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johnriley

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johnriley
No argument from about No 6, but do watch those armpits, not the most attractive part of a person! I'd crop to avoid them.

Comment by johnriley posted on 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix at 27/03/2013 - 14:43

johnriley
Now we're getting over complicated guys - we'll just let it run as per usual I think. It worked quite happily for 100 and 200....someone will have to make the noble sacrifice. Cheer up though, it might be me!

Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition #300 Preview at 27/03/2013 - 14:41

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True, but I don't know how we would get around that. The judge cannot judge their own picture as the winner....

Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition #300 Preview at 27/03/2013 - 13:29

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#300 will be quite a milestone and we'll reach it in a couple of weeks. Just to whet your appetite, it has been agreed that the winner will receive some prizes!

Pentax User have offered the following, which will set up some lucky person for 12 months very nicely:

1 year Pentax User Plus (£9.99)

1 year ePHOTOzine e2 (£29.00)

1 year Foliopic Standard (£34.00)

Well worth winning, so let's see what the subject is, and indeed who the judge is, in a couple of weeks!

Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition #300 Preview at 27/03/2013 - 10:19

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The 24-70mm is a "35mm-equivalent" of 36-105mm, not much use for a wedding?

Comment by johnriley posted on Lens Selection Help! at 27/03/2013 - 10:12

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The Pentax 18-135mm adds WR, very useful when the weather turns bad.

We have shot weddings with it, no problem. It's versatile and a really nice gritty lens in terms of its contasty, sharp results. This is shown in the test by the high MTF20 results.

The focusing is near silent and very fast, the build quality is excellent.

Comment by johnriley posted on Lens Selection Help! at 27/03/2013 - 09:29

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The Weston Master is OK as a meter, but the angle of acceptance is very wide. It takes some care in use, but does incident light readings well and of course needs no battery.

As a separate meter, there are much more sensitive ones now and many double as flash meters as well. To be honest, I don't see any advantage over the camera meter, which is more sensitive and possibly more accurate.

If I had the choice I would use a spot meter in preference, Pentax, Soligor or Minolta, but cameras also have that facility now.

So not overwhelming excitement from me I'm afraid, but at one time it would have been very different and I have used the Weston Master V with great success.

Comment by johnriley posted on Weston Master V Light Meter at 26/03/2013 - 22:41

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Fair enough guys, it was just a thought.

Comment by johnriley posted on K5IIs lock up at 26/03/2013 - 22:36

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File>Save As and then fill in the details of where you want to save it and in what form, be in JPEG, TIFF or whatever else. Don't forget to give it a suitable title as well.

Comment by johnriley posted on crop at 26/03/2013 - 17:52

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But then there's the WG or the K01 as pocketable solutions.... decisions.
I wouldn't call the K-01 pocketable, unless we are talking large jacket pockets.

The WG cameras will add the waterproof feature - could be useful.

The Q will give you the spontaneity you are after. And the fun. And the 300mm lens bolted on.....

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax Q - yet another user review! at 26/03/2013 - 16:22

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