Friends, here is the Link to download the FREE DSLR Cinematic Guide.
http://nofilmschool.com/bcry8f8q9w7vbqtc4c9u8/
Enjoy.
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Hey Dan Cole, please do not fret, help is at hand. Do look up the
resources below. I too have just retired and have begun feeling the
odd aches and pains. But the spirit and determination to carry on
living a life of dignity is very strong.
And I have the advantage of both the worlds, being fed
And plenty of Photographers + Reviewers said the DA 8-55 Kit lens
wasn't good. What rot, my 18-55 AL II purchased new from Buy com for $
101.99 shipped was a darned good lens with plenty of sharpness, color
and contrast.
Some photos with the Kit Lens:-
How difficult would it be to make a Sensor with removable Anti Aliasing Filter?
Definitely a preferred choice along with a 24 MP APS-C Sensor.
This would greatly help in photo situations where moire is not a
concern, but picture sharpness is important say for macro shots.
One could then use some
Well here in India I have seen street dogs chase cyclists and
motor-cyclists too. In fact what intrigues me is that these dogs
target certain people only. Mostly the dogs drop out of the chase once
the cyclist has left his territory.
I cross by these street dogs while on my walks and find them
A bit off topic perhaps, but I find the use of LED Video Lights very
useful for fill lighting. Why, I have even used it as the main light
source for photos and videos indoors - rooms normally lit by
fluorescent tubes and CFL bulbs.
And the cost is ridiculously cheap - see the attached link - $ 8
Hello Bruce Paul, on use of the the LED Video Lights. Sorry for not
being a bit clearer when I mentioned awesome complement to the
in-built flash too, as it is quite bright - dispenses the need for
expensive powerful flash guns mounted on the camera or away from it.
When used along with the pop
That bird shot (an owl me thinks) sitting on the barbed wire fence is
just awesome.
Your eyes are as sharp as that owl to spot such a good photo opportunity.
Alas here in Bangalore urbanization has driven away most of the birds
and butterflies. I think the Cell Phone Towers are the main culprit.
David your photos are very nostalgic and beautiful. Needs to be
preserved for posterity. It makes me happy to be a part of Ontario as
I often travel between Toronto and Guelph and enjoy rural life all the
way.
I do hope more younger folks keep up the tradition as I see only happy
old timers in the
I have bought tons of photo gear from Hong Kong, China, Singapore thru
eBay or Amazon at prices that were cheaper than those advertised in
the site here. Some examples: IR Remotes, Body and lens Caps, Video
Lights, Lens Adapters and Step Up/Down Rings, Hoya Pro 1D Filters,
even 77 mm CPLs and GND
Quote: My memory is getting so bad I have to photograph where the
screwdrivers are.
Hello Steve, it is time you started taking Korean Ginseng to improve
your memory.
Here in India, folks are advised to eat (8) almonds every day and take
a two thousand year old herbal remedy called Shankhpushpi
Quote John Sessoms: One old herbal remedy I'm fond of is white
raisins soaked in gin ... although I'm not sure what you're supposed
to with the raisins after you
drink the gin.
Oh my! John, you really need to boost your memory now, as you have
forgotten that you can eat the gin soaked raisin
Larry, you are getting to be an expert on airplane shots. Beautiful
low light photo on your first link. Saw the rest too on Flickr
Fluidr.
How do they allow you to enter armed with a Bigma? Lucky you.
Keep shootin posting.
Here is some resource I picked up from a Welsh (UK) low flying
airplane
As one gets older camera sling bags, back packs or even the neck strap
become a pain in the neck - literally.
I have tried so many brand name stuff - some unnecessarily expensive -
ones you sling around your neck/shoulders and back - and all have
caused varying degrees of discomfort and pain.
So I
Some Street Art photos of San Francisco.
Taken at high noon with the K20D + Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC lens.
Exif data is intact.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nem0h4umlml76po/xx4mJlnw4U
https://www.dropbox.com/home/Photos/SF%20Street%20Art
Regards.
Bipin - photography is the only tool that will
Quote Larry sahib: I think we can conclude that IR is not suitable for
taking appetizing pictures of food.
Who says that? Bring him to me, I shall give him (5) of my best - thus
said my Padre in our Catholic Boarding School, waving his well oiled
malacca cane. Those were the days when the cane
Bruce sir, this is the best action shot in a while. And the colors are
simply mind boggling.
Regards.
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Hey John, why even mention what you have when you cannot donate it??
