Re: Nikon is about to announce a new larger lensmount!
Hi Caveman, on 12 Jun 03 you wrote in pentax.list: Bruce R is probably eating his foot now... LOL. Maybe Nikon's larger mount will be compatible to the Pentax 645NII...;-) Or even larger - 67? Cheers, Heiko
Re: Nikon is about to announce a new larger lensmount!
LOL. Maybe Nikon's larger mount will be compatible to the Pentax 645NII...;-) Or even larger - 67? Cool! Canon will be no match to Nikon for any super fast lenses. regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Re: Nikon is about to announce a new larger lensmount!
Who needs them with digital... you just crank up the ISO speed dial Alan Chan wrote: LOL. Maybe Nikon's larger mount will be compatible to the Pentax 645NII...;-) Or even larger - 67? Cool! Canon will be no match to Nikon for any super fast lenses. regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Re: Nikon is about to announce a new larger lensmount!
Who needs them with digital... you just crank up the ISO speed dial The faster it was turned, the higher the ISO was. regards, Alan Chan _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
Hi, Jim, Roman Holiday was Audrey's first Hollywood movie (I used quotes, because it was filmed entirely on location in Rome - one of the first movies shot on location). She had bit parts in a few English pics, but this was her first big role. She did win the Oscar for it. Eddie Albert was a scream in Roman Holiday. He played a freelance photographer. There's a particularly hilarious scene, with him (while driving) popping his head out of the sunroof of a little Italian mini-car (a Fiat?), snapping pics of Peck and Hepburn riding a scooter, with a little 35mm camera - I've never been able to identify the camera, but I'm guessing an old Voigtlander? Albert had quite a wonderful film career before his famous TV role, in particular, playing a psych patient in Captain Newman MD - hey, wasn't that a Peck movie as well? regards, frank Jim Apilado wrote: I think Audrey Hepburn made her first movie appearance in this film. Can't recall if got an Academy Award for her performance. A young Eddie Albert was in it too. He didn't gain fame until Green Acres on TV with one of the Gabor sisters. -- What a senseless waste of human life -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
Re: Super Takumar 85/1,9 vs SMC M100/2,8
Think I would choose 85 for slightly shorter working distance, especially indoor. If I had this lens, my choice would be the same, but, as I only have the 100/2.8... :-) Regards, ukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii
Re: Nikon is about to announce a new larger lensmount!
If true, this is strange. Especially since they've just introduced the DX lens series. Another solution could be that they intend to maintain two systems. Based in the cheaper APS-size sensors as well as the larger and more expencive full format sensors. Much like Pentax and Contax having both small and medium format systems. DagT Fra: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] According to reliable sources... The surprise is perfect - According to one of the biggest German photo-magazines (Color Foto), Nikon will come out later this year with a newly designed lens mount. This new lens mount will be bigger to be able to use also a fullsize chip appropriate. New lenses have to be designed too. They will be obviously bigger and heavier and according to Color Foto also significant more expensive :( Reflecting this, Nikon seems to go the same direction as Contax did it already a couple of years ago with its new N-System. Contax announced on the RG webpage the stop of the production of the ND. Although this is nothing special in the life cycle of digital cameras after 12 months on the market, it confused many costumers, since there was no further communication from Contax to them. Contax also refused to give hints/information about new Contax ND-models, but it is obvious, that there will new models in the future. Time will tell whether the road of Nikon and Contax will be the right direction, or the efforts of Olympus with its new open 4/3rd system. News will be released from Olympus on June 24th.
Re: Compact Auto/Manual Flash that covers a 24mm Lens?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does any one know of a smallish flash that will work with a 24mm lens? I'm just after something basic with auto and manual. Slide the wide adapter on the AF200T. It also works on the AF280T, but you said smallish. I paid $9.00 for one with shipping from the UK to USA on ebay last week. Regards, Bob S.
Re: Fun Friday: typo awards
Conjures up images of a buffoonish constable singing Hello, Hello, Hello, what's going on here then? in the style of Gilbert Sullivan or Nessun Dorma - in my airport! by some privatised goon. I've only met Mike twice but I have a vision of Harry Secombe. Breastfed on 'Rommel - Gunner who?' and 'AH my part in his downfall'. Toodle pip! Peter
Re: Super Takumar 85/1,9 vs SMC M100/2,8
Yes, with regard to the focal length I agree. What I'm curious about is the optical quality. If I understand it correctly the Super Takumar does not have SMC. Is that such a drawback that it rules this lens out? And besides the lack of SMC what are the optical quality of the lens compared to i.e. the 100/2,8? regards, Petter - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, June 13, 2003 11:04 am Subject: Re: Super Takumar 85/1,9 vs SMC M100/2,8 Think I would choose 85 for slightly shorter working distance, especially indoor. regards, Alan Chan Which one would you use for wedding photografies? _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
Toys for grabs
In case you had not noticed, I am selling some shiny Pentax toys on ebay. http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItemsinclude=0userid =shatcho%40aol.comsort=2rows=25since=-1rd=1 Most are lovely, one or two are exceptional, best of all they are all very reasonable. Kind regards Peter
Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
Tried posting this last night but I was having email problems, so forgive me if it shows up twice. Our International members may not be aware of this, but the American Film Institute recently voted Gregory Peck's Atticus Finch as the greatest movie hero of all time. Evan
Re: Pentax dropping M Shift, A 15/3.5, ...
