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Comment by Anvh posted on White Balance / Colour correction tools at 09/10/2010 - 14:42
Gwyn wrote:
Nesspresso is a really expensive way to have coffee - it wouldn't take many of those capsules to pay for my luwak coffee .
Yeah the capsules are expensive but the machines are rather cheap if you have a voucher with €70 off, and since I don't drink coffee in large quantise, not even once a day it's cheaper than buying an espresso machine and a grinder.Nesspresso is a really expensive way to have coffee - it wouldn't take many of those capsules to pay for my luwak coffee .
I would need to grind the coffee or else the taste wouldn't be that great after a while
A Gaggia with a grinder is around €499, a nespresso machine is €119 add to that a €70 off voucher then you can buy a lot of nespresso for the same price. Around 2 years worth of coffee for me before I get close to the price of the Gaggia machine alone.
That's what I meant that it wasn't cost effective for me.
Comment by Anvh posted on Another pointless thread at 09/10/2010 - 14:36
TOZZA27 wrote:
I tried my sister`s Nesspresso when in Jersey - serious coffee but very pricey to buy and set up - loved the milk frother attachment though.
I got one at home because I'm the only one to appreciate a good coffee once in a while so it wasn't cost effective to buy an espresso machine.I tried my sister`s Nesspresso when in Jersey - serious coffee but very pricey to buy and set up - loved the milk frother attachment though.
The new blends of Nespresso are quite nice and indeed the milk frother which I've as well is nice.
A nice glass off latte macchiato is always nice in the evening
Comment by Anvh posted on Another pointless thread at 09/10/2010 - 14:16
Thank you Gwyn.. I'll see what I'll do
This the rules about camera use.
Cameragebruik is toegestaan, mits de optredende artiesten hiertegen geen bezwaar maken en artiesten, personeel en publiek niet worden gehinderd. Gebruik van flits en/of statief is niet toegestaan. Professioneel cameragebruik alleen met aantoonbare schriftelijke toestemming van de artiesten.
So a DSLR seems to be allowed as long as you don't use it professionally or the artist said that no photos are allowed but I believe they must make that clear although it might be better to contact them first to ask.
Peter how was he then live?
This the rules about camera use.
Cameragebruik is toegestaan, mits de optredende artiesten hiertegen geen bezwaar maken en artiesten, personeel en publiek niet worden gehinderd. Gebruik van flits en/of statief is niet toegestaan. Professioneel cameragebruik alleen met aantoonbare schriftelijke toestemming van de artiesten.
So a DSLR seems to be allowed as long as you don't use it professionally or the artist said that no photos are allowed but I believe they must make that clear although it might be better to contact them first to ask.
Peter how was he then live?
Comment by Anvh posted on John Mayall anyone? at 09/10/2010 - 13:32
Gwyn wrote:
Stefan - you are never too young to start thinking about your pension. Honestly. The way things are going you could be in even deeper sh*t than we will be. AOW will be too expensive and pay less and less, and company pensions are getting worse all the time, so I'd start saving if I were you.
I'm still studying so that first, over two years I can start thinking about work.Stefan - you are never too young to start thinking about your pension. Honestly. The way things are going you could be in even deeper sh*t than we will be. AOW will be too expensive and pay less and less, and company pensions are getting worse all the time, so I'd start saving if I were you.
And I'm actually planning on not staying here, hopefully the grass is green somewhere else. (Sweden?)
Also they will probable change it 10 times in the 45 years i need to go *sighs*
Comment by Anvh posted on Another pointless thread at 09/10/2010 - 13:17
terje-l wrote:
Smeggy maybe that was your problem with the DFS hack that I posted Smeggypants wrote:
however invoking the Debug menu is very easy. simply write a text file called MODSET.442 into your DCIM folder on the SDHC card. The file should contain the text [OPEN_DEBUG_MENU]
I'm afraid that is not correct. The MODSET.442 file should be in the root folder of the card, not in the DCIM folder. There is some more info on the Pentax Hack websitehowever invoking the Debug menu is very easy. simply write a text file called MODSET.442 into your DCIM folder on the SDHC card. The file should contain the text [OPEN_DEBUG_MENU]
Comment by Anvh posted on AF Calibration on the K20D at 09/10/2010 - 13:09
Technoblurb wrote:
Maybe I should be clearer, I have just purchased a flash for my first steps in understanding artificial lighting and intend to couple that with portrait shots (Not a subject I am comfortable with at all).
You can do some many fun tricks with that if you use filters Maybe I should be clearer, I have just purchased a flash for my first steps in understanding artificial lighting and intend to couple that with portrait shots (Not a subject I am comfortable with at all).
The flashlight is very close to daylight and that's a range the AWB metering is comfortable in so you could probably leave it on AWB and get good results from that.
Also with portraits you might be lucky enough to get a white reading from a persons eyes
Not perfect, I know, but it might be good enough.
I mostly photo shop a bit anyway so no need to have it completely accurate as long as it looks good.
Comment by Anvh posted on White Balance / Colour correction tools at 09/10/2010 - 13:06
gartmore wrote:
What about a grey card or something like a colour checker from Pantone/x-rite?Technoblurb wrote:
Hardware
I can't see the point either especially if you shoot RAWHardware
here is a little review link I think for studio shots it might be handy.
Shoot one photo with the card and you can make a perfect profile (white balance and colour) for all your other photos.
The usefulness goes away though if you don't need to capture so accurate.
Comment by Anvh posted on White Balance / Colour correction tools at 09/10/2010 - 13:04
pink wrote:
colour dark blue and must have video as they are doing video as well is the kx the camera for him
With those specs you can only decide between the KX or the Kr so that's and easy choice. colour dark blue and must have video as they are doing video as well is the kx the camera for him
Comment by Anvh posted on looking for a new camera at 09/10/2010 - 12:53
Sorry Doug
Comment by Anvh posted on Voting #3 - the votes: "But soft. What light through yonder window breaks.....?" at 09/10/2010 - 12:43
Anything grey will do the job, remote controls, some empty Pentax boxes (£10 off ebay ) but some are a bit off grey. Get some GREY paint sample cards from Homebase or buy grey card from an artshop. The Kodak Grey card isn't an exact grey anyway.
Don't try to WB off white. The RGB for pure white is R255 G255 B255 and if there's 15 units too much blue and it's got a blue cast, it won't record as R255 G255 B270..... B255 is the maximum so it will still record as R255 G255 B255..... Strangely Canon tell you to use white for WB
And also if you're 15 units off from grey it isn't grey any more either.
The grey card is used for exposure although it can also be used of course for the white balance.
Whatever you do don't buy one of the screw in filter ones. I wasted £50 on an Expodisc only to find that the camera couldn't do a simple white balance in the same way that video cameras have done for the past 30 years. Come on Pentax