George Lazarette

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George Lazarette
Are you sure you mean radio?

Flashes can be triggered by:

light (another flashgun. Some have built-in sensors, most need an external one);

infra-red (the standard studio-flash triggering system);

cable;

wireless (meaning two intelligent flashguns swapping exposure information by small flash bursts, and then firing properly);

studio radio (where a small transmitter is mounted on the hotshoe, and a receiver on the flashgun);

proper radio (which allows outdoor cameras to be triggered from a considerable distance).

Which of these do you want, and what flash units are you using, or do you plan to use?

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on which remote trigger setup to buy at 23/02/2008 - 11:20

George Lazarette
On a somewhat more modest scale, but closer to home, you could try visiting one of the classic launch builders on the Thames. There is a good one at Hurley.

http://www.boatbuilder.co.uk/home.htm

What makes the craftsmanship on a boat special is the need to design not merely for aesthetic pleasure, but also for the peculiar demands made on a boat - stresses in every direction, 90 degree tilting, extremes of temperature, damp, saltiness - together with strength and efficient use of space, which is always at a premium on a boat.

There is enormous pleasure to be gained from merely contemplating a well-built boat.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Local Victorian Cemetary at 25/02/2008 - 23:55

George Lazarette
I'm slightly interesting to sell an FA 20mm 1:2.8. It's in very good condition. Drop me a private message if you would like to make an offer.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on I'm very interesting to buy Pentax 20/2.8. at 22/02/2008 - 20:18

George Lazarette
Nice light, good tonal range, excellent 3-D effect.

Not a great pic, but a very acceptable one.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on mono trees at 21/02/2008 - 19:08

George Lazarette
Pathetic. Pentax can do far better.

http://tinyurl.com/2sd457

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Don't you wish you had a Canon at 21/02/2008 - 19:04

George Lazarette
Quote:
I'd still shoot RAW and then if space is limited keep the best as RAW and batch convert the others using Silky to JPEG.
Good advice.

I have a load of jpegs from the early days of the *ist D, and I really wish they were RAW.

But in those days RAW conversion was a black art, and very little good software was available. And cards cost a small fortune.

I may be wrong, but I think it cost more to buy a 250MB CF card than it does to buy a 250GB external hard drive today.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on RAW to TIFF at 26/02/2008 - 22:25

George Lazarette
I was talking about saving and re-saving JPEGs. At 100%, I don't think you would lose anything.

But I agree that a computer should be able to do a better job than a camera, although the camera processor is dedicated to that and not much else.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on RAW to TIFF at 21/02/2008 - 19:16

George Lazarette
I believe that JPEG is only a lossy format if you save at less than 100%.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on RAW to TIFF at 21/02/2008 - 18:59

George Lazarette
Quote:
impotentspider wrote:
I've said this before and I'm going to say it yet again......my advice is look for a used Pentax 80-320, the lens is (IMHO) very underated. Even though I now have the Bigma 50-500 I would not dream of parting with the Pentax, and with the K10D I can often get away with shooting at f8 which as we all know is the (alleged) optimum aperture for best results.
What sort of price should I be paying for one of these lenses. If I can find one that is. I use a K10D also.
Check Ebay.

Also Ffordes. (Twice the price)

From America, KEH.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax K10D at 28/02/2008 - 11:45

George Lazarette
Here's what you need (apart from lots of money):

http://tinyurl.com/yokhm7

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax K10D at 20/02/2008 - 23:19

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