Help with EOS Adapter

Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
edited April 25, 2006 in Accessories
I have some old manual focus lenses for the Pentax K1000 I have and I want to know if there is a Pentax mount to EOS adapter. I know there is a screw mount but the lenses I have are not screw mount. From what I've read I'm guessing that the one I have is a bayonet mount (K mount) but I'm not completely sure. Here are some photos if someone can tell me what type of mount it is.

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So what mount is this? Is there an EOS adapter I can buy so I can use them on my 20D?
-Steven

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  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2006
    k mount-cameraquest
    its a k mount- i think cameraquest,a US company might be able to help you-have a search for it
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  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2006
    cameraquest
    here you go

    http://www.cameraquest.com/
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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2006
    Hmmm. Well I found an adapter but it says that it will adapt K mount lenses onto APS digital format. Isn't the 20D an APS-C format?

    The thing is also $175.:uhoh Seems like a lot for a small adapter.
    -Steven

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  • HeldDownHeldDown Registered Users Posts: 255 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2006
    If you find a Pentax K-Mount to EOS Adaptor, you will be my hero. I was under the (repeatedly reinforced) opinion that a succesful one did not exist. I have thousands of dollars of old K-Mount glass in a bag!
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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2006
    Like I said the one on cameraquest has one but it's only for APS sized sensors. I'm also pretty sure that it might just be for the newer K-Mount glass. I did see a site where a guy modified an adapter to fit some old manual K-Mount glass, but he said it only worked on a few lenses.:cry

    I only have a 28mm 2.8, two 50mm f/2's, and a 75-200. But I would still love to use them on my 20D.
    -Steven

    http://redbull.smugmug.com

    "Money can't buy happiness...But it can buy expensive posessions that make other people envious, and that feels just as good.":D

    Canon 20D, Canon 50 1.8 II, Canon 70-200 f/4L, Canon 17-40 f/4 L, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro, Canon 430ex.
  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    adapter
    if its the cameraquest one it will fit the 20d

    his adapters are fairly pricey to begin with due to tooling up costs etc but they work well

    the price may come down in the future if you can wait.

    regarding cost ,you must also consider the cost of replacing your manual lenses with eos lenses and the adapter price starts to look very reasonable.

    you may be able to get cheaper ones but so many of them are at the wrong tolerance and give lens registration problems leading to problems at the infinity end.

    email stephen gandy at cameraquest and he will answer your specific questions-he is a good bloke.
    Latitude: 37° 52'South
    Longitude: 145° 08'East

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