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Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 Limited Test Shots

2008-10-22 Posted by Hin Man

It is such a charm to finally get a copy of Pentax pancake lens with Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 limited. I don't have a picture of the lens but a few test shots over the weekend while visiting Palo Alto Medical group for flu shots for the boys. So far the lens does extremely well for me for outdoor in replacing my Spiratone 20mm f/2.8.

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Pentax Pancake clones with M 28 f/2.8 and M 50 f/1.7

2008-10-10 Posted by Hin Man

Pentax M 28mm f/2.8 and Pentax M 50mm f/1.7

Here is a quick light traveling kit if you ask me. No pancakes, no limited but pure lighter gear from Pentax

Pentax M (better with A) 28mm f/2.8: $45 ($60 for A)
Pentax M (better with A) 50mm f/1.7: $45 ($65 for A)
Pentax DA 50-200 f/4.0-5.6 ($110)

And for traveling with 3 lens that either look like a pancake and zoom to 200mm, that is a very smart kit for traveling in my book. And it totals about $200.00, you can save that $200 with 2 weekends staying home for home meals. And of course, one can do away with the M version of pancake with

Pentax M 40mm f/2.8: $120

Pentax SMC-M 28mm f/2.8 Test Shots

2008-04-16 Posted by Hin Man

cropped like 1/4 of the original shot
@/f/2.8

Original

Pentax M 28mm f/2.8 Test Shots on door entrance

My Pentax K Bag

Pentax M 28mm f/2.8 Test Shots on Pentax K Bag

Initial Impressions:

The lens is very compact and thin, similar to SuperTakumar 28mm and 35mm
Focusing is good on this lens but not outstanding. It is smooth and quite good for its size but I prefer bigger focusing ring for better precision on focus.
On Av mode, metering is quite accurate. Unlike M42 lens, this manual lens is spot on in metering making it easier to use
Quite sharp at wide open aperture
Closest focusing distance is less than 1 feet.
Night shooting with this lens is found very capable and adequate. I tried few night time shots in ISO 400 ranging from 1/30 to 1/10 of a seconds and all shots come out nicely in f/2.8 aperture.
Though not a true pancake lens like the M 40mm f/2.8 or Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8, this one is as close as you can get inexpensively for a small size 28mm prime.
It will work like a charm in Pentax film bodies as in Pentax MX, SuperProgram, ME Super.

Pentax Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8 in M42

2008-04-14 Posted by Hin Man

LBA (Lens Buying Addiction) has crept up on me in getting many unused lens for months after purchase. This Super Takumar happens to be first one to go. I only managed to use it the weekend before I packaged it for my friend.

Now that it is gone, I missed the small size and silky smooth focusing ring. I previously owned a Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5 and I sold it too to my another good buddy of mine in photography forum. Perhaps, I have no luck in keeping two different Super Takumars. I love those old glasses and they are one of a kind in small and lightweight, compact like a pancake in its own charming way. Had I been more careful with my buying, I would have been able to justify keeping my two Super Takumar. Some test shots taken with Pentax K100D.

Pentax Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8 in M42 mount Test Shot

Initial Impressions:

Lens is small and compact, very charming in its own way
Focusing ring is silky smooth
Matching lens hood and case make it extra sweet to have one in possession
Lens is quite sharp wide open. Many test shots are done in f/2.8 and sharpness is very reasonable.
Metering is definitely a difficult task with the lens. In Av aperture priority, I need to tune in +2.0 Ev in f/2.8 setting in my K100D.
Bokeh seems pretty decent to me.
Ringed lights are in circles as seen in last test shot.
Though the lens is small, I find it difficult to hold with my K100D. The small size of the lens makes it a bit awkward to hold and turn for adjusting focus
Overall, I would not hesitate to buy this lens again. I would not mind having the following in my collection:

Super Takumar 35mmm f/3.5 or f/2.8
Super Takumar 55mm f/1.8
Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8

Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5

2007-11-19 Posted by Hin Man

Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5 in M42 mount

I really like the original case

I finally managed to get a Super Takumar and I am very impressed with the quality of the lens. The pictures come out quite sharp. But the lens is an M42 mount lens and I paid very inexpensively for it. For a 3rd party adapter, I paid $20 with shipping on a previous purchase of a brand new Bowers m42 adapter from BHPhoto. The Super Takumar lens is a great 35mm lens though it is in M42 mount. I have a Takumar 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 lens in K mount which does not have the coating as in the Super Takumar and the image quality is not as nice as this prime lens.

Saturday Breakfast

breakfast with boys using super takumar 35mm f/3.5

I got the coffee & brocolis
egg, cheese, toast go to my boys

Overall, I am very impressed with the image quality. I may not be doing the metering correctly in M mode. In A aperture mode, I needed to dial in some amount of Ev compensation. I can't wait to try it on M mode with AE-L stop down metering on wide open at f/2.8. On M mode, I find the stop down metering with adjustment on shutter speed works better for the manual lens.

Hin's Photo Corner

Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 Limited Test Shots

Pentax Pancake clones with M 28 f/2.8 and M 50 f/1.7

Pentax SMC-M 28mm f/2.8 Test Shots

Pentax Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8 in M42

Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5

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