There's a website somewhere by an ex clerkofworks/inspector showing faults and cracks he's spotted in conrete buildings and walls ........ Very similar to what you've shown here ....... almost the same actually ..... Horrible material! Ha! Ha!

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Using a pano system is a lot more vestatilly

http://www.pixelrama.de/panorama/tips/fiat/mo-1.jpg

Has anyone tried the Velbon tilt head?

https://youtu.be/m8Y7CFJIyXU
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Nice brochure. All in English too

To keep costs down brochures for some of the later models had alternate pages in English/German

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SDM failure mostly happens with zoom lenses. The DA*300mm has a low failure rate and I've never had problems with mine. The 200mm is even more reliable.

The problems were usually with older lenses anyway.

See......

https://www.pentaxforums.com/sdmsurvey.php?do=viewresults

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It's the same with most digital products Timers and even alarm clocks, unless you have the instruction manual ..... you are buggered!

At least they don't keep changing the key or whatever you need to drive away.... unlike some internet sites where they don't seem to understand that your password is your access key and should always work I'm on my 5th password with SKY and I've actually dropped back to one that shouldn't work, but did last time I logged on. When I have to ring up to say I can't logon they only have a maximum of 3 passwords on their list. Last time I was told I wasn't me!

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You probably did enough to kill it. Olympus used to recommend rubbing Ponds Cold Cream on it first. Leave for a while then wipe off and then clean with lens fluid/cleaner.

No idea what the Ponds Cold Cream does it only contains very basic ingredients.

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I've never heard the 120-400mm called a good lens. You need to check on what it can produce.

For size. weight and good IQ the Tokina 80-400mm (any model) is hard to beat. Screw drive AF is a bit harsh, but it's the best tele lens I've ever used for MF on a K-5.

The heavy Sigma 150-500mm is excellent.

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Looks like the Asahi 100 Years Celebrations have started

I like the original the best

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On behalf of all my fellow dedicated twig photographers worldwide I'd like to congratulate Twiggy on being made a Dame It's about time our ART was rewarded.

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You use Toshiba software on the PC or MAC. Image Sync is not needed.

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