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Comment by RAB posted on My kx died, I am skint is a k10d a good idea? at 10/01/2012 - 23:15
^ Wot everyone said ...
Best wishes, one and all, from sunny Scotland, the land where men wear skirts and no knickers.
All the best ...
Bobby.
Best wishes, one and all, from sunny Scotland, the land where men wear skirts and no knickers.
All the best ...
Bobby.
Comment by RAB posted on To you all at 22/12/2011 - 13:19
Just ordered a new K-5 from SRS.
I had to get my order in quick as the kids' Christmas "needs" were quickly eroding my camera fund.
Still not decided on a 18-135 or 17-70 zoom to go with it, but I have until January pay-day to decide that.
I'm now hoping for some photogenic Scottish weather over the Christmas holidays.
Happy snapping everyone - have a great Christmas.
B.
I had to get my order in quick as the kids' Christmas "needs" were quickly eroding my camera fund.
Still not decided on a 18-135 or 17-70 zoom to go with it, but I have until January pay-day to decide that.
I'm now hoping for some photogenic Scottish weather over the Christmas holidays.
Happy snapping everyone - have a great Christmas.
B.
Comment by RAB posted on And another at 21/12/2011 - 09:56
... hurry down the chimney to me.
Well, the time has come to actually place an order for (drum roll please ....) my new K-5 and zoom lens.
Serious question now - having read reviews about the 18-135 zoom I'm a wee bit concerned about image quality, and one reviewer actually recommended the 17-70 zoom instead. Both lenses are identically priced so it really is a toss-up between the two. I can read reviews until I'm blue in the face, but I'd rather hear from those who've actually used these lenses in anger.
Main factors to consider are the weather resistance of the 18-135 and the apparent superior image quality of the 17-70.
Help me with my quandry, please.
B.
PS - What's the deal with SRS - free postage for PU members?
Well, the time has come to actually place an order for (drum roll please ....) my new K-5 and zoom lens.
Serious question now - having read reviews about the 18-135 zoom I'm a wee bit concerned about image quality, and one reviewer actually recommended the 17-70 zoom instead. Both lenses are identically priced so it really is a toss-up between the two. I can read reviews until I'm blue in the face, but I'd rather hear from those who've actually used these lenses in anger.
Main factors to consider are the weather resistance of the 18-135 and the apparent superior image quality of the 17-70.
Help me with my quandry, please.
B.
PS - What's the deal with SRS - free postage for PU members?
Comment by RAB posted on Santa Baby ... at 19/12/2011 - 19:29
Yep - great photo-jounalism, but some of those are not pretty.
Comment by RAB posted on 2011 Pictures of the Year at 18/12/2011 - 22:43
I use one of these.
It's a wee bit above your price bracket but is a quality piece of kit. I've used a cheaper one in the past but it doesn't approach the Logan system.
It's a wee bit above your price bracket but is a quality piece of kit. I've used a cheaper one in the past but it doesn't approach the Logan system.
Comment by RAB posted on Mount cutters at 21/10/2011 - 18:47
Pentaxophile wrote:
Hmm.
Well whether its because of reduced profits, or just because they were being made to look a fool, I'm glad at the eventual outcome!
I think the real problem here and elsewhere, is this 'rulebook' attitude to life, where the use of discretion or common sense are over-ridden by a love of petty, misapplied, poorly understood 'rules'.
Look at how we love to moan about EU regulations while enforcing them twice as officiously as anywhere else in Europe. Exactly the same thing.
... until it starts to hit our pockets!Hmm.
Well whether its because of reduced profits, or just because they were being made to look a fool, I'm glad at the eventual outcome!
I think the real problem here and elsewhere, is this 'rulebook' attitude to life, where the use of discretion or common sense are over-ridden by a love of petty, misapplied, poorly understood 'rules'.
Look at how we love to moan about EU regulations while enforcing them twice as officiously as anywhere else in Europe. Exactly the same thing.
Comment by RAB posted on Prohibition of photography at 12/10/2011 - 19:10
To be honest, and in hind-sight, this whole "sorry episode" doesn't sit very well with me. Maybe I'm just becoming more cynical as I get older.
If the management of these shopping centres perceived some sort of danger or risk in relation to any of the usual media fuelled paranoias (terrorism, paedophilia, violence etc), what has happened to change their minds? Have the perceived threats disappeared overnight?
No!
The only real threat perceived by these people is the threat of reduced profits.
Good to know that the mighty pound always takes precedence over such trifling matters as safety, security, happiness, civil liberties etc. There are some things about UK plc that I really detest!
If the management of these shopping centres perceived some sort of danger or risk in relation to any of the usual media fuelled paranoias (terrorism, paedophilia, violence etc), what has happened to change their minds? Have the perceived threats disappeared overnight?
No!
The only real threat perceived by these people is the threat of reduced profits.
Good to know that the mighty pound always takes precedence over such trifling matters as safety, security, happiness, civil liberties etc. There are some things about UK plc that I really detest!
Comment by RAB posted on Prohibition of photography at 12/10/2011 - 18:29
techno-terminator wrote:
well now - some good news this morning.
All the father's publicity seems to have had some effect
link
Good grief - an out-break of common sense. well now - some good news this morning.
All the father's publicity seems to have had some effect
link
Comment by RAB posted on Prohibition of photography at 11/10/2011 - 07:48
Every time I come close to taking the plunge and ordering a K-5, something else comes along and "out-prioritises" my impending purchase. (Bloody kids, bloody house, bloody garden, bloody university, bloody car, oh, and of course, my precious motorbike and fly-fishing)
Anyway, I got to thinking that Santa might be good to me this year and leave a nice new K-5 & 18-135 in my stocking. To ease his passage (so to speak) I thought about trading-in my K-X & two kit lenses. Seems I wont get much for them. So...
Many of you out there have more than one camera body. Apart from the pros in our midst, what do you amateurs and hobbyists use your second ( or third, or fourth ....) body for? Is it simply to have a spare? Is it really such a pain to have to change lenses "in the field"? Should I hang on to the K-X?
Go on, persuade me!
B.
Anyway, I got to thinking that Santa might be good to me this year and leave a nice new K-5 & 18-135 in my stocking. To ease his passage (so to speak) I thought about trading-in my K-X & two kit lenses. Seems I wont get much for them. So...
Many of you out there have more than one camera body. Apart from the pros in our midst, what do you amateurs and hobbyists use your second ( or third, or fourth ....) body for? Is it simply to have a spare? Is it really such a pain to have to change lenses "in the field"? Should I hang on to the K-X?
Go on, persuade me!
B.
Comment by RAB posted on One Lump or Two at 10/10/2011 - 20:33