Now you will have to send both the TC and the lens FOC to Darren for his
experiments.
Cool off, just J O A K - I N G ... !
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Hi Bruce, you have had (2) SDM failures on the same lens, but you
mention this like a Khasi. In my part of the world a Khas is a goat
that has been neutered. Sorry for saying that, but I thought you
should be more vociferous and demand that Ricoh - Pentax repair it
on FOC basis.
I would have gone
I am told dust removal on the K-5 is based on ultrasonics.
Hence one can't hear any perceptible noise not even a gentle purr
like on my K20D.
I have put the body to my ears a number of times. I can't even feel a
vibration as with my K20D.
At first this worried me, as I was not sure if the dust
Here are some Lanterns actually used in the villages.
Made from brass. The tank contains kerosene - a primary fuel
still used in cooking stoves, gensets, lanterns and unscrupulous
drivers of auto rickshaws - a 3-wheeler Taxi - who mix it with
petrol or what you call gasoline in the US.
These
Quote Mr. P.J. Alling: I like the image but it looks a bit over sharpened.
I did use Unsharp Mask in PS CS5 - Amount 295, Radius 0.3, Threshold 0.
Taken with the K20D + the older Sigma 10-20 EX DC.
I think the Sharpness setting in-camera on Bright mode was already very
high. Probably over
Hi Bruce, how right you are. We were recently at the Biodome in Montreal
walking through replicas of the four ecosystems found in the Americas.
We saw lots of folks using iPads and large Smart Phones to take photos.
And these are much bigger, rather conspicuous by their size.
The photo quality are
I find most of you are quoting the obvious expensive (*) Zoom Lenses.
Someone also mentioned out of my price range, so hope you folks get
the message. Not being a Pro, we tend to avoid the obvious great
expensive (*) lenses - DA 16-50 f2.8, DA 50-135 f2.8, DA 60-250
f2.8. And what a let down on
Hello Steve, you are in luck. No need for shock or horror at not
finding optical or digital viewfinders on todays mirror less or PS
cameras.
And there is no need to for an expensive LEITZ accessory Viewfinder.
Exactly the same viewfinder - note my word exactly the same - is
available as a Yashica
I agree with you Rick when I saw the photo posted by Brian of his
children atop the Grand Canyon. Look at the last leg of the Tripod on
the ground. Absolutely thin and flimsy. And the wind can be pretty
gusty in those parts what with the depth and width of the Canyon
creating huge drafts.
That
Thought this might be interesting fodder for some. I find the
analysis lacking much depth however.
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=5404news=what+brand+should+I+buy+into+market+analysis
A thought-less and absolutely generic article considering todays
advanced manufacturing
KEH do sell bargains most of the time like my Sigma 70-300 billed as
BARGAIN for $ 45. I got Free shipping as I added another lens for $
60. What a SURPRISE! The lens came: a) very well packed in a huge
5-ply carton with air pillows inside, b) It was in LN (Like New)
Condition, except perhaps for
This is a non-topic topic, and does not deserve any mention at all.
What Ricoh has done is release new models with minor incremental
improvements over existing models the K-30 and the K-5 variants - a
sop. Do they take Pentaxians to be stupid idiots or
people with mental or photographic skill
Hello Larry, I went from the K20D to a K-5 when the price hit absolute
rock bottom. And I must say that the K-5 was a pretty big jump in
improvement and has done my photography a lot of good. I do wish a
tilt and flip LCD was added as well as Focus Peaking.
And here is a big news for us in
I mostly use the Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 EX DC and the Pentax DA 18-135
f3.5- 5.6 WR. Both my lenses are excellent copies and tack sharp.
Note: I get a combined seamless focal length from 10 to 135 mm (15 to
200 mm in APS-C term), covering my genre of Street, Travel,
Architecture and Landscape
Hello Folks, I am now shit scared of element separation on my Pentax
AF 28-70 f4 AL. It served me well on the Pentax ZX-5 since circa 2002.
Now I need your advice. I have the FA 28-80 f3.5-5.6 as well. Should I
keep this one and sell the 28-70??
Thanks in advance.
Regards.
Bipin - from that far
Hey Larry relax. Calm down, don't loose your shirt or shxx, whoever
said that to you. Poor boy!
Spreading rumors can land you into trouble in Japan, if you ever go
there for writing Computer Programs.
And by corollary, since Japan has a pact with Uncle Sam, you can get
into trouble here in the
Come on Paul, be a sport. A JOAK is a Joke. I said about shooting
with a camera or a 'gun' as a 'pun'.
