Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread luiz felipe
Larry's words... http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/14/beware-light-painting-with-steel-wool-can-be-hazardous-to-your-lens-health/ -- Larry Colen LRC at red4est.com (from dos4est) While it looks out of favor, another possible source of lens damage is plain, old fireworks. Even if one's in

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/14/beware-light-painting-with-steel-wool-can-be-hazardous-to-your-lens-health/ I use a piece of plywood over my lens for this stuff. Dave -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) --

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:44 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/14/beware-light-painting-with-steel-wool-can-be-hazardous-to-your-lens-health/ I use a piece of plywood over my lens

Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread Bipin Gupta
Why protect only the lens element, when hot molten steel lumps from steel wool as in this case, quoted and pictured, can hit any part of the camera causing damage. This silly fad can also hit and injure people. It is taking photography to silly and foolish heights, I am afraid. -- PDML

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:44 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/14/beware-light-painting-with-steel-wool-can-be-hazardous-to-your-lens-health/ I use a piece of plywood over my lens for this stuff. And

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:44 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:48 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:44 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com Subject: Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:48 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:39

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-16 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2012-02-16 9:40, luiz felipe wrote: While it looks out of favor, another possible source of lens damage is plain, old fireworks. If you're gonna play at pyromaniac, you've got to be on the ball. If you're gonna do more than play, hire a fire squad, 'cause you're gonna need it,

Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-15 Thread Larry Colen
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/14/beware-light-painting-with-steel-wool-can-be-hazardous-to-your-lens-health/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-15 Thread David Savage
It's amazing the number of people who don't seem to realise that the 14-24mm isn't like their kit lens. DS On 16/02/2012, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/14/beware-light-painting-with-steel-wool-can-be-hazardous-to-your-lens-health/ -- Larry Colen

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Think of what it will do to your modern plastic lens' body. With or without a UV filter. On 2/15/2012 7:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/02/14/beware-light-painting-with-steel-wool-can-be-hazardous-to-your-lens-health/ -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut

Re: Use a UV filter when playing with steel wool

2012-02-15 Thread David Savage
14-24mm has a metal/ali. body. On 16/02/2012, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Think of what it will do to your modern plastic lens' body. With or without a UV filter. On 2/15/2012 7:41 PM, Larry Colen wrote: