What is Portra 400UC? Portra 400VC is my favorite color negative film,
particularly with the 6x7 where speed is a factor. I've even used it for
some portraits instead of the NC. But I'm curious about UC. What is it?
Paul
On Tuesday 10 December 2002 10:36 pm, Bruce Dayton wrote:
So, to
I use a lot of Portra 160NC in 35mm, but I tend to use the 400 versions,
both NC and VC in 6x7. In part for better depth of field but also for
higher shutter speeds that negate any vibration problems. I generally
expose the 160NC at iso 100 and the 400NC at 300.
Paul
Dan Scott wrote:
On
Herb Chong wrote:
i like the Lumijet Classic Velour and Museum Parchment fine art papers. all
the Lumijet papers are designed for Epson printers and do very well with
them.
I've seen these in the stores. I'll have to give them a try. Paper is
expensive, and I'm usually not willing to
My walkaround favorite is the MX with a 40/2.8 pancake lens. It fits in
a pocket, and the focal length is an interesting one. I used it for this
month's pug.
Paul
Mark Roberts wrote:
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
it is fun to walk around with one body and one lens.
I do it
On the Epson 1200, you can reset the cartridge by holding down the paper
advance key until the cartridge moves to the left of the carriage. You
then remove the cartridge and reinsert it. After reinserting it you hold
down the cartridge replace key and allow it to reset. However, I do this
only if
I read an article in the New York Times about a Costco going up on the
lower east side.
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Pat White wrote:
Have you checked the prices at Costco? They have 2-packs of certain ink
cartridges for a little less.
Pat White
Pat - I bet,
however those who live in
for brief appearances. You never know what you'll find.
Plus, they provide samples of a lot of food items. You can have lunch
while you browse.
Paul
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I read an article in the New York Times about a Costco going up on the
lower east side.
Yikes
I was introduced to Fine Art Paper with the Ilford Sampler pack as well.
It's a great marketing idea.
Paul
Mark Roberts wrote:
I've seen these in the stores. I'll have to give them a try. Paper is
expensive, and I'm usually not willing to experiment without a
recommendation.
Ilford sells
Where did you find the fine art paper in 13x19 size. I gotta have it.
BTW, I've taken some scans through to printing in 48-bit depth. It
seemed that the gradation to partial shadow in flesh tones was more
natural. Although I printed other very similar shots in 24-bit, I didn't
do a direct
It's great to hear from Lasse. He was one of my favorite posters, and I
miss his robust presence here.
Paul
Keith Whaley wrote:
I don't suppose you could find some time to post some of the
svenska-flikka, could you?
keith whaley
Lasse Karlsson wrote:
Hi all,
Just want to say hi
Thanks Mark. I'll get right on it. I had a good PhotoShop session today
working with some blur layers on portraits. I'm anxious to print them on
fine paper.
Paul
Mark Roberts wrote:
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Where did you find the fine art paper in 13x19 size. I gotta have
frank theriault wrote:
Dear Mr. Rubenstein,
I don't know you. You may be a nice guy, you may not be. I don't really
care. I care about a lot of people on this list; you are not one of them.
I have to wonder why you told me to fuck off?
Hi Frank,
Bruce told you to f-off because
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've gathered -- sort of by osmosis -- that the emphasis is:
Nikon - professional camera bodies (stury, reliable)
Canon - technology (autofocus, digital)
Pentax - lenses
Very astute. I'm an old fart myself, but I tend to get by using my one
good eye to focus.
I've printed this shot a couple of ways. In 8x10 size it's 755 ppi.
Cropped tighter and printed at 11x14, it's 400 ppi. What kind of radius,
blur percentage, and opacity would you use on the 400ppi version to
achieve a general smoothing of skin tones?
Paul
Herb Chong wrote:
Message text
Thanks Bill. I'll try that. I haven't gone that far with it, but this
sounds like fun.
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist
Subject: Blur layer for portraits in PhotoShop
While we're thinking digital darkroom, how many PDMLers use a
Gaussian
blur layer
with settings until the result suited what I wanted to
achieve.
Do you blur the whole image and then remove blur for portions you want to be
sharp?
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent
bargains on ebay these days :-)
Paul Stenquist
Mark D. wrote:
--- Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Welcome back, Mark!!
Thanks for the welcome Bill, Bruce, and Tom. I've been
around off and on, mostly monitoring through the
archives. I sure wish Shel didn't leave.
Where are you
Kodak used to market a BW film that could be developed as a positive.
