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Comment by PeteL posted on Cable switches or remotes at 27/03/2010 - 08:35
Lovely shot, In fact i`m tempted to pop down there this morning! I think the shutter speed is just right. As it conveys the power of the water rather than a milky swath that you would get if you used something slower.
I especially like the foreground rocks.
Regards - Pete.
I especially like the foreground rocks.
Regards - Pete.
Comment by PeteL posted on Miners Bridge - Betws Y Coed at 27/03/2010 - 08:23
bwichmawr wrote:
Big increase in cider tax in the Budget: hasn't gone down well in Somerset, I can tell you! (Not that I drink the stuff: the story of the dead rat in every barrel was enoigh to put me off!)
Best wishes,
Andrew
My Dad, (Who was Cornish) told me the same thing about rats in the Cider, When i asked Gillian Bulmer (Whose family used to own Bulmers Cider) about it she told me that it was an important part of the process to include protein! So Rats or not i still love Black Dragon Welsh Cider! link Big increase in cider tax in the Budget: hasn't gone down well in Somerset, I can tell you! (Not that I drink the stuff: the story of the dead rat in every barrel was enoigh to put me off!)
Best wishes,
Andrew
Regards - Pete
johnriley wrote:
The canvas may well be treated as in the most severe downpours the interior does not get wet. Edges are generously overlapped so that rain does not get past the openings. Leather trims and fasteners will ansorb water to some degree, but they dry out fine.
Extra interior dividing sections can be purchased and we always add a double one to the centre section so the camera can be held lens down in one and an additional lens put in the other. In this way I can actually carry the camera with lens attached and at least three more lenses, plus all the lens hoods and other items such as cards, batteries, torch, odds and ends, travel documents, etc.
I agree, The Billingham bags are superb. My first 550 was purchased in 1983 for £65 and was only replaced last year by another 550 when Warehouse Express had a £65 off sale so i really got 2 bags for the price of one. Prior to the Billingham i had tried 5 other types of bags and cases. There are a number of accessories available too. For instance an upgraded shoulder pad and a harness which turns the bag into a backpack. I think there is a tripod strap available too.MrCynical wrote:
*Are they actually waterproof (through a treatment of the material or somesuch), or do they just protect gear from most rain by the canvas simply absorbing water for longer than most people will be out in rain?
*Do they come with camera/lens-holding dividers or is it basically a single 'cavern' for which dividers must be purchased separately?
They come with a very effective set of inserts that progressively absorb shock. johnriley wrote:
We use Billingham Hadley Pro bags - very accessible, waterproof and compact. We find them big enough in the field and they hold quite a bit of kit.
Those look nice - expensive, but if they're as useful as they look possibly worth it (and probably not that much more expensive than my Timbukhack once the cost of inserts is taken into account). I've a couple of questions about the Billinghams though:We use Billingham Hadley Pro bags - very accessible, waterproof and compact. We find them big enough in the field and they hold quite a bit of kit.
*Are they actually waterproof (through a treatment of the material or somesuch), or do they just protect gear from most rain by the canvas simply absorbing water for longer than most people will be out in rain?
*Do they come with camera/lens-holding dividers or is it basically a single 'cavern' for which dividers must be purchased separately?
The canvas may well be treated as in the most severe downpours the interior does not get wet. Edges are generously overlapped so that rain does not get past the openings. Leather trims and fasteners will ansorb water to some degree, but they dry out fine.
Extra interior dividing sections can be purchased and we always add a double one to the centre section so the camera can be held lens down in one and an additional lens put in the other. In this way I can actually carry the camera with lens attached and at least three more lenses, plus all the lens hoods and other items such as cards, batteries, torch, odds and ends, travel documents, etc.
Definitely worth looking at, Worth every penny!
Regards - Pete
Comment by PeteL posted on Bag recommendations/comments? at 26/03/2010 - 08:04
Comment by PeteL posted on loss of copyright in orphaned images. at 25/03/2010 - 17:05
One to keep an eye on! Perhaps i can trade my K7 in for a Nokkia!
Regards - Pete
Regards - Pete
Comment by PeteL posted on New Sensor Technology at 23/03/2010 - 18:12
A couple of years ago i was shooting on a lifeboat with waves coming over the top of us, I was wearing a coastguard waterproof jacket over my own berghause one, I was soaked through to the skin but my K10D kept on going! Though i had nothing left to clean water off the lens as all of the cloths were soaked too. I just kept changing lenses and putting the cap on between shots. I should have rinsed it down with fresh water afterwards as a few screws rusted up! The Camera did throw a bit of a wobbly for a day or so later but righted itself in the end.
Regards - Pete
Regards - Pete
Comment by PeteL posted on weather sealing. at 19/03/2010 - 19:44
Regards - Pete.