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I saw that but I didn't get any papers except in the USA and about 3 in Canada, so I assumed it was a work in progress. How odd.
Comment by Mongoose posted on Catch up with the news at 13/11/2009 - 11:59
that is muchos snazzy, shame it only seems to have US papers, but hopefully they'll expand it. It looks like they intend to anyway.
nice find
nice find
Comment by Mongoose posted on Catch up with the news at 13/11/2009 - 08:21
thoughton wrote:
Edit: In summary ... every time you click on Simply Electronic's advert....
I suspect it says something about me that my mind completed this sentance with the phraise "God kills a kitten" as I was reading itEdit: In summary ... every time you click on Simply Electronic's advert....
Comment by Mongoose posted on Why is this allowed ? at 12/11/2009 - 18:14
Perhaps actually the way forward is to take DM with you when you go to the shop. Ask him to pick which lens he would buy of those in stock, then buy a different one.
Comment by Mongoose posted on Finding a good copy at 12/11/2009 - 18:09
I heard it started when a bloke called Archie-Duke shot an Ostrich because he was hungry.
Comment by Mongoose posted on Remembrance? at 12/11/2009 - 18:03
pentaxian450 wrote:
I'm wondering why people pay a lot of money for a Pentax camera, then they try to fit third party accessories that will void the manufacturer's warranty if something goes wrong to try to save a few pennies. Is it worth the risk? When you buy the Pentax grip, you know the manufacturer stands behind his products, but third party...
You know when you buy a Sigma or Tamron lenses that thes e companies will stand behind their products, but you can't say the same for all third party manufacturers.
Since I value my cameras, I won't take a chance on unknown material. I'll stick to the original.
a valid position, thank youI'm wondering why people pay a lot of money for a Pentax camera, then they try to fit third party accessories that will void the manufacturer's warranty if something goes wrong to try to save a few pennies. Is it worth the risk? When you buy the Pentax grip, you know the manufacturer stands behind his products, but third party...
You know when you buy a Sigma or Tamron lenses that thes e companies will stand behind their products, but you can't say the same for all third party manufacturers.
Since I value my cameras, I won't take a chance on unknown material. I'll stick to the original.
I probably wont buy one since no one seems to have tried out the cheapy ones and the Pentax ones are so expensive as to be out of the question. ~£35-£50 I'll consider as a grip would be nice to have from time to time, but £100+ is lens money.
Comment by Mongoose posted on Travor battery grips at 12/11/2009 - 18:01
There was some discussion of these a while back, did anyone actually buy one? are they any good?
I rather fancy a battery grip, but it's just not worth the price of the BG-2 to me.
I rather fancy a battery grip, but it's just not worth the price of the BG-2 to me.
Comment by Mongoose posted on Travor battery grips at 12/11/2009 - 11:15
so it looks like the key is not to buy Darkmunks one (lol), otherwise you should be fine!
Comment by Mongoose posted on Finding a good copy at 12/11/2009 - 11:10
a very sensible and well reasoned argument
of course anyone who critisises the K10D is still wrong....... lol
of course anyone who critisises the K10D is still wrong....... lol
Comment by Mongoose posted on Brand loyalty at 11/11/2009 - 19:41
hefty1 wrote:
Poppies are quite amazing plants; their seeds can lay dormant deep underground for huge lengths of time (over 100 years!) until activated by the soil they lie in being churned and their subsequent exposure to light. Normally this is as a result of ploughing a field, however, it also happens after a tract of land has been heavily shelled in battle.
This is why poppies (or at least the red flowered Corn poppy - a common weed in Europe) tend to appear when the fighting stops and are associated with war. This has been noted for thousands of years and the poppy was widely used as a symbol of death and resurrection in Greco-Roman mythology. Poppies also have a habit of popping up on freshly dug graves and around building sites for the same reasons.
The current Remembrance Day poppies may have their roots (excuse the pun) in Flanders Fields but the symbology predates those events by quite a lot longer...
thanks for that hefty, facinating! I always wondered how the poppys came to grow on Flanders and other battlefields.Poppies are quite amazing plants; their seeds can lay dormant deep underground for huge lengths of time (over 100 years!) until activated by the soil they lie in being churned and their subsequent exposure to light. Normally this is as a result of ploughing a field, however, it also happens after a tract of land has been heavily shelled in battle.
This is why poppies (or at least the red flowered Corn poppy - a common weed in Europe) tend to appear when the fighting stops and are associated with war. This has been noted for thousands of years and the poppy was widely used as a symbol of death and resurrection in Greco-Roman mythology. Poppies also have a habit of popping up on freshly dug graves and around building sites for the same reasons.
The current Remembrance Day poppies may have their roots (excuse the pun) in Flanders Fields but the symbology predates those events by quite a lot longer...
Comment by Mongoose posted on Remembrance? at 11/11/2009 - 19:32
