GeWilli

That's a long list of contradictory applications...

Dunno if it is specifically for that but it is labeled as such in the google maps, seems more of a park and ride.

short meaning very flat 0.5 mile walk north on the bike path from here maps.app.goo.gl/XzK72J7XUtLf...

I've seen a lot of folks with big tripods there but I can't recall seeing any larger format 4x5/8x10 out there.

It's a short walk from Riverside but even a short walk with that set up is probably less than optimal.

Off shore wind project service/work ships In the rain with a large crane behind

Ships in the rain

Riverside, RI
October 8th, 2025

📷 Pentax K1000 Vivitar Series 1 V.3 70-210 f2.8-4
🎞️ Lomo Earl Grey (Kent 100) at 200 ISO
⚗️ Zone 510-pyro 15'
#believeinfilm

Been in a Cosmo

Bee in a sunflower

Bees in flowers

Testing 'macro' range on the big lens

Providence, RI
October 8th, 2025

📷 Pentax K1000 Vivitar Series 1 V.3 70-210 f2.8-4
🎞️ LomoEarl Grey (Kent 100) at 200 ISO
⚗️ Zone 510-pyro 15'
#believeinfilm
#bnwmacro

Insect eaten remains of a fig leaf on the fig tree

Fig leaf

(A wee bit chewed on)

Providence, RI
October 8th, 2025

📷 Pentax K1000 Vivitar Series 1 V.3 70-210 f2.8-4
🎞️ LomoEarl Grey (Kent 100) at 200 ISO
⚗️ Zone 510-pyro 15'
#believeinfilm

Of course this one has a smooth well functioning aperture and the glass in like new condition... But it seems it only works wide open on the digital backs.

Guess I'm in the market for some manual k mount lenses for the K1000

*mumble* GAS *mumble

got the email this morning and no joke first thought: How horrible is the person with that much money, but also good cause they need the cash? followed by 'fuck how bad'

And no - I was never in it deep enough then to know of or them. My early crew was limited to Coach Coachy (aka Coach Rick Ricky).

I opened up this app on the phone and scrolled for a second and gave myself a panic attack.

It was enough motivation to carve a few minutes out to post some images. I've got a few more to share, but will pace it.

It is legit scary out there but we've gotta keep going friends...

So yes, the camera seems to be working. The lens? meh a little soft, esp noticeable on the K3 (digital monochrome sensor)

There is play between the lens mount and the lens assembly. Can't find a good 'how to take this variation apart' video or documentation, and it is enough to vignette.

a person wearing a striped shirt, and yes that's me panning with a short long exposure (1/8 or 1/4 not sure)

Super motion blur of a person walking

motion on film

(ofc I had to do a few of these yesterday)

Providence, RI
October 8th, 2025

📷 Pentax K1000 Vivitar Series 1 V.3 70-210 f2.8-4
🎞️ LomoEarl Grey (Kent 100) at 200 ISO
⚗️ Zone 510-pyro 15'
#believeinfilm

Tree in the bottom nearly dark as the clouds and the building were so bright and that's what the camera meter suggested to use

Lindeman building with clouds

(the rain cleared off in the afternoon, and yes the sky does look black, no, no filters used)

Providence, RI
October 8th, 2025

📷 Pentax K1000 Vivitar Series 1 V.3 70-210 f2.8-4
🎞️ LomoEarl Grey (Kent 100) at 200 ISO
⚗️ Zone 510-pyro 15'
#believeinfilm

Light house with the flag showing there's a strong wind blowing

Very wet pier with the city of providence in the rain shrouded distance and a very high tide

The remains of the old rail bridge alongside the empty bike path with the city in the distance

Looking west into the sunset, the powerplant and all the people stuck in their cars crawling over the bridge

Four of my 'standards'

Okay this film is grainy - maybe pushing it wasn't a great idea but it was raining and dark.

