Hello Amita
You have been shooting in very difficult light. The very low sun is giving
you trouble. Believe me, we Scandiavians know this from experience. That'
what gives the camera eeposure automatics problems. You uses Av setting,
letting the camera chose shutterspeed, but with the flash turned
This one time, at flashing camp, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Welcome to the wonderful world of TTL flash photography with the
istD.
Go out and buy yourself a plain, ordinary, not TTL auto flash.
This is not silly advice. I have a 360FGZ and now find myself with
my ol' trust CT45
On Nov 7, 2004, at 8:40 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
David, your Rock image rocks! Looks like a great place to return to
and
get up close personal with the elements in the scene.
That area is a fascinating place and is one of my favourite
photographic locations. It's about a 1-hour drive from
Welcome to the digital world where a speck on your CCD is your worst enemy
:)
have a look at http://www.bythom.com/cleaning.htm for example,
Sam
- Original Message -
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi!
I've shot today some 20 frames. Some of the frames feature the same
kind of
On Nov 6, 2004, at 9:08 PM, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote:
There aren good speakers:
http://vincent.brient.free.fr/pav_grave.htm
OK I'm not quite that dedicated... or this dedicated:
http://www.royaldevice.com/custom.htm
My speakers are somewhat more modest: a pair of 3-way bookshelf
speakers. They
On 6/11/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:
look at how the Brits celebrate atrocities of their own.
To be fair, not all Brits celebrate. I don't.
Cheers,
Cotty
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New technologies, new photographing techniques. I have used this procedure
successfully for mixed and difficult light:
Set camera to Tv and 1/100 sec.
Make a test shot using this setting and the flash turned OFF.
Press the PLAY back button. The picture may show need for fill flash (beeing
a
On 6/11/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
That effigies are burned and fireworks fired on Guy Fawkes day seems a
childish remnant of days or yore, more than a celebration of
intolerance. In a similar manner, Halloween isn't a celebration of
devilish forces, but a fun night for
On 6/11/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:
I didn't misunderstand the article. And I have Catholic friends in the
UK, who have to hide on Guy Fawkes day. In addition to Guy Fawkes,
effigies of popes are burned. It's a barbaric custom, and it pisses me
off. It has no place here or
On 6/11/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
OK ... I'll start:
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/ktc.html
CAUTION: Offensive cat picture
LOL. Holy moly.
Hey there's no person in that pic.
Cheers,
Cotty
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I always thought one should use a larger aperture for portraits to get a
nice soft out of focus background that does not distract from the person?
Sam
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And - BTW - don't use F3.5 for portraits. Use F5.6 or better.
Hi Larry,
Welcome out of lurker's shadows. :-)
The Pentax lens is getting very hard to find these days, and is
hideously expensive new. It's gone out of production.
I have little experience with shooting at sports arenas, so take my
thoughts on this with a suitable measure of salt. When
Hi,
Hopefully, this will not end up as a big flame war.
isn't that what Guy Fawkes said?
--
Cheers,
Bob
Yes, that's right, Sam.
But most lenses don't make sharp and/or contrasty photographs at F3.5.
I'd still choose F5.6-F11 depending on the focal length and distance.
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Sam Jost [mailto:[EMAIL
It's not that silly - just not very helpfull. So,t I kind of agree with you,
Kevin.
You can make brilliant shots with a TTL as well as an ordenary autoflash.
See my postings and test shots on the matter.
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig
An example of fill flash I used today with a rather pretty model in some
bright sunlight:
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/fill.jpg
My technique, for anyone who's interested, was to set the shutter at
1/150 (I was using a non-a lens), then adjust the aperture (using the
DOF preview + meter
Test to show what I mean. The scenery shows a difficult mixed light
situation:
The first one is the Tv Test Shot (using the exposure choise of the camera
in Tv mode) at 1/100 it chose F13:
http://gallery37564.fotopic.net/p8921186.html
The next shot is shot in M-setting using the same shutter
On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Jens Bladt wrote:
And - BTW - don't use F3.5 for portraits. Use F5.6 or better.
