Your latest acquisition

Jonathan Mac · 02-10-2012, 03:12 AM

I just received my full set of focusing shims from Pentax's UK dealer, so I have a weekend ahead of of installing, cursing, testing, removing, re-installing, testing, more cursing...

You get the idea.

Hopefully it will be followed by joy as my manual lenses become fully functional again.

zxaar · 02-12-2012, 03:25 PM

Technically not mine, bought for wife as gift. She is the one who records videos our family so thought 3d is better idea to go.

So far loving the 3D thing.

PS:
it seems direct linking to flickr is not allowed now and it is too complicated to even found how to link there , so I guess I will be deleting my account there. Goodbye Flickr, lately you have been very hard to use.

Chex · 02-12-2012, 09:10 PM

should be able to click on the link image button (small icon of the box with a sun/mountian in it) and paste in your URL of your image... no?

zxaar · 02-13-2012, 04:06 AM

Originally posted by Chex

should be able to click on the link image button (small icon of the box with a sun/mountian in it) and paste in your URL of your image... no?

That is here, but the flickr is not allowing that link.

I tried their share -> grab the link also but it also seems not to be working.

Thanks though.

Don From The Radio · 02-13-2012, 05:29 PM

With my recent major downsizing of lenses, I found myself really lacking in certain focal lengths, so I found a ZX-30 with a Tamron 28-80 and an old screw mount Focal 135 f/2.8. Can't wait to see how well they work. Hopefully they'll hold me over until I can get another DA* 50-135 and a fast 50.

Docrwm · 02-13-2012, 06:02 PM

Got one of these, finally, today - just in time for Valentine's Day...

Got a good deal on it. Just wanted a walk-around that takes a minimum of space and the wife wanted better video. The Panasonic with its Full HD video seemed to fit the bill. Amazed at how small the 14mm pancake lens actually is and how light. Battery is charging...........

RioRico · 02-13-2012, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by Don From The Radio

With my recent major downsizing of lenses, I found myself really lacking in certain focal lengths...
Hopefully they'll hold me over until I can get another DA* 50-135 and a fast 50.

Wow, you really did downsize.

I'm still bloating. But I just achieved a goal -- I've completed my collection of cheap AF midrange zooms. Yeah, a Quantaray just arrived today at my California house, shipped from Virginia. I won it on eBay on 21 January. That's about THREE AND A HALF F***ING WEEKS TO MOVE IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY!! The sellers (who didn't respond to emails for almost a week after the auction) and NOT going to like my feedback.

Anyway, I have enough cheap 28+mm AFZs now. They include:

Promaster Spectrum 7 (Tamron) 28-70/3.5-4.5 (US$10)
Promaster Aspherical (Tamron) 28-80/3.5-5.6 (US$7)
Pentax SMC Powerzoom FA 28-80/3.5-4.7 (free -thanks Dan!) [CORRECTED]
Quantaray Aspherical (Sigma) 28-90/3.5-5.6 (US$19)
Pentax SMC F 35-70/3.5-4.5 (US$11)

Another item just-in, and this took less than 2 weeks to cross the Pacific Ocean from Guangdong: A batch of cheap adapters. I only needed one, but I got five for US$5 shipped. What kind of adapters? Tripod-mount adapters. You see, even in the metric world, there's still an English-unit standard for tripod mounts, the 1/4-inch thread. Except that some damn Germans insisted on using a 3/8-inch thread. So the only way I coulod previously mount my 6x5cm Zeiss Ikonta-B 521/16 on a 'pod was to use a Rube Goldberg kludge of nuts and bolts and brackets. But I just screw-in this tiny item, and Huzzah! Now I just need four more German cameras...

My next acquisition will either be a new computer or a cyanide capsule. Stay tuned.

Last edited by RioRico; 02-13-2012 at 08:25 PM.

Docrwm · 02-13-2012, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by RioRico

Wow, you really did downsize.

