Top Tips.
Posted 21/12/2009 - 21:25
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No 4 always works for me
Posted 21/12/2009 - 21:36
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If you haven't already, get a lens pen. It's probably best to get a proper Hama one, I've not tried the ebay cheapies but with the Hama ones at £5 it isn't worth trying to buy cheaper. Absolutely brilliant for dealing with fingerprints, smudges, dust specks or drops of water on lenses.
(Thinking we could turn this into a thread for the newbies who'll most likely join after being given a Kx on Friday?)
(Thinking we could turn this into a thread for the newbies who'll most likely join after being given a Kx on Friday?)
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 21/12/2009 - 22:19
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Do the lens pens work then I'd have thought the velvet pad thing would just accumulate grit and end up causing more damage than it fixes? I'm not that sold on brushes either as they can become greasy over time. But if they really do work then they are certainly handy.
Mike
Mike
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You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
Posted 21/12/2009 - 22:37
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Lens pens?
The last one I had left black ink everywhere!
My best tip is don't stand in the road to take photos, you might catch a bus!
The last one I had left black ink everywhere!
My best tip is don't stand in the road to take photos, you might catch a bus!
Cheers, HG
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 21/12/2009 - 22:56
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Mine is enjoy life, and as long as you love your photos, does it really matter what any one else thinks.
Pentax K20D, Pentax 16-45, Sigma 50-300, Tamron 70-200 f2.8. Tamron 90 f2.8 macro, The Sigma Bigma.
Nikon D700 ,nikon 14-24mm f2.8, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR.
Nikon D700 ,nikon 14-24mm f2.8, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR.
Posted 21/12/2009 - 23:28
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Top Tip #7.
Simply buy up lots of cheap plastic cameras that were half heartedly nailed together by a bunch of apathetic communists in the 1980s. The worse the lens, the better. Attach the word 'ography' to the name of the camera. Start a website and some Flickr groups dedicated to taking awful photographs with it. Then - And this is very important - Imbue the camera with some pretentious arty-farty creative qualities. Before long, trendy Wan**rs, the world over will be queueing up to buy one for £150. You will be hailed as a photographic hero.
Simply buy up lots of cheap plastic cameras that were half heartedly nailed together by a bunch of apathetic communists in the 1980s. The worse the lens, the better. Attach the word 'ography' to the name of the camera. Start a website and some Flickr groups dedicated to taking awful photographs with it. Then - And this is very important - Imbue the camera with some pretentious arty-farty creative qualities. Before long, trendy Wan**rs, the world over will be queueing up to buy one for £150. You will be hailed as a photographic hero.
No man is worth his salt, who has not been banned from at least one Forum, and two Flickr groups.
Mowog.
Mowog.
Posted 22/12/2009 - 00:18
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Providing that you keep an eye on the pad and brush/shake off any grit from lenses before using the pen on them then it should be ok. I use mine if I inadvertently put a fingerprint on a lens or (for example) if it gets a couple of drops of water blown onto it.
It does wonders for greasy marks, providing that you inspect it for any contamination before using it.
It does wonders for greasy marks, providing that you inspect it for any contamination before using it.
mowog wrote:
Top Tip #7.
Simply buy up lots of cheap plastic cameras that were half heartedly nailed together by a bunch of apathetic communists in the 1980s. The worse the lens, the better. Attach the word 'ography' to the name of the camera. Start a website and some Flickr groups dedicated to taking awful photographs with it. Then - And this is very important - Imbue the camera with some pretentious arty-farty creative qualities. Before long, trendy Wan**rs, the world over will be queueing up to buy one for £150. You will be hailed as a photographic hero.
I will never figure out the appeal of things like that. A fully serviced MX with 50mm lens will cost you less than one of those things, and when you get bored with doing pretentious nonsense with vaseline smeared over the front of a spare UV filter you'll have a camera that can take photos that don't look like someone's slightly wobbly holiday snaps!
Top Tip #7.
