Algernon

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Are you sure you don't need 5 Licenses for each Mac

Comment by Algernon posted on Mac App Store - Wow! at 06/01/2011 - 18:22

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With compressed air even when cleaning lenses fire off one shot
away from the lens first. The first shot often has some liquid in
it.

What's wrong with a small windscreen washer type tube held into
the suction hose of a vacum cleaner to create a mini-vacum cleaner?

Comment by Algernon posted on Spots 'n stuff at 06/01/2011 - 18:19

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The sharpest 28mm I've ever had is an Ensinor 28mm f/2.8
It was an M42 lens that was like new in a box and I paid £5 for it
on ebay I already had an Ensinor K mount zoom that cost £10
so I changed over the mounts and it's now a pre-set K lens.... which
is unusual I later bought a proper K mount Ensinor 28mm for
£10 but it's got a sticky/slow iris and I haven't got round to
stripping it down. Only really good at f/8 though.

I've also got a few Vivitar 28mm's but the Ensinors better.

The old 135mm f/2.8 Ensinor M42 used to be my favourite 135mm
in the film days... Rare as hen's teeth. I've also got the
same lens in Olympus mount. Lovely smooth focus to below 1m.

Ensinor zooms aren't worth having. They do a 24mm as well which
usually goes for about £50.

Comment by Algernon posted on K 30mm f/2.8 at 06/01/2011 - 17:49

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Clarky wrote:
Thats not a bad price.

I sold mine for £270 to a fellow in Portugal. I have seen them listed for silly money £450 but it didn't sell.
Was it any good : Seems strange to me that people suffering from LBA say that the f/3.5's in 28mm and 35mm are better than the f/2.8's and then because the 30mm is rare suddenly f/2.8 becomes acceptable and sought after

I've had a 35mm f/2 M and a 28mm f/2.8 both of which weren't as good as Zoom lenses so I sold them. I've still got an f/2.8 A 28mm but even that's not as good as the 18-55mm Mk2 Kit Lens I also sold my 24mm A f/2.8 because although better than the 28mm and 35mm it didn't really seem any better than the Kit Lens.

Comment by Algernon posted on K 30mm f/2.8 at 06/01/2011 - 12:09

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Some Tiffs especially document scans can be compressed quite
well and stored within a ZIP file.

Comment by Algernon posted on Compressing TIFF Files at 05/01/2011 - 19:50

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I can see 16 but the 1st two whites are the same meaning my highlights will be all burnt out.

Samsung done with Huey and Argyll.... Tempted to try the
Samsung visual software instead. No manual controls on this
monitor.

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Comment by Algernon posted on Monitor Calibration at 05/01/2011 - 16:55

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That "bait and switch" has been known to happen with TV's as well
Unless you know the code off the label your pretty helpless.

It's not quite as bad as it sounds, because most TV's are rubbish anyway

Comment by Algernon posted on Monitor Calibration at 05/01/2011 - 16:15

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I got a Cullmann 3080 Multipod for £10 brand new off ebay.
The side legs come off leaving a mono-pod and it has a security
strap to stop it falling over. Two flimsy suckers hold it
to the windows. Could also be used outside of the car or
against a shop window for street photography

Worth £20 not £70

Comment by Algernon posted on Wireless cable release? at 05/01/2011 - 14:42

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Episode 2 is on BBC2 (probably HD as well) at 9pm tonight.

Comment by Algernon posted on Polar Bears on BBC1 at 04/01/2011 - 17:17

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thoughton wrote:
PS Algernon I know you don't like Macs, but trying to say an AVi containing xvid is better than an mp4 or a mov containing h264 is a bit, well, old fashioned.
I can only go off what my eye's tell me and I don't mind being old fashioned.... I've still got lots of old fashioned Pentax gear A damaged MOV file just won't play on a PC, an AVI or MPEG will, even a WMV will to a certain extent.

I still like MPEG-2 I've still got Panasonic's MovieAlbum on the PC from when I used to record to DVD-RAM (from TV)it used to let me edit the disk on the fly (remove adds etc.)and copy MPEG-2 files both ways. Excellent program that unfortunately Panasonic just let die along with their computer DVD-RAM drives. Span still stock an OEM version at £190 but no software and the drive isn't as good as the older ones, although it's slightly faster.

Comment by Algernon posted on NEW VIDEO SHOT ON THE K5 BY MYSELF at 04/01/2011 - 11:31

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