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Marcus Rowland · 08-02-2019, 02:58 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Marcus Rowland

A nice charity shop find - A Pentax-M 1.7 50 in nice condition, which they insisted came with a Canon FD to Eos adapter and what appears to be an incomplete PK lens to C-mount adapter - for a fiver the lot. VERY pleased!

Went back to this shop today, and found the missing part of the PK to C-mount adapter! VERY pleased, especially since I offered to pay for it and they refused - put a pound in their collecting box instead.

And took delivery of a nice job lot of odds and ends I bought on eBay - most notably two M42 Prakticas that seem to be in reasonable condition but I haven't tested the meters yet, about ten T-mounts in various fittings including PK, Nikon, and Canon Eos, a Vivitar PK x2 converter, a Vivitar x3 converter for Canon FD, two M42 to FD adapters (one real Canon, the other a copy), a real Pentax M42 to PK adapter that unfortunately has been modified and is pretty much unsellable, another one that's in good condition but I think is a fake (it's marked as "Pentax" rather than "Asahi Pentax"), and a box of Magicube flashcubes which are VERY rare and I think sold for a fiver the last time I had some. Cost was £15.98 including postage, and I ought to make a good profit.

**WPRESTO** · 08-02-2019, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by Marcus Rowland

a box of Magicube flashcubes which are VERY rare and I think sold for a fiver the last time I had some..

I had some flash cubes, some AG1 bulbs, some other larger flash bulbs sitting around for years. I think they all went to the the Salvation Army eventually. One thing about the larger old flash bulbs, especially the big screw-base ones that were about the size of a 40 watt incandescent bulb, they put out a lot of light - but just once.

**monochrome** · 08-02-2019, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by Marcus Rowland

Went back to this shop today, and found the missing part of the PK to C-mount adapter! VERY pleased, especially since I offered to pay for it and they refused - put a pound in their collecting box instead.

And took delivery of a nice job lot of odds and ends I bought on eBay - most notably two M42 Prakticas that seem to be in reasonable condition but I haven't tested the meters yet, about ten T-mounts in various fittings including PK, Nikon, and Canon Eos, a Vivitar PK x2 converter, a Vivitar x3 converter for Canon FD, two M42 to FD adapters (one real Canon, the other a copy), a real Pentax M42 to PK adapter that unfortunately has been modified and is pretty much unsellable, another one that's in good condition but I think is a fake (it's marked as "Pentax" rather than "Asahi Pentax"), and a box of Magicube flashcubes which are VERY rare and I think sold for a fiver the last time I had some. Cost was £15.98 including postage, and I ought to make a good profit.

The newer ones (Hoya forward, I think) are made of a lighter metal and are engraved PENTAX. Your copy is likely a newer OEM adapter.

**pepperberry farm** · 08-02-2019, 08:07 PM - **9 Likes**

NIB and new to me, Vivitar (Cosina) 100mm f3.5 Macro - the eBay seller gladly exchanged the lens I received last week for the one that arrived yesterday:

as advertised, I would believe that this lens is new, never used.... all original paperwork, including the 5 year warranty card, original caps, and the matched 1:1 diopter...

**steamloco76** · 08-03-2019, 04:39 AM - **4 Likes**

I jumped back in the fleabay waters and bought an oddball lens. Summatech 200mm f2.8 in PK Mount. The few web posts I could find regarding this lens say it is either made by Sun or Tokina and is the equivalent to the Soligor version. Half of the reviews are positive, half negative. The lens is pristine judging from the large number of photos. We will see if it was worth $75 plus shipping and my state’s 6% sales tax. I’m very fond of the 200mm focal length, so I took a chance. The package should be at my place Monday.

D1N0 · 08-03-2019, 10:01 AM - **3 Likes**

Not a lens but a new strap.

Marcus Rowland · 08-03-2019, 10:59 AM - **1 Like**

More boot fair prizes - an Inovar 35mm camera (a bit like the Diana Lomography cameras) for £3, which I bought simply because I couldn't find anything else and was pretty sure I'd at least make my money back. About five minutes later I did find something else - a Canon Eos 300D for £6! No lens or accessories, of course, but I have a charger that the battery more or less fits if held in by a rubber band, and it works. I've ordered the right USB charger (costs £2.65 at Hong Kong prices), I've got a 2GB CF card,
and a spare USB cable, probable total cost is another £4. So for a tenner I've got a working DSLR, really can't be bad.

Jome · 08-04-2019, 01:42 AM - **6 Likes**

Finally at home: 1 Lot of pentax M + bellows and the cactus set.

I had to clean the lenses but otherwise, they are in good shapes (just missing the yellow dot on the 50).

The cactus elements are like new.

