> > From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/11/11 Fri PM 12:55:53 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Re: SV: Any reason not to buy a *istD? > > Not entirely true, Mike. > > I saw a documentry featuring turdcams, and although the elephants did spot > a couple of them, most survived. One of the best wild-life docs I've seen. > > John
I'm sure I've seen a splattered one, done by elephants. There was an attempt to infiltrate a lion pride with disguised cameras on wheels that ended up the same way. Now I'll have to find it..... 8-((( > > On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:22:05 -0000, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > >> > >> From: Chris Stoddart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: 2005/11/11 Fri AM 09:39:01 GMT > >> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >> Subject: Re: Re: SV: Any reason not to buy a *istD? > >> > >> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, mike wilson wrote: > >> > >> >> close to where Brandt presumably was with the camera. The the > >> fall-off and > >> >> vignetting would then mimic how your eyes would have seen the real > >> thing. > >> >> I also suspect this is not an effect you could duplicate easily with > >> a > >> >> 600mm lens? > >> > > >> > The Pentax 600/4 has noticeable falloff, wide open. > >> > >> No, I meant working in combination with the perspective of the picture. > >> Presumably if he's close with a 6x7 he's shooting with something in the > >> 'standard lens' sort of focal length? The falloff shown in some of those > >> pictures is obviously done post-processing, but then when combined with > >> a > >> standard lens perspective and shown at effectively life-size, you'd in > >> some ways mimic the feeling of reality? In contrast, a picture taken > >> standing XXX metres away with a 600mm lens you wouldn't have the same > >> effect because of compression? You'd just end up with what some here > >> might already have called a nice picture ruined by softening and falloff > >> :-) > > > > Got you. I thought you were referring specifically to the falloff. I > > need to learn to read more carefully. > > > >> > >> Of course that could be utter bollox (tm). Personally, standing anything > >> like that close to a cow elephant with her calf and firing a 6x7... no > >> thanks! > >> > > > > I think there is a site somewhere detailing a chap's efforts to picture > > heffalumps close up by disguising his wunderkam as a turd. Of course, > > they were far too smart to fall for that and did a Mexican hat dance all > > over his gear. Too sad. > > > > m > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
