, f3.5 in M37 mount on his *ist-D and a few Photos > taken with that combination, so the answer is yes. You can use the very > old cameras with new equipment. You get focus confirmation with your > older lenses on new cameras as well. Where you'd get the M37 to M42 > adapter I have no idea. > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > >These lenses usually have the earlier 37mm thread mount. Someone once said > >that there are adapters for these lenses that will allow them to be used > >with later cameras with the 42mm thread. Anyone know where such adapters > >can be found? > > > >Also, what's the chance of using one of these lenses with a 37mm -> 42mm > >adapter, and then using that setup in a 42mm -> K-mount adapter? > > > >Now, for the last question: Isn't it true that older manual focus lenses > >can be used with some sort of auto focus functions if the right > >adapters/camera bodies are used? If such is the case, it would sure be a > >hoot if one of these asahi-Kogaku lenses could be used in auto focus mode > >... ha! > > > > > >Shel > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > A man's only as old as the woman he feels. > --Groucho Marx > >
