Redrock M2/A1 Lens Question

[DammitJanet]

Well, RedRock was very kind in sending us a Nikon mount. However...neither of us knows how to attach the lens. I've never worked with 35mm lenses before, and I can't quite get it to attach. I see there's a little metal tab on one side of the mount but I'm not sure how that's supposed to work with the lens. I don't want to force it as breaking any part of this thing would bring me to tears. Any help here (especially with pictures to go along with it) would be very much appreciated.

 

[ESTEBEVERDE]

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[DammitJanet]

Ironically I had to use the A1 to take these pictures. I used the Photo button with the SD card.

And these two I took with my phone.

Thanks, everybody.

 

[Sean Michael]

Gently press the Nikon lens into the Redrock so that they are united, then rotate the lens counterclockwise until you hear/feel the metal tab "click" into place. To remove the lens, depress the metal tab and rotate the lens clockwise.

 

[DammitJanet]

Well, the good news is we got the lens on, and after taking it out in the sun, we got some test footage that I'm pretty proud of. I think it's definitely going to take some practice though...that and a shitload of light. I found that turning on every light in my kitchen and living room still resulted in too dark of an image. And the darker it was, the softer the picture, as opposed to being out in the sun, which made the picture razor sharp (where it was supposed to be, that is). Very curious, indeed...