Guess the lens?

yeatzee · 08-13-2011, 04:26 PM

holy crap I've never even heard of that lens

erkie · 08-13-2011, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by yeatzee

holy crap I've never even heard of that lens

Well It might have been a few generations before your time

A very underrated lens That can produce very nice shots IMHO.

Ok well how about this one? Jpeg from Kx.

Eric

yeatzee · 08-13-2011, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by erkie

Well It might have been a few generations before your time

A very underrated lens That can produce very nice shots IMHO.

Ok well how about this one? Jpeg from Kx.

Eric

Almost all lenses are way before my time

Is this one another that is kinda off the beaten path? It looks F/1.2 to me but than again thats all im shooting with my K 50 and everything looks like that to my eyes right now

erkie · 08-13-2011, 05:05 PM

Well this one is at f2 and that would be wide open on this one. If by off the beaten path you mean not pentax then yes it's not pentax. But it was produced in at least 7 versions that I can think of off hand in both m42 and Kmount. In Kmount it was produced in single and multicoated versions this one is a single coated Kmount

I would not call it off the beaten path because I'm pretty sure it was manufactured in an extremely large quantity

Eric

aurele · 08-13-2011, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by erkie

But it was produced in at least 7 versions that I can think of off hand in both m42 and Kmount.

sounds like the Helios 44

erkie · 08-13-2011, 05:44 PM

Originally posted by aurele

sounds like the Helios 44

Yes

The 44K-4 to bee precise. On film I love it for images I want to have low contrast and a soft feel But on the Kx you can crank up the conrast a bit an it's resolution holds up well. Only problem is the Auto-aperture linkage does not engage properly on my ME or MX but it works fine on the Kx. But since I like to use the aperture ring any ways it works out fine

Eric

hoanpham · 08-13-2011, 11:25 PM

Originally posted by yeatzee

holy crap I've never even heard of that lens

I though so too ;-) But what a beautiful hash bokeh ;-)
I am start hunting for this lens... anyone have an extra copy?

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 08-14-2011, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by yeatzee

holy crap I've never even heard of that lens

Be happy that there are still new lenses to discover.

RXrenesis8 · 08-15-2011, 05:54 PM

Just got this a couple of days ago for $5:

This is wide open, and sort of cheating because you can see the lens in the picture!

yeatzee · 08-15-2011, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by RXrenesis8

Just got this a couple of days ago for $5:

This is wide open, and sort of cheating because you can see the lens in the picture!

Based off of the distance in the reflection I'd say it looks similar to what I'd get with the F 135mm (looks to be a bit less though..... so maybe 90-120mm range?). My first guess was M 100mm F/2.8 as my friend just got one and thats what popped up in my head but than i read you got it for $5. So maybe an off brand lens close in that focal range?

RXrenesis8 · 08-15-2011, 07:11 PM

Yes it's off brand, and yes you are close!

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 08-17-2011, 01:56 PM

I think you need to give us more clues and pictures. The 100-135mm off brand K-mount or m42 lenses are like the stars on the sky. And the darker they get, the more stars you see...

erkie · 08-17-2011, 02:52 PM

Jc penny 135 f2.8 ?

aurele · 08-17-2011, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by Douglas_of_Sweden

I think you need to give us more clues and pictures. The 100-135mm off brand K-mount or m42 lenses are like the stars on the sky. And the darker they get, the more stars you see...

So to compensate this, i give a big multi try

Tamron adaptall 105/2.5
Vivitar S1 105/2.5
Cosina 135/2.8
Cosina 100/3.5
Ricoh 135/2.8
Soligor 135/2.8
Sears 135/2.8
Chinon 135/2.8

all the 100-135 i know ...

yeatzee · 08-18-2011, 12:42 PM

im gunna go with the vivi 105 or the tamron 105, leaning towards the latter

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08-13-2011, 04:26 PM	#676
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	holy crap I've never even heard of that lens

08-13-2011, 04:55 PM	#678
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	Originally posted by erkie Well It might have been a few generations before your time A very underrated lens That can produce very nice shots IMHO. Ok well how about this one? Jpeg from Kx. Eric Almost all lenses are way before my time Is this one another that is kinda off the beaten path? It looks F/1.2 to me but than again thats all im shooting with my K 50 and everything looks like that to my eyes right now

08-13-2011, 05:05 PM	#679
erkie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 407	Well this one is at f2 and that would be wide open on this one. If by off the beaten path you mean not pentax then yes it's not pentax. But it was produced in at least 7 versions that I can think of off hand in both m42 and Kmount. In Kmount it was produced in single and multicoated versions this one is a single coated Kmount I would not call it off the beaten path because I'm pretty sure it was manufactured in an extremely large quantity Eric

08-13-2011, 05:21 PM	#680
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	Originally posted by erkie But it was produced in at least 7 versions that I can think of off hand in both m42 and Kmount. sounds like the Helios 44

08-13-2011, 05:44 PM	#681
erkie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 407	Originally posted by aurele sounds like the Helios 44 Yes The 44K-4 to bee precise. On film I love it for images I want to have low contrast and a soft feel But on the Kx you can crank up the conrast a bit an it's resolution holds up well. Only problem is the Auto-aperture linkage does not engage properly on my ME or MX but it works fine on the Kx. But since I like to use the aperture ring any ways it works out fine Eric

08-13-2011, 11:25 PM	#682
hoanpham Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Strand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,366	Originally posted by yeatzee holy crap I've never even heard of that lens I though so too ;-) But what a beautiful hash bokeh ;-) I am start hunting for this lens... anyone have an extra copy?

08-14-2011, 02:57 AM	#683
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	Originally posted by yeatzee holy crap I've never even heard of that lens Be happy that there are still new lenses to discover.

08-15-2011, 05:54 PM	#684
RXrenesis8 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Orlando, FL (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 523	Just got this a couple of days ago for $5: This is wide open, and sort of cheating because you can see the lens in the picture!

08-15-2011, 06:38 PM	#685
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	Originally posted by RXrenesis8 Just got this a couple of days ago for $5: This is wide open, and sort of cheating because you can see the lens in the picture! Based off of the distance in the reflection I'd say it looks similar to what I'd get with the F 135mm (looks to be a bit less though..... so maybe 90-120mm range?). My first guess was M 100mm F/2.8 as my friend just got one and thats what popped up in my head but than i read you got it for $5. So maybe an off brand lens close in that focal range?

08-15-2011, 07:11 PM	#686
RXrenesis8 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Orlando, FL (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 523	Yes it's off brand, and yes you are close!

08-17-2011, 01:56 PM	#687
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	I think you need to give us more clues and pictures. The 100-135mm off brand K-mount or m42 lenses are like the stars on the sky. And the darker they get, the more stars you see...

08-17-2011, 02:52 PM	#688
erkie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 407	Jc penny 135 f2.8 ?

08-17-2011, 02:53 PM	#689
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	Originally posted by Douglas_of_Sweden I think you need to give us more clues and pictures. The 100-135mm off brand K-mount or m42 lenses are like the stars on the sky. And the darker they get, the more stars you see... So to compensate this, i give a big multi try Tamron adaptall 105/2.5 Vivitar S1 105/2.5 Cosina 135/2.8 Cosina 100/3.5 Ricoh 135/2.8 Soligor 135/2.8 Sears 135/2.8 Chinon 135/2.8 all the 100-135 i know ...

08-18-2011, 12:42 PM	#690
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	im gunna go with the vivi 105 or the tamron 105, leaning towards the latter