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Comment by ChrisA posted on GSW with K3 and DA* 300mm at 17/12/2013 - 18:13
steven9761 wrote:
Windows 8.1 is a big improvement on Windows 8. It's not something I'd recommend to my Dad, since he's only just got used to Windows 7, but that said, it's not bad now providing you're not too change-averse.Sean282 wrote:
Havent used Windows 8 yet. The next version's bound to be on the horizon?
Usually, Windows metamorphs into "the next big thing" every 3 years or so. Win 8 is just slightly over a year old.Havent used Windows 8 yet. The next version's bound to be on the horizon?
Comment by ChrisA posted on New PC for Digital Photo stuff - Advice please :) at 17/12/2013 - 17:34
gartmore wrote:
Remember that not everyone here is English and that in sporting matters are totally unbiased in caring who beats you.
Yes, that's fair enough - you've got to enjoy it where you can... Remember that not everyone here is English and that in sporting matters are totally unbiased in caring who beats you.
... albeit not actually on the pitch, usually...
Comment by ChrisA posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 17/12/2013 - 16:39
Smeggypants wrote:
I used to have a measly 2.5 Mb/s connection but I recently upgraded from copper to fibre and now have a 75Mb/s ( 18Mb/s upload ). Made an amazing difference to the Net experience.
The weird thing is how quickly it becomes normal. I moved to FTTC earlier this year and get about 74/17, and it no longer seems fast.I used to have a measly 2.5 Mb/s connection but I recently upgraded from copper to fibre and now have a 75Mb/s ( 18Mb/s upload ). Made an amazing difference to the Net experience.
I think it's the same with cameras. When I got my K-5 it seemed pretty whizzy; now it's pedestrian, but my K10D is positively glacial.
Comment by ChrisA posted on 1000fps @ 4k resolution video at 17/12/2013 - 16:29
Yes, very nice indeed. I'd love to see larger versions if you have them.
Comment by ChrisA posted on GSW with K3 and DA* 300mm at 17/12/2013 - 09:56
Orsolia wrote:
You were supposed to call me a whingeing Pom ChrisA wrote:
Smart alec!Orsolia wrote:
You are a great bunch of blokes.
Now that England has lost the ashes with a completely dismal, Geoffrey Boycott derision-ridden display of uselessness, would the moderators make an exception, and allow us to heap tons of ritual abuse in revenge, on the Aussie for getting his battery in the wrong way round?You are a great bunch of blokes.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 17/12/2013 - 09:50
Gamka wrote:
Very true... wouldn't want to wish that particular inferno even on an Aussie ChrisA wrote:
At least advice here stopped Orsolia getting his own set of Ashes - in a K5 body!Orsolia wrote:
You are a great bunch of blokes.
Now that England has lost the ashes with a completely dismal, Geoffrey Boycott derision-ridden display of uselessness, would the moderators make an exception, and allow us to heap tons of ritual abuse in revenge, on the Aussie for getting his battery in the wrong way round?You are a great bunch of blokes.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 17/12/2013 - 09:02
Orsolia wrote:
You are a great bunch of blokes.
Now that England has lost the ashes with a completely dismal, Geoffrey Boycott derision-ridden display of uselessness, would the moderators make an exception, and allow us to heap tons of ritual abuse in revenge, on the Aussie for getting his battery in the wrong way round?You are a great bunch of blokes.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 17/12/2013 - 08:53
johnriley wrote:
That's a sort of summing up from ChrisA, but to be fair there are those who have experienced filters fragmenting and damaging front elements. I'm not sure that anyone who uses a hood has damaged an unprotected front element.
Sort of?That's a sort of summing up from ChrisA, but to be fair there are those who have experienced filters fragmenting and damaging front elements. I'm not sure that anyone who uses a hood has damaged an unprotected front element.
I did say, "and if something breaks the filter, it's likely to badly scratch the front element"
Not sure what you're getting at John. I thought that was a pretty fair summary of the two main views.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Using UV Filters at 16/12/2013 - 11:50
Most people here recommend a hood rather than a filter.
It's a topic that comes up about three times a year, and the answers boil down to:
- Don't use one: why buy an expensive lens and then stick more glass in front of it, given that the coating is pretty tough anyway, and if something breaks the filter, it's likely to badly scratch the front element.
- Use one if you want, it makes very little difference unless the filter is a cheap crappy one, and fingerprints are more likely than scratches.
It's a topic that comes up about three times a year, and the answers boil down to:
- Don't use one: why buy an expensive lens and then stick more glass in front of it, given that the coating is pretty tough anyway, and if something breaks the filter, it's likely to badly scratch the front element.
- Use one if you want, it makes very little difference unless the filter is a cheap crappy one, and fingerprints are more likely than scratches.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Using UV Filters at 16/12/2013 - 09:45
Yes, very nice indeed. I'd love to see larger versions if you have them.