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Got me a K10d!!!!
Since this discussion has become all serious... I don't think anyone could reasonably argue that adding the requirement of pushing a button painted green is going to make anyone a better photographer. Indeed. Nobody did say that. Although I stick to what I DID say, and I will expand on it. T...
Posted by George Lazarette on 29/03/2012 - 15:01
Got me a K10d!!!!
This is a very interesting post. I only have modern 'automatic everything' cameras (K-5, K-x), but grew up (in a phtographic sense) using an old manual only Petri SLR. I really appreciate the many options and modes that the modern DSLR's provide me with and I think I have become pretty good at usi...
Posted by davidstorm on 29/03/2012 - 21:03
Got me a K10d!!!!
I'm so glad you achieved your ambition and have managed to acquire a K10 at a reasonable price, Ted. I know how you feel. Having coveted one since its launch, I was lucky enough to buy one eighteen months ago and it's given me so much pleasure. Do enjoy using it, however you choose to focus or ex...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 29/03/2012 - 21:46
Got me a K10d!!!!
a bit of epoxy resin to reinforce the screw holes sorted that You have to be careful there, it'll only give Canon users the excuse to call it a-poxy Pentax:lol: When do we get to see a pic of the repair Ted? Can't send a pic of the repair. Now that the glue has set, I can't get the lens mount bac...
Posted by Father Ted on 30/03/2012 - 10:45
Got me a K10d!!!!
I'm sure we all do what suits us, but it's not the only way. I'm with John here in that we do indeed go about our photography in the way that suits each of us the best or perhaps (like me) suits our individual levels of photographic ability at any given point in time. I'm not a 'natural' with a came...
Posted by The_archaeologist on 09/04/2012 - 19:59
K5 Noise reduction
Thank you everyone. I posed the question only because of the comment on the web site. If I was taking only a couple of shots I'd use RAW and reduce/remove the noise during post processing, however when I attend a watersports event I can have up to 300 or 400 photos to batch process using Noisew...
Posted by CPM1 on 29/03/2012 - 19:09
Diving into 2 wedding this year. Help!!!!!!!
Hi guys, been a while. Somehow friends and family are passing the word around about my photography and much to my surprise I have been asked to perform the wedding photographer for 2 weddings. I am really excited and quite confident that it will go quite well. I am keeping the prices down to a low, ...
Posted by mattox on 30/03/2012 - 13:03
Tips for pictures of new born babies
The pictures I took of my daughters newborn twins weren't that good as hadnt a clue what to do. Didn't get any of my daughter for reasons stated above lol. I was glad a professional did the rounds and we got a cracking image of them. Now they are 10 weeks old and becoming individuals I'm finding it ...
Posted by annieogg on 04/04/2012 - 13:25
Laptop,notebook suggestions please?
I have a Samsung netbook. It is a couple of years old now. I use it to back up photos, gps logs and access the Net when travelling. I don't use it to do any manipulation of photos, except maybe a quick down and dirty conversion to jpeg using Irfanview to bung on Facebook, when the quality doesn'...
Posted by Gwyn on 04/04/2012 - 10:02
Laptop,notebook suggestions please?
If you can afford a mac that's probably you're best bet... Why? A net/notebook will display photos just as well as a Mac will, and cost a lot less. As I said the most important thing for viewing photos is a non-reflective screen. My netbook comes with a built in card reader, three USBs and...
Posted by Gwyn on 05/04/2012 - 08:42
Laptop,notebook suggestions please?
As mentioned, the MacBook Air is hard to beat and does not have a reflective screen like some of the MacBook Pros. However, if you do not want a glossy screen on a MacBook Pro, then get a matte one (as well as 8GB RAM), I've had one for 2 years and I'm typing this post on it now! It is quite amaz...
Posted by Unlocker on 10/04/2012 - 19:17
Most sensible DSLR option?
Hi, I have a KR. I have the sensor shake at power up turned on and regularly use the test facility to check for sensor dust which I remove with a hurricne blower with the camera body pointing downwards (full charge on battery important for this and of course DO NOT touch the sensor itself) I f...
Posted by wvbarnes on 04/04/2012 - 13:21
Using old lenses with an adapter
This is not strictly pentax relevant but I hope someone will be able to help me. I recently bought a Helios 44M-4 (M42 mount) for a friend to use on his Canon 7D. With an adapter it should fit on fine but the only thing I don't understand is how the camera will stop down the aperture when a phot...
Posted by eddyc on 05/04/2012 - 17:45
Media Storage Drive
We too have a Vosonic from about 2005. We take it with us, and my husband uses it for his back up. I use it when I don't take the netbook. Try Googling Image tank and see what others come up. All Vosonics have been discontinued it seems. Overtaken by netbooks and clouds. Nexto still make one I beli...
Posted by Gwyn on 06/04/2012 - 20:54
Media Storage Drive
if you are goign t spend around £100 on a storage device, why not buy more memory cards & cut out the back up process???
Posted by cabstar on 07/04/2012 - 19:13
Media Storage Drive
if you are goign t spend around £100 on a storage device, why not buy more memory cards & cut out the back up process??? I fully agree with this approach. Class 10 SD cards are so cheap nowadays that it is cheaper and far more convenient to simply carry several and swap cards. I always make sure the...
Posted by PeterKR on 13/04/2012 - 17:41
Use of Macro Lens in Portraits and Landscapes
The focusing scale on a macro lens is designed for close ups. It's usually very cramped at the other end say 2m to INF making it difficult to focus. Something like a Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8 is better suited to distance shots.
Posted by Algernon on 08/04/2012 - 10:26
Wireless Remote Control
7 Day Shop, Wireless remote control for Pentax, (7DSNW3). (Shutter Release) Price now at £11.29. Has anyone used the above. Does it work ok etc. Sorry if this has been covered before, but looked back through topics to the start of 2012, and I can't find anything relating. Many thanks.
Posted by ChrisR on 07/04/2012 - 09:28
Wireless Remote Control
I got a Chinese IR one (ok 2...) from ebay a while back... Used it recently and had a few issues... Lots of shots of me looking annoyed waving it about and a couple of my bottom. Works... Just not everytime...
Posted by DaveHolmes on 09/04/2012 - 20:59
Wireless Remote Control
You're right Chris the one we all bought is the infrared one. Some seemed to work and others didn't. Mine worked a treat on both my K7 & K5. CHEERS Vic. I got a Chinese IR one (ok 2...) from ebay a while back... Used it recently and had a few issues... Lots of shots of me looking annoyed waving ...
Posted by ChrisR on 10/04/2012 - 08:58
