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Comment by LiamD posted on Photosynth at 19/06/2007 - 13:36
a good clean crisp shot. Good choice of nice neutral background but with the gaps in the slats adding to the overall without detracting from the main ingredients.. of the image.
Cheers
Liam
Comment by LiamD posted on Still life at 16/06/2007 - 20:19
I make that about $150 per PEF (on my DL anyway).. and you'll get an impressive 8 shots to a disk.
Of course you could go for the much more cost effective 300Mb disk, if you have that sort of money.. but I guess they are more geared towards the Nikon/Canon markets..
Cheers
Liam
Comment by LiamD posted on If you thought memory was expensive.. at 16/06/2007 - 19:09
Yet another reason to curse the proverbial white van driver, if they aren't hogging the outside lane their ruining your shots
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Liam
Comment by LiamD posted on Few more images from Spain at 16/06/2007 - 13:03
I like the third one for the same reasons you stated..
I didn't read the comment on the transit until I'd seen the image full screen, and I didn't notice it.. even now, as there's another car parked next to it, it doesn't really detract that much from the scene.
The second one, if you shot RAW, have another go, and warm up the WB a notch, and saturate a bit, and it'll stand out more. At the moment the background is a little washed out. IMHO..
Cheers
Liam
Comment by LiamD posted on Few more images from Spain at 16/06/2007 - 11:09
using Prieni's link,
although I usually use..
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/
and thats the same.. or as good as
379 / 3952
Cheers
Liam
I bought the above earlier in the week.. (scroll down)
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/index3.asp?id=574§ion=Pentax&set=3#
No complaints about delivery from SRS either.. as usual.
This is a dry cleaning kit. I haven't used a wet cleaning system before so I don't know how fiddly this is in comparison. It took about 10-15 minutes from opening the packet to having a clean sensor. This of course included understanding the instructions, and a couple of test shots.. I have to add that the sensor was absolutely filthy.
It's probably only a minute or two with practice.
Conclusion.. I have a clean sensor, so it does what it says on the packet.
The only small criticism is that it doesn't come in a litte carry case, as it's small enough to be carried everywhere, tucked away in your bag. I'll have to have a look around for one.
Hardly a well thought out and articulate review.. but I've got a nice sunny day and a clean camera.. so I'm going out now.
Cheers
Liam
Comment by LiamD posted on Pentax Sensor cleaning Kit.. at 10/06/2007 - 13:11
I suppose you could cook it badly and split it to get at the whey, then clarify that..
Cheers
Liam
(failed celebrity masterchef)..
Comment by LiamD posted on Question for anyone who's used an *IST (35mm). at 21/06/2007 - 07:06
Firmware updates here..
http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/software_firmware?sfFlag=f
and the latest one for the K10D
http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/show_firmware?firmId=8793673
I don't use the K10D so I'll leave that to others, although I'd suggets having a go with RAW.. it's not that much more difficult than processing a jpeg.
Cheers
Liam
Comment by LiamD posted on Hints & Tips at 06/06/2007 - 21:38
I've never had a problem viewing image.. I just zoom out if needed. With IE7, this is done using the zoom tab in the bottom right of the browser.
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Liam
Comment by LiamD posted on What Screen resolution are you using? at 07/06/2007 - 19:46


Quite a few here have online websites/photogalleries. You could put your entire collection on what amounts to one page, and then arrange them in a way that you can just zoom/scroll to the section of interest. Another application, could be family tree sites. You'd have the whole tree on one page and just go to the section you want.. probably. Okay, not the most advanced use of the technology, but definitely useful nontheless..
Cheers
Liam