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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 07-10-2021, 02:35 PM  
DA* 60-250 SDM motor evacuated in the bed again... dug out the old DA 55-300
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 14
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Looks like the SDM motor in my DA*60-250 is on it's last throws again (sticking and stuttering). I'll have to send it in to Ricoh Canada service for another fix.

I ended up digging out my old first generation DA55-300 out of storage and after giving it a fine tuning on my Lens Align I have to admit I'm pleasantly surprised how nice the photos it's producing are. I hadn't used it since the days of my old K20d and it was never mounted on my K5iis.

It's super light and fun to use... I think even when my DA*60-250 returns I'll probably keep using the 55-300 for stuff like hikes in the forest where the DA* is a bit heavy (and the Sigma 150-500 is waaaay too heavy unless I'm birding!).

Pat
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 10-16-2015, 06:04 PM  
Show me a Sign! Billboards,sign,bus ads,shop signs go here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 6,896
Views: 608,048
I'd say if it's written on hay bales, chances are it's a "weddin" :)

Pat
Forum: Pentax Q 10-02-2015, 05:08 AM  
Finder + Q with 01 prime = wow!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 6
Views: 3,607
lytrytyr ... I only own an original Q so I really can't answer that for sure, but with a larger sensor it's my guess that you are probably right.

Pat
Forum: Pentax Q 09-30-2015, 02:35 PM  
Finder + Q with 01 prime = wow!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 6
Views: 3,607
lmp ... The "wide" box in the viewfinder matches the 01 prime's photo size almost perfectly, the photo is a fraction larger.

Obviously allowances must be made for parallax when shooting very close, but otherwise it's almost dead on and no worse than the OVF on my X100.

Pat
Forum: Pentax Q 09-30-2015, 01:33 PM  
Finder + Q with 01 prime = wow!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 6
Views: 3,607
Thanks to ebay I found a dead cheap Petri Tele-Wide finder for my Q.. wow it makes it the perfect street shooter with the 01 prime.





No scuffs, scratches or anything on it... just tons of dust. Took it apart and thoroughly cleaned it and voila! Good as new!

I love that I can just turn the read screen off, set center point focus and just shoot. The battery lasts forever and a half!

Pat
Forum: General Talk 09-29-2015, 12:00 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 27,133
Views: 2,082,834
Thanks to ebay, a nice little Tele-Wide finder for my Q. Just when I didn't think my Q could get better... :)





Pat
Forum: General Talk 04-19-2015, 09:07 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 27,133
Views: 2,082,834
A couple of YN560-iv flashes and a remote radio controller...



Never really got into portrait photo, it's never too late to start! :D

Pat
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 04-04-2015, 10:07 AM  
Show me a Sign! Billboards,sign,bus ads,shop signs go here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 6,896
Views: 608,048


Hell Street...

---------- Post added 04-04-15 at 12:08 ----------



Probably the most ignored sign in St-Marteen :)
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 04-03-2015, 09:15 AM  
Post Your K5IIs Pictures Here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 2,871
Views: 490,636
Thanks, and of course you can never have too many caribbean cruises ::cool:

Pat
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 04-02-2015, 03:54 PM  
Post Your K5IIs Pictures Here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 2,871
Views: 490,636
I've had my K5iis since it came out and well... I still love it!

St-Marteen:


St-Kitts:


Barbados:


Pat
Forum: Post Your Photos! 04-01-2015, 10:31 AM  
Travel Big Moskitos in St-Marteen :)
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 3
Views: 952
Maho Beach (aka "Airplane Beach") in Sint Marteen



---------- Post added 01-04-15 at 12:31 ----------

And for the airplane nuts out there, I also filmed a quick video of another landing:
















Youtu.be



Forum: Post Your Photos! 04-01-2015, 10:18 AM  
Landscape Barbados!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 1
Views: 702
Photo ops everywhere in Barbados... including on a quick toilet break on our way to visit Harisson Caves!
(behind me is a public toilets building)



Pat
Forum: General Talk 01-20-2015, 05:17 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 27,133
Views: 2,082,834
The A118 is a pretty decent cam, full 1080p HD quality, optional GPS, it's discrete and most of it's guts can be hidden behind the dotted area of a windshield and under $100 you can't really go wrong. Youtuber "Techmoan" has a pretty comprehensive review of the camera on his youtube channel. I bought mine from foxoffer.com (they seem to be one of the main distributor of the product).

I started using dashcams on my car a few years ago when some punk decided to use my car's front bumper as skateboard rail in the parking lot at work. The cam prevented further vandalism to my car, but did capture 2 hit and runs in mall parking lots (in both cases I was able to file police reports with video evidence). In the end it's cheap insurance.

Pat
Forum: General Talk 01-20-2015, 03:16 PM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 27,133
Views: 2,082,834
A118 dashcam for my car

An upgrade from my older X8L 720p cam I had up there.





Pat
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 09-10-2014, 07:54 AM  
Post Your Fujifilm X100/X10 Pictures
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 4,931
Views: 495,582
Looks like Zack Arias has a pre-production X100t

Fuji X100T :: First Look · DEDPXL

Pat
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 09-10-2014, 07:53 AM  
Fujifilm X100t out in the wild!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 0
Views: 940
Looks like Zack Arias has a pre-production X100t

Fuji X100T :: First Look · DEDPXL

Arrrgh! I already feel my wallet getting lighter!

Pat
Forum: Lens Clubs 08-13-2014, 08:25 AM  
Fisheye Fever Club -- Flaunt your fisheye photos!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 4,151
Views: 757,134
Night sky time lapse with the DA 10-17 and K5iis
















Youtu.be




20 secs exposure every minute for an hour and a half
F4, ISO 3200
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 06-27-2014, 05:51 PM  
Post Your Fujifilm X100/X10 Pictures
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 4,931
Views: 495,582
Great shots! Been there 5-6 times and I really love that place.

I used to visit it all the time when I traveled to London as my hotel was right across the street (BP House before the SA sold it).

It's been too long :D

Pat
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 06-16-2014, 04:47 PM  
Show me a Sign! Billboards,sign,bus ads,shop signs go here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 6,896
Views: 608,048
It's Guerilla Yarn Bombing, also known as Urban Knitting and Knifitti :)

It basically consists of covering (without permission) urban structures (lamp posts, bridges, trees) with partial or total cozies or "dressing up" statues. One popular yarn bomb was the statue of Mister Rogers who keeps receiving a nice red wool sweater.

Google it, some folks do get pretty darn creative!

Pat
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 06-09-2014, 05:17 AM  
post your shots of the airplanes
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 2,271
Views: 272,290
Took a cruise on the Holland America MS Maasdam out of the Boston Cruise-port a few weeks ago. The ship sail right behind the runways so we were buzzed nonstop by landing planes.

All shot with a K5iis and Sigma "BigmOs" 150-500mm









Pat
Forum: Post Your Photos! 06-06-2014, 04:58 AM  
People This is Cape Breton Nova-Scotia
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 0
Views: 834
This is what comes to mind when I think of Cape Breton







Pat
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 06-06-2014, 04:53 AM  
Post Your K5IIs Pictures Here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 2,871
Views: 490,636
Fiddle head



Pat
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 06-03-2014, 06:49 PM  
Show me a Sign! Billboards,sign,bus ads,shop signs go here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 6,896
Views: 608,048
Both from Charlottetown, PEI





Pat
Forum: Lens Clubs 06-03-2014, 05:47 PM  
Fisheye Fever Club -- Flaunt your fisheye photos!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 4,151
Views: 757,134
Nova-Scotia Kitchen Party!



Pat
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 05-23-2014, 03:16 AM  
Post Your K5IIs Pictures Here!
Posted By ve2vfd
Replies: 2,871
Views: 490,636
K5iis + Sigma "BigmOs" 150-500mm





Pat
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