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Comment by JAK posted on The final journey of Margaret Thatcher at 18/04/2013 - 18:00
If you look at the flag in #2 from the spectators side it would appear the correct way up as the hoist tie is in the top right corner as photographed.
I agree it would appear better if they had hung it with the tie on the left, but it isn't upside down. That is presuming the tie on the right is a hoist cord rather than it being a plain flag that doesn't have a hoist cord (like a large Union Flag towel wouldn't have.)
John
I agree it would appear better if they had hung it with the tie on the left, but it isn't upside down. That is presuming the tie on the right is a hoist cord rather than it being a plain flag that doesn't have a hoist cord (like a large Union Flag towel wouldn't have.)
John
Comment by JAK posted on The final journey of Margaret Thatcher at 18/04/2013 - 14:02
Gwyn wrote:
Good set of photos.
I only see one upside down flag (picture 2).
But it isn't hoisted!!Good set of photos.
I only see one upside down flag (picture 2).
Comment by JAK posted on The final journey of Margaret Thatcher at 18/04/2013 - 11:34
Gamka wrote:
What appears in three of your pictures is that people say they want to pay their respects but cannot be bothered to even put the union flag the correct way up. MT was known for making sure things were right and on several occasions was seen turning small table flags round because they were upside down.
I hear what you are saying but if you look at the flags from the other side, they'll appear correct. The broad white band needs to be at the top on the flagpole side, ie the hoist side. So this one might at a glance appear incorrect, but it isn't!What appears in three of your pictures is that people say they want to pay their respects but cannot be bothered to even put the union flag the correct way up. MT was known for making sure things were right and on several occasions was seen turning small table flags round because they were upside down.
John K
Comment by JAK posted on The final journey of Margaret Thatcher at 18/04/2013 - 11:16
Have you compared a high end dedicated film scanner rather than a flat bed to the drum scanner? If the costs of the scanners are close then fair enough but probably not worth paying a huge amount more given those comparison shots. There really is little to choose between them.
Flat beds are primarily designed to scan paper documents rather than film whereas a dedicated film scanner on the other hand is designed to scan, er films, like the drum scanner!
John K
Flat beds are primarily designed to scan paper documents rather than film whereas a dedicated film scanner on the other hand is designed to scan, er films, like the drum scanner!
John K
Comment by JAK posted on Poll to guage demand for scanning at 16/04/2013 - 22:23
japers45 wrote:
I am never going to print large a perfectly exposed critically sharp across the frame image of a turd. (BTW I am not implying that anyones images are turd like)
You might not but your local hospital gastroenterology department might wish to.I am never going to print large a perfectly exposed critically sharp across the frame image of a turd. (BTW I am not implying that anyones images are turd like)
John K
Comment by JAK posted on "What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8 at 15/04/2013 - 09:55
I use one with Windows 7 using the original software. The driver just needs a slight do it yourself modification to its text file to make it compatible.
Instructions from here: link
There's also a ready made driver available here link. I've not tested that one though so treat with the usual caution.
I'm also happy to make my updated driver available if it helps.
John K
Just noted it's a Scan Dual II whereas mine is a IV, but should still be OK with the modified driver.
Instructions from here: link
There's also a ready made driver available here link. I've not tested that one though so treat with the usual caution.
I'm also happy to make my updated driver available if it helps.
John K
Just noted it's a Scan Dual II whereas mine is a IV, but should still be OK with the modified driver.
Comment by JAK posted on Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II 35mm film scanner for sale at 11/04/2013 - 10:36
Patty wrote:
Hi, I watched an old re-run Professionals about 2 weeks ago. They were using a Pentax in that. Not sure of model, But pretty sure it wasn't Digital.
Pat
That series finished in 1983, the Pentax *istD (Pentax's first digital camera) didn't appear until 20 years later. In those days Pentax was a leading brand if not THE leading brand (of course it still is but not many know that!) Other brands took up digital much earlier which is probably why Pentax initially got left behind.Hi, I watched an old re-run Professionals about 2 weeks ago. They were using a Pentax in that. Not sure of model, But pretty sure it wasn't Digital.
Pat
John K
Comment by JAK posted on Pentax in the movies at 08/04/2013 - 19:13
It sounds ambitious. You may need to elaborate a bit too for do you mean walk along the city wall and museum in York, or do you mean walk along the old Scarborough to Whitby railway path? Have you already come up with a preferred timetable to fit them all in?
John K
John K
Comment by JAK posted on Scarborough at the weekend at 05/04/2013 - 12:22
OK, I've never owned a K-x so cannot comment only to say I experienced something similar with a K100D. It's the way it suddenly seems to start working again with a set of batteries that previously seemed dead for no apparent reason.
The issue may have been improved in firmware updates, but that cannot change the electrical components the camera is built from.
John K
The issue may have been improved in firmware updates, but that cannot change the electrical components the camera is built from.
John K
Comment by JAK posted on Firmware problem at 03/04/2013 - 23:45
In 2 the eye appears to be on the left at the bottom. making that side the one which would go against the flag pole.
John