Keep getting GIVEN a cassette of outdated Film every week now by a new Camera Club member for me to try ! Latest one was a 12/2006 dated 'MX 200 ' actually KONICA made for the 'Max Speilman Processing Labs' I stuck some paper over the DX Contacts to make camera default to 100ASA -- Blasted SF-7 does not have any 'Over-Ride' of DX OR any Exposure Compensation. I used a SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 kindly given by a Forum member. I tried 'Program + Flash', 'AV' and TV' and Manual 'GUESSED' exposure modes. I processed the film in some C41 mini-Lab Developer given to me when Brentwood BOOTS Photo-Lab closed down.










SMC Pentax-F 35-70 3.5-4.5 except for Coat of Arms SMC Pentax -F 100-300 f4.5-5.6

YES -- I had lots of Photos and some Articles in the 'Pentax Magazine' from Ron Spillman days to Peter Cox days
i have MORE Iceland pics but mainly boring 'views' with not much happening and some showing 'Geological Formations'

Looking through my Files I found my Iceland Trip negs -- it was a 'Pentax Club of Great Britain 'trip organised by Peter & Liz Cox ( What ever happened to THEM ? ) I used a PENTAX ME Super + SMC Pentax-M 28mm f2.8 and Ilford XP1 film.

Kind Gent from DENMARK sent me lots of 35mm ORWO films then another pack arrived with 6 rolls 120 ORWO NP22 BUT also with 2 rolls 120 RUSSIAN 'SVEMA FD 64" dated 09/1993 WoW ! I never ever used any 'Russian Fillum ! I did a preliminary test in my Rolleicord VB 1962 with 16-on set and CUT the film and processed -- a bit ' Faint' set images so i loaded rest of roll into my Pentax 6x7 Mk II that I have not used for a long time. I rated film at 40 ASA and processed in my 'Home-Made FX-4 Formula 1+1' for 'guessed' 9,5 mins @ 20oC and got some better density negs BUT film has a high Fog Level and 'blotches' and even some Fungus at end frame on roll ! It was not X-ray by Customs at UK Border as ORWO dated 1992 had fog level but no 'blotches or fungus' and test negs scanned OK from the ORWO I show 2 frames taken indoors -- auto exposure, Tiger by Daylight and other by Tungsten lamps ( No Animals were harmed in the making of these Images )

I left there in 1970 to start up as a Local Self-Employed Freelance.

Hey All -- Hope this is OK to post here -- 50 years ago I was the Photographer for the Geology Dept at University College London, Gower Street and PENTAX PLUG Boss let me order an Asahi Pentax S1a + Pentax Copy Stand + 50mm f4 Macro-Takumar with which I took loads of photos of fossils, rocks, minerals , Lecture Slides on 'Ferraniacolor' etc etc but one day we got sent a Microscope Slide from NASA containing some of the Moon Dust that Neil Armstrong had put into his pocket and I was asked to do Photomicrography on it -- I did a VIDEO about it for the 50th Anniversary which you can see here ;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKnaGQxSsUo

Best I use is : John Salim photography of Southend-on-Sea Essex NO VAT -- he will 'process while you wait if you go and have a look around Southend-on-Sea, He has a Professional E6 set=up in a purpose-built shed in his garden. Cheaper than 'Peak' too !
http://www.johnsalimphotographic.co.uk/e6.html

Mention Peter Elgar if you use him

Selling a Carl Zeiss Jena MC DDR 135mm f3.5 M42 fit lens No Scratches or Fungus BUT a small 'Ding' on filter ring but filters can still be used. Sharp at full aperture. Built-in Lens hood, minimum focus 1 meter
£40 Reduced Price + Postage if you cannot collect from BRENTWOOD Essex

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Selling an Asahi Pentax Bellows Unit for Macro Photography : M42 Screw fit but can be used with 'K' Bayonet IF you have the adapter. Good Condition
£8 + Postage if you cannot collect from BRENTWOOD Essex
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