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!!!...
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 ...
When a couple years ago my daughter was given a film camera by her partner's uncle it was passed to me to check out before she used it. I didn't know what to expect but it turn...
11 January, 2021
Pentax ME Super Review – Not for me, but a Great Camera Regardless
My relationship with the Pentax ME Super has been quite short. I initially thought it might just about supplant the MX, but after finding it increasingly frustrating throughout ...
I’ve been a Pentax user since the days before people called themselves ‘shooters’ – since 1984, to be exact. The ME Super I bought then is worth far more to me than to anyone el...
14 September, 2020
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F Review – A Class Act – By Bob Janes
Before I get to talking abou the specifics of the Pentax Spotmatic F, I want to take you back to 1979 when I was a teenager, my brother’s first son was born. Mum, Dad and I went...
