Some of the Takumar M42-lenses I owned/own. Works great on my Canon EOS, of course :) And they are also very pretty.

I have read in several places now that Kodachrome production will end. I thought this was old news, but I might be suffering from deja vu. Sad, surely, but I have to admit I never actually used it. But that’s true for many old things which I love, I use them today instead. If you wan’t to read more there’s a thread on MFlenses, feel free to give more source in the comments.

Update:
Tribute on Kodak
On FLickr blog

Here are some pictures of my new Yashica ML 50mm/1.4, pretty isn’t it? :) These pictures were taken with Yashica ML 50mm/2.

Yashica ML 50mm/1.4

Yashica ML 50mm/1.4 front

Yashica ML 50mm/1.4 side

The Contax/Yashica mount of this lens

For us with this kind of condition I’ve put together a list of 10 signs you got GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). This particular variant, CameraGAS, is a condition which some of us interested in old cameras develop ;)

• You have more cameras and lenses then you can use, but can’t help yourself placing a bid on that fantastic lens 50mm/1.4 lens from your favorite maker.
• You are a member of forum.mflenses.com, forum.manualfocus.org, www.yashicaforum.com, www.rangefinderforum.com, www.pentaxforums.com, and all the right Flickr-groups.
• You have great trouble every day choosing which cameras and lenses to take with you outside.
• You buy a lens not because you need it, but because you want to “save” it from being unsold or a worse faith.
• The main argument when you buy a DSLR is “Which adapter can I put on this thing?”
• You buy two copies of a camera or lens, one in great condition and one for spare parts…. or two in great condition.
• You have more then 5 normal primes (50mm-lenses).
• A lot of items on your christmas wishlist is links to ebay auctions.
• You’re thinking about investing of a large toolkit for repairs on cameras and lenses.
• You run several websites about old cameras and lenses… hmmm

Maybe a list like mine is signs you got small GAS-condition? ;)

Shoppingwindow Leica

Some links for you, to support your GAS:

Camera Junkie (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) @ Flickr
Camera Junkie (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) @ Ipernity

Just a nice little portrait of one favorite lens, the Asahi Opt.Co. Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.8. As usual the Spotmatic acts cameramodel for the Asahi-lenses (since I need the DSLR to create the image ;) ).

Asahi Auto-Takumar 85mm f1.8 on Pentax Spotmatic

You and I know it’s easy to get to many cameras and lenses ;) Some of us suffer from “ebayitis”. If you want to get rid of some equipment ebay is not you only option. There are stores that will buy or trade your gear. Through 1001noisycameras I found the american store Calumet, who seems to buy stuff. Mostly DSLR, but they also have Mamiyas and Hasselblads and such. In sweden we have several stores with webshops you can buy, sell or trade with – let me know if you need some links to them.

Mamiya 645

Photo from Wikimeda Commons