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Went to a place called Keyhaven today which looks over to the Isle of Wight .. saw loads of sailing boats and found out later there were approx 1200 of them in total all sailing round the island.

Mostly taken with the Bigma.



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Comment by Mike-P posted on Sailing round the Isle Of Wight at 20/06/2009 - 17:44

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As it's summer and the light is reasonable I have lately taken to carrying my Bigma around in a small rucksack with just the K10D body but am finding 50mm is not wide enough. Trouble is the bag is too small to get in my DA* 16-50mm f2.8 or Sigma 24-60mm f2.8 as well so I am looking at buying a small prime under 50mm. I am thinking DA 35mm macro as it would give me macro capability as well but I'm not sure 35mm is wide enough for the odd landscape either. Can anyone give me an idea of what I should be looking at .. pricewise I am thinking under £300 and would prefer AF.

Thanks.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Which Wide Prime? at 20/06/2009 - 10:00

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beakynet wrote:
We don't talk about how good the K10D is any more do we?
I think we should, its a bloody good camera and I'm keeping mine.
Infact I am still undecided as to whether I need a K-7 .. well actually I'm not because I know I dont need a K-7 .. but then that usually doesn't stop me .. the wife does.

Comment by Mike-P posted on STOP CLOSING MY POSTS!!! at 19/06/2009 - 17:07

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Clarky wrote:

I was composing wide open by pulling down on the aperture lever on the front (back) of the lens and releasing it when taking the shot (black viewfinder otherwise)
Hmmm, I suspect I may have to use a tripod for once

Comment by Mike-P posted on Macro experimentation pointers at 19/06/2009 - 14:27

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Thanks for that Clarky, interesting to see.
May just have a go at reversing my 24mm Sigma Superwide II.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Macro experimentation pointers at 19/06/2009 - 14:08

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Well I got £350 for my 135-400mm on Ebay last week, cost me £200 6 months ago. Happy chappie is me

Comment by Mike-P posted on Sigma 170-500mm at 19/06/2009 - 13:41

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Indeed, there was no malice involved in any of the posts, it was purely a discussion. Why it was closed I have no idea but I'm not impressed that it has.

Comment by Mike-P posted on STOP CLOSING MY POSTS!!! at 19/06/2009 - 13:15

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greynolds999 wrote:
Want to swap? My first born for the K7?
Pah, he can have my firstborn for nothing, infact I would be happy to pay for the delivery as well.

Comment by Mike-P posted on K-7 or £1200 of lenses at 18/06/2009 - 19:29

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Its nice to hear a good story but does not change the fact there have been plenty of bad ones on here as well. I would fully expect some of the users to be cynical about Pentax after reading how they have been treated, infact a few have left for pastures new after their dealings with the company.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Pentax Customer Service – A story for the cynical... at 18/06/2009 - 19:27

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Unlocker wrote:

Not rich, joys of only having a flat!

And presumably having no kids.

Comment by Mike-P posted on K-7 or £1200 of lenses at 18/06/2009 - 17:18

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