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D1N0 · 05-31-2022, 05:21 AM - **3 Likes**

Like new looking (and probably is) PK/A adapter for Tamron Adaptall-2

seller pic:

Lord Lucan · 05-31-2022, 06:07 AM

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72mm Hoya HMC UV Filter

Despite the consensus against the use of filters on another PF thread

, I have just received this one to go with a 500mm Centon/Vivitar mirror lens from which I have recently cleaned out the dust and fungus.

Not very exciting except that the Ebay seller turned out to be Mifsud, a bricks and mortar dealer in Brixham (Devon, UK). They are a name from the past as they used to have a two page spread in Amateur Photographer mag (still do?) when I subscribed to it, and they did mail order back then too. There don't seem to be many remaining independent shops like that. Oddly, they did not call themselves "Mifsud" on Ebay.

It does irritate me when people mention stuff and always add, quite unnecessarily, "You can get it from Amazon" because I don't think there is anything that you can't get from the blighters. I Googled for plutonium once and some website automatically responded that I can get it from Amazon

**gaweidert** · 05-31-2022, 01:22 PM - **3 Likes**

Two 100W Newpowa solar panels to mount in the cap of my pickup truck. They will keep my homemade solar generator topped off and I will also be able to route the power to the batteries in my RV if needed to charge them up. I already have a 190W solar panel on the roof of my RV.

That is the official story. In reality they can generate 1.8 gigawatts of power. Now all I have to do is wait for the ship with the container loaded with flux capacitors to finally get unloaded in Los Angeles.

**pepperberry farm** · 05-31-2022, 01:34 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by gaweidert

two 100w newpowa solar panels to mount in the cap of my pickup truck. They will keep my homemade solar generator topped off and i will also be able to route the power to the batteries in my rv if needed to charge them up. I already have a 190w solar panel on the roof of my rv.

That is the official story. In reality they can generate 1.8 gigawatts of power. Now all i have to do is wait for the ship with the container loaded with flux capacitors to finally get unloaded in los angeles.

great scott!!!!!

**ChrisPlatt** · 05-31-2022, 06:17 PM - **1 Like**

Another Domke 5XA black bag

$17.84 with free shipping from Amazon Warehouse

My wife can use this one for her binoculars and birding stuff or Nikon P7000.

Chris

**Just1MoreDave** · 05-31-2022, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by gaweidert

Two 100W Newpowa solar panels to mount in the cap of my pickup truck. They will keep my homemade solar generator topped off and I will also be able to route the power to the batteries in my RV if needed to charge them up. I already have a 190W solar panel on the roof of my RV.

That is the official story. In reality they can generate 1.8 gigawatts of power. Now all I have to do is wait for the ship with the container loaded with flux capacitors to finally get unloaded in Los Angeles.

You can pull up to a recharging station and tell people you don't need to plug in anymore.

Jonathan Mac · 06-01-2022, 03:02 AM - **1 Like**

A shiny Samsung S10 just arrived. It's charging now and will hopefully not be too hard to set up, though that'll probably need to wait a few days.

**jersey** · 06-01-2022, 03:32 AM - **1 Like**

As I buy only modern gear I can only boast (not much compared to 645D) about finally getting 60-250 DA*. Shipped straight from Japan, via EU distributor and then Polish distributor and then Polish shop

Now I need new tripod head, old one is too loose to keep K-3/3 and 60-250 stable in place.

D1N0 · 06-02-2022, 03:53 AM - **1 Like**

SMC Pentax-A Zoom 35-70 1:4. Second copy with a filter ring (though you can see a crack in it already. Pentax definitely started to drop the ball in the A-series). My first copy was very wobbly making it hard to focus and keep it centred. Also suffers from low contrast, which wasn't so bad in close up but at infinity it was terrible.

**pepperberry farm** · 06-02-2022, 04:09 AM - **3 Likes**

Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm f1.4 DC HSM/Art

arrived yesterday from LensRentals for a week-and-a-half evaluation period....

D1N0 · 06-02-2022, 06:14 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm f1.4 DC HSM/Art

arrived yesterday from LensRentals for a week-and-a-half evaluation period....

It would be interesting to see how that Foveon sensor performs with vintage glass.

**pepperberry farm** · 06-02-2022, 06:25 AM

Originally posted by D1N0

It would be interesting to see how that Foveon sensor performs with vintage glass.

agreed, but as it's a rental and I don't have the proper adapter....

ChristianRock · 06-02-2022, 10:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

OK, so to follow on from my post of last week, transcript as follows...

