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Comment by beakynet posted on Best DSLR 2008 at 14/01/2009 - 11:03
shim wrote:
Sadly the rubber eyecup seems to be missing and you really need that to stop stray/distracting light.
shim
I left that in the case! It's all there and working great!Sadly the rubber eyecup seems to be missing and you really need that to stop stray/distracting light.
shim
Comment by beakynet posted on Keeping it in the family at 11/01/2009 - 00:35
Thanks to Harrow Technical, they are all serviced now, including the Zoom 70! Great service and good price!
impotentspider wrote:
Personally I would get a new stairs carpet, that one is way too distracting for close ups
Seriously though, just keep the lot and when your Mums gone it'll help remind you of her and bring back some fond memories, plus it'll be fun to play with occasionally, and if she's passed allready then shame on you for thinking of selling
Yep, the memories are there! I am still looking for some other bits of her kit that I remember (bellows, slide duplication, light box and more). Since the MV was the first SLR I used, that and the LX were never an option to sell. It was the zooms, especially the Vivitar as she never did like that lens! There was also a 2x adaptor, a fish eye adaptor - I have my own version of both of these, a Philips flashgun and extension tubes.Personally I would get a new stairs carpet, that one is way too distracting for close ups
Seriously though, just keep the lot and when your Mums gone it'll help remind you of her and bring back some fond memories, plus it'll be fun to play with occasionally, and if she's passed allready then shame on you for thinking of selling
Comment by beakynet posted on Keeping it in the family at 09/01/2009 - 13:49
Father Ted wrote:
Problem I have with getting the lady to change direction is that women never listen to me
They only do it when they think you are not looking!Problem I have with getting the lady to change direction is that women never listen to me
Comment by beakynet posted on Right or Left Brained? at 08/01/2009 - 13:18
The dancer was clockwise, however when I look to the left, focusing on the words, she goes anti-clockwise!
Comment by beakynet posted on Right or Left Brained? at 07/01/2009 - 01:36
Go for it, you know she is worth it However, don't be surprised if she starts getting better pictures than you (Just ask John R)!
Comment by beakynet posted on Planning to upgrade to a K20D at 23/12/2008 - 16:13
johnriley wrote:
Lithium batteries can and do damage digital cameras and even film cameras not designed to take them. I understand that this is due to very high initial voltages.
Examples include older cameras such as the Pentax MX and ME series models, which should only use silver oxide or alkaline G13 cells and not the lithium alternatives. Also included are more modern digital cameras which were not designed for lithium. Sometimes the manuals expressly state that they should not be used.
I know the temptation is often "it can't matter" but sometimes it does.
Thanks John,Lithium batteries can and do damage digital cameras and even film cameras not designed to take them. I understand that this is due to very high initial voltages.
Examples include older cameras such as the Pentax MX and ME series models, which should only use silver oxide or alkaline G13 cells and not the lithium alternatives. Also included are more modern digital cameras which were not designed for lithium. Sometimes the manuals expressly state that they should not be used.
I know the temptation is often "it can't matter" but sometimes it does.
This might then be an issue, though the Samsung camera was produced April 2008, where the Optio I use them in is older. I will scan the manual and online to see if there is anything that explicitly states not to use Lithium AA in it.
Comment by beakynet posted on Use of Lithuim AAs at 23/12/2008 - 01:07
I have an Optio that I use lithium AAs in, however I purchased a Sumsung Compact for someone and got them lithiums to use in it. Recently the camera failed and today I called Sumsung and they said that they do not recomend using Lithium batteries, the camera may not be configured to use them. Her only reason seemed be that the manual doesn't say you can use them!
It set me to wondering if anyone had experienced problems with using Lithuim AA in Optios? Is this just drivel from Sumsung or is there some substance to this advice?
It set me to wondering if anyone had experienced problems with using Lithuim AA in Optios? Is this just drivel from Sumsung or is there some substance to this advice?
Comment by beakynet posted on Use of Lithuim AAs at 22/12/2008 - 14:36
Let me see, now when did I last buy a camera from Jessops? Let me think, Oh, I have it - I haven't!
A memory card, photo album, even photo paper, possibly a lens (but that was 20 years ago) but never a camera.
However, a high street without Jessops would be a shame for all photography enthusiasts. However, I do wish that someone would tell them that Pentax cameras are really good and there their lenses (for any Jessops staff reading this, that is the 'business' end of the camera, the bit that gets the image that is) are very good too and cheaper than Nikon and Canon.
A memory card, photo album, even photo paper, possibly a lens (but that was 20 years ago) but never a camera.
However, a high street without Jessops would be a shame for all photography enthusiasts. However, I do wish that someone would tell them that Pentax cameras are really good and there their lenses (for any Jessops staff reading this, that is the 'business' end of the camera, the bit that gets the image that is) are very good too and cheaper than Nikon and Canon.
Comment by beakynet posted on Jessops at it again!! at 21/12/2008 - 23:36
impotentspider wrote:
Not bad for starters David, I would have opened up a bit more and lowered the ISO, nice shot for 1/60th though.
The apature on this lens is fixed at f8, it's a mirror lens! Can't imaging hand holding a 'normal' 500mm lensm at this speed!Not bad for starters David, I would have opened up a bit more and lowered the ISO, nice shot for 1/60th though.
impotentspider wrote:
You do realise you've now been bitten by the bird shooting bug
Well, I have always had that, I was a Young Ornothologist Club member when I was 10! Still have my Swiss 8x40 binoculars!You do realise you've now been bitten by the bird shooting bug
Comment by beakynet posted on Chaffinch at 19/12/2008 - 12:16
Question by canonman
"Canon 450D gets my vote. Pentax are crap they always have been. Who needs weather ealing anyway? what sort of idiot is going to use a DSLR in the rain."
Answer 1 "A professional" would be my guess, but then what would I know only being a K20D owner.
Isn't ealing in North London?