Providence, RI
October 8th, 2025

📷 Pentax K1000 Vivitar Series 1 V.3 70-210 f2.8-4
🎞️ LomoEarl Grey (Kent 100) at 200 ISO
⚗️ Zone 510-pyro 15'
#believeinfilm

Awe thank you.

They are a mainstay of my daily commute and I'm always grateful to see them, and being on the bike means I can sometimes stop and get the camera out and sneak up on them and get a photo.

heron in the water silhouetted by the setting sun

heron taking off with the reflection below - manual focus is 'tough' with these guys moving away

Great Blue Heron
...casual then 'I'm outa here'

Riverside, RI
Oct 8, 2025
📷 Pentax K3 mkiii Monochrome with Vivtar series 1 v.3 70-210 lens
#birds

an egret and reflection as it flairs its wings coming infor a landing on the water that looks black

Egret (you write the joke this time) wings flaired coming in for a landing.

📷 Pentax K3 mkiii Monochrome with Vivtar series 1 v.3 70-210 lens
#birds

one little fish jumping away and you can just make out the side of the striped bass splashing the water just in the middle left of the image, there are three sea gulls fluing in the frame

a gull with a small fish in its beak with head turned and drops falling away after diving in for a bit of food

Stripers are running and it was fun to watch on the way home.

Popped the 70-210 Vivtar on the 📷 K3 mono and yeah manual focus of birds doing action stuff with this lens is TOUGH as expected.
The gulls were also working the schools of little fish from above.

Riverside, RI
Oct 8, 2025

I feel I can hit some big points about why thinner is better on the chemistry of the glue alone.

But hey, as long as they don't roll. All good.

I fuss about it 'cause I have a much higher adhesion force requirement because 2x you (even though 0.5x fast) 😁

It's more about the layers of dry glue than a big sloppy wet glue, ya know this, right?

More is better if you let the thin layers dry...

Dude... How are ya getting glue on the sidewalls?

I mean I guess I can use my imagination. Next time HMU we can do a zoom and go through it 😉

If there's a next time

UN54 seems good in XTOL and D-76 AND even in Zone's 510-pyro

kind of really like this film... and your images confirm this.

These are all really lovely. Thank you for sharing them.

one person walking left to right - multiple people walking right to left, a light post and tall grasses behind the figures.

Walking

Not sure why I didn't put this with the group yesterday. But looking at the photos from the session, it is one I like. Given the statistics of the internet and sharing it might be the least popular of them all (not the goal)

Oct 7, 2025
📷 Pentax K3 mkiii monochrome SCM DFA-100mm macro

people walking in a motion blur with aperture way too wide open for the amount of available light and shutter speed.

Abstract #2

The completely oversaturated image also falls into that total miss but maybe also working better than if it was perfectly exposed.

Oct 7, 2025
📷 Pentax K3 mkiii monochrome SCM DFA-100mm macro

sign post and movement somewhat grouped lines of light and motion but abstracted.

Abstract #1

revisiting yesterday's motions after thinking, and wanted to look at initially the least successful at the goal but in way more perfect from being so far from the mark.

Oct 7, 2025
📷 Pentax K3 mkiii monochrome SCM DFA-100mm macro

Nonsense, coffee is ALWAYS the answer 😁

Thank you 🙏

i have an abysmally cheap and crappy M42 Vivitar, it was all I could afford way back in college (made a bit after this one, but not by much), this is night and day different.

Seems this V.3 might have been the pinnacle (of these zoom range) made by Komine.

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There's a lot in that last book that is kind of perfect for the right now.

(Bonus for referencing Art & Fear)

Good light reading even if there are excessive references to Twitter 😉

Looking for a change of pace, a worthy pick up read by @austinkleon.bsky.social

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More specifically it is version 3
(for those keeping track)
And yes it is heavy (lots of glass) and push pull is kind of annoying but unlike say the Nikon zoom gravity doesn't seem to change the zoom.
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