Asahi Pentax 6 X 7

Troll Bridge STOP! He who would cross the Bridge of Death Must answer me These questions three Ere the other side he see. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and a SMC Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

The Fire Ball thrill ride of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk maintains a fancy fence to prevent riders from changing their minds and fleeing for their lives. It also protects the valuable resource of Roasted Corn from marauding carnival attendees! This photo was taken with an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Red Rock Canyon State Park, California This image was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm Lens using Kodak Ektar 100 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Desert View Overlook - Spring Mountain National Recreation Area - Nevada. This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A vista point in Joshua Tree National Park where jumping the fence is discouraged. This photo was taken by a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105 lens with a Kowa Y2 ø67 filter using Fomapan 200 Creative film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Zion National Park, Utah This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Rhyolite Lava formations from an eruption that devestated 600 square kms of what is now Mojave National Preserve, 17 million years ago. This photo was taken by a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A presumably very windy southern feature of Cedar Breaks National Monument in the Dixie National Forest, Utah. This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and Hoya SMC Y[K2] 82mm filter using Rollei RPX 25 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Zion National Park, Utah, Even the roads are reddish since the materials are quarried locally. This photo was taken with a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Fuji 160NS film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Joshua Tree National Park high country has all the drama of a western movie. This tripod assisted exposure was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and 82mm R72 IR filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

You can have your cake and eat it, too. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105 lens using Fuji 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

We will leave no stone unturned in our analysis of this phenomenon! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and Hoya SMC Y[K2] 82mm filter using Fomapan 200 Creative film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Differs from the Femail Fence, of course. This photo was taken by a Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The Cholla Cactus is also called the Jumping Cactus. To keep this audacious cactus at bay and to prevent it from attacking tourists a sturdy fence has been constructed. Well, at least the part about it being called the Jumping Cactus is true . . . This image was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a SMC Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens and Kowa Y2 ø67 filter using Fomapan 200 Creative film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The landscapes of southwestern Utah are multilayered and sculpted by the resilient forces of nature. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens and a Hoya R72 ø67 filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

It is a rock-hard life for those few trees that have managed to eek out an existence in this rigid environment. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105 lens and Promaster Y2 ø67 filter using Rollei RPX 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

In appreciation of abundant winter rains, this yucca tree has presented us with a splendid bouquet of flowers. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens mounted on a No. 3 Pentax Extension Tube using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.

And this was a wet year! This tripod assisted exposure was taken with an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens and 82mm R72 IR filter using Rollei IR 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.