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[Jonathan-Mac]

Pentax M 50mm f/1.7

2023-08-15_11-35-51 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Summer dry grass II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Travis Butler]

Here's a few with another copy of the Vivitar (Kiron) 28/2.5 I picked up recently, this one in OM mount instead of MD/SR. Taken with the Sigma fp.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Here's a few with another copy of the Vivitar (Kiron) 28/2.5 I picked up recently, this one in OM mount instead of MD/SR. Taken with the Sigma fp.

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Fantastic skies. I have a Vivitar 28/2.8 I've still to test out to see if it's any good but there are a lot of great Vivitars out there.

 

[Travis Butler]

Fantastic skies. I have a Vivitar 28/2.8 I've still to test out to see if it's any good but there are a lot of great Vivitars out there.

I've tried several Vivitar 28's, and had very mixed experiences. This one - the f/2.5 made by Kiron - is one of my favorites, but even there my first copy didn't grab me at all. It's a very distinctive lens, with a widely flared filter ring that seems much larger than the front element would seem to dictate; https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/vivitar-28mm-f2-5.html has some pics.

My first copy had muddy colors and an overall mushy look. The second copy was bought more-or-less on a whim - I saw it sitting alone on a shelf at an estate sale giving off a forlorn puppy-dog-eyes feeling, so I picked it up without knowing for sure what I'd do with it. My first outing with it was at an auto museum, and it grabbed me with the way it rendered subtle tonal shading; the glossy shade of waxed paint on the VW bus above, or the gleam on the nose of a Lockheed Electra at the TWA Museum at the KC Downtown Airport:



The copy above is one I picked up recently; it was only $10, it would be nice to have a backup, and it was also nice to have a copy in OM mount (the first good copy is in Minolta SR). Haven't had a chance to test the gloss yet, but it did a nice job with the sky.

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Pentax SMC (K) 30mm f/2.8

Dry summer II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Dry summer V by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Some shots with the Pentax K 30mm f/2.8

Dry summer III by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Pentax M 50mm f/1.7

Kittens II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Kittens IV by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Taken with the Pentax SMC "K" 135mm f/2.5

Owl by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Owl by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Travis Butler]

Pentax M 50mm f/1.7

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Kittens II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Kittens IV by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Aww.

I can never get my cat to sit still for pics. Well, unless she's lying on my lap, at which point I can't reach my camera anyway.

 

[Travis Butler]

Having fun with a newly-acquired Super-Takumar 50/1.4 (8-element version). Taken with the Sigma fp.

 

[robin0112358]

I tend to just walk around with the Contax Zeiss Sonnar 85mm wide open. The f/2.8 aperture is a sweet spot. If it was closer focusing it would be a perfect lens.

purple flowers

cloud reflections

leaf on the border

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Pentax SMC Takumar 55mm f/1.8

Purple by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

First autumn colour by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Pentacon 50mm f/1.8

Morning light by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Park by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Pentax K 30mm f/2.8 wide open

Street flamenco by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Pentax K 135mm f/2.5 wide open

Street flamenco II by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

A few shots at the beach with the Pentax SMC-M 50mm f/1.7

Boardwalk by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Boat off Porto by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

124G goes to the seaside by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

A couple with the Pentax M 100mm f/2.8

Green by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Fallen leaves by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

And with the Pentax M 50mm f/1.7

Beach by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Red leaf by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

The pink burger by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Travis Butler]

So I was at a sale and this Auto-Sears 55/1.4 caught my eye by being a nice hunk o' glass, and for $10 I wasn't losing anything if it didn't work out:

Turns out the aperture was stuck wide open, but if you're into decorative bokeh, that's not a real handicap.

Sigma fp, Auto-Sears 55/1.4

...this one made me feel like the bug was just standing there looking into the abyss.

 

[Travis Butler]

Sigma fp, Minolta MD 35-70/3.5 Macro

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

With the Tamron adaptall 24mm f/2.5

Towering by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Straight lines and curves by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Towers by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

And a sunrise with the Pentax SMC 200mm f/4

Sunrise by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Soligor M42 50mm f/1.8 wide open

01186412 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

01186404 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

01186411 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Pentax M 50mm f/1.4, I think both at f/2.8

Morning frost by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Night market by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Tamron Adaptall 24mm f/2.5

Madrid by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[Travis Butler]

Pentax M 50mm f/1.4, I think both at f/2.8

I really like the frosted leaves.

 

[Travis Butler]

Sigma fp, Minolta MD 35-70/3.5 Macro