Aaron28 · 08-04-2019, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by Jome

1 Lot of pentax M + bellows and the cactus set.

helluva a haul! what great fun stuff.......cactus is alotta fun getting sorta out and shooting with

happy shooting!

Jome · 08-04-2019, 07:22 AM

Thanks Aaron!!

MJSteele · 08-04-2019, 08:25 AM

Originally posted by jbb356

Just picked up this Tokina AT-X 28-70 AF. Great lens for the price while I save up for the HD D FA 24-70.

I scored a Tokina ATX 28-75 SD And a ATX 28-135 SD Manual Focus Recently Really Nice Lenses

---------- Post added 08-04-19 at 08:29 AM ----------

Originally posted by steamloco76

I jumped back in the fleabay waters and bought an oddball lens. Summatech 200mm f2.8 in PK Mount. The few web posts I could find regarding this lens say it is either made by Sun or Tokina and is the equivalent to the Soligor version. Half of the reviews are positive, half negative. The lens is pristine judging from the large number of photos. We will see if it was worth $75 plus shipping and my state’s 6% sales tax. I’m very fond of the 200mm focal length, so I took a chance. The package should be at my place Monday.

very Nice Score There. I have the Soligor 200 2.8 CD By TOKINA I Really Like It. I Too Really Like The 200 Lenses

Marcus Rowland · 08-04-2019, 12:29 PM

Well, hopefully I just bought a good AF Nikkor 50/1.4D - won't know for sure until it's delivered, but fingers crossed this one is OK and the deal won't fall through like the last one. About £106 including postage, which isn't bad since they have jumped from around £110 to around £140 in online prices recently.

Benz3ne · 08-04-2019, 12:50 PM - **1 Like**

I might well have managed to procure an utter bargain... details when it arrives later in the week (with a bit of luck)

Jean Poitiers · 08-04-2019, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by fiveseven

Both.

Lens from Russia.
Camera from Pakistan.
Grip from U.S

Nice. Very nice.

The 24M is one that I have had on my short list for quite a while. I should sell off some lesser used gear and just buy one.

**pepperberry farm** · 08-05-2019, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Nice. Very nice.

The 24M is one that I have had on my short list for quite a while. I should sell off some lesser used gear and just buy one.

is it M42 or K-mount?

08-03-2019, 04:39 AM - 4 Likes	#16715
steamloco76 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,710	Summatech 200mm F2.8 I jumped back in the fleabay waters and bought an oddball lens. Summatech 200mm f2.8 in PK Mount. The few web posts I could find regarding this lens say it is either made by Sun or Tokina and is the equivalent to the Soligor version. Half of the reviews are positive, half negative. The lens is pristine judging from the large number of photos. We will see if it was worth $75 plus shipping and my state’s 6% sales tax. I’m very fond of the 200mm focal length, so I took a chance. The package should be at my place Monday. Attached Images Last edited by steamloco76; 08-06-2019 at 05:15 PM.

08-04-2019, 01:42 AM - 6 Likes	#16718
Jome Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 784	Finally at home: 1 Lot of pentax M + bellows and the cactus set. I had to clean the lenses but otherwise, they are in good shapes (just missing the yellow dot on the 50). The cactus elements are like new. Last edited by Jome; 09-29-2019 at 02:56 AM.

08-04-2019, 08:25 AM	#16721
MJSteele Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 244	lens Originally posted by jbb356 Just picked up this Tokina AT-X 28-70 AF. Great lens for the price while I save up for the HD D FA 24-70. I scored a Tokina ATX 28-75 SD And a ATX 28-135 SD Manual Focus Recently Really Nice Lenses ---------- Post added 08-04-19 at 08:29 AM ---------- Originally posted by steamloco76 I jumped back in the fleabay waters and bought an oddball lens. Summatech 200mm f2.8 in PK Mount. The few web posts I could find regarding this lens say it is either made by Sun or Tokina and is the equivalent to the Soligor version. Half of the reviews are positive, half negative. The lens is pristine judging from the large number of photos. We will see if it was worth $75 plus shipping and my state’s 6% sales tax. I’m very fond of the 200mm focal length, so I took a chance. The package should be at my place Monday. very Nice Score There. I have the Soligor 200 2.8 CD By TOKINA I Really Like It. I Too Really Like The 200 Lenses