I probably would have bought one (Shift) several years ago if it had the tilt feature. Kenneth Waller On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 06:13:18 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 13/06/03 03:18:01 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have just had this news from a Pentax dealer, that they have been told the Shift and 15/3.5 lenses are dropped, perhaps with several others of the manual focus lenses. Anyone else to confirm/deny? I am not surprised at all since the demand is close to zero. However, I regret that I do not have the money to buy the A15/3.5 before it disappeared. :-( We have supplied precisely one new 28mm F3.5 Shift in 5 years. And one 15mm. The 50mm F1.2 A ran out of stock early this year. More than likely these lenses had been made many years ago and sat in a warehouse for years. Actually, our customer for the 50mm wanted 15 of them - most Japanese optics companies will make to order if sufficient orders are present. Another 11 was not enough. I think I know of a Japanese dealer who has purchased a few as an 'investment'. I shall be visiting them shortly :) Kind regards Peter PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: OK Survey time (was:Paradigm change of Pentax...)
All my lenses are of the compatible variety except one. Yet when multiplying the focal lengths with the 1.5 factor I only get two usable lenses, so digital looks like a more expensive proposition than just body and accessories. Add to this the relatively low resolution and loss of aperture ring control, and obviously at this stage the *ist d is of little interest to me. If I were hard pressed to go digital, I'd see no compelling advantage in staying with Pentax. That's why I'll stick with slide film for a while and wait for the dust to settle. Afterwards I'll have a hard look and by then Pentax better be very convincing, that is with full frame and decent lens compatibility or, if not the latter, then it better offer IS/USM. Servus, Alin Rob wrote: RS OK the D *ist isn't in our hands so we can only speculate based on what's been RS reported. So given what is known who of those of us that envisage moving into RS digital are likely to purchase a D *ist and why? RS Who of us think it's time to move to the dark side and why?
Re: OT wanted to buy - a piece of polarizing gel
well, that is where i bought this roll from. Herb... - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 05:08 Subject: Re: OT wanted to buy - a piece of polarizing gel Ann, I seem to recall that Edmund Scientific sells sheets of plastic polarizing material for not much money. I'm pretty sure they have a web site. -Lon
Re: OT:My site updated too
At 07:14 13/6/03 +, you wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Hello, I had a look at your Aurora GrandPrix June 06 gallery. My favourite picture is DSC_2155.jpg. :-) It was really funny to see this one appear in that long sequence of horse jumps (especially since I had not looked at the thumbnail sheet: it was totally unexpected). You seem to take the picture nearly always during the beginning of the jump. Is there a photographic/technical reason to avoid the second half of the jump or is it simply a matter of personal preferences? Great pictures! Yves -- Yves Caudano, Namur, Belgium Photography website: http://www.yvescaudano.be Physics: http://www.scf.fundp.ac.be/~ycaudano/
Re: OT:My site updated too
I have recently updated and added quite a few equestrian related photos to: http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Comments are welcomed,skin is thick these daysg thick, eh? we'll see g Overall, nice photos. I tried my hand at equestrian stuff not too long ago; it was interesting. It took a few missed shots to get the timing part down, but that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (I guess the movement is quite predictable, deterministic in fact, and they're not going as fast as I thought they would). On about 2 jumps, I also tried to exploit the 2.5 fps rate of the MZ-S just outta curiousity, and I gotta say: That approach seems like a waste of time and film. It clearly didn't stack up at all (for me) to the one shot with good timing approach. Overall, the hardest part was positioning myself so that my backgrounds were as nice as possible, and not particularly cluttered. I'm guessing that's a challenge in general if your not an official photog for the event. I got lucky since the course I was on was particularly spacious, but judging from the photos, it seems like this would be quite difficult at the courses you frequent. Of them all, I like the Palgrave Schooling Class gallery the most; probably due to a bit more variety of shots in that one. Along those lines, IN THEORY (i.e., I could be wrong, but...) it seems like it would be a neat thing to get more shots of some of the other stuff that happens around the track. When I was there, that was some of the stuff that caught my eye the most. Like preparation of the horses, etc. I caught a few down-time quiet moments between horse and jockey that seemed pretty intimate and added a totally different feel to the picture set (which was less than a roll, and honestly not good enough to show off anywhere). If I was to shoot it again, I think that may be something I'd pay more attention to in order to break the monotony of all the see-the- horsey-jump photos I got. As for the website overall, it would help a lot if you added some navigation buttons to each of the galleries. Once I click on a gallery and go thru all of the photos. There's no easy way to get back to the main page to select another gallery. (Aside from re-entering the original URL), my only option is to hit the back button a bunch of times, which means that I have to go thru the same photos all over again before returning to start. Get what I mean? You already have navigation in most other places, so that's hopefully a pretty trivial (but nice) modification. I guess the other option is to have another window open when a visitor clicks on the gallery. But that's way over my head in terms of the how-to's. Oh yeah! none of the other (no horsey) gallery links worked for me... but I'm guessing you know that already. Hope that was helpful. How's that skin holding up? :o) - jerome
Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
All great. He was quite good in a western too, 'The Gunfighter' (?) - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on Jim Apilado wrote: I enjoyed his performances in Twelve O'Clock High and Roman Holiday. To Kill a Mockingbird is a video used by English lit teachers at the high school I just retired from. Jim A.
