Re: Agfa Scala and Spotmatic
This one time, at band camp, Robert Woerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I might load up the ol' Spottie with some Scala and shoot some pics of my one year > old. Any suggestions for speed rating? Filters? I plan to shoot outdoors, sunny > conditions, using Super Tak 50 f1.4 and/or Super Tak 135 f3.5. I recently did some outdoor shots with scala and a Cokin Sepia filter. I chose an overcast day, as my intent was to get a contrasty background with the storm clouds. The effects with different DOF was quite interesting. I have not used this film in sunny conditions, but I did find it tended to under expose with the use of a flash, much the same as Fuji Velvia. I have also pushed Scala to 1600 with good results, later this week I hope to get out and push it to 3200 and see some funky grain. I would be most keen to see some of your results, both the good the not so good. The not so good I am particularly interested in as I would like to get to know this film better. Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
Re: OT: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there
Hi Guys, I'm shooting some stuff for a magazine and i'm using printing film and supplying the tiff files(edited down) and all the negs. I have been considering just submitting the negs that i scan, but cant think of a decent way to present them, if it were slides it would be easier, as i could just mount the ones i want to submit. Any suggestions? Regards, Paul - Original Message - From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 3:55 PM Subject: Re: OT: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> My question to all of you: > >> How do YOU handle your proofs when handing them back to clients? Do you > >> sort and only hand the good ones back or do you give them the whole 9 yards > >> so they know you're not holding anything back? > >> > >> I'm curious as this is sort of "new" per se to me. > >> > >> Gracias, > >> Dave > > on 3/07/03 5:58 PM, Bruce Rubenstein at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I never give an unedited set of pictures to anyone. Don't let clients > > get confused with too many choices. Certainly don't let them know that > > you take anything other than great shots. > > > > BR > > > > I agree with Bruce. Too many shots are confusing, you don't want to expose > your bad shots. And besides, if you give them a whole tabletop of photos, it > gives the impression that photos are cheap. And then they'll complain about > the pricing... > > One quibble, going back to threads over the last few months reference one or > two gallery shows: don't rely on yourself to be the sole editor - get > someone else to help you pick the "best" 10-15 shots you give to the client > from which they will select 6-8. > > My $.02 > > Stan >
Agfa Scala and Spotmatic
Hi all, I might load up the ol' Spottie with some Scala and shoot some pics of my one year old. Any suggestions for speed rating? Filters? I plan to shoot outdoors, sunny conditions, using Super Tak 50 f1.4 and/or Super Tak 135 f3.5. Thanks in advance, Robert ___ GO.com Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com
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OT: New Canon photo printers
Is anyone considering purchasing one of the new Canon i9100 photo printers? I wonder how it will stack up against the Epson 2100/2200? Cheers, Rob Studdert (eBay ID: distudio) PO Box 701 HURSTVILLE BC NSW 1481 AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please check my current eBay auctions: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/ebay/
Re: Why my lens doesn't work.
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 20:37:47 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >I think I figured out why my Kalimar 500mm reflex seems to give washed-out >pictures. > >Because it's crap. > >I took pictures of the same scene, one with an old Sears 80-200mm with >cheap 2x TC, and one with the Kalimar. The zoom plus TC combination had >better contrast and colors. > >So now I'm starting to think of a new lens in that range, even though it >will take some time before I can work it into my finances. I plan to >spend around $600. So what are my options? At that price point, the >Sigma 170-500mm f/5.6-6.3 looks like about all there is. There's a Sigma >reflex, but I don't think I want to go with another manual focus reflex, I >want AF and adjustable aperture. And I'll probably use it with a TC, I >do want to be able to get somewhere in the 1000mm range. > >I know there's the Pentax 600mm's for around $2000 and up... ain't gonna >happen. > >Are there any treasures that I've missed? Treasures: Pentax F* 300/4.5 - you'll never regret it. Sigma 300/4 Macro plus a good 1.4x TC: very versatile, very close focusing, very good optics. Sigma 400/5.6 APO Macro (not the non-Macro version): same family as the Sigma 300/4 APO Macro: very good optics. But the 300/4 Macro plus TC combo is slightly smaller and more versatile. For just a little more money, there's the Tokina AT-X 300/2.8 plus Pentax 1.7x AF Adapter. It's not fully an autofocus lens, but it does pretty good. At 510mm/f5, it's a very fast long lens for under $1000. If you really want the Sigma 170-500 or Sigma 50-500m be sure to test them first. The 50-500 is very unwieldy, and I've seen a couple of owners report it is a poor lens. Plus it's slow at the long end. If you really want 1000mm, just stack some TC's. Stacked TC's won't hurt the image quality, compared to any other 1000mm option out there. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
Re: Size of *ist D
People making judgments on cameras, or any number of other things for that matter, based on pictures and spec sheets is really funny. Neither one of those things will give you any idea what it's like to use one. I got to play with the Kodak 14n at Photo Expo. I was impress with how solid it felt with a magnesium body (the main body casting is made by Kodak and not Nikon) and how smooth and vibration free the camera was when fired. It also felt good in the hand. BR On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 11:35 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I have only one thing to say, when I looked at the picture and noticed new Kodak camera (the 14 MP one), it made me feel immediately as if I was looking at some Borg technology. Man, it looks ugly...
Re: a quick and inexpensive fix to the wide angle problem
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 10:47:47 +1030, you wrote: >http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4688&item=2915302067&rd=1 > >has any one used these lenses >put this lens on the 31mm and it becomes a 13mm or 19.5mm on the digital. it >wont matter if it is soft at the corners cos you wont see them >put it on the 24mm 2.8 and it becomes a 10.5mm or a 16mm on digital > I have a similar lens, originally bought for an Epson digicam to get some wide angle closeups of machinery. It is a fun toy. When the images are downsampled to web resolution and sharpened, it doesn't do too bad, except for excessive flare and vignetting. I've never had a print made from anything shot with this attachment, so I can't speak for how well or poorly it makes prints. At full 6 mb DSLR resolution it is soft all over, but again not as bad as some lenses I've seen. Here's some shots. The primary lens was a CPC Phase 2 28mm/f2.8 Macro, which by the way is a fairly sharp lens all by itself. The fisheye attachment flares a lot: http://www.photolin.com/misc/at001.jpg ...and in case you didn't notice the vignetting in the first shot: http://www.photolin.com/misc/at002.jpg and it's a way to get yourself, or at least your shadow, in the photo: http://www.photolin.com/misc/at003.jpg -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
Somehow, I don't think that you've ever been here: http://www.photonews.net/cgi-bin/pagemage.pl?SHOWPAGE=index.html BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No doubt, there are "so-called" working photographers lurking in the forum somewhere trying to help and promote the industry, but I would exercise my judgement as to what is fact and what is hearsay, expecially when they are coming from the net..
Re: No respect (again...)
