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OM-D

Red Frame/White Light....surely?

Comment by pgweber posted on Olympus got it right, Pentax got it wrong at 02/06/2012 - 18:29

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I like the mono boats and the last one of the Duchess.

I have seen several published shots of trains passing the back of the castle where the photographer has attained a higher viewpoint.

Were you standing in the park? It might be worth a climb up the hill behind you, the next time you are there.

Regards

Comment by pgweber posted on Conwy steam train and other bits at 24/05/2012 - 01:10

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I was always very fond of my Rikenon 50mm f2 (PK mount without the pin, c1985) and only replaced it with the FA50 f1.4 when Jesssops had them at half price for a short period earlier this year.

The sharpness of both is impressive but the Pentax has the obvious added convenience of A-mode and autofocus.

Comment by pgweber posted on 50mm at 18/05/2012 - 01:21

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Smeggypants wrote:
pgweber wrote:
"...why spend £1000 (£719) on a camera to balk (sic) at £50 for a battery?"
Complete non-sequitur.

OTOH would you spend £700 on a camera when you can get te same thing at a tenth of the price?
I am quoting somebody else's words from a previous airing of the battery topic. I feel the same about the argument given in that quote as you do, Smeggy.

Just because a battery (or a poster for that matter) has "Pentax" in the name does not make it infallible.

I had no problems with a Hahnel in my K10D and now have an Energiser spare (£19.99 at Jessops but £9.99 after Tesco vouchers) for my K5.

I usually can't remember how long the battery has been in the camera by the time it is exhausted so I can't really perceive the "slightly better" performance from the OEM battery.

Comment by pgweber posted on Buying a spare battery at 11/05/2012 - 22:59

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"...why spend £1000 (£719) on a camera to balk (sic) at £50 for a battery?"

Comment by pgweber posted on Buying a spare battery at 11/05/2012 - 16:27

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Nicole's appointment was reported in PR Weekly in October 2010 a-la Mike's link.

Welcome Nicole & perhaps you could let us know in what capacity you have joined us?

Comment by pgweber posted on Jessops fall out with pentax at 13/04/2012 - 18:13

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Thanks Peter.

Installed now.

Comment by pgweber posted on Firmware 1.13/K5 and forum search issues at 07/04/2012 - 15:00

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Thanks Walkeja, but I think that is the same page that my link leads to, which only shows the K5 Limited Silver edition variant and v1.03.

Comment by pgweber posted on Firmware 1.13/K5 and forum search issues at 07/04/2012 - 13:15

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Can anything be done about the search software?

I was trying to search for items referring to firmware version "1.13", but when I enter 1.13 (in quotes or otherwise), it is converted to 113 and the intended searched items are not found.

I was trying to check up on whether users were finding v1.13/K5 to be an improvement worth applying. Why is it on the Japanese site but apparently not on the UK?

Only the K5 Silver edition is listed here:
http://www.pentax.co.uk/en/Photo-Downloads.html#MediaTypeID4

Comment by pgweber posted on Firmware 1.13/K5 and forum search issues at 07/04/2012 - 10:59

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Just in case the price hike was tempting you to jump ship, two of Nikons cameras are receiving price "adjustments" of £200 & £500 respectively.

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Nikon_D800_and_D4_price_change_not_mar...

The grass is not always greener

Comment by pgweber posted on Pentax lenses price increasing by 15-90%? at 05/04/2012 - 16:01

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