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Jmaster5 · 08-10-2010, 04:00 PM

My foray back into film started on a whim. I was cleaning up my old K1000 which developed a light leak in 2006 and got this bright idea to get one for parts on ebay or something. After a few minutes I realized I could get a nice functioning K1000 for 30 bucks. Then the insanity began as I started to think. I love love my new K7 but there has been something missing from my experience. Something that I wanted back, and I realized as I was purchasing the K1000 that it was film that was missing.
Within moments I realized I wanted to shoot film again and I wanted to develop my own black and whites. I had a little money to burn so I ran to one of the last camera shops still standing in town and bought the chemicals reels and several rolls of film. Back at the computer I accidentally bought a ME Super. So fast forward - ME Super came - I loaded a roll and shot it and quickly started developing and it was fun as hell. In the week or so after that I bought a back ME Super a Super A and a back up Super A and now my wife wants to kill me and I am done. I just got a little out of control. The cool part is all my lenses work on my cameras so I look at it as a win. Now back to developing, I was rusty and relearning how with the new chemicals out there but can I just say, my fun level with photography is way back up there like when I was 13 and I got my K1000. I am having a blast....

Last edited by Jmaster5; 08-11-2010 at 11:05 PM.

Jools · 08-10-2010, 04:50 PM

I hadn't taken a look at this thread for a long while and missed some great photos.
@tuco, like others noted, great pictures and the setup shot is just as fantastic.

ariessa · 08-12-2010, 12:26 AM

i have a Pentax Spotmatic..

Lens:

1.Takumar 1:3.5/35mm
2.MC Jupiter - 9 85mm
3.promaster spectrum 7 (looking for the adapter)

geauxpez · 08-12-2010, 06:47 PM

The classic Spottie -- very nice.

Jmaster5 · 08-12-2010, 09:25 PM

Just got her in the mail yesterday and I am looking forward to taking her out for a spin. Taken with Pentax ME Super using Kodak Tri-X 400 processed with ILFOSOL 3

Swift1 · 08-12-2010, 09:40 PM

Here's my recently acquired Spotmatic F. Seems like a pretty sweet camera so far. I'm hoping to be able to shoot a roll with it tomorrow.

EddieAmzel · 08-13-2010, 12:24 AM

Family and I were out on a picnic, and we brought along the Zx-5n with a mirror lens and TC on it. We mainly used it as a spotting scope to look at the ducks on the lake. It's nowhere near as impressive as the vintage beauties in this thread, but it's fun to shoot.

tuco · 08-13-2010, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by Swift1

Here's my recently acquired Spotmatic F. Seems like a pretty sweet camera so far. I'm hoping to be able to shoot a roll with it tomorrow.

Hey, I, too, just acquired the exact same lens and it came with a Honeywell Spotmatic F body and 135mm f2.5 lens. I'm looking forward to shooting it too. But my meter looks like it's a stop off. I was comparing its readings to 3 other cameras with similar metering and it was reading consistently a stop to 1.5 stops low. I've had a few other M42 Taks lying around for years. Maybe I can finally put them to use again.

Swift1 · 08-13-2010, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by tuco

Hey, I, too, just acquired the exact same lens and it came with a Honeywell Spotmatic F body and 135mm f2.5 lens. I'm looking forward to shooting it too. But my meter looks like it's a stop off. I was comparing its readings to 3 other cameras with similar metering and it was reading consistently a stop to 1.5 stops low. I've had a few other M42 Taks lying around for years. Maybe I can finally put them to use again.

