On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 11:26:48PM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Hello Jens,
One thing really surprises me - why would anyone ask for your advice
concerning sports photography?
You know, that's the question I was asking myself.
Then, when I saw the example photographs he posted, which
I mostly shoot action (cycling, Cyclocross in particular), here's my
humble thoughts.
1) If you know the sport well enough you prefocus to where you expect
action then you track your subject. This doesn't seem to be a Pentax
only thing, I've watched plenty of professional photographers from
Thanks for the advice I think i'm going to put in an offer for the
FA35 f/2 FA28 and the FA20 f/2.8
This is purely speculation of course but I wonder how the trio above
would work on the new dslr ?
Rgds
Patrick
I never blamed anybody or anything.
I was declineing from recommending the *ist D for action photography.
To someone who was obvioulsy not very experienced in this field (otherwise
he wouldn't have asked, now would he?).
So, I naturally presumed he did not have a lot of experience or knowledge
If IRC the guy was taking about shooting skaters.
They hardly follow many predictable patterns. I was envisioning
photographing at very close range -. not at a distance, using AF and Wide
Angle Zooms. Shooting the skaters as they jump and turn in the air,
running and jumping over different
The FA20. 28 and 35 work great on the current DSLRs. No reason to
imagine that they'll do any worse on the new body when it comes
available!
Godfrey
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:04 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote:
Thanks for the advice I think i'm going to put in an offer for the
FA35 f/2 FA28 and
On 24/2/06, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed:
I guess if someone said, I want the equipment to do all the work for
me and don't really need any skill or knowledge of what I am shooting,
so what equipment is best? For them, then sure, the top end Canon or
Nikon is easy to recommend.
Come
What about DA18-55 ?
--
Thibouille
--
*ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
My wide zooms all have shorter focus ring throws so they focus alot
faster than my long zooms. Anyway, a 24 mm lens at f/8 will have
everything in focus from 4 feet to infinity. So focus speed isn't a
problem.
If you wanted high FPS so you don't miss a shot you can buy a video
camera and
Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
I think Shel wrote this:
OK, here's a question to those who may be interested, brought about by
the thread about the name of the new Pentax
Give that the Samsung and the Pentax are the same camera, given the
opportunity to buy either, would you choose the Pentax
I'd like to print myself my photos but I really dunno anything
(mostly) to what is needed.
A printer obviously, but which one?
There is no way I can afford a R2400 which costs about the same as my camera.
Any other cheap solution but still good enough?
--
Thibouille
When someone asks me what kind of camera I have, I just reply: Three
grand, because let's face it, that's ultimately what every Joe
wants to know.
Now that's practical.
Not sure I'd recommend that. You could be talking to a thief, or be
overheard by one, you know. Better to say
Adam Maas wrote:
How the heck to you pronouce *ist? Pentax is easy to say, *ist isn't (I
normally just call it an ist, but that asterisk is a little confusing)
According to Pentax, it should be pronounced ist. But I reckon any
pronunciation is fair game, given how silly it is... :-)
S
On 25/2/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
Of course, that is not to say that it could easily happen.
...that it couldn't easily happen.
I hate double negs !
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
- Original Message -
From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Not tracking AF versus single try?
Your wording is better than mine:-)
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The AF point selector is the pad on the back. You set multi point or
singe point on the sliding lever on the right.
I wouldn't call that a point selector. It's basically the same as on
the 645NII. In user manual lingo (for
Looks like it's fine past 24mm. I've just checked it through the view
finder though.
Thibouille wrote:
What about DA18-55 ?
--
Thibouille
--
*ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
.
If you stick to your line of reasoning, you will be a happy man,
Larry. Any surprise will be a positive one...:-)
Seriously, I think Pentax has gathered more momentum now.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Larry Levy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday,
- Original Message -
From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My guess is only the D-FA for the 645D will have aperture ring,
while all others (being DA) won't.
The operation of the aperture lever in the 645 system is the other way
round from the K-mount lever. Maybe this design is
Looks like it's fine past 24mm. I've just checked it through the view
finder though.
