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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 06-07-2023, 05:47 PM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 37,969
Views: 3,726,339
Hey guys, long time no see!

I've been taking (digital) photos intermittently the past two years. I did upgrade my editing software, started a photography related internship, uni is done for summer and it all somewhat rekindled my interest in taking photos.
Only a bit bummed that instagram is the wreck it currently is, but then I remembered that flickr still is a thing :lol:

Today I got an adapter in the post and I had to try it out..

Leitz Wetzlar #1 microscope lens > RMS to M42 adapter on bellows.

It's not focussed quite as I'd have liked, but the wind, the bug moving and my patience dwindling I called it a day.
These factors also meant that I didn't manage to get a decent image with a higher magnification.


Bugging a Flower by Geoffrey's Creations, on Flickr

I'm pleasantly surpised by the behaviour of the lens, considering it's dated 1926!
Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories 06-01-2022, 10:26 AM  
What accessory goes in this Asahi Pentax case
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 8
Views: 1,102
Yeah the size would help.
It reminds me a little of the lens hood cases, but he taper doesn't make much sense for that.
Forum: Lens Clubs 06-01-2022, 06:51 AM  
35mm Lens Club - all you need is 35mm...
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 473
Views: 44,366
I decided to take out my WEP Auto Weiton 35/2 last weekend. I've owned this lens since 2016 I believe and used it a little back then but found it wasn't up to standard. Later I replaced it with a Takumar 35/3.5 because that is pretty much sharp at every aperture.

Well, I don't know why I haven't used it more really, maybe my standards have shifted :p

It's okay, if maybe a bit dull stopped down, but it has a fairly short min focusing distance and is fun wide open for portraits too if you mind the light a little.


The Field is just a Dream by Geoffrey's Creations, on Flickr


Little Bug by Geoffrey's Creations, on Flickr

Edit: Finally did some research on this lens and it seems to be identical to the Panagor 35/2.
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 06-01-2022, 06:13 AM  
Hunting for a holiday lens
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 14
Views: 940
Thanks a lot for all the suggestions!

An F 35-70 came up on a local auction site and is on it's way to me now - I thought I'd better start cheap and if it's nothing look around for the other suggestions, I've got enough options now that I probably hadn't thought of myself, thanks! :)





I hadn't thought of either of these options! But I fear that with both I'd fall into my girlfriends "oh, so he is crazy" category! :lol:



Thanks, but you hold on to that! 1) You're on the other side of the fairly big pond and 2) now that I know the potential sentimental value I'd like you to keep it! :o



I'll keep these in mind too, I forgot about the adaptall lenses! Plus they usually go pretty cheap to without an adapter.
I didn't think of looking that far back as many zooms of that age just don't quite cut it (on digital at least).
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-31-2022, 06:54 AM  
Hunting for a holiday lens
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 14
Views: 940
Thanks, but sadly I mean the actual mechanical coupling inside the lens mount!.. :confused:
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-31-2022, 06:22 AM  
Hunting for a holiday lens
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 14
Views: 940
Hello everyone,

I was a bit confused in which section I shall post this, but since it'll go on a K-1 I thought this is best. :o

I'm looking for a holiday lens that might help me not think that I need to take at least 3 or 4 primes with me, especially since it looks like I'll be backpacking and will likely be taking a film body with me anyway..

Normally I'd take a 20/28, 50 and a 85/135 depending or location.

I think with these holidays I could happily get away with a 28-70 zoom, if it is good quality. The comfort of autofocus would be quite nice too for once.
However the lens needs to have an aperture ring since my K-1 is missing it's aperture control lever (don't ask, I don't know where it got to it's been years and I never found it. Replacing it is a project for another day*.).

I've been wondering if I shall go for a Tokina 28-70/2.8 ATX, but there's so many different versions and reports on quality that I'm left a bit confused. There's not many available in Europe either and I have about one month max to get hold of something.

