At 12:27 PM 1/5/2004, Bob wrote:
Hi,
Also, noticed that August is for BW submissions. Is that for real BW,
or does C-41 BW get included as well as desaturated color?
it's for pictures of zebras, nuns, penguins, waiters and skunks.
Too bad I didn't get a photo of the skunk that skunked my car
Very nice photos! Neutral colour, very good exposure. Ah, and you are lucky
- you have summer in Oz now, we have -10 degrees here in Poland :-)
What I like about *istD pictures, that they are slightly film like with
natural colours and tones.
--
Best Regards
Sylwek
Hi,
was the car a Fiat Panda, or perhaps an old police black white?
--
Cheers,
Bob
it's for pictures of zebras, nuns, penguins, waiters and skunks.
Too bad I didn't get a photo of the skunk that skunked my car on Xmas eve.
Hi Bruce,
on 05 Jan 04 you wrote in pentax.list:
Certainly an area that I am most interested in. I am not shooting
with the AF500FTZ. I have the AF360FGZ and 2 AF400T's and 1 AF280T.
Could you be a bit more specific about what your results are like?
There's a German thread on incorrect flash
Ryan wrote:
Any of the Aus GFM crew going to be at Sydney Mardi Gras? Some photo opps
there, wouldn't there be..
Second last Mardi Gras I went to was the night the present Government
was elected. Last one was last year. Sadly, the march is a shadow of
it's what it once was. Make of that what
Hi,
So, which Pentax body do you feel is the toughest ... the one you'd take
through the rain and the mud and the Atacama desert, and toss into the
back of your rattling old pickup and not worry about it getting the crap
knocked out of it?
I bought my first LX after my first trip to
Another question is, were the batteries in the camera installed
correctly? It's possible to put them in wrong, so that the camera
suffers from low voltage.
Len
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
-Original Message-
From: mrkane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 04,
only the *istD and ZX-L/MZ-6 use the same release.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: cable release
Isn't it the same one that you use for the Mz-S and the Mz-6 etc?
Rob,
I remember when you did the same with your newly acquired Olympus.
By then I disliked the huge dof / nasty boke of the macro shots and
in general the video look. Now it definitely looks better. More
natural, more film like. Good luck with your *istd.
Servus, Alin
Rob wrote:
Peter Jordan wrote:
One thing never to do when talking with your customers is to
relating what you charge with what it costs you. They won't
recognise your cost structure and vastly underestimate your
costs.Say you go into a restaurant and query the £5 that they
are charging for French
bob i think if we here were concerened about bandwidth...
arnie
- Original Message -
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:48 PM
Subject: PUG thanks
Hi,
Thanks to the people who have commented on my PUG entry - I'm
flattered by your
Hmmm...
Reminds me of a pro-whaling T-shirt:
Intelligent food for intelligent people
:-)
Jostein
Quoting Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
An oldie but a goodie ...
PETA: People for the Eating of Tasty Animals
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
8:30pm and the temp is still over 35C. So to cool off I took a drive
into town for some atmosphere. In town there is a small carnival and
a ship has anchored in the river. I thought I would try my hand with
the Bulb setting on the *istD and rather than let the camera do the
exposure work, I
graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
I am GETTING to a reply to all of these wonderful responses to this thread,
please don't think that I am being rude to you all, it is just that there
are SO MANY! lol. And they are all very detailed, so it is taking me some
graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
The first rule is: never break these rules ACCIDENTALLY.
Well, yes, and no.
Right. If you break a rule accidentally and the resulting photo
*works*... TELL everyone you broke the rule deliberately!
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
I notice that Frank has decided to comment
on
all PUG entries
for January, so I'm gonna do it, too. Not critique, but comment.
Me and the Wind by David J Brooks
Interesting. I keep flipping back and forth between liking it and
finding it
mapson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know if the current cable release for *istD [CS-205] is
different from the old cables for the 35mm cameras. Apart from the jack
connection and the looks, is the rest the same or different?
IMHO cable switch is just that. Why change then? I do not
The CR-V3's are hard to put in Wong. since they have a little groove
on one side. Even if they were, the camera was absolutely fine except
for a problem with a few lenses. When I looked through the manual
again, all I could figure was that the backup battery would hold the
date and time
You could always drop it (CRASH!) ;-)Besides, that's what back up
bodies are for. . .
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/05/04 06:04PM
I want never ever EVER
Charles Braswell Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know if it would qualify as the toughest but I had a PZ-1 that
really took a lot of abuse and never let me down.
