Mannesty

Joined: 17th February 2005

All Forum Comments

Topics Created Topics Contributed Forum Comments Photo Comments

All Forum Comments

Mannesty
Bottom left hand corner. Was there somebody's foot in the shot?

Comment by Mannesty posted on Where's Wally? at 20/11/2009 - 08:49

Mannesty
I'm sure there is a rechargeable replacement but I doubt it has the same capacity as a normal one.

Google for "rechargeable 2CR5".

BTW: The Richoh KR-5 in your sig, is that the up-market version?

Comment by Mannesty posted on Pentax SFX battery? at 19/11/2009 - 23:56

Mannesty
I can't imagine why you would want to use standard ND's at all for digital work.

The same effect can be easily achieved in post processing.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Standard ND Lee filters: resin or ProGlass? at 19/11/2009 - 23:17

Mannesty
I use IE8 only for Microsoft Update, for everything else I use Firefox. It works with everything on Windows XP.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Firefox 'issues' at 19/11/2009 - 23:01

Mannesty
The battery in the SFX is not proprietary. You can use either a National/Panasonic BR-P2DP, Duracell DL223A, Ever Ready EL2CR5, or Sanyo 2CR5. Kodak also make a 6 volt 2CR5 Photo Lithium battery that will be OK.

Look here.

SFX manual here. Password is "Pentax"

Comment by Mannesty posted on Pentax SFX battery? at 19/11/2009 - 22:34

Mannesty
suds wrote:

Pentax 70 - 300 FA
Pentax 80 to 320 FAJ
You have the suffixes transposed.

The 70-300mm is the FAJ version and has no aperture ring.
The superior (IMO) 80-320mm is the FA version and has an aperture ring. This one can be a bit soft at the long end but is good up to about 260-280mm.

Comment by Mannesty posted on longer zoom which won at 19/11/2009 - 10:07

Mannesty
Mannesty wrote:
Paul4703 wrote:
Hello,

If a Nikon or Canon transmitter was plugged into the Pentax hot shoe wouldn't the extra dedicated pins connect wrongly to the camera and cause problems?

Cheers,

Paul
No. Radio triggers are not dedicated to any particular brand of camera. They use only the centre pin which is in the same place on all flashes/hot shoes.
It seems the ones you are looking at are dedicated to Nikon/Canon. I was referring to the PT-04 triggers that I and many others use that are not dedicated at all.

For simple remote flash triggering the PT-04's work well for me.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Pentax K10D and Flash Triggers at 19/11/2009 - 10:03

Mannesty
Clarky wrote:
My daughter has given my wife and I our first grand child . . .
Clarky, give it back as soon as possible, you know it makes sense.

Congratulations on the start of a new chapter in your lives and even more excuse to get the camera out.

Comment by Mannesty posted on I'm a Grand Daddy !! at 18/11/2009 - 22:17

Mannesty
Paul4703 wrote:
Hello,

If a Nikon or Canon transmitter was plugged into the Pentax hot shoe wouldn't the extra dedicated pins connect wrongly to the camera and cause problems?

Cheers,

Paul
No. Radio triggers are not dedicated to any particular brand of camera. They use only the centre pin which is in the same place on all flashes/hot shoes.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Pentax K10D and Flash Triggers at 18/11/2009 - 16:32

Mannesty
I totally agree with Danny, the two cameras should be the same model and have all the custom settings set the same.

If you have two the same you can pick up either body and use it without having to cope with the differences between them.

A good quality P&S camera is the better solution (IMO) for travelling light.

Comment by Mannesty posted on K200 or Km as second body?? at 18/11/2009 - 11:46

Proudly supporting Pentax User

Samsung Logo Asahi Pentax Logo