Not the most portable of set-ups, however.

A bit too optimistic I think. 'A' series versions usually go for about £250 so I guess the K series for about £200? I was lucky and got mine for £150 attached to an ME. The seller hadn't noted the lens as anything special but I spotted it in the photo. Sadly, so did a few other people.

K.

My father described Panthers as "one stroke every lamp post". Not sure what the bikes were but we did have a double adult sidecar and a bullet shaped one Dad built himself. One holiday to Devon saw three kids in the sidecar, Dad riding, Mum on the back and baby inside her bike jacket.

This question reads as though it should end with "Discuss" There is far too much to say to compare the K200D, K20D, K-x and K-7: all very different beasts. I suggest you read up on the various reviews available online.

The more specific question about low light in the K-x is perhaps easier to answer. The K-x is reputed (I don't have one) to have better high ISO performance than the K20D and the K-7 at the expense of slighter poorer low ISO performance. If this is the case, then this is due to the sensor in the camera body, not the lens.

Best wishes (and welcome), Kris.

So is the fact that I have never won an award on flickr an award in itself?

K.

Asahi Takumar f/3.5 200mm was produced between 1959 and 1966 in two versions. It is a preset lens, i.e., you have to open up and stop down the aperture manually.

The Super Takumar f/2 55mm lens was the cheapest of the standard lenses (it also come in a f/1.8 version). It was produced in a wide variety of versions between 1962 and 1973. It is a pretty nice lens.

The Asahi Takumar f/2.8 105mm lens was produced in two versions between 1958 and 1968. Again, it is a preset lens like the 200mm version.

The S1a was a basic pre-Spotmatic camera in two versions between 1962 and 1968. It doesn't have an in-built light meter and the "peculiar" one does indeed sit on top of the pentaprism housing and couples with the shutter dial. The later model has an orange R on the rewind knob. This is only important if you ever try and use a Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens as that one won't work with the earlier model S1a.

The SP1000 was produced between 1973 and 1976 and was the budget model of the range at that time, with the Spotmatic F and ESII being the more expensive offerings.

Hope that helps!

Kris.

What a hoot. Excellent photo and very well executed.

For everyone else:

I really like the use of shallow DOF in the first photograph. The detail in the second monument is quite astounding. I have only ever been to Glasgow for conferences and have never had the chance to look around.

Best wishes, Kris.

Stunning image. Who needs a 645D anyway...

I hope we don't end up bidding against each other!

Sorry about the fuzzy image, grabbed with a P&S out of the car window. This is in South Carolina.




K.