Well thought out and well shot theme "love" them

Thanks Bernard I'm going get the one for pentax mount defiantly.
I had seen the M42 to Oly adapter when i was searching before which would be useful as I could use screw mounts with both cameras.

This may now seem a daft question. Does that mean if I put a M42 on the oly lens I could the use the pentax to M42 and the Oly lens would would fit on that.

I'll remember about the flange and the spring thanks for the advice. But I have a feeling my Oly Lens will have to just stay with the Oly. The other option is to sell the Oly lens towards buying something my K5 can use

Thanks for that I have signed up too

Everyones perspective is new and unique to them. Get 3 people to shoot the same subject and you will get 3 different photos or a group of togs all in the same place at the same time everyones outlook will be different. As for being unique don't they say there's nothing new under the sun.

I don't think the use of software is the only way forward lots of people are going back to film and the use of toy cameras a strong trend so a crossover appearing. As said before even the software is just a cleaner quicker way to mimic the darkroom.

Just the same as other Art forms photography is evolving and using new technologies. Artists of all types are combining media.Its not that masterpieces can't be created along side new technology as it's happening all the time.These days there are so many good images about but look around and you'll see the great ones are there too.

I knew that older lens would be useable on the K-5 so bought a SMC PENTAX- M 1:1.7 and Vivitar 28-70 1:3.5 - 4.8 MC. I'm happy enough with them got them to force me to use manual settings. Looking on here I have seen that M42 screw mount lens can be used on newer cameras but was wondering if the were adapters for other lens mounts. My first DSLR was an Olympus E510 which I still have along with a 70- 300mm lens which seemed better than the Tamron on I have and wondered if there was an adapter that could do this? I realise that the for thirds crop might make a difference as on the Olympus the zoom appears much longer. I intend to keep the lens and camera perhaps to have set up on bird table permanently. Being able to use with the K5 would be a bonus.

LOL red goes with my eyes. Seriously though I hope some posts about it again nearer the time or I will have forgotten. Written on the calendar but I have to remember to look at it then

I have never been to a camera fair before and I live about 4 miles from Boston Spa so will try and get to the next one there. Thanks for the info.

Love the shots I like the third best love the composition and being portrait IMO gives it more drama.
I have some cheaper Cokin Ngrads but so far haven't got my head around how to use them properly. Its good to see what can be achieved

yep piece of cake
Had to have a piece of cake and fish and chips not to mention the several pints of guinness to recover last time I was there.

Seriously I'm so jealous Whitby is one of my favorite seaside towns. My son in law works there drives from York every day. Last Summer I went over with him one day spent the day wandering around the town and Abbey had a meal at the restaurant where he works and then got a train home. Hoping I can do it again this year sometime.
Hope you guys have a great time and looking forward to seeing the photos.

Some interesting images there I especially like the British Summer one and the pram and flag.