pentax kr lens: I have an old pentax me super and have a bunch of lenses for it. I am looking at buying a pentax kr. will my old lenses work with this camera. thanks...

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Nov 26, 2011 22:43:22 #

terry c

I have an old pentax me super and have a bunch of lenses for it. I am looking at buying a pentax kr. will my old lenses work with this camera.

thanks

Nov 27, 2011 07:40:27 #

KathyinNH Loc: Kingston, NH

terry c wrote:

I have an old pentax me super and have a bunch of lenses for it. I am looking at buying a pentax kr. will my old lenses work with this camera.

thanks

I have a Pentax K100D and from what I understand you can use all Pentax lenses with their cameras. Good luck.

Nov 27, 2011 12:19:09 #

melphoto60

if you have a camera store near you take your lenses with you and find out

Nov 27, 2011 13:52:13 #

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

I have a K1000 and a K-x. Lenses that I have that fit the 1000 all fit the K-x. They are of course all manually focused on digital cameras. Sorry if I stating the obvious. There is a setting in the camera you need to change when using these older lenses to allow use of the aperture ring. It is easily accessed through the menu settings on the K-x. Assume the K-r will be similar or same. It will tell you in the manual.
Good luck.

Nov 27, 2011 13:58:12 #

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

also you may not get metering through the lens. go to pentax.com they have forums where you can ask.

Nov 27, 2011 15:16:08 #

rufall Loc: Miles City, Montana

If the lenses are PK-A then all you have to do is focus. If they are PK they you have to do more. There is a setting (go to Pentax website and they should tell you how to set it) to get the camera to set exposure properly with the PK lenses.

Here is a short tutorial:

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-lens-articles/110657-how-use-meter-manual-m42-lenses-all-pentax-dslrs-k-5-k-r-k-x-k-7-a.html

Nov 28, 2011 12:07:17 #

Sensei

PENTAX KAF2 bayonet stainless steel mount Usable lenses: PENTAX KAF3, KAF2, KAF, KA (K mount, 35mm screw mount, 645/67 med format lenses useable w adapter and/or restrictions)will all work with some limitations.

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