Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-14-2014, 01:35 AM
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That? Is a very nice lens. And I have any one of three cameras I'd love to attach it to!
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-10-2014, 03:34 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
02-28-2014, 06:01 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
01-31-2014, 07:02 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
11-30-2011, 02:56 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-31-2011, 12:46 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
10-31-2010, 04:47 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
09-30-2010, 06:45 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
05-09-2010, 06:26 AM
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I have no idea why mine doesn't show up in this series :hmm: but I will concede some of these (many of these!) are stunning images - well done to all!!
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
04-21-2010, 12:15 AM
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Ridiculously, whereas I've been travelling around Europe for much of the past month and a half, that particular day was almost entirely unremarkable. Two days earlier I could have used snaps of a heavy metal band doing an instore gig in Stockholm, Sweden... now I get to choose between photos taken at a Waffle House or some closeups of some very, very small Guatemalan 'Worry People' dolls. Which I guess are still interesting...
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
02-28-2010, 01:38 PM
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Candid, singing autographs outside BBC Radio2, London |
Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
12-29-2009, 04:02 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
10-30-2009, 06:48 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
09-30-2009, 01:21 PM
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Forum: Product Suggestions and Feedback
09-18-2009, 07:02 AM
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A file numbering system that has 5 numbers instead of 4. Having had yet another holiday where my entire file system was screwed when my camera clocked itself and I had to use a non-empty SD card, I can only continue to swear at a company that cannot keep count of shutter actuations across multiple cards when one has been clocked and one has not.
Rather than ask for a camera that can KEEP COUNT when it clocks, how about one that clocks itself less often so this pathetic weakness doesn't come up so often?
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Forum: Photographic Technique
07-31-2009, 02:23 PM
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thanks for the essay from a Pro's perspective - very informative!
I credit my hopefully ongoing progression in photography to me learning to enjoy both the process of photography AND the process of editing. There's something excellent about getting back to my comfortable desk and looking at my photos when I'm more relaxed!
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-29-2009, 01:19 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-30-2009, 02:21 PM
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-04-2009, 08:18 AM
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Hello - just a quick update, none of it good. The clear plastic tape was suggested elsewhere and didn't work. The various software options universally failed to recognise that the card existed. The SD card was placed in more SD-card cameras (primarily Nikons, both point'n'shoot and DSLRs) and unlike the Pentax, their errors were more along the lines of 'error on card'.
I'll investigate the security aspect - although the item has only ever been used in two digital cameras and one laptop - but at the moment things aren't looking all that great :hmm:
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-02-2009, 03:49 AM
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thanks - I'll try the Mac option as well. Other things I'll attempt that the internet has variously thrown up for me to consider:
* use an external card reader rather than the onboard card slot
* use a commercial photo development machine and try to get the photos developed (and select the option of creating a backup disc)
* use sticky tape to cover the entire locking mechanism (avoiding the metal contacts) to 'confuse' a reader as to the status of the card
* sacrifice a goat at midnight (I made this up myself... but it can't hurt to try. Except if you're the goat I suppose...)
In addition I've contacted one of the recovery software companies located in the UK and asked them for further assistance and I'll be trying Pentax to see if they can shed any more light on further meaning behind the enigmatic 'The Card is Electronically Locked' error. I mean... doesn't that just mean I need to unlock it? It is possible I suspect that the card's external switch is broken and that the card has been left in a locked position regardless of the position of the switch. And absolutely - if I get the photos off the card there is no chance of it being used again.
Fortunately there is nothing spectacularly important on the card, although it was used while on holiday, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to let it go easily.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-02-2009, 03:32 AM
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Centre-focus, AF-C. Mainly because I find the AF-S irritating when it simply freezes or puts the whole matter of whether to take a photo up for committee. That said, AF-C is overly-excitable and sometimes takes photos seemingly randomly focused. It's rather irritating, but it's the most conservative setting
Sure, manual focussing is an option but is it REALLY so bad to expect a camera that comes with 11 autofocus points and two kinds of focus types and three variants would actually be able to MANAGE AUTOFOCUS reliably?
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
06-02-2009, 02:54 AM
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Hello,
I've got an SD memory card issue and I've spent the usual three or four hours online trying without success looking for solutions.
The problem:
* If I put the card into my Pentax K10D it comes up with an onscreen message 'The Card is Electronically locked'. The manual for the camera suggests that this is different to 'the card is locked'. FYI : the little switch-lock thing on the side of the card is unlocked and has been toggled back and forth numerous times. I can't take photos on the card, and I can't access images on the card.
Further information:
* In my Nikon Coolpix which also takes SD cards, the error message when the card is inserted reads 'This Card Cannot Be Used'
* In my laptop's SD card slot the card is not accessible, and in the hardware section the drive has a yellow exclamation mark sign and further investigation says that there is a 'code 10' error with the card. All other SD cards in my collection are fine. Apparently the error code 10 can mean anything from a CD drive to DVD drive to external device generic error/failure/problem.
* I have tried numerous image recovery software packages and not one has yet been able to locate the drive that the card is in, let alone recover anything from it
The card was not subject to any particular stresses, damage, liquids or chemicals that every other card in my collection wasn't also subjected to (ie. none), and it gave no hint of trouble during the time it was used, up to and including review of images while the card was in the camera.
Does anyone have any experience with this issue and any possible solutions for it?
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
05-24-2009, 02:49 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
05-15-2009, 02:02 PM
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Seriously, this contest has some of the most technically excellent and clever interpretations of the theme I've seen. I've actually never said this before now, but : congratulations to everyone who took part. This is a great batch
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-20-2009, 05:06 AM
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I'd also switch to manual focus just so the camera doesn't suddenly try to focus on the fence instead. Other than that, as said : wide open aperture (f1.4,1.8,2.8 etc) and closer. Love the manual removal of fence technique though - a great way to spend time 8))
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