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Comment by womble posted on Argos 1985 at 14/12/2010 - 11:31
Talk of the little plastic tripod spacer in another thread made me wonder if I had one with my almost mint MV.
Here is the boxed camera:
This is what the boxed contained:
The camera body, strap, manual, receipt from 1981, warranty card and...
... the elusive spacer disk.
K.
Here is the boxed camera:
This is what the boxed contained:
The camera body, strap, manual, receipt from 1981, warranty card and...
... the elusive spacer disk.
K.
Comment by womble posted on In praise of the humble MV1 at 14/12/2010 - 11:29
Ahhh, you mean one of these?
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Comment by womble posted on Wooden tripod at 14/12/2010 - 11:25
Jetsam1 wrote:
Not seen any photos from an ES11 before and am impressed!
Just an ES. I haven't managed to buy an ESII... yet! I may have quite a collection of Pentax film bodies but I do like to use them too.Not seen any photos from an ES11 before and am impressed!
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Comment by womble posted on winter in monochrome at 14/12/2010 - 09:58
chaude wrote:
... and I don't know what to do once there's so much to be included in a frame!
Get very close to something so that the image has a clear subject seems to be a good point to start. Personally, I find fishy images of nice old buildings doesn't float my boat, but some more modern buildings it does for some reason... ... and I don't know what to do once there's so much to be included in a frame!
Comment by womble posted on A rather fishy Christmas market in Bath =D at 14/12/2010 - 05:02
Found it! The SMC Takumar Lenses booklet available from the Pentax Manuals site has it. Looks like a total station tripod which isn't surprising given Pentax make surveying equipment too.
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Comment by womble posted on Wooden tripod at 13/12/2010 - 22:28
The link was posted on the Manual Focus Lenses forum...
Comment by womble posted on Argos 1985 at 13/12/2010 - 22:26
For those nerds amongst us someone has posted the 1985 Argos catalogue on Flickr which lists, amongst other things, an ME Super. The only other 35mm SLR listed is the Ricoh KR10 Super. I particularly like the fetching photographers waistcoat...
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CORRECTION: Other SLRs are listed on subsequent pages...
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CORRECTION: Other SLRs are listed on subsequent pages...
Comment by womble posted on Argos 1985 at 13/12/2010 - 22:07
Dangermouse wrote:
The accessories seem to be rarer than the actual camera or lens in many cases - take the little tripod spacer bush which was apparently provided with all M series bodies to stop certain lenses from hitting tripods, it took me ages to come across one of those!
I don't remember those. What does it look like?The accessories seem to be rarer than the actual camera or lens in many cases - take the little tripod spacer bush which was apparently provided with all M series bodies to stop certain lenses from hitting tripods, it took me ages to come across one of those!
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Comment by womble posted on Wooden tripod at 13/12/2010 - 22:00
davidtrout wrote:
For me the most visually attractive is #2, the centre of a CD case.
David
+1. For me the most visually attractive is #2, the centre of a CD case.
David
Comment by womble posted on What is it - Macro Night at 13/12/2010 - 21:49
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