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Forum: Lens Clubs 11-26-2023, 11:18 AM

Soviet lenses club
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 4,208
Views: 1,076,205

Helios-44-2 2/58 (Jupiter Valdai all black version, M42)

Red hibiscus, Helios 44-2 by spaulein, on Flickr

Forum: Lens Clubs 01-14-2024, 04:26 AM

Leica Lens Club
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 574
Views: 132,697

A Tokay Gecko on top of my sleeping room door :)
The picture was taken with the old 100mm Macro for Leica R (Leitax'ed)

Tokay Gecko by spaulein, on Flickr

Forum: Lens Clubs 01-14-2024, 03:59 AM

Lens Fetish Club
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 937
Views: 160,754

Is it fetish enough?
Ridiculously long and bulky Soligor/Tokina 8/800mm achromatic doublet.
One of the lenses that most likely will never be used in the field... but I used the Novoflex, which is in itself a sign of dedication! :)

Soligor (Tokina) f8 800mm on Pentax K-1 by spaulein, on Flickr

Forum: General Talk 02-14-2024, 09:00 AM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Views: 2,109,984

I have one. In M42 mount.
Good for its time, like all the other "C/D P" lenses I have tried.
If I remember correctly you also have the 35mm f/2. Isn't it? [EDIT: found it in a later post]
I would be happy to find the 55mm macro, which I believe could be the best of this line of Soligor/Tokina lenses. Unfortunately it seems to be rather uncommon... but you got oner, so there are a few of them out there.
I have recently used the 2.8/200mm with good results, and previously I used the 2/135mm for low light portraits. I found it quite good for this kind of use.
Both are among the best (third party) fast M42 teles of the mid seventies.
I believe I'm not fully objective with all the Soligor C/D P lenses, cause I'm influenced by their very good mechanical quality.
In the period these lenses were built there was a strong competition between Japanese optical brands and the containment of production costs brought many lens makers to introduce plastic parts, reduce cemented optical elements and opt for less than optimal build designs.
These C/D P lenses are almost as good as the Super (and Super-Multi-Coated) Takumars of the time.
My three "red P" lenses are all working as brand new. I'm wondering if your C/D P lenses are still so smooth and precise as mines.

---------- Post added 14-02-24 at 06:23 PM ----------

Once I made a perfectly working, spot-on infinity Sony FE adapter for my M39 Paxette lenses, I got badly tempted to try on digital a few more odd (and in some case rather primitive) lenses made for the same line of Braun Paxette cameras.
Unfortunately I found that the first version of the Super Paxette had a rangefinder coupled lens... but not interchangeable! :( So I have to gut the camera to try the Staeble Kata -E 2.8/45mm on my Sony. I thought the -E in the name meant interchangeable, but I was wrong: it means rangefinder coupled.
Fortunately the Paxette I just bought has interchangeable lenses. It comes with a beautiful Schneider Xenar 2.8/50mm and an Enna Tele-Ennalyt 3.5/135mm with a beautiful silver livery.
Given the focal and the optical design both lenses should work ok on the stacked sensor of the Sony A7II.
Wide angles with the rear element too close to the sensor can be more problematic...

Braun Paxette with Xenar 2.8/50mm & Tele-Ennalyt 3.5/135mm

Forum: Lens Clubs 02-09-2024, 04:51 AM

*Macro* lens club
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Views: 686,993

I am currently experimenting with the out of focus rendering of different lenses.
Quite often (but not always) macro lenses are not bokeh monsters. Though I found that a couple of my macro lenses behave quite well under that regard.
I already knew of the Sigma Apo Macro 5.6/180mm, now I can add another lens that, by chance or maybe not, shares the same low max aperture.
It's the Tamron SP Tele Macro 1:5.6 300mm Adaptall-2.
Here are two pictures of the usual hibiscus flowers I use for the comparative.
The focusing distance is roughly between the maximum reproduction ratio of 1:2 and 1:4. The focal and the close range help to provide for a beautiful background rendering, at least in my opinion.

Crossposted from another subforum:

Tamron SP Tele Macro 1:5.6 300mm (54B)

Yellow Hibiscus with 300mm by spaulein, on Flickr

White Hibiscus with 300mm by spaulein, on Flickr

Forum: Lens Clubs 01-14-2024, 05:10 AM

Lens Fetish Club
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 937
Views: 160,754

And this is another separable lens that's a bit... dimensionally excessive :)

Sankyo Kohki Komura f=500mm 1:7 on Pentax K-1

Forum: Lens Clubs 02-09-2024, 04:32 AM

Lens Fetish Club
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 937
Views: 160,754

I bought this Polaroid 110A to convert it to standard 4x5" Graflex back.
Now it's even possible to find 3D printed adapters, or maybe there is even the file available online for those who already own the printer.
The quality of the optic, the large base rangefinder and the solidity of the build are only some of the qualities that make this camera the ideal subject for a conversion to 4x5" sheet film or 6x6/6x7/6x9/6x12 120 film backs.
I don't see any other 4x5" camera as portable and as usable handheld as a converted Polaroid 110A/B. Once unfolded it becomes a large 4x5" Leica: street photography in 4x5"! :)
Unfortunately I don't have a darkroom anymore, so I guess I will choose to part ways with this camera sooner or later. A pity cause it's a real beauty. Even more so if it has the original case and all the original accessories (including the working selenium lightmeter shown in the pictures).
Polaroid never touched this level of construction anymore. I have an SX70, it's beautiful, it's a reflex, but it's nowhere as solid and well designed.
These Polaroid cameras were sold with Enna, Rodenstock and Tomioka lenses. Mine has a Rodenstock Ysarex 127mm if I remember correctly.

Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 01-14-2024, 09:24 AM

Bokeh comparative of old M42 and PK lenses
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 25
Views: 1,447

And here two photos made with my favorite f/1.2 vintage lens:

Revuenon (Tomioka) 1:1.2 55mm PK mount

Chiang Mai night market 3 by spaulein, on Flickr

Chiang Mai night market 1 by spaulein, on Flickr

Some longitudinal chromatic aberration, some cat eye bokeh balls... but still better than the SMC Pentax 1:1.2 50mm in my humble opinion

Forum: General Talk 01-17-2024, 04:57 AM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 27,222
Views: 2,109,984

Bought the same camera looong ago for the same reason: use my Pentax TTL flashes.
I should use it more often. The new P-TTL standard sucks compared to the old one. I did great macros with my LX using a set of two flashes. It could even react to illumination changes in real time. It was a first class flash system, as good as the TTL flash found on some Olympus OM cameras...

Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 01-08-2024, 02:09 PM

How many lenses do you have?
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 2,038
Views: 190,553

Sorry, I didn't see your post before.
If you haven't found a solution in the meantime, I know of two possible solutions.
Both have some problems.

1) I just saw on AliExpress a TILT/SHIFT adapter in M42 mount (to Sony FE iIRC). The problem is that few 50mm in M42 mount have a large coverage. I believe you would see that the amount of shift available is much less than what the adapter would allow. Tilt movement is not as problematic as shift though, for geometric reasons and because you can even compensate with a little of shift and, why not, also inclining the camera. If you want to try this way, I believe that a 58mm double gauss covers much more than a 50mm Tessar-based, for example, but to be sincere I never experimented personally.

2) The second option is more expensive and more bulky, cause you'd be using medium format objectives. There were (maybe still are) adapters made in Ukraine that allow to fit a Pentacon Six lens on a PK body. Unfortunately the only adapter that has both TILT and SHIFT is the legendary Hartblei, a divinely made piece of photographic hardware. It was/is very, very expensive, and rightly so.
Then there are the two adapters made by Arsenal, one is SHIFT only and the other is TILT only. I have the shift one, bought looong ago. I tried it once using the CZJ Biometar 80mm, cause the right candidate, the CZJ Flektogon 50mm, was stuck.
Since then the Flektogon got repaired, but I never tried it cause I never had to do architecture with a longer focal. Actually I have both the Arsenal 35mm shift and the Pentax 28mm shift, which are much better if you need to keep the camera horizontal and there is no space to back off. Longer focals are not as useful shifted. Whatever, if you think a 50mm would do, either shifted or tilted, I think the Flektogon would work great. In my opinion all the CZJ lenses in Pentacon Six mount are good or very good, even used on digital full frame, If you find the one you like for the right price, you won't be disappointed by the quality. In case, there also is a soviet-made Mir 45mm, available in both Pentacon Six and Kiev 80/88 mount, the latter adaptable to Pentacon Six with a simple ring available on eBay.
I don't have the tilt version of the Arsenal adapter, but it seems to be as well made as mine.
One day, just to play, I used my shift version on the K-1, mounting a massive, very heavy lens: the Kaleinar 2.8/180mm in Kiev 88 mount. Despite the two adapters one inside the other, set to full shift, I had zero problems. Of course I had to hold the contraption by the lens... mainly cause I was afraid I would put too much strain on the bayonet of the K-1! :)
I would be happy to take a picture or two to show you how it works, but I am in another continent at the moment.
Regarding the quality of the lenses in Pentacon Six mount, even the soviet-made ones are pretty good. I don't have the Mir 45mm (it's well regarded, as far as I know), but I have the 65mm, which is another very good lens.
I believe I have seen both adapters on ebay, even quite recently. I think there are more chances to find them new, rather than second hand.

EDIT:
I just remembered that I had tried the P6 to PK shift adapter using a Zodiak 35mm fisheye, at the time on APS-C format. The idea to straighten the image in PP proved too complicated, and the idea to adapt the Zodiak to Pentax 6x7 even more complex, so after a while the soviet fisheye got sold. Amen.

Forum: General Talk 01-04-2024, 01:16 PM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

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After seeing the spectacular pictures I am getting from my Isco Ultra-Star 80mm cinema projection lens, I'm all-in with adapting alt lenses :)
So I bought a new clamp for the Isco. This way it will be firmly attached to the front of the helicoid.
In reality it was secured well enough using the very rough anti-slip adhesive tape that is often found on the slippery steps of some stairs.
I also bought a new M65 helicoid, complete of the M65 to M42 adapter ring.
I could have gone for a Sony FE conversion, but I went for the M42 mount because this way it will be possible to use the same lens on Pentax PK, Sony FE and m4/3 mount cameras.
The Isco worked ok also on the M58 helicoid, however the new M65 helicoid would allow to use the same hardware also with the Visionar 1.9/141mm that waits since very long to be converted.
I have seen the bokeh of the Visionar: it seems it can compete with the bokeh of the Isco/Schneider cinema lenses. I really can't wait.... the Visionars are spectacular lenses, if you can live with no diaphragm and very thin DOF.

While waiting to try the huge number of manual focus lenses I still haven't had the time/chance to test on the Sony A7II, I decided that at least I should try to have a single lens usable in AF, if the need arises... or until I can find a second-hand Monster Adapter to use my supported Pentax PKAF lenses on the Sony.
I found a like-new Sony FE 1.8/50 at half the price and I bought it. I had the time to shoot a few test pictures and the performance is not bad at all. A pity that the AF hunts a lot with close subjects.

