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What's your latest acquisition?
Yup Fully manual camera like the K1000. Bought it as I always wanted one back in the day but could only afford the OM10
Posted by cardiffgareth on 13/07/2023 - 08:03
What's your latest acquisition?
Pentax MX bulk back and Pentax K with Zebra Takumar both arrived in the last few days..
Posted by Rosettaquarrier on 06/09/2023 - 23:26
What's your latest acquisition?
I have enough Pentax lenses and bodies to keep me happy and busy, however I have always wanted a much smaller (jacket) pocketable Pentax simply for the convenience. In my quest for this I have acquired: The Q and Q7 and their lenses, The MX-1, The Ricoh GRD i ii, iii, and iv, Th...
Posted by ronniemac on 11/09/2023 - 13:27
What's your latest acquisition?
TTArtizan 100mm f2.8 (Faux Trioplan) Brand spanking new from Pergear at a very fair price. Beautifully made, full metal jacket with all the benefits of the Trioplan and non of the downsides. What downsides? Finding one in good condition for starters. And when you do they are very, very expensive. I...
Posted by Defragged on 11/11/2023 - 00:04
What's your latest acquisition?
The KP is a severely underrated camera. I love mine. My latest purchases have been a bit of a mixed bag. I bought an M42 Takumar 20mm lens which came with loads of fine coating scratches so needed to be sent back. Ricoh GRIII bought from MPB as 'spares/repair' where I asked whether I could try...
Posted by HarisF1 on 21/02/2024 - 07:09
What's your latest acquisition?
My K 24mm f/2.8 turned up this morning and apart from missing the little oval factory sticker it looks brand new. The focus is a little stiffer than ideal but not so much it'll be a problem and I don't see any signs of element separation. I stuck it on my K2DMD for a quick camera p0rn shot :) ...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 06/03/2024 - 10:11
What's your latest acquisition?
A Novoflex Castel-M focusing rack has just arrived. Not exactly cheap but no more than the cost of a decent lens. Superb quality, of course (it's Novoflex :wink: ). All part of my quest for even smaller steps between shots for focus stacking at higher magnifications (0.005mm should be achievable) - ...
Posted by Lubbyman on 13/03/2024 - 19:29
What's your latest acquisition?
Forgive me friends for I have sinned.... A long long time ago, when I was a poor impoverished student, the Kodak retina Reflex S my Dad had given to me became u/s I wanted to buy my own SLR. It was a choice of the Canon T70 and Pentax P50, neither of which I could afford or the two Dixons specia...
Posted by Pwynnej on 05/08/2024 - 13:04
What's your latest acquisition?
I think I may have been the first on this forum, and if not I was certainly one of the first, to buy a Pentax digital camera. At the time I was sure I would never buy another film in my life. Fast forward 20 years, and I have recently acquired five film cameras and am loving the experience (tho...
Posted by George Lazarette on 08/08/2024 - 00:52
What's your latest acquisition?
I think I may have been the first on this forum, and if not I was certainly one of the first, to buy a Pentax digital camera. At the time I was sure I would never buy another film in my life. Fast forward 20 years, and I have recently acquired five film cameras and am loving the experience (tho...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 08/08/2024 - 09:32
What's your latest acquisition?
You have just turned back the clock by 50 years for me, I had a very good Geordie mate and I was invited up to see the Miners 'dance the banners in' what a spectacle that was, one never to be forgotten. Thanks.
Posted by takuman on 09/08/2024 - 10:31
What's your latest acquisition?
Does this count?! Bought as its costing me circa £200 a month of fuel back and forth work. This little 125 apparently does over 100 miles to the gallon, cost me a whopping £8 to fill the tank. Love being back on 2 wheels, just in time for the winter......!
Posted by cardiffgareth on 17/11/2024 - 22:12
What's your latest acquisition?
A record deck/player, ArgonAudio TT mkII, entry level but enough for me. After humming and arrrr,ing for over a year or two, I decided to have this as a new toy. Having kept back some lp,s from a tasked clear out years ago, I have 60 plus, some I'm looking forward to listening too, some err no. Ra...
Posted by loadoftripe on 21/02/2025 - 17:50
What's your latest acquisition?
I was fortunate enough to win 3rd prize in the recent raffle on PentaxForums I have used my winnings to purchase an SMC Pentax-M 100mm f2.8 It is a thing of beauty. However, after taking about 50 shots using 3 different cameras with it i am just not getting along with it. The focus point is so sl...
Posted by lesjacksons on 17/08/2025 - 18:02
What's your latest acquisition?
The focus point is so slim or I am just too unsteady to get anything decent. Will persevere but not very hopeful Depth of focus is indeed very slim for a 100mm (or more) lens at f2.8 and is still not exactly huge at f8. But it can be done with practice. Slow and steady, camera and lens held securel...
Posted by Lubbyman on 17/08/2025 - 19:15
What's your latest acquisition?
One very important point is to check the viewfinder dioptre adjustment. Some photographer try to change it till the subject looks sharp, but the correct method is to point the camera at a blank wall or sky, even defocus the lens. Then adjust the dioptre until the etched lines in the viewfinder are s...
Posted by johnriley on 17/08/2025 - 21:52
What's your latest acquisition?
The focus point is so slim or I am just too unsteady to get anything decent. Will persevere but not very hopeful Perseverance and experimentation are the answer :smile: Steve and John have both given excellent advice. I have found that when first going back to my film era Pentax-M and Pentax-A m...
Posted by SSF1957 on 18/08/2025 - 07:23
What's your latest acquisition?
Just received my 16-50 f2.8 SDM back from a screw drive conversion (thank you Haris). A little backfocus adjustment on the K3 and it works superbly. An absolute bargain.
Posted by smc on 18/09/2025 - 13:30
Why millimetres?
Millimeters are the preferred SI unit of length that is appropriate for typical lenses. Centimeters while still a recognized SI unit have not been a preferred unit since the old CGS reference was replaced by MKS back in the 1940s. The full SI system being adopted in the 1960s Older lenses are often...
Posted by petrochemist on 29/10/2018 - 18:00
Why millimetres?
Most consumer zooms don't match their descriptions anyway - many of the xx-300 zooms from the '90s only went to about 265mm when tested. Indeed and even zooms of today can have a much shorter FL when close focussing due to focus-breathing
Posted by pschlute on 29/10/2018 - 18:40
