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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-10-2011, 12:54 AM
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Many thanks - I hope I hadn't stripped the screws already.
I'll order a set of JIS screwdrivers, if it'll fail I'll send it to a local shop for repair (although Pentax specialists here are very rare).
I hope this great lens can be salvaged.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-09-2011, 07:59 AM
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I have an almost mint PK-M 50/1.4 lens.
Suddenly and without hitting or dropping the lens the focus ring got stuck at the close end of the scale and I cannot focus past 0.5m or so.
The aperture ring also became clunky and there is a sound of something loose within the lens.
Following advice found on several threads here and in other forums I tried to open the back-plate to get access to the inside works of the lens, but alas! three of the five screws will not open (using a watchmaker Philips screwdriver), am I using the wrong screwdriver, are stuck screws a known issues in these old (>30 years) lenses? what can be done to save this great instrument?
Many thanks in advance.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-20-2010, 10:03 AM
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Killer feature or not, the K-5 seems like a fine APS-C DSLR, actually one of the best currently availabe and sits nicely as Pentax top offering in this segment.
For me, it shows that I have a sound upgrade path from my K20D (the K-7 was lacking in several aspects) once I decide to upgrade.
Pentax has made a few decisions that looked dubious in the past but now may look much wiser --
* Sticking to the APS-C market and investing in the 645D as their real Pro camera. I was hoping for a Pentax FF, but they have no chance in this market along with the sharks (Canon, Nikon and Sony) and as APS-C sensors are improving vastly - dynamic range and SNR are satisfactory. Want supreme DOF control, resolution and dynamic range? go for the 645D.
* Putting only SD slots in all their cameras even the 645D. It seems now that the SD format is slowly making CF obsolete.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-18-2010, 04:33 AM
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New to this forum and rather new to Pentax equipment (1.5 years).
I currently own 3 Pentax-M lenses
35/2.0 - My favorite, normal lens on my K20D, sharp at 2.0, razor sharp at 4.0.
50/1.4 - Could be my copy, but the lens, although beautifully mechanically made, is extremely soft at 1.4, still soft at 2.0 and really getting sharp above 2.8. I use it from time to time, but it fell from grace once I got the 35/2.0
150/3.5 - very pentax-like to make this bizare focal-length lens (for 35mm system). Got it because I wanted a telephoto and was/is on a very tight budget. Contrast is a bit lacking and pictures are often washed-out, but once I got to know its limitations, it gives me a lot of reach for $80.
50/1.4 sample stopped down
50/1.4 sample at 1.4
150/3.5 samples
35/2.0 samples (both low-light, hand-held)
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