George Lazarette

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George Lazarette
Fine picture. The first version is the best (IMHO). The proportions are better, which I think compensates for the distractions.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on A bit outside my comfort zone... at 21/10/2007 - 22:41

George Lazarette
Your photographic skills have improved over the same period!

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Seven weeks old... and four months later at 21/10/2007 - 00:04

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Out of the pancake lenses - which one do you prefer? Which one is typically most popular?
The 40mm is a lousy focal length on digital; the 21mm is barely any better optically than the FA 20mm (and slower), and the 70mm is good, but not as good as the 77mm.

So I don't have any of them.

But if I were to get one, it would be the 21mm.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pancake lens - which one do you prefer? at 20/10/2007 - 23:59

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ANy ide when this one will be available in Pentax mount?
I've read so many things about it...I am clueless.
Thanks for sharing any reliable info!
Sadly, there is no reliable info.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Sigma 50-150mm at 21/10/2007 - 00:00

George Lazarette
Agreed. Presumably this is not Leith.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Colours at 20/10/2007 - 11:02

George Lazarette
A very good alternative to the built-in flash is a Pentax AF240Z.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2u2hhd

Highly recommended as a light, cheap, easy-to-use, accessory flash.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Built in flash has died... at 20/10/2007 - 11:11

George Lazarette
I usually find that if an item dies within the guarantee period, the best thing is to return it to the place you bought it.

Presuming that that might be expensive, I should take/send it to Pentax UK and claim under the manufacturer's warranty.

That's assuming that you are in the UK. If you edit your profile, you can add that information, which is always nice to know.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Built in flash has died... at 20/10/2007 - 11:01

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Ammonyte wrote:
Clarky, you need to download the Pentax Remote Assistant Software, then use the USB cable to connect camera and computer.
Even with Remote Assistant, you can't see what the camera sees without making an exposure.

You can see what it took, on the computer screen, and if you save it, it ends up on the computer, not the SD card in the camera.

But taking the pictures one at a time and saving them on the computer, doesn't seem to me to be any quicker than taking all the photos, and then uploading the whole lot.
I think the point is to see whether the picture is in focus, and redo it immediately if not, while the subject is in place.

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on OPTIO 50 & LAPTOP at 21/10/2007 - 00:03

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Hi ALL,
I'm new to this & its cold over here in Finland. !!
Help please:
I would like to be able to 'run' my Optio 50 and at the same time see the pictures on my ACER3502 laptop.
I need to focus on small diecast vehicles and at the same time see and record them on the laptop. There are over 300 items and if I just photograph them and then transfer them to the laptop it'll take days..
I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY ??
Thank you. Jimmm
Your confidence is probably misplaced. You can do this with a Pentax *ist D or K10D, but not with (m)any other bodies.

Trying to do macro photography with a p&s camera is always going to be a challenge. My advice is to try and shoot in very bright light, so that the camera uses a small aperture and you will therefore get a large DOF (depth of field - more of the picture will be in focus).

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Comment by George Lazarette posted on OPTIO 50 & LAPTOP at 20/10/2007 - 11:06

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George Lazarette wrote:
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However, it looks a little greeny-yellowy on my screen.
That's grass, George
Indeed, but I was referring to more than the gramineal chromaticism.
So what is your best ever Scrabble score? Gramineal is another cracker. My dictionary (COED) had graminaceous, but not that. Chromaticism is not even in the same league.

Apart from the grass, what looks too green/yellow to you?
The horse looks a bit jaundiced, and the sky a bit green. But both are only slight.

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PS: Graminaceous is a bit florid, in my view. Gramineal is a modest, unassuming, little adjective.

Comment by George Lazarette posted on Feed coming back… at 20/10/2007 - 14:40

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