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Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 11 Feb 2019, 07:57
by Big Kev
Thanks for looking China. I'll keep checking the UK sites, the postage and other charges add a fair bit to the purchase price
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 11 Feb 2019, 10:32
by chinatyke
You're welcome. With a high priced item it is better to purchase from a reputable supplier. There are a lot of fakes in China that are good enough to deceive most people. But if anybody wants anything we usually have friends returning to the UK who will post things when they get back.
Just out of interest, I once looked at something to do with Stanley's metal work when he mentioned the price of an item, but I have already experienced tools that weren't fit for purpose so I wouldn't trust them to be reliable.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 11 Feb 2019, 16:39
by Big Kev
I'm sure one will turn up at the right price. I'm following a couple of used ones on EBay at the moment, starting price of £120 and UK postage...
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 12 Feb 2019, 03:33
by Stanley
You're right about workshop tools and machinery China. There is a lot of rubbish out there but some surprising bargains if you know where to look.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 12 Feb 2019, 07:13
by Wendyf
Big Kev wrote: ↑11 Feb 2019, 16:39
I'm sure one will turn up at the right price. I'm following a couple of used ones on EBay at the moment, starting price of £120 and UK postage...
Colin has ordered a couple of items recently from sellers supposedly in the UK but the items arrive from China.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 12 Feb 2019, 07:43
by Big Kev
Wendyf wrote: ↑12 Feb 2019, 07:13
Big Kev wrote: ↑11 Feb 2019, 16:39
I'm sure one will turn up at the right price. I'm following a couple of used ones on EBay at the moment, starting price of £120 and UK postage...
Colin has ordered a couple of items recently from sellers supposedly in the UK but the items arrive from China.
I've ordered bits and pieces in the past from Chinese sellers and they've had warehouses in the UK. EBay is a strange place
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 12 Feb 2019, 07:44
by Stanley
I've heard that comment frequently Wendy......
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 12 Feb 2019, 09:55
by PanBiker
If you look closely on the despatch bits of Ebay it tells you where the goods are shipped from, a legal requirement I believe. I am expecting my flexible water bottle to arrive around now made in China but coming from Nuneaton I think it was, free post 3 -5 days so it has to be in the UK.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 12 Feb 2019, 10:58
by Tizer
Much of what we buy on the High Street or in supermarkets comes from China anyway!
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 12 Feb 2019, 16:53
by Big Kev
My Olympus camera and the majority of the lenses are all made in China which is what prompted my original question
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 15 Jun 2019, 06:14
by Stanley
I had a problem, I couldn't open .orf files from my mate's camera but I have cracked it without downloading a special app. I opened it in Shotwell.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 15 Jun 2019, 12:15
by Big Kev
.orf (Olympus Raw Format) have been around for a while so most image manipulation software should open them. You may find you'll need to sharpen them up a bit and up the saturation a bit as Olympus raw files are a bit 'flat' straight out of the camera
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 16 Jun 2019, 02:02
by Stanley
I noticed that Kev, this is the only one I have opened so far..... I'll bear it in mind.....
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 17:26
by Big Kev
A bit of scanning and Photoshop work today after a request from son no1.
Screenshot_20200823-182208_Messenger.jpg
Kept me out of mischief for a couple of hours
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 17:39
by PanBiker
Excellent Kev
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 19:07
by Big Kev
Cheers Ian, offspring was pleased with it. Hopefully his mother-in-law likes it
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 02:58
by Stanley
It's a wonderful skill Kev. The above delights me every morning! When I sit down at the table.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 11:05
by Big Kev
Thank you, the software makes it a lot easier
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 03:32
by Stanley
The really worrying thing is that everyone who sees it says that the central image captures me perfectly...
I took Mrs Nikon out yesterday and did a few snaps. I couldn't do it with Jack on a lead. I shall do more.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 07:12
by Big Kev
Stanley wrote: ↑25 Aug 2020, 03:32
The really worrying thing is that everyone who sees it says that the central image captures me perfectly...
You were in full oratic flow, I thought it captured you quite well too
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 07:56
by plaques
Why does it make me think of Pope Stanley 1 ?
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 08:14
by Big Kev
plaques wrote: ↑25 Aug 2020, 07:56
Why does it make me think of Pope Stanley 1 ?
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 26 Aug 2020, 04:02
by Stanley
I feel flattered.... Actually I agree and quite like it.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 11 Sep 2020, 08:34
by Tizer
Lots of pics of old cameras!...
`The man who owned 3,000 cameras'
LINK
`One of the largest camera collections in the world is hidden away in a village hall in a Fife coastal town - but hardly anybody knows it is there. At least 3,000 cameras, including some dating back well over a century, belonged to the late Neville "Jim" Matthew. He retired to the picturesque East Neuk village of St Monans after a career that took him around the world. He took over the former Salvation Army hall to store his treasured collection. Inside the hall, row after row of cameras, accessories and memorabilia fill the shelves. They include stereoscopic and 3D cameras as well as East European models, including many that were rare in the West...'.
Re: Photography Nuts & Bolts
Posted: 11 Sep 2020, 12:16
by Big Kev
Tizer wrote: ↑11 Sep 2020, 08:34
Lots of pics of old cameras!...
`The man who owned 3,000 cameras'
LINK
`One of the largest camera collections in the world is hidden away in a village hall in a Fife coastal town - but hardly anybody knows it is there. At least 3,000 cameras, including some dating back well over a century, belonged to the late Neville "Jim" Matthew. He retired to the picturesque East Neuk village of St Monans after a career that took him around the world. He took over the former Salvation Army hall to store his treasured collection. Inside the hall, row after row of cameras, accessories and memorabilia fill the shelves. They include stereoscopic and 3D cameras as well as East European models, including many that were rare in the West...'.
That's a bit of a collection.