Minolta 85mm f1.7 lens on a Pentax-mount camera...

Since I used to have Minolta gear back when Noah was recruiting various pairs of animals for his Ark, I've got the inevitable cupboard full of gear that doesn't work in this digital age...

One of the items is an MC Rokkor 85mm f1.7 lens that was absolutely excellent for portraits. I wondered whether it could be made to work on my Samsung GX10 - the answer is that the Minolta bayonet fits onto the K-mount flange ok. The problem is that you have to hold it there - unsurprisingly it doesn't lock into place...

So, picture the scene - I'm holding the camera with the 1.7 prime on the front (the aperture pin on the Minolta lens doesn't interfere with the Pentax-mount lever or the mirror) and looking for a subject. The cat from next door wanders past...




Samsung GX10 with Rokkor 85mm f1.7, 1/3000th at f1.7 at ISO 200.

I am not sure it would be possible to make an adapter which maintains infinity but you best chance would be to talk to SRB who specialise in such things. http://www.srb-griturn.com/index.asp

Kim

Yes, infinity is not possible, the furthest it will focus is 3 or 4 metres due to the depth of the mount.

And it has to be stopped-down manually, although I'd probably use it wide-open if I used it at all...