Mannesty

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Mannesty
davidxgreen wrote:
Thanks Peter, then a K mount it is.
I have the same lens which gets very little use except for rare beach concerts etc. when It's only ever used wide open. It's fast enough, just not quite long enough for me.

I'd be interested to know when you sell yours and how much it goes for.

Comment by Mannesty posted on vivitar macro 90mm f2.8, tamron 80-200mm for sale and more at 27/04/2009 - 09:36

Mannesty
The captured image is larger than what you see through the viewfinder.

Comment by Mannesty posted on photographing moving trains at 27/04/2009 - 09:08

Mannesty
There are lots of fake cards around. I've never had any trouble with any card, Lexar CF's or Sandisk SD/SDHC of various types, mostly Extreme III's.

If yours are genuine Sandisk cards, I'm sure they'll replace them FOC as i believe they have a lifetime warranty, but I'm not certain.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Memory cards at 27/04/2009 - 08:48

Mannesty
The K20D does 3 or 5. Multiple in-camera shots is OK for static scenes, useless if anything in the scene is moving. I think that multiple exposures from the same RAW image produces very acceptable results.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Question about HDR at 27/04/2009 - 08:32

Mannesty
The K version lenses are simply named EG: SMC Pentax 1:1.2 50mm. The M series lenses are named EG: SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50mm. Check the bezel around the front element.

As there never was an M version of the 50mm 1:1.2, if yours is not labelled SMC Pentax-A, it's the K version.

Comment by Mannesty posted on vivitar macro 90mm f2.8, tamron 80-200mm for sale and more at 27/04/2009 - 08:25

Mannesty
Daniel Bridge wrote:
Glad to see the recession is having little effect around here!

Dan
Recession, what recession?

I think of it as saving my children from wasting their inheritance on unnecessary items that they probably wouldn't use. I can do that just as easily as they can.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Here at last! - DA* 60-250 at 27/04/2009 - 08:21

Mannesty
Oggy wrote:
Out of interest Peter, how much does that beast weigh?
The lens itself weighs 4070 grams. I've never weighed it in its case but I'm guessing its around 6 - 6.5 kilos all in.

All the technical details can be found here.

Comment by Mannesty posted on SMC Pentax 135-600mm 1:6.7 Zoom lens at 27/04/2009 - 08:00

Mannesty
I put this in another thread but thought it deserved its own topic.

It doesn't come in Pentax mount though, only Hasselblad medium/large format.

Comment by Mannesty posted on The world's largest telephoto lens at 26/04/2009 - 20:36

Mannesty
I use an HP iPaq belt clip case for my HTC Touch HD phone. It has two pockets for SD cards and I keep them stocked with two old 512Mb cards for just that eventuality.

I've never needed to use them until Saturday at SRS when I needed to try before buying the 60-250mm.

Why not keep a card in your wallet?

Comment by Mannesty posted on Taking pics without a memory card. at 26/04/2009 - 19:59

Mannesty


Not mine anymore though.

Did you have a look at the CZ monster? Re-read my last post for the link.

Comment by Mannesty posted on Golden lion tamarin monkeys at 26/04/2009 - 12:56

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