I had not heard of this before. I thought you shoot portraits as open
as possible.
Kostas
This one time, at band camp, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Pentax lens is getting very hard to find these days, and is
hideously expensive new. It's gone out of production.
I have been pondering this also. I have decided to go with the Sigma
70-200mm 2.8 as it offers much the same as
On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:32:45 +, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Hopefully, this will not end up as a big flame war.
isn't that what Guy Fawkes said?
Actually, I'd have thought he'd have said exactly the opposite (before
he was caught, anyway).
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a
PVR? Photo very rarely.
A sideways glance at a bonfire night party.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2859044
mike
That's why I didn't go for the Pentax 120 system : P
I have a Fuji 670 which has a fix lens... I cannot spend more on the
lens even if I want to! Ha!!!
Cheers
Andy
-Original Message-
From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 1:07 PM
To: [EMAIL
Yes, Bob, every move to a larger neg tends to have this sucking action.
Yesterday I went into Cord Camera, as always every Sat.
They've got a Mamiya RB67 ProS, 90C lens, 120 back, and prism(!) for $350.
Had to turn on my anti-suction device. It was hard.
Did end up getting an excellent Fujinon-W
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:56:13 +, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
PVR? Photo very rarely.
A sideways glance at a bonfire night party.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2859044
mike
I ~love~ that shot!!
The silhouettes of the people, the bonfire behind them, the
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 20:58:50 +1300, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I skipped last week as I was busy modifying my speakers.
I almost skipped this week as I just finished the crossovers and was
busy listening to my speakers :)
I decided to save time and present some panoramas that I
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 20:51:01 -0500, Paul Stenquist
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As has been noted here before, flash photography with the *istD is
tricky. First, you should shoot at iso400. Second, shoot RAW, so you
can easily correct exposure problems. In truth, if these were RAW
format, and I had
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:30:39 +0800, Dr. Shaun Canning
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gang,
After a hiatus of about 2 months, I'm back! A lot has happened since
unsubbing last. Our little boy became quite ill, and the three of us
spent 3 weeks in Perth at the Princess Margaret Childrens
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 17:07:00 +1000, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just a little shot taken locally - no great shakes as a photo,but an
irresistible coincidence for me.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2855590
Feel free to tear it apart!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 20:58:12 -0500, Paul Stenquist
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While we're on the subject of dogs, I shot this pup today. He's an
Australian Sheep Dog and quite a handsome one at that. I was having a
cup of coffee on a bench outside the Starbucks. He was watching the
door, waiting
Bill,missed you at the last meeting.LOL
Bob i feel for you. Having bought Chris Brogdens 6x7 a year ago April, i
thought the lens
that came
with it would be fine. Not so. I NEEDED the 200 f4. Now i NEED the 300 F4.
See how it works.:-)
BTW last week was the first time in over 18 months i
My feelings stem from conversations I had with a friend who lived in a
working class section of London twenty-five years ago. He was an Irish
Catholic named McKenna, and he told me he had to stay indoors with the
shades pulled on Guy Fawkes night. Of course that was at the height of
IRA
HAR!
On Nov 6, 2004, at 11:30 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
OK ... I'll start:
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/ktc.html
CAUTION: Offensive cat picture
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hey, after all the threads about politics, why we don't just
start a religious one? might
Holy fricken crap!
Cory
shopping for some new bookshelf speakers...
- Original Message -
From: David Mann
OK I'm not quite that dedicated... or this dedicated:
http://www.royaldevice.com/custom.htm
My speakers are somewhat more modest: a pair of 3-way bookshelf
speakers. They used to
Glad to hear your son is better. Nothing feels worse than a sick
child.
Odd as it was, I immediately thought of the Two Sheds Monty Python
skit when I read your Email. How do you like the sound of One Shed
Canning? Or maybe there's another . . .
Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some American state still recognize common law marriage, including
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Kansas and Colorado. Many other states,
including New York, will recognize a common law marriage that was
validly created in another state.
Hi,
OK I'm not quite that dedicated... or this dedicated:
http://www.royaldevice.com/custom.htm
He's gonna be pretty upset when the 'Back-to-Mono' movement kicks in.
--
Cheers,
Bob
Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
on Pentax Europe's medical site:
PENTAX for your precious moments
PENTAX as one of the leading companies in the field of flexible endoscopy
offers an extraordinary wide product range
Ouch! ;-)
Ouch is right!
Good light!
I dunno... what kind of
At 08:31 2004.11.07 -0500, you wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Bob Blakely
Subject:
Maybe there's a 12 step group for this...
There is.
Step 1: you need another lens.
Step 2: you need another lens.
Step 3: you need another lens.
Step 4: you need another lens.
Step 5: you need another
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To reinforce this I would wager that the vast majority of British school
children do not have a clue why Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament.
Neither do their parents. It's our only excuse to let off fireworks.
I'll second this. When I was a kid I never heard
Since I do not currently have a A series 35mm
Pentax body, I was thinking of picking up a P3/P3n
as they are very inexpensive and would allow me
to fully test A series Pentax and third party
lenses. I don't really want to use it as anything
other than a test body for A series lenses
Anyone
Here's what happened:
(I was at shot #1351)
1.) Camera had original CR-V3's.
2.) Battery Grip had Alkaline AA's.
3.) Battery indicator said 100% full.
4.) As soon as I plugged in the USB cable battery indicator went to
empty and camera warned me and shut off.
5.) Removed the battery grip and
I have had several of the P series cameras.
They're built a bit cheesey and are missing some features
such as the ability to take a winder.
They do a fantastic job for the money however and I have
sold several to buyers who are very pleased.
Very comfortable to hold as they have a rubber
grip.
Fram wrote:
The bright side of her face seems a
bit burned out, and the bright spots in the background are really
distracting.
Right, Frank.
The bright part of an image is what catches the eyes first. So, the bright
parts should preferably be an important part of the image.
Jens Bladt
Mark Roberts wrote:
PENTAX for your precious moments
PENTAX as one of the leading companies in the field of flexible
endoscopy offers an extraordinary wide product range
Ouch! ;-)
Ouch is right!
Good light!
I dunno... what kind of flash attachment would you use?
A gold LX -
To those that have responded to the original thread, thanks very much
for the replies. However, the replies from Kevin and Jostein, brought up
a question that I had been wondering about myself while pondering lens
options. What determines AF performance? I though that I had, in the
past, read
So which is responsible for the AF performance? Is it the lens? the camera?
or both?
and how does each influence the AF performance? Inquiring minds want to
know
Both. Some AF lenses have lighter and smoother AF mechanisms might AF
faster. Some AF bodies have stronger AF motor might AF
Greetings from a new subscriber!
I am Michal from Slovakia, studying in Prague in Czech republic, though
currently on term abroad in Tampere, Finland.
I picked up photography three years ago when I bought a Pentax ME Super with
M50/2.0 lens on Ebay. It was my first real camera. After a while I
On 7/11/04, michal mesko, discombobulated, unleashed:
Greetings from a new subscriber!
I am Michal from Slovakia,
Hi Michal. Pull up a stool :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi Amita,
Sorry I can't be of much help in answering your question.
However, since I was interested in your istD shots and the problem you reported
on, I downloaded your pictures just to take a look at them in PS, as I
sometimes do with pictures posted to the list.
I fiddled around a bit in
P30n and P30t has Av mode (not just P and M).
I have used a P30n - brilliant camera, if you don't need TTL flash or manual
ISO setting (it's DX only)
P30 and P50 series have very smooth and quiet shutter release - good for
slow speeds/silent places.
