Firmware update of the Sigma 17-70 Contemporary using the #Dock

1St Experiences with #CineStillFilm #800T

It started at the 2014 Photokina in Cologne. At the booth of CineStillFilm I had seen that film the first time - and heared about the Kickstarter Project for 120-Type-Films.

At home I placed some Dollars at Kickstarter and later I found 135-Type-Films available at Fotoimpex, So I ordered 3 of these films and lodes the one to my Pentax Super A.

Meanwhile the Kickstarter-Project failed but my initial film is exposed and devoloped.

The use of tungsten film with 800-ASA is very limited but the results show that this film has it's qualities.

All these pictures have been taken with a M35/2,0 w/o any tripod - but see yourself:

 

The results are vey impessive and night athmosphere is shwon in a unique way. 

Especially with sufficient exposure (related to 800 ASA) the results are absolutely great- but when taking picture at night some areas of the pictures are underexposed/black. These ares show significant blue grain that can be reduced by using lightroom CA-Correction after sanning (some of the tungsten calibarion is lost by this adaptation).

Conclusion: RECOMMENDABLE - It's a pitty that the Kick-Starter-Project for 120-Type Film failed.


PS: All pictures are shown at my  Homepage

Indian Summer and NYC

In October we traveled the NE of the USA - during the next weeks I will report in my German Blog and will show pictures - You are invited to follow this blog by using a translation.

My travel report starts HERE

Modification of a #BG4 for #PentaxK3

This week I got may new K3 to support the old K7 and K01.

I found some descriptions, how the modify the BG4 in a way that it works on a K3 - so I took my tools and started work:

Stage 1: What is different (by Scanner & GIMP)

Stage 2: Handle Modifications (Supplier Khalia)

Stage 3: Ready :-)

#Pentax #6x7: Broken chain

I love using my old #Lunasix.......especially since the coupling chain of my Pentax 67 is broken since Saturday :-(

#Pentax #K01 #Firmware update solves #Sigma #Ring-flash issue

As reported in March (sorry - just German) the collaboration between Pentax K01 and Sigma Ring-flash EM-140DG did not work - the flash fired always full power and didn't care about the TTL-settings. This fault is gone after the latest update to Firmware 1.04 that was released last week by Pentax.

Isle of Man TT 2012

The TT 2013 is just over and I have already prepared the last racing photos from last year.

I want to guide you arround the Mountain Course with 8 stops: 

Start/Finish

Braddan

Ballaugh Bridge

Gooseneck

Bungalow

Creg-Ny-Baa

Governers Bridge

Victoria Road

I hope you liked the 60.73 km (37.733 mi) trip arround the course.
More pictures are  here.