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Digital Compact comments please
Thanks for that, but no earthly use :lol: :lol: All the reasons for NOT getting a compact - and all correct of course and I could add quite a few more. I have been down this road so many times in my head over the recent weeks and always come to the same conclusion - do not get a compact. I wa...
Posted by old timer on 26/05/2008 - 15:54
Digital Compact comments please
I will probably nick back the istD that I gave to my wife :) And spend the money on a pancake lens! :D Dan
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 26/05/2008 - 15:56
Digital Compact comments please
My wife has the G9 and I've used it a fair bit myself :oops: Basically I do not like Canon (I have a Powershot Pro) but then I do not like Microsoft, Adobe PS, Sony, etc. :( Sometimes however there is no alternative except to go without. I have held a G9 in the shop environment and generally...
Posted by old timer on 29/05/2008 - 21:38
Digital Compact comments please
That's a good idea Kevin. There are some quality film compacts, but a lot of them fall short of the image quality obtainable from an SLR. How about a Rollei 35T (Tessar lens) or 35S (Sonnar lens) but you might need a clip on rangefinder to focus them accurately. The only downside is that the lens...
Posted by johnriley on 31/05/2008 - 08:53
No 10 - Road Tax Petition
Anyone any idea what the carbon footprint of a fancy lens is? My 23 year old Land Rover has very little plastic and is repaired by replacing parts as often as not used or made from scrap not modules 90% of which won't be broken but get replaced anyway. It does 30 to the gallon diesel or sunflower...
Posted by mikew on 27/05/2008 - 15:01
No 10 - Road Tax Petition
Incidentally I'm no longer convinced bio fuels are a good thing seeing the way the cost of cooking oil has gone up. I can afford it but the third world can't. So I'm back on diesel. Mike Fair point. That's why I try to stick to waste vegetable oil. It was grown for food. Has been used for food an...
Posted by Father Ted on 27/05/2008 - 15:59
No 10 - Road Tax Petition
How about the latest scandal, here in the Netherlands. Civil servants from 3 Departments (Economy, Health care, and Foreign affairs) can declare their speeding tickets (paid back by their employees) as long as they don't pass the 1-10 Km margin. Now.....try to sell that as a Gov. to the people who p...
Posted by Malo1961 on 27/05/2008 - 20:13
Please educate me
Your questions are really about the general basics of photography rather than the specifics of your particular camera. This is where it helps to read books, magazines and websites on photography in general. A lot of it will apply to all decent SLR cameras - which all have Av and Tv modes, for exam...
Posted by iceblinker on 26/05/2008 - 18:30
Hands-On Help Offered
I'm up for this too, felt like making a similar post in the past along these lines, but as mentioned there are obvious security issues along the way, so good idea to make this a sticky! Obviously if someone with one post asks to play with my new expensive toys, they will probably get knocked back...
Posted by Unlocker on 30/05/2008 - 17:40
Hands-On Help Offered
I'm in, and in southern spain but I occasionally get back to my old home in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire (UK) (19th - 29th June next trip). If anybody has any issues with their K20D or (any old) DA* lens, just send it to me, I'll be happy to check it out (condemn it) :lol: . :lol: You cou...
Posted by Mannesty on 30/05/2008 - 22:08
Hands-On Help Offered
I'm in, and in southern spain but I occasionally get back to my old home in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire (UK) (19th - 29th June next trip). If anybody has any issues with their K20D or (any old) DA* lens, just send it to me, I'll be happy to check it out (condemn it) :lol: . :lol: You cou...
Posted by Malo1961 on 30/05/2008 - 22:34
Hands-On Help Offered
I'm in, and in southern spain but I occasionally get back to my old home in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire (UK) (19th - 29th June next trip). If anybody has any issues with their K20D or (any old) DA* lens, just send it to me, I'll be happy to check it out (condemn it) :lol: . :lol: You cou...
Posted by Mannesty on 30/05/2008 - 22:47
Hands-On Help Offered
To add a slight selfish twist to this idea.How about a respected member of the forum takes a novices kit away for a few days and comes back with a few tips on what the cam likes and where the lenses are most suited.I have a feeling this could be deduced by an experienced photographer fairly quickly....
Posted by missmarple on 05/07/2008 - 18:43
Hands-On Help Offered
You can buy any of the mags issued from 2001 from this web site. The are all listed here: Try placing a wanted add in classifieds for older ones
Posted by Peter Bargh on 17/09/2008 - 10:29
Street shots
Gee I wish I could do this. Quite apart from having the brass neck how does he compose, focus and shoot so quickly. I guess he has the focus preset and I think his Leica has a very good viewfinder attached. What I found particularly interesting is the way he gets such a low angle. Mike
Posted by mikew on 02/06/2008 - 21:06
Street shots
I watched the Bruce Gilden in NY video a while back and probably like most of you my thoughts were along the lines of: "he only gets away with that because it's New York, if I tried that in the UK I'd get attacked by some irate yob". Then I discovered last night that he did it in Derby earlier t...
Posted by thoughton on 12/09/2011 - 12:52
If you sell on evilbay...huge changes now, so be careful..
Hiya, " But I've never had any buyers that caused me SERIOUS problems. The worst that generally happens is non payment or slow payment" Pete..you have been lucky so far...some stories: 1. I sold a Contax lens (£200) to a USA buyer (an EOS user). He paid with paypal within 48 hrs. ...
Posted by bretbysteve on 04/06/2008 - 19:09
If you sell on evilbay...huge changes now, so be careful..
My more serious items for sale are more occasional, and I take great care with the descriptions and the way I deal with buyers. I think one's own attitude does influence the buyer's attitude. I suspect they're less likely to mess you about if you seem fair, straightforward, honest and look like ...
Posted by Malo1961 on 05/06/2008 - 18:03
focus screen
Hello everyone, i'm trying to find a focus screen for a 'pentax mx slr'. I've looked on ebay sevral times but cant find any. Can anyone help please?
Posted by matley on 04/06/2008 - 22:40
Hi
Thanks guys for all your help. I am flying from Sydney to LA then flying to Las Vagas, staying there for a few days then flying to Calgary. Driving from there to Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper, hopping on board the Rocky Mountianeer Train to Vancouver. Flying to Port Hardy and taking a sea plane to G...
Posted by Evil_Robot_Santa on 09/06/2008 - 02:55
