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With many owners having already purchased the new K5, the used market is/will be throwing up good purchases on the older bodies, especially the K20 (and possibly Samsung version).

Whilst the Kx is pleasing in so many ways, I sometimes feel that I would like something more robust, not having to worry about the batteries running out, and not having to worry when the heavens open unexpected (yes, it does rain occasionally in North Wales ).

Whilst I understand that the Kx beats the K20 at high ISO, for example, I think that the K20 is better at low ISO?

Its not often that I use a high ISO setting, I think the highest I've used in the real world is 2500. More often I'm out and about, and use relatively low ISO.

If I were to go down this route (within a few months when hopefully funds permitted), I'd also keep the Kx.

What are your thoughts? Anybody already gone down this road?

The Cheryl Cole of the Pentax world would be nice, K5, but I can always dream, can't I

Regards
Adrian

Comment by bychan posted on Kx to K20 at 09/11/2010 - 00:46

Algernon wrote:

bwlchmawr wrote:
Cheaper to get slate from China!

I think most of it's from Spain these days, some good some bad all cheap. I've seen granite road kerbs from China cut to circles round lamp posts (made to measure)I doubt if they would have ever made them here, even years ago the cost would be too much. They weren't cheap from China either.

Granite from China, its enough to make the old granite quarrymen of Trefor turn in their graves.

Nice set BTW Andrew.

Regards
Adrian

Comment by bychan posted on Nantlle Slate Quarry No.1: The Cutting Shed at 05/11/2010 - 23:02

Oops, it's not even Welsh

Comment by bychan posted on Broken Laptop at 13/10/2010 - 19:50

cardiff_gareth wrote:

TOZZA27 wrote:
Ooooooh - don`t you just love the colours of Autumn ?

Lovely set

Tony

+1 - I love autumn

Autumn indeed, such was the weather on Sunday I was walking around in short sleeves, I kid you not

Thanks all.
Adrian

Comment by bychan posted on Foilage and berries at 13/10/2010 - 00:36

At long last, an update.

After ignoring the first two letters (second recorded mail), a third was sent last week (again recorded mail). This plainly expressed that if no reply was forthcoming by the 15/10 the matter was going to the small claims court.

Lo and behold, Currys rang back the very same day
Today Currys have offered a payment £240, which I think will be accepted (purchase price in July 09 was £379).

A paint-staking effort, but we got there in the end.

The help and advise offered in this thread was ever so helpful and appreciated, and a big thanks to all.

Power to the consumer

Regards
Adrian

Comment by bychan posted on Broken Laptop at 12/10/2010 - 19:49

Thanks all.

Regards
Adrian

Comment by bychan posted on Foilage and berries at 11/10/2010 - 23:37

Some images taken Saturday/Sunday as I walked home with the dog.
Some cropping has been applied on most, if not all.
Kx & Sigma 18-50.

1

Live view comes in handy on such occasions.

Regards
Adrian

Comment by bychan posted on Foilage and berries at 10/10/2010 - 21:05

i-Berg wrote:
You've captured the size and imposing nature of the place well with your first three shots Adrian - it looks more like a fortress.

Thanks i-Berg, looking down over the village I suppose it does resemble a fortress (suppose I'm used to it now)

Algernon wrote:
Looks a very interesting place and nicely photographed.

It must have been one of the worst jobs in the world working there
cutting granite setts by hand with the tools they would have had
in the early 1800's. I would imagine a lot of people would have lost
their eyesight due to flying chips of granite.

Although I'm local and have been up many times, I still find the place fascinating; the village was even named after the quarry's founder, a certain Trefor Jones.

I'm sure indeed that working here was quite
perilous, no health & safety then.

Hardgravity wrote:
Nice set Adrian, The first 2 look almost medieval.

This is the sort of place I like to visit with a film body loaded with B&W.

Thanks Hardgravity, take plenty of film for such visits

davidtrout wrote:
Excellent pictures of a fascinating place. The North Wales quarries are amazing.
David

Thanks David, I also agree with regards to the quarries even if I'm biased.

bwlchmawr wrote:
What a great place, Adrian. I must go there! I have a favourite quarry at Nantlle but it's very different. Is this the one near Trefor?

Oh, nearly forgot to say: nice shots. I particularly like the third one.

Thanks Andrew.
Yes, this is the quarry at Trefor, which if you haven't guessed where I live.

womble wrote:
Some nice images there although I would straighten up some of the horizons (esp. on number 3).

K.

Thanks Kris.

Regards
Adrian

Comment by bychan posted on Another walk up to the old quarry (8 images) at 05/10/2010 - 21:49

PM sent

Comment by bychan posted on For sale: Pentax K200D plus loads of lenses and accesories at 05/10/2010 - 18:09

Up is appropriate as well, some incline it is
If I'm correct this was one, if not the largest, set producing quarry in the world at one point(sets, think of the cobbles of Corronation Street, for example).

1 The remains of the old 'crusher', which is located center, top.