Gear P0rn - post it if you got it.

**steamloco76** · 12-17-2019, 05:25 AM - **7 Likes**

Sorry to interrupt this “how much my gear weighs” with an actual post of gear porn.

SMC 50/1.2 K Mount. Does this qualify?

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LesDMess · 12-17-2019, 06:09 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by steamloco76

Sorry to interrupt this “how much my gear weighs” with an actual post of gear porn.

SMC 50/1.2 K Mount. Does this qualify?

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["gear porn"], and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But*I know it when I see it, and in this case it is.

**TwoUptons** · 12-17-2019, 06:29 AM - **6 Likes**

One of the things I love about some of these old, high-end lenses is that they don't brag about it.

There's no extra trim, no weird designation, no completely different body color.
Here, just 1:1.2 50mm

---------- Post added 12-17-19 at 06:31 AM ----------

Originally posted by LesDMess

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["gear porn"], and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But*I know it when I see it, and in this case it is.

Thank you, Justice Stewart

-Eric

**steamloco76** · 12-17-2019, 01:24 PM - **1 Like**

Super Takumar 28mm f/3.5 on the K5 my wife usually uses. 1980's vintage strap came with a Super Program kit.

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**monochrome** · 12-17-2019, 07:08 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by steamloco76

Sorry to interrupt this “how much my gear weighs” with an actual post of gear porn.

SMC 50/1.2 K Mount. Does this qualify?

Bill: Technically that photo is lens porn, but it is Art lens porn.

LesDMess · 12-17-2019, 09:25 PM - **12 Likes**

Just got my eyes examined. Seems I'll need glasses - both eyes require f1.2 correction . . .

Eyewanders · 12-18-2019, 12:32 AM - **12 Likes**

Originally posted by LesDMess

Just got my eyes examined. Seems I'll need glasses - both eyes require f1.2 correction . . .

I can empathize. As of a few years ago my prescription wasn't uniform, but I should get checked again. My left eye is almost certain worse now.

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**gofour3** · 12-18-2019, 06:32 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by LesDMess

Just got my eyes examined. Seems I'll need glasses - both eyes require f1.2 correction . . .

Originally posted by Eyewanders

I can empathize. As of a few years ago my prescription wasn't uniform, but I should get checked again. My left eye is almost certain worse now.

Great shots! You guys must have wanted to be optometrists when you were kids?

Phil.

LesDMess · 12-18-2019, 10:27 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Eyewanders

I can empathize. As of a few years ago my prescription wasn't uniform, but I should get checked again. My left eye is almost certain worse now.

As my granddaughter would say, googly eyes . . .

---------- Post added 12-18-19 at 12:28 PM ----------

Originally posted by gofour3

Great shots! You guys must have wanted to be optometrists when you were kids?

Phil.

Sad but I'm still aspiring to be something . . .

Eyewanders · 12-18-2019, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by LesDMess

As my granddaughter would say, googly eyes . . .

That is quite literally the filename of that image. LOL

"kevin googleyeye lenses.jpg"

---------- Post added 12-18-19 at 10:31 AM ----------

Originally posted by gofour3

Great shots! You guys must have wanted to be optometrists when you were kids?

Yeah, I'm with Les here.

wkraus · 12-18-2019, 03:27 PM - **6 Likes**

Certosport 6.5x9 with Schneider Kreuznach Xenar f:4.5 F=10,5 cm

Photo taken with EBC Fujinon-T 1:2.5 f=135mm, merged from two frames at f/2.5 and f/4, using mostly the blue channel for a soft focus effect.

I was lucky enough to pick up this unbranded copy of the smaller Certosport from around 1930 for a very decent price. Fitted with a Rada 6x9 roll film back, its uncoated Tessar type lens produces images of surprising quality. As befits a lady from the 1930, I portrayed her in a slightly soft-focus style with little depth of field. The camera is in fine shape with everything functioning as it should, except that the lens standard is a little loose and hand-held shots tend to have motion blur from actuating the shutter.

A sample from the first roll of film is here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/8-pentax-film-slr-discussion/53503-cool-...ml#post4864157

Eyewanders · 12-18-2019, 04:10 PM - **2 Likes**

Found an FT-1 to join the Konishuroku herd of mine. (flock? gaggle? murder?)
Has a few minor issues to address, but overall it's reasonably well-cared for and is shooting great after a clean-up.

**Archimedes the Dog** · 12-19-2019, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by wkraus

Certosport 6.5x9 with Schneider Kreuznach Xenar f:4.5 F=10,5 cm

Photo taken with EBC Fujinon-T 1:2.5 f=135mm, merged from two frames at f/2.5 and f/4, using mostly the blue channel for a soft focus effect.

I was lucky enough to pick up this unbranded copy of the smaller Certosport from around 1930 for a very decent price. Fitted with a Rada 6x9 roll film back, its uncoated Tessar type lens produces images of surprising quality. As befits a lady from the 1930, I portrayed her in a slightly soft-focus style with little depth of field. The camera is in fine shape with everything functioning as it should, except that the lens standard is a little loose and hand-held shots tend to have motion blur from actuating the shutter.

