Agreed - the Super A is probably my favourite.
But autofocus??
Cheers,
Brian
+
Brian Walters
Western Sydney, Australia
Quoting Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Get a Super A/Program A. Brilliant camera! PZ-1p is a brilliant
camera too.
Both
On 27/9/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed:
Autumn is beginning to hit Norway.
Last week, the colours began to come out in the mountain forests.
Here's a small sample of a couple of days' foray:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/pcat/148996
All comments critique appreciated, and thanks
Shel posted that shot of me chimping, so here's my little bit of
retaliation. :-)
http://www.neovenator.com/special/2005sept/shel.html
He is holding his first DS (the defective one) with my FA-J 18-35 on it. I
took the pic with my D and Shel's 77mm Limited. Ooooh that was a nice
lens.
On 27/9/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens correctly - in
the palm of your left hand. Like this:
http://www.camerahobby.com/EBook-HoldingCamera_Chapter5Sub.htm
Or like this casual shooter:
In a message dated 9/26/2005 10:42:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens correctly - in
the palm of your left hand. Like this:
http://www.camerahobby.com/EBook-HoldingCamera_Chapter5Sub.htm
Or like this casual shooter:
Thanks Jens. I'll keep that in mind. My flash is
too badly broken for a new compartment door to
be enough though. The little plastic door where the
latch fits is broken too so nothing short of a new
body will do. Till that day comes I will have to
own a flash and a rubber band to keep it
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 07:11:21 +0200, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi Scott
I did this same reseach a year ago, for similar reasons. In the end I
choose between the bodies you mentioned.
There are several differences between the ZX5 and 5n but probably the
most important is lack
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens correctly - in
the palm of your left hand. Like this:
http://www.camerahobby.com/EBook-HoldingCamera_Chapter5Sub.htm
Or like this casual shooter:
http://www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_pages/0041-0505-0723-0557.html
I shoot like the
On 26/9/05, John Celio, discombobulated, unleashed:
Shel posted that shot of me chimping, so here's my little bit of
retaliation. :-)
http://www.neovenator.com/special/2005sept/shel.html
He is holding his first DS (the defective one) with my FA-J 18-35 on it. I
took the pic with my D and
On 26/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
If I haven't said it before, I ~really~ like this series. If I have said
it, it's worth repeating.
Thankee kindly sir. Appreciate it.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|
Hi Shel. Pleasure to see your face.
Thanks John, that's a nice way of retaliation ;-).
--
Boris
I hold my Pentax just like Mr. Nikon says I should!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:41 PM
Subject: Poll: Holdning the camera right
I'd like to know how many of you
Here's my first PESO.
http://static.flickr.com/22/32211536_f6fe23a8bb_o.jpg
Comments will be welcomed. Thanks for looking.
Gautam
This one time, at band camp, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We've had over 150 visits to the web site and only 34 people have
submitted their entry.
Is anyone here one of those who chose not to participate?
Why did you so choose, and could I do something better/different
on the site
Hi!
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
*sigh*
--
Boris
G'day Scott.
Go the PZ-1p.
Fit a grip and strap (PENTAX FD).
Bloody fantastic.
Leaves SFXn, ZX-L, MZ-5 for dead.
Hyper-program rocks...
Mat screen is better than most for manual focusing. Nice and bright.
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton.
Australia
-Original Message-
From: Scott
There was a discussion on dpreview where people showed pictures of themselves
holding their cameras, and I was amazed how many where using number 2.
The first way is the only way to hold the camera steady, especially with heavy
lenses.
DagT
fra: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
emne: Poll:
Scott Loveless wrote on 27.09.05 5:15:
I'm considering either an ZX-5(n) or a PZ-1(p). After digging through
Boj's site, I'm still unsure about the differences between the ZX-5
and the ZX-5n, and between the PZ-1 and the PZ-1p. The latter of both
models seems to be a bit more desirable, but
Wasn't there a Manual flash for dummies posted here some time ago?
m
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/09/26 Mon PM 11:10:36 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Flash Question
Good simple explanation here. I've seen them go on and on...
On 27/9/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
You wouldn't have liked it. Moose steaks and cornfields, no big deal.
Cheers,
Cotty
Cotty wrote on 27.09.05 9:54:
You wouldn't have liked it. Moose steaks and cornfields, no big deal.
