The DOF is not the fault of the bellows, just a result of being in so close! You should see the depth of field when using a microscope...

What type of bellows are they? Pentax make? K-mount? Oh dear, I feel temptation (again)...

Perhaps I'll stick with my super tak on bellows after all then...

I have the SMC "K" version which is very nice, and much to my delight managed to find the correct lens hood for it last night. Now all I need is the case!

Cheers, Kris.

Does anyone have Amateur Photographer from late August that has an article about using panoramic backs on LF cameras? If so, could I either buy it from you or get a photocopy of the article?

Thanks, Kris.

Blimey What's with the ears?

Now this really is off-topic LOL...

Hi. I rather like the look of the lens. Any info on how to distinguish it from other ebay offerings? Vivitar seem to have made a few 28mm lenses in their time.

Thanks, Kris.

Are you saving up for one of the legendary 200mm * macros? If so, where is it you live again...? And your stuff is in the shed:

And I am still using an ES from 1971...

I just cast my eye down the list of manufacturing dates for Pentax film SLRs. Few were made for more than 2 to 3 years. Notable exceptions were the MX (nine years) and the LX (21 years!, although in slightly different forms).

If you compare this to phones or ipods and the like, the turn-over is no greater really (maybe even less). New models have to be bought out on a regular basis to complete.

K.

BTW, am I the only person who feels the K7 has echoes of the LX in looks?

Back on topic.

My first assignment for the student newspaper in about 1985 was to cover a demo at the debating society. I turned up with my trusty ME Super and a Boots brand flashgun. The other chappie there had a Nikon F3 with a flashgun that was like the second coming of the Lord. He was very proud of his kit. Come Sunday, the editor was pleased to bits with my images as the other chap had misloaded his film into the dev tank and ruined the lot. Was the ME Super better than the F3? No, of course not, although it was smaller, lighter and slicker. At the end of the day what mattered is that between the camera and the operator we got the job done. The editor didn't give a stuff how the pictures were taken, just that he had pictures to put on the front page.

K.