The Off-Brand Club!!

[Duck Dodgers]

Originally Posted by Flacosaurio

Do Auto-Chinons count?? I love this one, even if it's a little blurry. I took it with my 50mm f/1.9...

Nice! Almost a 3-D effect there.

[Duck Dodgers]

I picked up a Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 today for $20. Serial number 28xxxx...Komine?




Pentax K10D, Vivitar 135mm f/2.8

[jgredline]

FD 135 f/3.5 and 99 cents film

[ovim]

Originally Posted by jgredline

FD 135 f/3.5 and 99 cents film

Dr Livingstone, I presume.

Nice shot.

[Squier]

Originally Posted by Duck Dodgers

I picked up a Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 today for $20. Serial number 28xxxx...Komine?

Yup !

[xjjohnno]

Squier where are the pics from that Pentacon elephant gun. Surely you've sorted the adapter by now.

[Squier]

yeah, i got an adapter, but the beast is too heavy for my tripod !

I'll have to either splash out on another head, just for this lens, or sell the Blunderbuss. Money is not plentiful at the moment and buying another head merely to mount this Pent is rather extravagant. Looks like i'll be moving the lens on

[xjjohnno]

I won't make an offer as the shipping here would be prohibitive to say the least. Or perhaps build up those muscles in the arm and use the sod hand held? You know you'll be kicking yourself if you sell it before at least popping off a few pics with the beast.

[Squier]

Oh yeah for sure i'll be snappin some off before i lob it. No one would buy it with at least some pics to show what it can do

Or i could rob a granny and go get that new ballhead !

[Blue]

Originally Posted by Squier

Oh yeah for sure i'll be snappin some off before i lob it. No one would buy it with at least some pics to show what it can do

Or i could rob a granny and go get that new ballhead !

I've got a Tak 500mm f4.5 coming and I may adapt a telescope tripod for an old meade scope. I was going to sell the tripod but I my big old Manfrotto won't handle it. Every one says the Tak 500mm sux some I'm looking forward to proving them wrong.

[Squier]

I've got a Manfrotto too - maybe a head off a telescope set up is the way to go. I wouldnt know where to start though, so if you sort yours out that way, post your build shots

[Fixcinater]

Industar-61 duct-taped to my M42-EOS adapter, mounted on my Canon 40D. Most were shot around f/4, I think, but some I needed to go wide-open.



















First time being able to shoot the really tiny stuff like this. Lots of fun!

[Blue]

Is duct tape standard equipment with the 40d?

[Fixcinater]

Originally Posted by Blue

Is duct tape standard equipment with the 40d?

I wish it was, I ran out a while ago!

[xjjohnno]

Latest mad Russian lens, the many aperture bladed Jupiter 37A offering

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