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Comment by George Lazarette posted on More Bug Macros at 04/02/2008 - 23:24
It does seem rather similar to my problem, and to set the record straight, I am still not sure what the precise cause is, except that it is a computer problem, not a camera problem.
I sometimes get similar banding when looking at a picture on a web page. I don't think it can be the video card because the banding is recorded permanently on a JPG file converted from a PEF, but may appear in different places on the same PEF on different days.
I suspect it is really caused by memory, or the main processor. The computer is failing to process certain large image files properly.
PEFs which exhibit this problem work correctly when viewed on my Dell laptop, so it is almost certainly the desktop machine.
The machine is three years old, and starting to fall over more often than it used to, so I reckon a new motherboard, cpu, and RAM are in order.
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I sometimes get similar banding when looking at a picture on a web page. I don't think it can be the video card because the banding is recorded permanently on a JPG file converted from a PEF, but may appear in different places on the same PEF on different days.
I suspect it is really caused by memory, or the main processor. The computer is failing to process certain large image files properly.
PEFs which exhibit this problem work correctly when viewed on my Dell laptop, so it is almost certainly the desktop machine.
The machine is three years old, and starting to fall over more often than it used to, so I reckon a new motherboard, cpu, and RAM are in order.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on K100D banding problem at 29/11/2007 - 08:25
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When capital punishment was repealed here in the '60s it was on the understanding that life would mean life. Now that can mean as little as 5 years with current sentencing tarrifs, and that's not good enough.
The only problem with that is that it ignores two things:When capital punishment was repealed here in the '60s it was on the understanding that life would mean life. Now that can mean as little as 5 years with current sentencing tarrifs, and that's not good enough.
1 Some murders have mitigating circumstances, which should be reflected in the sentence.
2 Some murders are much worse than others, and deserve harsher punishments.
An abused and battered wife who finally cracks and takes a kitchen knife to her drunken and violent husband is not in the same class as a vicious criminal who tortures somebody to death over a period of hours or days.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on I was robbed at 03/12/2007 - 08:31
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Well said, that's about right. I often wonder at the IQ rate of Liberals.
Save your brain. IQ is not a rate.RG
Well said, that's about right. I often wonder at the IQ rate of Liberals.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on I was robbed at 01/12/2007 - 19:55
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So enlighten me, how to stop the rot in society before society collapses?
If I knew, I wouldn't be sitting here pontificating!So enlighten me, how to stop the rot in society before society collapses?
But I do know it won't be stopped by draconian punishments. That's just wishful thinking.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on I was robbed at 01/12/2007 - 18:10
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No that argument does not wash either. If you want to have a decent society, then you have to have deterrents that work. Hanging for murder, and jails with bread and water and no comfort for the inmates. This would be a very good start to begin to redress the balance that has certainly been lost in the UK. Ask any normally adjusted person and they will tell you the same, the balance between good and evil is heavily weighted now against the good. Of course some will die innocent, give me that any day to civilized society being wiped out, which is the direction it is going.
You are right thought not all cops are honest. Neither are the judges and juries.
Bringing back capital punishment, and worse, is not going to stop the rot in society. There was no sudden rise in the murder rate when hanging was abolished, and there would be no drop if it were re-introduced.No that argument does not wash either. If you want to have a decent society, then you have to have deterrents that work. Hanging for murder, and jails with bread and water and no comfort for the inmates. This would be a very good start to begin to redress the balance that has certainly been lost in the UK. Ask any normally adjusted person and they will tell you the same, the balance between good and evil is heavily weighted now against the good. Of course some will die innocent, give me that any day to civilized society being wiped out, which is the direction it is going.
You are right thought not all cops are honest. Neither are the judges and juries.
People commit crimes for a variety of reasons. What is common is that the criminal believes he will get away with it, so penalties are often irrelevant.
In the developed world only one country still clings to capital punishment. Guess which country has the highest murder rate? (Not to mention a very high proportion of church attendance.)
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on I was robbed at 01/12/2007 - 14:33
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Personally, I think this comment is in slightly bad taste, but I know I've said things in the past that I regret, and I also know how difficult it can be to say the right thing in difficult situations, and as a consequence have shoved my foot right into my mouth once or twice in my time.
So living in a glass house as I do, I am in no way throwing stones.
However, it does occur to me that there are other places in the world, where an imagined, rather then actually intended, offence, seems to give rise to the most horrible reactions, and I am very glad I don't live in any of those places.
So, Friday night as it is, I raise my glass to Western Civilisation. It might have its faults, but we don't imprison people, or as some would prefer, shoot them by firing squad, if, as I've been known to, they say or do something that comes across a bit differently from the way they intended.
I'm just off to bed, but I'll raise a glass to Western civilisation, too.Galoot wrote:
I knew that no good would come of shipping all those criminals off to Australia.
I'd like to take this opportunity to celebrate some of the values we have in the West, in which I naturally include Australia and New Zealand.I knew that no good would come of shipping all those criminals off to Australia.
Personally, I think this comment is in slightly bad taste, but I know I've said things in the past that I regret, and I also know how difficult it can be to say the right thing in difficult situations, and as a consequence have shoved my foot right into my mouth once or twice in my time.
So living in a glass house as I do, I am in no way throwing stones.
However, it does occur to me that there are other places in the world, where an imagined, rather then actually intended, offence, seems to give rise to the most horrible reactions, and I am very glad I don't live in any of those places.
So, Friday night as it is, I raise my glass to Western Civilisation. It might have its faults, but we don't imprison people, or as some would prefer, shoot them by firing squad, if, as I've been known to, they say or do something that comes across a bit differently from the way they intended.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on I was robbed at 30/11/2007 - 23:22
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There is something to be said for the Saudi way too. Cut their bloody hands off.
It is high time we stopped pussy-footing about with such scum in the west, or we will lose the freedoms that we all cherish.
One of the Western freedoms I cherish is not having my hands cut off.There is something to be said for the Saudi way too. Cut their bloody hands off.
It is high time we stopped pussy-footing about with such scum in the west, or we will lose the freedoms that we all cherish.
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PS: Sorry to hear this Clarky.
Comment by George Lazarette posted on I was robbed at 29/11/2007 - 20:24
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Hi,
I've just dug out my old Pentax P30 and have been enjoying taking pictures manually again!!
Can anyone recommend a good telephoto lens? I enjoy taking wildlife pictures, so a decent telephoto lens is a must - but the range available seems bewildering to me, and I can't find anywhere that recommends a good one for my particular model.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks,
Adam
The Pentax A and M 400mm lenses come up on Ebay from time to time, and are pretty good, without breaking the bank.Hi,
I've just dug out my old Pentax P30 and have been enjoying taking pictures manually again!!
Can anyone recommend a good telephoto lens? I enjoy taking wildlife pictures, so a decent telephoto lens is a must - but the range available seems bewildering to me, and I can't find anywhere that recommends a good one for my particular model.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks,
Adam
But if your budget will run to it, you won't do better than this:
http://tinyurl.com/2anjlq
It's a bit battered, but just remember how professional that will make you look.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Lens for Pentax P30 Camera at 26/11/2007 - 17:45
A group meet could form the basis for an article, and you'd have plenty of pics to choose from, and different sorts of kit to discuss.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Groups in the PU mag at 04/12/2007 - 20:10
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