As I said, I tried using one and drifted away from it. It wasn't a particularly conscious decision, I just found myself more often than not leaving the grip at home until now I can barely remember the last time I used it. I have power winders for the MX and ME series, the motordrive A and for my LX and rarely fit them either. I like the "LX Grip B" but that gets left behind because the ever ready case doesn't fit with it on!

Especially since buying axl's katz-eye split screen I find myself taking a selection of manual primes rather than bigger zooms. For example, yesterday I took my S-M-C Takumar 28mm, FA43 Ltd and the M100 f/2.8. The K20D with grip looks mighty daft with the M40/2.8 pancake fitted!

As ever, courses for horses and all that.

K.

You are absolutely right.

It isn't that distracting, but it might be a little better without it. Beautifully delicate looking flowers. I have been vainly waiting for spare time and no wind to coincide this year. Every time I walk out the door a breeze starts up!

K.

The war memorial to the 1916-1919 war in Babadag, Romania. Shot using an LX, Delta 100 professional, and a errr... ummmm.... 28mm lens, maybe?




Best wishes, Kris.

Very pretty flowers. I, personally, have terrible trouble with yellows. If you get the exposure "right" you seem to loose all the detail in the yellow petals but if you bring the yellow down a little you get the detail but more orangey yellows. I don't know what the answer is. Shoot Fuji Velvia probably...

Could you have moved the big brown thing in the background cutting across the image? It might help, or it might not!

Best wishes, Kris.

Ooooo arrrr... Paul, this is the view from my office:




I am a lecturer in archaeology at UCL.



Best wishes, Kris.

Now that one I really like! Excellent stuff. No wonder Adams called the first and last hours of daylight the "golden hours". Best of the set so far.

K.

I think this thread is wonderful myself.

K.

The OM1 is pretty much the same size as the M series cameras though, like the ME Super and MX. The ME Super was fantastically successful as can be seen from their ubiquity on ebay! The K10D/K20D are indeed big compared to the M series and the LX.

K.

I used to go into London on the train to visit that branch of Jessops because the discount I got on 10 or 20 rolls of Kodachrome 64 was more than the train fare. Last time I went there they didn't even have 10 rolls of film in stock.

K.