Problem mounting Vivitar 28mm 1:2 on Pentax MZ-6

My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
attach to the MZ-6.

Any clues?
Thanks,
Leigh.

"Leigh Wedding" wrote in message
...

My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
attach to the MZ-6.

Any clues?
Thanks,
Leigh.

No other brand has the level of compatibility that Pentax does, the lens
should work. It is unlikely that the body is at fault. Do you have a
Pentax lens that fits/works with this body? Have you compared this lens to
a working lens? Is the aperture lever bent? Does anything look bent or
damaged? Do you have a warranty? Can you return the lens or did you get
screwed at ebay? Good luck with your problem.

Leigh Wedding wrote:

: My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
: Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
: go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
: to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
: combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
: camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
: attach to the MZ-6.

: Any clues?
: Thanks,
: Leigh.

Whatever you do, don't force it. You can damage the metering coupling
pin on a ZX/MZ series camera if you do. (This is the voice of bitter
experience speaking.)

I once got a used Vivitar Series One 70-210 zoom. It was labelled as
a Pentax K-mount zoom, but it didn't fit correctly. It was only after
I damaged the mount on my ZX-M that I notice that someone had swapped
the Pentax mount for one from a different system. Apparently someone had
scavenged a different mount and put it on the lens. It was only after
doing the damage that I notice that the mount, though close in size to
a Pentax K-mount, was not what was labelled. (Except for metering,
the camera still works.)

I would not be surprised if the same thing has been done to your lens.

Warren B. Hapke

Leigh Wedding wrote:

: My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
: Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
: go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
: to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
: combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
: camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
: attach to the MZ-6.

: Any clues?
: Thanks,
: Leigh.

Whatever you do, don't force it. You can damage the metering coupling
pin on a ZX/MZ series camera if you do. (This is the voice of bitter
experience speaking.)

I once got a used Vivitar Series One 70-210 zoom. It was labelled as
a Pentax K-mount zoom, but it didn't fit correctly. It was only after
I damaged the mount on my ZX-M that I notice that someone had swapped
the Pentax mount for one from a different system. Apparently someone had
scavenged a different mount and put it on the lens. It was only after
doing the damage that I notice that the mount, though close in size to
a Pentax K-mount, was not what was labelled. (Except for metering,
the camera still works.)

I would not be surprised if the same thing has been done to your lens.

Warren B. Hapke

"me" writes:

"Leigh Wedding" wrote in message
...

My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
attach to the MZ-6.

Any clues?
Thanks,
Leigh.

No other brand has the level of compatibility that Pentax does, the lens
should work. It is unlikely that the body is at fault. Do you have a
Pentax lens that fits/works with this body? Have you compared this lens to
a working lens? Is the aperture lever bent? Does anything look bent or
damaged? Do you have a warranty? Can you return the lens or did you get
screwed at ebay? Good luck with your problem.

Follow up to my own problem, I found the answer on the PDML. It is
due to the extra generous flange on the mount of this lens.
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-d...msg109462.html
gives some details of the flange and how to remove it.

Leigh.

"me" writes:

"Leigh Wedding" wrote in message
...

My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
attach to the MZ-6.

Any clues?
Thanks,
Leigh.

No other brand has the level of compatibility that Pentax does, the lens
should work. It is unlikely that the body is at fault. Do you have a
Pentax lens that fits/works with this body? Have you compared this lens to
a working lens? Is the aperture lever bent? Does anything look bent or
damaged? Do you have a warranty? Can you return the lens or did you get
screwed at ebay? Good luck with your problem.

Follow up to my own problem, I found the answer on the PDML. It is
due to the extra generous flange on the mount of this lens.
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-d...msg109462.html
gives some details of the flange and how to remove it.

Leigh.

"Leigh Wedding" wrote in message
...
"me" writes:

"Leigh Wedding" wrote in message
...

My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
attach to the MZ-6.

Any clues?
Thanks,
Leigh.

No other brand has the level of compatibility that Pentax does, the lens
should work. It is unlikely that the body is at fault. Do you have a
Pentax lens that fits/works with this body? Have you compared this lens
to
a working lens? Is the aperture lever bent? Does anything look bent or
damaged? Do you have a warranty? Can you return the lens or did you
get
screwed at ebay? Good luck with your problem.

Follow up to my own problem, I found the answer on the PDML. It is
due to the extra generous flange on the mount of this lens.
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-d...msg109462.html
gives some details of the flange and how to remove it.

Leigh.

Are you going to grind off the flange? Sounds desperate to me and I'm well
equipped to handle such a task. But if you can't return it then at least
you might be able to make it useable, provided you haven't already damaged
the body. Let me know how it turns out.

me

"Leigh Wedding" wrote in message
...
"me" writes:

"Leigh Wedding" wrote in message
...

My problem is I purchased a second hand Vivitar 28mm 1:2 Auto
Wide-Angle lens, Pentax K-mount. However the lens does not actually
go far enough into my Pentax MZ-6 camera mount to be able to rotate it
to lock into the mount. Is this a known problem with this lens/body
combination, or could it be a fault with either the lens or the
camera? I thought that any Pentax K-mount lens would be able to
attach to the MZ-6.

Any clues?
Thanks,
Leigh.

No other brand has the level of compatibility that Pentax does, the lens
should work. It is unlikely that the body is at fault. Do you have a
Pentax lens that fits/works with this body? Have you compared this lens
to
a working lens? Is the aperture lever bent? Does anything look bent or
damaged? Do you have a warranty? Can you return the lens or did you
get
screwed at ebay? Good luck with your problem.

Follow up to my own problem, I found the answer on the PDML. It is
due to the extra generous flange on the mount of this lens.
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-d...msg109462.html
gives some details of the flange and how to remove it.

Leigh.

Are you going to grind off the flange? Sounds desperate to me and I'm well
equipped to handle such a task. But if you can't return it then at least
you might be able to make it useable, provided you haven't already damaged
the body. Let me know how it turns out.

me