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Subject: [spam] Re: [Leica] OT Pentax K10d opinions
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Wed Aug 1 17:40:09 2007
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Eduardo:

I just re-read your post.

If you're really going to use screw-mount Takumar lenses such as the 
50/f4 then you'll need an adapter.  DON'T GET ANYTHING but the adapter 
manufactured by Pentax.  You can occasionally find them on ebay but you 
can also order them directly from Pentax.

<http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens--Mount_Adapter_B/reqID--3108/subsection--Digital_35mm_converters_adapters>
   or: http://tinyurl.com/dj4ms

ALL of the third-party adapters are difficult to remove from the camera, 
and some don't focus to infinity.

Jim


Eduardo Albesi wrote:

> Jim, thank you for the image samples, I'm very near to decide the  k10d 
> purchase
> 
> Do you find it easy to manually focus on the standard focusing  screen? 
> I'm thinking here especially of those Takumars and SMC-M. My  previous 
> experience with the Canon 20d/30d was disappointing until I  resorted to 
> a 3rd party split image focusing screen
> 
> How about the macro 50/4? This is one of the highest priority lenses  to 
> get on my grocery list
> 
> Have you used the 100/2.8 Macro (AF)?
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> El 01/08/2007, a las 20:00, Jim Hemenway escribi?:
> 
>> Eduardo:
>>
>> My K10d has a larger LCD screen than my isDS, making it easier to  
>> edit in the camera.
>>
>> I like the rechargeable battery,
>> the shake reduction and dust removal systems,
>> the ability to shoot RAW and JPEG simultaneously,
>> the ability to use fifty years worth of Pentax lenses,
>> and the sealed body.
>>
>> Taken with the K10d and the 10-17 fisheye recently:
>> http://www.hemenway.com/HaulingThePhyllisA/
>>
>> With an old Macro-Takumar screw-mount lens:
>> http://www.half-fast.com/InMyYard-K10D-TakMacro-06242007/
>>
>> I have more, let me know if you want to see them
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Eduardo Albesi wrote:
>>
>>> I had never considered a Pentax before. Immune to the Spotmatic  
>>> myth  from the Asahi Pentax era, I really never ever touched  either 
>>> a  K1000, an ME Super, or their younger brethren.
>>> Well, I will be traveling soon and then I found myself in  (mental)  
>>> need of something to attach a tele lens to, typically a  DSLR. Tried  
>>> the Viso route, but that's not for me... The DMR is  out of range, 
>>> as  I would rather prefer to spend that amount of  money in some M 
>>> lenses,  if I had it (the $$$).
>>> After an unfortunate misadventure with a Canon 5d, I sold it and  
>>> was  heading again to the Nikon stable after some years of absence.
>>> D200 or D80? Well, a decision not that simple... I prefer using  SD  
>>> cards, as I have already lots of them since the M8 entered my  life...
>>> OTOH, I have some really precious Nikkor AI and AIs glass from   
>>> yesterday (24/2, 35/1.4, 85/1.4, the mythical 55/3.5 and 105/2.8   
>>> Micro-Nikkors, etc)
>>> But, one will not meter with the AIs, the other feels too heavy in  
>>> my  hands after months of using only the M8...
>>> Last Friday, I entered a shop and was handed a K10d... wow... what  
>>> a  camera.
>>> It looks and feels as designed for being used...
>>> I wondered, could I? Should I?
>>> I know some Luggers here are Pentax dslr users. Please let me  know  
>>> your real world real users opinions.... what do you like of  it and  
>>> what do you feel it lacks
>>> Reading the reviews (and I have read almost everything about it  on  
>>> the net), it looks like the camera of the year, it has lots  and 
>>> lots  of useful features that users of other brands seem to  have 
>>> been  forever claiming for.
>>> How about the lenses? I remember some Takumars of grand fame, and   
>>> some highly regardedSMC Pentaxes  (as the 85/1.4)- I have a  Pentax  
>>> 645 and I like its lenses performance, much better than  their  
>>> Mamiya's counterparts for instance... Anything similar will  make me  
>>> happy. And furthermore, those 21mm, 40mm and 70mm Limited  pancake  
>>> lenses look very yummy..
>>> I will really appreciate any opinions you may give on or offlist
>>> Thank you  in advance,
>>> Ed
>>> ps. sorry for the long post
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In reply to: Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] OT adapter)
Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] OT adapter)
Message from eduardoalbesi at ciudad.com.ar (Eduardo Albesi) ([Leica] OT Pentax K10d opinions)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] OT Pentax K10d opinions)
Message from eduardoalbesi at ciudad.com.ar (Eduardo Albesi) ([spam] Re: [Leica] OT Pentax K10d opinions)