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Forum: General Talk
04-24-2016, 05:14 AM
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We have in Cornwall the Knockers who are a sort of pixie that spend their time mining. If you are underground and the drills stop, in the silence you can here the Knockers in the distance.
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Forum: General Talk
04-24-2016, 05:03 AM
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Why do we? Personally, I left adolescence behind a very long time ago.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-18-2016, 09:04 AM
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Why on earth are you cleaning the internal lens surfaces? The small amount of dust that gathers inside lenses has no optical effect at all. Even if you specialise in photographing sandstorms in the desert it should not be problem.
My advice would be to stop looking at the internal surfaces and go out and take some pictures.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-16-2016, 08:17 AM
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In the UK, Labs take business on on the basis that their liability is limited to the costs of the materials - so here the most you would get would be a new roll of film. Not all Labs can do reversal processing (it is now rather rare, to be honest) - did you check they could first. The lab I use for colour only do C41 processing so E6 film would be cross processed - they are open about it but you need to check first.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
04-10-2016, 08:14 AM
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A lot of the specs they sell cameras on are worthless to most photographer in practise. I have never used my camera's highest ISO setting, nor am I likely to. Same with frames per second - my fastest is about one frame per ten minutes and I don't care what the camera is capable of. Video - shall never use it.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
04-02-2016, 04:09 PM
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I normally use Snappy Snaps in Lincoln - it is staffed by film enthusiasts and they do a good job. However, Snappy Snaps is a franchise and other branches won't necessarily be as good. When I have wanted non-C41 processing done I used Palm Labs in Birmingham. They are happy to phone you to discuss what developing you want if they think it is required and they are not too expensive.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
03-26-2016, 03:27 PM
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If you strip the existing leatherette off carefully you can use it as a template for the new skin.
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Forum: General Talk
03-26-2016, 11:21 AM
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It is pissing with rain here in Lincoln, as well - or, as the Cornish say 'henting down'.
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Forum: General Talk
03-26-2016, 10:40 AM
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We have hissy fits as well. Locally, the phrase is being mardy and in Cornwall where I was bought up it is being maisy.
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Forum: General Talk
03-26-2016, 10:22 AM
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In English usage, 'pissed' means inebriated and 'pissed off' means annoyed.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
03-26-2016, 09:31 AM
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If you want ooc jpgs, why shoot in RAW? The whole point of RAW is that it is not the same.
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Forum: General Talk
03-25-2016, 02:14 AM
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Bog Hawkes used to be their Prime Minister, surely?
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
03-22-2016, 11:37 AM
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I have no idea what pq is, but mf is not an upgrade from APS-C, it is a totally different fish. With my Bronica ETRs I lose autoexposure, any sort of meter, auto-focus, carry ability.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
03-22-2016, 09:14 AM
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I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek with the word 'brilliant' - I was mostly trying to imply the 'get out there and take some pictures' attitude.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
03-22-2016, 08:32 AM
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I regularly use medium format, 35mm film (aka FF) and APS-C cameras and I don't worry about any of this at all. I am far too busy producing brilliant photographs.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
03-21-2016, 12:26 PM
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Any lens with any sensor (or film) will let in the same amount of light for a given f/stop. That means that the exposure time (shutter speed) will be the same.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-17-2016, 12:28 PM
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From the small amount I can see, I would say that is a species of Peltigera.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-14-2016, 09:48 AM
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I store most of mine on their side. If you have caps on both ends of the lens, it really shouldn't matter.
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
03-01-2016, 03:23 AM
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Like this?
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Subtext.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
02-29-2016, 10:29 AM
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If it has milky sap, it is a euphorbia. If it does not have milky sap, it is not a euphorbia.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-26-2016, 09:31 AM
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it was standard until the mid 60s - it was called T. My pre-Spotmatic Pentaxes have it.
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Forum: General Talk
02-24-2016, 10:48 AM
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I once worked with a Thai woman who complained we had too many words. The example she gave me was how to greet someone. She maintained that in Thai there is only one greeting but in English we have: hello, hi, good morning, wotcher, good day - and many more. It seemed to her that every time she met an English person they used another greeting which she didn't understand.
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Forum: General Talk
02-24-2016, 06:45 AM
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Spelling doesn't just mimic pronunciation, sometimes it represents what the writer knew to be the case. With 'Alnwick' the people who established the spelling knew the place was a wick even if no one actually pronounced the 'w' so the 'w' had to be there. Same with the 'l' as they knew the wick was on the banks of the river Aln.
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Forum: General Talk
02-22-2016, 09:40 AM
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I'm with you on that. I think some people think the wrong pronunciation sounds 'proper' or that the correct pronunciation sounds slovenly.
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they are merely being archaic. In Chaucer's day, the word was 'aks' and people used to cringe when uneducated people moved the 's' sound to the front of the 'k' sound.
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Forum: General Talk
02-20-2016, 02:32 AM
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