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I think going for the non-WR version intitially, then 'trading up', is the best bet... softens the financial blow.

You may decide the extra 200.00 is better spent elsewhere, if you find yourself not using the lens (which will provide near identical results) that much. Or you may decide to keep a leisurely lookout for a well priced second hand WR version.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Venturing into the World of primes at 04/09/2010 - 14:03

Quite, John. I recently bought a reconditioned desktop package for about 200.00.... Dell Optiplex GX620 USFF/P4 2.8Ghz/2GB/40GB/DVD/Win XP/17" Dell Monitor. I can't imagine there is much it can't handle. Playing with Corel VideoStudio, I think it will handle editing 720p AVI files. (But we'll see!)

I upgraded from a 1.7Ghz/512BG laptop, which in itself could handle most tasks including photoshop adequately, with a little patience

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Which one would you choose? at 04/09/2010 - 13:53

Pm sent.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on FS Pentax K7 at 04/09/2010 - 13:36

Great results! Must finish off that film in my P30.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on First pics out of my 'new' Spotmatic at 04/09/2010 - 02:40

The first one is very good!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Fisheye on the wedding dance floor! at 03/09/2010 - 00:02

Cheers Mike. You are really rocking that K-7, despite it's reported 'poor IQ' (:lol ...I just might be tempted to get one when the big wave of upgrades/desertions hits....

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Back to macro (7) at 02/09/2010 - 23:37

Those are very nice! I would try that sort of thing, but as an exception rather than the norm. I used to cling doggedly to a manual iso 100 but I have found the auto iso is actually pretty conservative at bumping up the iso in general hand held shots, and the results at up to iso 800 are acceptable if I process raw.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on tips for choosing ISO speed... at 02/09/2010 - 21:11

Stefan, for the sake of making the decision easier if nothing else, put all thoughts of getting a mac from your mind. As a windows user, you will probably find the os unacceptable. I use a mac at work and, as a windows user at home, and someone who likes to multitask, it causes me tears of anguish virtually daily. On the plus side, it almost never crashes!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Which one would you choose? at 02/09/2010 - 20:57

Beautiful - I love the ladybird. What iso are you shooting at Mike? There's a hint of film-like grain to some of these.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Back to macro (7) at 02/09/2010 - 20:22

I have recently started to use auto iso set to 100-800. Works a treat, the camera only raises the iso when shutter speeds are a bit slow for hand held shooting. This also prevents you leaving the iso at 800 by mistake when you don't need it! Of course, turn the auto iso off when you are shooting with a tripod and don't mind slow shutter speeds.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on tips for choosing ISO speed... at 02/09/2010 - 11:04

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