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Forum: Pentax K-S1 & K-S2
05-31-2017, 01:59 PM
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Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 1.4/50 @f4:
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Forum: General Talk
08-26-2021, 11:02 AM
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It feels very similar to my IBM Model F AT keyboard (which happens to be a somewhat rarer version of a somewhat rare series of keyboards). Also similar to the original Model F boards, it is very spendy. I actually paid for this keyboard in January of 2016, and it's taken this long to get manufacturing to the same level of over-engineering as in the 1980s.
Unlike the much more common IBM Model M keyboards, the Model F boards use capacitive switches, rather than a membrane for the key matrix. This difference makes the feel of the Model F more crisp than the Model M, and I think the Model F has a slightly lighter actuation force (amount of pressure to press the key).
This is a fairly noisy, heavy (the case is two solid pieces of some zinc alloy), and very high quality keyboard. On the downsides, the layout is nonstandard, with the function keys requiring pressing a separate key and the number keys, for example.
In short, I like it, and I'm glad I payed for it long enough ago that I don't remember spending the money.
In general, computer keyboards (and mechanical keyboards) are quite a deep subject, and It's very difficult to describe how a keyboard feels to someone else.
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Forum: General Talk
08-26-2021, 08:07 AM
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A new Model F keyboard.
Basically the end of 5 years of waiting for a recreation of an expensive, overbuilt computer keyboard from the 80s.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-08-2020, 06:55 AM
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-25-2020, 07:11 AM
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- Nikon Nikkormat FT2
- Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5
- Kodak Ektachrome 100
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Forum: Pentax K-S1 & K-S2
10-21-2019, 11:23 AM
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Yeah, M42 lenses are actually nicer to work with than K/M lenses.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
10-17-2019, 06:49 AM
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I really like the depth you captured.
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Forum: General Talk
10-14-2019, 08:03 AM
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I have the same thought about the camera...it's probably worth more to the original owner than they will ever get for it...
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-07-2019, 12:41 PM
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Focus on a mirror is always somewhat tricky, though.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
10-07-2019, 11:54 AM
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Somehow I doubt blue hair and lipstick is historically accurate....
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
10-02-2019, 10:30 AM
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I'm not the only one who has taken pictures of gravel!
Canon A-1 (55/1.2?)
Either Kodak Colorplus 200 or Fuji C200:
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
10-03-2019, 07:44 AM
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I feel like gravel shots would be really good for computer/phone wallpaper...
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
10-02-2019, 10:21 AM
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And here I was thinking the green screen comment was off...you literally did the same thing with a different chroma key...
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
10-01-2019, 11:21 AM
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Forum: General Talk
09-16-2019, 08:13 AM
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To be fair, there's something cool about the 70s design aesthetic of the original Adaptall series, which the Adaptall 2 series lacks.
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Forum: General Talk
07-09-2019, 05:40 AM
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I am glad to have a modern car that was designed with AC...and auto climate control.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-01-2019, 08:17 AM
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I think I've actually only used the lens of film, which is its own adventure. If I recall correctly, though, I used the Minolta SR mount adapter on an SRT-102.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-27-2019, 01:12 PM
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Enjoy it while it lasts. ( I don't think the early autofocus cameras will last nearly as long as their predecessors. )
That's a cute little flash.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-22-2019, 01:07 PM
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Yeah, there's a Macro in 50mm, it's the Industar-61 (M42). it's not a 1:1 macro like the Macro-Takumar, though.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-22-2019, 05:37 AM
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That's a really pretty Macro-Takumar.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-12-2019, 11:47 AM
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It's not often you see a picture of a bird staring right at you!
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Forum: General Talk
04-11-2019, 08:10 AM
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Offensive?
I have a dash cam, and I generally only look at the footage if I saw something interesting. Personally, I don't much care about other drivers actions unless they are detrimental to my safety.
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Forum: General Talk
04-09-2019, 08:14 AM
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K-mount soviet lenses are not that rare.
Two I can think of off hand
- Helios 44K-4
- Zenitar-K2 50/2
The bodies are less common, but they aren't too difficult to find on eBay or similar channels.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-19-2019, 06:31 AM
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Would be really meta if you actually used those chemicals in the picture...but then again, probably wouldn't turn out very well.
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