Algernon

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Some quite exceptional shots

Comment by Algernon posted on Garden safari at 23/08/2011 - 09:04

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Snootchies wrote:
It certainly is the 30mm Siggy!
To a wedding photographer it would be worth buying for the
bokeh alone

Comment by Algernon posted on My first wedding at 22/08/2011 - 19:55

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That lens (K35mmf3.5) came out very poorly in this test:

http://erphotoreview.com/wordpress/?p=729

The latest 35mm f/2.4 is much better

Comment by Algernon posted on The Best Value Pentax Lens? at 22/08/2011 - 19:51

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It would probably look worse without the umbrella, just a
big white rectangle.

The bokeh is nice on the 3rd shot of the flowers... is that
the 30mm Sigma?

Comment by Algernon posted on My first wedding at 22/08/2011 - 18:40

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Really nice and unusual photo, really like the way the birds looking and posing

Comment by Algernon posted on Wild Peregrine at 22/08/2011 - 09:42

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No problems with them Bob, except maybe the doorway shots... not your fault that the doorways too narrow. The couple could have been brought outside although you've don that with the close-up.

The table and chairs on the group shot actually make it into something special, so leave them in.

Comment by Algernon posted on My first wedding at 22/08/2011 - 09:39

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greynolds999 wrote:
I bought a laptop from Currys not long ago. It was £50 more in store. When I asked if I could have it for the online price they put up no resistance whatsoever and sold it for that!
They won't accept 'Discount Codes' though I wanted a new TV last year and they had 7 in the local shop. When I tried to order online it showed they were out of stock. The 'Discount Code' was quite a big reduction, but they wouldn't allow it in store, so I later found Argos had a very good offer on with a special Sony extended guarantee and bought from them.

Comment by Algernon posted on The Future of K5 Prices at 22/08/2011 - 09:30

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You need to order some Tanglefoot tinnies

http://www.tanglefoot.co.uk/beer/index.asp

Comment by Algernon posted on Another pointless thread at 21/08/2011 - 20:56

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michaelblue wrote:
I wouldn't buy even a lens cap from jessops, not after they advertised the 50-200mm for £50, then reduced it to £30, told everyone who'd ordered one that it was on 'Back order', while at the same time announcing "We are no longer stocking Pentax equipment" last year. It took me three months to get my £50 back!

They are a disgrace!
And that's from a company that state on their website that they don't charge your Credit Card until they dispatch the item..... poppycock!... I've had the same problem with them

Comment by Algernon posted on The Future of K5 Prices at 21/08/2011 - 20:53

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How do Jessops get away with:

Optional 3 year (1+2 Years) product repair plan only £104.00

If they are a Pro dealer it's 2 years and the EU also say cameras
are 2 years ...... So the £104 is for a 1 year warranty

Seems like Trading Standards no longer exist in the UK

Comment by Algernon posted on The Future of K5 Prices at 21/08/2011 - 18:37

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