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LX vs ME super vs KX vs K2
The ME-F was great for focusing where you had nothing really to focus on such as the ground, grass, sand, gravel etc. I never could understand why people moan about lack of DOF preview :shock: You can't even see when the image is in focus never mind the point where it's just going OOF. It's unli...
Posted by Algernon on 09/06/2015 - 08:41
Found a (sort of) local film development lab: How seriously do people take film photography?
From a recommendation from the US site I found a lab in Budapest for film development (they do a lot of other things as well) and turns out they charge around £2-2.50 per roll regardless of whether it's black and white or colour (slides are a bit more expensive). Had a peek at their darkroom and not...
Posted by Jetsam1 on 01/05/2015 - 07:04
Found a (sort of) local film development lab: How seriously do people take film photography?
Always good to hear someone getting back into film and enjoying it. That's very cheap film processing, especially the B&W. My understanding of the small 5MP scanners is that they produce bad quality, over-sharpened images, but I've never used one myself. Try it and see if you're happy. If not,...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 01/05/2015 - 08:44
Found a (sort of) local film development lab: How seriously do people take film photography?
Scanning is far-and-away the hardest part of a hybrid film/digital process. i've just started processing B&W myself and the scanning is a right pain - i got an old HP (as it did 120 film and a lot of moderm machines don't). the image quality is variable and the preview sometimes bears no relation to...
Posted by laurencea on 01/05/2015 - 15:10
Found a (sort of) local film development lab: How seriously do people take film photography?
XP2? I tried it once and felt a little underwhelmed by it. Have already loaded the cameras last night! I like Ektar through the SMC Takumar 55mm 1.8. I have been off work and the medication has made me stupidly sleepy in my defence! I like Ektar and whilst I still have a pile of rolls of cheap Koda...
Posted by Jetsam1 on 02/05/2015 - 06:09
The return of an old friend
I've often said my LX is the last camera I would get rid of. I still feel that way. Welcome back to the fold... :)
Posted by womble on 05/05/2015 - 21:14
The return of an old friend
I've often said my LX is the last camera I would get rid of. I still feel that way. Welcome back to the fold... :) many thanks, luckily l kept my mx and pentax glass, always liked the lx/40 2.8 combo, so the Lx will not be too lonely on arrival
Posted by lxmike on 05/05/2015 - 21:30
The return of an old friend
Welcome back - ignoring the schoolboy error of not having the strap lugs on the left hand side to allow for the grip! Kudos for getting the strap lugs, I doubt they're cheap on their own these days!
Posted by johnha on 05/05/2015 - 22:59
The return of an old friend
Welcome back - ignoring the schoolboy error of not having the strap lugs on the left hand side to allow for the grip! Kudos for getting the strap lugs, I doubt they're cheap on their own these days! the Lx is still in the post as soon as it arrives l will arrange the lugs ready to fit a grip, alway...
Posted by lxmike on 06/05/2015 - 20:20
The return of an old friend
a little dispointed, the camera has arrive but their is a mirror alignment issue as the focusing is out, especially at infinity, very disappointed as the seller assured me the Lx was serviced, needless to say l shall be returning it for him to either fix or give me a refund:cry: One of my LX had a m...
Posted by lxmike on 09/05/2015 - 13:56
The return of an old friend
well finally the Lx has arrived back and the issue of the focus alignment has been sorted by the seller, the Lx now feels and works as sweet as a nut, very happy with how the seller handled the problem
Posted by lxmike on 25/05/2015 - 11:29
Help a newbie, please.
Hello, all. I've got a new/recent case of GAS. I've just been tremendously inspired by some photographs i've found, shot on M42 Takumar glass. I'd like to acquire one of these lenses, but i have no Pentax platform for it. I've previously had Pentax 67s on a couple of occasions, but have no exp...
Posted by CKDexterHaven on 06/05/2015 - 21:50
Help a newbie, please.
To be fair, I'll bet you've learned a bit about photography since the 1980s, when you must have been in your teens. The Pentax 67 and the Pentax 35mm SLRs all work in similar ways. Manual cameras will never be the fastest way to do street photography, unless you preset the distance and exposure and ...
Posted by johnriley on 06/05/2015 - 22:47
Help a newbie, please.
With the ES and ESII you don't need to use the switch as they will meter at open aperture provided you are using Super-Multi-Coated Takumar lenses, not the earlier Super- or Auto-Taks. The meter on them is surprisingly accurate. The downside is that the electronics are now 40 years old and not tha...
Posted by womble on 07/05/2015 - 12:35
Help a newbie, please.
It would be well worth looking at a Pentax P30. It won't take Takumars without an adapter- it uses the A series lenses which are just as good and will do exactly what is asked for in the original post. Set the camera on Av ("auto" on its one dial) set the aperture on the lens, focus and shoot. Alter...
Posted by davidwozhere on 08/05/2015 - 00:51
Help a newbie, please.
Thanks, David. After all this, i think i've decided to go with the LX and the A-50/1.4. I appreciate the P30 recommendation. Interesting comment, about it being maligned because of its appearance. Sorta goes back to Kris/"womble's" comment earlier in the thread, about Pentax designs being "butt ...
Posted by CKDexterHaven on 08/05/2015 - 03:58
How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
The real problem is that you are using a camera that dates back to the 1980s, so it's quite old now. I would expect any camera of that vintage to benefit from a general service and recalibration. Different models will tend to fail in different areas, so that too is probably predictable. The LX wa...
Posted by johnriley on 12/05/2015 - 23:21
How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
Thanks, guys. I've dealt with old cameras in the past, with manual focus Nikons, Contax, and Leicas, and never needed a CLA on any of them. Only on rangefinder Leica. So, i wasn't expecting this much fuss with what i thought would be a 'workhorse.' I guess i'll try again. But, for my genera...
Posted by CKDexterHaven on 13/05/2015 - 02:44
How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
Their website of items for sale doesn't seem to have been updated for quite some time. I suppose they stopped using it for that purpose. My LX was serviced by Harrow Technical about a year ago - excellent service. If buying one that claims to have been serviced, it's worth asking for proof of the s...
Posted by johnha on 13/05/2015 - 23:18
How Fragile/Delicate/Temperamental is the LX?
I don't understand why it is scary. Virtually all 35 year old cameras need their seals and buffer foam etc. renewed if it hasn't been done already. The LX is only different in that rather than just manifesting itself in black muck all over the insides of the camera, it also affects the mirror. The...
Posted by womble on 14/05/2015 - 06:49
