Love the Plastic effect

The 28-70mm FA f/4 is well known to suffer from balsam
separation between the elements. If it's moisture it
might benefit from being left in the sun for a few
hours.

I've just dug my copy out to do a quick test. Magazine
tests always rated this lens highly, but I always thought
I'd got a poor copy , because it never impressed me.
A big plus is the constant f/4

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Amazing sharpness especially the right side of No: 1

Is that not the black FA Lens?

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I'd gladly supply photos to a pub in return for FREE BEER!

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The Freeware IMGBURN is excellent......

http://www.imgburn.com/

Just choose "Write files or folders to CD/DVD"

The site that hosts the Imgburn download also has
some good guides and other Freeware for movies, stills etc.

http://www.digital-digest.com/index.php

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This thread should have been in "Moans about Deals"
NOT "Leads to Deals"

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That's a funny comic Mirrorless in 2013 were only
1/3rd of the IDC 2012 prediction Somebody boo-booed

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I suppose you could just cut it off with a Dremel in the
closed down position or remove it and force the pin into
the closed down position with some insulation stripped from
some electric wire.

To save all that bother.... It's better to reverse a lens for
macro use, with a reverse adapter. Probably 52mm (filter size)
to 42mm bellows.

The Soligor reverse adapters are better because they can be
taken apart via 3 grubscrews and positioned wherever you want.
Mine is a 49mm filter fit so a 49-52mm stepper would
be needed. The Soligor would also let you screw the adapter
into the bellows and then fit the lens without having to
turn it.. if it's still catching reversed.

Another alternative is put an extension tube on the bellows
first to clear any obstructions.

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The $200 to $240 is off the Helicon website for an unlimited licence.

Canon have a Digital Camera Software Developers Kit (SDK)
which used to be free (I'm sure it still is).

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/standard_display/sdk_homepage

There seems to be a good selection of methods to focus step the shots... CHDK is one and this page has a script for use with a free Autokey program.

http://www.breezesys.co.uk/DSLRRemotePro/focus_stacking.htm

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[quote:3496ace15f="ambient housewife"]What we need is Pentax support with something like this: ]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.HeliconSoft.HeliconRemote2&hl=...

$200 I don't think many would buy that for Pentax

I'm sure Canon can be controlled with just a script.

Pentax do have everything in the camera to control the focus
remotely it's used to by their own repair software to check the
micro focus adjustment etc., just not available to the public.
They can even change the micro focus adjustment value
remotely.

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