Your latest acquisition

markoneswift · 11-12-2015, 01:53 PM

Arrived this morning :-

Jean Poitiers · 11-12-2015, 02:17 PM

Ok ... here's the "line up" ... does it show that I went to a swap meet last Sunday ?

All trade "ups" and trade "aways" of unwanted gear for something "new"/better/different.

Total cash outlay was 25€ ... 10 for a rough but working Olympus SP (middle), 12 for the meter dead Ricoh but nice 55/1.4 attached and 3 for the Pentacon.

markoneswift · 11-12-2015, 03:54 PM

I wish we had swap meets here in NZ. We don't even have decent thrift stores. There's one pawn shop in the city where I live. One :-(

aurele · 11-13-2015, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Ok ... here's the "line up" ... does it show that I went to a swap meet last Sunday ?

All trade "ups" and trade "aways" of unwanted gear for something "new"/better/different.

Total cash outlay was 25€ ... 10 for a rough but working Olympus SP (middle), 12 for the meter dead Ricoh but nice 55/1.4 attached and 3 for the Pentacon.

what are the 2 taks ? i can't read the FL nor aperture on it

ChristianRock · 11-13-2015, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Wednesday when I got home from work mrs. monochrome told me the ice cubes in the fridge were water. OK, sez I, go buy a new refrigerator. Alas, she can't do it alone - I have to be there.

Thursday I met her for 'lunch' at the appliance store (why am I here, I thought, we're clearly not going to buy the one I want). Then she looked at me. Oh, thought I, get out the charge card. Well OK then. I'm here to pay.

Funny that. Her charge card charges on the same account mine does. So why am I here?

So this puppy is humming away making ice and chilled water. Did I say Chilled Water? I've never had ice and water in the door before.

Well from your always entertaining stories, I think you've spent the full frame budget about 3 times already, so it shouldn't take that long until you save up again

Jean Poitiers · 11-13-2015, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by aurele

what are the 2 taks ? i can't read the FL nor aperture on it

Both are 35/2 Taks ... an early big one (67mm) and a lil' one (49mm) ...

aurele · 11-14-2015, 01:19 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Both are 35/2 Taks ... an early big one (67mm) and a lil' one (49mm) ...

nice !!!! great score !!!

tim60 · 11-14-2015, 06:27 AM

Saw a camera shop this morning, in England, where the only Pentax branded item I could see was the doormat.

markoneswift · 11-15-2015, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by tim60

Saw a camera shop this morning, in England, where the only Pentax branded item I could see was the doormat.

Lol, there's one camera shop in the city where I live in New Zealand. It has NO Pentax kit what so ever. Mostly Canon / Nikon with a bit of Olympus and Panasonic chucked in. Pentax, what has happened to your high street presence ???

tim60 · 11-15-2015, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by markoneswift

Lol, there's one camera shop in the city where I live in New Zealand. It has NO Pentax kit what so ever. Mostly Canon / Nikon with a bit of Olympus and Panasonic chucked in. Pentax, what has happened to your high street presence ???

At least the shop I saw was in High Street, really, it is called High Street.

Alamodoso · 11-16-2015, 12:28 AM

Pentax A 100-300 arrived from Goodwill auction yesterday...$22 appears to be a good win...only had a few minutes to try it out and every thing appears to work and pictures look good

malinku · 11-17-2015, 03:07 PM

GAS strikes again.
This time a working Minolta Hi-Matic S.

micromacro · 11-20-2015, 08:48 AM

Made my first purchase from Japan on ebay for long wanted Sigma 30mm f1.4 non HSM version, $267. It's a beautiful lens, but I made a mistake, and bought it for Canon first. It's harder to find a copy for Pentax these days. Shame on Sigma.

scottab · 11-20-2015, 02:29 PM

Mine just arrived from B&H. I purchased the Pentax AF540FGZ II. I can't wait to mount it on my new to me K3 that I purchased from a fellow forum member.

**monochrome** · 11-20-2015, 02:59 PM

Ricoh Rikenon P 50/1.4, with Ricoh pin already removed (but included for collectors).

11-13-2015, 02:35 PM	#7176
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by aurele what are the 2 taks ? i can't read the FL nor aperture on it Both are 35/2 Taks ... an early big one (67mm) and a lil' one (49mm) ... Last edited by Jean Poitiers; 11-13-2015 at 02:41 PM.

