![]() The technique is to fit the adapter to the lens and then bayonet onto the camera. This fits inside the camera bayonet mount. Screw thread lenses can be fitted via an adapter to almost any camera, but here we have the Pentax K-1 and the ideal is the Pentax manufactured Adapter K. The screw thread lens mount is devoid of electronic contacts and an adapter is needed to fit the lens to our selected DSLR camera body. ![]() Having baffled us DSLR users though, we need have no such fears as our cameras have moved on somewhat. This is because the rear element protrudes and can foul the mechanism of earlier film bodies. The appropriate cameras will usually have a 7-digit serial number and an orange R on the rewind crank. It can only be used on pre-Spotmatic S1a/H1a and SV/H3v film bodies that have the new crescent shaped push plate to activate the stop down pin. Asahi Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 Model I Handling and Features Introduced along with the then-new Pentax Spotmatic, this lens has a small caveat attached to its use on early film cameras. Will the 36MP digital images have that same magic about them? Let's find out. Manufactured from 1964-1965 we can now have a close look to see how it performs using the DSLR. The first claim to fame is the use of radioactive Thorium glass, the second is that this first model of 8 elements was soon replaced by a 7 element version and the Model I became the stuff of legends for its extraordinary performance. Some lenses do gain a legendary status, and the Model I Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 is one of them. ![]()
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