Re: My visit with Ann
Thanks for the reply, Bill. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond. Interspersed. On 8/13/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Wonderful photos, Bill. I really like roadwalk. Thanks Scott. It's pretty dead center as far as composition goes, but I tend to shoot things that way. Care to share your opinion of the 750? I'd certainly be interested. I quite like the little thing. I shot some tiffs with it, and they take a while to send to card, but jpegs are fast enough. I've noticed that the 750 is a bit slow when using higher capacity cards. I've got a 1GB card in mine, and once the card gets about half full, the slowdown is noticeable. I suppose this could be due to me buying a cheap, slow card, too. It's got all the bad things that go along with the breed, the viewfinder is kinda sucky, but the LCD works well enough, and it is pretty slow to take a picture once the button is pushed, but all digital PS cameras share this trait . It's small without being too tiny. The 5mp Optio I was looking at was one of the fits in an Altoids tin cameras, and I decided it was too small, I figured I would lose it for sure. The sensor is a wee bit noisy, but not objectionably so. I've seen much worse. I leave the iso set to auto adjust, so I am getting the occassional really noisy picture from it, but I figure that is in conditions that I would have to increase the ISO anyway. The mode button is a bit stiff to move, which is a good thing, my old Canon was so easy to turn that you had to be continually checking the mode dial to ensure you were shooting what you wanted to shoot. I think that the power button is properly located. I have an old IQZoom EZY-R that has the power button directly in front of the shutter release. It really sucks to try to take a photo and turn the damned thing off instead. So I definitely know where you're coming from in regards to the mode switch. It has a cool little light meter in manual, and is pretty easy to use manually. The rocker switch adjusts both aperture and shutter speed, and it gives a clipping warning for both highlights and shadows on the preview if you so desire. I used the light meter with my 4x5 camera once. After burning through my last five Polaroid exposures, I just took the picture with the 750. :) After comparing the meter in the 750 with the meters in my other cameras and my handheld meter, it seems to be accurate, though. Overall, I'm happy with it. I wish it would take an external flash, and being able to put lens filters on would also be nice, but I expect the camera would get even larger (like the Canon G series), which would not be so nice. Have you noticed the indentations on the camera body? There are four on the top where a hot shoe might be. There are also two on the left side spaced far apart and two on the right near the bottom. I've wondered if these are remnants of features that were dumped just before production. It's a good compromise camera. It certainly is. We bought ours for my wife, but I think I use it almost as much as she does. William Robb -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: My visit with Ann
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: My visit with Ann You can't fool me... I don't need to.
Re: My visit with Ann
There's not much else to do there except clamp unsuspecting travelers down in chairs. At least she had some cloths. That one picture of her standing by the cornfield is rather North By Northwestish... Tom C. From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:44:47 -0500 My god, you have buildings more than 2 stories tall in your town? I really lake that last sunset with the 4 corn silo's. Regards, Bob S. On 8/12/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ann is a most wonderful guest. She got in somewhat late on Wednesday, arriving just at around 6:15. We pretty much fed her and put her to bed. Thursday we went downtown and found her a bank and had a hot dog. After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. Supper at a local pasta place happened, and we went out to see the sunset (not much else to do here). A good time was had by all, and a really tiny little gallery is here: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/annvisit/index.html#5 William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: My visit with Ann There's not much else to do there except clamp unsuspecting travelers down in chairs. At least she had some cloths. That one picture of her standing by the cornfield is rather North By Northwestish... Uh, Tom, that's wheat.. William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
Corn used to describe all sorts of grass crops, before the advent of Maize. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: My visit with Ann There's not much else to do there except clamp unsuspecting travelers down in chairs. At least she had some cloths. That one picture of her standing by the cornfield is rather North By Northwestish... Uh, Tom, that's wheat.. William Robb -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: My visit with Ann
You can't fool me... Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:08:50 -0400 Corn used to describe all sorts of grass crops, before the advent of Maize. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: My visit with Ann There's not much else to do there except clamp unsuspecting travelers down in chairs. At least she had some cloths. That one picture of her standing by the cornfield is rather North By Northwestish... Uh, Tom, that's wheat.. William Robb -- When you're worried or in doubt,Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: My visit with Ann
On 12/8/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. This for my visit one day? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: My visit with Ann
On 8/12/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ann is a most wonderful guest. She got in somewhat late on Wednesday, arriving just at around 6:15. We pretty much fed her and put her to bed. Thursday we went downtown and found her a bank and had a hot dog. After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. Supper at a local pasta place happened, and we went out to see the sunset (not much else to do here). A good time was had by all, and a really tiny little gallery is here: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/annvisit/index.html#5 William Robb Awesome shots, Bill! I was going to say (tongue-in-cheek) that #2 was my favourite, but the prairie shots with Ann in them, along with those sunsets are amazing, too. All great stuff, IMHO. Say hi to Ann. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: My visit with Ann
