What's your latest acquisition?
Posted 11/12/2018 - 19:19
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Still nothing new. Haven't sold anything either.
His Nibs keeps saying buy a new camera, but a new camera means new lenses, and I'm just not taking enough photos to justify the expense.
Maybe if Pentax come out with something new next year... or maybe not.
His Nibs keeps saying buy a new camera, but a new camera means new lenses, and I'm just not taking enough photos to justify the expense.
Maybe if Pentax come out with something new next year... or maybe not.
Posted 14/12/2018 - 11:41
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Looking for an affordable and easily portable tripod I eventually settled for the Manfrotto BeFree Advanced aluminium lever lock travel tripod with 494 ballhead!
I would have preferred carbon fibre, but wanted lever lock so aluminium was the only option. On the plus side, this one cost £110 on black Friday from SRS, whereas the carbon fibre version is £280 so it was an easy decision.
A very versatile tripod, well designed and made, super ballhead, and very compact when folded down, so great for these outdoor excursions.
I would have preferred carbon fibre, but wanted lever lock so aluminium was the only option. On the plus side, this one cost £110 on black Friday from SRS, whereas the carbon fibre version is £280 so it was an easy decision.
A very versatile tripod, well designed and made, super ballhead, and very compact when folded down, so great for these outdoor excursions.
Posted 14/12/2018 - 18:07
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I'm sitting here setting up a new Samsung S8 mobile phone. My Mrs has had one for a few months and I have to say that the photos it can produce are impressive for a mobile, though it shares the main fault of all mobiles: a lens that's too wide to be a general use focal length (oh for a mobile with a 35 or 40mm equivalent focal length).
Pentax hybrid user - Digital K3, film 645 and 35mm SLR and Pentax (&other) lenses adapted to Fuji X and Panasonic L digital
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Posted 14/12/2018 - 18:58
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Jonathan-Mac wrote:
I'm sitting here setting up a new Samsung S8 mobile phone. My Mrs has had one for a few months and I have to say that the photos it can produce are impressive for a mobile, though it shares the main fault of all mobiles: a lens that's too wide to be a general use focal length (oh for a mobile with a 35 or 40mm equivalent focal length).
I'm sitting here setting up a new Samsung S8 mobile phone. My Mrs has had one for a few months and I have to say that the photos it can produce are impressive for a mobile, though it shares the main fault of all mobiles: a lens that's too wide to be a general use focal length (oh for a mobile with a 35 or 40mm equivalent focal length).
Or a camera that can make calls.
I know what i like, If not always why.
Posted 14/12/2018 - 22:37
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Dual camera smartphones are pretty good - not really printable but they can make some decent web-sized images.
Here's a mobile image that recently blew my mind...
Here's a mobile image that recently blew my mind...
All the gear with no idea
Posted 17/12/2018 - 21:13
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I found a place that still has stocks of the Fuji "industrial" 100 ISO colour film so have ordered myself a half-dozen rolls. Found they had a bit of Adox Silvermax and Rollei RPX 25 (neither of which is very easy to get) so added a couple of each of them in for good measure (the RPX 25 in 120).
Pentax hybrid user - Digital K3, film 645 and 35mm SLR and Pentax (&other) lenses adapted to Fuji X and Panasonic L digital
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Posted 18/12/2018 - 01:36
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Jonathan-Mac wrote:
I'm sitting here setting up a new Samsung S8 mobile phone. My Mrs has had one for a few months and I have to say that the photos it can produce are impressive for a mobile, though it shares the main fault of all mobiles: a lens that's too wide to be a general use focal length (oh for a mobile with a 35 or 40mm equivalent focal length).
I'm sitting here setting up a new Samsung S8 mobile phone. My Mrs has had one for a few months and I have to say that the photos it can produce are impressive for a mobile, though it shares the main fault of all mobiles: a lens that's too wide to be a general use focal length (oh for a mobile with a 35 or 40mm equivalent focal length).
You may consider the Ricoh GRii.
It is about the same size as a mobile phone
Lightweight with a bettergrip and
Shoots in crop mode
35mm and 47 mm albiet with reduced pixels but you can shoot Raw +.
Regards
Posted 18/12/2018 - 11:45
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Hi
Not photography related as such
A pair of opticron binoculars with £50
Cash back
Not photography related as such
A pair of opticron binoculars with £50
Cash back
cheers Neil
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DA* 300 f4 DA* 50-135 f 2.8 smc DA* 16-50 f2.8 50mm f1.7 pentax1.4xhd converter
Panasonic Dmc Fz200
pentax k3
DA* 300 f4 DA* 50-135 f 2.8 smc DA* 16-50 f2.8 50mm f1.7 pentax1.4xhd converter
Panasonic Dmc Fz200
Posted 18/12/2018 - 14:53
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An SB-N7.
Well, it counts as an accessory, like I said in my previous post, doesn't it?
Well, it counts as an accessory, like I said in my previous post, doesn't it?
SteveH!
Some people call me 'strange'.
I prefer 'unconventional'.
But I'm willing to compromise and accept 'eccentric'.
Some people call me 'strange'.
I prefer 'unconventional'.
But I'm willing to compromise and accept 'eccentric'.
Posted 19/12/2018 - 20:03
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A Joby GorillaPod SLR-ZOOM. Boxed and looks new and unused. £1.00 from the local church Christmas fair.
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
Posted 19/12/2018 - 21:51
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Canon PIXMA TS9155, the HP printer has started skewing the paper during loading.
Barrie - Too Old To Die Young
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/189482630@N03/
Posted 20/12/2018 - 16:50
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bforbes wrote:
Canon PIXMA TS9155, the HP printer has started skewing the paper during loading.
Canon PIXMA TS9155, the HP printer has started skewing the paper during loading.
In red? Nice! Why that one over one of the cheaper ones?
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Funny thing is, I spent an hour or so the other day trawling photography shop sites and nothing big appealed. Well not that I could afford. So I have come to the conclusion that my Christmas present to myself will be a handful of small accessories - lens-hoods etc. Ho hum...
Some people call me 'strange'.
I prefer 'unconventional'.
But I'm willing to compromise and accept 'eccentric'.