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I like both shots very much. Cheers, Renato

That is a really nice kit. Great score on the 16mm - my friend loves his so much, it's about the only lens he uses on his A99. I wonder though how you've managed to hold back on some of the highly ...

Thanks. But would any of these three types hold settings over 11 years? Certainly the KM5D and the KM7D don't. I've had to reset sttings on them several times in the last ten years. Regards, Renato

Thanks for the possible explanation. I wish that whatever Minolta did with internal batteries, Nikon had done with their pathetic Coolpix internal batteries. Cheers, Renato

No, I've never checked voltages. If nothing works I just assume they're flat. Cheers, Renato

This evening the thought crossed my mind that I also owned another Dimage A2, as well as a Dimage A1. I wondered how their batteries were holding up. . So I went and dug them up from a cupboard, ...

True......if I lived near the Great Barrier Reef. It's about 1450 miles away from where I live in Melbourne. I've never seen it, though we are booked to go there in December. I've never seem a ...

I have three SRT101s and an X700, and a Russian Zenit too. I was into astrophotography, so would have one camera loaded with Kodak ISO1000 film, another with Konica ISO3200 film (very grainy), and ...

Just looking at your ten day forecast, lots of nice warm weather coming up. Here in Melbourne, we're about to enter what is usually the most miserable month of the year. What most people don't ...

The bird shot tickles my fancy, The colourful flower shots remind me that you are somewhere with really nice weather, and I am not. Cheers, Renato

Maybe you can get it for $15? You seem to be on a roll finding bargain lenses. Cheers.

That's a Bargain! . I've just searched and the 35-70mm f/4 is referred to as the Baby Beercan, but so too is the 100-200mm f/4.5 lens. . I guess they're siblings. Cheers, Renato

Well..... the camera is doing a lot of work, and the battery is tiny. Maybe the best solution is the one I went with  - order a cheap battery grip from China and use two batteries. Cheers, Renato

I only recently purchased NEX cameras and an A7s, most with  non-original batteries. Most of the batteries I have don't seem be very long lasters, quickly dropping to half charge (though the one in ...

If you check Ebay, you'll get a good idea of what you're likely to get (ignore the silly high prices that seem at odds with the majority of prices for that particular lens). . 50mm Macro should be ...

Funny. I was wondering exactly the same thing  as you, and was looking forward to a definitive answer. It's kind of hard knowing which forum to post your question. It's probably more appropriate in ...

Very pleasant shots - to me it still seems like a pretty good buy at that price. Regards, Renato

Thanks Ralf, I think this demonstrates what happens as one gets older - had you asked me yesterday, I'd have sworn I only had one chipped M42 adapter. I never thought Google would set me straight. ...

I gave up on using M42 lenses not long after writing the above post. It was too hard for me to consistently get the focus exactly right most times. I had a friend machine down a thick M42 adapter ...

I really like the  shot of the insect but for the life of me, I can't make out the frog. Cheers, Renato