I WON Free a Program A years ago in the 'Pentax Magazine' when Peter Cox was running it -- I used it a lot, then after several years trouble -- and the repair bloke said that Pentax have NO SPARES --I sold it as seen to a Club member at our Club annual auction -- I kept the 50mm f1.7 SMC Pentax-A lens and I use that on my K10D.

and if you are using it for 'Business Purposes' you can write off the cost over several years against Tax as I did with my 6x7 outfit.

David -- just be sure you don't take it to the Philippines or anywhere where it is HUMID !! I got condensation also inside my £ 10-00 Car Boot Sale Bargain 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena lens BUT that cleared after a while but the PENTAX lens still has something inside the rear element on one side .

Algi -- YES you are right -it IS the 'Black FA lens' --I get mixed up as I was given a 35-80mm f4-5.6 SMC Pentax-F lens -- this lens came with my 1996 Pentax MZ-5 but I use it on the K10D sometimes.

Today went to the annual Brentwood Half Marathon and 3 mile Fun Run -- my K10D got all WET in the showers -- good job it is 'weather sealed' as the Canon users had theirs in a plastic bag !! This year I used only a 28-70mm f4 SMC Pentax-F lens -- there was a bit of a blue 'flare' on some as there is still the remnant of some condensation inside rear element from the trip to the humid Philippines --- see if you can spot 'HARRY' from TOWIE TV programme in one ---










I got FED UP with using 'RAW' so I set 6mp Best JPeg as i usually do !

Ian -- you didn't shoot that Kodak Verichrome Pan in a KX as it was available only in 127, 620 and 120 rollfilm sizes -- I have a couple of 127 rolls dated 1978 to use in my boy's Yashica LM 44 TLR !

I have been using up some 30 year old KODAK EKTAR 25 found in my 'fridge- first test I used my Canon FTBn and cut and processed then second half I loaded my 1975 Asahi Pentax KX as the negs were a bit under-exposed from the Canon so thought I would test Pentax accuracy -- well, the second half was still 'thin' so I need to downrate more -- BUT the SCANS seem to be good - although with a BLUE cast which I corrected in PhotoShop 7 'levels' just as I would in my Darkroom with filters in my Durst M305.




Brentwood High Street with a 135mm f2.8 Vivitar lens


Southend-=on-Sea with a 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena £10-00 Boot Sale lens


Peeling Paint on the Hotel hoarding with the 50mm f1.4 SMC Pentax-M lens

I used MINE only last SUNDAY -- I knew what it was -- I use it with my £28 Slik 88 tripod bought in the 1980's as the camera wobbles without it.

Got too technical -- I showed this to a Brentwood Photo-Club member and he couldn't understand it either !! Oh well, back to the darkroom and something we know about ---- FP4+ in ID11 rules --

Thanks for all your comments -- well -- I just had some REAL FUN processing some 1984 dated KODAK PANATOMIC X I was given , in Rodinal 1+50 for 11 mins and they came out PERFECK -- now I'm going to my RAW Editor called a DURST M305 and make some 'Traditional Images' on Ilford Multigrade IV and 'Develop' them in Home-made D72 1+3 ------