Kiwi Pentaxians

MarkJerling · 06-03-2018, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by Kiwipixter

Haha, Not for well-heeled A7r3 user it seems. Hazy videos with flares in 4K is all the rage at the moment.

$1000!

Transit · 06-03-2018, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto

Hiya T,
My apologies for the delay in replying, got called away for a family situation and have only just seen the message. It is a M42 to K mount adapter... great for all those old Taks on a K-1......

cheers for that, I've got a few of them.
Good reminder about Taks on K-1, must do it

sqrrl · 06-03-2018, 06:25 PM

Ignoring the price - I have one of those (unmodified - they've basically broken that one).
It was my very first lens on an old zenit, to this day it's one of my favorite full frame lenses ever. Does all kinds of really fun stuff wide open, and it's flat & sharp then stopped to f8 or so.

**GUB** · 06-03-2018, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by sqrrl

Ignoring the price - I have one of those (unmodified - they've basically broken that one).
It was my very first lens on an old zenit, to this day it's one of my favorite full frame lenses ever. Does all kinds of really fun stuff wide open, and it's flat & sharp then stopped to f8 or so.

Yes I have a few of them - 44 , 44-2 44-4 44-7 . I prefer the earlier ones and although they are quite proficient and characterfull they really should stay as cheapies. This one probably now doesn't have an iris - worth very little. Funny thing is there is not many coming through TM anymore like we have sort of run out of them. I guess most of the old Zenits headed for the rubbish tins years ago.

sqrrl · 06-03-2018, 11:50 PM - **1 Like**

yep, Mine was a mid 70's model (though I got it 25-30 years later), and yes, it isn't worth a heck of a lot of money (I paid about $10 with a zenit body & a 135mm 2.8 thrown in for free).
It's not a top flight lens by any stretch, and each one is different. That person taking out the aperture basically destroyed that lens for actual use.

I've picked up a few in junk stores over the past few years for $5-10 a throw, so they're still out there, mainly given them away - they aren't worth the $80-100 that people seem to want on tm.

richandfleur · 06-04-2018, 11:07 PM - **4 Likes**

Best of British

Spotted over Hong Kong

Class A · 06-04-2018, 11:24 PM

Wow, Richard, these are nice!

MarkJerling · 06-05-2018, 02:53 AM

Stunning photos Richard!

**zkarj** · 06-05-2018, 11:58 PM - **2 Likes**

I had a couple of interesting lessons with my KP in the last week.

First, I was able to come up with a recognisable, if not a quality shot of a really interesting aircraft over my house only because of the extreme ISO performance available — it was 5:53 pm. I quickly flicked the auto-ISO to top out at 25600 with my 18-135mm pushed right to 135mm at f/5.6 and managed a barely acceptable 1/30 shutter speed. The noise was fairly intense, but there's enough detail to see what it was even after over-doing the noise reduction in LR.

The second thing I learned... well... was actually not to play with settings and then forget about them. I was out at the airport shooting away and noticing (but not really thinking too hard about) an odd shutter behaviour, where every release sounded like 1/3 or so when the data was clearly showing a sprightly 1/750. It eventually dawned on me I was using the electronic shutter. Turns out (and it's obvious if I think about it) that it's not the best choice for a moving, propeller-driven aircraft.

In addition to the rather wild looking propeller blades, the poles in the background are not as you might expect — even with Wellington's wind. That shot was 1/500 with a moderate pan (not that fast an aircraft and a significant angle from abeam.

Needless to say, I now have mechanical shutter set again.

---------- Post added 06-06-2018 at 07:01 PM ----------

Originally posted by richandfleur

Best of British

Nice pics, but I particularly love the gritty tone of the car & aircraft.

richandfleur · 06-06-2018, 02:37 AM

Cool stories. Laughed when I looked closely at your second picture and saw the bendy props

Cool thing with my picture is I got to drive it, the car that is

MarkJerling · 06-06-2018, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by richandfleur

Cool thing with my picture is I got to drive it, the car that is

And? You can't leave it there!

How was it?

MarkJerling · 06-06-2018, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by zkarj

I had a couple of interesting lessons with my KP in the last week.

First, I was able to come up with a recognisable, if not a quality shot of a really interesting aircraft over my house only because of the extreme ISO performance available — it was 5:53 pm. I quickly flicked the auto-ISO to top out at 25600 with my 18-135mm pushed right to 135mm at f/5.6 and managed a barely acceptable 1/30 shutter speed. The noise was fairly intense, but there's enough detail to see what it was even after over-doing the noise reduction in LR.

