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Comment by womble posted on which camera k20 ,kx,k7? at 08/05/2010 - 17:32
Offer it for sale on here. Good place to sell as there are no ebay fees etc. That goes for your other excess stuff too! I have bought quite a bit of gear from forum members over the last couple of years.
Best wishes, Kris.
Best wishes, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on which camera k20 ,kx,k7? at 08/05/2010 - 17:08
dricepick wrote:
I think perhaps your friend should buy an MX, a 50mm lens and shoot some velvia. Take a bit of time and explore the camera and get to understand what is involved. £5000 is an unbelievable amount to spend to start out. If he were to push the boat out he could maybe buy a 24mm lens, an 85mm for portraits and a tripod. Stiil probably under £500.
Richard
Even though I (a) shoot film fairly often and (b) have and love both the LX and the MX I disagree with you on this one. My experience is that people learn the basics of photography far faster using digital than they do with film. For example, if you want to experiment with DOF you are unlikely to shoot off a whole roll of film on one shot just to experiment, and when it comes back you have forgotten which is which. With digital you can photograph any old thing, play around with the f-stops, get a good feeling for what the impact is of the different settings, then delete the lot if need be. I, personally, find it good to use film to slow myself down and remember lessons I learnt the hard way but I would have learnt those lessons far quicker with digital!I think perhaps your friend should buy an MX, a 50mm lens and shoot some velvia. Take a bit of time and explore the camera and get to understand what is involved. £5000 is an unbelievable amount to spend to start out. If he were to push the boat out he could maybe buy a 24mm lens, an 85mm for portraits and a tripod. Stiil probably under £500.
Richard
I do, however, agree with you that to spend £5000 straight out is madness. The K-7 and a 16-45mm lens, tripod, flash, polarizer and software would make an excellent start.
Best wishes, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Suggestions ... at 08/05/2010 - 17:04
missmarple wrote:
One of these sold on Ebay yesterday ,seemingly mint and boxed, for £113.It was a little more than I expected.
Regards, mm
Normally they go for £30 or £40 with a free camera!One of these sold on Ebay yesterday ,seemingly mint and boxed, for £113.It was a little more than I expected.
Regards, mm
K.
Comment by womble posted on SMC F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 at 08/05/2010 - 16:49
patrickt wrote:
I must be the only person with a budget. I had the K10D. When the K7 came out I considered it and bought a K20D. Video and Live View don't interest me and the price difference was significant for me. So far, no regrets.
Since I started with the IstD, I am rather hooked on having two dials for adjustment. I'm sure I could adapt but I'd rather not.
For me, the K20D paired with Lightroom3 beta works well.
I don't know why you say that, a number of us recommended the OP stays with his current model. I, too, went for a second hand K20D rather than the K-7. I might get a K-7 one day, when the rest of the world is rushing out to buy nice new shiny K-9s. I must be the only person with a budget. I had the K10D. When the K7 came out I considered it and bought a K20D. Video and Live View don't interest me and the price difference was significant for me. So far, no regrets.
Since I started with the IstD, I am rather hooked on having two dials for adjustment. I'm sure I could adapt but I'd rather not.
For me, the K20D paired with Lightroom3 beta works well.
K.
Comment by womble posted on which camera k20 ,kx,k7? at 08/05/2010 - 15:57
A price and some pictures would help your sale. I, for one, have no idea what a Manfrotto 322rc2 tripod head is like!
Best wishes, Kris.
Best wishes, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on WTD: Manfrotto 322rc2 tripod head at 08/05/2010 - 15:41
All good but that first shot is just stunning. Wow...
K.
K.
Comment by womble posted on A quick set from this morning... at 08/05/2010 - 13:31
Paul... I would have preferred the OOF flower to be lower in the frame but I couldn't get the angle right without the foreground flower being too oblique. I keep thinking about photoshopping it down a bit but hit the old question as to when editing becomes faking! I did start working on it last night but PS crashed taking half an hours work with it and it was too late to start over.
K.
K.
just looked in classifieds ,hardly anything there.whys that.nigel.
When you said "topbox for the BMW" I naturally assumed you had a BMW motorbike with a topbox, not a car with a roof rack!
K.