Thibouille wrote:
What about DA18-55 ?
Thanks for checking ;)
--
Thibouille
--
*ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
keith_whaley wrote:
Then what's the point?
Unless there's some market split, where one will only be marketed in the
Far East, or only in the U.S. or only in the UK...why two companies making
the very same camera with different badges?
Because buying a rebadged Pentax is the easiest quickest
Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Look in your PayPal profile.
The Logo service is an option you have to provide you eekBay
UN/PSSWD for.
Just sounds like you need to update this part of your profile
with the new info.
When an eekBay or PayPal message addresses you by you _Full Name_
it is most
Interesting - I just stuck a 16-45 on my DS body and waved it around
until I got approximately the same perspective as the press-release
photo of the new 10MP body. Looks like it's going to be a fair bit
bigger - I reckon maybe 40% more volume. I wonder what they'll use the
room for?
S
And: Pentax can sell quite a bit more of their older model (money
coming in) without the Pentax brand (not having old tech from 3 years
ago on their face).
Nice rentability, really ;) One told me Nikon do the same with Fuji.
Older bodies go Fuji (which adds it own electronic/sensor components).
Dario Bonazza wrote:
keith_whaley wrote:
Then what's the point?
Unless there's some market split, where one will only be marketed in
the Far East, or only in the U.S. or only in the UK...why two
companies making the very same camera with different badges?
Because buying a rebadged Pentax
Just to sicken you as much as it sickened me, this appeared on eekBay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentax-A-600mm-f5-6-ED-IF-Professional-Telephoto-Lens_W0QQitemZ7593539978QQcategoryZ4688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I pressed the BIN button to discover someone had beaten me to it by 20
Steve Jolly wrote on 25.02.06 12:09:
Interesting - I just stuck a 16-45 on my DS body and waved it around
until I got approximately the same perspective as the press-release
photo of the new 10MP body. Looks like it's going to be a fair bit
bigger - I reckon maybe 40% more volume. I wonder
A profile. The venerable K 85/1.8 on the *istD. f1.8 @ 1/60th, ISO 400.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4159763
The Epson 1800 will print very nice images up to 13 x19. It's about
half the price of the 2400. The 2400 will outperform it on matte paper,
but the 1800 is actually a bit better for glossy with less bronzing.
I've heard that it also prints quite nicely on Epson Premium Lustre or
Premium
If they shot the camera with a relatively long lens, say a 135, the
body would appear larger in respect to the lens than it would through
the naked eye. Your experiment is inconclusive at best.
Paul
On Feb 25, 2006, at 6:09 AM, Steve Jolly wrote:
Interesting - I just stuck a 16-45 on my DS
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt
Subject: RE: *IST-D / DS High speed action!
If IRC the guy was taking about shooting skaters.
They hardly follow many predictable patterns. I was envisioning
photographing at very close range -. not at a distance, using AF and Wide
Angle Zooms.
- Original Message -
From: John Coyle
Subject: Re: PESO - Action!
You do realise, Bill and the others who posted in this thread that you're
all missing the point completely? Unless you have 17 shots each side of
the action, you just aren't cutting it! :-) The fact that you got
- Original Message -
From: Steve Jolly
Subject: Size of new 10MP body
Interesting - I just stuck a 16-45 on my DS body and waved it around
until I got approximately the same perspective as the press-release
photo of the new 10MP body. Looks like it's going to be a fair bit
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The camera weighs 26 lbs and I would not hesitate to
use it as a weapon in the event of an attempted robbery.
And he's just referring to the Canon 1D-II here ;-)
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
Hi!
A profile. The venerable K 85/1.8 on the *istD. f1.8 @ 1/60th, ISO 400.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4159763
Steady, absolutely Steady. I've no choice but to say that I somewhat
envy you, Paul ;-).
Boris
Thanks Boris. Actually im more impressed with the sharpness of the K85
wide open than I am with the absence of discernible camera shake.
