Last October, I've been told by Italian importers that they had no more film
*ist's in stock, and no more will come from Pentax. So I believe the *ist
was discontinued in 2005, if not in 2004, as remaining stocks are being sold
very very slowly.
Dario
- Original Message -
From: Unca
On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Cotty wrote:
I wanted a fast 50 mil for a D60
That's a bit steep... I'll offer you ten quid for it.
- Dave (quoting out of context is fun)
On Apr 11, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Godfrey's correct here. The reason that sRGB seems to be obeyed is
because the native space for most applications that don't obey ICM
profiles is quite close to sRGB (Which is in fact why it was
created), so they'll usually be close to
On Apr 11, 2006, at 9:02 AM, frank theriault wrote:
Cute little feller (as opposed to the large slovenly 'coons that
waddle around our neighbourhood terrorizing cats).
Get a bigger cat...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?
in_article_id=338009in_page_id=1770
-Original Message-
From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 11 April 2006 00:43
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
In theory, I agree 100% with every word you say.
In reality, most of the time, there are 25 meters of water
From: Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/04/10 Mon PM 10:20:42 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Some good news ...
This stuff is always nice to read:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ele/149916894.html
Oh, I don't know. I'm quite partial to a bit of shudder
On 11/4/06, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:
I've seen no posts from the list in over 12 hours?
Yes this is a test.
Australia has been ditched from the list.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
I wanted a fast 50 mil for a D60
That's a bit steep... I'll offer you ten quid for it.
It's holding down a large chest of drawers against spurious anti-gravity
wormholes prevalent in the area.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|
Morning,
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060405143808
Speaking of batteries I'm using Varta PhotoAccu 2500mAH NiMH
rechargeables for several hours every day at about 2-4 degrees celsius
and it lasts for 300-500 shots. I'd noticed long (75-300mm) tele zoom is
more AF-consuming than
It seems to load pretty fast for me - it's certainly acceptable
Shel
[Original Message]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I love Bridge. I find it especially useful when using InDesign or working
on a
webpage, where you are juggling lots of different types of files.
If only it loaded faster
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/04/10 Mon PM 11:43:03 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
In theory, I agree 100% with every word you say.
In reality, most of the time, there are 25 meters of water between me and
the birds.
I recall a book I borrowed from the library about shooting pets that
had a few pages about a photographer that specialized in aquarium shots.
As I recall, he hand held a macro lens with rubber hood, the hood edges
touching the aquarium glass. Flash was directed from above, on a cord
attatched to
Jane Bown - Faces: the Creative Process Behind Great Portraits
A great BW photographer who used a meterless Oly SLR and carried
a lightbulb in her purse as her only accessory.
-Lon
David Savage wrote:
G'day All,
OK, if you were to recommend just 2 books on or about photography,
preferably
On 11/4/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
If you havn't noticed
On 10/4/06, Gabriel Cain, discombobulated, unleashed:
is a regular joke (I believe) from Cotty.
No joke!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
Do you mean On Looking at Photographs? If so, I have that too. It's also
very good, but not quite in the same league as On Being a Photographer, in
my opinion.
--
Cheers,
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 11 April 2006 06:56
To:
Did you mean close-up lenses?
greetings
Markus
Exactly ;) Thanks.
--
--
Thibouille
--
*ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Contraptions like the ones described in Mike's link is in fact quite
popular by bird photographers in Norway too. A home made solution
doesn't have to cost a fortune, but the dry suit Tim will need to wear
probably will.
Nothing more dangerous in the water than weever, though. :-)
Jostein
Trap focus, flash remotely held above the tank to freeze action and help
close the aperture to increase DOF and loads of persistence.
Really didn't think about trap focus :)
You will also be suprised at how much detritus there is in the water in the
photographs.
Yeah, already noticed.
Yeah it helps much. Thanks to all :)
On 4/11/06, Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I recall a book I borrowed from the library about shooting pets that
had a few pages about a photographer that specialized in aquarium shots.
As I recall, he hand held a macro lens with rubber hood, the
Maybe you haven't a couple hundred PEF files on the folder used by
default by Bridge?
I do (yeah I'm very ordonated kind of person lol) and sometimes it is
sloow :)
On 4/11/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems to load pretty fast for me - it's certainly acceptable
Shel
Gimme tissues, gimme tissues :')
LOL.
Still nice ;)
On 4/11/06, Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This stuff is always nice to read:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ele/149916894.html
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.brendemuehl.net
He is no fool who gives what he
Another thing against (well, that's personal preference) is that you
place the film cartridge the opposite of the usual way.
