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It all went wrong when we abandoned the cowrie.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Gold. at 24/11/2010 - 22:29

Smeggypants wrote:
No it won't. Gold has, apart from a couple of tiny blips, always gone up in price.

http://goldinfo.net/yearly.html

All the way back from 1793

A totally unbiased source there, Smeggy. Is it inflation adjusted? I presume the price of Jam has also increased year on year if you don't take inflation into account ;P

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Gold. at 24/11/2010 - 22:21

Thank goodness they didn't accidentally arrange themselves into Christ's face

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Right place, right time... at 24/11/2010 - 20:39

Dr. Mhuni wrote:
I wonder if JR will like it?!

Hmm, yes... I'm sure everything John is saying is 100% spot on, but I'll be more interested in what the likes of What Digital Camera? and DepressingReview (traditionally a bit lukewarm about Pentax) have to say.

It would have been nice if the same ISO test shot set up used on previous cameras had been used (the little orange daisy).

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax K-5 review at 24/11/2010 - 14:51

The M 135mm f3.5 is well regarded and cheap. I like it, but not wide open. Haven't read anything that positive about the f2.8 version, although the K f2.5 is sought after (expensive!)

Would be more tempted to get a zoom to complement you two long primes, though.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Manual Focus Lenses... at 24/11/2010 - 14:18

Photoaddict - I started with the DL2 and now have the K-7. I do not have to do any more pp work than I did with the DL2 in fact the K-7 allows you much more choice in how your out-of-camera jpegs look. RAW is better, but the same was also very true for the DL2. The K-7 is just a more complex beast which is why perhaps some people have more trouble than they did with entry level cameras.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K7 poor image quality at 24/11/2010 - 12:54

cardiff_gareth wrote:
Last 2 for me Looks like the coastline where I live, only the sea is a different colour

Yep, I thought of Southerndown a few times too, looking at those rock strata and boulders. The colours are something else though!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Tenerife Coast - warning - contains holiday pics! at 24/11/2010 - 12:00

P50, nice camera. But any of the current Pentaxes will blow you away with their functions/features. You have picked a great time to move to a Pentax DSLR.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Hi from a P50 user looking to go digital at 23/11/2010 - 22:58

These are more than a little bit special, Simon. What a fabulous sight.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Misty morning in Nant Gwynant at 23/11/2010 - 22:28

On the north coast (Puerto de la Cruz):

And the south coast, near El Medano:

'Don't'? Er, okay then!

The beaches have an interesting geology on the south coast, with fossilised dunes, volcanic rocks, and strange coloured sand: