tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14158877527524740432008-05-15T00:37:49.085+02:00IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-62428280160381038092008-05-15T00:06:00.006+02:002008-05-15T00:37:49.116+02:00

Now, time for the big cleaning. I tried at first with the optical lens cleaning fluid, then i had to go on with the Zippo fuel. Using the "cotton fiocs" first, and the micro fiber cloth after, it has been quite easy to wipe out the haze from the inner element of the front cell ... 21. After cleaning all the lenses, i just reassembled them, starting from the rear element of the cell, and then the

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-24580507067119579822008-05-14T23:25:00.005+02:002008-05-15T00:36:20.444+02:00

... Continued from previous post. 7. I focused on infinite the lens, fully opened the diaphragm (don't know if required, but, just in case of ...), and started to unscrew the outer ring ... For safety reasons, instead of fixing the lens and turning the compass, i hold the compass strongly, and turned the lens on its rear cap, to be sure i didn't scratch the front element ... 8. The lens

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-79467464786815821142008-05-14T22:18:00.006+02:002008-05-15T00:35:41.434+02:00

... Be careful: not for the fainted of heart ... At first, apologies for the multi-part post, but i have to cope with the 6K characters Blogger limitations ... A few months ago, i got a Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35 f/2.8 (the chromed one) in "mint condition" from an eBay seller. As soon as it arrived, in its original box, i inspected it visually and noticed nothing, no fungus/haze, or oily

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-37363856494108984242008-05-12T19:51:00.002+02:002008-05-12T19:55:40.537+02:00

Airbus A380, powered by four Engine Alliance engines, shot with a Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro zoom, while landing at the Toulouse Blagnac airport. More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-57957819223275805892008-05-11T15:52:00.008+02:002008-05-11T16:40:28.857+02:00

A few months ago i bought a Super Takumar 24 f/3.5 in minty conditions for a few bucks. The lens was really clean and i noticed no faults, but, since i hadn't my camera with me, i didn't test it immediately ... Little mistake, because, although it performed really well on close focus subjects, i noticed a lack of infinity focus on landscapes. So, after logging on one of my preferred forums, i

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-35647501454537663702008-05-08T02:01:00.004+02:002008-05-11T00:32:39.645+02:00

... Is not the A380, as you could believe, but the A340-600 (by about 3 meters). This one, shot during landing after a test flight, is powered by four Rolls-Royce engines (if in doubt, click on the picture, get the bigger size, and look at the logo on the engine cases ...). More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-2168326193096831402008-05-06T02:17:00.004+02:002008-05-11T00:32:39.646+02:00

Sorry for the sea lovers, but this is not a fish (at least, not only ...) Superb specimen of an Airbus Beluga landing at Toulouse Blagnac airport, shot with a Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro. More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-11647688495299379652008-05-04T23:58:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.356+02:00

... In such a case, a Super Takumar 24mm f/3.5, in M42 mount ... The picture of Ecole des Beaux Arts has been shot by Pont Neuf, and PP by Pentax Photo Laboratory and PhotoME. More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-42176329148316928432008-04-26T13:06:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.357+02:00

... with a green glass apple and my Metz 45 CL-4 Digital, really a great flash for the money ... The support is a white pexiglas sheet, back lighted by the flash with a green filter on the main strobe, the lens is an SMC Pentax-M 85mm f/1.8 stopped down to f/22 (lack of an ND filter, for now ...) More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-90567046021375417622008-04-24T01:57:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.358+02:00

Shooting with a Pentax K10D reaches its first year of life ... Thanks to all the people who spent their time looking at my pictures, leaving comments, simply watching the pictures or contacting me by mail ... This is really paying for the time spent shooting more than 12000 pictures with my K10D in a year (13000, soon) ... I would like to take this opportunity for a message: RUNNING OUT OF

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-42682869729207341562008-04-20T19:10:00.004+02:002008-05-11T00:29:15.554+02:00

Rainy sunday, indoor shooting (snif ...). This is my first attempt at using the multiple exposure mode of my K10D. The first shot has been used for the candle light, and the second one for the flashed portion (i am starting to find the colored filters set of my flash really funny ;-) ...). Picture taken with my SMC 85mm f/1.8 stopped down to f/22, back light with a Metz 45 CL-4 Digital. More

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-9957374873186232632008-04-14T01:57:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.362+02:00

