Adaptall Mount Club (Tamron).

**luftfluss** · 09-20-2019, 01:29 PM

Well done! Thank you for posting these.

fuzzyphoton · 09-20-2019, 10:13 PM

thanks for your testing ... now i wont have to carry my 52a in a brown paper bag .... you have re-enforced my feeling that my adaptall lenses are not what is keeping me from rising above my * occasionally pretty good * level of photos ....

**luftfluss** · 09-27-2019, 08:46 PM - **1 Like**

From an early evening ramble along the Musconetcong River with my K-01 + 24-48mm 13A

pic #2 was at 35mm-ish, and the last was at 48mm; the rest are at 24mm

Gary H Perth · 09-27-2019, 10:43 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by luftfluss

From an early evening ramble along the Musconetcong River with my K-01 + 24-48mm 13A

I always wanted the 24-48mm but they were rare and expensive when new. These days very very hard to find.

I ended up with a Tokina 25-50mm that was quite good, but really that was the only normal zoom wider than 28mm which was in my price range.

These pics are proof that the lens is superb, but of course so is the photographer - great pics luftluss, as always.

**marcusBMG** · 09-28-2019, 05:57 AM

No comparison between 13A and the tokina.
I think the vivid contrast and colours you get from 13A make it an excellent choice of lens for the sort of light you have there luftluss, other lenses might simply be dull.

**goatsNdonkey** · 09-28-2019, 07:24 AM

Originally posted by Gary H Perth

I always wanted the 24-48mm but they were rare and expensive when new. These days very very hard to find.

I ended up with a Tokina 25-50mm that was quite good, but really that was the only normal zoom wider than 28mm which was in my price range.

These pics are proof that the lens is superb, but of course so is the photographer - great pics luftluss, as always.

Suddenly, I feel very lucky to have acquired a 13A! Perhaps it was misidentified in the ebay listing title or attached to an as-is body. A few of my best scores have been lenses that wouldn't have come up in direct searches for them. It's been over a year since I shot it. I'll have to try it again soon.

**luftfluss** · 09-28-2019, 08:21 AM - **1 Like**

When I bought my 13A last year from the auction site, the seller had it labeled something like "Tamron manual focus zoom for Canon" - no mention of Adaptall or 13A, so there was no apparent interest and he accepted my lowball offer.

I develop the photos in Capture One using the default K-01 profile and "Linear Response" tone curve - that's the flattest contrast. I adjust the shadows & highlights to taste then export to Photoshop for any further adjustments. I try not to do too much because I want to retain the essential flavor of the lens - I'm not trying to make the photos match what I get from a DA Limited . As you can tell from the photos I had lovely light to work with.

The lens is very susceptible to flare, and ridiculously so at the long end

It's also susceptible to bloom - bright light reflecting off a shiny surface (like sunlight off a leaf) produces a halo. CA is pretty well controlled - a one-click fix in Capture One - and I haven't noticed any particular lens distortion or vignetteing. To me, these flaws are simply part of the lens's character and I'm OK with it.

I do notice that when mounted on my K-01 that combo is less susceptible to shutter shock than the K-01 + DA21 combo. The lens has a nice heft to it and is really pleasant and comfortable to hold.

**aslyfox** · 09-29-2019, 11:57 AM

Tiger profile

photographed through window of enclosure, hand held

K 3 II + Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 500mm f/8 Mirror (55BB)

fuzzyphoton · 09-30-2019, 12:08 AM

... i kinda like this ... i makes me wonder if we appear a little smudgy to the tiger ... looking back at us through that glass ... as if he is not sure if we are relevant to his world ...

**aslyfox** · 09-30-2019, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by aslyfox

Tiger profile

photographed through window of enclosure, hand held

K 3 II + Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 500mm f/8 Mirror (55BB)

as I tell the kids

the tigers can hear you, see you, smell you but can't touch you

[ but if the tigers lunge at the glass, everyone still steps back rapidly ]

**luftfluss** · 10-08-2019, 08:46 PM - **1 Like**

17/3.5 - 151b

**marcusBMG** · 10-10-2019, 12:20 PM - **2 Likes**

Well I decided it was time to empty the box of mounts accumulated over the last year or so and figure out which are the good ones. Turned out I have 17 (15 in the pic, then I found a couple more) - more than I thought!
So I did a bit of structured testing. SEE PKA reviews page.

My main learning from this exercise, besides sorting my mounts, is that when you chimp to set exposure compensation with a particular mount + lens, do so one stop down, not wide open. It was a consistent pattern that wide open was underexposed, then this was largely corrected one stop down, then the mounts would be relatively consistent through middle F stops.

Piotrek K · 10-10-2019, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by marcusBMG

Well I decided it was time to empty the box of mounts accumulated over the last year or so and figure out which are the good ones. Turned out I have 17 (15 in the pic, then I found a couple more) - more than I thought!
So I did a bit of structured testing. SEE PKA reviews page.

I just read the review page. Wow - very nice for someone using often PKA-mount and adaptalls. BTW - if you want selling them here on Marketplace, please consider doing this before end of the month...

**luftfluss** · 10-10-2019, 06:47 PM

Holy Cow, @marcusBMG ! I don't know what to say about your efforts, other than what a wonderful resource you have provided.

**marcusBMG** · 10-13-2019, 07:54 AM

See my marketplace listing.

