It's that time of year when I'm planning a holiday and choosing my travel gear, this time I'm looking at the GR as my primary travel shooter. I mostly go for the 20-35mm range and the GR with the 21mm adapter looks like a good, portable solution. A couple of shots to get the ball rolling:

The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays:

The Lowry Theatre by John Halliwell, on Flickr

One with the 21mm adapter:

Buffers by John Halliwell, on Flickr

Thanks for the mini review, I'm still on my GR (and the original film GR1s) and unlikely to go for the GRiii at the moment, but your comparisons are interesting. I haven't haven't had a problem with dust and need to explore the 21mm adapter more than I have been.

Do the scratches line up on both films (it's possible there's a problem with the lip on the film canister)? If the colour went through the same camera, it's unlikely to be that. Running s blower brush through the film chamber won't hurt

The only real way to investigate is to shoot another roll and have it processed somewhere else.

Sounds a good deal - however it's likely to end up very expensive in the long run... it's a Pentax, once you've handled them, they're hard to give back.

I'd definitely give one a go sooner than later, they are great to use and can deliver fantastic results. They're all old cameras with dubious parts & repair options, I know mines on borrowed time, but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.

Positively cheap compared to this one: link

At least the high prices might stop people breaking them for parts at inflated prices.

An M50/2 is an authentic lens for the later K1000s, I went out of my way to get a K55/2 (compared to a K55/1. for my MIJ K1000. Other used dealers have similar prices (although not perhaps the same backup). It's not just K1000s either, ME Supers are creeping up in price too.

West Yorkshire Cameras have a boxed black KM with a broken meter for £75: link

As title, they have several P6x7s in with 90mm lenses. They also have a P6x7 600mm f/4: https://wycameras.com/products/pentax-67-600mm-f-4-exc-in-hard-case

It depends on format, environment and what you're trying to portray about the subject. Well before the K-1 arrived, the BJP stated that the FA77 was one of the best full frame portrait lenses ever made (they don't dish out praise like that lightly).

In this digital age where ISOs are measured in thousands, it's important to remember the limitations of film. A 'fast' film was anything over ISO 200, 400 was about the maximum for most films & subjects for the 35mm format. Indeed, slow films were ISO25 or 50 (still easily usable in daylight for general shooting).

Some films are better than others and there were much faster films up to 1600 or 3200 with more grain (which was a characteristic which could be used for artistic purposes). Portra 800 might work wonderfully in medium format, but would probably struggle in 35mm.

I'd try a range of film, cheap or expired, different monochrome, good colour print & slide - see which you prefer the look of or gel with. The beauty is you can buy a roll at a time as you discover what good looks like, where your preferences lie and what suits your shooting.