>Just to make things clear, your implying that Norm's a Master Baiter? What else? I thought we clarified that he's not doing photography, things must get boring.
rg2 On 8/24/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just to make things clear, your implying that Norm's a Master Baiter? > > Bob W wrote: > >> Been a bit quiet lately, despite Norm's usual baiting. > >> > > > > he's a master at baiting... > > > > > >> On holiday an hour inland from La Rochelle in the > >> > > > > I like La Rochelle. I have happy memories of time spent around there > > in the 1980s. > > > > -- > > Bob > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of Cotty > >> Sent: 23 August 2007 23:50 > >> To: pentax list > >> Subject: Pentax or Bust > >> > >> Howdy listers, > >> > >> Been a bit quiet lately, despite Norm's usual baiting. > >> > >> On holiday an hour inland from La Rochelle in the > >> Poitou-Cherente (about > >> half way down France on the left hand side). The blasted weather has > >> been abysmal, with only three decent days this week - and one of > >> > > those > > > >> is supposed to be tomorrow, so that's a bloody gamble! As a > >> > > penitence > > > >> for bringing the rain with us, all the mosquitos in Cherbionneres > >> > > have > > > >> been exacting their revenge on me. I look like a prop from CSI. > >> > >> Been shouldering my Domke canvas satchel with only 2 lenses > >> aboard: the > >> K15mm 3.5 and the A*85mm 1.4 to accompany my Darkside 1D mark II and > >> 580EX flash. It felt completely wrong not to bring the > >> EF24-70mm 2.8 as > >> a walkabout lens. It turned out to be the right decision though. > >> > >> What a lovely revelation it has been to wander ancient > >> streets with one > >> body and just 2 lenses to choose from. And both good old manual > >> > > focus > > > >> lenses to boot. I've had a ball with them. > >> > >> The 15mm is a superb piece of optical engineering as many of you > >> > > will > > > >> know. On a 1.3 crop camera it still gives a very usable wide > >> image, and > >> with no vingetting due to said crop. I don't even focus it - set it > >> > > to > > > >> f8, set the focus accordingly and just get lost in the > >> framing with the > >> camera set on aperture priority. It's not the brightest view at f8 > >> > > on > > > >> stop-down metering but entirely do-able. > >> > >> With the A*85mm I take a slightly different approach. I frame > >> and focus > >> at f1.4, and then depending on the nature of the shot, I usually > >> > > stop > > > >> down to about 5.6 or 8 and shoot, popping open the iris again > >> immediately after, ready for the next setup. Or, as when > >> shooting my son > >> playing table tennis with his friend, shooting wide open at 1.4 to > >> > > get > > > >> that lovely minimal depth of field and creamy bokeh. Hand held, I > >> > > tend > > > >> to shoot either wide open or about f8. Really needs a tripod for > >> anything past f8 depending on ISO. Usually I'm at ISO400 for > >> > > wandering > > > >> about picking off quaint window-boxes full of colour. No IS here! > >> > >> I brought a 750Z but haven't pulled it out of the pouch once. > >> > >> The nice thing is, I have done some really fulfilling photography - > >> something I haven't done in some time, and that's what it's all > >> > > about. > > > >> We get home on Sunday, so hopefully I can do a bit of sorting and > >> > > post > > > >> some PESOs - something else I haven't done in a long while. > >> > >> I'll then be taking some pics of some Canon lenses before > >> they go up on > >> eekbay. I guess I'm just not suited to the auto-focus, image > >> stabilising, auto-everything, wipe yer bum type of photography. It > >> > > was > > > >> fun, but I just didn't enjoy it like I used to years ago. > >> Know what I mean? > >> > >> (written midnight Thursday, no doubt sent from the car park > >> of a LeClerc > >> hypermarche somewhere on the way to the beach on Friday via > >> 3G Broadband > >> card in the side of the PowerBook, dialling up on F SFR. French wifi > >> does a 2.5 hour lunch, just like the rest of the blessed country!) > >> > >> B good, > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Cotty > >> > >> > >> ___/\__ > >> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > >> ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > >> _____________________________ > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Remember, it's pillage then burn. > > > -- > 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
