Kickstarter lens adds Pentax support

tjbogart33 · 04-28-2016, 10:58 AM - **2 Likes**

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-daguerreotype...t-29-64-art-le

has added an option for a Pentax mount if they can get 100 orders - I just made it 3, so if anyone else is interested please pass this on!

Cheers

**UncleVanya** · 04-28-2016, 11:03 AM

Originally posted by tjbogart33

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-daguerreotype...t-29-64-art-le

has added an option for a Pentax mount if they can get 100 orders - I just made it 3, so if anyone else is interested please pass this on!

Cheers

Perhaps they changed the goal. It says 50 orders now. Personally this doesn't appeal to me but I hope people give them the 50 orders to show Pentax is a viable market.

pathdoc · 04-28-2016, 11:06 AM

I won't get one because I just don't want one, but even the fact that they're willing to offer is good news.

tjbogart33 · 04-28-2016, 11:33 AM

Sorry - misread it - they opened a hundred pledge slots, but yes, it will only take 50 to get them to implement.

Here is hoping - the notification was received this morning and I was already the third.

Cheers

ScooterMaxi Jim · 04-28-2016, 01:08 PM - **1 Like**

I'm not going to get in, but this lens is very much in the wheelhouse of some of our shooters who want to experiment with a variety of bokeh effects. More useful on Pentax than some other mounts because our shooters and the system itself works well with no electronics. Even for video, this lens could turn the K-3 (and K-1) into an effective art camera. The 0.5 meter close focusing is another interesting feature. I would be stunned if they don't reach 50 quickly. While $400 is a bit more than I would like to spend on a novelty like this, if I was asked to be number 50 otherwise no K-mount - I'd take one for the team.

Geez, Lomography should hire me.

IgorZ · 04-28-2016, 01:35 PM

I keep trying to save for FA31, and these things keep coming up... I'd like to have one, but FA31 is what I "need"

**ThorSanchez** · 04-28-2016, 01:38 PM

I'm in! Let's get to 50.

Adam · 04-28-2016, 01:50 PM

6 down, 44 to go!

narual · 04-28-2016, 02:34 PM

Originally posted by Adam

6 down, 44 to go!

I'm lucky #7

Too bad they didn't do this earlier in the campaign. There's only 11 days left. It was funded in the first few hours after it launched.

moli4 · 04-28-2016, 02:50 PM - **1 Like**

Adam,

I've been looking at this lens since day 1, but eventually decided not to try using it with an adapter on my K bodies. Now with 11 days left the lens has become a viable option. Is it possible to mention that the K-mount is planned in the featured posts in the hopes of helping Lomography reach their goal of 50, so that those of us who have been dreaming about this lens can get one? It seems 66% of Kickstarter campaigns I get involved with develop some problems along the way, so I understand that PentaxForums cannot necessarily "officially" back the project...

Martin

Doundounba · 04-28-2016, 03:54 PM

I wish they'd specify which kind of k-mount you'll get. No aperture linkage (ie preset lens), M-style (apperture linkage, green button stop-down metering), or (best) A-style?

**ThorSanchez** · 04-28-2016, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by Doundounba

I wish they'd specify which kind of k-mount you'll get. No aperture linkage (ie preset lens), M-style (apperture linkage, green button stop-down metering), or (best) A-style?

Given that the aperture is controlled by the drop-in Waterhouse plates there won't be any automatic linkage.

pathdoc · 04-28-2016, 04:16 PM - **1 Like**

I'm in.

The words "reboot of the original Daguerre lens" were barely out of my mouth before my wife practically DEMANDED that I buy this lens.

Maybe we should have asked for it in M42? I mean, since it's even more primitive than a preset, what should it matter and we could use it on our pre-Spotmatics... But this way, at least, it will always lock in place with the Waterhouse plate handles uppermost...

Doundounba · 04-28-2016, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by ThorSanchez

Given that the aperture is controlled by the drop-in Waterhouse plates there won't be any automatic linkage.

Ah, hmmm, yes, good point.

**K-Three** · 04-28-2016, 08:23 PM

Wondering why they did not make it T-mount,
Then they can just sell lenses and let the buyer put it on what ever they have adaptors for.
After all there is no automation to link for either exposure or focus, all you need is positive physical connection to the body.