And brother I have lived / worked long enough in the US, Scotland, the
Middle East and India to know
that rape is every where - sad and disgusting as it is.
At least here in India the masses rose
Hello Paul, Larry and Darren, it was truly in lighter vein just a
joke or humour - honestly.
In all humility I apologize to all of you, if you think I was being nasty.
Paul, please understand my ethos; I am a world citizen, living
alternately in India, the US
and Canada. I spent (19) years in the
One of us PDMLers mentioned here to do the following after removing
the battery:-
a) Wait (2) mins, then w/o the battery ON the camera, Press a few buttons.
b) Change to a new SDHC Card which has been formatted in the camera.
c) Put a different lens, after cleaning the lens body contacts.
d)
Hey, we have drifted - we are now on the topic of schools ..
Hope you folks won't be upset if I quote what some guys told me here.
That the Public School boys need a calculator to add 10 + 5. Here is a video:-
Rob, Rob Rob, My Dear Rob, you must carry a second camera always - be
it a simple PS - for that very special occasion that is dearer to you
than your life.
Take it easy, the best equipment whether Pentax, Nikon, Canon or Sony
is bound to fail on if not you than me.
Now smile.
Regards.
Bipin - from
Bob, I bet you 100 bucks that your prophecy WILL COME TRUE. At what
point of time I can't say. But the things you forecast or say WILL
HAPPEN.
But right now I want to live a little longer to see man on Mars.
God Bless.
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All this is very confusing - Sandisk EXTREME, EXTREME II, EXTREME III,
EXTREME Pro,
Sandisk ULTRA what not? No doubt Sandisk is the best one can buy -
thanks to the
Indian owner with RD facilities in Bangalore, the software capital of
the world.
The fastest card I use is the Sandisk EXTREME 16 GB
Hey Bob, awesome idea - rename Sandisk as Sanjay Disk as you say. Then
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, of CNN fame, will take the credit and may want to
take a Patent on it.
It is like someone taking a patent on Basmati Rice in the US.
Basmati is the most fragrant long grain rice in the world - grows in
India
We live in the Bay Area, California, in a very friendly posh
neighborhood. Actually we stay with our daughter. Come Xmas, and our
next door neighbor Bob brought us a little Christmas Tree. Now Bob is
a very my dear chap, chatty, friendly and ever helpful, but he was
perplexed as to why we would
Bill how sad, that Canada treated the real owners of Canada so
pathetically. Come to think of it, when I was in Boarding School - run
by the Christian Brothers of Ireland - movies were screened every
weekend in the School Theater cum Study Room cum Museum. Lots of them
were Injuns vs Cowboys / US
Charles, that club shot is truly music to our ears. What a marvelous
capture. Certainly has a soul and a beautiful aura to it.
Your K-5 and the 16-50 has produced magic at ISO 6400.
I'll try and see if i can reproduce something similar at ISO 6400 with
my K-5 and the Tamron 28-75 f2.8, which is a
Hey Zos Steve,why don't you use the Buy Now Pay Later scheme so
popular in America.
Don't sigh - just do it. Be happy, don't worry, as the music goes.
Regards.
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That certainly is a lot of camera for the Mr. Rich. But who would need
it? Certainly not me, an average enthusiast, happy with my Pentax
DSLR. Of interest to a specialist photographer perhaps, who can afford
an Assistant to carry that stuff with its equally costly Tripod. Or a
Collector of fine
It has been repeatedly said in this Forum and by many great
Photographers, that it's not the Gear, rather the Photographer's skill
and his understanding and mastery of his Gear.
We can go on whining and whining, and blaming our Gear, when we know
that today's Cameras and lenses are a masterpiece -
The serial bombings in Boston are very unfortunate.This is the
handiwork of sick, evil and cruel people taking out their ire on
innocents.
Let us tell these scheming folks that in no way it intimidates or
frightens us, and that evil shall beget evil.
We stand in solidarity behind all things good
Can't fault your thinking Rob. But even an entry level DSLR today is
far far superior to most Phone Camera or PS, and they certainly are
not under performing tools by any measure. So it is more the user of
the tools that has to ensure it is possible to complete his job well.
Lets see, pining for:-
In comparing the APS-C K20D and FF LX Viewfinders, Rob PJ, you
forget that the LX view finder is obviously almost 1.5 times brighter,
being a FF camera and hence much brighter and larger. Then you mention
LX with a good screen, which again with its micro prism and split
screen allowed you to fine
Hey, why are you guys switching focus points when framing your
subject. I am told the center point is the most accurate. So I focus
on the subject using the center point, hold the shutter half way down,
and while still holding it recompose the shot.
