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An early Xmas gift for film users
Yes I think I do - I will check shortly and come back to you.
Posted by danofmk on 28/12/2017 - 11:17
Darkroom printing
Slightly off topic but there isn't an obvious forum for this question... In an ideal world I would have my own darkroom and do my own printing. I don't live in the ideal world. I have a number of BW images shot on film which I would like a good old fashioned traditional print. I don't, howev...
Posted by womble on 19/12/2017 - 20:27
Harrow Technical to close
Thanks to all for the input, I'll try Asahi Technical first FWIW (& IIRC) if you take it to them yourself, you might get a bit of a surprise when you "arrive at the door" because "Asahi Technical" is/(was?) actually at the back of a small shop specialising in large scale models (planes & the like), ...
Posted by jeallen01 on 06/03/2018 - 12:44
Harrow Technical to close
Belated endorsement of Robin's skills. He CLA'd my MX a year or so ago and it came back like new. Long may he continue.
Posted by roberrl on 25/01/2020 - 11:37
Eyecup FB
Algernon, I bought this new about thirty years ago with a 28-80mm kit lens and a metallic grey leather case. Basic it might be but it served its purpose workwise and it still looks and works as good as new; back then I used the program mode almost exlusively but it’s time to get more experimental. T...
Posted by RobL on 15/06/2018 - 19:24
Eyecup FB
Found the one I have It's a proper Pentax one, with M written on the back No idea if that's any use but if it is PM me your address and I'll post it to you on Monday
Posted by danofmk on 16/06/2018 - 12:45
New Ektachrome
Bring back Kodachrome 64 and make the digital "experts" learn about photography.
Posted by walkeja on 26/09/2018 - 10:06
New Ektachrome
Just got back from a trip to NYC to find my rolls of Ektachrome waiting for me. Time to load-up the LX and shoot some autumnal images before the last of the leaves fall off the trees.
Posted by womble on 01/11/2018 - 22:56
New Ektachrome
I thought they'd stopped selling film. I remember getting a few very good deals on film from them a few years back. The two-pack seems decent value considering what it's selling for elsewhere.
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 19/11/2018 - 14:57
New Ektachrome
I thought they'd stopped selling film. I remember getting a few very good deals on film from them a few years back. The two-pack seems decent value considering what it's selling for elsewhere. 7dayshop have always been one of the best places for film stock. Much more selection than most camera s...
Posted by Kim C on 19/11/2018 - 15:30
New Ektachrome
I thought they'd stopped selling film. I remember getting a few very good deals on film from them a few years back. The two-pack seems decent value considering what it's selling for elsewhere. They've never actually stopped! https://www.kodak.com/pk/en/motion/Products/Production/default.htm Th...
Posted by JAK on 20/11/2018 - 00:11
Finally - a LR plug-in for digitising negatives with a DSLR
PS The cheap film scanners can be absolutely fine for web use or small prints. Mine, which cost about £50 a while back, uses a built in camera to make 5MP images o 110 and 35mm slides and negatives. It works great for web images.
Posted by johnriley on 24/10/2018 - 10:18
Pentax ME shutter speed scale slipped in viewfinder
Hello, First post here after buying a used Pentax ME from a friend to get back into taking time over photography. Problem - looking through the viewfinder, the shutter speed scale floats around all over the viewfinder and does not align with the red LEDs down the left hand side. It looks like so...
Posted by FSL500 on 02/01/2019 - 17:51
Pentax ME shutter speed scale slipped in viewfinder
Well for most of them, it is not that hard though you do need good tools. For nearly all of that era of camera's it is a "simple matter of removing the top plate. Usually the rewind lever and wind lever need to be removed first. Once the top plate is off, there is usually a clamp or similar holding ...
Posted by Kim C on 02/01/2019 - 18:57
New Year Pentax Nostalgia Trip
My first camera too. Late Spring 1982 I believe. I still have the (dead) body and the 50mm f/2 lens which, for the sake of nostalgia, I had serviced a few years back to remove the stickiness in the focusing ring caused by a spilt pint of beer in about 1984. For my last trip to New York in Octob...
Posted by womble on 09/01/2019 - 14:47
MX developed sticky mirror
Hello all, My trusty MX has not been used for some time and has developed a sticky mirror. I bought it 2nd hand in 1986, already well-used with odd dents and brass showing but it has served me well. It has been around the world with me, including 2 years in Fiji, where it was kept in a plast...
Posted by skydata on 12/01/2019 - 19:53
RUST on P30
a latest 'Saved From The Dump' camera is a P30 with 2 lenses, one Pentax Zoom Takumar 'A' 28-80mm f3.5-4.5, one Vivitar Zoom 70-300mm f 4.2-5.8 , Cobra flash, Cobra Bag, Cokin and Jessop Filters BUT OH DEAR-- due to being 'in The Loft' for many years Camera is all Rusty along the back and the strap...
Posted by Peter Elgar on 29/01/2019 - 17:19
RUST on P30
Well, a friend told me about 'Hammerite Rust Removal Gel' from Halfords so I splashed out £5 odd and painted it on then after 'infusing' wiped it off as much as possible and painted on some black Chinese Lacquer. It look better. I then found that lenses were always 'stopped down' instead of being ...
Posted by Peter Elgar on 31/01/2019 - 21:03
RUST on P30
Good to hear Pete ....... now you can get back to your Leica M6 :lol: --
Posted by Algernon on 02/02/2019 - 14:26
RUST on P30
Good to hear Pete ....... now you can get back to your Leica M6 :lol: -- Ha ha !! I have the 'Gift' Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F to try out again first -- broken battery contact but I have my Weston Meters or 'guess' !!
Posted by Peter Elgar on 03/02/2019 - 11:59
