Canon lens on Pentax

Darkmunk
Posted 04/04/2008 - 21:59 Link
A friend of mine has some very expensive Canon telephoto lenses which I can borrow. Is there an easy way to mount these on my K10D?
I assume not, as there would be less moaning about sports lenses for Pentax if it was possible.
I am not expecting anything but manual focus and stop down metering, but I'm used to that.
golfdiesel
Posted 04/04/2008 - 22:01 Link
I don't think that there is a mounting adapter for it. So it will probably not work.
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Clarky
Posted 04/04/2008 - 22:05 Link
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A friend of mine has some very expensive Canon telephoto lenses which I can borrow. Is there an easy way to mount these on my K10D?
I assume not, as there would be less moaning about sports lenses for Pentax if it was possible.
I am not expecting anything but manual focus and stop down metering, but I'm used to that.
I don't think there is an adapter
For starters the canon mount is larger so it won't fit into the throat of the pentax body Thus you would lose infinity focus
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Darkmunk
Posted 04/04/2008 - 22:17 Link
ah well, worth asking, he has said I can borrow the 1D also, but he is 100 miles away so I would be in for a lot of driving if I had to keep giving the body back every day. whereas the lens is just a door stop most of the time.

Hows the Bigma Clarky? I don't think I've heard anything bad about them, apart from a few gripes about weight and needing a tripod
Are you happy with it?
Clarky
Posted 04/04/2008 - 22:47 Link
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ah well, worth asking, he has said I can borrow the 1D also, but he is 100 miles away so I would be in for a lot of driving if I had to keep giving the body back every day. whereas the lens is just a door stop most of the time.

Hows the Bigma Clarky? I don't think I've heard anything bad about them, apart from a few gripes about weight and needing a tripod
Are you happy with it?
I haven't used it as much as i would like but from what i have done with it i am very happy.
yes it is heavy and a tripod is advisable if you are using it at the long end.
I hope to get away in a couple of weekends time and give it a good work out.
The wife keeps finding me jobs around the house Like paint the sons bedroom, I say hes 20yo and can paint it himself, She says if you want it done right do it yourself Nag nag nag Lifes a chore
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Mongoose
Posted 04/04/2008 - 23:49 Link
there are widely available adaptors to put K mount lenses on the canon EF mount, but not the other way around. The canon registration distance is too short.
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fatspider
Posted 04/04/2008 - 23:52 Link
Its not really possible, something to do with the diameter of the mount,

Canon= Big Hole
Pentax= Smaller (but much more refined ) hole

Canon users on the other hand have no problem aquiring an adaptor to use Pentax lenses.

Quick edit:

Damm, Mongoose bet me to it and also put it more eloquently

PS whats the plural of Mongoose?
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Clarky
Posted 05/04/2008 - 00:03 Link
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Its not really possible, something to do with the diameter of the mount,

Canon= Big Hole
Pentax= Smaller (but much more refined ) hole

Canon users on the other hand have no problem aquiring an adaptor to use Pentax lenses.

Quick edit:

Damm, Mongoose bet me to it and also put it more eloquently

PS whats the plural of Mongoose?
Mongeese : Mongooses : Mongolians : I give up
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Mongoose
Posted 05/04/2008 - 12:16 Link
Mongooses I think, since it's not related to Goose. Although, I suspect the universe would implode if there was more than one of me
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Don
Posted 05/04/2008 - 12:27 Link
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Like paint the sons bedroom, I say hes 20yo and can paint it himself
May I suggest you send him to the store for some paint....and while he's out you fill his room with cement?
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Clarky
Posted 05/04/2008 - 12:36 Link
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Like paint the sons bedroom, I say hes 20yo and can paint it himself
May I suggest you send him to the store for some paint....and while he's out you fill his room with cement?
Filling the room with cement sounds like more work than painting it
Camera:|K-7|
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Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
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Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Don
Posted 05/04/2008 - 13:08 Link
no, not really, you call a guy, he backs a truck up, runs a chute through the window.....
sometimes they need a little nudge to leave the nest, is all....
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.

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