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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 09/02/2011 - 17:20
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on The Future of K5 Prices at 09/02/2011 - 12:34
Try and avoid light pollution where possible and if you can find the north star,even better.
If you "just" want starry night pics, try 30s and ISO800 at f1.7. Manually focus in each case on infinity, providing of course that the lens does not backfocus.
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on How to do Night-time Photography? at 08/02/2011 - 22:06
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on A Taste of Spring at 08/02/2011 - 06:43
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Pentax K-5 Autofocus System at 07/02/2011 - 19:46
It's not a Hasselblad or Phase One, so there are lots of other options out there - this is actually reasonably priced for teh level of performance on offer (hence the Porsche simile...).
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Lot of money at 07/02/2011 - 16:34
and this was a quick B/W test... Which one you prefer?
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on today's haul (icicles)... at 06/02/2011 - 17:44
I might try that if I can get hold of some, I also need to lacquer the parts before refitting this time. The problem with the ME Super is that the top plate is plastic, so etch primer might trash it?
I suspect it would have been ok had I rubbed all the chrome plating off and then used plain Halfords white or grey primer to get a good key on the plastic. The winder top cover is fine, that got a good rubbing down as it was a bit scuffed after removal (ended up using mole grips to get it to turn, everything else failed!)
Chrome is a pig to get off in my experience, it's too hard.
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 06/02/2011 - 13:55
I do have an orange one that I made a while ago, unfortunately it proved unreliable and I also need to rub it down and repaint it properly as the paint is flaking off in places. It's next on the list after this black one proves itself to work properly.
Planning to leave it for a week or two, then try winding on and firing the shutter a few times. I have noticed that the non-cocking shutter fault seems to happen when M series bodies are left unused for a while.
I'd also go for lots of coats, my speakers look pretty damned good now with 4 layers of paint on. I'll finish them off maybe Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday with Acrylic paint, which needs only 2 hours to dry -
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 05/02/2011 - 21:29
Motion JPEG is the codec of the output, yes, but it has no effect on frame rates or interlacing. Maybe this might help: http://www.digitalphotographywriter.com/2010/08/hd-1080p-vs-1080i-videos-progres...
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Pentax k-5, am i doing something wrong or have they made a false statment? at 05/02/2011 - 21:15
first exercise on the ice: brake from 40km/h please and don't hit the "thing". Get as close as you can. How many do it well, first time? Generally only the locals Then we start on the higher speeds and lane changes and other stuff.
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