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Comment by George Lazarette posted on More Pentax pro penetration of photograpers at 02/05/2007 - 20:00
well it hasnt been answered definitively as far as I know. If it has please let me know where.
I asked on another thread and someone said it was probably alright, but it still wasnt definitive.
...........sorry about not rhyming it must be a terrible disappointment, but I wouldnt want to inflict any spur of the moment doggerel...
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on CaptureOne 3.7.7 released at 10/05/2007 - 19:11
can anyone confirm whether or not you still get a free capture one LE license with a sandisk extreme 3 card?
I have one, but would like both another card and another code, to install CO LE on more computers...
Thomas, you're a disappointment. Not one rhyme so far, and you've made 25 posts.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on CaptureOne 3.7.7 released at 10/05/2007 - 15:58
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It'll almost certainly be the day after you finally buy your K10D.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Why not 'review' the pentax 645D? at 29/04/2007 - 23:04
Comment by George Lazarette posted on 31mm Limited : needed! at 26/04/2007 - 08:29
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on 31mm Limited : needed! at 26/04/2007 - 08:24
And I don't think the pregnant ladies are necessarily brides - it is very fashionable to have photos of the bump to stick in the album alongside the 3D scans!
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on For your eyes only at 26/04/2007 - 10:28
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on For your eyes only at 25/04/2007 - 22:28
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax istD which cable switch? at 25/04/2007 - 15:52
Use RAW.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on (K10D) Can more detail be recovered from ... at 25/04/2007 - 09:34
while Viewfinder and I have significant differences of opinion on the subject of the camera body, I must agree with him to an extent on the lenses. Pentax are currently suffering from a major shortage of fast primes, and indeed fast lenses in general until the much delayed DA*'s finally arrive.
This is no issue for me since I can't afford them anyway, but I can see how it might sway the opinion of a pro for whom the price of the lens pales into insignificance compared to it's optical quality and speed.
However, there are only three reasons to have a fast lens:
1 To obtain reduced DOF.
2 To be able to shoot in low light.
3 To have a brighter viewfinder.
And there are two reasons not to:
1 Cost.
2 Size and weight.
Of the pros, first, I feel that for most people, most of the time, F2 will often restrict DOF too much.
Second, speed is much less important now that we can take high quality pictures at ISO 800. Thirty years ago, 800ASA was unthinkable.
Third, a brighter viewfinder is less important with AF, which didn't exist 30 years ago.
Of the cons, cost needs no explanation; whilst size and weight are significant reasons for choosing Pentax rather than copier-cam.
Viewfinder appears to be complaining about the width of Pentax's 20mm lenses. Well, the way to make them thinner is to reduce the max aperture. But then he would complain that it wasn't fast enough.
Furthermore, Viewfinder doesn't yet understand that modern zoom lenses are very good. Thirty years ago, most were pretty bad.
Current Pentax primes include the following:
14mm 1:2.8
21mm 1:3.2
31mm 1:1.8
40mm 1:2.8
43mm 1:1.9
50mm 1:1.4
77mm 1:1.8
100mm 1:2.8
Fast enough for most people, most of the time, and small and affordable. Half of them are faster than 1:2.
I won't upset Viewfinder by mentioning the zooms.
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