Introduce your... film Pentax!

womble · 07-04-2016, 12:42 AM

If anyone decides to start making nice wooden LX grips, sign me up. Especially one with the extra lug as Chris says. Somehow the vertical dangling LX seems wrong....

K.

cooltouch · 07-04-2016, 04:22 AM - **2 Likes**

Okay, well, y'all be patient, please. We moved into a new house a while back and I still haven't unpacked most of my hand tools. I know where most of them are, I just have to unpack them and then organize where I'll put them. I used to have a nice shop in our old house. I lost that when we moved. Just a small, tired old workbench in the garage is all I have at the moment. But this little project is just what I need to get my tools unpacked and a work place set up.

wbsmith200 · 07-07-2016, 05:09 PM - **2 Likes**

My Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II

wbsmith200 · 07-14-2016, 02:39 AM - **3 Likes**

. So I jumped into K mount yesterday....

LesDMess · 07-16-2016, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by wbsmith200

. So I jumped into K mount yesterday....

That'a a very nice KX and with an appropriate "K" 50mm f1.4 as opposed to the smaller M version!

wbsmith200 · 07-26-2016, 08:54 AM

Originally posted by LesDMess

That'a a very nice KX and with an appropriate "K" 50mm f1.4 as opposed to the smaller M version!

Actually it is the M series lens. No biggie will eventually live on my incoming MX. In the meantime it's taking some really badass black and white shots.

cooltouch · 07-26-2016, 06:17 PM - **1 Like**

Looks just like my KX. I have the M-series 50/1.4 too and I like mine a lot.

LesDMess · 07-26-2016, 09:20 PM

Originally posted by wbsmith200

Actually it is the M series lens. No biggie will eventually live on my incoming MX. In the meantime it's taking some really badass black and white shots.

Fooled me with the perspective and I missed the M in the shadows. I only have one original K lens myself and also have that M lens and know that it's a very good performer.

Kiwi645hauler · 08-01-2016, 12:23 AM - **2 Likes**

Introducing my main pair of Pentax's my Auto 110 and 645.

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pathdoc · 08-01-2016, 08:25 AM

Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto

Introducing my main pair of Pentax's my Auto 110 and 645.

That's like going from the sublime to the ridiculous - the only greater contrast would have been with one of the 6x7 series!

Originally posted by wbsmith200

My Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II

Originally posted by wbsmith200

So I jumped into K mount yesterday....

What is it with everyone in this forum? Do you all have mitts the size of Chewbacca's? Every time I see pics of people holding up their Spotties or K-series bodies, the size of them relative to the hand makes them appear almost MX-sized to me!!

Kiwi645hauler · 08-01-2016, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by pathdoc

That's like going from the sublime to the ridiculous - the only greater contrast would have been with one of the 6x7 series!:

hmmm that would be fun.. Line up the 110, my soon to be in service ME Super, 645 and aquire a 67 and have the full set of Pentax Bayonets.... But I do regularly shoot the 110 as here in NZ Lomo have the full range of 110 films available...

pathdoc · 08-01-2016, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto

But I do regularly shoot the 110 as here in NZ Lomo have the full range of 110 films available...

I saw some Lomo 110 in DigiDirect's Elizabeth St store last time I was in Melbourne, but I have no camera in which to put it. Hopefully enough 110 shooters pull out their old cameras to keep the demand for that line high enough for survival.

I have vaguely considered trying a medium format camera at one stage or another - I have the tanks and reels, and could develop it easily enough - but I would need to invest in a scanner or come up with some alternative lash-up to digitize it.

Kiwi645hauler · 08-01-2016, 05:40 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pathdoc

I saw some Lomo 110 in DigiDirect's Elizabeth St store last time I was in Melbourne, but I have no camera in which to put it. Hopefully enough 110 shooters pull out their old cameras to keep the demand for that line high enough for survival.

I have vaguely considered trying a medium format camera at one stage or another - I have the tanks and reels, and could develop it easily enough - but I would need to invest in a scanner or come up with some alternative lash-up to digitize it.

Its great, i actually work in a camera store here in NZ, and we stock the Lomo in 35, 110, and 120, and its great, i have my 3 110, a 6x6 Bronica and my 645, im bringing an ME Super online too, I have several customers with 110 cameras that are being brought back to life, and a few MF cameras too. Its quite cool to be in the middle of a mini revival in film.

elvinhaak · 08-01-2016, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by pathdoc

I saw some Lomo 110 in DigiDirect's Elizabeth St store last time I was in Melbourne, but I have no camera in which to put it. Hopefully enough 110 shooters pull out their old cameras to keep the demand for that line high enough for survival.

