I own a K3 and mostly use Takumar lenses with it, and also receive 4-6K scans of the footage, so this video was very relevant… and depressing. I love the look/feel of the Takumars, don’t like the idea of not taking full advantage of the 16mm resolution though. I also just used the Super Tak 200mm to film a volcano; it was the only lens I had long enough to do the job
I got my 135mm and 200mm SMC Takumars for a documentary I was planning on making about the solar eclipse a few years ago. The 135mm lens was specifically to capture images from a make-shift optical printer I put together to incorporate 35mm slides. Now I'm glad I wound up not going through with it. The biggest issue I see with the K-3 is the flange-focal distance. Most lenses made for small-format media have comparatively very short FFDs and can't be adapted to the K-3. That said, good results still can be had on the K-3 without spending a ton of money but you have to be really careful about what lenses you use and what the lighting conditions are. I'm pretty satisfied with that 28mm Tamron, and the Meteor for that matter, but I wouldn't run out into the the wild with them and expect professional results. I also wouldn't do more than a full HD scan of my footage. I wouldn't mind seeing some of your results if you're willing to post them online.
There's a lip just inside the M42 threads that is there to depress a switch on the lens flange. I had to grind that away in order to screw in the Meteor all the way.
@@wado1942 OK, that makes sense to me. I want to try this lens on my GH3. I may have to use the crop (digital zoom) to avoid vigneting. I was amazed to see the quality of the result on your video.
@@johannes914 Yeah that's what I did for the full-motion video portions of this post. I used the 2x digital zoom on my GH3, which gets *close* to the 16mm image area. It's not ideal but does the job. Now if only I could find more viable lenses for the K-3; ones that were designed to cover a Super-16 area.
I own a K3 and mostly use Takumar lenses with it, and also receive 4-6K scans of the footage, so this video was very relevant… and depressing. I love the look/feel of the Takumars, don’t like the idea of not taking full advantage of the 16mm resolution though. I also just used the Super Tak 200mm to film a volcano; it was the only lens I had long enough to do the job
I got my 135mm and 200mm SMC Takumars for a documentary I was planning on making about the solar eclipse a few years ago. The 135mm lens was specifically to capture images from a make-shift optical printer I put together to incorporate 35mm slides. Now I'm glad I wound up not going through with it. The biggest issue I see with the K-3 is the flange-focal distance. Most lenses made for small-format media have comparatively very short FFDs and can't be adapted to the K-3. That said, good results still can be had on the K-3 without spending a ton of money but you have to be really careful about what lenses you use and what the lighting conditions are. I'm pretty satisfied with that 28mm Tamron, and the Meteor for that matter, but I wouldn't run out into the the wild with them and expect professional results. I also wouldn't do more than a full HD scan of my footage. I wouldn't mind seeing some of your results if you're willing to post them online.
Thanks heaps mate - very useful
Yiu said you had to modify the adpter tu put the k3 lens on your GH3. What are the changes you had to make ?
There's a lip just inside the M42 threads that is there to depress a switch on the lens flange. I had to grind that away in order to screw in the Meteor all the way.
@@wado1942 OK, that makes sense to me. I want to try this lens on my GH3. I may have to use the crop (digital zoom) to avoid vigneting. I was amazed to see the quality of the result on your video.
@@johannes914 Yeah that's what I did for the full-motion video portions of this post. I used the 2x digital zoom on my GH3, which gets *close* to the 16mm image area. It's not ideal but does the job. Now if only I could find more viable lenses for the K-3; ones that were designed to cover a Super-16 area.