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gatorguy · 07-03-2020, 12:34 PM

Tiffen Black Pro Mist 1/4 filter. Kinda anxious to try it out at next weekends photoshoot in a closed bar.

Last edited by gatorguy; 07-03-2020 at 05:34 PM.

**pepperberry farm** · 07-03-2020, 02:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

an Adaptist Multi-Mount, for a non-WR K-mount camera....

now I have to get a camera body for it...

arrived today:

(thanks again, Brad!)

gatorguy · 07-03-2020, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

arrived today:

(thanks again, Brad!)

Can I assume you'll be mounting that to it's own dedicated camera?

**pepperberry farm** · 07-03-2020, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by gatorguy

Can I assume you'll be mounting that to it's own dedicated camera?

aye.. I'm shopping for one now...

Fluegel · 07-04-2020, 11:54 AM

Strange loot : a 93 mm UV filter for Hasselblad 40 mm WA lenses.
Filters this size do not come cheaply. I was lucky to find one for 40 USD.

gatorguy · 07-04-2020, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

aye.. I'm shopping for one now...

Ks-1?

**pepperberry farm** · 07-04-2020, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by gatorguy

Ks-1?

yes - already have one on the way for my deconstruction...

**aslyfox** · 07-04-2020, 03:57 PM - **1 Like**

now, in a short while, I will be able to completely post in the 40mm F2.8 and 43mm Limited thread

I will soon be receiving my second " M " lens the original " pancake " SMC Pentax-M 40mm F2.8

Marcus Rowland · 07-04-2020, 06:55 PM

This week has not been a good one for acquisitions - it started OK last Saturday when I got a Diana+ Mini (the weird 35mm Lomography camera with two switchable film formats, half frame and 24x24mm) with flash for £10, but over the next few days three out of four eBay lots were disappointing - a 1.4x teleconverter I wanted for my own Nikon which turned out to be seriously faulty and had to be returned, and two job lots of lenses (eight for Minolta AF and four for Pentax) that I bought as faulty and turned out to be much worse than I expected - I've binned three of the minolta lenses and two for pentax and will probably end up binning at least one more, and even the ones I kept have fungus to some extent. A serious waste of money, I doubt I'll get more than £20-30 for the ones I sell, and they cost £80+.

But fortunately a third job lot of five lenses turned out to be good - for £30 including P&P I got an SMC Pentax M 50/2 in very good condition, a Tamron 28-200 3.8-5.6 macro zoom for canon EF that's working and in pretty good shape, an Adaptall 80-210 3.8-4 with very slight fungus but usable, with PK mount, a Vivitar 80-210 f4 for PK, again with slight fungus, and a Cimko 28/2.8 for PK that's OK.

And today has been very good - went to a car boot sale and got a Kenlock 135/2.8 (M42 auto stopdown) for £5 and an early Russian Cosmic 35 camera in very nice condition for £4
Then went on to Portobello road and got two 77mm UV filters and a Minolta AF to Nikon adapter for £4, and a nice little lot of M42 gear for £15 - a set of Zenit extension tubes in the original Bakelite box, an Aicoset 35/2.8 T-mount lens with M42 mount which has a small scratch on the rear element but is otherwise OK, a Hanimar 200/4.5 (again M42 T-mount) which needs a good clean but is otherwise OK so far as I can tell, and an Aico 2x converter with a tiny bit of fungus but not enough to cause problems. May not sound very glamorous, but simple prime lenses that are easy to adapt to a wide range of cameras are my bread and butter, I can sell everything I get and almost always make a profit.

alex66 · 07-07-2020, 10:43 AM - **1 Like**

A 28mm Adaptall lens, just got to wait for it to arrive.

**grhazelton** · 07-07-2020, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by Liney

Over the years we've moved houses quite a bit, so when we got something new and expensive like a tv, stereo system, stuff like that, we would always keep the packaging as there was a good chance we would use it the next time we moved. The loft was always full of empty boxes, but come the time to move again they would all come down and things would go back into their original packaging.

Used to amaze the removals guys, who would rock up expecting to have to pack all this stuff and find it sitting there boxed and ready....

I've kept original boxes for many things: My Acoustic Research ES-1 turntable, my Klipsch Forte speakers, my Harmon Kardon HK 590 receiver. Makes a move easier and assures the safety of the gear. On the HK 590: I took it in for a repair, IN ITS BOX. When I went to pick it up it was wrapped in clear plastic, but no box! I insisted that the shop find MY BOX! They looked unhappy, but they did find it. The lesson: INSIST that the repair folks return the original carton! Oh, BTW. The ES-1 shipping box says not to use the USPS for the 'table. Generally my experience with USPS has been pretty good, with FedEX, not so good. UPS generally very good. Of course, YMMV.

