The moss shows the distinctive Russian swirly bokeh which in the wrong type of photograph can be distracting but in the right type adds something to the image. The moss is definitely in the "right type" category. Very nice images all, but I agree with i-berg that the moss one is very pleasing.

K.

I would take the Ektar as it is lovely film if you have the light, as well as the 400ASA stuff. I used to travel with just 64ASA film! If you only want to take two bodies, don't forget you can change films mid-roll. To do that:

a) make a note of the frame number
b) push in the rewind button then slowly rewind holding your ear to the back of the camera. You hear the film leader come out of the magic needles with a distinct noise.
c) Take the film out and write the number of frames used on the cassette with a permanent pen (e.g., a sharpie).
d) to reload the film simply put it back in then wind on to the frame number you wrote down, then waste a frame. When winding on make sure the lens cap is on, and I also set the shutter speed to it's fastest setting, (1/2000 for the Super A, 1/1000 for the Program A).

Budapest looks a lovely city, I'd love to go one day.

How do you find your FED2? I am enjoying mine.

K.

If you are out in the countryside, wait for moonlight from a full moon. You'll be surprised how bright it is. The "Photographer's Ephemeris" helps with sunrise/set moonrise/set times and directions. Work out what viewpoints you would like to try during the day, and what the best direction for the moonlight to be to light it, then check out that program and the weather forecast.

Good luck, K.

Excellent photo. Do you have that DA* 300 permanently bolted to your camera?

BTW, how did you get so close to the brown hare? Were you using a hide?

Best wishes, Kris.

I buy a few camera magazines but almost never read the reviews. If nothing else, I find them boring. I am also not going to swap systems just because one of the manufacturers has produced a camera which is the dog's nether regions this week. Next week, someone else will produce something better. When I decide I "need" something specific, then I'll go and look and see what is available.

I get AP because I like some of the columns (mainly the icons of photography column) and I like to see what pictures people are getting published. I get B&W Photography as I am a BW addict, I get Outdoor Photography as it has lots of suggestions of good places to go, I get View Camera Magazine as I have a view camera.

I have noticed that in the US there are far more magazines which are essentially portfolios of photographs rather than the kit and technique types that dominate here. I rather like these. One problem of being interested in photography for 30 years is many of the articles seem very, very familiar (basics of fill in flash, anyone?). At least photography magazines are no longer essentially vehicles for soft porn as they were in the 80s. AP wasn't nick-named "Amateur Pornographer" for nothing...

K.

I would crop a little off the top of the first one.

Best wishes, Kris.

The battery compartment door on the ME-F is a bit fragile. Perhaps someone put a more common chrome one onto a black ME-F to replace the door?

K.

Both are excellent. Various crops and adjustments have been suggested and the images do invite some tweaks. Be careful not to loose the low-contrast misty feel, however.

Well worth being late for work.

K.

I keep looking at Pentax 67 ads and wondering if I should sacrifice my K5 fund...

There is a lot of choice for BW but if you want an easy chromogenic BW film I have used Kodak BW400CN film with quite some success.

Of the more traditional BW films I like Ilford Delta 100. On Saturday I bought a selection of 8 different BW films from Silverprint including Rollei Retro just to try and compare and see what I like.

For colour, I really like the newish Kodak Ektar 100. I find the "consumer" grade colour print films disappointing but Ektar is lovely.

K.