Matt: I am going to Focus and will visit the Introfoto stand but cannot pass on your message as I couldn't understand a word of it, all about Huffman coding and such; if you could get it translated maybe I could help! Peter.

Why can't they make it as easy as ePHOTOzine with the little 'browse' box thing as I can understand that but still cannot understand how to upload on Pentax User so all my loverly Pentax Pics cannot be seen!

Joshua: Great photos! Don't you feel really GOOD about going out with real FILM for a change? !!!

Mac: Well, you would have to share with my brood: I started another family late in life,no chance of any additions now I've had the prostate operation! My kids age 6 and 8 love to get in the darkroom and do 'hand prints' on old outdated paper, and the boy is a dab hand at using the Pentax Zoom 90 I got for £5. (you can tell the ones he takes- they are all from an angle about 3 feet off the ground!)

Mac: pity you are so far away: I would process a film for you FREE in my C41 chemicals if you could get it to my house here in darkest Essex. I have done many C41 B/W films, starting with the ILFORD XP1 (won some good prizes on a shot taken at the Calgary Stampede using a Pentax Electro-Spotmatic and XP1, on a Pentax Club trip!). then I had to use the XP2 when it came out; found it was not so contrasty as the XP1,which I preferred, then I won some Kodak film including the C41 type and tried that. The film with the denser yellow mask takes ages to print on ordinary B/W paper, as the yellow cuts out the actinic light from the emulsion.

I can't understand a word of what you wrote! I find it much easier to use real FILM ,go into the darkroom and come out with a set of prints - sorry!

Well, once again the experts have helped out! I will see if I can look at these sites; I too don't know how to put on 'Links' ! I love to get out with my screw lenses,so I will probably treat the cameras to a service. Thanks.

I have had several Spotmatic Mk I; now have only one I got some years ago from a widow lady; on the bottom right hand side chrome strip of the base plate is a number '21302'; this is not the body serial numnber which is 2737366. What does this number mean? I have recently got a SV outfit from an old gent; he said it was 1963 vintage; the serial number is 934724, and there is no other number on the base plate as on the SP model. Out of interest, can anyone enlighten me on this? How OLD are the cameras from the serial numbers; is it worth paying a lot to get them serviced, as the shutters are not running correctly on 1/500th and 1/1000th. Thanks. Peter.

Let's hope they develop a camera with FULL-FRAME sensor and at least 1/250th sec flash synch. then I might consider getting digital.

Has anyone been caught out as I have been by using 'Pentax Dedicated Flash'? I have a Metz CL3 and a Pentax af2oo (recently given) which are dedicated and when I was out on Friday for the 2 minutes silence with my ME Super and Metz it set 125th sec. maximum flash synch speed as soon as the flash was charged up: on some shots I needed 1/30th sec . at a smaller aperture to get better depth of field but the blighter wouldn't let me set 1/30th! I needed the flash as fill-in for my press shots, Set the aperture on flash to f2.8 and had to use f5.6 on camera lens for the 125th sec shutter speed set. Next time I'll use my ordinary Metz cable which is NOT dedicated then I can set what shutter speed I want lower than the 125th second !