Paul
On Feb 25, 2006, at 8:02 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
A profile. The venerable K 85/1.8 on the *istD. f1.8 @ 1/60th, ISO
400.
Just to sicken you as much as it sickened me, this appeared on eekBay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentax-A-600mm-f5-6-ED-IF-Professional-Telephoto-Lens_W0QQitemZ7593539978QQcategoryZ4688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Wow !!! That's quite a price.
I pressed the BIN button to discover
On Feb 25, 2006, at 5:36 AM, Cotty wrote:
Interesting tale.
I normally walk around with $45,000 worth of TV gear hung over my
shoulder. I'm 6' 5 tall and weigh 210. In 15 years I have had
zillions
of people comment on how expensive-looking the kit is. I have never
once
had a problem.
Of
Thibouille wrote:
Thgouht I would tell ya what I think about my microdrive, maybe some
will find that it'll be useful.
I'll have to wait for the SD card version ;-)
S
On Feb 25, 2006, at 8:32 AM, Fred wrote:
Just to sicken you as much as it sickened me, this appeared on
eekBay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentax-A-600mm-f5-6-ED-IF-Professional-
Telephoto-
Lens_W0QQitemZ7593539978QQcategoryZ4688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZV
iewItem
Wow !!! That's quite a
- Original Message -
From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[creative camera hides snipped]
Neither of these guys has ever had anything stolen.
Car theft is must be a very common crime where those guys live...:-)
Jostein
Have you noticed that the GX-1L specs differ from what would be
expected from a pure *istDL2 clone?
Designed to enable easy viewing of images in all lighting
conditions, the GX 1L features a large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor (210,000
pixels) and a bright, high-magnification pentaprism viewfinder
Even though I doubt I'll want to spend the money on either new DSLR
anytime soon, I'm just pleased to see Pentax moving forward. This
especially applies to new lenses, that I might buy. I do think it's
funny that they have so many lenses around normal. An d now I can
think longingly about the
Italian press release is more detailed than the international one and says
pentamirror, magnification 0,85x and 96% FOV.
Apart from the 96% vs. 95% FOV (it can just be a different rounding), 0,85x
says pentamirror, pentamirror says pentamirror, and pentamirror says
*istDL2, not DS2.
- Original Message -
From: Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Interesting - I just stuck a 16-45 on my DS body and waved it around until
I got approximately the same perspective as the press-release photo of the
new 10MP body. Looks like it's going to be a fair bit bigger - I reckon
Alright, I've had to momentarily de-lurk again because I cannot stand
it when misinformation persists. It drove me crazy with you can't
hand-hold a Pentax 67 and now it's this.
Jens, I e-mailed you off-list to correct some misapprehensions you had.
Instead of taking that information in,
I forgot to tell you that the marketing manager for Samsung DSLR cameras in
Italy is the former marketing manager at Pentax Italy (just fired for
reducing costs), and he knows well Pentax products and the difference
between pentaprism and pentamirror. If he writes pentamirror and 0.85x
And a last idle thought: will Samsung also sell the 645D?
I bet not, but... that's intriguing.
Dario
Wow, the Arizona Diamondbacks will sign ANYONE these days.
-Aaron
p.s. nice shot.
Wonder what the crop factor is on this one. Definitely not full frame ;-)
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
-Original Message-
From: Marco Alpert
Is the DS2 the only one of the new DSLRs that has changed the legendary
Green Button Kludge?
I remember using a non-updated DS and hating how I had to meter with my
old M lenses, but the DS2 behaves differently -- not perfect, but
better. Does the DS firmware upgrade add the same
- Original Message -
From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[creative camera hides snipped]
Neither of these guys has ever had anything stolen.
I wrote:
Car theft is must be a very common crime where those guys live...:-)
Duh. Spoiled joke...
That should have been UNcommon, of
The firmware upgrade on the DS allows shooting in the same manner.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Aaron Reynolds
Is the DS2 the only one of the new DSLRs that has changed the legendary
Green Button Kludge?