They sold the kit to process it as well. I think it was Panatomic X (a
film I miss dearly), but my memory doesn't always serve me very well.
Paul
Andre Langevin wrote:
The current thread about the Auto Bellows has me running
In a reply to this:
Those guys who wax elequent about the lack of grain and the
'information' in the print, compared to 35mm prints,
invariably fail
to mention that their negative was hardly blown up at all!
William Robb wrote:
Thats cause we find it so painfully obvious that we
William Robb wrote:
I am starting to feel sleepy..
That's probably just a side effect of the whiskey :-)
Thanks,
No she doesn't really need it, and I printed this and a few other shots
without the blur. I just wanted to try the Gaussian Blur layer. I recall
Wheatfield mentioning it in previous posts.
Paul
Dan Scott wrote:
On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 11:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote
I have pictures of the same scene in 35mm and 6x7, taken with
approximately the same angle of view: 28mm for 35, 55mm for 6x7. But if
I put my 6x7 negative in the 35mm film holder, I will no longer have a
picture of the same scene. I'll have a much tighter crop. If, on the
other hand, I print the
there is no
point in using a bigger piece for Heavens sake!
Don
Dr E D F Williams
http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams
Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery
Updated: March 30, 2002
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As I read these threads, they are spiraling out of control.
I have the distinct impression that as the Fall season and darkness overtake
the Scandanavian countryside, our friends there are trapped in their cabins
with only the light from the blazing fire and
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
So. I'm shooting a flower that is four millimetres high by three wide. At 4x
I still end up with an image that fits my 35 mm film.
Then I might shoot it at 12X on 6x7 and fill the neg. When I went to
make an enlargement, I'd have more film to work with, thus less
Thank you for the fascinating tale. I enjoyed it thoroughly. You are
obviously a very intelligent man and a fine writer of English prose.
However, I still don't agree with your premise. But that's okay. We can
agree to disagree.
Paul
Dan Scott wrote:
When someone comes along
looking for something interesting to shoot, their interest in you is
most likely in exploiting your misery for their benefit.
I think that is wrong.
I disagree. I shoot street people every now and then. I always pay them
quite well, usually five
Welcome back Paul. We missed your articulate voice.
Paul Stenquist
I've had good success scanning 35mm at 4800, even at 4000 for up to 8x10.
Paul
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
I can see from my 35mm 100 speed film
negs that the 2400 dpi scanner I'm using
is inadequate. Will 4800 ppi settle the
matter once and for all or should I be waiting
until 6400 or 7200 ppi
I work in advertising and have had a lot of contact with the marketing
departments of various companies for the last quarter century. They all
monitor every bit of information they can find. Why not? It's a no
brainer. More information is always a good thing.
Paul
Brad Dobo wrote:
I'm not
My favorite beer is brewed at a restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's
called Bear Paw Porter, and it's deep and rich and dark. It has more
flavor than any beer I've ever had in America, the UK or Germany. And
I've had a lot of them.
Paul Stenquist
Gregory L. Hansen wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED
Gregory L. Hansen wrote:
If I'm shooting in low light conditions and I have a longer lens at f/4
and a shorter lens at f/2.8, is there ever an advantage to using the
shorter lens for the wider aperture, but a slower film speed, and then
cropping and zooming on a portion of the picture?
I have both the SMC Takumar version and the SMC Pentax (K) version.
They're both excellent. And from among the forty or so lenses that I
own, they are the only zooms.
Paul
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1946592123
I had to check Bojidar's KMP
John Mustarde wrote:
Troll, troll, troll
Isn't it amazing that the Rube spends so much time here? Why would a
Nikon man waste his time reading the trivial postings of mere mortals?
Oh gawd, only three pages of lenses? Whatever will we do?
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
Welcome to the Pal University of Accounting. He personally trained an entire
division of Arthur Anderson.
BR
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pål,
I just looked at Pentax's lenses on BH, are there
I prefer 6x7, simply because you get more negative. To my mind, 645
isn't enough of a departure from 35mm to warrant a switch. Pentax 6x7 is
very affordable, which is another plus.
Paul Stenquist
Steve Pearson wrote:
I'm still on the hunt for a Medium Format setup. I
would like to hear
tom wrote:
You've got it backwards. There's a huge difference between 35mm and
645, but there's *not* a huge difference between 645 and 67.
The difference between 645 and 35mm wasn't enough for me. However, the
difference between 35mm and 6x7 was enough to make me want to make the
move.
