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Comment by jules posted on Well what D'you know??? at 16/05/2017 - 19:53
andy_bell wrote:
Hi Jules,
Lens arrived safe & sound On the 9th in pristine condition thank you...
will have to get out & have a play with it......
Best Regards
Andy
Pleased it got there safe, enjoy, I'll miss it but she who must be obeyed must be obeyed Hi Jules,
Lens arrived safe & sound On the 9th in pristine condition thank you...
will have to get out & have a play with it......
Best Regards
Andy
Comment by jules posted on AS new "ex demo" SMC Pentax-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-Eye ED [IF] £250 Freepost UK. at 11/05/2017 - 22:06
And SOLD!
Comment by jules posted on AS new "ex demo" SMC Pentax-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-Eye ED [IF] £250 Freepost UK. at 07/05/2017 - 14:23
Comment by jules posted on AS new "ex demo" SMC Pentax-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-Eye ED [IF] £250 Freepost UK. at 04/05/2017 - 09:07
It's funny really, you get used to so so customer service and you only realise it when you return to something good. Not been around Pentax for a couple of years and so had kind of forgotten what dealing with SRS was like. Now I remember and I couldn't be happier.
Comment by jules posted on Well what D'you know??? at 26/04/2017 - 20:37
The lens was collected last thursday evening, SRS got it monday, examined it tuesday and a new lens arrived today, proper customer service, hats off to Doug especially, for helping me keep the faith!
Hopefully things will go better with this lens, this weekend!
Hopefully things will go better with this lens, this weekend!
Comment by jules posted on Well what D'you know??? at 26/04/2017 - 16:41
wvbarnes wrote:
I think a special consumer award to Jules for keeping the industry going almost single handed
I think a special consumer award to Jules for keeping the industry going almost single handed
McGregNi wrote:
That's right, his recent move back to Pentax has caused an unexpected upturn in the Consumer Prices Index
Cheers Guys!That's right, his recent move back to Pentax has caused an unexpected upturn in the Consumer Prices Index
Got to keep Pentax going somehow, I already prefer my KP to my X-Pro2, if only all my lenses worked...
Comment by jules posted on Pointless award season! at 21/04/2017 - 22:21
Mike-P wrote:
Last years winner was the Nikon D500. Now that I wouldn't have batted an eyelid at.
The KP on the other hand ......
No likes the KP Mike? Why?Last years winner was the Nikon D500. Now that I wouldn't have batted an eyelid at.
The KP on the other hand ......
Algernon wrote:
That means buying a Smartphone and that means it costs £600 for a remote
No Thanks!
Seems like a gimmick anyway.....
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4145470
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Wireless trigger for me Algi, I haven't used the Pentax, remote app but I used to use it on my Fuji with my tablet and that worked fine, you can get a tablet with a screen you can actually see for fifty quid.That means buying a Smartphone and that means it costs £600 for a remote
No Thanks!
Seems like a gimmick anyway.....
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4145470
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wvbarnes wrote:
I award my new K3 II this week 'my best camera of the year'. Pleasingly I got it for the same price as my previous K3 I'd bought in January 2015. I don't know when we'll see affordable high end APS-C again so thought it a good move.
I read 'TIPA membership comprises 27 leading photo and imaging magazines from 15 countries on five continents. TIPA also has a cooperative partnership with the CJPC (Camera Journal Press Club), representing top photography magazines in Japan.'
K3 II is a bargain Bill, it took a long hard think to decide which to get but for me the sheer image quality of the KP shone thru, the only thing I'm a little narked about is the tiny buffer, like the Nikon D7100 had which Nikon quickly rectified in the next (D7200) iteration. I prefer the layout of the KP as for me it's more intuative and more similar to the K1 (Current Pentax thinking and way forward?) but the grip of the K3 is a masterpiece of ergonomics which is hard to beat, the KP is just ok, in one hand in that regard but perfecto in two, which is how we all should shoot anyway...I award my new K3 II this week 'my best camera of the year'. Pleasingly I got it for the same price as my previous K3 I'd bought in January 2015. I don't know when we'll see affordable high end APS-C again so thought it a good move.
I read 'TIPA membership comprises 27 leading photo and imaging magazines from 15 countries on five continents. TIPA also has a cooperative partnership with the CJPC (Camera Journal Press Club), representing top photography magazines in Japan.'
johnriley wrote:
The TIPA award is selected by the European photographic magazine editors and the results published in their magazines, so I would have thought a TIPA recognition was very helpful to a company. There have been plenty of accusations of bias against Pentax over the years, but they have done pretty well in TPIA. Perhaps the bias doesn't exist any more, if it ever did?
Yep John, maybe they just make good camera's and we should all stop "bitchin" The TIPA award is selected by the European photographic magazine editors and the results published in their magazines, so I would have thought a TIPA recognition was very helpful to a company. There have been plenty of accusations of bias against Pentax over the years, but they have done pretty well in TPIA. Perhaps the bias doesn't exist any more, if it ever did?
Comment by jules posted on Pointless award season! at 21/04/2017 - 16:09
http://www.tipa.com/awards-en-new/pentax-kp
Or as TIPA puts it, it's the best DSLR named Pentax KP
Guess I'm just old and cynical...
Or as TIPA puts it, it's the best DSLR named Pentax KP
Guess I'm just old and cynical...
Comment by jules posted on Pointless award season! at 20/04/2017 - 23:00
fatspider wrote:
If it's any consolation Jules I sent mine back to SRS and had it back within the week, it must have spent more time in transit than on the workbench.
That helps actually, it really does, back in the days when I was a Nikon Professional Services user, it could be six weeks before they would even assess a lens!, it hurts more of course because I have a small Pentax set up (KP,16-50,50-135,10-17) for the moment at least and the 16-50mm is the one that'll be used the most, so it's the biggest miss?If it's any consolation Jules I sent mine back to SRS and had it back within the week, it must have spent more time in transit than on the workbench.
I was looking forward to having some fun shooting the Pentax alongside my X-Pro2 but it looks like I'll have to wait a little longer for the full enjoyment factor. One thing I will say is the edge contrast focus peaking on the KP is very good and it's getting regular use
Comment by jules posted on Well what D'you know??? at 17/04/2017 - 06:38
My second new 16-50 has sleepy autofocus, needs the old focus ring twist to wake up the AF.
First one I owned suffered and SDM failure, No 2 Just wouldn't focus at all.
Now we have No3 which brings me up to date.
Question, does the sleepy vibe cure itself with use?