Fantastic set Alan

77 seals is a hell of a lot It must work otherwise they
would have just used half a dozen.

With regard to the zoom it probably alternates between air pressure
and a vacuum slowly controlled/released by a breathable waterproof
sealant.

Have none of you got a camera with a sealed zoom I haven't
I rust in the rain What happens when you pump the zoom and
then open a rubber flap or the SD Card door? Does it HISS! as
though air is escaping.

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Quite a lot of TC's work OK with the Pentax 55-300mm from a focusing
point of view, including a Canon one The results vary.

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It's up to you. The HP7 is more powerful and only has two settings FULL or LOW power (+OFF) With the P7 you only get FULL power if you hold your finger on the button (BOOST).

The HP7 is very white not blue like some LEDS, it's also got the best FLOOD of any torch I've seen, a very even disk of even white light.

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Nice shots.... but you forgot the FOR SALE sticker and the price!

Is it a MINI or just a 'BMW Imaging' product!

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Try the switch in the slave position.
Give it a few taps to make sure the batteries aren't
sticking.
Leave it on for about 5 mins, sometimes flashes are quiet
and can take a long time to charge up.

It is a fake. That seller is putting stuff up on 1 Day
auctions and usually selling for £20 inc. postage.
All the feedback is Private as far as the item is
concerned.

Put a claim into ebay for a refund, they already know that
the seller isn't Kosher.

I wouldn't be too bothered if I got stuck with it a lot of
people on the torch forum buy copies because they are half
price and perform the same as the genuine item.

I've ordered a Coast HP7.

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The rigging on yachts in a boatyard should be a good test.

As usual RH always has it covered .....

http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2013/04/dc-watch-k-5iis-vs-k-5-shootout-test.html

Go to the DC Watch link and DL say the two f/8 files of the
building (file no.s 23 and 30). There's a vertical feature on
the building running full height about 1/3rd in from the left,
that looks completely different due moire. For that reason
I wouldn't use the K-5iiS for architectural work. It looks
excellent on the trees and grass and should be excellent for
landscapes.

Might be OTT but of you enlarge the two files to 400% the moire
is clearly visible on the window cills of the K-5iiS.

I did resize these two to 1280w using Resize Magic and apart from
the better colour of the trees and grass there isn't much in it
between the two cameras apart from the vertical feature
being obviously different.

The 40mm lens isn't very impressive.

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No problem, John

My other one was £149 posted. Yours was £149.99 + Postage
so not the same.

The price of TC's as you know has come down. There's a
1.7x Pentax AF Adapter on here for £199.