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I'd like to see a pink pig, flying between the front pillars, but that's just me.

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Comment by sam-joseph posted on Trying very hard at 16/04/2011 - 07:25

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include the AA adapter as standard with the K-r

I'd agree with this one. And while I am looking forward to getting my hands on a K-r, the abscence of a top LCD panel is a bit annoying for me. I guess I'm just too used to the layout of the K100D Super.

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Comment by sam-joseph posted on Suggestions to Pentax at 16/04/2011 - 07:13

Very nice portraits, Don. Was that the 300 or Bigma?

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Comment by sam-joseph posted on Kookaburra at 16/04/2011 - 05:03

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With the os switched off how can it use power? off is off

I don't know. Maybe I was just willing to believe whatever tripe was written on the US site to justify the cheaper lens' purchase.
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Comment by sam-joseph posted on WANTED - SIGMA 150 500 at 13/04/2011 - 13:06

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think I might get a reversing ring as well

You don't need a reversing ring where you are. The beasties are big enough to use a wide-angle lens for close-ups.
By the way, what do you think of your Sig 17-70?
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Comment by sam-joseph posted on Spindly Spider at 13/04/2011 - 11:36

You guys are mind readers. Just today I was pondering how it would be possible for a lens to be a "bad copy", as so often referred to on the American equivalent of this site. With modern production methods, how can a lens of obviously inferior quality pass any quality control test? I reckon bretbysteve has worked it out. Operator error.
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Comment by sam-joseph posted on How common are 'duff' lenses? at 13/04/2011 - 11:32

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Its definately the OS version that I am craving.

Does the OS version use more battery power than the non-OS? I've just bought a Sigma 17-70, and I was careful to buy the first version, which is non-OS, as I'd read that on the newer Pentaxes (Pentaxii?), that OS still draws power even when switched off. That, and the fact the OS version was $150 more expensive. I find the Pentax SR works well with my Sigma. It might be a different story with a 500mm lens, however.
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Comment by sam-joseph posted on WANTED - SIGMA 150 500 at 13/04/2011 - 11:22

That's it for me. I was going to fly the Lear jet over there for the weekend to do a museum tour, but I won't bother. Think I'll catch the train to the Sydney Royal Easter Show instead.
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Comment by sam-joseph posted on No Photography, No Viewing? at 13/04/2011 - 11:14

I have a Manfrotto 190XPROB with the 486RC ballhead. It's a very good combination, but in hindsight I would have bought the 488 which has a second lock that allows a pan function. The XPROB lets you convert the upright section to horizontal at the touch of a button. Very handy for macro shots, though limited use for telephoto. A tripod will allow you to take your hand off it for five minutes....
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Comment by sam-joseph posted on Do I need a Big Un or a Wee un? Birdie Lens Conundrum at 13/04/2011 - 10:48

Welcome Dougie. I have a K-r in my sights too. Happy days!
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Comment by sam-joseph posted on Hello Pentax users at 11/04/2011 - 23:40

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