Re: My own website (sorry, no *ist content)
www.gratisweb.com/albanogarcia Nice one Albano. You are a first class photographer mate! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT:My site updated too
At 07:14 13/6/03 +, you wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Hello, I had a look at your Aurora GrandPrix June 06 gallery. My favourite picture is DSC_2155.jpg. :-) It was really funny to see this one appear in that long sequence of horse jumps (especially since I had not looked at the thumbnail sheet: it was totally unexpected). I did not realize they were doing dog practise stuff until i had to move around the ring.A lot of small dogs were practising.This is 1 of 2 shots i got. You seem to take the picture nearly always during the beginning of the jump. Is there a photographic/technical reason to avoid the second half of the jump or is it simply a matter of personal preferences? This is what Hunter and Jumper riders want to see,the legs just at or over the jump.The eventers,steepelchase riders look more for the feet landing shots,but there is nothing close by to go to and try it out. Great pictures! Thanks,more to follow. Dave Yves -- Yves Caudano, Namur, Belgium Photography website: http://www.yvescaudano.be Physics: http://www.scf.fundp.ac.be/~ycaudano/
Re: OT:My site updated too
Jerome cybered thick, eh? we'll see g Overall, nice photos. I tried my hand at equestrian stuff not too long ago; it was interesting. It took a few missed shots to get the timing part down, but that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (I guess the movement is quite predictable, deterministic in fact, and they're not going as fast as I thought they would). On about 2 jumps, I also tried to exploit the 2.5 fps rate of the MZ-S just outta curiousity, and I gotta say: That approach seems like a waste of time and film. It clearly didn't stack up at all (for me) to the one shot with good timing approach. Thats what i do,one shot and its done.I have found that i can look at a spot,wait for the horse then i seethe jump movement(hard to describe)then shoot.Only on occasion now am i early or late.I'm using a monopod instead of hand holding,and it seems to allow me a tad more time to make my click decision. Overall, the hardest part was positioning myself so that my backgrounds were as nice as possible, and not particularly cluttered. I'm guessing that's a challenge in general if your not an official photog for the event. I got lucky since the course I was on was particularly spacious, but judging from the photos, it seems like this would be quite difficult at the courses you frequent. Yes,correct there.There are a few areas that have nice backgrounds(Palgrave is one) but even when i'm the official guy i still have problems.Portapotties in behind a perfect jump to shoot, wires or poles in bad spots etc etc. Of them all, I like the Palgrave Schooling Class gallery the most; probably due to a bit more variety of shots in that one. Palgrave is nice,its up on a hill with some trees and some open spots,good for any type of photos. The main problem is the design of the course.If they have the course set up,photo friendly, its fine but if they have them jumping with poor backgrounds or bad sun angles,you have to accept a slightly less perfect location. Along those lines, IN THEORY (i.e., I could be wrong, but...) it seems like it would be a neat thing to get more shots of some of the other stuff that happens around the track. When I was there, that was some of the stuff that caught my eye the most. Like preparation of the horses, etc. I caught a few down-time quiet moments between horse and jockey that seemed pretty intimate and added a totally different feel to the picture set (which was less than a roll, and honestly not good enough to show off anywhere). If I was to shoot it again, I think that may be something I'd pay more attention to in order to break the monotony of all the see-the- horsey-jump photos I got. I plan on doing more,but the clients just want to see them jumping. If i get a domain name soon,i'll have more space,and can put more of theses up. As for the website overall, it would help a lot if you added some navigation buttons to each of the galleries. Once I click on a gallery and go thru all of the photos. There's no easy way to get back to the main page to select another gallery. (Aside from re-entering the original URL), my only option is to hit the back button a bunch of times, which means that I have to go thru the same photos all over again before returning to start. Get what I mean? You already have navigation in most other places, so that's hopefully a pretty trivial (but nice) modification. It took me 2 months to get this far.LOL. I see what you mean,i'll try and fix that. I guess the other option is to have another window open when a visitor clicks on the gallery. But that's way over my head in terms of the how-to's. Oh yeah! none of the other (no horsey) gallery links worked for me... but I'm guessing you know that already. Hope that was helpful. Yes,i have yet to upload any pictures just yet.Soon i hope. How's that skin holding up? :o) Fine,thanks for the comments and tips.:-) Dave - jerome
Re: Fun Friday: typo awards
Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Conjures up images of a buffoonish constable singing Hello, Hello, Hello, what's going on here then? in the style of Gilbert Sullivan or Nessun Dorma - in my airport! by some privatised goon. I've only met Mike twice but I have a vision of Harry Secombe. Breastfed on 'Rommel - Gunner who?' and 'AH my part in his downfall'. Flattery will get you anywhere you like 8-) Just finished (re)reading the complete, boxed set. A tragi-comedy to equal any of the classics. Spike was quite a photographer, on the quiet. I seem to remember a series of ads 's [Nikon/Pentax?] where his comparatively new model had had all of the horrible black paint removed (apparently with a nail file or such) to show the lovely brass underneath. Wonder where it is now? mike
Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
Try 'The Big Country'. Peck, along with Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Burl Ives, Chuck Connors and more. Good stuff. Tony At 05:59 AM 6/13/2003 -0700, you wrote: All great. He was quite good in a western too, 'The Gunfighter' (?) - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on Jim Apilado wrote: I enjoyed his performances in Twelve O'Clock High and Roman Holiday. To Kill a Mockingbird is a video used by English lit teachers at the high school I just retired from. Jim A.
Re: OK Survey time (was:Paradigm change of Pentax...)
