Here in the UK, Jessops still process the film, they have to send it off and told me it would take a month, my film was back in 8 days! Very reasonable cost too. They also sell 110 film, however you will need to cut back the little ISO indicator tab or the Auto 110 will think the 400 asa is actually a 200 asa and over expose.

I have looked for online sources and they are often very expensive and quote a 3 month turn around!

Just catching up - A very good start, perhaps a little more contrast. One thing, you do need to be a little more accurate with the edge, using a brush with more opacity would help to blend the edge.

I use PSP X and I guess it will be the same in PSP 9.

You need to create a New adjustment layer. Either the Hue/Sat/Light or Channle Mixer (select monochrome). You can then, with that layer selected choose the paint brush select black colour and paint over the image to mask off the adjustment layer and reveil the colour below!

As I understand it EDR is applied to JPGs only, if this immage was shot in RAW and then processed in camera, one of the RAW processing options might be EDR. This would explain the same picture factor.

Technically this is not entirely true. It will work with the pop up flash, however, I only managed to get it to work with the camera set to M and using an older lens with an apature ring and setting the desired aperture using the ring (i.e. not set to 'A'). You then need to work out flash to subject distance and set the apature accordingly.

You do recall correctly! I use Adobe Colour space and my file names changed in the same way.

A splash of Blue



DA* 50-135 Lens @ F5.0 and 1/320

Do you think that is a better option then trying to get the gold LX complete with gloves?

Not sure on the look though, what do you think would attract the most attention - the gold lens or the white gloves?

There is a shop in Greenwich that sells those! I have an old brass telescope too! It's not that shiny

Apparently the Gold LX came with a pair, these didn't.

In 1988 Vivitar produced a special version of its 28-105 and 70-210 Series 1 lenses. My research shows these to be version 4 of the Series 1 lens and only 50 were ever made in Pentax fit. I have herd that they also made 50 in Canon fit and 50 in Nikon fit, but haven't been able to verify this.

These lenses were never sold, but were given to dealers. Some found there way to "lucky" people via competitions. They were presented in a special wooden box.

These lenses are heavy! As such not too practicle for use, however, I intend to see what they can do.

Both are f2.8 - f4.0 and appear very well made with very smooth operation and a very positive aperture ring. They have an excelent macro facility too (no fidily switches like on the 70-300 Tamron): on the 28 to 105, at the 105 end, macro focus is done by pulling the lens in and out, no twisting needed.