Reuse your old camera lenses on your new camera

Reuse your old camera lenses on your new camera

M42/p-draad
The lenses with M42 or p-thread (thread Praktica / Pentax thread) fitting can be reused. M42 fittings / thread was formerly one of the most common fittings and exercises designed by the company, a German company who quickly lost his standing at the end of the second world war. This fitting was designed for different lenses on a camera to be mounted. Soon it was fitting acquired by other companies. It is not crazy if you have an m42 / p wire in your attic are.

The M42 is a thread and he is better known as the M42 × 1mm, which means he has a thread of 42mm and 1mm thread pitch. The M42 was first used on the Zeiss Contax S in 1949. This was an East German branch of Zeiss their cameras sold under the Pentacon name. This company was following a merger with other East German Praktica practiced photo manufacturers.

The M42 received his first fame in Japan when the company called Praktica al. Therefore, the M42 also known as the Praktica thread. Because the M42 does not own special elements had been adopted by many manufacturers. And received several names such as:

* Universal thread mount
* Universal screw mount

The M42 was also known in the United States by the photo manufacturer Pentax that used this fitting. This was the M42 known as the Pentax thread, despite the fact that Pentax was not fitting.

The M42 was first developed by Carl Zeiss Jena in 1938. Many manufacturers who used the m-42, were additional features for this type of lenses. Emerged as a stop-down pin. This pin sticks out as the lens and pressed the aperture can be placed at the desired setting. This caused a major step forward in focusing.

What lenses have a m42 mount?
There are many manufacturers who have worked with the M42 a few known manufacturers:

* Zenit (known for the fisheye: Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye)
* Praktica
* Pentax
* Zeiss


You can view it, now get any M42 mount camera and described the site regularly renewed with new lenses with M42 threaded.
http://m42.artlimited.net/ *

Amenities

* A digital SLR (a camera which in any case not to fit M42 threads)
* Lenses with a fitting M42/pdraad
* A M42 Adapter


The M42 adapter is available through internet sales sites like Ebay and Amazon. If you do not have confidence in buying over the Internet you can always try to picture the special case in the neighborhood. In addition there are regular m42 adapter on marketplace right, then an appointment with the seller can make and you just pay cash. an M42 adapter is a ring between the camera and what is the M42. One can have a fitting that fits on the reflex and on the other hand, fits the M42 thread.

Installation
Put out

1. Put red marks of the adapter and the lens mount of the camera together
2. Turn the adapter clockwise until you hear it click
3. Now screw the M42 lens on your camera


Remove

1. To pick up the adapter is press the "disconnect" button and turn the adapter anticlockwise.


For and Disadvantages
Disadvantages

* You must manually focus


Benefits

* Many different lenses on the Internet to get a bargain price
* You can use your old lenses again on your new camera
* Although the old lenses, most lenses are an excellent quality