Gear P0rn - post it if you got it.

Swift1 · 11-27-2014, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Is this a good color to express jealousy ???

edmundrt · 11-27-2014, 03:26 PM

It so happened that our meeting provided the opportunity for some serious Super A pr0n
K-01 with the Auto Revuenon 50/1.4

swamp boy · 11-27-2014, 08:39 PM - **1 Like**

My first Pentax ever -- a nice ME Super that I bought a couple weeks ago and a Pentax-M 1.7 prime lens that just came in yesterday. Still need to get batteries and a lens cap, and clean the viewfinder, lens, and mirror (and buy Tri-X).

IHS · 11-28-2014, 05:57 AM

^^^Congrats!!! That's a great way to start...the ME Super is an amazing camera. Download the manual from Butkus if you don't already have it, and explore all the features of a really great camera. You're gonna love it! Looking forward to some swamp pics.

hks_kansei · 11-28-2014, 01:53 PM

The ME super, and normal ME, are probably my favourite Pentax cameras of all time.

They just have a near perfect combination of reliability, size, simplicity, speed, and price.
The only thing I sometimes wish my ME had was the ability to manually choose the shutter speed, which the ME super fixed.

You've made a great first choice.

dubiousone · 11-28-2014, 03:30 PM

You're going to LOVE that ME Super! Its tiny with a very solid feel.

Cuthbert · 11-28-2014, 05:39 PM - **1 Like**

Today returning from work I found this nice pack:

Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box:

Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside:

So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX:

The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside.

However it's very luminous.

Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97?

Jonathan Mac · 11-29-2014, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by Cuthbert

Today returning from work I found this nice pack:

Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box:

Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside:

So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX:

The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside.

However it's very luminous.

Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97?

I paid 125 for mine a few years ago, and until now I've never seen one cheaper. Mine has very little inner dust though.

It's a wonderful lens, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Jean Poitiers · 11-29-2014, 02:08 AM

Originally posted by Cuthbert

Today returning from work I found this nice pack:...

...was it a good purchase for £97?

No. Definitely not.

I will be kind and take it off your hands for what you paid. Nice guy, I am.

Boris_Akunin · 11-29-2014, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by jean poitiers

no. Definitely not.

I will be kind and take it off your hands for what you paid. Nice guy, i am.

ftfy.

Jean Poitiers · 11-29-2014, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Boris_Akunin

ftfy.

Ooooooooooooo ... my favorite color !

Swift1 · 11-29-2014, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by Cuthbert

Today returning from work I found this nice pack:

Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box:

Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside:

So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX:

The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside.

However it's very luminous.

Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97?

Wow! Score!
The hood for the 85/2 will work perfectly on the 50/1.4, so you can carry one hood for both lenses.

womble · 11-29-2014, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by Cuthbert

Today returning from work I found this nice pack:

Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box:

Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside:

So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX:

The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside.

However it's very luminous.

Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97?

The lens alone normally sells for that. I was very pleased to get mine fort £95 which I considered a big bargain. To get all the rest as well, definitely a good buy. K.

**gofour3** · 11-29-2014, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by Cuthbert

...was it a good purchase for £97?

Oh yeah! Nice find.

Phil.

Cuthbert · 11-29-2014, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by Swift1

Wow! Score!
The hood for the 85/2 will work perfectly on the 50/1.4, so you can carry one hood for both lenses.

You sure? It's pretty long, I wouldn't like to have some vignetting problems on the 1.4...sometimes I use "short" hood on longer lenses, but it's definitely good to have this one because I also own a 100 mm f2.8 and for that it should fit...

Unfortunately the weather is awful, I'm looking forward to trying this infamous lens to see if it's at the height of its reputation but I don't want to waste 36 exposures with self portraits, however the good thing of the 85 for what I've seen in the viewfinder is that it appears it can replace a "standard" lens for 90% of the normal applications.

Originally posted by gofour3

Oh yeah! Nice find.

Phil.

Phil, you're the expert in old Pentax lenses, is it true that the Tak 1.8 and the K1.8 (I assume they are the same lens optically speaking) are much better than the M 2.0? I noticed their prices on evilbay are ridicoulus, on the other side some similar lenses like the Canon FD 85 mm f1.8 and the Nikkor 85mm f1.8/2.0 don't have this "aura" and they are sold of one third of a Tak.

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11-27-2014, 11:49 AM	#2401
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Is this a good color to express jealousy ???

