That's possibly why they are saying that they will prosecute for using the name "Ansell Adams" puts the onus on the other side to prove everything.

I would have thought anyway that only his TOP works would be worth anything and then only if they are printed exactly as he printed the original.

Free P&P but only 2nd Class

Ah!! those were the days when you could leave a can of petrol
on your running board... safe in the knowledge that some bugger
wouldn't pinch it!

Spoken with them and they said they had 5 of these all the same, so they can't exchange it. I can't believe that they didn't know they were for a Spotmatic?.... they probably can't sell them so advertise them as Pentax-M hoping someone will buy one and not come back.

I went to post it back yesterday, but the PO was shut, so I've had to go again today. Probably wasted about 2-3 hours on this already and still haven't got anything to show for it and now have to wait for a refund.

I certainly won't ever use them again.

Tried it on a Km and it isn't a very good magnifier anyway. Not in the same league as the Refconverters.

You could try sucking the dust out with a powerful vacuum cleaner such as a Dyson. If it doesn't shift it at first, strip a bit off and try again.

Usually the nameplate (Pentax 1:2.8 24mm etc.) just screws out via the filter thread. Rubber or Blu-Tak should hold it on a table so you can unscrew the lens.

These two pages show you how to strip a 50mm Pentax lens down.

Link

Link


Edit: Just noticed on the same website a Spotmatic with a MIRROR LOCKUP SWITCH

I've got a Pentax remote, but I hate it, so I've gone back to a cheapo one from China or using the brilliant RF-602 wireless remote.

The problem with the Pentax remote is that it feels the same no matter which way you hold it and finish up flipping it around 4 times before you find the right side. It should have been rounded at one end and have tactile dimples on one side.

None of the infra-red or corded remotes have dual colored leds like the RF-602 unfortunately i.e. green led shows for half press and red led shows for full press.

This is a nice video in which Ansel Adams talks about photography.
Some good quotes.


This page has a better version of the story... including talk of law suits. Link

Edit:

The Ansel Adams Gallery has quite a long statement.

The grandson of Ansel Adams seems to think they aren't real. So he probably can't do anything until someone starts selling them as genuine, when I'm sure he will step in.

Copyright law has changed a lot over the years. It used to be that the photographer could sell the negative and all rights for a fee. It's unlikely that AA would have sold these, his prints weren't worth much in those days and it mentions that he was teaching. Why would anyone want to buy 61 glass negatives? and where is the sale contract. They could also be the work of a student or employee.

This page has a few of the photos. If they are basing their evidence on the first pair of photos... they don't look anything like the same

They don't even seem clear about if they have been in a fire or not?

Sounds good, but surely he doesn't own the Copyright and has probably made it more difficult to have prints made by identifying the photographer.

I suppose it will boil down to the negatives are his (unless they can be proven to be stolen property) and unless someone pays him they can't make prints either

Permission for prints would be needed from the copyright owner in any case.

The best solution is to come to an agreement to sell the plates back to the copyright owner.

It looks like it needs stripping down and cleaning. It might not be worth it, possibly get a few quotes and weigh up the cost.