Sorry to hear that, Cotty. Seems like problems are never ending. If you are wondering what that has to do with your post, I have to reply, "Not much" <GRIN>.
Cotty wrote: > Hi gang, > > Just thought I'd mention that I have been enabled twice :-) > > Thanks to Godders for passing on a K17mm 3.5 fisheye that I bought > recently from a Californian eBayer. > > <http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/ultra-wide/K17f4-Fish.html> > > It arrived yesterday and (yes I know - abhorent according to the > Allingator) I took the Dremel to it, removing the aperture lever and > plastic surround. It now has an (eBay bought) K mount adapter on it and > I tried it on my Darkside 1D (1.3 crop sensor) and it's fabulous. Will > post some pics soon. > > Another lister helped out with my calls for an A20 2.8 and I have now > secured one, so thanks to all who responded. > > <http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/ultra-wide/A20f2.8.html> > > The Allingator will be relieved to know that this lens is not for the > chop! I recently found a good eBay deal on a Panasonic L1 (4/3rds sensor > system) with the Leica 14-50mm D Vario-Elmarit lens that seems to be all > the rage. > > <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcl1/> > > I wanted a streetable grabcam with a medium wide prime to emulate the > days when I wandered with my little Leica CL and 40mm lens. The L1 is > not little, but a lot smaller than the Canon 1D, so that's a plus. The > idea is I sell the lens and with a bit of luck end up having paid > peanuts for the camera, which is a distinct possibility. > > Hence I will be eBaying the Leica lens shortly. I'll offer it here first > - can't imagine anyone would be interested here, but you never know. I > don't know anyone other than Bob W who's bought into 4/3rds. > > So, the A20 will simply have an adapter bayonetted onto the rear - no > surgery necessary - and will have the same angle of view as a 40mm lens > on 35mm film - ideal for me. Again, pics posted in due course. I've > been using the L1 with an old K mount RMC Tokina 17mm 3.5 that's been > hidden away for years. The viewfinder is dim and distant compared to > Pentax and Canon 1D finders (we have an *istDs as well) but useable and > love the retro stying with shutter speed knob on top, aperture rings et > al. Great fun to use. Even been shooting in mono mode - I find I think > in black and white much better if I know it's going to shoot in black > and white. I might even tape a box-top from a roll of FP4 on the back as > a comfort ;-) > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