I have a large plastic box at home, filled with projection lenses.
Should be enough of adaptations for this life and the next, but I couldn't resist: I bought a set of very dirty projection lenses for 1 euro plus shipment. I offered the seller to pay 20 euros shipped, so she could at least recover the gas to go to the post office :)
The parcel arrived, was picked up by a friend, but for a few months I will not find out what can be cleaned up and what's damaged beyond recovery, until I'm back home.
A couple of them seem to be just dusty. From the pics its' difficult to tell...
The set is made of four standard projection lenses plus an anamorphic, advertised in the original auction as:
- Rodenstock - Splendon f = 450 mm A
- ohne Beschriftung
- ISCO - Göttingen Anamorphotic - Kiptar 2x 953991
- ohne Beschriftung
- ISCO - Göttingen Projar 1:4,3 / 250 315391
The two optics inside the tube, with non readable inscriptions, might be shorter in focal and thus more usable than the 450mm and 250mm (which could be too long to be cinema lenses, maybe it's overhead projector or magic lantern objectives).
Whoever has a clue or sees something familiar is invited to provide some info.

Here is the set:

Forum: Lens Clubs 01-08-2024, 12:44 PM

The "Projector Lens" Club ...
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 545
Views: 184,179

I am literally in love with my Isco Ultra-Star HD MC 80mm.
It's the golden version with blue stripe/star, probably early nineties.
Those in the know seem to believe that it outperformed the Schneider Cineluxes of the same years.
I can't compare. It's the only recent cinema projection lens I own.
I just adapted it. I regret I didn't decide earlier, cause I've missed quite something!
The lens has a strange history: I bought it years ago, and was shipped to my in-laws in the USA. My wife brought it to me about one year later, when I was in Thailand. Unfortunately after a short time I had to leave Thailand in a hurry on a wheelchair, because an hernia had broken and migrated inside my spinal canal.
As soon as I started walking again it came Covid time :( I was reunited with the lens only a year ago, but it took a while to tackle the adaptation... which in practice has proved to be a rather simple one, though still not perfect (it misses infinity by half a millimeter).
The lens is so outstanding to my eyes that I decided to redo the adaptation. I just bought a dedicated clamp, a shorter brass helicoid and an M42 adapter ring, so that it will have spot-on infinity and will be able to use it with all my cameras, including the best one, that still is the Pentax K-1 (in case you were wondering :). )

Here is the lens on the A7II:

Sony A7II with Isco Ultra-Star HD MC 80mm by spaulein, on Flickr

And here are two simple shots of flowers done with the Isco.
I am curious to know if other users see a beautiful rendering, or it's just my eyes.

Puffy flower by spaulein, on Flickr

Yellow Hibiscus by spaulein, on Flickr

Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 01-09-2024, 04:42 AM

Bokeh comparative of old M42 and PK lenses
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 25
Views: 1,447

And here is a portrait of two sisters, shot with a Trioplan N 2.8/100mm, originally in Exacta mount, that a friend converted to Pentax K.
It has less diaphragm blades than the previous "alu" version but the coating might be slightly better.
Apart from the signature bubbles in the background, I appreciate the smoothness of the rendering (unsharpness?) that makes the out-of-focus subject look not so far from in-focus. I hope I'm making myself understood :)

Sisters by spaulein, on Flickr

Forum: General Talk 01-07-2024, 10:06 AM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 27,222
Views: 2,109,984

Hi PB Farmer!

Here you got another real jewel!!
I have a few GREAT 80/105mm lenses, but if we're talking about PORTRAIT objectives, well... the Auto Tak is the best (or very very close to it).
Even compared to the likes of an A Star 1.4/85mm, or a CZJ 1.8/80mm Pancolar, or the great grandpa Helios-40 1.5/85mm, or a blue blood Summicron 2/90mm, or a much cheaper Komura 2.5/105mm (or an even cheaper preset lens of the same focal/speed made by Sankor), the old Auto Takumar stands its ground against them all. None of those lenses outshines this Asahi Pentax jewel. It's smooth but sharp enough, has amazing bokeh and works wonderfully for portraits because of its focal. The team that designed this lens gave it the right touch of spherical aberration, which helps to deliver a pleasant rendering of human features (perfect for female portraits!).
I see no reason that could prevent a nice marriage with the sensor of your Fuji cameras.
Have fun

Cheers
Paolo

Forum: General Talk 01-07-2024, 03:57 AM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Views: 2,109,984

After a few years of restraint, it seems I'm falling prey to GAS once more.
I found a decently priced Super Multi Coated Takumar 2.8/120mm, which is one of the three focals I haven't already covered, among the "weird focal lenghts" ever made by Pentax.
I already had a 15mm, 30mm, 77mm, and 105mm in PK mount, and a beautiful S-M-C Takumar 150mm. Soon the 150mm will be reunited with its smaller 120mm brother.
Both the 31mm and the 43mm are missing, .. and will most likely stay that way. I use manual focus 95% of the times, and all the limiteds cost plenty of money. If I had that money I would probably go first for a couple of much older bokeh monsters.

I don't have many Takumars, because screw mount lenses are not very ergonomic on the K-1, but now I own a Sony Alpha, so I can leave the adapter on and exchange the lenses with ease... at least when I want to go out with the lighter camera.
Though I have one thing to say about the Super Multi Coated line of lenses: the build is unsurpassed!! I love the all metal rings and the quality of the assembly.
With this line of lenses Pentax made manual focus objectives at the best level of workmanship. Maybe THE best. Do you agree?

Forum: General Talk 01-04-2024, 10:54 AM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Views: 2,109,984

The two lines I just quoted were the written comment of a couple of pics portraying the best Pentax lens ever...well, the best I ever owned, al least:
the Pentax-A Star 1:1.4 f=85mm
I had kept my A Star lenses like delicate pets, pampered and protected, always away from possible theft or damage.
Recently I decided that those lenses had to be put to good use more often: I brought the 1.4/85mm with me in a journey to the USA and the 2.8/200mm onboard a tall ship. The K-1 felt honored and responded giving me beautiful pictures!
I am sure you will enjoy your 85mm a lot. Having this lens is a privilege.

