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Comment by Clarky posted on k10D training at 14/01/2008 - 15:04
I can vouch for the Magic Lantern Guide very informative and there is also this book which i believe is very good also.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pentax-K10D-e-Book-Learn-how-to-fully-use-this-camera_W0QQitemZ150202404980QQihZ005QQcategoryZ30020QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m122
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pentax-K10D-e-Book-Learn-how-to-fully-use-this-camera_W0QQitemZ150202404980QQihZ005QQcategoryZ30020QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m122
Comment by Clarky posted on k10D training at 14/01/2008 - 14:48
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Hi,
Not sure if this is the right place to post this request but here goes.
I got a K10D for a christmas present, This is without doubt the nicest camera I have ever owned. The only other camera's I have ever had were the traditional point and shoot type that did everything automatically for me.
My query is this, Are there any training courses specifically designed for the novice photographer in the use of the K10D.
The manual that came with the camera seems very consise but it is very heavy reading and a tad confusing as to what it aims to do, and there is no way of knowing if I am doing it right or wrong. I feel a training course would be ideal for me.
I notice that there are lots of courses available for the Nikon users but have yet to find one for the pentax K10D.
I am UK based.
Hope someone can point point me in the right direction,
Many thanks
Gary
A very good training course is right here in this forum. You will find all you need to know and all you don't need to know if you browse through the threads Hi,
Not sure if this is the right place to post this request but here goes.
I got a K10D for a christmas present, This is without doubt the nicest camera I have ever owned. The only other camera's I have ever had were the traditional point and shoot type that did everything automatically for me.
My query is this, Are there any training courses specifically designed for the novice photographer in the use of the K10D.
The manual that came with the camera seems very consise but it is very heavy reading and a tad confusing as to what it aims to do, and there is no way of knowing if I am doing it right or wrong. I feel a training course would be ideal for me.
I notice that there are lots of courses available for the Nikon users but have yet to find one for the pentax K10D.
I am UK based.
Hope someone can point point me in the right direction,
Many thanks
Gary
I started like you, a complete novice and and have learnt a great deal here with friendly and very good advice.
Comment by Clarky posted on k10D training at 14/01/2008 - 09:47
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So cold some mornings I can see my nipples poking through my parka...
Don't you mean your jumper So cold some mornings I can see my nipples poking through my parka...
Thats a great shot it would make a nice X-mas card.
Do you have any difficulty with the lenses fogging up in that extreme cold.
I could'nt imagine living in thoses extreme conditions. Brrrrrr
Comment by Clarky posted on Frosty here three.... at 13/01/2008 - 07:17
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Many years ago I witnessed a trainee electrician ask "Is this (3 phase supply - 440 volts 100 amp) live?". His supervisor replied " I don't know, cut through it and see".
The trainee did what he was advised and cut through all 4 wires. He was on a step ladder at the time. The resulting explosion threw him off of the step ladder, welded his cutters together, and shut the factory down for 2 hours whilst the damage was repaired.
The moral: To trust is good, to check is better.
That guys supervisor sure has some extreme and dangerous teaching techniques Many years ago I witnessed a trainee electrician ask "Is this (3 phase supply - 440 volts 100 amp) live?". His supervisor replied " I don't know, cut through it and see".
The trainee did what he was advised and cut through all 4 wires. He was on a step ladder at the time. The resulting explosion threw him off of the step ladder, welded his cutters together, and shut the factory down for 2 hours whilst the damage was repaired.
The moral: To trust is good, to check is better.
The picture i posted was a contrived shot We aussies are tough not dumb. Or is that the other way around hmmmm
Comment by Clarky posted on Lens stuck on camera body at 17/01/2008 - 21:08
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nope, just press the button down, and slide your finger off the button, allowing it to "snap" back.
Of course, the way i explained it would mean damaging the camera How dumb nope, just press the button down, and slide your finger off the button, allowing it to "snap" back.
On the subject of dumb things you are all invited to my place for a BBQ and a swim
Don you will have to keep your parka on as i am having recurring nightmares about your nipples
Comment by Clarky posted on Lens stuck on camera body at 15/01/2008 - 02:49
Thats an absolute cracker of a story and i do believe he was actually enjoying himself
Don: your idea seems to make a lot of sense and appears obvious to me. So you just break off the lens release button and remove the spring holding the pin into the AF screw hole and wriggle it somewhat until the pin drops out. Is that your meaning :
Don: your idea seems to make a lot of sense and appears obvious to me. So you just break off the lens release button and remove the spring holding the pin into the AF screw hole and wriggle it somewhat until the pin drops out. Is that your meaning :
Comment by Clarky posted on Lens stuck on camera body at 15/01/2008 - 02:19
Very creative
Comment by Clarky posted on just for a laff! at 01/04/2008 - 22:21
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or is it possible that a bunch of naked sheep threw themselves off a cliff, out of shame and embarassment, causing the wearer(s) of thier coats to refer to them as jumpers?
Well that wouldn't be the first time or is it possible that a bunch of naked sheep threw themselves off a cliff, out of shame and embarassment, causing the wearer(s) of thier coats to refer to them as jumpers?
I have worked on sheep stations and i can say that sheep would be the dumbest animal god ever created and i doubt they would know how to be embarrassed or shamed or if they knew they were falling off a cliff
They were only created for eating and good quality jumpers
Comment by Clarky posted on My wife shot me... at 10/01/2008 - 01:19
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Oh, and now I know what the UK folk mean by "jumper".
We aussies call them Jumpers also and my understanding is it derived from wooly jumper as in jumping sheep, wooly jumper and then just jumper. But this could be just an aussie myth Oh, and now I know what the UK folk mean by "jumper".
Comment by Clarky posted on My wife shot me... at 10/01/2008 - 00:52
If you were near Essex I'd offer my services, but Derbyshire is a bit of a way off.