I don't care IMO...
On 4/11/06, Unca Mikey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The only thing I've heard against the *ist is the crippled mount --
and since I don't have any of the
Buy a canoe?
http://www.profotos.com/education/promag/articles/december2001/birdblind/index.shtml
http://www.iucn.org/themes/SSC/actionplans/grebes/ch4b.pdf
m
ROTFL ;)
--
--
Thibouille
--
*ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Lovely shot, Bruce.
Alas, we still have two months to go before my garden plum tree looks
like that...:-)
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 6:54 PM
Subject: PESO - Signs of spring
We have had
Tim,
Every birdspotting site has its own set of limitations, and distance
to the birds is a pretty common one. :-(
Mike's comment about floating hides may not be as far fetched as it
seems, if you for example can make a raft that you can anchor, and
which you don't need to submerge yourself
It is pretty cool. The extra versatility of Bridge was the deciding
factor in my upgrade for PS CS.
Dave S.
On 4/11/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just installed a trial version of CS2 and tried the updated raw
converter. Wow! It is so much nicer and more complete than
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/04/11 Tue AM 08:57:51 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
Contraptions like the ones described in Mike's link is in fact quite
popular by bird photographers in Norway too. A home made
From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/04/11 Tue AM 08:53:55 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Photographing fishes frogs
Trap focus, flash remotely held above the tank to freeze action and help
close the aperture to increase DOF and loads of persistence.
Really
On Apr 11, 2006, at 7:19 PM, Bob W wrote:
I would be inclined to find somewhere else to shoot where I'm not
forced to
do that. Or you could be like Pal Jensen and lie in the bilges of a
boat for
hours on end.
I'd have a go at just working with what you've got. If your lenses
are too
I'd say you did a rather good job on the technical side of things
considering the conditions. You might pull up the midrange brightness
on some of them. You can do that in PhotoShop curves with the rgb
curve. Just push the middle up. You might also improve some of them
slightly with an
Hi Sandra
could it be that the laptop tries to boot from CD or even USB drives?
Try to boot without a CD or diskette inserted or USB connection.
If that works, go into the BIOS setup and change the boot order to hard disk
first.
You can repair your Windows Installation by fixing the master boot
Still don't see the noise. And I even put my glasses on:-). I do see a
texture on the nose that is obviously part of the animal and has a
grainy appearance. Anyway, we'll have to disagree on this one. Sorry,
Godfrey:-)).
On Apr 11, 2006, at 1:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I'm sorry, Paul,
I'm just in the process of switching over to this (from CS), and I have
to agree. A substantial upgrade.
Paul
On Apr 10, 2006, at 11:32 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I just installed a trial version of CS2 and tried the updated raw
converter. Wow! It is so much nicer and more complete than
could it be that the laptop tries to boot from CD or even USB drives?
Try to boot without a CD or diskette inserted or USB connection.
If that works, go into the BIOS setup and change the boot order to hard disk
first.
You can even boot from most cameras ;)
--
Thibouille
Exactly my thoughts, that is very well written Bob!
greetings
Markus
-Original Message-
From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:23 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
Hi,
first of all, I would question the
Thibouille wrote:
Maybe you haven't a couple hundred PEF files on the folder used by
default by Bridge?
I do (yeah I'm very ordonated kind of person lol) and sometimes it is
sloow :)
On 4/11/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems to load pretty fast for me - it's certainly
Well if you didn't have that 'Bird of Prey' parked in the field behind
the house with the cloaking device on, you wouldn't be having the
anti-gravity problems... Bob S.
On 4/11/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wanted a fast 50 mil for a D60
That's a bit steep... I'll offer you ten quid
List. You are not responding to my question, you are simply burping gas.
Helicopter is out of the question ;-)
My question was something like this. How do I become better at cropping at
computer? I tried to analyze the situation a bit, but the question was as
simple as that.
Tim
Mostly harmless
Hi Tim
you not only posed a question you also made a strong statement that you
**have to** crop your shots even when using a 500mm lens. That's why you got
those answers IMHO.
Brutally said, I start thinking that your where simply not patient enough
for that kind of bird photography yet.
Bridge is the CS2 improvement on CS's File Browser, which can be used
without having Photoshop running.
Check to make sure you have the correct version of the Camera RAW
plug-in, update 2.1 or higher. They can be downloaded from here:
Windows:
Withdrawal symptoms setting in Rob?