Mine came without a hood. I bough it in the eighties after selling the Pentax-M 2/85mm. I think it came with box and original caps, but the shade was extra, IIRC.
I see you got the hood. That's great. To find the right kind of hood, after all these years, I recently decided to buy a Chinese hood with the right length and width... but I still have a saved search on Ebay for a Pentax MH-RA 67 second hand :)

This is the one I bought, tired of waiting for the original one sold at acceptable price, Seems a bit too short to me:

Forum: General Talk 01-02-2024, 08:19 AM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Views: 2,109,984

It's an early version (because of the "silver" diaphragm ring) of the 3.2/135mm in Konica AR mount. I'd say it's from the late seventies.
Which camera? I'm not a Konica expert. Not at all. But I have recently discovered that some not so common (and not so famous) Konica Hexanon and Fujica X-Fujinon lenses are actually very good, and well worth trying.
Before I had no interest because I almost exclusively used my Pentax K-1. The only lens I had tried (on m4/3) was the famous Konica/Tokina pancake 1.8/40mm , with surprisingly good results.
Now I also have a Sony A7II, so I have practically no brand limitations... so I decided to get the Hexanon 3.2/135mm, which is believed to be one of the best medium speed 135mm lenses of its age. I don't have the right adapter at hand, so I will try this lens in a while. Same for the X-Fujinon 1.2/50mm (actually its Porst copy): the adapter arrived two days after I had to leave for abroad. I will try it extensively after I go back.
The K-1 is still my favorite camera, by a lot actually, but it's a real liberation to be able to try lenses I couldn't use on PK mount.

Forum: Lens Clubs 11-24-2023, 04:06 PM

Lens Fetish Club
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 937
Views: 160,754

Braun Super Paxette with Staeble-Kata 2.8/45 E

Lens should be interchangeable. Didn't come out... should use more force I guess :)
Will adapt it to a Sony FE or m4/3 mount, as I have already done with other Braun lenses

Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 11-16-2023, 08:49 AM

Bokeh comparative of old M42 and PK lenses
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 25
Views: 1,447

For the first time I left home for a long time without taking with me one of my Pentax cameras.
Normally I would bring with me the K-1 and some lenses, often accompanied by a small m4/3 cameras as a backup. Sometimes I even had already a camera at my destination: for a while the K-01 and later the K200D.
This time is different.
I already had plenty of vintage lenses in Thailand, that were purchased when I was here, and ended up being left behind pre-Covid.
When I go back I will try to bring home as many as possible inside my luggage.
Since I had just acquired a Sony A7II, I decided to leave almost empty handed: I brought just the camera, a number of adapters, plus a single, battered vintage lens: a CZJ Pancolar zebra 1.8/50mm.
Since I'm here I had one single photographic interest. Test the bokeh of the old manual lenses I have at my disposal.
The image quality of the ILCE-7M2 is definitely lower than the Pentax K-1, and not just because of the resolution.
I will keep using the K-1 for "serious projects", but in this case the Sony is not bad at all. It's small, light, and used with the Techart LM-EA7 can give almost-usable AF to vintage MF lenses.

Recently I have been very taken by how differently some vintage lenses render bokeh.
Waiting for some festival or any major photographic opportunity, I started to lazily test the OOF rendition of some of the optics I have.
The pics I have taken can also be compared with those I had shot with the A7II just before leaving.
If anybody is interested in examples of bokeh rendering shot with OLD optics, I will continue to post a few more pics shot with M42 and PK objectives.

Helios 40 1.5/85mm "silver" @f/1.5

Grapevine shot with Helios 40 by spaulein, on Flickr

Bokeh, Helios 40 1.5/85mm by spaulein, on Flickr

Meyer Trioplan 2.8/100mm V M42 @f/2.8

Lilies, Trioplan 100 by spaulein, on Flickr

Lily , Trioplan 100 by spaulein, on Flickr

Auto Revuenon (Cosina) F=1.8 f=50mm @f/1.8

Leaf, Revuenon 1.8/50 by spaulein, on Flickr

Komura KMC Komuranon f=28mm 1:2.8 PK mount @f/2.8

Vine, Komuranon 28mm by spaulein, on Flickr

Jupiter Valdai Helios-44-2 2/58 @f/2 (all black, M42)

Mulberry, Helios 44-2 by spaulein, on Flickr

I will follow with some more pictures I have just shot. The photos will contain important part of the image out of focus.
I still have many lenses that will make sense to try, including a few early Takumars.
I will use the flowers of the front yard as subjects, trying to take pictures that hopefully will give an idea of the "bokeh potential" of the various lenses.
Nothing scientifically accurate, but I hope it could help to get a basic understanding on how different lenses work. The differences can be dramatic, as shown by the pics I just posted.
Anybody with similar examples of "bokeh oriented" lenses shot on full frame format is of course free to post his/her findings. I am very curious to see which are your favorite "bokeh monsters".

Cheers

Paolo

Forum: General Talk 12-17-2023, 04:59 PM

Your latest acquisition
Posted By cyberjunkie

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I have very few lenses that don't have either PK or M42 mounts, cause I almost always used Pentax DSLR cameras. My two m4/3 bodies were rarely used, and only when I really needed a pocketable camera.
Now the situation has changed. I finally decided to buy an old (but well preserved) Sony A7 II, which has an almost limitless adaptability.
There were two "families" of lenses I always found intriguing: Fujica Fujinon AX and Konica Hexanon AR. A pity I couldn't use any of them... but now I do! :)
After finding a Fujinon 1.2/50mm for a rather decent price a couple months ago, I just got a beautiful Konica Hexanon 3.2/135mm (early version with "silver" diaphragm ring). Both lenses were an old desire, because they are well regarded by many.

