First, the story:
My father recently passed away and left my wife and I, among other things, a Pentax Asahi MV 35mm camera with multiple lenses that I fondly remember my father using times to numerous to mention. My wife has always been interested in photography and I thought this might be a good way to keep the camera in the family and satisfy an interest my wife has as well. So, I purchased her a few starter books for Christmas and am looking into getting the camera "tuned/cleaned", but I have a few questions.
1) I use Photoshop CS2 extensively for web graphics and the like, but (oddly enough) I've never used the program in conjunction with a camera. Now, obviously, I cannot hook the Pentax up the PC, but is there a way I can photoshop up her images? Is the CD you get from most photo developing places good enough for this kind of software?
2) Is the Pentax Asahi MV a decent camera to begin with? Am I being cheap and should just buy one of the new digital SLRs?
3) Does the camera really need to be tuned/cleaned? Can I do this myself or do I need a professional?
Thanks in advance for the answers.
My father recently passed away and left my wife and I, among other things, a Pentax Asahi MV 35mm camera with multiple lenses that I fondly remember my father using times to numerous to mention. My wife has always been interested in photography and I thought this might be a good way to keep the camera in the family and satisfy an interest my wife has as well. So, I purchased her a few starter books for Christmas and am looking into getting the camera "tuned/cleaned", but I have a few questions.
1) I use Photoshop CS2 extensively for web graphics and the like, but (oddly enough) I've never used the program in conjunction with a camera. Now, obviously, I cannot hook the Pentax up the PC, but is there a way I can photoshop up her images? Is the CD you get from most photo developing places good enough for this kind of software?
2) Is the Pentax Asahi MV a decent camera to begin with? Am I being cheap and should just buy one of the new digital SLRs?
3) Does the camera really need to be tuned/cleaned? Can I do this myself or do I need a professional?
Thanks in advance for the answers.