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Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 24/05/2021 - 21:38
HarisF1 wrote:
It's one of those really solid feeling lenses but I've never managed to get comfortable with one on a DSLR (the SR focal length setting is an extra faff so I tend to stay away).
You make a very valid point there about shake reduction.It's one of those really solid feeling lenses but I've never managed to get comfortable with one on a DSLR (the SR focal length setting is an extra faff so I tend to stay away).
Comment by Benz3ne posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 16/04/2021 - 06:32
reso wrote:
picked up a very nice pentax A 35-105 at a good price
an oldie but a great lens
Looks a good one, I’ve been fancying the “stack of primes“ too but haven’t got around to searching.picked up a very nice pentax A 35-105 at a good price
an oldie but a great lens
Comment by Benz3ne posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 15/04/2021 - 17:59
Peter Elgar wrote:
Offered : 3x Fuji VELVIA 50 and 3x Fuji SENSIA 100 E6 SLIDE films outdated but kept in FREEZER -- VELVIA works well at 32 ASA and SENSIA is good at 64 ASA . £ 18-00 + £3 postage if you cannot collect from BRENTWOOD Essex, CASH NOTES, CHEQUE or PAYPAL accepted
Sorry to deviate. Is that dragon the one in Belgium?Offered : 3x Fuji VELVIA 50 and 3x Fuji SENSIA 100 E6 SLIDE films outdated but kept in FREEZER -- VELVIA works well at 32 ASA and SENSIA is good at 64 ASA . £ 18-00 + £3 postage if you cannot collect from BRENTWOOD Essex, CASH NOTES, CHEQUE or PAYPAL accepted
Comment by Benz3ne posted on for SALE -- Fuji VELVIA and Fuji SENSIA film for PENTAX 35mm cameras -- at 23/03/2021 - 19:41
Phwoar Peter!
Love these. Bucketloads of contrast. Right up my street!
Love these. Bucketloads of contrast. Right up my street!
Comment by Benz3ne posted on TESTING : ME Super, Kodak B&W 400 C41 , E6 Bleach-fix, Pentax zoom lens at 19/03/2021 - 18:34
RobL wrote:
Planning to visit our holiday caravan in Cornwall as soon as we can but will have to work around Mrs RobL’s hairdresser. Our beach visits will be limited to very early morning or late evening as access will be impossible in the daytime, roll on the opening up of foreign holidays so everyone can go somewhere else!
Looks like I'll be going camping in Cornwall, near Mousehole, in August.Planning to visit our holiday caravan in Cornwall as soon as we can but will have to work around Mrs RobL’s hairdresser. Our beach visits will be limited to very early morning or late evening as access will be impossible in the daytime, roll on the opening up of foreign holidays so everyone can go somewhere else!
Looking forward to another staycation (managed one last year). I thoroughly enjoy camping anyway so it'll be right up my street!
Haircut: very necessary right now.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 16/03/2021 - 09:54
GeoffMoore wrote:
Hey guys....
Thanks for the words of encouragement and advice given. I have a couple of Lenses I can start with but worried I would quickly flounder if I didn't have any more to aim to purchase.. so the above small list is invaluable to me.
I need to think a little more on the structure/layout of the video's I'm going to produce before I get started in earnest... I suspect looking at my first thoughts jotted down, a brief background of the lens and and its main points of interest, size, weight, aperture range and then get out and about and take some images with it... I think id like to show some Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) shots, Warts n all before' s and afters etc.
I'd be happy to lend you lenses for your review should you so wish, and I'm sure others wouldn't mind doing that also (not that I have much that is particularly exciting).Hey guys....
Thanks for the words of encouragement and advice given. I have a couple of Lenses I can start with but worried I would quickly flounder if I didn't have any more to aim to purchase.. so the above small list is invaluable to me.
I need to think a little more on the structure/layout of the video's I'm going to produce before I get started in earnest... I suspect looking at my first thoughts jotted down, a brief background of the lens and and its main points of interest, size, weight, aperture range and then get out and about and take some images with it... I think id like to show some Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) shots, Warts n all before' s and afters etc.
Would save you significant costs versus buying and give you a broader range of lenses to trial.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Recommendations Needed. at 10/03/2021 - 10:09
Geoff, sounds like a great idea to me! I'm oftentimes flicking through usedlens.co.uk for cheap stuff. Chuck something like 'pk' into the search, click the 'lenses' option at the bottom and sort by price and you should be off to a good start (though there are a LOT of zooms, not sure how that would suit you).
I, personally, find more value in the old/inexpensive primes than zooms, but I guess there's no harm trying either!
One thing I'd say, there are usually reviews that focus on inexpensive lenses that only show them on APS-C or FF. Given you're using a K1 (if I'm not mistaken) it might be worth showcasing examples for both formats, seeing as you can crop in-camera.
I, personally, find more value in the old/inexpensive primes than zooms, but I guess there's no harm trying either!
One thing I'd say, there are usually reviews that focus on inexpensive lenses that only show them on APS-C or FF. Given you're using a K1 (if I'm not mistaken) it might be worth showcasing examples for both formats, seeing as you can crop in-camera.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Recommendations Needed. at 10/03/2021 - 08:30
My better half bought her OM-10 and 50mm f/1.8 in excellent nick for around £30.
My more expensive of the two MX's cost £37 (service aside).
I'm sort of hankering for a FED-1, 2 or 3 or an Olympus Trip 35... prices are quite high though.
My more expensive of the two MX's cost £37 (service aside).
I'm sort of hankering for a FED-1, 2 or 3 or an Olympus Trip 35... prices are quite high though.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Film camera prices - wow! at 09/03/2021 - 14:58
HarisF1 wrote:
Mrs got hers yesterday and she's not feeling too sprightly today. I'm not due because I'm not in any healthcare profession, I'm an educator in contact with 'just' 100s of pupils a day :O
My better half had hers last Thursday. A couple of days of a sore arm and she's right as rain.Mrs got hers yesterday and she's not feeling too sprightly today. I'm not due because I'm not in any healthcare profession, I'm an educator in contact with 'just' 100s of pupils a day :O
I probably won't be having mine for some time, on the other hand.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 04/03/2021 - 16:22
It has meant I’ve been cycling to work for the first time ever too, clocking 382 miles since March 22nd!
I’ve cycled more than I’ve driven since starting.
I ought to take more photos, really.
Hope y’all well.