John Walbolt Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 I just bought a K-3 with the m42 mount and I was wondering if there were any lenses I should consider. I've noticed the variety of lenses available on ebay is slim and you can't get an adapted to use any other lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 There are some fisheyes, 8 and 16mm, I think, but otherwise it's very limited under 24mm. M42 was a stills format. There's a wide-angle adapter for the Meteor zoom, but the quality won't be brilliant. That would take you down to about 12 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/626828-REG/Cavision_LWA07X77_LWA07X77_0_7x_Wide_Angle.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Walbolt Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 6 hours ago, Mark Dunn said: There are some fisheyes, 8 and 16mm, I think, but otherwise it's very limited under 24mm. M42 was a stills format. There's a wide-angle adapter for the Meteor zoom, but the quality won't be brilliant. That would take you down to about 12 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/626828-REG/Cavision_LWA07X77_LWA07X77_0_7x_Wide_Angle.html Yea the fisheyes look cool, but they are getting pretty expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Blackstock Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Years ago i shot some very nice images with my K3, i used an asahi pentax super takumar 50mm M42 mount. Look around the net, tons of nice lenses M42 and many old russian ones too. The original K3 zoom lenses are pretty respectable.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 No shortage of longer lenses, of course, but normal and wide angles are a problem. Even the ordinary ones are more expensive now they can be adapted for mirrorless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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