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photolady95 · 12-31-2018, 07:50 AM

Originally posted by dsmithhfx

Winnebago.

What does Winnebago have anything to do with a sightseeing screwmount Pentax lens?

**TwoUptons** · 12-31-2018, 11:18 AM

I’m guessing it’s what he got when he googled ‘sightseeing screwmount’

-Eric

murrelet · 12-31-2018, 12:24 PM

I would be so into this!

photolady95 · 12-31-2018, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by TwoUptons

I’m guessing it’s what he got when he googled ‘sightseeing screwmount’

-Eric

I guess that's why I didn't get that, because my search included Pentax lens.

**monochrome** · 12-31-2018, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by murrelet

I would be so into this!

I’ll start the list. You’ll be #1 once the camera comes back from Eric.

ctrout · 12-31-2018, 08:55 PM

Can I be #2? I'd LOVE to participate this time around. I was thinking of getting on the list for the travelling K1000 a couple years ago, but I was pretty busy then. I just sold my SV a few months ago and I miss it already. My Sekonic L8 misses it too!

**monochrome** · 01-01-2019, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by ctrout

Can I be #2? I'd LOVE to participate this time around. I was thinking of getting on the list for the travelling K1000 a couple years ago, but I was pretty busy then. I just sold my SV a few months ago and I miss it already. My Sekonic L8 misses it too!

You’re in

.:

**monochrome** · 01-01-2019, 12:00 PM

I can see on the old Sightseeing Screwmount thread the camera was CLA’ed in 2015, so I’m going to send it on to @murrelet as soon as I have an address. Here is the link to the original Sightseeing Screwmount thread

Sightseeing Screwmount - PentaxForums.com

Go to I the last post and I’ll restart the list there.

ctrout · 01-01-2019, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

You’re in

.:

Great. Is it shipping with a lens? Am I limited to only using the SV as received, or can I use my full range of M42 glass with it? I have pretty much everything from 35-300mm in M42 I think. I might even have a 28 or 24, but not sure about that without going to look.

**monochrome** · 01-01-2019, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by ctrout

Great. Is it shipping with a lens? Am I limited to only using the SV as received, or can I use my full range of M42 glass with it? I have pretty much everything from 35-300mm in M42 I think. I might even have a 28 or 24, but not sure about that without going to look.

There’s a Super Tak 55/1.8 mounted and a Super Tak 135/3.5 is also in the box, along with a vintage Sekonic incident meter. You can use any lens you want - IIRC it is an orange R body so you can even use the 8-element 50/1.4. There’s cut foam and a plywood boxliner inside the Priority Mail carton to protect everything. The manual has disappeared but you can download a really good scan here SV Manual. The password is Pentax.

I restarted the original Sightseeing Screwmount Thread (link in Post #23 above). The Flickr Group is still alive (same name). I don’t think any images have been lost.

murrelet · 01-01-2019, 09:26 PM - **1 Like**

Oh man. Just took a look at the soon-to-be resurrected Flickr group photostream. A lot of Portland pics. I'm going to have to get creative.

**monochrome** · 01-01-2019, 09:33 PM

Originally posted by murrelet

Oh man. Just took a look at the soon-to-be resurrected Flickr group photostream. A lot of Portland pics. I'm going to have to get creative.

You’re really going to like this camera. I think photostevia is @stevebrot who had the camera in (roughly) 2010.

Nesster · 01-04-2019, 03:23 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

There’s a Super Tak 55/1.8 mounted and a Super Tak 135/3.5 is also in the box, along with a vintage Sekonic incident meter. You can use any lens you want - IIRC it is an orange R body so you can even use the 8-element 50/1.4. There’s cut foam and a plywood boxliner inside the Priority Mail carton to protect everything. The manual has disappeared but you can download a really good scan here SV Manual. The password is Pentax.

I restarted the original Sightseeing Screwmount Thread (link in Post #23 above). The Flickr Group is still alive (same name). I don’t think any images have been lost.

I'd sent a Super Tak 28 with it, looks like it got swapped out for the 135 at some point. Either way, it is a great camera with a very smooth feel, and frees you to your own intelligence for exposure. I'm happy we'll get another round with it.

**monochrome** · 01-05-2019, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by Nesster

I'd sent a Super Tak 28 with it, looks like it got swapped out for the 135 at some point. Either way, it is a great camera with a very smooth feel, and frees you to your own intelligence for exposure. I'm happy we'll get another round with it.

Huh. Interesting about the ST28. The top layer of the foam is cut off center for the mount end of the 135. I’d bet the 28 fit in the base layer of foam and the top was modified. I don’t have a ST28 in my drawer (I only have a 35/3.5, 55’s and 50’s) so I don’t think I borrowed it. I did unload a partially exposed roll of film before I shipped it so I must have started one weekend and never got another user PM after me.

stevebrot · 01-05-2019, 05:07 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by monochrome

You’re really going to like this camera. I think photostevia is @stevebrot who had the camera in (roughly) 2010.

Yes, that is me.

