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bwlchmawr wrote:
Ours closed at the weekend. Last camera shop for twenty miles.
There's no hint of store closures on the Jessops website; Comet showed the last day of trading for each of their stores.Ours closed at the weekend. Last camera shop for twenty miles.
Comment by JAK posted on Jessops in trouble? at 09/01/2013 - 18:50
I cashed in an old Comet voucher on their last day of trading so don't give up hope.
John
John
Comment by JAK posted on Jessops in trouble? at 09/01/2013 - 18:46
They might not be accepting gift vouchers but apparently they're still selling them!
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/jessops-keeps-worthless-vouchers-sale-170741302...
http://www.jessops.com/gift-cards
John
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/jessops-keeps-worthless-vouchers-sale-170741302...
http://www.jessops.com/gift-cards
John
Comment by JAK posted on Jessops in trouble? at 09/01/2013 - 18:25
wasleys wrote:
Must have been that then... the box is long gone and haven't used it recently. It is however definitely SCSI ! Thanks for letting me know.wasleys wrote:
A quick Google suggests the original Scan Dual was SCSI.JAK wrote:
I have both the Scan Dual II and IV. Both are excellent scanners. The II needs a SCSI interface while the IV is USB.
My Scan Dual II has USB.I have both the Scan Dual II and IV. Both are excellent scanners. The II needs a SCSI interface while the IV is USB.
John
Comment by JAK posted on Film Negative Scanner - Recommendations at 03/01/2013 - 21:09
wasleys wrote:
For serious work something like one of the Dimage Scan Duals (I have the II and it's good but the process is slow). If there's a problem with old drivers VueScan will probably provide an answer.
For less critical work I have been surprised by how good my Epson Perfection V600 Photo is.
I have both the Scan Dual II and IV. Both are excellent scanners. The II needs a SCSI interface while the IV is USB. The supplied driver doesn't work beyond XP but with a modified driver (a simple edit of the original file in notepad) the IV works absolutely fine on a new 64 bit Windows 7 PC. VueScan is good but not necessary to use the scanner. If only other driver modifications were so simple.For serious work something like one of the Dimage Scan Duals (I have the II and it's good but the process is slow). If there's a problem with old drivers VueScan will probably provide an answer.
For less critical work I have been surprised by how good my Epson Perfection V600 Photo is.
John
Comment by JAK posted on Film Negative Scanner - Recommendations at 03/01/2013 - 14:36
The clamp stops the lens focussing either manually or in auto. At least it is meant to!
John
John
Comment by JAK posted on Question about the Pentax DFA 100mm macro at 14/12/2012 - 00:52
I keep reading that the DA 18-250mm is poor at the long end. I disagree, this is a photo of the QM2 taken on a GX20 with one at a distance of several miles:
What's more the image is also cropped! (I have posted this before.)
I doubt the extra 20mm of the new lens will make any significant difference; how it will perform we'll have to wait and see.
John
What's more the image is also cropped! (I have posted this before.)
I doubt the extra 20mm of the new lens will make any significant difference; how it will perform we'll have to wait and see.
John
Comment by JAK posted on Views of the 18-250mm at 24/09/2012 - 21:41
Details of security hole here: http://www.cclonline.com/article/493/News/Software/Microsoft-issues-warning-over-IE9-exploit/
John
John
Comment by JAK posted on Forum Problems? at 21/09/2012 - 17:36
dinneenp wrote:
Can you post some photos of an identical scene taken with 2 different lenses to show me examples of 'it's all about the glass'
Any particular focal lengths or lenses you're thinking of? Otherwise not sure where to start to help!Can you post some photos of an identical scene taken with 2 different lenses to show me examples of 'it's all about the glass'
Are you thinking standard lenses, wide angle, extreme wide angle, telephoto, macro, zoom, prime, lenses with a wider aperture vs smaller lighter lenses which are not as fast.
If you narrow it down someone may be able to take the comparison photos you want if they have the lenses in question, but one could spend months doing this for you and it still might not help you at all!
John
Comment by JAK posted on "It's all about the glass". Show me examples please at 16/09/2012 - 18:10
John