Hello list, Just letting you know in case anyone of you is interested. I am selling a nice 2.8/80 Biometar in our beloved M42 mount. You can take a look at it...
Pavels CZJ 80/2.8 sold for US$250 ! ... anyone been following the prices of these ? I haven't followed them in a while but was wondering whether they're...
(In reply) - Happy New Year. IMO we've seen the end of the bull market in M42 prime; in part because of the worldwide economy; and in part because of the...
hi ! Yes, I know cameraquest was preparing a Leica-M/micro 4/3 adapter... now I know Novoflex is preparing same. I will probably pick one of them up , along...
(In reply) - The key to what Novoflex is doing is adapters to multiple camera mounts (see original link at the bottom) - "Adapters for Leica R, Nikon,...
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-17248- The+20+bestseller+DSLR+in+Japan+this+Year.html (IMO the inclusion of Lumix-G1 in a "DSLR" list indicates the...
The movie mode certainly is interesting... but have you tried manual focusing thru a 4/3 camera ? It's horrendously small. You are practically reliant on the...
... (Panasonic has adapted a 1.44 MP EVF from their pro video cameras, and the reviews have been excellent on its detail - plus it can boost the signal and...
... ========= The crop-factor issue will only be overcome with a 24x36 sensor; and then you're getting into pro-level heavy modern lenses for the image circle....
About 2 years ago I tried to get some information about the optical effects of introducing converters and adapters in the optical path of a lens. Like: "using...
About 2 years ago I tried to get some information about the optical effects of introducing converters and adapters in the optical path of a lens. Like: "using...
(In reply) - That's all you got from the entire discussion? A typo? You should be happy about having another potential "home" for M42 lenses. "The APS-C...
I know very little about these telextenders. Let me tell you why. When I started in Optics I was trained as a microbiology major graduate by the guys at Zeiss...
(In reply) - Then, there's the exposure loss ... When these first came out (dating myself, once again) I went to Spiratone and got the 1.4x. Degraded image...
The advice Joe Strain received as a student was sound and obviously well received. The geek version of the "there's no such thing as a free lunch" is known in...
http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl? op=NewsDesk_Internal&article_num=010609-1 Vivitar Series 1 Lenses for Digital SLRs (SRP $149.95 to $399.9), including an...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1000&message=30624474 (much discussion on forum) ... We [...] anticipate accelerated restructuring in terms of...
The Yen rate, along with financial conditions, are clobbering Japanese manufacturers. Those looking to buy cameras should watch out for these sudden increases....
I know they aren't considered great lenses, but...I may be able to get a jammed Carenar (surprise) SLR with 28mm,50(?)mm and 135 mm lenses and a bunch of...
(In reply) - You can check my old post 5171 on this forum, and there are probably other mentions. By the time the Carenar branding was used, Petri was in...
Thanks. I went through the old posts, but there wasn't much in the way of anecdotal evidence. I am most curious about the 135mm lens as that is a missing focal...
Dean, see here: http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/japenese/othermaker/petri_135mm/ Bart. ... From: Dean To: ClubM42@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 01,...
(In reply) - Petri had an 135mm f/3.8 aperture, an oddity. Were it me, I'd prefer either the Tamron or Vivitar 135mm f/2.8's. I owned both, and still have...
Thanks Bart. I may get it if it's cheap enough, and check it out for myself. Dean ... as ... Vivitar ... un-jam ... there ... was ... be ... would ... bodies ...
Dean, I had the 135mm carenar once... it wasn't anything to scream about. I recall resolution was lacking, as was contrast. Depending on what you're being...
(In reply) - Recent EBay auctions are putting the 135mm Super Tak f/3.5 nearer to $40, plus shipping. Of course the perception of condition is whatever the...
I have a circa 1968 Auto-Soligor f2.8/135 lens in excellent condition. I found it to be very sharp with good color and very natural contrast. Glass is perfect...
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