Luiz, Wonderful story about the ass who told you how much better your photos were since you switched to a Hassy, and how you embarrased him with the cut-down 67 slides. Great that 20 years later he still won't talk to you! Regardes, Bob S.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Luiz Felipe <luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br> wrote: > I understand your point fairly well. > > I decided to work as photographer some time ago. Got the same comments from > everywhere, since I was using a Pentax LX and no professional would use > Pentax because those cameras weren´t up to Nikon, Canon, Minolta... > > Stubborn, I pushed and got some acceptance - and won some bets too. Then I > needed some 120 format camera, and of course, I needed a Hasselblad... since > the Pentax 67 was such a poor camera and the lenses were no good... > > One day I got really fed up, and cut my 67 slides a little more, placed them > in 66 mounts and told one of the smart guys I had just bought a Hasselblad, > and how did he like my photos? Smart guy congratulates me on my new gear, > loves my photos, wich show an impressive evolution, not only because the > Hassy was better, but also because I was able to control my photos better. > After I get him to praise the shots in the next public meeting I just pull > out the mount and tell him to get eyes checked. Won´t talk to me to this > day, more than 20 years later... > > I did add some Canon FD gear later (a full set for a very good price and > came with the selective metering Pentax wouldn´t offer then), found me a > good-working 500 C/M (polaroid,645 and 66 backs, more leaf shutter lenses), > bought a Sinar (4x5 and full moves, even if I used it more often with the 67 > back), and for a time had a set of tools almost perfectly matched to the > jobs at hand. While I became able to get more photos done, my photos didn't > improve due to gear change... they actually suffered for a while, until I > got to control the new gear as I handled the oldies. Time lag on the F1n > alone made me return to the LX to grab some of those moments. > > Then all pro photo in Fortaleza was done in 120 format, so I sold the FD > gear and returned to Pentax. Then the new trend would be Digital, and of > course I needed Canon or Mamiya(!) or some costly adapter that would expose > the colors in three different exposures, and one day I lose one specific > project that was in the sixth month of development because... I was working > with obsolete slide film, and some local guy deported from somewhere in the > world for working without permit had just arrived with the perfect tool, > capable of instant review, so he would continuously adjust the photos to the > client interest... some brand new Nikon pro camera, under 6 mp... not the > obsolete Hasselblad. > > Unless you would like the other aspects of the profession, you may end up > enjoying your photos more as amateur. Not that I doubt you ARE capable of > working - at the photographic level your photos would allow you to work > anywhere you want. But the smart persons you´ll work for and the "proper > profee tool" set are part of the deal. Even if you make your way with the > Amateur-oriented Pentax. > > LF > > LF > > Timbah! escreveu: >> >> One of the main problems is I've Pentax. Not kidding. An agency will never >> talk with someone who has Pentax. The minimum is Full Frame, which Pentax >> not planning to release. With a Nikon D700 or Canon EOS 5D (MK1) I could >> start with luck :) >> >> Also my equipment really lacks many things to become a professional. All >> the shots with Dovile was made with the FA 50 f1.4 and I had some "bad >> experience" with the focusing speed and accuracy of the K20D. >> >> It also made me think about Pentax and Professional Photography. >> >> Pentax is the very best amateur level camera and so far I know they always >> were in the 35mm market. The Pentax K20D is a fantastic camera, but it has >> some serious downs. The AF is really a pain in the rear sometimes, not to >> mention the focus feedback with MF lenses. For Nature it's very good since >> you have time, but for sport and fashion it's kinda weak. I did 'journalist' >> photographies with a 40 years old Carl Zeiss lens (f4/300) and it was way >> better than the other guy with a Canon EOS 40D + 70-200 f4 L (said the >> editor :P), but I often feel the need of something quicker. I did live >> performance photography yesterday (a dutch band called Kraak & Smaak played >> at Trafalgar Square) and many of my shots seems to be just a little OOF. >> >> The main problem is (I believe) that in this 'running' world you need to >> keep the tempo or you will fail (Minolta is one of the best examples). Also >> Samsung seem to be getting independent from Pentax as the EVIL system was >> developed alone and they don't want to share it with Pentax. Without Samsung >> I wonder how well Pentax will suceed, but I am afraid it might have >> difficulties. >> >> So all in all I wonder what Pentax will do... but they need something BIG >> :) >> >> .t >> >> Ps> I can't do professional photography work because I lack the two >> E-factor: Experience and Equipment :D >> >> Christine Aguila wrote: >>> >>> Wow! Stunning! You've picked some gorgeous women to photograph. Your >>> style is so distinct, Timber--really great! Sorry to hear about >>> Friday--what was it about last week? >>> >>> Anyway--I'd follow Cotty's suggestion and get your work out there and to >>> the London agencies! >>> Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timbah!" <tim...@clancode.hu> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >>> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:18 AM >>> Subject: GESO: Meet Dovile :) >>> >>> >>>> Hi list, >>>> >>>> I had a quite terrible friday but it turned to be good in the end. I had >>>> my first girl-photo-shoot :) >>>> >>>> A lituanian girl asked me to do some photos of her and this friday in >>>> heavy rain we went out (thanks for Pentax Weather Sealing) and took some >>>> pictures. >>>> >>>> Well... long story short: We had a good time and in the end I think we >>>> had a few good shots. >>>> >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbah/3452600674 >>>> >>>> More on my stream. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> .timber >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > Luiz Felipe > luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br > http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
