Thank you for your kind words. I hope the picture of my little red head is satisfactory. She gave a nice little smile.
I tend to have a fairly steady hand. When I shoot, I try to concentrate on cradling the body properly and exhaling when I release the shutter. Also, I think my hand is a bit steadier with the Nikon N80, as it is a much heavier, studier body than the ZX-M. It has a noticeably lower center of gravity, and a better grip, too--I feel like some sort of pseudo-pro now :-) I am not one who thinks photography is "all in the lens." Certainly the lens is crucial, but so is the body. You ask: "Do you have a fast lens?"...my Pentax A is a 50/2 and my Nikon is an F 50/1.8 D...pretty fast... Yes, the Fuji 800 is nice. I have the 400 in my camera right now. I will pass along some comments one I have a roll or two developed. Glen On Sep 30, 2007, at 10:36 AM, Rebekah wrote: >> Yes, Fuji is very good, particularly in dim lighting (this was my >> experience with the 800 speed variety). Wow, you shoot down to 1/4 >> with the 400 speed...no blur? I loaded a roll of the 400 in my >> camera today. I just took a picture of my one year-old getting a >> bath, and I I thought I was pushing it ay 1/45... > > > Sure, sometimes I get blur, but usually I get pretty sharp pictures > even when I'm taking slow pictures, as long as the subject isn't > moving ;) and if I do get it a bit blurry most of the time it's in a > picture where I don't mind. My camera only takes pictures down to 1s, > but I usually don't go that slow. Here's a picture taken at ½s that > isn't too bad. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/PESO/photo?authkey=W1C- > i05p28o#5116002907034854178 > > For me, it's hard not to shift my hands when I press the shutter > button. It probably goes back to that "you should use a tripod" > argument. I used to use 800 speed kodak exclusively but I guess I was > never quite satisfied with the sharpness so I ended up trying to take > my pictures slower. I haven't tried 800 Fuji of any type, but your > approval of it makes me curious. Do you have a steady hand? Or do > you have a fast lens? I hope your bath picture comes out well :) > > rg2 > > > On 9/29/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Yes, Fuji is very good, particularly in dim lighting (this was my >> experience with the 800 speed variety). Wow, you shoot down to 1/4 >> with the 400 speed...no blur? I loaded a roll of the 400 in my >> camera today. I just took a picture of my one year-old getting a >> bath, and I I thought I was pushing it ay 1/45... >> >> Thanks, >> Glen >> >> On Sep 29, 2007, at 7:44 PM, Rebekah wrote: >> >>> BTW Glen - >>> >>> I usually take my pictures with available light and use 400 speed >>> fuji >>> or kodak gold, and I really feel like the Fuji outperforms the Kodak >>> in low light situations. Its contrast and grain hold up even >>> when I'm >>> taking dim indoor pictures at 1/30 or even 1/4s. I like Kodak much >>> better in outdoor light but I have to say I'm always disappointed by >>> it when the light isn't perfect. >>> >>> rg2 >>> >>> On 9/29/07, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Bill Owens wrote: >>>>> When I could get it, I shot Agfa 200. Otherwise I shot Fuji >>>>> Superia 200, >>>>> though I think Kodak Gold 200 is also excellent. I liked Agfa >>>>> because it >>>>> seemed to render neutral colors more naturally. >>>>> >>>>> Bill >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Has anyone seen the resurrected Agfafilm in the flesh? Doesn't >>>> look like >>>> they are resurrecting Portrait or Ultra though :( >>>> >>>> http://www.lupus-imaging-media.com/content/blogcategory/16/31/ >>>> lang,en/ >>>> >>>> D >>>> >>>> -- >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its >>> composition" >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> > > > -- > "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its > composition" > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
