Yes...I know how difficult it is getting out of bed at 3am ..so generally resort to 'all nighters' ...plenty coffee/plenty chocolate!

(April) This months Ted, upcoming repeats can be found here then usually available for a short time on BBC i-Player after the BBC4 repeat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk7h/broadcasts/upcoming


Mike

Beautiful sunset images Ted...always love that time of evening, great contrast of colours!

Was out photographing PanSTARRS around the 3rd April when the comet was close to the Andromeda Galaxy, it is probably now easier to spot in the early morning skies just to right of the W-constellation Cassiopeia between 3am-5am in binoculars.

Just had one of my images shown on on BBC ʹSky At Night` this morning but unfortunately they don‘t allow us to plug camera brands otherwise Pentax would have had a shameless plug from me!

Mike

Welcome to the forum Darren

Mike

All excellent examples so far but for myself I ordered the Pentax DA 35mm f2.8 Macro Ltd from SRS the other day ...and Mat you have reassured me I made the right decision ....macro & standard lens in one package!

Mike

I usually prefer to keep batteries warm in my pocket but hope to try some time lapse and want to extend the operation time of my K5 in a single run so just bought a Pentax D-BG4 Battery Grip...also like the option to use AA batteries if away from mains.

May sound obvious but be careful what lens is attached as the camera can easily fall forward if you instinctively lay it down on a worktop as you might have done prior to the grip being attached...thankfully mine was on a soft surface.

First for me too but I think if the shot had been taken as a vertical composition from a position further over to your left so the base of the first turbine was in a line of sight nearer the gate ...that would be the shot.

Mike

Lens now SOLD ...many thanks!

Mike

Well I was weather sealed until the dog chewed a hole in one of my wellington boots yesterday....grrrr!

Happy New Year everyone!

Morning Iain

From Kelso here but currently at Ardrossan for New Year but decided to leave my K5 at home this time & just chill out

The K30 is certainly great value at the moment with cash back, you might also consider for a bit extra the K5 as prices have come down since the introduction of the k5II & K5IIs.

Anyway .....have a great New Year!

Mike

Advert updated!


Condition is MINT used only 3 times ...asking £325 + £7.50 in UK (RMSD)