Re: Nikkor zooms with non rotating front [v04.n251/16]
The AF 35-105 1:3.5/4.5 D front element does not rotate. Regards John Bean
28-200mm or something to 200mm? [v04.n218/21]
The other way I could go is to buy a 70-210mm or 100-300mm. For sharpness, open or almost open, what do users of these lenses recommend? Or the ED 70-300 1:4-5.6 D. Good wide open, excellent one or two stops down. Also light, a delight to hand-hold (that's the big plus for me) and relatively cheap. Highly recommended. Regards John Bean
about filter quality prices [v04.n218/22]
i do love my nikons, but i'm quite sick of paying 50 percent in every deal just for their - good indeed - name. and since i am not married to nikon, i might once be looking for another bride. Your point is well made. After a brief excursion into really cheap filters (not recommended) I settled on BW - in fact I just received 10 from BH today - because I find them as good as any, and less costly than some. Unfortunately, my local dealers in the UK don't carry stock, so I use mail order. As a side issue, I find it easier, quicker (!), and cheaper to buy mail order from BH than from a UK source. Strange... obviously the UK dealers have a lot to learn. Regards John Bean
Re: Flash compensation range scale on SB24 [v04.n202/2]
Negative compensation means you want less light on the subject - so for any given output, the subject must be further away. Using TTL, the output of the flash will be reduced to compensate, but a limit is reached when the flash is at full output. In this case, it will be capable of illuminating a subject which is further away (twice as far for your example -2EV) than with "normal" illumination. Regards John Bean
Re: Nikon LS-30 Coolscan user comments [v04.n196/27] [v04.n199/28]
Curt Austin said: But you absolutely MUST experience the software before you buy. "eMediaWeekly" gave the scanner a poor rating overall due to the software, but I bought it anyway, thinking "How bad could it be? It's just a scanner." Well, it turned out to be the worst software I have ever used. By far. It is astonishingly, breathtakenly bad in all areas of form, fit and function. I can't elaborate without getting emotional, so don't ask, please. Software should have Beauty, like our photos and our F5's; the CoolScan III software should be purged from human record. I couldn't disagree more. The scanner interface (Nikon Scan 2.1) software is better than I expected, and more than adequate for the job. IMHO, of course ;-) I use Photoshop 5 for editing and printing so I didn't use any of the bundled non-Nikon software, but mine included a licensed version of Photoshop 4.0 LE, which is a pretty good program in its own right. In summary - I like it :-) Regards John Bean
Nikon Field Guide, F70 vs F801
From: "Thom Hogan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: Metal hood for 50mm f/1.8 [v04.n158/16] Nope. The "S" is probably for "snap," as in the hood snaps onto the lens [snip] Thom Hogan author, The Nikon Field Guide (Silver Pixel Press) Hi Thom I was just about to check these hood facts in that very book when I saw your posting... Bought the book last week from Amazon, and it is well suited to its stated purpose. Recommended. From: "Randy and Chris Rahn" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: N70 Compared to N8008 [v04.n158/24] I have used an N8008 for many years and find that at least half the time I am using it as a point-and-shoot [snip] Consequently, I am considering replacing it with an N70. Don't do it! I bought an F70 to supplement my F801, and was I glad I didn't part with the F801. The F70 interface is, well, "unusual". There are no significant feature gains other than in built flash and much faster AF. There are feature losses: DOF preview and multiple exposure, for example. The F70 doesn't feel well built either, compared with the F801. I couldn't live with it, so back it went and I paid the extra for an F90x - the true successor to the F801. It will take some persuasion to make me part with either of them now! I still have a nice cheap F50 (even cheaper now the F60 is here) for point-and-shoot with in built flash, but to be truthful it NEVER gets used - I always stick a flashgun (cheap Vivitar 730AFNi) on one of the real bodies. -- Regards John Bean http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~john-bean or http://john-bean.freeserve.co.uk
Re: What's about the last 10 years ...
"EVRARD Jean-Pierre" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Hmmm, i've a old F801, and i'm also search for real innovations but i'm not a professional. Maybe i'm happy too fast when viewing my pictures. Ok, for the autofocus, there is a worl of difference but for the rest ... Pfff I know what you mean. I have an old F801, and I love it! But I also have a newish F90x which I bought BECAUSE it was so like the F801. What has surprised me is that it takes better pictures. I'll explain. I use cameras almost exclusively hand-held, and I recently took some identical shots under decidedly iffy conditions for hand holding, with XP2 (400) in the F801 and Elite II (200) in the F90x. Despite a shutter speed HALF that of the F801, the F90x shots were sharp enough to print to A4 (if you're not too critical) after scanning. The F801 shots were unusable due to camera shake. I have done comparisons since, and the F90x is sharper EVERY time, unless I use a tripod (which I never normally do). I have been told that the F90x had shutter/mirror damping improvements over the F90 and F801 but I've no idea if this is the reason. I doubt I will buy the F100 - the user interface is more F5 than F801, more's the pity ;-) -- Regards John Bean http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~john-bean or http://john-bean.freeserve.co.uk
