I've got the Novoflex Classic Ball 5 which is solid as a rock,
but I wasn't happy with the small panning lock so I've now
put it on top of a Novoflex Panorama Plate...
http://www.speedgraphic.co.uk/panoramic_adaptors/novoflex_panorama_plate/8486_p....

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One of my favourite lenses. There was one for sale on here
recently..... as usual very little interest in long lenses for
Pentax so it may still be available. Very odd considering it was
the latest version.... mines the earlier one.

I've only used it on a K-5 and earlier K20D.

Quite noisy for AF but the MF is the best I've ever come accross, it just snaps in and out of focus visually and with birds you can actually
see which part of the bird is in focus.

Very small and light.

Very sharp between 80 and 300mm and better than say a Sigma
between 300 and 400mm.

Better in good light.

Edit: Thanks for the update Bjørn .... tempted myself

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I prefer the shot with the lifebelt, but you can see from
both of them that the low viewpoint is the one to go for.

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But apart from all that! ........ What did the Romans
ever do for us!

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You should try the plastic top on a Sainsbury's Smoothie bottle
20-30 turns on and off isn't uncommon...... Certainly not
Whitworth thread!

Unusual for Sainsbury's as well their stuff is usually spot on.

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I like the 1st one.... Nice wide-angle view.
Did you by chance take a 35-50mm standard lens
view as well?

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Looks like he got banned for that

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Ricehigh has a quick way of adjusting the AF...

http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/01/focus-adjust-k-5-and-pentax-af-lenses.html


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There's also a metal version called Magnifier-M......
Identical according to Dimitrov...
http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/misc/focus/index.html

Possibly a bit smaller as well.

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I thought they'd always done them. They were selling off
Samsung flashes for £99 in the K20D days.

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