Actually, I laughed out loud when I read that. My husband is a police detective, so I hang out with cops. When it comes to foul language, I've heard it all. And then some. - Original Message - From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: Re: No respect (again...) > I've been know to use foul language, for effect. You also would have if > I had publicly commented that I thought the *ist was a "chick camera". > > BR > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Oh, Bruce ... I don't kill-file anyone, and believe me - it takes far more > >than you to tempt me. I'm pretty thick-skinned. Just out of morbid > >curiosity, for what should I have kill-filed you? > > > > > >
Re: Nice photo
On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 12:50 PM, William Robb wrote: http://www.photoblink.com/imageView.asp?ImageID=59147 William Robb Great shot. And it's amazing the things can fly. There's a lot of people around here who're built somewhat like that and I'm pretty sure most of them can't fly (I pretty sure they can't run, for that matter). ;-) Is it just me, or do the photos from Canon's digital cameras look better than photos from their film cameras? Dan Scott
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
--- KT Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 03.3.8 0:46 PM, "William Robb" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, no, the term gadget freak is NOT the exclusive > honourably mention of > Japanese alone :-). Certainly not an ethnic slur > although I used it quite > often to laugh at ourselves. Or a hardware junky perhaps. We all, in one way or another, do it. As long as it is a hobby done in moderation, then it is fine. What I've seen many times in my professional career is seeing many amateurs got themselves into trouble by buying every single known high-end equipment known in the pro-forum, hoping to emulate or achieve some sort of simulated pro-stature only to be dissappointed by their lack of self accomplishment. Many people on this forum will always dream of becoming a pro and that's a healthy dream. Most working photographers earn the same decent living as everyone here, which is nothing to write home about. These photographers have to put food on the table and pay bills just like everybody else. And to suggest that working photographers can afford expensive cameras on a yearly basis is an odd thing to say. Unless you know of many photographers who make a 6 to 8 figures salary, the rest are just slaving away at their jobs. Equipment upgrade is probably the last thing on their minds, since it means having to provide the cash outlay from somewhere to finance the equipment purchase. I have seen a lot of promising working photographers who are talented artists only to have done extremely poor business wise. Of the many working professionals I know and have met during my career as a photographer, most to all of them don't *want* to have anything to do with photography at all after work. After an 8 hours shift with your camera, do you really want to spend another 4 hours in front of your computer talking about the subject you already spent 8 hrs earlier? Unless you are a "no-life" photographer, I suspect most pro photographers spend most of their off hours time with their wives, girlfriends and their kids. No doubt, there are "so-called" working photographers lurking in the forum somewhere trying to help and promote the industry, but I would exercise my judgement as to what is fact and what is hearsay, expecially when they are coming from the net.. It is strange that we have put so much faith on the net that we believe what every single person on the pro-forum has said even without doing any of your own due dilligence. Remember what caused people to loose their shirt with Enron and Global Crossings? Buying stocks based on hearsay on the net.. Now, where are the real pros?? When you are famous and well respected in your field, you don't need to sell yourself on the net that you are one of the one right? These are confident people that do not need to hide behind the technology of the camera. He and she can be just as confident with a low-end point and shooter and a Brownie box. It is that confidence that sets us apart from being a real pro or being a pro wannabe or a working professional! Rick... __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
Re: Size of *ist D
On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 11:35 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I have only one thing to say, when I looked at the picture and noticed new Kodak camera (the 14 MP one), it made me feel immediately as if I was looking at some Borg technology. Man, it looks ugly... --- Boris Liberman Indeed it does. Dan Scott
Re: OT: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there
I always weed out the pictures that are technically imperfect, or that make the subject look bad. The only exception is when the model can learn from poses that don't work. "See, this is why I remind you to suck in your stomach..." Pat White
eBay & Boz's site
Anyone seen this auction? Seems he "borrowed" some HTML from Boz's web site... :-( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2914593525&category=15240 -- Later, Gary
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
On 03.3.8 10:51 AM, "KT Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 03.3.8 9:51 AM, "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The most significant thing that current D60 users are wondering about is >> if the AF of the 10D is improved. > I do not read much about N/C digital forums (in Japan) but I was interested > in 10D in comparison with the coming *ist D and might start dropping in > these "other" forums to investigate what's going on in the "other world". [snipped] > There are a lot of real world examples coming out and one of the things > people are raving about 10D is its high ISO performance (far less noise). > Please take a look at the photo in; > > http://www.thisistanaka.com/diary/new.html I do not peek into these C/N/M forums because they are usually full of crap with flame war, but I do get a lot of info from pro photographers forums like here. Great sources of info. Most of the info I find in Japan which I pass on are usually from pro photographers. Many of them even have their own sites and we can get a great deal of advanced info on equipment as they usually have privilege of getting equipment for beta testing etc. The one I quoted above is from one of those well known photographers in Japan, and he writes everyday (well, almost) his impression on "actual" testing of the latest digicam in a form of "diary" or essay. They are usually short but very pointing and the first hand impression. Unlike other pro photographers' sites wherein most of the talks is on "pro" equipment such as 1Ds etc (there are tons of that info :-), he reviews just about every digicam on the earth. I wish I could translate them everyday (he also has a great style of writing, sometimes downright funny :-) but obviously cannot. His latest diary subject is about Kodak Pro 14n which he obviously got for the testing. Among other things he is saying, good or bad about it, is that it was too bad it was based on F801 and wished it was based on at least F100. Canon 1Ds is based on the top model EOS-1V and he immediately felt the HUGE difference (so he says). As long as DSLRs are concerned, Canon is indeed at least one generation ahead of Nikon who seems to have stopped and been wandering now. We shall see how much Pentax learned from the market and made improvements over others. Talking about Kodak 14n, there are tons of published test info but so far, it appears to be mixed. This CMOS was the product of the joint effort by a small venture in Belgium (FillFactory) and Kodak which eliminated low pass filter and on chip microlens (first adopted by Sony essentially to increase the lost sensitivity due to more pixel density) . But the review indicates that the very elimination of these is actually causing problems such as moire and CA etc which were to be eliminated by their technology in the first place. So, the first full frame sensor on the Nikon based body seem to have a long way to go. Perhaps Nikon is watching how the Kodak effort would go. I only hope that Pentax's earlier attempt to employ full frame sensor gave them invaluable data which should be reflected in the upcoming *ist D. If the CCD is a custom one developed by Sony and Pentax as the rumour has it, I would like to think that those two companies arrested all known problems and made necvessary improvements. Can't wait for their fixing the firmware and announce the firm spec. If I found any beta testing info which should crop up sooner or later, I will of course pass it on. Cheers, Ken
useful tamron 17mm hood a must read for 20mm and 24mm users
just out of curiosity i tried my tamron 17mm hood on my pentax fa 20mm and it fits. i am assuming that the fa 24mm f2 is the same size so therefore it would fit too. i now mount a b+w 82mm polariser in the hood permanetly well it means one less polariser to carry. also as the 20mm only comes with a screw in hood i like being able to use the polariser and a hood
Re: K50/1.2 lost in transit
Then there are those items that get set aside for "inspection". I lost mail (letters) to and from 'Oz this past Christmas. First time that has happened in many years. Otis Rob Studdert wrote: On 8 Mar 2003 at 10:50, Craig Schroeder wrote: The 2 times that I bought things out of Australia over the last few years both took an extraordinary amount of time to arrive in the US. One of the items suffered from an assumption of meaning by the seller that "I'll get it out right away" that really meant about a week later, but it still was in transit for a long time. Good luck! Items that I send to the US often arrive in 5 to 7 days via EconomyAir, laziness isn't part of the shipping equation :-( Thanks to all for the help. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html Pentax user since 1986 PDMLer since 1998
Re: Canon FS4000 (was: Agfa Scala)
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 17:19:36 +1100, Kevin Waterson wrote: > [...] The FS4000 however has not let me down when scanning 35mm > negs or color slide or color positives. I've been quite pleased with mine. Just be aware that at 4000 dpi you'll start pulling the grain out of some film types, resulting in a "speckly" chroma noise appearance, especially in light colored areas. For stuff that you're not planning to print large, 2000 dpi will do fine and show less of the "chroma noise". For stuff you are going to print large, scan at 4000 dpi and futz around with selective Gaussian blur and such like to reduce the "chroma noise" where it's noticable. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Why my lens doesn't work.
