Adapter for Leica-R lenses on Pentax K mount

[rnocke]

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Dear all,

 

I own a range of both Leica-R and Pentax equipment. Now, as I am looking into extending my stuff by a digital option I think about buying a Pentax Digital SLR because these seem to have the best (largest and brightest) viewfinders of all digital SLRs in the segment I am willing to invest in.

 

The question now is whether there is any possibility to adapt my R lenses onto the Pentax SLR. Has anyone ever heard of such an adapter? I don't want to go all-stoneage, i.e. with a 4/3 allowing adaptation of both Leica and Pentax but at the cost of all-manual working aperture operation...

 

Many thanks in advance for your help!

 

Conrad

 

PS: I have raised this question in the German forum already, just want to maximize my chances ;-)

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[dkCambridgeshire]

I have never heard of a Leica R to Pentax K adaptor ... have only come across Leica R to EOS adaptor . Just tried to fit a Leica R lens into a Pentax K rear lens cap and there is no way it would ever fit as the R diameter is bigger than the K mount . In theory an adaptor could be made but would not have infinity focus by virtue of it being a tube.

 

Dunk

[harrisfoto]

Go here to learn about lens registration distance and lens interchange between bodies:

Photoethnography.com - Classic Cameras

 

Check here for adapters, Zork makes great adapters, will talk over the phone about what you want to do. I use adapters for Hasselblad lenses on a Leica R8 and DRM digital back.

Everthing is manual! It's great!

 

Zörk Mount adapters

[rnocke]

Dunk, Steve,

 

thanks for responding!

 

Conrad