**monochrome** · 07-07-2020, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by grhazelton

I've kept original boxes for many things: My Acoustic Research ES-1 turntable, my Klipsch Forte speakers, my Harmon Kardon HK 590 receiver. Makes a move easier and assures the safety of the gear. On the HK 590: I took it in for a repair, IN ITS BOX. When I went to pick it up it was wrapped in clear plastic, but no box! I insisted that the shop find MY BOX! They looked unhappy, but they did find it. The lesson: INSIST that the repair folks return the original carton! Oh, BTW. The ES-1 shipping box says not to use the USPS for the 'table. Generally my experience with USPS has been pretty good, with FedEX, not so good. UPS generally very good. Of course, YMMV.

Nice gear!

stevebrot · 07-07-2020, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by grhazelton

I've kept original boxes for many things: My Acoustic Research ES-1 turntable, my Klipsch Forte speakers, my Harmon Kardon HK 590 receiver. Makes a move easier and assures the safety of the gear. On the HK 590: I took it in for a repair, IN ITS BOX. When I went to pick it up it was wrapped in clear plastic, but no box! I insisted that the shop find MY BOX! They looked unhappy, but they did find it. The lesson: INSIST that the repair folks return the original carton! Oh, BTW. The ES-1 shipping box says not to use the USPS for the 'table. Generally my experience with USPS has been pretty good, with FedEX, not so good. UPS generally very good. Of course, YMMV.

Originally posted by monochrome

Nice gear!

What they said ^ ^ ^

Steve

Jome · 07-08-2020, 12:00 AM - **1 Like**

LBA and GAZ nightmare is back again

A 540 FGZ Flash (I couldn't resist : 53$ shipped)
Another D-BG4 complete for 15$ shipped, so I will be finally able to swap the battery holder with my D-BG5
An SMC-A 70-210 F4.0 with his case for 28$ shipped...

and a Pentax -A 2:8 24mm for a little more than the total of the previously listed things.

**pepperberry farm** · 07-08-2020, 04:22 AM

and a K-S1 is on its way, for the Adaptist mount project.....

07-04-2020, 03:57 PM - 1 Like	#20063
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,583	now, in a short while, I will be able to completely post in the 40mm F2.8 and 43mm Limited thread I will soon be receiving my second " M " lens the original " pancake " SMC Pentax-M 40mm F2.8 Last edited by aslyfox; 07-04-2020 at 05:42 PM.

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07-03-2020, 02:25 PM - 1 Like	#20057
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,797	Originally posted by pepperberry farm an Adaptist Multi-Mount, for a non-WR K-mount camera.... now I have to get a camera body for it... arrived today: (thanks again, Brad!)

07-03-2020, 03:56 PM	#20058
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,094	Originally posted by pepperberry farm arrived today: (thanks again, Brad!) Can I assume you'll be mounting that to it's own dedicated camera?

07-03-2020, 04:46 PM	#20059
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,797	Originally posted by gatorguy Can I assume you'll be mounting that to it's own dedicated camera? aye.. I'm shopping for one now...

07-04-2020, 11:54 AM	#20060
Fluegel Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 470	Strange loot : a 93 mm UV filter for Hasselblad 40 mm WA lenses. Filters this size do not come cheaply. I was lucky to find one for 40 USD.

07-04-2020, 01:16 PM	#20061
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,094	Originally posted by pepperberry farm aye.. I'm shopping for one now... Ks-1?

07-04-2020, 01:22 PM	#20062
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,797	Originally posted by gatorguy Ks-1? yes - already have one on the way for my deconstruction...

