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have asked the Mods if they have any objection to me naming the guilty party, but have not had a reply.
I've not received anything about this. You've named them now, and if they want to they can put their side as well.

I don't think one person's argument with a supplier really proves anything, we can only take people as we find them.

Personally I have always found Park Cameras to be fine.

Comment by johnriley posted on Does anyone know where I stand? at 12/02/2009 - 00:47

johnriley
Thank you. Very interesting.

Comment by johnriley posted on You're gonna get busted! at 11/02/2009 - 13:00

johnriley
At a time when the Olympus OM1 still used CdS metering and a meter needle in the viewfinder, the MX was a revelation. Small, sturdy and superb ergonomics.

Of course in terms of function it offers exactly the same facility as a Spotmatic.

Comment by johnriley posted on A praise for the MX at 11/02/2009 - 09:47

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You need sRGB for web images, but I use that for everything. The reason is it gives me punchy prints. OK, the colour gamut is more restricted, but I found that was a bit academic really.

It's the end result that counts, and there are never any incompatibilities with my colour space, whatever I'm doing.

Comment by johnriley posted on sRGB or AdobeRGB? at 11/02/2009 - 09:45

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Caveat Emptor, always!

Comment by johnriley posted on Samsung 16-45 on eBay at 11/02/2009 - 09:42

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I thought I'd let you know the outcome.

When the buyer sent back the book I sent him a full refund, so that closed matters off. We exchanged positive feedback, although there was no choice in that on my side of things!

The second bidder got offered the book and was delighted in every respect.

So side by side I have two positive fedbacks, one saying the book was no good but I sorted it out quickly. And next to it one saying the book was brilliant.

Weird?

Comment by johnriley posted on Potential trap for eBay sellers at 11/02/2009 - 08:52

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Provided the seller has good feedback and the item appears OK then it's worth a chance. Not many sellers with a good track record got where they are by letting people down.

In any event PayPal protection is pretty thorough in the buyer's favour.

Plenty of photo gear sells quite happily for high prices and without too much grief.

Comment by johnriley posted on Samsung 16-45 on eBay at 11/02/2009 - 08:43

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Hoya and Pentax might be supplied via different routes in the UK and different companies might be issuing the invoices. This won't have changed overnight from when Hoya and Pentax were unconnected as there will have been exisitng contracts with distributers.

Comment by johnriley posted on Jessops and Pentax - again at 11/02/2009 - 08:38

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This doesn't sound like a DIY job to me - why not have a professional repair house do the conversion for you.

Having said that, your K110D may well be much better than your GX10 at IR anyway.

Comment by johnriley posted on K110D infrared conversion.. at 10/02/2009 - 21:42

johnriley
That sounds pretty extreme - I have seen very good reviews of this lens. Unfortunately it's one I haven't actually used.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax 100-300mm, f4.5 - f5.6 at 10/02/2009 - 08:36

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