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Comment by womble posted on Olde Stuffe (Ode to Andrew) at 13/07/2010 - 10:22
Seems a good price to me! One advantage of buying old lenses like this is that if you decide you don't like it you can sell it on for about the same money.
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Comment by womble posted on A 33-year-old lens at 13/07/2010 - 00:23
tripclito wrote:
this morning I've been to SRS,
and I bought a 16-50...
Let us know what you think of it! I have been tempted as it seems to be the matched pair to the 50-135mm but I have never succombed.this morning I've been to SRS,
and I bought a 16-50...
K.
Comment by womble posted on IS NORMAL? at 13/07/2010 - 00:17
terje-l wrote:
K20D manual quote:
The camera may generate some operating noise when it is shaken, such
as when changing the composition of a picture. It is not a malfunction.
unquote
I never read the K20D manual... hefty1 wrote:
Pentax missed a trick by not mentioning this in the manual, new owners worried by the thud is probably one of the most frequently covered topics on these boards.
But it is mentioned:Pentax missed a trick by not mentioning this in the manual, new owners worried by the thud is probably one of the most frequently covered topics on these boards.
K20D manual quote:
The camera may generate some operating noise when it is shaken, such
as when changing the composition of a picture. It is not a malfunction.
unquote
andrewk wrote:
Kodachrome 25 was the first 35mm film of any kind that I ever used - in an old Russian compact whose maker I simply cannot remember. I think my baby daughter, Sarah, was on at least some of those slides. She is 38 now.
Andrew
And those slides will be as crisp as the day they were taken. Archival stability was/is Kodachrome's greatest asset.Kodachrome 25 was the first 35mm film of any kind that I ever used - in an old Russian compact whose maker I simply cannot remember. I think my baby daughter, Sarah, was on at least some of those slides. She is 38 now.
Andrew
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Comment by womble posted on Boots Slide Film- Do they still process it? at 09/07/2010 - 21:41
Part of the problem is likely to be variation within a particular lens type. Some people have ditched their kit lens quickly, and some people (including me) continue to be amazed at how good it can be.
With older lenses we also have the issue of how the lens has been treated in the 30 years or so since it was made.
K.
With older lenses we also have the issue of how the lens has been treated in the 30 years or so since it was made.
K.
Comment by womble posted on Old vs New at 09/07/2010 - 21:30
RIP Kodachrome
Comment by womble posted on Boots Slide Film- Do they still process it? at 09/07/2010 - 17:00
If you want choice of various auto modes the Super or Program A is indeed a good choice. If you just want Av and manual ME Supers are very common and cheap as chips. Of the manual only cameras I would recommend an MX or a KX. The best of the lot with a price to match is the LX.
Note that all these are older models and will probably require the seals replacing. The foam rots into an unpleasant sticky goo after a few years.
Cheers, Kris.
Note that all these are older models and will probably require the seals replacing. The foam rots into an unpleasant sticky goo after a few years.
Cheers, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Recomend me a film camera please at 09/07/2010 - 16:58
Not quite as simple as that. For photoshop you are asked to covert using Adobe Camera RAW (or whatever precisely it is called) into a photoshop file when you try and open it. If you are using Lightroom it feels as though you are editing the RAW file directly although in fact you are not changing the original file at all but creating a sidecar file with all your editing commands stored in it.
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Very smooth bokeh on those, not the "swirlies" usually associated with Russian lenses.
K.
K.
Comment by womble posted on 30 year old lens - Bokeh - Jupiter-37A 135mm f/3.5 at 09/07/2010 - 10:42
Kris.