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Comment by ChrisA posted on k100 and samsung d-xenon at 30/07/2007 - 21:05
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I wanted to buy a camera that I could grow into.
I think this is a perfectly good way of doing things.I wanted to buy a camera that I could grow into.
With the right attitude, thought, and care, there's no reason why getting a really good camera as a first one isn't just as good a way of developing skills as getting something less capable to start with and then growing out of it.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Just arrived this morning at 31/07/2007 - 12:23
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It's a simple enough assumption to think that the screens on the back of both DSLRs and P&Ss would do the same thing.
I think so too. I was surprised when I first found out that live view wasn't standard when my brother got his *ist D.It's a simple enough assumption to think that the screens on the back of both DSLRs and P&Ss would do the same thing.
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I did a silly thing the other day at a party BTW. I was asked to take a photo of a couple using their camera.. a P&S.. and I held it up to my face to look through the (non-existent) viewfinder.
Hands up anyone else who's done that..
Yep. Not just once, either I did a silly thing the other day at a party BTW. I was asked to take a photo of a couple using their camera.. a P&S.. and I held it up to my face to look through the (non-existent) viewfinder.
Hands up anyone else who's done that..
Comment by ChrisA posted on Just arrived this morning at 31/07/2007 - 11:02
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So where's the problem exactly?
... must resist answering this.... So where's the problem exactly?
Comment by ChrisA posted on Hacked off with Pentax supplies at 30/07/2007 - 17:33
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I claim the award for being the first to stop biting the chair after reading this. MattMatic wrote:
Just to put this in perspective...
I think, to correct you Pete, you are looking for Samsung or Sigma units that are compatible with Pentax.
That completely changes the tone of your topic header! It's that level of mis-representation that's going to stop people from helping you in the future
I've had little problem getting PENTAX units
Matt
Exactly, Pentax however need to seriously ... <rant snipped>Just to put this in perspective...
I think, to correct you Pete, you are looking for Samsung or Sigma units that are compatible with Pentax.
That completely changes the tone of your topic header! It's that level of mis-representation that's going to stop people from helping you in the future
I've had little problem getting PENTAX units
Matt
Above speaks the man who got a Pentax flash within about a day of us all convincing him to buy it, and now he's sold it to George (have you posted it yet, Pete?), he's already moaning that he can't find a non-Pentax product, and blaming, yes, you guessed it, Pentax.
Go figure.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Hacked off with Pentax supplies at 30/07/2007 - 16:55
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But two months is not long, so I'd give it a go anyway. Write a letter putting your case, keep it polite but firm and hope for the best. It is the suppliers responsibility to sort it out in any event, at least in the UK.
And I believe that if it's clear that the fault has been there since purchase, it presumably wasn't fit for purpose then. Tyr seems to have been agonising about it for some time.But two months is not long, so I'd give it a go anyway. Write a letter putting your case, keep it polite but firm and hope for the best. It is the suppliers responsibility to sort it out in any event, at least in the UK.
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If there is going to be any delay I'd be tempted to buy the Samsung one for £49.99 and get most or all of that back later on via an eBay sale.
Not at Jacobs any more - it's £99.99 there now. Have you seen it elsewhere at £49.99, John?If there is going to be any delay I'd be tempted to buy the Samsung one for £49.99 and get most or all of that back later on via an eBay sale.
Comment by ChrisA posted on manual focus problems on k10d at 04/08/2007 - 13:43
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It still won't lock focus correctly at infinity when set to 200mm and seems to be a bit off in other aspects of focusing.
Is it in warranty?It still won't lock focus correctly at infinity when set to 200mm and seems to be a bit off in other aspects of focusing.
Is it new enough to persuade the shop to exchange it? Fit for purpose and all that...
Comment by ChrisA posted on manual focus problems on k10d at 04/08/2007 - 12:52
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A zoom technically means focus is kept spot-on as you zoom. A varifocal has to be refocused at every focal length setting. There will be a point where a cheap badly designed "zoom" is actually more of a varifocal. To be honest, I usually refocus after zooming as a matter of habit.
The Pentax SMC-FA 28-200 I have needs to be substantially refocused throughout the zoom range, and ISTR someone else (was it Mannesty?) confirmed this as normal for that lens.A zoom technically means focus is kept spot-on as you zoom. A varifocal has to be refocused at every focal length setting. There will be a point where a cheap badly designed "zoom" is actually more of a varifocal. To be honest, I usually refocus after zooming as a matter of habit.
I guess it's just a limitation of the design of something with such a big zoom range.
In Tyr's case, I would have thought that if his 50-200 is miles different from his other lenses in terms of where it ends up being focused (for a given focal length setting), then that's grounds enough for getting a replacement. Only once it focuses correctly at all would I be inclined to worry about having to refocus after zooming.
Comment by ChrisA posted on manual focus problems on k10d at 04/08/2007 - 12:52
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I could only ever be the 16-45 to your 31 limited, George.ChrisA wrote:
Indeed. But you'll have to sharpen your reactions a bit.Quote:
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I reckon all we have to do is diss the K10D JPEG sharpness and shutter noise a bit more and one might just appear on eBay at a reasonable price...amoringello wrote:
he, he... dunno if I can get that past the wife. But I suppose for the price of the DA* lenses, the extra body won't even be noticed.
Now, just have to figure out exactly where can I sell that second kidney?
One, I think, is fair enough. But asking your wife to sacrifice both kidneys is surely a bit much, even for a DA* lens.he, he... dunno if I can get that past the wife. But I suppose for the price of the DA* lenses, the extra body won't even be noticed.
Now, just have to figure out exactly where can I sell that second kidney?
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Comment by ChrisA posted on manual focus problems on k10d at 01/08/2007 - 23:11
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I reckon all we have to do is diss the K10D JPEG sharpness and shutter noise a bit more and one might just appear on eBay at a reasonable price...amoringello wrote:
he, he... dunno if I can get that past the wife. But I suppose for the price of the DA* lenses, the extra body won't even be noticed.
Now, just have to figure out exactly where can I sell that second kidney?
One, I think, is fair enough. But asking your wife to sacrifice both kidneys is surely a bit much, even for a DA* lens.he, he... dunno if I can get that past the wife. But I suppose for the price of the DA* lenses, the extra body won't even be noticed.
Now, just have to figure out exactly where can I sell that second kidney?
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Comment by ChrisA posted on manual focus problems on k10d at 01/08/2007 - 11:57
Then hit the
Click the Preview button. If the pic doesn't appear, you haven't done it right.