I'm still bloating. But I just achieved a goal -- I've completed my collection of cheap AF midrange zooms. Yeah, a Quantaray just arrived today at my California house, shipped from Virginia. I won it on eBay on 21 January. That's about THREE AND A HALF F***ING WEEKS TO MOVE IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY!! The sellers (who didn't respond to emails for almost a week after the auction) and NOT going to like my feedback.

Anyway, I have enough cheap 28+mm AFZs now. They include:

Promaster Spectrum 7 (Tamron) 28-70/3.5-4.5 (US$10)
Promaster Aspherical (Tamron) 28-80/3.5-5.6 (US$7)
Pentax SMC Powerzoom FA 28-80/3.5-4.7 (free -thanks Dave!)
Quantaray Aspherical (Sigma) 28-90/3.5-5.6 (US$19)
Pentax SMC F 35-70/3.5-4.5 (US$11)

Another item just-in, and this took less than 2 weeks to cross the Pacific Ocean from Guangdong: A batch of cheap adapters. I only needed one, but I got five for US$5 shipped. What kind of adapters? Tripod-mount adapters. You see, even in the metric world, there's still an English-unit standard for tripod mounts, the 1/4-inch thread. Except that some damn Germans insisted on using a 3/8-inch thread. So the only way I coulod previously mount my 6x5cm Zeiss Ikonta-B 521/16 on a 'pod was to use a Rube Goldberg kludge of nuts and bolts and brackets. But I just screw-in this tiny item, and Huzzah! Now I just need four more German cameras...

My next acquisition will wither be a new computer or a cyanide capsule. Stay tuned.

Congratulations on the achievement with the mid-range zooms, but I don't see a 28-105 there

I know what you mean about the 1/4-3/8 little ring adapters. I got some back when I got the new head for my tripod so I could put the old head on the monopod. They work very well and make things nice and neat (less to snag on).

Good luck with the new computer.

dgaies · 02-13-2012, 07:05 PM

Originally posted by RioRico

Pentax SMC Powerzoom FA 28-80/3.5-4.7 (free -thanks Dave!)

Not to split hairs, but it's Dan, not Dave

wolfiegirl · 02-13-2012, 07:07 PM

i think my quest for a m39-m42 adapter is doomed.

every one that i've bought online has turned out to be the wrong type - m42-m39 instead - despite the description saying otherwise.

today's latest m39-m42 adapter arrived and they did a boo boo. instead of a ring i am lokoing at this weird metal device that has a screw in one side, like a cap. i've emailed the seller to ask for a replacement. what really sucks is that it takes one month from china for these adapters to arrive. and each time when they arrive they are wrong. *bangs head*

all i wanted was to try out the little helios with the m39 screw mount on my camera. that's all.... this baby was bought back in november. *sniffs*

joe.penn · 02-13-2012, 07:12 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dgaies

Not to split hairs, but it's Dan, not Dave

Haha, good one Don

dgaies · 02-13-2012, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by joe.penn

Haha, good one Don

I guess I'll just go with "D" from now on

joe.penn · 02-13-2012, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by dgaies

I guess I'll just go with "D" from now on

Ya, funny - Dan has to be the second easiest name to remember behind mine of course

...

hangman43 · 02-13-2012, 08:20 PM

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RioRico · 02-13-2012, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by Docrwm

Congratulations on the achievement with the mid-range zooms, but I don't see a 28-105 there

Oh, once it goes past 100, it ain't midrange any more. So I don't count the Tokina 35-135.

Originally posted by dgaies

Not to split hairs, but it's Dan, not Dave

I blame the voices in my head. And the mushrooms. They always affect memory.

Originally posted by wolfiegirl

i think my quest for a m39-m42 adapter is doomed.

Maybe those from the Ukraine will arrive sooner.

02-12-2012, 03:25 PM	#2477
zxaar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: kobe/japan Posts: 510	Technically not mine, bought for wife as gift. She is the one who records videos our family so thought 3d is better idea to go. So far loving the 3D thing. PS: it seems direct linking to flickr is not allowed now and it is too complicated to even found how to link there , so I guess I will be deleting my account there. Goodbye Flickr, lately you have been very hard to use. Last edited by zxaar; 02-13-2012 at 04:05 AM.

