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Comment by cabstar posted on Full Frame Lenses at 27/09/2015 - 15:59
Whatever it eventually is, it won't be for everyone. Some want superior low-light performance while some want massive resolving power for landscape detail. Personally I'm more interested in understanding why people are interested in a FF in the first place. But of course, I'm also curious about the camera when it eventually appears.
Comment by cabstar posted on Full Frame teaser - Spring 2016! at 20/09/2015 - 02:57
Comment by cabstar posted on Full Frame teaser - Spring 2016! at 19/09/2015 - 08:33
Comment by cabstar posted on Dust on sensor at 15/09/2015 - 20:53
My flash and grip work fine on my older d600 and it's not as if you can ask Nikon f they have any issues with third party manufactured products.
Comment by cabstar posted on Pentax vs nikon at 13/09/2015 - 21:55
I rely on shoot proof for an income stream is more than does that along with some very very good marketing options...
Comment by cabstar posted on Selling photos on Ebay, is it a good idea? at 09/09/2015 - 00:19
I want people to steal my images it's a great income stream for me, unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you see it watermarks have stopped my images being stolen. I ensure my watermark does not affect the image to the viewer, I hate watermarks plastered across the centre of the image and says more about the photographer than any copyright prevention methods.
Comment by cabstar posted on Selling photos on Ebay, is it a good idea? at 06/09/2015 - 21:51
Nikon for example, users now need 6 pieces of expensive kit to be considered a professional. Pentax could easily compete against this by making the FF body and lenses a priority for support to pros. Once this level of support is spread via word of mouth through the pro community pros would soon start changing over. This is exactly what happened with Fuji, one or two pros started using their tiny bodies and now many pros are using them.
Pentax bodies and lenses are good enough for pros it's just that little extra that adds value.
Comment by cabstar posted on Who dominates the DSLR Market ? Some 2015 published indicative info / stats at 22/08/2015 - 12:07
Most laptops are the same nowadays made from similar branded components
But it gets worse... Typically in Apple/Mac releases quite a number of parts are simply not available (even) with six months of initial product release. Even desktop (all-in-one) Macs have a large number of parts which are not replaceable at all; once certain parts go on the device, it's simply beyond repair.
Also to be quite specific, there are only some six laptops names ever produced today that have user replaceable parts, in case of failure of wanting to upgrade
Comment by cabstar posted on help choosing new laptop. at 22/08/2015 - 11:12
Dell have always been excellent sending a courier with a pedi case, drop the laptop in and arrived back four days later.
Toshiba wanted me to pack my laptop in a stronger box than the original box at my expense and post it again at my expense using RMSD at a cost of around £25 due to value.
Samsung support was truly dreadful, support consisted of user forums where answers where guessed by other fellow users, no phone support or email support.
Currys / PC World sctratched my laptop case and screen under repair that they eventually replaced it with a brand new one after threatening legal action.
Latest Lightroom 6 now uses graphics cards so I would check which cards are compatible and within which laptops they are available in.
Comment by cabstar posted on help choosing new laptop. at 20/08/2015 - 22:56


I would of liked to have seen a lens like Canons 24-105mm f4 or Nikons 24-120mm as well for around £600 or less, then it gives us a choice and our wallets a bit of breathing space.
They then could offer the camera and f2.8 lens for £2999 and the f4 camera/lens package for say £2299, then you have options for all markets.
As for the price of the 24-70mm its in the same ball park as other marques lenses, I wouldn't have expected anything else to be honest.
I would expect the 24-105mm f/4 lens to be next on the road map to add as kit lens as Nikon and Canon have done with their FF bodies in the past.