The Wallet comes out again. What will make me a better photographer?

[@klausjones9012]

That loud purring !😻

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Sox is a happy cat! Cheers, Keith

[@redskysaturn75]

Beautiful shots!

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks. I enjoyed the day out. Cheers, Keith

[@redskysaturn75]

@@theoldunsshot1005 I enjoy your videos, keep posting Keith and have a great weekend! - Sylvester

[@theoldunsshot1005]

@@redskysaturn75 I hope to get the Minolta one done soon! Keith

[@redskysaturn75]

@@theoldunsshot1005 I just got two Minolta lenses 28mm and 35mm for my srt 200, pretty stoked, got them extremely cheap too.

[@MarcoReviews745Cameras]

Nice shots. The older Vivitar lenses are fine.

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks. The only other Vivitar I've used is a 70-210 zoom which is OK but not special. I'm happy with this prime. Cheers, Keith

[@AndrewWaltonPhotography]

Hang on Keith, I thought you were selling cameras 😆 Can't keep a photography addict down. I thought the Vivitar did very well, I only really noticed the loss of edge sharpness on the photo of the two hands and I presume that was one of the shots when the lens was wide open. Colour film processing eh, you'll be opening your own labs soon! Sounds like an interesting project. Looking forward to the Minolta vid. Great stuff Keith.

[@theoldunsshot1005]

My good lady's mother is 94 and needs a lot of assistance, so it is unlikely that we will get abroad after all, so I decided to have a look at ebay and hey! a bargain's a bargain, right? 😆 I forgot to mention how much I paid for the Minolta lot, but all will be revealed..... Cheers, Keith

[@northstar1950]

More really nice images, exposure is spot on.

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thank you sir. I am impressed with the Canon's metering. I forgot to mention I was shooting mostly Aperture Priority, with the occasional use of compensation. Cheers, Keith

[@swannmannbaggywaggy]

Love the pictures. Very nice Minolta camera too! I have a 7000i, bit more ergonomic and also very good.

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks. I'm really looking forward to using the Minolta. Cheers, Keith

[@mjpmediagroup]

I have the same lens and I use it on my Canon EF DSLR. You can buy an adapter for it and the lens is manual settings all the way. The glass in the lens is awesome! That's a film camera. I had one 35 years ago...📷📸

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks. The lens certainly gives a good luck to the shots and I am vrery happy to have acquired it. Cheers, Keith

[@richardsimms251]

Very interesting video. s. Canada

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks Richard. Keith

[@photonfantastic]

Nice photos! Happy to see you’re taking up the Minolta. Look forward to the next video.

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks. I'm really looking forward to shooting the 5000! Cheers, Keith

[@jimgraves4197]

Vivitar lenses have some diamonds amongst them, but it depends on which factory made it.

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks Jim. I think you will appreciate the Minolta package that will feature next time. You will be amazed with what I got for £23! Cheers, Keith

[@iainmc9859]

I think I have the same carbon copy Sous Vide. There is a snag with it, which no photography channel I have seen online has pointed out ... its minimum temperature is 25 degrees. I'm finding that if you put the chems in to a bowl with the sous vide and turn it off as soon as it hits 25 and leave it in the bowl the chems inside the bottle are actually at or close to 20 with the lid off and the thermometer in. Don't presume any liquids in a bottle are the same temperature as the water in the bowl. There's a problem with the Minolta 7000 (I think you said 5000, slip of the tongue) which is very frustrating. It seriously eats batteries. If the batteries are in they are being used, even if the camera is OFF, it can mean that even new batteries are exhausted by the end of a couple of hours shooting. I only discovered this half way up a mountain, not impressed. The only solution is as soon as you've finished taking any shots before you put the camera in a bag physically remove the batteries, otherwise ALL the electronics act like a spoilt brat at another child's birthday party. Don't be put off, its a great camera that produces great photo's, as all Minoltas do (once you get used to all the fiddly buttons) but don't leave the batteries in for absolutely any longer than necessary to take the actual shots.

[@theoldunsshot1005]

Thanks Iain. I knew that the sous vide wouldn't be much good for B&W, so it is really just there to push me to get doing C-41. Thanks for the heads up on the 7000 battery situation. I guess I will always be carrying spares just in case. Cheers, Keith