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Used equipment prices
In those days an AF SLR was expensive and manual focus ones were insignificant. How that has changed. An AF film SLR? Yuck! :lol::oops:
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 11/03/2014 - 05:49
Used equipment prices
I've had to resist even glaring bargains (such as an FA 645 45-85 zoom for €200) recently as I'm trying to cut back so I can get a K3 at the end of the year.
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 28/04/2014 - 21:21
Completely unbiased guide to buying a DSLR.........Not!
I was in this situation recently (friends daughter starting school photography class) and was asked to recommend a camera etc. In this instance I didn't actually have a problem recommending Canon for two reasons: 1) The teacher had this brand, and I think when you're starting out you want to keep ...
Posted by richandfleur on 09/03/2014 - 21:07
Stablisation
I've found any kind of stabilisation softens images to too high a degree ... I can't see how image stabilisation of any kind could make that happen unless the stabilisation system is not given time to stabilise/lock. If that's the case, it's user error and not a fault of the stabilisation system. If...
Posted by johnha on 10/03/2014 - 20:03
Stablisation
I cannot remember which it was but one of the lens hire firms published information on the reliability/ break downs on hired lenses - the most unreliable were the most complex stabilised types :roll: Closely followed were the Korean manual focus lenses, however, the whole thing was qualified by t...
Posted by Stuey on 10/03/2014 - 21:49
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
Well I tried setting my 2007 bought K10D to the famous RAW to see what it's all about -- I heard you can get back highlight detail in RAW but not in JPeg -- it's not true !! I took a shot at a 2nd B'Day party using my Mecablitz 43CL3 flash , ISO 400 and f5.6 set and bounced the flash off wall and ce...
Posted by Peter Elgar on 10/03/2014 - 12:54
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
If the highlights are blown in RAW, they would have been in JPG as well, and there's no way back no matter what file format is used. With the greatest respect to a seasoned and very capable photographer, you must'ha got it wrong. In RAW, you have about plus and minus 3 to 4 stops latitude to r...
Posted by Mannesty on 10/03/2014 - 13:32
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
Many Thanks -- I bow to your Superior Knowledge -- back to Darkroom where I can easily 'Burn In ' a Face ---
Posted by Peter Elgar on 10/03/2014 - 13:51
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
Looking back to Peter's first post and the image, I don't think the highs are really too 'blown' - yes, the flash is a bit too much, but I do think a good RAW editor should be able to bring back some balance and texture to the skin, and improve the colour. I'm sure RAW is worthwhile in this case.
Posted by McGregNi on 10/03/2014 - 20:46
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
Hi Folks -- YES -- I am back READING all the posts !! Well, today I got my 'Snapfish' prints back and on the one I showed of the 2 year old Party Girl the highlights ARE burnt out but the parents know nothing about Photography let alone 'RAW' or 'JPegs'-- in the box with my 2007 bought K10D was a d...
Posted by Peter Elgar on 13/03/2014 - 12:54
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
Although it's of academic interest, it is irrelevant in the context of this thread. The OP is a film user who does some digital imagining but has a limited computer system. Solutions need to be fairly basic so the PC can deal with them apart from anything else. Incompetent, irrelevant and immater...
Posted by johnriley on 19/03/2014 - 09:46
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
Got too technical -- I showed this to a Brentwood Photo-Club member and he couldn't understand it either !! Oh well, back to the darkroom and something we know about ---- FP4+ in ID11 rules --
Posted by Peter Elgar on 19/03/2014 - 15:29
tried RAW -- it's rubbish !
Got too technical -- I showed this to a Brentwood Photo-Club member and he couldn't understand it either !! Oh well, back to the darkroom and something we know about ---- FP4+ in ID11 rules -- Although I shot film I never got as far as developing and printing myself. I envy you :) One day, I mea...
Posted by Smeggypants on 19/03/2014 - 20:11
3rd party batteries
Cheers Gamka :) sorry John if copy and paste was a bit difficult for you :P And Yes to Gartmore, even 3rd party batteries supposedly of the same make and type can vary because they're probably made in back garden shed type factories in deepest darkest Shenzen and just labled the same.
Posted by Steep on 13/03/2014 - 11:58
3rd party batteries
I haven't had any issues with 3rd party or pentax batteries that caused problems where I was unable to get a shot. With my k-r it was an additional 2 3rd party batteries, no problems, charged them after being away and they were ready to go, can't remember brand, CE marked and rated higher than or...
Posted by InFESTation on 13/03/2014 - 21:07
Calumet
Asked for a little more info - i.e. expected ?? Got this back Took everyone off-guard including their employees. Talk is that they will be dissolving the business entirely. All their US social media accounts have been deleted as of today. Now all this has happened within the last few hours be...
Posted by techno-terminator on 13/03/2014 - 16:00
Calumet
Yes often when companies fold, it is managed by a third party anyway, so the management staff are under a directive on how to proceed. At this stage it's no longer their company to run, which is unfortunate from the staff point of view. It's a tricky time for many industries, with both the obvio...
Posted by richandfleur on 13/03/2014 - 20:45
Calumet
I wonder when they actually split the companies into a N American and a European operation. Did the directors see this coming a while back and wanted to ensure investors/shareholders still had something?
Posted by Gamka on 14/03/2014 - 08:46
Calumet
After the service I received last time I was in Edinburgh I won't be going back to them. Which is a shame as they were always a good company before.
Posted by greynolds999 on 14/03/2014 - 10:09
Gutted: I dropped my camera and it's broken :(
I was playing with the intervalometer last night trying a short timelapse ( ) from my back garden. Because it was late when I finished I left the camera on the tripod and stood it in the dining room. The tripod was extended to 5 foot and I, obviously, hadn't pulled the legs out properly. I acci...
Posted by RalphHardwick on 17/03/2014 - 09:07