At 04:49 PM 6/9/2003 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: OK the D *ist isn't in our hands so we can only speculate based on what's been reported. So given what is known who of those of us that envisage moving into digital are likely to purchase a D *ist and why? Who of us think it's time to move to the dark side and why? If, in fact, I can't meter with pre A lenses I will probably pass. I only own 1 lens that is A or newer and I have also found that finding Pentax AF primes used is not easy. If I can meter with the older lenses I will probably buy one. Everything I shoot goes into Photoshop and usually gets manipulated somehow before reprinting. So a digital camera would save me time and money. 6 MP is adequate for my needs and I seldom shoot wide angle so the multiplication factor is not a problem for me. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Demian)
Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
Even though it wasn't his best, I also enjoy his perfomance as Capt. Ahab in Moby Dick. AAMOF, his performance is the best part of the movie. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
new toy
Hi, my SMC-FA 35/2 has arrived. Nice small piece of glass, with rubber focusing ring wider than one in FA 50/1.4 or 28/2.8... Now I have to check it in praktice. I hope I won't regret this buy :-) -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: new toy
Sylwester Pietrzyk schrieb: Hi, my SMC-FA 35/2 has arrived. Nice small piece of glass, with rubber focusing ring wider than one in FA 50/1.4 or 28/2.8... Now I have to check it in praktice. I hope I won't regret this buy :-) -- Hi Sylwek, if you really should regret this - which I doubt - ask me first, if you want to sell it. :-) I've got to large a gap between my 24 and 50mm. *g* Thomas PS: Anyone an MZ-S to sell? ;-)
Re: Fun Friday: typo awards
Spike was quite a photographer, on the quiet. I seem to remember a series of ads 's [Nikon/Pentax?] where his comparatively new model had had all of the horrible black paint removed (apparently with a nail file or such) to show the lovely brass underneath. Wonder where it is now? Not in my shop. (Sadly). Now that would be a coup. Or is it a coupe? I do have some of Tim Page's gear here though. A 300mm F2.8 (that looks like it went to the Vietnam conflict). Kind regards Peter
RE: new toy
Hi All, ...I hope I won't regret this buy :-) ...ask me first, if you want to sell it... Anyone an MZ-S to sell? ;-) There was a Like New Minus at KEH for about 24 hours, but only US$100 less than new. I figured it was worth the extra US$100 to get the manuals and warranty. - THaller
Re: Fun Friday: typo awards
Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not in my shop. (Sadly). Now that would be a coup. Or is it a coupe? I do have some of Tim Page's gear here though. A 300mm F2.8 (that looks like it went to the Vietnam conflict). Coup - unless it is big enough to need wheels. Or full of hens, in which case it would be a coop. Sell it to Bob W. He can use it as a club the next time some demonstrators try to play the Eton wall game with his gear. Or frame it on his living room wall for veneration 8-) Tim's an interesting guy http://www.vietnampix.com/poppage.html mike
Quite OT: Car Rental in UK
Hello everybody, In my plans for the near future (next month...) is included a journey to England and Scotland. I do already have a plane booked (one of those budget flights without physical tickets...) but I'm feeling a bit in trouble wrt renting a car on our arrival (at Stansted). While browsing among the different rental companies, I came across Rental UK (www.ukcarandvanrental.co.uk). Any experience anybody? They seem to have the lowest rental rate I could find (everything else equal). I have just a strange feeling, mostly because none of their numbers in the website do match the one shown in the Yellow Pages (maybe I'm too suspicious?). I could wait and hire a car upon our arrival, but I'm always a bit scared about the possible lack of a affordable category one. TIA, Gianfranco = __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
Re: new toy
Thomas Haller schrieb: Hi All, ...I hope I won't regret this buy :-) ...ask me first, if you want to sell it... Anyone an MZ-S to sell? ;-) There was a Like New Minus at KEH for about 24 hours, but only US$100 less than new. I figured it was worth the extra US$100 to get the manuals and warranty. Yes, BUT: Plus shipping to Europe, haven't got a Visa/Mastercard Here in Germany, you almost never need a Mastercard for you ordinary living. Only for international transactions... I don't know, if it's worth the trouble and fees... Thomas
Re: new toy
Hi Sylwester, on 13 Jun 03 you wrote in pentax.list: I hope I won't regret this buy :-) No, you won't. I love mine... Cheers, Heiko
Re: new toy
Don't see how you could regret it. It's a new, _fast_, prime. Good fer YOU! See, Pentax, we spend money on occasion for good SMC glass. -Lon Heiko Hamann wrote: Hi Sylwester, on 13 Jun 03 you wrote in pentax.list: I hope I won't regret this buy :-) No, you won't. I love mine... Cheers, Heiko
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8Di
Roland Mabo wrote: So, what is best then... a) A complete line of new USM and IS lenses and bodies, not compatible with previous K-mount. A full electrical mount. This one is already available. It's called Canon. b) Some new USM and IS lenses, but with bodies that supports both the new lenses and the old ones. An electro-mechanical mount. It doesn't seem to be the current direction. cheers, caveman
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 11:55:34 -0400 a) A complete line of new USM and IS lenses and bodies, not compatible with previous K-mount. A full electrical mount. This one is already available. It's called Canon. Oh, I thought it was called Sigma. b) Some new USM and IS lenses, but with bodies that supports both the new lenses and the old ones. An electro-mechanical mount. It doesn't seem to be the current direction. Of course not. Judging by the latest releases, Pentax will only make entry level bodies and entry level zooms with plastic lens mounts. Instead of competing with Canon and Nikon, Pentax now see Cosina as the brand to match. That's the logical conclusion if we judge Pentax future by the FAJ lenses. Best wishes Roland _ Coola downloads från adidas! http://www.msn.se/mobil/adidas
Re: OT:My site updated too
At 10:29 AM 13/06/2003 -0400, Yves wrote: At 07:14 13/6/03 +, you wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Hello, I had a look at your Aurora GrandPrix June 06 gallery. My favourite picture is DSC_2155.jpg. :-) It was really funny to see this one appear in that long sequence of horse jumps (especially since I had not looked at the thumbnail sheet: it was totally unexpected). I had a smile at that one too. hey - where did he come from ! You seem to take the picture nearly always during the beginning of the jump. Is there a photographic/technical reason to avoid the second half of the jump or is it simply a matter of personal preferences? It looks more dynamic. The up half looks better than the down half Compare this http://www.muddypawz.net/adsc070603/images/adsc0063.jpg to this http://www.muddypawz.net/adsc070603/images/2adsc0018.jpg (that's what I think, anyway!) Dave, maybe you could make your albums open in a new browser window so that the user always have access to your home page. I noticed Welcome to Groundline.com Is this going to be your new website? Somebody mentioned that it was a bit boring having lots