RE: old lenses
Fellow Pentax Aficionados, I have been following the "old lens" thread with some interest. It is good to see that there are those who will use these fine optics as they were intended. In keeping with this thread, I have decided to sell my f/4.5-500mm and f/8-1000mm Tele-Takumar lenses. If anyone within PUG, or subscriber to PDML, is interested, please get in touch with me off-list. I would like to see someone use these lenses, rather than have them languish in some vault. Best Regards, Lance Overholt
Re[2]: More help from LX Illuminati
Fellow LX Users, I was somewhat disgusted to find that both of mine (one new style, one old) both exhibit the same erratic behavior. I use the word disgusted because I have, very recently, had both of them CLA'd by Pentax USA (for a combined cost of $410). Has anyone been keeping score or noting any trends? Have the older LXs shown less of a propensity for erratic shutters? I wish I had been keeping a tally. Best, Lance PS: Anyone have an MD motor drive (for the K2DMD) that they would be willing to sell? Please contact me off-list. - > Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 12:12:08 -0600 > From: "Ryan K. Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: More help from LX Illuminati > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Ditto here- checked it last night. I had run into this before, while > shooting Delta, but thought my camera was unique. > > So where do we go to get the new firmware? (tongue in cheek), > > R > > Jose R. Rodriguez wrote: > > >Wow! Same thing with my recently CLA'd LX (old style shutter). I would > >have never found this out; I only shoot @ 800 ISO or slower... On mine, the > >incorrect shutter appears to be approximately 1/30 sec. instead of 2 > >seconds. > > > >Regards, > > > >Jose R. Rodriguez > > > > > > > > --
Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2579
Christian, An easy question... all three of my LXs wear a beattie Intencreen, catalog #82413. This is the model with grid, horizontal split image, and a matte ring around the split image. Because the screen is so bright, even the split image works fine up to 300mm. When doing macro work, I focus with the matte ring. I own five other screens but I have not used any of them for over six years. This single screen provides a much brighter view, and maximum flexibility. Best, Lance > -- > > Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:16:58 -0400 > From: Christian Skofteland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: LX/MX Screens: which is your favo(u)rite/most used > > Hono(u)rable Pentaxians; > > The subject of split image focusing screens recently came up and several list > members mentioned the interchangeable focusing screens of the LX and MX. > > This feature was important to me in buying my LX and MX. When I met Paul > Stregevsky he was surprised that the "standard" screen in my LX was the SG20 > and in the MX the SD21. > > My reasons for the choices: > 1. I use long lenses and split screens are useless. > 2. For macro work split screens are useless > 3. The grid on the LX screen REALLY helps me with composition (my greatest > challange). Not only that, since using it, I've had fewer tilted horizons! > > So, which screen is your favo(u)rite/most used? > > Christian > - - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Odp: Re: More on M42->P/K converters
Sylwester, I purchased a General brand K-mount-to-screw adapter from B&H Photo several years ago. I found the construction to be as Maciej has described below... and I also found that it would not focus at infinity. In this case, a simple telephone call was all that was required to have B&H credit the purchase price (and the postage costs) to a new one of Pentax manufacture. I can also surmise that this may cause a problem, especially with those photo dealers that may be a bit "less reputable" than B&H. Currently, I have two of the Pentax adapters. I use them quite frequently, on both my K2DMDs and my LXs, with my 500mm and 1000mm Takumar lenses. They function well and provide excellent results. Best, Lance > -- > > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:05:07 +0200 > From: "Maciej Marchlewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Odp: Re: More on M42->P/K converters > > From what I know, Pentax K -> M42 adapter is made only in one > version and this one allows to focus on infinity so Lukasz can > buy it safely. > But there are many adapters from small workshops on the market. > Some of the don't allow to focus on infinity not because od > workmansship failure but because of different design. They look > like the Pentax adapter wit a ring added that covers the bayonet > mount, lightproofing the connection. Doing that it adds about 1 > mm or so to the focal lengt and work as a mini extention tube. > It's useful when working with M42 extension tubes, especially > with those home-made ones. I had borrowed one of theese from a > friend and it wasn't covering the area of the bayonet mount and > the light was leaking into the body wit a very poor results on > the pictures. > There was one of this kind of adapters on a Polish auction > ending yesterday or so but the details are still up so you can > see a picture of it as I might have not described it clealy: > http://www.allegro.pl/showitem.php?item=5501984 > > Hope it clears something > > Maciej > > Dnia 26-04-2002 o godz. 23:56 Nitin Garg napisa³(a): > > I have used both pentax and non-pentax brand adapters. Both > allow > > infinity focus. Must be really badly machined adapter to lose > infinity > > focus. > > > > And yes, my non-pentax brand adapter is harder to take off > compared to > > the pentax brand one (which comes off very smoothly). > > > > cheers, > > nitin > > > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 11:47:39PM +0200, Sylwester Pietrzyk > wrote: > > > Hi! > > > I plan to buy one of these converters. As I heard there are > some of them > > > that does not allow you to set focus in infinity. Has > anybody any > > > experiences with this problem? How about original Pentax M42 > converter? Has > > > it this problem or can I buy it safely? TIA! > > > > > > Best regards > > > Sylwester Pietrzyk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
