I've done some testing and decided that my FA 28-80 was completely
decentered to the point of being unusable, especially over 50mm. I'm
guessing its likely the sloppiness in the barrelbad, bad, bad
design and construction... I have to stop down to f13 to get a usable
image that has ok sharpness
Hello Zos I am a Pentaxian since some 36 years and shoot outdoors
pretty frequently. But if you see my gear it will look as good as new.
So are my laptops/tablets, the 35 year old brief case 4-in-one stereo
system, the 3 or 4 binoculars, even my car. And yes you could sleep in
my bathroom - it is s
I shoot outdoors almost exclusively. Back when I first started shooting for
publications, some forty years ago, I didn't make much effort to take care of
my equipment. I stored lenses in socks and wiped them with my t-shirt. Some of
those lenses were ruined. Today, I'm cautious. I still shoot ou
Well noted Paul. I do need to protect my lenses more from the
elements. I also used socks for a brief moment, but realized they were
just leaving fiber everywhere pretty quickly so gave up on that idea.
I always used a neck strap. The first tumble, something happened where
I thought the camera was
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Zos Xavius
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Subject: A few questions about lenses for those that shoot old primes
I've done some testing and decided
ed down
to minimize dust on the mirror.
Dust is not an issue if you spend a little time to minimize it IMO.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Zos Xavius"
Subject: A few questions about lenses for those that shoot ol
>
> My question is that how do I deal with constant dust accumulating in my
> primes?
Hi Zos
I've never had issues with dust inside lenses. I've been using a
30+year old SMC M f2.8 28mm on my Fuji X-Pro. The lens was my dad's
and it would have had extensive use in its early days, but has been in
So how does the 28mm work on the x-pro? do you have to open and close
the aperture manually like an m42 lens on a pentax body?
42
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 4:17 AM, Chris Mitchell
wrote:
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>> My question is that how do I deal with constant dust accumulating in my
>> primes?
>
> Hi Zos
>
> I've nev
Bipin,
Perhaps the best response so far. I am very careful and quick about
changing lenses outside and generally won't do it if there is wind. I
hear you on going for weather sealed lenses. It all comes down to
cost. Hopefully I can slowly work my way into some better glass here.
I've had good suc
On 24/03/2013 00:15, Zos Xavius wrote:
Ok, sorry this is turning into a long ramble. My question is that how
do I deal with constant dust accumulating in my primes?
I suspect you need to move to a less dusty location.
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On 24 March 2013 08:32, Zos Xavius wrote:
> So how does the 28mm work on the x-pro? do you have to open and close
> the aperture manually like an m42 lens on a pentax body?
Yes, that's it. For creative stuff, it's wide open focus and stop down
to desired aperture and either let the camera choose
You probably shouldn't ask me. I tend to be a bit hard on my equipment...
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/smcpa24filterring.html
On 3/23/2013 7:15 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:
I've done some testing and decided that my FA 28-80 was completely
decentered to the point of being unusable, especiall
Jesus! I thought I was rough on gear! :)
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:54 AM, P.J. Alling
wrote:
> You probably shouldn't ask me. I tend to be a bit hard on my equipment...
>
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PDML/smcpa24filterring.html
>
>
> On 3/23/2013 7:15 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:
>>
>> I've done
I have never had problems with dust accumulating in lenses, and I have
several old primes. I guess if I take the brightest LED flashlight I
have and shine it in the lens I will see some dust. MOre evidence that
this world is not perfect but nothing to get worried about.
Lenses *do* wear out.
OK, it's late in the thread but I'll chime in. Like most of the
previous posters I've experienced little problem with dust in my
lenses, even zooms but of course zooms do generally displace more air
unless they are of the internal mech versions. What I have experienced
problems with is haze forming
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