I remember using a non-updated DS and hating how I had to meter with my
old M
The D green button sets the shutter speed when you're in manual mode.
To me, this is quite simple, and becomes an unconscious action. Just
spent a couple days shooting with the K85. Fun.
Paul
On Feb 25, 2006, at 10:17 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
Is the DS2 the only one of the new DSLRs that has
- Original Message -
From: John Coyle
Subject: Re: PESO - Action!
you must have been lucky, because you're just playing at being
photographers without a Canon or a Nikon!
And your point is.g
Well, that's what the consensus would
From Dpreview:
I hope that again, this hasn't been reported before, but a German Pentax
dealer (www.tekade.de) lists the new camera with the features
- 10 Megapixel
- Shake reduction
- improved AF
to be available after the Photokina in Cologne.
So, it seems some (even professionals) prefer using fast AF, some prefer
auto AF-tracking - from AF point to AF point (Contax), others prefer using
MF, and some even prefer shooting in manual mode, when is comes to
photographing action like skating and skaters. It seems that almost
anything goes.
Pål Jensen wrote on 25.02.06 16:51:
I hope that again, this hasn't been reported before, but a German Pentax
dealer (www.tekade.de) lists the new camera with the features
- 10 Megapixel
- Shake reduction
- improved AF
to be available after the Photokina in Cologne.
Holy! That would
Paul Stenquist wrote:
If they shot the camera with a relatively long lens, say a 135, the
body would appear larger in respect to the lens than it would through
the naked eye. Your experiment is inconclusive at best.
Depends how far away you hold the camera, of course. And I was mostly
A local pentax dealer offered me an FA85 f1.4 what would be a
reasonable price for it. The price at which he has offered it seems a
bit on the high side but I may be mistaken.
The lens is new plus full warranty etc etc..
Regards
Patrick Genovese
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
Pål Jensen wrote on 25.02.06 16:51:
I hope that again, this hasn't been reported before, but a German Pentax
dealer (www.tekade.de) lists the new camera with the features
- 10 Megapixel
- Shake reduction
- improved AF
to be available after the Photokina in Cologne.
On 2/25/06 10:51 AM, Pål Jensen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I hope that again, this hasn't been reported before, but a German Pentax
dealer (www.tekade.de) lists the new camera with the features
- 10 Megapixel
- Shake reduction
- improved AF
to be available after the Photokina in Cologne.
Hi folks,
So, the next Pentax DSLR appears to be in the D200 or 30D segment.
I suppose that 10mp sensor and other bells/whistles will generally require
more battery power.
Things I appreciate in the current Pentax DSLRs are the use of SD cards and
AA batteries. I admire Pentax opted for AA
I have been thinking this over. Always dangerous.
Without SR I am not sure I would buy the 10 mp camera. It would
depend on whether the increase in resolution offsets the
increase in noise -- for my shooting. Also, there would
undoubtedly be a camera with SR following on in two or three
Dario Bonazza wrote on 25.02.06 17:43:
If they don't tape it.
Could SR (this is the official Pentax name for AS/IS) be one of the
disguised features of the 645D?
Who knows? That would be the only MF camera with image stabilisation. They
can do it.
--
Balance is the ultimate good...
Best
K.Takeshita wrote:
Hi folks,
So, the next Pentax DSLR appears to be in the D200 or 30D segment.
I suppose that 10mp sensor and other bells/whistles will generally require
more battery power.
Things I appreciate in the current Pentax DSLRs are the use of SD cards and
AA batteries. I admire
- Original Message -
From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Without SR I am not sure I would buy the 10 mp camera.
I would not buy it without SR. In fact I do not own a digital camera and a
camera need a another feature than simply digotal in order to tempt me. I'm
happy with
Even shooting professional events, you have to agree to a laundry list of usage
limitations. I may sell my baseball photographs to newspapers, magazines or
books for editorial purposes. I may not sell posters, individual prints, or
images for advertising without making financial arrangements
Pål Jensen wrote:
If you indeed use it with the fast Pentax that exist it will push the
boundaries of hand held photography even further.
