Gear P0rn - post it if you got it.

Xmas · 10-17-2017, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by PenPusher

So she would'nt notice, I can't get any more in, she's told the postman what will happen to him if he brings any more packages.

I have a Pentax S1a with a dodgy shutter and stuck up mirror which I'm contemplating having repaired, if I was in the USA I could send it to Eric but they seem to have acquired some keen types in Revenue lately and I had to pay VAT at 23% on the value and the postage plus a €10 collection fee on the last item I got from outside the EU so I shall have to look elsewhere. That has never happened before and I'm wondering if Revenue are practising in case they have to put a border between us and the UK when they leave the EU. On the other hand it might be less expensive to buy another one on e-bay if I can bribe the postman to smuggle it in.

CD

Try Pentax Camera Repair Specialists - Repair Prices - Harrow Technical no vesting interest!

timw4mail · 10-17-2017, 10:32 AM - **2 Likes**

A few cameras from my collection:

Argus Argoflex (620 TLR)
Argus 75 (620 box camera)
Argus C4 (35mm rangefinder)
Argus A (35mm viewfinder)
Kodak Retina Automatic III (35mm rangefinder)
Kodak Retina IIIc (35mm rangefinder)
Yashica A (120 TLR)

Bladejunkie · 10-17-2017, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by PenPusher

Can I join in, I had to sneak this lot down to my shed before higher authority realised exactly how many I have, as all my lenses are on display I took the shot with my Samsung EX1

CD

And I thought I was crazy.

g026r · 10-17-2017, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by PenPusher

Can I join in, I had to sneak this lot down to my shed before higher authority realised exactly how many I have, as all my lenses are on display I took the shot with my Samsung EX1

Second row from the back. Long thin aluminium lens. What is it?

It almost looks like a Bonotar, but I've never come across someone else who'll admit to owning one.

asharpe · 10-17-2017, 04:03 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dcshooter

My first thought was the Steinheil Culminar 135mm f/4.5. The rare 2 tone version:

What, is it made out of panda??

**gofour3** · 10-18-2017, 08:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by asharpe

What, is it made out of panda??

Zebra!

Phil.

g026r · 10-18-2017, 08:31 PM

This family portrait represents the first time I pulled out my DSLR in probably close to a year. Feels so very unfamiliar now & didn't quite turn out, but I wanted to be able to see how the flash was affecting things.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, what constituted a lens that met specifications appears to have a wider margin of error for the Soviet factories than the German ones. My Zeiss Jena & Zeiss-Opton 50mm lenses mount smoothly in both the Contax II & IIa, as well as the Kiev. My Soviet-made 50s, however, don't quite fit into either of the two Contaxes. (The Jupiter-8M mounts, but won't turn to lock. The Helios-103 won't even mount.)

It appears to mainly be in relation to the inner bayonet. My Jupiter-12, which uses the outer bayonet, mounts fine on both the II & the Kiev. (It doesn't mount on the IIa, but that's due to changes in the shutter design that makes it infeasible with its protruding rear element.)

Strangely, the specially-designed Contax film cannisters produce a different result: a post-war aluminium cannister fits in all three cameras, but the Kiev's back won't lock in place if a pre-war brass cannister is used.

Last edited by g026r; 10-20-2017 at 05:43 PM.

Xmas · 10-19-2017, 04:31 AM

Originally posted by g026r

This family portrait represents the first time I pulled out my DSLR in probably close to a year. Feels so very unfamiliar now & didn't quite turn out, but I wanted to be able to see how the flash was affecting things.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, what constituted a lens that met specifications appears to have a wider margin of error for the Soviet factories than the German ones. My Zeiss Jena & Zeiss-Opton 50mm lenses mount smoothly in both the Contax II & IIa, as well as the Kiev. My Soviet-made 50s, however, don't quite fit into either of the two Contaxes. (The Jupiter-8M mounts, but won't turn to lock. The Helios-103 won't even mount.)

It appears to mainly be in relation to the inner bayonet. My Jupiter-12, which uses the outer bayonet, mounts fine on both the II & the Kiev. (It doesn't mount on the IIa, but that's due to changes in the shutter design that makes it infeasible with its protruding rear element.)

Strangely, the specially-designed Contax film cannisters produce a different result: a post-war aluminium cannister fits in all three cameras, but the Kiev's back won't lock in place if a pre-war brass cannister is used.

The soviet clones of the Zeiss cassettes normally work in Contax and Kiev’s ok, but they do a similar cassette for later Soviet Leica clones which only work in Soviet ‘Leicas’!

