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greynolds999 wrote:
Those Weegies never have an idea of their own!

At least we don't cancel our Hogmanay event half the time just because the poor diddumses might get a bit wet

Comment by MrCynical posted on Celtic Connections, Glasgow at 22/10/2010 - 12:38

MattMatic wrote:
It's a juggling act. Thankfully you can quickly change ISO with the K20D by holding down the OK button and rotating the front e-dial

What? I've been fiddling with the damned menu for a year and a half

Comment by MrCynical posted on Advice on low light gig/concert photography at 20/10/2010 - 11:12

Mike-P wrote:
Does it not have screw drive capability as well?.

Nope. Or at least, not according to SRS and the Other Forum's lens specs.

Comment by MrCynical posted on camera change at 19/10/2010 - 23:08

jacqui2 wrote:

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And don't forget the new DC drive inside the DA 18-135 WR

what does that mean? (dc)

Just another new type of lens motor which uses the same contacts (between camera and lens) as SDM, so won't work on the K100D.

Comment by MrCynical posted on camera change at 19/10/2010 - 23:01

Even Gameboy game cartridges had this facility (or at least Pokemon Crystal did, to keep its game-specific clock to time) so it isn't all that surprising for a £500+ camera in 2010 to have it

Comment by MrCynical posted on K20D - Clock at 19/10/2010 - 22:47

Consumers aren't generally interested in primes, but I think the "good portrait lens" (ie a 50mm f1.8, with an f1.4 upgrade option) continues to have some hold even among those who never intend to go beyond their twin lens kit. I therefore wouldn't be at all surprised to see a DA-L 50mm f1.7 at some point in the nearish future.

Comment by MrCynical posted on What's next? at 19/10/2010 - 12:29

Lucian wrote:
Cheap primes. It has already started.

Nope, that has existed (and with the exception of the Nikon DX 35mm has been static) for a very long time indeed. It's just that Pentax finally noticed it. (sort of: I guess as their first return to the cheap fast prime market two out of three isn't bad )

As for which number is likely to be the next battleground, I'd guess AF points (though I don't think we're done with high ISO yet).

Comment by MrCynical posted on What's next? at 19/10/2010 - 11:11

wvbarnes wrote:
I too spotted the hidden details at the back of the mag. We were promised direct contact i thought. Very cheeky way to avoid as many refunds as possible!

+1 to this. If a company decides not to fulfill its side of a deal, it's the company's responsibility to issue refunds not the customer's responsibility to chase for them. Hiding the information in small print at the back of the magazine simply isn't acceptable.

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Dear subscriber,

Unfortunately this is the last issue of the PentaxUser magazine. All subscribers are receiving a pro-rata refund of their unused subscription payments. We therefore enclose a cheque for £X.yy

How hard would it really have been to put that into Word and click Mail Merge?

Comment by MrCynical posted on Magazine Subscription Refunds? at 19/10/2010 - 09:49

Anvh wrote:
But the DC is no SDM, they are completely different type of motors and not even related.
One use magnetism and the other use piezoelectric element to create motion.

Exactly

Comment by MrCynical posted on Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM available for Pentax at 18/10/2010 - 11:30

Anvh wrote:
New technology
The DC is simply a brush-less direct current motor, nothing new about those.
I do think though that Pentax might be the first one to use them in their lenses.

That's what I meant - 'new' in the sense of 'new to Pentax'/'not just lower-end SDM with a new name'

Comment by MrCynical posted on Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM available for Pentax at 17/10/2010 - 19:16

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