Hi Paul, Thanks so much welcome and info. I have heard so much conflicting opinions on film, film speed etc. that I thought I would order 20-30 rolls of all different film and different film speed and just experiment and see what I preferred to use that way. At the moment I am shotting about 6 rolls of film per week and I am learning so much every time I go and pick up my photos. I keep a little note pad and make notes on which settings I have used for each shot so I know for next time what to increase or decrease.
I do have a tripod and use that for when I am taking macro shots, I would be interested in any tips that you could offer me in regards to macro photography. Also is it correct that macro shots are better when using very slow film between 25-100 and also by using the smallest lens aperture possible? Thanks again, Rachel. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: Re: Beginner with a question... > Hi Rachel, > Welcome to the PDML. We have a lot of fun here, and I'm sure you'll > enjoy it. Macro can be a tough place to start, because depth of field is > severely limited, and camera movement is exaggerated. But it can also be > a lot of fun. I can't make a good recommendation on ring flash, because > I use a reflector umbrella and strobe for macro. But I'm sure some > others here will. I have heard good things about the Pentax ring flash. > In any case, shoot as many different things as you can. Scenery, > portraits, moving targets. Shoot as much film as you can. When I first > started (right around the time you were born :-), another photographer > told me to shoot a roll of film every day. It was good advice. Then he > subsidized me by giving me film and equipment. Most are not that > fortunate. But shoot as much as you can. The more you shoot, the better > you'll get. It's simple math. > Paul Stenquist > "I'm old but immature." > > Rachel wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > My name is Rachel and I am a 27yo female from Australia, I am new here and > > also to photography. I purchases a MZ-50 to learn on and I plan to upgrade > > in a year or so. I didn't want to put too much money into a camera until I > > had more of an idea of what I wanted in a camera. > > > > I got a Sigma 28mm-80mm Macro lens for my bithday and I would really like to > > get a flash ring for my macro photography, can anyone reccommend one for my > > particular camera. Also is there a flash ring I can use that will also fit > > any camera that I wish to update to in the future? > > > > I have started a 6 month introduction to photography course, so I hope that > > puts me up to speed with some stuff. > > > > Regards, > > Rachel. > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