... Here you go. Orchid Phalaenopsis, shot in sunny afternoon daylight. Crop from the unprocessed raw file. For the whole image, and other Isco Westron samples, click on the picture or go to my Flickr photostream and select the Isco Westron set. More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-78882945929041675592008-04-13T21:39:00.004+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.364+02:00

... A minty sample of Isco Göttingen Westron 35 f/2.8, coming from the usual source ;-) ... For the history fans, Isco Göttingen is a lens manufacturer since 1936, when it started producing lenses for the Exacta and Praktica cameras (informations collected from Internet, if someone could enlighten me ... thanks). Most of the lenses produced for these cameras had a metal barrel, in the classic

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-55762644605789698392008-04-10T22:02:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:30:01.041+02:00

... always with the Metz 45 CL-4 and the Cactus ... This time, a bowl of glass nuggets, on a opaque white acrylic support (to diffuse light), backlighted with the flash in manual mode, and my old CZJ Flektogon 35 f/2.4, stopped down to f/5.6 ... More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-62650169457467635272008-04-06T01:41:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.366+02:00

... with direct sunlight. Orchid Phalaenopsis shot with a Pentax-M 85 f/1.8, in direct daylight, overexposed by 3 f/stops. Don't know why, but this picture makes me thinking about Japan ... More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-24300612060267025132008-04-04T20:39:00.005+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.368+02:00

... with the new toy on the block ;-) ... A Metz 45 CL-4 Digital with a Pentax dedicated SCA adapter, and a Cactus radio control (from another great eBay auction) ... Picture shot with a vintage Tamron SP 90 f/2.5 Macro, stopped down to f/8. Hands-free camera, flash with Cactus on tripod, a blue filter on the main strobe head and secondary strobe on. Tap water offered by my kitchen, wooden

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-27066765561022196792008-04-03T00:18:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.369+02:00

Playing with one of my preferred models, a superb specimen of Phalaenopsis. Shot with a Pentax-M 85mm f/1.8 SMC lens, stopped down to f/4, in daylight (end afternoon). More coming ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-13765613114556105072008-03-24T21:17:00.005+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.370+02:00

After a really warm february, after the beginning of spring, the winter seems to be back again ... Shot with a Pentax-M 85mm f/1.8 stopped down to f/4 in cloudy daylight. C u.

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-13288411702559444862008-03-22T17:14:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.371+02:00

Hello, just a few shots of the new toy, a minty Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon, born about in 1951, which decided to join my vintage lenses collection. Shot by the eternal Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, in direct cloudy (snif!) daylight. Coming soon, a close combat between the Flektogon 35 f/2.8 (the father) and the Flektogon 35 f/2.4 (the son). Now, going to enjoy a coffee ... C u

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-49329455876091113972008-03-17T00:36:00.004+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.372+02:00

After looking at some night shots from the blog of my friend Novalpha, i decided to try, so here are the results. The fountain in Place Wilson: Portion of Rue D'Alsace Lorraine, behind the city hall: Place du Capitole, detail of the city hall: All shot with a Pentax-A 50 f/1.7 at 1/4 sec. without tripod/monopod (believe it or not) and shake reduction on (thanks Pentax). More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-22529287569782874722008-03-09T14:27:00.002+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.373+02:00

Phaleanopsis shot with a vintage Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35 f/2.4 stopped down to f/8, in cloudy (snif!) daylight ... and my K10D. More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-32294583146194427342008-03-07T01:57:00.002+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.374+02:00

... With the new adapter. Shot with a Micro Nikkor 55 f/3.5 stopped down to f/8 and my K10D in halogen light (color temperature corrected). C u

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-84421707943185178502008-03-06T00:51:00.004+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.375+02:00

Hi all. Having found a great thread on a forum about mounting vintage Nikkor lenses on Pentax, i managed to get a Micro Nikkor 55 f/3.5 for about 35$. Exactly as shown in the forum, the lenses mounted quite well on my K10D (you can see in a previous post the picture of a ring shot with this lens). It is really sharp and i got infinity focus, thanks to the greater depth of camera body required by

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-87341118045926043062008-03-04T03:01:00.002+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.376+02:00

... Bright lens (f/1.8), fully usable even wide open (see below) ... This lens is definitively joining the circle-of-preferred-lenses ... More to come ...

IndianaDinosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-70461888307876005742008-02-27T00:25:00.003+02:002008-05-11T00:26:35.377+02:00

... Other shots from the previous session, with the SMC Pentax 85mm. More to come ...

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