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Comment by K10D posted on Pentax deeply regret.... at 28/01/2011 - 04:45
I stick my Nikons where ever I please (within reason).
That old saying:
"div'n knock it, till yer try it, I've tried it, I use it, an its arl-reet".
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That old saying:
"div'n knock it, till yer try it, I've tried it, I use it, an its arl-reet".
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Comment by K10D posted on That "J" shop. at 27/01/2011 - 23:43
Aye, well caught. Always difficult under any circumstances.
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Comment by K10D posted on KINGFISHER at 27/01/2011 - 23:14
jackitec wrote:
Dear Rab, I'm a bit disappointed in your attitude towards Canon and Nikon cameras, have you ever tried one?
I have been a Pentax user since 1975 having had a K200D, 2 K20D's and a K7 and now a P70, but there are other cameras that maybe better it's personal choice, it's not very nice to tell people to stick there cameras where ISO 52000 won't work.
you quote:
Were it not for my historical brand loyalty and years of trouble-free Pentaxery, but you upload a photo to the gallery taken with a Kodak camera,???
as I am from Greenock and I bought my first digital camera from the shop in Glasgow that you quote and it was an Olympus camera as Pentax didn't have a digital camera then and if you ever do buy a K5 will you ever use ISO 52000, I doubt it,
have a nice day,
Jack.
He did say that his jibe was at the assistant.Dear Rab, I'm a bit disappointed in your attitude towards Canon and Nikon cameras, have you ever tried one?
I have been a Pentax user since 1975 having had a K200D, 2 K20D's and a K7 and now a P70, but there are other cameras that maybe better it's personal choice, it's not very nice to tell people to stick there cameras where ISO 52000 won't work.
you quote:
Were it not for my historical brand loyalty and years of trouble-free Pentaxery, but you upload a photo to the gallery taken with a Kodak camera,???
as I am from Greenock and I bought my first digital camera from the shop in Glasgow that you quote and it was an Olympus camera as Pentax didn't have a digital camera then and if you ever do buy a K5 will you ever use ISO 52000, I doubt it,
have a nice day,
Jack.
There's plenty of forum members that use other kit as well as Pentax. My first digi was also an Oly, a C3040, still have it and it does get used now and again.
Best regards....from the grey side.
Comment by K10D posted on That "J" shop. at 27/01/2011 - 23:12
Good article on AF with FF & BF well illustrated.
Even shows the istD viewfinder (a truly simple, uncomplicated design).
Lots of other interesting reading also on this site. Read the paragraphs on dynamic range at the bottom of the home page. Food for thought. Not parting with my digital spot meter or Sekonic just yet....
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Even shows the istD viewfinder (a truly simple, uncomplicated design).
Lots of other interesting reading also on this site. Read the paragraphs on dynamic range at the bottom of the home page. Food for thought. Not parting with my digital spot meter or Sekonic just yet....
link
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Comment by K10D posted on Autofocus article-worth a read.... at 24/01/2011 - 05:01
Its advertising roulette. Different dealers get to be cheapest from time to time. A phone call to SRS, Mifsud's or RGB will always get the lowest price in most cases.
Just like B&H, they can't always print certain prices yet we don't have an "add to basket" to see lower price policy in the UK.
A good reference site when comparing overseas prices.
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Just like B&H, they can't always print certain prices yet we don't have an "add to basket" to see lower price policy in the UK.
A good reference site when comparing overseas prices.
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Comment by K10D posted on camerapricebuster.co.uk at 23/01/2011 - 23:09
davidtrout wrote:
I thought 'bounce' was something you did with flash not lenses Gary. You are right about the quality of the DA*50-135mm though, it's capable of superb pictures.
Trouble with mine is the auto focusing, it doesn't always work.
I think other people have had problems with the SDM thingy as well. Is it fixable?
David
Had a few instances of focus drop-out on both the 16-50 and the 50-135. It's never welcome. I've always grabbed the lens barrel and rocked it two and fro (circular motion). There's enough give to "rub the contacts. It shouldn't happen as the body contacts are sprung pins.I thought 'bounce' was something you did with flash not lenses Gary. You are right about the quality of the DA*50-135mm though, it's capable of superb pictures.
