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womble · 01-04-2015, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by utak

Two classics from the 1950s. A Pentax K camera (1958), and a 17 bladed Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58/2, this one manufactured around 1950. The Auto Takumar 55/1.8 zebra this camera came with might look cooler, but my version of the Zeiss produces sharper photos with more organised bokeh. Plus the pre-set aperture, with all those blades, works so smoothly and is a joy to use (unlike the focus ring!).

The K is the early Pentax I lust after... I wonder why?

K.

Boris_Akunin · 01-04-2015, 06:55 PM - **1 Like**

If anyone doesn't like black lenses...

Before:

After 3 weeks of UV-C (<10cm in front of the front element, >130w/m²):

On the plus side, the UV-C bulb worked where a normal blacklight did [EXPLETIVE DELETED] all to remove the yellowing...

G and T · 01-04-2015, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by Swift1

Cool Neoca!

Thanks its very cool and uncommon.It was made in 1959 and Neoca filed for bankruptcy in January 1960!
Even cooler is the box still has the price on it, £31-5-2 ,we've had decimal currency here since 1966.
Glenn

**Baard-Einar** · 01-05-2015, 06:52 AM - **2 Likes**

I completed my Collection of the K-series just the other day with this black KM. Well, not 100% complete but..

Photo taken with K-3, A50mm f1.4

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LesDMess · 01-05-2015, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by Baard-Einar

I completed my Collection of the K-series just the other day with this black KM. Well, not 100% complete but..
Photo taken with K-3, A50mm f1.4

Beautiful shot and hope that all is in good working order!
I actually prefer an "incomplete" set . . . the thrill of the hunt . . .

---------- Post added 01-05-15 at 09:29 AM ----------

Originally posted by utak

Two classics from the 1950s. A Pentax K camera (1958), and a 17 bladed Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58/2, this one manufactured around 1950. The Auto Takumar 55/1.8 zebra this camera came with might look cooler, but my version of the Zeiss produces sharper photos with more organised bokeh. Plus the pre-set aperture, with all those blades, works so smoothly and is a joy to use (unlike the focus ring!).

Good looking setup.
I try to keep zebra out of my mind but it isn't working so well!

---------- Post added 01-05-15 at 09:31 AM ----------

Originally posted by G and T

Great haul Jean its hard to keep up with your thrift store "Porn". While they are working X700's are nice to shoot with but they can be a bit fragile, especially the electronics. But that 35-70mm MD zoom on the front of it is one of my all time favourite lenses they were so good that they were also produced under the Leica badge,a constant f3.5 stack of primes that also had Macro.
Here's some of my recent additions from combing a local second hand market. A rare Neoca rangefinder in full working order with its box, a mint condition Helios with its original caps and a very rare find a Pentax 35mm film cassette that looks like it was hardly used and I still got change from $10 AUD for this lot.
Glenn

That is a nice score!

LesDMess · 01-05-2015, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by dcshooter

Another change of pace that I thought you guys might get a kick out of: Cineflex Spidercam at the Steelers-Ravens AFC wildcard game the other night in Pittsburgh.

Pioneered in the now defunct XFL.

Wolfeye · 01-05-2015, 10:41 AM - **2 Likes**

I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more!

A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed.

LesDMess · 01-05-2015, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by Wolfeye

I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more!

A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed.

Very nice looking and with the sync terminal cover that has so far eluded me. Congrats!

8540tomg · 01-06-2015, 05:17 AM

Originally posted by Wolfeye

I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more!

A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed.

Now that you have all these old classics cameras which is your favourite?

Tom G

Wolfeye · 01-06-2015, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by 8540tomg

Now that you have all these old classics cameras which is your favourite?

Tom G

That's a tough call. I find the Canons a bit fiddly, the OM4Ti is nice but I'm annoyed with how hard the FP flash is to get figured out, and the F2, well I feel it's a great camera but an even better weapon or emergency hammer.

I haven't used the RTS II enough to say for sure but it's another lovely camera. The LX is very very nice and I'd rank it alongside, maybe even higher than the F3. Definitely easier to focus with the LX and see the shutter speed.

dubiousone · 01-08-2015, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by Wolfeye

I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more!

A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed.

I feel your pain Wolf!
I don't have any Leicas but I have quite a few Nikons, Pentax, Mamiya-Sekor and Canon's in my collection. While I admire Contax and even Yashica (among others) I have deliberately limited myself to the above as I already have way, WAY too much equipment. I shoot them all on a regular basis; not as much as I'd like but I do try.

The LX has eluded me as well; it's getting tough to find the equipment we love in decent condition these days.

**Baard-Einar** · 01-09-2015, 07:32 AM - **2 Likes**

Some gearp0rn from me this Friday. My Tower 26 with Takumar 135mm f3,5 and corresponding lens hood.

Enjoy!

**arnold** · 01-09-2015, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by Baard-Einar

Some gearp0rn from me this Friday. My Tower 26 with Takumar 135mm f3,5 and corresponding lens hood.

Which Pentax model is this? K or S?

LesDMess · 01-09-2015, 07:52 PM

The Tower 26 is the "S" ->Screwmount
This is one I still lack!

**Baard-Einar** · 01-10-2015, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by LesDMess

The Tower 26 is the "S" ->Screwmount
This is one I still lack!

Originally posted by arnold

Which Pentax model is this? K or S?

My Tower 26 is the AP. The shutter speed scale on the AP is different from "S".

In the link from LesDMess, you see that the S and AP both are denoted as Tower 26. The I don't know if this is correct or not.

Regards
Baard-Einar.

