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M42 screw mount

13 lenses match these filters · 75 with sold prices · most traded first

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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Typical price

Any Under £100 £100–£300 £300–£1,000 £1,000–£3,000 £3,000 and over

Asahi Pentax 135mm f/3.5£35Solid45 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 50mm f/1.4£69Solid44 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 55mm f/2£31Solid37 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 105mm f/2.8£69Solid34 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 28mm f/3.5£70Solid30 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 200mm f/4£36Fair22 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 135mm f/2.5£80Fair17 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 35mm f/3.5£56Fair13 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 55mm f/2.2£48Fair12 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 120mm f/2.8about £72Indicative9 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 45-125mm f/4about £45Indicative7 sales · lens Asahi Pentax 85-210mm f/4.5about £30Indicative5 sales · lens Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar Sabout £34Indicative3 sales · lens

Makers

Asahi Pentax · 93
Kamera Werkstatten · 64
Pentacon · 21
Yashica · 15
Fujifilm · 12
Zeiss Ikon · 9
Mamiya · 7
Zenit · 5
Ricoh · 3
Carl Zeiss Jena · 2
Voigtlander& Sohn · 2
Meyer-Optik Görlitz · 1
Olympus · 1