I'm selling now, because I make now photos only with ragefinder cameras like fed 5, my reflex zenit set (all togheter): 1) Zenit 19 perfect working and also...
(In reply) - I just picked up the M42 85mm SMC Takumar 1.8 on a "second chance" EBay auction, since I was second-best bidder. The seller says that the buyer...
Hello Philip, don't worry- that's the same guy and bad ring design I had, his ones are the dodgy ones. They look like a good home job i.e. someone with some...
... Thanks for the EBay item number. That listing has a good photo of the item, and it tells the whole story of why this adapter design is useless unless one...
(In reply) - I have seen the original Pentax-made adapter (greenish envelope), and indeed the whole point is to allow the M42 lens, when mounted, to sit flush...
Hello Philip, I also had a thought about helping out a fellow photographer- it would be a good idea to tell the original 85mm Tak guy that the adapter he's...
(In reply) - I just heard from the seller - he says that the first buyer was not fluent in English, and he tried to explain, but the buyer ended up sending the...
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Hey Everyone: Stephen Gandy sent me the same package/order, TWICE!!! I ordered a Bessa-L with a 15mm Heliar lens; I received the first package on time. Today...
Howdy the corral, Can any of y'all suggest a good source for lens hoods and caps for vintage Takumars? I need a couple of hoods as I am reacquiring some of my...
... If you want original Takumar hoods and Asahi Pentax caps, the used market is all there is. Try EBay and camera stores with a substantial used inventory....
... some ... For collecting, or using? I have enough different focal lengths, and therefore variance in front diameter, that my accessories (including ...
... Well, I will be using my Takumars. I have this nasty little anal obsession of liking pieces to "match." Kind of makes me feel that the universe is...
Howdy Gang, Would it be possible for this esteemed group to do a little bit of electronic putting our heads together and comprise a list of the "best" M42...
Bruce, I think that what's a 'best' lens is a very subjective call. What sort of criteria did you have in mind, and what's the basis of measuring them? I know...
(In reply) - there are variances even in the same lens model, from the same maker, batch to batch. A company like Vivitar could have had five different...
Your have to wartch Ebay or check KEH.com often. I just picked up a lens hood for the early 55mm Takumars with the 46mm filter thread. Cheers, Bob ... From:...
... Any thing like this is going to be pretty subjective, but here is my list of "classic" M42 lenses. Since I am in Europe my list is possibly more weighted...
... Thanks Francis, and Philip and Stewart too. Yes, I know that such a list would be highly subjective. And I suspect that the results might be more...
Hi, Bruce, Friday, October 8, 2004, 2:52:12 AM, you wrote: BC> For the record, I design databases Interesting. I use databases in my academic life for storing...
Hi Francis, ... I assume you mean the Super-Tak 35/3.5. If so, that is a great choice and a definite "must have" lens in a list of favourites. Why? It is very...
Hi, Ray, Yes, sorry; slip of the early morning finger! I understood also that this lens was never recomputed (was its first iteration as an Auto-Tak? that's...
Gidday Bruce, I just had a look in my spares box and I have a couple of genuine Takumer lens hoods. 1 X TAKUMER 1:3.5 135mm 1:4 140mm, 1 X SUPER TAKUMER -...
(In reply) - just thinking that, so long as we're going into this, TWO lists might be appropriate. One would be "BEST", regardless of price. Here we would...
Friday, October 8, 2004, 4:43:14 PM, you wrote: PB> I would also put the 50mm SMC 1.8 PB> Takumar here, on the basis of sharpness. 55/1.8? I must have missed...
... No one mentions it because the 40/2.8 pancake was an SMC Pentax-M lens, made in K-Bayonet mount only, not M42. It's okay but nothing to get antsy for,...
... Yes, that is a good idea. I was thinking of incorporating both "ratings" in one list so users would not have to look two places for info on one focal...
... definite "must have" lens in a list of favourites. ... Thanks Francis, this is exactly the type of info I would like to use to build the list. Plus...
Bruce, I'm not sure about a web site. I follow his comments on Ray Allen's Spotmatic Group at Yahoo. He also posts here, so perhaps you could ask him. Friday,...
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