The insinuation is within you Tim. Nothing I have said has the slightest insinuation towards anyone. Your comment, obviously well meant, is not helpful, but you are entitled to think as you wish.

Why do I see a different picture from other photographers? Why do other photographers see a different picture than I do.

It is a constant point of discussion at every one of our photo club comps. There has to be an explanation. I would be interested in your explanation.

regards thoramay.

I think Stefan and I exhausted the 'what is art' question some time ago, Flossie.
I am interested in whether Forum members feel that 'seeing' a picture is a gift or is taught.

I have lost count of the number of magazines I have bought that boasted that they would make me a better photographer. I read the articles and just could not see what they were expounding.

Again! Is it me or them?

Thoramay.

This raises the question. How do we 'see' a picture? Is it a gift. Is it learned?

Take ten photographers and a single object. How many will see the same picture? How many will look beyond the obvious and see someting unique?

I ask the question because my dear wife can never see the same picture that I see.

I get the usual Oh! That's nice, dear! but the look on her face is telling me. What the heck is that all about.

Is it me, or is it herself that is not 'seeing' the picture.

And the there is the Gallery. Be honest! How many times have you thought just that. What the heck is that all about!

Help me out Pentaxians. Is it me? or is it the other person.

regards Thoramay.

Oh dear George!! Your reluctance to sell me your 300mm lens have cost me dear.

I have just received my purchase from Japan at a considerable premium to my offer for yours. I can now see why you were so reluctant.

Have a small problem. It did not come with any instructions. Have searched the Web with my usual result. Can someone guide me to a copy, please. I want to get the best out of this lens, maybe even a tripod mount to help.

regards Thoramay.

Stefan. You brighten up my day, whatever you say.

Mine was a tongue in cheek comment, a tease, not to be taken seriously, yet making a point.

Your foresight has turned it into a challenge. Yes! I passed, in spite of my tired eyes.

Good luck in the job hunting. You will be an assett wherever you end up...but Please!! don't let the work get in the way of your posting on here.

regards Thoramay.

Thanks for your comments and encouragement. It's trial and error for us.
No one in the club would claim to be computer literate.

Gareth, a little comment of humour. How many visually impared photographers do you know? but I take your point. Experience is everything and we need to take every comment on board.

regards thoramay.

Some will remember my attempts to get our photo club onto a web site. This has finally happened. Is there a proceedure for getting Google to recognise this site?

HTTP://iowphotographicsociety.lifeyo.com/home

regards thoramay.

Now!! Isn't it good to think out solutions and get results and find that they work rather well.

Having set out in the mid sixties to build my own house, long before self build became popular, and long before red tape made the project a pain, I have always looked for solutions that some say cannot be done.

Not all have been successful, but an immense amount of fun in the doing and it is this spirit that I am trying to find a simple solution to an otherwise costly end result.

The lens that I have coming, a Pentax 645. 300mm, should have been a mimiya 300mm lens. I have a Mamiya adapter. A bad and costly mistake on a very bad day.

I want to try out the 645 Pentax lens, take some pictures and then probably move it on. A cheap adapter is the order of the day

Thanks to those who have gallently helped with bits and tech information.

As a thought. There is available a Pentax 6x7 adapter to Pentax 35mm K.
How much different is the 6x7 lens end fitting to 645 lens?

Thoramay

Stefan.

I am just looking at all the options. If I see the Canon version used, I might be tempted, but even at £90, 'poor as I am' the alternative becomes expensive for the short while I would use it.

If the diy route ends up being issues then I will needs look at the £90 adapter. The postal charges seems to be to be exessive for such a small package.

thoramay

On the Canon adapter that I saw, the actual mount fitting appeared to be screwed on to a flange on the fitting.

I did think that it would be a simple proceedure to take this off and substitute a pentax mount fitting. At £80 it is a big risk, but... a Pentax adapter is in the order of £180 so the temptation is there.

It is a question of first finding out how a change of mount could affect the distance between the lens and the camera flange re focusing to infinity

However. When I get the 645 rear cap and know its diameter, I will know what size tube I require.

I see that on the E.Bay 'lens adapter' site there are several tubes called lens adapter tubes. These have different size threads available on one end.

If the diameter of the tube is right it could be possible to marry one of these with a thread insert in the Pentax body. We shall have to see.

thoramay