A pleasure to meet you as well, Boris. I think my hands are about average, but they're certainly big enough to wrap around the K10D grip. I was shooting one handed on the street today while sipping on a cup of coffee. No problem. I think that if I'm really steady, it's because I've been shooting for so long that I don't think about it. Paul On Dec 30, 2006, at 1:48 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> Hi! > >> I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc >> shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding >> portfolios. >> His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon >> Mark II >> DS and 5D, a Hassy with a digital back, and a Mamiya RZ67 with a >> digital back. In other words, visiting his studio is like a trip >> to the >> toy store. Here's the Mamiya RZ67 with the Leaf 33 megapixel digital >> back. In case you're in the market for one of these, the back alone >> goes for 23,000 US: >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386311&size=lg >> Here''s Marc shooting me. I shot him with the K10D and the DA >> 12-24 at >> 24mm. The stop was f5.6. The shutter was 1/6th of a second at ISO >> 640. >> Shake reduction works: >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386304 >> And here's Marc's shot of me with the MZ67. I know it was ISO 800, >> because he was testing an upgrade to the leaf back that eliminated a >> problem at high ISO. The lens was wide open. I don't know what >> lens it >> was, but I'd guess around 100mm. The camera was on a tripod, or more >> accurately, an elaborate support system: >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386297&size=lg > > Pleasure to meet you (half) face to face, Paul. I should notice > that you > most probably have way bigger hand than I do, which probably helps you > to hold your "steady" title ;-). > > Indeed, I still remember that visit to Pentax Norway that I had thanks > to Jostein. It was great fun. > > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