of shots of horses going over jumps - well that's what the clients want to see! Perhaps you could put together a separate small portfolio of varied horse shots for the casual observer and non-client. That would be nice to see. It''s like my agility shots. Most people go through them - dog jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping, dog not jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping etc. Whereas I go through Roxy doing the gamble, Branson in that marvellous jumpers run, Oh, look that's Tanja just before she ran off course because I was there running my dog and so were a lot of my friends. The reason for the sameyness of the shots is because often there are only one or two good vantage points and Dave doesn't want to be running around like a blue a*sed fly trying to get different shots for the general public, he wants to concentrate on at least one good shot of each rider in the hope that each of those riders will buy a print! Oh yes, on a sort of related note - Dave - you asked a while back about combining photos on one sheet. Like the picture package in photoshop but two different photos. Adobe Photoshop album lets you do it. Fully working starter edition is downloadable and allows you to add 250 photos to the album without having to upgrade. Wendy Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
Afaik, FA-J means FA-Junior. It's quite strange to name your best lenses Junior - that's why I really think that FA-J lenses will only be entry level. ;) There is still hope... Alex
Filter storage
Until now I've only been using polarizers as screw-in filters, warmups and nd have been Hitech in cokin holders. My problem is that my filters are taking up too much space in my bag. Is anyone using stack caps for their filters. My thougth was to get stack caps for only the smallest and largest filter sizes and to use stepping rings between filter sizes so that I only get one big stack of filters, any cons to this approach? thanks all Paul _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8Di
Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: Afaik, FA-J means FA-Junior. Read FAJ in reverse. ;-) Oh, and what the plural could be ? FAJitas ? cheers, caveman
Re: OT:My site updated too
Somebody mentioned that it was a bit boring having lots of shots of horses going over jumps Well maybe not in those words! but yeah, that was me. I'll fess up. well that's what the clients want to see! Yeah, I realized that after I sent the email. I either re-read his email or read a response and realized that his purpose is not to Capture the event, but rather to make cash money from the riders seeing *their* photos. With that in mind, you're absolutely right, and his photos certainly serve their purpose. Along those lines, I also think that hisi idea of setting up a second website and/or gallery is a marvelous idea for people (like me) who you accurately described here: It''s like my agility shots. Most people go through them - dog jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping, dog not jumping, dog jumping, dog jumping etc. LOL... funny... but true. Like you said, the sameyness of the shots also stems from my lack of intimacy with the subject. often there are only one or two good vantage points and Dave doesn't want to be running around like a blue a*sed fly blue assed fly? h... interesting. I'll have to keep my eye open for that one. Anyhow, I'm glad that at least the rest of my feedback proved helpful for you. And thanks, Wendy, for adding perspective.
Re: Quite OT: Car Rental in UK
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 08:01:43AM -0700, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hello everybody, I do already have a plane booked (one of those budget flights without physical tickets...) but I'm feeling a bit in trouble wrt renting a car on our arrival (at Stansted). While browsing among the different rental companies, I came across Rental UK (www.ukcarandvanrental.co.uk). Any experience anybody? They seem to have the lowest rental rate I could find (everything else equal). Gianfranco We've tried a couple of the discount car rental places - easyCar and EuroCar come to mind - and decided it wasn't worth the problems so I believe we've switched entirely to Hertz. This opinion was confirmed at the end of our trip last month to your fair city... Most of the problems we've had are the nickle and dime crap the discount places charge for. For example, finding a car wash in a strange city to avoid a cleaning fee or finding out that the excess kilometer rate is really expensive. hth -- I like to think of anything stupid I've done as a learning experience. It makes me feel less stupid. -- P. J. O'Rourke myehle at wanadoo dot fr
Re: Filter storage
I've been using 58mm filters for almost all my lenses using caps on the filters and three sizes of step rings. Bought a Hoya adjustable 58mm hood as part of the kit. Works fine. About the only ones I take with me are light warming, moose polarizer, and regular polarizer. Not that difficult to deal with the rings, as the shots I want these for usually are not grab shots. I recommend this approach. -Lon Paul Eriksson wrote: Until now I've only been using polarizers as screw-in filters, warmups and nd have been Hitech in cokin holders. My problem is that my filters are taking up too much space in my bag. Is anyone using stack caps for their filters. My thougth was to get stack caps for only the smallest and largest filter sizes and to use stepping rings between filter sizes so that I only get one big stack of filters, any cons to this approach? thanks all Paul _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
The caveman in me says that I should rent a Cadillac and go see an old BW movie. Should be fun, at least for the retro feeling. Treena wrote: Believe it or not, yes - there's one in the next town over from us. Hmmm... do some of those drive-in cinemas still exist there in yankee-land ? cheers, caveman
FS Friday Auto-bellows/slide copier/bellows takumar 100
For Sale: Beautiful condition Asahi Pentax Auto-Bellows / slide copier with 100mm f4 Bellows takumar lens. For screwmount. Double cable release, scales and booklet. $150 http://www.beard-redfern.com/photos/102_0271w.jpg Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
Hahaha! Nice! :) Alex - Original Message - From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 6:30 PM Subject: Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: Afaik, FA-J means FA-Junior. Read FAJ in reverse. ;-) Oh, and what the plural could be ? FAJitas ? cheers, caveman
Re: Filter storage
make sure that all your filter rings are externally readable as to which filter they are. B+W filters do not have labels readable from the outside. you must look at them from the front to distinguish them. also, it would not hurt to have something permanently in your bag to grip and turn the stacked filters. they sometimes are hard to take apart. if you want to get fancy, you can get a filter wrench. Herb - Original Message - From: Paul Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:21 Subject: Filter storage Until now I've only been using polarizers as screw-in filters, warmups and nd have been Hitech in cokin holders. My problem is that my filters are taking up too much space in my bag. Is anyone using stack caps for their filters. My thougth was to get stack caps for only the smallest and largest filter sizes and to use stepping rings between filter sizes so that I only get one big stack of filters, any cons to this approach?
