21 October, 2026
Rediscovering what I had never lost
If the Volkswagen Beetle was the people’s car, then to an extent, all the Pentax models with the Asahi name etched into their pentaprisms could be considered the people’s SLRs. ...
Sub-miniature Pentax and comments on film.
30 July, 2026
Pentax Pair – Two ME Supers – Do they still work?
One camera was mine, bought new around 1985/6 and with a near final serial number according to the net. It was used by my wife for some years then she said the back was coming o...
18 November, 2024
Pentax 67II – The Perfect Travel Camera
As a amateur photographer forced against your will to work in some non-camera based occupation, your holidays (vacations, for my friends across the pond) are one of the few occa...
13 July, 2023
Pentax LX – Shooting My Wife’s Camera
The camera had been lying around in a cupboard for a long long time so, since it wasn’t being used, I sold it. “You gave me that camera as an engagement present!!!” said my wife...
Smoke fills the crisp morning summer air. The thundering sounds of steam locomotion shake the ground. The clanking and creaking of railroad cars rolling up to the depot. The lig...
17 October, 2022
Pentax 50mm f/1.2 SMC lens on Film with a Pentax LX – by Aivaras
This wouldn’t be review of camera body or lens, there are plenty written. What I’ll share is my personal story of how I come to this set. One more aspect why I’m writing this is...
19 October, 2021
Pentax Auto 110 Review – By Bob Janes
About a year ago, I had the idea of running film through a couple of borrowed 110 cameras and possibly writing up a review. This seems to have ended up as a mini odyssey around ...