Thank you Rick. Conditions were not as good as I had hoped for, the cities Cheltenham and Gloucester seem to give off a smog of sorts that really hampered getting good visibility of the Milky Way Galactic Core. Still the location is only 20 mins away, from where I live and about a 30 min walk in. So nothing really lost. I will try again at some point

After a couple of failed attempts, and some serious financial costs!
I finally managed to get my submission in, for the Pentax Youtubers Photo Battle - After Dark challenge ..








Warning there are some distressing photography scenes in this video Viewer Discretion Advised

Yes the colour of water here has been marveled over for years

Did you know .....
"The Severn Estuary it carries lots of mud and has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world — about 50 feet (15 metres). The estuary's funnel shape, its tidal range and the underlying geology of rock, gravel and sand, produce strong tidal streams and high turbidity, giving the water a notably brown coloration.
Up to 10 million tonnes of silt are churned up and carried along in suspension by tidal currents running at seven metres per second."

Was through the double glazing as well

Shot through the window of my hotel room in Clevedon, Somerset UK in feb.
Overlooking the severn estuary at low tide, facing towards Wales during sunset - Best £5 I have spent in 2023!



1994 Kit Lens - £5 by Geoff Moore, on Flickr
SMC Pentax-F 35-80mm F4-5.6

Paid £5 - SMC Pentax-F 35-80mm - Used on the K1 and very surprised with the results.

Thank you Mike.
I had noticed upside down the lens felt like it should fit but sadly not. I reached out to the website owner for the link Johnathan posted and he confirmed that the mount was for OM so, I think its safe to say this might be going on ebay! - Thank you all for your help.

Thanks Jonathan.
I appreciate you point about it likely not worth the bother, but there is something about obscure lenses that i like, especially when one is in such good condition. I'm now wondering if the mount has been converted previously, hence the confusion. Would still like to see how it performs if I could.

Hey folks, I have been gifted a lens and trying to work out what mount it is. I believe it as Pentax K mount (original) as denoted by the K on the serial. But the push pins on the lens mount are throwing me.

Does anyone know if this lens can be converted to work on the Pentax K1.

I can't find much information about this one online. The Lens itself in the flesh doesn't look a day old. A++ condition.








Any guidance appreciated.

Thanks
Geoff

Thanks Gareth. Well tis a shame you binned the videos as they may have come in useful. Even without the fun compo it would have been good to see what you have come up with. Any chance you could still post?