Just a heads up that there is a blood moon on the 27th of this month for those who are interested. We are in the middle of winter, so odds on that we will get cloudy skies.

Gary

I do own and use a 600mm (645 on a genuine Pentax k to 645 adapter) that is adapted on my K3. I also use it for wildlife. So the points that I would like to make are that, so long as the subject does not move that much, you can use it. You need to use a decent tripod, as one hand is for focusing. The first couple of shots, is to check exposure and focusing. It is harder as you are using manual everything. If it moves, forget it. It is only going to be a world of frustration. 600mm at times, is just not long enough. It really depends what you are going to shoot. I have used it on deer in the New Forest, and it is fine as are the sparrows at the bird feeder twenty paces away.

A EOS lens to K mount body adapter, not sure if one even exists. Plus how limited in function it would be will limit you.

AF is going to be a key with moving wildlife. We went whale watching, I took my K3 with a Tamron 70-200 f2.8 attached, and there was more than one time occasion when I wanted to lob the camera in the sea because of it's AF. If it is the camera, or the screw drive lens, I really don't know. I don't want to invest money in Pentax's newer lens offerings to find out at the moment.

To over come this problem of limited long lens selection, I ended up buying a used Canon 7D for wildlife, and I am more than happy. You have a bigger selection of long lens, and and the AF is better than my newer K3. But I still prefer the output of my K3's images.

The way I work now is that if it moves, it is Canon. If it is static, it is Pentax. You don't have change systems.

Hope this helps.

Gary

We have a family of them out in our backyard that you are more than welcome to. I can send them back to boost your numbers.

Gary

It amazes me the isolation and hardship that the people that lived there endured back in the day.

A nice set.

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Gary

Or down here

May I ask why they did not work out on the Q's?

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Gary

Thanks everyone for your input.

I understand this a lot better now. I think I will go looking for the genuine item.

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Gary

Also,

Nor do not I know if this is good lens or not. It is very clean, no fungus, and it looks like it has been well loved by it's past owner.

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Gary

Thank you for the swift reply.

A have heard a lot of people rave about the older Takumar lenses. I have my dad's K1000 film camera sitting idle. I got the chance of picking up a smc 35mm f3.5 for about ten GB pounds, so I pushed the boat out and took the risk. If that was a good price or not, who knows. I have no idea what to expect from this lens, but I am looking forward to having a go with it. It could be the start of a new addiction.


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Gary

I had a go at posting this question last night, but something went wrong.

But I need a bit of advice from some people that know about these things. Sorry, but I have no idea.

I have brought my first M42 lens. I have never owned one, nor do I own, or have ever owned a M42 body. I do have a K1000 body, K mount of course. So the question is about an adapter from M42 to K mount. I understand that I need one, no problem there. So do I buy one adapter and keep it on the K1000 body permanently, or do I buy an adapter for each M42 lens that I buy? Anyone have an opinion, thought, suggestion, or ideas on what to do? I also get the impression from looking around on the net that an original Pentax one is better than a third party item.

While I am at it. Is there any advice that I should be aware of about using this lens on a K1000.

Thanks in advance.

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Gary