You have been lucky with J12 more normally they don’t work on Soviet bodies either until you strip file and reassemble!

Optically they have nice signature!

The LTM J12 will foul on Canon LTM cameras!

stevebrot · 10-20-2017, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by Xmas

You have been lucky with J12 more normally they don’t work on Soviet bodies either until you strip file and reassemble!

I guess I am lucky too. Mine (LZOS SN 80xxxxxxx) fits fine.

Originally posted by Xmas

The LTM J12 will foul on Canon LTM cameras!

Rumor is that it depends on the J-12 variant...

...and photo taken with the combo...

I suggest that people check compatibility with the shutter open ("B" setting, viewing from the rear) before mounting. I do love both my J-12s and was disappointed when I learned that neither may be adapted for use on my Bessa R3M.

Steve

Swift1 · 10-20-2017, 11:18 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by stevebrot

I guess I am lucky too. Mine (LZOS SN 80xxxxxxx) fits fine.

Rumor is that it depends on the J-12 variant...

Steve

That's a really nice looking black J-12.
Mine is kinda ugly... but it seems to work fine on my Zorki 4

stevebrot · 10-20-2017, 11:47 AM

Originally posted by Swift1

That's a really nice looking black J-12.
Mine is kinda ugly... but it seems to work fine on my Zorki 4

Your Zorki 4 is prettier than mine AND has strap lugs!

Steve

Swift1 · 10-20-2017, 12:18 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Your Zorki 4 is prettier than mine AND has strap lugs!

Steve

I spent some time looking for a really clean early Zorki 4. Partially because of the raised trim around the finder windows, partially for the engraved markings, but mainly for the strap lugs.
I won't say what I paid for it...

IgorZ · 10-20-2017, 12:27 PM - **2 Likes**

Since we are showing off our Zorkis today, here is mine. Zorki 3 with a brand new 1952 J-11. I am serious about it being brand new. I think I am the first one to mount it...

stevebrot · 10-20-2017, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by IgorZ

Since we are showing off our Zorkis today, here is mine. Zorki 3 with a brand new 1952 J-11. I am serious about it being brand new. I think I am the first one to mount it...

Give us a side view!!!

Steve

Swift1 · 10-20-2017, 01:14 PM

Originally posted by IgorZ

Since we are showing off our Zorkis today, here is mine. Zorki 3 with a brand new 1952 J-11. I am serious about it being brand new. I think I am the first one to mount it...

Cool! Have you shot with it?

10-20-2017, 12:27 PM - 2 Likes	#5083
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10-17-2017, 06:04 AM	#5071
Xmas Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 617	Originally posted by PenPusher So she would'nt notice, I can't get any more in, she's told the postman what will happen to him if he brings any more packages. I have a Pentax S1a with a dodgy shutter and stuck up mirror which I'm contemplating having repaired, if I was in the USA I could send it to Eric but they seem to have acquired some keen types in Revenue lately and I had to pay VAT at 23% on the value and the postage plus a €10 collection fee on the last item I got from outside the EU so I shall have to look elsewhere. That has never happened before and I'm wondering if Revenue are practising in case they have to put a border between us and the UK when they leave the EU. On the other hand it might be less expensive to buy another one on e-bay if I can bribe the postman to smuggle it in. CD Try Pentax Camera Repair Specialists - Repair Prices - Harrow Technical no vesting interest!

10-17-2017, 01:23 PM	#5073
Bladejunkie New Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Photos: Gallery Posts: 20	Originally posted by PenPusher Can I join in, I had to sneak this lot down to my shed before higher authority realised exactly how many I have, as all my lenses are on display I took the shot with my Samsung EX1 CD And I thought I was crazy.

10-17-2017, 02:19 PM	#5074
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Originally posted by PenPusher Can I join in, I had to sneak this lot down to my shed before higher authority realised exactly how many I have, as all my lenses are on display I took the shot with my Samsung EX1 Second row from the back. Long thin aluminium lens. What is it? It almost looks like a Bonotar, but I've never come across someone else who'll admit to owning one.

10-17-2017, 04:03 PM - 1 Like	#5075
asharpe Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 221	Originally posted by dcshooter My first thought was the Steinheil Culminar 135mm f/4.5. The rare 2 tone version: What, is it made out of panda??

10-18-2017, 08:04 AM - 1 Like	#5076
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,091	Originally posted by asharpe What, is it made out of panda?? Zebra! Phil.