And that nasty beer made of maple leafs :-P
--
Best regards
Sylwester Pietrzyk
Hi Cotty
yes I have seen them before, I think that slow exposure + flash adventure
started then :-)
Markus
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:53 AM
To: pentax list
Subject: Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 27/9/05, Markus Maurer,
At 01:41 AM 9/27/2005, Jens Bladt wrote:
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens correctly - in
the palm of your left hand. Like this:
http://www.camerahobby.com/EBook-HoldingCamera_Chapter5Sub.htm
Or like this casual shooter:
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
Scott Loveless wrote on 27.09.05 5:15:
I'm considering either an ZX-5(n) or a PZ-1(p). After digging through
Boj's site, I'm still unsure about the differences between the ZX-5
and the ZX-5n, and between the PZ-1 and the PZ-1p. The latter of
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or like this casual shooter:
http://www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_pages/0041-0505-0723-0557.html
I once had to physically prevent someone from trying to pick up my camera like
this - with a 300/2.8 attached..
mike
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Cotty wrote:
On 26/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
As noted, she was very, very close ... male squirrels have a scrotum sac,
this one didn't. In addition, the genital opening was quite close to the
anus, which is indicative of the squirrel being a
I bought a scanner four years ago with the intention of scanning all my
slides. The job is barely started. I find scanning ONCE to be a major
headache. But I suppose it depends whether you are scanning one or two,
or thousands.
John
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 04:45:24 +0100, Rob Studdert
On Sep 27, 2005, at 6:33 PM, Cotty wrote:
However, there are other ways:
http://www.walterklassen.com/suspender/
I could just imagine a practical joker loosening the screw at the back.
- Dave
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/09/27 Tue AM 05:05:07 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO: Taken on a hike
but it would add some dynamic tension,
That from the Charles Atlas school of photography?
mike
six months ago I was a four stone weakling.
William Robb wrote:
[...]
And one more new one, if you are still with me.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/vacation/IMGP9471.html
You sure nailed the exposure on that one, too!
And that doesn't even address the composition, the great bokeh...
Well done.
keith
Shot
On Sep 27, 2005, at 5:41 PM, Jens Bladt wrote:
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens
correctly - in
the palm of your left hand. Like this:
Yes, like that. When I bought my first SLR the guy in the shop
showed me that exact grip and I've been using it ever since.
Hi Trevor
you may be right about the PZ-1(p) but on the other side Pentax SFX-series
can be had for nearly nothing here.
And the build quality is very good. The SFX-series are loud and heavy and
not good looking too. I use and like a
SFXn as my main camera and it has never failed so far. Maybe I
G'day Marcus
You are right of course.
The SFXn is a bloody great SLR.
I have one in mint condition fitted with the Pentax SMC F 35-135 and the
AA battery grip. It gets used for BW shots or roaming candids at
weddings etc etc.
It's fitted with the Pentax Gripstrap F.
This makes it handle almost as
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Trevor Bailey wrote:
The SFXn is a bloody great SLR.
I have one in mint condition fitted with the Pentax SMC F 35-135 and the
AA battery grip. It gets used for BW shots or roaming candids at
weddings etc etc.
It's fitted with the Pentax Gripstrap F.
This makes it handle
Hi Folks,
Would someone kindly test functionality on a D when used without a memory
card for me?
Recently I had my D, along with some nice lenses, stolen and have just
replaced the D with one from ebay. This seems to be functioning only in
some sort of program mode, metering, focus and
Well composed and framed. It's a bit too bright overall on my monitor.
The highlights on the path are close to white. A little less brightness
overall would give the path more definition and the sky would be
dramatic. I find the subject only mildly interesting. But a good first
effort.
Paul
I found the poll well conceived and easy to complete. But each to his
own.
Paul
On Sep 27, 2005, at 3:16 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
We've had over 150 visits to the web site and only 34 people have
submitted their entry.
Is
there are quite a few people who shoot flight with a 600mm, just not with a
20D. that is why i said it.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: How Pentax Could Survive
Well,
Hi Scott,
Based on what I see on Boz's site:
The ZX-5n added DOF preview to the ZX-5.
