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Malo1961 wrote:
Gwyn wrote:


Edit - If Martin's pronounciation follows Dutch rules then he's about right too, if he follows English rules he's not - sorry Martin!
well....last time I checked I was Dutch

Martin.
True Martin - but an English person reading boo kee would pronounce it very differently to a Dutch person - they would say it more like boe kie in Dutch
Confusion reigns

Comment by Gwyn posted on Know what it means, don't know how to say it at 18/09/2008 - 18:52

Gwyn
I pronounce it bo-kay. Ken Rockwell pronounces it that way - as does my son's Japanese ex-girlfriend, who is also a photographer.

Edit - If Martin's pronounciation follows Dutch rules then he's about right too, if he follows English rules he's not - sorry Martin!

Comment by Gwyn posted on Know what it means, don't know how to say it at 18/09/2008 - 18:16

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Funnily enough if you follow the link Pentax is correctly spelt in the address bar.
I wish they'd do the same in Holland and bring back Pentax NL.

Comment by Gwyn posted on Pentax change distribution at 18/09/2008 - 18:13

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Wow it looks very impressive. I once downloaded a trial version of Bibble and really liked it. I never got round to buying it though. Maybe it's time I did


Edit:typo

Comment by Gwyn posted on Bye Bye Photoshop ? at 17/09/2008 - 18:48

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The K20D is not that old. It was only unveiled in January! I don't expect a new top end model for maybe another year.
I love my K20D nearly as much as the Ds. I haven't had enough of a chance to really use it yet, but so far I am very happy with it. I find I need to do a lot less PP with it than I did with the Ds. The exposure is spot on - the Ds tended to underexpose things.
But hey who knows what Photokina will bring? More lenses would be better for me than another body. I would have to give the next body a miss and wait for the one after that anyway.

Comment by Gwyn posted on Honest Jealousy at 17/09/2008 - 14:32

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Mac wrote:

I use it for photographing loons on our lake. I shoot from a kayak, and one day will wind up under water - this thing is HEAVY
Pity they aren't Loonies - that would help with the LBA no end if you could catch a few of them

Comment by Gwyn posted on On the hunt for 500mm at 15/09/2008 - 15:39

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Mike-P wrote:

For some reason I thought it would be bigger
They are small aren't they. That's why the grip has a slot for it! Not having a grip I use an old Pentax strap which has two little pockets on it, which hold the remote and the viewfinder cover.

Comment by Gwyn posted on Pentax Infra Red Remote at 15/09/2008 - 10:50

Gwyn
They are about the same age as the PDP8 and ICL (1904??)computer I worked on - I worked on them in the mid 70's but the computer was there long before I was. The difference is they were scientific machines and SADIE was a business machine.
The OS we used was called George btw!

Comment by Gwyn posted on DON'T BUY PENTAX DIGITAL LENSES!!! at 13/09/2008 - 10:01

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Whilst we are completely off topic, I used to be an operator on an ICL mainframe, with a magnificent 64K. We were overjoyed when it was doubled to 128K. Filled a huge air conditioned room, and took shifts of three to operate the thing, loading disks and tapes, feeding in cards (woe betide anyone who dropped them!) and worst of all maintaining the damn chain printer.
Meanwhile the Bill Payer was busy programming a PDP8 to control satellites. He could program it just with the flick switches on the front - did it for "Tomorrows World" when they wanted lots of flashing lights, and a boffin at work on the it for their coverage of the satellite.

Comment by Gwyn posted on DON'T BUY PENTAX DIGITAL LENSES!!! at 12/09/2008 - 10:00

Gwyn
In fact the best pictures are quit often to be had early in the morning. Nonetheless an F4 lens with a TC will give the same results as the 55-300. If you want to use a lens in near darkness then you need a faster lens than an F4, and no TC. Even with spotlights from safari vehicles there is not enough light for good pictures. Flash is not allowed normally, quite rightly as it can affect the result of a hunt quite dramatically. It is your picture, but life or death for the animals involved.

Comment by Gwyn posted on Binoculars? at 10/09/2008 - 20:35

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