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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-19-2022, 05:35 PM
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The Kenko Pz-AF Uniplus extension tube has all the contacts (including the two for power zoom/SDM inside the barrel), screw drive, and aperture lever - but they very rarely come up for sale. I've been watching for one for at least a couple of years on the big auction site, local stores, craigslist, etc., and finally snagged one this past week.
Kenko Pz-AF UNIPLUS TUBE 25 reviews - Pentax Camera Accessory Review Database |
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Forum: Pentax KP
06-04-2021, 06:08 AM
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That was my thought also. @OP, are there any machinist/machine shops close? A bit of careful work with an arbor press might work. I haven't done anything this delicate, but I have used an arbor press to straighten out a clutch lever for a bike that was bent a little when it fell over in the owner's garage.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-03-2021, 06:18 PM
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Ditto! I'd love to order a copy. Tried to sign up on the marktplaats site with the help of Google Translate, but I could not get past the account verification where the site wanted to send an SMS text - the country code selection for the phone number didn't include +1 for the US/Canada.
- Dwayne
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-26-2021, 04:16 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-22-2021, 09:34 AM
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I should have added that in my earlier response, too. Gorgeous shot!!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-21-2021, 04:08 PM
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My guess is that it’s a reference to one of their hits from the late 70’s - “Time for Me to Fly”.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
11-21-2020, 08:04 AM
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Great price! But, I wonder if this would be considered a "grey market" purchase for US buyers and cause warranty hassles?
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-22-2020, 12:01 PM
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If you have a 3d-viewer for your smartphone, they can make viewing pictures like this very easy.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
05-29-2020, 03:54 PM
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If interested in an electric dehumidifier but don’t want to go the lightbulb route, google “goldenrod dehumidifier”. Works on the same principle - slightly warming the air - but without the glass (which I would surely break by trying to stuff just one more lens into the cabinet). [emoji23]
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Forum: General Talk
04-17-2020, 03:18 PM
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Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
(Edit - Added title/artist. Just noticed that it isn’t showing on Tapatalk)
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Forum: General Photography
04-16-2020, 05:39 PM
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www.siliconfilm.com perhaps? That’s the one I remember from the early 2000’s. Oddly enough, the web site is still alive, complete with news headlines and copyright notice from the year 2000!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-27-2020, 05:10 PM
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I recently picked up a small kit consisting of a Spotmatic SP, Tak lenses (50/1.4 (7-element), 35/3.5,and 70-150/4.5), a flash, and a right angle finder. Everything appears to be in nice shape except for one spot of fungus on the outside of the rear element on the Zoom, which cleaned up easily and seems to have left no permanent marks.
The reason for this post, though - has anyone sent out a camera for repair and gotten it back with a note written on the camera itself? This spotty has the note "JS 11-16-87 19096 every thing was messed up" written on the film back near where the take-up spool is. I love it! :D
Maybe is was sentimental for someone and worth the cost to repair? I've no idea, but it's nice to believe that it was well used and worth repairing.
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Forum: General Talk
03-21-2020, 06:22 PM
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Oh, another one I remember... Years ago, Ohio plates required a sticker with the county name at the bottom of the plate (it's since been replace with a numerical county sticker in the corner). A car where I worked at the time had the personalized tag "TAKESA" and underneath was the sticker with the county name of "LICKING".
For the youngsters out there, Timex's slogan used to to be "Takes a licking and keeps on ticking".
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Forum: General Talk
03-21-2020, 04:27 PM
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I used to have a personalized (sort of) plate. Ohio offers some organization-related license plates for a bit less than the cost of personalized plates. As I have my amateur radio license, it seemed like a good idea to get my call sign on the plates that read "Amateur Radio" on the bottom of the tag. Even better, it was something like only $10 more than regular plates instead of the $50 premium for vanity plates.
My call sign is N8KDY. Had the plates for several years. Then, one fine day, someone walked up to me in public while I was at my vehicle (and out to lunch with a co-worker, no less) and asked "Does your license plate say 'NAKED WHY'"? He giggled all the way back to work about it.
Next go around I got the regular plates with 3 letters and 4 numbers. :D
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
03-21-2020, 04:09 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-15-2020, 06:26 PM
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In addition to the places already mentioned, let me add usedphotopro.com (the used department for Roberts Camera). They also have a store on eBay using the ID "robertscamera". Most of their items have a 180-day warranty, too.
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
02-02-2020, 04:57 PM
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Wonderful pics! I've got a related lens - a Chinon 50mm f1.7 Macro of the reverse-taper barrel design. When trying to find some info about it, I came across this flickr page that talks about both the 50mm and the 55mm. It's apparently a convoluted history. ;)
Chinon MCM 55/1.7 (Summer 2011) - an album on Flickr |
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Forum: General Talk
01-18-2020, 07:08 AM
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Thank you for this! I’ve been rediscovering some of their albums that I’d purchased back in the 80’s. Looking forward to listening to these audiobooks as well!
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-24-2019, 09:25 AM
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Another option is to look for a cheap and/or broken D-BG4 grip with the lithium battery tray. The trays are interchangeable with the D-BG5. I was in the same situation as you, read about the compatibility in an older thread here, bought one (a D-BG4, that is), and can verify that the D-BG4 tray fit in my D-BG5 grip.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-07-2019, 11:57 AM
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Forum: General Talk
08-21-2019, 09:23 AM
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Happened to me, but not with photography related items. I ordered a DVD for my son that was never shipped. Paypal decided in my favor and refunded me. One thing I made sure to do was use Paypal's "contact seller" function for any correspondence so Paypal had a copy of all communication and they could review as part of my claim. In my case, the seller never responded to any of my communications, so it was pretty painless - just took some time to work through the process and wait for the time limits to expire.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-28-2019, 12:56 PM
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My 360B has the extended baffle also. I believe the 01F teleconverter fits (see Tamron SP Adaptall-2 300mm F/2.8 LD-IF Model 360B), but the 200F and 140F do not fit without shortening the baffle, which I did. Rather than use a saw and create metal filings, I (carefully!) used a small tubing cutter for copper pipe. The baffle is thin aluminum, so it needs a delicate touch. I believe 5.5mm of the baffle needed to be cut off for the 200F and 140F to fit. See the review by pacerr in the PF lens reviews: Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 300mm f/2.8 LD IF - 360B Lens Reviews - Tamron Adaptall Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database - that's where I first read about the modification and how much of it needed to be removed, although it only mentions the modification with respect to getting the 140F to fit.
YMMV, do this at your own risk, etc., etc. - it's an expensive lens!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-19-2019, 02:25 PM
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For the K3 and K3-II (I cant speak definitively on the K1 since I don’t have one - yet ;) ), there is a remote receiver window on both the front and back of the body. On the back, it’s a small dark red window just above and a bit to the right of the 4-way controller, where the thumb rest is.
You can also use a wired remote (or intervalometer, as posted above) - there’s a jack underneath a rubber cover below the SD card door on the side of the body, right by the button and [1-2] icon used to switch between the two SD card slots when reviewing pics.
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