Would love to try that out but it is not cheap 🤣

Good call.

Depends on whether you’re using APS-C or a K1.

There are options in some 18-300 sigma lenses, 18-270 Pentax or for K-1 maybe the 60-250 as that’d be close to ‘normal’ perspective at the short end and telephoto at the long end with the ability to crop in

I’ll chuck one up shortly.

A nice thread here;

Several bargains in the form of 4 (I know, I’ll sell a couple) ME Supers. Seals changed on all, one door is more desperate for sanding and repainting. All electronics work. The most recent, black, one was lazy to start when I first received but seems to be working quite nicely now. I think I need to relubricate the winder lever but will do that another time. The black one was the most expensive at £25 posted.

An MX at £20 + p&p. Slightly corroded battery cap but little issue. Polished up, batteries in and away to go! Need to change the seals on this but got some film in there right now. Again, everything seems to work just fine.

A lens which could prove to be a nice little bargain... should arrive early next week so will update when it does.

An(other) ME Super, this time in black. I instantly dismissed the bundle I received (lens and camera) as the Tokina 28mm 2.8 RMC won't stop down; it's stuck wide-open. The camera looked in a bit of a sorry state with corrosion around the door edges and, for whatever reason, it wasn't enjoying winding, cocking or firing. I was minded to return it and looked to start that process, while attempting to wind, cock, fire the camera in due course. Fairly quickly, the camera started winding intermittently, not firing but letting me wind ad infinitum. I continued with this while pressing the shutter every so often. Lo and behold, it fired here and there. The more I continued, the more readily it fired. After about 5-10 minutes of this, it's now winding, cocking and firing every time without issue. Electronics all seem to work (I need to double check the metering as it came across a little 'lazy' to start, but now seems to be working okay), and all user modes work. The rewind knob felt stiff, everything felt a little 'dusty-grindy' and the shutter door latch was behaving, in a word, awkwardly.

I've since started cleaning up the camera, removing the rewind knob/ISO dial and mode select dial, cleaning those up with a little bit of naphtha and administering a drop of 10:1 naphthail into moving parts that are easy to access. Everything feels a lot more 'freed up', looks cleaner, sounds better... works better. I think I'll continue to smart 'er up! I'm tempted to change the colour of the leatherette but will approach that in due course... New seals throughout commences tomorrow.

Tokina still not working as yet. I've read up on sticky aperture but can only go so far with dismantling lenses right now.

Pretty sure I saw a K-2 on eBay for around £75 body only earlier today. Not sure how that stacks up against average prices though!

Tragic news of Kobe Bryant passing in a helicopter crash. I’m not exactly a fan of basketball but he is certainly an icon.

Fantastic lenses these. Bags of character.

I was pointed in the direction of;
https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/
And
https://www.silverprint.co.uk/
For film. I believe there’s a fair amount of investment to develop your own film so it might be better to have a local camera shop develop film for you initially to see whether it’s something you wish to continue with.

Plenty of discussion on this on the forum so by all means have a look around!