The only Pentaxes that I've owned that are more recent than the MX are
the PZ-1p, MZ-S and 645. All three appear to shrug off
- Original Message -
From: Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:58 PM
Subject: First *istD pictures
Hi Rob,
Could you please tell me why you converted to sRGB in
Photoshop
when the *istD has the option of sRGB or Adobe RGB
AFAIK, there are currently different cable releases for Pentax cameras. The
latest only fits the *ist, *ist D, and ZX-L
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: cable release
mapson
* what are the best modes to use flash in?
I use usualy both - P or Av modes on *istD and the same with MZ-S.
--
Best Regards
Sylwek
Well to the wonderfull world of digital flash photography.vbg
I have recently bought the newest recommended flash
Cool shots Kevin, I love those ship ones... How cool is that effect of the
moon behind those clouds. Funny actually, cause I was outside with my boys
at around 8.30 and Jaimyn (my 5yo) observed that tonight the moon is round,
so we call it full, and tommorrow it will be a half-moon, you just
I did some nature shooting recently with the *ist D and I find that I
agree with most of Robb's assessment of how this camera handles. Some
points to note:
1. I'm not as bother by the lack of aperture ring and have actually
adjusted quite well to this. OTOH, I'm right-handed.
2. The idea about
Correction:
The CR-V3's are hard to put in Wong.
I meant to say wrong, and I know of no one named Wong that requires
batteries ;-)
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chris Brogden said:
. The best way to handle these
situations, IMO, is to let your potential clients know that no date is
booked until you have received the first deposit, usually 25-50% of the
total amount. No money, no booking. Period. No
Annsan,
Then I wish you a rapid recovery, I had had better times myself as well,
so I understand.
Regards,
Frits
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 01:23, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Frits Wüthrich wrote:
I don't own stock of Hamrick, but I really think you make a mistake
here.
Vuescan often works a lot
Mine has to be my SP500. I think i mentioned a while back it took some awfull
treatment in
the early 70's
in the Queen Charlottes in British Columbia Canada.Dumped it in the Pacific,dropped it
from the
helicopter,plus numerous falls from my bumper etc.
Still works but the meter is dead now.
Hi,
Shel wrote:
... according to a message I received earlier today.
Polaroid makes a Type 55 4x5 and Type 665
3-1/4 x 4-1/4 positive/negative instant film.
These films produce both a print and a negative
for later enlarging, contact printing, or
Steven Desjardins wrote
2. The idea about replacing the rocker switch with distinct buttons
(5?) is a good one. It's way too easy to rock it the wrong way.
Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII
the buttons is one, then we have:
* the card door/flap catches on strap
* the green
ROFLMAO - I have this dreadful mental image of Steve trying to insert his
batteries into Mr Wong...
Ok, change of subject, I don't think I *like* said mental image so much...
vbg
tan.
Steve noted:
Correction:
The CR-V3's are hard to put in Wong.
I meant to say wrong, and I know of no
On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Christian Skofteland wrote:
I think the flamingos http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id4.html are
awesome. I could have watched and photographed them all day long.
I can't believe the colour is real.
My favourite is
On 6 Jan 2004 at 23:59, Chris wrote:
Hi Rob,
Could you please tell me why you converted to sRGB in
Photoshop
when the *istD has the option of sRGB or Adobe RGB built in.Loved your
'photo's.I must come over from Rose Bay and have a chat sometime.
Regards Chris Kennedy
Hi
- Original Message -
From: mapson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:32 AM
Subject: Ergonomics of *istD
* central hotshoe - unables use of rtf and external flash
This is not a problem using the AF360 in wireless mode
anything else?
Return
BINGO! You got to love this list!
Based on your remarks Heiko I tested with my Metz 40MZ-2 and SCA3701
adapter, which I used in TTL mode successfully on my PZ_1, but found
severe underexposure on my *ist D. All at 200ISO.
(On automatic, the flash uses it's own cell, it worked very fine, and
the
I'd better start proof reading closer.
That should state there are currently 3 different
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: cable release
AFAIK, there are currently different cable
On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
My Mac has been sabotaged
Argh.
Just when you think you've got an idiot-proof computer,
the world comes up with a better idiot.
Thanks John, I'll take that as a compliment.
Cheers,
Cotty
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On a slightly different note, I showed the following pic to a colleague:
http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/portraits/images/pic3.html
And he said, yeah, that's a really nice shot, lovely. It's a great shame
that his eye is in such deep shadow, but
Hi guys - I meant to comment on this when graywolf and frank raised it.
