M42 mount

screw thread mounting standard for attaching lenses to 35 mm cameras
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M42 mount

Summary

M42 mount is a technical standard[1]. It draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (technical_standard category, ranking #77 of 319).[2]

Key Facts

  • M42 mount's image is recorded as Zenit-E, Vorderseite -- 2023 -- 0009-11.jpg[3].
  • M42 mount's instance of is recorded as technical standard[4].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Contax[5].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Praktica[6].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Pentax[7].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Zenit[8].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Cosina[9].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Olympus Corporation[10].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Fujifilm Holdings Corporation[11].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Ricoh[12].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Voigtländer[13].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Carl Zeiss AG[14].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Yashica[15].
  • M42 mount's manufacturer is recorded as Mamiya[16].
  • M42 mount's part of the series is recorded as Q121757723[17].
  • M42 mount's subclass of is recorded as screw-threaded lens mount[18].
  • M42 mount's Commons category is recorded as M42 mount[19].
  • +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M42 mount[20].
  • M42 mount's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08vt5j[21].
  • M42 mount's has characteristic is recorded as manual focus[22].
  • M42 mount's different from is recorded as M42[23].
  • M42 mount's different from is recorded as T-mount[24].
  • M42 mount's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+45.46'}[25].
  • M42 mount's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+42'}[26].
  • M42 mount's BabelNet ID is recorded as 02505470n[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

M42 mount's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+45.46'}[25].

Designation and Status

M42 mount's instance of is recorded as technical standard[4].

History and Context

+1949-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of M42 mount[20].

Why It Matters

M42 mount draws 139 Wikipedia views per month (technical_standard category, ranking #77 of 319).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . graphics.cornell.edu. graphics.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . graphics.cornell.edu. graphics.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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