Hi gang, Just thought I'd mention that I have been enabled twice :-)
Thanks to Godders for passing on a K17mm 3.5 fisheye that I bought recently from a Californian eBayer. <http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/ultra-wide/K17f4-Fish.html> It arrived yesterday and (yes I know - abhorent according to the Allingator) I took the Dremel to it, removing the aperture lever and plastic surround. It now has an (eBay bought) K mount adapter on it and I tried it on my Darkside 1D (1.3 crop sensor) and it's fabulous. Will post some pics soon. Another lister helped out with my calls for an A20 2.8 and I have now secured one, so thanks to all who responded. <http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/ultra-wide/A20f2.8.html> The Allingator will be relieved to know that this lens is not for the chop! I recently found a good eBay deal on a Panasonic L1 (4/3rds sensor system) with the Leica 14-50mm D Vario-Elmarit lens that seems to be all the rage. <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcl1/> I wanted a streetable grabcam with a medium wide prime to emulate the days when I wandered with my little Leica CL and 40mm lens. The L1 is not little, but a lot smaller than the Canon 1D, so that's a plus. The idea is I sell the lens and with a bit of luck end up having paid peanuts for the camera, which is a distinct possibility. Hence I will be eBaying the Leica lens shortly. I'll offer it here first - can't imagine anyone would be interested here, but you never know. I don't know anyone other than Bob W who's bought into 4/3rds. So, the A20 will simply have an adapter bayonetted onto the rear - no surgery necessary - and will have the same angle of view as a 40mm lens on 35mm film - ideal for me. Again, pics posted in due course. I've been using the L1 with an old K mount RMC Tokina 17mm 3.5 that's been hidden away for years. The viewfinder is dim and distant compared to Pentax and Canon 1D finders (we have an *istDs as well) but useable and love the retro stying with shutter speed knob on top, aperture rings et al. Great fun to use. Even been shooting in mono mode - I find I think in black and white much better if I know it's going to shoot in black and white. I might even tape a box-top from a roll of FP4 on the back as a comfort ;-) -- Mad as a March hare, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
