Micro breweries should be taxed...... They should give me a free pint for every 1,000 pints they produce

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At home I always use an Eye-Fi Card, especially for the first shots to check focus, WB and exposure. By the time I walk to the computer which is in another room the JPG has transferred. I also have a Wi-Fi Extender which reaches into the garden if needed.

It takes 10sec to transmit a 10MB Jpeg.

The only time I tried tethering I had to use a laptop (which i hate using) a few feet from the camera and there was always the danger that I might pull it over.

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Looks a good lens to me Is the problem only at 50mm? If it is zoom out slightly and crop off later.

The easiest way to test the centering is take one shot with say a building on the left edge. One with it in the centre and one with it on the right. AF needs to be off.

The left and right should be the same, but rarely are and the centre should be better than the other two. The Hollywood 28mm f/2 is about the best I've seen for centering.

Here's the same type of test using 5 shots which takes longer...
https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/photo-articles/how-to-check-your-lens-for-...

It's also worth trying with the SR off although it's usually WA (10-12mm shots) that show blur at the edges.

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Stan, you haven't said if you want Live View on the PC or not.

Earlier Pentax cameras had a tether program that let you adjust the camera settings via the cable that came with the camera. You had to take a test shot to see what you were photographing.

I think PKTether lets you do the same thing with more of the Pentax range.

From.... http://www.pktether.com/

supported models include: Pentax k-x, K7, K5, k-r, K20D, K10D, K200

"PK_Tether allows connecting and controlling Pentax cameras from the PC. The list of currently supported models include: Pentax k-x, K7, K5, k-r, K20D, K10D, K200. In the program, it is possible to:

set camera parameters like: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, image format and others
remote release shutter
save photos directly on computers hard drive
periodically release shooter for time-lapse photography"


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The PIXMA IP7250 is only £42.49 Amazon Prime

For anyone printing onto CD/DVD's see the answer on the Amazon site about downloading older software that has more functions. Also `SureThing Disc Labeler Gold 6' works OK.

I still use the old Canon iP4500. Never had any clogged heads etc.

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Even beat the Pentax DA* 16-50mm in this test....
https://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-16-50-vs-sigma-tamron-17-50mm/conclu...

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Sounds like you have a bad copy My favourite reviewer rated it quite highly on a Canon ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_rPxWpArNY

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WOW! They give you £564 for a K-1 then sell it for £1,200

Cheap as chips!


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I'm quite sure that it's the width that matters. In my case I never see anything wider than 532p If it's stored externally and the preview links back to the original I get the full size clicking it, but in a new tab.

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This one's good and straight to the point. Only 3min 40sec long....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=intzev1gsbI


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