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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Alien Bug at 04/09/2007 - 11:31
Looks like Scarabus Crappus, the common dung-beetle.
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Scarabus Crappus sounds like a name for our next super hero
The ancient Egyptians believed that the Earth was a giant ball of ordure, and that its rotation was caused by a giant dung-beetle, rolling it along the highways of space.
After ten years of Tony Blair, I'm beginning to have some sympathy for their point of view.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Alien Bug at 04/09/2007 - 11:23
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Alien Bug at 04/09/2007 - 08:05
George when you say i will need to use my on camera flash to trigger it does that mean i will be firing both flashes at once??? thanks
Assuming it has a slave sensor, or you add one. The alternative, as I said, is a hotshoe-pc adapter and cable.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Another flash question? at 04/09/2007 - 12:02
Auto-flashes can be OK, but don't pay much for it. You'll have to use your on-camera flash to trigger it, or pay more money for an adapter and cable.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Another flash question? at 04/09/2007 - 09:52
What am I doing wrong ?
How old is the lens? If it is more than "a certain age", it won't necessarily be compatible with the modern K-mount.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Tokina AF 28-70 f.2.6-2.8 AT-X 270af Pro II issues ?? at 03/09/2007 - 23:53
Although Ricoh used the Pentax K mount, they added some features of their own, like the pin that Steve alludes to. This is positioned in just the right place to foul the AF actuator on a Pentax AF camera.
Generally, Ricoh-fit lenses should be avoided.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on How to fit a vivitar lens? at 03/09/2007 - 23:51
It's a shame he'll only ship to Oz.
I have decided to have a go for it. The guy is only 10mins from my work and will allow pick up so i will save on postage also.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on SMC M 200mm f4 sale advice at 04/09/2007 - 11:34
It's an f/2.8 A Star lens, so significantly higher up the scale than the f/4 M lens that Substitute was refering to.
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Is the A version f:4 still an above average lens :
I think this is the one Tyr is after if i am not mistaken
The SMCP-A 200mm is really quite rare. I don't watch out for them, but I don't recall seeing one on Ebay before. It's a different design from the M, and ought to be better.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on SMC M 200mm f4 sale advice at 04/09/2007 - 08:13
Grrr... As soon as I saw 200mm f4 I was excited. I really want the A version of this lens
I have no idea what it would go for but the A versions are expensive.
http://tinyurl.com/yr6hn4
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The Pentax * lenses, along with the Ltds, are amongst the very best lenses on the planet. You don't have to ask how good they are; they are superb.
And quality has a price.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on SMC M 200mm f4 sale advice at 04/09/2007 - 00:46
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