Trouble with mine is the auto focusing, it doesn't always work.
I think other people have had problems with the SDM thingy as well. Is it fixable?
David
Can't say I've ever lost a shot through it though but at the price you pay, one expects better.
I await to see what CR Kennedy come back with in terms of repair cost. As I said in the OP, if it's too high, I'll buy a new lens from B&H. No tax here in Oz if the cost is less than Oz-$1,000 for landed cost.
Pity the UK didn't do that? I think it's 18 pounds in the UK.
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Comment by K10D posted on Why a 50-135 SDM is better than a 16-50 SDM at 23/01/2011 - 12:22
Consider the mechanics. A true pro-class zoom should keep constant length whilst zooming. The inherent weakness of the alternative is illustrated below.
For all the drops and knocks my kit has taken, including dropping the K7 with the 50-135 which bounced several times on cobbles and suffered no damage aside from two small marks, one on the grip and one on the lens hood, the 16-50 died with one small knock to the front.
Last shot with 16-50 SDM
16-50 banana
Some more taken with the 10-17 FE
Kenworth
1934 Ford
6x7 film change by West Australian Pentaxian
Tongue in cheek-"Cleaner than a K5 sensor"?
The 16-50 SDM has gone off for quotation to repair. I await the quote. If it's too high, I'll replace the lens with a new one. B&H quote $750 + shipping to Oz. That's only $100 more than I paid back in March 2008 when I bought it from them. What huge increase in price with Pentax lenses????
I'll try to take better care of the lens and avoid buying any more "telescopic" zooms.
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For all the drops and knocks my kit has taken, including dropping the K7 with the 50-135 which bounced several times on cobbles and suffered no damage aside from two small marks, one on the grip and one on the lens hood, the 16-50 died with one small knock to the front.
Last shot with 16-50 SDM
16-50 banana
Some more taken with the 10-17 FE
Kenworth
1934 Ford
6x7 film change by West Australian Pentaxian
Tongue in cheek-"Cleaner than a K5 sensor"?
The 16-50 SDM has gone off for quotation to repair. I await the quote. If it's too high, I'll replace the lens with a new one. B&H quote $750 + shipping to Oz. That's only $100 more than I paid back in March 2008 when I bought it from them. What huge increase in price with Pentax lenses????
I'll try to take better care of the lens and avoid buying any more "telescopic" zooms.
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Comment by K10D posted on Why a 50-135 SDM is better than a 16-50 SDM at 23/01/2011 - 02:16
Pentaxophile wrote:
This thread isn't a response to a request for information from a new member, and Mr Pants was blasting an item on a 'top 10 must have accessories' list, not bullying another forum member for daring to say something he disagreed with.
If you want to see that sort of behaviour, just search for posts by a certain member bearing a resemblance to a flipper-bearing marine mammal....
Even in silence there be no peace for some....poor chap didn't even post on this thread.Oggy wrote:
Regardless of whether spirit levels are good or bad (I suspect it's down to the individual, the tone and implied language of Mr pants' reply was completely inappropriate.
Great way to put people off asking questions.
Oh, come off it now! Regardless of whether spirit levels are good or bad (I suspect it's down to the individual, the tone and implied language of Mr pants' reply was completely inappropriate.
Great way to put people off asking questions.
This thread isn't a response to a request for information from a new member, and Mr Pants was blasting an item on a 'top 10 must have accessories' list, not bullying another forum member for daring to say something he disagreed with.
If you want to see that sort of behaviour, just search for posts by a certain member bearing a resemblance to a flipper-bearing marine mammal....
Be still while I pull this blade from ye back...
Comment by K10D posted on Must Have Photography Accessories? at 21/01/2011 - 12:59
thoughton wrote:
Whelmed, do you realise that on the internet WTF doesn't usually stand for 'want to find'
Want to fart?Whelmed, do you realise that on the internet WTF doesn't usually stand for 'want to find'
World Trade Fair?
Walk too far?
Wednesday Thursday Friday?
Way too far?
Wooden Top Fairy?
Wobbly Tipsy Floppy?
Just lit the BBQ, into the red grape and could not resist....
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Comment by K10D posted on WTF: Leads to bag + my current best lead at 21/01/2011 - 10:37
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