Asahi Pentax 6 X 7

Engineering , with it's ornate Pigott Corner Archway entry, is a classic building on the Stanford University campus near the quad. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak Ektar 100 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Convenient and economic. Fresh seafood dining. Drop by anytime. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens using Kodak Ektar 100 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Founded in 1900 by Swami Vivekananda. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated-Takumar/6X7 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak T-Max 400 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Memory of a past time. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

It's a miracle, at least at high tide . . . This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens using Fujicolor 400-H film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A peek at the rarely-seen back of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. This image was taken with a 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 HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Such a polite Bay Laurel tree! This image was taken with a 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, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I am always delighted when the wet season brings forth delicate ferns on the forest floor. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar/6X7 1:4/135mm lens mounted on a Asahi Pentax 6X7 #2 Extension Tube using Kodak Portra 400 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Steinbeck's novels popularized Cannery Row of Monterey, California. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4.5/105mm lens using Fujicolor 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Built to survive even a devastating burn, this ancient coastal redwood slowly heals itself from a fire that swept through this grove 100 years ago. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated-Takumar/6X7 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Don't be concerned. They only hunt at night. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I was very fortunate that this drowsy cat had just eaten (a digital photographer) and let me shoot this photo and pass unmolested. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Besides the frigid water, there is another reason that people don't swim a lot in this part of the bay. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated-Takumar/6X7 1:3.5/55mm lens using Fuji 160NS film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Some people will see this as a decomposing fallen redwood. I, however, am convinced that it is the petrified remains of Big Bird's prehistoric ancestor. The search continues for fossils of the archaic ancestors of Oscar the Grouch and particularly, The Cookie Monster. I shall keep you all informed of further discoveries . . . This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

All aboard! Departure to Angel Island State Park in 5 minutes. This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Multi-Coated-Takumar/6X7 1:3.5/55mm lens using Fuji 160NS film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound? This image was taken with a Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera with a Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens using Kodak Portra 400 film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

They have been at it non-stop since 1878!! This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Takumar/6X7 1:2.4/105mm lens using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The time is a shadow past two and all is well . . . This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and 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.