The PZ-1P added mirror pre-fire to the PZ-1 (a version of mirror lock-up -
extremely useful for macro work)
If you can choose between the two, I'd opt for the PZ-1P. It was Pentax's
top of the line camera at
Hi Markus,
I would have to say yes to both. The Anthill Norway (read: work) is always most
busy between August and Christmas, and this year is no exeption. Also, I spend
a lot of time these days programming a change in the PUG (Probably first time I
admit that in public), that Adelheid and I plan
Jens Bladt asked:
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens correctly - in
the palm of your left hand. Like this:
http://www.camerahobby.com/EBook-HoldingCamera_Chapter5Sub.htm
That method doesn't quite work when the camera has a battery grip on it. On
the very few occasions
Trevor Bailey wrote:
G'day Scott.
Go the PZ-1p.
Fit a grip and strap (PENTAX FD).
Ooops, I guess a grip is available for it. I think the balance has shifted
even further toward the PZ-1P.
Tom Reese
On 27/9/05, Boris Liberman wrote:
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
You wouldn't have liked it. Moose steaks and cornfields, no big deal.
and the natives are extremely peculiar
Rick Womer posted a gallery from a charity event:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=531296
Nice job Rick. You've gotten some great results from that fisheye.
Tom Reese
On 27/9/05, Boris Liberman wrote:
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
You wouldn't have liked it. Moose steaks and cornfields, no big
Scott Loveless wrote:
I have a K1000, MX, *ist(film), 6 M series primes, and two auto focus
zooms. The *ist's complete lack of metering with the M lenses has
become frustrating. So I'm in the market for a body that will fully
support all the K mount lenses I currently own. The MZ-S is the
It's really not meant to be a poll, it's a survey.
Poll = What brand of do you like best?
Survey = What brand of do you like best, and why?
Come on Kevin, be a sport. ;-)
Don
-Original Message-
From: Kevin Waterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
BobW, Paul, Kenneth, Tom C, Bruce, Cotty,
Thanks a lot for your comments! Glad you guys found something you liked. :-)
Sorry about forgetting the tech details:
Camera is *istD, ISO 200.
#1 - Road:
FA*400/5.6, tripod.
#2 - Birch in autumn colours:
Sigma EX 70-200/2.8.
#3 - Mountain birch in
On 9/22/05, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Pentaxians
I'm back from a longer lurking mode with a light picture after all this
serious tech stuff here...
Somehow I needed some clownery ;-)
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3748969size=lg (164KB)
On 9/27/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 27/9/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
You wouldn't have liked it. Moose steaks and
199 hits on the web page and 42 submissions so far.
Come on folks,
Let's keep it going and spread the word!
http://www.donsauction.com/Pentax
for the survey.
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
for comments/suggestions.
Thanks!
Don
On 9/27/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi!
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
*sigh*
Oh well. We'll have to see about me getting over there...
-frank
--
Sharpness is a
Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have zippo experience with Minolta cameras. I know that if Pentax had
come out with something like the 7D...
We'd have *no* backwards compatibility with lenses made before 1982 ;-)
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
About IMG 9471 - nicely captured.
A few nits - if it were mine I'd crop some off the top to make the distance
from the top of the stump to the top edge equal to the distance from the top of
the stump to the RH edge. (what's cropped out doesn't add to the image)
Also I'd try to get the background
Have you tried posting a notice on the Pentax SLR Forum at DPReview?
Dave
On 9/27/05, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
199 hits on the web page and 42 submissions so far.
Come on folks,
Let's keep it going and spread the word!
http://www.donsauction.com/Pentax
for the survey.
On 9/27/05, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Shel posted that shot of me chimping, so here's my little bit of
retaliation. :-)
http://www.neovenator.com/special/2005sept/shel.html
He is holding his first DS (the defective one) with my FA-J 18-35 on it. I
took the pic with my D and
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Tom Reese wrote:
The ZX-5n added DOF preview to the ZX-5.
And Exposure Memory Lock.
Kostas
No, but I will.
This is the only Pentax forum/list that I'm familiar
with. Thanks for the info.
Don
-Original Message-
From: David Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:20 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Daily Update-Pentax Petition and
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, E.R.N. Reed wrote:
HyperManual: It's like metered manual -- you adjust shutter speed and
aperture and the camera gives you underexposure or overexposure indicators,
but if you press the IF button the camera will set the program-recommended
shutter speed and aperture for
What Paul said, also if you can shoot this in the early morning or late
afternoon light it would be a more pleasing image. , what with richer light and
possibly some shadows.
Good first Peso!
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PESO -
Number 1.
