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No, I don't have one, but I thought you might like to get a glimpse...
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Comment by johnriley posted on Gold Spotmatic at 09/01/2012 - 21:21

Northumbria is a wonderful place to visit and photograph and you've got some excellent shots here. I like the way you look for parts of a landscape rather than trying to cram it all into one image. I also like your wider, graphic shots.

Comment by johnriley posted on Northumbria Trip at 09/01/2012 - 10:17

Moved to Flash Photography, doesn't seem to be a Classified Ad.

Comment by johnriley posted on Possibly Wanted: Pentax AF540FGZ (depending on price) at 09/01/2012 - 09:42

Nice images, but I too would prefer them darker.

Comment by johnriley posted on Decay and Dereliction at 08/01/2012 - 23:22

For those who like to reminisce, I remember very fondly the magnificent Eric Fishwick shows, held at Haydock.

Comment by johnriley posted on Camera Fairs - Are they a thing of the past? at 08/01/2012 - 23:18

It looks in nice condition apart from the foams needing replacing, which is normal for cameras of this age.

Why not have an overhaul and foam replacement done by Asahi Photo or Harrow Technical, they are both excellent. I suggest the foam is important because when it really goes it could end up as fragments of dry debris to get onto your camera and in it, or even a black sludge.

Comment by johnriley posted on New (to me) Pentax MX - damaged?? at 08/01/2012 - 23:16

There are adverts in Amateur Photographer for camera fairs. I don't think I'd be too keen to buy anything digital from such an event, but for classic cameras and accessories they could be a good source of supply.

However, after you've been a few times it gets pretty much the same stuff being recycled, plus a growing tendency for sellers to have an inflated view on values.

Comment by johnriley posted on Camera Fairs - Are they a thing of the past? at 08/01/2012 - 21:10

Dodge69 wrote:
Surely the best thing about an EVF is what you see through the viewfinder is what your taking - exposure included - Personally I'm ready for one Mr Pentax

Actually you don't see the exposure at all because the amount of gain is increased when the light level falls. This also results in a noisy viewfinder image. The other problem is that you get a lag, very annoying if you have a moving subject.

The best viewfinder image is still the pentaprism view of the SLR design, by quite a margin.

Comment by johnriley posted on K-5 discontinued? at 08/01/2012 - 21:04

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These cameras are certainly not dslrs according to any technical definition, despite the superficial resemblance (except for the shorter height caused by the missing pentaprism) but nevertheless take pictures of comparable quality.

The SLT cameras are certainly DSLRs, they use pellicle mirror systems, splitting the light 70%/30%, the light loss killed the Canon Pellix, but makes use of an EVF possible. It should also make "motor drive" faster, and that is indeed the case, giving up to 10fps for the Sony models.

CSCs are quite different. I'm not sure confusing beginners is helpful really, so I'll stop there.

Comment by johnriley posted on K-5 discontinued? at 08/01/2012 - 15:24

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According to this, doesn't a CSC equipped with a bolt on EVF then become a dslr?

No. No mirror system.

Comment by johnriley posted on K-5 discontinued? at 08/01/2012 - 11:00

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