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Comment by womble posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 17/03/2021 - 21:50
My wife bought new clippers to trim mats out of the cat's fur but gave me a trim with it instead I don't think my hair has ever been this short...
Comment by womble posted on Another pointless thread at 17/03/2021 - 13:38
cardiffgareth wrote:
Anyway, I get a message after the sale is completed saying they were going to change the price to £50 BIN. I ignore this message. I get another message saying would I pay another £10! I reply and say thanks but no thanks etc.
I suspect this breaks many ebay rules...Anyway, I get a message after the sale is completed saying they were going to change the price to £50 BIN. I ignore this message. I get another message saying would I pay another £10! I reply and say thanks but no thanks etc.
Comment by womble posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 17/03/2021 - 13:35
davidwozhere wrote:
Hmm. I could not have had a more different experience. Just bought a Manfrotto 410Jnr. geared head off a guy on E Bay who couldn't have been more friendly or helpful. Not far off mint, boxed and £120. Wow. I really recommend these things. It makes for several orders of magnitude difference with heavy lenses!
I've been thinking about getting a geared head. Trying to get the camera absolutely level using a normal three-way head is a right PITA.Hmm. I could not have had a more different experience. Just bought a Manfrotto 410Jnr. geared head off a guy on E Bay who couldn't have been more friendly or helpful. Not far off mint, boxed and £120. Wow. I really recommend these things. It makes for several orders of magnitude difference with heavy lenses!
Comment by womble posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 17/03/2021 - 09:20
pschlute wrote:
Do you print ? If printing at a size of 24"x16" or larger the 36MP sensor has distinct advantages.
If you have a large collection of FF older lenses it is nice to use them on a format for which they were intended, otherwise there is little to choose between aps-c and FF.
The largest print I have ever had made in 39 years is 20 x 14. I really don't want any more magicpixies than my K-3 as it is just yet more hard disk space and back-up to facilitate. Just as the vast majority of my slides were never anything more than a slide (although they did get projected), the vast majority of my pictures never end-up anything more than on-screen or in a book. I have a couple of boxes of prints from my film images that I am steeling myself to throw-away. I have the negs, I have the scans, I never look at the prints.Do you print ? If printing at a size of 24"x16" or larger the 36MP sensor has distinct advantages.
If you have a large collection of FF older lenses it is nice to use them on a format for which they were intended, otherwise there is little to choose between aps-c and FF.
As to the older glass, that is one of two reasons I sometimes consider buying a K1. I then I remember I have dozens of "full frame" cameras that I use regularly. (The other reason is the in-viewfinder levels on the K1.)
This is a classic "each to their own" sort of question.
Comment by womble posted on FULL FRAME OR APS-C at 15/03/2021 - 09:21
I have finally got around to listing this on ebay...
Comment by womble posted on FS: SMC Pentax 28mm shift lens. at 14/03/2021 - 22:20
As to not upgrading, the body is only part of the equation. If one has a collection of APS-C glass, replacing that with equivalent full frame lenses is costly. Add in the sheer size/weight of the top-flight glass... Even though I have a slew of older 35mm lenses, replacing my DA12-24, DA*50-135 and the DA*60-250 with the full-frame equivalents would be eye-watering.
In the end, there are quite a few variables on any such decision, that would depends on each individual. I keep thinking about getting a K-1, but I end-up spending the money on film and developing instead.
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In the end, there are quite a few variables on any such decision, that would depends on each individual. I keep thinking about getting a K-1, but I end-up spending the money on film and developing instead.
K.
Comment by womble posted on FULL FRAME OR APS-C at 14/03/2021 - 14:46
Lovely macro. Reminds me of an account on Instagram where the person photographs snowflakes and grains of sand.
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Comment by womble posted on Take a pinch of salt. at 14/03/2021 - 10:35
Reminds me of St Evenage in Hertfordshire. I still like the name it was given in the late 1940s of Silkingrad...
Comment by womble posted on What's your latest acquisition? at 14/03/2021 - 10:29
Geared heads! I have the Benro geared head. Great for fine tuning your composition but dang it's slow if you're in a hurry
I have an excellent collection of photos of the rear end of some critter leaving the frame...