Thanks !! -- it helped that the fillum has been in a fridge for years since I bought about 75 cassettes !

Yes Folks -- used REAL FILM in my 1996 MZ-5 outdated 2008 Konica VX 400 I rated at 250 ASA and had processed by BOOTS of Brentwood High Street and I have scanned some negs with my old Epson 1650 flatbed + Vuescan Pro and PhotoShop 7 -- lenses were : SMC Pentax-F 35-80mm f4-5.6 and the SMC Pentax-F 100-300mm f4.5-5.6 and I had a 24 mm but didn't use it.

I still have all those but a lot are in the loft -- hope Wife has not dumped them -- I used to run the 'Essex Group ' of the Pentax Club and had meetings in my house then as it got too big had meetings in 'Old House' Brentwood and even hosted a Pentax Club weekend event where Peter & Liz Cox booked the entire premises and we had an Exhibition of Pentax Photos on the wall, several rooms with all different practical events going on such a 'macro- photography gadgets' and 'portraiture by Window light' and developing film. I won FREE a Pentax Program A for introducing the greatest number of members to the Pentax Club of Great Britain and used it a lot . Then Wife went off with a bloke from another Camera Club and I gave it all up and lived on my own for some years until finally getting present Wife a Filpina 23 years younger than me but I didn't give HER any PENTAX gear as I did previous Wife and Girl friend -- I got her a bargain NIKON FE outfit from a Widow Lady -- we have just celebrated 20 years and Wife No. 2 lives in Malta with her new bloke.

PS : I Have THAT TIE still !!

You need a screwdriver with a very small cross head blade -- I got one from 'Maplins' in Brentwood High Street -- a ' Spectacle Repair Kit' £ 2-50 and have managed to open the base-plate of several cameras.

This one taken in Belgium, Essex Farm WWI cemetery-- I saw the 'backlighting' on the British Union flag and used my 75-150mm f4 SMC Pentax-M lens for the perspective ,on my 1995 MZ-5 loaded with 2008 outdated Kodak Colourplus 200 rated at 125 ASA, printed by Boots and a print scanned.

I make MY Flickr pics only 1000 pixels maximum dimension, then hopefully people will not be able to print them off or use them .

Carefully framed up for good effect -- I have been to see the swans at Abbotsbury but never knew about these gardens !

Had some Good News today -- I am having 9 photos used in Wednesday's Brentwood Edition of the 'Yellow Advertiser' newspaper

Thanks -- I noticed the 'cast' but when I tried to correct I got 'Crossed Curves' effect as I would in the darkroom doing RA4 printing -- I think it is her Asian skin tones. Took me AGES to get ONE frame where I didn't get the Bum of the lady conductor in the way --

Went to Brentwood High Street with K10D for switch-on Christmas Lights event. I had several lenses but ended up using my 'gift' 35-80mm f4-5.6 SMC Pentax-F ( film camera) lens for all except ONE shot -- for the stage photos I used Tungsten Balance and available light.