A sample from the first roll of film is here: :cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots - Page 1343 - PentaxForums.com

That is a beautiful thing.

nparsons13 · 12-19-2019, 11:00 AM - **3 Likes**

MInolta Autocord I and Canon Q17 GIII

wkraus · 12-19-2019, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog

That is a beautiful thing.

Thank you. Isn’t it? First tests look very promising.

12-18-2019, 04:10 PM - 2 Likes	#6462
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Found an FT-1 to join the Konishuroku herd of mine. (flock? gaggle? murder?) Has a few minor issues to address, but overall it's reasonably well-cared for and is shooting great after a clean-up. Attached Images

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12-17-2019, 06:09 AM - 3 Likes	#6452
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by steamloco76 Sorry to interrupt this “how much my gear weighs” with an actual post of gear porn. SMC 50/1.2 K Mount. Does this qualify? I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["gear porn"], and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But*I know it when I see it, and in this case it is.

12-17-2019, 06:29 AM - 6 Likes	#6453
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,213	One of the things I love about some of these old, high-end lenses is that they don't brag about it. There's no extra trim, no weird designation, no completely different body color. Here, just 1:1.2 50mm ---------- Post added 12-17-19 at 06:31 AM ---------- Originally posted by LesDMess I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["gear porn"], and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But*I know it when I see it, and in this case it is. Thank you, Justice Stewart -Eric

12-17-2019, 07:08 PM - 1 Like	#6455
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by steamloco76 Sorry to interrupt this “how much my gear weighs” with an actual post of gear porn. SMC 50/1.2 K Mount. Does this qualify? Bill: Technically that photo is lens porn, but it is Art lens porn.

12-17-2019, 09:25 PM - 12 Likes	#6456
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Just got my eyes examined. Seems I'll need glasses - both eyes require f1.2 correction . . .

12-18-2019, 12:32 AM - 12 Likes	#6457
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by LesDMess Just got my eyes examined. Seems I'll need glasses - both eyes require f1.2 correction . . . I can empathize. As of a few years ago my prescription wasn't uniform, but I should get checked again. My left eye is almost certain worse now. Attached Images

12-18-2019, 06:32 AM - 1 Like	#6458
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,090	Originally posted by LesDMess Just got my eyes examined. Seems I'll need glasses - both eyes require f1.2 correction . . . Originally posted by Eyewanders I can empathize. As of a few years ago my prescription wasn't uniform, but I should get checked again. My left eye is almost certain worse now. Great shots! You guys must have wanted to be optometrists when you were kids? Phil.

12-18-2019, 10:27 AM - 1 Like	#6459
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by Eyewanders I can empathize. As of a few years ago my prescription wasn't uniform, but I should get checked again. My left eye is almost certain worse now. As my granddaughter would say, googly eyes . . . ---------- Post added 12-18-19 at 12:28 PM ---------- Originally posted by gofour3 Great shots! You guys must have wanted to be optometrists when you were kids? Phil. Sad but I'm still aspiring to be something . . .

12-18-2019, 11:28 AM	#6460
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by LesDMess As my granddaughter would say, googly eyes . . . That is quite literally the filename of that image. LOL "kevin googleyeye lenses.jpg" ---------- Post added 12-18-19 at 10:31 AM ---------- Originally posted by gofour3 Great shots! You guys must have wanted to be optometrists when you were kids? Yeah, I'm with Les here.

12-18-2019, 03:27 PM - 6 Likes	#6461
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Certosport 6.5x9 with Schneider Kreuznach Xenar f:4.5 F=10,5 cm Photo taken with EBC Fujinon-T 1:2.5 f=135mm, merged from two frames at f/2.5 and f/4, using mostly the blue channel for a soft focus effect. I was lucky enough to pick up this unbranded copy of the smaller Certosport from around 1930 for a very decent price. Fitted with a Rada 6x9 roll film back, its uncoated Tessar type lens produces images of surprising quality. As befits a lady from the 1930, I portrayed her in a slightly soft-focus style with little depth of field. The camera is in fine shape with everything functioning as it should, except that the lens standard is a little loose and hand-held shots tend to have motion blur from actuating the shutter. A sample from the first roll of film is here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/8-pentax-film-slr-discussion/53503-cool-...ml#post4864157

12-19-2019, 09:57 AM	#6463
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	Originally posted by wkraus Certosport 6.5x9 with Schneider Kreuznach Xenar f:4.5 F=10,5 cm Photo taken with EBC Fujinon-T 1:2.5 f=135mm, merged from two frames at f/2.5 and f/4, using mostly the blue channel for a soft focus effect. I was lucky enough to pick up this unbranded copy of the smaller Certosport from around 1930 for a very decent price. Fitted with a Rada 6x9 roll film back, its uncoated Tessar type lens produces images of surprising quality. As befits a lady from the 1930, I portrayed her in a slightly soft-focus style with little depth of field. The camera is in fine shape with everything functioning as it should, except that the lens standard is a little loose and hand-held shots tend to have motion blur from actuating the shutter. A sample from the first roll of film is here: :cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots - Page 1343 - PentaxForums.com That is a beautiful thing.

12-19-2019, 03:49 PM	#6465
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog That is a beautiful thing. Thank you. Isn’t it? First tests look very promising.