07-04-2020, 06:55 PM	#20064
Marcus Rowland Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	This week has not been a good one for acquisitions - it started OK last Saturday when I got a Diana+ Mini (the weird 35mm Lomography camera with two switchable film formats, half frame and 24x24mm) with flash for £10, but over the next few days three out of four eBay lots were disappointing - a 1.4x teleconverter I wanted for my own Nikon which turned out to be seriously faulty and had to be returned, and two job lots of lenses (eight for Minolta AF and four for Pentax) that I bought as faulty and turned out to be much worse than I expected - I've binned three of the minolta lenses and two for pentax and will probably end up binning at least one more, and even the ones I kept have fungus to some extent. A serious waste of money, I doubt I'll get more than £20-30 for the ones I sell, and they cost £80+. But fortunately a third job lot of five lenses turned out to be good - for £30 including P&P I got an SMC Pentax M 50/2 in very good condition, a Tamron 28-200 3.8-5.6 macro zoom for canon EF that's working and in pretty good shape, an Adaptall 80-210 3.8-4 with very slight fungus but usable, with PK mount, a Vivitar 80-210 f4 for PK, again with slight fungus, and a Cimko 28/2.8 for PK that's OK. And today has been very good - went to a car boot sale and got a Kenlock 135/2.8 (M42 auto stopdown) for £5 and an early Russian Cosmic 35 camera in very nice condition for £4 Then went on to Portobello road and got two 77mm UV filters and a Minolta AF to Nikon adapter for £4, and a nice little lot of M42 gear for £15 - a set of Zenit extension tubes in the original Bakelite box, an Aicoset 35/2.8 T-mount lens with M42 mount which has a small scratch on the rear element but is otherwise OK, a Hanimar 200/4.5 (again M42 T-mount) which needs a good clean but is otherwise OK so far as I can tell, and an Aico 2x converter with a tiny bit of fungus but not enough to cause problems. May not sound very glamorous, but simple prime lenses that are easy to adapt to a wide range of cameras are my bread and butter, I can sell everything I get and almost always make a profit.

07-07-2020, 10:43 AM - 1 Like	#20065
alex66 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 59	A 28mm Adaptall lens, just got to wait for it to arrive.

07-07-2020, 03:42 PM	#20066
grhazelton Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jonesboro, GA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	Originally posted by Liney Over the years we've moved houses quite a bit, so when we got something new and expensive like a tv, stereo system, stuff like that, we would always keep the packaging as there was a good chance we would use it the next time we moved. The loft was always full of empty boxes, but come the time to move again they would all come down and things would go back into their original packaging. Used to amaze the removals guys, who would rock up expecting to have to pack all this stuff and find it sitting there boxed and ready.... I've kept original boxes for many things: My Acoustic Research ES-1 turntable, my Klipsch Forte speakers, my Harmon Kardon HK 590 receiver. Makes a move easier and assures the safety of the gear. On the HK 590: I took it in for a repair, IN ITS BOX. When I went to pick it up it was wrapped in clear plastic, but no box! I insisted that the shop find MY BOX! They looked unhappy, but they did find it. The lesson: INSIST that the repair folks return the original carton! Oh, BTW. The ES-1 shipping box says not to use the USPS for the 'table. Generally my experience with USPS has been pretty good, with FedEX, not so good. UPS generally very good. Of course, YMMV.

07-07-2020, 05:07 PM	#20067
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by grhazelton I've kept original boxes for many things: My Acoustic Research ES-1 turntable, my Klipsch Forte speakers, my Harmon Kardon HK 590 receiver. Makes a move easier and assures the safety of the gear. On the HK 590: I took it in for a repair, IN ITS BOX. When I went to pick it up it was wrapped in clear plastic, but no box! I insisted that the shop find MY BOX! They looked unhappy, but they did find it. The lesson: INSIST that the repair folks return the original carton! Oh, BTW. The ES-1 shipping box says not to use the USPS for the 'table. Generally my experience with USPS has been pretty good, with FedEX, not so good. UPS generally very good. Of course, YMMV. Nice gear!

07-07-2020, 05:31 PM	#20068
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by grhazelton I've kept original boxes for many things: My Acoustic Research ES-1 turntable, my Klipsch Forte speakers, my Harmon Kardon HK 590 receiver. Makes a move easier and assures the safety of the gear. On the HK 590: I took it in for a repair, IN ITS BOX. When I went to pick it up it was wrapped in clear plastic, but no box! I insisted that the shop find MY BOX! They looked unhappy, but they did find it. The lesson: INSIST that the repair folks return the original carton! Oh, BTW. The ES-1 shipping box says not to use the USPS for the 'table. Generally my experience with USPS has been pretty good, with FedEX, not so good. UPS generally very good. Of course, YMMV. Originally posted by monochrome Nice gear! What they said ^ ^ ^ Steve

07-08-2020, 12:00 AM - 1 Like	#20069
Jome Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 784	LBA and GAZ nightmare is back again A 540 FGZ Flash (I couldn't resist : 53$ shipped) Another D-BG4 complete for 15$ shipped, so I will be finally able to swap the battery holder with my D-BG5 An SMC-A 70-210 F4.0 with his case for 28$ shipped... and a Pentax -A 2:8 24mm for a little more than the total of the previously listed things.

07-08-2020, 04:22 AM	#20070
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,797	and a K-S1 is on its way, for the Adaptist mount project.....

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