Paid 30.99 USD for this beauty:

Konica Hexanon AR F3.2 135mm

Other small photographic toys I recently bought are the parts that I needed to assemble a working adaptation (that can reach infinity!) for a beautiful Isco Ultra-Star 80mm projection lens that had sat for too long in a drawer.
The last missing bit was a M58x0.75 to M42x1 adapter ring that finally allows to focus further away than about 7/8 meters. The ring I used before had a different pitch (58mmx1), so that it coudn't be screwed all the way down into the helicoid.
The Isco "Blue Star" looks gorgeous, and is really a bokeh monster. I'm glad I finally decided to adapt it

Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 12-18-2023, 07:32 AM

How many lenses do you have?
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Views: 190,553

I am sorry, I used this beautiful lens only on film, and quite long time ago.
I got it second hand in the late eighties... :) It saw no use on digital because with modern sensors there is less need for fast long teles, and you can see from my list that I have a few interesting (albeit slower) alternatives that compensate speed with portability and flexibility of use. And well... I got to admit it, the A Star 2.8/300mm is a very valuable piece of equipment and bringing it with me when I travel feels like testing my luck :) Using the original case won't allow to transport it as cabin luggage, and while packing the lens with clothes could protect from damage, it would offer no protection against theft.
I have used the other two A Star much more, also on digital, because the 1.4/85mm and 2.8/200mm are more portable, and can find place insider a cabin trolley.

Cheers
Paolo

Forum: Lens Clubs 12-04-2023, 11:29 AM

*Macro* lens club
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 5,138
Views: 686,993

Nice bokeh and good sharpness with the old Novoflex Noflexar Macro 3.5/35mm on Pentax K-01.
Some old lenses still perform admirably

Old Knob by spaulein, on Flickr

Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-26-2023, 09:50 AM

How many lenses do you have?
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Views: 190,553

Kudos to steamloco76 and pepperberyy farm

Just reviewed my list of PK lenses. T-mount and Adaptall-2 lenses with PK rings are included. Takumars are excluded (cause they are not PK). PK/PKA/PKAF tele converters are included.
A few might be missing, not sure...

Pentax AF:
Pentax-DA f3,5-5,6 18-55mm AL II; Pentax-DA f3,5-5,6 18-55mm AL WR; Pentax-DA f2,8 40mm Limited; Pentax-FA f2 35mm AL; Pentax-FA f1,4 50mm; Pentax-F f2,8 50mm Macro; Pentax-FA f2,8 28mm Soft Focus;
Pentax-FA Limited f1,8 77mm; Pentax-F f2,8 85mm Soft Focus; Pentax-FA f3,5-4,5 24-90mm AL [IF]; Pentax-FA f4 28-70mm AL; Pentax-FA f3,2-4,5 28-105mm AL; Pentax-FA f4-5,6 28-105mm; Pentax-F f3,5-4,5 35-70mm;
Pentax-FA f4-5,6 35-80mm; Pentax-F f4-5,6 35-105mm; Pentax-F f3,5-4,5 35-135mm; Pentax-DA f4-5,6 50-200mm WR; Pentax-F f4-5,6 70-210mm; Pentax-F f4,5-5,6 100-300mm; Pentax-FA f4,7-5,8 100-300mm;
Pentax-DA f4-5,8 55-300mm; Pentax-FA Macro f2,8 100mm; Pentax-F f3,5-4,5 28-80mm; Pentax-FA 3,5-4,5 17-28mm; Pentax-FA 4,5-5,6 80-320mm;
Pentax-F 1,7x AF;

Pentax PKA:
Pentax-A f3,5 15mm; Pentax-A f2,8 20mm; Pentax-A f2,8 24mm; Pentax-A f2,8 28mm; Pentax-A f2 35mm; Pentax-A f1,7 50mm; Pentax-A* f1,4 85mm; Pentax-A Macro f4 100mm; Pentax-A f2,8 135mm;
Pentax-A* f2,8 200mm; Pentax-A f4 200mm; Pentax-A* f2,8 300mm; Pentax-A f3,5 35-105mm; Pentax-A f4 28-135mm; Pentax-A f4 70-210mm;
Pentax-A 1,4x-S; Pentax-A 2x-S; Pentax-A 1,4x-L; Pentax-A 2x-L;
Pentax PK, 645, 6x7, 110:
Pentax-K f2 28mm; Pentax-K f3,5 28mm; Pentax-K f3,5 28mm Shift; Pentax-M f3,5 28mm; Pentax-K f2 35mm; Pentax-M f2,8 40mm; Pentax-K f1,2 50mm; Pentax-M f1,4 50mm; Pentax-M f1,7 50mm;
Pentax-K f1,8 55mm; Pentax-K f2,2 85mm Soft Focus; Pentax-K f4 100mm Bellows; Pentax-M f2,8 100mm; Pentax-K f2,8 105mm; Pentax-K f2,5 135mm; Pentax-K f4,5 500mm; Pentax 6x7 f3,5 120mm Soft Focus;
Pentax-A 645 Macro f4 120mm; Takumar 6x7 f3,5 55mm; Takumar 6x7 f2,5 105mm; Takumar 6x7 Macro f4 135mm; Takumar 6x7 f4 200mm;
Pentax-110 f2,8 20-40mm; Pentax-110 f2,8 18mm; Pentax-110 f2,8 24mm; Pentax-110 f2,8 50mm; Pentax-110 f2,8 70mm;