10-18-2017, 08:31 PM	#5077
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	This family portrait represents the first time I pulled out my DSLR in probably close to a year. Feels so very unfamiliar now & didn't quite turn out, but I wanted to be able to see how the flash was affecting things. Perhaps unsurprisingly, what constituted a lens that met specifications appears to have a wider margin of error for the Soviet factories than the German ones. My Zeiss Jena & Zeiss-Opton 50mm lenses mount smoothly in both the Contax II & IIa, as well as the Kiev. My Soviet-made 50s, however, don't quite fit into either of the two Contaxes. (The Jupiter-8M mounts, but won't turn to lock. The Helios-103 won't even mount.) It appears to mainly be in relation to the inner bayonet. My Jupiter-12, which uses the outer bayonet, mounts fine on both the II & the Kiev. (It doesn't mount on the IIa, but that's due to changes in the shutter design that makes it infeasible with its protruding rear element.) Strangely, the specially-designed Contax film cannisters produce a different result: a post-war aluminium cannister fits in all three cameras, but the Kiev's back won't lock in place if a pre-war brass cannister is used. Last edited by g026r; 10-20-2017 at 05:43 PM.

10-19-2017, 04:31 AM	#5078
Xmas Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 617	Originally posted by g026r This family portrait represents the first time I pulled out my DSLR in probably close to a year. Feels so very unfamiliar now & didn't quite turn out, but I wanted to be able to see how the flash was affecting things. Perhaps unsurprisingly, what constituted a lens that met specifications appears to have a wider margin of error for the Soviet factories than the German ones. My Zeiss Jena & Zeiss-Opton 50mm lenses mount smoothly in both the Contax II & IIa, as well as the Kiev. My Soviet-made 50s, however, don't quite fit into either of the two Contaxes. (The Jupiter-8M mounts, but won't turn to lock. The Helios-103 won't even mount.) It appears to mainly be in relation to the inner bayonet. My Jupiter-12, which uses the outer bayonet, mounts fine on both the II & the Kiev. (It doesn't mount on the IIa, but that's due to changes in the shutter design that makes it infeasible with its protruding rear element.) Strangely, the specially-designed Contax film cannisters produce a different result: a post-war aluminium cannister fits in all three cameras, but the Kiev's back won't lock in place if a pre-war brass cannister is used. The soviet clones of the Zeiss cassettes normally work in Contax and Kiev’s ok, but they do a similar cassette for later Soviet Leica clones which only work in Soviet ‘Leicas’! You have been lucky with J12 more normally they don’t work on Soviet bodies either until you strip file and reassemble! Optically they have nice signature! The LTM J12 will foul on Canon LTM cameras!

10-20-2017, 10:06 AM	#5079
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Xmas You have been lucky with J12 more normally they don’t work on Soviet bodies either until you strip file and reassemble! I guess I am lucky too. Mine (LZOS SN 80xxxxxxx) fits fine. Originally posted by Xmas The LTM J12 will foul on Canon LTM cameras! Rumor is that it depends on the J-12 variant... ...and photo taken with the combo... I suggest that people check compatibility with the shutter open ("B" setting, viewing from the rear) before mounting. I do love both my J-12s and was disappointed when I learned that neither may be adapted for use on my Bessa R3M. Steve

10-20-2017, 11:18 AM - 2 Likes	#5080
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by stevebrot I guess I am lucky too. Mine (LZOS SN 80xxxxxxx) fits fine. Rumor is that it depends on the J-12 variant... Steve That's a really nice looking black J-12. Mine is kinda ugly... but it seems to work fine on my Zorki 4

10-20-2017, 11:47 AM	#5081
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Swift1 That's a really nice looking black J-12. Mine is kinda ugly... but it seems to work fine on my Zorki 4 Your Zorki 4 is prettier than mine AND has strap lugs! Steve

10-20-2017, 12:18 PM	#5082
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by stevebrot Your Zorki 4 is prettier than mine AND has strap lugs! Steve I spent some time looking for a really clean early Zorki 4. Partially because of the raised trim around the finder windows, partially for the engraved markings, but mainly for the strap lugs. I won't say what I paid for it...

10-20-2017, 01:00 PM	#5084
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by IgorZ Since we are showing off our Zorkis today, here is mine. Zorki 3 with a brand new 1952 J-11. I am serious about it being brand new. I think I am the first one to mount it... Give us a side view!!! Steve

10-20-2017, 01:14 PM	#5085
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by IgorZ Since we are showing off our Zorkis today, here is mine. Zorki 3 with a brand new 1952 J-11. I am serious about it being brand new. I think I am the first one to mount it... Cool! Have you shot with it?