====== M42 to M4/3 Adapter ======
---- dataentry adapter ----
name                : M42 to M4/3 Adapter
make                : Generic
type                : Passive
body_mount          : M4/3
lens_mount          : M42
electronic_contacts : No
condition           : Good
notes               : Allows M42 lenses on Olympus bodies
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The M42 screw mount is one of the most versatile vintage lens mounts, used extensively by Pentax, Zenit, Praktica and many other manufacturers from the 1960s through 1980s.

This simple passive adapter allows any M42 lens to be mounted on Micro Four Thirds bodies with infinity focus. 

No electronic contacts means fully manual aperture and focus control, but the vast range of affordable M42 glass makes this one of the most useful adapters in the collection.