Dave S. :-)
On 4/11/06, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've seen no posts from the list in over 12 hours?
Yes this is a test.
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:15:58 +0200
From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can even boot from most cameras ;)
Put the OS of choice onto your memory card, in a bootable
fashion.
Put the applications there, too. Use a 2 gig or larger card.
I thought it was because all you northerners were outside enjoying the
nicer weather.
Instead of warming yourselves by the heat of a flame war.
Dave S. :-)
On 4/11/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 11/4/06, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:
I've seen no posts from the list in
On 2006-04-05 19:32, Martin Trautmann wrote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060405/tc_nm/japan_pentax_dc_1
- goal to ship 3.0 million digital cameras in 2006/07
- goal to ship 240 000 DSLRs in 2006/2007
- estimated 120 000 DSLR units in 2005/2006
(what's the number of C, N, KM, O?)
Markus. I am told that Indians has a saying, something like this don't
judge a man, without walking a day in his shoes ;-)
I have spent hour is the hide. Patience is not going to move the hide, and I
am afraid it will not move the birds closer to the hide. So, as I see the
situation, I need to
Funny. I didi the samething last night.:-)
I just loaded it, but i still have to update the ACRplugin for it.
I have 60 D200 Nef files i cannot open and i need 2 for the newspapaer
Wednesday.
No pressure:-)
Dave
Op Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:46:36 +0200 schreef Rob Studdert
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I've seen no posts from the list in over 12 hours?
Yes this is a test.
It is. You failed :o)
--
Regards, Lucas
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/04/11 Tue AM 11:39:05 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
List. You are not responding to my question, you are simply burping gas.
Helicopter is out of the question ;-)
My question was
- Original Message -
From: Tim Øsleby
Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
My question was something like this. How do I become better at cropping at
computer? I tried to analyze the situation a bit, but the question was as
simple as that.
Lock your cropping tool
On Apr 11, 2006, at 3:57 AM, Roman wrote:
Speaking of batteries I'm using Varta PhotoAccu 2500mAH NiMH
rechargeables for several hours every day at about 2-4 degrees celsius
and it lasts for 300-500 shots. I'd noticed long (75-300mm) tele zoom
is more AF-consuming than wide-angles, so to me
Sandra,
If you have had your camera connected to a computer with a virus there
is a VERY small chance of a virus being transferred, most modern viruses
wouldn't work this way.
I have heard of a case where a Canon printer was infected with a virus
and infected the rest of an otherwise secure
I could say something smutty juvenile at this point but I'll refrain.
Dave S. :-)
On 4/11/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
Wrom: PBARHDMNNSKVF
Subject: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
My question was something like this. How do I become
Don't worry Mike. I am not insulted, not at all.
If I sound insulted, then thats not my intention. I am frustrated by the
situation thats all.
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or
Thanks Bill. That's one very good advice ;-)
The list is wise, but the wisdom is easily distracted.
Keep them coming.
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)
David Savage wrote:
Bridge is the CS2 improvement on CS's File Browser, which can be used
without having Photoshop running.
Check to make sure you have the correct version of the Camera RAW
plug-in, update 2.1 or higher. They can be downloaded from here:
Windows:
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/04/11 Tue PM 12:37:07 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
Don't worry Mike. I am not insulted, not at all.
If I sound insulted, then thats not my intention. I am frustrated by the
I thought I'd entertain you a bit while nagging about the cropping ;-)
This is a crop ;-) This crow passed. When looking at it later I liked the
abstract look. After some fiddling I decided that I'll let two more birds
into the frame. It creates a pattern, a rhythm, can't explain why I see it
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060411154638
Water is amazing for intimate landscapes, but it's better during the
morning hours. I was late for scapes today, but I didn't miss macro
closeup fun today. Just wanted to share my spring moments with you.
Roman.
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home
There are several ways to speed up Bridge. Check out the Adobe
User-to-User forums for suggestions, tips, upgrades, and the like. There
are people there who are working with many more files than a couple
hundred. Perhaps you'll find a way to speed things up.
Shel
[Original Message]
From:
Roman,
Your mushy is upside down.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:11 PM
Subject: Late for scapes, on time for macros
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060411154638
Water is amazing for
So, CS has a RAW converter. It's good for all versions up to 2.4. What
exactly is your problem?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Don Williams
It's worse than that -- I don't have the right version of CS. The
plug-ins (3.2 and 3.3) only work with CS2 apparently.
