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tiabunna club

Posted: 14 Aug 2013


Taken: 29 Jun 2013

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1/40 50.0 mm ISO 400

PENTAX K-30

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Pentax Pentax



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old
Pentax K30
manual focus prime lens
South Australia
Commer
Australia
bleach bypass
knocker
truck
SMC Pentax 50/1.4


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Still running

Still running
This old Commer "knocker" dates from the early 1950s and still is in service.

François Labarbe, Richard Nuttall, just"jj", have particularly liked this photo


7 comments - The latest ones
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Love the angle here and the wonderful textures on that old beast! Wonderful find!
10 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Janet Brien club
Many thanks indeed, Janet.
10 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Yes, these had more than most I feel.
10 years ago.
 Richard Nuttall
Richard Nuttall
Wow not seen any kind of Commer in years -great to see one still on the go
10 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Richard Nuttall
You're right Richard, they're about as common here as hens' teeth also. :)
10 years ago.
 David Lloyd
David Lloyd
didn't that have some weird engine that gave it a distinctive sound, and the 'knocker' name?
10 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Yes, they had a two stroke diesel with opposed pistons on common combustion chambers and two (outside) crankshafts geared to a final drive. And the resulting sound did indeed give the name. :)
10 years ago.

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