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Am I the only one with a D gathering dust then? Kept it to use as a second body, but it rarely does anything now. Like my K10D too much. Prefer the speed, feel, size, images...
I still use the D when I want to use my old M42 or K lenses, as it's so much more compatible (even flash works correctly)

I also prefer the way it renders skin tones for portraits, particularly for people with darker skin.

But as others have said, whenever I use it I'm struck by how SLOW it is!

My preferred choice of lenses is:

Zenitar 16
DA 21
FA 31
FA 77
Voigtlander SL 180

OR

DA* 16-50
F 70-210

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on The perfect kit at 12/06/2008 - 08:35

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Well, first of all, Israel in not in africa...
Culturally maybe, but geographically certainly not

In addition, Hebrew is an Afro-Asiatic language, closely related to Arabic, Egyptian & other languages spoken in North Africa and completely unrelated to the Indo-European languages spoken across Europe. (Ok, apart from Turkey ).

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Uefa EC 2008 at 23/06/2008 - 19:30

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Yes, Reuben is Hebrew rather than Dutch

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Uefa EC 2008 at 11/06/2008 - 23:00

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All the English people are awfully quiet here

What is the first thing you do after England has won the European championship?

You turn off your playstation


But exactly how many times have Holland won? (Answer - only once)

How many times have Holland won the World Cup? (A - never)

How many times have Holland lost to the Germans in major competitions? (A - even more times than England have)

Not laughing now are we

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Uefa EC 2008 at 10/06/2008 - 23:09

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The clamp screw is a dial with an increasing effect from "Off" to On".

As I said, the manual says "the clamp screw is to prevent the lens extending under its own weight when pointing down".

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Question about Pentax SMC FA 2.8/100mm Macro at 05/06/2008 - 22:55

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According to the manual, the clamp screw is to prevent the lens extending under its own weight when pointing down.

I can't say I've ever used it like that - like you, I use it to improve the feel of manual focussing

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Question about Pentax SMC FA 2.8/100mm Macro at 05/06/2008 - 22:44

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I used to have one of these 25 years ago

It's big and heavy, but reasonably sharp.

The problem I had with it was keeping it still - I never had a tripod heavy enough for the job.

If I were you, I would give it a miss...

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Sunagaor 500mm at 05/06/2008 - 17:25

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I sent a photographic item to Poland via "International Signed For" only last week.

Despite some trepidation on my part, it arrived safely in 3 or 4 days

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Sigma 10-20 - Dodgy Ebay - at 02/06/2008 - 12:15

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He's bought one for £133, which was what I was referring to

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Pentax 300mm K mount. at 02/06/2008 - 10:56

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Given that it's hardly been used and also stored in a leather case for a long period, I would check it carefully for fungus when you get it...

Good price, BTW

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Comment by Reuben0 posted on Pentax 300mm K mount. at 01/06/2008 - 22:59

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