Intriguing lens and look

04-28-2016, 10:58 AM - 2 Likes	#1
tjbogart33 New Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 7	Kickstarter lens adds Pentax support https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-daguerreotype...t-29-64-art-le has added an option for a Pentax mount if they can get 100 orders - I just made it 3, so if anyone else is interested please pass this on! Cheers

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04-28-2016, 02:50 PM - 1 Like	#10
moli4 New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2	Perhaps a featured post about this? Adam, I've been looking at this lens since day 1, but eventually decided not to try using it with an adapter on my K bodies. Now with 11 days left the lens has become a viable option. Is it possible to mention that the K-mount is planned in the featured posts in the hopes of helping Lomography reach their goal of 50, so that those of us who have been dreaming about this lens can get one? It seems 66% of Kickstarter campaigns I get involved with develop some problems along the way, so I understand that PentaxForums cannot necessarily "officially" back the project... Martin

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04-28-2016, 11:03 AM	#2
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,406	Originally posted by tjbogart33 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-daguerreotype...t-29-64-art-le has added an option for a Pentax mount if they can get 100 orders - I just made it 3, so if anyone else is interested please pass this on! Cheers Perhaps they changed the goal. It says 50 orders now. Personally this doesn't appeal to me but I hope people give them the 50 orders to show Pentax is a viable market.

04-28-2016, 11:06 AM	#3
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	I won't get one because I just don't want one, but even the fact that they're willing to offer is good news.

04-28-2016, 11:33 AM	#4
tjbogart33 New Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 7 Original Poster	Sorry - misread it - they opened a hundred pledge slots, but yes, it will only take 50 to get them to implement. Here is hoping - the notification was received this morning and I was already the third. Cheers

04-28-2016, 01:08 PM - 1 Like	#5
ScooterMaxi Jim Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,520	I'm not going to get in, but this lens is very much in the wheelhouse of some of our shooters who want to experiment with a variety of bokeh effects. More useful on Pentax than some other mounts because our shooters and the system itself works well with no electronics. Even for video, this lens could turn the K-3 (and K-1) into an effective art camera. The 0.5 meter close focusing is another interesting feature. I would be stunned if they don't reach 50 quickly. While $400 is a bit more than I would like to spend on a novelty like this, if I was asked to be number 50 otherwise no K-mount - I'd take one for the team. Geez, Lomography should hire me.

04-28-2016, 01:35 PM	#6
IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735	I keep trying to save for FA31, and these things keep coming up... I'd like to have one, but FA31 is what I "need"

04-28-2016, 01:38 PM	#7
ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,806	I'm in! Let's get to 50.

04-28-2016, 02:34 PM	#9
narual Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Bend (Notre Dame), Indiana Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,988	Originally posted by Adam 6 down, 44 to go! I'm lucky #7 Too bad they didn't do this earlier in the campaign. There's only 11 days left. It was funded in the first few hours after it launched.

04-28-2016, 03:54 PM	#11
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	I wish they'd specify which kind of k-mount you'll get. No aperture linkage (ie preset lens), M-style (apperture linkage, green button stop-down metering), or (best) A-style?

04-28-2016, 04:02 PM	#12
ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,806	Originally posted by Doundounba I wish they'd specify which kind of k-mount you'll get. No aperture linkage (ie preset lens), M-style (apperture linkage, green button stop-down metering), or (best) A-style? Given that the aperture is controlled by the drop-in Waterhouse plates there won't be any automatic linkage.

04-28-2016, 04:16 PM - 1 Like	#13
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	I'm in. The words "reboot of the original Daguerre lens" were barely out of my mouth before my wife practically DEMANDED that I buy this lens. Maybe we should have asked for it in M42? I mean, since it's even more primitive than a preset, what should it matter and we could use it on our pre-Spotmatics... But this way, at least, it will always lock in place with the Waterhouse plate handles uppermost...

04-28-2016, 04:32 PM	#14
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	Originally posted by ThorSanchez Given that the aperture is controlled by the drop-in Waterhouse plates there won't be any automatic linkage. Ah, hmmm, yes, good point.

04-28-2016, 08:23 PM	#15
K-Three Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pugetopolis, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 938	Wondering why they did not make it T-mount, Then they can just sell lenses and let the buyer put it on what ever they have adaptors for. After all there is no automation to link for either exposure or focus, all you need is positive physical connection to the body. Intriguing lens and look