i had a go using my Dodgy Asahi Pentax LX Mk II + SMC Pentax-A 400mm f5.6 lens on tripod and outdated ORWO NP20 film which I processed in a Home-Made 2 bath Formula -- I took OFF THE LX PENTAPRISM tghen quickly FOUND the Eclipse and SNAPPED before I got a HOLE burnt in the shutter OR my EYE !! I set 'Infinity' on the lens Manually BUT it was OUT so all were not sharp .
As the Best Bit came the SUN went DOWN behind houses opposite and trees !

Punch and Judy is a famous British Puppet show containing lots of Violence, Child Cruelty etc BUT Generations of British Kids have joined in shouting at the well[-known Story -- here is a small set taken on my Asahi Pentax MZ-5 + SMC Pentax-F 35-80mm f4 lens and outdated Fuji Superia 100 processed by Analogue Wonderland who supplied the scratches !
Introduction of a Puppet with huge neck


Mr and Mrs Punch meet


Now Children - you will tell me if Mr Punch HURTS THE BABY --- !!


Mr Punch in Trouble for hurting the Baby but Hits the Policeman!!

I was invited to attend a Practical Evening at Old Rivals to BRENTWOOD -- HORNCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY as a Bloke was coming to show the 'Moving Light Technique' so turned up with Tripod, AC BEAM UC3A compact signalling light that I had been sent to show on my YouTube Channel and my K10D BUT the 'BLOKE' was STUCK FAST on the M25 with no chance to arrive -- luckily I had experience of 'Moving Light Technique' age about 22 when I was a Photographer for the Ministry of Aviation and had to take photos with the 'Whole Plate' Camera on Glass Plates in a Vulcan Bomber with a 2 minute exposure while an army of RIVETORS were at work !




The RED is my BLOOD through my FINGER as I held the Light --

Went to MORES WOODS near BRENTWOOD Essex with some Club Mates one of whom helped carry my Heavy PENTAX 6x7 Mk II outfit ( Thanks, RAY ! ) as at 89 years old now and a huge HERNIA after my Bowel cancer op not so 'steady' == I had 2007 Fuji Superia 100 120 size loaded kept in fridge for years and used 3 lenses and a tripod -- early version.

SMC Takumar 105mm f2.4

Pentax 6x7 Bluebells 02 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

SMC PENTAX 6x7 Shift lens 75mm f4.5

Pentax 6x7 Bluebells 06 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

SMC PENTAX 67 Macro 135mm f4

Pentax 6x7 Buebells 08 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

SO -- I fired up my 2007 PENTAX K10D once again after a long 'rest' due to being Fed Up with the Back Focus Troubles

I tried a Free Gift SIGMA UC Zoom 28-70mm f2.8-4 and set ISO 125 ( like FP4 + film) and some on ISO 400 ( Like HP5+ film) and RAW files which I processed in FastStone Image Viewer--
the Back Focus is shown here -- I focused on the arrow signs but subject BEHIND is SHARPER

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2s2QoN7]PENTAX K10D 01

The Mk I has a Flat Head Screw and the Mk II and F have the JIS Cross Head Screws -- I got a JIS set of screwdrivers from Tokyo on Amazon years ago it came in a Japanese Newspaper with pics of Geisha Girls on it ! TODAY I went out into the Cold of BRENTWOOD testing the Mk II SMC Takumar all at FULL APERTURE using FP4+ processed in home-made ID II 1+3 dilution so I got the 'Acutance' effects and WoW - it's SHARP even in Dull Winter Light --

SO I was GIVEN an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II by a Camera Club member who was having a Clear out so now I have the Spotmatic I, II and F cameras to compare The Mk I has the 55mm f1.8 Super Takumar, the Mk II has a 50mm f1.4 SMC Takumar and the F has a later 50mm f1.4 SMC Takumar with a different focus grip style. Having taken off the Base-plates I compared them -- The F looks identical to the Mk I and II so I just took the Mk I and the II base plate photos. The Mk I has NO 'Hot Shoe' and has a Number 23102 engraved on the bottom edge of the base-plate -- not present on Mk II and F .






With the Base-plate photos the Mk II is on LEFT and Mk I on right -- I had to prop up cameras a bit !

Thanks ! It was TOO COLD to stay out for long so I took only a few-- hopefully some more to come when I get WARMER ! I have not long been out of a nice WARM BASILDON HOSPITAL !

YO ! Some more GIFTS from a Camera Club member who was having a Clear Out-- one was a Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II + 50mm f1.4 SMC Takumar I loaded with FP4+ rated 125 ASA into Brentwood High Street and processed at 1+3 in home-made ID 11 for 20 mins

Lens is SHARP at f1.4 on initial tests. The SAX Player I used a TT Artisan 100mm f2.8 at f2.8









The SHUTTER was sticking so I took off the base=plate and lubricated cogs and levers ! It is much more COMPLICATED than my Ashai Pentax Spotmatic 1 -- lots MORE Cogs and Levers!

Brentwood High Street is having some Local History event in that all the Infamous COBBLES are being REMOVED and the ANCIENT GAS MAIN replaced so I documented it with my Asahi Pentax SPOTMATIC-F various lenses and outdated Kodak Colorplus 200