The PK/A mount is a status symbol

This one on ebay, doesn't say Adaptall 2 on the main name
just Adaptall Custom Mount, but it does say it's suitable
for Adaptall and Adaptall 2 so it must have come out after
the release of Adaptall 2 lenses and because it isn't called 2
I would expect that it's the same as the original.

I don't really trust the Adaptall 2 PKA mount adjusting
the aperture properly from the body, so I don't mind
using the KM mount.

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Looks like they are admiring the choice of paint colours
on the beach huts

Great shot!

Quite an interesting video, but the shots all seem very close
to each other distance wise. It would be better to take one
at about 2M then 6-10M then 2M again.

One of the things that makes the K-5 seem slow with the
55-300mm is that the camera focuses by turning the focus
ring in towards min. focus until it finds a hit... if it
doesn't it comes all the way into min. focus and then goes
out again until it finds a hit. The way to speed things up
is turn the lens to infinity before pushing the focus button,
so that it will always just do the one trip and not
go in/out.


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The Z-1p is a great camera. It has the two control wheels that
a digital has and also Hyper Mode which meant that if you
changed aperture or f stop using a wheel the camera set the
other one to whatever the meter reading needed.

Hard to find the Grip as well, but with it, it was the
best handling camera Pentax ever made. It just became part
of your hand.

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Really nice Robin pics.

Be careful buying old enlargers. Some of the bulbs are
no longer available.... especially the Photoflood type.
Alternatives may work, but it's finding out what does

There's not much difference. I prefer the A Series because
it meters more accurately and you can control the aperture
via a wheel and the aperture used gets recorded on the file.

The A 50mm f/1.4 is very good as well as the A f/1.7

Some Tests

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+1 (Nice!)

It won't work with SDM or screw drive. 'A' contacts only.
So no AF possible MF only. Very good converter though.
It works well with 55-300mm on MF.