Pentax will have to throw in a free Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension course
with each body.
I think BH gets $800.
Paul
On Feb 25, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote:
A local pentax dealer offered me an FA85 f1.4 what would be a
reasonable price for it. The price at which he has offered it seems a
bit on the high side but I may be mistaken.
The lens is new plus full warranty
I use the *ist D and like it very much; my only
significant complaints about the camera are the
APS-C size sensor with only 6 MP. So I was
intrigued to learn about the D2, which would
give me more pixels. Of course I accept that
Pentax will never give me a full frame sensor.
;-)
But I was also
Den 25. feb. 2006 kl. 18.22 skrev Adam Maas:
K.Takeshita wrote:
Hi folks,
So, the next Pentax DSLR appears to be in the D200 or 30D segment.
I suppose that 10mp sensor and other bells/whistles will generally
require
more battery power.
Things I appreciate in the current Pentax DSLRs are
What Paul said. The Epson R800 is also supposed to be an excellent
printer if you don't need the 13 paper gate.
Another possible, if your print volume is modest and A4 or US
Standard size paper is enough, is the HP 8450. This printer is often
available for under $200 and produces extremely
Why?
1. Because you want a bigger buffer than 2 RAW files (Showstopper for me
considering the D's 4 RAW files was a limit I bumped into regularly)
2. You want to shoot with fast glass. The f2.8-4 lens isn't fast enough
for much of my work (I shoot a lot with a 50 at f2 or f1.8)
3. You need
On Feb 25, 2006, at 12:48 PM, Colin J wrote:
So can someone tell me, why do I need to spend
more money on a 10 MP Pentax D2 when I can sell
my Pentax *ist D and Sigma 15-30mm and 24-70mm EX
lenses on eBay and buy a 10 MP Sony DSC-R1 plus a
couple of 1 GB memory sticks with the money?
We can't
On Feb 25, 2006, at 11:52 AM, K.Takeshita wrote:
Despite
the arguments that skilful photographers won't need it (which is
probably
true), IS saved me a lot of otherwise cull pics.
I think it really depends on what you're shooting. I wouldn't go
without my monopod to a baseball game
Hi everyone,
I never thought my post would trigger such a flame war.
Just for the record I am not a pro sports photographer nor do I aspire
to be one it is just that certain types of sports interest me from a
photographic perspective. I also just so happens that I have contacts
in the right
On 2/25/06 12:14 PM, Joseph Tainter, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I cannot buy a new DSLR every two or
three years.
This very true. I guess this trend was purposely amplified by Canon
(marketing). There is no doubt that they have technical prowess (at least
for now) and they certainly know how
Ebay fun never ends. This M 2/50mm is an F2.8 because its aperture ring was
left set to 2.8 by a previous owner:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-M-SMC-50mm-lens-1-2-f2-8_W0QQitemZ7592670228QQcategoryZ4688QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
And the price...
Dario
Aaron.
The green button pretty much is a DOF switch as far as i can tell. I can see
the lens
stoping down
in the finder.
Like the old spotties only a lot more expensive.g
Dave
On Feb 25, 2006, at 10:17 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
Is the DS2 the only
I'm not sure I understand you.
On my DS, now with firmware rev 2 installed, with an M/K-mount lens
mounted and the camera in Manual exposure mode:
- Touching the shutter release or tugging the DoF preview lever
activates the metering system.
- The AE-Lock button performs the function of
Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They grabbed cameras, lenses, etc., seemingly at
random, leaving some expensive items and taking some awfully cheap
stuff like Zenit SLR cameras.
I once had the tape deck stolen out of my car while it was parked in my
garage one night. No big deal - it was
Hi!
I use the *ist D and like it very much; my only
significant complaints about the camera are the
APS-C size sensor with only 6 MP. So I was
intrigued to learn about the D2, which would
give me more pixels. Of course I accept that
Pentax will never give me a full frame sensor.
