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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-23-2022, 09:10 AM
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Schneider/Pentax 12-24mm f/4. My other digital lens is a Pentax DA 16-45 f/4 which does very well too. Though I did not really need it, I got the 12-24mm lens with a Samsung GX-20 camera body in a clearance sale at a price I could not refuse. It seems to remain on the camera most of the time. If exchanged, a manual focus prime lens takes its place.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-11-2016, 12:05 PM
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Flektogon 2.4/35 Samsung GX20
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Forum: General Photography
09-30-2021, 02:54 AM
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In 1981, I wanted to buy a mechanical system camera and lenses. After scouring the camera magazines, it narrowed down to two systems, Pentax with the MX and Olympus with the OM-1n. Of the two, the Olympus OM-1n was probably the better camera with superior lenses but I had to have a 400mm lens for bird photography and I could not afford the 400mm Zuiko lens. So I bought the Pentax MX body and a number of Pentax-M lenses. I was not aware of the Pentax K lenses and Hongkong's inventory turnover was so rapid that none would have been found by 1981. I still have two MX bodies and Pentax-M lenses from 28mm to 400mm. When digital came, I waited till something came along which suited my needs. Then I bought the Pentax K200D and the Samsung GX-20 bodies and 16-45mm and 12-24mm lenses. All the Pentax-M lenses work on both bodies, with some qualifications, of course. The Carl Zeiss Jena 35mm and 50mm M42 mount lenses work with adapters, albeit with some limitations.
I am not that intensive a photographer as to want to change to a new system but I might consider buying a new DSLR APS-C body.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
04-15-2016, 05:01 AM
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Nice pictures John Rudolph and Milkman. K200D works very well if you know its limitations. An old picture is attached. I used the the K200D yesterday with a CZJ Flektogon 35/2.4. Except that one couldn't set Manual White Balance it did very well in all daylight shooting.
Best wishes
Chhayanat
K200D Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0. 1/40 sec f/5.0; ISO 100
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-28-2013, 02:10 PM
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John5100 and mamethot, Fine aviation and motor car pictures. Given a little sun, really shows what the K200D and the photographers behind them can do. Sometimes where there is no sun, too.
Chhayanat
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-14-2010, 10:11 AM
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Have used 3 MX bodies since 1981. Still have two.
Features of interest with qualifiers: - Small size but not really a pocket camera, sturdy and durable metal body but which dents easily around the pentaprism housing;
- Viewfinder: bright compared to DSLRs but not as good as the best Canon, Nikon and Olympus cameras of its time; covers less picture area than these;
- Viewfinder LEDs are useful but not easy to see in bright light; shows aperture and shutter speed in viewfinder;
- Focussing screens user-interchangeable and of good quality but contemporary Nikon and Canon screens were brighter and easier to replace;
- Depth of field preview and delayed released lever combined in single convenient lever;
- Shutter button can be locked: convenient for robust travel, preventing accidental release or time exposure in B setting;
- Shutter speed dial stiff requiring thumb and forefinger operation which is inconvenient while looking through viewfinder as it involves cocking the right wrist while holding camera cupped in both hands;
shutter dial combines film speed dial which is lockable to prevent unwanted change;
- SMCP-M lenses are light but sturdy and of good quality but Pentax's claim that the optical quality of the SMCP-M lenses is as good as that of the corresponding but heavier K lenses is not substantiated by the results, especially outside the optimum aperture settings which give sharpest results;
- Uses LR44 or A76 batteries which are commonly available; contemporary cameras from Canon and Olympus used mercury batteries which are now obsolete and those bodies need meter adjustment or expensive step-down adapters to work accurately;
mechanical shutter means all speeds remain functional without batteries and experienced users can get acceptable results with print film.
One of the few fully modular 35mm cameras which, in it's time, gave 85 to 90 percent of the performance of the outstanding Canon F1 and Nikon F2AS at just over 60 percent of the price. By any standards this was a remarkable achievement.
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