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There have been left handed cameras in the past. The Exakta system of SLRs was very extensive and was left handed. Long gone though.

Perhaps someone who's left handed could comment? Is it a problem or just a minor niggle or no problem at all?

Comment by johnriley posted on couple of Q at 02/03/2015 - 23:17

Unfortunately Barrie isn't feeling well this week, so he's asked me to run his competition. Hopefully he'll feel better soon.

In the meantime, you have the brief, so let's see those bold, dramatic monochrome images!

Comment by johnriley posted on Discussion For Weekly #399 - Dramatic Monochrome at 02/03/2015 - 19:57

Some cameras, like the MX-1 and the Q series, have excellent image quality. But I would never consider using them only and regard a DSLR as essential for the bulk of what I do.

Comment by johnriley posted on To trade or not to trade at 02/03/2015 - 15:12

You're shooting your targets in very poor lighting, the second in backlight which will reduce contrast.

I would try again with a bland background (no sky) and make sure the target is front lit in good lighting levels.

Comment by johnriley posted on Effect of AF fine tuning left on at 01/03/2015 - 22:46

The SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro lens has not been avail;able for some time. The newer D-FA lenses are available and are full frame, so these are the ones that I guess will go forwards. The D-FA 100mm f/2.8 seems fast enough at focusing, so I would expect the 50mm version to be similar.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax FF October? at 01/03/2015 - 15:33

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/lenses/pentax-lenses/pentax-q-mount-lenses.html

Arm credit card......

Comment by johnriley posted on WANTED Q Lenses at 01/03/2015 - 08:38

The 15-45mm is currently on offer at various places. I noticed an advert for £109 yesterday. At that price don't even hesitate.

Comment by johnriley posted on WANTED Q Lenses at 01/03/2015 - 08:36

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I am not aware of any third party editing software that would open Pentax files and apply custom image settings and lens corrections that were set on the camera

Adobe ACR starts from that point.

Comment by johnriley posted on Maybe just me or I have a rubbish K3 at 01/03/2015 - 08:34

We've ended up with two threads on this. To avoid confusion and duplication, please continue here: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/photography-show--nec--birmingham-52945/p...

Comment by johnriley posted on The Photography Show 2015 at 28/02/2015 - 11:48

The problem with EVFs is that they need the camera to be switched on, using battery power, they are uncomfortable to view for long periods, they smear lights when panning, they lag when panning, the gain level changes making subject brightness impossible to judge.

An optical pentaprism viewfinder is a stable, clear view of the actual subject, not a TV screen view.

It depends on whether we want to look at the world through a window or via a TV screen. IMHO.

Comment by johnriley posted on Ricoh- big (ish) in Japan at 28/02/2015 - 09:52

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