Cotty's a news man, he laughs at restrictions.
graywolf wrote:
> Took a minute to understand the photo. I thought Muslims had
> a thing against cameras, especially in the Mosque?
>
> Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse)
> Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com
> Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/
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>
> Cotty wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Well, here's my first Peso of the new year.
>>
>> I hope it scrapes through by the skin of its teeth - the camera and lens
>> are not Pentax - *but* I've discovered that the sensor is identical to
>> those used in the *ist D camera, so hopefully I can get away with that ;-)
>>
>> I bought a used Epson R-D1 (exc+) from an Italian eBayer, and a mint
>> Voigtlander Ultron 28mm f1.9 from someone on the Rangefinder forum. I
>> can't tell you the fun I'm having with this camera - it's brought back a
>> whole new level of photography. It's old technology (!) at 6MP on the
>> 1.5 crop CCD but it handles and feels just like a film camera. With the
>> LCD folded away, the casual observer cannot tell it's digital. It's a
>> true rangefinder camera - not as small as a Leica CL, but better built
>> (yes, better) and a joy to use. The 800 and 1600 files are very smooth -
>> I'm impressed.
>>
>> More info for those interested:
>>
>> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/epson-rd1.shtml>
>>
>> <http://www.richcutler.co.uk/r-d1/r-d1_01.htm>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Oh yes - and finally, the Peso:
>>
>> <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/reportage/images/pic43.html>
>>
>> R-D1+28mm Ultron 50th @ f4 ISO 800 PSCS, Power Retouche mono conv,
>> cropped to square.
>>
>> I was filming in a mosque today and managed a few minutes to expose 11
>> frames. This wasn't too bad. Happy new year.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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