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Pentax K-3 Mark III Remote Shutter Control
Remotes normally need a line of sight with the little sensor on the body, but other options for which this doesn’t apply are: Image sync to phone/tablet by Bluetooth. This will also let you operate exposure settings and select a focus point. Radio connection. I don’t know the options for Pentax bu...
Posted by RobL on 20/02/2022 - 16:39
M42 > K mount adapters back in the day.
These can be expensive items today - but they were pretty expensive 'back in the day' !
Posted by davidwozhere on 07/05/2022 - 13:46
M42 > K mount adapters back in the day.
I still have mine. Works as well today as when I bought it over 40 years ago. Expensive...maybe. Value for money ...definitely.
Posted by pschlute on 07/05/2022 - 19:00
M42 > K mount adapters back in the day.
I have three in total, very useful and don't give any problems
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 07/05/2022 - 22:30
M42 > K mount adapters back in the day.
Way way better than the cheap chinese pot metal ones.
Posted by geordie01 on 08/11/2022 - 11:50
My 420mm Refractor Astro Rig
The plus side is, that entire rig cost about £1200... so about a couple of hundred quid cheaper!:mrgreen::mrgreen: PS.... £1440 if I include the KS2 That's a lot cheaper than I'd have guessed. For the results you're getting, I'd say it was money well spent. I bet a Death Star would set you back a...
Posted by Lubbyman on 14/08/2023 - 10:35
SMC Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 a cracking little lens
After trying out my Pentax-M SMC 50mm f1.7 the other day, I decided to try out my Pentax-M SMC 135mm f3.5 as well. I actually found this lens easier to focus than the 50mm, which could be due to the higher magnification. Great sharpness with this lens as well I have found. :)
Posted by WiltshireBorn on 14/05/2024 - 15:59
An A*200/4 Macro ED
....and once you've recovered from drooling over the macro capabilities, you might even find that it's a very capable longer focus 200mm lens :) I look forward to many more posts from you and this lens :cool:
Posted by LennyBloke on 11/06/2025 - 18:47
An A*200/4 Macro ED
You'll find the macro focus rail makes life so much easier :smile: - the Manfrotto is particularly goo IMO, shame you've ordered one - I have a spare that I was going to list :cry:
Posted by LennyBloke on 13/06/2025 - 16:09
An A*200/4 Macro ED
You'll find the macro focus rail makes life so much easier :smile: - the Manfrotto is particularly goo IMO, shame you've ordered one - I have a spare that I was going to list :cry: Tell me more :)
Posted by robbiec on 13/06/2025 - 16:13
An A*200/4 Macro ED
You'll find the macro focus rail makes life so much easier :smile: - the Manfrotto is particularly goo IMO, shame you've ordered one - I have a spare that I was going to list :cry: Tell me more :) I don't know the experience of others but the first non-brand I bought didn't lock properly so could cr...
Posted by LennyBloke on 13/06/2025 - 16:18
An A*200/4 Macro ED
So.... The Manfrotto 454 is definitely well built and very good if you are wanting precise positioning to take a single shot. However, if you want to take a series of shots with the plane of focus moved by a specific amount each time (i.e. for focus stacking) then you will need a rack which has been...
Posted by Lubbyman on 13/06/2025 - 19:39
An A*200/4 Macro ED
I have a couple of Pentax focus racks from the 1960s. I use them, but they are rather basic in design and showing their age. I keep thinking about investing in a newer model. Mostly I photograph things that don't move, and I use it quite often now for photographing 35mm slides. PS dead jealous...
Posted by womble on 14/06/2025 - 08:36
The two A series 28-80mm lenses side by side
On the left is a bog standard Pentax-A zoom 28-80mm such as was found on thousands of P30 cameras back in the day. It's OK but that's about it. On the right is an SMC Pentax-A zoom 28-80mm. Seen alone one can easily confuse the two. Seen together they are clearly different - and so are the result...
Posted by davidwozhere on 29/08/2025 - 09:06
New arrivals this morning
What a nice trio of Pentax lenses Robbie - the 24 and 35 are both true masters of their generation, solidly built, beautifully smooth focus, and still produce lovely images. The soft focus 85mm is a strange beast, I'm not a big fan of it at wider apertures (although there was a significant following...
Posted by LennyBloke on 19/03/2026 - 09:29
New arrivals this morning
The 85 is a bit weird. It'll take me a while to figure out. 35/3.5 is a little gem. I had the Takumar version back in the day and it works nicely alongside the K-3iiiM K-3iii Monochrome & SMC Pentax 35/3.5 K-1 & SMC Pentax-F85/2.8 Soft (a few minutes ago :))
Posted by robbiec on 19/03/2026 - 09:57
New arrivals this morning
The K 35/3.5 is a very nice lens. The copy I have belonged to my grandmother and was used on her K1000 back when my siblings and I were kids and most of the photos of us as children were taken on it I imagine. I have the S-M-C Takumar version of the 24/3.5 and while the corners aren't great it's...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 23/03/2026 - 11:28
I finally have a 20-40mm Ltd
250 for that lens is a real bargain - the 20-40mm is the lens I miss the most of those I've sold even though I didn't own it for long and my copy had some front/back focus problems (which you should check for on your copy). It's not particularly fast but image quality is stellar and it's the clos...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 16/04/2026 - 09:08
The Last Of Their Lines
Nice collection. I did have an *ist for a short while but beyond holding on to it as a collectors item I really did not get along with it so sold it a few years back.
Posted by SSF1957 on 11/10/2026 - 08:36
The Last Of Their Lines
You need to add a P30T to that collection, last manual focus introduced? And a 645Z and a 67ii
Posted by Pwynnej on 03/11/2026 - 10:57
