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Number of views hasn't been included in the latest upgrades, although it has been there previously.

Comment by johnriley posted on Forum Question at 25/06/2016 - 08:51

johnriley
The Asahiflex to Pentax M42 adapter was available in the early days of the screw thread cameras. I think Asahiflex was M37 as well.

Comment by johnriley posted on M37 to k mount adapter at 25/06/2016 - 08:49

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I'm sure they exist, and if properly engineered there's no need for any light leak.

However, 37mm thread lenses are probably for rangefinder cameras and the back focus will be too short for a DSLR. This would mean no infinity focus, so close ups only. If lens elements were added into an adapter then infinity focus might be possible, but perhaps with loss of quality.

Comment by johnriley posted on M37 to k mount adapter at 25/06/2016 - 07:48

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I'd be most interested in a fairly wide prime lens, perhaps about 20mm.

Comment by johnriley posted on Single focus lenses 2017 at 23/06/2016 - 23:07

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It looks done for to me. A replacement one might be a good answer, perhaps even with an insurance claim.

Comment by johnriley posted on Focus ring stuck at 23/06/2016 - 18:22

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I don't know what's happened to that, but it looks in dreadful condition. The plastic seems as though it's been damaged or deformed. By heat? Could it have been accidentally left in a hot car for example?

Comment by johnriley posted on Focus ring stuck at 23/06/2016 - 13:34

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Last time I looked there were some new MX-1s on Amazon, but at very high prices.

Comment by johnriley posted on The Very Last One at 23/06/2016 - 10:23

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Fuji have in the past had some lovely medium format rangefinder cameras and this is a similar idea.

Pentax seem to be going back to their roots as an SLR camera company, apart from the Q which evokes the 110 tradition, but they have come up with some very sound gear that's been long-awaited.

Who knows, anything is possible in the future.

Comment by johnriley posted on Medium Format Mirrorless at 23/06/2016 - 07:43

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I still buy the originals, from SRS, and have never had a battery problem.

Comment by johnriley posted on Purchasing replacement D-L190 for the K-5 at 22/06/2016 - 16:37

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Films can be copied in various ways. The most expensive and the "proper" way to do it is via a specialised copying machine.

Films can also be projected and re-filmed using a digital movie camera or even a DSLR. This can be quite good, but needs care. There are mirror devices to give a parallax-free image.

A bit of Google research might be the way to go.

Comment by johnriley posted on Copying 8mm movie film? at 22/06/2016 - 00:22

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