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Forum: Post Your Photos! 01-08-2017, 02:19 AM  
Best of 2016 Sunset over Mount Taranaki
Posted By danlam
Replies: 4
Views: 655
Thanks eaglem! The mountain is always my favorite subject to photograph when I go back home over the Christmas period. I am getting some more film developed and I will post more photos on here.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 01-07-2017, 03:57 AM  
Best of 2016 Sunset over Mount Taranaki
Posted By danlam
Replies: 4
Views: 655
For the photo contest #125
Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 01-07-2017, 03:52 AM  
Golden Hour Sunset Behind Mount Taranaki
Posted By danlam
Replies: 3
Views: 449
Hey! Do you know how I can edit it to upload the photo?

---------- Post added 01-07-17 at 03:58 AM ----------


Hey photolady95 it should be up now!
Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 01-04-2017, 09:34 PM  
Golden Hour Sunset Behind Mount Taranaki
Posted By danlam
Replies: 3
Views: 449
Photo I took on New Year's eve in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Forum: Sold Items 12-13-2016, 09:31 PM  
For Sale - Sold: 1st Pty, M42 28, 35mm F2, 50/1.4, 55/1.8, 85 F1.8/1.9, 105/2.8, 135/3.5, 200, 300/6.3
Posted By danlam
Replies: 82
Views: 18,692
Hey I am interesyed in the

$50 Super-Takumar 28mm F3.5 (Approx. $39 USD)

I am in New Zealand. Are we able to sort something out for shipping? Cheers
Forum: Post Your Photos! 12-13-2016, 01:56 AM  
Abstract Similar photos with different depth of fields (I think that's what it is)
Posted By danlam
Replies: 6
Views: 768
Ohhhh no worries. Yah, I only use film cameras, I am thinking of going digital soon but film is way too fun at the moment so I have stuck with it. The film was Fuji Superia ISO 400.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 12-13-2016, 01:42 AM  
Abstract Similar photos with different depth of fields (I think that's what it is)
Posted By danlam
Replies: 6
Views: 768
Thanks! I have other photos too if you would like to check them out. I dont develop me own photos (yet) but I want to learn. I get my photos developed at the shop.

---------- Post added 12-13-16 at 01:44 AM ----------


From what I can recall those two photos were taken around 4:30ish pm and was really sunny, so my shutter speed would have been 1/1000 or 1/500, and I would have kept the aperture at 3.5. I was using Iso400 film too.
Forum: Sold Items 12-12-2016, 11:07 PM  
For Sale - Sold: K-50 & Takumar M42 Prime Lenses
Posted By danlam
Replies: 17
Views: 3,726
Hello, I am interested in the 28mm lens. Can we sort out costs and shipping to New Zealand?
Forum: Post Your Photos! 12-12-2016, 08:25 PM  
Black & White My First Black and White Photos with Film
Posted By danlam
Replies: 1
Views: 569
Thought I would give black and white a go and now I am hooked.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 12-12-2016, 06:03 PM  
Abstract Similar photos with different depth of fields (I think that's what it is)
Posted By danlam
Replies: 6
Views: 768
Thanks for the reply! Yup I think you are correct, I'm pretty sure I didn't change the Aperture or Shutter Speed, it was just a different focal point (is that what you call it?)
Forum: Post Your Photos! 12-12-2016, 03:34 PM  
Abstract Similar photos with different depth of fields (I think that's what it is)
Posted By danlam
Replies: 6
Views: 768
Just wanted to share a couple of photos I took with my Super-Takumar 135mm lens. I like how the photos turned out.
Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 12-12-2016, 01:23 PM  
Gorilla Man
Posted By danlam
Replies: 2
Views: 490
This guy is always walking around Lambton Quay in Wellington and I have never seen his face before and I guess I never will.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 11-23-2016, 05:32 PM  
Misc Photos around Wellington New Zealand. New to this so feedback would be great!
Posted By danlam
Replies: 2
Views: 703
Cool thanks Dave! I really appreciate this!
Forum: Post Your Photos! 11-22-2016, 05:21 PM  
Misc Photos around Wellington New Zealand. New to this so feedback would be great!
Posted By danlam
Replies: 2
Views: 703
Hi guys,

