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Forum: Sold Items
11-10-2012, 02:06 PM
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Is shipping to Europe really impossible?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-16-2012, 11:21 AM
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I want one!!!
Do you take pre-orders? :D
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-14-2012, 10:14 AM
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Can I join the club? :p
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
05-21-2012, 03:03 PM
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
02-19-2012, 01:02 PM
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Great little gem!!
Until very recent, I only knew this little German lens by reputation. I've been following a few on eBay, but recent auctions ended very high!
By accident I stumbled across not one, but two of them! The first one I've found on the 2nd hand shelve of my favorite photography shop, and the other one, two days later, on a flee market just around the corner.
The first had a lazy diaphragm, but after 4 hours of tinkering, I've managed to get it back to live :)
Some first results with my new arrivals
1 until 4: shot with the left and probably most recent version: definitely sharper, but a bit more vignetting!
5 until 8: the oldest version, before I revived the diaphragm, so all wide open (F2.4)
8 is an unprocessed pixel crop, by the way.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-08-2012, 06:40 AM
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Just found this tweet:
Only 1600 pieces worldwide, and only for sale throught the webstore on Pentax.jp
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-07-2012, 03:48 PM
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PENTAX smc DA 645 25 mm / 4,0
Keine Neuvorstellung, aber Eignung nur als DA-Objektiv
Erste Lieferung wahrscheinlich im April 2012
PENTAX smc D FA 645 90 mm / 2,8
Leichtes Teleobjektiv, optimal für Porträtaufnahmen mit besonderem Bokeh
Markteinführung 2012
PENTAX smc DA 560 mm / 5,6
Langerwartetes Teleobjektiv für K-Bajonett für Sport und Naturaufnahmen
Markteinführung 2012
PENTAX smc DA 50 mm / 1,8 Lichtstarkes Objektiv mit geringer Telebrennweite für K-Bajonett Markteinführung 2012
PENTAX Wechselobjektiv für K-01
Brennweite und Markteinführung noch offen. Besonders schlank im Design für K-01
PENTAX Wechselobjektiv für Q-System
Tele-Zoomobjektiv mit ausgezeichneter Leistung, Brennweite noch nicht bekannt
Markteinführung 2012
PENTAX Wechselobjektiv für Q-System
Besonders schmales Objektiv im (Gehäusedeckel-Design), Brennweite noch nicht bekannt
Markteinführung 2012
PENTAX Q Adapter für K-Bajonett Zur Adaption herkömmlicher K-Objektive an der PENTAX Q. Mit integrierter Verschlusseinheit. Nur manuelle Fokussierung möglich
Markteinführung Frühjahr 2012
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-25-2012, 11:56 AM
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 Quote: Looks familiar, doesn't it? The mirrorless prototype from 1997.
We all remember the NC-1 roumor from exactly one year ago? (source)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-10-2012, 02:39 PM
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Quote: dieses jahr wird das poster größer werden müssen. <----- :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
wooooooooooooooooooohoooooow
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
01-03-2012, 02:33 PM
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Thx, I used my other (black) K-5 and the Da*16-50/2.8)
It's to soon for that :) I've just used it for a few shots indoor and that went very well :)
Overall this lens looks quite promising. The sharpness wide open is very very workable (yes all pics are wide open) and the bokeh is dizzying :)
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
01-03-2012, 07:26 AM
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In my search for a A*135/1.8, I stumbled over an almost even rare Soligor 1:2 135mm (C/D) M42 lens :)
It arrived this morning! :)
First some shots off the lens itself, then some quick impressions.
My first impression is that it's sharper than I expected. Rendering and contrast is a bit flat (probably because of the lack of coating). All shots wide open without postprocessing.
Is it sharp enough? :)
Even through double glazing :)
Interesting bokeh (no noise reduction)
Some 'vintage' rendering and contrast (100% sensor crop)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-22-2011, 11:03 AM
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Just use some sanding paper to wear off some of the felt inside the cap... (and clean thoroughly).
