Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
Speaking of which I've a Hoya Zoom Close Up Lens which is attached to a (regular for Pentax) 49 mm filter thread. It is indeed a zoom macro attachment that produces effect similar to the one that Mark has shown. I don't use it, so if you have a good protective 52 mm UV filter, I'd gladly exchange with you. Boris On 8/2/2013 5:39 AM, Mark C wrote: I'm always questing for the best macro gear, and this Sima 100 f2 lens just might be it! http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/08/01/sima-100-f2-macro-lens?blog=9 Or not... That's the SIma on K-5...a few minutes walking around the yard this evening. I've been watching for one of these for a while on eBay and picked up this one for just over $40. It came with a bunch of photographic odds and ends of which there are about a dozen decent quality filters (Red, Yellow, CPL, ND4, etc etc) so I feel like I got a pretty good deal. This is a T-Mount lens and came with a Canon mount. I ordered a T2 to K mount adapter which arrived today but does not fit the lens. As I fiddled with it I dimly recalled having some sort of T mount adapter on hand, and remarkably found it. It fits but the mounting screws for it are missing. I have it taped to the lens. The T Mount that works is simply marked Adapter for K/M. Any idea what the proper designation of this kind of T Mount would be? I looked on BH and eBay, but only see the T-2 mounts. The black electrical tape I used works pretty well, but I'd like to get a properly mounted adapter. Mark -- 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.
Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
Seriously, as most of you probably already know, soft focus does have its place. The brides would love a series that I would do (back in my wedding photography days) that was close-ups of the BG looking into each other's eyes (shot by doorway or window light with no flash, and from the perspective of over the shoulder of one and then the other). Back then we would use a UV filter that had clear nail polish dabbed around the outside, leaving the very center portion clear. The effect could vary depending upon the aperture and how much light you had spilling on the front of the filter. Soft focus is also good for vain older women's portraiture. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 8/2/2013 1:57 AM, Bill wrote: I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. Interesting.. I wonder if Bob Gucione had one of these... Mark -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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.
Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
One of the things about the Sima is that it does not seem to have a sweet spot that retains sharpness. But it still is an interesting lens and one that I expect to have some fun with.To my eye, some of the shots remind me of images I would see in the late 60's early 70's. There is something organic about distortions that arise in the optics vs those added digitally later and they have a different feel to them. Mark On 8/3/2013 9:42 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Seriously, as most of you probably already know, soft focus does have its place. The brides would love a series that I would do (back in my wedding photography days) that was close-ups of the BG looking into each other's eyes (shot by doorway or window light with no flash, and from the perspective of over the shoulder of one and then the other). Back then we would use a UV filter that had clear nail polish dabbed around the outside, leaving the very center portion clear. The effect could vary depending upon the aperture and how much light you had spilling on the front of the filter. Soft focus is also good for vain older women's portraiture. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: On 8/2/2013 1:57 AM, Bill wrote: I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. Interesting.. I wonder if Bob Gucione had one of these... Mark -- 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. -- 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.
Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
Mark! Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/08/2013 8:39 PM, Mark C wrote: I'm always questing for the best macro gear, and this Sima 100 f2 lens just might be it! http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/08/01/sima-100-f2-macro-lens?blog=9 Or not... That's the SIma on K-5...a few minutes walking around the yard this evening. I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. bill -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
On 8/2/2013 1:57 AM, Bill wrote: I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. Interesting.. I wonder if Bob Gucione had one of these... Mark -- 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.
Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
i think it is a standard t-mount, like the one Collin offered for $10 earlier today. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I'm always questing for the best macro gear, and this Sima 100 f2 lens just might be it! http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/08/01/sima-100-f2-macro-lens?blog=9 Or not... That's the SIma on K-5...a few minutes walking around the yard this evening. I've been watching for one of these for a while on eBay and picked up this one for just over $40. It came with a bunch of photographic odds and ends of which there are about a dozen decent quality filters (Red, Yellow, CPL, ND4, etc etc) so I feel like I got a pretty good deal. This is a T-Mount lens and came with a Canon mount. I ordered a T2 to K mount adapter which arrived today but does not fit the lens. As I fiddled with it I dimly recalled having some sort of T mount adapter on hand, and remarkably found it. It fits but the mounting screws for it are missing. I have it taped to the lens. The T Mount that works is simply marked Adapter for K/M. Any idea what the proper designation of this kind of T Mount would be? I looked on BH and eBay, but only see the T-2 mounts. The black electrical tape I used works pretty well, but I'd like to get a properly mounted adapter. Mark -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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.
Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
By the way, congrats on the lens. It is a strange beast and not really macro, but provides some nice ethereal images: http://www.pbase.com/gummiebear/simasflens http://dangphoto.weebly.com/1/post/2012/08/soft-focus-lenses.html On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: i think it is a standard t-mount, like the one Collin offered for $10 earlier today. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: I'm always questing for the best macro gear, and this Sima 100 f2 lens just might be it! http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/08/01/sima-100-f2-macro-lens?blog=9 Or not... That's the SIma on K-5...a few minutes walking around the yard this evening. I've been watching for one of these for a while on eBay and picked up this one for just over $40. It came with a bunch of photographic odds and ends of which there are about a dozen decent quality filters (Red, Yellow, CPL, ND4, etc etc) so I feel like I got a pretty good deal. This is a T-Mount lens and came with a Canon mount. I ordered a T2 to K mount adapter which arrived today but does not fit the lens. As I fiddled with it I dimly recalled having some sort of T mount adapter on hand, and remarkably found it. It fits but the mounting screws for it are missing. I have it taped to the lens. The T Mount that works is simply marked Adapter for K/M. Any idea what the proper designation of this kind of T Mount would be? I looked on BH and eBay, but only see the T-2 mounts. The black electrical tape I used works pretty well, but I'd like to get a properly mounted adapter. Mark -- 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. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- 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.
Re: Enablement - Sima 100mm f2.0 Macro! And T-Mount Question
On 01/08/2013 8:39 PM, Mark C wrote: I'm always questing for the best macro gear, and this Sima 100 f2 lens just might be it! http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013/08/01/sima-100-f2-macro-lens?blog=9 Or not... That's the SIma on K-5...a few minutes walking around the yard this evening. I had a Sima years ago when I was still shooting Nikon. I absolutely adored the thing for nudes. It was wonderful, even the most pornographic image was rendered as fine art with the Sima. bill -- 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.