The second thing I learned... well... was actually not to play with settings and then forget about them. I was out at the airport shooting away and noticing (but not really thinking too hard about) an odd shutter behaviour, where every release sounded like 1/3 or so when the data was clearly showing a sprightly 1/750. It eventually dawned on me I was using the electronic shutter. Turns out (and it's obvious if I think about it) that it's not the best choice for a moving, propeller-driven aircraft.

In addition to the rather wild looking propeller blades, the poles in the background are not as you might expect — even with Wellington's wind. That shot was 1/500 with a moderate pan (not that fast an aircraft and a significant angle from abeam.

Needless to say, I now have mechanical shutter set again.

---------- Post added 06-06-2018 at 07:01 PM ----------

Nice pics, but I particularly love the gritty tone of the car & aircraft.

Nice shots Allister. I like the sharp focus on the second one. I did not even notice the bendy props - until you pointed them out!

richandfleur · 06-06-2018, 02:58 AM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

And? You can't leave it there!

How was it?

Was smooth, almost as good as the Lambo

MarkJerling · 06-06-2018, 03:45 AM

Originally posted by richandfleur

Was smooth, almost as good as the Lambo

Well said!

Kiwi645hauler · 06-06-2018, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by zkarj

I had a couple of interesting lessons with my KP in the last week.

First, I was able to come up with a recognisable, if not a quality shot of a really interesting aircraft over my house only because of the extreme ISO performance available — it was 5:53 pm. I quickly flicked the auto-ISO to top out at 25600 with my 18-135mm pushed right to 135mm at f/5.6 and managed a barely acceptable 1/30 shutter speed. The noise was fairly intense, but there's enough detail to see what it was even after over-doing the noise reduction in LR.

.

Very cool pic of the A350, and the Q300 is pretty neat despite the rolling shutter effect

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06-03-2018, 04:01 PM	#15031
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by Kiwipixter Haha, Not for well-heeled A7r3 user it seems. Hazy videos with flares in 4K is all the rage at the moment. $1000!

06-03-2018, 06:15 PM	#15032
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto Hiya T, My apologies for the delay in replying, got called away for a family situation and have only just seen the message. It is a M42 to K mount adapter... great for all those old Taks on a K-1...... cheers for that, I've got a few of them. Good reminder about Taks on K-1, must do it

06-03-2018, 06:25 PM	#15033
sqrrl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Otago, New Zealand Posts: 422	Ignoring the price - I have one of those (unmodified - they've basically broken that one). It was my very first lens on an old zenit, to this day it's one of my favorite full frame lenses ever. Does all kinds of really fun stuff wide open, and it's flat & sharp then stopped to f8 or so.

06-03-2018, 10:57 PM	#15034
GUB Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Wanganui Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,760	Originally posted by sqrrl Ignoring the price - I have one of those (unmodified - they've basically broken that one). It was my very first lens on an old zenit, to this day it's one of my favorite full frame lenses ever. Does all kinds of really fun stuff wide open, and it's flat & sharp then stopped to f8 or so. Yes I have a few of them - 44 , 44-2 44-4 44-7 . I prefer the earlier ones and although they are quite proficient and characterfull they really should stay as cheapies. This one probably now doesn't have an iris - worth very little. Funny thing is there is not many coming through TM anymore like we have sort of run out of them. I guess most of the old Zenits headed for the rubbish tins years ago.

06-03-2018, 11:50 PM - 1 Like	#15035
sqrrl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Otago, New Zealand Posts: 422	yep, Mine was a mid 70's model (though I got it 25-30 years later), and yes, it isn't worth a heck of a lot of money (I paid about $10 with a zenit body & a 135mm 2.8 thrown in for free). It's not a top flight lens by any stretch, and each one is different. That person taking out the aperture basically destroyed that lens for actual use. I've picked up a few in junk stores over the past few years for $5-10 a throw, so they're still out there, mainly given them away - they aren't worth the $80-100 that people seem to want on tm.

06-04-2018, 11:07 PM - 4 Likes	#15036
richandfleur Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand Photos: Albums Posts: 1,788	Best of British Spotted over Hong Kong

06-04-2018, 11:24 PM	#15037
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251 Original Poster	Wow, Richard, these are nice!

