Minolta Md 50Mm 1.8 Lens Adjustments Upgrade Ourselves To

I own a nice 50mm f1.7 Rokkor-X that I like very much and could be a nice improvement to have it converted to M42 permanently.

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I have not opened up the Rokkor-X before so I dont know if they share similar insides.

I have seen images of one converted 45mm f2 Rokkor-X on his PAGE -converted to Sony Alpha.

The M42 has been machined so the thickness and circumference of the M42 mount has been resized to fit in the place of the old mount.

He provides you shims for the mount so you can adjust the lens for infinity.

An alternative I could have shaved around the circumference of the secondary adapter( the M42 Sony AF) to make room for the menttioned aperture ring tang,without having to clip or shave it down.

There probably are other cheapercruder alternatives -like mounting a M42Sony AF adapter directly with some shims underneath.

These work well too if youre limited with what you have, as an alternative and you may need to open up the lens to compensateadjust for infinity elsewhere.

I cannot say much about your particular lens since I have not opened the back myself.

Minolta Md 50Mm 1.8 Lens Adjustments Upgrade Ourselves To

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