This is exactly how I do it.
http://tinyurl.com/9kvn3
Just an example of the stupid s$*t I take pictures of. :-)
Dave
(Yes I meant that how it sounded g)
On 9/27/05, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens correctly - in
the
I'm going to add some stuff in-line here (I've had breakfast since my
last response in this thread and may be thinking more clearly)
Tom Reese wrote:
Hi Scott,
Based on what I see on Boz's site:
The ZX-5n added DOF preview to the ZX-5.
That's what made me buy the -5n after being
One can vary either setting in HyM.
Rick
--- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, E.R.N. Reed wrote:
Are you sure about that? I think it leaves the
aperture well alone and
only changes the shutter to get a correct exposure.
Can't check right now.
Hi, Scott,
I'd also recommend the PZ-1p, and I second nearly all the
recommendations already made about it (I haven't found it to vibrate
much -- I think the stronger-sounding shutter, motor wind, etc., may
give that impression. The K2 has quite a kick, as does the Super
Program/Super A. But
I'd use a scanning service and pay a trained, experienced scanner
operator to scan my slides for me. They'd do a better job than I
would, and realistically it'd cost much less in the long run
I got tired of paying ever increasing prices for scans and bought a top end
Nikon scanner a few
- Original Message -
From: Kenneth Waller
Subject: Re: Pictures from a vacation.
About IMG 9471 - nicely captured.
A few nits - if it were mine I'd crop some off the top to make the
distance from the top of the stump to the top edge equal to the distance
from the top of the
- Original Message -
From: Rob Smith
Subject: *stD without c/f card
Hi Folks,
Would someone kindly test functionality on a D when used without a memory
card for me?
Recently I had my D, along with some nice lenses, stolen and have just
replaced the D with one from ebay. This
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: Re: My trip to Canada is cancelled
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
You wouldn't have liked it. Moose steaks and cornfields, no
- Original Message -
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Subject: Re: How Pentax Could Survive
I don't think birds have a scrotum sack.
There may be a few transexuals that haven't had the big operation yet
WW
- Original Message -
From: keith_w
Subject: Re: Pictures from a vacation.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/vacation/IMGP9471.html
You sure nailed the exposure on that one, too!
The importance of checking the histogram after every shot.
And that doesn't
- Original Message -
From: Boris Liberman
Subject: My trip to Canada is cancelled
Hi!
Yesterday our company started the release of the next version of my
project. It seems to work nicely. Hence my trip to Canada is
cancelled.
Rats. I had the weekend booked off already, too.
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Rick Womer wrote:
One can vary either setting in HyM.
Yes, the statement was that when you press the (IF?) button to reset
the exposure in HyM, it leaves the aperture well alone and only
changes the shutter to get a correct exposure.
I think :-)
Kostas
Other than the features already mentioned the 5n also
offers 2 things that made it desirable to me when the
5 was not.
1. The on/off lever is easier to reach and use, plus
that's all it does, on the 5 it also controls single/
continuous frame modes, I was always missing the first
click and setting
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
All together, I returned with 9 Gb worth of files from that trip, but I
haven't
even converted most of them yet. :-(
All those hidden masterpieces. Like having a Rembrandt in your loft. 8-)
-
Email sent from
On 27/9/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis, discombobulated, unleashed:
I must try this out on this new bird at the office.
I don't think birds have a scrotum sack.
Though you never know, what with GM stuff and what have you.
The kind of birds I'm referring to are not the feathered variety ;-)
You'd be surprised at what you're missing ... but there's a difference
between a commercial service and those who provide truly high quality
scans made on top quality equipment.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Kenneth Waller
I got tired of paying ever increasing prices for scans and bought
http://tinyurl.com/9kvn3
Just an example of the stupid s$*t I take pictures of. :-)
Looks like a Russian *ist D. ;-)
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Poll: Holdning the camera right
Number 1.
This is exactly how I do it.
So what can be derived from this...
42 are more technically interested in their camera equipment and love taking
photos
157 love taking photos with what they have available. Great. Everyone
loves photography but it looks like 42 people will design the next Pentax
camera. I know you can do
On 27/9/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
You wouldn't have liked it. Moose steaks and cornfields, no big deal.
Wheatfields, Cotty.
