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Comment by ChrisA posted on Un Branded.... at 12/07/2007 - 17:09
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Thanks...I just used the link as an example of the unbranded filters that are being sold...I don't want to buy any at the moment as I'm still working out how to use the camera...I just wanted to know what your thoughts on these unbranded filters were....don't all lynch me it was just a question
No lynching at all Thanks...I just used the link as an example of the unbranded filters that are being sold...I don't want to buy any at the moment as I'm still working out how to use the camera...I just wanted to know what your thoughts on these unbranded filters were....don't all lynch me it was just a question
Quite honestly, for a tenner you probably can't go far wrong. If the thing screws onto the front of the lens smoothly it's not going to damage the thread, and providing you don't grind it on too tightly it shouldn't be too hard to get off again.
I believe brass threads are supposed to be better since they get stuck less.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Un Branded.... at 12/07/2007 - 16:34
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Has anyone bought and used un branded filters before and found they were ok..see link...what are your thoughts on them, thanks
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/72mm-Circular-Polariser-Filter-CPL-Double-Thread-in-UK_W0Q...
If you're really on a limited budget, why don't you establish whether you really need a circular polariser.Has anyone bought and used un branded filters before and found they were ok..see link...what are your thoughts on them, thanks
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/72mm-Circular-Polariser-Filter-CPL-Double-Thread-in-UK_W0Q...
I have a K10D, and both my linear polarisers work fine with it - neither the AF nor the metering seems to be adversely affected. I've also heard someone here say that LPs are fine with the K100D as well.
If you don't need a CP, a LP can be had for far less than a CP.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Un Branded.... at 12/07/2007 - 16:17
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This is intersting because . . . I don't believe that DSLR's actually have a shutter. Not a mechanical one anyway.
Mirror movement yes, shutter, I don't think so. Surely the 'shutter' function is purely electronic sampling of the sensor. There is certainly nothing like the normal film type leading/trailing curtain arrangement inside my camera, not that I can see anyway.
Does anybody know different?
From pentax.co.uk's K10D specs: http://tinyurl.com/3934taThis is intersting because . . . I don't believe that DSLR's actually have a shutter. Not a mechanical one anyway.
Mirror movement yes, shutter, I don't think so. Surely the 'shutter' function is purely electronic sampling of the sensor. There is certainly nothing like the normal film type leading/trailing curtain arrangement inside my camera, not that I can see anyway.
Does anybody know different?
" SHUTTER Type Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Speed 1/4000 - 30 sec. and bulb"
Comment by ChrisA posted on straining the "motor" on the k10d at 12/07/2007 - 14:13
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The camera will probably be upgraded long before 100,000 exposures...
This is a very good point, John. The camera will probably be upgraded long before 100,000 exposures...
I'm taking far, far more pictures than I ever did with film (because I can). Most are rubbish, many are just experimental, so the keeper rate is very low.
But even if I sustain my current rate of shooting, which I probably won't as I get better and more selective, it'll still last ten years. Will new shutters even exist for it by then?
Comment by ChrisA posted on straining the "motor" on the k10d at 12/07/2007 - 13:00
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Ok
I have just done a few PEF test shots and they will only open in the pentax software I have. Which I have to be honest I dont like.
They wont open in CS3 or Silkypix 3 so what software will they work with
Pete
They certainly do open in CS3. Do you have all the online updates?Ok
I have just done a few PEF test shots and they will only open in the pentax software I have. Which I have to be honest I dont like.
They wont open in CS3 or Silkypix 3 so what software will they work with
Pete
And also in Picasa.
Comment by ChrisA posted on The RAW vs JPEG Debate at 12/07/2007 - 17:31
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I have a wedding shoot saturday and have been told shoot RAW of course however when trying to capture several shots at once using RAW concerns me having to wait.
Shooting RAW you can still take 8 in continuous mode before it slows down. I have a wedding shoot saturday and have been told shoot RAW of course however when trying to capture several shots at once using RAW concerns me having to wait.
If you're doing that at a wedding you need a video camera, not a K10D.
Comment by ChrisA posted on The RAW vs JPEG Debate at 12/07/2007 - 14:18
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It's nothing to worry about. Both the K100D and K10D have a shake reduction system and they both make that same noise.
Is this definitely what it is?It's nothing to worry about. Both the K100D and K10D have a shake reduction system and they both make that same noise.
SR must presumably consist of several lightweight bits that respond quickly, whereas the 'internals moving' sound that I've noticed from the K10D is more of a 'slow slide' - something sliding over something else - as you slowly rotate the camera about its lens axis.
I've speculated that it's something to do with the orientation sensor - does the K100D have one of these too?
Comment by ChrisA posted on Camera Internals Moving? at 11/07/2007 - 23:04
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any cane/walkingstick can be converted with a drill bit, a nut, bolt, and washer, and some epoxy.
Thanks, Grandpaw... but fortunately I'm still young enough not to have one of these.any cane/walkingstick can be converted with a drill bit, a nut, bolt, and washer, and some epoxy.
It's just the monopod I need, thanks...
Comment by ChrisA posted on Cheap monopod Needed at 12/07/2007 - 15:29
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looks like they dropped the price since I bought mine
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_1&products_id=996...
I quite fancy one of these. Couple of questions if I may:looks like they dropped the price since I bought mine
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_1&products_id=996...
- is the foot rest thing at the bottom detachable?
- does the head come off - I'd like to be able to put a ball/socket one on it.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Cheap monopod Needed at 12/07/2007 - 12:44
I am positive that more expensive filters will give sharper images, and they will most certainly give a better polarizing effect...
Tricky one to test, I guess, since not many will have both expensive and cheap.