No matter who they are aimed at, if you can't see details in the pictures, they aren't useful.
And, if I'm looking up a lens mount, I want to read what the features of the mount are. ie: a three prong bayonet, 6 data pins at 5 o'clock, and an aperture lever at 3 o'clock. I think it's a great idea, they just could have done better. On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 8:13 AM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > I think both of these are aimed more at the "I've got this old lens & I > wonder what it goes to?" crowd than towards the aficionados. > > From: David Parsons >> >> The pictures aren't very good. You can barely distinguish many of the >> details on the mounts. I was also hoping for descriptive text to go with the >> pictures. On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 1:04 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> on 2011-12-02 07:04 Darren Addy wrote >>> >>>> For those who enjoy looking for vintage camera lenses at the local >>>> sales and thrift stores... >>>> >>>> http://www.kehblog.com/2011/12/lens-mount-guide-part-1.html >>>> >>>> Looks like nice clear pictures and explanations. >>> >>> >>> hmmm, i'm not sold on this reference >>> >>> it says "Pentax Screw Mount" without bothering to mention it is M42 and >>> how >>> widely used it is/was; the Pentax-K example seems to be a Pentax K-A; i >>> don't think you can distinguish "Pentax Auto-Focus K" from >>> "Pentax-Digital" >>> by looking at the mount ... >>> >>> here's a reference i bookmarked long ago when i was learning some of >>> these >>> things; it's not perfect either, but i like the fact it has specific tips >>> for lens recognition >>> >>> <http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-99.html> >>> >>> more important to me in thrifting etc. is recognizing which lenses are >>> special ? anyone know of a quick reference of that sort? >>> > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1873 / Virus Database: 2102/4653 - Release Date: 12/02/11 > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
