Hmmmmm........ not quite, my routes been

K1000 to ME Super to Super A to ISTD to K10D to K7 to K5 plus K5iis plus 645Z

I still have the K1000 but the meter doesn't work, should get if fixed, even if just for posterity

I don't expect to change the last 3 for a long while yet, particularly the Z

If the film is coming out black it suggests its under-exposed rather than over exposed ( would be white / clear if that was the case )

Is the meter working ? try a manual exposure in cloudy / overcast conditions, around 1/125 sec at F8

Chris

+1

Thanks Nigel, appreciate the feedback

K5 iis 800 iso - 1/25th Sec @ F5







Comments / Thoughts very welcome please

I agree with most of Darkmunks comments, I purchased mine purely for landscapes, and my portrait and nude work to which it excels on all 3, the detail is stunning, I don't go over 3200 ISO and haven't found the noise to be much of a problem, perhaps I need to look much much closer

I've just had a 45" x 30" enlargement done of a frosty scene, the detail / colour is absolutely superb and I to get the best from it I will need to find someway of mounting this, but that one print's already bringing the prospect of more work and I agree with the comment re enlarging a ladies eye to the extend of all the iris details on the back of the camera

Superb Images, very nicely done, just take the 35mm Lens next time LOL

I've received today a 45" x 30" print of a sot I did on the 645Z a few weeks ago, its just amazing

I've purchased a lens from the USA, certainly expect to pay import duty and some customs clearance charges.

Chris

Thanks Nigel, it was a darkish sky but as you correctly notice I have dramatised it a tad more, I wii look at your suggestion to lower the black point.

Shot recently with a K5iis + DA 10 - 17 iso 100 1/50th Sec F7.1




a little Photoshop work just to bring some depth into the Sky