Benz3ne

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Defragged wrote:
Two lovely vintage lenses there.

On the subject of Pancolar, an 80mm f1.8 version sold on ebay yesterday for the princely sum £420.00 plus postage.
I saw that Pancolar! Started off cheap and the bids just climbed and climbed... Looked a beauty though.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on FS: Asahi Pentax bodies, accessories and Carl Zeiss lenses at 25/09/2020 - 15:48

Benz3ne
Big J, could you perhaps give me just a little info on the SP1000, Pancolar and Flek, please?

Comment by Benz3ne posted on FS: Asahi Pentax bodies, accessories and Carl Zeiss lenses at 25/09/2020 - 13:52

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LennyBloke wrote:
Benz3ne wrote:
That is a doozy, John. Should fly off the shelf, especially at that price.
You might think so Ben - but lenses that once would have "flown off the shelf" can hang around for quite a long time, even if they are almost impossible to find on the second hand market I'm still surprised that my FA*85 hasn't sold, and I think it's the lowest priced one around. https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/fs--smc-pentax-fa--85mm-f1-4--if--63299 - I will end up doing another Ebay splurge at some point, but I do prefer to sell on here if possible, many items go to Pentaxians that will appreciate and use them plenty
I know what you mean, the market is currently a little slow in places.
This does beg the question, however, if you're offloading something as beautiful as this Voigt', and portrait length lenses are over represented, what's left?

Comment by Benz3ne posted on FS: Voigtlander 90mm F3.5 APO Lanthar SL at 24/09/2020 - 11:20

Benz3ne
Beautiful - tack sharp where they need to be and in agreement with Haris, lovely out-of-focus areas.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on A riot of colour at 23/09/2020 - 12:09

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roberrl wrote:
Going back to the OP's original question concerning K3s vs K70 vs KP - any views?
I was hoping that K-new would answer my requirements but that seems less and less likely now I've seen the various Pentax produced videos.
It lacks a flippy screen and it's not likely to have improved video.
I have a KS2 and a K5iiS and I was hoping for something like a merger of these two with technical improvements.
Now the obvious suggestion would be the KP but I have tried one and for the first time in 60 years I picked up a Pentax which did not fall into my hands and feel comfortable.
So does the KP become more comfortable with use? Does the K70 offer any real improvement over the KS2?
Should I keep my money until a new consumer level body becomes available
I would say yes from my personal experience - I went from a K-S2 to a K-70 and the low light abilities and breadth of manipulating 14bit RAW vs 12bit RAW made a difference for me. Depending on whether you do either one or the other, it might hold enough weight to upgrade. The K-S2's seem to still fetch a reasonable price, so you could recuperate some money that way. That said, if you're happy with the K-S2, stick with it. I found mine a great little camera.

Disclaimer: I'm the type who gets reasonably bored of my equipment reasonably quickly, or I'll dive into an item, find something that I'm not particularly happy with and keep hunting for that 'grail' object. Ergo, I've gone from the K-S2 to K-70 to K-1 and now to a Sony A7iii within around 4 years. From those, and looking back on the photos, they're all more than capable in their own rights, and especially in image quality.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on K3 vs K3 ii at 22/09/2020 - 14:26

Benz3ne
That is a doozy, John. Should fly off the shelf, especially at that price.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on FS: Voigtlander 90mm F3.5 APO Lanthar SL at 22/09/2020 - 08:37

Benz3ne
Lubbyman wrote:
Good luck with the Apache chilli.

But Dorset produces the hottest chillis in the world...

Steve
Thank you! And Wales is pretty high on the list for chilli heat too, apparently, in the Dragon’s Breath Chilli!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 19/09/2020 - 23:24

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Lubbyman wrote:
I went to a garden centre a couple of days ago and actually bought some plants !

Steve
Well done! My other half is houseplant mad, which accounts for around half of my current photoset.
That said, this Apache Chilli seed has just germinated in my care, so I’m getting too excited about it.

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Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 19/09/2020 - 20:30

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Insane price, that. Good spot. Someone here should pick up that bargain while it sticks around (undoubtedly briefly).

Comment by Benz3ne posted on LTD: Pentax D FA*50/1.4 (Used) for £649 at 17/09/2020 - 13:44

Benz3ne
That’s a feast for the eyes.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Pentax MX and a SMC Pentax 15mm f/3.5. at 14/09/2020 - 13:36

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