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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-17-2015, 12:09 AM
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I voted #1 as well; though #12 was very, very close as it's such an interesting image.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-18-2015, 06:55 AM
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Thanks for the tip. There seems to be a couple on eBay at the moment that don't look too expensive. I'll keep browsing around and try and get a good deal on something (I'm in no great hurry as I've got all summer off college in which to get myself familiar with the Bronica).
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-13-2015, 01:34 AM
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That's a good tip, thanks. There's a few army surplus round here where I could pick something up cheap, add a little padding and it would work out nice. The weight of the GS-1 is also it's biggest enemy in my opinion. As while it is nice and light, it feels a little 'cheap' compared to some of the heavier cameras I'm used to using. Doubtless I'll change my mind when I start actually dragging it around to do Landscape photography though!
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-12-2015, 12:41 PM
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That's looking pretty nice; the detail is a little ridiculous on 120. The bag you posted looks interesting, but is a little outside of my price range (I spent all my spare cash on the Bronnie itself!) If anybody does have any more suggestions for something a little more portable that would be appreciated.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-12-2015, 08:27 AM
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I've been thinking about getting a backpack for a while, the only thing that put me off was price. I'll definitely look into it though. I've gone with Lowe-Pro up until now (with the exception of one Tamrac bag that I didn't get on with) are there backpacks any good?
ppohja: How's the 67 to use?
I was looking into getting one when I bought the Bronnie, but over here they're about the same price as the GS-1, just minus the lens.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-12-2015, 04:53 AM
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Hello All,
I've recently started branching out into medium format photography and have got myself a Bronica GS-1 (no messing around, I got a 120 camera which would give me as big a negative as possible). My issue now is that I need to get a bag to carry it around in. Being an entirely digital/35mm guy up until now I'm rather clueless as to what would work; does anybody have any recommendations for a bag (not too expensive) that can store a Bronnie plus one or two lenses? failing that any companies who I can look at who might make one?
So far I've only got the kit 100mm lens, but I'd like to add a wide-angle at some point. Shoulder bags are best for me, but I'm willing to consider other things as well.
Thanks, Unsane
P.S. I've had a browse through the Lowe-Pro site as they're the guys who I use for all my 35mm bags, but I couldn't seem to find anything that would take medium format camera.
P.P.S. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I thought I'd stick it in here as there's most likely to be 120 shooters hanging around here.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
04-03-2015, 02:06 AM
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I would have liked to see the Pink Floyd design in the list, but I've voted for a few. Many of these look so professional that it's a shame we're not getting more of them!
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
04-03-2015, 02:04 AM
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I've cast my vote, good luck to all!
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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
03-04-2015, 11:16 AM
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As already mentioned you need to input 50mm. As a side note: the effective focal length on APS-C is actually 75mm, not 35mm. This is as the sensor size is smaller, it's only using a limited area of the sensor and the effective Field of View is reduced. So if you do want a standard lens a 28mm is a pretty close match (28 x 1.5 = 42).
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
03-02-2015, 10:24 AM
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I like that one a lot, nice.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-01-2015, 01:14 AM
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I've got to add a vote for the 28mm f/2.8 as a great lens to get started with. You can get one used on evilbay for about £30 and as it's manual focus it's great for using when you don't have enough light for AF. They're also great lenses for other things and thus are a good general purchase as well.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-28-2015, 01:58 AM
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You can get wide-angle shots without much blurring just with the camera and a tripod . I did a short timelapse video for a college project and got perfectly usable results at 30" exposure, f/3.5 and iso800. I've not tried pushing it any further (e.g. buying expensive kit), but I'd try without anything first of all to see whether it works for you.
Sadly I can't give you any good examples as they are on my Laptop, but a link to the video is here if you are interested: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lv3011716sq8et1/A%20Portrait%20of%20the%20Sky.avi?dl=0 |
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
02-28-2015, 01:46 AM
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I have to add a vote for 100% cotton; being in possession of mad curly hair means that wearing anything artificial makes my hair stick up as if I've just been electrocuted. Not very useful when trying to sneak up on subjects to photograph.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
02-27-2015, 09:37 AM
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Here's an updated version of mine with a fixed mount (it now has the right number of contacts and the screws have been removed). I really like the Dark Side of the Moon inspired shirt and would happily wear one; I honestly don't care what people think of me for doing so, neither do I think it will have much effect in the UK apart from 'That looks a bit like a Pink Floyd album cover doesn't it?'
Some of the other shirt designs are really nice as well, I think this one could be tight.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
02-26-2015, 11:07 AM
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Here's Mine, could be refined a bit (e.g. placement etc.)
EDIT: Woops! Just noticed I missed a contact, that can be fixed in the final version.
