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The differences between the lenses are there, but they can be subtle. Careful technique, tripod and the right sort of subject are all needed for meaningful lens testing.

Hand held in poor light, for example, there will be little to choose.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax smc FA 50mm Unimpressed at 26/06/2009 - 00:32

We have 30 minutes to edit posts, giving the opportunity to correct errors.

The limit has had to be introduced to stop some abuses of the system that you may or may not be aware of, but which nonetheless were causing a problem.

Most forums have a limit - over at Photodo it's only 10 minutes.

Comment by johnriley posted on Forum change...........?? at 26/06/2009 - 00:25

It is diffficult to find a poor macro lens, but some are quite bulky compared to the Pentax ones. Equally well, the FA 100mm f2.8 is quite bulky in its own right!

Don't forget the second hand market, including eBay, where bargains can sometimes be found.

Comment by johnriley posted on New Macro Lens for Fi! at 25/06/2009 - 19:37

Any of the Pentax macro lenses, but for the most versatilty probably a 100mm.

Comment by johnriley posted on New Macro Lens for Fi! at 25/06/2009 - 19:14

In the Your Photos section there is an explanation of how to post images in the forums.

Comment by johnriley posted on ME Super needs work at 25/06/2009 - 17:27

It isn't possible to do your own Kodachrome processing, so you must meaan that you moved on to an E-6 process film?

Comment by johnriley posted on Kodak kills Kodachrome film at 25/06/2009 - 17:20

The proper Pentax 49mm lens caps from the M series era are readily available on eBay for a couple of pounds.

If you really get stuck send me a PM at weekend and I'll see what I can find.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax M 135mm lens cap at 25/06/2009 - 07:22

I use the highest quality JPEGs, which are fine for all my purposes. Sharpness is set to +1 as is contrast. The Bright setting then delivers suitably snappy images.

Comment by johnriley posted on Got my K20D - a few settings questions at 24/06/2009 - 20:07

Don't forget that there is a small lag between you thinking that you want to release the shutter, actually pressing the button and then the camera firing.

This means you shoot just before the precise moment you want to make the exposure.

Comment by johnriley posted on Shooting a sporting event. at 23/06/2009 - 09:14

There is some evidence that some new posters might use their outrage as an excuse to repost the offending material.

However, a bit of leeway is needed because a beginner newbie might just not realise what they have done, so you might find some content or the whole message is deleted as appropriate.

Comment by johnriley posted on How to unsubscribe from this forum? at 23/06/2009 - 09:10

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