I've found this site quite useful too:

http://kajiwara.weebly.com/en-home.html

I came across it when trying to work out how to distinguish between the older 5-element and newer 6-element S-M-C Takumar 135/2.5.

Best of luck in your endeavours with Takumars - I have a modest collection and am always impressed by their mechanical and optical quality.

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Sold (subject to payment). Thanks for looking.

Presumably they do this using polarisation. Could two polarisers be stacked to achieve the same effect/functionality?

+1 (or possibly f/1.2)

I've got a Sigma 30/1.4 which I really like, but I'm sure a Pentax one would be smaller, metal and hopefully have a dose of the famous pixie-dust.

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PMs replied - still available.

I'm having a clear out of some of my lenses to make space and raise funds for my next round of LBA.

For sale is a selection of Tamron Adpatall lenses and mounts:

- Adaptall 24mm f/2.5 (excellent optical and cosmetic condition with PK mount - £45 delivered)
- Adaptall-2 28mm f/2.5 (very good condition, no mount - £20 delivered)
- Adaptall-2 135mm f/2.5 close focus (excellent condition with hard case - £50 delivered)
- Adaptall-2 SP 90 f/2.5 macro (early version with hard case and rare matching hood, very good condition - £90 delivered)
- Adaptall-2 SP 70-210 f/3.5 (excellent optical, good cosmetic condition - £60 delivered)
- Adaptall-2 PK/A mounts x3 (fully working, £50 each delivered)
- Adaptall-2 PK mount (fully working, £15 each delivered)

I'm open to reasonable offers on the above prices - they're based on recent eBay sales data, less the eBay transaction fees. They include delivery within the UK and I'd be happy to investigate postage options to send it further afield if required. Payment by bank transfer or PayPal (with the buyer covering the fees) please.


Tamron Adaptall 24mm f/2.5

This was one of my first manual focus lenses and I've had it for about 3 years, but I now have a Kiron Vivitar 24mm that I prefer. The Tamron is also a pretty good lens and this one is in excellent optical and cosmetic shape (no scratches or fungus, just a few specks of dust as would be expected in a lens of this age).

It's supplied with an Adaptall-1 PK mount (although can be used with a later Adaptall-2 PK/A mount)





Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f/2.5

I've had this one for about 3 years, but I now have a range of other lenses in the 28mm range. It is highly regarded, as many of the Adaptall-2 primes are and this one is in excellent optical and very good cosmetic shape (no scratches or fungus, just a few specks of dust as would be expected in a lens of this age).

It's supplied with the original lens cap, but no mount.





Tamron Adaptall-2 135mm f/2.5 close focus

My favourite 135mm lens before I got a K135/2.5. It is highly regarded, as many of the Adaptall-2 primes are and this one is in excellent optical and very good cosmetic shape (no scratches or fungus, just a few specks of dust as would be expected in a lens of this age).

It's supplied with the original hard case and lens cap, but no mount.





Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 90mm f/2.5 1:2 macro lens

This was my first macro lens, but has been superseded by a Sigma 105. It is highly regarded, as many of the Adaptall-2 primes are and this one is in excellent optical and very good cosmetic shape (no scratches or fungus, just a few specks of dust as would be expected in a lens of this age). It is cosmetically excellent, except for some scratches/dings to the edge of the focus ring (shown in the pictures)

It's supplied with the original hard case, matching hood and lens cap, but no mount (the mount shown in the picture is one of the PK/A mounts I have listed separately).







Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 70-210mm f/3.5 19AH zoom lens

An excellent fixed aperture zoom. The 19AH is highly regarded and only half a stop slower than the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 that replaced it. This one is in excellent optical and good cosmetic shape (no scratches or fungus, just a few specks of dust as would be expected in a lens of this age). It shows signs of careful use, with no major scratches, scrapes or dents.

It's supplied with the original lens cap, but no mount (the mount shown in the picture is one of the PK mounts I have listed separately).

I'm having a clear out of some of my lenses to make space and raise funds for my next round of LBA.

For sale is a selection of K and M series lenses:

- SMC Pentax 55/1.8 (very good optical and OK cosmetic condtion - £45 delivered)
- SMC Pentax 55/2.0 (Very good condition - £40 delivered)
- SMC Pentax-M 50/1.4 (excellent condition - £75 delivered)
- SMC Pentax-M 28/2.8 (early version, very good condition - £45 delivered)
- SMC Pentax-M 28/3.5 (excellent condition - £55 delivered)

I'm open to reasonable offers on the above prices - they're based on recent eBay sales data, less the eBay transaction fees. They include delivery within the UK and I'd be happy to investigate postage options to send it further afield if required. Payment by bank transfer or PayPal (with the buyer covering the fees) please.



SMC Pentax 55/1.8

I've got two copies of this lens and really like it for portraiture. This one is in good optical shape (no scratches or fungus, just a few specks of dust as would be expected in a lens of this age). Cosmetically it's not in bad shape either, although shows slight paint loss on filter ring and aperture ring (shown in the picture). There is also a slight dent to the filter ring, above the 'PE' of the Pentax label on the trim ring, however, it does not prevent filters from being fitted.






SMC Pentax 55/2

It's in very good condition, as shown in the pictures. The optics are in good shape, with no scratches, marks or fungus (but one or two specks of internal dust - normal for a lens of the age and nothing that would affect the pictures).

This is basically an aperture-limited version of the 55/1.8 listed above and also is excellent as a portrait lens on a crop sensor DSLR. Cosmetically, it is in good condition, but shows some signs of careful use, with slight paint loss on the aperture ring and focus ring (visible in the picture).





SMC Pentax-M 50/1.4

I've got the K50/1.4 and A50/1.4 so this one doesn't get the use it deserves. I've had it for a year or so and been very happy with it.

It's in very good condition all round, as shown in the pictures.











SMC Pentax-M 28/2.8

I've got a range of lenses in the 28mm range that means that this one doesn't get much use any more. I've had it for about 18 months and have been very happy with it.

It's in good condition all round, as shown in the pictures.









SMC Pentax-M 28/3.5

I've got a range of lenses in the 28mm range that means that this one doesn't get much use any more. I've had it for about 2 years and have been very happy with it.

It's in good condition all round, as shown in the pictures.

For sale my Samsung GX-10 (effectively a rebadged K10D).

It has approximately 1400 actuations and is in excellent condition. I bought it as part of a bundle during the spring as it included a 12-24 lens I wanted, but I already have a backup body so this one is surplus to requirements. It's in excellent condition, clean and has hardly been used.

If you have any questions about it, please don't hesitate to drop me a PM.

Supplied with the following:
- Samsung 18-55 kit lens
- 2x battery packs (1x original, 1x unbranded)
- Charger
- User manual
- Original packaging

£180 delivered within the UK.