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Algernon wrote:
It has been known for "vanity rings" to be swapped

True, but 52mm K series rings aren't the same size as the 49mm M series ones...

I did notice the difference in the 28mm if only because the K28/3.5 is a surprisingly large lens compared to my other 28s (I appear to have ended up with five 28mm lenses... :blush

K.

Comment by womble posted on Three K telephoto primes at 19/08/2011 - 10:59

You could get it cleaned up for about £30-£40 which would make it about the going rate for an M100/f2.8.

I've found that mine is a little soft wide open (good for portraits or so I have been told) but pretty sharp from one stop down. It gets used a great deal on both my K20D and my film bodies.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Three K telephoto primes at 19/08/2011 - 10:57

Noticing that level of detail means that Algernon is now unofficially the "Forum Lens Nerd"... I take the easy option and ask them for a photo of the "vanity ring" although I have worked out what lenses are from bad photos when I am hoping no-one else might have noticed a badly listed item.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Three K telephoto primes at 19/08/2011 - 09:47

My latest addition was the the K17 fisheye which is an interesting lens to try and use. If I ever have a little windfall, the 28mm shift will be high on my list.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Three K telephoto primes at 19/08/2011 - 09:05

Quite a mixed batch in here Smeggy, and some really great ones. I love the clocks (No 7) and the look on the lady's face in No 6. Nos 4, 5 and 12 are great abstract shots which I like a great deal. No 2 is a bit boring TBH, and it is a shame that the lady in No 3 is so close/clipped by the edges of the frame. Overall, however, your Canary Wharf adventure netted some lovely images.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Docklands - Canary Wharf 2011 - VOLUME TWO at 19/08/2011 - 08:53

To be honest, £99 for the K50/1.4 is pretty much the going rate. You may be lucky and find it cheaper, but it all depends how severe your LBA is.

I have got to the stage that I have most of the cheaper K series lenses. KSBA could get painful from now on. Have you seen how much the 18mm goes for?, let alone the 30mm or 85mm?

K.

Comment by womble posted on Three K telephoto primes at 18/08/2011 - 21:59

Well done.

The T&C are OK for this sort of thing. They limit the use of the photo to their website and e-news. Quite limited compared to some competitions. If they didn't ask for at least that, they couldn't put the winning photo on their website, and what would be the point of that?

K.

Comment by womble posted on Well I'm stunned.... at 18/08/2011 - 21:54

I do 95% of my editing etc. in Lightroom. I only drop into Photoshop for some very specific tasks such as cloning. Some things, like removing colour casts from scanned slides is much easier in Lightroom than Photoshop, but cloning out the hairs, dust and other detritus is easier in the latter. If you have Elements I would stick with that for now until you are sure what you want/need.

K.

Comment by womble posted on What Editing Program at 18/08/2011 - 17:24

Frogherder wrote:

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I wonder where one gets 1/4 plate film.

I don't know of any current suppliers of glass 1/4 plate, I last used those in the early 70's when I worked in a metallurgy laboratory.

Ilford still produce 1/4 plate film stock for FP4, HP4 and Delta 100 :-

http://www.ilfordphoto.com/products/productlist.asp?n=6&t=Consumer+%26+Professio...

regards
Bernard

Temptation get thee behind me!

K.

Comment by womble posted on camera advice at 18/08/2011 - 17:17

A pretty good start with a nice camera. The standard kit lens can be very good (I think I was lucky with mine) but I get the impression that there is a bit of sample variation.

K.

Comment by womble posted on First Images with the Kr at 18/08/2011 - 16:55

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