I just sold my P30n to a friend with a A
On 7/11/04, Dave Mann, discombobulated, unleashed:
OK I'm not quite that dedicated... or this dedicated:
http://www.royaldevice.com/custom.htm
I DON'T BELIEVE IT
Cheers,
Cotty
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On 7/11/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
A sideways glance at a bonfire night party.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2859044
That's a really nice shot Mike. Love it.
Cheers,
Cotty
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On 7/11/04, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
When I was a kid I never heard what it was about other
than celebrating Guy Fawkes failure to blow up the houses of parliament.
The excuse to set off fireworks was the main thing (indeed, the *only*
thing, for kids!)
Well when I was in CA, I
On 7/11/04, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
Well when I was in CA, I could hardly celebrate the Fourth of July ;-)
So I had to dream up some other reason for buying firecrackers off the
older kids so I could obliterate half the model kits I had built during
the year. Really I should have
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: Pentax marketing strikes again...
I dunno... what kind of flash attachment would you use?
TTB.
(through the bum)
WW
- Original Message -
From: Don Sanderson
Subject: ist D battery question.
Do I take it by this that the camera DOES NOT drain the onboard
batteries as long as the grip is attached and has good batteries?
I have yet to figure this out, and it isn't covered in the
documentation (or if it
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: Re: Toss another martyr on the fire
To be fair, not all Brits celebrate. I don't.
Not ever?
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Collin R Brendemuehl
Subject: Re: Evil! EVIL! EEEVIL!
12? Is that all?
All this time I thought it was 24 steps. :)
They run consecutively.
Sort of like jail sentences for murder.
William Robb
LOL.
I just checked up, and there appears to be 12 current primes for 645.
I suppose there are separate therapy groups to handle lust for
zooms...:-)
FA 35 f/3,5
FA 45 f/2,8
A 55 f/2,8
M 75 f/2,8 LS
FA 75 f/2,8
FA 120 f/4 macro
M 135 f/4 LS
FA 150 f/2,8
FA 200 f/4
FA 300 f/4
FA 400 f/5,6
A 600
To be fair, not all Brits celebrate. I don't.
Not ever?
William Robb
I once raised a wry smile on New Year's Eve but fortunately it was only
for a split second.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Dunno about the USB, I never use it.
With two battery sets, I have experienced that the *istD claims to be
out of power even when one battery set is new. Turning the camera off
and on will make it switch to the full set, but it may choose the
wrong one next time anyway.
Jostein
- Original
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: Re: Toss another martyr on the fire
Really I should have become a demolition expert as that's what
I enjoyed the most :-)
Judging from some of the equipment modifications I have seen on your
website
WW
Hmmm I love herring fillets in cream sauce or wine sauce. Will have
to try the Swedish variety. Don't know if there are any Swedish delis
around here though :-((
What else might be different in a Swedish deli? Different meats?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL
Really I should have become a demolition expert as that's what
I enjoyed the most :-)
Judging from some of the equipment modifications I have seen on your
website
WW
HAR! I suppose I was asking for that really wasn't I...
I'm grieving at the moment cuz both the A*85 and the
On 7/11/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
What else might be different in a Swedish deli?
The girl serving.
:-)))
Cheers,
Cotty
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The camera should drain both equally. However, I don't know if it's a
good idea to mix alkalines with CR-V3s. I've found with CRV3s or AA
lithiums in both the grip and the camera, they drain at the same rate.
Paul
On Nov 7, 2004, at 8:50 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Here's what happened:
(I was at
Browsing BH today, I found that Pentax makes
a quick release system for 35, 645, and 67 cameras.
Has anyone ever used it? It seems to be designed
as an add-on for tripod heads that don't feature quick
release. Below is info clipped from the BH description:
The Pentax Quick Shoe is a quick
Most of the deli meats looked pretty standard. But they sold their
homemade potato sausage and Swedish meatballs. They also had lutfisk,
which, if I remember correctly, is lye-cured, dried fish. My dad used
to make it. It was actually quite good. There were quite a few Swedish
and
Vitaj v klube, Michal.
