[pepperberry farm]

Interesting discussion. Prompted by Dave's recent Mamiya Sekor lens, I started watching the Mamiya Sekor listings, mainly looking at the M42 lenses. My first 35mm film SLR was a Mamiya Sekor, I believe a 500 TL and it had a nice 55mm lens on it and wondered about getting a similar lens. Of course I am seeing all sorts of other mounts "C", "Z", "E", Press Super 23, etc. I have been surprised at how high the M42 lenses sell for but also how reasonable some of the medium format lenses are. I was wondering which could be adapted.

take a look at the Mamiya Lens Club thread:

Mamiya Lens Club - PentaxForums.com


lots of shots from different lenses, but also some good info on which mounts are usable on k-mount bodies....

[pepperberry farm]

[ivanvernon]

Interesting discussion. Prompted by Dave's recent Mamiya Sekor lens, I started watching the Mamiya Sekor listings, mainly looking at the M42 lenses. My first 35mm film SLR was a Mamiya Sekor, I believe a 500 TL and it had a nice 55mm lens on it and wondered about getting a similar lens. Of course I am seeing all sorts of other mounts "C", "Z", "E", Press Super 23, etc. I have been surprised at how high the M42 lenses sell for but also how reasonable some of the medium format lenses are. I was wondering which could be adapted.

I have begun collecting the C lenses, which can be adapted to Pentax K-mount. The C lenses are medium format, but cannot be adapted to Pentax 645/N/D/Z because of incompatible registry distances.The C's are well-made manual lenses, including the famous 80mm f 1.9, fastest medium lens known ever to have been produced, equivalent in focal plane and bokeh performance to about an f 0.8 in 135 mm/K mount format. I also have the 45mm f 2.8, 80mm f 4.0 macro, 150mm f 3.5, 210mm f 4.0, and 300mm f 5.6. These are all great performers, and are today available at bargain prices. About half of them are self-hooding with well-constructed sliding or pull-out hoods. I am still very much in the testing stage of use with these lenses, and will make only the general assessment that they are extremely well-built lenses which offer credible and economical alternatives to K-mount lenses. The 80/1.9 is a special case, of course, and worth having just so you can say you have and are using one of the fastest lenses ever built. All are worth having if you appreciate fantastic metal build quality as they offer fantastic tactile handling and appearance. I have not been able to locate much in the way of lens reviews, so have not been able to gain much in the way of outside assessment.

[KC0PET]

take a look at the Mamiya Lens Club thread:

Mamiya Lens Club - PentaxForums.com


lots of shots from different lenses, but also some good info on which mounts are usable on k-mount bodies....

Awesome, thanks!

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I have begun collecting the C lenses, which can be adapted to Pentax K-mount. The C lenses are medium format, but cannot be adapted to Pentax 645/N/D/Z because of incompatible registry distances.The C's are well-made manual lenses, including the famous 80mm f 1.9, fastest medium lens known ever to have been produced, equivalent in focal plane and bokeh performance to about an f 0.8 in 135 mm/K mount format. I also have the 45mm f 2.8, 80mm f 4.0 macro, 150mm f 3.5, 210mm f 4.0, and 300mm f 5.6. These are all great performers, and are today available at bargain prices. About half of them are self-hooding with well-constructed sliding or pull-out hoods. I am still very much in the testing stage of use with these lenses, and will make only the general assessment that they are extremely well-built lenses which offer credible and economical alternatives to K-mount lenses. The 80/1.9 is a special case, of course, and worth having just so you can say you have and are using one of the fastest lenses ever built. All are worth having if you appreciate fantastic metal build quality as they offer fantastic tactile handling and appearance. I have not been able to locate much in the way of lens reviews, so have not been able to gain much in the way of outside assessment.

Very good and thanks. The 80 f/4 macro is one that caught my eye in particular.

[pepperberry farm]

[paulh]

December day at the ponds - S-M-C Tak 20/4.5 on *ist D:

[richard0170]

Auto Revuenon 50mm f1.4, Polarising filter, K3 and freezing fog. I also took this with the HD DA 40mm, but the image was much warmer (and more accurate), but I prefer the cooler look of the Auto Revuenon for this scene, in these conditions.

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[paulh]

Sprouts at sunset from 2014. A35/2.8 on *ist D:

[ivanvernon]

Here is a vegetable still life with the 645Z and newly received prime lens, the highly touted Pentax 67 75mm f 2.8 and direct flash--still working on better indirect lighting.

[KC0PET]

From 2015. Every once in a while I dig back to see if there are any unprocessed photos in the folders. K20D with Vivitar/Cosina 28mm f/2.8

[richard0170]

Here is a vegetable still life with the 645Z and newly received prime lens, the highly touted Pentax 67 75mm f 2.8 and direct flash--still working on better indirect lighting.

I have recently started experimenting with off camera flash.. Check out Theoria Apophasis Flash mods on you tube for some great home made mods.

[ivanvernon]

Two views of different fabrics.

KIT: 645Z with (adapted) Pentax 67 75mm f 2.8.

[ivanvernon]

Here are three outside shots with the 645Z and prime lens Pentax 67 75mm f 2.8, said by some to b the best Pentax 67 lens ever developed..

[paulh]

Another from the archives - taken in 2014 with a Zenitar 16/2.8 FE on *ist D:

[pepperberry farm]

new month, new lens...