I rather like No 10. K.

Initial price at release $249.95, so probably £250 this side of the pond.

K.

NB. This isn't a dig a Pentax, just an observation of the relative cost of all sorts of stuff either side of the pond.

There is a special edition Pentax Espio Mini going on the bay at the moment, item no: 221014249933. Bargain price too...

K.

Thanks John. The exposure latitude of BW film helped here, I don't think the K20D would have coped so well.

K.

Some lovely shots there. What sort of exposure time did you need?

I'd be very pleased to have taken these and would get some printed up too!

K.

Japanese Garden, Denver Botanical Gardens

Pentax ES, S-M-C Takumar 28mm f/3.5 lens, Pan F film.

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K.

Because for reasons I find hard to articulate, I find it more fun. Nothing more, nothing less.

K.

Apart from one or two deliberate exceptions I don't upload files greater than 800 pixels across (or down depending on format). Partly to discourage theft, but largely because I'd rather resize them myself for display on fora rather than using Flickr's resizing algorithm.

K.

One difference between the long list of stuff Graham lists and computer hardware is that the vast majority of it is a once only purchase (apart from chemicals and paper) whereas computers, printers, hard drives etc., have to be replaced pretty regularly (and you have to buy paper and inks). Also, would we be happy with a lower spec computer/printer/hard drive if we didn't have gigabytes (if not terabytes) of digital images to store and process? Digital photography when taken beyond snapshots is more expensive than we would like to admit! (Add in the cost of a full frame dSLR compared to a "full frame" film camera )

Personally, I enjoy film photography, and wish I had the space to set up a darkroom of my own. Not because it is better, but simply because I find it fun. If I want to watch a movie, I turn on my laptop; if I want to listen to music ditto; ditto sending letters; ditto talking on "the phone"; ditto looking at fora; ditto preparing lectures, etc. etc. etc. And even my film photography gets posted to Flickr...

As long as it is legal and doesn't harm anybody, do what you want the way you want to, and stuff what anyone else thinks. The world is big enough to support a little variety, and would be very boring if it didn't.

K.

I assume your scanner has an illuminated lid for scanning slides and negs? Normally the software that comes with the scanner has basic adjustments for most things. Photoshop and also invert a negative into a positive.

Best wishes, Kris.