Sorry. Forgot, Cotty never makes jokes, thats part of his act ;-)
Seriously, Cotty. Are you serious? As I read your heading it is a friendly
insult. Have I got it completely wrong?
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very
I guess that's why most of the low light photography I see is shot
with BW (or BW in mind); makes sense, you can use blown highlights
and darks, and the grainiy look actually looks good in BW. I'll give
it try next time.
thnks
On 4/11/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not a
Now my Horde email account has died on the list.
Just a test to see if it shows up in the archives or digest
Dave
Equine Photography in York Region
Don if you install version 2.4 of the ACR plug-in for CS (the most
recent version for CS IIRC) you will then be able to see edit your
.pef files.
Here's the direct link to the necessary plug-in:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2701
I had CS for some time before
Paul, reading your post I realized that if I had composed that way (I
mean the right way) it would've been much better also for the
post-process, right? I mean that way I could've avoid some backlight
which was problematic to deal with during the shots and in the
postprocessing.
Didn't know about
I didn't get it.
Dave S.
--
All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. -
Spike Milligan
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
So, CS has a RAW converter. It's good for all versions up to 2.4. What
exactly is your problem?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Don Williams
It's worse than that -- I don't have the right version of CS. The
plug-ins (3.2 and 3.3) only work with
Have you upgraded to v2.4 of ACR? That will certainly do the trick.
Shel
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
So, CS has a RAW converter. It's good for all versions up to 2.4. What
exactly is your problem?
From: Don Williams
I can't open ist D RAW files. Photoshop announces they are the wrong
David Savage wrote:
Don if you install version 2.4 of the ACR plug-in for CS (the most
recent version for CS IIRC) you will then be able to see edit your
.pef files.
Here's the direct link to the necessary plug-in:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2701
I had CS for
I've always found the comment to be somewhat insulting and not at all
funny. I've mentioned it to Cotty, but hey, he likes it and no one else
has complained, so WTF. Now there's two of us ... not that that will
change anything.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Tim Øsleby
Seriously, Cotty.
David Mann wrote:
On Apr 11, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Godfrey's correct here. The reason that sRGB seems to be obeyed is
because the native space for most applications that don't obey ICM
profiles is quite close to sRGB (Which is in fact why it was
created), so they'll usually
Yes, that's the one. I agree ... On Being a Photographer is a
larger, more potent work.
Godfrey
On Apr 11, 2006, at 12:11 AM, Bob W wrote:
Do you mean On Looking at Photographs? If so, I have that too. It's
also
very good, but not quite in the same league as On Being a
Photographer, in
PS CS2 is definitely worth the upgrade cost. For Bridge, for Smart
Sharpening, for the far better functionality in Camera Raw v3.x
alone. Never mind all the other stuff it does over CS as well.
Godfrey
Just curious.
Those that are now shooting digital IR, do you find the AWB(red hue)works
better for BW adjustments or using the Manual WB setting(pinkish hue)
My experiment using grass and MWB seemed to work well.
Comments.?
Dave (down to one email that will accept pdml mail:-() Brooks
David Savage wrote:
On 4/11/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Discipline requires limitation.
I could say something smutty juvenile at this point but I'll refrain.
Aw c'mon... pleease?
A couple of personal favorites:
Photography Until Now by John Szarkowski
A Creative Approach to Controlling Photography by Harry Boyd, Jr.
The second one has unfortunately been out of print for some time and
may be hard to find.
Bob
On Apr 11, 2006, at 6:46 AM, Don Williams wrote:
Yes indeed. It works. Now to see if opening the files directly will
save time. I've been batch
converting in RSE and discarding quite a high percentage. This may
save time. Thanks a
whole lot. I should have done this long ago.
This has been
Thanks Bob Godfrey. I appreciate the suggestions, you can never have
too many books. :-)
Dave S.
On 4/11/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A couple of personal favorites:
Photography Until Now by John Szarkowski
A Creative Approach to Controlling Photography by Harry Boyd, Jr.
The
It's a real but anachronistic and/or vernacular word. It means disorientated.
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/04/11 Tue PM 01:25:52 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Thoughts on cameras, and a PESO (was Re: OT Nother test)
Sorry. Forgot, Cotty never makes
Ian Lyons of Adobe put together a nice PDF list of keyboard shortcuts for
Bridge and Camera Raw. Keyboard shortcuts can be very helpful, speed up
your use of the program, and can sometimes access features that can't be
found in the menus. The following link will take you to a page where you
can
On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:35 AM, David Savage wrote:
Thanks Bob Godfrey. I appreciate the suggestions, you can never have
too many books. :-)
You haven't seen my house!
