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Comment by JohnX posted on Testing k-5 weatherproofness... at 09/07/2012 - 13:36
Gary did you use your zoom while it was raining/the camera was wet?
This is what happens when I zoom my K-5 with a DA 18-135mm WR. A lot of air gets sucked in and out from the rear of the camera.
Cheers,
Brian
edited to make the post more clear
Comment by JohnX posted on Testing k-5 weatherproofness... at 09/07/2012 - 12:01
Comment by JohnX posted on Testing k-5 weatherproofness... at 08/07/2012 - 22:57
I have asked where his studio is so I can bring it round for him.
I expect that will end it.
Forewarned is forearmed
Now, someone wants to send me £1,000,000....
Comment by JohnX posted on Is this genuine? at 08/07/2012 - 19:15
The scam relies on you feeling secure because the payment will appear in your account before the goods are sent, but the buyer uses a bent card or account, resulting in a charge-back from the bank, by which time your goods are long gone.
Offer to meet him at his place of employment and for him to pay cash. Bet he'll go very quiet/cancel at the last moment/have a death in the family, etc.
Comment by JohnX posted on Is this genuine? at 08/07/2012 - 15:50
I have a solution which is a little different using one of these.
Basically it's a mini copier and it is a dream to use. Plug the USB lead from your camera into the 'copy from end' then plug pretty much anything in the other end which has a USB connector such as a card reader, disk drive, even an iPod or Android Phone in data mode) and it will copy without a computer.
The great thing is you are not tied to a single system - you can take whatever you need and have on that occasion (although it does have to be FAT32, not NTFS).
Just set it running then get on with taking shots using another card.
Comment by JohnX posted on Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there? at 08/07/2012 - 13:00
Comment by JohnX posted on Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there? at 07/07/2012 - 15:37
PANTONE hueyPRO or huey is also OK, but does not tests as many colours during the callibration as the Spyder does.
It is worth bearing in mind that colour can drift, even on LED monitors and that they should be callibrated every few months. Though a one off callibration will make a huge difference.
If you are using Windows 7, it might be worth considering a manual callibration.
Comment by JohnX posted on Is it possible to borrow a calibration tool in the UK? at 05/07/2012 - 17:42
What with the paranoid BS security lock downs*, etc around London near/at Olympic venues you might have problems if not actually attending the events, and if you are attending the events you'll have problems anyway -no cameras!
* As an example, the Stratford Westfield car-park is now closed until September.
Comment by JohnX posted on which wide to hire for Olympic Park architecture? at 05/07/2012 - 12:35
Comment by JohnX posted on Photo opportunities on holiday at 05/07/2012 - 12:28
Which suggests a seal is compromised. To my knowledge there is no venting arrangement in Pentax camera bodies, (but I'm happy to be corrected).
edit: Found the thread. Look for posts from Tyr
edit 2: The DA* 50-135 seems to be internal zoom though so air sucking might not be the problem after all.