Can Olympus OM lenses be used on a Pentax K-r DSLR?
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I have some Olympus OM lenses from an OM20 film camera and would like to use them on my Pentax K-r. Is this possible, and if so, what kind of adapter or modification is needed? Will they work normally, including infinity focus and metering?
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Early this year, I saw this on Pentaxforum where someone made a replacement mount ring for his Pentax DSLR to allow mounting of other mount lenses like Nikon, Olympus (your case), Contax/Yashica and even Konica. Quite a feat I say and he actually fabricated some for sale. Below is the original post:
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Yes, but not as a simple native fit. Olympus OM lenses can be adapted to Pentax K in some cases, typically using a replacement mount or a custom adapter solution rather than a straightforward adapter ring.
From the community answers, there are a few approaches:
- a custom or replacement mount conversion for OM-to-Pentax K
- Leitax replacement mounts that screw onto the Olympus lens
- improvised/custom adapter solutions for limited uses
Important limitations apply:
- Infinity focus may not be possible with some adapter setups. One user reports success with an OM 50mm macro on a Pentax K-x, but only for macro because it would not focus to infinity.
- You will be using the lenses manually.
- Metering support is limited, so the Pentax body needs to be used in stop-down metering mode because OM lenses do not provide the Pentax aperture linkage.
So, yes: it is possible, but expect manual focus, stop-down metering, and possible loss of infinity focus unless you use a proper mount conversion.
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