Steve

01-01-2019, 12:00 PM	#23
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	I can see on the old Sightseeing Screwmount thread the camera was CLA’ed in 2015, so I’m going to send it on to @murrelet as soon as I have an address. Here is the link to the original Sightseeing Screwmount thread Sightseeing Screwmount - PentaxForums.com Go to I the last post and I’ll restart the list there. Last edited by monochrome; 01-05-2019 at 02:13 PM.

01-01-2019, 09:33 PM	#27
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by murrelet Oh man. Just took a look at the soon-to-be resurrected Flickr group photostream. A lot of Portland pics. I'm going to have to get creative. You’re really going to like this camera. I think photostevia is @stevebrot who had the camera in (roughly) 2010. Last edited by monochrome; 01-01-2019 at 09:46 PM.

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12-31-2018, 07:50 AM	#16
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by dsmithhfx Winnebago. What does Winnebago have anything to do with a sightseeing screwmount Pentax lens?

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murrelet Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portland, OR, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 506	I would be so into this!

12-31-2018, 12:37 PM	#19
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by TwoUptons I’m guessing it’s what he got when he googled ‘sightseeing screwmount’ -Eric I guess that's why I didn't get that, because my search included Pentax lens.

12-31-2018, 12:56 PM	#20
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by murrelet I would be so into this! I’ll start the list. You’ll be #1 once the camera comes back from Eric.

12-31-2018, 08:55 PM	#21
ctrout Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 444	Can I be #2? I'd LOVE to participate this time around. I was thinking of getting on the list for the travelling K1000 a couple years ago, but I was pretty busy then. I just sold my SV a few months ago and I miss it already. My Sekonic L8 misses it too!

01-01-2019, 09:31 AM	#22
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by ctrout Can I be #2? I'd LOVE to participate this time around. I was thinking of getting on the list for the travelling K1000 a couple years ago, but I was pretty busy then. I just sold my SV a few months ago and I miss it already. My Sekonic L8 misses it too! You’re in .:

01-01-2019, 01:04 PM	#24
ctrout Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 444	Originally posted by monochrome You’re in .: Great. Is it shipping with a lens? Am I limited to only using the SV as received, or can I use my full range of M42 glass with it? I have pretty much everything from 35-300mm in M42 I think. I might even have a 28 or 24, but not sure about that without going to look.

01-01-2019, 02:24 PM	#25
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by ctrout Great. Is it shipping with a lens? Am I limited to only using the SV as received, or can I use my full range of M42 glass with it? I have pretty much everything from 35-300mm in M42 I think. I might even have a 28 or 24, but not sure about that without going to look. There’s a Super Tak 55/1.8 mounted and a Super Tak 135/3.5 is also in the box, along with a vintage Sekonic incident meter. You can use any lens you want - IIRC it is an orange R body so you can even use the 8-element 50/1.4. There’s cut foam and a plywood boxliner inside the Priority Mail carton to protect everything. The manual has disappeared but you can download a really good scan here SV Manual. The password is Pentax. I restarted the original Sightseeing Screwmount Thread (link in Post #23 above). The Flickr Group is still alive (same name). I don’t think any images have been lost.

01-01-2019, 09:26 PM - 1 Like	#26
murrelet Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portland, OR, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 506	Oh man. Just took a look at the soon-to-be resurrected Flickr group photostream. A lot of Portland pics. I'm going to have to get creative.

01-04-2019, 03:23 AM	#28
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072 Original Poster	Originally posted by monochrome There’s a Super Tak 55/1.8 mounted and a Super Tak 135/3.5 is also in the box, along with a vintage Sekonic incident meter. You can use any lens you want - IIRC it is an orange R body so you can even use the 8-element 50/1.4. There’s cut foam and a plywood boxliner inside the Priority Mail carton to protect everything. The manual has disappeared but you can download a really good scan here SV Manual. The password is Pentax. I restarted the original Sightseeing Screwmount Thread (link in Post #23 above). The Flickr Group is still alive (same name). I don’t think any images have been lost. I'd sent a Super Tak 28 with it, looks like it got swapped out for the 135 at some point. Either way, it is a great camera with a very smooth feel, and frees you to your own intelligence for exposure. I'm happy we'll get another round with it.

01-05-2019, 02:11 PM	#29
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Nesster I'd sent a Super Tak 28 with it, looks like it got swapped out for the 135 at some point. Either way, it is a great camera with a very smooth feel, and frees you to your own intelligence for exposure. I'm happy we'll get another round with it. Huh. Interesting about the ST28. The top layer of the foam is cut off center for the mount end of the 135. I’d bet the 28 fit in the base layer of foam and the top was modified. I don’t have a ST28 in my drawer (I only have a 35/3.5, 55’s and 50’s) so I don’t think I borrowed it. I did unload a partially exposed roll of film before I shipped it so I must have started one weekend and never got another user PM after me.

01-05-2019, 05:07 PM - 1 Like	#30
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by monochrome You’re really going to like this camera. I think photostevia is @stevebrot who had the camera in (roughly) 2010. Yes, that is me. Steve

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