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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hoya take over of Pentax goes ahead. at 06/06/2007 - 02:59
Personally, if Hoya pulls the plug I will buy a couple more K10Ds and keep them 'til they pack up, which should be many years.
The gear might lose financial value, but it won't become any less capable of taking good pictures.
We'll probably find that in twenty years only Minolta and Pentax will have survived, in the form of Sony and Pentax.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hoya take over of Pentax goes ahead. at 05/06/2007 - 11:28
Having originally rejected Hoya, the board were not exactly going to be persona grata with the new owners. So, it was a question of go or be pushed. One imagines there was a severance package in place to soften the blow.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hoya take over of Pentax goes ahead. at 25/05/2007 - 11:20
And remember, there were portraits before there were grips...
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on What happens when battery in grip runs out? at 25/05/2007 - 23:40
I really don't see the advantage of using the grip at all. The batteries last for a very long time and it would be a simple matter to put a freshly charged one in before a day's heavy shooting is started. 500 shots later it would take seconds to change.
Also, why add a heavy grip to an already moderately heavy camera?
It's also helpful for those who never mastered the knack of turning a camera through 90 degrees to shoot portraits.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on What happens when battery in grip runs out? at 25/05/2007 - 08:39
best of luck, if it comes off it will be the bargain of the year
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on 21mm f3.2 - HEADS UP £200 ON EBAY BIN at 25/05/2007 - 23:36
I agree - some caution and a little research needed ; )
So this may be a bargin for somebody, but it won't be a bargain for me.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on 21mm f3.2 - HEADS UP £200 ON EBAY BIN at 25/05/2007 - 08:02
Could be the Ricoh mount - which was very very close to PKA.
However, be warned, some Ricoh mount lenses will go on but are a right royal pain to get off again
If you've already got the 18-55 kit lens, I'm not sure why you'd want to try such a cheap lens...
Matt
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Lens Fit Problem at 24/05/2007 - 15:17
I always cradle the lens in my left hand, and support the base of the body with the palm/wrist - even with a diddy 50mm lens on!
Matt
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax A or F 28mm F2.8 versus Pentax DA 18-55mm at 04/06/2007 - 09:24
........... but my *ist DS is so light that it doesn't take much at all to badly spoil its balance.
I am always baffled by this talk of balance. With long lenses, I cradle the lens in my left hand and hold the camera body in my right. Balance doesn't come into it.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax A or F 28mm F2.8 versus Pentax DA 18-55mm at 02/06/2007 - 21:49
Finally I would love to think that in twenty years Pentax are still with us. Sony becoming one of the major companies I can definitely see happening.
The latter would hopefully be using a K mount.
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