So how would you lot describe this?

Clicky

K.

Your best bet is to buy another one on ebay and cannibalise it.

K.

Or the Tank Museum at Bovingdon.

K.

Some of them, yes. K.

Not really. No one at fault, it was just my lift to the airport had to be there early and my flight was a later one. Given the airport was about 80 miles from where I was staying a taxi was not an option, and I haven't seen a bus since I arrived in North Dakota. Oh well, at least Bismarck airport has free wifi.

K.

Nope, and the coffee shop isn't open either.

I've got six hours to kill in a nowheresville tiny airport. Boring......

I did have the film in a clear plastic bag and asked the man at the machine to hand check it. He refused point blank. This trip I only have 100 ASA film so I'll see if it fares better than the Kodak Tri-X 400.

The films aren't uetterly ruined but slightly fogged which means I have to up the contrast in processing which in turn creates very unpleasant grain. The scanner tends to make them very grainy indeed, even for 400 ASA.

I think that whenever I take the Horseman to NYC I'll have to buy the film there then develop it myself before I leave. Bit of a pain but at 97p a negative I am not willing to risk the airport messing them up.

K.

The T34 and the Tiger.

K10D/K20D: Av mode when using more modern lenses or older screw mount lenses. Manual mode when using K or M series lenses, or when using the camera on a tripod (light coming through the viewfinder messes up the exposure on auto unless you cover it up). In Av mode I shoot, check histogram, reshoot if necessary.

LX/ES I use Av most of the time with BW film, but manual with slide film.

ME Super: manual most of the time as I am usually using slide film and Av usually underexposes a little.

Horseman. Spotmeter and the zone system although I am still trying to get my head around the "beyond the zone system" incident metering method.

Cheers, Kris.