If I know what I might get, why am I asking here you're wondering?
Well, I don't want to be left with a lens that I won't enjoy using after mainly using prime lenses. I know that a zoom never will be quite the same quality wise but I just don't want to wish that I had only taken my film body (a Nikon so not lens compatible) with me because I find the lens lacklustre.

I did consider renting something, but then I run into the problem of my lack of aperture control lever again, unless I find a private person who is willing to let me rent an older lens of his. (How it's looking now I will be in the South of England mainly)

I'm happy to get more suggestions in that price range (~$200) and or reports on the aforementionend Tokina.

Many thanks in advance
Topsy


*If someone has experience I can ask this today too.. I'd be up for repariing it myself if it doesn't involve an entire camera tear down!
Forum: Lens Clubs 11-08-2021, 07:17 AM  
Soviet lenses club
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 4,207
Views: 1,073,478
That looks like a brilliant collection! :D

I have a very dangerous question.. What is the 35/1.2 called? Where can I get it and is it affordable?
I haven't got a dreamy lens in that length and have been itching to get my hands on one for a while!

Edit: I suppose it's the kp16 and won't do FF?
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 07-14-2021, 04:08 PM  
Digitising Photos, Negatives and Processing
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 6
Views: 894
Hey everyone!

Haven't been around for a while and it's nice to look in here again!
I just finished school and grabbed myself a "little" summer project..

We've got many old negatives and glass plates in our family and I'd like to digitise those, as well as my own negatives this summer.
I've got my K-1 and a super macro tak and thought of finally making use of the pixel shift function.
However, what is the best way to process the images? It'll mainly be inverting the colours, though I do have the odd colour film but it'd help if the software would be reasonably fast with that.
Usually I use capture one (10), but, as far as I'm aware, that ignores three of the 4 shifted images.

Also, I'm not sure if it's worth using pixel shift?
The glass plates are 9x12cm, my own negatives that I'd like to digitize are 135 and 120 films.

Would I be best advised to use the software that shipped with the camera, export them all as a PNG and take them into capture one?

Cheers,
Topsy
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 03-09-2021, 03:39 AM  
I'm thinking about buying a collection of Tak's - opinions welcome.
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 22
Views: 1,843
I was going to say that they seem expensive, but seeing the ebay prices in the 28/3.5 that I've seems like a good deal! (Did these go up in price?!)
I absolutely love mine, it's small, sharp* and renders colours nicely. I've never had the feeling that I need any other 28mm.

*I've accidentally hit the auto switch a few times, so didn't stop down. But there's barely a difference between f3.5 and f8 in the endresult! :)
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 03-08-2021, 05:29 AM  
I'm thinking about buying a collection of Tak's - opinions welcome.
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 22
Views: 1,843
I have two look at my lenses as belonging to two categories: creative and exact.

The creative ones cannot be replaced by a modern lens due to their rendering quirks/personality.

My Takumars go into the "exact" category for me (28/3.5, 35/2.5, 150/4, 200/4).
I believe my usage of them could be replaced by a modern lenses, but I wouldn't because these beat modern ones on price and I enjoy manual lenses more. But personally, purely from an image quality perspective, I'm pretty sure I could replace them with something modern.
Forum: General Photography 01-12-2021, 08:17 AM  
New video on snowflake photography
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 2
Views: 789
Very inspiring, thanks. It's a kind of photography that I hadn't thought about yet.
I checked your setup out too, very cool results!

It got me thinking last night and I realised that the image circle of the lenses of my old Leitz microscope cover 35mm easily. It was snowing wonderful earlier, but as soon as I had finished mounting the lens to some bellows it started raining. Typical. Next time :D
Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50 01-11-2021, 10:15 AM  
Harness for your camera & binoculars
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 5
Views: 1,819
Forgot to mention them.
I too use the PeakDesign anchor links, the nice thing is that you can buy them separate too and use them on home made straps. Couldn't be happier with them.
Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50 01-11-2021, 05:31 AM  
Harness for your camera & binoculars
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 5
Views: 1,819
The harness looks okay, though I'm not a fan of plastic carabinier hooks.

