Welcome to the forum.

Having seen the weather you've had recently, weather sealing would seem to be a necessity in your neck of the woods.

First paragraph on your home page reads, "share a interest" - that should read "share an interest"

Copyright panel at bottom middle of home page suggests using 'the email us button' - The button referred to is actually entitled 'Email Me'

Paragraph on 'About Gordon Holmes' reads "a Prinzflez (Zenit E) soon follow by a Pentax MV" - that should read "a Prinzflex (Zenit E) soon followed by a Pentax MV"

"moody-contrasty Monochrome Landscapes images" - should read "moody, contrasty, monochrome landscape images"

The line spacing of the About Gordon/Nathan Holmes columns are different.

PM me for my proof reading rates if you want me to do any more

You need to activate the IR remote in the function menu, which you say you have done. In that case, their is a red indicator somewhere on your camera that should be flashing. Is it?

If so, check your camera manual to determine whether you should be behind or in front of your camera, or either.

The focus beep is not a true indication that the lens is actually focussed. The only correct indication that a lens is focussed is the green hexagon in the viewfinder.

The beep simply means that it has chosen a focus point, also indicated by the red square in the viewfinder.

My suggestions:-

1: Ensure the dioptre adjustment is correct by removing the lens, aim the camera at a bright light source (NOT the sun) and adjust the dioptre until the framing lines in the viewfinder are sharp. Re-fit the lens.

2: Choose the centre only focus point on the focus selector switch on the rear of the camera.

3: Set the camera & lens on a tripod and take some shots making sure that when you make the exposure, the green hexagon is visible in the viewfinder. If you don't have a tripod, use some other means to ensure the camera does not move at all when you make the exposure and use a minimum shutter speed of 1/250th for this exercise.

4: Make several exposures using different apertures. You'll get the sharpest results somewhere between f8 and f16.

Let us know how you get on.

So what happened to their poll last year? Where can it be found? Which DSLR won (as if I don't know)?

Damned part timers, always grabbing the bargains. Only sixteen posts in over a year, and one of those was to steal a bargain. That is so unfair . . .



Only kidding guys. Happy new year to all.

Don, If your message is still in your outbox, James hasn't opened it yet.

My 'Yes' message is timed at 17:29, if yours is earlier, it's yours I guess.

If only somebody would come up with a 10-1000mm 1:2.8, distortion free waterproof lens that was a similar size and weight to the 50-200mm, I wouldn't have to take so much stuff.

Where does the Kodak 'Brownie' fit? That was my first camera.

It used 127 film, was certainly not compact, and did not have interchangeable lenses.

OK, I guess it was compact in its day.

What exactly is it? Can you post a photo? Is it a light tent type device for product photography, or is it a studio flash accessory?

Is it any of these?