George Lazarette

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George Lazarette
Looks like Versailles. Well captured.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Opera-Paris at 24/07/2013 - 09:22

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darkskies wrote:
Are you sure about that, George?

Normally one pays tax in the country where one is resident. Residence being defined as the place where you spend over 50% of the year.
We are talking about earned income here.

What I wrote was true generally, but not if the income is "merely incidental", according to HMRC (I have just looked it up).

Whether this is "merely incidental" is a matter for debate.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Urgent advice Needed Weddings and tax! at 09/07/2013 - 01:41

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To be honest, there's not much more to say on this topic.

The simple fact is that all Pentax sensors are excellent, and capable of getting the best out of the most exalted lenses.

Much better to have a less expensive body and a great lens than vice-versa.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Optical overkill? at 09/07/2013 - 01:14

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Pentaxophile wrote:
... Oh and re the gallery, I've decided it's best to upload a 600px image straight off the bat, and not let the gallery do any resizing. This doesn't appear to have any impact on IQ.
I am sure that is wise.

When we found baby snakes in the garden, which was not uncommon, we used to kill them. But they were puff adders and spitting cobras. Not nice neighbours.

My mother once found a large snake climbing the front door, which was mainly glass. She gave it both barrels of the shotgun, only to find, post mortem, that it was a harmless mole snake. Both snake and door were pronounced dead at the scene. Only the moles were pleased.

Life was different then.

Comment by George Lazarette posted on PU Gallery View at 09/07/2013 - 00:44

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The original question, Robin, was from a user of Pentax K-mount cameras.

Even if we widen the scope to "tiny sensor" cameras, how many have interchangeable lenses? Not many, so your point is irrelevant.

You no doubt post on many different forums, covering a variety of brands, in order to promote your various websites. Your confusion is therefore perhaps understandable. However, often the name of the forum will provide a clue as to the brand concerned. In this case the name "Pentax" is fairly prominent in a number of places. Look carefully and you will see it.

By the way, linking to other brands' websites is not encouraged here. I wouldn't want you to get into trouble.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Optical overkill? at 08/07/2013 - 23:33

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And you haven't even tried the Limiteds yet!

It's worth mentioning, though, that the DA* zooms are very close in quality to the best primes.

But, as ever, quality comes at a price.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Prime lens wow factor at 08/07/2013 - 23:16

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That looks much better!

Seriously, the pose looks more natural.

I think there is something about the perspective that makes the pop bottle pictures look odd. I imagine that bottle and girl were shot at different distances, and somehow the eye knows there is something fishy happening.

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PS: I am assuming it's not a real bottle. It it was, then obviously they must have been shot at different distances.

Comment by George Lazarette posted on Does it work? at 08/07/2013 - 23:11

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I was christened in Llandyrnog, so I am an honorary Clwydian too.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hi from North Wales at 08/07/2013 - 21:10

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Shouldn't this be in the Classified ads section?

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on I am selling my Pentax gear at 08/07/2013 - 21:08

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If you do the work in the UK, then the income is UK income, and subject to UK tax.

If you have no other UK earnings, then your personal allowance should ensure that you don't pay any UK tax (unless you charge more than most wedding togs).

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Urgent advice Needed Weddings and tax! at 08/07/2013 - 21:06

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