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Comment by ChrisR posted on Santa's Progress! at 24/12/2011 - 15:14
Is it worth having a look at your house contents insurance, mine gives cover for any one item with a value of £2,000.00, or under, in or away from the house, with only a small excess.
I use that rather than a dedicated cover for camera gear.
Take care.
I use that rather than a dedicated cover for camera gear.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Broken my DA* 50-135mm lens ARGHHHHH!!!! at 24/12/2011 - 14:59
Hi Neil.
Thanks for posting the link.
Interesting, good to see the they have that sort of confidence in the sealing.
But I am still going to use a rain sleeve, with my K5, as I do with the K10.
Take care.
Thanks for posting the link.
Interesting, good to see the they have that sort of confidence in the sealing.
But I am still going to use a rain sleeve, with my K5, as I do with the K10.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on k5 weather seals at 24/12/2011 - 14:39
Hi Ian.
Take care.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Another Newbie at 23/12/2011 - 15:34
Hi Gideon.
I am sure you will be pleased with your purchase.
Take care.
I am sure you will be pleased with your purchase.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Hello from Northamptonshire at 23/12/2011 - 15:24
The Green Thing. In the line at the supermarket, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day." The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."
He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the shop or off licence. They sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled and re-used. So it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have lifts and escalators in every shop and office building. We walked to the local shops and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go to a supermarket. We bought fruit and veg loose - and washed them at home. We didn't have to throw away bins full of plastic, foam and paper packaging that need huge recycling plants fed by monster trucks all day, everyday.
But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 3kw -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down (mostly hand made or hand knitted) clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing shipped from the other side of the planet. But that old lady is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day. Back then shops repaired things with funny things called spare parts - we didn't need to throw whole items away because a small part failed.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of Wales. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power and hand clippers for the hedges. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a brightly lit, air conditioned health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity and then drink millions of bottles of that special water from those plastic bottles.
But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a plastic cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new plastic pen, and we replaced blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole plastic razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their parents into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest fish & chip shop.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then? Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a young smartass.
Take care.
The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day." The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."
He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the shop or off licence. They sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled and re-used. So it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have lifts and escalators in every shop and office building. We walked to the local shops and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go to a supermarket. We bought fruit and veg loose - and washed them at home. We didn't have to throw away bins full of plastic, foam and paper packaging that need huge recycling plants fed by monster trucks all day, everyday.
But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 3kw -- wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down (mostly hand made or hand knitted) clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing shipped from the other side of the planet. But that old lady is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day. Back then shops repaired things with funny things called spare parts - we didn't need to throw whole items away because a small part failed.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of Wales. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power and hand clippers for the hedges. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a brightly lit, air conditioned health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity and then drink millions of bottles of that special water from those plastic bottles.
But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a plastic cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new plastic pen, and we replaced blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole plastic razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their parents into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest fish & chip shop.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then? Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a young smartass.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Another pointless thread at 23/12/2011 - 15:12
I see the RSPCA, has an advertisement on this web site, but cant really see the point, I will explain.
We have had since approx mid summer, a cat spending most of its time in our back garden, or sitting by our back door. My wife has asked around and put notes though the letter boxes of the houses in the area, to try and find out if anyone is missing a cat.
As the weather became colder and wetter, my wife has been leaving the door on our greenhouse partly open, and the cat has taken to sleeping there.
Being concerned, my wife rang the local RSPCA, a couple of days ago, the telephone conversation went something like this.
RSPCA: Good morning how can we help.
My Wife: Explains the situation as above.
RSPCA: Are you feeding it.
My Wife: Well yes, I can’t see it go hungry.
RSPCA: AS this cat is sleeping in your greenhouse, and you are feeding it, the cat is not technically homeless. So we are unable to help at this time. If you stop feeding it, you will probably find it will go away. I will take a description of the cat, just in case, we are contacted, regarding a missing cat.
My Wife: But the cat has been here since approx mid summer, also I think it has possible sight problems, as his eyes have an unusual cast, and he moves his head around, as if trying to focus.
