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Just an observation, the Designer Pouch: "..., and offers stylish protection for your K-01 camera."

Protection from what? Certainly not rain, or falls - perhaps it's form envious glances

Comment by beakynet posted on Pentax Announces Availability Of Designer Pouch at 11/07/2012 - 13:02

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wadna wrote:
Of course this does allow Pentax to boast that on continuous you can keep shooting jpegs until the card fills. Some achievement.

Even the K10D could do that at 3.5FPS!

Comment by beakynet posted on K-5 Sloooow Lo Speed continuous shooting at 11/07/2012 - 12:54

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Lens received, in great condition and massive! Better start training for holding/carrying/using it!

Comment by beakynet posted on FS: Sigma 120-400mm APO DG HSM at 11/07/2012 - 01:00

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Pentaxophile wrote:
beakynet wrote:
I use one of these: Archos 48 with one of these: Battery dock and a USB SD Card adaptor!

Works well for me!
That's probably the type of thing I'd go for, given 7" tablets are so cheap now, but backing up photos would be a secondary thing - I'd use it more as a portable movie player / internet browser.

TBH carrying several SD cards and backing up at home seems to work well enough for me.
My main use is as a portable movie player, though I did get my first Archos (had a 250GB hard drive) as a photo back up device for a two week holiday in Florida! Also allowed me to review photos, including RAW and video up to 720p 24fps (though have to purchuse an add-on software pack for this feature)!

The device has proved invaluable and also (due to the 500GB hard drive) acts as a 3rd line of backup for my photos and video!

Comment by beakynet posted on Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there? at 10/07/2012 - 13:21

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Frogfish wrote:


Then just reverse the hood or worst case scenario - don't take it at all !

Grisha - your 77 is 423mm and the 70-200mm is 385 - 1,100mm ... on a Q
I was going to leave mine at home, especially if I decide to take the 50-135. Though it is tennis, so I might take the 18-135 for the faster focus.

My point was that you need to think about it and measure the lens fully extended as I am sure that security will be scanning the crowd!

Comment by beakynet posted on Olympic games at 10/07/2012 - 13:14

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I use one of these: Archos 48 with one of these: Battery dock and a USB SD Card adaptor!

Works well for me!

Comment by beakynet posted on Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there? at 10/07/2012 - 12:32

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Grisha wrote:
Thanks tro veryone for the advices

You're both right It doesn't make sense to bring the flash

Now, only FA 77 or Sigma 70-200 (I think is on the size limit) ? I'm not very far on both events but I almost don't have photographic experience in indoor sports
I am asuming that the size restriction will include any attached lens hood! Just a thought!

Comment by beakynet posted on Olympic games at 10/07/2012 - 11:45

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Smeggypants wrote:
Haven't you got enough SATA ports?

I can't imagine backing up stuff over a wireless network ... Life's too short.
Wireless-n at 300mbs is not too bad! Can also use wired to the router.

USB 3 is fast, very fast! Key criteria when I upgraded my PC kit.

Comment by beakynet posted on A question for fellow RAW shooters at 10/07/2012 - 01:00

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I kept all my film negatives, so I keep all my RAW files too! Though, that said, I do delete that ones taht are just no good, i.e. my feet, the inside of the lens cap....

I generally file negatives in a separate sub directory from the JPGs. Everything is backed up to an external drive. Since you can buy drives of several TBs, and connect them to a wireless router as a network drive, you have lots of storage options avaliable. Also a 1TB hard drive is only about £60-£70.

Comment by beakynet posted on A question for fellow RAW shooters at 09/07/2012 - 17:09

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The K7 is also a great camera and performs well with older lenses (M and A), though an FA lens will be fully compatable.

The K7 was the model released before the K5, it has video but does not perform in low light as well as the K5 but is a great camera, fast and responsive. I would expect you would be able to find one second hand for a good price, they even come up occationally in the Classified section on this forum.

One point to note is that the DSLR crop factor for Pentax is 1.5x. What this means is that the FA 50mm 1.4 will give the same pictures as a 75mm f2 lens would on your ZX-5. i.e. there is both a 'magnification' factor and a depth of field factor.

Comment by beakynet posted on Need help on choosing a Pentax DSLR at 05/07/2012 - 14:01

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