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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Pentacon 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 salesAsahi Pentax 135-600mm f/6.7about £290Indicative3 sales · lensKamera 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 salesCarl Zeiss Jena Sonnar Sabout £34Indicative3 sales · lensMamiya 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 salesAsahi Pentax Asahiflex H2Sales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Heiland Pentax H2Sales only2 salesAsahi Pentax 55mm f/1.8Sales only2 sales · lensAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax H1Sales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic (SP) IISales only2 salesFujifilm Fujica ST 705WSales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax SpotmaticSales only2 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica MTL 50Sales only2 salesPentacon FBMSales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Pentax S2Sales only2 salesYashica TL Electro XSales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Spotmatic FSales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax ESSales only2 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica MTL3Sales only2 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica Super TL3Sales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Electro SpotmaticSales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Honeywell Heiland Pentax H3Sales only2 salesAsahi Pentax 200mm f/5.6Sales only2 sales · lensAsahi Pentax Honeywell Pentax H3VSales only2 salesPentacon Pentacon FMSales only2 salesMamiya 1000 TLSales only2 salesKamera Werkstatten Praktica FX3Sales only2 salesAsahi Pentax Pentax H1, H1aSales only2 salesYashica Reflex 35 JSales only2 sales

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