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Comment by Clarky posted on What am I ?? at 25/10/2009 - 06:24
Oggy wrote:
Hi Clarky. This thread is quite uncanny. Having got my DFA 100 yesterday, guess what I was going to post today.
Good pictures. I got all trying to work out what the first one was - Oooer Missus
I must be getting senile, I never had such thoughts Hi Clarky. This thread is quite uncanny. Having got my DFA 100 yesterday, guess what I was going to post today.
Good pictures. I got all trying to work out what the first one was - Oooer Missus
Comment by Clarky posted on What am I ?? at 24/10/2009 - 23:27
Clarky wrote:
Playing around with some high mag shots today and decided to have a little fun.
Can you guess what these are :: I hope they are not too easy, have fun
No1 Not a watermelon seed but a tomato seed
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72866.jpg[/IMG]
No2 Flint striker on a cig lighter
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72873.jpg[/IMG]
No3 No one got close, its the camera end of a mechanical shutter release cable
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72886.jpg[/IMG]
No4 The striker on the side of a match box
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1891.jpg[/IMG]
No5 Serrated cutter on a scotch Tape dispenser
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1905.jpg[/IMG]
No6 Small nodule grip on the M and K lenses
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72889.jpg[/IMG]
Well you all did pretty well and it seems number 1 and 3 had the most difficulty. See answers abovePlaying around with some high mag shots today and decided to have a little fun.
Can you guess what these are :: I hope they are not too easy, have fun
No1 Not a watermelon seed but a tomato seed
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72866.jpg[/IMG]
No2 Flint striker on a cig lighter
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72873.jpg[/IMG]
No3 No one got close, its the camera end of a mechanical shutter release cable
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72886.jpg[/IMG]
No4 The striker on the side of a match box
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1891.jpg[/IMG]
No5 Serrated cutter on a scotch Tape dispenser
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1905.jpg[/IMG]
No6 Small nodule grip on the M and K lenses
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72889.jpg[/IMG]
Comment by Clarky posted on What am I ?? at 24/10/2009 - 23:05
Some good answers already, I won't say yay or nay just yet though. Keep the guesses coming.
Hefty I used My Pentax A 100mm with a Pentax 50mm 1.7 reversed stacked onto it.
Hefty I used My Pentax A 100mm with a Pentax 50mm 1.7 reversed stacked onto it.
Comment by Clarky posted on What am I ?? at 24/10/2009 - 11:17
Playing around with some high mag shots today and decided to have a little fun.
Can you guess what these are :: I hope they are not too easy, have fun
No1
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72866.jpg[/IMG]
No2
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72873.jpg[/IMG]
No3
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72886.jpg[/IMG]
No4
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1891.jpg[/IMG]
No5
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1905.jpg[/IMG]
No6
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72889.jpg[/IMG]
Can you guess what these are :: I hope they are not too easy, have fun
No1
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72866.jpg[/IMG]
No2
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72873.jpg[/IMG]
No3
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72886.jpg[/IMG]
No4
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1891.jpg[/IMG]
No5
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1905.jpg[/IMG]
No6
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72889.jpg[/IMG]
Comment by Clarky posted on What am I ?? at 24/10/2009 - 10:55
I'm not sure but I don't see why not. You may be able to download the lastest version from the Pentax website.
I know they discontinued Remote assisant compatibility with the K7 for some reason.
You have also posted this in the wrong forum, this forum is for film cameras. John will along soon and move it for you I suspect.
I know they discontinued Remote assisant compatibility with the K7 for some reason.
You have also posted this in the wrong forum, this forum is for film cameras. John will along soon and move it for you I suspect.
Comment by Clarky posted on Remote Assistance Software at 23/10/2009 - 16:39
gregmoll wrote:
I have an aversion for plastic wobbly lenses and will never put one them next to my head on the pillow at night to admire whilst I falling asleep
Enjoy enjoy the cable release.
Greg
The rattling of the lens will help put you to sleep, it works for babies I have an aversion for plastic wobbly lenses and will never put one them next to my head on the pillow at night to admire whilst I falling asleep
Enjoy enjoy the cable release.