11-27-2014, 03:26 PM	#2402
edmundrt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nagoya Posts: 577	It so happened that our meeting provided the opportunity for some serious Super A pr0n K-01 with the Auto Revuenon 50/1.4

11-28-2014, 05:57 AM	#2404
IHS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 175	^^^Congrats!!! That's a great way to start...the ME Super is an amazing camera. Download the manual from Butkus if you don't already have it, and explore all the features of a really great camera. You're gonna love it! Looking forward to some swamp pics.

11-28-2014, 01:53 PM	#2405
hks_kansei Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 834	The ME super, and normal ME, are probably my favourite Pentax cameras of all time. They just have a near perfect combination of reliability, size, simplicity, speed, and price. The only thing I sometimes wish my ME had was the ability to manually choose the shutter speed, which the ME super fixed. You've made a great first choice.

11-28-2014, 03:30 PM	#2406
dubiousone Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 112	You're going to LOVE that ME Super! Its tiny with a very solid feel.

11-28-2014, 05:39 PM - 1 Like	#2407
Cuthbert Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,740	Today returning from work I found this nice pack: Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box: Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside: So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX: The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside. However it's very luminous. Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97?

11-29-2014, 01:53 AM	#2408
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	Originally posted by Cuthbert Today returning from work I found this nice pack: Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box: Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside: So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX: The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside. However it's very luminous. Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97? I paid 125 for mine a few years ago, and until now I've never seen one cheaper. Mine has very little inner dust though. It's a wonderful lens, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

11-29-2014, 02:08 AM	#2409
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Cuthbert Today returning from work I found this nice pack:... ...was it a good purchase for £97? No. Definitely not. I will be kind and take it off your hands for what you paid. Nice guy, I am.

11-29-2014, 12:20 PM	#2410
Boris_Akunin Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bremen, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 674	Originally posted by jean poitiers no. Definitely not. I will be kind and take it off your hands for what you paid. Nice guy, i am. ftfy.

11-29-2014, 12:32 PM	#2411
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by Boris_Akunin ftfy. Ooooooooooooo ... my favorite color !

11-29-2014, 12:54 PM	#2412
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by Cuthbert Today returning from work I found this nice pack: Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box: Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside: So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX: The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside. However it's very luminous. Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97? Wow! Score! The hood for the 85/2 will work perfectly on the 50/1.4, so you can carry one hood for both lenses.

11-29-2014, 03:40 PM	#2413
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by Cuthbert Today returning from work I found this nice pack: Let's check it out what's inside...oh a nice box: Perhaps inside the box there's something interesting...let's look inside: So, an 85 mm f2.0, caps, hood, and a card with the serial number....let's chek it out how it does look on my LX: The multicoating is nice, there's a lot of dust tough, even inside. However it's very luminous. Looks cool on my LX...the scariest thing is that this 85 mm is slightly longer than a 50 mm f1.4, same diameter etc...was it a good purchase for £97? The lens alone normally sells for that. I was very pleased to get mine fort £95 which I considered a big bargain. To get all the rest as well, definitely a good buy. K.

11-29-2014, 04:26 PM	#2414
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,091	Originally posted by Cuthbert ...was it a good purchase for £97? Oh yeah! Nice find. Phil.

11-29-2014, 06:39 PM	#2415
Cuthbert Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,740	Originally posted by Swift1 Wow! Score! The hood for the 85/2 will work perfectly on the 50/1.4, so you can carry one hood for both lenses. You sure? It's pretty long, I wouldn't like to have some vignetting problems on the 1.4...sometimes I use "short" hood on longer lenses, but it's definitely good to have this one because I also own a 100 mm f2.8 and for that it should fit... Unfortunately the weather is awful, I'm looking forward to trying this infamous lens to see if it's at the height of its reputation but I don't want to waste 36 exposures with self portraits, however the good thing of the 85 for what I've seen in the viewfinder is that it appears it can replace a "standard" lens for 90% of the normal applications. Originally posted by gofour3 Oh yeah! Nice find. Phil. Phil, you're the expert in old Pentax lenses, is it true that the Tak 1.8 and the K1.8 (I assume they are the same lens optically speaking) are much better than the M 2.0? I noticed their prices on evilbay are ridicoulus, on the other side some similar lenses like the Canon FD 85 mm f1.8 and the Nikkor 85mm f1.8/2.0 don't have this "aura" and they are sold of one third of a Tak.