Great shots Charles, I like them. And I AGREE with you that manual focus and fast primes was probably if not the only way to go with these shots.
BUT- I want too make it clear here, that these great photos and techniques just prove what I have been saying for the last week. AF is not always better than MF and MF lenses are easier to focus manually than AF lenses are able to focus manually. That's why the PENTAX K/M lenses are not just "old lenses nobody wants" according to numerous posters repeatedly. They fail to recognize the differences between MF and AF lenses. AF lenses cant do EVERYTHING the old K/M lenses still can do which is be more user friedly for MF situations AND there are far more wider selection of K/M type lenses than there is currently brand new. I don't think anybody can question that...... in -----Original Message----- From: Charles Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 11:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: GESO: IstDS and concert photography - manual focus is the best way! I tried to take some photos at a show with my "kit" lens and figured out after about 5 minutes that it was a hopeless disaster. Too dark, the focus would take forever. And the lens is just too slow at f5.6 from most of the zoom range. So I pulled out the old glass. A28 f2.8, A50 f1.7, M135 f2.5, and my dad's old M40-80 f2.8-4. These older lenses do a much better job of pulling in the light (although I discovered that the 40-80 zoom has some weird sort of blooming around the highlights. A disappointment as the zoom range was perfect for the close quarters I was working in.). Focus could have been even better if those darned band members would just stop moving! In any case, I'll just toss some of this junk out there. People will think it's OK or think that it stinks. I've seen so many amazing photos from this list in the past months that I'm almost afraid to share, but that's what a list is all about - sharing your ideas and your work. Looking forward to compliments or criticism, if anyone is so inclined. So here goes: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/2005_GreazyMeal -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
