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K100D Expected UK Release?
Import duty on digital cameras is 4.8% and 6.4% on lenses. edit There is no such thing as VAt free in euroland, VAT is included in the purchase price at the rate levied in the country you are purchasing from. If your a business with a VAT No you can still claim this VAT back.
Posted by McBrian on 08/08/2006 - 12:49
K100D Expected UK Release?
If your a business with a VAT No you can still claim this VAT back. As long as it's a legitimate business expense. :wink:
Posted by stevo on 08/08/2006 - 14:09
any sign of real "new" Pentax
One strong rumour which wasn't mentioned was the possibility that new long lenses will have in-lens focussing. If so, I think that we can assume that the new body will be fully compatible with existing AF lenses but that it will also function with the new ILF lenses. They, presumably, would have...
Posted by George Lazarette on 02/08/2006 - 11:23
K100D new firmware
Yes thanks - I did that a couple of days ago - upgraded to the SilkyPix enhanced V3. I also tried out the stabilised K100D in a shop yesterday. Seems like a few menu changes too, you can now take RAW, 6M and then select 3 other MP selections. Camera felt good in the hand, and apart from the extr...
Posted by SPB on 17/08/2006 - 07:20
Going Digital
The "bridge" cameras generallly have tiny sensors that generate a lot of noise at higher ISO's. I've also tried an EVF camera, and gave it back after a few minuites of smeary images and shutter lag.
Posted by Arthur Dent on 14/08/2006 - 03:06
K100D on sale in the UK now
If they had, I'm sure there are many people who would have liked to have bought one instead of a DS or a DL. Anyway, Impotentspider, yes the 10mp model will have Anti-Shake, I think that's been confirmed - crazy if not. I agree, I don't think I'd want to 'upgrade' to a new model if it had 6mp an...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 15/08/2006 - 18:38
K100D on sale in the UK now
In a fit of sanity (a rare occurance) I put 2,500 USD into a Certificate of Deposit that comes due in October. This is when I learned, last winter, of the upcoming K10D. But now I hear rumors that it'll be a consumer camera with all sorts of scene modes and other usless junk. So I guess I put t...
Posted by Arthur Dent on 23/08/2006 - 03:56
Bees and Bugs
this is interesting, I enable the HTML in my profile but when I come to try a post it still says HTML is OFF under options, went back to my profile to make sure I'd enabled it properly and it has. anyway here goes.....
Posted by fatspider on 17/08/2006 - 23:31
New Book on Pentax DSLRs
Available from Amazon for pre-order: "PIP Expanded Guide: Pentax *istD, *istDS and *istDL" Cliff Smith; Paperback; £14.95 I've ordered my copy - looks like it might be interesting, and it's a further indication that slowly but surely Pentax is getting back into the action.
Posted by johnriley on 19/08/2006 - 16:05
New Book on Pentax DSLRs
I saw this book on Amazon when I bought my DS just before Christmas (not that I was allowed to touch the camera until Christmas itself ....), and thought it would be useful as I ventured into digital for the first time after years of film SLRs (Pentax of course!). I can't remember when it said it w...
Posted by IanReigate on 19/09/2006 - 23:07
Pentax M10 digital
Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your input. I took a bit of time before posting because I wanted to check and see what Pentax had to say about the matter. So, let me tell you what they said. I contacted Pentax and asked whether or not the M10 had an SMC lens. They wrote back and said that it ...
Posted by Angelo Pepe on 28/09/2006 - 20:46
Landscapes!
Hello its me!...trouble that is..lol..... I am working my way through Photography at a snails pace ,I want to enter the world of landscape photography and my efforts so far are poor to say the least!. I seek to achieve the kind of shot featured i...
Posted by beginner on 22/08/2006 - 23:27
Landscapes!
Ken, George has said it all really. If you want to shoot landscapes for your own pleasure, your camera, with a decent wide angle lens will be great. If you eventually want to sell your images to stock agencies, you probably have the wrong camera, but a great one to start with. To start you ...
Posted by Mannesty on 23/08/2006 - 00:17
Landscapes!
Lock the camera down on a tripod, shoot several frames, with different areas of focus, preferrably at small apetures, like f/22 or f/32. Combine the images in Photoshop, and use masks to get rid of the out-of-focus areas, showing the in-focus areas. Or, just buy a decent 4x5 camera and shoot wit...
Posted by Arthur Dent on 23/08/2006 - 03:48
Landscapes!
Hi, one tip that I can pass on.. don't focus to infinity or at the horizon. Focus about a third of the way into the landscape, usually about half way up the actual land part of the image. (if using the rule of thirds, for instance.. sky=1/3 land=2/3) This puts the centre of the land part of the...
Posted by LiamD on 23/08/2006 - 07:36
Landscapes!
Liam, The focus point you describe is called the 'hyperfocal distance' that I referred to in my post above. Cheers,
Posted by Mannesty on 23/08/2006 - 10:20
Landscapes!
Thank you for all this information,,and here's me thinking it was going to be relativley easy,,,,,,Iwas wrong wasn't I!..lol...I will digest it all and get back to you.First stop the lens shop..the only wide angle lens I have is a Hoya HMC 28MM!..............THANKS AGAIN Ken.
Posted by beginner on 23/08/2006 - 21:20
Pentax warning on rechargeable CRV3's
I started using rechargeable CRV3's in my istD. I loved them, and had two sets I always switched off on. One day I tried to use regular CR-V3's instead and the battery indicator said empty. The camera would not work. I brought it to the shop in which I bought them and they tested another set wh...
Posted by Ava on 23/08/2006 - 01:37
Pentax warning on rechargeable CRV3's
I have had recent problems with some NiMH AA's, after using two of the four in a different camera for a day. The life of the four together seemed less, even after recharging several times, so now I've completely discharged them all (running them down with an electric toothbrush!) and am currently c...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 27/08/2006 - 19:38
Pentax warning on rechargeable CRV3's
I have had recent problems with some NiMH AA's, after using two of the four in a different camera for a day. The life of the four together seemed less, even after recharging several times, so now I've completely discharged them all (running them down with an electric toothbrush!) and am currently c...
Posted by golfdiesel on 28/08/2006 - 08:50
