Jonathan-Mac

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Jonathan-Mac
Hi Alessandro, it looks like delivery to Italy would be around €16. So let's say €35 including delivery.

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

Jonathan-Mac
Does it overexpose wide open?

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Back in the fold and my first Pentax equipment failure! at 22/05/2022 - 23:24

Jonathan-Mac
Where in Spain are you located?

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Pentax SMC K 35mm f2 at 22/05/2022 - 23:22

Jonathan-Mac
Classic photographics have a nice copy of this manual lens for a decent price: £110. TBH I'm tempted to get myself a second copy as it's probably my favourite vintage lens of all, based on use as a normal prime on my K-3.

https://classicphotographics.co.uk/sp/?pi=2661

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on M 35mm f/2 lens at 12/05/2022 - 10:58

Jonathan-Mac
A few weeks back I finally got a digital full-frame camera, a mirrorless Panasonic Lumix S5. I did the sums and realised that I could pay for it by selling off a number of lenses I have which I like but which aren't essential, and it seemed like an obvious move for me to make, having always been the plan to upgrade in this way, I just hadn't sat down and really looked at it.

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

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Flowers by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Claws by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Retiro blossom by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Statue by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Eric Gill by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

K 28mm f/2

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Boxhead by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Palacio de cristal II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Wall of colours by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Artworks II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Blossom in the puddle by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Palacio de cristal by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Vivitar (Tokina) 17mm f/3.5

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Palacio de cristal by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Palacio de cristal by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Correos by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

M 85mm f/2

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Turtles by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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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

Jonathan-Mac
I have three in total, very useful and don't give any problems

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on M42 > K mount adapters back in the day. at 07/05/2022 - 22:30

Jonathan-Mac
Anyone have one of these in good condition they're looking to sell?

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Wanted: Sigma super-wide 24mm f/2.8 (manual focus) at 06/05/2022 - 19:28

Jonathan-Mac
Ooohh, grainy!

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

Jonathan-Mac
I don't know how I didn't see this, I'd have been interested.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Pentax super A at 29/04/2022 - 19:19

Jonathan-Mac
All the best with your recovery. From what you've said it certainly sounds like the docs know what they're doing.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Retinal surgury at 22/04/2022 - 11:21

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