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Comment by lobster posted on Old lenses at 28/07/2010 - 20:24
I'm considering dumping my Canon DSLR's and going back to Pentax, after using Pentax for years, back in the good old days of slide film. I still have my old MZ5-n body and the 3 Sigma lenses, that I used on it, purchased in the late 90's. Will these lenses work on the current range of Pentax DSLRs? The lenses are; 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 APO SerNo. 1018180, 100-300mm F4.5-6.7 APO SerNo. 1076885, and 28-80mm APO SerNo. 1190192. I have tried in vain to find someone local who has a Pentax DSLR, to try the lenses on, but I can't find anyone through my contacts who has one. Going through related topics on this site has not really heped, except that all the lenses have the A (auto?) marking at the smallest aperture setting on the aperture ring. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Danny
Thanks
Danny
Comment by lobster posted on Old lenses at 27/07/2010 - 22:16


dougf8, redefect, dedefect, who knows. Having started out on Praktica's back in the 70's moving onto the Pentax ME super(remember them)in the early 80's, I went through 4 of them, using them till they fell to bits (not a reflection on Pentax quality, more my rugged outdoor use of them). Finally got the MZ5 late 90's to move into the AF age, as I was having trouble trying to focus manualy.
God knows why I went for Canon Digi's, but within a few years I missed my old Pentax. My Sigma 170-500mm lens is knackered, and it's either fork out for a new 120-400mm to fit the Canon, or a new Pentax body and my old lenses, and I would rather spend the cash on a new Pentax body if the old lenses will work on it.