Cool. I shot a few frames with mine this morning. The camera has great feel, I like the open aperture metering with the SMC Taks and I like the feel of the shutter. This body seems to have the nicest shutter button lock I have used so far. Seems nicer and easier to use than the one one my MX and K2. Mine seems to be metering pretty accurately, I tested it against my Gossen Digisix and my newly acquired Soptmeter V ($40, sorry have to gloat a bit

) and it is maybe 1/3 stop low.
I like the SMC Tak 50/1.4 so far. I like the focus ring on the older Taks better though, and mine is a little stiffer than I usually like but still smooth. I did a few digital test shots with it yesterday and it seem to be on par with my FA 50/1.4 IQ wise.
What 135/2.5 did you get? Have fun with it and hope we some some of your great shots from it.

tuco · 08-13-2010, 06:07 PM

The 135mm f2.5 it came with is a SMC Tak. I already have had a Super-Tak 35mm and 28mm f3.5. So with those and the 50mm I should be set. I figure I'll just double the ISO setting and see how it does. It came with a 1.5V V625U Alkaline battery installed. Yeah, nice shutter lock for sure. The view finder is not as bright as my ME Super SE though.

circlesquared · 08-14-2010, 07:19 AM

Here is my ME F that I picked up last Wednesday (11/08) - I can't get over just how much fun I'm having with this camera. The lens is awesome (in my humble opinion):

Mr. B · 08-14-2010, 07:28 AM

Here's mine. I've had for about 4 months

Stratman · 08-15-2010, 03:12 PM

My father found this for me at Goodwill. Spottie SP, SMC 55mm F1.8, S-M-C 35mm F3.5, and an Auto Sears Tele Zoom 55-135 F3.5. All for $30!!!

Swift1 · 08-15-2010, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by Stratman

My father found this for me at Goodwill. Spottie SP, SMC 55mm F1.8, S-M-C 35mm F3.5, and an Auto Sears Tele Zoom 55-135 F3.5. All for $30!!!

Nice find!!

fish4570 · 08-16-2010, 09:05 AM

I have an SP1000. I'll shoot a pic or two of her this afternoon and post later.

08-12-2010, 12:26 AM	#648
ariessa Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 9	my gear i have a Pentax Spotmatic.. Lens: 1.Takumar 1:3.5/35mm 2.MC Jupiter - 9 85mm 3.promaster spectrum 7 (looking for the adapter) Attached Images

08-12-2010, 09:25 PM	#650
Jmaster5 New Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 17	Newest Aquisition Just got her in the mail yesterday and I am looking forward to taking her out for a spin. Taken with Pentax ME Super using Kodak Tri-X 400 processed with ILFOSOL 3 Attached Images

08-14-2010, 07:19 AM	#656
circlesquared New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: post industrial wasteland Posts: 4	ME F 50mm Here is my ME F that I picked up last Wednesday (11/08) - I can't get over just how much fun I'm having with this camera. The lens is awesome (in my humble opinion):

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08-10-2010, 04:00 PM	#646
Jmaster5 New Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 17	My foray back into film started on a whim. I was cleaning up my old K1000 which developed a light leak in 2006 and got this bright idea to get one for parts on ebay or something. After a few minutes I realized I could get a nice functioning K1000 for 30 bucks. Then the insanity began as I started to think. I love love my new K7 but there has been something missing from my experience. Something that I wanted back, and I realized as I was purchasing the K1000 that it was film that was missing. Within moments I realized I wanted to shoot film again and I wanted to develop my own black and whites. I had a little money to burn so I ran to one of the last camera shops still standing in town and bought the chemicals reels and several rolls of film. Back at the computer I accidentally bought a ME Super. So fast forward - ME Super came - I loaded a roll and shot it and quickly started developing and it was fun as hell. In the week or so after that I bought a back ME Super a Super A and a back up Super A and now my wife wants to kill me and I am done. I just got a little out of control. The cool part is all my lenses work on my cameras so I look at it as a win. Now back to developing, I was rusty and relearning how with the new chemicals out there but can I just say, my fun level with photography is way back up there like when I was 13 and I got my K1000. I am having a blast.... Last edited by Jmaster5; 08-11-2010 at 11:05 PM.