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02-10-2012, 03:12 AM	#2476
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,902	I just received my full set of focusing shims from Pentax's UK dealer, so I have a weekend ahead of of installing, cursing, testing, removing, re-installing, testing, more cursing... You get the idea. Hopefully it will be followed by joy as my manual lenses become fully functional again.

02-12-2012, 09:10 PM	#2478
Chex Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The 'Stoke, British Columbia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,678	should be able to click on the link image button (small icon of the box with a sun/mountian in it) and paste in your URL of your image... no?

02-13-2012, 04:06 AM	#2479
zxaar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: kobe/japan Posts: 510	Originally posted by Chex should be able to click on the link image button (small icon of the box with a sun/mountian in it) and paste in your URL of your image... no? That is here, but the flickr is not allowing that link. I tried their share -> grab the link also but it also seems not to be working. Thanks though.

02-13-2012, 05:29 PM	#2480
Don From The Radio Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Delaware Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 344	With my recent major downsizing of lenses, I found myself really lacking in certain focal lengths, so I found a ZX-30 with a Tamron 28-80 and an old screw mount Focal 135 f/2.8. Can't wait to see how well they work. Hopefully they'll hold me over until I can get another DA* 50-135 and a fast 50.

02-13-2012, 06:02 PM	#2481
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Got one of these, finally, today - just in time for Valentine's Day... Got a good deal on it. Just wanted a walk-around that takes a minimum of space and the wife wanted better video. The Panasonic with its Full HD video seemed to fit the bill. Amazed at how small the 14mm pancake lens actually is and how light. Battery is charging...........

02-13-2012, 06:10 PM	#2482
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by Don From The Radio With my recent major downsizing of lenses, I found myself really lacking in certain focal lengths... Hopefully they'll hold me over until I can get another DA* 50-135 and a fast 50. Wow, you really did downsize. I'm still bloating. But I just achieved a goal -- I've completed my collection of cheap AF midrange zooms. Yeah, a Quantaray just arrived today at my California house, shipped from Virginia. I won it on eBay on 21 January. That's about THREE AND A HALF F**ING WEEKS TO MOVE IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY!! The sellers (who didn't respond to emails for almost a week after the auction) and NOT going to like my feedback. Anyway, I have enough cheap 28+mm AFZs now. They include: Promaster Spectrum 7 (Tamron) 28-70/3.5-4.5 (US$10) Promaster Aspherical (Tamron) 28-80/3.5-5.6 (US$7) Pentax SMC Powerzoom FA 28-80/3.5-4.7 (free -thanks Dan!) [CORRECTED] Quantaray Aspherical (Sigma) 28-90/3.5-5.6 (US$19) Pentax SMC F 35-70/3.5-4.5 (US$11) Another item just-in, and this took less than 2 weeks to cross the Pacific Ocean from Guangdong: A batch of cheap adapters. I only needed one, but I got five for US$5 shipped. What kind of adapters? Tripod-mount adapters. You see, even in the metric world, there's still an English-unit standard for tripod mounts, the 1/4-inch thread. Except that some damn Germans insisted on using a 3/8-inch thread. So the only way I coulod previously mount my 6x5cm Zeiss Ikonta-B 521/16 on a 'pod was to use a Rube Goldberg kludge of nuts and bolts and brackets. But I just screw-in this tiny item, and Huzzah! Now I just need four more German cameras... My next acquisition will either be a new computer or a cyanide capsule. Stay tuned. Last edited by RioRico; 02-13-2012 at 08:25 PM.*