Would definitely not trust those little loops though, their recommended load capacity is way too low for a camera in my opinion. I think your setup is close to the limit already.
Forum: General Photography 01-02-2021, 01:12 PM  
To All Here On The Forum
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 42
Views: 1,925
I fear it may only work one way around, it's probably easier to feel old than young, but then again, nothing is stopping you from thinking like a youngster! :D

Just switching the numbers around might not be helpful depending on your age though.:(
Forum: General Photography 01-02-2021, 07:32 AM  
To All Here On The Forum
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 42
Views: 1,925
I believe that it's possible to switch between 27 and 72 in one fluid motion. :lol:
Forum: General Photography 01-01-2021, 06:33 PM  
To All Here On The Forum
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 42
Views: 1,925
Happy New Year from me too!

I found "Lang may yer lum reek" way less confusing than "HNY" as I didn't try to interpret anything into the former, but the latter left me wondering why everyone is calling others "honey".. I forget it every year! :rolleyes:
Forum: Lens Clubs 10-21-2020, 04:45 PM  
The "Projector Lens" Club ...
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 545
Views: 182,307
I don't have any experience with that one, but a quick google tells me that it doesn't cover medium format and that the flange focal distance the lens has would mean that it'd have to be mounted inside the camera, so no, I guess you won't be able to use one on your 645Z :(
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 10-09-2020, 02:00 PM  
Hello All - Looking to get into Astrophotography - pls advice on suitable Pentax DSLR
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 20
Views: 1,503
KStars supports Pentax cameras, I'm not sure what functions though, I never got round to giving it a proper go myself but do plan to sometime. :)
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-08-2020, 12:11 PM  
Worth owning these Russian lenses?
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 30
Views: 4,258
I wouldn't even try to find any without cleaning marks (on the front element, I wouldn't want them on the rear element). I got lucky on some lenses that barely have any, but my general rule is: Clean optics, no scratches, used looking body. If there's no signs of usage I'd start to wonder why it's spent most of it's life on a shelf.
I'd rather have a used and loved and decently looked after lens than a neglected one. :)
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 10-08-2020, 07:10 AM  
Hello All - Looking to get into Astrophotography - pls advice on suitable Pentax DSLR
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 20
Views: 1,503
I've had some good results with my K-1 + astrotracer earlier this year after following the extensive guide by Roger N. Clark. It's a bit a difficult read (physics heavy) but definitely worth it.
Beginning Astrophotography 002, Clarkvision.com
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-08-2020, 05:56 AM  
Worth owning these Russian lenses?
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 30
Views: 4,258
That rings a bell, thanks! I hadn't been using my cameras much the past few years and many of these little details have slipped my mind :o
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-08-2020, 04:54 AM  
Worth owning these Russian lenses?
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 30
Views: 4,258
Am I missing something? I haven't modified any of my m39 lenses irreversably regarding focus.
In fact, only my Jupiter 9 needed a bit a thinner shim, the others all are okay. What is the irreversible mod? :confused:
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 10-07-2020, 02:11 PM  
Thematic A Flair for Flare
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 1,448
Views: 110,239
Now there's a thought for a massive project! haha :lol:
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-07-2020, 01:10 PM  
Worth owning these Russian lenses?
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 30
Views: 4,258
I'm not sure if the 77m creates better swirl, but I assume that if it swilrs better it's probably not "worth" the higher price.

Another 50/1.8 that is swirly would be the Cosinon 50/1.8. It's even cheaper than the helios, I think you get the most swirl for your money with that one. :)
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 10-06-2020, 06:35 PM  
Thematic A Flair for Flare
Posted By Topsy
Replies: 1,448
Views: 110,239
Too much? :o
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