I think that the Pentax has a green button that can be programmed to do that. I'll give it a try. Thanks Larry!
Jeffery On Sep 25, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Sep 25, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> Thanks for the comments. I was scrambling from one ladder on the left of the >> stage to a ladder on the right of the stage. My biggest foe was not the >> lighting...it was a split-second shutter lag which too often left the >> actor(s) with eyes closed. > > Set up a button to lock out autofocus. > Pre focus and then lock out autofocus. When you press the shutter, it'll take > the picture. > > Or, just shoot manual focus. > >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> On Sep 25, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >>> Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> >>>> I shot a play Thursday night with the 77/1.8. About 30 of the shots were >>>> keepers, but this one looked least Play-Like. Sort of reminded me of >>>> Wyeth's "Christina's World" in that girl was by herself in the scene and >>>> reacting to something that wasn't there. >>>> >>>> http://www.400tx.com/files/NOLABW/39.html >>>> >>>> Aperture was probably about 2.8 (that's where it was pretty much all >>>> evening). >>>> >>>> Jeffery >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Jeff I'm not crazy about this particular shot you are showing from the play >>> -- shooting productions - such a tough go... >>> I think she is too emotionless... nothing wrong with the overally >>> "geometry" but lackd oomph... >>> >>> That being said __ I really loved your New Orleans in Black and White... >>> portfolio... Excellent stuff... and good transfering >>> to the digital platform, too.... >>> >>> (I'm missing shooting film sometimes... and tri-x was moi when I did.) >>> >>> Regards >>> ann >>> annsan.smugmug.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> 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 >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
