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Comment by Don posted on Another pointless thread at 25/08/2010 - 23:06
Snootchies wrote:
Aye - it looks like a cormorant from that link Gwyn, thanks guys.
My knowledge of birds is quite pathetic I have to admit. Only last month taking a shot of a Peregrine Falcon and thinking it was a buzzard!!!
Something I must remedy.
nice shot.Aye - it looks like a cormorant from that link Gwyn, thanks guys.
My knowledge of birds is quite pathetic I have to admit. Only last month taking a shot of a Peregrine Falcon and thinking it was a buzzard!!!
Something I must remedy.
My knowledge of birds is limited pretty much limited to chicken, turkey, cornish game hen, partridge, and an assortment of recipies... so don't feel bad.
Comment by Don posted on Can anyone identify this bird please? at 25/08/2010 - 21:09
nice work!
Comment by Don posted on Rumours or fact? at 25/08/2010 - 20:53
and yes I changed the spelling to avoid lawsuits from Lockheed Martin and Lil' Abner....
Comment by Don posted on K-7 Vs D90 Vs 550D at 25/08/2010 - 16:30
Peter Bargh wrote:
The trouble these days with camera reviews is that you have to not only have read the instruction manual inside out, but know the camera inside out too, and that's every nook and crannie. Camera reviewers get cameras for a short space of time and have to compare all aspects thoroughly. The Canon and Nikon have already gone back so we need to get them back again. And to be credible the test needs to meet the expectations of the existing users who may have had the cameras for months, as well as be sure that every set-up is accurately done. It's quite a challenge to do something as thorough as what was intended in the space of time given to do it.
I'm not sticking up for the reviewer - shooting in centre weighted on one and pattern metering on another is unforgivable, but just highlighting something for you to think about, and if you feel you could do better (well not better, that would be easy - as good as you'd expect to read yourself), then please speak up. We need accurate testers. We're currently advertising for a technical editor and they're proving not easy to find.
as much as I love cameras and playing with toys, my writing skills are not up to the task.Quote:
At least you got a flurry of new Pentax using members.
Yes they say there's no such thing as bad publicity. I'd tend to disagree At least you got a flurry of new Pentax using members.
The trouble these days with camera reviews is that you have to not only have read the instruction manual inside out, but know the camera inside out too, and that's every nook and crannie. Camera reviewers get cameras for a short space of time and have to compare all aspects thoroughly. The Canon and Nikon have already gone back so we need to get them back again. And to be credible the test needs to meet the expectations of the existing users who may have had the cameras for months, as well as be sure that every set-up is accurately done. It's quite a challenge to do something as thorough as what was intended in the space of time given to do it.
I'm not sticking up for the reviewer - shooting in centre weighted on one and pattern metering on another is unforgivable, but just highlighting something for you to think about, and if you feel you could do better (well not better, that would be easy - as good as you'd expect to read yourself), then please speak up. We need accurate testers. We're currently advertising for a technical editor and they're proving not easy to find.
When you guys decide you want to do some videos, how-to's and reviews and such, call me. I'll happilly take the newest Pentax gear into my lab/studio/cave (I call it the Skonkwerkz) and see what kind of damage I can do with it.
Comment by Don posted on K-7 Vs D90 Vs 550D at 25/08/2010 - 16:25
yeah, read that, but the real reviews are the ones that come out after the camera is in the hands of users and then any complaints or flaws will really be known...
Comment by Don posted on The new Sony DSLR: a mirror that doesn't move at 24/08/2010 - 22:14
keeping the mirror clean will be a problem for sure.... any dust on that mirror will show in the images...
but I've been wanting such a camera for some time...
can't wait for reviews...
but I've been wanting such a camera for some time...
can't wait for reviews...
Comment by Don posted on The new Sony DSLR: a mirror that doesn't move at 24/08/2010 - 21:52
I envision a future where my consciousness is uploaded into an android or robotic body that is fueled with booze...
Leave it to the Scots to solve the first part of the equation.
link
and Canadian college students have invented a composite material to build it with...
link
now all I have to wait for is someone to build a supercomputer sufficiently powerful enough to contain my mind....
Leave it to the Scots to solve the first part of the equation.
link
and Canadian college students have invented a composite material to build it with...
link
now all I have to wait for is someone to build a supercomputer sufficiently powerful enough to contain my mind....
Comment by Don posted on Rumours or fact? at 24/08/2010 - 21:22
I like!
Comment by Don posted on Duality, a series at 24/08/2010 - 19:07
davex wrote:
You are clearly not thinking straight, question should be how many kidneys do you all have between you, and how many do you really need. ?
Kidney...sell one of yours, keep the kid ( you may need spare parts someday).Quote:
Suppose I could ask the wife if we really need to keep our son
.Suppose I could ask the wife if we really need to keep our son
You are clearly not thinking straight, question should be how many kidneys do you all have between you, and how many do you really need. ?
Comment by Don posted on Rumours or fact? at 24/08/2010 - 18:13
I actually think this thread is not pointless enough and is in desperate need of dumbing down.