Thank You for the great comments, Very helpful.

Thank You for the offer, alas I am in Australia. Will have a look locally for the near future, if no luck can get back to You.
Regards,
MichaelJP

Hi, I am in the market for a camera to use with M42 Lens. Have several M42 lens of various focal length that are leftover from My days of Film Takumar, Pentacon, Carl Zeiss Jana etc. Plus more recent acquisitions Helios and others. Current cameras being Nikon that have limitations on M42 Infinity focus the main concern. One camera that has some attraction is the Pentax K5 being in a good price bracket for a limited budget. Is this camera good for use with the M42 range? I realize that it is a crop sensor and a bit aged but specs are okay. Many Thanks, Michael P.