"Harem Chaos" Potentially turbulent times ahead in the "Harem", in terms of the carnage of acceptance jealousy... standard issue Kevlar protective clothing and helmet, are advised to be worn at all times throughout this entire process. A new "Harem initiate" is currently inbound from another forum member. This will endeavour to plug an obvious focal length shortfall... well that's the tale Lady Kerrowdown has been told. As is the way in our forum world, fellow members have always assisted in the naming process of my "Ladies" for their "Harem Membership".

Well a new good looking "Lady" (Pentax-A 35mm F2) has just arrived this morning from a fellow forum member. So she's about to go out on hot date (well the sun is shining, albeit briefly) and undergo her first "Sea Trials" with the old Kerrowdown.

As she can't officially enter the Harem with her innominate tag, she needs your assistance. This is an absolutely "Unique Opportunity" to go down in the annals of time, with a formal recognition as "Harem Name Giver". Not many may claim such a title, WPRESTO has started the ball rolling with his suggestion of Circe (a Greek Enchantress Goddess).

If anyone else has thoughts on appropriate name for this "Lady" please respond now and thank you all for allowing me this moment of indulgence.

STOP PRESS UPDATE:

Three quick images from the new herself, shot close, mid and far distance.

Update: After seeking wise counsel she has entered the Harem under the trial basis, with the nomenclature of Bohemian Lady Pentax-A 35mm F2.0

Not sure if you have found a name yet...

I was going to say Lady Giocconda... as the slightly wide and cheery lens is a source of happiness usually, when you look at the results from a good sample... but of course this lens is Japanese, not Italian, so the name should be similar... Daiki means shining but it also means large... so I'd say "Dirty Daiki" would be my suggestion... after all she has to impose herself over her jealous harem companions... lol

ChristianRock · 06-02-2022, 10:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm f1.4 DC HSM/Art

arrived yesterday from LensRentals for a week-and-a-half evaluation period....

Wow, first the 645D and now this, there's no slowing down with you

**pepperberry farm** · 06-02-2022, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by ChristianRock

Wow, first the 645D and now this, there's no slowing down with you

they kinda happened almost simultaneously... and I could not pass up the opportunity of a 645D....

and I'll be back in the CCD cult....

(:

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05-31-2022, 05:21 AM - 3 Likes	#25201
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	Like new looking (and probably is) PK/A adapter for Tamron Adaptall-2 seller pic:

05-31-2022, 06:07 AM	#25202
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,979	. 72mm Hoya HMC UV Filter Despite the consensus against the use of filters on another PF thread , I have just received this one to go with a 500mm Centon/Vivitar mirror lens from which I have recently cleaned out the dust and fungus. Not very exciting except that the Ebay seller turned out to be Mifsud, a bricks and mortar dealer in Brixham (Devon, UK). They are a name from the past as they used to have a two page spread in Amateur Photographer mag (still do?) when I subscribed to it, and they did mail order back then too. There don't seem to be many remaining independent shops like that. Oddly, they did not call themselves "Mifsud" on Ebay. It does irritate me when people mention stuff and always add, quite unnecessarily, "You can get it from Amazon" because I don't think there is anything that you can't get from the blighters. I Googled for plutonium once and some website automatically responded that I can get it from Amazon

05-31-2022, 01:22 PM - 3 Likes	#25203
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Two 100W Newpowa solar panels to mount in the cap of my pickup truck. They will keep my homemade solar generator topped off and I will also be able to route the power to the batteries in my RV if needed to charge them up. I already have a 190W solar panel on the roof of my RV. That is the official story. In reality they can generate 1.8 gigawatts of power. Now all I have to do is wait for the ship with the container loaded with flux capacitors to finally get unloaded in Los Angeles.

05-31-2022, 01:34 PM - 1 Like	#25204
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,780	Originally posted by gaweidert two 100w newpowa solar panels to mount in the cap of my pickup truck. They will keep my homemade solar generator topped off and i will also be able to route the power to the batteries in my rv if needed to charge them up. I already have a 190w solar panel on the roof of my rv. That is the official story. In reality they can generate 1.8 gigawatts of power. Now all i have to do is wait for the ship with the container loaded with flux capacitors to finally get unloaded in los angeles. great scott!!!!!

