Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

The K24 f3.5 would be my choice as well. I have one and use it for reverse mounted for macros, and it works great. But aside from a brief trial on the K1, I've never used it as intended. Mark On 4/7/2021 12:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Nicely done Juan. I vote for the K24/3.5 for you to use

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Stan you are the only one who voted so you're winning by 100% so far :) The K24 will definitely be in a video soon. My copy is in super nice shape, I remember I paid $50 for it on ebay, almost 20 years ago, to this day one of my best finds there. j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Nicely done Juan. I vote for the K24/3.5 for you to use in one of your upcoming projects… Stan > On Apr 2, 2021, at 5:07 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: > > I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here? > I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Enjoy your videos, Juan. Especially the images you create with the lens. You probably know that there were several Asahi Optical Co. preset lenses. It was the purchase of a very rare one, as part of a Spotmatic collection that began my lens acquisition. Or rather I should say the SALE of the rare

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

On 3/4/21, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed: > It's cool to see that works at a small scale as >well. Absolutely! Enjoying the progression mate - keep em coming :-) -- Cheers Cotty -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

On 4/3/2021 06:40:53, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 2/4/21, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed: Super short, 2'34" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZP4iBRI6E Much better! Love it. Just watch out for serif fonts as they are a bit harder to read but Americans seem to like them ;-)

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 8:18 PM John wrote: > I like the dog. > It's important to pay the dog tax for every video I make, I am committed to this :) j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 8:18 PM John wrote: > >> I like the dog. >> > > On 4/2/2021 17:07:14, Juan

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Thanks Alan. The reason I believe this one was made by Tokina is several other Tokina lenses I see online that have very similar or the same design: http://forum.mflenses.com/vemar-old-tokina-135-28-t38951.html

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Thanks Cotty! I still see tons of issues with my videos though! I've been trying to make the fonts period-correct for the lens I'm looking at, but you're right, I wasn't paying attention to serif vs sans-serif. It's a really interesting process, not only I'm learning a bit about making the

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Well done, Juan. If I'm not mistaken, Sears lenses were made by Ricoh for Sears Merchandising so it is not OT! (Soligor lenses were made by Tokina). I've seen some advertised in SA but wasn't tempted! Seems to be much like the original Takumar lenses in operation. Alan C On 02-Apr-21 11:07

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

On 2/4/21, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed: >Super short, 2'34" video: > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZP4iBRI6E Much better! Love it. Just watch out for serif fonts as they are a bit harder to read but Americans seem to like them ;-) -- Cheers Cotty

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

I like the dog. On 4/2/2021 17:07:14, Juan Buhler wrote: I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here? I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was interesting because I haven't seen many M42 preset lenses that weren't made in the Soviet

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Oh, haha, that's not what I meant, sorry I should have been more clear. I want to play with some old teles, but that's just as a photo nerd. As a street photographer, I'd never use a long lens. That's not my thing, I like to get close. Not saying it cannot or shouldn't be done, I'm sure someone

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

> On Apr 2, 2021, at 2:57 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 02.04.21 um 23:42 schrieb Juan Buhler: >> I need to get my hands on some longer old lenses. As a street photographer >> I've always favored wide lenses, but there are some interesting teles out >> there. > > Are you sure you'd

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Am 02.04.21 um 23:42 schrieb Juan Buhler: I need to get my hands on some longer old lenses. As a street photographer I've always favored wide lenses, but there are some interesting teles out there. Are you sure you'd want to do street photography with a 4/300 mm lens that is about 12 inches

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

I need to get my hands on some longer old lenses. As a street photographer I've always favored wide lenses, but there are some interesting teles out there. j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 2:36 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 02.04.21 um 23:07 schrieb Juan

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Thanks Dan! Great background info on the Sears cameras, thanks for that. This one lens I'm pretty sure was made by Tokina, as I found photos of Tokina lenses (different focal lengths though!) that have the exact same design, colors and fonts. j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com On

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Am 02.04.21 um 23:07 schrieb Juan Buhler: Some candidates: The Meyer Goerlitz (later Pentacon) 4/300 mm and 5.6/500 mm lenses made in East Germany are preset lenses. Then again, with those large diaphragms made of 23 blades one wouldn't expect much else. They're both available with M42.

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Nice video, by the way, Juan. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 5:07 PM Juan Buhler wrote: > I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here? > I found this lens on ebay for not too

Re: An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

Certainly on topic. For a while, Sears sold an SLR that was a clone of the Asahi Spotmatic . I'm pretty sure that it was made by Asahi in Japan before it became comfortable marketing cameras here under its own name. The Spotmatic was also sold in the US under the Honeywell brand name. My father

An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens

I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here? I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was interesting because I haven't seen many M42 preset lenses that weren't made in the Soviet Union. Super short, 2'34" video: