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JackL wrote:
Hecky thump! I'm ancient and I haven't learned owt. At least, I can't remember learning owt - but if I did, I must have forgot it!
Never mind, since I'm well on into my second childhood (or so the gaffer says) I might manage to learn summat the second time around!!!
Jack
Hecky Thump? Owt? Summat?
Your not really from Warwickshire are you Jack

Comment by fatspider posted on How Pentax User Ruined My Photos at 23/10/2008 - 17:19

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My favourite is number 8, the couple sitting on the park bench.
Ditto

Comment by fatspider posted on Sharpness or content or hobby at 23/10/2008 - 17:16

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Best plate I ever spotted was way back in the early 80s, HOP 1N, on a bright yellow Opel Manta.

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V8 on an Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Bugger the plate....I'd be happy with the car

Comment by fatspider posted on Personalised Number Plates at 23/10/2008 - 12:17

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Strangely enough we didnt see any ducks or geese at all.

Comment by fatspider posted on Autumn Ducks at 22/10/2008 - 13:25

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Quick update on this.....

I had thought of Ewens option but decided to burn each seperate "order" onto individual discs and take them to Boots. at least that way if the recipients want any more they will have the discs and can fend for themselves

Lo and behold, the first disc into the machine at boots gave me the filenames and placed the images sequentially, I wish I'd have gone there first, the colours were good and the service quick, my only grip was a small amount of cropping, the girl on the counter was extremely helpful in showing this old duffer how to load images from several discs and place them as one order.

Comment by fatspider posted on ASDA Photo Labs at 21/10/2008 - 22:32

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Not an answer to your question but it might be easier next time!
Unfortunately Kris I have an interent connection with the speed of a hot air baloon with the accompanying thermal activity (it drops a lot) sending any large quantity of images is virtually immpossible for me.

Comment by fatspider posted on ASDA Photo Labs at 20/10/2008 - 21:12

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Its not a trade in......its an upgrade

And you could always keep the K10D as well

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Just ring srs, pass your c/card number, job done, painless.
Not true, I find it hurts my ears

Comment by fatspider posted on K20D at 20/10/2008 - 21:06

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I just tried to get some quick prints run off at my local ASDA photo lab, it seems the self service machines they have are a bit useless, I wanted about 200 prints in total, some singly and some duplicated, some I even wanted three of.
Armed with my USB stick and a notepad with all the relevant filenames and quantities required I thought I had it sorted, I even telephoned first to make sure the machine accepted USB sticks. Five minutes after inserting the USB stick I was presented with a screen full of images MINUS the filenames, they weren't even displayed in numerical order, how on earth do they expect people to remember which files are which and how many of each with over a hundred images?
The guy behind tha counter wasn't much help either about as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

Has anyone else had similar experience with self service machines, are they all similar or is it just ASDA's that are naff? And can anyone recomend a high street lab who's machines do display a filename with the images.

Comment by fatspider posted on ASDA Photo Labs at 20/10/2008 - 20:47

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thanks for that link Gwyn, that has definately put the K20D on my Xmas list, I just wish I knew what else Pentax had up their sleeves before commiting to buy one.

Does this link prove that the K20D is the way to go for budding (and pro) wedding photographers? no more worries about blowing out the brides dress

Comment by fatspider posted on K20D at 20/10/2008 - 13:43

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I agree, exposure on the first one is better, as is the composition.

All this talk of ducks on local ponds reminded me I took this shot in New England last year


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Comment by fatspider posted on Autumn Ducks at 20/10/2008 - 09:41

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