[edom31]

The reverse mount is a K mount with an appropriate sized filter thread on the lens side and no glass in it. The lens mounts on the reverse mount by screwing the mount into the lens' filter threads, then mounting to the camera body. It's tricky to get focus because the depth of field is almost infinitesimal, and the body is very close to everything so the lighting is tricky as well.

Thanks for mentioning the issue of difficulty in focusing. Really didn't even crossed my mind.

[Fluegel]

I bought a tripod. It is not the tripod that interests me but the ballhead that comes with the tripod.

It is a Leitz. as in Leica, ballhead.
Clever little thing. It has only one control to lock or unlock the ball.
Makes aligning of objects very easy.
Small but quite strong, locks medium format cameras without any problem.

[aslyfox]

I bought a tripod. It is not the tripod that interests me but the ballhead that comes with the tripod.

It is a Leitz. as in Leica, ballhead.
Clever little thing. It has only one control to lock or unlock the ball.
Makes aligning of objects very easy.
Small but quite strong, locks medium format cameras without any problem.

at an estate sale I asked about camera equipment

told the guy didn't have any but the guy have a system to show slides

was shown the screen and the set up for the projector

square ply board top

nice ball head and tripod underneath

marked $5.00 alone

screen was extra

I left the screen

I took the set up

Slik pistol grip head 2100

Slik grand Master Sport 322AF tripod

[Fluegel]

You beat me with the price.
I paid 30 USD for the Linhof tripod with the ball head.
These ball heads are in demand, they go for 60-100 USD in Germany.
Still quite happy with the deal

[Jonathan Mac]

This morning I bought a Chinon 55mm f/1.7. I think it's an M42 mount with some kind of dumb adapter on it, probably EF. I'm not sure how long it will take to arrive given that the whole country is basically on lock-down.

[Wasp]

There was once a Leitz ball head on a local internet auction. Unfortunately it closed during office hours and I was too busy earning a living to pay attention. It went for quite a low price. I was really disappointed...

[Lord Lucan]

I got this from Ebay, near mint, for £30 including postage. No lens cap or case, but at that price who cares It is a bit plasticky, as the reviews here say, but the optics seem very good. The only downsides are the slow aperture, a bit of focus hunting, and that it dates from from Pentax's "Silver Period" of styling so it looks a bit odd on my K-1. Sorry about the lousy quality picture of it on the K-1 - I had to use an old P&S but you can see the point about styling.

Even the mount is plastic, and I am wondering if I could replace it with a metal one canabalised from a lens sold on Ebay for spares and repairs.

I had not realised that lenses from the end of the film era, with KAF mounts, work fully on a modern DSLR. It is just a matter of putting the aperture ring on "A". I think I might look out for some more. I did a shoot with an old test chart and at 180mm focal length and full aperture it resolved the finest test lines in the corners of the chart. It's a wolf in sheep's clothing! I have done a lens review here SMC Pentax-FA 100-300mm F4.7-5.8 Reviews - FA Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database with one of the test pictures.

[stevebrot]

Thanks for mentioning the issue of difficulty in focusing. Really didn't even crossed my mind.

Yep...focusing is by moving the camera!


Steve

[Canada_Rockies]

Yep...focusing is by moving the camera!


Steve

Alternately focus by moving the subject back and forth.

[clickclick]

I picked this up this morning. Haven't had much time to use it so far but it's in great condition and sharp wide open, at least in the centre.

I was wondering if you went for this or one of the 1.2 50s.

[Liney]

quick

" Go thy ways to a nunnery. [ store ] "

Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1

without delay

A couple of minor issues with that old chap:

1. We don't get the US SMU down here in the NASA owned "antipodean" sound stage; and
2. Even if we did they would probably have been on the list of "items to panic buy".

When I offered an alternative ASSMU (Aussie Scottish SMU} of the world famous Tunnocks Caramel Wafer it was scorned by many here.....

[aslyfox]

it lacked chocolate as I recall

[Liney]

it lacked chocolate as I recall

Au contrare my friend, the caramel wafer is layers of wafer biscuit interlaced with layers of caramel, wrapped in chocolate. Admittedly it's harder to see when you dip it in batter and deep fry it....

[Jonathan Mac]

Even the mount is plastic, and I am wondering if I could replace it with a metal one canabalised from a lens sold on Ebay for spares and repairs.

I've seen this done with the 35/2.4 so I assume it could be done with this lens, if you have the necessary skills and tools.

[WPRESTO]

Even the mount is plastic, and I am wondering if I could replace it with a metal one canabalised from a lens sold on Ebay for spares and repairs.

RE: One of Robert's Rules = if you fiddle with something long enough, you'll break it.

OR: If you have something that's just about perfect, improve it so it won't be.