Baiting aside Rebekah, I'm way into photography, to the extent that that is all I may be doing in the near future... Norm
Rebekah wrote: >> Just to make things clear, your implying that Norm's a Master Baiter? >> > > What else? I thought we clarified that he's not doing photography, > things must get boring. > > rg2 > > On 8/24/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Just to make things clear, your implying that Norm's a Master Baiter? >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>>> Been a bit quiet lately, despite Norm's usual baiting. >>>> >>>> >>> he's a master at baiting... >>> >>> >>> >>>> On holiday an hour inland from La Rochelle in the >>>> >>>> >>> I like La Rochelle. I have happy memories of time spent around there >>> in the 1980s. >>> >>> -- >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>> Behalf Of Cotty >>>> Sent: 23 August 2007 23:50 >>>> To: pentax list >>>> Subject: Pentax or Bust >>>> >>>> Howdy listers, >>>> >>>> Been a bit quiet lately, despite Norm's usual baiting. >>>> >>>> On holiday an hour inland from La Rochelle in the >>>> Poitou-Cherente (about >>>> half way down France on the left hand side). The blasted weather has >>>> been abysmal, with only three decent days this week - and one of >>>> >>>> >>> those >>> >>> >>>> is supposed to be tomorrow, so that's a bloody gamble! As a >>>> >>>> >>> penitence >>> >>> >>>> for bringing the rain with us, all the mosquitos in Cherbionneres >>>> >>>> >>> have >>> >>> >>>> been exacting their revenge on me. I look like a prop from CSI. >>>> >>>> Been shouldering my Domke canvas satchel with only 2 lenses >>>> aboard: the >>>> K15mm 3.5 and the A*85mm 1.4 to accompany my Darkside 1D mark II and >>>> 580EX flash. It felt completely wrong not to bring the >>>> EF24-70mm 2.8 as >>>> a walkabout lens. It turned out to be the right decision though. >>>> >>>> What a lovely revelation it has been to wander ancient >>>> streets with one >>>> body and just 2 lenses to choose from. And both good old manual >>>> >>>> >>> focus >>> >>> >>>> lenses to boot. I've had a ball with them. >>>> >>>> The 15mm is a superb piece of optical engineering as many of you >>>> >>>> >>> will >>> >>> >>>> know. On a 1.3 crop camera it still gives a very usable wide >>>> image, and >>>> with no vingetting due to said crop. I don't even focus it - set it >>>> >>>> >>> to >>> >>> >>>> f8, set the focus accordingly and just get lost in the >>>> framing with the >>>> camera set on aperture priority. It's not the brightest view at f8 >>>> >>>> >>> on >>> >>> >>>> stop-down metering but entirely do-able. >>>> >>>> With the A*85mm I take a slightly different approach. I frame >>>> and focus >>>> at f1.4, and then depending on the nature of the shot, I usually >>>> >>>> >>> stop >>> >>> >>>> down to about 5.6 or 8 and shoot, popping open the iris again >>>> immediately after, ready for the next setup. Or, as when >>>> shooting my son >>>> playing table tennis with his friend, shooting wide open at 1.4 to >>>> >>>> >>> get >>> >>> >>>> that lovely minimal depth of field and creamy bokeh. Hand held, I >>>> >>>> >>> tend >>> >>> >>>> to shoot either wide open or about f8. Really needs a tripod for >>>> anything past f8 depending on ISO. Usually I'm at ISO400 for >>>> >>>> >>> wandering >>> >>> >>>> about picking off quaint window-boxes full of colour. No IS here! >>>> >>>> I brought a 750Z but haven't pulled it out of the pouch once. >>>> >>>> The nice thing is, I have done some really fulfilling photography - >>>> something I haven't done in some time, and that's what it's all >>>> >>>> >>> about. >>> >>> >>>> We get home on Sunday, so hopefully I can do a bit of sorting and >>>> >>>> >>> post >>> >>> >>>> some PESOs - something else I haven't done in a long while. >>>> >>>> I'll then be taking some pics of some Canon lenses before >>>> they go up on >>>> eekbay. I guess I'm just not suited to the auto-focus, image >>>> stabilising, auto-everything, wipe yer bum type of photography. It >>>> >>>> >>> was >>> >>> >>>> fun, but I just didn't enjoy it like I used to years ago. >>>> Know what I mean? >>>> >>>> (written midnight Thursday, no doubt sent from the car park >>>> of a LeClerc >>>> hypermarche somewhere on the way to the beach on Friday via >>>> 3G Broadband >>>> card in the side of the PowerBook, dialling up on F SFR. French wifi >>>> does a 2.5 hour lunch, just like the rest of the blessed country!) >>>> >>>> B good, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Cotty >>>> >>>> >>>> ___/\__ >>>> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >>>> ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com >>>> _____________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Remember, it's pillage then burn. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
