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Comment by milamber posted on Another pointless thread at 06/11/2012 - 19:07
Frogherder wrote:
That was an interesting afternoon.
Had a (partial) ride through a MRI scanner. I can have a copy of the picture for £10.
They give you headphones and ask you to pick some music and lie perfectly still. It's just about audible - then they turn on the pneumatic drill.
regards
Bernard
I chose Dark Side of the Moon for mine. Just in long enough for the whole album and didn't hear a single noteThat was an interesting afternoon.
Had a (partial) ride through a MRI scanner. I can have a copy of the picture for £10.
They give you headphones and ask you to pick some music and lie perfectly still. It's just about audible - then they turn on the pneumatic drill.
regards
Bernard
Comment by milamber posted on Another pointless thread at 06/11/2012 - 17:49
Sigma 10-20mm or DA 40mm Ltd. Sigma is so versatile and the 40mm is just so tiny and portable with great IQ. Something special about the older M and A lenses as well - penny for penny they are probably my best buys, but I don't use them enough.
Comment by milamber posted on What's your 'Best Buy' Lens? at 05/11/2012 - 22:53
First one is lovely - nothing at all wrong. Second does look very noisy
Comment by milamber posted on f2.8 50-135mm at 05/11/2012 - 20:39
This is the last new one sold on Ebay. I bid on it, but it went for more than the last couple had done so thought it a bit high at £84 plus postage. You can pick up a new one on Ebay for £75 from time to time if you are prepared to wait. buy it at £75 if you want one, but don't do it thinking you will make a profit on Ebay, because that isn't likely, after fees etc.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sigma-DC-18-200mm-f-3-5-6-3-Lens-For-Pentax-/110963466...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sigma-DC-18-200mm-f-3-5-6-3-Lens-For-Pentax-/110963466...
Comment by milamber posted on Worth Buying Brand New For £75 ? at 05/11/2012 - 18:09
I was looking at one of these for my daughter. General view is that it is more or less on a par with the Pentax 18-55mm kit lens, though obviously copies will vary and it might be a bit soft as you approach 200mm. They tend to go for around £75/80 in excellent used condition on Ebay so £75 would be a decent, if not outstanding, price for a new one, depending on who it was from.
The price in your link is very high so don't buy it on that basis thinking you have a massive bargain. There is a newer optically stabilised version (says OS in the name) which is a lot more expensive and not needed for a Pentax body. At £75 the one you are looking at will be the earlier version I guess.
I'd be interested in a new one at £75 if there is more than one.....
The price in your link is very high so don't buy it on that basis thinking you have a massive bargain. There is a newer optically stabilised version (says OS in the name) which is a lot more expensive and not needed for a Pentax body. At £75 the one you are looking at will be the earlier version I guess.
I'd be interested in a new one at £75 if there is more than one.....
Comment by milamber posted on Worth Buying Brand New For £75 ? at 05/11/2012 - 17:58
davidtrout wrote:
1: I dont think its hideous.
2: I've never missed the top LCD panel
3: Its the equal of the K5 (which I also have) in image quality.
4: It may be a plastic body but it feels very sturdy unlike some of the cheaper plasticky models from other manufacturers.
5: I love it to bits
6: Enjoy your new K30 - it will serve you well.
David
PPG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout
I think the blue is nice too, but it was out of stock and I didn't want to wait Wish the orange available in Japan could be bought here.....fritzthedog wrote:
Carl
I got a blue K30 when they first came out - at the old higher price. Pentaxophile wrote:
but the blue colour is hideous in the flesh, IMHO!)
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Now that really has not helped me as I really fancied the blue one - but have only seen images of it - decisions decisions.....but the blue colour is hideous in the flesh, IMHO!)
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Carl
1: I dont think its hideous.
2: I've never missed the top LCD panel
3: Its the equal of the K5 (which I also have) in image quality.
4: It may be a plastic body but it feels very sturdy unlike some of the cheaper plasticky models from other manufacturers.
5: I love it to bits
6: Enjoy your new K30 - it will serve you well.
David
PPG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout
Comment by milamber posted on K7 vs K30 at 05/11/2012 - 17:19
Thanks - that's just my over-enthusiastic cropping/enlarging on the others. On the original photo the fireworks were just a little flash in a sea of dark...
Comment by milamber posted on K-30, a bedroom window and some fireworks at 04/11/2012 - 19:25
I've had both a DAL kit lens and the Pentax 18-250mm and there was little or no difference between them. The DA 18-55mm WR my daughter has isn't quite up to the other two so you have to allow for variations between copies.
Comment by milamber posted on 18-55 kit vs 18-250 mm at 04/11/2012 - 17:52
jeallen01 wrote:
and, with the K-30 having the same single screen, pentamirror and single adjustment wheel arrangement, I would expect roughly the same speed of use as the K-R.
K-30 has a pentaprism and two adjustment wheels, at least on my copy and, with the K-30 having the same single screen, pentamirror and single adjustment wheel arrangement, I would expect roughly the same speed of use as the K-R.
Definitely will be faster to use than the K-r (when I get used to it) and don't keep turning the front wheel instead of the on/off switch
Comment by milamber posted on Will I see a difference kx and k5 at 04/11/2012 - 12:20
Sounds like the best way to listen to Dark Side of the Moon .
...if I ever have to have an MRI scan I'll ask for something like Paranoid or Led Zep 4, and for the volume to be turned up...