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Comment by George Lazarette posted on To switch or not to switch at 19/09/2012 - 00:25
johnriley wrote:
I seem to think that I have seen adapters to allow the use of 110 lenses on the Q. Try eBay. There are certainly adapters to use C mount and many other lenses, many of them being excellent optics and very low prices.
Extraordinary. I apologise for saying "hardly". BTW, the price of them isn't totally ridiculous.I seem to think that I have seen adapters to allow the use of 110 lenses on the Q. Try eBay. There are certainly adapters to use C mount and many other lenses, many of them being excellent optics and very low prices.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax auto 110 at 02/09/2012 - 09:47
johnriley wrote:
Hardly, but I suppose the Q does represent a sort of homage to the 110. If it took 110 lenses, that would really be something.Quote:
It would be great if Pentax would reintroduce the camera with a digital sensor, but I don't imagine it will happen.
They already have and it's called the Pentax Q. It would be great if Pentax would reintroduce the camera with a digital sensor, but I don't imagine it will happen.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax auto 110 at 01/09/2012 - 11:04
davidstorm wrote:
I personally cannot understand why anyone would want a 110 camera. The image quality of 110 was useless and with so many decent compact digitals around (see Galoot's post about Pentax Optio i10 for £34.95), what is the point? Why is it more fun?
Regards
David
The appeal was the tiny size, which made it truly a pocketable camera, and the fact that the camera and lenses were of high quality. As a result, the picture quality was much higher than that of other 110 cameras.I personally cannot understand why anyone would want a 110 camera. The image quality of 110 was useless and with so many decent compact digitals around (see Galoot's post about Pentax Optio i10 for £34.95), what is the point? Why is it more fun?
Regards
David
I love mine. I also had a Minox at one time, but although it was a superb piece of engineering, the frame size was just too small to produce reasonable pictures.
It would be great if Pentax would reintroduce the camera with a digital sensor, but I don't imagine it will happen.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax auto 110 at 01/09/2012 - 09:21
I think, Garters, the truth is that it doesn't work.
You know what you intended, but the rest of us don't.
It's not tired, hackneyed, etc...... Just obscure.
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You know what you intended, but the rest of us don't.
It's not tired, hackneyed, etc...... Just obscure.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Burlesque at 30/08/2012 - 22:45
What a lovely bird - and good shots.
British herons were designed by the Royal Navy - in Battleship Grey.
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British herons were designed by the Royal Navy - in Battleship Grey.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Heron at 30/08/2012 - 10:46
rosstownsley wrote:
Mike,
May I ask why you won't buy if the seller asks for a bank transfer?
Is there something dodgy about this?
thanks
If it's an Ebay transaction, and the lens doesn't turn up, you MIGHT be able to get Paypal to refund you. But I have my doubts, given their appalling behaviour in the past.Mike,
May I ask why you won't buy if the seller asks for a bank transfer?
Is there something dodgy about this?
thanks
Nonetheless, if you have a Paypal confirmed address, it is slightly better than nothing.
Some people don't like to give out their bank details, but are happy to make payments by cheque. Bizarre, really, as a cheque contains all your bank details.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Classifieds section at 30/08/2012 - 10:45
Mannesty wrote:
If Pentax Ricoh were to produce a 135-format body, I think they could automatically crop the image size if an APS-C lens were attached to it.
Yes, probably.If Pentax Ricoh were to produce a 135-format body, I think they could automatically crop the image size if an APS-C lens were attached to it.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on What do we want from the K-5 replacement at 29/08/2012 - 21:33
AndrewA wrote:
I had a near miss last year with £350 of our savings, but after almost 3 weeks of sweating I finally got my item.
Turns out I wasn't the first, or last forum member to struggle with a transaction with this particular member.
I have though, bought and sold through the classifieds successfully a number of times and have found everyone else I have dealt with to be trust worthy.
Unfortunately there are those amongst us that are simply just not honest, shame, but true.
Not sure how we can ever moderate such folk.
But you got the item eventually?I had a near miss last year with £350 of our savings, but after almost 3 weeks of sweating I finally got my item.
Turns out I wasn't the first, or last forum member to struggle with a transaction with this particular member.
I have though, bought and sold through the classifieds successfully a number of times and have found everyone else I have dealt with to be trust worthy.
Unfortunately there are those amongst us that are simply just not honest, shame, but true.
Not sure how we can ever moderate such folk.
Sounds more like disorganisation than dishonesty.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Classifieds section at 29/08/2012 - 21:28
Dr Orloff makes a very good point.
For the last few years I have been saying that Pentax wouldn't, in the foreseeable future, bring out a 135-format DSLR.
Well, with Ricoh's much greater resources, cheap 135 bodies from competitors, and the onward march of technology, I now declare that the foreseeable future is no longer measured in years, but months.
There is, of course, the slight problem of lenses, but the second-hand market can fill some of the gaps in the line-up, and anyway, a number of DA lenses seem to be capable of handling a wider image circle.
And who really needs more than 12-24, 31, and 77? Especially in 135 format.
With high res sensors, bird nuts and sports fans can crop!
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For the last few years I have been saying that Pentax wouldn't, in the foreseeable future, bring out a 135-format DSLR.
Well, with Ricoh's much greater resources, cheap 135 bodies from competitors, and the onward march of technology, I now declare that the foreseeable future is no longer measured in years, but months.
There is, of course, the slight problem of lenses, but the second-hand market can fill some of the gaps in the line-up, and anyway, a number of DA lenses seem to be capable of handling a wider image circle.
And who really needs more than 12-24, 31, and 77? Especially in 135 format.
With high res sensors, bird nuts and sports fans can crop!
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on What do we want from the K-5 replacement at 29/08/2012 - 20:48
If I had £1200 to spend and wanted to cover a decent range I would be looking at the Pentax DA 17-70mm f4 and DA* 60-250mm f4.
Jules has both for sale in the used section so you would have enough left to source a prime (depending on focal length)
Both superb lenses.
Simon
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