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Comment by George Lazarette posted on PENTAX site Check it Out at 18/05/2007 - 13:00
...however, people didn't simply float off the planet, before Newton used vocabulary to describe "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica".
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on PENTAX site Check it Out at 18/05/2007 - 09:05
I must add one more thing: sufficient self-belief.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on PENTAX site Check it Out at 16/05/2007 - 20:11
You missed the most important factor for me, The Passion, the Joy and the Love of one of my chosen modes of expression. Without those, this discussion would be moot. As I would not exist on this forum not in this metier.
Ben
I can only think of one great artist who wasn't permanently consumed by the desire to create, and that was Rossini. Almost uniquely amongst the great composers, he retired, and took up cooking instead. Perhaps he considered cooking to be an art, but with a more practical result.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on PENTAX site Check it Out at 16/05/2007 - 14:18
A pro has to be good enough to deliver the goods, on time, every time, but good enough is not the same as great.
Ben stands out in his field, not because he is professional (though given his talent it would be a waste if he wasn't), but because of two things:
First, he has an artist's eye. His shots are invariably highly creative in their conception.
And second, he has mastered his craft. His ability to light a picture is far beyond what most of us can even dream about. This is vital, because the most fertile imagination is useless if you lack the technique to turn an idea into reality.
The team, the equipment, etc., are obviously essential, in the same way as petrol is essential to a Ferrari. But they are no more than tools. It's his creativity and his craftsmaship that are the key to the quality of his work.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on PENTAX site Check it Out at 16/05/2007 - 09:14
Thanks for that information. I found the old Pentax UK site such a pain that I was never much tempted to revisit, but it all seems quite clear now.
Is it my imagination, or do Pentax not promote this service much?
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax K10D LCD display at 27/05/2007 - 00:20
I know roughly what "firmware" is in a PC context, but does my ist*DS have it, too? If so, how would I change it?
Download it from the Pentax site, and it will tell you what to do.
Basically, copy it to a card, insert card in camera, and press a button (forget which) when you switch on.
Takes a couple of minutes.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax K10D LCD display at 26/05/2007 - 20:43
http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/show_firmware?firmId=8793673
It just might solve the problem, and it will certainly solve others.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax K10D LCD display at 14/05/2007 - 21:48
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hockey shots at 14/05/2007 - 17:49
edit: calling to mind a recent thread which was accidentally hijacked, I would like to make it clear that I have posted these shots as an example of the capabilitys of the nifty fifty and I am not looking for critique here
Joking apart, the second one is super. And I really agree about the benefits of stabilisation with a fast lens.
I must try out my 50 1.2. When I get the K10D back, of course.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on SMC-FA 50mm f/1.4 versus SMC-FA/F 50mm f/2.8 macro at 22/05/2007 - 13:36
HELL NO!
but having pushed a yamaha fj1200 into the 240-260 km/h speed range, having skydived, water skiing, downhill skiing, rollerblading, and list goes on and on...
I think I have a vague idea of the concepts, and have found many practical uses for gravity, and a few other laws of physics.
for example:
I don't need to read a book to know about rotational mass, gyroscoping, gravity, acceleration, aerodynamics and friction.
All I need to know is this:
If I manage to get both wheels on a 450lb, 130hp motorcycle off the ground, at the same time, what goes up will come down (gravity);
I have two wheels (large rotating masses, gyroscopes) that I can use, by braking (front and rear) or accelerating (rear) to shift the weight and level the thing off before it lands. If it lands level the weight will distribute evenly accross two different types of suspension (one being a lever, the other straight hydrolic), the tires will apply friction to the asphault, and life (the meaning of which is subjective and not likely to be found in a book) goes on.
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