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 20:37:47 -0500 (EST), Gregory L. Hansen wrote: > Are there any treasures that I've missed? The Sigma APO Macro 400/5.6 should be well within your US$600 limit. I got mine new on closeout for about US$525 or US$550. I've been very happy with it, and the 2.9 or 3m close focus is handy. Removable tripod collar and built in hood. 77mm filters, IIRC. AF limiter and AF/MF switch. In MF mode it can do trap focus, unlike some AF lenses. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Why my lens doesn't work.
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, Gregory L. Hansen wrote: > At that price point, the Sigma 170-500mm f/5.6-6.3 looks like about > all there is. There's a Sigma reflex, but I don't think I want to go > with another manual focus reflex, I want AF and adjustable aperture. > And I'll probably use it with a TC, I do want to be able to get > somewhere in the 1000mm range. [snip] > Are there any treasures that I've missed? Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO EX RF. Used ones run about $600 on eBay. A bit shorter (and less money): Tokina AF 400mm f5.6 AT-X SD. One just sold on eBay for $250 in Pentax AF. chris
RE: Photographer and family shots (Was: On Topic or Seeking some advise)
Lasse wrote: >So, you - do - use the word "corral" for it. I knew it only for horses >from cowboy stories. >Do the/you British call it the same? Hi Lasse, In Australia we still call them a Playpen. Both our parents and grandparents have said that parents love them, and kids hate them. We borrowed one from an aunt, and our son was less than impressed... http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/pages/playpen.htm Maybe kids are too spoiled these days. :-) Simon
Why my lens doesn't work.
I think I figured out why my Kalimar 500mm reflex seems to give washed-out pictures. Because it's crap. I took pictures of the same scene, one with an old Sears 80-200mm with cheap 2x TC, and one with the Kalimar. The zoom plus TC combination had better contrast and colors. So now I'm starting to think of a new lens in that range, even though it will take some time before I can work it into my finances. I plan to spend around $600. So what are my options? At that price point, the Sigma 170-500mm f/5.6-6.3 looks like about all there is. There's a Sigma reflex, but I don't think I want to go with another manual focus reflex, I want AF and adjustable aperture. And I'll probably use it with a TC, I do want to be able to get somewhere in the 1000mm range. I know there's the Pentax 600mm's for around $2000 and up... ain't gonna happen. Are there any treasures that I've missed?
Re: Takumar-A 70-200
Only if it has reeded edges. I've had any number of smooth edged toits and they always slip away and roll under the bed or dresser or workbench. Thanks for the offer, tho'. What a guy! keith Bill Owens wrote: > > Keith, > > I have a round toit somewhere around the house, want me to send it to you ? > > :-) > > Bill > - Original Message - > From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 7:14 PM > Subject: Re: Takumar-A 70-200 > > > I have one too, and the f/l collar moves WAY too easily, forward and aft. > > I have some moisture or liquid inside mine, on th front elements, and > > am waiting until I get a round toit, to get it cleaned and checked out. > > I'm anxious to use it, so maybe I'll get off my duff and turn it in to > > my repair guy! > > > > keith whaley > > > > Taz wrote: > > > > > > I had one exactly like that with same issue. Although it was smooth as > silk > > > and I felt no slop anywhere's it moved too easily. I miss that lens > though > > > because I found it to be extremely sharp. I just used mine as was and > never > > > had any problems with it and sold it to one of my friends. He's still > using > > > it. > > > - Original Message - > > > From: "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Pentax Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 2:02 PM > > > Subject: Takumar-A 70-200 > > > > > > > I just purchased one of the above lenses for my 12 year old grand > > > > daughter. Does anyone have or had this lens? The zoom on this one is > > > > extremly sloppy. Is that a "normal" thing for a Takumar zoom? > > > > > > > > Also, is this easly fixed and, if so, about how much would it cost to > > > > repair? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Later, > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > > >
Re: Nice photo
That is a great shot. Aside from all the other things needed for a great shot like that, it demonstrated that equipment counts. With a 600mm lens with 1.4x converter, you need really good glass, and the shallow DOF of an effective 840mm lens with a moving subject demands great AF. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photoblink.com/imageView.asp?ImageID=59147 William Robb
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
On 03.3.8 0:46 PM, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had never thought that the term was a slur of any particular ethnic group, > Japanese or otherwise. Hi William, No, no, the term gadget freak is NOT the exclusive honourably mention of Japanese alone :-). Certainly not an ethnic slur although I used it quite often to laugh at ourselves. Since this was mentioned, I might say (I could be wrong) that Japanese in general might be somewhat more gadget freak than any other tribes and species. It is only evident when you go to infamous Akihabara electronics district in Tokyo. I do not know whether it was because of culture or the general stature (they are getting big these days BTW), they (we?) tend to be good at miniaturization which also feeds this gadget freak culture (yes, it is almost a culture in my opinion). It probably contributed to the advancement of the things like camera and small electronic gadgets. But when it goes to extreme with nowhere else to go, it creates things like, well, button laden M** electronic robot for example. I hope they are reconsidering it though. But that's just my theory and I do not wish to start the whole OT here. Cheers, Ken
Nice photo
http://www.photoblink.com/imageView.asp?ImageID=59147 William Robb
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
On 03.3.8 0:39 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I enjoy using them, but I can enjoy collecting them too. > So don't take the gadget freak comment as an ethnic slur. Most of us here > are a bit of gadget freaks. Hi Bob and all, Oh, no I never took it as an ethnic slur. I did not think BR was THAT bad :-). I was just laughing at myself. I just thought that BR, when I amused myself as a gadget freak which I do quite often (as I have various other hobbies involving some sort of gadgets), was using it to enhance his "know-it-all" attitude. But thank you for your concern ;-). > Bruce is a bit like the odd cousin we all have, a pain in the a** at times, > but still family. True. I thought he was changing a bit and started contributing to the list with more useful posts. In fact, my comment (the one talked about the ISO performance etc) was intended as a reconciliatory one and that's why I started with "Hi Bruce". To tell the truth, I do not have much of the problem with some of his "bad" posts. The only thing I have an issue with is his seemingly degrading remarks on Pentax users. Why do I care whether he tried to degrade Pentax? :-). It's Pentax's problem but not mine :-). But we all know the truth, don't we? Sometimes I am bored and have to stimulate my self-righteous mind to police BR's behaviours in otherwise very decent list, and I am more worried about littering this list with unpleasant and combative posts which I will begin to cease as I thought I made a point sufficiently by now :-). Yes, he is still our family. In fact, I think he wants to return to this list as a more legitimate member after getting sick of other brand and impressed by the return of Pentax :-)). It is about the time to make his return more comfortable isn't it? :-). Cheers, Ken
Re: Updating the big zooms
On Saturday, Mar 8, 2003, at 16:19 Europe/Warsaw, Matti Etelapera wrote: Hi, the 28-70 and 80-200/2.8 FA*´s are getting older and don´t match the modern Pentax AF line very well in terms of apperance and features. If Pentax intends to make replacements for them why not introduce a totally new line of high grade f:3.5 zooms? Just think about it: smaller, lighter and cheaper with the cost of a half a stop. Make them match the new cameras and ditch the power zoom. Nice black FA*'s 16-35/3.5, 24-70/3.5 and 70-200/3.5 would be something... Well, that would be something nice - but I'd prefere them in KAF3 mount - with built-in USM motors :-) Regards Sylwek
RE: Updating the big zooms
I'd be pretty pissed if the 28-70/2.8 was replaced with a 3.5. A 24-70/2.8 would make me very happy. tv > -Original Message- > From: Matti Etelapera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi, > > the 28-70 and 80-200/2.8 FA*´s are getting older and don´t match the > modern Pentax AF line very well in terms of apperance and > features. If > Pentax intends to make replacements for them why not > introduce a totally > new line of high grade f:3.5 zooms? Just think about it: > smaller, lighter > and cheaper with the cost of a half a stop. Make them match the new > cameras and ditch the power zoom. > > Nice black FA*'s 16-35/3.5, 24-70/3.5 and 70-200/3.5 would > be something... > > -Matti >
Re: OT Agfa APX
On March 8, 2003 10:32 am, Caveman wrote: > Nick Zentena wrote: > > OTOH APX 400 should never be pushed. You can pull > > it to 200. > > The film box, european version, is printed inside with the development > times for EI 400 and 1600. Doesn't mean you have to-)) I guess I should have said IMHO you shouldn't push it. The Canadian film ships with the same info. At least the box of 120 I had in the fridge. Nick
