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tyronet2000 wrote:
Latest recent blunders forgot SD card no shops for miles. Remembered filters, forgot holders. Lessons learned.

Been there, Stan! Thankfully there was a little 2GB one in the SatNav

I did a shoot for someone recently, and forgot my flash controller. I had to use an optical slave unit with another flash on the camera. Didn't really work so I gave up on flash entirely. I was sweating buckets!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax-Specific Landscape Shooters Checklist at 30/07/2013 - 14:25

Fabulous, I am so envious of you going there. Was it a guided tour or can you access it by yourself? (I presume it's safe for short periods at least!)

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Ghost town (Pripyat) at 30/07/2013 - 09:24

User modes are very useful on the K30... I can launch straight into my typical settings (WB, file format, ISO, exposure mode, custom image etc) without worrying about having forgotten something.. like the ISO! I have a user mode set up for flash, and one for 'f5.6 and be there' daylight photography.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax-Specific Landscape Shooters Checklist at 30/07/2013 - 09:18

What does 'no skill just fill' mean, Ken? Surely that's not so much caused by the kit but how you use it?

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Kood umbrellas? at 30/07/2013 - 08:26

I just got two white 34" shoot throughs - cheapest I could find. Are they the best ever? Probably not. Bigger would possibly have been better, although you have a trade off against portability and wind-catch-ability. But I've found them great. I doubt the results are going to differ greatly between brands, on such a simple piece of kit.I bought a couple of the silver ones too. The light's slightly different; a bit harder. I find the shoot through ones easier to use.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Kood umbrellas? at 29/07/2013 - 23:41

You make this photography lark sound like some sort of massive chore, Nigel...

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax-Specific Landscape Shooters Checklist at 27/07/2013 - 23:44

Well I couldn't resist the DA70. I still think a zoom would be more useful, but I've seen some lovely shots with the 70 - and I can sell it and trade up to the zoom in the future if I find the fixed FL frustrating...

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Fastish AF lens for portrait at 26/07/2013 - 18:13

Dump them in a folder on my hard drive and forget them! Sometimes I have a half hearted go at removing duplicates and totally rubbish shots, but generally, I'm a hoarder. Very very occasionally I'll spot an old shot that had potential but was overlooked at the time. So I am reluctant to be too brutal deleting old shots (plus it's very time consuming!)

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on What To Do With All These Pixels? at 26/07/2013 - 18:08

Payment sent for DA70mm!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on 21 and 70 ltd lenses for sale at 26/07/2013 - 18:04

Good idea to try them out. I felt it was a case of swings and roundabouts with the k5 and k30 so just went with the cheaper one. Feels more comfortable and responsive to me, but the top plate is something I was also used to so it's a tough one.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on New DSLR - Which Pentax Model to Go For? at 26/07/2013 - 01:58

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