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It states that there is a 'standard' version on the pentxforums.com introductory text about the lens but everyone(?) who owns the lens claims to have the Anniversary edition and only photos of the ...

LOL :-) Never heard of that lens and now I know why! Just checked ebay sold listings and it had better be good for those kind of prices.

99% of the time I use my A7II in S mode. I've adjusted the EVF brightness to the lowest setting, which I've found helps to avoid under-exposed images, and usually adjust the shutter speed to give ...

Nice results. I tried this once with a Helios 44 - it's quite a common modification made to that lens and gives similar results - but it has quite a disastrous effect on sharpness to the point that ...

I can't think of any screw mount from a manufacturer beginning with M so that's not much help ;-) . M for mysterious! If it does have a T-mount adapter fitted (looks like it does) it should just ...

That's just what I was thinking ! If the front element was broken (and missing) the second element would be visible and would present a concave surface. See the following link which shows a lens ...

It looks like a filter is fitted to the front? Maybe the filter glass was smashed which damaged the front element? The front element itself is quite substantial glass so you would have found some ...

Character is a difficult concept - it's not binary; there is no right or wrong and a particular lens can show very different characters depending on the subject matter and shooting conditions. ...

So it's not just me then ;-) I found the Super Tank 55/1.8 just a bit dull so sold it. Many seem to like it though which goes to show that 'pleasing' character is subjective and is in the eye of ...

Yeah - the seam isn't obvious. The info Tom linked to also mentions the part I mean but calls it '...a conical section which appeared at first to be part of the focus-mount.'. According to that ...

The tapered silver part just in front of the black mount should unscrew from the rest of the lens body. That would then enable the mount itself to be removed. I've never managed to do this because ...

As you've mentioned an extension tube set, I assume you're interested in close-up/macro photography. I found tubes with M42 lenses a real pain - so much turning to add/remove tubes. I eventually ...

I have little doubt that Canon could produce a FF mirrorless camera body any time they like. Lenses are probably the biggest stumbling block, I think. Would anyone buy a mirrorless camera with a ...

I used to use a similar M42 to C/Y adapter to use M42 lenses on my C/Y Lens Turbo focal reducer. Never experienced any problems achieving infinity focus so you should be safe there :-) These rings ...

That's not separation, which is good! Different to what I was expecting from your initial description and shows why uploading an image or two is so useful to illustrate a problem. Looks like it ...

The rattling noise may or may not be a serious issue... the 'liquid' problem could well be separation of the elements which often appears as you describe. The 8 element Takumar has a cemented ...

Thank you :-) Glad you like them!

Thanks very much! I've tried a few 1.2 lenses and the Revuenon is my fave in part because it's very easy to focus wide open without using a magnified view which is useful for dog photos! Bokeh can ...

My dog shot with a PK mount Revuenon MC 55mm f/1.2

Glow when used wide open is pretty typical for old ultra-fast lenses so I'd be surprised if there was anything wrong with your lens. Your lens was designed for use on an old film SLR where it's ...