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I think it's increasingly becoming standard at music events - they don't want anyone competing with their own photographers (either press or in-house).
Comment by MrCynical posted on Pro or amateur with interchangable lenses? at 23/06/2010 - 19:59
Does anyone have one of these they want to sell? Looking for one with pristine (or close to it) optics and no front-focusing issues (I actually had a new one of these last year, but it went back within hours because of irretrievable FF ).
I'm not bothered whether it is the Pentax or Samsung variant - I actually really like Samsung's finish and do not intend to resell the lens.
I'm not bothered whether it is the Pentax or Samsung variant - I actually really like Samsung's finish and do not intend to resell the lens.
Comment by MrCynical posted on Wanted: FA 35mm f2 at 23/06/2010 - 19:57
Good: Helios 77M-4 - an update of the 44 series, it's a 50mm f1.8 (as opposed to 58mm f2 for the others) and supposedly has the best resolution of the lot. But then you don't really buy these if you're a measurebator.
Comment by MrCynical posted on The Sub £50 Lens Guide at 23/06/2010 - 14:21
I wish you would all shut it about how good the FA43 is - you're making my LBA itch even though I love the DFA50 and would do better to get a different focal length!
Comment by MrCynical posted on which one to choose DA* 55 or FA 43 limited at 22/06/2010 - 16:39
Dangermouse wrote:
Accident implies that nobody is at fault. Neither the Police nor the vulture lawyers like that idea...
Accident makes a value judgement - ie that what happened was accidental - before the police (etc.) have any evidence to back up that judgement. Collision however does not - it simply describes what took place.Accident implies that nobody is at fault. Neither the Police nor the vulture lawyers like that idea...
Comment by MrCynical posted on Threatened by police ... at 22/06/2010 - 16:30
Both of these are fantastic lenses - of the two, the DA* is sharper (at equivalent apertures) and also faster. The FA43 has a unique 'look' which many adore, but does not have quickshift focusing. For new lenses, the DA* is about £200 cheaper (£550 vs £750 - both SRS prices) while they cost about the same used (£450 give or take).
Comment by MrCynical posted on which one to choose DA* 55 or FA 43 limited at 22/06/2010 - 11:20
dougf8 wrote:
The cameras still roll in the station so the police must still believe that it is a public place. It would make for an interesting day out. Taking pictures in the police station.
The police as the property owner can authorise anyone to film inside the station. The subject of the state (in the broad sense) using private law powers to violate citizens' rights is a subject that could take up an entire forum in itself!The cameras still roll in the station so the police must still believe that it is a public place. It would make for an interesting day out. Taking pictures in the police station.
Bagworth wrote:
They then said we were in a restricted area and the reason they stopped us was because we had 'pro' equipment. It was all rather surreal. We ended up with an official notice informing us of the law (again as others have mentioned Anti-terrorist), but allowed to carry on.
We muttered and finished the shoot - getting some really good photos which were used in one of the annual reports and on other literature.
But surely, at the same time we were literally surrounded by tourists - most with compact cameras or phones. What was the point of all that?
As someone on the other forum pointed out, which of the following is more likely to be useful to a terrorist conducting covert reconnaissance in a public place: a discreet high-quality cameraphone, or a DSLR with a great white 2kg Lenszilla that screams "I'M TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS" to everyone within half a mile?They then said we were in a restricted area and the reason they stopped us was because we had 'pro' equipment. It was all rather surreal. We ended up with an official notice informing us of the law (again as others have mentioned Anti-terrorist), but allowed to carry on.
We muttered and finished the shoot - getting some really good photos which were used in one of the annual reports and on other literature.
But surely, at the same time we were literally surrounded by tourists - most with compact cameras or phones. What was the point of all that?
Comment by MrCynical posted on Threatened by police ... at 22/06/2010 - 11:11
Steve Chasey wrote:
Add to that mix all the ever-increasingly brayed-about "rights" of the motorist and pedestrian and it all starts to go a bit Pete Tong.
So in a thread about photographers' rights, citizens standing up for their due process rights (and courts listening to them, rather than giving police a free hand) is 'braying' Add to that mix all the ever-increasingly brayed-about "rights" of the motorist and pedestrian and it all starts to go a bit Pete Tong.
Comment by MrCynical posted on Threatened by police ... at 22/06/2010 - 00:50
fatspider wrote:
I'll give you £2000 for the 300mm.....
But only if you provide me with a well trained Kingfisher to go with it
Solution: Taxidermy I'll give you £2000 for the 300mm.....
But only if you provide me with a well trained Kingfisher to go with it
Comment by MrCynical posted on did anyone catch that shower, last night at 20/06/2010 - 00:51
If only they made these (the 85s) in PKA - a portrait lens without PTTL flash is less useful (though I suppose the likelihood of using flash at f1.4 is limited)
Comment by MrCynical posted on Samyang 85mm f1.4 at 19/06/2010 - 13:50
