The "lonely lenses" club :O

**tlfaust** · 07-30-2016, 07:59 PM - **1 Like**

Hi
Can across this manual focus zoom. and took it (along with a yellow Lab) on walk. A little putsy to use - but I thought the bokeh was pretty nice...

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**TwoUptons** · 02-01-2018, 07:29 PM - **1 Like**

It's so unloved it shows up as Pentax or Cosina in the Exif... so the camera doesn't even give it respect...
But it takes good pictures...
Here's a bit of ivy... on the K1

-Eric

**cobbu2** · 04-05-2018, 07:43 PM - **1 Like**

Not only was the lens lonely, but so was the camera it was attached to, a Yashica TL-E. So I had them both out for a stroll in New York this past weekend with some new P3200TMZ:

Cheers, Allan

dkennelly · 08-30-2018, 06:26 PM - **1 Like**

Old Albinar 3.9 80-200 auto zoom. Can't recall the last time it saw the light of day.

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**ivanvernon** · 08-31-2018, 05:38 AM - **3 Likes**

My lonely lens is the fastest medium format lens ever manufactured at f 1.9, equal to something like f 0.9 in 135 mm format. However, alas, registry distance prevents it from being adapted to Pentax medium format cameras, so I have not used it very much at all until the Pentax K-1 was introduced. I found a Mamiya - K mount adapter, and here are some views from my garden to provide a few results.

KIT: Pentax K-1 with Mamiya 80mm f 1.9 N.

**stubyles** · 02-01-2020, 08:21 AM - **1 Like**

Like this thread, my Auto-takumars have been quite badly neglected so I took a couple on holiday with me:

Auto-Tak 35/2.3 on K1:

Auto-Tak 85/1.8 on K1:

**cobbu2** · 05-08-2021, 01:35 PM

This lens used to live on my ME-Super, traveled worldwide and I loved it. When I bought my first DSLR, a K-7 (used here), it was my long focal length lens until I replaced it with the HD and SMC DA lenses I use today. It sat neglected literally in the bottom of a box until today; I dusted it off for the first rose blooms of the season. And I noticed an interesting circular bokeh around the highlights wide open, reminiscent of a mirror lens.

Cheers, Allan

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**stubyles** · 06-15-2021, 03:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by cobbu2

Not only was the lens lonely, but so was the camera it was attached to, a Yashica TL-E. So I had them both out for a stroll in New York this past weekend with some new P3200TMZ:

Cheers, Allan

Love that first one, Nice and moody

violet196 · 06-15-2021, 03:12 AM - **1 Like**

Great lens and great pictures

hongman · 06-15-2021, 07:23 PM - **1 Like**

Really nice pix... Thanks for posting & inspiring, as I am going to have to get a lonely lens out tomorrow for a couple of snaps..!

**cobbu2** · 06-16-2021, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by stubyles

Love that first one, Nice and moody

Originally posted by violet196

Great lens and great pictures

Originally posted by hongman

Really nice pix... Thanks for posting & inspiring, as I am going to have to get a lonely lens out tomorrow for a couple of snaps..!

Many thanks everyone for your kind comments! Every so often I dig into a deeply-buried camera bag and rediscover lenses/cameras I almost forgot I had and find they're still quite capable... and it's fun to discover how those old lenses perform on modern DSLRs.

Cheers, Allan

02-01-2018, 07:29 PM - 1 Like	#47
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,210	Pentax/Cosina FA 100 f3.5 Macro It's so unloved it shows up as Pentax or Cosina in the Exif... so the camera doesn't even give it respect... But it takes good pictures... Here's a bit of ivy... on the K1 -Eric

04-05-2018, 07:43 PM - 1 Like	#48
cobbu2 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Potomac, MD Photos: Albums Posts: 1,427	35mm f/2.8 Auto Chinon Not only was the lens lonely, but so was the camera it was attached to, a Yashica TL-E. So I had them both out for a stroll in New York this past weekend with some new P3200TMZ: Cheers, Allan

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stubyles Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 824	Like this thread, my Auto-takumars have been quite badly neglected so I took a couple on holiday with me: Auto-Tak 35/2.3 on K1: Auto-Tak 85/1.8 on K1:

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stubyles Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 824	Originally posted by cobbu2 Not only was the lens lonely, but so was the camera it was attached to, a Yashica TL-E. So I had them both out for a stroll in New York this past weekend with some new P3200TMZ: Cheers, Allan Love that first one, Nice and moody

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violet196 Forum Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Lough Ree, Lanesborough, Ireland Posts: 91	Great lens and great pictures

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hongman Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 300	Really nice pix... Thanks for posting & inspiring, as I am going to have to get a lonely lens out tomorrow for a couple of snaps..!

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cobbu2 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Potomac, MD Photos: Albums Posts: 1,427	Originally posted by stubyles Love that first one, Nice and moody Originally posted by violet196 Great lens and great pictures Originally posted by hongman Really nice pix... Thanks for posting & inspiring, as I am going to have to get a lonely lens out tomorrow for a couple of snaps..! Many thanks everyone for your kind comments! Every so often I dig into a deeply-buried camera bag and rediscover lenses/cameras I almost forgot I had and find they're still quite capable... and it's fun to discover how those old lenses perform on modern DSLRs. Cheers, Allan

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