pentax old k mount lens users?

Question

how do you like the old lenses with your Pentax DSLR? are they good? i always hear the saying they dont make things like they used to, everyone tells me you have to manual focus, i will be using all manual anyway. please give me your input

Answer 1

well I have been using some of mine since 1975 and kept them when I went digital, still great lenses and very solidly built and very good optics, and a real bargain.



For landscape, still life and situations where rapid shooting is not critical manual focusing is not a problem. The auto-focus system still givers you an indication of correct focus so it is not completely manual focusing.



Even devout Nikon/Canon fan Ken Rockwell has finally discovered Pentax lenses - he says he prefers them to Nikon lenses.





http://kenrockwell.com/pentax/35mm/lenses/28mm-f28-smc-a.htm

Answer 2

Actually, that is all I use. However, I don't shoot digital either. But I have always believed the older lenses are of better quality. I actually went out and purchased a number of screw-mount lenses and a k-mount adapter. And so far, I've like the results.



It basically comes down to the quality of the workmanship behind the product. The older the lenses, the more craftsmanship that went into it's creation. In most cases, these lenses were constructed by hand, by people who actually cared about producing a quality product. I don't see that happening with today's products. Furthermore, the more bells and whistles a product has, the greater the likelihood of one of those features are going to fail.

Answer 3

You ask for "a complete and accurate list of lenses that i can adapt to my eos mount without any problems or anything effecting the quality, just a straight pure adapt..." The list is short: EF lenses by Canon or 3rd party equivalents (eg Sigma, Tokina, Tamron) EF-S lenses by Canon They don't need any adaptor - they fit straight to the camera. end of list Any non EF or EF-S lens you fit via an adaptor will lose some or all of: image quality, infinity focus, autofocus, autoexposure. If the lens you fit has no manual aperture control you will only be able to use full aperture or minimum aperture depending on the lens mechanics.. The lens is by far the most important part of the camera. If you want crappy photos there is a much cheaper way to do it than paying $$$$ for a camera body and sticking any old piece of glass in front. - Just use your cell phone!

Answer 4

To be honest I prefer the older equipment. I have a Nikon D40 and I like using the older manual focus lenses with it. My primary camera is a 30+ year old 4x5 view camera with 210 lens.