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01-04-2015, 01:40 PM	#2536
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by utak Two classics from the 1950s. A Pentax K camera (1958), and a 17 bladed Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58/2, this one manufactured around 1950. The Auto Takumar 55/1.8 zebra this camera came with might look cooler, but my version of the Zeiss produces sharper photos with more organised bokeh. Plus the pre-set aperture, with all those blades, works so smoothly and is a joy to use (unlike the focus ring!). The K is the early Pentax I lust after... I wonder why? K.

01-04-2015, 06:55 PM - 1 Like	#2537
Boris_Akunin Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bremen, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 674	If anyone doesn't like black lenses... Before: After 3 weeks of UV-C (<10cm in front of the front element, >130w/m²): On the plus side, the UV-C bulb worked where a normal blacklight did [EXPLETIVE DELETED] all to remove the yellowing...

01-04-2015, 10:29 PM	#2538
G and T Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Langwarrin Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 382	Originally posted by Swift1 Cool Neoca! Thanks its very cool and uncommon.It was made in 1959 and Neoca filed for bankruptcy in January 1960! Even cooler is the box still has the price on it, £31-5-2 ,we've had decimal currency here since 1966. Glenn

01-05-2015, 07:28 AM	#2540
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by Baard-Einar I completed my Collection of the K-series just the other day with this black KM. Well, not 100% complete but.. Photo taken with K-3, A50mm f1.4 Beautiful shot and hope that all is in good working order! I actually prefer an "incomplete" set . . . the thrill of the hunt . . . ---------- Post added 01-05-15 at 09:29 AM ---------- Originally posted by utak Two classics from the 1950s. A Pentax K camera (1958), and a 17 bladed Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58/2, this one manufactured around 1950. The Auto Takumar 55/1.8 zebra this camera came with might look cooler, but my version of the Zeiss produces sharper photos with more organised bokeh. Plus the pre-set aperture, with all those blades, works so smoothly and is a joy to use (unlike the focus ring!). Good looking setup. I try to keep zebra out of my mind but it isn't working so well! ---------- Post added 01-05-15 at 09:31 AM ---------- Originally posted by G and T Great haul Jean its hard to keep up with your thrift store "Porn". While they are working X700's are nice to shoot with but they can be a bit fragile, especially the electronics. But that 35-70mm MD zoom on the front of it is one of my all time favourite lenses they were so good that they were also produced under the Leica badge,a constant f3.5 stack of primes that also had Macro. Here's some of my recent additions from combing a local second hand market. A rare Neoca rangefinder in full working order with its box, a mint condition Helios with its original caps and a very rare find a Pentax 35mm film cassette that looks like it was hardly used and I still got change from $10 AUD for this lot. Glenn That is a nice score!

01-05-2015, 09:32 AM	#2541
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by dcshooter Another change of pace that I thought you guys might get a kick out of: Cineflex Spidercam at the Steelers-Ravens AFC wildcard game the other night in Pittsburgh. Pioneered in the now defunct XFL.

01-05-2015, 10:41 AM - 2 Likes	#2542
Wolfeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 782	I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more! A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed.

01-05-2015, 10:47 AM	#2543
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by Wolfeye I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more! A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed. Very nice looking and with the sync terminal cover that has so far eluded me. Congrats!

01-06-2015, 05:17 AM	#2544
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Originally posted by Wolfeye I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more! A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed. Now that you have all these old classics cameras which is your favourite? Tom G

01-06-2015, 08:43 PM	#2545
Wolfeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 782	Originally posted by 8540tomg Now that you have all these old classics cameras which is your favourite? Tom G That's a tough call. I find the Canons a bit fiddly, the OM4Ti is nice but I'm annoyed with how hard the FP flash is to get figured out, and the F2, well I feel it's a great camera but an even better weapon or emergency hammer. I haven't used the RTS II enough to say for sure but it's another lovely camera. The LX is very very nice and I'd rank it alongside, maybe even higher than the F3. Definitely easier to focus with the LX and see the shutter speed.

01-08-2015, 08:27 AM	#2546
dubiousone Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 112	Originally posted by Wolfeye I'm more camera collector than photographer. I've collected many of the upper-end, non-Leica manual focus SLR cameras from the 70's and 80's like Nikon's F2 and F3, Canon's F1 and F1 new, the Olympus OM4Ti, Contax RTS II, etc, but the jewel of Pentax manual focus cameras has up til now eluded me... no more! A very simple and intuitive aperture-priority camera whose very simplicity belies the excellent craftsmanship beneath. The viewfinder has to be seen to be believed. I feel your pain Wolf! I don't have any Leicas but I have quite a few Nikons, Pentax, Mamiya-Sekor and Canon's in my collection. While I admire Contax and even Yashica (among others) I have deliberately limited myself to the above as I already have way, WAY too much equipment. I shoot them all on a regular basis; not as much as I'd like but I do try. The LX has eluded me as well; it's getting tough to find the equipment we love in decent condition these days.

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01-09-2015, 06:51 PM	#2548
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by Baard-Einar Some gearp0rn from me this Friday. My Tower 26 with Takumar 135mm f3,5 and corresponding lens hood. Which Pentax model is this? K or S?

01-09-2015, 07:52 PM	#2549
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	The Tower 26 is the "S" ->Screwmount This is one I still lack!

01-10-2015, 01:59 PM	#2550
Baard-Einar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oslo Photos: Gallery Posts: 964	Originally posted by LesDMess The Tower 26 is the "S" ->Screwmount This is one I still lack! Originally posted by arnold Which Pentax model is this? K or S? My Tower 26 is the AP. The shutter speed scale on the AP is different from "S". In the link from LesDMess, you see that the S and AP both are denoted as Tower 26. The I don't know if this is correct or not. Regards Baard-Einar.