M42 screw mount

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A 42 mm by 1 mm screw thread for single-lens reflex lenses. It came from East Germany around 1949 (Contax S, Praktica) and was used by Praktica, Asahi Pentax (up to the Spotmatic series), Zenit, Fujica ST, Yashica, Mamiya and many others into the late 1970s. Flange distance 45.46 mm.

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Any Under £100 £100–£300 £300–£1,000 £1,000–£3,000 £3,000 and over
Asahi Pentax Pentax Spotmatic (SP)£60Fair23 salesAsahi Pentax Spotmatic II£40Fair19 salesAsahi Pentax S3£45Fair15 salesAsahi Pentax Pentax ESII£57Fair14 salesAsahi Pentax Spotmatic F£45Fair13 salesAsahi Pentax K£90Fair12 salesOlympus FTL£60Fair12 salesAsahi Pentax AP£110Fair11 salesAsahi Pentax S1a£50Fair11 salesAsahi Pentax ES£55Fair10 salesAsahi Pentax SP500£35Fair10 salesZeiss Ikon Contax Dabout £103Indicative9 salesZenit TTLabout £22Indicative9 salesAsahi Pentax SP1000about £42Indicative8 salesAsahi Pentax SVabout £40Indicative8 salesAsahi Pentax Sabout £110Indicative7 salesMamiya MSXabout £14Indicative7 salesZeiss Ikon SL 706 (10.3700)about £206Indicative6 salesZeiss Ikon Icarex 35 S TMabout £98Indicative5 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica LTL 3about £41Indicative5 salesFujifilm Fujica ST 701about £36Indicative5 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica EE2about £30Indicative5 salesFujifilm Fujica ST 605 Nabout £23Indicative5 salesYashica Electro AXabout £15Indicative5 salesFujifilm Fujica ST 801about £123Indicative4 salesAsahi Pentax S1about £98Indicative4 salesPentacon PentaconFabout £60Indicative4 salesAsahi Pentax Pentax SLabout £60Indicative4 salesFujifilm Fujica ST 601about £46Indicative4 salesFujifilm Fujica ST 705about £39Indicative4 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax SP500about £34Indicative4 salesMamiya 1000 DTLabout £30Indicative4 salesZenit ETabout £30Indicative4 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica LTLabout £26Indicative4 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica VFabout £26Indicative4 salesYashica TL Superabout £21Indicative4 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica TL 5Babout £19Indicative4 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax SP 1000about £15Indicative4 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica LBabout £13Indicative4 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica LLCabout £11Indicative4 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica VLC2about £75Indicative3 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax ES IIabout £45Indicative3 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic F (SP-F)about £45Indicative3 salesZeiss Ikon Contax Sabout £44Indicative3 salesZenit 19about £38Indicative3 salesMamiya DSXabout £32Indicative3 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica VLCabout £31Indicative3 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica LB2about £20Indicative3 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica L2about £13Indicative3 salesPentacon Pentacon Super (with 250 magazine)Sales only2 sales

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