Hmm, something's not right
![Hmm, something's not right](/content/images/size/w2000/wordpress/2020/01/PentakK10003200-003.jpg)
I just got back a roll of Kodak TMAX 3200 that I shot with a Pentax K1000. I did something wrong. The grain is off the charts. I shot some of the photos in lighting that I didn’t expect to work at all, but I was surprised by the grain throughout.
I’ll check with the Beers and Cameras Seattle folks to see if they have any suggestions. I hope it’s user error and not the camera. I need to put a bunch of rolls through it to make sure it’s working. It should be. I think I used a mix of sunny16 metering and the camera’s light meter.
![DJ Explorateur, Corvus, Seattle.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826030868-OYFRNR3F8CHD7ZZDSVXL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-001.jpg)
DJ Explorateur, Corvus, Seattle.
![Santas on Capitol Hill.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826122596-CGBRU6VRPMX0KDVSRK6E/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-002.jpg)
Santas on Capitol Hill.
![Georgetown Trailer Park Mall.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826256340-ULN3HC6LBIMRQZCIUNVL/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-003.jpg)
Georgetown Trailer Park Mall.
![Grand Avenue, Phoenix.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826291801-VB2VK1RSKT7ZYJOVGJSP/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-004.jpg)
Grand Avenue, Phoenix.
![Grand Avenue Phoenix.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826323093-QI9EIMQHX9NAGHIHAT9A/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-005.jpg)
Grand Avenue Phoenix.
![The Bikini on Grand Avenue. It’s a dive bar. I always assumed it was a strip club.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826358328-Z08N2PRKFOLIWHKFIS64/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-006.jpg)
The Bikini on Grand Avenue. It’s a dive bar. I always assumed it was a strip club.
![Grand Avenue, Phoenix.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826416570-DC7JFG8CFSWF7AHWGOH2/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-007.jpg)
Grand Avenue, Phoenix.
![Purple Grain, Grand Avenue, Phoenix.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826453310-1X6I9LDIB9ZSFPZEMVXO/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kINLVxPMIG7uRtoG8W_zJdp7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UfkumbQa-AhtLqwQXShu8ihpoz1PoYeW4hUqEd-vs9CVv96MqTJefgai9YfV0F2vcw/Pentak+K1000+3200-008.jpg)
Purple Grain, Grand Avenue, Phoenix.
![Grand Avenue Pizza Company.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826487690-6TSGSSUCMKP2989H4KNO/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-009.jpg)
Grand Avenue Pizza Company.
![Katie Mae, Quail Lounge, Phoenix.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/1579826544386-35D4YBTYDPZS6JNZ4X42/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBbbpuOHMIcifTRc8iLQchd7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWk9g_uzcg9lE75QmTbX2talmlmKq8gSNPtTEdfQ-oq4lZKtLIjH2wwwSeWmNyrTOg/Pentak+K1000+3200-010.jpg)
Katie Mae, Quail Lounge, Phoenix.