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[quote:3496ace15f="Anvh"] When you think about it, no where does it say a photo must be true to life. quote] No true, but nowhere does it say that an orange must be round, and well orange coloured. It’s just an accepted principle. In my book a photograph is essentially a record of a physical ...
Posted by ISO on 02/06/2010 - 15:39
The Roger Hicks Syndrome
The new AP has another of Roger's pieces, and as usual he tries to be down-to-Earth and a little contentious just to spice it up a bit. He actually does it rather well, even using some nice long words to stimulate the old grey matter with! This week the subject is over-complication in cameras. Do...
Posted by johnriley on 01/06/2010 - 13:28
The Roger Hicks Syndrome
Mike, I'm quite clear what I meant by better and that is that the image quality of the Pentax DSLRs is better. Using a rangefinder design for a digital camera starts off beset by problems because of the very short back focus. What was an advantage with film becomes a disadvantage as making a tele...
Posted by johnriley on 01/06/2010 - 20:32
The Roger Hicks Syndrome
How on earth does Face Detection work anyway, and why do people want it? I'm guessing that it's some sort of adaptive AF that locks onto faces and uses them as the focus points, but I've always coped fine by just going for about f8 and standing far enough back! Mind you, in my limited experien...
Posted by Dangermouse on 01/06/2010 - 22:06
New camera bag
When I use a specific camera bag (as opposed to just sticking the camera into the top of my daysack) I use a Black Lowe Alpine Primus AW - don't think it screams camera bag, more 'rucksack' - maybe not the most discreet bag but it is split into two sections, the lower section will hold my K7 with gr...
Posted by matwhittington on 03/06/2010 - 18:38
New camera bag
I like the Sling Shot type of bag that swings round so that you can get your gear out and use it as a support whilst changing lenses, I see there is one out now that can be carried with both shoulder straps which seems a great idea. I find the weight on one shoulder a bit too much for comfort so hav...
Posted by Still27 on 03/06/2010 - 21:56
Facebook app from Pentax
You've reminded me that Pentax have already got a Facebook group called the Pentax fan club (or something along those lines). There was a nice story about it a while back, the guy who founded it was just a normal pentax enthusiast and he ran the group for a couple of years. Then one day at Pentax's ...
Posted by thoughton on 04/06/2010 - 14:11
K7 for nothing
I suppose they could have just sold out but it still seems very dubious to me - why would anyone give K7s away when they go for £700 new? They probably put the COST PRICE by mistake? TechFurb = TechGuys makes sense.... up to usual standard :lol: I tried buying a telly online the other day from...
Posted by Algernon on 04/06/2010 - 15:52
K7 for nothing
I missed the new K-7s so grabbed a used (pristine) body with 18-55mm lens for £225. Under the seller regulations I have 7 days to return it if its scratched to buggery anyway. Looking back they had af360 flashes for £40 as well :shock:
Posted by Mike-P on 04/06/2010 - 17:49
K7 for nothing
I missed the new K-7s so grabbed a used (pristine) body with 18-55mm lens for £225. Under the seller regulations I have 7 days to return it if its scratched to buggery anyway. Looking back they had af360 flashes for £40 as well :shock: wow, thats ruddy good, just hope you get it now.:mrgreen:
Posted by pentaxanne on 04/06/2010 - 18:18
K7 for nothing
wow thats an amazing price, I wonder how many of them they actually sold :shock: After some of your past purchases it must have been a good price for you to comment on how cheap it was :lol: I don't think any of my bargain purchases will beat yours Mike, I can't believe they actually followe...
Posted by Clarky on 09/06/2010 - 17:52
K7 for nothing
Well I had to do it .. took the battery off charge for one shot and then back again. 349 actuations .. started at file number 1.
Posted by Mike-P on 09/06/2010 - 18:22
K7 for nothing
Well I had to do it .. took the battery off charge for one shot and then back again. 349 actuations .. started at file number 1. Sounds like a demo unit from a shop, or one that was returned because the owner didn't like the label (or prefered a P&S!). You got a real bargain at that price and the le...
Posted by flossie on 09/06/2010 - 18:25
K7 for nothing
Mine's working fine! Image count was 1, but the exif gave it 460 actuations. On the other hand, my brand new k20d had 266 actuations at its first image, so I'm not worried about the discrepancy. It's a lovely camera and I'm impressed with both the focus screen and autofocus speed.
Posted by Cuchulainn on 09/06/2010 - 23:50
Robust Pentax Lens
My DAL18-55 has just rolled of the kitchen worktop onto a stone floor. Both caps came off and the plastic disc on the mount came out. I thought it would have been a total wreck. I clipped the disc back into the mount and put the lens on my K-m and much to my amazment it works OK. It may be a che...
Posted by 1947lcs on 04/06/2010 - 16:19
Robust Pentax Lens
My Dad managed to drop his then-new K2 and M 50mm f1.7 off the top of Pen y Fan back in the late 70s. It went on to photograph around two decades of family holidays and has recently been given a good clean and a new set of light seals to be used again this summer. The only mark on it is a small d...
Posted by Dangermouse on 04/06/2010 - 19:16
Robust Pentax Lens
I did the classic one a few years ago with my first ME Super. I returned to the car after a day's hillwalking and put the camera on the roof while I got the keys out of my rucksack (you can see where this is going, can't you :? ). After opening the car and putting the rucksack in the boot and cha...
Posted by myles on 05/06/2010 - 13:26
OMG Dropped the K20 !!!!!
Well one of the hottest days of the year so far and was rushing to get to this event, a charity cancer relief race. Got there and got the cam out, had the sigma 70-200 f2.8 on just put on lens hood and swung it on shoulder only missed.:shock: fell to ground hard sun baked mud. Hit the ground lens ho...
Posted by snappychappy on 04/06/2010 - 16:30
OMG Dropped the K20 !!!!!
Well one of the hottest days of the year so far and was rushing to get to this event, a charity cancer relief race. Got there and got the cam out, had the sigma 70-200 f2.8 on just put on lens hood and swung it on shoulder only missed.:shock: fell to ground hard sun baked mud. Hit the ground lens ho...
Posted by Roscoe on 04/06/2010 - 16:44
OMG Dropped the K20 !!!!!
I'd be a little worried if I'd taken a shot with the focus screen hanging down. Is the mirror scratched ? Are the mirror or screen out of alignment ? I'd keep a very close eye on AF performance if I were you.
Posted by RR on 04/06/2010 - 17:52