06-05-2018, 02:53 AM	#15038
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Stunning photos Richard!

06-05-2018, 11:58 PM - 2 Likes	#15039
zkarj Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wellington Posts: 1,290	I had a couple of interesting lessons with my KP in the last week. First, I was able to come up with a recognisable, if not a quality shot of a really interesting aircraft over my house only because of the extreme ISO performance available — it was 5:53 pm. I quickly flicked the auto-ISO to top out at 25600 with my 18-135mm pushed right to 135mm at f/5.6 and managed a barely acceptable 1/30 shutter speed. The noise was fairly intense, but there's enough detail to see what it was even after over-doing the noise reduction in LR. The second thing I learned... well... was actually not to play with settings and then forget about them. I was out at the airport shooting away and noticing (but not really thinking too hard about) an odd shutter behaviour, where every release sounded like 1/3 or so when the data was clearly showing a sprightly 1/750. It eventually dawned on me I was using the electronic shutter. Turns out (and it's obvious if I think about it) that it's not the best choice for a moving, propeller-driven aircraft. In addition to the rather wild looking propeller blades, the poles in the background are not as you might expect — even with Wellington's wind. That shot was 1/500 with a moderate pan (not that fast an aircraft and a significant angle from abeam. Needless to say, I now have mechanical shutter set again. ---------- Post added 06-06-2018 at 07:01 PM ---------- Originally posted by richandfleur Best of British Nice pics, but I particularly love the gritty tone of the car & aircraft.

06-06-2018, 02:37 AM	#15040
richandfleur Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand Photos: Albums Posts: 1,788	Cool stories. Laughed when I looked closely at your second picture and saw the bendy props Cool thing with my picture is I got to drive it, the car that is

06-06-2018, 02:42 AM	#15041
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by richandfleur Cool thing with my picture is I got to drive it, the car that is And? You can't leave it there! How was it?

06-06-2018, 02:45 AM	#15042
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by zkarj I had a couple of interesting lessons with my KP in the last week. First, I was able to come up with a recognisable, if not a quality shot of a really interesting aircraft over my house only because of the extreme ISO performance available — it was 5:53 pm. I quickly flicked the auto-ISO to top out at 25600 with my 18-135mm pushed right to 135mm at f/5.6 and managed a barely acceptable 1/30 shutter speed. The noise was fairly intense, but there's enough detail to see what it was even after over-doing the noise reduction in LR. The second thing I learned... well... was actually not to play with settings and then forget about them. I was out at the airport shooting away and noticing (but not really thinking too hard about) an odd shutter behaviour, where every release sounded like 1/3 or so when the data was clearly showing a sprightly 1/750. It eventually dawned on me I was using the electronic shutter. Turns out (and it's obvious if I think about it) that it's not the best choice for a moving, propeller-driven aircraft. In addition to the rather wild looking propeller blades, the poles in the background are not as you might expect — even with Wellington's wind. That shot was 1/500 with a moderate pan (not that fast an aircraft and a significant angle from abeam. Needless to say, I now have mechanical shutter set again. ---------- Post added 06-06-2018 at 07:01 PM ---------- Nice pics, but I particularly love the gritty tone of the car & aircraft. Nice shots Allister. I like the sharp focus on the second one. I did not even notice the bendy props - until you pointed them out!

06-06-2018, 02:58 AM	#15043
richandfleur Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand Photos: Albums Posts: 1,788	Originally posted by MarkJerling And? You can't leave it there! How was it? Was smooth, almost as good as the Lambo

06-06-2018, 03:45 AM	#15044
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by richandfleur Was smooth, almost as good as the Lambo Well said!

06-06-2018, 01:47 PM	#15045
Kiwi645hauler Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dunedin Posts: 394	Originally posted by zkarj I had a couple of interesting lessons with my KP in the last week. First, I was able to come up with a recognisable, if not a quality shot of a really interesting aircraft over my house only because of the extreme ISO performance available — it was 5:53 pm. I quickly flicked the auto-ISO to top out at 25600 with my 18-135mm pushed right to 135mm at f/5.6 and managed a barely acceptable 1/30 shutter speed. The noise was fairly intense, but there's enough detail to see what it was even after over-doing the noise reduction in LR. . Very cool pic of the A350, and the Q300 is pretty neat despite the rolling shutter effect