Chucked FujiSuperia400 on my SP1000 and went around Wellington taking photos. These are some of the better ones. There are a few that failed.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-22-2016, 05:12 PM  
Good Wide Angle lens for Spotmatics?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 20
Views: 2,739
Cool thank you very much for your reply!

I think the smallest aperture on the 28mm soligor is 22.

How do I ensure that I get enough light into the picture so that it does not come out too dark? do I set a longer shutter speed?

So the aperture I set can have an effect on how focused/ sharp the image will be?

Let says I put the focus on infinity and take two pictures, one at a low aperture and one at a higher aperture - both will have different sharpness/ focus? Regardless of shutter speeds?
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-22-2016, 02:50 PM  
Good Wide Angle lens for Spotmatics?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 20
Views: 2,739
Thank you very much for your reply.

I know that these were:

*ISO 200 Film
*Not Taken with a Tripod
*I think Shutter Speeds were 500 and 250? I'v never gone any slower than those.

In terms of Aperture - I tend to set it to the most open so I can focus in and then set it down to which I think will suit the shutter speed? I don't know if that's a correct way of doing these things or if that makes sense.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 11-22-2016, 02:20 PM  
How to use Auto on the old Super-Takumar Lenses?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 37
Views: 10,523
I replaced the batteries with some energizer battery which makes the light meter work - I heard that the reading may not be as accurate as the original merc batteries.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-22-2016, 01:29 PM  
Good Wide Angle lens for Spotmatics?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 20
Views: 2,739
Hi these are some pictures of the same scenery. Some of them are blurred and some are okayish.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 11-22-2016, 01:24 PM  
How to use Auto on the old Super-Takumar Lenses?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 37
Views: 10,523
Cheers, I do not really know much about lenses or photography at this point - I only got into this around three months ago - I bought a whole bunch of Pentax SLRs from a thrift store and turned out that they worked and the lenses were good.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-22-2016, 04:38 AM  
Good Wide Angle lens for Spotmatics?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 20
Views: 2,739
Hi Lowell,

I will post some images tomorrow - they are pretty horrific :D
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-22-2016, 02:44 AM  
Good Wide Angle lens for Spotmatics?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 20
Views: 2,739
Cool thanks. Looks like a 28mm SMC Takumar would be the best bet- Finding a cheap one will be a challenge though.

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Hey thanks for the reply. I am quite new to photography, what do you mean by stopping down?
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-22-2016, 01:50 AM  
Good Wide Angle lens for Spotmatics?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 20
Views: 2,739
Hi all,

Currently I have a Soligor 1:2.8 28mm lens but it seems to be a hit and miss when I try to take landscape shots. I find it very hard to focus and most photos come out blurry.

Can anyone recommend a good wide angle lens for these older spotmatics?

Cheers
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 11-22-2016, 12:35 AM  
How to use Auto on the old Super-Takumar Lenses?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 37
Views: 10,523
Cool thanks very much for all the info Steve. Very helpful!
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 11-21-2016, 11:18 PM  
How to use Auto on the old Super-Takumar Lenses?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 37
Views: 10,523
Hi Steve,

Thank you very much this is very helpful.
Is there a way of checking whether or not the first rule has been broken? Will I see evidence in photos taken? How would I know that the lens aperture mechanism has not been damaged permanently?
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 11-21-2016, 10:53 PM  
How to use Auto on the old Super-Takumar Lenses?
Posted By danlam
Replies: 37
Views: 10,523
Hi all,

I am sort of confused on how to use Auto mode on the lenses. Would someone please be able to walk me through it?

Cheers
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