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
On March 8, 2003 12:46 pm, William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: Bob S > > Subject: Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D. > > > Ken, > > There are a lot of gadget freaks. > > Gotta toss my two cents worth in. I am very much a gadget freak, and could > never be confused for a Japanese person, though I am quite easily confused. > I had never thought that the term was a slur of any particular ethnic > group, Japanese or otherwise. To me gadget freak means collector-))) Nick
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
- Original Message - From: Bob S Subject: Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D. > Ken, > There are a lot of gadget freaks. Gotta toss my two cents worth in. I am very much a gadget freak, and could never be confused for a Japanese person, though I am quite easily confused. I had never thought that the term was a slur of any particular ethnic group, Japanese or otherwise. William Robb
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
Ken, There are a lot of gadget freaks. Most are not Japanese. Most are in fields other than cameras. Try computers, high fidelity audio or video equipment, toy trains, vintage autos, cell phones, or motorcycles just to name a few that I could be drawn into. Here in the USA, we have begun to celebrate our freakiness. The lovers of tinkering with autos and motorcycles refer to themselves as 'Gear Heads' much as lovers of the Band 'Grateful Dead' refer to themselves as 'Dead Heads'. After some self examination, I am comfortable with collecting cameras and lenses. I enjoy using them, but I can enjoy collecting them too. So don't take the gadget freak comment as an ethnic slur. Most of us here are a bit of gadget freaks. (Who else would have spent 3 days and 600 posts discussing a camera they had never seen or touched or used in any way?) As for your other wish, I don't think humility will ever be in Bruce's nature. I think we could blame it on New York City, but that's not all the problem. Tokyo and London are as crowded and bustling as the city of New York, but their residents have a reputation for much more civilized behavior. Bruce is a bit like the odd cousin we all have, a pain in the a** at times, but still family. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Gadget freak is usually used to stereotype and poke fun of Japanese people > ...and learn to be humble and gracious, like most of people here are.
Re: Size of *ist D
Hi! I have only one thing to say, when I looked at the picture and noticed new Kodak camera (the 14 MP one), it made me feel immediately as if I was looking at some Borg technology. Man, it looks ugly... --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57 www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=38625
Re: New guy has *ist questions...
Hi! Mtc> 1) Will the *ist indeed work with all K-variants (ie Bojidar Mtc> Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount list) back to original K? I think that I've read someplace among myriad of *ist* posts that both film and digi *ists are going to be fully compatible with all K mount lenses. Mtc> 2) Using an M42 to K adaptor opens up another range of lens Mtc> options. Given no aperture lug communication between the M42 and Mtc> the *ist body, how would AE work? Would M42 to K on an *ist even Mtc> work at all? (Sorry, I have been living in sod hut.. 1/2 of my Mtc> cameras don't even use batteries!) Indeed, you would be able to use them, but you'd have to accept loosing open aperture metering. That is, you would have to close the aperture manually in order to get it metered and in order to actually make the shot. Otherwise, you would get the results. Mtc> 3) If not *ist, what else in the current Pentax lineup might I Mtc> consider? First priority is modern feature set including Mtc> whiz-bang predictive AF, wireless e-TTL flash, and all the Mtc> "what's possible". I have ZX-L which is seemingly one of the predecessors of *ists. It costed me $250 a year ago from B&H (www.bhphoto.com). I took the body only, not a kit with lowest level zoom lens. Both ZX-L and *ist (*ist by the spec) have very poor viewfinder. Since you're coming from manual focus land, perhaps ZX-5n is an option for you, as it has way better viewfinder. By the time I was making my choice, it's price was $320, again without the lens. It does not have some of the whiz-bang as you put it, but it is solid camera that I think now I should have bought then... Mtc> 4) Anyone know what street price on the *ist might be? Sorry, no help here. Good hunting... --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57 www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=38625
Re: Make contact prints without enlarger?
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Tonghang Zhou wrote: > I've never done any printing myself, but I was reading > about making contact prints from negatives, and it would > seem unnecessary to use an enlarger for this purpose. This is true..however, the negative has to be big enogh to see something in if you'll be doing anything but proof sheets. For instance, I've just (finally!) begun contact printing my 4x5 negs. Well, sorta.. will just (finally!) beGIN contact printing my 4x5 negs. :) > It seems you'll just need a contact frame and a way to A piece of glass laid over the neg and the paper works, too. My $10 antique frame from Ebay is essentially that and the fact that you can tighten the glass against the neg with pressure applied from the metal brackets on the back of the frame. > shine light onto it. Of course I don't know how you'd > control the exposure time. Anyone like to explain this > process? Practice. The last few I've done were at my friends house using his enlarger as a source light. Expsoure times are usually short through his lens, on the order of about 10 seconds. Since I sitll don't have an enlarger (sigh, the saga that NEVER ENDS!), I'll be using a 15 or smaller watt light bulb in a can fixture. I'll probably build a diffusing screen under it by using some transluscent plastic, but I haven't gotten that far, yet. That's about it, though. Sandwich your negative and paper, turn on light for few seconds, then develop liek a regular enlarged picture. -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com<-> photography and portfolio.
Re: Summary and manual focusing on the newer cameras
On 7 Mar 2003, Levente -Levi- Littvay wrote: > The *ist has the best (most sophisticated) autofocus and the prism is > some new bright one which sould be very cool. Also it can shoot more > pics per sec. (2.7) I thought the *ist used a pentamirror system, and had a really atrotcious viewfinder, at least based on specs... however, I stopped reading ist threads after the ist D took over the list.. > And lastly, the discussion about the viewfinders is what I find > disturbing and possibly a crucial decision factor. I really don't > undertsnad what the 0.7 and 0.8 magnification means but it seems to be > crucial for manual focus. There's coverage, and there's magnification. I don't fully understand magnification, but what I do know is bigger is better. The lower that number, teh darker,dimmer, and further away it all seems through the camera. I didn't really grasp this (very crucial) concept until I had a camera with an entirely different viewfidner than the other.. I quickly learned the difference, and the bias. > Several people noted that they have to use the beep function of the > MZ-5n (3?) to be able to focus manually. Now this disturbs me. I want > to be able to focus... period. If this is true, no way will I upgrade. > Is this true about the rest of the models? All the ZX/MZ series cameras (except teh MZ-S) have poor viewfinders. They're small and they're dim and they're flat and they're generally unpleasant. Now, I need glasses, so I can't see perfectly through the -5n's viewfinder, and when I focus with my -5n I use the focus confirmation LED/beep function. Maybe your eyes will be better and you won't need it. > Someone suggested that "People have changed the screens out of their > ZX-5 and -5n cameras with the split screen from the ZX-M body. It will > affect teh spot metering on these cameras, but it can in fact be done." > What is the spot metering? How will it affect it? Spot metering uses a 3 degree circle in the exact center of the view to determine the exposure. Like a really small center weight metering. I'm not sure if the split screen will completely render the spot meter useless, or just make it unreliable. Either way, I suppose, its pretty much the same thing. > Someone also suggested that the MZ-5 (not the n) is the same as the > MZ-M. Does that mean it focuses the same? It is the same, except the -5 has auto fofucs, the -M does not. The -5 will have the focus confirmation option, the -M will not. The -5 will have a plain matte screen and spot meter. The -M will have a split screen and no spot meter. The -5 has RTF flash and TTL flash. The -M has neither. > What about the rest of the ZX line, the MZ-S, or older autofocus models > (P series), is it as hard to manual focus with those as it is with the > MZ-5n? Any word on the *ist? People have said the MZ-S has a wonderful viewfinder, bright and contrasty. I saw one once, and it was unfari because immediatly after it I picked up an LX and enjoyed its viewfinder that much more. Also, I used neither, so that would also affect your deiscion. I commented shortly on the Ist above, but I don't feel qualified saying anythign else as I've never seen one and I stopped paying attention to the threads.. -g -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com<-> photography and portfolio.
