Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-28 Thread Mark C
Interesting site - for those of us who get into the occasional DIY project this could be a useful resources for the bits and bobs not easily (or cheaply) obtained elsewhere. The cheap IR remotes and spirit levels alone make it worth bookmarking. They appear to have the exact same LED ring

Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-28 Thread Igor Roshchin
Boris, Thanks for the followup on this with more information. I am way behind on the new chineese reseller sites, and haven't purchased anything from alibaba or anything of the kind yet. However, I've seen gadgets made in China that are not available anywhere else. (E.g. just recently, for my

Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-28 Thread Bipin Gupta
I have bought tons of photo gear from Hong Kong, China, Singapore thru eBay or Amazon at prices that were cheaper than those advertised in the site here. Some examples: IR Remotes, Body and lens Caps, Video Lights, Lens Adapters and Step Up/Down Rings, Hoya Pro 1D Filters, even 77 mm CPLs and GND

Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-27 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, I suspect some people might know this source, but some - might not. So, I hope it might be useful for somebody. http://dx.com - sells a bunch of camera accessories, including extension tubes and reverse lense mount adaptors. They are not the best quality, but very affordable. (Just in

Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Igor, DealeXtreme (DX) is a well -known store. A friend of mine bought a Chinese flash for his Nikon cameras. The flash came in with fried main board but was replaced by the seller. I've ordered from them an external microphone for my K-5. It passed basic test, but I don't normally shoot video

Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-27 Thread John
The only two instances where I found the word Pentax on the page were for adapters to use Pentax lenses on non-Pentax cameras. On 7/27/2013 2:18 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi All, I suspect some people might know this source, but some - might not. So, I hope it might be useful for somebody.

Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-27 Thread P.J. Alling
You didn't look enough they also had some non coupled extension tubes. The tubes were cheap, and I mean that in all senses of the word. On 7/27/2013 5:30 PM, John wrote: The only two instances where I found the word Pentax on the page were for adapters to use Pentax lenses on non-Pentax

Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-27 Thread John
I only went down as far as the bottom of the first page. I hadn't seen enough Pentax content to justify clicking for the next page. On 7/27/2013 7:50 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: You didn't look enough they also had some non coupled extension tubes. The tubes were cheap, and I mean that in all senses

Re: Cheap extension tubes and reverse lense adaptors (and other photo accessories)

2013-07-27 Thread Richard Dell
You can enter pentax in the search window to filter the results. Interesting collection of flashes. On 7/27/2013 10:00 PM, John wrote: I only went down as far as the bottom of the first page. I hadn't seen enough Pentax content to justify clicking for the next page. On 7/27/2013 7:50 PM,