Two Canadians boarded an airplane. One sat in the window seat, the other
sat in the middle seat. Just before take-off, an American got on and took
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/09/27 Tue PM 12:27:49 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: auto focus body recommendation solicitation
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, E.R.N. Reed wrote:
HyperManual: It's like metered manual -- you adjust shutter speed and
On 27 Sep 2005 at 10:04, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Cotty wrote:
On 26/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
As noted, she was very, very close ... male squirrels have a scrotum sac,
this one didn't. In addition, the genital opening was quite close to
...and paid for guaranteed by the U. S. government.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Mark Stringer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Daily Update-Pentax Petition and Petition Survey
So what can be derived from this...
42 are more technically interested in their camera equipment
On 27/9/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:
Who do I send the cleaning bill to?
I've got tea everywhere.
I can't stop cackling either.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
The SFXn is a bloody great SLR. [snip] It is a bit loud.
But, not compared to the SFX...
Fred
William Robb wrote:
I don't think birds have a scrotum sack.
There may be a few transexuals that haven't had the big
operation yet
Now I thought you had just invested in quality tools and gained experience
in chopping bits off. Could be some money to be made here...
Malcolm
Hi Rob,
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:49:05 +0100, Rob Smith wrote:
Would someone kindly test functionality on a D when used without a memory
card for me?
Sure ...
Recently I had my D, along with some nice lenses, stolen and have just
replaced the D with one from ebay. This seems to be functioning
One of the Pentax Functions allows you to select how
the IF button works: aperture, shutter, or program
line.
--- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Rick Womer wrote:
One can vary either setting in HyM.
Yes, the statement was that when you press the (IF?)
Notices on both the Pentax forum and the digital camera forum at PhotoNet might
also help.
Paul
Have you tried posting a notice on the Pentax SLR Forum at DPReview?
Dave
On 9/27/05, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
199 hits on the web page and 42 submissions so far.
Come on
I hold my Pentax just like Mr. Nikon says I should!
Ditto.
--
Boris
On 9/27/05, Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jens Bladt asked:
I'd like to know how many of you is holding the camera/lens correctly - in
the palm of your left hand. Like this:
http://www.camerahobby.com/EBook-HoldingCamera_Chapter5Sub.htm
That method doesn't quite work when the camera
Thanks very much for your appreciative comments,
folks. Bruce, that fisheye zoom is catching up to my
24-90 in frequency of use! I was unsure about using
it for event shooting, but used with some care it is
great! I used it for all but one of the pix in the
top row, including the stilt guy.
Hi!
Here's my first PESO.
http://static.flickr.com/22/32211536_f6fe23a8bb_o.jpg
Welcome to the PAW-PESO club, Gautam...
It is a pity a building on far right is too small to grab sufficient
attention. Also I think that the lower part of the frame is a bit
lacking in action...
Have you make
Yesterday about 1/2 the pix made with the DS were made with the wrong white
balance. I'd made some shots indoors with one of the indoor white balances
and forgot to switch the WB to daylight. It looks as though the correction
can be made simply enough with the RAW converter.
Questions: Is any
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Questions: Is any quality lost when converting or adjusting the white
balance in the converter? Might it be better/simpler just to leave the
camera set to auto white balance? Would so doing have any negative effects
- greater battery drain, slower shooting, whatever?
If
That's true, Shel. But finding someone who can actually produce great scans is
a problem for most of us. I tried a $100 drum scan from the top pro lab in this
area, and it was mediocre at best. A lot of correction was required. I'm
currently working on a project with a very good photo
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Yesterday about 1/2 the pix made with the DS were made with the wrong white
balance. I'd made some shots indoors with one of the indoor white balances
and forgot to switch the WB to daylight. It looks as though the correction
can be made simply
http://tinyurl.com/88qa2
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05092701photoshop_el4.asp
Shel
On 27 Sep 2005 at 6:55, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Questions: Is any quality lost when converting or adjusting the white
balance in the converter? Might it be better/simpler just to leave the
camera set to auto white balance? Would so doing have any negative effects -
greater battery drain,
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Rick Womer wrote:
One of the Pentax Functions allows you to select how
the IF button works: aperture, shutter, or program
line.
Thanks! Must read up on the manual again. I am embarrassed I cannot
remember how to set the mirror prefire.
Kostas
On 27 Sep 2005 at 5:52, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
You'd be surprised at what you're missing ... but there's a difference
between a commercial service and those who provide truly high quality
scans made on top quality equipment.
True, pro-scans here off any type of gear are generally nothing to
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