Simply buy up lots of cheap plastic cameras that were half heartedly nailed together by a bunch of apathetic communists in the 1980s. The worse the lens, the better. Attach the word 'ography' to the name of the camera. Start a website and some Flickr groups dedicated to taking awful photographs with it. Then - And this is very important - Imbue the camera with some pretentious arty-farty creative qualities. Before long, trendy Wan**rs, the world over will be queueing up to buy one for £150. You will be hailed as a photographic hero.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 22/12/2009 - 19:01
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Top Tip #8
With my istD to my eye, I sometimes cannot find the shutter button immediately. It is flat, shiny and feels much like what surrounds it. I often mistakenly press the green button, instead!
I have an old broken K1000. These cameras have a nice knobbly grained leatherette body covering. I removed a front panel and cut a small disc from it, slightly smaller than the diameter of the shutter button, using a hollow gasket punch. The glue on the back was still tacky. Stuck on the shutter button, it provides a nice grainy textured grip. No more forefinger groping around to find the button. Looks good, too!
I think Pentax should put some kind of texture on the shutter button. Perhaps a few concentric rings, or a criss-cross pattern.
With my istD to my eye, I sometimes cannot find the shutter button immediately. It is flat, shiny and feels much like what surrounds it. I often mistakenly press the green button, instead!
I have an old broken K1000. These cameras have a nice knobbly grained leatherette body covering. I removed a front panel and cut a small disc from it, slightly smaller than the diameter of the shutter button, using a hollow gasket punch. The glue on the back was still tacky. Stuck on the shutter button, it provides a nice grainy textured grip. No more forefinger groping around to find the button. Looks good, too!
I think Pentax should put some kind of texture on the shutter button. Perhaps a few concentric rings, or a criss-cross pattern.
No man is worth his salt, who has not been banned from at least one Forum, and two Flickr groups.
Mowog.
Mowog.
Posted 22/12/2009 - 19:33
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Top Tip #9
Run out of film developer? - Don't worry! A foul smelling, but very effective b&w film developer can be made by mixing 5 heaped teaspoons of instant coffee granuals (Not decaf. It's the caffine that does the developing) and 2 heaped teaspoons of washing soda crystals. Mix them together thoroughly in 300ml of luke warm water until completely disolved. Develop film for 30 mins. - Lovely, grainy b&w negs!
Run out of film developer? - Don't worry! A foul smelling, but very effective b&w film developer can be made by mixing 5 heaped teaspoons of instant coffee granuals (Not decaf. It's the caffine that does the developing) and 2 heaped teaspoons of washing soda crystals. Mix them together thoroughly in 300ml of luke warm water until completely disolved. Develop film for 30 mins. - Lovely, grainy b&w negs!
No man is worth his salt, who has not been banned from at least one Forum, and two Flickr groups.
Mowog.
Mowog.
Posted 22/12/2009 - 19:44
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I am clearly some sort of anal retentive but I wouldn't touch a lens with anything not designed for the job. Proper wipes don't cost much and you hardly ever need to use them - well retentive old me doesn't. If I do need them to remove grease or something I also use the eclipse fluid which seems to do an excellent job.
Mike
Mike
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You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
Posted 24/12/2009 - 15:37
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Top Tip #10.
Do not get drunk at the works Christmas party and tell the Boss exactly what you think of him. - If you still want a job to go back to, that is!
Do not get drunk at the works Christmas party and tell the Boss exactly what you think of him. - If you still want a job to go back to, that is!
No man is worth his salt, who has not been banned from at least one Forum, and two Flickr groups.
Mowog.
Mowog.
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A small Pringles can makes an excellent container for sending standard and wide angle lenses through the post. I recently sent a Pentacon 50mm to Italy in one, much to the amusement of the buyer. Wrap the lens in a couple of layers of bubble wrap, so that it is a snug fit in the tube, then put it into a regular box with some more padding. The postmen can kick it around the sorting office floor without harming the lens within!
Top Tip #2.
The lid of the Pringles can, makes a very handy emergency 72mm lens cap! - You can even shoot through it, to get a ultra soft, dreamy look!
Top Tip #3.
old fasioned baby's nappy liners make excellent lens cleaning tissues. - Get the plain ones, though. Not the ones with aloe vera balm on them.
Top Tip #4. (Nothing to do with photography).
Order your dog to do whatever it happens to be doing at the time. - Passers-by will think you have a very obedient and well trained pet!
Mowog.