Eureka !! I get great photos. And I am not
That doesn't work when I am photographing dancers. When shooting
subjects moving around such as dancers and musicians, you can get some
idea of composition, and wait for them to be in the right spot, but
you can't necessarily prefocus. If I try to focus with the center
point and recompose, I have
Aahz, thank you, we are safe. This place was some 8 Km from ours. It
was the office of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), whom the terrorist
group think are anti Islam. And India is one of the largest Moslem
nations in the world, much much bigger than even Pakistan, which the
British carved out of
Think of what you could get if you could combine current metering
chips with the viewfinder from an LX with a good screen - by John Sessoms.
Agreed John, your wish could turn out into an awesome Pentax FF
camera. But when is it coming? Have Pentax-Ricoh asked for the opinion
of PDMLers or other
I am certain all of you know the Tilt Shift Correction capability of
the K-5 (K-30, K-7 also, but NOT the K-01).
Which under $ 750 Canikon / Sony Body has this feature?
The cheapest Russian Hartblei or Arax Lenses costs $ 400 to 700.
Others are as much as $ 2000.
Here is a 2-min video link for
My Dear PDMLers, let me begin with my strengths first.
I have a pretty good photographic eye. So I can immediately discern
a photogenic scene, and stop by to examine all angles, sunlight
hitting the scene, harsh shadows, cloud formations, composition etc.
Then my brain tries to figure out a
Request please share resources for photographing dark skinned people.
There is still a greater challenge, that of photographing a group of
people with yellow, brown, white, black skin or every other races of
mankind.
Regards.
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Thanks Boris, for pointing this out. As I said I have not used this feature.
Regards. Bipin.
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How do you make a photograph that captures the *smell* of lilacs in
bloom? by John Sessoms
Hey John, just stop aging for around (50) years. Marvel of new
technology will allow you to *smell* Lilacs in your photographs.
Regards.
Bipin - from that far away enchanting land.
PS: I got my news paper
Hello David, my wife and me had a Hell of a Coffee time in our (3)
week trip to Europe. By Hell we mean satan's hell.
We were served luke warm coffee every where. We would tell the girls
we wanted our coffee piping hot.
I don't think they understood piping hot at all - what a shame. So
we would
I don't want coffee flavored drinks. The only thing I add to my
coffee is coffee - by John Sessoms.
Yep, that makes the best coffee in the world - but I hope it isn't
Instant Coffee - yuk! Here is how I make my coffee in Bangalore:-
I go to the Coffee Stores and ask him for Peaburry Mix - don't
Hello Steve, as I mentioned earlier, my wife and me were on a Thomas
Cook (3) weeks package tour of Western Europe including Britain and
Spain.
Almost every where we got luke warm coffee. When we asked for piping
hot coffee, the girls would just smile and gesture.
Ultimately we would search out
Yes Daniel, I agree that coffee in Italy is good. Generally there are
two types of Black coffee in Italy:- a) straight shots in small cups -
you are supposed to raise your head up and tip the coffee instantly
into your mouth. So that it doesn't burn you it is a bit tepid. A big
no no for me, as I
Zos, you swapped the good ring (lens mount) from the K-7. Can you do
the same for the bottom plate? If not, order a Bottom Plate, as
changing it is very easy. Do buy a JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard)
MOODY, made in the USA, Screwdriver Set for $ 16 from Amazon com. The
cheap Philips Cross Point
Hello Ralf Rob,my copy of the 18-135 WR is extremely sharp. It is
positively much much sharper than the 18-55 AL II or the WR lens - the
AL II came with my new K20D and I bought the WR brand new - both from
BH.
Contrast and color on the 18-135 WR is far superior too.
I have attached links to
Quote Rob: I find that my recently purchased zooms are in many
respects almost as good as my Pentax primes when compared side by side
in controlled situations, not like the bad old days.
I concur with Rob. I have not bought a single prime, apart from the
older collection of M42, M, K A lenses. I
The price issue and reliability of sellers on Amazon and evilbay have
come up several times. Even sellers like Adorama and some others have
sold returns, store demos or de-boxed items.
A select few do receive brand new stuff, but then we may not be the
lucky guy. This is usually done by splitting
Did you folks notice on the Amazon seller Electronics Basket web
site?? The K-5 has 5-star rating the K-5 II has 41/2-star Rating.
