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Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on For sale: PH-RBG49 lens hood for HD or SMC FA 35mm f/2 (new) at 25/05/2022 - 12:06
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Back in the fold and my first Pentax equipment failure! at 22/05/2022 - 23:24
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Pentax SMC K 35mm f2 at 22/05/2022 - 23:22
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Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on M 35mm f/2 lens at 12/05/2022 - 10:58
One of the draws of a mirrorless camera is the almost endless possibility to adapt SLR lenses to it, and with the manual focus assist tools available on such cameras these days it's not a chore to have to focus manually. I love using old lenses and have a lot of K-mount, M42 and Minolta SR mount lenses (and a few others) and to finally get their original focal lengths on digital is a revelation, to be quite honest. I found the K 28/2 to be particularly impressive and the M 50/1.4 seems to be just about the perfect fast fifty on full-frame.
So I took a day off and went to the Retiro park in the centre of Madrid with a handful of manual lenses and the S5 (and a Yashica Mat 124G for film) and had a very enjoyable morning testing out what the new camera and old lenses can do.
M 50mm f/1.4

Flowers by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Claws by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Retiro blossom by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Statue by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Eric Gill by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
K 28mm f/2

Boxhead by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Palacio de cristal II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Wall of colours by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Artworks II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Blossom in the puddle by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Palacio de cristal by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Vivitar (Tokina) 17mm f/3.5

Palacio de cristal by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Palacio de cristal by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Correos by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
M 85mm f/2

Turtles by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Fountain by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
I also had the M 120mm f/2.8 but the mount on that lens is slightly different from all the other K-mount lenses I have and won't mount on the adaptor, which is disappointing.
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Madrid walk-about with Lumix S5 and several Pentax/K-mount vintage lenses at 09/05/2022 - 16:31
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on M42 > K mount adapters back in the day. at 07/05/2022 - 22:30
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Wanted: Sigma super-wide 24mm f/2.8 (manual focus) at 06/05/2022 - 19:28
I don't think there was an f/2.8 Takumar 35mm.
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on EXPERIMENT !!! Some REALY OLD ILFORD Delta 3200 in home-made 510-Pyro at 05/05/2022 - 11:16
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Pentax super A at 29/04/2022 - 19:19
Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Retinal surgury at 22/04/2022 - 11:21

