[eddie1960]

Bought into a Benro Kickstarter for what looks like it will be an impressive Astro tool. I want to start shooting more astro, the city is not friendly to it so when i do shoot no time to waste since i will be driving shooting and returning . after lockdowns and things free up a little
Also looks great for pano stitching for landscapes etc. Signed up for the astro (which I believe is now sold out)

Polaris - Smart Electric Tripod Head by BenroPolaris ? Kickstarter

Delivery is expected about the same time i may be able to take advantage of it

[aslyfox]

the forums comes through again

just purchased from @monochrome a LX NIB/NOS (1986) FA-1W Finder .. Still in the original plastic in the box and essentially untouched

it combines bright, eye-level pentaprism viewing with built-in diopter correction, a full data viewfinder display and a m-coupled "X"sync hotshoe. A with an extended diopter correction range from ó3 to +1.

[Benz3ne]

no no no - not giving us lens specifics is bad mojo.....

Haha whoops, my apologies D!
Sony FE 35mm f/1.8. In as good as new condition.
Competing against the Samyang 35mm f/2.8 and Samyang 45mm f/1.8.
I’ve enjoyed the output of both the latter but neither are weather sealed at all, the former is, as well as being an OEM lens.
Will be an interesting comparison for me!

[timb64]

HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF PC 3.2GHz i5-4570 Processor 8GB RAM 500GB HDD DVD - Windows 10 Professional to replace my 10 year old laptop which has finally given up the ghost.

[Marcus Rowland]

Received a nice job lot I bought last week - for £35.75 including postage I got seven working exposure meters, a Voigtlander Vitoret 35mm camera, a Pentax Zoom 105 35mm camera, a Minolta AF 35mm camera, two packs of effects filters, and the item I actually bought the lot for, a Canon EF 80-200 f4.5-5.6 - all of the cameras and the lens are very clean, most of the exposure meters are models that are popular with collectors and lomography fans e.g. Gossen Sixtino, so I will hopefully make a modest amount of money on it all.

[boriscleto]

I probably paid too much for this lot, but I had to have the 135/1.8...

I didn't have a good copy of the S-M-C Takumar 50/1.4 either.


I've never owned a M39 rangefinder until now. This is a 1964-65 version but with an Industar 26M instead of the usual Industar 61. I'LL probably buy a 61 as it is widely considered a better lens. M39 Industars are relatively cheap, I'll need a viewfinder...


The Polaris 135/1.8 isn't a rare lens, being sold under several other names (Raynox, Raynox Polaris, Carena, Rokunar, and several others), but this one had a serial # under 1000...It's a beast of a lens, over 1 Kg, 82mm filter thread. 6 elements in 4 groups. And I'll never be able to afford a Pentax A* 135/1.8...





There was also an old low-end Bolex 8mm movie camera and a Vivitar 28/2.8 T4 mount lens with an M42 T4 adapter (Tokina made and probably the worst Vivitar 28mm).

I found this about the various 135/1.8 lenses...

The Polaris was probably not made by Yoshida, they were the company that owned the Raynox trademark...

[SamirShah]

of course:

amazon.com : Neewer 4 Packs (8 Pieces) Camera Lens Filter Wrench Kit, Metal Rubber-Coated Remover, Fit 48-55, 58-62, 67-72, 77-82 mm Lens Thread for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Fujifilm, Olympus and Other DSLR Cameras : Electronics?tag=pentaxforums-20&

I just ordered this one to try out. Maybe by tightening the vise, the filter can be rocked out:

amazon.com: Neewer Camera Lens Vise Repair Tool for Lens and Filter, Ring Adjustment Range 27mm to 130mm, Steel Construction: Everything Else?tag=pentaxforums-20&

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My used K-3, 41k shots, just arrived. The goal was to use it for DSLR scanning, since >20mp, and also with the larger heavy manual lenses I'm accumulating. I'm liking the grip and feel, so maybe the KP will be for taking on trips with the small limited lenses, while the K-3 will be for hiking with assorted lenses.

[stevebrot]

I week or so back I returned an Impact brand umbrella swivel (lighting bracket) to Amazon and a few days ago its replacement showed up, a LumoPro LP633, with which I am much happier. At the same price point (~$17.00 USD) the replacement is much sturdier (all metal) and more serviceable overall and I am a happy camper.

Steve

[pepperberry farm]

I just ordered this one to try out. Maybe by tightening the vise, the filter can be rocked out:

amazon.com: Neewer Camera Lens Vise Repair Tool for Lens and Filter, Ring Adjustment Range 27mm to 130mm, Steel Construction: Everything Else?tag=pentaxforums-20&[

wait until you see what I had to do to remove this last stubborn filter....

[stevebrot]

wait until you see what I had to do to remove this last stubborn filter....

Thermal lance?

You Tube

You Tube

Steve

[pepperberry farm]

Thermal lance?

Oxygen lancing a snapped-off shaft - YouTube


Steve

not quite as drastic:






although, to be honest, this filter belongs in the 'de-acquisition' thread, since it went directly in the trash after shots....

[SamirShah]

I broke a Canon 50mm macro lens (great lens) trying to get the damn filter off. Lens was on camera, and the camera side broke apart. plastic busted, electronics torn etc. Going to try and convert the lens to Pentax manual focus!

[pepperberry farm]

and this is the lens that the filter was removed from:

[pepperberry farm]

and the other lens that arrived this week -- this is the Nikkor that had the disturbingly-low price tag (see if you can guess why)







the greasy aperture wasn't disclosed, but I can live with the cost of the CLA; this is why it was so cheap:



it does not show in any photo I can manage....

[WPRESTO]

The lens formulae are generally very different, except for Pentax & Sigma, one above the other in that image, which have very similar lens arrangements excepting the obvious two air-spaced lenses in the Pentax rather than a single element at the camera end of the lens..