Where I am, it is standard practice to ask for money up front, and I have no
problem with that. If they balk at it, I usually just tell them that due to
me being such a small business, I don't have enough through-put with
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Hmm a press of photographers.. My own mental links associate 'press' with
reporters (non-photographically inclined) as well.
I quite like:
a bokeh of photographers.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi,
Rob S. wrote:
On 6 Jan 2004 at 8:24, mike.wilson wrote:
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/channel/1/extra/new/display/985378
Oh my, someone's found a use for the multi-expo, isn't that a pretty pic :-)
What a coincidence that I should trip over that image within minutes of
your
Pizza could have fixed this problem too. I had Pop-up blocking set too
high. Dropped it a notch and all is well. Great PUG this month!
Len
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PUG January
- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
BTW who has actually seriously used the multi-exposure function beyond
tests?
My sister gave me the National Geographic Digital Photography Field Guide.
In it the author, Rob Sheppard, describes how to use two exposures of the
mapson wrote: * camera too small - with grip is OK - my wife says the same
thing
This was one of the concerns I have wondered about, I do love my camera to
be big and chunky and to look like a professional camera rather than a toy
version.
tan.
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 04:37, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Jan 4, 2004, at 5:21 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote:
From Paul Stenquist, the
other Michigan PDMLer, I'm learning to shoot dilapidated trailer
parks.VBG!!
I prefer the trailer parks to the deer because they don't run away g.
I do
Boris wrote:
So when he recovered, he turned to me and said something like Bro, we have
a dangerous job. I was very pleased, one may say g.
Cool, a feather to put in your hat! Congratulations...
It would take too much of mental power out of me. It is plain difficult.
Since I came to have fun,
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Hi,
and after all that I missed out a 'be'. Well, I'll just say it's
'understood', otherwise everybody'll think I'm like Cotty.
--
Cheers,
Bob
Sin of a batch! You flapping bustard - jist you wait, I'l sort you out filla!
Cheers,
Cotty
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From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Christian Skofteland wrote:
I think the flamingos http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id4.html
are
awesome. I could have watched and photographed them all day long.
I can't believe the
Heh while we're there we could also get 'a bracket of photographers', out of
which we can tell at least one of them will get a good shot ;-)
Cheers,
Ryan
- Original Message -
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:51 PM
On 6 Jan 2004 at 13:54, mike.wilson wrote:
if there was
enough wind to turn the blades, why is the vegetation unblurred? I see
the very tops are moving but I would expect more. Maybe that is
another exposure He lists nine exposures but I can only count 15
blades which, divided by the
Thanks Rob,
I know Bundeena.When I was a cabbie it was a
b to get to.
I agree ,we must meet.More for my benefit than yours I think.
Regards Chris Kennedy
mapson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Steven Desjardins wrote
2. The idea about replacing the rocker switch with distinct buttons
(5?) is a good one. It's way too easy to rock it the wrong way.
Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII
the buttons is one, then we have:
* the card door/flap
On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Tanya.
Hi Tan,
Seeing as everyone has put in there piece about your woes, I thought I
would just add a few words of cheap comfort, in the length that seems
appropriate for the thread:
Have a drink, everything will be fine. Have a drink, everything will
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What is a full res jpeg?
Better described as a jpeg with the least amount of compression available
by the camera.
Cheers,
Cotty
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On 6 Jan 2004 at 8:52, Christian wrote:
My sister gave me the National Geographic Digital Photography Field Guide.
In it the author, Rob Sheppard, describes how to use two exposures of the
same scene to expose for the highlights and shadows more effectively.
Obviously, a tripod and static
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Panatomic X is still available ...
... according to a message I received earlier today.
Polaroid makes a Type 55 4x5 and Type 665
3-1/4 x 4-1/4 positive/negative instant film.
These films produce both a print and a negative
for
- Original Message -
From: mapson
Subject: Flash photography and *istD
Can anyone offer any help?
I use an old Metz 60 CT-2 with the analogue SCA module.
Works fine on the LX, works fine on the ist D, though I have never found
Pentax TTL to be overly accurate.
Consider going to an
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: The Toughest Pentax
So, which Pentax body do you feel is the toughest ...
Old style Made in Japan K 1000.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: mapson
Subject: Ergonomics of *istD
Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII
the buttons is one, then we have:
* the card door/flap catches on strap
* the green button too far from trigger, actually to be used by wrong
finger!
