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But they are not primes.
True, I was just wondering if they had to be. Whilst not denigrating at all the the quality of the primes, the zooms are very, very good and much more versatile in the field.

It ultimately also depends on the final use. magazine reproduction and large prints demand high quality, but 6x4 inch commercial prints are another matter.

Comment by johnriley posted on Yet another lens question...sorry. at 11/08/2007 - 16:54

johnriley
The 16-45mm is wide enough for most landscapes, the wider end being a very useful 24mm-equivalent.

If you are needing something wider, the 12-24mm is versatile and excellent.

But before spending, the question to ask is how often would you need a 18mm-equivalent lens?

Comment by johnriley posted on Yet another lens question...sorry. at 11/08/2007 - 15:36

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No, it was there, and it was a previous issue of PU for a long time, as previously mentioned.

Don't worry, I'm very unobservant too, but I did happen to notice that one.

Comment by johnriley posted on Forum advertising at 11/08/2007 - 19:58

johnriley
It was there. Just goes to show how important colour is - but as photographers we knew that...

Comment by johnriley posted on Forum advertising at 11/08/2007 - 18:14

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You can get adapters for almost anything, either "off the shelf" or made to specification from SRB Film Services in the UK.

Some of these adapters are very expensive, so you need to seriously need them.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax K10D Advert at 15/08/2007 - 08:43

johnriley
Threads generally find a path of their own and interesting things can delvelop that take the discussion in different directions. That's not a problem.

The only time a problem arises is if tempers run away with people and things get personal. Then it's time to take a step back and make friends again...

Again, generally, this is not a problem on this forum.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax K10D Advert at 13/08/2007 - 14:29

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Yes, we had a similar problem up here. Some prints were rejected because they were 2mm out on the mount measurement.

A virtual revolution from more than 7 clubs had the matter revisited very quickly and sanity was restored.

Comment by johnriley posted on Entering a photo competition at 12/08/2007 - 10:47

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Our standard for competition entries is a 20" x 16" board and any size of print over 6" x 8". Sue and I print to A3, which gives a reasonable border.

This spec is used by ADAPS and all clubs in the L&CPU (Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union)

It might be a good idea to go this big as it will look very impressive.

Comment by johnriley posted on Entering a photo competition at 10/08/2007 - 23:44

johnriley
Absolutely - we got a silver one for £40, new from eBay. And it was without doubt new.

Later on we paid more than that for a black one, but resold the silver one so it sort of balanced out, at least if you don't look too closely at the figures....

Comment by johnriley posted on Need Teleprime or Telezoom. at 10/08/2007 - 21:19

johnriley
The SMC Pentax-FA J 75-300mm is actually not at all a bad lens. Where it really scores is in close ups of small flowers and the like.

It may not be the top performer in the Pentax range, but I do quite like its overall characteristics. At the price it's hard to find fault really.

Comment by johnriley posted on Need Teleprime or Telezoom. at 10/08/2007 - 20:36

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