Peter B.
Greetings from a new subscriber!
I am Michal from Slovakia, studying in Prague in Czech republic, though
currently on term abroad in Tampere, Finland.
I picked up photography three years ago when I bought a Pentax ME Super with
M50/2.0 lens on Ebay. It
Actually, I went as a dust bunny. ;-)
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/6/2004 8:21:28 PM
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 17:00:01 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL
I used to have these for 35mm cameras. The shoe for the tripod part is okay,
but the release plate for 35mm didn't work well for vertical position at
all. You will be much better off with Arca style plates from Kirk RRS. And
the design of the plate itself is not quite convincing.
Alan Chan
Ahoj Michale. I kdyz uz moc nepouzivam Pentaxy, porad jsem na PDML
protoze to je velmi prijemny mailinglist. Co studujes? Asi nestihnes
Mesiac fotografie v Blave, minuly rok tam bylo nekolik dobrych vystav.
Je tady na PDML par Cechu a Slovaku, no uvidis. Mam pratele z Finska,
taky bych se tam rad
Sunday, November 7, 2004, 3:40:05 PM, Cotty wrote:
C On 7/11/04, Dave Mann, discombobulated, unleashed:
OK I'm not quite that dedicated... or this dedicated:
http://www.royaldevice.com/custom.htm
C I DON'T BELIEVE IT
Hah, I wonder what will happen when some guest accidentally turns
the
My ESII was in KEH bargain condition, and works very nicely, but
there were a few patches of corrosion/rust along the edge of the lens
mount. I used one of those battery contact cleaner pens on the spots
to smooth them out a bit. The spots look like this:
Hi,
Powell Hargrave wrote:
Rob Studdert indicated I should be using a Crosspoint screwdriver to get
the screws out of my defective lens. After asking for an explanation of
the difference between JIS Crosspoint and Phillips I did an extensive net
search and finally found the following information
THe forrest (Koge As) looked rather nice in the sunshine today:
http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p8930794.html
and
http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p8930793.html
Comments are welcome
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
frank theriault wrote:
I ~love~ that shot!!
The silhouettes of the people, the bonfire behind them, the burning
bush to their left - what great composition. The shot's so edgy - a
bit blurry, with the smoke and haze reflecting the light of the fire
like a halo. There's something vaguely
Ta muchly.
Cotty wrote:
On 7/11/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
A sideways glance at a bonfire night party.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2859044
That's a really nice shot Mike. Love it.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Meant to ask was the herring you bought made on premises or a branded
variety sold in jars? If branded, do you recall what brand? I've really
got a yen for herring since seeing your post, and I'd like to try something
different. Usually I just buy what's available in stores here, but
You can use a product called DeoxIT www.caig.com which can remove and
prevent the rust. I recommend the 100% solution for the job. It is best if
you can remove the mount so you might soak the rust with this solution
multi-times for best result.
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
My ESII
i wouldn't bother unless it is compatible with some other system you already
use. personally, Acra-Swiss type quick release plates and bases are much
more flexible, at least as secure, and supported by a fair number of vendors
including Kirk Photo and Really Right stuff. they have lens plates too.
Yeah, What he said ;)
Welcome,
Cory
- Original Message -
From: Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: michal mesko [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: greetings
Ahoj Michale. I kdyz uz moc nepouzivam Pentaxy, porad jsem na PDML
protoze to je velmi prijemny
Aren't all Japanese made products based on their own JIS (Japanese
Industrial Standards)? Well, at least the NIWA JIS blades work fine for
Pentax products so far, and Pentax Canada is using the same fitting blades
as well (but provided by Pentax Japan directly).
Alan Chan
Hi, and welcome to the pentax list.
Photograph what you know and love best. That's the best advice you can get
regarding the choice of subject matter.
Shel
Greetings from a new subscriber!
I am Michal from Slovakia [...]
Equipment aside, I have been struggling with photography
ever
- Original Message -
From: Frantisek
Subject: Re: PAW (x2)
Hah, I wonder what will happen when some guest accidentally turns
the volume all the way up - 160 decibells ;-) The whole house will
come down ;-)
I thought those were car speakers.
William Robb
Depending on the location of the screw, one can often pop it loose by
putting a screwdriver into the head and gently tapping the back of
the screw.
Obviously, care must be taken with this, but I have found that lens
mount screws, especially, are generally rather tight, and have lots
of support
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: Re: Toss another martyr on the fire
I'm grieving at the moment cuz both the A*85 and the K15 are sat on
my
desk sans mounts - the company making some new mounts for me have
had
staff sickness problems and it's gonna be another few weeks before
I have uploaded some pictures of these two excellent lenses, which
are still available for sale (but this is likely the last chance for
the list before they go to eBay):
SMC-FA 28mm f/2.8, EX+ condition. Includes caps, original
box/packaging, and I'll throw in the proper Pentax soft lens case.
Nope. It's a new mount (from junk cameras?) or replating.
Strip and replate should only cost you something like $50 or so.
But, what you're faced with is a penetration of nickel or chrome plate,
and once it's thru the plate itself, no repair is possible.
keith whaley
Joe Wilensky wrote:
My ESII
So which is responsible for the AF performance? Is it the lens?
the camera? or both? and how does each influence the AF
performance? Inquiring minds want to know
Both. Some AF lenses have lighter and smoother AF mechanisms might
AF faster. Some AF bodies have stronger AF motor might AF
Alan Chan wrote:
You can use a product called DeoxIT www.caig.com which can remove and
prevent the rust. I recommend the 100% solution for the job. It is best
if you can remove the mount so you might soak the rust with this
solution multi-times for best result.
Alan Chan
On Nov 7, 2004, at 5:46 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Jens Bladt wrote:
And - BTW - don't use F3.5 for portraits. Use F5.6 or better.
I had not heard of this before. I thought you shoot portraits as open
as possible.
That depends on the kind of portrait you're going for. At
Alan Chan wrote:
You can use a product called DeoxIT www.caig.com which can remove and
prevent the rust. I recommend the 100% solution for the job. It is best
if you can remove the mount so you might soak the rust with this
solution multi-times for best result.
Alan Chan
- Original Message -
From: Keith Whaley
Subject: Re: Question on rust/corrosion spots on lens mount
That will STILL leave you with a damaged lens mount, the plating of
which is damaged and is coming off.
So get it replated.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Juey Chong Ong
Subject: Re: fill flash problems on the *istD
That depends on the kind of portrait you're going for. At f/3.5,
you might not be able to get the entire subject in sharp focus. It
might be preferable to shoot at a smaller aperture and do any
So the answer is that the camera possess the algorithms for AF but the
performance is based both on the algorithms and how responsive the lens
mechanism is? If that is correct then a lens that seems to hunt more
than another is not directly at fault? It is the camera algorithms not
being able
P5/P50 accepts MotorA (at least).
I own a P3t/P30t which I quite like. DOF preview very useful even if the
viewfinder is not very bright. I prefer my KX but that's another story.
thibouille
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: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoy?
: Dimanche
, Novembre
Sorry if I'm braking any rules. I just thought you should see this:
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Kind of expensive, but incredibly nice!
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
I have the SMC Takumar version of this ( better because you
can use it on both M42 and K bodies) and it is an incredible
quality lens, very sharp and contrasty and will focus
to 20ft even at 600mm which is pretty close indeed. Only
drawback to it is the tripod mount is too close to the body
but
On 7/11/04, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed:
Sorry if I'm braking any rules. I just thought you should see this:
.
Kind of expensive, but incredibly nice!
You're breaking the rules, even if incredibly nice!
Cheers,
Cotty
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