M9 with Pentax-M 50mm 1.4

[raid]

I took some photos during sunset at Pensacola Beach yesterday. My daughter Dana accompanied me, which has become a rare event as teenagers get busy with life.

The old SLR lens is RF coupled, and I used with it a lens hood. I left the images AS IS other than converting DNG to JPG. For the B&W versions, I used Perfect _Effects_( to get a Tri-X 400 rendition.

I need to do some extra fine-tuimg for each image, so this is a first step here to show the results directly from the camera (for color).

Link for images: https://raid.smugmug.com/Pentax-M50mm14LeicaM9/i-sQVDhqg

The face of the man came out this red during the sunset!

Dana

Blue Heron

Dana and Heron

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

I love the heron, and some lovely shots. Those old Pentax 50mm f1.4s are really gorgeous bits of glass.

 

[raid]

Thank you Charles. This one is among my favorite 50mm lenses. Roland adapted it to M mount.

 

[raid]

 

[raid]

The camera and lens

 

[bayernfan]

Leica + Takumar, I feel like I’m in good company here.

Raid, if you like the 35mm focal length, try the M42 Takumar 35/3.5. One of my all time favorite lenses, easily scale focused, ridiculously inexpensive. I own 4 copies of it.

 

[raid]

I have this lens! It is sharp and flare resistant. I own one copy ...

 

[bayernfan]

I have this lens! It is sharp and flare resistant. I own one copy ...

Nice. I prefer the Takumar rendering to Leitz in many instances.

I'm on the hunt for the K-Mount 35/2. They are a bit difficult to find, but from what I've seen, the images are gorgeous.

Thanks for sharing the images, always fun to see someone traveling the unconventional route.

 

[raid]

I know that I have the M42 mount SMC 35/2. Is it a lot different from the K mount version?

 

[Rob-F]

Nice shots, Raid. Good portraits of Dana! I'm puzzled as to how the SLR lens is rangefinder coupled. Did you get it modified?

 

[raid]

Thank you Rob.
I bought the lens from Paul here at RFF who got this RF coupled lens from Roland (Ferider). Roland posted about his modifications to the lens to make it RF coupled.

https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-122029.html


RFF link on photos with this lens and M8: https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158965

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

I know that I have the M42 mount SMC 35/2. Is it a lot different from the K mount version?

There were quite a few different optical versions of the Pentax 35/f2.

- Super Takumar 35/f2 (early) - 8/7 - Unique
- Super Takumar/S-M-C Takumar 35/f2 (late) - 8/7 - Similar to below.
- SMC Pentax 35/f2 - 8/7 - Similar to above. Probably the best performer.
- SMC Pentax-M 35/f2 - 7/7 - Very similar to below. Very compact.
- SMC Pentax-A 35/f2 - 7/7 - Very similar to above. Very compact.

 

[bayernfan]

Specifically I am referring to the Pentax-M version, which was the first to employ the 7/7 arrangement.

 

[charjohncarter]

They are gorgeous bits of glass. I have the thorium 50mm f1.4 from 1969 and it has been great for 50 years. (I believe the M is the same as my version in design except the thorium)

Don't you miss Plus-X:

1974-5 local car show by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[raid]

There were quite a few different optical versions of the Pentax 35/f2.

- Super Takumar 35/f2 (early) - 8/7 - Unique
- Super Takumar/S-M-C Takumar 35/f2 (late) - 8/7 - Similar to below.
- SMC Pentax 35/f2 - 8/7 - Similar to above. Probably the best performer.
- SMC Pentax-M 35/f2 - 7/7 - Very similar to below. Very compact.
- SMC Pentax-A 35/f2 - 7/7 - Very similar to above. Very compact.

I seem to own the “best performer.”
It is the 35/2 before the M or A.

 

[raid]

Specifically I am referring to the Pentax-M version, which was the first to employ the 7/7 arrangement.

Do you feel that the 7/7 is optically superior to the 8/7? Why?

 

[Freakscene]

Don't you miss Plus-X

Yes, yes I do miss Plus-X.

Marty

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Specifically I am referring to the Pentax-M version, which was the first to employ the 7/7 arrangement.

The M35/f2 seems to come up for sale semi-regularly on PentaxForums.

 

[PRJ]

I've got one of those too Raid. Roland sent me a piece of the tube he had left over. It was pretty simple to shape it down. It has been my standard 50 now for 7 years. As good as anything you can put on a Leica for a 1.4. Only downside is it focusses backwards...

 

[raid]

Your lens looks beautiful!
It is a Japanese Summilux.
Is your lens also a Pentax M?