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
On 03.3.8 11:16 AM, "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I follow the digital area of a forum for professional photographers. I > am interested in comments and experiences of people who know what they > are doing and use these things all the time. I am not very interest in > opinions of gadget freak spectators. Bruce, I thought I was going to respect "some" of your posts when I felt they were objective, and not hearsay. I have many interests/hobbies and too busy to read many forums. All the forums I read and quote are from pro photographers. I am sure you may be reading some of the pro forums because we can tell much of your info are hearsay from those (which you sometime misunderstood apparently) but it does not make you a pro photographer or knowledgeable. I do not pretend that what I quote is my info but I always make sure that info from me are "quotes". If I do not understand some of the things discussed, I either put a proviso or do not quote at all. One thing I NEVER do is to tell people as if I know everything when I do not. It is very easy to tell if people are saying certain thing based on his true background, training or understanding, or just a hearsay. Most of your posts are apparently hearsay quoted from other forums. You should tell so. This is also the opinion by other experts. They can tell. I can also talk like yours (know-it-all attitude) if I construct my post with all kinds of hearsays. Perhaps I can do it better than you do (problem with the faceless net discussion). But I am too humble to do so (I suppose :-). You have such a hung up with the self-sarcasm word I used, gadget freak, eh? :-). Gadget freak is usually used to stereotype and poke fun of Japanese people and I used it for myself, but why does it have to do with my opinion? In contrast, Pål (and many other people in PDML), for example, speaks based on his own experience and it shows and that's why it has far more credibility than yours and I tend to listen to him more, even though many of his opinion are, ah, "opinionated". If certain things are hearsay and something he learned from somewhere else, he always says so. He construct his "opinion" in a logical way, if you agree or not, and never takes "I know-it-all" attitude, look down upon other people or mix with foul language which shows your upbringing. So, learn from him and other more decent persons and learn to be humble and gracious, like most of people here are. Take a look at your own posts. They all look like copied from some of those "pro forums" you are talking about. Whare is your OWN opinion based on your OWN experience? And since I went this far, I have an advice for you. Just do not self-elevate yourself to a pro photographer as you are not. Don't be intoxicated with you hearsay you are posting, thinking you are above many of PDMLers here, looking down upon them and insult them as if you feel superior to them. It is showing everywhere in your posts. It is disgusting. Just knock off that habit and return to your humble beginning. Cheers, Ken
Re: K50/1.2 lost in transit
The 2 times that I bought things out of Australia over the last few years both took an extraordinary amount of time to arrive in the US. One of the items suffered from an assumption of meaning by the seller that "I'll get it out right away" that really meant about a week later, but it still was in transit for a long time. Good luck! Len Paris wrote: That does sound like a long time in transit but I've seen things that were shipped by air actually arrive by surface mail before. It may happen again. Of course that won't help if the person receiving it doesn't send it back or doesn't send you the payment again. I hope all ends well. Len --- Hi Len, Thanks for the attention, if it helps it left Sydney on the 17 Feb 2003 and never made it to Sequim WA. Cheers, Rob Studdert
Re: K50/1.2 lost in transit
Once, I had to wait two months for a package from the US (air mail!). When I finally received it, it occured that it spend a month on a Post Office in Warsaw. So I'm a little more relaxed when it comes to post now. Hope everything works out well with the lens. Regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Szukasz banku bez prowizji ? mBank - zaloz konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank
RE: K50/1.2 lost in transit
That does sound like a long time in transit but I've seen things that were shipped by air actually arrive by surface mail before. It may happen again. Of course that won't help if the person receiving it doesn't send it back or doesn't send you the payment again. I hope all ends well. Len --- > Hi Len, > > Thanks for the attention, if it helps it left Sydney on the > 17 Feb 2003 and > never made it to Sequim WA. > > Cheers, > > Rob Studdert
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
I follow the digital area of a forum for professional photographers. I am interested in comments and experiences of people who know what they are doing and use these things all the time. I am not very interest in opinions of gadget freak spectators. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not read much about N/C digital forums
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
I follow the digital area of a forum for professional photographers. I am interested in comments and experiences of people who know what they are doing and use these things all the time. I am not very interest in opinions of gadget freak spectators. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not read much about N/C digital forums
Re: Photographer and family shots (Was: On Topic or Seeking some advise)
From: "John Mustarde" > >A comment and a question: > >- I think "John baby photo" is a great one. (My guess is that mother > >is standing right beside the photographer making funny faces or waving > >a favourite pet doll in order to evoke a smile from you.) > > My wife runs across that one every year or so. Makes her go ditzy and > coo... she gets all motherly on me, which ain't a bad thing at all for > a cozy evening... Thanks! Now I know what I'll do. I'm going to enlarge one of my own "Lasse baby photos" (I do have a few of them) that might give the same effect (although I guess the negs stayed with the photographer) and put it on a wall where any visiting girl/lady will spot it, and see what luck it might bring me... :-) > >- What do you call the the kind of fence or "corrall" in "Barbara > >1947"? (Me and my sister used to have one too, and I got a few > >pictures of me in one of those as well.) > > > 1947 was before my time, but I think it was called a "playpen." > Nowadays they build fancy ones in sections that are called baby > corrals. So, you - do - use the word "corral" for it. I knew it only for horses from cowboy stories. Do the/you British call it the same? > It is amazing how *few* family photos I've managed to accumulate, > considering all the years of photo opportunities. I just finished > digitizing three hundred or so from my wife's family, which I am > laboriously retouching as time and interest permit. I think you are ahead of me in numbers, but I am doing the same. > Artifacts in the background, like the playpen you mentioned, are > interesting. Old cars, old toys, old furniture - all evoke a sense of > history and the continuity of family life. Exactly. I've spotted numerous toys, clothes, paintings, kitchen stuff etc. that bring back memories I had all forgotten about. A funny instance: recently on a 1952 photo of my father and mother sitting in the grass outside my grandparents house I noticed his leather briefcase beside him. That's the one I still prefer using today! I didn't know it was that old (and probably even a few years older than that). Kind of beat up, the grip needs some work, but the brown leather has a nice feel to it. I could go on on this topic, but suffice to say it is rewarding in so many ways to deal with pictures of the past. Thanks, Lasse
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
On 03.3.8 10:51 AM, "KT Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are a lot of real world examples coming out and one of the things > people are raving about 10D is its high ISO performance (far less noise). Re ISO performance of 10D, testing by pro photographers admires that you can't see much noise and difference between ISO 100/200/400, which is excellent in DSLR. Canon apparently included Auto ISO in 100~400 range which is the first in DSLR (popular in digital P&S but their auto ISO do not go much beyond ISO200 I suppose, I do not know. I have to check), which they thought was the indication that Canon was very confident in the ISO performance (noiseless) in this range. Cheers, Ken
Re: No respect (again...)
