What's your latest acquisition?
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Posted 21/04/2022 - 14:31
Jonathan-Mac wrote:
I've never really done video but most of the reviews of this camera focus on it because it's the best there is in it's class, so having seen what it can do I imagine I'll have a play around with video too.
K10D wrote:
Is your S5 primarily for stills or video?
Best regards
Is your S5 primarily for stills or video?
Best regards
I've never really done video but most of the reviews of this camera focus on it because it's the best there is in it's class, so having seen what it can do I imagine I'll have a play around with video too.
The video does look good.
Best regards
Inspiration is rarer than a plate glass camera.....
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Posted 29/04/2022 - 13:28
Urbanmeister wrote:
I'm sitting here at my desk amazed at the quality of the work you've done here, Defragged. It looks stunning, plus you've revitalised and revived a lovely piece of engineering. Outstanding.
Defragged wrote:
This is the lens now rebuilt with silky smooth action and apart from the odd minor scuff on the exterior paintwork it is now in perfect working order. It's been a long day today but well worth all the effort.
This is the lens now rebuilt with silky smooth action and apart from the odd minor scuff on the exterior paintwork it is now in perfect working order. It's been a long day today but well worth all the effort.
I'm sitting here at my desk amazed at the quality of the work you've done here, Defragged. It looks stunning, plus you've revitalised and revived a lovely piece of engineering. Outstanding.
Thank you very much Urbanmeister. There is certainly a measure of satisfaction to be had in acquiring and repairing vintage lenses and giving them a new lease of life as well as using them. In years to come, a great many manual vintage lenses will still be servicable and working as intended whilst many of their modern counterparts will only be fit for paperweights when their high end unsourceable electronic components fail as they surely will.
For anyone interested in seeing one of these old Sonnars being put through its paces, there's a lovely old gent based around Otley in Yorkshire who has a passion for vintage 35mm medium format and large format cameras and monochrome photography. He develops and prints his own work and is clearly a mine of information and skill in this regard who is well worth checking out by anyone with similar or budding interests.
His name is Martin Henson and there's a link here to a Youtube video he made which was dedicated to the use of a 180mm f2.8 Sonnar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IObbzqOZDJI
See also his other links.
Enjoy!
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
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Posted 09/05/2022 - 12:26
D FA* 70-200 f/2.8 (silver)
"A republic, madam, if you can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin
"A republic, madam, if you can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin
Last Edited by Nakedgun on 09/05/2022 - 12:27
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Posted 09/05/2022 - 13:03
Nakedgun wrote:
D FA* 70-200 f/2.8 (silver)
D FA* 70-200 f/2.8 (silver)
Nice - apparently only 500 produced
LennyBloke
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Posted 10/05/2022 - 11:06
First piece of new kit (and post) in a while.
Picked up a D-FA 70-210 f4.
It should arrive tomorrow.
Picked up a D-FA 70-210 f4.
It should arrive tomorrow.
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Posted 10/05/2022 - 11:06
Nice Sigma 17-70 2.8-4.0 from SRS. Seems to work best on K70 rather than K3ii. Very sharp. Very pleased, perfect stroll round combo. Yes I know I said no more lens purchases. Couldn't help myself.
Just passing thru
Just passing thru
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Posted 10/05/2022 - 12:03
Papa_Lazarou wrote:
First piece of new kit (and post) in a while.
Picked up a D-FA 70-210 f4.
It should arrive tomorrow.
First piece of new kit (and post) in a while.
Picked up a D-FA 70-210 f4.
It should arrive tomorrow.
Super lens - and significantly lighter than the D-FA* 70-200 f2.8 - I think you'll enjoy it
LennyBloke
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Posted 10/05/2022 - 15:38
2 lens for me a 8mm mf rokinon fisheye a great fun lens and a sigma 15mm very sharp with great colours
k1 k5iis
8mm fisheye pentax da 12-24 sigma 15mm tamron 17-50 tokina 20-35 pentax fa 24-90 tokina 28-70 atx pro
pentax fa 50 1;1;7 pentax da*50-135 sigma 100-300 apo dg f4 sigma af 400mm pentax 1.7 af adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
k1 k5iis
8mm fisheye pentax da 12-24 sigma 15mm tamron 17-50 tokina 20-35 pentax fa 24-90 tokina 28-70 atx pro
pentax fa 50 1;1;7 pentax da*50-135 sigma 100-300 apo dg f4 sigma af 400mm pentax 1.7 af adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
Last Edited by reso on 10/05/2022 - 15:38
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Posted 29/05/2022 - 13:53
A Sigma 18mm f3.5 in M42 mount.
There is not a lot of information about this lens out there, but I thought for the money it was worth having a go on the K-1.
Anybody had experience with one on here?
Barrie
Too Old To Die Young
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/barrieforbes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/189482630@N03/
There is not a lot of information about this lens out there, but I thought for the money it was worth having a go on the K-1.
Anybody had experience with one on here?
Barrie
Too Old To Die Young
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/barrieforbes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/189482630@N03/
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Posted 01/06/2022 - 14:47
Picked up the Irix Firefly 15mm f2.4.
Looking forward to trying some astro shots with it.
Looking forward to trying some astro shots with it.
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Posted 01/06/2022 - 21:48
one for me after a long search and wait i found a tokina 20-35 f3.5/4.5 mark 2 gone away for a clean small fungus on the front element but was refunded by the seller looking forward to giving it a try out
k1 k5iis
8mm fisheye pentax da 12-24 sigma 15mm tamron 17-50 tokina 20-35 pentax fa 24-90 tokina 28-70 atx pro
pentax fa 50 1;1;7 pentax da*50-135 sigma 100-300 apo dg f4 sigma af 400mm pentax 1.7 af adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
k1 k5iis
8mm fisheye pentax da 12-24 sigma 15mm tamron 17-50 tokina 20-35 pentax fa 24-90 tokina 28-70 atx pro
pentax fa 50 1;1;7 pentax da*50-135 sigma 100-300 apo dg f4 sigma af 400mm pentax 1.7 af adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
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Posted 16/06/2022 - 20:42
Added the Pentax SMC M 400mm f5.6 to my collection of K and M lenses.
The description was mint minus, but to me it actually looks like the lens has hardly ever been used in its 40 year life. No visible dust and snappy aperture blades.
Quite pleased with colour rendition with the first shot taken with the K3iii, straight out of camera.
Paul
K1000, Espio 140, ist, istD, K70, K3iii and numerous lenses, just don't tell my wife.
The description was mint minus, but to me it actually looks like the lens has hardly ever been used in its 40 year life. No visible dust and snappy aperture blades.
Quite pleased with colour rendition with the first shot taken with the K3iii, straight out of camera.
Paul
K1000, Espio 140, ist, istD, K70, K3iii and numerous lenses, just don't tell my wife.
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Jonathan-Mac
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Is your S5 primarily for stills or video?
Best regards
I've never really done video but most of the reviews of this camera focus on it because it's the best there is in it's class, so having seen what it can do I imagine I'll have a play around with video too.
Pentax hybrid user - Digital K3, film 645 and 35mm SLR and Pentax (&other) lenses adapted to Fuji X and Panasonic L digital
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses