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Amazing, a legend waiting for a new owner.
Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax A*200 Macro at SRS at 10/11/2022 - 11:42
I used to use the video out connection to feed into a digital projector for teacing purposes and that shows whatever you can see on the screen. Then it's a matter of recording it, perhaps one of the media players/recorders?
Comment by johnriley posted on Recording live view screen? at 31/10/2022 - 06:27
The actual filter size of the lens is 58mm, but the hood is in two parts to enable 77mm filters to be fitted between the two parts. This is to avoid vignetting being caused by the filter.
Comment by johnriley posted on Takumar 20mm Hood at 23/10/2022 - 00:11
You're right it does pay to get up early, that's a great view to start the day with.
Comment by johnriley posted on Sunrise and Mist at 19/10/2022 - 14:55
The K5 is still a good camera and, using a simple adapter, will accept your M42 lenses. The best adapter to buy is the Pentax Adapter K, which you attach to an M42 lens. Then bayonet this onto the camera. When you change lenses, just unscrew the lens and screw another one on, the process having effectively turned the K5 into a screw thread camera. The adapter can be removed from the camera when you want to use a bayonet mount lens.
The adapter has no electronics, so the lens will need to be stopped down manually. Focus at open aperture, stop down the lens to the working aperture you want and then press the shutter release. If the lens has an auto/manual lever, then that can be used to open the lens up to open aperture and then close it down again, thus saving using the aperture ring all the time. This works well if, for example, you want to set f/8 and aperture priority. One click to open up for focusing, click the lever back again to close down to shoot the picture.
The adapter has no electronics, so the lens will need to be stopped down manually. Focus at open aperture, stop down the lens to the working aperture you want and then press the shutter release. If the lens has an auto/manual lever, then that can be used to open the lens up to open aperture and then close it down again, thus saving using the aperture ring all the time. This works well if, for example, you want to set f/8 and aperture priority. One click to open up for focusing, click the lever back again to close down to shoot the picture.
Comment by johnriley posted on Camera advice. at 11/10/2022 - 09:09
Do you have something permanently switched on such as GPS?
Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax Battery Died - And it's My Newest at 03/10/2022 - 22:49
We will be there!
Comment by johnriley posted on 28th -30th October at 01/10/2022 - 09:16
The now discontinued Brannigans were the ones! The mustard ones (were they with beef or ham?) would knock your head off with flavour, terrific! Then there was Canadian Ham....and they don't make them any more.
Comment by johnriley posted on Another pointless thread at 26/09/2022 - 23:43
That is truly the largest Pentax K1000 I have ever seen, plus, just behind Sue, a picture of the largest roll of Kodak film I have ever seen.
Seriously, it's not too late to get down (or up) to TPS at the NEC and enjoy a great exhibition. Report on EPZ today, plus blogs from me yesterday, later today and on Tuesday.
https://www.ephotozine.com/user/johnriley1uk-22471/blog
Comment by johnriley posted on New Large Format Pentax at TPS at 18/09/2022 - 13:17
