Correction: I’m getting the Pentax 85mm A* and 135mm A* lenses mixed up! I had one of each, both stolen in the same burglary.
> On 1 Jul 2026, at 22:50, Bob W PDML <[email protected]> wrote: > > > That suits the camera very nicely. It would be nice to see it on an L-mount > Leica too. > > That 75mm APO-Skopar looks very nice indeed. > > I had a 75mm lens in M mount for a few years and I can’t remember if it was > Leica or Voigtlander. It seemed too big and heavy, and I rarely used it, but > it produced nice images. Just checked. It was a Voigtlander 75mm f1.8 Heliar > which bought out of a sense of nostalgia for the Pentax-A* 75/1.8 that was > stolen from me in 2000. I traded it in when I bought my M10 monochrom. > > I too almost always use a YG / GGr filter when I’m shooting B&W. I keep > telling myself to go out and experiment with an orange filter in woodland - > I’ve seen nice stuff online. > >> On 1 Jul 2026, at 21:02, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> I thought you might enjoy a couple of photos of one of my favorite shooting >> rigs ... >> >> Leica M10 Monochrom with Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special and 43/50 Viewfinder >> https://flic.kr/p/2smLxYy >> https://flic.kr/p/2smEMR8 >> >> This is such an excellent lens, its SLR equivalent (Pentax-L 43 Limited) my >> favorite from the years I used Pentax equipment. I've had the lens for a few >> years now ... they were made in a small batch of about 2000 and sold mostly >> in Japan. I found this example without a finder at a good price, which >> didn't matter when I was using it on EVF cameras, but since I'm using the >> Leica M (digital and film) most of the time now, I've been hunting for the >> original finder made for it. I finally located one at a fair price; it >> arrived yesterday... it's beautifully finished and optically excellent. >> >> An M, the Pentax 43, and the new Voigtländer APO-Skopar 75mm f/2.8 are a >> compelling, 'do most of what I ever want in a very small package' travel kit >> ... >> >> Leica M10 Monochrom Travel Kit w 43 and 75mm lenses >> https://flic.kr/p/2smLxYJ >> >> The 75mm is a stunning performer too, and it's actually a little >> smaller/lighter than the Pentax 43. Also note that I find the use of a green >> filter on a monochrome digital sensor does "just the right thing" about 95% >> of the time, so I include one for each lens as a part of the travel kit. >> >> Now to go out and do some shooting again. :D >> >> enjoy, >> G >> — >> "No matter where you go, there you are." > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
