Re: Live view, arrggh

2021-12-01 Thread Alan C
Seems to have worked well. You're quite a large customer - the hair even amplifies that!  I looked in vain for one with a smile. Alan C On 02-Dec-21 08:35 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it another try tonight. Oddly, things seem to be

Re: Live view, arrggh

2021-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
I think I learned some things from my last shoot and am giving it another try tonight. Oddly, things seem to be mostly working just fine with live view. I can see enough on the display to frame myself where I want to be, I can see the preview screen and get an idea how things turned out, and

Re: Live view, arrggh

2021-12-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Isn't there a timer on the camera? On 12/1/21 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and use

Re: OT: Equine photography

2021-12-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Quite elaborate and dramatic! First equine photographer I have encountered. Reminds me of the tiny veterinarian's office I came across in the village of Oldwick, near where I live. I couldn 't figure out how they managed with such a small office, and no parking or outdoor runs. Then I noticed

OT: Equine photography

2021-12-01 Thread John Sessoms
For the first time since Covid I joined my Nature Photography Club for their monthly meeting via Zoom. This month's presenter was Phyllis Burchett who specializes in Equine photography. Some really inspiring photography: https://phyllisburchettphoto.net/galleries/ -- This email has been

Re: Live view, arrggh

2021-12-01 Thread ann sanfedele
Larry - When I've taken photos of myself for various reasons over the years  I used a couple of different methods..  most recently I set a chair with a back on it a few feet from the camera and put a gray card or something like it at the level my head and shoulders would be .. then I took a

Re: Live view, arrggh

2021-12-01 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 1, 2021, at 12:55 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > If you're doing portraits, you should be able to use some kind of stand-in to > set framing & focus. I've got one of those Elvis cut-outs I use. Yup. I’ve got a CD rack that I would put on a kitchen stool for that purpose

Re: Live view, arrggh

2021-12-01 Thread John Sessoms
If you're doing portraits, you should be able to use some kind of stand-in to set framing & focus. I've got one of those Elvis cut-outs I use. Just set it up so the distance to the flat is the same as the distance to your eye when you take its place. At school they had a half mannequin, but

Re: MX memories

2021-12-01 Thread Henk Terhell
Though I have a winder for the MX I never used it. For me the fun of the MX was its size and I used it a lot with a 50 mm lens on hiking. The size and weight gave it a feeling of a solid metal construction. I still own two MX bodies. Henk Op wo 1 dec. 2021 om 21:28 schreef John Francis : > I'm

MX memories

2021-12-01 Thread John Francis
I'm just beginning the process of tracking down all the assorted bits of Pentax K-mount equipment I've got spread around the house (or out on loan :-); the next stage will be deciding what to keep. But while doing that I picked up an MX body for the first time in many years, and was struck by