St. Simon Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hi, Saw this running through Swindon at around 16:00 today and thought of you Jim, it looks rather good! Like the pictures Jim, keep them coming! Simon 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted September 24, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2014 big jim, on 24 Sept 2014 - 09:49, said: a few from last night did a bescot to bicester north with a rail delivery train, ran into bicester and run round to face north before dropping the rails in ardley tunnel quite interesting to run through there at 3mph as opposed to the 100mph i used to do, there are a lot of waves of stalagtites in there where the water has been running down through the bricks, its a shame they werent in a place i was stopped to get some pics! iphone pics again last night first up bicester north prior to running round at 01:30 and after the drop at 04:00 sat just outside ardely tunnel waiting to head back north back in tomorrow on a ballast drop on the bicester town branch! Crikey, RAIN!!!! Seems always to be evading us down here and everything's dying off!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 it rained all night, the only time it was dry was while i was sat in the tunnel for an hour! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted September 25, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2014 big jim, on 24 Sept 2014 - 23:47, said:it rained all night, the only time it was dry was while i was sat in the tunnel for an hour! We could certainly do with it down this end that's for sure, its like the Gobi Desert. Keep the pics coming Jim! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 26, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2014 got a new toy today from CEX in banbury.... looks like a lens but its infact a stand alone camera but where is the view finder i hear you ask? well it works by wifi and syncs up with an android or apple phone or tablet and used that as the viewfinder, as you can see the camera is on the dash and the ipad is showing what the camera is seeing as well as seeing what the camera sees you can zoom in and out as well as adjusting exposure etc from the pad, the camera has a 10X optical zoom which is a bit weird to see moving in and out remotely when activated!! i experimented by attaching the camera to the fence using my sainsburys gorilla grip style tripod and pushed the shutter from over by the van! and this is what i got very pleased with the results, i took those using the 'intelligent' mode which adjusted the exposure etc for a night time shot the camera is actually 18MP so pretty decent, should be interesting to use it for high up shots as ive ordered a "selfie stick" which is basically a 1m extendable pole with a camera mount on the end! i'll still use my 30x zoom camera but this one should be handy to use should i not want to carry the big camera around 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Superb quality pics there Jim - Is it just for stills, or can it be used in movie mode. Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Jim, you have a manufacturer / id for that camera please? Thanks, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) Heading into Doncaster this morning. Must find a camera shop as that looks a very useful gadget. This might be it. http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-qx1-body-kit Edited September 27, 2014 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Nice photos Jim! Spotted this coming through Warrington the other week, 60021 (prior to having it's Hard hats added!) working 6F58 Ratcliffe to Liverpool Bulk Terminal on test before handover from DB 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Looks really good Jim, Just Google Sony dsc- QX10Lens gives details. Hope it helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Looks really good Jim, Just Google Sony dsc- QX10Lens gives details. Hope it helps. Many thanks! Tracked it down in the USA from your info. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 27, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2014 sorry, yes it is the sony QX10 lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Many thanks! Tracked it down in the USA from your info. Best, Pete. They had them in UK when I looked this morning, are they a better price in US? Gordon W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I found them on Amazon for $149.00 US - I didn’t search far and wide! How much in the UK? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I found them on Amazon for $149.00 US - I didn’t search far and wide! How much in the UK? Best, Pete. £139 or this link.. http://www.photospecialist.co.uk/sony-dsc-qx10-black?LGWCODE=SODSCQX10B;70279;4215&gclid=COTM9p_XgcECFc7HtAodWnAA9A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_pudd Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 A cracking little piece of kit that Jim excellent photo`s from it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted September 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2014 £139 or this link.. http://www.photospecialist.co.uk/sony-dsc-qx10-black?LGWCODE=SODSCQX10B;70279;4215&gclid=COTM9p_XgcECFc7HtAodWnAA9A That is a interesting bit of kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) The US one is about 40 quid cheaper but that is to be expected due to economies of scale (and you’d probably spend that on shipping/insurance to the UK). Both prices are pretty good. A regular monopod should be sufficient (plus a gripper/magnetic mini tripod) as you don’t need the remote facilities of a “selfiepod”. Best, Pete. Edited September 27, 2014 by trisonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2014 John Lewis had it in Sheffield for £139 for the black one. The white one was £5 dearer. The QX100 is £299 for a better lens but it is a bigger unit and much smaller zoom. Practising using on pint glasses and my other half who is not amused! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 27, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2014 John Lewis had it in Sheffield for £139 for the black one. The white one was £5 dearer. The QX100 is £299 for a better lens but it is a bigger unit and much smaller zoom. Practising using on pint glasses and my other half who is not amused! my other half doesn't know about mine!! there are quite a few on ebay around the £100 mark which is what i paid for mine, despite being "second hand" it was infact unused the app it runs with is available through the app/android store, regards ios 8 there are a lot of reviews saying that since the update the lens will not work however i'm running ios 8 on the pad and it works a treat, i've yet to update the iphone which i'll do later, so i'm hoping that when i do it will still work!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks Jim for letting us know about this lens. Beforehand I thought that it only worked with the Experia phone but so far it's working fine with my Samsung Galaxy phone and will have a go with the IPad later. I see a great use on the layouts. Ian Update... Works fine with the ipad Air running iOS 8.02 Edited September 28, 2014 by roundhouse 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 28, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 28, 2014 A couple from 'our man down south' His job was to extract 60096 from St Blazey with 56302 He worked Cardiff Canton 0Z60 to St Blazey on Friday and in his own words enjoyed saying "light diesel Blazey" to the signaller, arriving a little late due to following a unit from Plymouth through Cornwall, it was the first time he had taken a grid over the Royal Albert Bridge and was surprised that there wasn't any photographers about!! The pics are from Friday evening in st blazey where there were a few railway staff awaiting the arrival he posed the 56 and 60 for a photo and once coupled the evening sun shone before departing right time as 0Z61 to Bodmin. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 28, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 28, 2014 and a couple from the bodmin diesel gala 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Great photo's as always Jim. Many thanks to 'your man down south'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 That first pic of the 56 60 makes the 60 look alot bigger than the 56? Is it just the photo angle doing that or is it a much bigger Loco? That Lens is quite something, very handy for many shots!! Regards, Gordon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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