AMEN > Yet the ads on new cameras seem to tout that with > this camera, we can improve your shots with our better > features.. Many users fell for these gimmicks only to > be dissappointed that technology alone doesn't take > good photographs. This is supposed to be your job. > > Rick...
HELP! ME Super has a problem
Hi! My freshly acquired ME Super has a strange problem. It goes like this. 1. I've run 4 films through it. Two films were 24 exp and two were 36 exp. 2. Both 24 exp films came out just right. 3. For both 36 exp films roughly around 30th frame camera looses touch with the film. That is indicator of film advance/rewind is still while I cock the shutter or rewind film back to the cassette. Furthermore, on one of the two films, all frames past 28th are empty and 26th and 27th frame are well exposed several times. The only option I have at the moment is to submit the camera to some local shop who's owner told me he could repair the camera. The estimated price of repair is $30. He said he would also probably do some kind of CLA. Since camera works perfectly otherwise, I want to ask your opinion on this problem. I really don't want to be confined to 24 exp films only. Thanks in advance. --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57 www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=38625
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
On 03.3.8 9:51 AM, "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The most significant thing that current D60 users are wondering about is > if the AF of the 10D is improved. Hi Bruce, Most of the digicams including DSLRs rather have various constraints in AF particularly in locking on fast moving objects etc. I do not know much about D60 but I thought I read about some people complaining having to frequently use AF lock. I do not read much about N/C digital forums (in Japan) but I was interested in 10D in comparison with the coming *ist D and might start dropping in these "other" forums to investigate what's going on in the "other world". 10D's AF is more like EOS 7's less Eye control and Canon's site emphasizes the faster AF with much improved algorithm etc. So, it sounds like they addressed the problem if there was any in that area. There are a lot of real world examples coming out and one of the things people are raving about 10D is its high ISO performance (far less noise). Please take a look at the photo in; http://www.thisistanaka.com/diary/new.html And scroll down to the 4th from the top (a guy jumping with roller blades). It is not clickable but was taken at ISO 1600 to freeze the motion. You can see some noise particularly in darker area but I thought it was excellent. You can also see that the photographer was panning to follow the guy's movement (blurred tree branches in one direction). I do not know which AF mode he was using but 7 point AF is apparently working very well. Talking about ISO/noise, Kodak Pro 14n has been shipped with the firmware still being tweaked (almost in the prototype stage). The worst complaint from those who tested it in Japan is its noise at higher ISO, much like a doomed Contax N1 digital. Those testers (many of them are pro photographers) write it off that images even at ISO 400 are so "dirty" and unusable (obsolete D60 was far far better), although they also say that these could be improved over time as Kodak tweak the firmware. Also, it is said that Kodak Marketing wanted to price it at 500,000Yen level ($4,300 and up) but settled at later half of 600,000Yen ($5,100 and up) to be compatible with Canon's offering (1D ?), i.e., make max money while they can :-). All in all, 10D looks like an excellent camera and I am sure Pentax are well aware of it. The street price of 10D in Japan now is approx.$1,550. Cheers, Ken P.S. Nikon is said to have some problems with the compatibility of their Nikkor lenses with the full frame DSLR which is also apparent in Kodak 14n. I lost the URL wherein there was a lot of discussion about it (I did not understand half of it anyway :-). But this is the reason why they are sticking to the APS size sensor for now, and the Nikon Marketing is quoted saying; 1. they are having difficulties in deciding whether they have to stick to the smaller sensor or what to do with the full frame strategy. 2. they were surprised at the pricing of Canon 10D but the price for D100 is not much more expensive. 3. 10D is larger than D100 which feels much better in hands. 4. they intend to go with D100 for another while. We'll see.
Re: flower pics
> The second one is a really good image, imo. What I like in both > images are the highlights around the rim of the petals, and the > composition with the unsharp buds below. > Found the highlight in the left part of #1 quite distracting, > though. Agreed (both statements). It looks like #2 is basically a cropped #1, with the distractions removed - much nicer. What lighting did you use, Alan? Fred
Re: No respect (again...)
--- Pål_Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephen wrote: > > > Sheesh! I thought the *ist D was pretty big news. > > But what the hell do I know? > > > I hate to repeate this again, but *ist D isn't great > news outside the Pentax pond. Unfortunately, Pentax > didn't use this oportunity to release a DSLR that is > something special as opposed to very competent. > > Pål > If it is not, then what are some dealers already asking for it? The *ist D is Pentax's first to be in production DSLR, so one might expect that it is not as competent as you might have liked. I personally feel that Pentax went the right way in producing the *ist D with the features it has. A number of pros that I know are extremely delighted to hopefully have a chance to try it out when it comes out in July. Unlike you, they don't complain what features are missing and what it doesn't have in terms of the USM super duper AF system like that found on a Canon. These pros expect only one thing, good pictures from the new DSLR. All bets are off if the pictures look terrible. Remember the story of a hare and a tortoise? Pentax, being a tortoise, has made significant advancements in the development of their digital lines, expecially when they entered LATE. Every digital models they have are improved and enhanced, which unlike the competition offers multiple of the same models and only differentiate from color and features. For features and price, Pentax is a bargain and people knows that.. People who are out to buy a camera wants to buy a camera with these in mind: 1, Competitive price 2, Ergonomic design 3, Ease of use 4, Warranty repair turn around 5, Picture quality. 6, Features It's interesting that I put features at the last of the list and that is because, few if any photographers care about more zones and more AF points right. I mean, how can more zones and more AF points and better flash control improve over an already perfect picture? Yet the ads on new cameras seem to tout that with this camera, we can improve your shots with our better features.. Many users fell for these gimmicks only to be dissappointed that technology alone doesn't take good photographs. This is supposed to be your job. Rick... __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
Re: OT Agfa APX
Nick Zentena wrote: OTOH APX 400 should never be pushed. You can pull it to 200. The film box, european version, is printed inside with the development times for EI 400 and 1600. cheers, caveman
Re: Help in Canada
Jeff wrote: Hi Gary, I live in North York, which is minutes away from Vaughan. If you give me his address, I can at least verify if it's Kosher. Jeff and all that replied... First, thanks a TON for the offers. I finally heard from the guy this morning. He said the only email he received was the one I sent right after sending the MO. Guess that happens. He stated he did not reply to that one beacuse I "didn't request a reply". Maybe I thought it was a common courtesy to send an acknowledgement in matters like this. I know I always send one in that situation and just assumed most others did/do as well. He said he had just "recently" received the MO and would be shipping the flash either today or Monday. I'm going to keep yours and Frank's reply though, "just in case"... :-) A classic case of communication breakdown I guess... Thanks again!!! -- Later, Gary
Updating the big zooms
Hi, the 28-70 and 80-200/2.8 FA*´s are getting older and don´t match the modern Pentax AF line very well in terms of apperance and features. If Pentax intends to make replacements for them why not introduce a totally new line of high grade f:3.5 zooms? Just think about it: smaller, lighter and cheaper with the cost of a half a stop. Make them match the new cameras and ditch the power zoom. Nice black FA*'s 16-35/3.5, 24-70/3.5 and 70-200/3.5 would be something... -Matti
Re: No respect (again...)