Greg
Pete, I just found this
Quote:
Manufacturer: Pentax
This versatile 3.75-times zoom lens covers the most frequently used focal lengths (from 24mm wide angle to 90mm medium telephoto) and offers a minimum focusing distance of 1.65 at any focal length for a maximum magnification of 0.18 times at 90mm. Thanks to the incorporation of two aspherical lens (AL) elements and extra-low-dispersion glass lens elements, it offers a high-contrast, high-resolution image reproduction over its entire zoom range. It also features the acclaimed internal-focus (IF) mechanism and ghostless lens coating to offer a bright, true-to-life image throughout the image field even at the edges when the picture is taken with a wide-angle setting at a close distance and against backlight.
Manufacturer: Pentax
This versatile 3.75-times zoom lens covers the most frequently used focal lengths (from 24mm wide angle to 90mm medium telephoto) and offers a minimum focusing distance of 1.65 at any focal length for a maximum magnification of 0.18 times at 90mm. Thanks to the incorporation of two aspherical lens (AL) elements and extra-low-dispersion glass lens elements, it offers a high-contrast, high-resolution image reproduction over its entire zoom range. It also features the acclaimed internal-focus (IF) mechanism and ghostless lens coating to offer a bright, true-to-life image throughout the image field even at the edges when the picture is taken with a wide-angle setting at a close distance and against backlight.
Comment by Clarky posted on Good pick up?? at 23/10/2009 - 15:35
Mannesty wrote:
I didn't know that Pete, I always thought it was just the build quality. So its not SMC :gregmoll wrote:
To try and understand why this transaction was a bargain I checked out the Lens Reviews on PF and see that the average price of the lens is $428.00 which to my mind is high. The reviews are not very complimentary about the lens and it only has a 7.3 average rating.
So what justifies the price?
Greg
The SMCP-FA 24-90mm is legendary, a superb optic. Problem is, whilst it performs superbly on a film camera, it can produce somewhat disappointing results on a digital body as it lacks any anti-ghosting coating.To try and understand why this transaction was a bargain I checked out the Lens Reviews on PF and see that the average price of the lens is $428.00 which to my mind is high. The reviews are not very complimentary about the lens and it only has a 7.3 average rating.
So what justifies the price?
Greg
Comment by Clarky posted on Good pick up?? at 23/10/2009 - 15:16
gregmoll wrote:
To try and understand why this transaction was a bargain I checked out the Lens Reviews on PF and see that the average price of the lens is $428.00 which to my mind is high. The reviews are not very complimentary about the lens and it only has a 7.3 average rating.
So what justifies the price?
Greg
IQ is very good with this lens and the focal range is also quite good. What brings it down is its build quality, which is quite poor. It has a tendancy to develop a wobble in the front zoom barrell, not always too its detriment, but I guess it can get to the stage where it can cause problems with IQ. To try and understand why this transaction was a bargain I checked out the Lens Reviews on PF and see that the average price of the lens is $428.00 which to my mind is high. The reviews are not very complimentary about the lens and it only has a 7.3 average rating.
So what justifies the price?
Greg
A buddy of mine has one and it rattles when he walks with it, but he wouldn't go out without it and it takes stunning shots. So I guess you just have to be lucky and get a good one. I just hope I am
Greg, BTW, your shutter release cable turned up today. A fine piece of workmanship, thanks mate I appreciate it. I haven't used it yet but will definately get around too it. cheers
Comment by Clarky posted on Good pick up?? at 23/10/2009 - 15:14
Yes you are right, I should learn to read things all the way through.
Comment by Clarky posted on Wanted Tokina 80-400 at 23/10/2009 - 12:13
So I was close then with a cold egg yolk.!@#!@!@!##
Very good post Clarky.
Regards
Very impressive, what lens combination did you use and how far was the subject from the front lens. It must take ages to set up each shot. Greg
Here's a pic
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP0591.jpg[/IMG]
Some other pics taken with this setup.
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/Fly.jpg[/IMG]
Crazy light effects from the ring flash
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72849-1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72892.jpg[/IMG]
A close up of my laptop screen, you can see the individual pixels
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/00K72895.jpg[/IMG]
A steel rule at half mm increments
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x261/ClarkyinAus/IMGP1895.jpg[/IMG]