See , you changed your story. You initially stated You shot stopped down ALL THE TIME which was the Very reason I pressed on the matter because it was Senseless way to opertate. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:54 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT Except, based on the caveats I gave (Close to wide open, in good light), your arguments are incorrect. Your arguments are only correct for small apertures and low light. IN which case, I focus wide open. And I rarely do the former, ant typically use my open-aperture only gear for the latter. -Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > It is NOT faster to focus stopped down, the wider DOF and dimmer image > Makes it HARDER not easier to focus accurately. Why > Do you think auto aperture cameras and lenses were developed > Way back in the 50's? Because its easier and faster way > To work. I know because I have been using those cameras > For years and years too. Less DOF means easier focus. Period. > I am not arguing how he works, I am arguing the REASON > He gave. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Shel Belinkoff > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:56 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT > > You're just making a fool of yourself. What hubris to tell someone how > they choose to photograph or use their gear is wrong. > > Let me tell you something ... I don't know how old you are or how long > you've been photographing, but I'm willing to wager you're not as old as > I > and that you've not been photographing as long either. When I shot with > Spotties back in the late sixties, I'd often shoot with the lens stopped > down, and depending on the lens, light, and scene, I'd shoot @ 5.6 or > 8.0. > I knew EXACTLY what I was doing. Shooting that way could be fast and > accurate. With the better finders of today - brighter and more > contrasty - > it's even easier to shoot in that manner. > > Anyway, YOU don't have to see it. It's what Adam sees that matters. > > To call someone you don't know stupid and a liar here in a public forum > shows more about you and your character than you probably want us to > know. > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: J. C. O'Connell > >> See my last post, your reason for doing so is flawed >> And there are other reasons why its worse too. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Adam Maas > >> John, You Ignorant Slut, >> >> It's quicker and I can see what's in focus at all times. Simple as > that. >> Just because you don't, doesn't mean I can't. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>> When the thread title is stupid I am going to comment on it. >>> Secondly why havent you told us WHY WHY WHY you shoot with >>> M42 auto-aperture lenses and bodies stopped down all the time? >>> I don't believe it, either your stupid for doing so or your >>> A liar for saying so unless you have some good explanation >>> For doing so which I simply cant imagine as I am a LONG TIME >>> User of M42 bodies and lenses and that makes no sense whatsoever >>> To me at this point. I'd love to hear your reason for doing so. >>> Maybe there is something I am missing but I cant see it. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