WHY???
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Hey Darren, keep us updated on the receipt of your Brand New K-5 II
and the de-boxing experience. But do look carefully at every piece to
ensure you really receive brand new stuff.
And check out the Shutter count + manufacturing date + the version #
+ Pentax -Ricoh or Pentax Hoya model + Body
Dear Darren my PDMLer Friends who responded to This is stupefying,
I tried to caution all of you much much earlier.
Similar topic has been posted time and again in almost all photo forums.
I sent a personal note again to Darren as to how he should proceed and
check when the parcel arrives.
Even
Thanks Dario for your explanation which is: When you buy a new
camera, whose files are numbered starting from IMGP0001 or the like,
you buy a shutter who has already fired a few hundred times.
That's part of the manufacturing/testing process. So in case your K20D wrote
files starting from IMGP0001
Ciprian, the IR Remote Control costs just US $ 2.5 (usable on Pentax +
the Canikons + Sony, and the Cable Remote costs US $ 3.5 to 5 from
evil bay. You just have to Google.
And I am certain Romanian Customs will not charge you duty for a
piddly amount.
At least here in India the Post Office
The focal length (77 to 85 mm, APS-C 116 to 128 mm) appears to be a
bit odd. Where would one use this focal length on an APS-C camera? I
understand the 50 mm serves well as a Portrait Lens at 75 mm on an
APS-C Body.
And I don't cover indoor sports, where these lenses may be useful -
based on
Thanks Walt for your explanation on use of the 77/1.8 or 85/1.4
unobtrusively from a distance, so that people don't get nervous or
fidgety when they see you photographing them.
But I would definitely not use it in Studio Portrait shoots unless I
had quite a large studio. I remember the TLRs of
PJ, you write The traditional moderate telephoto focal length on 35mm
film cameras was a 135mm lens. Why 135?
I suspect 135 mm was considered pretty long as a tele lens circa
1960s 70s, and pretty easy to manufacture in a reasonably heavy
metal body at a reasonable cost. Remember there were no
Darren, I quite missed the follow up on this deal from Amazon
Re-seller Electronics Basket.
How did it go?
It will be a good lesson for us and a forewarning to Amazon.
Please do let me know, as here in Bangalore our iPentax Google Groups
are following me up.
Regards.
Bipin
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Not to be missed deal ever: K-5 with 50 - 200 WR + 18 - 55 WR for only
$ 889 with shipping.
Hats off to Adorama. My only request to Adorama in promoting them from
1000s of miles
away from that enchanting land is, please ensure: a) the camera is
brand new with zero'
shutter count, b) the lenses
Some people have got excellent results with WINDEX.
Now there are some (3) varieties of Windex and I am
not sure which is the best one to use on a lens.
They will not damage the lens coating for sure as I used
some on my binocs.
Regards.
Bipin - from that far away enchanting land.
PS: You got Mud
Here is the famous Hong Kong Joker with a Nikon D7100 and a colleague with a
Pentax K-5 IIs on a comparative shoot out.
The Pentax wins guys. Hurray!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ9MsmECULwfeature=youtube_gdata_player
Regards.
Bipin - from that far away enchanting land.
PS: This Joker was
Hi Boris, I too like his antics as well as the reviews of new gear.
But agh! the way he holds the camera or twists the lens to remove it,
makes me bite my lips.
My point was that the Pentax K-5 IIs has held out as a better buy,
even beating some Full Frame Canikons on DxO Mark's score.
I was sad
It certainly feels empowering to have bigger and faster cards, like I
did from 4 GB, then to 8, 16 now 32 GB. I have not ventured into a
64 GB card yet for (4) reasons:-
a) Cost
b) Already have lots of 4 to 16 GB cards biting dust - and all are San
Disk Extremes
Sorry guys no Sony or other
When we drive on the Left, North Americans drive on the Right.
Canadians - you too Brutus - you are supposed to follow the British,
like we in India did and drive on the Left.
Understood the Youtube Video on why Americans drove on the Right, but
cannot understand why North Americans throw the
Hi Collin David, we normally do not use color filters when shooting
BW on a DSLR. Reason: todays DSLRs have built in color filters, which
you can use very easily, rather than attaching a filter physically.
So also photo programs like Photoshop have a variety and strengths of
color filters.
But
There is one more in San Mateo, Kaufmann Cameras on W 25th Ave, just
off Al Camino Real.
http://kaufmannscameras.com/
A pretty good store and very kindly old folks. I used to live some
half a mile away near the Safeway Supermarket. Bought lots of old
stuff from them.
