Mike-P

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Grey and windy this morning but the windsurfers came out in droves.

K-1 (1) and 150-450mm WR

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Windsurfers Avon Beach Mudeford by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

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Windsurfers Avon Beach Mudeford by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

Comment by Mike-P posted on Bit of windsurfing at 26/10/2019 - 19:07

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As always I recommend Alan Marlow .... LINK

Comment by Mike-P posted on Cleaning SMC-A 50mm f/2.8 Macro? at 24/10/2019 - 13:47

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£175 incl UK postage.

Comment by Mike-P posted on FS: Pentax 18-135mm DC WR at 20/10/2019 - 21:36

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Reduction to £320 incl postage.

Comment by Mike-P posted on HD Pentax-DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 Limited at 20/10/2019 - 21:35

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As far as I am aware your 24-70mm is about 3 generations behind their current version. I know that Canon don't service/carry parts for any of their lenses once they have been replaced by something more up to date and they are more than 5? years old so it's not just Sigma.

I think Alan Marlow my be winding down for retirement but worth contacting him. LINK

Comment by Mike-P posted on Poss loose connection? DIY fix? at 17/10/2019 - 17:12

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Peter Jones must be crying in his reggae reggae sauce.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Jessops at 16/10/2019 - 15:38

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Check the screws on the mount are tight. They quite often work loose on Sigma lenses (no idea why).

Comment by Mike-P posted on Poss loose connection? DIY fix? at 03/10/2019 - 21:11

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Oh yes, didn't see that in the title.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Thoughts on PLM lens for tracking with a K-3? at 02/10/2019 - 14:44

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richandfleur wrote:
I'm considering upgrading my older 55-300 to the newer PLM version.
Hope is that with the PLM motor this will provide better subject tracking.

Has anyone had experience with this scenario and combo?

55-300mm PLM and ?

Comment by Mike-P posted on Thoughts on PLM lens for tracking with a K-3? at 02/10/2019 - 13:48

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Ironically, this is where I have found my K-1 excels, using centre point focus only. A typical example would be a strand of tall grass in front of a background of distant trees. The K-1 nails it every time, whereas several mirrorless cameras have been flatly unable to focus at all. The same applies to, say, a small bird within a mass of branches. Not an easy subject, but the K-1 is fully capable where many others fail.
I wouldn't expect anything less from you John yet for me my D500 does it so much better than the K-1. Then again maybe it's because the blade of grass and the litle bird in the tree aren't moving so the AF has very little to do.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Why do we need more AF points? at 30/09/2019 - 15:51

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