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A valid question was asked, a valid reply given, so that's fine, don't make it an argument guys!

Comment by johnriley posted on GX 20 s for sale at 31/07/2009 - 12:10

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I would start at 0 settings on all three and then see if you like the settings. Then if your style of photography needs more sharpness, for example, just try notching it up a step at a time until you're happy with the result.

Comment by johnriley posted on K200D JPEG Settings at 31/07/2009 - 12:05

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Hi Emma, welcome to the forum!

Comment by johnriley posted on hello samsung gx10 user just joined at 31/07/2009 - 12:03

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Quote:
When you see films of the 40's and 50's practically all men wore a hat
I was watching such a film a few years back and it was fascinating to count up all the activity in it that was just about hats and coats.

In fact it became extremely funny as every scene involved....detectives enter room, remove hat and coat and hang them up, say a few snappy lines and then reach for coat, put it on, reach for hat, make exit....time and time and time again.

The film was hardly made up of anything compared to that.

Comment by johnriley posted on Why Not Upload Your Avatar? at 31/07/2009 - 10:40

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SRS will be able to get you one.

Comment by johnriley posted on Is it hard to find Pentax gear in the shops in your part of the world ? at 31/07/2009 - 00:29

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Pentax were routinely rented in the 1960s and 1970s, the days of the Spotmatic really. Usually you paid the full price of the item and then had that returned, less the rental fee, when you safely returned it.

I never rented a lens then, and I wouldn't now. At maybe £25 or more a day just not worth the hassle.

Comment by johnriley posted on Renting Pentax lenses at 30/07/2009 - 23:16

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One third of the way in is right, using a small aperture such as f11, f16 or sometimes even f22.

Focus using centre point only on the appropriate point, hold the shutter release half pressed to lock the focus and recompose to suit before fully pressing the shutter release.

Comment by johnriley posted on Hyperfocal Focus at 30/07/2009 - 23:14

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The very observant who look closely at PU Magazine might see on my desktop that I have a shortcut to Adobe Bridge - this is quite a useful thing to do.

Interestingly, although clicking an image in Bridge would normally launch Photoshop CS2, if I have another version open instead (Photoshop 7 or Photoshop Elements 7 in my case) then the images will open in the already active version.

This means that I can use Bridge with other versions of Photoshop.

Comment by johnriley posted on Random Photoshop Tip - Adobe Bridge at 30/07/2009 - 11:52

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The Pentax Photo Browser has a use for me - every time I open it, it shows my current month's EPZ images, so I can review what I have and need to do at a glance.

It's all it is used for, but I do find it useful to have a dedicated browser for one purpose.

Comment by johnriley posted on K-m First Pictures... at 30/07/2009 - 11:48

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I've thought about this and the only thng I can think of is that it's to stop inexperienced users setting an aperture ring by mistake and getting very confused. If they try it, they can't take a picture, thus getting a positive warning that the aperture ring is off "A"

Comment by johnriley posted on Allow use of aperture ring at 30/07/2009 - 11:16

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