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08-02-2019, 02:58 PM - 2 Likes	#16711
Marcus Rowland Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	Originally posted by Marcus Rowland A nice charity shop find - A Pentax-M 1.7 50 in nice condition, which they insisted came with a Canon FD to Eos adapter and what appears to be an incomplete PK lens to C-mount adapter - for a fiver the lot. VERY pleased! Went back to this shop today, and found the missing part of the PK to C-mount adapter! VERY pleased, especially since I offered to pay for it and they refused - put a pound in their collecting box instead. And took delivery of a nice job lot of odds and ends I bought on eBay - most notably two M42 Prakticas that seem to be in reasonable condition but I haven't tested the meters yet, about ten T-mounts in various fittings including PK, Nikon, and Canon Eos, a Vivitar PK x2 converter, a Vivitar x3 converter for Canon FD, two M42 to FD adapters (one real Canon, the other a copy), a real Pentax M42 to PK adapter that unfortunately has been modified and is pretty much unsellable, another one that's in good condition but I think is a fake (it's marked as "Pentax" rather than "Asahi Pentax"), and a box of Magicube flashcubes which are VERY rare and I think sold for a fiver the last time I had some. Cost was £15.98 including postage, and I ought to make a good profit.

08-02-2019, 03:43 PM	#16712
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Originally posted by Marcus Rowland a box of Magicube flashcubes which are VERY rare and I think sold for a fiver the last time I had some.. I had some flash cubes, some AG1 bulbs, some other larger flash bulbs sitting around for years. I think they all went to the the Salvation Army eventually. One thing about the larger old flash bulbs, especially the big screw-base ones that were about the size of a 40 watt incandescent bulb, they put out a lot of light - but just once.

08-02-2019, 05:08 PM	#16713
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Marcus Rowland Went back to this shop today, and found the missing part of the PK to C-mount adapter! VERY pleased, especially since I offered to pay for it and they refused - put a pound in their collecting box instead. And took delivery of a nice job lot of odds and ends I bought on eBay - most notably two M42 Prakticas that seem to be in reasonable condition but I haven't tested the meters yet, about ten T-mounts in various fittings including PK, Nikon, and Canon Eos, a Vivitar PK x2 converter, a Vivitar x3 converter for Canon FD, two M42 to FD adapters (one real Canon, the other a copy), a real Pentax M42 to PK adapter that unfortunately has been modified and is pretty much unsellable, another one that's in good condition but I think is a fake (it's marked as "Pentax" rather than "Asahi Pentax"), and a box of Magicube flashcubes which are VERY rare and I think sold for a fiver the last time I had some. Cost was £15.98 including postage, and I ought to make a good profit. The newer ones (Hoya forward, I think) are made of a lighter metal and are engraved PENTAX. Your copy is likely a newer OEM adapter.

08-02-2019, 08:07 PM - 9 Likes	#16714
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	NIB and new to me, Vivitar (Cosina) 100mm f3.5 Macro - the eBay seller gladly exchanged the lens I received last week for the one that arrived yesterday: as advertised, I would believe that this lens is new, never used.... all original paperwork, including the 5 year warranty card, original caps, and the matched 1:1 diopter...

08-03-2019, 10:01 AM - 3 Likes	#16716
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	Not a lens but a new strap.

08-03-2019, 10:59 AM - 1 Like	#16717
Marcus Rowland Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	More boot fair prizes - an Inovar 35mm camera (a bit like the Diana Lomography cameras) for £3, which I bought simply because I couldn't find anything else and was pretty sure I'd at least make my money back. About five minutes later I did find something else - a Canon Eos 300D for £6! No lens or accessories, of course, but I have a charger that the battery more or less fits if held in by a rubber band, and it works. I've ordered the right USB charger (costs £2.65 at Hong Kong prices), I've got a 2GB CF card, and a spare USB cable, probable total cost is another £4. So for a tenner I've got a working DSLR, really can't be bad.

08-04-2019, 07:01 AM	#16719
Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	Originally posted by Jome 1 Lot of pentax M + bellows and the cactus set. helluva a haul! what great fun stuff.......cactus is alotta fun getting sorta out and shooting with happy shooting!

08-04-2019, 07:22 AM	#16720
Jome Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 784	Thanks Aaron!!

08-04-2019, 12:29 PM	#16722
Marcus Rowland Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	Well, hopefully I just bought a good AF Nikkor 50/1.4D - won't know for sure until it's delivered, but fingers crossed this one is OK and the deal won't fall through like the last one. About £106 including postage, which isn't bad since they have jumped from around £110 to around £140 in online prices recently.

08-04-2019, 12:50 PM - 1 Like	#16723
Benz3ne Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Cymru Posts: 2,356	I might well have managed to procure an utter bargain... details when it arrives later in the week (with a bit of luck)

08-04-2019, 01:25 PM	#16724
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by fiveseven Both. Lens from Russia. Camera from Pakistan. Grip from U.S Nice. Very nice. The 24M is one that I have had on my short list for quite a while. I should sell off some lesser used gear and just buy one.

08-05-2019, 02:57 AM	#16725
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Nice. Very nice. The 24M is one that I have had on my short list for quite a while. I should sell off some lesser used gear and just buy one. is it M42 or K-mount?