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was just wondering about the opposite of this, I know that digital lenses have

a 35mm equivalent, but was just wondering what am I effectively getting using

say a 28mm lens designed for film on a 6mp sensor

all suggestions welcome

if such a camera truly existed why would people continue to carry around their K100s and EOS SLR's all day

but for my simple business of converting RAW to TIFF and storing both I can't fault the Maxtor 500gb 3200rpm I got for 80 pounds at PC World. Don't know if it's available in the U.S. but like I said it's never let me down.

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there is a sunrise/sunset auto setting in the scenes menu of the K100d, perhaps next time you should try this

but it's just as I already have some Ni-Cd I wanted to oknow if they would work properly in the camera, and as they are not mentioned in Rainer's link it seems I will be purchasing an extra set of Ni-Mh batteries instead.

if not which type of rechargeable AA's should I buy?

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as some of you may have gathered from my post yesterday I am purchasing a

K100D, which seems to be a very capable camera, and although I did consider

alternatives from Canon/Nikon my excellent experiences with Pentax in the past

plus the compatibility of my existing lenses tipped the balance.

 

My question is though something a little more boring but essential all the same

(you may wish to know this will be my first DSLR but I am fairly computer

literate). From what I can see it see shooting RAW is the way to go for image

quality, I realise these must then be converted but to what format? In terms

of image quality and future safeness.

will be buying a Pentax k100d, but having never owned digital SLRs before.

Basically I see the "super" version's main advantage being the dust removal, I

am sure that I want one of these cameras as I had previously used a Pentax

35mm SLR so will continue using lenses. Just wondered how you would go about

cleaning a digital sensor, and is the super version really worth an extra 200

pounds?

although I think he says he has since moved to a new camera, luckily mine is not quite so crippled.

but at the moment I just don't have the money for that, which is why I bought that camera, regardless of lack of versatility 40 quid for a good quality SLR plus good quality extras jumped out at me. The reason I was interested in using older lenses is that I will most likely purchase a used example on the cheap, often available lenses do not have the a setting so this is what I will do. After this I will probably buy no more lenses, or at least not more than one other. Eventually I will probably go digital with my next body, but until that time the good deal I got gives me the chance to use an SLR on a tight budget.

does sound rather odd

 

that page was very helpful to me though because it points out that my MZ30 will work with a lens with no "a" setting, if I tape over just one contact, this would be a hindrance in normal circumstances, but as I am looking to buy a wide angle lens (hopefully 28/24mm) for my next trip to the lake district I will simply leave that lens on for the duration and take the reliable old Zoom 70-S for other stuff.

to Paul, I am surprised to hear about your particular problem, as the 200mm telephoto I got with the camera is not autofocus and so the camera does not autofocus with it, but it is still very possible to take pictures. I suppose this is a subtle difference between the two cameras, the aperture ring still does have to be on an a setting though.

 

thanks again to all Tom, UK

will check those out now

If have recently purchased my first SLR camera, a Pentax MZ30 with Sigma 28-70

and Pentax 200mm lenses, all for 40 pounds (about 80 dollars???).

 

basically I'm looking into buying a wide angle lens and I already know it must

be one where the aperture ring has the "a" setting, but it is the mount which

confuses me. I know it is the "K" mount, but I keep seeing Ka mount and other

things on ebay or Jessop's. What is the difference between these and if I can

use other lenses than just PK with my camera what are they. Please note as the

camera was second hand it did not come with manual which normally details such

things.

helped me a lot. I recently attempted to photograph the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) at Donington Park, and it did not just rain but pour - through my umbrella! But more importantly from two rolls of film, of each approx 17/24 exps wereof cars on track I must have got somewhere in the region of half a dozen photos properly in focus and generally acceptable. The fences at this track are a real hindrance, they go all the way round with very little ground high enough to shoot over, ironically the best shot I got was not a pan, but a shot of a marshal waving the yellow flag with cars somewhat blurred as they zoomed by (this is in my portfolio). Anyway, thanks for your advice it will help me next time.

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I was given this camera by my dad when he upgraded to a much smaller APS (it looked good at the time :S).

 

surprisingly it is the apparently rare Zoom 70-S and is great, and it set up my love of photography. I am now in my late teens and, although not earning enough to buy top of the range new stuff, I stuck with the Pentax 35mm idea and bought a second hand MZ-30 SLR, which is a quality piece of kit imo. The old 70-S still has a special place in my heart though, and not wanting to let it rot in a drawer somewhere, still often pack it in the camera bag and use it for b/w film, for which it performs equally well.