Photography
This is the full complement of my camera kit, it includes a Pentax 67 body with a 
prism, waist level finder, 165 mm/2.8 lens with a back lens cap and a uv filter in front to protect the lens, a 105mm/2.4 standard lens with back and front lens caps and a uv filter to protect the lens. There is also a Shutter Release Cable, a Metz 45CT-5 flash and a Sekonic L-488 digi spot (light) meter. To the top right is a close up of the Pentax body, 105mm lens and the Shutter Release Cable this piece of kit has been very handy on a tripod for studio work and at very fast speeds from 1/1 to 1/125, because the 67 is often described as an “SLR on steroids” its a weighty piece of kit, and to ensure that you get as good a shot while reducing the camera shake everthing needs to be stable, it also comes in very handy when taking night shots using the bulb setting and you have to leave the shutter open for a length of time.
The close up shot to the left is of the 165 mm lens serial 
number 8466843, owing to the focal length of this lens and the wide aperture its a good one for potraits , after a lot of consultation I bought it for this reason as your subject can be better isolated and you will be able to achieve a smaller depth of field. On the right is the lens the Pentax came with its a standard 105mm/2.4 serial number 8502362, this lens has a wider aperture and shorter focal length but it’s good for group photographs and landscapes or getting in as much of the picture as is possible, because of the width of the angle, comparatively its about the equivalent of the 50mm on an SLR.
I got the Metz Flash to use with low light mostly outdoors, because I sometimes hand hold the camera only at speeds of 1/250 slow I know or 1/125 ( so I have been told, but never used this speed), anything quicker and you would most likely get hand shake. The other useful aspect is the tilting head, I use it internally bouncing of walls or of the ceiling e.t.c, in this regard it is quite versatile, and its a relatively powerful flash unit, I have got a bit of use of it but, I tend to use natural light more when shooting.
My Light Meter is a must have tool it is not the most up to date but when I 
bought it and till now it still gets the job done. Owing to the fact that you are unable to meter with the 67 you will need to take readings based on where you are most of the time I set speed to 1/250 and take the aperture reading or vice versa, the results are quite accurate though I more often tend to take a number of readings and the look for an average or, in the case of a dark subject and lighter background, I read the subject to reduce the chances of underexposure.
The waist level finder, The 67 manual and the Flash Mount.
The waist level finder is very useful for tricky angles and in small 
spaces, especially in a studio with taller subjects, or sometimes to create an artistic edgy composition, you shoot from the waist, it is a very useful addition to carry around. On the right is the metz flash mount it attaches to the bottom of the camera, It enables me to carry them around as a unit. The manual is said to be the must have piece of literature, though I have to confess, this is the least used piece in this combo, I tend to use the Internet, try things out and ask questions. 
It generally takes a longer time to learn this way but its part of the process and more fun. lf you are a photography enthusiast then doing things manually is a truly enjoyable task, as well as processing your own film, I have learnt more about black and white photography from processing my own film than I have from taking pictures.
Below are a few pictures I took of a friend and scanned the contact sheet’s produced for me when the negative’s were processed, you can see the 6 by 7 format, I used Fuji Reala for the colour, I like the colour rendition of this film , I used both my lenses here hand held at 1/250.
Contact Sheet 1 left
Contact sheet 2 below
The image above was shot using the waist level finder, also I used the 165mm @ 2.8 hand held at 1/250 it was a bright day so it turned out just right. Below is the image at the size I scanned it at home, its also uncropped its not as good a scanner as the scanner for the contact sheets, but it gives a flavour of the detail the lens can achieve the printed film is tack sharp.
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