Timothy Sherburne wrote:
Did you sell the C220 body alone, or did you package it with a lens?
I sold it with an early 80mm lens, the flare-prone, single coated version.
I've been trying to decide between the two, and, honestly, it's not a matter
of format for me. I'm comfortable with
Hi Steve,
I think those are fair prices, although they would be low for commercial
events. But since this is a fund raiser, you don't want to add a huge
markup. But a bit extra for handling, time, and film is warranted.
Paul
Steve Larson wrote:
Hi all and Merry Christmas!
The Fashion show
Hi Paul,
Nice shot. You can isolate the musician by selecting him with the magic
wand. I was able to isolate him with a few clicks with the wand set at
30 sensitivity. From there you can work on the levels, hue, saturation,
curves, brightness, and contrast. When you're happy with him, go to the
he does is send the Acrobat pdf file. The same file you
can download on the Pentax site. I'm starting to watch to see if people
actually bid on this crap. If they do, I'm going to e-mail them and tell
them where to get it for free. I hope you'll do the same.
Happy Holidays,
Paul Stenquist
? Doesn't it suck? If you're going to torpedo someone else's work,
shouldn't you subject your own work to scrutiny?
Paul Stenquist
By the way, please disregard all the technical details on the
Photo.net page. It's the easiest way for me to post a photo at the
present time, but in their assinine way, they require technical
details. I'm going to delet the image once you've seen it. Have a happy
holiday.
paul
Paul Stenquist
I
cannot discuss it. In a matter of speaking.
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
-- Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 10:10 PM
--
-- I post some photos on Photo.net, because I like to get as
-- much feedback
Did you scan the negative or print? If you spot metered the band
members, they should be fine on the negative. When working with color
negative film, I never scan the lab prints. Even from the good labs,
they're doo-doo. Scan the neg.
Paul Stenquist
Paul Jones wrote:
Hi Vic,
I had actualy
It's no bargain. The prices are on the high side.
Paul Stenquist
Paul Jones wrote:
This email was sent to Leica list today, for there for sale friday.
I have absolutely no connection with the seller at all.
Regards,
Paul
- Original Message -
From: Geir Bugge-Olsen [EMAIL
Okay guys, I'm gonna break the rules and point out an ebay auction. But
this one is special, very special. It's a Mamiya Pentax camera :-). Hey,
I started with one of these. Everyone should have one.
Paul
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: A Mamiya Pentax
Okay guys, I'm gonna break the rules and point out an ebay auction.
But this one is special, very special
:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Okay guys, I'm gonna break the rules and point out an ebay auction. But
this one is special, very special. It's a Mamiya Pentax camera :-). Hey,
I started with one of these. Everyone should have one.
Paul
Paul, so did I - it was my ex husband's back in 1966 - mama
I shot my first roll of Portra UC a few days ago. I metered it at 320,
and since I was shooting some snow scenes, I used an incident meter. The
exposures are nice. I had just finished a roll of Plus-X, so my meter
was set at 100 when I began. I forgot to change it before the first shot
and
frank theriault wrote:
I didn't know that (Discovery channel is available in the states). I know that a
number of the shows on that channel are
produced or co-produced here, and I know they have offices here in Toronto,
because I've delivered to them. But I don't know where they're
Nice ad Tom. Tasteful and stylish. I wouldn't be suprised if it brings
in a ton of new business.
Paul
tom wrote:
My first magazine ad is in Modern Bride Washington and is hitting
newstands now:
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/mbad.jpg
A better view:
I would shoot at 250. That's going to give you a margin of error. I
think that even 200 would be okay for flowers, which might benefit from
a bit of extra contrast. Most films seem to be rated high, even the
transparency stocks.
Paul
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Take the zoom. You can frame your shot as you please.
Paul Stenquist
Arathi-Sridhar wrote:
hi.
we are visiting an observatory nearby tonight. hopefully the sky will be
clear and will let me take a few shots of the night sky.
Being my first, I guess I should use the standard lens and stick
I think Pål wrote this, but I'm getting confused:
I'm not dismissing square images, but square film. The camera
makers seem to be doing the same. In the future there won't be
square cameras I suspect because it is such a waste.
Photographers will crop their images into squares instead of
When I'm shooting a rapid sequence of various shots, I sometimes use my
6x7 as though it were a 6x6, shooting both horizontals and verticals
with the camera in the horizontal position. Perhaps this is the result
of having used a 6x6 for many years. In any case, I'm pleased that I now
have the
compensation is a
great combination when you want to work fast. It was an absolute joy. I
love medium format, but there's a place for everything, and 35mm
certainly has its place.
