Hin's Camera Gear

Pentax Way
New & Old

Cameras:

• Casio ex-z750 (wife's p&s)
  
• Fuji F30 (hin's p&s)
• Pentax K20D
• Praktica MTL5 (use M42 lens)
  
  • 28mm | 58mm | 70-150mm | 180mm |
    

AF Lens:

• Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 limited
  
  • zpizza
    
• Sigma 28mm f/1.8 II
  
• Pentax DA 35mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro limited
  
  • Flowers
    
• Pentax FA 50 f/1.4
  
  • Sushi | Pizza | Flowers | Jelly Fish | DJ
    

• Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 limited
• Insanely Good | Yahoo YEP | Lazy Eye with PTTL
• Sigma 105mm f/2.8 1:1 DG Macro
  
  • Flowers | Portraits | Trees
    
• Pentax DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 FishEye
  
• Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5 Macro
  
  • Japanese Tea Garden |
    
• Tamron 28-75mm Di Macro f/2.8
  
  • Portraits | Fireworks | Wedding
    
• Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8
  
  • Puppies | Dog Portraits | Squirrels
    
• Pentax F* 300mm f/4.5
  
  • BIF Practice | Humming Birds | Terns
    
• Tamron 70-300mm Di LD Macro f/4.0-5.6
• Flowers | Bees | Birds In Flight (BIF) | Portraits | Travel
  
• 420mm f/8.0 | 510mm f/9.0 | 600mm f/11
  

Manual Lens:

• Vivitar 24mm f/2.8 (Cosina)
• Super Lentar 28mm f/2.8 (M42)
  
• Cosina 55mm f/1.2
• Monterey Bay | Aquarium | With +4 close-up
• Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2.0 (m42)
  
  • Flowers | Portraits |
    
• Vivitar 135mm f/2.8 1:2 Macro from Komine
• Vivitar 70-150mm f/3.8 from Kiron (m42) with doubler
• Tamron SP 70-210mm f/3.5 Adaptall-2 (19AH)
  
• Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (M42)
  
  • 1st copy | 2nd copy
    
• Photosniper Tair-3 PhS 300mm f/4.5 Purchase
  
  • Initial Test Shots | Humming Birds | + Pentax-F 1.7x AF TC |
• Tokina SD 400mm f/5.6
  

Lens by Focal Length:

• Primes
  21mm f/3.2
  24mm f/2.8
  28mm f/1.8
  35mm f/2.8 1:1
  50mm f/1.4
  55mm f/1.2
  58mm f/2.0
  77mm f/1.8
  105mm f/2.8 1:1
  135mm f/2.8 1:2
  180mm f/2.8
  300mm f/4.5
  400mm f/5.6
  
  
  
  
• Zooms
  10-17mm f/3.5-4.5
  17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 1:2.3
  28-75mm f/2.8 1:3.9
  50-135mm f/2.8
  70-150mm f/3.8
  70-210mm f/3.5 1:2.6
  70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 1:2

Flash:

• Pentax AF540
  
• Sunpak auto 422D

Accessories:

• DynaTran AT-CF992 tripod from Amvona
• Ultrapod II mini-tripod from REI
• Cosina 1:1 matched macro adapter
• Genuine Pentax M42 to K adapter
• Tamron Adaptall-2 P/KA Adapter
  
• Tamron 1.4x Pz-AF MC4 TC
• Pentax F 1.7x AF TC
• Kiron 2x matched Mulitplier
  
• Giottos Rocket Blower
• Large Giottos Rocket Blower
• Spectra Light Diffuser
  

On Sale

• [on sale] Photosniper Tair-3 PhS 300mm f/4.5
  
  • Initial Test Shots | Humming Birds | + Pentax-F 1.7x AF TC |
  • Complete package with gunstock
  • $140
• [on sale] Carl Zeiss Jena 180mm f/2.8 (m42)
  
  • 1st copy | 2nd copy
  • $250.0 -- in excellent condition
    
• [maybe] Tokina AT-X SD 80-200mm f/2.8 with 'A'
  
  • ~ $235.00
    
• [maybe] Tamron SP 70-210mm f/3.5 Adaptall-2 (19AH)
  
  • ~ $120.00 with hood
    
• [maybe] Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f/2.8 (m42)
  
  • my bad, a broken beauty, need fixing
    

Past Gear:

• [sold] SuperTakumar 35mm f/3.5 in M42 (past)
• [sold] Albina 28mm f/2.8 1:4 Macro (past)
• [sold] Takumar 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 Macro (past)
• [sold] Pentax M 200mm f/4.0 (past)
  
• [sold] Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/3.5 Macro from Kiron (v1) (past)
  
• [sold] Pentax FA 28-80 f/3.5-4.7 Power Zoom (past)
• [sold] Pentax M 28mm f/2.8 (past)
• [sold] Pentax SuperTakumar 105mm f/2.8 in M42 (4/11/2008)
• [sold] Bower M42 to K Adapter (4/11/2008)
  
• [gifted] Praktica Super TL1000 (4/11/2008)
• [gifted] Domipan 50mm f/2.8 (4/11/2008 )
• [donated] Sears 135mm f/2.8 (4/14/2008)
• [sold] Pentax SMC FA 28-80 f/3.5-4.7 Power Zoom (4/28/2008)
• [sold] Pentax M 200mm f/4.0 (4/29/2008)
  
• [sold] Pentax DA 50-200 f/4.0-5.6 (5/14/2008)
  
• [sold] Pentax DA 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 (5/14/2008)
  
• [sold] Pentax Auto 110 (smallest SLR) (5/14/2008)
• [sold] Pentax SuperProgram (6/9/2008)
• [sold] Pentax M 28mm f/2.8 (6/9/2008)
  
