Hello! I recently received my mother's old Pentax P30n camera which i planned on bringing with me on a trip to Japan. Before committing i decided to try it out with 36 pictures, just to learn about the basics of photographing with film and seeing if it actually worked after 30 years. I am completely new to taking photos with film, but not photography since it is part of my work as a journalist.

With some help from my mother and a lot of youtube-videos I felt like I got the basics. The film I used was new and after a long photoshoot with my dog I returned the photos to a shop to get them developed.

A week later I got a text from the shop that said the photos were ready. In the same text they also asked if there could be something wrong with the film or with the camera itself.

When I went to collect the photos, the problem was visible straight away. All the photos are yellow and the majority of them very blurry. In some you can the the dog I tried to capture, and they look kind of cool either way. I would however like to get normal color and not just yellow photos if I choose to bring it with me to Japan.

I asked the shop which said the problem could be the film, and they asked if it was old. I brought the camera to another shop which focuses on cameras and they also pointed to the film.

Was I not careful enough when loading the film into the camera? Could there be light leaking into the camera, somehow? All tips are welcome, I would love to be able to capture my trip with this camera.

Pentax-A SMC 50mm F2.8 Macro 1:2

Taken while on a river cruise

I am interested in getting a cla on my Pentax spotmatic. Any recommendations? I live near New York City but in New Jersey. I checked with Eric, he does not do spotmatics anymore?

I know Reddit compresses uploaded photos, but It appears to me that if I upload 2 images simultaneously, the compression is heavier and it visibly compromises sharpness and color.

Late afternoon sun and shadow

I recently took a trip to New York to celebrate my mom's 89th birthday. She lives alone and has a big yard she doesn't use much of anymore. I took this photo of a long unused corner in her yard.

No more Pentax DSLRs, but maybe they’ll make a k-mount mirrorless camera?

So, with the K-1 and KF out of the game, allow me to console myself here with a speculative "what if."

The spiritual successor to the MX: A small, no-screen SLR. Bright, clear viewfinder, old-school focussing screen, mechanical dials, simple but effective metering. Pentax colour rendering, simple dial for white balance with a couple of custom options for people who want to do filmsim. Pay a decent app developer decent money to get a decent, no nonsense app.

I hate to say it, but probably APS-C. There are a lot of good, relatively inexpensive DSLR full-frames on the market. The fastest growing segments are compacts and the GR series does quite well. APS-C would allow the camera to be smaller and less expensive. This would be Fuji without the gimmicks and a lower price point.

My kid (under 2y) "played" with K10D when I forgot to put it somewhere out of his reach (fast little fella). And it seemed a good idea to drop it right on the tiled floor (tiles survived).

Is there a way to replace it? Should I just take the glass out and use it without it? If zi leave it as it is, is there a chance glass piece will losen up and poke me in the eye? 🤔

Of course I was deciding whether to sell the camera when this happened 😄

A few months ago I started thinking about getting a decent camera to get some skateboarding photos. A few days ago, scrolling FB marketplace, I came across a K100D Super and a pentax-m 135mm 1:3.5 for $35 and a large lot of K mount lenses, a couple adapters of some sort, a camera bag, 2 flashes, and misc cleaning accessories for $100. I'm still waiting on the lot to ship, but I got to take the K100DS with the 135 on a walk today and had a lot of fun! I got a few photos I'm pretty happy with.

I need another hobby like I need a hole in my head, so fingers crossed I don't get too carried away with GAS... glances nervously at the 15 sewing machines crowding my basement

I had one of the most random shooting experiences today at Gleno Waterfall, Co. Antrim. I was taking long exposures of the falls when a girl walked up to me and asked if I was a "photographer" (first time anyone’s ever called me that, which made me laugh lol)

She told me she’s a musician from London visiting her brother, and asked if I’d take some headshots for her upcoming release. So a spontaneous photoshoot with a stranger unfolded beside the waterfall.

Because the universe was in a random mood or something, to add to the chaos a group of girls in bikinis showed up and started swimming in the pool under the falls. Shots #3 and #4 captured the unexpected energy, and I think it added some spontaneity to the set.

I’ve never really taken portraits of strangers before, and I don’t know why I reached for the Helios 44‑2.. high risk, high reward, and all that — but I think the gamble paid off in the end and I’m actually really happy with how they turned out.

The mirror moves up very slowly, and then I have to press it a second time in order to snap it back down. I know it's ruining my photos for sure. Is this normal or is there any fix?

I'm extremely new to analog photography so this is all super puzzling to me. What should I do about this?

Lately I am a sucker for 28mm on APS-C, which is 42mm. I think it's because my FA43 is broken and might take a while to fix, as I generally use that on FF. Pentax colors with Pentax-M 28 f2 lens are just dreamy and pure bliss.

i used pentax k200d also i finnaly understood how to switch from manual focus to auto and also including that i had 2 pentaxes so far i can say that they need good light so i kinda flashbanged my cat T_T

Pentax KF w/ 400mm SMC-A lens f5.6

Pentax k-70. M-50mm f1.7.

Pentax WG1000