--- Stephen Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If a particular brand model sells well, why spend the money to advertise it? Only camera brands that don't sell too well get advertised like you wouldn't believe.. It's has always been the case that Pentax cameras sell as new models come out. The problem is that, many other makers put out extremely generous points program to reward stores' employees to help them sell, sometimes without prejudice. Rick... __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
RE: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
Bruce Rubenstein wrote: > The most significant thing that current D60 users are wondering about is > if the AF of the 10D is improved. No doubt. As someone who would be a new entrant to the DSLR market, I would be looking at the whole package. If I had a D60 and was happy how it performed, this would only be relevant if I was going to trade up. Then, and only then, would the depreciation be an issue. I am still keen to see the *ist close up. Malcolm
Re: Photographer and family shots (Was: On Topic or Seeking some advise)
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 15:20:15 +0100, you wrote: >A comment and a question: >- I think "John baby photo" is a great one. (My guess is that mother >is standing right beside the photographer making funny faces or waving >a favourite pet doll in order to evoke a smile from you.) My wife runs across that one every year or so. Makes her go ditzy and coo... she gets all motherly on me, which ain't a bad thing at all for a cozy evening... >- What do you call the the kind of fence or "corrall" in "Barbara >1947"? (Me and my sister used to have one too, and I got a few >pictures of me in one of those as well.) > 1947 was before my time, but I think it was called a "playpen." Nowadays they build fancy ones in sections that are called baby corrals. It is amazing how *few* family photos I've managed to accumulate, considering all the years of photo opportunities. I just finished digitizing three hundred or so from my wife's family, which I am laboriously retouching as time and interest permit. Artifacts in the background, like the playpen you mentioned, are interesting. Old cars, old toys, old furniture - all evoke a sense of history and the continuity of family life. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
Re: Help in Canada
--- "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there someone on the list that lives in or near, > Vaughan, Ontario? > > I used BIN on an eBay auction for a AF-500FTZ flash > and sent him a > $240.00 USPS International Money Order. I mailed it > last Saturday but > what is bothering me is the guy has not answered any > of the several > emails I have sent him. He only has 31 feedbacks on > eBay, all but one > are perfect, and the negative was when he was a > buyer. (It looks like a > retalitory strike) I'm hoping he might be out of > pocket, but needless > to say, since he has not or will not answer, I'm a > bit concerned. > > > -- > Later, > Gary > Did you even try phoning him to inquire the status of your item? eBay usually has a seller or buyer profile while you're in the pay page. The contact number is listed there. Call him up.. And I hope you sent the money order via registered mail? Rick.. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
Re: To Everyone who has been published
From: "Collin Brendemuehl > What was your first published photograph? (Yeah, I know I'm late on this topic, but I started and didn't have time to finish it earlier and just want to be part of the gang... :-) ) At the (university) School of Journalism around 1988 I published a few photos of myself along with a few essays and some dadaistic poetry I wrote for the school paper (a few hundred prints I'd guess). That's also when I slowly started picking up photography again, (although my journalist training was writing and doing television), initially by making use of the school darkroom to make prints of my own and the family b&w negs and dsuting off a Praktica kit I had got very cheap from my brother in law. (Oh, yes now I remember, I also bought a Minox, a amall "lens-fold-out" with a great 2.8/35mm lens. A great success among the girls, who thought it so cute that they never minded being shot by it, not even the shyest ones. (Got to get it working again - I guess it fell one too many times out of my chest pocket.) The first published shot in a regular news paper may have been October 1990 (although there was another piece on local politicians that may have preceeded it - I can't find it right now), when I (both in writing and shooting (b&w with Praktica + Cosina or Chinon 35mm (single coated) + cheap small manual only Agfatronic flash) reported on a historical "scoop" I made at the Swedish National Archives in finding a (Imperial) Russian war "treasure" (bills, coins, coupons, stamps etc) that the Swedish Army took at the end of a military expedition to Åland (the Aland Islands) in 1918. The first "photographer only" published shot, was in August 1993 when, at a local athletic competition, a young girl set a national record in "sixathlon" (I believe it was for the young ones). Local athletics, along with music, town planning/construction, some street life etc, is one of my "photo genres" and I was just starting out learning how to do it. I had missed most of that day's events due to some World Championship Atlethics on television the same day, and was actually about to leave the grounds. There was however this last event announced, 800 meters girls, and there was a mention of one of girls having the chance to set a national record for girls aged 13, why I stopped and shot a number of frames. (Still w Praktica + Chinon 135mm, some Fuji colour) Because of the results I called the sports editor of one of the papers and told him about it and that I had pictures. The next day they ran the story with a moderately sized picture (payed for) of the girl running. (As it happened, this girl developed her talent (she made the national team in javelin) and I have photographically been able to document a ten year carriére of hers. A rewarding collaboration.) >From then on I have published photos almost as much as I have been published in writing (or maybe not - haven't thought about comparing or keeping count before) Sometimes just one or the other, sometimes both. Thanks for reading (it got longer than intended), Lasse
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
The most significant thing that current D60 users are wondering about is if the AF of the 10D is improved. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two key things from this to me, firstly, the latest model is two-thirds of the price of the D60 and the new model comes in an magnesium alloy body, instead of plastic. I dislike the plastic feel of new cameras - so this is a real plus point for me.
Re: *ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
The most significant thing that current D60 users are wondering about is if the AF of the 10D is improved. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two key things from this to me, firstly, the latest model is two-thirds of the price of the D60 and the new model comes in an magnesium alloy body, instead of plastic. I dislike the plastic feel of new cameras - so this is a real plus point for me.
Re: New guy has *ist questions...
My understanding is that the *ist may be, as you say, a "crippled" mount. However the *istD is as fully compatible as a PZ-1p. IMO, although the *ist and *ist D share the same chassis, they are as different as a ZX-60 and an ZX-5n. I'm intrigued by the small size and the ability to use readily available AA batteries without resorting to a bulky grip, especially as compared to the competition. Bill - Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 5:15 PM Subject: Re: New guy has *ist questions... > Bill wrote: > > > > Full functionality, no. ALL PENTAX LENSES are usable, with the same > > restrictions as K, M, and 645 and screwmount lenses have on the newer > > bodies. In other words, all Pentax lenses will work as well on the *ist > > models as they do on the PZ-1p and MZ-S. Consider it confirmed to this > > extent. > > > I was thinking of the fact that the *ist was designed without the mechanical coupling. It will only meter with lenses with electrical contacts. Still, it might changed but it was originally designed withn a "crippled" mount due to its entry level status. > > Pål >
Re: OT Agfa APX
Hi, Yeah, sure, at $3 a roll, I'll try it. I was just confused at what seemed the discrepancy between the Agfa Canada site, and what the salesman at Downtown told me. As long as I know what it is, I'll try it out, and shoot accordingly. Thanks a lot, frank Caveman wrote: > > > It's "quite grainy". ;-) Seriously. OTOH, it works "quite well" exposed > at EI 1600. > I can scan some samples for you. I'd say "give it a try". How much is a > roll anyway ? > > cheers, > caveman -- "Honour - that virtue of the unjust!" -Albert Camus
Re: Help in Canada
Hi, Gary, Vaughn is just north of me here in Toronto. I think GO Trains or buses go up there, but before I head up there with my old big huge Soligor 70-230 zoom hanging off my Spotmatic (I never use the lens anyway, and it must be good for ~something~), do you have his phone number? I'm going out of town in an hour or two for the weekend, but I"ll be back on Sunday evening. I could give him a call when I get back. regards, frank "Gary L. Murphy" wrote: > Is there someone on the list that lives in or near, Vaughan, Ontario? > > I used BIN on an eBay auction for a AF-500FTZ flash and sent him a > $240.00 USPS International Money Order. I mailed it last Saturday but > what is bothering me is the guy has not answered any of the several > emails I have sent him. He only has 31 feedbacks on eBay, all but one > are perfect, and the negative was when he was a buyer. (It looks like a > retalitory strike) I'm hoping he might be out of pocket, but needless > to say, since he has not or will not answer, I'm a bit concerned. > > -- > Later, > Gary -- "Honour - that virtue of the unjust!" -Albert Camus
*ist v D60 and now the EOS 10D.
