Pentaxians... Any out there?

My only Pentax now is the Super Program with an SMC A 50mm f1.8. Very nicely built little camera! I have been tossing around the idea of getting a Pentax DSLR plus one or two primes, but I can't justify the expense at this time (sold all of my Sony gear recently and focused on building my Canon R6 system).
 
Zuiko-logist said:
can you use the Pentax lenses on the R6. I have built up an SMC-M collection to use on Sony full frame.
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Honestly, I'm not sure if there is a K to RF adapter. The only adapter I have is an EF to RF adapter. It lets me use all my EF lenses without an issue.

When I had my Sony A7c, I looked into getting an F to FE adapter so I could use my Nikon lenses (especially my 180mm f2.8 AF-ED). However, lots of folks said it would be a bad idea because my Nikon lenses would not perform well on Sony. Being that Canon has been very "possessive" about its new RF mount, I don't kniw if 3rd party adapters would work well or not.
 
snegron7 said:
Honestly, I'm not sure if there is a K to RF adapter. The only adapter I have is an EF to RF adapter. It lets me use all my EF lenses without an issue.

When I had my Sony A7c, I looked into getting an F to FE adapter so I could use my Nikon lenses (especially my 180mm f2.8 AF-ED). However, lots of folks said it would be a bad idea because my Nikon lenses would not perform well on Sony. Being that Canon has been very "possessive" about its new RF mount, I don't kniw if 3rd party adapters would work well or not.
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I hope this doesn't sound condescending (I don't mean it that way), but were the same "lots of folks" also trying to sell you new Sony lenses? In what way would Nikon lenses not perform well on the Sony?

Optics is science not magic.* If a lens is sharp and performs well on one camera, it should perform equally well (optically) no matter what sensor you put behind it unless there is some specific issue (such as I believe using wide angle rangefinder lenses on certain mirrorless cameras—no personal experience but that is my understanding). Now mechanical and electronic compatibility is a different issue—I can see how using a lens from one manufacturer on a camera from another manufacturer with an adapter from (most likely) a third manufacturer might have performance issues with respect to close focus, infinity focus, autofocus speed, or other issues

*Except Pentax Takumar M42 lenses. Those are magic. 😎
 
AAlfano said:
I hope this doesn't sound condescending (I don't mean it that way), but were the same "lots of folks" also trying to sell you new Sony lenses? In what way would Nikon lenses not perform well on the Sony?

Optics is science not magic.* If a lens is sharp and performs well on one camera, it should perform equally well (optically) no matter what sensor you put behind it unless there is some specific issue (such as I believe using wide angle rangefinder lenses on certain mirrorless cameras—no personal experience but that is my understanding). Now mechanical and electronic compatibility is a different issue—I can see how using a lens from one manufacturer on a camera from another manufacturer with an adapter from (most likely) a third manufacturer might have performance issues with respect to close focus, infinity focus, autofocus speed, or other issues

*Except Pentax Takumar M42 lenses. Those are magic. 😎
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I think they were referring to AF performance. Doesn't really matter much at this point because I sold all my Sony gear a few months ago. My main reason for selling my A7c was because of the lack of small, fast, wide angle primes available (specifically 16mm). While there were plenty of 3rd party options available for Sony FE mount, there were no compact, AF, 16mm lenses. The main focal length I use is 16mm. Despite the A7c being a great compact camera, most available lenses dwarfed it. Canon came out with the perfect (for me) lens; the RF 16mm f2.8 STM. Since I already had the R6 while still owning the A7c, I decided to stick with just Canon. While the R6 is not the most reliable camera made by Canon, it's awesome to know they are heading in the right direction with their compact, affordable, full frame primes.
 
snegron7 said:
My only Pentax now is the Super Program with an SMC A 50mm f1.8. Very nicely built little camera! I have been tossing around the idea of getting a Pentax DSLR plus one or two primes, but I can't justify the expense at this time (sold all of my Sony gear recently and focused on building my Canon R6 system).
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That camera was awesome, I regret giving mine away

Now, the Pentax DSLRs are not expensive, you can buy a K5II or newer for less than $300 and they are worth it.
I jut found an old (2006) K100D to replace my father-in-law's for less than $100. He couldn;t deal with all the new tech in the K5II I gave him
 
Dear Board,

I've bought 2 Spotmatic F's and a Pentax ESII from Shopgoodwill and Ebay. The Spotmatics were dirt cheap, came with lenses and cases, and they actually worked with a new battery for the meter. The ESII required repair but now it is working as well. I've managed to acquire 28, 35, several 50's, 105, 200, and 300 Super Takumars with the tab to work wide open and all the lenses are in fine shape and function 100%.

The first roll of film I shot and developed myself in over 40 years was done about a month ago using a Spotmatic F and most of the lenses up to 200mm as a test platform. Everything worked as advertised. I've used the 300mm f/4 Super Takumar on Canon DSLR's and Olympus M4/3 cameras with the appropriate adapters and it works fantastic.

