Apparently I was the first person to ever question the way they work!

Oh and thank you again for pointing this out to me, you have no idea how close I was to clicking on that check out button.

Another thing that bugs me is that they have only been trading for 2 years (apparently, I have not seen or heard of them before). What happens if they go bust? What happens to the warranties then?

I saw them advertised on here earlier. I really hope that people read this or their T's & C's before buying from them.

I certainly will read them on any site from now on!

Paul

I will be selling my Sigma EF 530 after 15th August if you are interested, PM me if you are


Paul

Today I called SIMPLY ELECTRONICS, the company that I refer to on this post.

Apparently the equipment is not a Grey Import and is in fact stock held in the UK.

I draw your attention to something that worries me about this company and the way they work.
The goods, like I say, are held in the UK and are not imported, but the issue is with the warranty. The warranties are not with Pentax, Canon, Nikon etc but are in fact through Simply Electronics themselves. So if there was ever a problem with the camera then you would have to send it back to "SE" then they send it back to Pentax, etc.

So unlike most companies who offer warranty, SE hold it rather than the manufacturer. They say that this is how they offer the prducts so cheaply than anyone else.

I for one would not touch them with a barge pole.


Paul

It's been one of those days today and I have only just signed in

We bought 4 of these glasses for presents but I decided to keep them for myself in the end.
I now have 3 and am gutted! Although I gave up drinking due to a medication..I have 2 demijohns of home brewed marrow rum that is waiting to be sampled so if anyone wants a sip then they can be my guinea pig

I am giving up trying to "copy" Amin's work for the next 3 weeks as I am going to be snowed under with work. This has come as a relief to my wife as I was thinking about green dye next

Paul

Oh BEEPING HECK

That's annoyed me, see I didn't look at the T's & C's...I knew it was to good to be true.
That is extremely misleading on their behalf!

Thanks Greytop for noticing that, I would have spent £1300 with them without realising!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Paul

Edit: spelling...so annoyed!

I agree with George, image 1 is fantastic, gentle and wispy smoke. Image 3 is weird but in a very good weird way. I wouldn't worry about using Photoshop to get that effect, not sure how it would be done any other way.

Not sure I should say this...but I will.
I was chatting to Amin earlier about my ventures in attempting to recreate the glass and coloured water effect. Now I don't usually have the time to try sommat like that but I gave it a try.
Oh my GOSH!!!
I thought I was going to face a messy divorce today!
The goblet that I had stuck to a sheet of glass that was filled half way with red water, (food colouring(and it was a large goblet, one that holds a full bottle of wine)), became, shall we say, unstuck.
The tablecloth, curtains and nets went in the wash on a hot setting and the laminate flooring needed a good scrub.

My wife took it extremely well and even let me carry on, but she never left my side after that. She had a laugh with her parents on the phone afterwards.

So after this I went outside and did some macro work!

Amin, the moral of the story is to leave these "Dangerous" jobs to those who know what they are doing and for those who have their own sheds outside!

Keep up the great work


Paul

I bought the *ist D as soon as it came out, upgrading from the MZ50.
That was a great first camera, but a tad small, once the grip was on it was great. That really was a great camera. It was when I turned pro I started finding faults with it, especially the noise.
Then I bought the K10 and that was a great upgrade especially with the grip.

I then sold the *ist D to buy the K20 but kept the K10 as a back up. The K20 was and still is a great camera, yes there are a few niggles that I don't like, the underexposing being the main problem.

The K7 was to be my next upgrade, but I never had the excitement that I got from the previous cameras. Personally, and please don't take offense as I don't want to start any arguements, it doesn't do anything for me whatsoever, although I am bursting for an upgrade, I believe the K7 isn't for me.
I will say that it is a very well built camera and that quality knocks the socks off other makes that I have recently looked at. I wish the best of luck to all those that have one and that they get great enjoyment out of using it.


Paul

Not sure if people are aware of this but I have found a store online that is selling the K7 for a great price.
The company is based on the Isle of Man and apparently they bulk buy their stock and pass on the savings to the customer (hmmm I heard that before)

Here is the link to the shoplink this price includes P&P.

Ok they aren't a dedicated photographic shop like SRS and their advice won't be spot on, but are the prices coming down already?

Must be worth a look

Paul

I am hoping that my 3 chosen stores will have them in stock but yes I will have a good look


Paul

No they didn't, well not with the K10 or K20. I haven't heard any regarding the K7 as yet apart from the batch with the dodgy sensors from PU members.

Basically I read reviews and see what peoples niggles are then go and have a play and then decide whether to buy or not.
So tomorrow I will find a shop with a lens and have a good play

Paul