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Revamping Pentax Kit
I'm just about to start the process of revamping my kit, and in fact have already started selling off my excess lenses on Ebay. Here's the plan for the new set up and any thoughts and comments would be gratefully received: 35mm - Keep existing 15mm f3.5 K, 20mm f4 M and MZ3 body. Add to line up 2...
Posted by johnriley on 17/05/2003 - 11:32
Auto 110 Super D
I am the proud owner of a Pentax Auto 110 Super and after twenty years it's still in use and still takes great pics. I have photgraphed everything from the Pope in Korea in 1987 to the not so famous Chinnango Canal ruins in New York. Every time I show some one the camer they are amazed that they nev...
Posted by Anonymous on 13/06/2003 - 02:40
new to forum
Hi, I recently discovered your site and found your forum interesting reading, I've been a Pentax user since my teens and find they make a great product, both lens and camera. I had a look at the *ist the other day, and liked what I saw until I read in the brochure and on the net that the camera n...
Posted by Anonymous on 02/07/2003 - 01:10
camera insurance advice
I'm lucky enough to be visiting Vietnam soon and am taking my pentax MX with me, can any of you recommend a good insurer for camera equipment? Specifically have you tried the insurance link from this site? (https://www.pentaxuser.com/pages/insurance.htmare) are they ok? thanks hopelully i'll p...
Posted by Anonymous on 09/07/2003 - 13:10
Macro photography
Hello! I dont know where to start because I'm confused about the thing... Last week I was shoting a set of photos for some competition (flowers) and I decide to take a few macro shoots. I borrow a close-up lens +4 and I must say it's stinks. The depth of field is not worth mentioning and hard to...
Posted by Saso E. on 31/07/2003 - 09:21
Macro photography
The closer you get, the less depth of field, and there is no way round that! The best we can do is use a tripod, focus very, very carefully and use the smallest aperture possible. In this way, it should be possible to take very good close up pictutes. Close up lenses are cheap and quite good if stop...
Posted by johnriley on 02/08/2003 - 22:05
Macro photography
Hi, I use several types of macro or close focusing lenses for insects and wildflowers. I use Tamron, Sigma, and Pentax lenses and find that they all give satisfactory results. In the US, good used Pentax equipment is hard to find. I enjoy using my Sigma 180 mm macro on my pz-1p. Better w...
Posted by Anonymous on 10/01/2004 - 19:55
Norwich & District Photographic Soc 100yrs Exhibition
Norwich & District Photographic Society are to mount a special Exhibition to celebrate its 100yrs birthday at the Forum Building in Norwich, Norfolk, It is exhibiting 100 Photographs from previous members and present members, some dating back 75yrs,very early colour prints and photos donated by Engl...
Posted by Gordon Holmes on 09/08/2003 - 18:50
Reloading part exposed film.
Recently, I had a rewinding problem with my Espio120 and it has been repaired by Pentax and is back to full working order. The camera had been rewinding the film after exposing just a few frames. The 120 (and my 280-P) offer mid-roll rewind but is it possible to reload and continue using the same ...
Posted by Kimbo on 02/01/2004 - 13:55
Great innovations
With reference to John's iconic cameras posting and seeing as this is the general chat forum for this site, I was wondering what innovations (not just photographic) that members would also consider to be iconic. Photographically, such things might be the pentaprism, off the film plane metering, t...
Posted by Kimbo on 02/01/2004 - 20:18
New Member
Greetings from Prince Edward Isalnd, Canada I just joined this group recently. I am going to get back into photography as I gear down to retirement this year. I have been a Pentax owner for many years. I have a SP500 and SP1000 with various screw mount lens. I was too stubborn trade up to K seri...
Posted by aginghippie on 13/01/2004 - 20:00
Organising your photo collection.
Just an addendum to George's comment about scanning... I scanned my whole slide collection quite easily. I started using a Minolta Scan Dual, then progressed to a Nikon Coolscan IV. However, the trick to quickly scanning large batches of slides and negatives is to use Vuescan ( http://www.hamrick...
Posted by MattMatic on 15/01/2004 - 22:05
Organising your photo collection.
I hope your camera is repaired promptly for you. The thing to remember about metering is that the 'correct' shutter speed/aperture combination is the same regardless of the camera used, for any given lens. As with all meters, the ME-Super is calibrated for 18% grey and the GPD cells are particular...
Posted by Kimbo on 18/01/2004 - 15:44
ME Super History
A really good source of the sort of information you are asking for is the photographic magazine of the era. You can see the reviews, the adverts, the letters, the frequency with which pictures taken on your camera appear, the eventual second hand adverts for it, and so on. I collect old photograp...
Posted by johnriley on 08/02/2004 - 14:24
New Member Introducing Myself
Hi all I have just registered my membership for the group. Please if I sound like I don’t have a clue, be gentle with me (your right I don’t!). My brief history, long time ago I was keen on getting myself all geared up and looking forward to creating a good knowledge of photography and a portfoli...
Posted by McBrian on 29/01/2004 - 21:03
New Member Introducing Myself
Glad to hear you are back into photography - have a great time taking pictures and don't forget to let us know how you're getting on! Welcome!
Posted by johnriley on 29/01/2004 - 23:25
New Member Introducing Myself
Hi McBrian, Glad you've got back into photography ;) There's a whole heap of good second hand dealers that handle Pentax stuff. These I've had very positive experiences dealing with: www.parkcameras.co.uk www.mxv.co.uk www.ffordes.co.uk www.lcegroup.co.uk www.clocktowercameras.co.uk www....
Posted by MattMatic on 30/01/2004 - 10:18
New Member Introducing Myself
Welcome aboard, McBrian. Nice to hear you're back to Photography! I am no expert too, but like many of us, I'm always (and still) learning!! :) Do let us know how you're going!
Posted by ShotGun on 03/02/2004 - 05:48
Scanning prewar Negatives
I have a very cheap Jessops lightbox I use for sorting slides. The useful area is about 6x4", although the corners are not quite as bright as the rest. I mount the digicam vertically over the box, slide or negative in the centre, and use the autofocus and autoexposure. If I need to come closer th...
Posted by Chris on 28/02/2004 - 08:25
i just bought my pentax me for brother and my-self.
Fuzzy pictures are usually the result of poor focus or camera shake, so make sure you have got those two things right. Focus carefully and make sure that you are using a fast enough shutter speed (at least 1/60 with a 50mm lens). However, in this case I suspect the fuzziness is actually the hig...
Posted by George Lazarette on 22/02/2004 - 03:37
