Mannesty

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Mannesty
I use Samsung exclusively for PC and TV an ArgyllCMS and dispcalGUI together with a Spyder 2 colorimeter has sorted my calibration issues.

Comment by Mannesty posted on LCD Monitor at 26/08/2009 - 22:21

Mannesty
Actually, you are all very nearly correct.

A zoom lens having a minimum focal length of around 50mm and a maximum focal length of much greater than 50mm was always termed 'telephoto zoom'. A zoom lens having a maximum focal length of around 50mm and a minimum focal length of much less than 50mm was always termed 'wide angle zoom'.

Otherwise, a fixed focal length lens of greater than 50mm was termed 'telephoto' and a fixed focal length lens of less than 50mm was always termed 'wide angle'.

But that was in the days of film, terminology may well have changed in recent years.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Whats the difference at 26/08/2009 - 15:37

Mannesty
Most property sites use a simple P&S camera with on-board flash. Whatever you have will be miles better.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Interior Shots at 25/08/2009 - 20:47

Mannesty
Mike-P wrote:
Next year I am taking 50 milk crates down .. at £5 a time I should make an absolute killing
£250 a killing, hardly. Take at least enough to make £2500 for a couple of K-7's.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Black Cat Lynx Helicopters ... Bournemouth Airshow (Again) at 25/08/2009 - 20:42

Mannesty
El Dingo wrote:
I'm not sat with my camera at the mo, but isn't there a 'enable SDM' setting on the K10 at least that could be switched off, thus allowing the screw drive to run? :
No, there isn't.

Comment by Mannesty posted on USM and DA* 50-135mm at 25/08/2009 - 20:40

Mannesty
£3.59 delivered from here.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Wanted 72mm Lens Cap at 24/08/2009 - 21:18

Mannesty
Super images Mike. How did you get to look down on the choppers. #1 & #4 show that you were at a higher altitude than the aircraft, if only by a few feet. Cliff top perch?

Comment by Mannesty posted on Black Cat Lynx Helicopters ... Bournemouth Airshow (Again) at 24/08/2009 - 21:09

Mannesty
Yes, but crop the left a bit more to get the same space between the foreground trees and the border.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Perspective Correction at 24/08/2009 - 18:27

Mannesty
In the 2nd test series at f2.8, the "George Lucas" is very slightly sharper from lens #2 than lens #1.

The difference however is so minimal that the versatility of the DA* 16-50mm wins the day for me, even though I prefer the images from the 31mm Ltd.

Sell the 31m Ltd is my recommendation, which has pi$$ed me off because I have those two lenses also, and the 16-50 is my "on the camera at all times" lens. In fact, I bought a 2nd K20D for the DA* 60-250mm.

Thank you very much for a very interesting topic Nathan.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Lens Comparison - Advice needed at 24/08/2009 - 18:22

Mannesty
The K-7 body price is already falling as expected. £999 now compared to £1199 at launch a few weeks ago.

Comment by Mannesty posted on K-7 Battery and Grip at 24/08/2009 - 11:33

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