Asahi Pentax M42 Links

Here's a list of helpful links I've found while researching Pentax M42 lenses roughly organized by topic.

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Pentax M42 Lens Collection
Lens Specifications:
M42-Mount Lens History:
Lens Reviews:
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  • M42-Mount Lenses at PentaxForums.com(The above link is repeated here with good reason: Pentax Forums is the best resource I've found for reviews and info on Pentax M42 lenses)
  • Lens Reviews at Casual Photophile(High quality articles but unfortunately only covering a few Pentax lenses. Highly recommended also for their camera reviews and other articles)
Lens Repair Guides & Manuals:
Note: I've often found YouTube to be a good source of disassembly/repair videos. If in doubt, try searching there for your lens.
  • PDF Manuals at Pentax-Manuals.com(Contains user manuals and pamphlets for various Pentax cameras and lenses. (PDFs are password-protected, the password for all PDFs is 'Pentax')
Additional Asahi Pentax M42 Resources:
Additional pages which didn't fit into the above topics.