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-20-2011, 05:32 PM
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Is it a coincidence that Mousehill (quite famous Pentaxian on DPReview) posted this latest portfolio on the Dutch forum a few days ago: krugernp ???
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-20-2011, 05:13 PM
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Hey Sai,
The difficult part is removing the 6 small screws by which the chrome mount is fixed to the lens barrel. In some lenses the are 'glued' to the mount by accumulated dirt or screwed in to firmly to remove by regular consumer screwdrivers. Your local watch or jewelery seller probably has more professional material to unscrew them (regular cheap screwdrivers can mess up the screws easier than you would think).
A good tip is to take pictures of each step (just for yourself and for an interesting thread on this forum :p )!
The only tricky part in dissembling the mount of a A-lens is the spring that drives the diaphragm driving plate (circular shaped piece of metal). It's a good idea to remove the actual chrome mount very slowly, and try to look between the half remove mount and the rest of the lens, while keeping the diaphragm flange in its place and look at the position of the spring, the copper contacts and the little boomerang shaped piece of metal that works like a contact switch between the A-setting and the manual F-stops.
Maybe have a try with a cheap A50/2 or so?
You are always welcome to come over to Belgium and let me do the fiddling :D
Good luck!
Frederik
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-20-2011, 01:08 PM
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Changing a mount is easy. Just needs a replacement A-lens with an equal amount of "Holes", et voilà... (or drill some extra holes in the embossed spaces in the mount).
Here a link to a recent DA*-repair of mine (Google-translate): Link to the BEST Dutch Pentax-forum |
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-06-2011, 06:23 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-05-2011, 07:31 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-03-2011, 01:42 PM
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On this I agree
Sure do! Always possible that you've found a third one.
The buyer of the first one I mentioned, is even member of this forum.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-03-2011, 12:20 PM
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$10.000 is a strong exageration. One in Holland went for €2500 last year, another one in the UK for €3500. (about $4650, on the top of my head).
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Forum: Sold Items
10-15-2011, 12:21 PM
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Yesterday my A*300/2.8 started a trip through Europe to Germany!
Have fun with it, froeschle!
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Forum: Sold Items
10-07-2011, 12:37 PM
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Superb lens! I'ld recommend it to anyone!
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Forum: Sold Items
10-06-2011, 01:30 PM
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Excuse me a few days of inactivity! I was finalizing an important project at work, which took all my time (day and night) this week.
All MP's replied!!
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Forum: Sold Items
10-03-2011, 08:54 AM
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Very relevant information Pepe! An indication that the lens is 'old' and 'used' is off course not a single problem :)
Anybody else with other experiences?
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Forum: Sold Items
10-03-2011, 01:26 AM
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Hey littledrawe,
Thanks for you support/interest :)
I know there is a import tax from the US to the EU (about 25% on top), but I'm not aware of importaxes from the EU to the US, but I can be wrong! Does someone from you side of the ocean have any experiences in that direction?
To be seriously honest: I can stretch my asking price a little bit (lets say €1250), but not to the asking price of the Italian seller (who sold an other A*300/2.8 for about €1500, just a few months ago, to the same buyer as my A*600/5.6). Who am I to blame him for going under a normal price (it's his lens, not mine), but my lens is to dear for me to do that. I'ld rather take it off the market then. Maybe I can make a family member happy with it.
That was also the reason why I sold my A*600/5.6 to "bratzmahn" in stead of the other 10 candidates around the globe for it. Lenses like this are like family members to me (I know it sounds tacky...). The fact that Thomas was a passionated nature photographer who treats his material the same way as I do, convinced me. Selling it for a bargain just to get rid of it ... no... it would break my heart (yes I'm a romantic).
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Forum: Sold Items
10-01-2011, 09:14 AM
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It was extremely nice meeting you Thomas! Hope to see some of your 600mm-work soon!
So the A*600/5.6 has found a new owner, the A*300/2.8 is still available. To all interested, I gladly suggest this graphic. :)
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