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: My visit with Ann On 12/8/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. This for my visit one day? I think I'll need bigger clamps than the ones I bought for Ann's visit. WW
Re: My visit with Ann
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: My visit with Ann My god, you have buildings more than 2 stories tall in your town? I think they put up a 4 story office tower a while backG I really like that last sunset with the 4 corn silo's. Thanks Bob. Ann and I both shot pretty much the same picture, she used her Canon Pro 1 (?), I used my little Optio 750. Her shots were pretty much all flare all over, mine were much better controlled. There is something to this SMC stuff. William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
Wow, the Optio 750? I thought it was the *istD you were using. Regards, Bob S. On 8/13/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: My visit with Ann My god, you have buildings more than 2 stories tall in your town? I think they put up a 4 story office tower a while backG I really like that last sunset with the 4 corn silo's. Thanks Bob. Ann and I both shot pretty much the same picture, she used her Canon Pro 1 (?), I used my little Optio 750. Her shots were pretty much all flare all over, mine were much better controlled. There is something to this SMC stuff. William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
Wonderful photos, Bill. I really like roadwalk. Care to share your opinion of the 750? I'd certainly be interested. On 8/12/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ann is a most wonderful guest. She got in somewhat late on Wednesday, arriving just at around 6:15. We pretty much fed her and put her to bed. Thursday we went downtown and found her a bank and had a hot dog. After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. Supper at a local pasta place happened, and we went out to see the sunset (not much else to do here). A good time was had by all, and a really tiny little gallery is here: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/annvisit/index.html#5 William Robb -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: My visit with Ann
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Wonderful photos, Bill. I really like roadwalk. Thanks Scott. It's pretty dead center as far as composition goes, but I tend to shoot things that way. Care to share your opinion of the 750? I'd certainly be interested. I quite like the little thing. I shot some tiffs with it, and they take a while to send to card, but jpegs are fast enough. It's got all the bad things that go along with the breed, the viewfinder is kinda sucky, but the LCD works well enough, and it is pretty slow to take a picture once the button is pushed, but all digital PS cameras share this trait . It's small without being too tiny. The 5mp Optio I was looking at was one of the fits in an Altoids tin cameras, and I decided it was too small, I figured I would lose it for sure. The sensor is a wee bit noisy, but not objectionably so. I've seen much worse. I leave the iso set to auto adjust, so I am getting the occassional really noisy picture from it, but I figure that is in conditions that I would have to increase the ISO anyway. The mode button is a bit stiff to move, which is a good thing, my old Canon was so easy to turn that you had to be continually checking the mode dial to ensure you were shooting what you wanted to shoot. It has a cool little light meter in manual, and is pretty easy to use manually. The rocker switch adjusts both aperture and shutter speed, and it gives a clipping warning for both highlights and shadows on the preview if you so desire. Overall, I'm happy with it. I wish it would take an external flash, and being able to put lens filters on would also be nice, but I expect the camera would get even larger (like the Canon G series), which would not be so nice. It's a good compromise camera. William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Wow, the Optio 750? I thought it was the *istD you were using. Nope, that was the Optio. Pretty darned good little camera. William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
Nice pics, Bill. I like the road shots. Good to see Ann made it all the way up North. I suppose we won't hear from her for quite a while now. On Aug 13, 2005, at 5:46 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Wow, the Optio 750? I thought it was the *istD you were using. Nope, that was the Optio. Pretty darned good little camera. William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
On 8/13/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope, that was the Optio. Pretty darned good little camera. I recall seeing yours at GFM, Bill. I gotta say, it's really nice looking, along with being a good size (not too small or big) and (as we can see) being capable of taking high-quality photos. It has a real retro rangefinder look to it that I really like. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: My visit with Ann
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: My visit with Ann Nice pics, Bill. I like the road shots. Good to see Ann made it all the way up North. I suppose we won't hear from her for quite a while now. She is checking her mail when she can, but she isn't on the PDML until she gets home. I think when she gets to Reno, she will be staying with people who don't have a computer. b...
Re: My visit with Ann
Nice pix, Bill. I haven't been farther north than Calgary. That really is flatland you live in. Joe
My visit with Ann
Ann is a most wonderful guest. She got in somewhat late on Wednesday, arriving just at around 6:15. We pretty much fed her and put her to bed. Thursday we went downtown and found her a bank and had a hot dog. After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. Supper at a local pasta place happened, and we went out to see the sunset (not much else to do here). A good time was had by all, and a really tiny little gallery is here: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/annvisit/index.html#5 William Robb
Re: My visit with Ann
My god, you have buildings more than 2 stories tall in your town? I really lake that last sunset with the 4 corn silo's. Regards, Bob S. On 8/12/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ann is a most wonderful guest. She got in somewhat late on Wednesday, arriving just at around 6:15. We pretty much fed her and put her to bed. Thursday we went downtown and found her a bank and had a hot dog. After that, we went shopping. Ann bought some cloths, I bought a chair and some clamps. Supper at a local pasta place happened, and we went out to see the sunset (not much else to do here). A good time was had by all, and a really tiny little gallery is here: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/annvisit/index.html#5 William Robb
