I would like to see flip / slide live view screen as I fell that this could aid composure in sme circumstances & be folded away when not required. The touch screen would be nose operated so I think that's out. I'd like affordable shorter lenses as longer lenses can unbalance the unit. Perhaps the option to buy a basic unit & upgrade additional functions later if you like via firmware. Eg. the ability to record sound etc, but I don't want to pay for functions I don't need. My husband has real trouble using my K10 as he has to look through his left eye. Maybe a more central viewfinder? It might be nice if it could be a bit quieter too.
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Oh! I understood that as it was designed for a film SLR I shold apply the x1.5 rule for digital. I bought it for the purpose of using a lower f stop & for portaits where I expected it would behave more like a 75mm. Now I'm more confused.
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Hello,
I just bought a 50mm 1:2 Pentax A lens to use on my K10D. When I attach the lens the menu pops up & asks for focal length, is this normal? I select 77mm as there dosn't appear to be a 75mm. I've set the lens to auto & it seems to work fine although I understand it will only work in manual focus mode. Has anyone used one of these before on a K10D? Is 77mm ok to set as focal length? Any advice would be most welcome.
Thank you
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George, just to add to the debate on the English Language. Should we be using Welsh if we really want to be picky about the use of English? Isn’t English a mishmash (or perhaps better expressed as a smorgasbord) of many languages? Surely the whole point of a language is to communicate. If we spoke Elizabethan now how many people could we communicate with? Just some thoughts You certainly have started an interesting thread but I'll drop out of this now as whist its great to have a discussion such as this I don't feel that it's adding to my understanding of photography & I feel the need to make a cup of tea. There is room for all, isn't there?
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Sorry George, just seen your post. Thanks for the clarification. The last post took me ages so I missed yours. Apologies! It just annoys me when people use terms such a chaps & guys when referring to both sexes. That puts us back to the use of the English language again. I can see that you meant no offence & if we were talking face to face the matter would not have arisen as I'd have had the benefit of being able to read your expression.
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Gwyn, that's a fair point about grammar but I just wonder if this is really such a big issue as it has been made out as. I think a degree of latitude should be accepted as not everyone would have English as their first language & not all of us will have been educated to a high standard. I do my best. I'm far from unintelligent but there is a difference between education & intelligence isn't there? I've met some educated idiots & just because I left school early doesn’t mean I am not enthusiastic about photography. I am not disagreeing with the original post; in fact the writer expresses himself very well. I just wonder if it's such an issue when photography is surely the real reason for the existence of this site. BTW I like it here & I'd like to stay, but is using BTW instead of by the way such a sin? As I'm new here I'll try & follow any standards set. It does take a while to acquire the correct social etiquette of any social group so the newbie is often walking on eggshells to begin with in any case. I do feel quote strongly that there is a risk in being too rigid in the application of language. I was born in the East End of London where words such as "ain’t” (it is not) & “watcha” (short for watch you, or I see you, in other words “hello”) are common but I wouldn't use those in an email unless I knew the recipient well as not everyone would understand. For me posting on here is a bit like using email, which is a poor medium for communication as most of what we say is in the unsaid, expressions etc. That's why I would ask for some tolerance. AFTER ALL IF I USED CAPITALS you might say I was shouting. Just shows how posting can be misread. So perhaps it’s a case of use the right language for the right audience.
That’s my two pennies worth. Sorry! Perhaps I should write “that is all I have to say on the matter for now.” I do hope that my opinion doesn’t upset anyone.
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For me the first one would have worked better if it were more focused on the reflection in the bubble gum machine or cropped to exclude some of the fussy background. Just an opinion. The second shot is very good, It has feeling & the crop does give the viewer the sense that somone has perhaps just got up & left the shot. I like it.
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Dear all, I am quite new to this group but it would be a shame if I felt that I couldn't pass an opinion or make an observation. In many ways all things move on & we don't live in a perfect world. I agree with the need to keep some standards but to make too much of issues such a grammer does seem to miss the spirit of the hobby. Are we writers or photographers? Am I wrong or are most of the people here over 40 & male? Maybe that's the nature of our hobby. But things are changing. There are far more women taking to the hobby these days & some as a profession. In our house my husband is the one who takes the holiday snaps whilst I strive to improve my understanding of the art of photography. But! I would like to say that if we aren't too careful in what we wish for we might just get it. I used to be a licenced radio ham but that hobby is now very much the place for old men which may well be the death of the hobby. Language does change with time, my son & daughter use text speak. I don't like it but how else does language evolve. If it didn't then we would still speak in olde english wouldn't we? By the way I am also dyslexic & I'm certainly not a "chap", would it be correct to refer to all on the forum as "girls". I always try to think before I type & I can tell you it took me ages to check this. Minds work best when they are open. Maybe there is room for all?
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Thanks Prieni, it did help a blonde but what do I do about those senior moments. I might just give it a go, these light nights in the UK arn't helpful for this one
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Sorry, probably having a blonde moment. What is the theme? how do I post an entry? When does it close? I'm knew to this....
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