;-)
I'd
That's not to bad the price this dealer is asking is just a little bit
higher than that but hey this is europe and prices here tend to be a
bit higher than the US maybe if I haggle a bit I can get a better
price.
I seen some of you guys wax lyrical about it is this lens really that good ?
Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Feb 25, 2006, at 11:52 AM, K.Takeshita wrote:
Despite the arguments that skilful photographers won't need it
(which is probably true), IS saved me a lot of otherwise cull pics.
I think it really depends on what you're shooting. I wouldn't go
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:06 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
- Using the DoF preview will show you the difference in EV between the
currently set manual exposure and what the meter is seeing. The DoF
Preview button does not set the shutter speed, only the AE-Lock button
(or the thumbwheel...) does
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:07 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
I'd say Pentax might give you and us too the full frame sensor once
Pentax decides it is good for Pentax. Which I think will eventually
happen, yet Pentax will probably be the last one to adopt Full Frame.
I doubt that Pentax will ever go
On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 10:25:26AM +0100, Jens Bladt wrote:
I never blamed anybody or anything.
I was declineing from recommending the *ist D for action photography.
If that was all you were doing - merely pointing out that there
were other, better solutions available for that task, I don't
On Feb 25, 2006, at 10:01 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote:
I never thought my post would trigger such a flame war.
Anything posted to the PDML is capable of triggering a flame war.
In the mean time I have been shooting some of this stuff with my MZ-S
some of the comments posted here are quite
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
I once had the tape deck stolen out of my car while it was parked in my
garage one night. No big deal - it was a cheap tape deck and I just
replaced it, as I had been meaning to do for weeks, with the
top-of-the-line Nakamichi TD500... which had
On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 12:37:04AM -0800, David wrote:
I mostly shoot action (cycling, Cyclocross in particular), here's my
humble thoughts.
. . . .
3) Find me one action photographer that wastes his space with raw
files. They require lots of extra time to process. Most action
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:06 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
- Using the DoF preview will show you the difference in EV between
the currently set manual exposure and what the meter is seeing. The
DoF Preview button does not set the shutter speed, only the AE-Lock
button (or
Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd say Pentax might give you and us too the full frame sensor once
Pentax decides it is good for Pentax. Which I think will eventually
happen, yet Pentax will probably be the last one to adopt Full Frame.
They will go full frame when full frame sensors
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
For the record, I have some very nice sets of action photographs taken
of motorcycle road racing made over the years with a Leica M, a Mamiya
1000S, and a Sony F707. None of these cameras is what I'd consider to
be a speed demon ...
On Feb 25, 2006, at 9:50 AM, DagT wrote:
Things I appreciate in the current Pentax DSLRs are the use of SD
cards and
AA batteries. I admire Pentax opted for AA batteries without
forcing the
users to buy expensive proprietary Li-Ion cells (and it's
convenient of
course).
Can anyone
Paul, well captured - exposure/focus, but I'd either crop off some of the
top of his head (to totally eliminate the background over his head) or give
the top more room from the top edge. To me it looks like a mistake to have
his head framed that way.
My $.02
Kenneth Waller
- Original
On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 12:37:04AM -0800, David wrote:
6) I don't have a single AF lens with a faster f stop than 3.2. Guess I
can't shoot action anymore :-(
That's the most ridiculous complaint in the diatribe
(although, I admit, there's some pretty tough competition).
Once you get out
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
For the record, I have some very nice sets of action photographs taken
of motorcycle road racing made over the years with a Leica M, a Mamiya
1000S, and a Sony F707. None of these cameras is
On Feb 25, 2006, at 10:16 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
- Using the DoF preview will show you the difference in EV between
the currently set manual exposure and what the meter is seeing.
The DoF Preview button does not set the shutter speed, only the AE-
Lock button (or the thumbwheel...)
Interesting. I really do not have 450 euros for a R1800 :(
What about 1290S ?
R800 would a good alternative.
A pity those A3 printers are so expensive :'(
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