Most 400ASA films are reasonably good now, so there's no reason not to use them. Especially here in the Dark Isles. My favourites are Provia 400 and Rollei Retro 400.

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I love your pinhole photos. Keeping adding them please!

It's important not to scan b&w film as b&w film - scanning as colour positive and converting in Photoshop gives much better results. I'd upload a sample image but I don't know how! (any suggestions welcome)

My point being, the digital darkroom can be the equal of the traditional chemical darkroom (with care), and prints have the archival advantage of never having been subjected to acidic and alkaline substances.

You will get the best results from using a dedicated film scanner, such as the Nikon Coolscan or Konica-Minolta Dimage ScanDual IV. These have high quality negative holders that keep the film flat, and higher resolution - the difference is plain to see in side-by-side examples.

As for going the digital darkroom route, inkjet prints using specialist carbon pigment inks on Epson printers can match or even exceed the quality and stability of traditional silver prints. Ordinary inkjet black-and-white prints, though, suffer from poor D-Max, colour tints and metamerism, which causes colour shifts under different lighting conditions. Have a look here for lots of detailed info: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/

Last time that happened to me I complained and got the cap sent to me - for £2 extra, mind. It's a shonky way to do business.

The foam light seals on the body may have deteriorated over time. It happens with old cameras (although not yet with my ME Super, bought new in 1985). Servicing the ME Super is cheap, though.

For what it's worth, I have both an LX and an ME Super. My wife uses the ME Super now. I would recommend the ME Super as it's really simple to use, as well as being wonderfully small and lightweight. I love the manual control buttons, though some don't! It was the first SLR with such radical innovations, I believe. The lack of DOF preview is an issue - although, as an earlier poster said, you can use the markings on the lens, which is a little time-consuming!

THe LX is heavier, larger, and more expensive to buy and get serviced. It's a great camera though - maybe the greatest ever

I moved from an ME SUper to an LX, after a few years in between using mainly a compact point and shoot (albeit a Nikon 35 Ti). I changed because I could finally afford an LX, my dream camera all my life. My lovely old ME Super is not neglected, though, my wife uses it now.

Everyone has their personal preferences, but I have that lens and I agree that it is, not loose as such, but very light to focus. I find it's really useful for rapidly refocusing when hot on the trail of a bee. In fact, I'd say the Tamron has the sweetest action of any of the 15 lenses I've owned (including 12 Pentaxes).

Of course, you may just find it insecure or annoying - you may even have a faulty lens.

That was it. The tiniest bit of leaning on with a screwdriver (didn't even notice it move) and the problem is fixed. Thanks!