Paul Stenquist
Been there, done that :-)
Paul
Pat White wrote:
When I find a blonde model (a real blonde), I'll take some pictures of the
elusive Golden Triangle. Maybe a magazine will even publish them.
Pat White
I bookmarked that sucker. Nice lens. Unfortunately, it went for more
than $300.
Paul
Brendan wrote:
hahaha
--- Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1947152026category=15247
:)
Collin
Mike Johnston wrote:
What about Pi?
I'm partial to strawberry rhubarb, but then again, that's me.
Paul
-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: December 29, 2002 3:35 PM
To: Pentax Discuss
Subject: The joys of 35mm photography
Since I bought my 6x7 a year ago, I've shot 35mm infrequently. I've used
it when travelling or when I needed a lot of depth of field
is not necessarily the universal first choice choice of top
studio photographers, and Pentax 6x7 is very popular with automotive
location shooters.
Paul Stenquist
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
My suspicion is that how things are done is dependent on the specifics
of where one works and the type of client
and call it a draw.
Paul Stenquist
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
Nope. Its absolutely clear what I mean. There is nothing philosophical about
it. I hold that Mathematics is an invention of man. The rules of nature are
only related to Mathematics because it is a tool we use to try to understand
the recent 33-55mm 645 zoom will be followed by a comparable wide
zoom for the big camera.
Paul Stenquist
Pål Jensen wrote:
On the other hand, I believe Pentax is more likely to kill the 67
format or let it die a quiet death.
I doubt it. The 67II is a recent release. What's more, the camera is
quite popular with both pros and amateurs. As I noted in another post,
many location shooters use
Many of the pros I talk to are clamoring for a digital back for the
Pentax 6x7. If it can be fitted with a polaroid back, it can be fitted
with a digital back.
Paul
Pål Jensen wrote:
Paul wrote:
I doubt it. The 67II is a recent release. What's more, the camera is
quite popular with both
I notice that Evan was able to access the PUG earlier. But I've been
trying for a couple of hours and can't get to the server. Is it down?
Paul Stenquist
your connection.
Cheers
Adelheid
PUG Maintainer
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Dienstag, 31. Dezember 2002 16:20
To: Pentax Discuss
Subject: PUG down?
I notice that Evan was able to access the PUG earlier. But I've been
trying
For what it's worth, I find I can handhold a 6x7 with 300/4 plus 2X
converter at 1/1000 and get consistently good results. I can hit about
50% at 1/500.
Paul Stenquist
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
I did a Pal and picked and chose categories as I saw fit. I responded to
one of the things you listed
4x5 digital backs use four CCD's. The images are then manually tiled on
a computer. I wonder if this technology could be transfered to medium
format? The real trick would be to get the camera to do the tiling.
Happy New Year,
Paul Stenquist
Frantisek Vlcek wrote:
RKB A 6x7 piece of silicon
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Connections fine. I can access every other site I have bookmarked. Still
no PUG with either Internet Explorer or Netscape. I've never had trouble
accessing it before. Have any othe Mac/cable modem users been able to
get on?
Paul
Adelheid v. K. wrote
Don't let Frank foolyou. He's only posing as a bike messenger. The man
has a history.
Paul
Mike Johnston wrote:
Hell, that's easy.
There is no mind-body duality. There is no life after death.
Next subjects... vbg
Thanks. Sometimes it takes a Pentax-wielding bike messenger to cut
itself is a mathematical progression. The performer
brings emotion to it. Of course the difference between pianissimo and
fortissimo can be explained mathematically. But it can be interpreted in
a variety of ways by different musicians.
Paul Stenquist
. And to suggest that there are no rules that govern
the arts is as nonsensical as saying that the arts are strictly governed
by rules. The truth is obviously somewhere in between. So why are you shouting?
Paul Stenquist
More words of inspiration from the rube:
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
The fact that Pentax doesn't make cameras with interchangeable FILM
backs proves that they are a useless waste of money that nobody wants.
Happy New Year, Annsan.
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Thanks Keith,
I'm back up now, perhaps it was a caching problem or something. Who
knows what gremlins lurk in the internet.
Um sort of a case of cache me if you can ???
annsan ducks...
Well, that's good enough for me.
Happy New Year to you Tom.
Paul Stenquist
T Rittenhouse wrote:
Because it is New Years Eve and I feel like it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, and many more beyond it.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Paul
Happy New Year to you, Dan. Gotta go, it's my wife's birthday as well.
