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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
10-10-2017, 05:51 AM
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One of the lakes near Pizol, in the Swiss Alps.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-03-2017, 12:50 PM
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Basically your camera does not control the aperture of the M42 lenses. What this means is, that you set the desired aperture on the lens, and then take a picture. The disadvantage of this method is that as you change the aperture on the lens (let's say, from 1.8 to 5.6) the viewfinder becomes darker, making it harder to focus.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
05-28-2017, 02:18 AM
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No, I have removed the lens from the enlarger. I focus with the bellows + moving the whole camera on the tripod. I focus on the film itself. I only use the enlarger as a comfortable light table, with nicely clamped down negatives.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
05-27-2017, 12:21 PM
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Thanks! It took a while to find a good working combo. I tried first with a 28mm close-focusing lens, but it was too wide. So I ended up with the 50mm on bellows. I don't really like using the M42 bellows on the K20D, because its annoying to mount it on the camera - the protruding flash blocks the bellows from screwing into the adapter nicely. But so far I didn't find K bellows for cheap :)
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
05-27-2017, 06:21 AM
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While waiting for my other darkroom equipment to arrive, I wanted to digitize the negatives. I ended up using my enlarger without the lens as a negative holder + light table. Luckily you can turn it sideways, as if to project the photo on a wall. I used an M42 bellows with a 50mm Takumar at the smallest extension (2-3 cm). This gave me a comfortable working distance of about 15 cm, and the negative almost completely filled the frame. The enlarger has quite strong light, so you can easily shoot at f8.
The resulting photo is grainy, but I quite like the effect!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-08-2017, 08:05 AM
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So, does someone have the same lens with scracted front/rear elements, or fungus, or something else? :)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-07-2017, 09:36 AM
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I've recently got a Pentax M 100mm f4 macro. First I thought that the aperture lever spring was broken, because the lens didn't stop down. After I opened it, I realized the blades were stuck open because of rust!
Is there a chance of fixing this? The alternative is to leave it as it is, stuck open, and just live with it. The lens is otherwise in a very nice condition!
Another thing is that I'm not sure how to proceed with the disassembly. From the back there is a lens group deep in a tube with a thread - which has the aperture levers attached. There is no obvious way of removing the tube.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-01-2016, 01:50 PM
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I'd try another memory card, but this looks like a bad sensor...
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Forum: Repairs and Warranty Service
07-30-2016, 11:33 AM
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I didn't have lighter fluid, so I used qtips dipped into isopropanol (alcohol used for cleaning, got it from a pharmacy). It evaporates very fast, leaving no residues. Make sure no lints fall of the qtip.
Probably not the best solution, but it worked for me.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
07-24-2016, 07:25 AM
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The port of Antwerp is expanding, and the whole village is going to be demolished. Most of the houses are already abandoned...
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-17-2016, 11:41 AM
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If you are feeling adventurous, the disassembly database has an entry for your lens. I cleaned my M 28mm last weekend, it took me 2-3 hours, and I'm a beginner with lenses - but not with screwdrivers :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
03-01-2016, 01:39 PM
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As the action figure is mostly 2-3 colors anyway, the BW looks better. Too bad that the tip of the "gun" is blurred, maybe go for a tripod, longer exposure (or a flash) and go for f/11 or f/16?
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
03-01-2016, 12:22 PM
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Thank you all for your replies! I guess then it's not suitable for my style.
I might get it eventually, but I will keep in mind that it's not so easy to just walk around with it.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-28-2016, 11:40 AM
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I saw a mint Pentax 67 with a non-metered prism in the local shop. It came with three lenses: 105, 165 and something wider. I immediately fell in love :) I've been shooting 35mm film for a bit over a year (around 10 rolls in total), and i'd totally like to try this thing out!
However, considering the size of the body and the lenses, and the fact that I really like my film MX with the M 50mm f1.7, I'm wondering if it realistic that one just straps this camera on a shoulder (I use a sling-style strap), and take hand-held shots? I do have a tripod, but my preferred way of shooting is that I walk around and take photos of random stuff - mostly buildings and nature on the nearby parks.
I'm by no means a pro, so the only reason I'd get this is the same as for the film 35mm: full-metal body, full-metal lenses, bright viewfinder, and in general it's a joy to use. And the worse part: I've got the finance minister's approval :D
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-24-2016, 12:42 PM
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I would do more or less the same. Although, the journey of understaning what one actually wants/needs can be interesting as well.
I used to have an inexpensive F 70-210mm zoom. Besides the relatively poor image quality at the long end, I never really liked the photos themselves (framing, the pictures always seemed to be "flat"). I sold it after I bought the 18-135. In this respect I wouldn't buy the 55-300, 'cause I know I don't really like long focal lengths. I ended up buying the M 200 f/4, but that was very cheap and I just enjoy using the M lenses :)
On the macro side, I'd go with bellows and/or reversing rings. One soon discovers that a good macro photo is not so easy to achieve, so it might be cheaper way to realise that one doesn't really like macro :)
In summary, I think that the cheap "introductory" lenses/techniques allow one to explore a territory of photography, and once one likes it, then they can buy the proper tools for it. This will be more expensive on the long run, but also one can cheaply explore!
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-16-2016, 02:06 PM
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Great job! Would you mind posting a photo of the whole setup? Also, how long does it take for you to "scan" a whole roll (36 exp)?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-01-2015, 01:40 PM
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
11-18-2015, 02:40 PM
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I'm not an admin here or anything, but these kind of threads usually pop up at the subforum called "Photo Sharing and Galleries", and inside that you have "Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories". If I were you, I would start a thread there, and hopefully people will join! :)
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
11-08-2015, 04:08 AM
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7 portrait orientated photos, stitched in Hugin. I could have done with less than 7, but I had too much overlap.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-03-2015, 02:14 PM
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Let me suggest you the opposite: don't. Well, depending on how much limited you feel by the K20D. I have one, and my opinion is that it's usually me who is the limiting factor, and not the camera. My photos are dull because I don't try hard to make them interesting, I always go to the same places so I can't photograph anything new, etc. Sure, you'll get usable high iso, higher resolution, etc. But the upgrade only solves one part of the equation :)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-12-2015, 12:12 PM
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Thanks dcshooter! I will try to take it apart, and see how far I get :)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-10-2015, 07:56 AM
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The aperture blades on my Helios 58mm 44M-6 lens have become sticky, they won't close as I turn the aperture ring. I was thinking about cleaning it myself. Has anyone experience with opening it? Tips, tricks, suggestions?
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-15-2015, 03:02 AM
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I actually don't know what this is... :)
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-11-2015, 11:36 AM
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Simon, the church shot, is it a vertical stitch or a horizontal one?
I rarely manage to get a proper pano of buildings, somehow none of the projection options seem to work :)
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