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Pentax returns to Jessops
If you can remember the old price list (large sheet of newspaper with tiny writing) you can remember how good Jessops were. Good prices, Good staff, huge stock, often the first port of call for out of the ordinary accessories. If they didn't have it they would get it but they usually had it list...
Posted by JAK on 29/03/2013 - 00:53
Pentax returns to Jessops
I take it all back.. Just visited the Manchester store A fantastic range of Pentax goods on show. K5ii K5iis and many lenses inc Limiteds...
Posted by stub on 30/03/2013 - 17:26
Printers
My last three printers have been Epson Stylus Photo A4 models and the results are spectacularly good -- certainly as good as a lab. I've no reason to doubt the latest one in the series, the P50, is just as good. It's about £100. I use Epson ink (hugely expensive) and paper, but I have used compatibl...
Posted by Aero on 05/04/2013 - 14:31
Printers
Stan, I've said on here previously that I use DSCL. They charge just over a quid for a 16x12 and the B&W's are good too. First lot of prints I sent them came back too dark. I adjusted my screen so that the displayed images looked like those dark prints. Had many prints off them since and they all...
Posted by Blythman on 05/04/2013 - 15:31
A few observations about recent travelling
Hi All, I'm just back from a trip to Madeira and thought I'd share a few observations from the trip. This is the first time I considered traveling with only one body and one lens (K-5 & DA 17-70) - it was a holiday and I was originally only going to take a compact until the day before. As I di...
Posted by johnha on 04/04/2013 - 00:15
A few observations about recent travelling
Try Ryanair ... Camera has to be in the one bag you are allowed, and duty free on return also has to be in the bag. I swear to god they are going to start weighing the people as well soon. :roll: They have started!! http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/02/samoa-air-pay-what-you-weigh I wa...
Posted by dougf8 on 04/04/2013 - 11:50
A few observations about recent travelling
If Ryanair is all that is left I'll stop flying. People moan a lot about Ryanair but at the end of the day they are quite open about their charges and tbh I doubt they would make a profit if it wasn't for all the people who don't read rules properly. When I was living in Spain dog sitting and my ...
Posted by Mike-P on 04/04/2013 - 13:27
A few observations about recent travelling
Last time I flew back with BA from South Africa. 1 piece of luggage plus four cases of wine in the hold. For cabin baggage: 1 bag with change of clothes and a couple of lenses 1 laptop bag 1 camera bag with body and three or four lenses 1 spiked end mono-pod How much extra did that cost...
Posted by Gamka on 08/04/2013 - 20:14
A few observations about recent travelling
Last time I flew back with BA from South Africa. 1 piece of luggage plus four cases of wine in the hold. For cabin baggage: 1 bag with change of clothes and a couple of lenses 1 laptop bag 1 camera bag with body and three or four lenses 1 spiked end mono-pod How much extra did that cost...
Posted by Gwyn on 08/04/2013 - 20:39
A few observations about recent travelling
Some people really take the mickey with the carry-on. It's been a few years since I took an Easyjet flight in which all the carry-on fitted in the inside of the plane. They ask for volunteers to leave carry-on in the hold, in exchange for which they allow the volunteers to board first. In the cas...
Posted by jemx99 on 08/04/2013 - 22:56
Superb Wedding Video from Stills (posing tips?)
I came across this video by accident I was looking to see what the word "Mattalie" means, I've heard it in two songs..... anyone know? I normally can't stand videos made from stills, but the quality of the original photos on this one and the way it has been put together is really top drawer stuff...
Posted by Algernon on 06/04/2013 - 19:21
gig photos
hello, i want to take photos at gigs but want to be discreet so i am looking for a nice small camera that will get me good photos. My current problems when taking pics at gigs are getting things in focus and zooming in enough (im only small, so have to hold the camera high, and am often far back in ...
Posted by davem on 07/04/2013 - 20:13
gig photos
Like Dave said just get stuck in, down front and centre. Does depend on the venue size though, if you are looking to smuggle into an arena I would suggest a Q with 50mm lens attached, will easily fit in the pocket and no one stops people with pocket cams at arenas any more. For smaller venues the...
Posted by cabstar on 08/04/2013 - 00:39
Pentax Photo Gallery?
D.S. Thanks for that. I'll give it a try soon and let you know if it works for me. Dave. First you have to know I'm 74yrs. old (your reactions slow down a bit) so I daren't trust myself on a big bike which of course I'd like. I have a 1988 CD 250 U Honda with only 18500 miles on the clock wh...
Posted by vic cross on 11/04/2013 - 09:06
Pentax Photo Gallery?
Hi vic, i was a born again biker myself, came back again ten years ago after having bikes through the 70s and 80s, i had a seventeen year lay off, the day i picked up my bandit, it felt that i had never missed a day. I remember the Hondas i was aways impressed with the 750 four that seems quite a sm...
Posted by python118 on 11/04/2013 - 12:18
ADAPS Year Book 2013-2014
http://www.blurb.co.uk/books/4210144-adaps-year-book-2013-2014 I've been busy doing this the last couple of days. Lots of Pentax images in there, including stub's back cover, and a celebration of 75 years of the club. You can view the whole book on Blurb, you don't have to buy it, but I think it...
Posted by johnriley on 09/04/2013 - 22:06
Returning Customer.
Back in the early 80's I did a little photography and actually had an SLR! I was asked to assist with an evening photo shoot at a local open air swimming pool - the photographer had a couple of medium format cameras that were always on their tripods and he wanted someone to shoot differently! I...
Posted by Gamka on 11/04/2013 - 12:58
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
I think the key is to learn intimately the qualities of your camera(s) and lenses, so that when you use them you instinctively know what settings to dial in. A lot of my landscapes are at F6.3 or F7.1, not because I need the extra light transmission, but because I think they look better at these ...
Posted by davidstorm on 12/04/2013 - 22:58
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
Just to be clear I wasn't suggesting leaving it on Point and shoot mode all the time while actually using it. I was referring to a mode to leave it on while switched off so that if a fleeting moment happens you can just switch the camera on and get the shot without having to worry about setting any...
Posted by petrochemist on 13/04/2013 - 09:01
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
True, and more - P-Mode on the K-5 gives the informed photographer control of the camera............ Philip Informed Photographer :shock: Don't go informing Pentax Users..... about how to actually use their cameras :mrgreen: They'll be saying things like "Why didn't you tell me in 1991 that there...
Posted by Algernon on 13/04/2013 - 13:40