Paul Stenquist
Dan Scott wrote:
Happy New Year folks!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
2003 is the place to be
Dan Scott
is an excellent
violinist, who has won numerous honors in solo competitions and is a
member of the Michigan State University orchestra. She still practices
scales and position exercises, and occassionally visits Mrs. Kim for a
critique of her technique.
Paul Stenquist
, that photographer might find that they have an
innate vision that will express itself. But a few simple rules can help
them find it.
Paul Stenquist
Mike Johnston wrote:
The fact is, nobody can possibly name a single rule of thumb a) such that
it will usefully improve pictures in all situations where it can
I'm very fond of the second one (the girl eating ice cream). The long
lens does give you an element of surprise and anonymity that can't be
accomplished with normal portrait lenses. Nice work.
Paul Stenquist
John Mustarde wrote:
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:43:25 -0500, you wrote:
Since I never
Mike Johnston wrote:
I interviewed one of them in Washington, a young
black boy from the projects who was given a camera and some basic
instructions
Are you sure those basic instructions didn't violate the whole concept
of shooting without rules? :-)
Paul Stenquist
IT!
Paul Stenquist
Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:
Most of what I know about Catholics and Catholocism snip
I think we should stay away from this. It's a lot like guns.
Paul Stenquist
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
IMHO, learning to see better is a technique and when it comes to graphic arts and
photography, it is *the* technique.
Exactly. And there are some guidelines that can help one learn to see
better. Some do it instinctively; some have to learn.
Paul Stenquist
William Robb wrote:
I blame Mike Johnson, Bob Sullivan, Paul Stenquist, and Bruce
Dayton most of all.
Thanks, Bill. I didn't know that I was an effective enabler. But I
appreciate the commendation :-).
Paul Stenquist
Steve Pearson wrote:
Which is your favorite for large (8x10 up) prints,
in 35mm format?
Kodak Plus-X
Paul Stenquist
it in person left me speachless.
Paul Stenquist
The little museum in Central Park is a mystery to me. I'm aware of the
Frick (which has a lot of Renoirs) and the Gugenheim, both on 5th
avenue next to the park, but I don't know of any museums in the park.
But there's a lot I don't know :-). (The Frick is a real treat, by the
way, because it's
Mike Johnston wrote:
Paul,
What is the little museum in Central Park that has so much modern art?
The Met is in Central Park. In addition to the museums I named earlier,
there's also the Whitney at 75th and Madison, about a block from the
park. The Whitney is American contemporary art.
Paul
Mike Johnston wrote:
What strikes me about it is the utter relentlessness of the commercials.
They just come and come and come, seemingly dozens at once. During the
evening news, they almost seem to equal the time spent on the news itself.
Thank goodness for that. More revenue for the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
TV seasons have changed. They seem to have about 15 new episodes per season.
Most series have 20 to 24 new episodes. Friends is an exception.
They'll produce 18 epsisodes for the coming season, but the network
doesn't care since they lose money on every epsisode.
Muchos gracias.
Pablo
frank theriault wrote:
And why does he keep thanking us in Spanish?
-frank
--
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert
Oppenheimer
for you.
Paul Stenquist
William Robb wrote:
Response interspersed.
Sorry, it is fairly long, and fairly technical.
(A very detailed description of color negative processing and printing followed)
Thanks for this great info, Bill. I've archived it in my darkroom file.
Paul Stenquist
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
Print film colour more accurate?
There are many different print and slide films. Which ones are you
comparing? I'm sure that this might be true for some combinations, but I
have generally found the opposite to be true.
Hi Don,
I have found that when scanning
is a lot of fun. I miss it, but the monetary rewards were slim.
Paul Stenquist
Timothy Sherburne wrote:
Funny, magazines that I consider to be better are those with fewer ads;
more information, less crap.
Magazines without ads may be better for the reader, but they don't have
a lot of life expectancy unless, of course, the cover price is in the
ten dollar range. Even
Good post, Tom. You nailed it.
Paul
T Rittenhouse wrote:
Glad to.
This has been bantied about the internet for some time. First let's consider
what middle gray is. Is it an abitrary shade of gray? No it is the average
scene in mid-northern latitudes in the morning or afternoon on a sunny
I've purchased images from stock services for advertising. When there's
something on a site that fills a need, it sells. On the other hand I've
had some stock houses request some of my images that they've seen on
the PUG or PhotoNet, but I've never sent them any. One of these days I
might. I
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