I'm very pleased with the Pentax M42 mount kit I've acquired and have been working on building a manual focus Pentax K-mount kit. I have a few Pentax brand 50mm lenses in f/1.4, 1.7, and 2 to go with my ME Super, P3N, Chinon CP5-s, and Sears KSII. The lenses for those cameras seem to command higher prices so I'll keep shopping for deals, but for now I've managed to build a nice kit of Tamron Adaptall SP lenses. I can use them across 5 brands of 35mm SLR's. That versatility is hard to beat!

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂
 
Tim Murphy said:
Dear Board,

I've bought 2 Spotmatic F's and a Pentax ESII from Shopgoodwill and Ebay. The Spotmatics were dirt cheap, came with lenses and cases, and they actually worked with a new battery for the meter. The ESII required repair but now it is working as well. I've managed to acquire 28, 35, several 50's, 105, 200, and 300 Super Takumars with the tab to work wide open and all the lenses are in fine shape and function 100%.

The first roll of film I shot and developed myself in over 40 years was done about a month ago using a Spotmatic F and most of the lenses up to 200mm as a test platform. Everything worked as advertised. I've used the 300mm f/4 Super Takumar on Canon DSLR's and Olympus M4/3 cameras with the appropriate adapters and it works fantastic.

I'm very pleased with the Pentax M42 mount kit I've acquired and have been working on building a manual focus Pentax K-mount kit. I have a few Pentax brand 50mm lenses in f/1.4, 1.7, and 2 to go with my ME Super, P3N, Chinon CP5-s, and Sears KSII. The lenses for those cameras seem to command higher prices so I'll keep shopping for deals, but for now I've managed to build a nice kit of Tamron Adaptall SP lenses. I can use them across 5 brands of 35mm SLR's. That versatility is hard to beat!

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂
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Sounds like a great kit, Tim! I still need to acquire some thread mount Takumars to add to the K-1 with the adapter, I think that will be really fun.
 
Playing around with a 'new' Pentax K-1. As a dedicated Pentaxian I've been lusting after one of these since they were first rumoured in the early 2010s... What a fantastic bit of kit! Lovely to use an optical finder again 🙂

The Neck | Bruny Island

K-1 and SMC Pentax 135/f2.5


The Neck by Nick Clark, on Flickr
 
nickthetasmaniac said:
Playing around with a 'new' Pentax K-1. As a dedicated Pentaxian I've been lusting after one of these since they were first rumoured in the early 2010s... What a fantastic bit of kit! Lovely to use an optical finder again 🙂

The Neck | Bruny Island

K-1 and SMC Pentax 135/f2.5


The Neck by Nick Clark, on Flickr
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The bird against the hill looked at a glance like sensor dirt. Is it a pelican? It’s big!

Let us know how you like it Nick. I’m still trying to learn my K-3 iii Mono. I was never that good at menus.
 
Tim Murphy said:
Dear Board,

I've bought 2 Spotmatic F's and a Pentax ESII from Shopgoodwill and Ebay. The Spotmatics were dirt cheap, came with lenses and cases, and they actually worked with a new battery for the meter. The ESII required repair but now it is working as well. I've managed to acquire 28, 35, several 50's, 105, 200, and 300 Super Takumars with the tab to work wide open and all the lenses are in fine shape and function 100%.

The first roll of film I shot and developed myself in over 40 years was done about a month ago using a Spotmatic F and most of the lenses up to 200mm as a test platform. Everything worked as advertised. I've used the 300mm f/4 Super Takumar on Canon DSLR's and Olympus M4/3 cameras with the appropriate adapters and it works fantastic.

I'm very pleased with the Pentax M42 mount kit I've acquired and have been working on building a manual focus Pentax K-mount kit. I have a few Pentax brand 50mm lenses in f/1.4, 1.7, and 2 to go with my ME Super, P3N, Chinon CP5-s, and Sears KSII. The lenses for those cameras seem to command higher prices so I'll keep shopping for deals, but for now I've managed to build a nice kit of Tamron Adaptall SP lenses. I can use them across 5 brands of 35mm SLR's. That versatility is hard to beat!

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂
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2 F and a ESII, great deal!
The F is a very interesting camera, takes SR44 batteries and works fine. Just rememeber to cap the lens when storing to turn the lightmeter off.
 
nickthetasmaniac said:
Playing around with a 'new' Pentax K-1. As a dedicated Pentaxian I've been lusting after one of these since they were first rumoured in the early 2010s... What a fantastic bit of kit! Lovely to use an optical finder again 🙂

The Neck | Bruny Island

K-1 and SMC Pentax 135/f2.5


The Neck by Nick Clark, on Flickr
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Beautiful shot Nick!

I scored my first Pentax (a K1000) from shopgoodwill.com for a great price (this was about 5–6 years ago). Since then I've added a Spotmatic and an SL. I had the SL CLA'ed by Eric and it's become one of my favorite cameras. I love the Takumar lenses.

IIRC, the Spotmatic F takes one of the old mercury battery types, but has a bridge circuit and is adapatible to SR44 batteries. The ESII I am sure takes SR44 batteries (four of them to be exact).
 
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