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Comment by womble posted on My first wedding shoot! at 20/12/2010 - 18:33
Better to be a smidge dark and open up the exposure in PP rather than blowing the highlights. I find examining the histogram a godsend with digital in the snow and a lot easier than using film in the same conditions.
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Comment by womble posted on This morning in Dorset. Here we go AGAIN. at 20/12/2010 - 17:52
Number three is a lovely image and cute! Nice one.
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Comment by womble posted on over at the stables... at 20/12/2010 - 17:48
walkeja wrote:
Boring!
I would generally ignore Mr Waljeka's comments as he has a knee-jerk reaction to anything in monochrome. I am sure he would feel the work of Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson was equally boring.Boring!
Personally, I feel the can of paint makes the first image, rather than detracts from it.
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Comment by womble posted on Friday Walk at 19/12/2010 - 11:54
Lovely and colourful and a Merry Christmas to you too.
Merry Christmas everyone.
cardiff_gareth wrote:
Beautiful image - what a stunning red in the plummage (is that the right term?)
Correct word, wrong spelling... Beautiful image - what a stunning red in the plummage (is that the right term?)
Merry Christmas everyone.
Comment by womble posted on A Very Merry Christmas (in red) @ 600mm at 19/12/2010 - 10:39
I would have said £100 is about right. Even the M100 f/2.8 (non-macro) goes for at least that usually.
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Comment by womble posted on SMC Pentax-M Macro 1:4 100mm Lens at 18/12/2010 - 22:11
What Clarky's quote boils down to is that the A has a bigger hole in the end that attaches to the viewfinder than the M. It was because all the M series cameras had the viewfinder information down the sides whereas the A series had the info at the bottom of the viewfinder.
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Comment by womble posted on wtb Ref-converter A at 18/12/2010 - 14:12
They take nice pictures.
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Comment by womble posted on Greatest Feature of a Pentax DSLR at 18/12/2010 - 10:51
[quote:3496ace15f="Gwyn"...The roads are really treacherous as it rained hard yesterday the snowed then froze and then snowed again.
[/quote]ditto here. The lane was an ice rink. No biking for me!
[/quote]ditto here. The lane was an ice rink. No biking for me!
Comment by womble posted on Another pointless thread at 17/12/2010 - 17:16
It is a Takumar preset. These are easy to use on Pentax digital cameras provided you have an adaptor. Leave the clicky aperture ring on the minimum aperture but open up the other smooth ring until the image in the viewfinder is at its brightest. Set the camera on manual focus and the exposure mode on Av. Focus the image, then slowly close down the smooth aperture ring until either (a) you have the DoF you want or (b) until the shutter speed falls to minimum allowable shutter speed (about 1/300th hand held, as slow as you like on a tripod).
Sounds complicated but actually quite quick and a bit easier than using K or M series lenses.
A clean and lube will cost you about £30 with AM Techinical Services and is probably worth it for a nice Takumar lens.
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Sounds complicated but actually quite quick and a bit easier than using K or M series lenses.
A clean and lube will cost you about £30 with AM Techinical Services and is probably worth it for a nice Takumar lens.
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