Tag Archives: Pentax

major league gear loss

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

somehow last Thursday my Pentax K10d went missing…. either I left it somewhere, and I have retraced my steps or someone lucked out and spotted it on the floor of my backseat and I was dumb enough to forget to … Continue reading →

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on our walk this afternoon Grace jumps up on me

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

  on our walk this afternoon Grace jumps up on me Originally uploaded by William J. Gibson, the Canuckshutterer Grace will be two years of age in June.  We have been to obedience school and she will heel for part … Continue reading →

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picking a single classic manual film camera

Posted on April 25, 2010 by

Pentax Spotmatic Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer “Bill” (W.J. Gibson) On photo.net in the Classic Manual Camera Forum someone asked if you had to cull your collection of film cameras and keep just one camera and three lenses what would you … Continue reading →

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Bella grooming

Posted on January 20, 2008 by

Bella grooming Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer (W.J. Gibson) new camera purchased recently, Pentax DSLR, K10D, lens a k mount SMC Pentax 50mm f1.4 manual lens one of the attractions of the Pentax DSLR cameras is the ability to use older … Continue reading →

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Ireland – Cistercian Abbey 1996

Posted on August 9, 2007 by

Ireland Cistercian Abbey 4 bw Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer (W.J. Gibson) colour print scanned and converted to BW, original taken with a Pentax PZ-1 with a Pentax FA 28-80 zoom lens I have forgotten the town name, but it was … Continue reading →

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Asahi Pentax S1a with Super Takumar 55mm f2.0 lens

Posted on August 7, 2006 by

Asahi Pentax S1a with Super Takumar 55mm f2.0 lens Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. The S1a is a slightly earlier model to the Spotmatic and has no light meter. The sharpness of the 55mm lens is widely recognized. The Spotmatic and … Continue reading →

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1960s Pentax Spotmatic – Single Lens Reflex Camera

Posted on August 7, 2006 by

Pentax Spotmatic Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. The simple but elegant design of the Pentax Spotmatic series of film cameras translated into large sales in the 1960s and 70s. The camera is fully manual with a built in light meter. Pentax … Continue reading →

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veterans in an Ontario village

Posted on June 27, 2006 by

marching from the Legion Branch to the Cenotaph Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. veterans from around the area came together for a parade and ceremony at the cenotaph in my village here in central Ontario about 70 people came to witness … Continue reading →

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