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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-15-2010, 02:41 PM
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Is that the K mount version? Cool. I have the M42.
I'd love to see some bright light photos with high contrast, maybe sunlight glinting off a boat ral or something. The TeleTakumar will purple fringe pretty heavily in that condition. Otherwise, a beautiful image.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-21-2009, 11:15 PM
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Look REALLY hard at the thrifts and estate sales. Craigslist. Whatever.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-17-2009, 01:07 PM
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TeleTakumar 1000 / f8 in sweet condition with case for $225.00. Craigslist.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-19-2009, 03:36 PM
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I get the best stuff from sellers who don't "specialize" in camera gear, just resell estate finds.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-26-2009, 12:03 PM
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Ha. That dove had no idea he was even in the neighborhood...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-05-2009, 07:32 PM
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Ditto. If someone here got it, please advise. I'd like to see what you got... and congrats.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-05-2009, 07:31 PM
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Sorry, just sharing the interest...
My bid died at $125.00, no way that would last. Too many shoppers these days. It is a great website and I suspect word has gotten out.
My experience is that photo stuff from Goodwill is in better condition than Ebay. Straight from the enthusiast or his estate, not so many hands picking through it and re-selling it.
Even at $242.00, someone got a deal.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-05-2009, 04:16 PM
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That's a...
1.7 50mm
4.0 75-150mm
and a
2.0 28mm.
I think the 2.0 / 28 is easily worth twice the going price. Good luck to all.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-04-2009, 06:55 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-20-2009, 07:45 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-03-2009, 11:39 AM
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Mailed it out to Brooklyn yesterday. Hope it makes a nice vintage lens look even nicer.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-03-2009, 11:36 AM
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I have the same lens, except I paid a paltry $200.00... That was probably my score for the decade.
As was stated, I think the connection is the filter housing.
Mine is a Tele-Takumar and is certainly M42. I think the rack-and-pinion focus along with the filter coupling would allow for infinity focus with any type adapter, including the flange type. I believe you could semi-permanent adapt that lens.
Yes, it is a freakin' monster.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-01-2009, 05:14 AM
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Yea. I'd like to get it to someone with the "correct" vintage. We'll see. I believe it was on an -A 35-75 / F 3.5-4.5 zoom
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-31-2009, 08:12 PM
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Can I do this here? Apologies in advance if out of line...
I have an unused OEM Pentax lens cap in 58mm. This is proper for the -A series glass. Anyone need it to replace a generic one, please drop me a line. Free to someone who could use it. Send your address, I'll mail it out. Good Karma. USA, please.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-21-2009, 12:07 PM
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The pricing at Goodwill has gone up in the past year, for sure. Still, I bet these go for a fair discount versus Ebay.
I doesn't need to be said that I am not currently in the market...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-21-2009, 11:39 AM
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Oh yea. There is currently a SMC-M 40 / 2.8 pancake there as well...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-21-2009, 11:37 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-21-2009, 10:40 AM
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I already have the Takumar version...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-28-2009, 08:02 PM
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All I know is that I see a lot of them and they never generate much interest or a decent sale price. No body wants them.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-28-2009, 04:20 PM
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I'm surprised so many, they could not have been very cheap for the time.
Now I just need to find the OEM tripod...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-28-2009, 11:13 AM
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How many of these did they ever sell?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-24-2009, 02:56 PM
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Piling on my own post, here is the setup. For those who want to see one.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-24-2009, 02:53 PM
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Here are some more stopped down to F16.
The crop shows overexposed white spots against a green backdrop, no sign of purple fringe. Red seems real easy to overexpose and fringe, I guess that makes sense for the wavelength. ???.
These look better. Better light.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-24-2009, 12:48 PM
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Get it from the Pentax website direct. It kills me, units that sell on Ebay are more expensive than from Pentax. ???.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-24-2009, 12:36 PM
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Guys:
It took me a while to get to play with the new Beast, I have been busy and did not have a suitably safe mount for it. I finally got it out today and got to play some. These are initial obervations. I'll post a review soon, I really want to take some moon shots first.
I am fairly news to this, Please take with a grain of salt. K20D. ISO 400. Manual operation.
1) Can a lens be too large? I would say yes. Not to large for bragging rights, a collection, or simple cool factor. Too large to be practical? Very possiblly. This thing is like setting up a telescope. You better have a very specific need and requirement, like setting up three days in a duck blind to spot a rare critter. Don't take it to the zoo or to walk around the neighborhood.
2) I shot all the photos you'll see wide-open at F8. I figured that is the worst case. Over-blown white highlights will purple fringe like the dickens. High contrast like that can be a problem. See the overexposure on the crop of the white railing photo. That was as bad as I could get. (Operator error, it was way overexposed). I suppose such is to be expected with this glass. ???. My other long telephoto is a more modern (A Series) Sigma APO 500. So far, I never have been able to create such an event with that lens. The other shots are fine. I have no A - B tests at a lower aperture settings to compare. I will do that next time. Softer scenes look nice, like a Takumar.
3) I suspect the M42 adapter issue(s) are not a problem with this style lens. From what I can see, the rack and pinion focuser allows a wide range of adjustment: By design. There is split coupling in the back of the lens to allow for generic filters. Your length will vary? ???. I seem to have the ability to focus past infinity, an external adapter should work fine. ???. I was using the OEM.
4) Mounting the camera can be easier than you think: You can pop apart at the filter coupling to make the M42 mount more manageable. Unscrew from the camera what is left, then remove the adapter.
5) The weight and inertia makes tripod bounce a real issue. I was shooting on 12 second delay to make shre the mount was stable. Again, I need to shoot the moon and stars. That won't happen around here until late September.
6) This thing is a real eye-turner. It screams Look at Me!
I have much more testing to do and will advise.
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