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Hi there, a BIG WELCOME to Pentax from the other side of the county. Nice to know you've seen the light. At least you can now also capture the light as you saw it and not just the small parts C n n think you should capture.
Pat
Pat
Comment by Patty posted on Hi New Pentax User from NOrfolk at 30/12/2012 - 18:24
Nice pictures, I remember visiting there 4 years ago. I did find that lots of the birds had the tags on their wings, indicating breeding years from what I recall. 3 years ago While holidaying in wales I visited the Rhayader feeding station, Gigrin farm, and found that hardly any Kites were tagged. Presumably the nests were more inaccessible to RSBP taggers.
They did look lots more natural.
Both sites are well worth visiting.
Pat
They did look lots more natural.
Both sites are well worth visiting.
Pat
Comment by Patty posted on Red Kites Dumfries and Galloway. at 25/09/2012 - 21:59
Is this the ULTIMATE Olympic closing ceremony or not?
Even the heavens shine on London. And no rain?
Pat
Even the heavens shine on London. And no rain?
Pat
Comment by Patty posted on Meteor Shower Tonight!! at 12/08/2012 - 23:06
This is a £650 camera. They are expecting too much by comparing with a Hasselblad. Or are they? Maybe the Canikon models up to £5000 are not in the same league as the K30 !!!.
Whatever will they ever compare the K3 with?
Patty
Whatever will they ever compare the K3 with?
Patty
Comment by Patty posted on K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II at 10/07/2012 - 14:16
I did wonder what had happened with the person replying. Puters always seem to go wonky even when they are fine!
As I said under the rubber is the T2 thread. This is actually a M42 thread, as is the old pentax /practika M42, BUT it is a different pitch. The T2 thread is 0.75 pitch and Camera Threads are 1.0 pitch. Just a warning as you could make an easy mistake and screw on the wrong thing, and mess up the eyepiece thread.
If you had the bits, A T2/ To M42x1.0 adapter,possibly off an old lens, and old screw thread extention tubes and then a M42x1.0 / Pentax K adapter does the job.
I did try some of these at one stage as my film camera was a thread fitting.
Also tried just having the extention tubes on, about 30mm, focus by eye and then hold an old fuji digi compact on the tubes and then took pictures that were acceptable, whilst just experimenting.
Best to just try anything that could work. Lots to learn, only a life time to fit it all in!
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzE9oPM
http://www.pinholeday.org/gallery/2012/index.php?formType=list&f_action=refresh&...
This was another use for extention tubes.
The pix arent dead clear but at a small size you can see what things are like with absolutely no Glass lens.
Just remembered another reason for buying a long lens is that you would then have control over the aperture. With a scope or a mirror lens you have to adjust the shutter or iso settings even whilst on a tripod.
Good luck Ken, and anyone else trying this.
Pat
As I said under the rubber is the T2 thread. This is actually a M42 thread, as is the old pentax /practika M42, BUT it is a different pitch. The T2 thread is 0.75 pitch and Camera Threads are 1.0 pitch. Just a warning as you could make an easy mistake and screw on the wrong thing, and mess up the eyepiece thread.
If you had the bits, A T2/ To M42x1.0 adapter,possibly off an old lens, and old screw thread extention tubes and then a M42x1.0 / Pentax K adapter does the job.
I did try some of these at one stage as my film camera was a thread fitting.
Also tried just having the extention tubes on, about 30mm, focus by eye and then hold an old fuji digi compact on the tubes and then took pictures that were acceptable, whilst just experimenting.
Best to just try anything that could work. Lots to learn, only a life time to fit it all in!
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzE9oPM
http://www.pinholeday.org/gallery/2012/index.php?formType=list&f_action=refresh&...
This was another use for extention tubes.
The pix arent dead clear but at a small size you can see what things are like with absolutely no Glass lens.
Just remembered another reason for buying a long lens is that you would then have control over the aperture. With a scope or a mirror lens you have to adjust the shutter or iso settings even whilst on a tripod.
Good luck Ken, and anyone else trying this.
Pat
Comment by Patty posted on Pentax K-x and Celestron Ultima ED 65 spotting scope at 29/06/2012 - 22:08
Hi Ken, I have used an Acuter 80mm with a K-x attached. If the eyepiece is similar to this then under the rubber there is a T2 thread. The K to t2 adapter will screw on here and then the camera fixes to the adapter. You can then zoom in with the zoom on the eyepiece for the required picture.