RSPCA: We have recorded this cats description, sorry there is nothing further we can do, maybe you could call us again in the new year, to see if we have had any missing cat enquires.
End of call.
The cat will not suffer, as my wife has put some old towels in the greenhouse, to make a better bed, and it will be feed.
But no thanks to the RSPCA.
We will ring them again in the new year, and ask to speak to the manger, maybe, my wife was speaking to someone on work experience, don’t know why I am trying to defend them, as their manner was completely off hand, but will give them a further chance, before contacting their head office.
Sorry for a long drawn out post, I feel better for the rant.
Take care.
Best of seasons greetings to all.
If this post is considered political, maybe the moderators could please remove.
We have had since approx mid summer, a cat spending most of its time in our back garden, or sitting by our back door. My wife has asked around and put notes though the letter boxes of the houses in the area, to try and find out if anyone is missing a cat.
As the weather became colder and wetter, my wife has been leaving the door on our greenhouse partly open, and the cat has taken to sleeping there.
Being concerned, my wife rang the local RSPCA, a couple of days ago, the telephone conversation went something like this.
RSPCA: Good morning how can we help.
My Wife: Explains the situation as above.
RSPCA: Are you feeding it.
My Wife: Well yes, I can’t see it go hungry.
RSPCA: AS this cat is sleeping in your greenhouse, and you are feeding it, the cat is not technically homeless. So we are unable to help at this time. If you stop feeding it, you will probably find it will go away. I will take a description of the cat, just in case, we are contacted, regarding a missing cat.
My Wife: But the cat has been here since approx mid summer, also I think it has possible sight problems, as his eyes have an unusual cast, and he moves his head around, as if trying to focus.
RSPCA: We have recorded this cats description, sorry there is nothing further we can do, maybe you could call us again in the new year, to see if we have had any missing cat enquires.
End of call.
The cat will not suffer, as my wife has put some old towels in the greenhouse, to make a better bed, and it will be feed.
But no thanks to the RSPCA.
We will ring them again in the new year, and ask to speak to the manger, maybe, my wife was speaking to someone on work experience, don’t know why I am trying to defend them, as their manner was completely off hand, but will give them a further chance, before contacting their head office.
Sorry for a long drawn out post, I feel better for the rant.
Take care.
Best of seasons greetings to all.
If this post is considered political, maybe the moderators could please remove.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Another pointless thread at 22/12/2011 - 16:06
Patrick, before you decide, take a close look at Charlotte’s images, taken with her 70 -300 zoom.
I have a Pentax 100mm f2.8 macro, prime, and can only dream of getting images the quality of Charlotte’s, with that zoom.
To see good examples of images taken using the Raynox, adaptation lens, have a look on the
(Disabled Photographers Society), web site, in the forum section.
Take care.
I have a Pentax 100mm f2.8 macro, prime, and can only dream of getting images the quality of Charlotte’s, with that zoom.
To see good examples of images taken using the Raynox, adaptation lens, have a look on the
(Disabled Photographers Society), web site, in the forum section.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on fast zoom with macro? at 20/12/2011 - 20:37
Get a set of Stealth gear, photographers jacket and trousers, very warm, wind proof, water proof, plus more pockets than you could ever fill.
Go for a larger size than you normally take, especially with the trousers.
Stealth gear is not cheap, but good quality, I think the set I have will last me, for as long as I want.
Bought mine as an early Christmas present to myself, last year.
Purchased from “Morris Photo”, who give excellent customer service.
Take care.
Go for a larger size than you normally take, especially with the trousers.
Stealth gear is not cheap, but good quality, I think the set I have will last me, for as long as I want.
Bought mine as an early Christmas present to myself, last year.
Purchased from “Morris Photo”, who give excellent customer service.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Best Thermals in your opinion at 20/12/2011 - 20:10
Working tommorow morning as well, wonder what it will show then.
Then free of bank holiday, duty’s for the rest of the year. Method in my madness.
All the best for Christmas & New year.
Take care.