Although I have no immediate plans for going into digital photography, I have read with interest the strings here on the *ist. The C D60 seemed an outstanding camera to judge any competitor by, until reading the head to head specifications of its replacement, the 10D, in Amateur Photographer, 16th March edition which dropped through my door this morning. How technology moves on so fast. Two key things from this to me, firstly, the latest model is two-thirds of the price of the D60 and the new model comes in an magnesium alloy body, instead of plastic. I dislike the plastic feel of new cameras - so this is a real plus point for me. It looks like the *ist will be under some severe competition, and first generation DSLRs will take a heck of a whack on depreciation. Malcolm
Re: Summary and manual focusing on the newer cameras
Levente -Levi- Littvay wrote: > > > So the MZ-S and the Z/SF series are my options. (and the *ist which has > not been tested by any of us... so I'll wait... :)) > In my experience, manual focusing in the MZ-S would be the best of the lot, in spite of the relative low magnification finder, the focusing screen is a joy to use, it is contrasty and things "pop" in and out of focus clearly. But I can also focus easily with the Z-1, and being focusing screens of the Z1-p slightly brighter, it would be a wise choice too. -- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zaragoza (Aragon) - Spain --
FA on Ebay pentax stuff
check back there will be alot of gear over the next month http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=waynes _photo_world&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=25 comming soon pz-1p, tokina 28-70mm 2.6-2.8 atx pro, 20-35mm 3.5-4.5 tokina and maybe another 90mm VS1 2.5 macro with macro convertor time to jump ship no the place i work for has just purchased the new canon 1ds and a full image size sensor is too much temptation for me. as they kindly said i can borrow it after hours and pay next to nothing for it in 6 months when the write it off. so i will just keep my one LX, 24mm f2, 31mm, 43mm and 77mm lens and convert to canon for the rest
RE: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there
Perhaps I should have elaborated. I go through the prints at least two times. First to go are the out of focus, camera shake examples, and flash miss-fires. Next pass looks carefully for inappropriate gestures, items in the field of view, eye blinks of the bride and/or groom, etc. Those make up the bulk of the duds. I do one pass through the duds to check for what may be noticed as not being in the proof set. Any pictures of important relatives in attendance, even though they blinked, could be important to the B&G or to someone else in the party. If there is only the one shot, I don't throw it away. I keep it just in case somebody asks about it but I don't always include it in the proof set I provide to the B&G. It depends how glaring it is. Len --- > -Original Message- > From: Gianfranco Irlanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there > > > Len Paris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I never give a customer anything I consider as being bad. > > Nor do I, although on many occasions a customer choose what I > hardly considered a good shot - it happens almost always for > the wedding pictures, sometimes in other situations. > > Gianfranco > > = > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
RE: K50/1.2 lost in transit
To where in the U.S. did you ship it? There are a lot of us over here and it would help to know where to put our special attention. Len --- > -Original Message- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: K50/1.2 lost in transit > > > Hi Team, > > I sent a near pristine Pentax SMC 50/1.2 to a guy in the US, > unfortunately it > seems to have been lost in transit. So if anyone spies a > really nice 50/1.2 > with the serial number 1468197 for sale I would really like > to be notified, > thanks. It will be listed on the photo.net registry shortly also. > > Cheers, > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/> ~distudio/publications.html > > Pentax user since 1986 PDMLer since 1998 > >
Re: OT: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there
>How do YOU handle your proofs when handing them back to clients? Do you >sort and only hand the good ones back or do you give them the whole 9 yards >so they know you're not holding anything back? Never, ever, ever let the client see the duds. If necessary, I would destroy the negatives. .02, Cotty Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/
Re: Jerusalem Snow
High Doug, "NIVA" is a russian car produced by "LADA" and also sold in Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), technical a very simple car, fit for deserts in Uzbekistan and mountains in Germany. Price here from 14 000 to ...(I dont know) ? 16 000 US-$ = 16 000 EURO. Lowest price-range of all sold cars in our country. In Russia, former "Sowjetunion" = USSR, it was and is a car for the army as like for civil use. Here in Germany are not so many cars of this type running. Kristian-Heinrich Schüssler from Black Forrest - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 3:53 PM Subject: Re: Jerusalem Snow > On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:24:08 +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > > I suggest you take some Lada and Niva for some rides... > > I've heard a story, several times from different people, that I'm > wondering if you can confirm or refute. Supposedly there was a very > cheap car manufactured in the USSR, intended for regular people. > on the brink of exploding, or something, if that happens. > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: March Pug (very long thread)
>Who is this person sending these messages? Steve WHAT? WHO Cottrell? > >It cannot be, we all know your name is _really_ Cottington! Perhaps >Cottington Cottrell, or Cottington Steve Cotrell... hmmm.. LOL. Yeah, right. Trying to configure the Mail.app in OS X Actually it is Cottrell, but you can call me Sir. Cotty Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/
Re: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there
i have discovered that there is no accounting for taste. if the technically bad shots are removed, then what is left is what should be presented. so, bad exposure, bad focus, closed eyes, many blurs, etc, should be removed, but all else should stay. that's for portrait stuff only. for editorial work, once you get past focus and exposure, what you think is terrible might be exactly what the editor is looking for because they may crop on you or do other things. you have to have a really good feel in advance of what the editor is looking for to do much editing. for fine art work, you have to be ruthless in editing.and what is very, very good probably isn't good enough. Herb - Original Message - From: "Taz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 02:45 Subject: Re: Question For You "Professional" photogs out there > Herb > > Could you please expound on this statement? And does that include > processing service such as I locally available for a premium price of about > $12.00 roll of 24 that includes custom editing before doing the prints? > > Thanks
Re: Help in Canada
I know it's easy to jump the panic button, but truly with international mail, customs, terrorists etc assuming he got it is a bit much to assume. Furthermore he might be on a couple of days holiday. I had that recently happen with an Ebay purchase myself and I couldn't ask for a better person to deal with although he doesn't email much. He happens to be a pro that is just super busy. I'd at least give it till Monday evening and then hit the panic button - Original Message - From: "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:18 PM Subject: Help in Canada > Is there someone on the list that lives in or near, Vaughan, Ontario? > > I used BIN on an eBay auction for a AF-500FTZ flash and sent him a > $240.00 USPS International Money Order. I mailed it last Saturday but > what is bothering me is the guy has not answered any of the several > emails I have sent him. He only has 31 feedbacks on eBay, all but one > are perfect, and the negative was when he was a buyer. (It looks like a > retalitory strike) I'm hoping he might be out of pocket, but needless > to say, since he has not or will not answer, I'm a bit concerned. > > > -- > Later, > Gary > >
Re: New guy has *ist questions...
Brendan a écrit: The *ist will work with screw mount lenses in aperture priority, you set the aperture, the camera sets the rest. As for E-TTL, it's P-TTL here and it can be turned off ( unlike the canon ). P-TTL works only with lenses type A (and F, FA). And too with K and M lenses modified for matrix metering; two links: Mark Roberts site: http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm Mine (French, you can translate by http://babel.altavista.com/tr http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/Photo/multizone.htm Michel
