There are companies that specialise in old lenses, so it may well be that such a lovely lens deserves letting them have a look? I have had some tricky jobs done by Newton Ellis in Liverpool - www.newtonellis.com

The first thing is to make sure the dioptre adjustment is made correctly. This should be adjusted until the etched lines in the viewfinder are sharpest and is best done looking at a plain surface or an out of focus subject. Then, the Pentax cameras that use a proper glass pentaprism will look much better than the penta-mirrors used by many other manufacturers (and some of the lower cost Pentax bodies too).

The K-1 viewfinder is much larger, being full frame (and the K-3 III looks set to be larger still, despite being APS-C) and gives a view similar to any other pentaprism model, such as the ME Super. However, many lenses are zooms that are not as bright as older lenses used to be, so the comparison is best mad with, say, a 50mm f/1.4 lens. A zoom that is f/4-5.6 would always look darker anyway.

I'm very happy with the K-1 viewfinder, one of the plus points of using full frame.

Members have been simply trying to help. Buyers are very easily put off, so as much information as possible is always a good idea. For example, we don't know where the seller is, we don't need the address, just an indication of area. Then anyone locally just might be tempted to think they could pick the item up. So even "Lancashire" or something similar would help.

Hope that helps.

Sometimes theory and practice don't quite match up. At ADAPS we run everything as sRGB, the logic being that it is the most universal option and helps prevent visting lecturers' images looking out of step, or any members' images for that matter. Some members do use calibration devices, but I can't see any visual evidence that it makes any difference, especially as slightly warm images tend to look better to the human eye anyway. Sometimes attempting to calibrate can be a nightmare in itself.

The topic can't be split, so best to start a new thread in the Classified section.

It's usually spammers that respond to very old threads and generate notifications. By the time you have looked at the thread in response the spammer is likely to have been deleted.

I like the amount of detail that these sort of brochures go into. These days there are too few words and too much flashy design to literature and indeed, to photo magazines in general.

A really good animal portrait, and the eyes do seem to hold a sense of sadness within them.

Nice shots, and I finally got round to sorting out the title for you!

Excellent shot, I really like the warm colour.