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Algernon
Don wrote:
Ahem....link
That's a PRO one Don Too good for us mere Amateurs!

Well produced video

Comment by Algernon posted on How To Make a Beauty Dish at 11/11/2011 - 20:42

Algernon
I remember when advertisers in AP offered to accept several
post dated cheques as a way to buy cameras.... with no extra
charge for interest

Takes the waiting out of wanting!

I'm sure you will be very happy with the K-r

Comment by Algernon posted on Got a new camera!! at 11/11/2011 - 18:12

Algernon
That's quite a good design

Sainsbury's are selling off some 500mm x 340mm rectangular plastic
translucent trays link

They can be stood in front of flashguns or lights as diffusers or
held over a flower in the garden to diffuse sunlight etc. Three
tied together would make a good light tent.

The Wigan store was doing them for £1.35 each yesterday I bought four.

Comment by Algernon posted on How To Make a Beauty Dish at 11/11/2011 - 18:05

Algernon
I often do that with flower, insect macros as well as the odd
bird shot

It should be possible to put the wireless router out on a window
ledge etc. for greater distance.

Sorry Don... I don't have an iPhone and even if I had I wouldn't
have that and the trigger hanging from my camera. I can fire
the camera from the house anyway with an RF-602.

Comment by Algernon posted on Eye-fi (SD) Cards at 11/11/2011 - 17:41

Algernon
Superb shots as always.

Comment by Algernon posted on A Few from Last Week - More Added at 11/11/2011 - 09:00

Algernon
I'm glad I never bought an Amstrad Stereo system with flashing dB
lights all over the panel. AS himself said they were just for show
and weren't meant to show anything of any value

Comment by Algernon posted on K-5 electronic level at 10/11/2011 - 20:47

Algernon
There's a 31 page thread on the other forum about AF problems
under tungsten light link and a White Paper by Lumo Labs on the problem. link

He states that Contrast AF is twice as good as phase detect AF
but that would be with the phase detect set correctly.

Comment by Algernon posted on AF microadjustment at 10/11/2011 - 12:59

Algernon
For the Pentax-M series nearly everything was standardised
at 49mm. Most of the K series were 52mm.

Pentax 49mm snap on lens hood is sufficient. What he's playing
at is actually quite nasty anyone searching for
"Pentax 28mm f2.8 lens" actually gets all he's junk in
the search he will be doing it with gadget bags next

The annoying part is that he's stripped these caps from lenses
that he's selling and substituted just a cheap end cap in this
case link

How about this one:
"Genuine Pentax K Rear/Back Lens Cap For 28mm f2.8 135mm f3.5 40mm f2.8 etc" link

The 28mm, 135mm, 40mm must have a different K Bayonet

Comment by Algernon posted on K1000 on ebay at 10/11/2011 - 09:42

Algernon
ChrisA wrote:
Algernon wrote:
I hate change just for the sake of change.
I have been wondering if you're working on a computer that forces you to hit enter to create new lines after about 40 characters...
There's no fixed wordwrap on this board and long lines
are difficult to read. I actually wrote the above on a program I
was messing about with that wordwrapped at 50 chars.

It's different if your printing stuff off then 70-80 chars is better.

You used to get told off on the Usenet newsgroups for very
long lines, because people read so many posts on there and
shorter lines are quicker to read.

Comment by Algernon posted on Firefox 8 out at 10/11/2011 - 09:22

Algernon
Mannesty wrote:
What surprises me is that the link in the OP is still active after more than a year. I'm not really surprised that it hasn't sold yet though.
Just about says it all about this seller. He's started selling lens caps claiming they are for a specific lens eg. "Original Pentax 49mm Front Slip-On Lens Cap For 28mm f2.8 28mm f3.5 35mm etc"

Comment by Algernon posted on K1000 on ebay at 10/11/2011 - 08:35

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