Is the magenta cast just with jpegs straight out of the camera or is it also in RAW files when they are opened with a RAW processor? Clutching at straws here, but you never know what ideas a question might throw up.

Steve

Twice yesterday couriers called to deliver packages. Twice I headed for the door from a distant part of the house, trying to avoid obstacles on the way (decorating...), when the phone (landline) rang. Twice I grabbed the phone with one hand then the door key (not kept near the door) with the other. Twice, having reached and opened the door, spotted and retrieved the package with the courier already heading off, then closed the door, I answered the phone. In both cases it was a voice text saying something like 'a courier is having difficulty making a delivery to your address'. They must have sent the message as soon as they rang the door bell. In both cases they were not having difficulty, they just couldn't be bothered to wait for me to get to the door. And in both cases there was another voice text a few minutes later saying that a courier had delivered a package to my address.

Which makes me wonder whether there should be a law requiring messages from courier companies to be truthful i.e. 'I can't be bothered to wait for you to open the door so I've left the package on the ground and gone off as quick as I can'. Would anyone support a petition to government??

Steve

Yep, that's definitely the moon, no doubt about it. And for me, one picture of the moon usually looks much the same as any other picture of the moon. However, in this case I really like the crinkly bottom half of the terminator. Are the bright spots on its dark side high points in the lunar landscape that are still catching the sun? Or are they the Soup Dragon's volcanic soup wells ?

Steve

Interesting. But aren't you losing resolution compared with stacking still images as video is HD (?) rather than the full pixel resolution of the sensor? It does look like there's lots of detail, but is that real or is it perception due to strong contrast and sharpening? And that bright rim is surely a processing artefact - unless it's due to the telescope optics - which makes me wonder whether there are others. Just curious...

Steve

Yes, contents insurance should be OK. But as Spad says, it's worth checking.

Check that the amount of cover is sufficient. Since insurance is usually based on the price of a new replacement, it's quite possible to find yourself carrying over £3K replacement price when you're out and about. And check that it's covered for the sort of harm that you're concerned about. For example, your photographic equipment might be covered for accidental damage at home but not if you're using it away from home.

Steve

A couple of leftovers from last autumn. We leave any that aren't in the way so birds can get the seeds and sheltering insects during the winter. Taken during my recent wanderings in the garden with ring flash attached to F 135mm f2.8 attached to K3. The teasel really was hanging upside down.

Thoughts, comments etc. welcome as usual.

1. Teasel



2. Evening primrose



Steve

That's the same as I got, just from a different supplier. Agree about them being well made. Hadn't thought about using them for things other than photographic - I will from now on!

Steve

Yes, it's JIS. And getting a set from a photography products supplier via the usual auction site enabled me to remove a particularly awkward screw from an extension tube without mangling the head of the screw - it really does make a difference!

Steve

According to the forum's post counter, this is my 2,000th post. It therefore seems appropriate to say a big 'thank you' to everyone who keeps this forum going - the management, tech team, mods, sponsors and everyone who posts here and shares their knowledge, enthusiasm and photos. I started posting here with more than a little fear and trepidation. It turned out there was no need to worry, everyone was - and still is - friendly and helpful. I think I've learned a lot from here over the last few years (my posted photos might say different!). At the very least, this forum has challenged and inspired me to try different things and that's the best way to learn.

Finally, this post would be incomplete without one final thank you - to those of you who have put equipment up for sale in the classifieds at far too tempting prices. You know who you are!

Long may Pentax User continue

Steve

Pity. But nothing lasts for ever, particularly when your owner regards you as a means to an end rather than an end in itself. There's no intrinsic financial value in something like DP Review (or even Pentax User ) so it's eliminate rather than sell.

Perhaps someone here who is a member of DP Review (I'm not) might feel inclined to post on its Pentax and Ricoh forums a friendly invitation to join Pentax User... Or perhaps an invitation from the management team would be in order? There seem to be plenty of people posting comments on DP Review saying that they would be happy to pay to keep it going. Paying a voluntary (and absolute bargain) £10/year to keep a friendly, Pentax-dedicated, not-owned-by-a-commercial-monster website and forum going might seem a very reasonable proposition.

Steve