schneiderkreuznach &mdash; UnaOculusAperta https://unaoculusaperta.writeas.com/tag:schneiderkreuznach Life Thru A Viewfinder Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:59:58 +0000 Here! Is It Any Good Then? https://unaoculusaperta.writeas.com/here-is-it-any-good-then?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[You know that thing which, from time to time, happens - because your a 'photographer' and 'know' about cameras and stuff - when someone brings you camera gear that they've not used for about ten years. They've had it from new, maybe even used it for the first few years; say around 5000 clicks worth; though it's been 'stored' ever since! They say something such as: 'I no longer need nor want this kit, as I've a [insert an Android or Apple model here] smart phone'! Adding: 'maybe you could clean and/or use or sell it'? When this happens I say "hold up a moment" then take a photograph - in this case a black & white photograph of a lamp taken with a mint condition Pentax K-100D[6Mp] and Schneider Kreuznach Lens - to at least show them what their outfit is capable still of producing. Black & White Photograph of a Table lamp: taken with Pentax K-100D[6Mp ] & Schneider Kreuznach D-Xenon f4.0-5.6 50-200mm ED Few if any people have subsequently kept their outfit! I reckon if just one ever did, for me it would be worthwhile. a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/0neeye0pen" target="_blank"img src="https://cdn.buymeacoffee.com/buttons/v2/default-yellow.png" alt="Buy Me A Coffee ?" style="height: 35px !important;width: 134px !important;" /a PhotoInfo:- Date: 14th August 2022 Camera: Pentax K-100D Lens: Schneider Kreuznach D-Xenon f4.0-5.6 50-200mm ED Post Process: GNU-Linux - Rawtherapee/GIMP https://snap.as/unaoculusaperta https://i-davis.carrd.co https://oneeyeopenphotography.wordpress.com https://bleadonphotographicgroup.weebly.com/ian-davis-galleries.html #Pentax #SchneiderKreuznach #gimp #rawtherapee ]]> You know that thing which, from time to time, happens – because your a 'photographer' and 'know' about cameras and stuff – when someone brings you camera gear that they've not used for about ten years. They've had it from new, maybe even used it for the first few years; say around 5000 clicks worth; though it's been 'stored' ever since!

They say something such as: 'I no longer need nor want this kit, as I've a [insert an Android or Apple model here] smart phone'! Adding: 'maybe you could clean and/or use or sell it'?

When this happens I say “hold up a moment” then take a photograph – in this case a black & white photograph of a lamp taken with a mint condition Pentax K-100D[6Mp] and Schneider Kreuznach Lens – to at least show them what their outfit is capable still of producing.

Black & White Photograph of a Table lamp: taken with Pentax K-100D[6Mp ] & Schneider Kreuznach D-Xenon f4.0-5.6 50-200mm ED

Few if any people have subsequently kept their outfit! I reckon if just one ever did, for me it would be worthwhile.

Buy Me A Coffee ? PhotoInfo:- Date: 14th August 2022 Camera: Pentax K-100D Lens: Schneider Kreuznach D-Xenon f4.0-5.6 50-200mm ED Post Process: GNU-Linux – Rawtherapee/GIMP

https://snap.as/unaoculusaperta https://i-davis.carrd.co https://oneeyeopenphotography.wordpress.com https://bleadonphotographicgroup.weebly.com/ian-davis-galleries.html

#Pentax #SchneiderKreuznach #gimp #rawtherapee

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