Re: Re: PDML Digest, Vol 77, Issue 105
There's lots of fun to be had there. Good luck. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:26:04 -0400 From: Michael Beacom mbea...@mac.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PDML Digest, Vol 77, Issue 105 Message-ID: 673288d5-5064-46ec-b37e-9d28e3ee9...@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Well- I did it. The Pen got here today, the m42 and K adapters arrived last Friday. It looks like a nice way to get a little more use out of the old manual focus lenses. Cameraquest will be glad to sell you a Voigtlander 17.5mm f/0.95 or 25mm f/0.95 manual focus, micro 2/3 lens for about $1200 each... Did a little poking around with it tonight. Bolted on the old full frame Zenitar 16mm fisheye. Most of the fishiness was cropped out by the small sensor- There was surprisingly little distortion left. Will post a few examples, once I get a SD card in it. On Sep 12, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Yes Mike, I have one and have mated it with manual focus lenses back to screw-mounted Pentax Ricoh Canon and and sharp an old Russian-made using a rather bizarre tilt-shift adapter. I had the same problems with manual focus that I do with any camera - I ain't very good at it. If you have the time to zoom in with the preview button you can do very well. And I have had good luck with close-up work. Frankly I use mine all the time as my carry around back-up and video shooter. I advise you to snap one up. There are adapters for almost any type of lens just search Amazon for micro 4/3s. Because of the sensor size everything is more or less telephoto. Even my 10 to 20 Sigma is a 20 on the Oly. One of my favorite Pentax lenses on Oly is the cheap but surprisingly good 35-80. Plastic but very lightweight. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:29:03 -0400 From: Michael Beacommbea...@mac.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Refurbished E-PL1 body through Amazon for $120 Message-ID:3998ab3c-7c5b-4f25-908c-b2612f95a...@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Also sold on e-bay. Cameta has 6 left as I write this. You've got my attention now (currently in acquisition mode) Any one have experience with it with Manual Focus K-mount lenses? Is it annoying? Cheers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML Digest, Vol 77, Issue 105
Well- I did it. The Pen got here today, the m42 and K adapters arrived last Friday. It looks like a nice way to get a little more use out of the old manual focus lenses. Cameraquest will be glad to sell you a Voigtlander 17.5mm f/0.95 or 25mm f/0.95 manual focus, micro 2/3 lens for about $1200 each... Did a little poking around with it tonight. Bolted on the old full frame Zenitar 16mm fisheye. Most of the fishiness was cropped out by the small sensor- There was surprisingly little distortion left. Will post a few examples, once I get a SD card in it. On Sep 12, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Yes Mike, I have one and have mated it with manual focus lenses back to screw-mounted Pentax Ricoh Canon and and sharp an old Russian-made using a rather bizarre tilt-shift adapter. I had the same problems with manual focus that I do with any camera - I ain't very good at it. If you have the time to zoom in with the preview button you can do very well. And I have had good luck with close-up work. Frankly I use mine all the time as my carry around back-up and video shooter. I advise you to snap one up. There are adapters for almost any type of lens just search Amazon for micro 4/3s. Because of the sensor size everything is more or less telephoto. Even my 10 to 20 Sigma is a 20 on the Oly. One of my favorite Pentax lenses on Oly is the cheap but surprisingly good 35-80. Plastic but very lightweight. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:29:03 -0400 From: Michael Beacommbea...@mac.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Refurbished E-PL1 body through Amazon for $120 Message-ID:3998ab3c-7c5b-4f25-908c-b2612f95a...@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Also sold on e-bay. Cameta has 6 left as I write this. You've got my attention now (currently in acquisition mode) Any one have experience with it with Manual Focus K-mount lenses? Is it annoying? Cheers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDML Digest, Vol 77, Issue 105
Yes Mike, I have one and have mated it with manual focus lenses back to screw-mounted Pentax Ricoh Canon and and sharp an old Russian-made using a rather bizarre tilt-shift adapter. I had the same problems with manual focus that I do with any camera - I ain't very good at it. If you have the time to zoom in with the preview button you can do very well. And I have had good luck with close-up work. Frankly I use mine all the time as my carry around back-up and video shooter. I advise you to snap one up. There are adapters for almost any type of lens just search Amazon for micro 4/3s. Because of the sensor size everything is more or less telephoto. Even my 10 to 20 Sigma is a 20 on the Oly. One of my favorite Pentax lenses on Oly is the cheap but surprisingly good 35-80. Plastic but very lightweight. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:29:03 -0400 From: Michael Beacommbea...@mac.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Refurbished E-PL1 body through Amazon for $120 Message-ID:3998ab3c-7c5b-4f25-908c-b2612f95a...@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Also sold on e-bay. Cameta has 6 left as I write this. You've got my attention now (currently in acquisition mode) Any one have experience with it with Manual Focus K-mount lenses? Is it annoying? Cheers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