05-31-2022, 06:17 PM - 1 Like	#25205
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,698	Another Domke 5XA black bag $17.84 with free shipping from Amazon Warehouse My wife can use this one for her binoculars and birding stuff or Nikon P7000. Chris

05-31-2022, 07:12 PM	#25206
Just1MoreDave Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Aurora, CO Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,340	Originally posted by gaweidert Two 100W Newpowa solar panels to mount in the cap of my pickup truck. They will keep my homemade solar generator topped off and I will also be able to route the power to the batteries in my RV if needed to charge them up. I already have a 190W solar panel on the roof of my RV. That is the official story. In reality they can generate 1.8 gigawatts of power. Now all I have to do is wait for the ship with the container loaded with flux capacitors to finally get unloaded in Los Angeles. You can pull up to a recharging station and tell people you don't need to plug in anymore.

06-01-2022, 03:02 AM - 1 Like	#25207
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	A shiny Samsung S10 just arrived. It's charging now and will hopefully not be too hard to set up, though that'll probably need to wait a few days.

06-01-2022, 03:32 AM - 1 Like	#25208
jersey Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 3City agglomeration Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,064	As I buy only modern gear I can only boast (not much compared to 645D) about finally getting 60-250 DA*. Shipped straight from Japan, via EU distributor and then Polish distributor and then Polish shop Now I need new tripod head, old one is too loose to keep K-3/3 and 60-250 stable in place.

06-02-2022, 03:53 AM - 1 Like	#25209
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	SMC Pentax-A Zoom 35-70 1:4. Second copy with a filter ring (though you can see a crack in it already. Pentax definitely started to drop the ball in the A-series). My first copy was very wobbly making it hard to focus and keep it centred. Also suffers from low contrast, which wasn't so bad in close up but at infinity it was terrible.

06-02-2022, 04:09 AM - 3 Likes	#25210
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,780	Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm f1.4 DC HSM/Art arrived yesterday from LensRentals for a week-and-a-half evaluation period....

06-02-2022, 06:14 AM - 1 Like	#25211
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	Originally posted by pepperberry farm Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm f1.4 DC HSM/Art arrived yesterday from LensRentals for a week-and-a-half evaluation period.... It would be interesting to see how that Foveon sensor performs with vintage glass.

06-02-2022, 06:25 AM	#25212
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,780	Originally posted by D1N0 It would be interesting to see how that Foveon sensor performs with vintage glass. agreed, but as it's a rental and I don't have the proper adapter....

06-02-2022, 10:17 AM - 1 Like	#25213
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,912	Originally posted by Kerrowdown OK, so to follow on from my post of last week, transcript as follows... "Harem Chaos" Potentially turbulent times ahead in the "Harem", in terms of the carnage of acceptance jealousy... standard issue Kevlar protective clothing and helmet, are advised to be worn at all times throughout this entire process. A new "Harem initiate" is currently inbound from another forum member. This will endeavour to plug an obvious focal length shortfall... well that's the tale Lady Kerrowdown has been told. As is the way in our forum world, fellow members have always assisted in the naming process of my "Ladies" for their "Harem Membership". Well a new good looking "Lady" (Pentax-A 35mm F2) has just arrived this morning from a fellow forum member. So she's about to go out on hot date (well the sun is shining, albeit briefly) and undergo her first "Sea Trials" with the old Kerrowdown. As she can't officially enter the Harem with her innominate tag, she needs your assistance. This is an absolutely "Unique Opportunity" to go down in the annals of time, with a formal recognition as "Harem Name Giver". Not many may claim such a title, WPRESTO has started the ball rolling with his suggestion of Circe (a Greek Enchantress Goddess). If anyone else has thoughts on appropriate name for this "Lady" please respond now and thank you all for allowing me this moment of indulgence. STOP PRESS UPDATE: Three quick images from the new herself, shot close, mid and far distance. Update: After seeking wise counsel she has entered the Harem under the trial basis, with the nomenclature of Bohemian Lady Pentax-A 35mm F2.0 Not sure if you have found a name yet... I was going to say Lady Giocconda... as the slightly wide and cheery lens is a source of happiness usually, when you look at the results from a good sample... but of course this lens is Japanese, not Italian, so the name should be similar... Daiki means shining but it also means large... so I'd say "Dirty Daiki" would be my suggestion... after all she has to impose herself over her jealous harem companions... lol

06-02-2022, 10:17 AM - 1 Like	#25214
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,912	Originally posted by pepperberry farm Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm f1.4 DC HSM/Art arrived yesterday from LensRentals for a week-and-a-half evaluation period.... Wow, first the 645D and now this, there's no slowing down with you

06-02-2022, 10:31 AM	#25215
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,780	Originally posted by ChristianRock Wow, first the 645D and now this, there's no slowing down with you they kinda happened almost simultaneously... and I could not pass up the opportunity of a 645D.... and I'll be back in the CCD cult.... (:

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