02-13-2012, 07:03 PM	#2483
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Originally posted by RioRico Wow, you really did downsize. I'm still bloating. But I just achieved a goal -- I've completed my collection of cheap AF midrange zooms. Yeah, a Quantaray just arrived today at my California house, shipped from Virginia. I won it on eBay on 21 January. That's about THREE AND A HALF F***ING WEEKS TO MOVE IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY!! The sellers (who didn't respond to emails for almost a week after the auction) and NOT going to like my feedback. Anyway, I have enough cheap 28+mm AFZs now. They include: Promaster Spectrum 7 (Tamron) 28-70/3.5-4.5 (US$10) Promaster Aspherical (Tamron) 28-80/3.5-5.6 (US$7) Pentax SMC Powerzoom FA 28-80/3.5-4.7 (free -thanks Dave!) Quantaray Aspherical (Sigma) 28-90/3.5-5.6 (US$19) Pentax SMC F 35-70/3.5-4.5 (US$11) Another item just-in, and this took less than 2 weeks to cross the Pacific Ocean from Guangdong: A batch of cheap adapters. I only needed one, but I got five for US$5 shipped. What kind of adapters? Tripod-mount adapters. You see, even in the metric world, there's still an English-unit standard for tripod mounts, the 1/4-inch thread. Except that some damn Germans insisted on using a 3/8-inch thread. So the only way I coulod previously mount my 6x5cm Zeiss Ikonta-B 521/16 on a 'pod was to use a Rube Goldberg kludge of nuts and bolts and brackets. But I just screw-in this tiny item, and Huzzah! Now I just need four more German cameras... My next acquisition will wither be a new computer or a cyanide capsule. Stay tuned. Congratulations on the achievement with the mid-range zooms, but I don't see a 28-105 there I know what you mean about the 1/4-3/8 little ring adapters. I got some back when I got the new head for my tripod so I could put the old head on the monopod. They work very well and make things nice and neat (less to snag on). Good luck with the new computer.

02-13-2012, 07:05 PM	#2484
dgaies Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Maryland / Washington DC Posts: 3,917	Originally posted by RioRico Pentax SMC Powerzoom FA 28-80/3.5-4.7 (free -thanks Dave!) Not to split hairs, but it's Dan, not Dave

02-13-2012, 07:07 PM	#2485
wolfiegirl Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mystery Bay, NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,111	i think my quest for a m39-m42 adapter is doomed. every one that i've bought online has turned out to be the wrong type - m42-m39 instead - despite the description saying otherwise. today's latest m39-m42 adapter arrived and they did a boo boo. instead of a ring i am lokoing at this weird metal device that has a screw in one side, like a cap. i've emailed the seller to ask for a replacement. what really sucks is that it takes one month from china for these adapters to arrive. and each time when they arrive they are wrong. bangs head all i wanted was to try out the little helios with the m39 screw mount on my camera. that's all.... this baby was bought back in november. sniffs

02-13-2012, 07:12 PM - 1 Like	#2486
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Originally posted by dgaies Not to split hairs, but it's Dan, not Dave Haha, good one Don

02-13-2012, 07:18 PM	#2487
dgaies Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Maryland / Washington DC Posts: 3,917	Originally posted by joe.penn Haha, good one Don I guess I'll just go with "D" from now on

02-13-2012, 07:21 PM	#2488
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Originally posted by dgaies I guess I'll just go with "D" from now on Ya, funny - Dan has to be the second easiest name to remember behind mine of course ...

02-13-2012, 08:20 PM	#2489
hangman43 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hueytown, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,508	ZE-AF585P Professional Digital SLR Camera Flash 16GB Pro Class 10 SDHC Memory Card 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro AF Lens for Pentax AF

02-13-2012, 08:29 PM	#2490
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by Docrwm Congratulations on the achievement with the mid-range zooms, but I don't see a 28-105 there Oh, once it goes past 100, it ain't midrange any more. So I don't count the Tokina 35-135. Originally posted by dgaies Not to split hairs, but it's Dan, not Dave I blame the voices in my head. And the mushrooms. They always affect memory. Originally posted by wolfiegirl i think my quest for a m39-m42 adapter is doomed. Maybe those from the Ukraine will arrive sooner.