George Lazarette

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George Lazarette
Here's a tip, Clarky.

Your AF080C is an excellent flashgun, but it will only fit lenses with a filter diameter of 49mm.

However, thanks to the digital crop factor, it will happily work on your K10D with the FA 100mm 1:2.8 (58mm filter diameter) using a stop-down ring, and with NO vignetting.


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Comment by George Lazarette posted on macro ring flash for a K1000 at 20/02/2008 - 00:34

George Lazarette
She looks a much more sea-worthy craft than the one I am forced to use in these same freak-wave-infested waters. The IOM Steam Packet runs a huge hangar of a ferry with so much top-hamper that I am amazed it has survived so long.

If one day my posts suddenly dry up, you'll know why.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on stricken ferry at 20/02/2008 - 00:52

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I'd have said no, too, if you'd asked me, but not on George's life..
That's very comforting to know.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on K10D Four way controller button at 20/02/2008 - 00:58

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I have just checked my K10Ds, and guess what? The controller and OK button ARE a bit loose. However, before you mentioned it, I would have sworn on my life that they weren't.

So, sorry. They are a bit loose, and it's normal.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on K10D Four way controller button at 19/02/2008 - 18:57

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No, it's not normal. Was this a new machine, or second-hand? Whichever, send it back.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on K10D Four way controller button at 19/02/2008 - 15:32

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Photodo would be immeasurably easier to use if they had a category for the Pentax K mount. Stupidly, they have separate categories for every variation, when most of the time it doesn't matter.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Website for Older Sigma Lenses at 19/02/2008 - 14:48

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The guidance is there, but nobody is criticising or trying to be proscriptive and common sense will prevail.
It's this kind of attitude that makes this forum what it is - civilised.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Weekly Competition # 33 "My Town................" at 25/02/2008 - 21:14

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Sorry to butt in but, "Peel from the hill" - very nice shot George!
Thank you, Sir.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Weekly Competition # 33 "My Town................" at 25/02/2008 - 20:14

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I have changed the spec to read a maximum of 800 pixels on the longest side.

Let's see how the next competition goes.
I have to say that I am persuaded too.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Weekly Competition # 33 "My Town................" at 25/02/2008 - 20:12

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johnriley wrote:
I have made some alterations to the Competitions thread, bearing in mind all the comments made.

There is now an Announcement with the general rules & guidance. The current week only is a Sticky.

In addition to the 800 pixel rule I have added one that an image should be posted and then left unchanged. It seemed potentially unfair if someone kept changing an image in the light of other entries posted. So one shot only at it.

The exception to that is that if an image is deleted because it's disqualified then it can be corrected and re-posted.

Has anything been missed out or is that about right?
I think you should clarify that the longest side should be no longer than 800 as portrait mode would still end up being very large.
The point about the width being restricted is simply that it avoids having to scroll horizontally. Scrolling vertically canot be avoided, so there is no point in having a maximum vertical dimension.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Weekly Competition # 33 "My Town................" at 25/02/2008 - 15:42

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