The annual trip to Maldon ( Essex, England) by London Taxi Drivers for Disabled and Under-privileged kids. I was covering it for the Essex Chronicle ( Maldon edition).. I used my K10D with a 35-80mm f4-5.6 SMC Pentax-F lens and a Sunpak auto 36FD flash. They went to the Plume School for lunch and Balloon fights ! Here is a short selection --


London Taxi Drivers Trip by pentaxpete, on Flickr


London Taxi Drivers Trip by pentaxpete, on Flickr


London Taxi Drivers Trip by pentaxpete, on Flickr


London Taxi Drivers Trip by pentaxpete, on Flickr

Thanks for input -- the member who gave the batteries IS a Canon user I remember. YES-- I notice also the K10D battery charge lasts a long time.

There were two batteries FREE for members at my Club last week - well I took one as it MAY fit my K10D BUT I'm not sure as although it is a Lithium the contacts are different --can you have a look please and advise if it will be OK to use the K10D charger and use it in a K10D ?
K10D battery has the 'GOLD' contacts

I still have the 'Firmware' thingy which came with my K10D -- never had it 'updated' as cannot understand the instructions and it still WORKS OK so why bother ?

Thanks for viewing -- hopefully I will get a copy of the 'Chingford Times' sent to me when it comes out with my photos -- they seem to be pleased with my efforts ! ( and will get a 'Small FEE' !! )

members on here worry far too much about 'noise' -- these photos would be acceptable for Magazines such as 'Paris Match' and if it was in Essex 'Essex Life' -- !! Remember HPS film ? that had 'noise' alright but lots of Press Photos were taken on it !

Not to be 'outdone' by the Scarborough ones ( there is a good Youth Hostel there by the way !)here are some from Chingford, Greater London-- I was covering it for the Chingford Times, part of the 'Yellow Advertiser' Group- I took the portraits with my 1980's 50mm f1.7 SMC Pentax-A lens and the others with my 35-80mm f4-5.5 SMC Pentax-F lens and used some fill-in flash from a Sunpak auto 36FD unit on my K10D.



CHINGFORD: Armed Forces Day by pentaxpete, on Flickr


CHINGFORD: Armed Forces Day by pentaxpete, on Flickr


CHINGFORD: Armed Forces Day by pentaxpete, on Flickr


CHINGFORD: Armed Forces Day by pentaxpete, on Flickr


CHINGFORD: Armed Forces Day by pentaxpete, on Flickr


CHINGFORD: Armed Forces Day by pentaxpete, on Flickr


CHINGFORD: Armed Forces Day by pentaxpete, on Flickr

I took a 6x7 ( Mark I) to KENYA and to USA & Canada thinking I would get some photos to earn money from my Agency BUT it was a waste of time and BACK ACHE as I got about only ONE sale and now all my 'Hard Copy' trannies have been sent back un-used -- they want only 'Digital Files' from full-frame cameras now ! I had the 105mm,75mm shift and 200mm lenses for Kenya and in USA I got the 45mm -- the weight on the aircraft was horrendous ---
ONE SALE from this Taken in KENYA , Pentax Club trip 1980's AGFA CT18 film, 200mm f4 SMC Takumar


Kenya 02 by pentaxpete, on Flickr
NO SALES from Canada 1987 trip -- 105mm lens, Fuji Velvia, Lake Louise


Lake Louise by pentaxpete, on Flickr

Around £50-00 I would say -- any more and you are likely to get NOTHING as there are so many people willing to GIVE their photos free nowadays and I am grateful for 'small mercies'.

55mm f1.8 Super Takumar on a 1960's SV at full aperture,1998 outdated Fuji Super G 400 film.