Mike-P

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Take a look here - lists most Pentax lenses plus rough estimate of cost and score out of 10.

Comment by Mike-P posted on 300/400 prime for MZ5N at 27/04/2009 - 20:36

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Faststone does it (just tried)

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Comment by Mike-P posted on Question about adding border/watermark to the JPEGs at 27/04/2009 - 17:03

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I hope you declared all those Ebay profits to the taxman, they have a nasty habit of coming back at you when least expected

Have fun with the new kit.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Time to say "Good-bye" at 27/04/2009 - 16:56

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I wish SRS would hurry up and sell out of their current stock, no matter what I tell myself I am still thinking of buying one while they are at the lower price and selling on my Sigma 70-200mm f2.8.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Here at last! - DA* 60-250 at 27/04/2009 - 16:41

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Mannesty wrote:

I think of it as saving my children from wasting their inheritance on unnecessary items that they probably wouldn't use.
You mean like Canon gear?

Comment by Mike-P posted on Here at last! - DA* 60-250 at 27/04/2009 - 13:49

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Snootchies wrote:
Hi Mike - could I clariffy which part of the lens steamed up?

I would always expect the outside of the glass to steam up - this you can address with a quick wipe until the glass itself warms up. But for me the biggest headache was the inside elements steaming up; and I would have expected a weather sealed lens not to be able to do this - am I correct?
Ah thats ok then, thought you were talking about the outside element

Comment by Mike-P posted on Need help deciding ! at 27/04/2009 - 13:40

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Snootchies wrote:
I have seriously considered the 17-70; however I would like to have a weather sealed lens; as I'm interested in taking snaps in a new butterfly enclosure at Chester Zoo, and my current lenses get steamed up.
I think the 16-50mm is a cracking lens but mine still steamed up at Marwell last week. I think every lens will unless you take precautions before going in.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Need help deciding ! at 27/04/2009 - 12:58

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I still have a brand new boxed M42 55mm version of the same Vivitar, bought it off a woman in the USA whos father used to be a press photographer in the Whitehouse. She had it on an Ebay auction but I emailed her to see if she would sell it as a BIN and she said yes but as it was quite expensive originally she wouldn't accept less than $50 .. and that was when the exchange rate was 2:1.

There is a good chance my Vivitar 100mm f2.8 A mount macro is going in the next couple of days .. and I said I would never get rid of it ..

Comment by Mike-P posted on vivitar macro 90mm f2.8, tamron 80-200mm for sale and more at 27/04/2009 - 09:53

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Theres an insect in your Tamron 80-200mm f2.8?

I sold the exact same Vivitar macro on Ebay a couple of weeks ago but it was a M42 mount which fetched £147 plus postage to a buyer in Australia so that should give you an idea on what yours may do.

Comment by Mike-P posted on vivitar macro 90mm f2.8, tamron 80-200mm for sale and more at 27/04/2009 - 09:25

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scottthehat wrote:
its sold just waiting for the deposit, being picked up wednesday,
On here or private Ebay sale?

Comment by Mike-P posted on Which 500mm for wildlife? at 26/04/2009 - 23:09

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