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Post by herron on May 15, 2007 20:37:15 GMT -5
OOPS! Sorry, Herron for calling you BOB! (it's 0630 and I haven't had my coffee yet...) //Larry =) LOL!!!Believe me, I've answered to worse! As to 110...I never cared much for point-and-shoot cameras, which is what I consider them to be, so I've never had any experience with it. I don't collect Mamiya cameras that are P&S either...and they are 35mm. Just a quirk in my psyche, I guess.
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Post by olroy2044 on Jul 11, 2007 11:37:28 GMT -5
Hi guys: A little late to the party, I know, but I have done extensive shooting with the Pentax 110, and I can tell you that if you do your part, that little camera and the itty-bitty negative will absolutely astound you! That little set of lenses contains some of the best glass I have ever seen bar none. I have 8x10 enlargements from asa 400 Kodacolor that I will defy you to tell were not shot on 35mm. Granted, that is about the limit with 400 film, and I have not shot enough 100 to form an opinion. Focal lengths in 110 format are very close to 1/2 those of 35mm lenses (a 24mm in 110 is very close to the same as a 50mm in 35mm format, etc.) I used my first one for years as my "briefcase camera" in my patrol car, and shot a lot of evidence photos with it, instead of using the sorry 126 instamatics that the dept. issued. With the Pentax aux. close-up lenses, macro was a breeze. I did the serious crime scene work with my own Mamiya 1000 DTL, and Spottie, because the Graflex was such a pain to lug around. But the little Pentax served me well---until it was stolen---from my patrol car!!! I missed it terribly for close to 30 years, then bought another one from the famous auction site. It was just as good as I remembered. My only gripe with the camera is the total lack of manual control, which was solved to a certain degree by the 110 Super. Gonna get me one of those! Now, however, good processing is getting hard to find. The best I have found to date is through Wal-Mart, which now sends it out somewhere. It used to be processed in house, returning great 5X7 prints in 2 hrs. Now it takes 2 weeks to get 3X5 prints, still hi-quality, but too small. This has forced me to stop using the little camera for my "take it everywhere, for anything" grabshooter that it used to be. Now I only use it for photos that are not time-sensitive. It still resides in my everyday kit, because it is so small and light (camera, wideangle, normal, tele, and flash), all fitting in a space about 5" square! If it sounds like I'm partial to this little jewel, Youre right! I am! If I can ever get my scanner working again, I'll post some photos. Roy
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