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Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax Kr discontinued, help! at 26/11/2011 - 18:00

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Has anyone actually contacted them to ask what is going on? In the past I've had responses to suggestions and queries quite quickly.

I made an enquiry a short while ago and am awaiting the reply.

Comment by johnriley posted on Review time in PPG at 26/11/2011 - 17:59

You should talk to SRS about it if there's a problem. I'm sure Chris would have sorted it out for you.

Comment by johnriley posted on Less than impressed with SRS at 26/11/2011 - 17:58

Cutting the prints to shape is best done with a rotary trimmer.

Comment by johnriley posted on Backing for Mount Boards at 26/11/2011 - 13:13

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do you have the board the same size as the print or leave a border?

The boards are always 50x40cm and the prints are based on A3 paper. The shape of the print will depend on the shape of the crop for a particular image.

I cut the paper to leave a thin white border and mount on black board. Always leave a slightly larger margin at the bottom, otherwise the print will look low on the board. It's an optical illusion, but a centrally mounted print will look odd.

Comment by johnriley posted on Backing for Mount Boards at 26/11/2011 - 13:00

The filter size is marked on the front rim of lenses, usually anyway. If it's the 18-55mm then it will be 52mm.

However, do you really need a filter? Far better protection will be a lens hood, with no danger of the lens beinbg damaged if the filter shatters. Filters add flare and can only reduce image quality, although with good ones that will be minimal.

Comment by johnriley posted on New Pentax K100d Super purchase at 26/11/2011 - 12:57

A related question: are you still using 20" x 16" boards? I ask because the L&CPU, for example, now requires 50x40cm boards to be in line with the PAGB.

One of the things I hate most about print mounting is cutting my stock of boards down to the new size.

For mounting I use 3M Photo Mount (red can) and it does the job. I know window mounting looks great when done well, but I never have time.

Comment by johnriley posted on Backing for Mount Boards at 26/11/2011 - 12:01

Yes, I agree, I prefer the new layout. It's possible that new members would find the long delay very disheartening though, as they keenly await the outcome of their first submissions. It would perhaps be a good idea to put a time limit on the process to speed things up.

Comment by johnriley posted on Review time in PPG at 26/11/2011 - 11:37

Make sure you use centre point focus only, otherwise the camera makes the critical decision of where to focus for you.

Comment by johnriley posted on Former Leica M user's first impressions of a Pentax K5 at 26/11/2011 - 09:15

Four weeks so far for my new pictures and no decision yet.

Comment by johnriley posted on Review time in PPG at 26/11/2011 - 09:13

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