Jessops in Warrington used to price match about 10 years
ago.

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At present you can still order online from this country,
eventually you will only be able to buy from outside
probably China

I don't think Liverpool have any camera shops left now
which I find very surprising. There used to be two in Dale
St. which is around where all the main commerce is
centred including large banks, stockbrokers and big name
solicitors.

There are non in Wigan, St. Helens, Chorley etc.
Wilkinsons in Preston are still going along with
Mathers in Bolton.

I wonder how long they will last when a big city
like Liverpool has lost at least six large
dealers.

Some people will ride round in anything....

http://www.amels-holland.com/index.php?pk=453&lang=en

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All IF lenses have much shorter FL's close up
including IF macro lenses. It's due to their
design.... they focus by changing the FL.

They are correct at infinity.

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The radio releases have up to 16 channels on both
receiver and transmitter, because you normally use
one set as a shutter release and another set on a
different channel as a flash trigger.

Very difficult to add a flashmeter without buying
a 3rd transmitter

I've got 2 sets of the Yongnuo RF-602's, but went back
to IR because the flash sync only worked up to 1/100th
sec. IR works at 1/180th, but can get false triggers
from fluorescent lights etc.

The dongle hanging from the camera can be a pain at
times.

Compatibility with radio devices is very poor.
Even the RF-602's won't work with the RF-603's

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Does the K30 have a remote socket as well for a small jackplug?
That would be needed for the receiver. If channels can be changed
it will be on the receiver.

All the transmitters are the same and have a 3 way switch for
uses with camera or dongle or small flashlight. They all end
with R3-UT.

There's a lead which also allows them to be used as a wired
remote. This is camera specific and for Pentax it would be
just a lead with double jackplugs. I'm thinking of cutting
the Nikon plug off the one I have and putting a push button
on so that I can just focus the camera with it. i.e. don't
connect the shutter release wire.

The trouble with the dongles or radio releases is that you have
to open the flap on the camera and plug it in to use it and
they are messy to carry in your pocket.

This one looks the same as mine and it's only £11.

or this one and don't use the dongle £13.29

I've also got this one which isn't quite as powerful, but
mines the Pentax one and I can use that lead with the other.

On the K-5 I can hold the transmitter in front of the camera
pointing forwards and it fires off the bounce.

My flash is also IR and I can fire it with one of these
remotes whilst holding a flashmeter in the other hand to
get a reading.

The IR is that powerful that I have to shade the receiver
on the lights to stop them firing before the camera.


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Never thought of that! I'll put a "Do Not Remove"
Sticker on it...

Review here...

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I honestly don't know why anyone bothers with these
cheap IR Remotes

Your better off spending a bit more for a HIGH POWER
ONE.....

Take a look at this Seculine video... works 100M away and if
your camera only has the IR receiver on one side it
should be strong enough to bounce round corners.

You don't need the Dongle with a Pentax and any transmitter
will do. It will also work with a lead, but you need the
Canon jack to jack for that.

I paid £12 for mine off ebay.

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Great shots Bob.... looks a bit like foggy old London town

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Ah! now I see Why have they let the other yoof on the
left of the bottom picture go?

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