They store a lot of Canikon
I am an unfortunate? owner of a K-5 bought this Jan with an 18-135
WR lens from Henrys of Toronto for CAD 1108 - Serial # 4360179
Internal Serial # 7017589 (from stolen camera finder) - made by
Pentax-Ricoh (not Pentax-Hoya).
I was under the impression the K-5 woes were addressed by Ricoh,
before
Was reading the great Herbert Keppler Quotes yesterday and came
across this comment on big and heavy hold everything bags. It's a big
no no he says for most photographers, provided of course if you are
not in the most category.
Ok, I bought a Swiss Gear Sling Bag on sale at Costco, Toronto, on
Thanks Steve, I too have some (5) very good bags. Since I am a DIY
person and a master mechanic, I have modified most of my bags to make
them more impact resistant, theft proof, added designer adjustable
compartments, or pockets to hold accessories etc.
But here is the link to the excellent Swiss
Beach Camera has been around for 3 or 4 decades and would advertise
prolifically in the Photo Magazines in the days of yore before the
Internet. I believe they are a good legitimate Store or were.
I only hope these K-5s are not returns, not that they are bad, just
that I wouldn't want one, as the
Well enough pow vow. Here are some very recent safari photos from the
national park near Bangalore - Pentax K-5 + 18-135 WR - exif intact:-
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/szxpaovs5y9yj8v/8XtKox6X9-
And the photo of the tiger in another kind of Park is from the Palace
of the erstwhile Maharaja
of
Larry, where are you based in the US? Repairs in India by independent
mechanics in Mumbai or Delhi are extremely cheap - approx. 1/4th the
US. Do note Pentax is not present at all in India - no Sales or
Service Centers, but Independent Repair Shops do offer services.
I keep visiting Toronto,
Thank you PDML'ers for watching the white tiger photo and your
encouraging comments.
For Jack: yes that was a butterfly on the flank of Tiger # 2. I did
not realize then that butterflies and tigers were friends in the wild.
For Bob: unforgettable memories re-kindled for you: see link below for
My son just bought a Sony Alpha Nex-3N with a 16-50 zoom from Costco
Toronto for CAD 400. Excellent compact camera with a tiny power zoom
lens.
We compared photos with the Canon S-90 PS and the Nex-5R. The Nex-3N
won in all categories - sharpness, color, contrast, exposure and
bokeh.
Do use
Me too very much C O N F U S - E D. Need an Idiot Series lesson - please?
Regards.
Bipin - from that far away enchanting land - hint: part of the Red
Coat Empire once.
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Beautiful Igor. Reminds me of the Street Art and Murals in San
Francisco. And what a co-incidence, the Artists are strangely mostly
all of South American - Mexican origin - Spanish or Portuguese
speaking.
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Mark, if you plan to visit the classical Italian Cities do not forget
to carry a SWA Lens like the Sigma 10-20. The streets are pretty
narrow and you will suddenly find yourself in a huge square with very
tall monuments, Churches and Towers which the standard 16 or 18 mm
lenses cannot cope with. I
Larry, the Tamron Back Caps are pretty good at covering the Electronic
Contacts on the Lens. There was a Seller offering Lens Back Caps that
were Weather Proof for some $ 10 or so each. Try Googling. It does
cover the electronic contacts as well.
A friend of mine has the K-5 IIs with the 18-135 WR
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am
basically a Pentaxian.
With the name change to RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD
in place of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD,
both Pentax and Ricoh are DOOMED.
I shan't call
Tom you missed some facts and misquoted some. I read your article with
great relish and did find it enlightening though.
a) History: I go into dusty old small Towns of India - where Pentax is
NOT at all present, No Sales or Service. Most of us diehard Pentaxians
either buy Pentax abroad or import
Tom, sorry, to you and Paul again. Our childhood Folklore tells us Two
Sticks tied together are stronger than One. Obviously Two Businesses
amalgamated as one builds on the strengths of each other.
Your Bastards at Ricoh had a better choice: kept their dominance by
changing PENTAX - Ricoh to RICOH
Hey Larry Gerrit, you are welcome to stay with me in Bangalore. My
daughter in the Bay Area tells me California is sweltering, but here
in Bangalore it is a pleasant 74 degrees F. It is Monsoon season in
India.
You folks bet I WILL be changing brands if provoked any further by the
Idiots at
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