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11-12-2015, 01:53 PM	#7171
markoneswift Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 114	Arrived this morning :-

11-12-2015, 02:17 PM	#7172
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Ok ... here's the "line up" ... does it show that I went to a swap meet last Sunday ? All trade "ups" and trade "aways" of unwanted gear for something "new"/better/different. Total cash outlay was 25€ ... 10 for a rough but working Olympus SP (middle), 12 for the meter dead Ricoh but nice 55/1.4 attached and 3 for the Pentacon.

11-12-2015, 03:54 PM	#7173
markoneswift Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 114	I wish we had swap meets here in NZ. We don't even have decent thrift stores. There's one pawn shop in the city where I live. One :-(

11-13-2015, 02:04 PM	#7174
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Ok ... here's the "line up" ... does it show that I went to a swap meet last Sunday ? All trade "ups" and trade "aways" of unwanted gear for something "new"/better/different. Total cash outlay was 25€ ... 10 for a rough but working Olympus SP (middle), 12 for the meter dead Ricoh but nice 55/1.4 attached and 3 for the Pentacon. what are the 2 taks ? i can't read the FL nor aperture on it

11-13-2015, 02:14 PM	#7175
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,912	Originally posted by monochrome Wednesday when I got home from work mrs. monochrome told me the ice cubes in the fridge were water. OK, sez I, go buy a new refrigerator. Alas, she can't do it alone - I have to be there. Thursday I met her for 'lunch' at the appliance store (why am I here, I thought, we're clearly not going to buy the one I want). Then she looked at me. Oh, thought I, get out the charge card. Well OK then. I'm here to pay. Funny that. Her charge card charges on the same account mine does. So why am I here? So this puppy is humming away making ice and chilled water. Did I say Chilled Water? I've never had ice and water in the door before. Well from your always entertaining stories, I think you've spent the full frame budget about 3 times already, so it shouldn't take that long until you save up again

11-14-2015, 01:19 AM	#7177
aurele Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paris, France Photos: Albums Posts: 3,217	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Both are 35/2 Taks ... an early big one (67mm) and a lil' one (49mm) ... nice !!!! great score !!!

11-14-2015, 06:27 AM	#7178
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	Saw a camera shop this morning, in England, where the only Pentax branded item I could see was the doormat.

11-15-2015, 12:43 PM	#7179
markoneswift Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 114	Originally posted by tim60 Saw a camera shop this morning, in England, where the only Pentax branded item I could see was the doormat. Lol, there's one camera shop in the city where I live in New Zealand. It has NO Pentax kit what so ever. Mostly Canon / Nikon with a bit of Olympus and Panasonic chucked in. Pentax, what has happened to your high street presence ???

11-15-2015, 12:53 PM	#7180
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	Originally posted by markoneswift Lol, there's one camera shop in the city where I live in New Zealand. It has NO Pentax kit what so ever. Mostly Canon / Nikon with a bit of Olympus and Panasonic chucked in. Pentax, what has happened to your high street presence ??? At least the shop I saw was in High Street, really, it is called High Street.

11-16-2015, 12:28 AM	#7181
Alamodoso Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 44	Pentax A 100-300 arrived from Goodwill auction yesterday...$22 appears to be a good win...only had a few minutes to try it out and every thing appears to work and pictures look good

11-17-2015, 03:07 PM	#7182
malinku Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 402	GAS strikes again. This time a working Minolta Hi-Matic S.

11-20-2015, 08:48 AM	#7183
micromacro Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,722	Made my first purchase from Japan on ebay for long wanted Sigma 30mm f1.4 non HSM version, $267. It's a beautiful lens, but I made a mistake, and bought it for Canon first. It's harder to find a copy for Pentax these days. Shame on Sigma.

11-20-2015, 02:29 PM	#7184
scottab Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 76	Mine just arrived from B&H. I purchased the Pentax AF540FGZ II. I can't wait to mount it on my new to me K3 that I purchased from a fellow forum member.

11-20-2015, 02:59 PM	#7185
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Ricoh Rikenon P 50/1.4, with Ricoh pin already removed (but included for collectors).