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Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 30/04/2020 - 15:15
Thanks for this! Trialled it before and found it slow and a little buggy but willing to give it another go - found the catalogue really nice to use.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Luminar 3 for free at 24/04/2020 - 14:52
jeallen01 wrote:
Interestingly I'm one of the younger people in the company so not conforming to the era... there's an engineer on site too but he couldn't be bothered with it, so it's all mine! Benz3ne wrote:
OH is NHS, too, so lockdown has barely affected us (ergo, she deserves a tasty BBQ)!
https://lotusgrill.co.uk/grills/LGR-G-STD - had a defunct one of these kicking around in work. Asked if anyone needed it. 'No, it doesn't work' was the answer. Fixed (blades on the fan were a little squiff) so all ticketyboo now. Looking forward to trying it out.
Good find - amazing, but not surprising in this "can't be fixed, so throw away" era!Gwyn wrote:
BBQ tomorrow i think.
Same here! But instead of being sick with weeding I'm sick of work and unrealistic expectations versus the reality that most companies are working on reduced staff.BBQ tomorrow i think.
OH is NHS, too, so lockdown has barely affected us (ergo, she deserves a tasty BBQ)!
https://lotusgrill.co.uk/grills/LGR-G-STD - had a defunct one of these kicking around in work. Asked if anyone needed it. 'No, it doesn't work' was the answer. Fixed (blades on the fan were a little squiff) so all ticketyboo now. Looking forward to trying it out.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 22/04/2020 - 16:27
Gwyn wrote:
BBQ tomorrow i think.
Same here! But instead of being sick with weeding I'm sick of work and unrealistic expectations versus the reality that most companies are working on reduced staff.BBQ tomorrow i think.
OH is NHS, too, so lockdown has barely affected us (ergo, she deserves a tasty BBQ)!
https://lotusgrill.co.uk/grills/LGR-G-STD - had a defunct one of these kicking around in work. Asked if anyone needed it. 'No, it doesn't work' was the answer. Fixed (blades on the fan were a little squiff) so all ticketyboo now. Looking forward to trying it out.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Another pointless thread at 22/04/2020 - 14:25
DOIK wrote:
Like the Sony A7
John
Which, in all honesty, I’m sort of tempted by.Like the Sony A7
John
Comment by Benz3ne posted on The simplest subjects....... at 18/04/2020 - 08:32
LennyBloke wrote:
Thanks for the comments - I've genuinely learnt a lot and changed my ways since I got a K1 - I was never a fan of Live View and thought the articulating lift out screen was a gimmick, but I wouldn't have been capable of producing shots like these without those features. Additionally Live View has given me more confidence in using maximum aperture on many more lenses - previously I would err on the side of caution and stop down a bit to give that little extra depth of field to cover my focus mistakes, but being able to see the focus plane highlighted in white has helped so much.
I'm sure I'm what may would class as a Pentax "fanboy" (well perhaps "fanoldie" might be a more accurate term) but I genuinely believe that the designers evolve the features of the bodies with real photography in mind
Well put - it's interesting though how so many are not a fan of EVF and mirrorless, or actively dismiss it but as you (and I) have found, live view has many merits in its arsenal. So I pose to you, what if looking through the viewfinder you had focus peaking too? Would that allow you to use maximum aperture for things like portraits etc, especially with fast, long, manual lenses?Thanks for the comments - I've genuinely learnt a lot and changed my ways since I got a K1 - I was never a fan of Live View and thought the articulating lift out screen was a gimmick, but I wouldn't have been capable of producing shots like these without those features. Additionally Live View has given me more confidence in using maximum aperture on many more lenses - previously I would err on the side of caution and stop down a bit to give that little extra depth of field to cover my focus mistakes, but being able to see the focus plane highlighted in white has helped so much.
I'm sure I'm what may would class as a Pentax "fanboy" (well perhaps "fanoldie" might be a more accurate term) but I genuinely believe that the designers evolve the features of the bodies with real photography in mind
It makes me wonder why Live-View is so praised and an EVF is, well, not?
Comment by Benz3ne posted on The simplest subjects....... at 16/04/2020 - 13:18
davidwozhere wrote:
*IF you can manage with manual focus then there are a fantastic number of A series Pentax lenses that will more than fit your needs. Add an (expensive) F series auto focus converter and you are good to go!
+1 for film era lenses. Great suggestion.*IF you can manage with manual focus then there are a fantastic number of A series Pentax lenses that will more than fit your needs. Add an (expensive) F series auto focus converter and you are good to go!
Comment by Benz3ne posted on DA lenses on K-1 II at 16/04/2020 - 05:50
Mabel...
Daisy, telling people to stay home!
Still getting two walks though, one from me one from my better half around our work schedules (in a quiet area, dogs on leads and keeping our distance yada yada).
Daisy, telling people to stay home!
Still getting two walks though, one from me one from my better half around our work schedules (in a quiet area, dogs on leads and keeping our distance yada yada).
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Rio is bored with lockdown at 12/04/2020 - 14:08
Incredible set. Very nicely done.
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Excersising with Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 at 12/04/2020 - 09:28
I’ve been taking my camera on my daily dog walks lately. In maintaining my distance (others are not, which irritates me), I’m out for the one walk only. I am not with anyone else during that time and I’m working in a key industry so need the mental relief of it (though that’d apply for those in isolation too).
I think the discrepancy is if you were to travel to various places with your camera with the sole focus of taking photos. If you’re walking and conscious of others then it’s double benefit to you and adhering to guidelines, right?
I think the discrepancy is if you were to travel to various places with your camera with the sole focus of taking photos. If you’re walking and conscious of others then it’s double benefit to you and adhering to guidelines, right?
Comment by Benz3ne posted on Photography during daily exercise whilst lockdown in force at 09/04/2020 - 14:13
And there's no longer any coal tar in Wright's coal tar soap . Smells the same as it used to, though .
Jeyes Fluid is still around with an impressive list of industrial-sounding ingredients that should terrify any virus or bacterium that gets in its way - and a great smell .
Steve
Also agreed, Jeyes is still potent.
TCP no longer contains 1,3,6-trichlorophenol. Funnily, I've a bottle of TCP crystals in my laboratory... my predecessor left them behind so, for whatever reason, I have them.