3rd party AF:
Sigma f4-5,6 10-20mm EX DC HSM; Sigma f2,8 28-70mm EX DF; Sigma AF Super-Wide II f2,8 24mm; Sigma f1,4 30mm EX DC; Sigma f2,8 50mm Macro DG; Sigma EX DG Macro f2,8 24-70mm;
Sigma f2,8 70mm Macro EX DG; Sigma f2,8 105mm Macro EX DG; Sigma f4,5-5,6 120-400mm DG OS HSM; Sigma f4-5,6 70-300mm Apo Macro; Tokina AT-X f3,5-4,5 20-35mm AF; Tokina AT-X Pro 280 f2,8 28-80mm;
Tokina AT-X f4,5-5,6 80-400mm; Tamron SP f2,5 90mm Macro (52E) AF; Tamron f2,8 17-50mm Di II LD; Tamron SP f2,8 70-200mm Di LD;
Kenko Pz-AF 1,5x Teleplus SHQ; I.R. Vision 2x Pz-AF; Sigma 1,4x AF;

3rd party PKA:
Sigma Mini-Wide II f2,8 28mm; Sigma Apo Macro f5,6 180mm; Sigma Apo Tele f5,6 400mm; Tokina AT-X SD Pro 828 f2,8 80-200mm; Tokina f2,8 28mm; Soligor (Tokina) C/D MC f2,8 24mm;
Tamron SP f3,5 17mm (51B); Tamron f2,5 24mm (01B); Tamron f2,5 28mm (02B); Tamron SP f2,5 90mm Macro (52BB); Tamron f3,5-4,5 35-135mm (40A); Tamron SP f2,8 70-150mm Soft Focus (51A);
Tamron SP f3,5 70-210mm (19AH); Tamron SP f2,5 180mm (63B); Tamron f3,5 200mm (04B); Tamron SP f3,8-5,5 60-300mm (23A); Tamron SP f5,6 200-500mm (31A); Tamron SP f5,6 300mm (54B);
Vivitar (Cosina) f3,8 19mm; Vivitar Series 1 (Cosina) f5,6-8 100-500mm; Bower (Samyang) ED AS IF UMC f2,8 14mm; Bower (Samyang) f1,4 24mm; Samyang ED AS UMC f1,4 35mm; Samyang f1,4 85mm Aspherical IF;
Tokina AT-X f2,8 24-40mm; Vivitar f2,8 100mm Macro;
Vivitar 2x MC7 Macro PKA; Kenko 2x MC7 KA; Vivitar 2x MC4 PKA;

3rd party PK:
Sigma f2,8 16mm Filtermatic Fisheye; VarioZenitar-K f2,8-3,5 20-45mm; Petri (Cosina) f2 28mm; MC Macro Revuenon (Enna) f2,8 28mm; Revuenon (Cosina) f2,8 45mm; Revuenon (Tomioka) f1,2 55mm;
Petri (Cosina) f2 50mm; Porst (Cosina) MC Auto f2,5 40mm; Porst (Cosina) f1,2 55mm; Porst (Mitake) f1,8 135mm; Arsat Arax f2,8 35mm Shift; Vivitar (Kino) f2 28mm K12; Vivitar (Kino) f2 24mm; Helios 44K-4 f2 58mm;
Rikenon XR Apo f4,5 300mm; Komura KMC Komuranon f2,8 28mm; Kiron f2 28mm; Novoflex follow-focus: Noflexar f4,5 240mm & f5,6 300mm & f5,6 400mm & f8 600mm & f9 640mm; T-Noflexar f5,6 400mm & 1,5x & 2x;
Revuenon (Tomioka) Auto MC f1,4 50mm; Soligor (Sun) C/D Auto-Tele f5,6 400mm; Chinon Auto MC f2,8 28mm;

---------- Post added 26-11-23 at 07:03 PM ----------

And these are the M42 lenses (Takumars included), plus all the adapted lenses that can be used on a Pentax FF digital bodies, covering the format.
Micro lenses are included (cause they all work in extreme macrography), but Pentax-110 lenses are excluded, cause they cover only m4/3 format.
Since I made the list a few T-mount lenses have already acquired a PK mount, but I still have to update :)

M42/T-mount/Pentacon Six/Kiev 88/adapted:
VEB Domiplan f2,8 50mm; Pentacon f3,5 30mm; Pentacon auto MC f2,8 135mm; Pentacon f5,6 500mm (P6); Schacht Edixa-S-Travegon-A f2,8 35mm; Schacht Edixa-Mat-Travenar f3,5 135mm; Tamron f5,6 300mm;
Tamron Twin-Tele f2,8-5,5 135-225mm; Isco Edixa Westromat f2,8 35mm; Isco Westron f3,5 35mm; Isco Westromat f1,9 50mm; Isco Iscotar f2,8 50mm; Isco Tele-Westanar f3,5 135mm; Isco Edixa Westromat f3,5 135mm;
Isco Isconar f4 135mm; Isco Tele-Iscaron f2,8 180mm; Meyer Lydith f3,5 30mm; Meyer Trioplan f3,5 45mm; Meyer Trioplan f2,9 50mm; Meyer Trioplan f3,5 75mm; Meyer Trioplan N f2,8 100mm; Meyer Orestor f2,8 100mm;
Meyer Primagon f4,5 35mm; Meyer Oreston f1,8 50mm; Meyer Primoplan V f1,9 58mm; Meyer Primotar E f3,5 50mm; Meyer Primotar f3,5 135mm; Meyer Primotar f3,5 180mm; Meyer Helioplan f4,5 55mm;
Meyer Helioplan f4,5 75mm; Meyer Telefogar f3,5 90mm; Meyer Telemegor f5,5 180mm; Panagor (Kino) f2,5 28mm; Soligor (Tokina) C/D f2,8 24mm; Soligor (Kyoei Acall) f3,5 35mm; Soligor (Tokina) C/D f2 135mm;
Soligor (Tokina) f8 800mm; Soligor (Tokina) f2,8 135mm; Soligor (Tokina) Tele-Auto f3,5 135mm; Soligor (Komine) Tele-Auto f3,5 200mm; Soligor (Kino) f4,5 250mm; Soligor (Komine) f5,5 300mm; Soligor (Kino) f5,6 350mm;
Soligor (Komine) f3,5 135mm; Soligor (Sun) C/D Duofocal MC f4 85-135mm; Mamiya-Sekor Auto f3,5 135mm; Komura KMC Komuranon f2,5 135mm; Sankyo Kohki f3,5 135mm; Sankyo Kohki Komura f3,5 200mm;
Voigtlander Color-Ultron f1,8 50mm; Voigtlander Color-Dynarex f4 135mm; Feinmess Bonotar f4,5 105mm; Novoflex f3,5 35mm Macro; Raynox Polaris f1,8 135mm; Caspeco T (Tokina) f3,5 180mm; Ludwig Meritar f2,9 50mm;
Prakticar (CZJ Pancolar) f1,8 80mm; CZJ Flektogon f2,4 35mm; CZJ Flektogon f2,8 35mm; Zeiss Tessar f2,8 50mm; CZJ Sonnar f3,5 135mm ((zebra); CZJ Sonnar f3,5 135mm (black); CZJ Sonnar f4 135mm (leatherette ring);
CZJ Sonnar auto MC f2,8 200mm; CZJ Biometar f2,8 85mm (P6); CZJ Biometar f2,8 120mm (P6); CZJ Sonnar f2,8 180mm (P6); CZJ Sonnar f4 300mm (P6); Porst (Cosina) MC Auto f1,7 50mm; Soligor (Sankor) f2,8 135mm;
Porst (Sun) Tele MC auto D f2,8 135mm; Weltblick (Mitake) f1,8 35mm; Steinheil Cassar S f2,8 50mm; Steinheil Cassarit f3,5 100mm; Steinheil Culminar f4,5 135mm; Steinheil Cassarit f4,5 135mm;
Steinheil Auto-D-Tele-Quinar f3,5 135mm; EBC Fujinon SW f3,5 28mm; Fujinon f2,2 55mm; Fujinon EBC Macro f3,5 55mm; Mir-1 f2,8 37mm; Industar-61 L/Z f2,8 50mm; Helios 44 f2 50mm; Helios 44-2 f2 58mm;
Helios 44M f2 58mm; Volna 9 MC f2,8 50mm; Jupiter 37A f3,5 135mm; Jupiter 21M f4 200mm; Jupiter 36B f3,5 250mm (K88); Telear-5B f5,6 250mm (K88); Tair-33 f4,5 300mm (K88); Tair-3S MC f4,5 300mm;
Tair-3FS f4,5 300mm; Rubinar Makro MC f5,6 500mm; MTO-500A f8,5 550mm; MC MTO-11CA f10 1000mm; Macro-Revuenon MC (Enna) f2,8 28mm; Reflexogon (Enna) f3,5 35mm; Edixa (Enna) Eximar f3,5 35mm;
Enna Lithagon f3,5 35mm; Enna Tele-Ennalyt f2,8 135mm; Enna Tele-Ennalyt f3,5 135mm; Enna Tele-Ennalyt f4,5 200mm; Enna Tele-Ennalyt f4,5 240mm; Enna Tele-Ennalyt f5,5 300mm; Enna Tele-Ennalyt f4,5 400mm;
Schneider Edixa-Curtagon f4 28mm; Schneider Edixa Xenar f2,8 50mm; Schneider Tele-Xenar f3,5 135mm; Schneider Retina-Tele-Xenar f3,5 135mm; Schneider Tele-Xenar f5,5 18cm; Pentax SMC Takumar f1,8 55mm;
Pentax S-M-C Takumar f4 150mm; Pentax Super Takumar f4 300mm; Mayfair Sankor f3,5 135mm; Cinor (Tokina) f2,8 135mm; Berolina (Itoh) f2,8 135mm; Itoh Higon f4,5 200mm; Fujita f4,5 135mm; Chinon MC f3,5 200mm;
Vivitar Series 1 (Kino) f4,5 90-180mm Flat Field; Soligor (Tokina) Wide-Auto PX f2,8 28mm; Piesker Tele Picon f4,5 250mm; Steinheil Auto-Cassaron f2,8 50mm; Zeiss Super Dynarex f4 135mm; Edixar (Tomioka) f1.8 55mm;
Pentax Auto Takumar f1,8 85mm; Helios 40 f1,5 85mm; Isco Tele-Westanar f4 180mm; Leitz Summicron M f2 90mm; Leitz Elmarit M f2,8 135mm; Peleng f3,5 8mm; Steinheil Tele-Quinar f4,5 200mm; Mir 24M MC f2 35mm;
Voigtlander Color-Dynarex f4 200mm; Schacht Travenar f3,5 135mm R; Schacht S-Travegon f2,8 35mm; Enna Tele-Ennalyt MC f4,5 400mm; Soligor (Tokina) C/D Macro f2,8 100mm; Isco Westron f2,8 35mm;
Komura f4,5 200mm; Super Komura f5 300mm; Mamiya Sektor f2 50mm; Yashinon-DX f2 50mm; Meyer Trioplan f2,8 100mm; Pentax Super Takumar f1,4 50mm (8-elements); Steinheil Cassaron f3,5 40mm;
Kawakami Seiki RolMax f3,5 135mm; Makinon Auto MC f3,3 200mm; Revuenon Auto (Cosina) f1,8 50mm; Revuenon Auto (Tomioka) f2,8 135mm; Calejnar f2,8 150mm (K88); Sankyo Kohki Komura f2,8 135mm;
Revuenon (Tomioka) Auto f1,8 50mm; Schneider Tele-Xenar f5,5 360mm; Pentax Takumar f3,5 135mm; Staeble Telenon f3,8 135mm; Soligor (Tokina) C/D P f2 28mm; Schneider Tele-Xenar f5,6 360mm;
KMZ Apo Telezenitar-M f2,8 135mm; Sankyo Kohki Komura f7 500mm; Leitz Macro-Elmar-R f4 100mm; KMZ Jupiter 11 f4 135mm; Sankyo Kohki Komura Auto f3,5 28mm; Sankyo Kohki Komura f2,5 105mm;
Spiratone (Sankor) Tc f2,5 105mm; Accura Diamatic YS (Sankor) f2,5 105mm; UGL Condoron (Sankor) f4,5 200mm; CZJ Biotar f2 58mm; Steinheil Culminar f2,8 85mm; Pentax Super Takumar f4 200mm;
Pentax Takumar f5,6 200mm; Rikoh Rikenon f4,5 70-230mm;
UOMZ Triplet 2,8 78mm; Leitz Colorplan f2,5 90mm; Pentacon AV f2,8 80mm; Pentacon AV f2,8 100mm; Meyer Diaplan f3,5 80mm; Meyer Diaplan f3 100mm; Meyer Diaplan f3,5 140mm; Isco Projar f2,8 100mm;
KO-120M f1,8 120mm; ROW Visionar f1,9 141mm; Capi Amateur Plasticca f4,5 15cm; Leitz Elmaron f2,8 150mm; Triar-1 f3,5 150mm; Isco Ultra Star HD f2 80mm;