• [sold] Pentax SMC FA 28-105 f/3.2-4.5 (6/12/2008)
  
• [sold] Eyetek Digital Flash DS328AZ (6/12/2008)
• [sold] Vivitar AT-22 Extension Tubes (7/27/2008)
• [sold] Pentacon 50mm f/1.8(M42) (9/9/2008)
• [sold] Tamron-F 2X KR MC4 TC (9/9/2008)
• [sold] Tokina sz-x 28-70 f/2.8-4.3 with 'A' aperture (9/9/2008)
• [sold] Vivitar 28mm f/2.5 from Kiron (9/10/2008)
• [sold] Lester A Dine 105mm f/2.8 1:1 Dental Macro (9/11/2008)
  
• [sold] Pentax PZ-1 (9/21/2008)
• [sold] Pentax AF-500ftz flash (9/21/2008)
• [sold] Pentax K100D (9/20/2008)
  
• [sold] Vivitar 70-150 f/3.8 Kiron (9/28/2008)
  
• [sold] Pentax K 45-125 f/4.0 (9/28/2008)
  
• [sold] Promaster Spectrum 7 1.7x AF TC (10/1/2008)
• [sold] Tamron 1.4x Pz-AF MC4 TC (10/1/2008)
• [sold] Spiratone 20mm f/2.8 (10/7/2008)
• [sold] Schneider 135mm f/3.5 (M42) (10/10/2008)
• [sold] Pentax SMC K 100mm f/4.0 1:2 Macro (10/13/2008)
  
• [sold] Prakticar 28-70 f/3.5-4.8 Macro (M42) (10/13/2008)
• [sold] Sigma 105mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro Ex (non-DG) (10/13/2008)
  
• [sold] Pentax SMC A 50mm f/2.8 1:2 Macro (10/13/2008)
• [sold] Pentax DA 50-200 f/4.0-5.6 (10/13/2008)
• [sold] Jupiter 9 85mm f/2.0 (10/17/2008)
• [sold] Pentax F 35-135mm f/3.5-4.5 (10/28/2008)
  
• [sold] Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (M42) (11/7/2008)
  
• [sold] Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f/3.5 (M42) (11/7/2008)
  
• [sold] Mamiya/Sekor 55mm f/1.8 (M42) (11/7/2008)
• [sold] Tokina 19-35 f/3.5-4.5 (11/11/2008)
• [sold] Pentax 300mm f/4.0 (11/11/2008)
• [sold] Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5, Tokina (v2) (11/15/2008)
• [sold] Pentax FA 31mm f/1.8 limited Initial Test Shots (12/4/2008)
  
• [sold] Tamron SP 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II (12/4/2008)
• [sold] Pentax A 50mm f/1.7 (12/5/2008)
  
• [sold] Kenko 2x Macro Teleplus MC7 (12/5/2008)
• [sold] Pentax K10D (12/17/2008)
  
• [sold] Mamiya/Sekor 50mm f/2.0 (m42) (12/18/2008)
• [sold] Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 (12/19/2008)
  
• [sold] Sigma 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 (12/21/2008)
• [sold] Pentax F 35-70 f/3.5-4.5 (1/5/2009)
  
• [sold] Vivitar 70-150mm f/3.8 from Kiron (two touch zoom) (1/5/2009)
• [sold] Vivitar 500mm f/8.0 Mirror Lens (1/6/2009)
  
• [sold] Tamron SP 90mm f/2.5 1:2 Macro 52BB with 1:1 extension (1/6/2009)
• [sold] Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm/f2.4 (m42) (1/7/2009)
• [sold] Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/2.8-4.0 from Komine (v3) (3/10/2009)
• [sold] Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro (non-Di version)
  
  • Portraits | Flowers |

• [sold] Vivitar 200mm f/3.5 from Komine
• [sold] Photosniper Tair-3 PhS 300mm f/4.5
• [sold] Tamron SP 28-135mm f/4.0-4.5 Adaptall-2 28A
  
  • Hiking
• [sold] Tamron adaptall-2 pk-a adapter
• [sold] Tamron SP 70-210mm f/3.5 Adaptall-2 (19AH)
• [sold] Soligor 200mm f/2.8 (M42)
  
  • Birds | Nature Walk | 2x TC |

Lens Road Map & Planning:

My current planning as of January 2009.

• Settle for a limited prime trio in 21/35/77
  
  • May add a fast 35mm or 24mm.
    
  
  
  
• Continue finding a backup system
• Sold K10D
• Consider Nikon D90 but I have abandoned the plan of 2 systems. Zooms candidates with D90
  
• Nikon 16-85 f/3.5-5.6 with VR
• Nikon 55-200 f/4.0-5.6 with VR
• A fast Nikon 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4
  
• A wide angle zoom with Sigma 10-20 f/4.0
• Thought about Pentax White Camera with K2000 SE in white color
• Abandoned Pentax K2000 SE as of Feb, 2009, wanted to wait for K3 or K30 announcement
• Target to get Pentax K-7
  
  

• LBA test on Macro (done)
  
  • Kept Sigma 105mm f/2.8 1:1 DG Macro
  • Sold Tamron 90mm f/2.8 1:1 non-Di Macro
    
    

• Find wide angle zoom
  
  • Pentax 12-24mm f/4.0
    
  • Sell Vivitar 24mm f/2.8 with 'A' by Cosina
    

Related:

• Hin's Inexpensive Gear
  my first year of owning Pentax K100D, combo kit lens, and few inexpensive K and M42 lens
• LBA Management
• Nikon D90 is tempting
• Yoda Training on Nikon Dark Forces