I just aquired an ME Super as part of a bundle with some lenses I was after ( Pentax-M 50/1.7 and Tokina RMC 24/2.8 ) that appears to be in decent condition although it needs a clean.

Does anybody have a film recommendaton for twighlight city street shooting or bright english winter's day (colour and B&W)?

Can anybody recommend a good place (mail order or North West England) to buy and process film?

Excellent pictures, no. 3 is my favourite, it looks almost 3d to me.

Thanks to all who commented on my last photos of Autumn Woodland. I finally got round to trying out Silkypix with a couple of pics from the Welsh Mountain Zoo.

The chimp was shot on K10D with an 85/1.8 SMC Takumar through a dirty plastic/glass screen but still seemed to come out ok (though I did boost the contrast a bit to help).




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Also with 85:








This one was with a Sigma 70-300 APO



And another one with the 85 (which is fast becoming my favourite), not at the zoo b.t.w , trying to get that flowing water effect:





C&C would be appreciated.

Photos now added

I have decided to sell a couple of M42 lenses as I have other lenses that cover the same range and don't do much macro work. It seems a shame to have these sat around at home.

The 200/4 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar M42 is in reasonable condition, no scratches or fungus and just a couple of specks of dust in the barrel (towards the rear of the lens I think) but nothing that shows up on images. If you want a 200mm prime but don't want to spend £500+ then this is an option. Complete with lens caps and screw in lens hood.

The 100/4 Super-Multi-Coated Macro Takumar M42 is a very nice and sharp lens capable of 1:2 ratio, in excellent condition, no scratches or fungus, complete with lens caps, original case and screw in lens hood.

Now on ebay:

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I took my K10D with SMC Takumar 85mm 1.8 lens out on a walk through the local woodland at the weekend. Weather was a bit wet so I was a bit hesitant to get the camera out, it has made me very tempted by one of the DA* weather-sealed ones but I think I'll learn to get the best out of the lenses I already have first.

I did get a couple of pics though, most at around wide open or 1 stop down. C&C is encouraged.

Lens is a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 85mm 1:1.8. I'd like to start doing some portraits but am struggling to find willing models (including friends and family). Going to a couple of weddings soon so might try and subtly take a few without getting in the way of the pro.

I do enjoy using the old lenses and am even finding that when I put an AF lens back on I often use it in MF mode. I'm tempted to invest in a split focus screen, has anybody tried one of the ebay cheapo ones?

Thanks for your comments, I prefer no. 2 myself btw!

That is very nice indeed,

I like the injection of colour from that rainbow a lot.

I'm coming over to that part of the world next week, might be a long shot but can you recommend any places I have a good chance of getting photos of seals or dolphins?

Cheers,

Richard

I took delivery of a new (old) lens the other day and took a couple of quick photos this morning. I used a bounce flash off a wall a few metres behind me. I'll be trying some natural light ones later when it is a bit brighter. First couple are wide open, last are stopped down to f/11 I think. The rose seems quite a subtle colour but on my screen at least it looks pretty close to real life.










100% crop for pixel-peepers:



Any suggestions for me to improve are welcome.

Thanks for your comments,

I shoot raw+jpeg and am a bit unsure whether the K10D uses JPEG or RAW to plot the histogram. Anybody know this for definite (sorry if I've missed it on another post somewhere)?