I always preferred using my fingers as a squeegee. It might have been the shared darkroom equipment but I found it less likely to scratch the negs.

In the latest B+W photography magazine Tim Clinch, a seasoned pro photographer, showed images from his latest commission, all taken using his phone. He didn't even bother taking a "real" camera with him for the job. The last three photos I have had published were taken on my phone. Dismissing phone cameras as just tools for Instagram snaps seriously underestimates their capabilities.

Thanks for the link. An inspirational set of images.

Quick photo from the side of the road as I was out cycling today. Pentax Q-S1 and 06 zoom lens.



Codicote poppies par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Great stuff. Welcome back Peter.

I spent a lovely day at Wisley, the RHS gardens, with my MX loaded with Ektar, and my K30, K50 macro and K85. Shot a whole roll. Weather was perfect and the vast majority were very good about the social distancing thing. It was the only real day out I've had since mid-March.

Now there is a great way of spending money on things I don't need... Talk about feeding the GAS!

Thanks for the link.

K.

Nope. Me too.

Enjoy! I'm very fond of my ES/ESII combo.

Cheers, Kris.

A bit off topic (but as the lens has sold I guess it doesn't matter too much) but I'm surprised you think it is better than the 100/2.8. The 100 is one of my favourite lenses and I love the rendering. I think it is nicer than the K105 which given my K-series addiction (a friend of mine says I should get treatment for it), that is no mean feat. I have the K120/2.8 but that is a different formula (K is 5-4 and M is 5-5). The US site gives the K a much higher rating than the M, and the M100 a higher rating than the 120, although the ratings have to be taken with a pinch of salt as they use the mean, so one or two bad ratings skews the figures.

The other issue, as always with older lenses, there is always going to be a great deal of variation between examples just down to how they have been treated over time.

The K-series lens I am failing to find at the moment is the 150. Seems to be rarer than hen's teeth.

Best wishes, Kris.