Well, I have noticed the condensation seems to have CLEARED today !! Video Camera still not working though-- when I get out of Air-Con Toyota we have the use of my glasses all steam up outside ! I have to carrry a face flannel when out to keep wiping sweat from face == I wondered why the Filipinos carried small towels on their shoullders== now I know !Good job I have a good supply of lens tissues !

I am in the Philippines where it is HOT and HUMID -- well, after several trips O noticed my 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Pentax-A fit lens has condensation behind the front element but SO FAR my PENTAX lenses are still good !! Keeping fingers crossed ( also my CANON 8mm Video Camera has packed up -- condensation I suspect)

I have two Metx 45CL3 -- one bought, one given and I use them with the Metz 'PENTAX' hot-show module and have no probs with them working. With the K10D it does not have 'TTL flash' though which is stupid, but they give TTL flash with my LX and MZ-5 .

I have been invited to the Cebu Images Camera Club again next meeting on August 5th -- I will take my film Pentaxes and show them !! All the members there are much YOUNGER than Club members in UK and are usually 'businesspeople' and they have all 'gadgets' they bring before the meeting starts properly-- last time I saw someone discussing a portable external hard-drive and a member let me 'breath on ' and take a photo with his LEICA M8 + 1.4 Summilux ! I have been trying to get some photos of roadside 'Characters' out of the window of a Toyota Navarra my Sister-in-Law has borrowed from a family lady friend who is a millionare -- my wife tells me to keep the window SHUT as there are so many 'snatchers' ready to reach in and pinch cameras and mobile phones -- but maybe they will not bother about my 'Old' FILM Pentaxes !

I am in the Philippines for a month and not only is this computer ( my Sister-in-Law's ) WORSE than mu Old 'TIME'machine back in England there are NO PENTAXcameras to be seen anywhere -- even the snappers hanging around the churches I've seen have FILM 'Vivitars' or Digital Canons -- I saw the latest OLYMPUS MD models, Canon EOS D and Samsung and Sony Alpha in dealers --- everyone has all the latest 'Gadgets' ans shops are stuffed with Phones -- I saw one dealer in SM Mall with Studio Flash for sale. The are NO 'Film Processors' anymore anywhere only Digital booths-- well, I am using my 1996 MZ-5 and my 1975 KX with SEnsia and Velvia slide and Reala 100 ( all outdated) for prints after using up a 2006 Fuji Superia 100 --- Diesel is 43 Pesos per liter and there are roughly 65 Pesos to 1 Pound Sterling ( used to be 100 Pesos to 1 pound ! )

The newspaper even USED that pic of 'Gollum's Brother' !

Thanks for your views and comments -- the 'Old' K10D is still going -- ( like this 'Old Bloke' !! )

Yah !! Today the Brentwood Gazette came out with two double-page spreads of my Festival photos !

I covered the Brentwood Beer & Music Festival over three days for the 'Brentwood Gazette' I used K10D+ various lenses : 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena, 35-80mm f4.5.6 SMC Pentax-F,28-70mm f4 SMC Pentax FA, 75-150mm f4 SMC Pentax-M and a Sunpak auto 36FD flash.
Dave of Chas & Dave the Cockney Singers 75-150mm lens at f4 1600 ISO


Bwd Festival Friday by pentaxpete, on Flickr
Some Bloke posing for his friends camera phones ! 75-150mm lens


Bwd Festival Friday by pentaxpete, on Flickr
Example of 'Essex Womanhood" -- look at their MUSCLES !!! 35-80mm lens


Bwd Festival SATURDAY by pentaxpete, on Flickr
More 'Essex Women' the PINK one is the Bride-to-Be !!


Bwd Festival SATURDAY by pentaxpete, on Flickr
He WOKE UP so we all had to SCATTER Very quickly ! 24mm Carl Zeiss Jena


Bwd Festival SATURDAY by pentaxpete, on Flickr
Band 'Loveable Rogues' from Britain's Got Talent TV show


BWD Festival SUNDAY by pentaxpete, on Flickr

Thanks -- the D-L150 is MY Battery out of my K10D to compare.
So I had to use my Wife's FUJI S9600 to take the photo !