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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Asahi Pentax 35mm f/2£159Solid39 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 300mm f/4£153Fair27 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 24mm f/3.5£115Fair24 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 85mm f/1.9£160Fair21 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 85mm f/1.8£217Fair19 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 35mm f/2.3£120Fair17 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 400mm f/5.6£187Fair15 sales · lensMeyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan£220Fair13 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 20mm f/4.5£172Fair13 sales · lensAsahi Pentax AP£110Fair11 salesAsahi Pentax 17mm f/4£225Fair10 sales · lensAsahi Pentax 500mm f/4.5£170Fair10 sales · lensZeiss Ikon Contax Dabout £103Indicative9 salesAsahi Pentax Sabout £110Indicative7 salesZeiss Ikon SL 706 (10.3700)about £206Indicative6 salesFujifilm Fujica ST 801about £123Indicative4 salesAsahi Pentax 135-600mm f/6.7about £290Indicative3 sales · lens

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