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Sorry for the double post, but would it be possible to have the old t-shirts and new winners available to purchase indefinately? While the competition is an amazing idea, it would be nice to be able to get a wide selection of Pentax themed apparel that would also help to support the forums.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
02-03-2015, 01:54 AM
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That's amazing; it almost doesn't look like a photo, but I'm not certain what it does look like.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
02-03-2015, 01:50 AM
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That's very nice. The effect is rather surreal.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-24-2015, 02:24 AM
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The choice for Ilfotec HC was that as Kodak have had a rather rocky time of it the past few years I wasn't certain how much longer they were going to be making HC, Ilford seemed more likely (in my opinion) to still be making stuff in ten years time etc. Predicting these things is a bit difficult though. Also, here in the UK the Ilford stuff is a little cheaper than the Kodak original, so that was an extra little incentive.
I've gone for the Rodinal clone now anyway, so the comparison of the HC's is less urgent as I'll get myself used to Rodinal before I start using a second developer.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-23-2015, 11:06 AM
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@gord lucas: That last shot is beautiful, I seem to remember you mentioning in another thread you enlarged it traditionally and then printed it? I just had a session on fibre based printing today and it's the first time I've been in the darkroom for months; I'm now all enthusiastic again! As an additional bonus my chemicals arrived earlier this week and two rolls of Tri-X this evening. Next week is going to be fun methinks.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-22-2015, 09:42 AM
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As a 22 year old male I have to admit that my favourite camera is my MX; I've always preferred simple things to over complicated things and this is definitly the case in my choice of camera as well. The fact that the MX is almost entirely mechanical is a huge bonus for me, as electronics never seem to last as well as clockwork. In the end, it all stems down to image quality and if I can get a beautiful photograph without the camera deciding everything for me then I'm happy.
There are improvements that digital has brought that I like; LCD's, Histograms and Shake Reduction are all exteremely useful, but I've never had use for multi-segment AF, Scene Modes, or anything WiFi or internet related (honestly, who wants WiFi and GPS in a camera? My phone doesn't have either and I constantly have to tell people that I actually want it that way and it's not just 'cos I'm a tight git who doesn't want to spend more than a tenner on a phone).
I think features are definitely a case of each to their own, it would just be nice if you could have a stripped down, bare bones kind of digital camera.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-20-2015, 01:57 AM
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I also would like exactly what you would like. Sadly, I don't think one is ever going to be made; I'm currently using a substitute which is a K-3 with almost every optional feature disabled and using old film lenses. While not quite as nice as a digital version of a MX, it does the job and still gets the odd look of envy from my Nikon and Canon wielding friends.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
01-03-2015, 08:32 AM
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Here's my entry.
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Entering this one as my sister could do with a new camera, the old K-m is a little worn out after years of (ab)use!
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-02-2015, 02:29 AM
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As I'm at university studying Photography at the moment I've got access to their FIlm scanners (Nikon something) so don't really know much about what are a good choice (the Nikon's are now discontinued I believe). However, one of the librarians who was my tutor in previous years recommended an Epson flatbed to me when I was discussing film scanning with him; he said that while you probably can get better results with a dedicated film-scanner, a flatbed allows you to scan 35mm, 120, and even prints on the same device and allows you to scan quite a few frames at once.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-01-2015, 10:00 AM
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I'm in a similar position to yourself In that I'm just getting set-up to do film processing at home. This is what I've learnt so far, but take everything with a pinch of salt as I'm a rookie as well:-
Colour Negative film can be developed yourself though I've not tried it myself (I plan to once I've got B&W processing up an running at home). You can buy kits for it, but it's much more sensitive to temperature changes than B&W. Slide film could also be processed at home, but involves way more steps and I don't know whether you can buy kits.
One thing to note about the difference between Slide (E6) and Colour Negative (C41) is that Slide film forms a positive image so can be directly projected, but is rather more difficult to print; whereas C41 forms a negative image just like B&W Film and needs to be enlarged and printed. In this digital age though, both can be scanned. It's just worth noting if you were thinking about setting up a darkroom and doing your own prints etc.
A good link to information regarding B&W development is The Ultimate Guide to Developing Black and White Film | The Art of Photography. He even has a video too.
I reiterate that I'm also a rookie when it comes to film development and my information may well be a little inaccurate. There will probably be a veteran along later to correct me, but this should hopefully be of some use.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
12-30-2014, 02:23 AM
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I've heard about Caffenol before, but haven't really looked at it. I'll have to check that out, thanks for the links.
Chem's are now ordered, I went with the Rodinal clone and am very much looking forward to souping in my own home.
Cheers Guys,
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