Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-19 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Time for another coffee, Darren! ;-) cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Darren Addy Sent: March 19, 2012 3/19/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: Amazing ad

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-19 Thread Darren Addy
On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > You're aware that higher-capacity cards require more agitation, right? I'm generally pretty agitated already - just ask my wife. Not sure how much more she can take. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Miserere My advice would've been: "You need a full frame camera and the latest 24-70mm f/2.8 lens." Just as worthless ? ??M. I don't think Pentax makes a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens for "full frame". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-19 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > I can confirm that Adams' method of using a two-bath D-23 development > to contract the contrast does NOT work well with SanDisk SD cards. > Tests of other manufacturer's SD cards still to come... You're aware that higher-capacity cards requ

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-19 Thread Darren Addy
I can confirm that Adams' method of using a two-bath D-23 development to contract the contrast does NOT work well with SanDisk SD cards. Tests of other manufacturer's SD cards still to come... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSC

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-19 Thread Miserere
My advice would've been: "You need a full frame camera and the latest 24-70mm f/2.8 lens." Just as worthless :-)    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 17 March 2012 04:43, Larry Colen wrote: > I'm

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-19 Thread William Robb
On 17/03/2012 5:40 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Funny. Actually, with film it was usually more appropriate to expose for the highlights and process for the shadows. Although that too is an oversimplification of the zone system. The Ansel method of exposing for the shadows and developing for

Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen I'm on another photo forum where someone posted a couple of pictures, asking for advice on how to expose them properly. He did use the flash for fill, outside, with a compact digital point and shoot. Once it was determined what camera he was shooting with people stopped sugges

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread Bulent Celasun
Adam's zone system. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" > Subject: Amazing advice > > > >> I'm on another photo forum where someone posted a couple of pictures, >> aski

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread kwaller
Hard to imagine anyone with a compact digital point and shoot would be inclined to delve into Adam's zone system. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Amazing advice I'm on anoth

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 17, 2012, at 7:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 1:43 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I'm on another photo forum where someone posted a couple of pictures, asking >> for advice on how to expose them properly. He did use the flash for fill, >> outside, with a compact di

RE: Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi > > The basis of the Zone System is to understand the recording medium and > the metering apparatus, break the tonal range into ten zones, use the > metering apparatus to find and locate the zones in a giv

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 1:43 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I'm on another photo forum where someone posted a couple of pictures, asking > for advice on how to expose them properly.  He did use the flash for fill, > outside, with a compact digital point and shoot.  Once it was determined what > camer

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 4:40 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Funny. Actually, with film it was usually more appropriate to expose for the > highlights and process for the shadows. Although that too is an > oversimplification of the zone system. That depends on whether you're exposing on negative or

Re: Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Funny. Actually, with film it was usually more appropriate to expose for the highlights and process for the shadows. Although that too is an oversimplification of the zone system. On Mar 17, 2012, at 4:43 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I'm on another photo forum where someone posted a couple of pictu

Amazing advice

2012-03-17 Thread Larry Colen
I'm on another photo forum where someone posted a couple of pictures, asking for advice on how to expose them properly. He did use the flash for fill, outside, with a compact digital point and shoot. Once it was determined what camera he was shooting with people stopped suggesting speedlights,