I nearly always have my digital set-up with me, often I'll take some 35mm film bodies too, very rarely and only on specially planned trips do I take the 5x4. I ought to use it a great deal more. The various snowy trees images would have lent themselves to 5x4 BW images nicely, and they were just outside my door so there wasn't any excuse except "not thinking of it" at the time. I bought the system rather specifically for architecture, and tend to forget to try it on other subjects.

K.

I'll admit the towel doesn't help the image! Funny how the cheapest and probably easiest bit of the kit is the last bit you sort out!

PM away. K.

To my eyes the 1.4 has the edge. K.

The film is still available on ebay and the like, but I am unsure where you can get it developed.

A quick google comes up with this link.

The main problem with 110, I have been told (by JR if I remember rightly), is that because the film is in a cartridge, there isn't a pressure plate to hold it nice and flat and in the right spot.

They are lovely bits of kit, but they do go for peanuts now on ebay apart from a few special bits like the ?sigma 1.7x teleconvertor or the Auto 110 Super.

Best wishes, Kris.

Bit of careful puffing holding the camera throat downwards (obviously avoiding touching anything)? Is the K-m screen easily removeable like the K20D's? If it uses the same system (with the Pentax tweezers) I can lend you some of the special tweezers and you could take it out, puff it, and replace it.

K.

You are clearly entitled to a replacement or refund whatever the terms of their warranty.

First move is to contact your local trading standard office, that is what they are there for. Secondly, threaten to take them to small claims court under the sale of goods act. That often concentrates the mind of the person reading the emails.

Best wishes, Kris.

One advantage of APS-C is that it is using the "sweet spot" in the centre of the image circle of FF lenses which means that the image quality is sometimes quite a surprise. Also, the different 'quality' (in the sense of the look and feel of the image) of older lenses adds to the variety of images. The 'bokeh' of older lenses, especially, can be quite different to modern offerings. It doesn't suit all images but is a fun addition to what we can do.

I wouldn't go that far. I still haven't used it enough, and issues regarding developing and scanning hold me back. Getting access to the deep tank room at work is awkward (why am I developing images of churches in work hours?) and, sadly, the darkroom at work is disgustingly filthy with consequent impact on the quality of the images. I am looking at getting a BTZS set of deveoping tubes (or making my own) so that I can unload the film in a changing-bag and develop them at home.

Best wishes, Kris.

I'll scan some snowy pictures first and work out the best way to get rid of the tint! Thanks for the tip.

K.

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Cheers, Kris.