I have vaguely considered trying a medium format camera at one stage or another - I have the tanks and reels, and could develop it easily enough - but I would need to invest in a scanner or come up with some alternative lash-up to digitize it.

both formats are easely digitized with an DSLR as a way of 'scanning'. Fairly easy, I like it more then using a scanner. And of course you can still print them directly on paper...
For the way of 'scanning with the DSLR' I use this system to make it even easier: http://http://www.elvinshoot.net/opemus_als_scanner.html

pathdoc · 08-02-2016, 03:50 AM

Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto

i actually work in a camera store here in NZ, and we stock the Lomo in 35, 110, and 120, and its great

First of all, I envy you.

Second, I have so far used Lomo's standard (no-funky-colour) 100, 400 and 800 ASA and found it performs as well as any other colour print film, and also their B&W Earl Grey and Lady Grey (both of which I've home-developed as if they were the T-max of the same speed, which I'm told they are, with OK results). I was thinking of trying some of their ultra-slow 6 ASA tungsten film, but I would need the mother of all tungsten-daylight converter filters (I think I have one, actually; must check) and it would probably bring it down to 3 or 2 or something even more horrible. That will be one for my S1a when it comes back from its CLA/refurb; calculate the Sunny 16 exposures and tape them to the back of the camera... (Let's see; f/16 at 1/4, say, is f/11 at 1/8; f/8 at 1/15; f/5.6 at 1/30; f/4 at 1/60; f/2.8 at 1/125, f/2.0 at 1/250. So... usable wide open on a bright sunny day. Now take another TWO stops off for the dense orange filter I will need, and we're talking f/2.0 at 1/60; on a sunny day, the 55/2.0 kit lens will only just work hand-held.)

Originally posted by elvinhaak

I use this system to make it even easier:

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08-01-2016, 12:23 AM - 2 Likes	#3234
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07-04-2016, 12:42 AM	#3226
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	If anyone decides to start making nice wooden LX grips, sign me up. Especially one with the extra lug as Chris says. Somehow the vertical dangling LX seems wrong.... K.

07-04-2016, 04:22 AM - 2 Likes	#3227
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	Okay, well, y'all be patient, please. We moved into a new house a while back and I still haven't unpacked most of my hand tools. I know where most of them are, I just have to unpack them and then organize where I'll put them. I used to have a nice shop in our old house. I lost that when we moved. Just a small, tired old workbench in the garage is all I have at the moment. But this little project is just what I need to get my tools unpacked and a work place set up.

07-07-2016, 05:09 PM - 2 Likes	#3228
wbsmith200 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oakville Ontario Posts: 56	My Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II

07-14-2016, 02:39 AM - 3 Likes	#3229
wbsmith200 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oakville Ontario Posts: 56	. So I jumped into K mount yesterday....

07-16-2016, 01:00 PM	#3230
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by wbsmith200 . So I jumped into K mount yesterday.... That'a a very nice KX and with an appropriate "K" 50mm f1.4 as opposed to the smaller M version!

07-26-2016, 08:54 AM	#3231
wbsmith200 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oakville Ontario Posts: 56	Originally posted by LesDMess That'a a very nice KX and with an appropriate "K" 50mm f1.4 as opposed to the smaller M version! Actually it is the M series lens. No biggie will eventually live on my incoming MX. In the meantime it's taking some really badass black and white shots.

07-26-2016, 06:17 PM - 1 Like	#3232
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	Looks just like my KX. I have the M-series 50/1.4 too and I like mine a lot.

07-26-2016, 09:20 PM	#3233
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by wbsmith200 Actually it is the M series lens. No biggie will eventually live on my incoming MX. In the meantime it's taking some really badass black and white shots. Fooled me with the perspective and I missed the M in the shadows. I only have one original K lens myself and also have that M lens and know that it's a very good performer.

