Clarky,

Certainly looks to be a well-built bit of gear! My old screw-mount monorail seems positively flimsy in comparison.

Bellows are great, with almost infinite combinations to play with. I've never had the best of results with my 50mm Macro on tubes or bellows (never tried it in reverse, though). My best so far has been with a 135mm mounted forward or backward. Of course this has all been on film. I haven't had much experience with the 1.5 factor on digital.

Good work with the spider! It takes me forever to set up a shot with bellows, and the critter would have left me long ago out of sheer boredom.

Cheers!

Ian,

Absolutely great shot.

Detail, skin tone and hair highlights bang on.

DOF just enough.

Glad to see the overhead flash didn't throw their faces into deep shadow.

Now, as with all shots of this nature, it was hand-held, unplanned and totally spontanious - right?

This is where superior gear really shines. To say nothing of your intuativeness!!!

I don't see much post processing other than cropping - well done!

These lovely little ladies should treasure that picture.

Welcome Mike!

Pls fill in your location in your profile.

Your "A" lenses should work on all of the Pentax Digital SLR's. (That'a a BIG selling point for Pentax.)

I use a 35-70mm Pentax-A zoom all the time and love it.

Cheers and Happy New Year!

I'd like to wish all of the Pentax User Forum faithful a very Happy New Year.

I'm early I know, but wanted to get to Oz before their midnight hour.

We have a great number of new members, and this is wonderful - a good sign that both Pentax and this forum continue to shine.

Good Health everyone!

Cheers

Gotta love this fellow's attitude!

I'm a sunrise guy myself and usually am on the water in my kayak before old Sol breaks the horizon, so I know where you're comming from, Amin!

Keep enjoying life! You inspire me!

Cheers,

Welcome Amin!

I used to run in my younger days and often tried to take one of my film cameras along. It made a walker out of me very quickly.

Now, that said, if you're in very good shape, the extra weight could add to your workout. Military folk run with stones in their backpacks don't they?

I hope you're able to find a pack that balances well and doesn't flop around while you run.

Congratulations on your purchase of camera and lens. It will be quite some time before you feel the need for more glass.

Enjoy! We look forward to seeing your favorites.

Cheers

I'm so glad Interslice is still going strong.

I've used two complete kits from them - done 3 Spotmatics, a Chinon, a Yashica, two Nikons and a Yashica MatLM TLR. Their instructions are super clear and helpful, as is their correspondence.

The thing to remember is - confidence. You CAN do this. If you make a mistake in the door seals - well, you pulled the old gunk out didn't you? The new stuff comes out MUCH easier. I've only ever had to redo a little bit on the TLR.

And I'm a total klutz.

Courage!

Joshua,

.................speechless.

(And you have no idea how hard it is to shut me up.)

Stunning

Welcome Graham!

That's the way to come on board!

You have excellent grounding in the basics with your K1000 and ME.

Now you're ready to dial away from AUTO PICT on your K100D and have some fun!

It took me a while to accept what the kit lens could do (I didn't give it a chance for the longest time - just assumed that it must be inferior to the dozen other lenses I've accumulated.) Well, it isn't! On your K100D it will do very well, and the range is ideal for most general work.
And it's LIGHT weight!

Enjoy your stay on the best forum in the world.

Mike,

Looks like a GREAT lens for this kind of shoot!

And you've added action shots to your impressive list of expertise.

I'm starting to really dislike you!