Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Examples: 100mm lens focused at infinity -> focusing ring is set at 15-20m; 50mm lens focused at infinity -> focusing ring is set at 7-10m; 28mm lens focused at infinity -> focusing ring is set at 3m! I used the "Tabl

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-16 Thread Dario Bonazza
Charles Robinson wrote: On Mar 15, 2011, at 17:02, Dario Bonazza wrote: With a Samyang 8mm fisheye, there's no way to focus (lens helicoid has no run enough to find focus). It happens that by setting the focus at its minimum focus distance, the lens is almost (but not yet) focused at infini

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Examples: > 100mm lens focused at infinity -> focusing ring is set at 15-20m; > 50mm lens focused at infinity -> focusing ring is set at 7-10m; > 28mm lens focused at infinity -> focusing ring is set at 3m! I used the "Table Output" feature

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 15, 2011, at 17:02, Dario Bonazza wrote: > > With a Samyang 8mm fisheye, there's no way to focus (lens helicoid has no run > enough to find focus). It happens that by setting the focus at its minimum > focus distance, the lens is almost (but not yet) focused at infinity. By > approaching

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:06 PM, wrote: > Be ashamed, Matt. Privately pleased, but publically ashamed. Well, now you've done it. My blog has a new subhead. The previous one lasted all of 3 hours. http://scotchtape.ductwhisky.com/p/taglines.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread P. J. Alling
.@pdml.net Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:00:57 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior The hugely expensive Novoflex adapters are only really necessary with Pentax lenses that do not have an aperture ring. They allow manual adj

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread drd1135
Be ashamed, Matt. Privately pleased, but publically ashamed. -Original Message- From: Matthew Hunt Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:59:11 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior On Tue

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread drd1135
I stand corrected. I appreciate having a reason not to buy it. -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:00:57 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior The

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
com/group/cdsound/ >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Dario Bonazza >> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:05 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I bought a different one, which allows focus slightly beyond infinity. The Buzz Lightyear Signature Edition, of course. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from t

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Your adapter is setting the mount register too deep. I had the same thing happen with a Pentax M42 adapter. I bought a different one, which allows focus slightly beyond infinity. Cost me $6 for the replacement. Most lens mount adapters for FourThirds and Micro-FourThirds intentionally run about ha

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Steven Desjardins
t; > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Dario Bonazza > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:05 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior > > > Let's do some math: &g

RE: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread J.C. O'Connell
/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior Let's do some math: K bayonet register = 45.46mm m4/3

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
From: "Dario Bonazza" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:41 AM Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior No name on it, found in ebay from Hong Kong. I bought it some time ago, but I can no longer find trace of that auction. However, it

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread P. J. Alling
It sounds to me that you're adapter doesn't supply the proper flange distance. Maybe it doesn't even keep the planes parallel. On 3/15/2011 6:02 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hello gang, I've just tried a few Pentax lenses on my Panny GF-1 (via K-micro4/3 adapter), just to find a weird behaviour.

RE: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread J.C. O'Connell
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior I'd like to hear this myself. What brand of adaptor? On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
ario - Original Message - From: "Steven Desjardins" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:53 PM Subject: Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior I'd like to hear this myself. What brand of adaptor? On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Dario Bonaz

Re: Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'd like to hear this myself. What brand of adaptor? On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Hello gang, > > I've just tried a few Pentax lenses on my Panny GF-1 (via K-micro4/3 > adapter), just to find a weird behaviour. > > With close subjects (inches to meters), the actual dis

Pentax glass on m4/3: weird behavior

2011-03-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hello gang, I've just tried a few Pentax lenses on my Panny GF-1 (via K-micro4/3 adapter), just to find a weird behaviour. With close subjects (inches to meters), the actual distance of my subject (properly focused by looking at magnified LCD) can be similar to that one indicated on the dist