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Comment by beakynet posted on iPad or iPad Which One? at 29/01/2010 - 13:21
huanjia wrote:
now SOLD to beakynet
And a fine lens it is too!now SOLD to beakynet
Thanks!
Comment by beakynet posted on FA 50mm 1.4 and original D-BG2 Grip at 21/01/2010 - 21:56
Is the 50mm stil available?
Comment by beakynet posted on FA 50mm 1.4 and original D-BG2 Grip at 05/01/2010 - 15:01
I have often looked at the ThinkTank range, I have their Flash bag and Holster Bag, both of which can attach to their Belt System. There is also the Lense Changer System designed for easy access that also works with the belt system.
In the UK, these are available from Jacobs Digital.
My experience with the system is limited to the two units I have but they are great - well made, All Weather.
In the UK, these are available from Jacobs Digital.
My experience with the system is limited to the two units I have but they are great - well made, All Weather.
Comment by beakynet posted on Which lens case with attachment to the belt? at 10/10/2009 - 00:12
mph555l wrote:
Just go to back to my original post, am I the only person here who finds it amazing it will be possible to put 2 TB on a card that small ? The micro SDCX card is just 15mm x 11mm x 1mm.
Perhaps I'm just getting old. When I went to secondary school our computer science department consisted of one Commodore PET 2001, which only the brightest students were allowed near. (I was not among them !)
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Cheers,
/Ian
The Commodore Pet was the first computer I used. The Commodore 64 the first I owned!Just go to back to my original post, am I the only person here who finds it amazing it will be possible to put 2 TB on a card that small ? The micro SDCX card is just 15mm x 11mm x 1mm.
Perhaps I'm just getting old. When I went to secondary school our computer science department consisted of one Commodore PET 2001, which only the brightest students were allowed near. (I was not among them !)
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Cheers,
/Ian
I used to mainly use CF cards and was amaxed when they reached 2GB - the size of the hard disk on my first PC, running Windows 95!
I am amazed by the size of memory chips now, but remember the SD card is not the smallest!
If you think this is small, then take a look at this Protein Molecule Memory.
To put things in context, if you want to store data about all the molecules in the human body you would need more than 3*10^16 (that's 3 followed by 16 zeros) Terebytes! 2TB doesn't seem like very much now does it?
mph555l wrote:
Does anyone else out there find it hard to believe the next generation of SD cards will have a capacity of up to 2 TB ?
To be honest I find it staggering.
http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdxc
Cheers,
/Ian.
Mmmmm, hours of 3d Super Hi-deffinition video....Does anyone else out there find it hard to believe the next generation of SD cards will have a capacity of up to 2 TB ?
To be honest I find it staggering.
http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdxc
Cheers,
/Ian.
Digital Pentax 110 Super! Lets face it, it is sort of 4/3 format, its small - it would zap the competition out of the water!
However, the LCD would be a tad small
However, the LCD would be a tad small
Comment by beakynet posted on Digital LX anyone ? at 28/09/2009 - 15:48
I have this lens, though I don't use it that often, when I have it has proved to be very good with good colour rendition. It is also very compact and works very well with stopped down meatering on my K10D.
Comment by beakynet posted on Pentax M 135mm f3.5 at 25/09/2009 - 11:48
edumad wrote:
Now this might warrant a delay in producing theses lenses until a very good package of camera and lens performance is produced, but it does not prohibit producing zooms like the big sigmas or more modestly fast long primes.
The K-7 seems to be geared very much for outdoor use, maybe it is the first step, followed by a 400mm or a long telezoom. After lessons are learned from Pentax's first iteration of SDM, more expensive lenses can be produced.
As you said, Sigma already make these lenses, and some of them even come in PK SDM mount. Pentax needs to concentrate R&D on camera design. Its WR lenses are a great addition - so, now the 100 Macro WR...Now this might warrant a delay in producing theses lenses until a very good package of camera and lens performance is produced, but it does not prohibit producing zooms like the big sigmas or more modestly fast long primes.
The K-7 seems to be geared very much for outdoor use, maybe it is the first step, followed by a 400mm or a long telezoom. After lessons are learned from Pentax's first iteration of SDM, more expensive lenses can be produced.
Comment by beakynet posted on Pentax Has No Long Lens at 22/09/2009 - 16:47
Anvh wrote:
And the shutter sound doesn't carry so far to scare the birds away
My MZ5n, LX, and MV are all quiter than my K10! Also, manual focusing on DSLRs is not as easy as with 35mm as the viewfinder is often smaller, slightly darker and the focus screen lacks the split focus aid.beakynet wrote:
To be honist, I am not surprised that Pentax don't currently offer any lens beyond 300mm. Until the Pentax K-7, the shutter/mirror noise was too loud for nature photography and the focus too slow for sports.
I can't really agree with that though, how on earth would we have photos of sport 50 years ago while there wasn't any AF to begin with.To be honist, I am not surprised that Pentax don't currently offer any lens beyond 300mm. Until the Pentax K-7, the shutter/mirror noise was too loud for nature photography and the focus too slow for sports.
And the shutter sound doesn't carry so far to scare the birds away
Comment by beakynet posted on Pentax Has No Long Lens at 22/09/2009 - 11:08
With 250GB hard drive, 4.8 inch screen, USB hoast (via additional clip on add-on) and an ability to directly display Pentax Pef files (tested for both K10D and K-7 pef files), how can I go wrong?
Photo backup and review in the field, music and films with about 4-22 hours battery depending on how much video you are using - and I can use a little USB battery adaptor with 4 AAAs to add more battery time. Who needs an iPad? Oh and it fits in my trouser pocket in the "are you pleased to see me, or is that an Archos in your pocket?" fashion. Has WiFi.
The only downside - I can't play K-7 video, except for the 640 resolution. Though the device can play 720p, it only does it at 24fpf, our K-7s do it at 30fpf - bummer, but I think I can live with that!