Old pentax lenses

T

tommy123s

Senior Member
My brother just picked up at a yard sale 4 old pentax lenses and a old camera he gave them to me and I'm wondering if these lenses are worth trying to get and adapter for (if they make one) or just try to sell and make a few dollars. They are

smc pentax-m zoom 1:4.5 80mm-200mm
md zoom 75-200 1:4.5 this one is a Minolta
sigma uc zoom 28-70 mm 1:3.5-4.5
smc pentax-m 1:1.7

any help on this is appreciated.
 
S

STM

Senior Member
Pentax lenses got an ill deserved bad rap in the 70's through 80's. Pentax tried to market a "system" to compete with Nikon and Canon, but just like Minolta, they really did not quite measure up so Pentax concentrated more on the consumer market. The lenses were actually very good lenses, even many of the rather old M42 screw mount ones. Pentax was really a pioneer when it came to multicoating lenses. The 50mm f1.7 is actually a real jewel of a lens and it is very compact.
 
Top