(Off topic) Hey! I noticed that Pentax Poland has the "blinged up" Pentax on their banner!

Me too (electronics + firmware)
Yes, it is definitely a stupid design! I'm sure it could have been much better. I even thought about making a replacement steel pin
Matt

You may well find that this is because the Pentax User forum is also run by the ePhotozine team, using the same (or similar) web code ePhotozine.com and ePhotozine.tv are *huge* in comparison to this one!
Matt

PMSL!
You're absolutely right... it's 77mm.
(My excuse is that I'm not near a camera right now, and my forgettery isn't quite what it used to be )
Matt

What adverts???

(Running AdBlock Plus on FireFox )
Matt

(EDIT: remember to read to the end of a thread before replying! LOL!)

Looks genuine to me.
I notice from the angle of perspective (follow the wall), that you are standing to the right of the low wall. It looks to me as though there is a fence, or something else behind your neighbour that is partially obscuring the first shrub. Coincidentally, you have managed to line up the left edge of the lighter & nearer pine tree with the vertical edge of this snow covered fence/obstruction.

Your memory definitely doesn't work in 16mm (24mm effective), and you are probably imagining the view slightly further left where the shrub isn't obscured.

For really messing up your memory version of images, try the SMC-DA 12-24 at 12mm or the SMC-DA 10-17 fisheye - that'll really screw your head up!!!

Matt

Interesting... I saw this a year or two ago. Not sure on the upload speed (maybe a real problem for RAW files. Who knows!)

Note: the geotagging works by triangulation of WiFi points (ie doesn't use GPS technology). Doubt if that will work in remote locations (a GPS will though).

Matt

Just to re-iterate...

The SMC-DA 16-45 (which has a 67mm filter) is perfectly fine with Cokin P filters

The SMC-DA 12-24 (which has a 72mm filter) can just about work with Cokin P filters if you use a wide angle, single filter holder (or, as I did, hack up a spare filter holder by cutting off all but one filter slot and filing out the inside rim slightly).


And... www.srbfilm.co.uk do a reasonably priced Kood P-size Polarising filter that slips into the P-holder. That works too!

HTH!
Matt

Donut - is this what you want?

Should be everything you need there on Wikipedia

f/1.7 is a half-stop, so two stops smaller takes you to f/3.3

Hope that helps!
Matt

Hi Wilf!
The AF540 locking pin is a right pain! Mine was intermittent... and in the end I sorted it out myself
http://www.pbase.com/mattmatic/af540_pin

However, since the flash is under warranty, I'd get it replaced
(But at least with the images you can see how the thing is supposed to work! It's pushed down by a small spring, but the tolerances on the plastic locking pin are too tight and it gets stuck!)

Hope that helps
Matt