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does anyone knows anything about pentax-K1000?

Autonomous wrote in post #14375126
does anyone knows anything about pentax-K1000?

its a very affordable, basic, compact, reliable camera. i would pick that up or an olympus om-1 in a heartbeat if the price is right.

http://camerapedia.wik​ia.com/wiki/Pentax_K10​00
http://filmphotography​project.com …00-perfect-starter-camera

roosterslayer wrote in post #14375283
its a very affordable, basic, compact, reliable camera. i would pick that up or an olympus om-1 in a heartbeat if the price is right.

http://camerapedia.wik​ia.com/wiki/Pentax_K10​00
http://filmphotography​project.com …00-perfect-starter-camera

OM-1/OM-1n is amazing, but a little funny since the controls are all on the lens mount. Oddly enough, a Canon AE-1 is around the same price, a little more advanced, and doesn't use a stupid mercury battery. Since FD lenses aren't that great for modern DSLR use, they're cheaper than the Oly lenses, too.

With the 4/3rds gaining ground, FD lenses are starting to go up a bit, so buy now! lol.

d0GGii wrote in post #14372737
I read it somewhere freestylephoto's Arista Premium 400 is just a private lable Tri-X and can be had for $1.99 a roll. Problem is there is a minimum purchase of $25. That's 24 rolls of Tri-X.

It's the same film stock. Prices have gone up though. Last batch of 10 I bought was around 2.20 a roll for 36exp rolls. It went up again in recent months.

CameraMan wrote in post #14372767
Actually that would be about 13 rolls (12.5) of film but still. If you take care of it that stuff should last a long time.

EDIT: I just checked their site. A roll of Arista Premium B&W 400 ISO 35mm x 24 exp is $2.69 so you wouldn't have to buy as many to reach their $25 minimum.

Their film is good stuff I'm glad it was suggested to you. For the foreseeable future I'll likely only be buying film from them.

Autonomous wrote in post #14375126
does anyone knows anything about pentax-K1000?

I have one. It was my first camera. It's an awesome fully manual camera. Very capable in the right hands. Sears made a copy cat version which I also own. It's packed away so I can't remember the model number of the Sears camera but they were essentially identical.

agphotography wrote in post #14375731
Their film is good stuff I'm glad it was suggested to you. For the foreseeable future I'll likely only be buying film from them.

I will buy some rolls in the future. Probably with more developing chemicals as well.

Well wow I'm impressed.. I send a customer service message at like 10 PM to Mpix and 20 min later i got a reply back.. long story short they don't do E-6 film..

So who else should I try?

mikeCL wrote in post #14376501
Well wow I'm impressed.. I send a customer service message at like 10 PM to Mpix and 20 min later i got a reply back.. long story short they don't do E-6 film..

So who else should I try?

Dwayne's in Parsons, Kansas. They used to be affiliated with MPIX (and still might).

Tony-S wrote in post #14376841
Dwayne's in Parsons, Kansas. They used to be affiliated with MPIX (and still might).

Thank you If this film does not come out no big loss.

I've got about 9 rolls on my bed excluding the E-6 roll that need to be developed most go back to like 7 years ago.. I still can't find my T400/CN roll unless I had that developed... in that case I think I did..

I've gotta send my Nikon FE out for service and I might buy some Neopan to shoot with.. one of these days I'm going to try and do my own B&W developing.. nothing like the smell of the developer.

mikeCL wrote in post #14376884
nothing like the smell of the fixer.

FTFY .

TheBurningCrown wrote in post #14377380
FTFY .

Looong time ago in HS I got to work with a enlarger was the fixer the one that smelled like vinegar?

I figure doing B&W can be done in the bathroom with ease right?

mikeCL wrote in post #14378482
Looong time ago in HS I got to work with a enlarger was the fixer the one that smelled like vinegar?

That's acetic acid in the stop bath.

That's what I do.

Tony-S wrote in post #14378485
That's acetic acid in the stop bath.

That's what I do.

Ah ok I was going to say that but it's been so long lol, I was going to buy some Neopan this coming week what are you using to develop?

I wished I picked up those tank heaters from what I remember the temp needs to be around 100F or so?

mikeCL wrote in post #14378506
Ah ok I was going to say that but it's been so long lol, I was going to buy some Neopan this coming week what are you using to develop?

If it's low to mid contrast, I use Perceptol at 1+2 at 72F for 16 min. If it's high contrast, I use 510 Pyro at 1+50 at 70F for 8 min. I am using XTOL right now, but have not processed any Neopan 400 with it yet.

No, most B&W is in the 68-72F range. You're thinking about color films, which are typically in the 100-102F range. See this link for the starting points:

http://www.digitaltrut​h.com/devchart.php

I also suggest you go to your local library and check out a book on film development.

mikeCL wrote in post #14376501
Well wow I'm impressed.. I send a customer service message at like 10 PM to Mpix and 20 min later i got a reply back.. long story short they don't do E-6 film..

So who else should I try?

DALE LABS right here in Hollywood Florida. Great guys and very good service. I used to be in their office 3-5 times per month when I was shooting with my EOS 3.

Dale Labs 35mm service