Thanks, Christine. :-)
Believe it or not, I've actually been taking pictures like crazy lately,
but it's all been political candidates and whatnot -- you know, kindling
for flame wars. So, I've been concentrating on that and creating &
running an associated blog. And that's why I haven't been participating
as much in the list of late. But, now I seem to have things somewhat
in-hand. Hence, my ability to seek enablement and post news of my
recent acquisitions. Speaking of which . . .
I took some shots of the useless lens, I got along with the others. I
was actually able to pull out the bayonet and straighten it so that it
actually works now. It could use some cleaning up, and it's by no means
a pretty lens. But, it is functional. I thought I'd post the shots
here to see if anyone might recognize it. As I mentioned before, it's
an 80-200/4.5 - 5.6 with a minimum aperture of 22, made in Japan --
apparently on 6/20/1983 according to the little sticker by the "Lens
made in Japan" stamp.
http://i54.tinypic.com/r9elc7.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/2upteys.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/24l0lzs.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/f4rce1.jpg
Does this thing look familiar at all to anyone? There's absolutely no
writing around the front element -- just some exposed threads around the
outer diameter. It's a push-pull type zoom, with the letters "P K"
stamped in green on the aperture ring.
-- Walt
On 2/2/2011 7:28 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Sounds like good enablement. Now go take some pictures! :-) Cheers,
Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Gilbert" <ldott...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:24 PM
Subject: Re-emerging, announcing enablement
Hi all,
In my absence from the list -- which, to the extent it was noticed,
must have been greatly appreciated -- I've managed to procure a few
goodies for a not-bad price, I think, but thought I'd get the
opinions of folks more knowledgeable than myself. I actually got a
whole bunch of stuff -- filters, hoods, and one useless lens which I
haven't the foggiest notion what it might be other than an 80-200/4.5
macro with a bent bayonet. Beyond that, however, I got the following:
Tokina SZ-X 28-200 3.5-5.3
Pentax SMC FA 28-80 3.5-4.7
Sigma 24-70 3.5-5.6 UC
. . . and last but not least:
SMC PENTAX 1:1.4/50
All lenses are in fair to excellent condition, except for the
M-50/1.4, which appears to have never been attached to anything. The
threads don't even appear to have ever had a filter screwed into
them. There is something odd about the lens, that I thought I'd ask
about, though nothing performance-wise. It's just that the printing
around the front element is ever-so-slightly different from what I've
seen in images of the same lens around the web. The imprint says:
ASAHI OPT. CO., JAPAN -- Pentax SMC M-50/1.4 -- 1093350
The other lenses I've seen have "mm" appended after the "50" --
except for those labeled SMC TAKUMAR, instead of SMC PENTAX. Is this
indicative of anything significant at all? I'm in absolute love with
the lens, whatever the case. It took some effort to convince myself
to take it off the K-x in order to try out the other lenses. But, I
finally did (and regretted it, as they all pale considerably).
Whatever the case, I think I got a pretty damned good deal on it all,
considering I'm out a grand total of $200.00 US collectively. I
figure I came out OK by way of enablement for that kind of dough.
Best,
Walt
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