DSLR with vintage lenses

[jmac]

Hey folks, I recently purchased a Pentax K200D and am discovering some vintage lenses that seem to produce impressive images. I was curious if some of the old Pentax M42 screw mounts would fit (adapter needed, I know) and also the old K mount lenses.

I like the vintage look and the price of some of them is very attractive.

Any recommendations, experiences, or suggestions?

[TheWengler]

I'm pretty sure they'll work. I don't use the older lenses though so I can't give you any details. You should probably be asking this question at the Pentax Forums (http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/). You'll probably get more answers.

[Razr]

Genuine Pentax lens in M42 screw mount, "K" and "Ka" mount SMC lenses are generally sparkling lenses, in particular any genuine Pentax prime lens with their SMC coating.

Multi-coated Takumar (Pentax) are also very good optically, especially their Super Takumar offerings.

One lens you might consider first would be an f/1.4 50mm SMC prime.

[AlexMonro]

The Pentax K200D has pretty good support for old lenses - Pentax are probably the best of all DSLR manufacturers for legacy lens support. However, for older non-auto aperture lenses, you'll have to enable a special option in the settings menu - check your manual for the full details. I think there may be some limitations in metering modes.