10-10-2019, 12:20 PM - 2 Likes	#3912
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,870	Well I decided it was time to empty the box of mounts accumulated over the last year or so and figure out which are the good ones. Turned out I have 17 (15 in the pic, then I found a couple more) - more than I thought! So I did a bit of structured testing. SEE PKA reviews page. My main learning from this exercise, besides sorting my mounts, is that when you chimp to set exposure compensation with a particular mount + lens, do so one stop down, not wide open. It was a consistent pattern that wide open was underexposed, then this was largely corrected one stop down, then the mounts would be relatively consistent through middle F stops. Last edited by marcusBMG; 10-10-2019 at 12:35 PM.

10-13-2019, 07:54 AM	#3915
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,870	PKA mounts SALE See my marketplace listing.

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09-20-2019, 01:29 PM	#3901
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,627	Well done! Thank you for posting these.

09-20-2019, 10:13 PM	#3902
fuzzyphoton Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 80	thanks for your testing ... now i wont have to carry my 52a in a brown paper bag .... you have re-enforced my feeling that my adaptall lenses are not what is keeping me from rising above my * occasionally pretty good * level of photos ....

09-27-2019, 08:46 PM - 1 Like	#3903
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,627	From an early evening ramble along the Musconetcong River with my K-01 + 24-48mm 13A pic #2 was at 35mm-ish, and the last was at 48mm; the rest are at 24mm

09-27-2019, 10:43 PM - 1 Like	#3904
Gary H Perth Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Floreat Posts: 623	Originally posted by luftfluss From an early evening ramble along the Musconetcong River with my K-01 + 24-48mm 13A I always wanted the 24-48mm but they were rare and expensive when new. These days very very hard to find. I ended up with a Tokina 25-50mm that was quite good, but really that was the only normal zoom wider than 28mm which was in my price range. These pics are proof that the lens is superb, but of course so is the photographer - great pics luftluss, as always.

09-28-2019, 05:57 AM	#3905
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,870	No comparison between 13A and the tokina. I think the vivid contrast and colours you get from 13A make it an excellent choice of lens for the sort of light you have there luftluss, other lenses might simply be dull.

09-28-2019, 07:24 AM	#3906
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	Originally posted by Gary H Perth I always wanted the 24-48mm but they were rare and expensive when new. These days very very hard to find. I ended up with a Tokina 25-50mm that was quite good, but really that was the only normal zoom wider than 28mm which was in my price range. These pics are proof that the lens is superb, but of course so is the photographer - great pics luftluss, as always. Suddenly, I feel very lucky to have acquired a 13A! Perhaps it was misidentified in the ebay listing title or attached to an as-is body. A few of my best scores have been lenses that wouldn't have come up in direct searches for them. It's been over a year since I shot it. I'll have to try it again soon.

09-28-2019, 08:21 AM - 1 Like	#3907
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,627	When I bought my 13A last year from the auction site, the seller had it labeled something like "Tamron manual focus zoom for Canon" - no mention of Adaptall or 13A, so there was no apparent interest and he accepted my lowball offer. I develop the photos in Capture One using the default K-01 profile and "Linear Response" tone curve - that's the flattest contrast. I adjust the shadows & highlights to taste then export to Photoshop for any further adjustments. I try not to do too much because I want to retain the essential flavor of the lens - I'm not trying to make the photos match what I get from a DA Limited . As you can tell from the photos I had lovely light to work with. The lens is very susceptible to flare, and ridiculously so at the long end It's also susceptible to bloom - bright light reflecting off a shiny surface (like sunlight off a leaf) produces a halo. CA is pretty well controlled - a one-click fix in Capture One - and I haven't noticed any particular lens distortion or vignetteing. To me, these flaws are simply part of the lens's character and I'm OK with it. I do notice that when mounted on my K-01 that combo is less susceptible to shutter shock than the K-01 + DA21 combo. The lens has a nice heft to it and is really pleasant and comfortable to hold.

09-30-2019, 12:08 AM	#3909
fuzzyphoton Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 80	... i kinda like this ... i makes me wonder if we appear a little smudgy to the tiger ... looking back at us through that glass ... as if he is not sure if we are relevant to his world ...

09-30-2019, 04:13 AM	#3910
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,583	Originally posted by aslyfox Tiger profile photographed through window of enclosure, hand held K 3 II + Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 500mm f/8 Mirror (55BB) as I tell the kids the tigers can hear you, see you, smell you but can't touch you [ but if the tigers lunge at the glass, everyone still steps back rapidly ]

10-08-2019, 08:46 PM - 1 Like	#3911
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,627	17/3.5 - 151b

10-10-2019, 12:34 PM	#3913
Piotrek K Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,384	Originally posted by marcusBMG Well I decided it was time to empty the box of mounts accumulated over the last year or so and figure out which are the good ones. Turned out I have 17 (15 in the pic, then I found a couple more) - more than I thought! So I did a bit of structured testing. SEE PKA reviews page. I just read the review page. Wow - very nice for someone using often PKA-mount and adaptalls. BTW - if you want selling them here on Marketplace, please consider doing this before end of the month...

10-10-2019, 06:47 PM	#3914
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,627	Holy Cow, @marcusBMG ! I don't know what to say about your efforts, other than what a wonderful resource you have provided.