* ISO/WB
Although not necessarily related to increasing dynamic range, here are a
couple of links to an interesting program. I've not tried this particular
one, but their PT Assembler is good.
http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/cgi-bin/image.pl?gallery=8
http://www.tawbaware.com/imgstack.htm
Bill
-
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Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII
the buttons is one, then we have:
* the card door/flap catches on strap
* the green button too far from trigger, actually to be used by wrong
finger!
* ISO/WB program settings on the same wheel
* camera
Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 6 Jan 2004 at 8:52, Christian wrote:
My sister gave me the National Geographic Digital Photography Field Guide.
In it the author, Rob Sheppard, describes how to use two exposures of the
same scene to expose for the highlights and shadows more
Bill Owens a écrit:
AFAIK, there are currently different cable releases for Pentax cameras. The
latest only fits the *ist, *ist D, and ZX-L
All cable for Pentax from Z serie to *istD use the same electrical
shema; there is tree jack:
- flat 3 pin for Z and MZ serie
- special round connector
Cotty wrote:
I quite like:
a bokeh of photographers.
that's good but a lot of people wouldn't know the pronunciation. How does a
lens of photographers sound?
Tom Reese
I noticed something recently as I perused a local camera place over the
holidays - their used AF body section is entirely dominated by Pentax MZ series
bodies (what the Yanks call ZX bodies - probably 20 or so of them), especially
the MZ-M and MZ-10 models. It made me wonder why. I had an
Steve Jolly posted:
Seriously though, in this entire thread, nobody's yet mentioned a Pentax
camera that *didn't* stand up to abuse. Is there a body that anyone
*wouldn't* be prepared to take somewhere unfriendly?
Funny, I just posted another reply to this thread, in which I mentioned in
-Original Message-
From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or even the *ist D. My *ist D fell a few weeks ago and the CF door
cracked. Someone else on dpreview dropped one in November with a
flash attached and the flash ripped off of the hotshoe.
The shoe on the camera
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Steve Desjardins wrote:
I'm not sure I agree with the too small part.
I probably wouldn't have bought the *ist D if it was larger. The
major reason that I have stuck with Pentax cameras is their small
size, excellent ergonomics, and the number of affordable high quality
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, tom wrote:
-Original Message-
From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or even the *ist D. My *ist D fell a few weeks ago and the CF door
cracked. Someone else on dpreview dropped one in November with a
flash attached and the flash ripped off of the
I do not think it is actually Panatomic X, but does have similar grain.
Interestingly the film and the paper are slighly different speeds. But if you
expose for the film, you will get a print that is ok for checking composition,
etc. After awhile you will even be able to tell whether the film
I have an SF1n. Don't think I would take it someplace rugged.
Jim A.
From: Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:40:31 +
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: The Toughest Pentax
Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Resent-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004
On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I quite like:
a bokeh of photographers.
that's good but a lot of people wouldn't know the pronunciation. How does a
lens of photographers sound?
Tom Reese
True.
A stop?
A sync?
An aperture?
I like focus.
Or a meter?
:-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Seriously though, in this entire thread, nobody's yet mentioned a Pentax
camera that *didn't* stand up to abuse. Is there a body that anyone
*wouldn't* be prepared to take somewhere unfriendly?
The *ist D !
Cheers,
Cotty
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Heiko Hamann wrote:
That makes me wonder, too. Any physicists here to explain? I simply
can't imagine, why the CCD's reflectivity should change with the ISO
value.
I'm a physicist and the suggestion makes no sense to me :-)
S
On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 17:04, Heiko Hamann wrote:
OTOH - you now can predict the TTL-behaviour of the *istD and use the
ISO setting for flash exposure compensation ;-)
Yes, I thought about this as well, flash compensation is something I
badly miss on my PZ-1, so now I have it on the *ist D.
I've had alot of trouble with the AF360FGZ. It underexposes. I have to
compensate *ALOT*. As much as +2 sometimes. Its really bad when I use
it to do bounce flash, which I prefer. I took some family portraits
recently and I had to play with it for a long time before I got the pics
with a
Heiko Hamann wrote:
Hi Frits,
That makes me wonder, too. Any physicists here to explain? I simply
can't imagine, why the CCD's reflectivity should change with the ISO
value.
I'm not a physicist, but I am an electrical engineer by training, and
the CCD's sensistivity/ISO setting does
- Original Message -
This was one of the concerns I have wondered about, I do love my camera to
be big and chunky and to look like a professional camera rather than a toy
version.
tan.
Is it time to start THAT thread again? So small is definately
non-proffessional regardless of
Hi Steve,
on 06 Jan 04 you wrote in pentax.list:
I simply can't imagine, why the CCD's reflectivity should change with
the ISO value.
I'm a physicist and the suggestion makes no sense to me :-)
That calms me down, really. Whatever the cause is, it shouldn't be the
reflectiveness of the CCDs
Hi,
I quite like:
a bokeh of photographers.
I'm sure the correct expression is a sweat of photographers. Or
perhaps a whiff.
--
Cheers,
Bob
Or even a battery.
Ziggy
-Original Message-
From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 06 January 2004 17:13
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..
Hi,
I quite like:
a bokeh of photographers.
I'm sure the correct
I've never experienced problems with the AF360FGZ on my ist-D in P-TTL mode.
I use bounce flash a ton and I get very good exposures. I use it on a macro
bracket just inches from a small subject and get great results. I use it
straight on without problems. Fill flash works too. Geez, even the
I don't know. Actually the only Pentaxes I have had extensive experience with
are the H3, the MX, and the ME Super.
Never had a problem with the H3 but it was my first SLR and I really babied it.
Have had 3 MX's, one dropped on concrete with the 85/2 had the mirror knocked
out of alignment and
I've had my K1000 for 2 1/2 years and it seems plenty tough. It's been
out in rain, snow and cold and has never failed. I have a bad habit of
letting it bang against boulders and that doesn't seem to bother it. I
had it out shooing meteors from 4am-7:30 on a beach and a marsh in the
freezing cold,
The wedding photography thread got me thinking about my experiences...
I wanted to shoot some portraits of a bride and groom and couldn't find the
groom. He was outside behind the building smoking dope with the best man. By
the end of the reception he was stoned out of his mind and trying to give
I'll recount my ZX-M story, as it's been a while.
I bought a ZX-M in 1999 and almost immediately relegated it to hazard
duty. Two of my daughters are fairly interested in cameras and at the time
were less than delicate around them. By myself, I subjected the camera to
rain, snow, ice, I
For those who can't afford the istD
a cache of photographers
For those who can afford the istD
a cash of photographers
For those who work with tv
a crash of photographers
Charles Braswell Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know if it would qualify as the toughest but I had a PZ-1 that
really took a lot of abuse and never let me down.
The only Pentaxes that I've owned that are more recent than the MX are
the PZ-1p, MZ-S and 645. All three appear to shrug
Bearing in mind the prevalence of the *ist D and others in the kit bags
of folk on this list, I thought it would be worth mentioning this article
I found while going through the back issues of The Digital Journalist
(www.digitaljournalist.org). On the subject of monochrome versus colour,
with film
So, which Pentax body do you feel is the toughest ... the one you'd
take through the rain and the mud and the Atacama desert, and toss
into the back of your rattling old pickup and not worry about it
getting the crap knocked out of it?
1. 6x7 - pickup truck will expire first.
2. K1000
Hello Boris,
As a rule of thumb, I don't autofocus unless I am unable to make the
shot with manual focus. In a wedding, that is rare. I also find that
using AF for everything, tends to influence my composition. The reason
is that the sensor needs to be pointing at the point of focus (which
most
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it's been to Newborough Warren
On Anglesey??
Cheers,
Cotty
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- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Most of the EXIF info remains in the files but Pshop seems to strip the
Pentax
specific info. So in camera Saturation, Sharpness and Contrast were set at
0, -
2, 0
is that -2 for sharpness?
Christian
Ann Sanfedele wrote about an 080C she wants to sell.
Ann I don't have your e-mail address. I'm interested if you're in the US. I
don't want to have to deal with overseas shipping.
Tom Reese
On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Cotty, I honestly think that if one was given enough supply of drinks
they would be very dead by now. You know, having *that* many drinks in
sequence is a bad idea. I know, I know, some bodies are better suited
for drinks than some other bodies... But
I did some nature shooting recently with the *ist D and I find that I
agree with most of Robb's assessment of how this camera handles. Some
points to note:
1. I'm not as bother by the lack of aperture ring and have actually
adjusted quite well to this. OTOH, I'm right-handed.
I'm
ROFLMAO - I have this dreadful mental image of Steve trying to insert his
batteries into Mr Wong...
Now you know why it's called assault and battery ...
-Original Message-
From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I quit doing them eventually. I couldn't take wearing the
jacket in the hot
weather (summer weddings suck IMO), the neckties, the
drunks and all the
other aggravation. I wish I could just shoot the B G
portraits and
Cotty wrote:
I quite like:
a bokeh of photographers.
that's good but a lot of people wouldn't know the pronunciation. How does a
lens of photographers sound?
Well, it *sounds* OK, but somebody will want to spell it lense.
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