08-01-2016, 08:25 AM	#3235
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto Introducing my main pair of Pentax's my Auto 110 and 645. That's like going from the sublime to the ridiculous - the only greater contrast would have been with one of the 6x7 series! Originally posted by wbsmith200 My Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II Originally posted by wbsmith200 So I jumped into K mount yesterday.... What is it with everyone in this forum? Do you all have mitts the size of Chewbacca's? Every time I see pics of people holding up their Spotties or K-series bodies, the size of them relative to the hand makes them appear almost MX-sized to me!!

08-01-2016, 02:08 PM	#3236
Kiwi645hauler Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dunedin Posts: 394	Originally posted by pathdoc That's like going from the sublime to the ridiculous - the only greater contrast would have been with one of the 6x7 series!: hmmm that would be fun.. Line up the 110, my soon to be in service ME Super, 645 and aquire a 67 and have the full set of Pentax Bayonets.... But I do regularly shoot the 110 as here in NZ Lomo have the full range of 110 films available...

08-01-2016, 03:51 PM	#3237
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto But I do regularly shoot the 110 as here in NZ Lomo have the full range of 110 films available... I saw some Lomo 110 in DigiDirect's Elizabeth St store last time I was in Melbourne, but I have no camera in which to put it. Hopefully enough 110 shooters pull out their old cameras to keep the demand for that line high enough for survival. I have vaguely considered trying a medium format camera at one stage or another - I have the tanks and reels, and could develop it easily enough - but I would need to invest in a scanner or come up with some alternative lash-up to digitize it.

08-01-2016, 05:40 PM - 1 Like	#3238
Kiwi645hauler Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dunedin Posts: 394	Originally posted by pathdoc I saw some Lomo 110 in DigiDirect's Elizabeth St store last time I was in Melbourne, but I have no camera in which to put it. Hopefully enough 110 shooters pull out their old cameras to keep the demand for that line high enough for survival. I have vaguely considered trying a medium format camera at one stage or another - I have the tanks and reels, and could develop it easily enough - but I would need to invest in a scanner or come up with some alternative lash-up to digitize it. Its great, i actually work in a camera store here in NZ, and we stock the Lomo in 35, 110, and 120, and its great, i have my 3 110, a 6x6 Bronica and my 645, im bringing an ME Super online too, I have several customers with 110 cameras that are being brought back to life, and a few MF cameras too. Its quite cool to be in the middle of a mini revival in film.

08-01-2016, 11:10 PM	#3239
elvinhaak Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 33	Originally posted by pathdoc I saw some Lomo 110 in DigiDirect's Elizabeth St store last time I was in Melbourne, but I have no camera in which to put it. Hopefully enough 110 shooters pull out their old cameras to keep the demand for that line high enough for survival. I have vaguely considered trying a medium format camera at one stage or another - I have the tanks and reels, and could develop it easily enough - but I would need to invest in a scanner or come up with some alternative lash-up to digitize it. both formats are easely digitized with an DSLR as a way of 'scanning'. Fairly easy, I like it more then using a scanner. And of course you can still print them directly on paper... For the way of 'scanning with the DSLR' I use this system to make it even easier: http://http://www.elvinshoot.net/opemus_als_scanner.html

08-02-2016, 03:50 AM	#3240
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by Kiwi110Auto i actually work in a camera store here in NZ, and we stock the Lomo in 35, 110, and 120, and its great First of all, I envy you. Second, I have so far used Lomo's standard (no-funky-colour) 100, 400 and 800 ASA and found it performs as well as any other colour print film, and also their B&W Earl Grey and Lady Grey (both of which I've home-developed as if they were the T-max of the same speed, which I'm told they are, with OK results). I was thinking of trying some of their ultra-slow 6 ASA tungsten film, but I would need the mother of all tungsten-daylight converter filters (I think I have one, actually; must check) and it would probably bring it down to 3 or 2 or something even more horrible. That will be one for my S1a when it comes back from its CLA/refurb; calculate the Sunny 16 exposures and tape them to the back of the camera... (Let's see; f/16 at 1/4, say, is f/11 at 1/8; f/8 at 1/15; f/5.6 at 1/30; f/4 at 1/60; f/2.8 at 1/125, f/2.0 at 1/250. So... usable wide open on a bright sunny day. Now take another TWO stops off for the dense orange filter I will need, and we're talking f/2.0 at 1/60; on a sunny day, the 55/2.0 kit lens will only just work hand-held.) Originally posted by elvinhaak I use this system to make it even easier: My browser is telling me that your link is broken. This might or might not be my work firewall, but you may want to look into it anyway.