[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Why can't the camera be designed to lock the shutter if the film breaks?
> That way, it's not up to you to notice the Error display. DOES the shutter
> lock? If so, that would make me feel much better about moving to a modern
> camera.
When my MZ5n detected misloaded
Paul Stregevsky writes:
> When the Minolta Maxuum was introduced, an ex-girlfriend bought one and
> asked me to photograph her wedding with it. I had never used an SLR, so I
> borrowed the Maxuum to become acquainted with its operation. The exposure
> counter counted to 38...but the film had fail
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Why can't the camera be designed to lock the shutter if the film breaks?
> That way, it's not up to you to notice the Error display. DOES the shutter
> lock? If so, that would make me feel much better about moving to a modern
> camera.
I have no personal first-hand e
is <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Chris,
>
> If you load the film corrctly in a newer AF camera, but later the film
> comes off the takeup spool, how do you know?
I believe the whole &qu
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Chris,
>
> If you load the film corrctly in a newer AF camera, but later the film
> comes off the takeup spool, how do you know?
I believe the whole "is it winding properly" detection logic in
modern automated-film-transport cameras (nothing to do with AF)
is based
Chris,
If you load the film corrctly in a newer AF camera, but later the film
comes off the takeup spool, how do you know?
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:35:08 -0600 (CST)
From: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS
When the Minolta Maxuum was introduced, an ex-girlfriend bought one and
asked me to photograph her wedding with it. I had never used an SLR, so I
borrowed the Maxuum to become acquainted with its operation. The exposure
counter counted to 38...but the film had failed to catch on the takeup
reel. S
Hi all,
Best shot I missed recently had to be from a couple months ago. It was
about 10:00 or 11:00 PM on a weeknight, and the full moon was well above the
horizon -- perhaps 40 or 50 degrees? Anyway, our region was blanketed by a
cold, dry air mass, and there was a very thin veil of cirrus clo
,
few weeks ago was up in Ghitzu Mt , excelent view to Fagaras Mt ..shot
just 6 frames with my Spotmatic19frames left on the 24pos Fuji...
firs 3 frames Fagaras mt , Cozia Mt , my friend Ducu - 2 frames
Revinded the film and ...
Last weekend went to Fagaras (Spotmatic was loaned to a fr
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frits J. Wüthrich
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 6:13 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)
>
>
> > >
Frits J. Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Murphy's law says that the most spectacular shot comes at frame 38.
>
> I was sure to have made several very nice shots at Tivoli amusement park in
> Copenhagen, Denmark, on a warm summer night.
> Next day drove home (Netherlands) and the day aft
> > Murphy's law says that the most spectacular shot comes at frame 38.
I was sure to have made several very nice shots at Tivoli amusement park in
Copenhagen, Denmark, on a warm summer night.
Next day drove home (Netherlands) and the day after that I continued with
the film. 38 or even 39 is wha
Stephen Moore wrote:
>
> Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> > I suppose that's an argument for having a K1000 or KM at
> > the ready! (Then you'd just have to remember to keep the shutter
> > wound...)
>
> Happens to me a *lot* at the racetrack. Once I had just looked up
> from taking what was a fairly pr
, in this instance?)
Dosk
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From: "Tiger Moses" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)
> At 07:39 AM 3/13/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >[EMAI
Mark Roberts wrote:
> I suppose that's an argument for having a K1000 or KM at
> the ready! (Then you'd just have to remember to keep the shutter
> wound...)
Happens to me a *lot* at the racetrack. Once I had just looked up
from taking what was a fairly prosaic pan shot, only to watch a guy
stuf
C'mon guys, please note the "" in my comment. I really don't
want this to escalate into a manual vs auto camera thread.
Tiger Moses wrote:
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> At 07:39 AM 3/13/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> I had neglected to turn the camera ON.
> >
> >There's an argument for the "al
At 07:39 AM 3/13/01 -0800, you wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> I had neglected to turn the camera ON.
>
>There's an argument for the "always on", completely manual camera .
>
Come on, how many times have us manual users 'forgot to cock the shutter'?
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Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I had neglected to turn the camera ON.
>
>There's an argument for the "always on", completely manual camera .
True, but most of the better ones have a shutter button lock
that's the mechanical equivalent of an on/off switch.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I had neglected to turn the camera ON.
There's an argument for the "always on", completely manual camera .
> By the way, the cat outran him.
That's good. In reading the story I was afraid the dog may have caught the
cat, with mayhem ensuing.
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Shel Belinkoff
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Summer 2000, Brooklyn, NY. Outsiide my cousin's apartment building, a cat
lived and roamed freely behind a short metal fence, confident he would be
safe from attack. While watching the cat, I spotted a large dog across the
street. He was stealthily approaching the fence, eyes fixed on the cat. It
Rob Studdert wrote:
>
> This reminds me of the spectacle a buddy of mine made when taking up a
> bet during a Japanese meal. We had just finished a memorable feast of
> sushi, sushimi and the like and all that was left on the little wooden server
> was a great wad of green wasabi. A challenge was
On 13 Mar 2001, at 9:37, mike wilson wrote:
> His eyes widened, and he began
> to move backwards, still exhaling. This turned into a run,
> terminated by him tripping over a log, hitting the ground on his
> back with a slap and producing a final, vesuvial belch of flame.
>
> I _would_ have tak
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