RE: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
I read somewhere recently that last year was the first year in a long time when there were more drive-ins built than torn down. tv -Original Message- From: Caveman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on The caveman in me says that I should rent a Cadillac and go see an old BW movie. Should be fun, at least for the retro feeling. Treena wrote: Believe it or not, yes - there's one in the next town over from us. Hmmm... do some of those drive-in cinemas still exist there in yankee-land ? cheers, caveman
Re: Fun Friday: typo awards
mike wilson wrote: Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not in my shop. (Sadly). Now that would be a coup. Or is it a coupe? I do have some of Tim Page's gear here though. A 300mm F2.8 (that looks like it went to the Vietnam conflict). Coup - unless it is big enough to need wheels. Or full of hens, in which case it would be a coop. Sell it to Bob W. He can use it as a club the next time some demonstrators try to play the Eton wall game with his gear. Or frame it on his living room wall for veneration 8-) Tim's an interesting guy http://www.vietnampix.com/poppage.html Tim? He's an acid-head. And, that's the BEST thing you can say about him... He ponders, What's wrong with my brain? Fact is, he has little normal brain left. He will NEVER have a normal, functioning brain. That's also a fact. ...an interesting guy? If you get your rocks off talking to malfunctioning aging druggies and such, it may be okay for YOUR tastes, but they're way, WAY too irrational for my tastes. They're spaced out even when they're totally off it! And you think it's 'cute.' Yuk! Yet another wasted human being... mike keith whaley
Re: new toy
You won't, it's one sweet lens Paul From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: new toy Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:32:13 +0200 Hi, my SMC-FA 35/2 has arrived. Nice small piece of glass, with rubber focusing ring wider than one in FA 50/1.4 or 28/2.8... Now I have to check it in praktice. I hope I won't regret this buy :-) -- Best Regards Sylwek _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 19:14:24 +0200 Afaik, FA-J means FA-Junior. It's quite strange to name your best lenses Junior - that's why I really think that FA-J lenses will only be entry level. ;) True. That's why it surprises me that so many MZ-S users wants them. Best wishes Roland _ Lättare att hitta drömresan med MSN Resor http://www.msn.se/resor/
Re: Filter storage
I gotta say I've almost never had to use rubber, etc, to remove aluminum front-lens attachments. You can almost find a spot to squeeze a tad to get 'em off. That being said, I _like_ plastic-mounted front lens supplementaries. They come off easier and are cheaper. They last well enough. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gfen commented: On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: stuck on step-up/step-down rings). I had a latex glove in my camera bag for that. Sure it was, Glenn... ;) Well _that_one_ was! ;-) -- Glenn
Re: OT:My site updated too
Dave, maybe you could make your albums open in a new browser window so that the user always have access to your home page. I noticed Welcome to Groundline.com Is this going to be your new website? Eventually it will be Wendy.I'm trying to do this myself and it 's harder than i thought.g As you can see,i do the thumbnails in PS6.I'd have to investigate on the new window idea, but i like that one.I know its frustrating to refresh the url all the time. Somebody mentioned that it was a bit boring having lots of shots of horses going over jumps - well that's what the clients want to see! Perhaps you could put together a separate small portfolio of varied horse shots for the casual observer and non-client. That would be nice to see. Actually, the next version of the site has a general equine gallery,which will have all the candid stuff. For the most part,the riders want to see the jumping pictures asap. Clients want to see that perticular jumping pose,but changing the angle even 10-15 degrees can make a huge difference in how the jump looks.All depends on the course/sun and background,which i think you are aware of with the dogs. The main motive is not just to make money,as Jerome mentioned,but also to supply the best darn photo i can.They may be boring but i want to be the best boring equine photographer on the planetvbg Dave doesn't want to be running around like a blue a*sed fly trying to get different shots for the general public, he wants to concentrate on at least one good shot of each rider in the hope that each of those riders will buy a print! LOL. I tried that the first year i did this.Almost killed me not to mention the missed shots. What i do now is pick a division and stay there until its over, then move to another one.I switch divisons at each show,so hopefully i get ever rider once a year. At least with blue a*sed flys i dont have to worry about WNV. :-) Oh yes, on a sort of related note - Dave - you asked a while back about combining photos on one sheet. Like the picture package in photoshop but two different photos. Adobe Photoshop album lets you do it. Fully working starter edition is downloadable and allows you to add 250 photos to the album without having to upgrade. Thanks Wendy,I had given up looking. I tried some freebys on a site i think was called the digital source(??) but they were close but not quite.They had a ton of them but i only tried a few i thought might be valid. Dave Wendy Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
- Original Message - From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di There is still hope... Yes, but the quest stands upon the edge of the knife:) Regards Artur
Re: 2 AF500FTZ's
how much for 1? Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 2:57 PM Subject: FS: 2 AF500FTZ's Read the subject line. If interested, email me off list. tv
OT: Texas Leicas - which ?
