Re: opion wanted on Star D manual lenses
That -was- helpful, P J - in addition to Bill's comment.. My friend will be happy for it to get some use and make a smidgen of money for each of us.. I think I'll put the lenses withthe body for a cheap starterset and less painfully priced shipping per weight. ann On 10/3/2018 11:15 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: For what it's worth here's a review of a Star D lens from Pentax Forums... https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/star-d-135mm-f2-8-gold-line.html. On 10/1/2018 7:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I had hoped what my friend gave me to sell were Pentax lenses, but alas, they are Star- D lenses for Pentax a 28mm f.28 and a 135 f2.8 I'm taking some shots with them on my K-5 butsince I can't focus manually very well (to say the least!) not sure itis helpful. anyone have experiece with them? Thanks ann -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- 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: opion wanted on Star D manual lenses
For what it's worth here's a review of a Star D lens from Pentax Forums... https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/star-d-135mm-f2-8-gold-line.html. On 10/1/2018 7:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I had hoped what my friend gave me to sell were Pentax lenses, but alas, they are Star- D lenses for Pentax a 28mm f.28 and a 135 f2.8 I'm taking some shots with them on my K-5 butsince I can't focus manually very well (to say the least!) not sure itis helpful. anyone have experiece with them? Thanks ann -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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: opion wanted on Star D manual lenses
LOL! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 10:22 PM wrote: > They are special lomography lenses. You can charge extra for them. > > On October 1, 2018 6:44:36 PM PDT, ann sanfedele > wrote: > >Thanks, Bill > > > > I can't blame the lens though - I can't focus with my Pentax primes > >either... that is -- I think it is in focus but when I put the image in > >photoshop it is clear that it isn't... > > > >But I did figure it wasn't a very good lens... if I sell them I think > >I'll just bundle with the camera and say untestedand get what I can. > > > >a > > > >On 10/1/2018 9:03 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 10/1/2018 5:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > >>> I had hoped what my friend gave me to sell were Pentax lenses, but > >>> alas, they are Star- D lenses for Pentax a 28mm f.28 and a 135 f2.8 > >>> > >>> I'm taking some shots with them on my K-5 butsince I can't focus > >>> manually very well (to say the least!) not sure itis helpful. > >>> > >>> anyone have experiece with them? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> ann > >>> > >> > >> If you can't focus a Star-D lens it may not be your fault. We sold > >> something similar back in the mid 80s at Astral Photo under our house > > > >> brand "Image". They were made in South Korea when that country was > >> industrializing. > >> IIRC, the 135/28 kit was sold for something like C$80.00, or less if > >> you bought it as part of a kit with an SLR. > >> They were contemporaneous with the Hyundai Pony and were about as > >good > >> a lens as the Pony was a car. > >> To be fair, they didn't rust out as fast as the Pony. > >> They were not a particularly good lens. > >> > > > >-- > >ann sanfedele photography > >https://annsan.smugmug.com > >https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > >https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > > > > >-- > >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. > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- > 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: opion wanted on Star D manual lenses
They are special lomography lenses. You can charge extra for them. On October 1, 2018 6:44:36 PM PDT, ann sanfedele wrote: >Thanks, Bill > > I can't blame the lens though - I can't focus with my Pentax primes >either... that is -- I think it is in focus but when I put the image in >photoshop it is clear that it isn't... > >But I did figure it wasn't a very good lens... if I sell them I think >I'll just bundle with the camera and say untestedand get what I can. > >a > >On 10/1/2018 9:03 PM, Bill wrote: >> On 10/1/2018 5:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >>> I had hoped what my friend gave me to sell were Pentax lenses, but >>> alas, they are Star- D lenses for Pentax a 28mm f.28 and a 135 f2.8 >>> >>> I'm taking some shots with them on my K-5 butsince I can't focus >>> manually very well (to say the least!) not sure itis helpful. >>> >>> anyone have experiece with them? >>> >>> Thanks >>> ann >>> >> >> If you can't focus a Star-D lens it may not be your fault. We sold >> something similar back in the mid 80s at Astral Photo under our house > >> brand "Image". They were made in South Korea when that country was >> industrializing. >> IIRC, the 135/28 kit was sold for something like C$80.00, or less if >> you bought it as part of a kit with an SLR. >> They were contemporaneous with the Hyundai Pony and were about as >good >> a lens as the Pony was a car. >> To be fair, they didn't rust out as fast as the Pony. >> They were not a particularly good lens. >> > >-- >ann sanfedele photography >https://annsan.smugmug.com >https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff >https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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: opion wanted on Star D manual lenses
Thanks, Bill I can't blame the lens though - I can't focus with my Pentax primes either... that is -- I think it is in focus but when I put the image in photoshop it is clear that it isn't... But I did figure it wasn't a very good lens... if I sell them I think I'll just bundle with the camera and say untestedand get what I can. a On 10/1/2018 9:03 PM, Bill wrote: On 10/1/2018 5:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I had hoped what my friend gave me to sell were Pentax lenses, but alas, they are Star- D lenses for Pentax a 28mm f.28 and a 135 f2.8 I'm taking some shots with them on my K-5 butsince I can't focus manually very well (to say the least!) not sure itis helpful. anyone have experiece with them? Thanks ann If you can't focus a Star-D lens it may not be your fault. We sold something similar back in the mid 80s at Astral Photo under our house brand "Image". They were made in South Korea when that country was industrializing. IIRC, the 135/28 kit was sold for something like C$80.00, or less if you bought it as part of a kit with an SLR. They were contemporaneous with the Hyundai Pony and were about as good a lens as the Pony was a car. To be fair, they didn't rust out as fast as the Pony. They were not a particularly good lens. -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- 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: opion wanted on Star D manual lenses
On 10/1/2018 5:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I had hoped what my friend gave me to sell were Pentax lenses, but alas, they are Star- D lenses for Pentax a 28mm f.28 and a 135 f2.8 I'm taking some shots with them on my K-5 butsince I can't focus manually very well (to say the least!) not sure itis helpful. anyone have experiece with them? Thanks ann If you can't focus a Star-D lens it may not be your fault. We sold something similar back in the mid 80s at Astral Photo under our house brand "Image". They were made in South Korea when that country was industrializing. IIRC, the 135/28 kit was sold for something like C$80.00, or less if you bought it as part of a kit with an SLR. They were contemporaneous with the Hyundai Pony and were about as good a lens as the Pony was a car. To be fair, they didn't rust out as fast as the Pony. They were not a particularly good lens. -- 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.
