When my wife dragged me into the shop to get a new phone (the old one spent most of its life in the bottom of my bag with a flat battery) I went for one which had good reviews for its camera. I had no idea whether it was actually any good as a phone!

K.

I have had one of my photos published in B+W Photography Magazine for July 2018, winning a 32gb micro-SD card. Irony of ironies, it was a photo I took using my phone.

Perhaps I should sell all this photo gear!

Best wishes, Kris.

I'm not sure whether to curse or breathe a sigh of relief someone bought the Macro Takumar...

The one on the left in the picture shown here?

Is the macro Takumar the sort that extends front and back when focused, with preset aperture at the front?

Thanks, Kris.

I could blow the next six months wages on that lot!

It works really well. Obviously, on a full frame body you can be closer to your subject but if there is space it can be excellent. I use it in churches and cathedrals all the time. Additionally, if you do not have enough space, you can always take two images, one shifted and one not, and stitch them. Because of the shift, the stitching will be perfect every time.

Thanks all. The effect is best when you have something in the foreground like the flag above. It only really works with portrait images. I have stereo viewers (of WWII vintage I think) which might let you see the effect from prints, but it is best with a slide through the viewer.

I also have a Stereo Realist 45 which creates pairs of slides. They are, however, of a non-standard format so you have to have the special slide mounts too. The really whacky thing about that camera is the viewfinder is at the bottom and you hold it against your forehead.

Cheers, Kris.



Cheers, Kris.

I took this quick snapshot for the US forum so I thought I might as well post it here.



Pentax stereo adaptor par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

I thought I was bad enough with three Pentax 85mms...