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Chinese Pentax lens (&camera) clone
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:16 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:16 pm
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Now I'm back from the post office. A 50mm lens arrived (no brand written on it) together with a HOYA Skylight filter (49mm) that I bought with ~6 GBP (shipping included). It was on a Luxon camera told me the seller. Well, after some search I found this paragraph: "Chinese Camera: Luxon 1000 Super (= Luxfoto (UK) Luxon 1000 Super (= Chinese Licenced and Chinese made) Pentax K 1000)" (from http://www.oldtimercameras.com/jessops/stock/Model.asp?Model=14328&ModelPage=true)
So may be its in fact a Pentax 50mm lens (but with different coating I think). I'll put it for a test, just to have some free time.
Its the f:2.0 version.
Here I found another camera, called MINGCA MCK1000 (http://kitatoma.pepo.jp/hobby_room/1_camera/MINGCA_MCK1000.htm) (by the way , the lens that arrived today are identical, just the f number is 2.0 and not f:1.7) which is in fact another chinese clone of the Pentax K1000 (http://kitatoma.pepo.jp/hobby_room/1_camera/Pentax_K1000.htm) .
I don't remember where (may be on an action on ebay) I say a Pentax K1000 which had engraved on the bottom plate "Made in China".
I'll post some shots made with it. Hope it will be soon.


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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:04 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:04 pm
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Here is the clone's attak Smile :

First here is the lens:









...and the samples at 6Mpx ! (I think all were made at f:2.0 but the fifth one which was made at f:4):

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1798.JPG

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1799.JPG

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1800.JPG

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1801.JPG

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1802.JPG (f:4)

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1806.JPG

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1807.JPG

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1811.JPG

http://cosmin_m.sitesled.com/noname/IMGP1813.JPG

For the price I paid it looks pretty good to me and the build quality its Pentax like, at least for the lens (I read that the chinese Pentax k1000 clones were not such well build, like the actually chinses Pentax K1000 ).

I'll try in the weekend some outdoor shots.


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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:04 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:04 pm
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Luxon MC 50mm f:2.0 - It wasn't a too great day even there was sunny, around 1-2 degrees Celsius.


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu


(c) Cosmin Munteanu

and the crop (100%)

(c) Cosmin Munteanu


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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:17 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:17 pm
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Seems to perform well, and I like the colors. A difficult day for photos.


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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:08 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:08 pm
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This lens really looks like a Pentax lens!

It is always interesting to take the risk of unknown lenses, isn't it?


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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:32 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:32 pm
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LucisPictor wrote:
This lens really looks like a Pentax lens!

It is always interesting to take the risk of unknown lenses, isn't it?


I think yes. If I'll find one as cheap as this one (0.99 GBP the lens and 5.20 GBP the shipping) I might try it. But in this case I already knew (or at least supposed) that the Luxon camera was a Pentax K1000 clone so I hoped the same for the lens.


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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:23 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:23 pm
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It does perform well. A real bargain.


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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:11 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:11 pm
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Surprisingly good. Well done Cosmin


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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:43 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:43 am
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Thank you.

I found this one http://www.chinesecamera.net/viewthread.php?tid=14149&extra=&page=1 (never though that so many Pentax K1000 clones were made)

and this (but this one has as the main camera the Minolta X-300...):
http://members.aol.com/manualminolta/china.htm


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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:42 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:42 pm
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montecarlo wrote:
Thank you.

I found this one http://www.chinesecamera.net/viewthread.php?tid=14149&extra=&page=1 (never though that so many Pentax K1000 clones were made)

and this (but this one has as the main camera the Minolta X-300...):
http://members.aol.com/manualminolta/china.htm


Seagull were another Chinese make that became better known in the West - afair, they made copies of Nikkormats. In the UK they were sold via Dixon's. They weren't too bad, either, especially if you just wanted a back-up body.
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