There was a German (I think) chap who posted on the mflenses forum that specialised in UV and IR photography. He had those special Taks... and a whole pile of other stuff from other manufacturers.

I drifted away from there because they only seemed to want to talk about lenses with German names...

Lovely photo.

PM sent.

I went out today to take some unexciting work-related photos and was surprised (shocked?) to find the cherry blossom and snowdrops out... on January 2nd! That's just wrong...



just wrong (2) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



just wrong (1) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Nice images and collection. I have three of the four...

Essentially a tin can with a pin hole on one side and photo paper lining most of the inside. Set it up, leave it for as long as you want. When done, open the can in subdued light, remove the paper and scan. Invert the image. If you leave it for long enough you get a series of arcs which show how the path of the sun changes over the year. On Instagram, #solarcan will bring up some examples. I set mine up on the midwinter solstice, facing south with the cedar tree in the foreground. I'll take it down on the midsummer solstice.

I've had my K-3 for over four years and haven't felt any need to replace it. I really don't want any more pixels, it already eats up disk space. The built in GPS of the Mk II is tempting, but I have an external GPS which works fine. The levels in the viewfinder of the K-1 would be nice, but that's a lots of dosh for a couple of levels... And if I really need "full frame" I can just use my LX.

Nice spot and nice Spottie.

A Solarcan. Set it up yesterday. One shot, six month exposure.

I bought a cheap GPS unit that had a faulty astrotracer function simply to geotag photos with my K-3 as Gwyn says. I use rechargeable AAA batteries in it. Biggest problem... I keep shooting film. I'd rather have a built-in GPS though, the unit is a bit cumbersome and I never use the built-in flash anyway.