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I had to photograph my wife's Jewellery so I used my 2007 K10D + SMC Macro-Takumar 50mm f4 + extension tubes where needed Lighting was by diffused Window Light and camera was on my Copy Stand -- I set ISO 200 and 'RAW' files which needed hardly any Adjustment in PhotoShop 7.

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on Jewellery Close-ups with my 2007 K10D at 29/05/2025 - 09:14

davidwozhere wrote:
I am presuming that the "SMC Pentax-M 500mm f1.7" is a slight error?? It takes nice images, whatever!

Yes -- it was 50mm of course - I had a Senior Moment as I typed

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on Deer and some Blooms on a short trip today with K10D at 26/05/2025 - 13:22

My Camera Club / FLICKR Mate RAY took me out to snap some Fallow Deer on the Harold Hill Estate, Greater London then to Bedfords' Park where we went into the walled Garden . I used my 2007 K10D + SMC Pentax-A 400mm f5.6 for the Deer and a SMC Pentax-M 500mm f1.7 for the Blooms File was RAW which was processed in FastStone Image Viewer

NO PRIZE-WINNERS but we had a Nice Cuppa Tea and Bun !

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on Deer and some Blooms on a short trip today with K10D at 15/05/2025 - 16:28

I looked out my 1980's MX body and fitted the M42-to K mount adapter and tried some M42 lenses, using outdated 2005 'Tudor 100' ( FUJI) C41 which I processed myself. I had been given a little SMC-Takumar 35mm f3.5 lens which on first tests I thought was not very sharp but on THESE tests the Definition was good - I used 1/250 and 1/125 around f5.6 according to the light. The OTHER lens was my 'Test' TT ARTISAN 100mm f2.8 with 'Bubble BOKEH'
SMC Takumar 35mm f3.5

TT Artisan 100mm f2.8

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on Out with my Dodgy MX and M42 lenses -- at 06/05/2025 - 19:45

Lubbyman wrote:
That looks absolutely disgusting!! But good photos of a bunch of masochists .

Pity your lens wasn't WR or you could have entered the race and taken photos through the eyes of a competitor. Something for next year?

Steve

Ha Ha ! I'll THINK about that ..

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on Maldon Mud Race 2025 with 2007 K10D at 06/05/2025 - 09:27

I was GIVEN a RICOH KR-10 Film Camera and I have posted some snaps from that on here

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on What is the situation regarding Ricoh cameras and PentaxUser? at 05/05/2025 - 16:53

I bought one in 2007 but soon found out it suffered from 'Back Focus' using 'Auto-Focus' and got fed up with it especially as I was GIVEN some OLYMPUS E Series and 2 Canon EOS cameras which are all accurate. BUT I took it to the annual Maldon Mud Race using a manual focus SMC Pentax-A 400mm f5.6 lens and got good results at ISO 400 and f9 or f11 on lens

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on K10D in 2025 at 05/05/2025 - 16:49

It was freezing cold at Maldon Essex for the annual 'Mud Race' ! I took my 2007 K10D + SMC-A 400mm f5.6 lens using 'RAW' files and got some good shots though !

The WINNER - The First Time he had entered it !

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on Maldon Mud Race 2025 with 2007 K10D at 05/05/2025 - 16:40

Why after all that Research did they not make it with a faster FLASH SYNCH SPEED for fill-in flash outside then both of mine have the Dreaded Sticky Mirror Syndrome so I am fed up with them..

Comment by Peter Elgar posted on Pentax LX at 23/04/2025 - 17:19

Yo ! A Camera Club / FLICKR Mate gave me a cassette of July 1989 dated Ilford FP4 so I loaded my MZ-5 which had not had an Outing for a long time and took some snaps in Admiral's Park, CHELMSFORD Essex ( England) , rated film at 100 ASA and processed in 'Exactol Lux Long Life' Staining developer sent to me by John Finch of Pictorial Planet for 10 mins @ 70oC 1+100 -- got 'THIN' negs BUT they scanned well -- here are some results --