Re: Me and my 250-600 (now nothing to do with filing cabinets)
Sigh.. that brings back bad memories for me.. The day I had to contemplate switching to c***n.. I've never been able to face a giraffe since.. http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/africa.jpg Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Me and my 250-600 (now nothing to do with filing cabinets) --- Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap615.jpg LOL! That's hilarious. What a cool shot. Jostein Is that Greywolf before his last trip to the barber for a trim? vbg -frank Well, I guess either greywolf or I might just have been insulted, but I'm darned if I can figure out which :-) That is, of course, me with the 250-600, on it's shakedown test outing at San Diego Wild Animal Park. Other images from that trip (most taken with the 250-600) can be found here: http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/sdwap.html There are two shots there not taken with a Pentax camera, but with a Nikon point-and-shoot (35mm, not digital). One, obviously, is the shot of me holding my camera. Would anyone care to guess which the other one is?
Re: Me and my 250-600 (now nothing to do with filing cabinets)
Hi, Jostein wrote: John Francis wrote: There are two shots there not taken with a Pentax camera, but with a Nikon point-and-shoot (35mm, not digital). One, obviously, is the shot of me holding my camera. Would anyone care to guess which the other one is? This giraffe look somewhat familiar...:-) http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap414.jpg That was my first thought also, not only because of the subject but because it has quite high DOF. But, looking at the original, 414 does not have as much DOF so I am not sure. There is nothing else that seems to have the same characteristics as 615. Only 115 comes close and there is very little background further away than a few yards to make a judgement. I must be a Neanderthal. mike reading this on the archives, so I don't know the answer yet. CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please reply to this email and highlight the error. Please note that the views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure thay are actually virus free.
Re: Me and my 250-600 (now nothing to do with filing cabinets)
On 14 Jul 2004 at 5:18, William Robb wrote: I doubt that the fellow comes close to 1000:1 TOC. I'm starting to wonder if you Canadians ever see sunlight? 1000:1 is 10 stops, not that difficult to come by in bright Aussie sunlight. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Me and my 250-600 (now nothing to do with filing cabinets)
Hi! There are two shots there not taken with a Pentax camera, but with a Nikon point-and-shoot (35mm, not digital). One, obviously, is the shot of me holding my camera. Would anyone care to guess which the other one is? Is it monopod or tripod? And what is the total weight of this THING? The sort of stuff I do doesn't lend itself to using a tripod, so I generally only use a monopod with this lens. It weighs around 12lb (5.5kg), before you add a camera. With a camera, battery grip, protective filter and a monopod you'd be looking at around 15lbs (7Kg) to carry around. Add a second body with a flash and the 80-200 and that makes over 20lb of camera equipment. Carrying that lot up and down steep hillsides in the hot California sun is quite tiring. I really wonder what the giraffe is thinking looking at your camera and the lens... g Boris
Me and my 250-600 (now nothing to do with filing cabinets)
--- Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap615.jpg LOL! That's hilarious. What a cool shot. Jostein Is that Greywolf before his last trip to the barber for a trim? vbg -frank Well, I guess either greywolf or I might just have been insulted, but I'm darned if I can figure out which :-) That is, of course, me with the 250-600, on it's shakedown test outing at San Diego Wild Animal Park. Other images from that trip (most taken with the 250-600) can be found here: http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/sdwap.html There are two shots there not taken with a Pentax camera, but with a Nikon point-and-shoot (35mm, not digital). One, obviously, is the shot of me holding my camera. Would anyone care to guess which the other one is?
Re: Me and my 250-600 (now nothing to do with filing cabinets)
On 14 Jul 2004 at 0:36, John Francis wrote: There are two shots there not taken with a Pentax camera, but with a Nikon point-and-shoot (35mm, not digital). One, obviously, is the shot of me holding my camera. Would anyone care to guess which the other one is? Isn't it Bill who claims that high contrast test targets don't exist in the real world :-) http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap125.jpg Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