Bob
Means confused
discombobulate
discombobulate (dîs´kem-bòb´ye-lât´) verb, transitive
discombobulated, discombobulating, discombobulates
To throw into a state of confusion. See synonyms at confuse.
[Perhaps alteration of discompose.]
- dis´combob´ula´tion noun
The American Heritage®
Thanks for the comments.
The profile in PS is for use on my calibrated monitor and printer. Not
necessarily anywhere else?
Should most work in PS be done in sRGB? Is sRGB the default in most
viewer/editors?
Mark Stringer
- Original Message -
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or you could ge one of these:
http://www.logickeyboard.com/
Wouldn't be too good if you custoize your shortcuts though
Dave S.
On 4/11/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ian Lyons of Adobe put together a nice PDF list of keyboard shortcuts for
Bridge and Camera Raw. Keyboard
On 4/11/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or you could ge one of these:
...for Photoshop
--
All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. -
Spike Milligan
Of the group, I like the furry willow the best. The composition works
well and the DOF is nice. Thanks for sharing.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 6:11:08 AM, you wrote:
R http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20060411154638
R
R Water is amazing for intimate landscapes, but
PS work should generally be done in a wide-gamut space like AdobeRGB or
ProPhotoRGB. Final images intended for web display or general viewing
should be converted to sRGB as it is closest to what an unprofiled PC
will give you. Profiles are used to keep things consistent through any
colour
Tim,
Mixed feelings on this one. In an abstract sort of way, I like it. I
think the one thing that bothers me is the prominent bird is hidden in
it's own wing. Just a slight more turn and it would have been
perfect.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 5:50:12 AM, you wrote:
TØ
First: I think you did pretty well.
The only thing striking me is that you could have tried using 1/30 at some
shots. You might have done that, I only found data for the first shot.
Perhaps even tried 1/15, adding some dynamic ;-)
You don't _have_ to wear bunny ears to make blurred pictures you
I thought I actually provided an answer but maybe not at as plainly as this.
;-)
Crop exactly the same way post-capture as you would in the viewfinder. Exact
same principles.
Tom C.
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
One other thought. If all your compoitions in the viewfinder are perfect,
you'll NEVER get better at cropping post capture. :-) It works against you,
don't you see...?
Seriously, as you suggested, practice is what it will take, but using the
same eye for balance and aesthetics you'd use
BTW, I have exactly the same problem you are discussing when bird shooting.
The place you'll likely find many birds are in natural areas with bodies of
water. I'm separated from the subjects by 10 - 50 meters at my favorite
birding location. My longest lens is 500, and I have yet to get a
When pushing the button in the filed it is a _moment_, when doing the same
at home it is a _process_.
This sums the problem up pretty well I think.
It is a psychological thing. Anybody who knows a good shrink ;-)
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of
A quick question, something I am curious about -- I've read a lot
here about the compatibility of older lenses on newer bodies, but
what about the other way?
Specifically, on film bodies without a thumbwheel (MZ-S, ZX-5n, etc),
how do you change the aperture when the lens is set on A or the
OK then I have the solution... when cropping post capture, hold your camera
up and view the monitor through it. I hope you're ambidextrous. Crop in the
viewfinder while simultaneously cropping in screen with the mouse. When
you've got it right, press the shutter release and dbl-click the left
Unca Mikey wrote:
A quick question, something I am curious about -- I've read a lot here
about the compatibility of older lenses on newer bodies, but what about
the other way?
Specifically, on film bodies without a thumbwheel (MZ-S, ZX-5n, etc),
how do you change the aperture when the lens
Thanks Tim,
I thought I was pushing my luck with 1/45...
Now that you mention it would be a good idea to get a larger memory
card and experiment a little more next time. I'll give it a try, if I
can gain an extra stop with that and avoid ISO1600 that would justify
the cost...
I thought about the
On Apr 11, 2006, at 8:02 AM, Bob Shell wrote:
Thanks Bob Godfrey. I appreciate the suggestions, you can never
have
too many books. :-)
You haven't seen my house!
LOL ... mine used to be like that. I now do an edit and purge sweep
twice a year to keep them all on the bookshelf and away
I believe most of the newer film SLRs aside from the
*ist and ZX-30/50/60 assume you want to be in program
or shutter priority if the lens is set to A or lacks
manual settings.
The old bodies that don't utilize the A setting
pretty much can't use a lens that doesn't have manual
aperture
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