Sounds simple which it actually is, but from what I found its better to adjust the zoom Not with the eyepiece zoom but with extention tubes. Simple pentax K tubes will suffice with no electrical contacts.
My reason for going this route is to make better use of the optics available. With a spotting scope the centre of the image is much clearer than the edge but if you zoom with the eyepiece then you get a similar picture. But with extention tubes and the eyepiece zoom set at the lowest then you are in effect cropping the centre of the picture and using the better part.
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzr1ZpL
Have look at these in this set. In pix 22 the middle is fair but at the edge you see that it looks out of focus, it probably is but even when you look through the scope a small focus change brings the edge in but then puts the centre just out of focus These were not taken with Dslr but with a 35mm film camera so never had many goes at this time. ££ per pictures a bit too much.
Being honest you probably would be better off in the finish buying a long lens for your K-x then at least you are using optics designed for taking photos rather than just looking through like a scope. The human brain does make lots of compromises in what we see with our eyes and its not always correct. If you are just buying a scope because it seems a cheaper option than a long lens, then I think it would be a mistake. If your location is anywhere near me you could have look through my scope to see the downfalls. And You could try my sigma 150-500 or an old Paragon 500mm
Pat
Sounds simple which it actually is, but from what I found its better to adjust the zoom Not with the eyepiece zoom but with extention tubes. Simple pentax K tubes will suffice with no electrical contacts.
My reason for going this route is to make better use of the optics available. With a spotting scope the centre of the image is much clearer than the edge but if you zoom with the eyepiece then you get a similar picture. But with extention tubes and the eyepiece zoom set at the lowest then you are in effect cropping the centre of the picture and using the better part.
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzr1ZpL
Have look at these in this set. In pix 22 the middle is fair but at the edge you see that it looks out of focus, it probably is but even when you look through the scope a small focus change brings the edge in but then puts the centre just out of focus These were not taken with Dslr but with a 35mm film camera so never had many goes at this time. ££ per pictures a bit too much.
Being honest you probably would be better off in the finish buying a long lens for your K-x then at least you are using optics designed for taking photos rather than just looking through like a scope. The human brain does make lots of compromises in what we see with our eyes and its not always correct. If you are just buying a scope because it seems a cheaper option than a long lens, then I think it would be a mistake. If your location is anywhere near me you could have look through my scope to see the downfalls. And You could try my sigma 150-500 or an old Paragon 500mm
Pat
Comment by Patty posted on Pentax K-x and Celestron Ultima ED 65 spotting scope at 26/06/2012 - 20:02
Looks like a really good day out, with lots of different motor sports. Pity they dont have this in Norfolk maybe every other year!
Love the mid-air car, well also the others.
Patty
Love the mid-air car, well also the others.
Patty
Comment by Patty posted on Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2012 at 17/06/2012 - 21:06
Is this at Chumley castle? I ask this as I was born at Houghton in Norfolk. This is the other place owned by Lord Cholmondeley, David his name. They run an International Horse show in the Hall park here each year.
When the family were here for the summers we used to play on the swings with him and his cousins in the playground in the park. My brother was even invited by Lord David to High Tea at the hall. What a laugh, Mum, who worked as a cleaner in the hall, getting him all done up to go up there.
I had a couple of Vivas, Likewise my father, One was a gold coloured 1600 coupe shape. Still a Vx fan Astra J now
Like the pix by the way esp. the last.
Pat
When the family were here for the summers we used to play on the swings with him and his cousins in the playground in the park. My brother was even invited by Lord David to High Tea at the hall. What a laugh, Mum, who worked as a cleaner in the hall, getting him all done up to go up there.
I had a couple of Vivas, Likewise my father, One was a gold coloured 1600 coupe shape. Still a Vx fan Astra J now
Like the pix by the way esp. the last.
Pat
Comment by Patty posted on Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2012 at 17/06/2012 - 07:10
This could be the best.
http://flic.kr/ps/X3MRk
If you already own a saw the price is really competetive!!!
Pat
http://flic.kr/ps/X3MRk
If you already own a saw the price is really competetive!!!
Pat
Comment by Patty posted on Pentax Q viewfinder at 06/06/2012 - 20:59
Just need to find out what does what. I did have photoshop7 and with a quick look it seems similar.
Cant see that adobe would try anything now to say its not legal, besides anyone that uses this (cs2) is more likely to spend on adobe updated software in the future once they are used to it. I think that was the case with pirated Microsoft progs.
Patty