The M Club!

Jean Poitiers · 11-28-2013, 04:58 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Bonjour "M" fans ... gotta question for y'all ... Bought a M 28/2.8 off the the French site "Le bon coin" and I am quite disappointed in the very used cosmetic state and even worse, WITH a nice scratch on the rear element ... this was not how the lens was described, which used terms of "optically perfect", etc. ...

Hello again,

Just FYI update ... I got a full refund (except for postage costs) for my scratched M 28, plus I got to keep the lens, too ... so that was good news, I guess.

More good news in that I found a really nice M 28 in Germany with case and caps at a great price in my books ... only have one problem: cannot read the instruction manual since it's in German !

Before getting rid of the scratched M 28, I think that I will have a shoot-off between my two copies to see if there is any real IQ difference due to the scratched rear element ... Allez et salut, J

**arnold** · 11-28-2013, 03:57 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Before getting rid of the scratched M 28, I think that I will have a shoot-off between my two copies to see if there is any real IQ difference due to the scratched rear element ... Allez et salut, J

That is a good deal for you. Between the lenses I bet you won't see a difference in the pictures unless the scratch was big, Of course the rear lens is more critical, but it will be interesting to see if we sometimes worry more than we need to.. Please let us see the results

**paulh** · 12-02-2013, 08:46 AM

*istD + M50/2 (xposted)

luisalves · 12-02-2013, 03:00 PM - **1 Like**

Here's one I took with the m50 f1.7, using my laptop screen as light source:

Everybody has a dark side por Luís_Alves, no Flickr

**Canada_Rockies** · 12-02-2013, 10:27 PM

Not bad at all!

womble · 12-03-2013, 01:41 AM - **1 Like**

No one sitting par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Pentax LX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8.

Tsuken · 12-03-2013, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by womble

No one sitting par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Pentax LX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8.

Love it! Really well seen and captured.

**Pepe Guitarra** · 12-03-2013, 04:10 PM

Originally posted by luisalves

Here's one I took with the m50 f1.7, using my laptop screen as light source:

Everybody has a dark side por Luís_Alves, no Flickr

Very good, a white reflecting surface on her left/front side would have made it perfect.

ultraviolet · 12-03-2013, 09:54 PM

Taken with SMC Pentax-M 50mm f4

**paulh** · 12-04-2013, 10:15 AM - **1 Like**

Sweetgum tree on a rainyday - M28/3.5

kh1234567890 · 12-04-2013, 02:00 PM - **1 Like**

**paulh** · 12-05-2013, 10:37 AM

M28/3.5 (xposted)

aurele · 12-05-2013, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by womble

No one sitting par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Pentax LX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8.

nice. Looks like chair from the "jardin du luxembourg" in Paris.

**Canada_Rockies** · 12-05-2013, 11:16 AM

Paul, you're getting nice output from the M 28/3.5.

**paulh** · 12-05-2013, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Paul, you're getting nice output from the M 28/3.5.

Thanks, Albert. I've been leaving it on my *istD these days, trying to get better acquainted with it. It really is a nice lens, sharp with unusual color rendering of the skies. My shots from Main Street the other day would look a bit better if I hadn't had the iso set to 800!

Here's one more - a shot of a funeral home lawn:

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11-28-2013, 04:58 AM - 1 Like	#4096
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers *Bonjour* "M" fans ... gotta question for y'all ... Bought a M 28/2.8 off the the French site "*Le bon coin*" and I am quite disappointed in the very used cosmetic state and even worse, WITH a nice scratch on the rear element ... this was not how the lens was described, which used terms of "optically perfect", etc. ... Hello again, Just FYI update ... I got a full refund (except for postage costs) for my scratched M 28, plus I got to keep the lens, too ... so that was good news, I guess. More good news in that I found a really nice M 28 in Germany with case and caps at a great price in my books ... only have one problem: cannot read the instruction manual since it's in German ! Before getting rid of the scratched M 28, I think that I will have a shoot-off between my two copies to see if there is any real IQ difference due to the scratched rear element ... Allez et salut, J

11-28-2013, 03:57 PM	#4097
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Before getting rid of the scratched M 28, I think that I will have a shoot-off between my two copies to see if there is any real IQ difference due to the scratched rear element ... Allez et salut, J That is a good deal for you. Between the lenses I bet you won't see a difference in the pictures unless the scratch was big, Of course the rear lens is more critical, but it will be interesting to see if we sometimes worry more than we need to.. Please let us see the results

12-02-2013, 08:46 AM	#4098
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,258	*istD + M50/2 (xposted)

12-02-2013, 03:00 PM - 1 Like	#4099
luisalves Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 227	Here's one I took with the m50 f1.7, using my laptop screen as light source: Everybody has a dark side por Luís_Alves, no Flickr

12-02-2013, 10:27 PM	#4100
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Not bad at all!

12-03-2013, 01:41 AM - 1 Like	#4101
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	No one sitting par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Pentax LX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8.

12-03-2013, 01:55 AM	#4102
Tsuken Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,420	Originally posted by womble No one sitting par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Pentax LX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8. Love it! Really well seen and captured.

12-03-2013, 04:10 PM	#4103
Pepe Guitarra Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,223	Originally posted by luisalves Here's one I took with the m50 f1.7, using my laptop screen as light source: Everybody has a dark side por Luís_Alves, no Flickr Very good, a white reflecting surface on her left/front side would have made it perfect.

12-03-2013, 09:54 PM	#4104
ultraviolet Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 687	Taken with SMC Pentax-M 50mm f4

12-04-2013, 10:15 AM - 1 Like	#4105
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,258	Sweetgum tree on a rainyday - M28/3.5

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12-05-2013, 10:37 AM	#4107
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,258	M28/3.5 (xposted)

12-05-2013, 10:40 AM	#4108
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	Originally posted by womble No one sitting par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Pentax LX, Agfa APX 100, SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8. nice. Looks like chair from the "jardin du luxembourg" in Paris.

12-05-2013, 11:16 AM	#4109
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Paul, you're getting nice output from the M 28/3.5.

12-05-2013, 01:35 PM	#4110
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,258	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Paul, you're getting nice output from the M 28/3.5. Thanks, Albert. I've been leaving it on my *istD these days, trying to get better acquainted with it. It really is a nice lens, sharp with unusual color rendering of the skies. My shots from Main Street the other day would look a bit better if I hadn't had the iso set to 800! Here's one more - a shot of a funeral home lawn: