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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways 07-01-2013, 05:55 PM  
Ricoh GR Digital IV Giveaway: Ending 7/8/2013!
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 630
Views: 102,073
EPCOT World Showcase at Sundown
Shot with Pentax K-x.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 07-01-2013, 05:53 PM  
Night EPCOT World Showcase at Sundown
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 0
Views: 1,220
I didn't have a tripod, so I held the camera against the railing as still as I could.

Shutter speed was actually 1.5 s.

Shot with a Pentax K-x: Used Pentax K-X 12.4 Megapixels Digital Slr Camera Body Black
Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals 04-30-2013, 08:40 AM  
Best Lens for a wedding? Help please...
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 15
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I'm in a similar situation, and I've never been to a wedding! I want to take quality pictures as a guest, but I don't know what to bring and I don't want to bring too much or too big (hopefully one lens, 2 at most). I'm guessing weddings are typically low light so I need fast lens/es and need wide focal lengths for the fun, casual shots. I don't have fast and wide and I don't have zooms.

What I've got:
Pentax K-x
Super Program + iso 400 film (1/2 roll of portra, 2 superia)
A 50/1.7
SuperTak 50/1.4
Super Tak 85/1.9
K 35/3.5
no flash

I'm thinking one of the 50s are my best bet (fast, compact). The K-x would have the significant low-light advantage, but the FOV might be too narrow. I prefer the wider, "nifty" FOV on the Super Program, but I'm worried that ISO 400 wouldn't be good enough. As much as I love the rendering of the 85 and 35, I'm thinking they're too long/slow.

I don't mean to hijack sam's thread, but I didn't want to make another thread asking the same thing. Please advise :confused:

Thank you
Forum: Lens Clubs 10-28-2012, 07:35 PM  
Takumar club
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 18,995
Views: 3,715,494
Bright sun can be bothersome, but the focus peaking helps a good bit. The red peaking lines are fairly visible to me when there's moderate glare on the screen and gives me a good idea where the focus is, especially when combined with the touchscreen zoom-in. Also, nearly all of my shots with the NEX are taken at hip level with the screen tilted up and my head hunched over looking down--my head sometimes provides shade over the screen and reduces/prevents glare! I don't know if my experience will help you on your question if you don't plan on shooting in weird postures or if you don't have an over-sized skull like me :p And thank you!

Sidenote: I know a lot of people crap on mirrorless cameras' lack of OVF, because they can't press the camera against their forehead for extra stability and think they have to hold the camera 2-3 feet away from their face with their arms out in an uncomfortable position that introduces instability and shake. Shooting at hip-level with my thumbs on top of the camera (right thumb presses shutter) with fingers underneath and palms pressing against the side and upper arms pressed against the sides of my body has been very stable for me. I don't know if this is common practice with mirrorless, but it was something I've developed for myself after shooting with it for some time. Also, aren't we all tired of eye-level shots and having to crouch :p [/sidenote]

Great shots with the Auto/Super Takumar 55s! I thought getting a 50/1.4 would make my Auto 55/1.8 obsolete, but I find myself keeping the 55 in regular rotation. I need get some shots with it some time this week.
Forum: Lens Clubs 10-28-2012, 02:05 PM  
Takumar club
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 18,995
Views: 3,715,494
My favorite Tak on the NEX-5N


Shiba Backyard Portrait by Alxaxle, on Flickr


Shiba Backyard Portrait 2 by Alxaxle, on Flickr
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-11-2012, 05:52 PM  
The Bokeh Club
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 25,874
Views: 2,354,657
Straight JPEG conversion from LR
I just like how the flowers in the background showed up

Flowers at Morikami by Alxaxle, on Flickr

Wide open, I think
"Natural" setting in PDCU

Calamansi by Alxaxle, on Flickr
Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive 06-26-2012, 12:30 PM  
Pentax K 35mm f/3.5 samples
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 30
Views: 10,978
No PP. 1/250, ISO 100, f3.5.

Chihuly Garden Flowers (No PP) by Alxaxle, on Flickr
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 06-18-2012, 08:45 AM  
Show Us Your Best K-X shots
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 1,231
Views: 279,946
A50/1.7


Pike Place Market Musician by Alxaxle, on Flickr
Forum: Lens Clubs 04-02-2012, 08:33 PM  
Vivitar Lens Club - share the beauty
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 1,051
Views: 204,044
Thank you!:o



The front of the lens is ridiculous. I got a lens hood for it to help with the flare, and it was even more ridiculous. I don't bring it out into public because it looks like some kind of futuristic weapon!


My kit lens broke at the mount (plastic mounts :mad:). I sent out for repair (years ago when I didn't know better) and they charged me a ridiculous price. This is when I learned about old Pentax lenses and these forums! I might still be using only the kit lens if it didn't break :eek: and I wouldn't be here!

Just a few months ago, now that I knew better, I ordered a new mount to attempt to repair it, and turned out a few of the tiny gold contact balls was missing. the lens acted erratically and was useless. If anyone has tips on substituting the gold contact balls (short off ordering new ones), I'm all ears!

Sorry for turning this into a rambling post.
Forum: Lens Clubs 04-02-2012, 01:52 PM  
Vivitar Lens Club - share the beauty
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 1,051
Views: 204,044
The 20mm 3.8 (Kiron, I think) + K-x + a bit of contrast and vibrnce tweaking in LR

On a Walk by Alxaxle, on Flickr

It's not as sharp or contrasty as my other lenses or the lenses I'm used to seeing here, but it was the cheapest wide-angle I could get (I don't have the kit lens) and focuses an inch or two from the front element. Pretty fun to shoot, even though the front element is 82mm large and is prone to flare :p Definitely my weakest lens in IQ, though.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 03-28-2012, 06:09 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 26,340
Views: 3,324,539
There's a hole where the knob should be and I have to stick a bent paper clip through that hole to open the film door!

I ended up buying the rewind knob and shaft, and it cost more than I got the camera for :lol:
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 03-28-2012, 01:06 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 26,340
Views: 3,324,539
First roll of film through my first SLR ever (ME Super). My wide-angle lenses are actually really wide, and the viewfinder is INCREDIBLE! I now hate looking though my K-x viewfinder, even with a magnifier and Canon EE-c focusing screen :hmm:


Super ME Test Roll 1 by Alxaxle, on Flickr
CVS same-day processing, from Image CD.

I used Fuji Superia XTRA 400 from Wal-Mart--is this a good, cheap film? Also, any tips/tricks with film? I heard somewhere that people don't actually set the film's labeled ISO on the camera. Is this something I should be worrying about?

My Super ME didn't come with a rewind knob or crank, so I hand-wound the film in the bathroom under a towel. Light seeped through the bathroom door, and the camera left the towel a few times. The towel contacted the film sometimes, and the film twisted back and forth. Managed to not mess up any shots; one or two shots came out weird, but I think that was a result of exposure.

I'll definitely be shooting a lot more film (as costs allow)!
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 01-05-2012, 04:53 PM  
The Bokeh Club
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 25,874
Views: 2,354,657
My favorite Super Tak on my brother's NEX-5N (xposted from Takumar Club)
straight-out-of-camera, default jpeg settings

Chinese Hat flower (and a bee) by Alxaxle, on Flickr
Forum: Lens Clubs 01-05-2012, 04:38 PM  
Takumar club
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 18,995
Views: 3,715,494
The Auto-Takumar 55/1.8 (and 2.0) is truly a humble yet awesome piece of glass. I thought I could completely replace it with a Super-Tak 50/1.4 but found out the 55 still holds its own in certain aspects and couldn't let it go.
Great shots, guys!

Auto-Tak 55/1.8 on K-x; PDCU bleach bypass

Fire Hydrant PDCU Processing by Alxaxle, on Flickr

Super Takumar on NEX-5N; straight-out-of-camera, default jpeg settings

Chinese Hat flower (and a bee) by Alxaxle, on Flickr
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 01-02-2012, 03:49 PM  
Show Us Your Best K-X shots
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 1,231
Views: 279,946
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 11-29-2011, 05:20 AM  
I got multi-segment metering on an M42 lens--how?!
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 15
Views: 4,603
It was definitely MS metering. It was recorded as an A lens with an aperture of 1.4 (which I wish either lens were capable of)! Screenshot of exif info attached.


Ah, this might be it. The edges of the metal tape are fraying a bit, and a tiny piece may have worked itself into the contact-pin sleeve when mounting/unmounting.

Here's the exif from one of those shots. The shot was pretty under-exposed, so the matrix metering wasn't even accurate. I guess finding the cause isn't worth it, unless someone manages to make it accurate (dial in some ev comp plus other things?) and harness it for the powers of good.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 11-28-2011, 07:19 PM  
I got multi-segment metering on an M42 lens--how?!
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 15
Views: 4,603
On the K-x (maybe just my K-x?), I can only choose between spot and center-weighted metering when using M42 or Pentax-M lenses.

Along with what you said, that's what I've always thought; the metering is done by the camera and not the lens. This always made me wonder why multi-segment metering was disabled on M42 and M-series lenses (on just the K-x? just my K-x?).
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 11-28-2011, 07:01 PM  
I got multi-segment metering on an M42 lens--how?!
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 15
Views: 4,603
I was shooting some test shots with an M42 lens of mine and glanced at the screen to find out it had multi-segment metering active! I have no idea what I exactly did. I unmounted and remounted the lens to see if it would still have multi-segment as a metering option. Nope. :hmm: I never been able to replicate it.

Has anyone experienced this and/or know how to go about doing this?

I looked everywhere on how to get multisegment metering on M42 lenses and read it wasn't possible.

The only things I do know:
1) I have metal tape on the base of the M42 lens for Catch-In-Focus and improved metering.
2) I previously had my A50/1.7 with multi-segment metering active before mounting the M42.
3) The camera was off when I changed lenses...I think.

Whether those had anything to do with it, I have no idea.

Even though this multisegment metering might not even be accurate (assuming it's available only on A-lenses and newer because the camera needs to communicate with the lens) or even useful, I'd still like to know if anyone has experienced this before.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 11-20-2011, 02:07 PM  
Show Us Your Best K-X shots
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 1,231
Views: 279,946

backyard 034 by Alxaxle, on Flickr
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-07-2011, 02:29 PM  
Removing a Takumar Lens Faceplate Help
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 7
Views: 3,328
Thank you so much for the information, guys! Saved me the trouble of asking more questions after getting the filter ring off. Squashed the front barrel back to circular as much as I could. Used a few drops of penetrating oil (PB50 Blaster). Friction rotation still didn't work that well. Dug the flathead screwdriver into the engraved letters and pushed as hard and controlled as I could at different locations of the face plate. Still hardly moved, but bit by bit, hour by hour, it finally came off! Scraped up the mint-condition faceplate pretty good though. :lol:

Tightened the second set of 3 screws, put everything back, focusing works again. Still has problems with the aperture ring, but I'll let those slide. I am puzzled how this lens had near-mint-condition glass and externals but a myriad of internal problems (including lots of black dirt falling out)! It now works as much as I need it to.

Again, thank you all sooooo much!! :)

EDIT: I just found out I didn't reconfigure infinity focus. D'oh.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-06-2011, 05:42 AM  
Removing a Takumar Lens Faceplate Help
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 7
Views: 3,328
SMC Takumar 135/3.5
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-05-2011, 09:58 PM  
Removing a Takumar Lens Faceplate Help
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 7
Views: 3,328
Does anyone have any experience removing the front faceplate of a takumar for disassembly? I read about using a rubber glove and a lens cap to rotate it out, but I realized this didn't work for me due to the faceplate (and possible the threaded area) being bent slightly oblong. Anyone have any experience with this? Can I "squish" it back into a circular shape?

I received a lens from eBay in this shape. The focusing ring "slips", as in it rotates freely without it moving the barrel of the lens. It will stop rotating at min focus distance and infinity, so it's not like it spins in one direction forever. Some research on the internet showed that there are three screws under the faceplate that need to be tightened to fix this. I can not remove the plate as I stated above. Filters won't screw on either because of this.

I don't think I can return it anymore. I got a pretty good deal on it (I think), and the optics looked to be nearly mint, so I'm really hoping there's a fix for this that won't involve me sending it off for expensive repair.
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 11-04-2011, 07:22 PM  
Best screen ever for manual focus : Canon ee-S!!!
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 769
Views: 182,149
I just finished cutting the Ec-S screen for my K-x minutes ago, only to discover the screen is too thick, even without the stock shim (no I didn't check the thickness at the beginning because I'm dumb) :mad: .
The actual focus is way behind the focus on the viewfinder. Besides that, the view is incredible; it doesn't even seem like I'm looking through a focusing screen! It's like I'm looking through a clear window that makes the subject I'm focusing on pop out! Also, you're right--the etchings on the Ec-S are totally unobtrusive and are actually quite useful as compositional reminders. Of course, all this would be fantastic without the severe back focus due to thickness.

Please tell me there is a way to fix this, especially after all those hours of work (I'm not handy with tools at all).
There's no way I can go back to the Travor split screen now :fedup:

EDIT: I put the original shim back in and it seems to be fine. My understanding of front/back focus seems to be messed up.

EDIT2: Shimmed it with 5-6 layers of magic tape as previously mentioned by dlacouture and seems to be focusing fine so far. Got the screen more smudgy and scratchy due to more stupidity, but its still soo much better than the Travor screen. I want to thank all the contributors to this thread, especially dla, for providing the info about this screen (assuming the Ec-S and Ee-S are indeed the same matte).
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 10-18-2011, 09:37 AM  
Best screen ever for manual focus : Canon ee-S!!!
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 769
Views: 182,149
Thanks, dla.

Are the Ec-S, EF-S, Eg-S, etc. definitely the same as the Ee-S, but with markings?

kanzlr, on your Ec-S, does the entire have the matte surface, or are the areas within the circles a different surface? Also, how dark/defined are the circles on the screen?
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 10-15-2011, 10:14 AM  
Best screen ever for manual focus : Canon ee-S!!!
Posted By MobiusOne
Replies: 769
Views: 182,149
I plan on cutting an Ee-S for my K-x. Are there any issues that would prevent this from working on a K-x?

No one's mentioned fitting the screen for their K-x in this thread, and focusingscreens.com doesn't have an S-type screen for the K-x, so I was wondering if there's a problem that won't allow a K-x to use this screen.
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