Gang, I got back from processing my first 6x7 chromes (which I took with a borrowed camera) and oh well, now I want *my* 6x7 camera too. For projection slides I will still use 35mm (much more convenient unless I fork out $8000 for a Hasselblad projector), and I intend to use the 6x7 for getting the really big prints. Since handheld street photo / hiking / tourist photo is high priority too, I decided that I want a rangefinder type (and delegate macro to the 35mm format). So here's my question: Which 6x7 rangefinder camera would you recommend and why ? thanks, caveman
Re: OT: Slide projector recommendations
Marc, An old Bell Howell slide cube projector or Kodak carosel will be just fine. The slide cubes are easy to load and sort, carosels are less so. The big images will amaze you. The task of viewing more than 100 slides is daunting. I would get a magnifying loop and a light box for sorting thru them. The whole kit would be under US$75 new. Spread the 36 slides out on the light box, look at them overall, check the interesting ones with the magnifying loop, pick-out the best to display in the projector. I've been sorting slides like this for a while. With a box of 36, 12 go into the trash, 12 I hold onto because I'm not ruthless enough in editing, 12 I keep as good, of which only 2 or 3 are REALLY good. If you've got 10 boxes of slides to sort, use the light box, not the projector! Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have quite the treasure trove of 35 mm slides I've inherited from various family members that I'd like to take a look at. I don't have any experience with slides in general and projectors specifically. I'd appreciate it if list members would weigh in with what features I should look for as well as any brand recommendations for projectors available in the U.S.
Re: OT: Slide projector recommendations
Since you mentioned 35mm and US, Kodak is *the* obvious choice. However, if you want to max the quality, you may want to take a look at the Leitz Pradovit current series of projectors. Those Leica lenses are really good. A less obvious but good choice would be Kindermann (just avoid the basic model with 150W lamp). They also have a modern 6x6 projector in current production. cheers, caveman Marc J. Osborne wrote: Hello everyone, I have quite the treasure trove of 35 mm slides I've inherited from various family members that I'd like to take a look at. I don't have any experience with slides in general and projectors specifically. I'd appreciate it if list members would weigh in with what features I should look for as well as any brand recommendations for projectors available in the U.S. Thanks, Marc
Re: OT: Slide projector recommendations
An old Bell Howell slide cube projector or Kodak carosel will be just fine. The slide cubes are easy to load and sort, carosels are less so. The big images will amaze you. Based on my experience years ago with two Bell and Howell slide cube projectors, I would suggest that they be avoided. Both were purchased new, both soon developed tendencies to jam. Garnted different preferences exist, but I find the carousels easier to load and easier to correct loading errors. Do not make the mistake of dropping two sllides into the same carousel slot - the resulting jam is fixable but frustrating. In reference to another post, the Leitz Prdovit is probably a better projector/lens, but carousel loading is easier. The task of viewing more than 100 slides is daunting. I would get a magnifying loop and a light box for sorting thru them. The whole kit would be under US$75 new. Spread the 36 slides out on the light box, look at them overall, check the interesting ones with the magnifying loop, pick-out the best to display in the projector. Emphatically agreed. Regards, Ed _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Yet ANOTHER website debut
If there was ever a bad time to offer a website IPO, I guess it would be now. I've been waiting in the wings for the perfect time (okay, actually I've been too busy to finish it)... but now I've been upstaged by not one, not two, but *three* website debuts in the past 24 hours. But, foolishly, I trudge ahead nonetheless. ANYHOW... here's my new home, folks: http://www.exposedfilm.net Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed. - jerome By the way... Yes... I know... the squirrel photos aren't up yet... but I guess I figured nobody'd miss 'em, so I posted anyway.
Re: Re[2]: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
- Original Message - From: Roland Mabo Subject: Re: Re[2]: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di The problem is that it's not possible to make everyone happy. Pentax has to make a choice. The perfect Pentax, is a SLR that can easily be converted to rangefinder, with exchangeable shells (so one can have a metallic silver, metallic black or plastic body). This innovative SLR-rangefinder should also have built-in enlargement, to suit all hands from small to big. Just press a button and the camera expands to twize it's size. All lenses should be both metal and plastic at the same time - just replace the shell (like Nokia cellphones with replacement shells). So you get the feel and weight - you want. Had I known that this was the level you thought a camera should be at, I wouldn't have wasted my time answering your postings a few days ago. William Robb
Re: OT:[fabric] Seamless Paper or Muslin?
