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Gold Contacts Replacement
Evening folks, took delivery of the spare parts this afternoon and roughly 90 seconds per lenslater they are now both up and running again. Now it might be coincidence, pattern matching or just wishful thinking but the AF feels noticeably snappier on both lenses before the AF contacts breaking. I'...
Posted by GeoffMoore on 04/09/2024 - 20:03
MX-1 repairs
Hi, guys. The lens on my cherished MX-1 won't retract and I've had no success in finding someone to repair. I live in France, and both the official French and German repair centres say it's too old to fix. A couple of YouTube videos suggest the problem is a broken gear cog, but possibly parts are no...
Posted by Aero on 10/01/2025 - 22:36
Comparison of the K5iis and the K3 Mkiii - your views please
I got a K5iiS three or four years ago. It was my first body from the top of the range and I was instantly pleased with it. Ergonomics which suited me, bullet proof build and great results. But .... it didn't play with some of my lenses. So I upgraded to a K3 base model which somehow didn't fit quite...
Posted by roberrl on 30/05/2025 - 09:49
The Last Days of an Old Faithful
My trusty Pentax MX-1 has been with me everywhere, pretty much all the time, ever since 2013. That makes about 12 years of continuous use. There has been time for the black finish to wear on the edges to reveal the brass top and bottom plates, just as the ads promised back in the day. It has remaine...
Posted by johnriley on 29/04/2025 - 00:16
Strange one
Just a thought. Would it be worth you posting your scenario on the US Pentax forum. I posted a query on our forum a few weeks ago. No-one seemed interested, so I tried the US one. The moderator came back by return with some helpful advice as did several members. Michael
Posted by MHOL190246 on 15/06/2025 - 07:44
From KP to something smaller?
Hello, i haven't been active here for a very long time (!), i want to get back into photography, i have a KP, and many lenses (i don't remember which ones tbh). I will go on a 2.5 week trip to Mauritius with my 2 small kid (5 and 1 yo), i don't want to carry much gear, so i am looking for a very sm...
Posted by boudou701 on 23/01/2026 - 08:59
From KP to something smaller?
For travel I tend to use either a KP or K3iii body paired with the 20-40mm Ltd, if the 20mm end is not quite wide enough the diminuitive Pentax 15mm Ltd delivers great results yes it seems to be a good compromise size wise. I had a 15mm back in the days but it wasn't sharp enough for me, i never und...
Posted by boudou701 on 20/02/2026 - 08:52
Canon EOS 5D
Apparently the Canon 5D is actually real. It brings 13 megapixels in a 36mm sensor (popularly known as "full-frame"). But with almost a kilogram (900g) of body weight with battery, no built-in flash, a viewfinder that doesn't seem to be anything special and no AF assist, I have no desire to own one....
Posted by Flink on 23/08/2005 - 10:00
Canon EOS 5D
As a working photographer, it gives me a kick to see the Nikon/Canon crew boasting about how superior their gear is, when the *st D puts most of them to shame. Fact is, if you get a 10D or 20D in your hands you'll soon find it puts the istD to shame. It's a great camera of amateur use, but make ...
Posted by Arthur Dent on 23/10/2005 - 05:48
Capture One Quick Guide
In response to many forum replies about which RAW convertor to use, how to get the best out of Capture One etc, I decided to distill a few main points down here (please keep the thread replies strictly to Capture One issues, and the rest can go on another thread! ;) ) This is my personal quick gu...
Posted by MattMatic on 21/09/2005 - 16:09
Optimising your monitor?
Forgive me for my ignorance on this subject, however a while back one or two of the forum Gurus were talking about how to match th monitor previews of digital photopraphs so that they looked the same as the print that you will get. I had assumed that unless you had been fiddling with your monitor...
Posted by Mike Hibbert on 12/10/2005 - 18:47
Optimising your monitor?
Any experience on an ibook? Use an external montior but could look at the ibook. Use a PC laptop at work. Hands down though, the ibook monitor is the best I have ever seen on a laptop or any other computer-the colours are very rich. DVDs look amazing even though it is only 12inches. It really...
Posted by Anonymous on 18/10/2005 - 21:56
Optimising your monitor?
Thanks Matt. I have downloaded and installed wiziWYG, and guess what ? every thing is now looking normal. The over enhanced red on my earlier prints was obvioulsy down to my monitor mismatch. The first thing I noticed was my screen saver, an old piccy that suddenly became much more red vibr...
Posted by Mike Hibbert on 27/10/2005 - 20:18
MattMatic's "Sharpen-O-Matic"
In true Wallace and Gromit style, here's a brief outline of my "Sharpen-O-Matic" capture sharpening - as promised :) I haven't seen anything like this anywhere on the web. So please note this technique originated with me, and credit me appropriately - or better still link back to here, or to my w...
Posted by MattMatic on 15/11/2005 - 15:47
MattMatic's "Sharpen-O-Matic"
Drew - thanks for the comment ;) I should have pointed out that I was aiming for a three pass sharpening approach, with the above technique being the first: * Capture sharpening - correcting the softness of the CCD only * Creative sharpening - where you may exaggerate the sharpening in specific...
Posted by MattMatic on 16/11/2005 - 10:34
Copying 50 year old slides
If I were doing this I would use my neg/slide scanner and switch on the Digital Ice to remove any or most of the dust marks. However, the method you have chosen is perfectly viable, although much easier with larger format originals. 50 year old Ektachrome slides will show a marked colour shift, b...
Posted by johnriley on 07/01/2006 - 12:52
Copying 50 year old slides
Hi John, thanks for the reply. I'll have a play with the white balance. My light box is a home made affair, basically an office box file with a lampholder fixed to a short side, and fitted with a long life low energy bulb.. a hole cut out and finished with a section of white diffuser. :lol: ...
Posted by LiamD on 07/01/2006 - 13:16
Copying 50 year old slides
Hi George, glad they brought back some memories. When I get the rest done, I'll add a link to the thread. They'll be set up in proper galleries then. A friend's going to Kenya with a bag full of cameras later on this year as well, so if he lets me, I'll build up some galleries for him and u...
Posted by LiamD on 07/01/2006 - 17:18
Copying 50 year old slides
I tried today an experiment. Kodak Carousel, project onto white wall, take photos with the *ist DL. I am indeed impressed with the results. Not super sharp, but as I said I am at the beginning of an experiment. I have acquired on loan a projector screen and the next pictures will be taken of the pro...
Posted by SPB on 22/01/2006 - 19:13
Printing 6mp to A3
Thanks for all the feedback. A related issue that has also plagued me is whether it is better to upsize an image in the raw conversion software or to do it after the conversion has already take place into a tiff or jpg. Ps. I attended the a Hasselblad show at canary wharf yday as they unveiled...
Posted by Anonymous on 18/01/2006 - 20:05
