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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Weekly Competition #2 - Play at 09/07/2007 - 22:03
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George... I hope you are not coming onto me.
Do you know Newton's Third Law of Motion?George... I hope you are not coming onto me.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hmmmm what would you buy?? Sigma or Pentax? at 10/07/2007 - 09:56
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george have you ever kissed a girl?
Yup. She turned into a frog called Blue something.george have you ever kissed a girl?
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hmmmm what would you buy?? Sigma or Pentax? at 09/07/2007 - 20:51
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Lets see what the new lenses hold for us.
You've already described them as over-priced, before seeing or trying them. Perhaps you could turn your gift for prophecy to good use by telling me who will win the 4:30 at Newmarket on Saturday.Lets see what the new lenses hold for us.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hmmmm what would you buy?? Sigma or Pentax? at 09/07/2007 - 20:45
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To make a blanket statement that these tests are rigged to further one manufacturers reputation is just as cloud cuckoo. Because in truth we don't know.
I'm sure no-one complained when the K10 recieved 90% etc scores.
Why should I not believe the test in Digital Camera or Digital SLR photo??
Because almost all modern consumer magazines are run by their marketing departments, who dictate editorial policy based on advertisers' wishes.G wrote:
Anybody who believes "tests" in camera magazines is living in cloud-cuckoo land. It is difficult to say whether the reviewers are more dishonest than incompetent, or vice versa.
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This is a strange statement that may be deemed paranoid. The real truth of these tests is truly unknowable - unless you actually stand next to the tester and witness the test.Anybody who believes "tests" in camera magazines is living in cloud-cuckoo land. It is difficult to say whether the reviewers are more dishonest than incompetent, or vice versa.
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To make a blanket statement that these tests are rigged to further one manufacturers reputation is just as cloud cuckoo. Because in truth we don't know.
I'm sure no-one complained when the K10 recieved 90% etc scores.
Why should I not believe the test in Digital Camera or Digital SLR photo??
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hmmmm what would you buy?? Sigma or Pentax? at 08/07/2007 - 16:22
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yes I thought a criticism of Pentax current glass would stir a few of you.
The 12-24 f4 recieved a really luke warm response from this months digital camera mag. I've also seen one of the prime do surprisingly poorly on test.
These test are important to buyers as if they are indeed genuine they are are only way we can know if a lens is any good.
Anybody who believes "tests" in camera magazines is living in cloud-cuckoo land. It is difficult to say whether the reviewers are more dishonest than incompetent, or vice versa.yes I thought a criticism of Pentax current glass would stir a few of you.
The 12-24 f4 recieved a really luke warm response from this months digital camera mag. I've also seen one of the prime do surprisingly poorly on test.
These test are important to buyers as if they are indeed genuine they are are only way we can know if a lens is any good.
The best tests are the ones you do yourself, for yourself. But it's not normally practical to do this for all the lenses you want to know about, so a very good second best is to read the views of experienced users in forums such as this. This forum is quite good, but a better one (because it gets more visitors, and the level of expertise is very high) is the PDML. The worst (of the ones I have seen) is without doubt DPReview, because it attracts nit-pickers of the most boring kind who usually have no idea what they are talking about.
In fairness, there are one or two good people on DPReview, but I find you go mad wading through all the swine just to find the odd pearl.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hmmmm what would you buy?? Sigma or Pentax? at 08/07/2007 - 13:00
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Do I wait for the over priced possibly below par 16-50mm lens
(sorry pentax lenses have been getting fairly weak reviews recently)
Care to mention which?Do I wait for the over priced possibly below par 16-50mm lens
(sorry pentax lenses have been getting fairly weak reviews recently)
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hmmmm what would you buy?? Sigma or Pentax? at 07/07/2007 - 23:48
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Hi Peter,
Thanks for your help and fast response.
My Pentax Remote Assistant version is 3.01, but when start the Assistant all options stay grayed (as if the camera was off).
In Windows Explorer (Vista 32), the camera logic unit and folders are present (camera is recognized by Windows OS).
Other function I canīt find is the “Wireless control of external flash” (from firmware 1.10), and all other functions mentioned in http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/support/digital/k10d_s_1_10.html.
Will uninstall and reinstall the Remote Assistant…
Best regards.
Dirk TROTTEYN
Try uninstalling Vista. That's the first thing to suspect.Hi Peter,
Thanks for your help and fast response.
My Pentax Remote Assistant version is 3.01, but when start the Assistant all options stay grayed (as if the camera was off).
In Windows Explorer (Vista 32), the camera logic unit and folders are present (camera is recognized by Windows OS).
Other function I canīt find is the “Wireless control of external flash” (from firmware 1.10), and all other functions mentioned in http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/support/digital/k10d_s_1_10.html.
Will uninstall and reinstall the Remote Assistant…
Best regards.
Dirk TROTTEYN
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Help with K10D Firmware update at 07/07/2007 - 23:50
Who says you need the sun to make a good picture?
My only criticism is that you haven't said where the shots were taken.
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My only criticism is that you haven't said where the shots were taken.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on A week in the Lakes... at 07/07/2007 - 19:42
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What I can't understand is that they want photos that are British but they have a photo on there of a Mandarin Duck which isn't native to this country....
Definition of a native? Someone who complains about immigrants. Funnily enough, I was in St James's Park last month, and happened to touch on this very topic with a rather smart Mandarin Duck I came across. The conversation went like this:What I can't understand is that they want photos that are British but they have a photo on there of a Mandarin Duck which isn't native to this country....
"'ello, ducks".
"Ducks? It is customally to addless a Mandalin as "Excerrency."
"Sorry, Excellency, could I please ask your views about these parrots that are taking over Streatham."
"Pallots? You mean those immiglant pallots that are arways getting into tloubre? Send 'em back to South Amelica I say. They give us settrels a bad name."
So there you have it. They may not be natives, but they ARE settled.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Anyone Done this... at 08/07/2007 - 16:46
Hi, I wanted to submit a picture for the competition but I'm not sure how to upload it... Could someone explain it to me.
Cheers Lee
tags already in place to make posting images easier.
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