Mike-P

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Yesterdat my small son gave my camera a bash (my fault for leaving it on the side I suppose, I should know better.)
Anyway, picture is the result from that small knock.

Glad I bought one of those plastic screen protectors .. another has already been ordered.

Just hope the whole lot doesn't pop when I take the old one off.


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Comment by Mike-P posted on Remember to get protection out there boys and girls! at 13/07/2008 - 09:09

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However I won't let a good funeral get in the way if I do drive over
Thats the spirit,.
As they say in the UK, every cloud has a silver lining.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Bit of a quandry. at 12/07/2008 - 12:44

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Very cheap indeed, I have seen several go for under AU$300 of late on E-bay if you are looking second hand.

How you finding the 18-250mm?
There is a mint one on Ebay for under £200 delivered that I keep going back to.
Might be ok as a walkabout lens and get rid of the 24-135mm

Comment by Mike-P posted on Bit of a quandry. at 12/07/2008 - 12:27

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I would go with the 16-50 but for the cost.
It's not that I couldn't afford to buy it just that I really cannot justify the expense when I know that 90% of my camera time will be macro so that is where I would concentrate my spending on. (probably the 180mm sigma if they don't get their finger out with the 150mm).

I am also leaning towards thw Sigma 17-70 because it has a reasonable close up ability when compared to others but then again their may be a glut of 16-45s on Ebay soon due to the 17-70 Pentax

Comment by Mike-P posted on Bit of a quandry. at 12/07/2008 - 12:06

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Ok, done all my buying of cheap lenses off Ebay and it's time to get rid of most and start again.

I am thinking of keeping my Tamron 24-135mm as the walkabout lens, I have a Sigma 135-400mm APO DG coming which, if is up to the quality of my K mount 300mm at that length will be kept for long stuff (If not then I may go the 55-300mm Pentax route), my F-50mm 1/7 and a macro which is undecided yet.
Now my quandry is the wide end, I don't really do landscapes atm so a 10-20mm would be a waste so am looking at either the MKII 18-55, A Tamron 17-50mm F2/8 or the Sigma 17-70mm (Pentax version just seems too much for too little imo, and its too expensive).

The other alternative is a Tamron 18-250mm but that doesn't have the speed I require for wide (inside buildings etc).

Comment by Mike-P posted on Bit of a quandry. at 12/07/2008 - 10:13

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I have said to him via PM that I have the Phoenix brand of this lens that I will be selling shortly (Also made by Cosina).

Comment by Mike-P posted on 2nd hand Macro Lens for K100d at 14/07/2008 - 15:21

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I have a few macro lenses that I will be selling in the near future.

Comment by Mike-P posted on 2nd hand Macro Lens for K100d at 12/07/2008 - 10:17

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samsung is in a better position than Pentax to produce the next big thing.
To be honest as long as I have somewhere with a K mount to put my lenses, it doesn't matter to me if it's Pentax or Samsung on the camera.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Full frame DSLR ? at 14/07/2008 - 14:24

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I can't see a 135-format body selling for less than £1,500.

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And I would presume anyone spending that sort of money would go with either Nikon or Canon because they know for certain they are not going to (as Shakey puts it) go the way of the Dodo.
The main reason that I see people jumping ship from Pentax is the range of lenses (I am unlikely to ever hit that barrier) and anyone spending that amount on a camera would want a complete range available I would have thought.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Full frame DSLR ? at 14/07/2008 - 13:33

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Makes sense to me!

Of course the other option when a FF arrives, is keep your existing crop body as well, best of both worlds!

PS, just let me know if I'm rambling on too much!
Snipped all the rambling

I used to be exactly the same before I moved to Spain last year, even to the fact I bought and sold mobile phones on Ebay (I have 2 accounts with over 1600 positive feedback between them and I still have my JAF box, twister, cables and various other tools somewhere.)
I would buy any new gadget in an instant (its easy when you have money burning a hole in your pocket) without giving it a second thought but since I moved here and am living off the money I earned from Ebay and other sources I have virtually gone into reverse.
Enjoy it while you can I say

Comment by Mike-P posted on Full frame DSLR ? at 12/07/2008 - 07:48

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