08-10-2010, 04:50 PM	#647
Jools Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SW Wisconsin by way of Venezuela Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,398	I hadn't taken a look at this thread for a long while and missed some great photos. @tuco, like others noted, great pictures and the setup shot is just as fantastic.

08-12-2010, 06:47 PM	#649
geauxpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,196	The classic Spottie -- very nice.

08-12-2010, 09:40 PM	#651
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Here's my recently acquired Spotmatic F. Seems like a pretty sweet camera so far. I'm hoping to be able to shoot a roll with it tomorrow.

08-13-2010, 12:24 AM	#652
EddieAmzel Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 54	Family and I were out on a picnic, and we brought along the Zx-5n with a mirror lens and TC on it. We mainly used it as a spotting scope to look at the ducks on the lake. It's nowhere near as impressive as the vintage beauties in this thread, but it's fun to shoot.

08-13-2010, 10:25 AM	#653
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	Originally posted by Swift1 Here's my recently acquired Spotmatic F. Seems like a pretty sweet camera so far. I'm hoping to be able to shoot a roll with it tomorrow. Hey, I, too, just acquired the exact same lens and it came with a Honeywell Spotmatic F body and 135mm f2.5 lens. I'm looking forward to shooting it too. But my meter looks like it's a stop off. I was comparing its readings to 3 other cameras with similar metering and it was reading consistently a stop to 1.5 stops low. I've had a few other M42 Taks lying around for years. Maybe I can finally put them to use again.

08-13-2010, 04:55 PM	#654
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by tuco Hey, I, too, just acquired the exact same lens and it came with a Honeywell Spotmatic F body and 135mm f2.5 lens. I'm looking forward to shooting it too. But my meter looks like it's a stop off. I was comparing its readings to 3 other cameras with similar metering and it was reading consistently a stop to 1.5 stops low. I've had a few other M42 Taks lying around for years. Maybe I can finally put them to use again. Cool. I shot a few frames with mine this morning. The camera has great feel, I like the open aperture metering with the SMC Taks and I like the feel of the shutter. This body seems to have the nicest shutter button lock I have used so far. Seems nicer and easier to use than the one one my MX and K2. Mine seems to be metering pretty accurately, I tested it against my Gossen Digisix and my newly acquired Soptmeter V ($40, sorry have to gloat a bit ) and it is maybe 1/3 stop low. I like the SMC Tak 50/1.4 so far. I like the focus ring on the older Taks better though, and mine is a little stiffer than I usually like but still smooth. I did a few digital test shots with it yesterday and it seem to be on par with my FA 50/1.4 IQ wise. What 135/2.5 did you get? Have fun with it and hope we some some of your great shots from it.

08-13-2010, 06:07 PM	#655
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	The 135mm f2.5 it came with is a SMC Tak. I already have had a Super-Tak 35mm and 28mm f3.5. So with those and the 50mm I should be set. I figure I'll just double the ISO setting and see how it does. It came with a 1.5V V625U Alkaline battery installed. Yeah, nice shutter lock for sure. The view finder is not as bright as my ME Super SE though.

08-14-2010, 07:28 AM	#657
Mr. B Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Varaždin, Croatia, Europe Photos: Gallery Posts: 295	Here's mine. I've had for about 4 months

08-15-2010, 03:12 PM	#658
Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	My father found this for me at Goodwill. Spottie SP, SMC 55mm F1.8, S-M-C 35mm F3.5, and an Auto Sears Tele Zoom 55-135 F3.5. All for $30!!!

08-15-2010, 04:13 PM	#659
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by Stratman My father found this for me at Goodwill. Spottie SP, SMC 55mm F1.8, S-M-C 35mm F3.5, and an Auto Sears Tele Zoom 55-135 F3.5. All for $30!!! Nice find!!

08-16-2010, 09:05 AM	#660
fish4570 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: On the Warrior River, Aabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 122	I have an SP1000. I'll shoot a pic or two of her this afternoon and post later.

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