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There were a handful of very wet Goths, many of them sheltering in cafes and under canopies. It would be a great pity for them to ruin their outfits anyway.

My pictures of the day were other things really, as there was no real opportunity to photograph Goths in resonable circumstances. We were all too wet and cold....

However, it was a good day anyway as we all reveled in common adversity!

Comment by johnriley posted on Whitby Gothic Weekend, 28 April 2012 at 30/04/2012 - 10:11

Get in touch with Asahi Photo or Harrow Technical. They both cover older Pentax repairs.

I doubt that the job is a DIY one and I wouldn't chance ruining an expensive and desireable lens.

Comment by johnriley posted on SMC FA 100/2.8 Macro focusing problem at 30/04/2012 - 08:46

You were lucky to be in Whitby yesterday. I was there today and it rained, and rained, and rained. Followed by even heavier rain. I was absolutely soaked and so was the K-5/18-135mm.

Tomorrow I will see what I managed to shoot, but I'm not opening the card door until everything has thoroughly dried out.

Comment by johnriley posted on Whitby Gothic Weekend, 28 April 2012 at 29/04/2012 - 23:39

I'm happy to have my first image on Page Three.....

Comment by johnriley posted on Gallery Views at 27/04/2012 - 14:46

Thank you Gizzerni, it does indeed look like the bag. Unfortunately the one pictured looks a bit battered and does not have the strap, so it would probably not be suitable.

I appreciate the information though.

Comment by johnriley posted on Looking for Pentax Speedbag M at 27/04/2012 - 00:02

It's the same design as the Speedbag II, shown bottom right in the photograph. The Speedbag M is sized appropriately for the M series cameras.

Comment by johnriley posted on Looking for Pentax Speedbag M at 26/04/2012 - 18:20

I am still looking for a Pentax Speedbag M, in mint condition.

Is there one out there somewhere?

Comment by johnriley posted on Looking for Pentax Speedbag M at 26/04/2012 - 17:43

Probably splitting hairs, but the truly raw output from the sensor has to be processed somewhat to decipher the information and present it as a demosaiced colour image. There is, so to speak, a bare minimum that has to be done regardless.

However, there is no application of colour temperatures, styles, etc. and the save is lossless.

Comment by johnriley posted on Sunsets at 26/04/2012 - 15:01

The SMC Pentax-FA J 75-300mm is a nice lens, not as sharp as the SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm or DAL 55-300mm, but with an attractive quality of its own.

I would suggest as the best cost/performance option you could look at the DAL lens, although you will sacrifice the metal mount, QuickShift focusing and the lens hood. The optics are the same as the more expensive version.

Comment by johnriley posted on Lens for k20d at 26/04/2012 - 14:33

Incidentally, the shutter lag is measured in the EPZ tests, or at least the more rescent ones. Unfortunately not in the case of the S1, but here's a link to the test:

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/pentax-optio-s1-digital-compact-camera-review-...

Comment by johnriley posted on OptioS1 at 26/04/2012 - 12:40

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