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I have Pentax bellows mint condition, used it with the S1a screw thread and often wondered if you could change the screw mount for the K bayonet type?
Comment by Rees posted on Pentax Bellows K at 12/04/2009 - 10:22
Keep your pecker up, accept my sincere condolences and I look forward to your swift return - in our thoughts my friend.
Comment by Rees posted on Leave of abcense at 12/04/2009 - 09:33
Thank you so much Tel, reading the frightening instructions, I'd better charge the battery first
I will let you know how I get on
Thanks again.
Rees
I will let you know how I get on
Thanks again.
Rees
Comment by Rees posted on Firmware update for K20D 1.03 at 11/04/2009 - 10:27
I cannot even download the file, so you guys are lucky
Comment by Rees posted on Firmware update for K20D 1.03 at 11/04/2009 - 09:34
LincolnshireNed wrote:
Thanks for the welcome too but on what hill do you live?
We do not have hills in Wales Andrew!! There called Mountains!! and I live on the Cambrian Mountain OK Rees wrote:
There are no hills in Lincolnshire, just bumps, welcome
I'll have you know Rees that our 'bumps' rise to 551' asl so that's not bad for a 'flat' county Where I live I can see Denmark on a clear day There are no hills in Lincolnshire, just bumps, welcome
Thanks for the welcome too but on what hill do you live?
Comment by Rees posted on Hello from Hilly Lincolnshire! at 11/04/2009 - 09:31
Thank you for the information Gwyn, you would think someone from Pentax would advise us
Comment by Rees posted on Firmware update for K20D 1.03 at 10/04/2009 - 19:01
There are no hills in Lincolnshire, just bumps, welcome
Comment by Rees posted on Hello from Hilly Lincolnshire! at 10/04/2009 - 18:55
There is an old expression: If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys, or you get what you pay for. Then the expression, save for what you want applies. I purchased a Sigma, for my sins, EX DC 10 - 20mm wide angle lens, thought it was fine until I met a friend one day with a Pentax equivalent lens, we swopped lenses on like for like bodies, with like for like SD cards and the Pentax left the Sigma in the shade, I was totally disillusioned. I know there are some well known brand makers out there, like Sigma, I thought, but all I can advise is caution, save and save for the maximum quality lens, then when you have all funds, then decide carefully
Comment by Rees posted on Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD at 28/03/2009 - 19:00
RobE17 wrote:
Hopefully a quick query...
I'm thinking of purchasing a teleconverter for my airshow trips but how will they affect the images? For example with my K20 I normally use centre weighted metering and between +5/+1 EV and for propeller aircraft an ISO of 100 and a shutter speed of 1/350 or 1/500. For jets the ISO is 400 and shutter speed of 1/1000 The mode is always on TV.
Can someone explain to me that if I was to use a 2x TC then if I loose 2 stops of light how would I change the settings described above to obtain a correctly exposed image? Likewise if a 1.4x or 1.7x TC was used what would be the expected effect and how would I rectify this? I would probably be using a TC combined with a DA*300mm or a zoom lens up to 300mm.
Regards
Rob
Have a look at 'jackitec's' images in the gallery on Pentax PU website, as stated he uses the Kenko teleconverter and his images speak for themselves. Hopefully a quick query...
I'm thinking of purchasing a teleconverter for my airshow trips but how will they affect the images? For example with my K20 I normally use centre weighted metering and between +5/+1 EV and for propeller aircraft an ISO of 100 and a shutter speed of 1/350 or 1/500. For jets the ISO is 400 and shutter speed of 1/1000 The mode is always on TV.
Can someone explain to me that if I was to use a 2x TC then if I loose 2 stops of light how would I change the settings described above to obtain a correctly exposed image? Likewise if a 1.4x or 1.7x TC was used what would be the expected effect and how would I rectify this? I would probably be using a TC combined with a DA*300mm or a zoom lens up to 300mm.
Regards
Rob
Comment by Rees posted on Teleconverter advice at 28/03/2009 - 18:40
Coriander wrote:
If you thought that deciding on a tripod was the most difficult part of photography, and because of this just plumped for a brand name that sounded good, like... Manfrotto... Which one would you choose?
Requirements are for a sturdy, heavy duty model with tilt and pan head, you know, not the ball joint type.
Budget irrelevant for this exercise.
Any favourites?
I would if I were in your position, Manfrotto are well over priced as can be seen by the discounts advertised.
I have used Slik tripods for thirty seven years, they are well made like Pentax, there must be a tripod in their range to suite you and I am confident you will not pay through the nose, furthermore, once you have used it, you'll wonder why you first wanted a Manfrotto I think sometimes its an image thing and we are all victims of advertising
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If you thought that deciding on a tripod was the most difficult part of photography, and because of this just plumped for a brand name that sounded good, like... Manfrotto... Which one would you choose?
Requirements are for a sturdy, heavy duty model with tilt and pan head, you know, not the ball joint type.
Budget irrelevant for this exercise.
Any favourites?
I would if I were in your position, Manfrotto are well over priced as can be seen by the discounts advertised.
I have used Slik tripods for thirty seven years, they are well made like Pentax, there must be a tripod in their range to suite you and I am confident you will not pay through the nose, furthermore, once you have used it, you'll wonder why you first wanted a Manfrotto I think sometimes its an image thing and we are all victims of advertising
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Comment by Rees posted on Manfrotto tripod - which one? at 28/03/2009 - 18:01
