Hi all.

Am I right in thinking that Lightroom 6.x was the last version that could be bought outright and thereafter 7.x are on the subscription model?

Thanks, Kris.

Despite my addiction to K-series things, I've never wanted a K1000. Give me a KM, KX or K2 any day. Now, seeing the prices, I'm glad I still don't want one...

Funnily enough, I have got to the stage where there aren't really any 35mm Pentax bodies I especially want. I'd love to get my Pentax K functional again, and sometimes I wonder about trying an MZ-S, but other than that I have an embarrassment of riches. The LX and MX see most use, the ES and ESII see good use, the Spottie, the K2DMD... There are some bodies I've never used such as the MV-1. (I went through a phase of getting all the M-series bodies.) I've even got an Auto 110...

The one Pentax film camera I would love to try is a 67 (or 6x7, or 67II). There is a US company which rents them, so I'm thinking of hiring a set-up next time I am over there.

Cheers, Kris.

For developing I mostly use The Darkroom UK. Not cheap, but none of them are these days. Postage back is per order so I usually wait until I have a few rolls of film to send. Postage label for free post to them. Post Monday, usually get them back Wednesday. Easily the fastest service I know of. Scanning pretty good although I have failed to find anyone who makes really good scans of slide film. I'd shoot more Ektachrome if I could get really good scans. Colour print film (Ektar and Portra mainly), they do a great job.

K.

I use old film lenses all the time. They can give beautiful results.

Happy with mine. I bought it specifically for Tiger Tank day.

AKA Traveller's Joy or Clematis vitalba. The seeds were back-lit by the setting sun hence the colour. Pentax Q-S1 and the 06 telephoto zoom.



Jan 18: Old man's beard par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Completely off-topic, but I seem to have ended-up with a small selection of Pentax bags including a meal briefcase-style bag (popular in the 1980s but pretty impractical apart from being secure, and a SFX-labelled shoulder bag. Funny how the peripheral stuff is so much harder to find.

If you look through my Ipernity feed you'll see many film images and most are tagged as to what they are.

I've tried all sorts but in general prefer either Ektar or Portra for colour (depending on how saturated I want the colours) and either Ilford or Agfa for BW. The Agfa APX films are not too pricey IIFC, and I've had some pretty nice results from APX100 and 400. I used to love Kodak BW400CN for cameras with possibly dodgy shutters because of its huge exposure latitude but that film is no more... Another good source for film is Silverprint.

Kris' Ipernity feed.

After many years of films being discontinued, just lately there have been a few new additions: Ilford Ortho Plus in 135 and 120, Ektachrome 100, Ferrania P30 as well as various Lomography repackagings. Long may it continue.

K.

auto 110 adaptor par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



110 to Q adaptor par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

All I need now is some appropriate diameter rubber washers to act as a aperture diaphragm. (The 110 has the aperture in the body, not the lens, but the lenses are far better stopped down a bit rather than wide open.)

K.

Many years ago I was helping a friend print hundreds of photos of archaeological artefacts (and by print I mean in the darkroom). Artefact photos are printed at 1:1 so you have to match the scale in the photograph to a scale on the baseboard of the enlarger. He'd zoomed in and out for every artefact meaning that I had to adjust the height of the enlarger head for every print. ARRGGHH. Since then, I've made sure that anyone photographing artefacts does them by size! Even digitally, its much easier if things are in batches size-wise.

K.