Mannesty

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Mannesty
Blincodave wrote:
£519 is their current price.

Dave
My statement is correct for PU forum members, £499 incl. P&P. I've no wish to undermine Tel's efforts to sell it either, just that if he needs to sell it fast, here may not be the best place.

Comment by Mannesty posted on IT's BACK at LAST K20D ***FOR SALE*** at 14/05/2009 - 16:42

Mannesty
I sent two items to separate addresses in Italy in the last few weeks. Both arrived OK.

Comment by Mannesty posted on WANTED: Who can aid to buy and ship me a battery grip from Jessops? at 14/05/2009 - 14:55

Mannesty
ttk wrote:
scottthehat wrote:
once again srs showing up top notch again,
I agree Scott I will be buying all my Canon gear from him, a true 100% gent.
I don't think you will. SRS don't 'do' Canon. One more reason to stick with Pentax.

Personally I think you are going to have trouble selling that camera at the price you've asked. £499 new including UK postage with 2 year warranty from our favourite retailer.

Comment by Mannesty posted on IT's BACK at LAST K20D ***FOR SALE*** at 14/05/2009 - 14:51

Mannesty
Well done Mike. You're getting too good at this.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Macro with a 50mm f1.7 at 14/05/2009 - 10:57

Mannesty
It's unusual for a 500mm mirror lens to have an aperture ring. They are usually fixed at f8 and the F---- indication is indeed correct when a lens of that type is fitted.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Pentax K-M at 14/05/2009 - 10:56

Mannesty
Speculation, speculation, speculation. What is the point?

Let's just wait until the 20th May.

Chances are it'll be beyond the budget of most of us here anyway or it'll be a catalyst for several divorces.

Comment by Mannesty posted on K7D announced in US? at 13/05/2009 - 20:40

Mannesty
Yes, I did write that this effect is achieved in camera. The camera doesn't actually make separate exposures and then blend them.

For true HDR you would need separate exposures.

Comment by Mannesty posted on What's the difference? at 13/05/2009 - 09:03

Mannesty
A call to SRS would answer your question much faster. I doubt any of us here can answer it for you. Sorry to hear of the damage though.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 & warranty at 12/05/2009 - 23:07

Mannesty
HDR = High Dynamic Range.

A number of exposures are taken of the same scene at 0.5 to 1.0 stop apart, then blended together using special software (Photomatix, Artizen, Photoshop) to recreate the scene with detail from the shadows and highlights that would otherwise be lost.

In some cameras, the K200D and K20D, this effect is achieved in-camera.

Comment by Mannesty posted on What's the difference? at 12/05/2009 - 22:48

Mannesty
My advice is to buy or make a diffuser for your flash. Direct flash (coupled with the silver reflector) will produce very harsh lighting. Bubble wrap makes a reasonable and very cheap diffuser.

Yes the gold reflector will impart warmer lighting, which may be preferable in this case. You can adjust white balance in PP.

Comment by Mannesty posted on How best to approach this subject. at 12/05/2009 - 22:40

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