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Comment by theonenadeem posted on Lincoln in Edinburgh at 17/04/2018 - 23:27
Both cannon and nikon are only just entering the mirrorless market, wether this is a strategy we will never know.
Cannon announced recently they would not be concentrating on their core camera business. To the amusement of some people.
However as soon as they had made this statement , rumours of a full frame cannon mirrorless started.
1 thing is clear, nikon and the mighty cannon do not have the resources of the giants panasonic and sony.
So maybe a wait and see strategy was a good one.
I still dont see why pentax cannot be a manufacterer of ovf and evf cameras,although they will need some unique selling propsition to make their mark in csc market.
As for pentax weakness , they are not the only manufacterer with poorer af tracking and slower video although little is made of this by reviewers.
Regards
Cannon announced recently they would not be concentrating on their core camera business. To the amusement of some people.
However as soon as they had made this statement , rumours of a full frame cannon mirrorless started.
1 thing is clear, nikon and the mighty cannon do not have the resources of the giants panasonic and sony.
So maybe a wait and see strategy was a good one.
I still dont see why pentax cannot be a manufacterer of ovf and evf cameras,although they will need some unique selling propsition to make their mark in csc market.
As for pentax weakness , they are not the only manufacterer with poorer af tracking and slower video although little is made of this by reviewers.
Regards
Comment by theonenadeem posted on No Mirrorless - Should we be worried...?? at 17/04/2018 - 11:23
There is a person on another forum , who stated the K1 pixelshift came close to the image quality of uji medium format.
Sounds decent enough.
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Sounds decent enough.
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Comment by theonenadeem posted on Got your K-1 II? at 13/04/2018 - 19:45
Zzzextreme. Are you based in the UK?
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Comment by theonenadeem posted on For sale : pentax smc da 70mm f2.4 limited at 13/04/2018 - 19:22
I have seen the energiser/ duracell chargers sold in supermarkets and diy stores in Glasgow. I am sure they charge individual cells.
I currently use a Lidl battery charger , but was lloking at something portable.
K10 d and Barkin , thank you for your replies.
Regards
I currently use a Lidl battery charger , but was lloking at something portable.
K10 d and Barkin , thank you for your replies.
Regards
Comment by theonenadeem posted on Good charger bad charger. at 01/04/2018 - 22:49
K10D wrote:
Referring to the comment of "cheap knock off" concerning the 7DAYSHOP charger I linked to, I've never had a problem with mine. I've never had AA or AAA cells get down to 0v either and therefore are not too worried about dead battery recovery. I've been using AA rechargeable regularly since 1977, back when they were nicads of 500mA capacity. Then, they were charged overnight at 50mA rate prior to flying radio controlled aircraft. No issues. No "smart" chargers around then.
At the time that Delta peak chargers became available, they were a step foreword as they prevented overcharge. I had my own brand on the market which I designed and built specifically to use with the R/C electric car and buggy batteries which were 1200mA sub C batteries. I also manufactured a cycler and pulse charger.
Once dedicated battery charger IC's became available, I incorporated those as they were very good at monitoring charge and temperature. Like all things, LSI and far East manufacturing made it non profitable to manufacture these items so I closed the business as far as R/C products were concerned and diversified into industrial electronics.
Are there bad chargers out there? Yes, plenty.
Being realistic though, you can pay more than necessary for a good, functional charger. My main concern is that it needs to be 12V powered as I use it when away and at events such as bike shows or model flying competitions where I can power it from the 12V vehicle battery.
I use my "cheap knock off" charger to charge various brand AA and AAA cells and have no complaints whatsoever and have never had any failure of cells or poor charge/capacity issues.
Nothing wrong with recommending a top quality piece of kit that's all singing and all dancing, but if your never going to need it to dance?
Everyone's free to spend their money on what and how they like. You make a choice.
Best regards
How would you rate the energiser /duracell battery chargers?Referring to the comment of "cheap knock off" concerning the 7DAYSHOP charger I linked to, I've never had a problem with mine. I've never had AA or AAA cells get down to 0v either and therefore are not too worried about dead battery recovery. I've been using AA rechargeable regularly since 1977, back when they were nicads of 500mA capacity. Then, they were charged overnight at 50mA rate prior to flying radio controlled aircraft. No issues. No "smart" chargers around then.
At the time that Delta peak chargers became available, they were a step foreword as they prevented overcharge. I had my own brand on the market which I designed and built specifically to use with the R/C electric car and buggy batteries which were 1200mA sub C batteries. I also manufactured a cycler and pulse charger.
Once dedicated battery charger IC's became available, I incorporated those as they were very good at monitoring charge and temperature. Like all things, LSI and far East manufacturing made it non profitable to manufacture these items so I closed the business as far as R/C products were concerned and diversified into industrial electronics.
Are there bad chargers out there? Yes, plenty.
Being realistic though, you can pay more than necessary for a good, functional charger. My main concern is that it needs to be 12V powered as I use it when away and at events such as bike shows or model flying competitions where I can power it from the 12V vehicle battery.
I use my "cheap knock off" charger to charge various brand AA and AAA cells and have no complaints whatsoever and have never had any failure of cells or poor charge/capacity issues.
Nothing wrong with recommending a top quality piece of kit that's all singing and all dancing, but if your never going to need it to dance?
Everyone's free to spend their money on what and how they like. You make a choice.
Best regards
Regards
Comment by theonenadeem posted on Good charger bad charger. at 01/04/2018 - 20:48
Is the da.55 usable on full frame?
Comment by theonenadeem posted on CLEAROUT! K-1 body (+grip), DA*55mm 1.4, Tamron 70-200 2.8, Tamron 17-35mm f2.8 and more! at 01/04/2018 - 12:53
Little boy cameras , have avoided making any entry level full frame.
Instead they have allowed their older offering a7 o fall in prce to entry level
An intresting strategy
Instead they have allowed their older offering a7 o fall in prce to entry level
An intresting strategy
Comment by theonenadeem posted on Does Pentax need a CHEAP DSLR......?? at 31/03/2018 - 15:38
Agree with the OP , beginners have to start somewhere and usually it is the least expensive options.
When The k500 was launched , it had a pentaprism , a high cost feature in a budget camera so not much profit to be made
However this camera was slated by forum members and any person curious about the Pentax brand who found theier way to this forum at the. Time would have been put of
What do Pentaxians think of a budget non weathersealed camera with a small pentamirror as canikon.
When The k500 was launched , it had a pentaprism , a high cost feature in a budget camera so not much profit to be made
However this camera was slated by forum members and any person curious about the Pentax brand who found theier way to this forum at the. Time would have been put of
What do Pentaxians think of a budget non weathersealed camera with a small pentamirror as canikon.
Comment by theonenadeem posted on Does Pentax need a CHEAP DSLR......?? at 31/03/2018 - 15:35
Sorry , i have re read the OP post .
Comment by theonenadeem posted on What FF lenses would you like Pentax to work on next? at 23/03/2018 - 19:23
I cannot remember the name of the defeated , President of South America , but he emigrated to Scotland , Glasgow .