RB67 K/L adaper ring clarification

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I've tried to figure this out several times, but I just can't seem to wrap my mind around it. I've got a Pro SD body and a K/L lens. Do I need an adapter to mount an older Sekor or Sekor C lens on a Pro SD body? I've read that K/L lenses come with an adapter mounted on them, but I can't seem to find anything that I can unscrew on my lens.
 

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This is covered in a number of other threads, but basically is as follows...
Pro SD bodies have a wider 'throat' than the Pro or Pro S to accommodate the K/L 500mm APO and the 75mm Shift. These lenses will not fit onto a Pro or a Pro S because the rear of the lens is wider than the throat of the body. However, all older Sekor and Sekor C lenses, with a narrow rear part of the lens will fit onto a Pro SD body. However, there will be a gap between the rear of the lens and the throat of the body. This does not really affect performance, it just makes the lens easier to mount. So, Mamiya supplies a narrow ring that sits around the rear part of the lens barrel that fills this gap. This is usually supplied with a KL lens, either separately or already mounted on the lens. You just pull it on or off when needed. If you have a Pro SD body, make sure the ring is fitted to the back of the lens of your KL or Sekor lenses. If you have a Pro or Pro S body, take it off the lens before mounting or it won't fit. I think that the manual for the lenses may have this the wrong way round, but this is from (unreliable) memory.
 
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