Macro/micro bellows heads:
CZJ Mikrotar f4,5 3cm; Noflexar f4 200mm & f4,5 135mm & f3,5 105mm & f4 60mm bellows heads; Canon f3,5 20mm bellows; Schacht Travegon R f4,5 135mm; Leitz Summar f4,5 42mm; Leitz Milar f4,5 6,5cm;
Leitz Milar f4,5 8cm; Tominon for Polaroid MP-4: f4,5 135mm & f4,5 105mm & f4,5 75mm & f4,5 50mm & f4,5 35mm & f4 17mm;

Microscope RMS objectives:
Hensoldt Minur 2,5:1; Leitz C PL 10:1 0.25 170/-; Watson Para x4 0.13; Will 4x 0.10 160/-; Wild 10x 0.25; Will 10/0.25 170/-; 4x Olympus objectives

Inverted for Macro:
SOM-Berthiot f1,9 25mm (cine 16mm); Schneider Componon f4 28mm; Schneider Componon f5,6 35mm; Schneider Componon f4 40mm, Nikkor EL-Nikkor N f2,8 50mm; Schneider Componon-S f5,6 80mm;
Schneider Componon-S f2,8 50mm; TTH Ental II f3,5 2in; Rodenstock Apo Rodagon f2,8 50mm; Komuranon-S f3,5 50mm; Komuranon-E f5,6 75mm; Komuranon-S f5,6 150mm;

Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 12-06-2023, 03:28 AM

Bokeh comparative of old M42 and PK lenses
Posted By cyberjunkie

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Another beautiful example of the sweet, buttery, almost pictorial rendering of out of focus areas, typical of multicoated Isco cinema projection lenses.
Not so many people use projection optics as taking lenses. Fit one of those lenses on a modern camera and see how it attracts the eye! Mine for example sports a very visible golden barrel with a blue star. People can get curious because of the flashy color.
The version I own is called Isco-Optic Ultra-Star HD f=80-3.15 in. MC. The speed is not defined, but it is roughly f/2. Similar Isco lenses with a red barrel are around f/1.85, and are believed to be even better. I can't say, cause I don't own one.
Projection lenses can be very different one from the other. For example the Leitz Colorplan 2.5/90mm made in Wetzlar, which I also own, has a very different optical signature. It's sharp, a lot, and still has a nice bokeh... but very different from this Isco.
It's not surprising that Marco Cavina, in his web page about the Colorplans, reveals that the Summicron of the same age had an almost identical optical design. So you practically have a Summicron optimized for the projection of diapositives...

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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 12-03-2023, 04:21 PM

How many lenses do you have?
Posted By cyberjunkie

Replies: 2,038
Views: 190,553

Great list, in many ways comparable with mine. I have exactly 100 more but the average quality of your lenses is superior. You miss a few I have (the 28mm shift comes to mind), but I miss a number of great lenses I will never be able to buy given the present prices, like the Pentax-A Star Macro 4/200mm (I would really love to have this one!), plus some collector's oddities like for example the Pentax-110 pan focus.
I thought I was very concentrated on primes, but you really beat me in that regard! :) I have a few silly zooms, and a handful of not so silly ones. You have almost none, excluding the AF's!
The different geography is revealed by the different provenience of the lenses we own. I have a good number of soviet and East Germany objectives, while you have the Sears and Vivitar ones.
I'd love to buy a few lenses that are cheaper and easier to find in the USA. Unfortunately I had to stop to buy them quite a long time ago, because of increased shipment costs and because I was invariably charged with high import taxes.
After having bothered friends and family in Italy (and even the Netherlands), asking them to receive my parcels, I did the same with my in-laws in the US. Well... a few times, until I decided to give up bothering people left and right.
Now I buy a couple new optics a year, though I still buy rings, helicoids and the like, in the process of re-discovering and adapting old optics. At present I am working on an elegant, "spot-on infinity with helicoid fully closed" adaptation of an Isco Ultra Star HD 80mm projection lens, which happens to be the last lens brought by my wife from the USA :)

Testing old lenses that I had almost (or completely) forgotten is proving to be a very satisfying pastime. Some perform poorly and I have to resort to AI to try to save the shot, while others are surprisingly good, given the age of the lens. I like it. A lot.

My best compliments for your choices

Cheers
Paolo

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