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Comment by hefty1 posted on New uses for old lenses at 23/01/2010 - 14:29
Greytop wrote:
You're one of us now - Mwahahahahaaaaa Pentaxophile wrote:
SO jealous.
Don't be, I'm afraid this may have started a 'Ltd' trend for me (it's such a lovely little work of art this DA 35 Ltd) SO jealous.
Comment by hefty1 posted on FOR SALE £290: Pentax 35mm f2.8 Macro Ltd+UV Filter+Polarizer at 23/01/2010 - 01:11
Lloydy wrote:
I've got an old Soligor 135mm 2.8 that is ( in my view ) a nice lens, especially for £3, a Super Travenar 28mm 2.8 that cost £2 which is decent enough for the money, a Helios 44-2 58mm f2 that is wonderful, for free it's superb but I wouldn't be dissapointed if I'd paid money for it.
And best of all a Russian Tair 300 for £45 complete with Zenit camera. It's similar to the photosniper without the gun-stock thingy. And it's superb.
I've never been too fussed on the quality of Soligor lenses (although in fairness I've not tried the 135/2.8 ), Helios 44's I believe offer the best bang-for-buck in the whole photographic world (love 'em!) and I'd agree that the Tair is also a cracking lens (albeit roughly the same weight as a family hatchback - the Photosniper gun stock really helps keep things steady with this one).I've got an old Soligor 135mm 2.8 that is ( in my view ) a nice lens, especially for £3, a Super Travenar 28mm 2.8 that cost £2 which is decent enough for the money, a Helios 44-2 58mm f2 that is wonderful, for free it's superb but I wouldn't be dissapointed if I'd paid money for it.
And best of all a Russian Tair 300 for £45 complete with Zenit camera. It's similar to the photosniper without the gun-stock thingy. And it's superb.
The one that caught my eye in your list though was the Travenar. I briefly owned one but it was in Praktina FX mount so I never got the chance to use it before it went on eBay - loved the little interactive DoF guide though and the build quality looked impeccable. I'd be interested to see any pictures you have taken with it on your K10 as I've idly wondered about trying to track down an M42 example for a while now...
Comment by hefty1 posted on New uses for old lenses at 23/01/2010 - 01:03
A plus side of the dental version is that it's comparatively rare, so it'll always fetch quite a good eBay price if you want to sell it on at some future point - especially if it's minty and cased with it's accessories.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Should I upgrade my macro? at 22/01/2010 - 20:30
Don't despair - you can get adapters to use C/Y (and Leica R) lenses on your Pentax from this site: Leitax
It does require a little DIY (see the illustrations they provide) or for a small fee they'll convert lenses for you.
As for OM mount lenses; no chance. As pointed out above the registration distance means you'll never get infinity focus so they're suitable for macro use only.
It does require a little DIY (see the illustrations they provide) or for a small fee they'll convert lenses for you.
As for OM mount lenses; no chance. As pointed out above the registration distance means you'll never get infinity focus so they're suitable for macro use only.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Contax/Yashica and Olympus OM to PK adapter at 22/01/2010 - 20:16
Any nice used stuff? FA200 Macro perchance?
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax Day at LCE Colchester , 30th January at 22/01/2010 - 20:09
...and first prize in the "most creative plug for the fortnightly competition" category goes to Prieni! Top marks
Comment by hefty1 posted on Long exposure noise reduction at 21/01/2010 - 16:32
"A very well-known Japanese company has been reeling from some 50-60 billion won in losses per year over the last few years in the DSLR market. We have no clear reason to strengthen DSLRs," according to the CEO."
Sony?
Sony?
Comment by hefty1 posted on Samsung GX. No . . .comeback. . ? at 21/01/2010 - 11:57
By the way, you can *never* set the on board flash to manual output - it's permanently set to P-TTL mode. Hence you can't use it to trigger "dumb" slaves as the pre-flash (where the P-TTL info is exchanged) will always trigger them before the shutter has opened.
Comment by hefty1 posted on 360 Flash with 50-200 lens? at 21/01/2010 - 11:07
cardiff_gareth wrote:
So you can use a 360 in P-TTL off camera :
How does that work :
I know my Samsung GX10 supports wireless flash mode but didn't know the camera and flash sent info back and forth so P-TTL was still supported, I just thought it meant I could use the flash in manual output mode and the wireless just meant it would trigger the flash :
On the camera set flash mode to "W" (wireless) and in the custom menu choose whether the on-board flash is either "Master" (it contributes to the scene) or "Controller" (it acts as a trigger only).So you can use a 360 in P-TTL off camera :
How does that work :
I know my Samsung GX10 supports wireless flash mode but didn't know the camera and flash sent info back and forth so P-TTL was still supported, I just thought it meant I could use the flash in manual output mode and the wireless just meant it would trigger the flash :
On the flash set the protocol to "P-TTL", the on/off switch to the middle (slave) setting and the mode switch to the left hand Green symbol.
That's it! Now you have wireless P-TTL.
Comment by hefty1 posted on 360 Flash with 50-200 lens? at 21/01/2010 - 11:03
The Manual Focus Forum is an excellent source of obscure information and example photos.
K.