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A side question.What material would be best to help cover a window,or door frame for that matter. I have a piece of black foam board cut to fit my bathroom window but it has a few tiny leaks.I want to place something over the frame to cut out any stray leaks(also for the door).We have a fabric shop in town.Do the home BW printers use felt pieces or is there something else you like. I used 1/4 inch plywood in the window frame to block light. OF course, I had to knock the glass out first. William Robb
Re: OT:[fabric] Seamless Paper or Muslin?
On June 13, 2003 03:54 pm, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A side question.What material would be best to help cover a window,or door frame for that matter. I have a piece of black foam board cut to fit my bathroom window but it has a few tiny leaks.I want to place something over the frame to cut out any stray leaks(also for the door).We have a fabric shop in town.Do the home BW printers use felt pieces or is there something else you like. If looks don't matter cardboard. Just get a piece big enough to cover. Take it off when not in use. Easy to replace. If looks matter go and get some thick cloth and make what amounts to drapes. Doubled over. Nick
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
jerome wrote: http://www.exposedfilm.net Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed. - jerome My favs are your people shots, especially these: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g3_bwsig.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/g3_pit33.htm also these look nice: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g2_06402.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/g2_06414.htm EXCEPT that they have a too strong blue cast. If that's what your scanner is doing, don't bother, but if that's how it is on film, I suggest the 81 filter series (81B or stronger) or the german KR3 KR6. If you're shooting in shade always consider them. cheers, caveman
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
jerome wrote: Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed. - jerome Damn, that's nice stuff! Stephen
Re: Texas Leicas - which ?
- Original Message - From: Caveman Subject: OT: Texas Leicas - which ? Which 6x7 rangefinder camera would you recommend and why ? Mamiya 7. Great lenses, excellent build quality. That and I have actually used one and enjoyed it. I am sure the Bronica is a good camera, but I don't know it. My experience with Bronica lenses was good, though I think they were actuallty Schneider when I was using Bronica. If Fuji makes a 6x7 rangefinder, I would certainly consider it as well. I have always thought the old Plaubels were cool, and they had excellent Nikkor lenses on them, but I don't think they were as reliable as they could have been. William Robb
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
Absolutely excellent stuff, Jerome! Thanks for sharing. keith whaley jerome wrote: If there was ever a bad time to offer a website IPO, I guess it would be now. I've been waiting in the wings for the perfect time (okay, actually I've been too busy to finish it)... but now I've been upstaged by not one, not two, but *three* website debuts in the past 24 hours. But, foolishly, I trudge ahead nonetheless. ANYHOW... here's my new home, folks: http://www.exposedfilm.net Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed. - jerome By the way... Yes... I know... the squirrel photos aren't up yet... but I guess I figured nobody'd miss 'em, so I posted anyway.
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
Caveman wrote: jerome wrote: http://www.exposedfilm.net Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed. - jerome My favs are your people shots, especially these: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g3_bwsig.htm I agree! This little guy looks ready to bop you if you get any closer... g keith whaley
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
nice jerome. I was impressed with Tiger on the green. What camera and lens? Was it noisy? did they give you a hard time? Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: Yet ANOTHER website debut If there was ever a bad time to offer a website IPO, I guess it would be now. I've been waiting in the wings for the perfect time (okay, actually I've been too busy to finish it)... but now I've been upstaged by not one, not two, but *three* website debuts in the past 24 hours. But, foolishly, I trudge ahead nonetheless. ANYHOW... here's my new home, folks: http://www.exposedfilm.net Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed. - jerome By the way... Yes... I know... the squirrel photos aren't up yet... but I guess I figured nobody'd miss 'em, so I posted anyway.
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
One more question regarding this one: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g1_00313.htm How are the dragons housed in Atlanta? At the Natl. Zoo they are behind glass which is exposed to the outdoors; i.e.: fogged, smeared, clouded and scratched. I can never get a good shot of them due to the condition of the glass. I'd like to know your technique. Thanks! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: Yet ANOTHER website debut If there was ever a bad time to offer a website IPO, I guess it would be now. I've been waiting in the wings for the perfect time (okay, actually I've been too busy to finish it)... but now I've been upstaged by not one, not two, but *three* website debuts in the past 24 hours. But, foolishly, I trudge ahead nonetheless. ANYHOW... here's my new home, folks: http://www.exposedfilm.net Comments, criticism, and the usual PDML banter are all welcomed. - jerome By the way... Yes... I know... the squirrel photos aren't up yet... but I guess I figured nobody'd miss 'em, so I posted anyway.
OT: My Baby's Home and a Lens Question
After languishing in the repair shop for two months, because I couldn't afford the repair, I finally got my Leica CL with Summicron C 40mm home today. I am Happy vbg. Yes, it's the one that I put up for sale last Friday. Now that I have it in hand again, I'm reconsidering. I really can't bear to part with it, it's such a little jewel of a camera! OTOH, feel free to make an offer - were someone to want to give me $500US for it (won't take a penny less), I might have to think about it... vbg So, here's my question: It was in for servicing due to the meter/shutter speed dial not working. Turns out that it was a little rod that got knocked out of place (not uncommon), and it was not a difficult fix. However, the technician that fixed it noticed oil on the aperture blades. I knew about that, too, but since it's not an auto-aperture lens, the oil doesn't affect operation of the aperture, and there is no oil on the glass. The tech said that the oil will eventually become gaseous, and start to coat the inside of the glass. In fact, he said that he thought the process had already started, but when I got it back, I looked, and the glass appears crystal clear. Certainly can't see it's affect in any photos. They're only going to charge $50 Cdn to clean the blades and glass (basically do a CLA of the lens), so I'm going to get it done quite soon. My question is: Has anyone here heard of this happening (oil coating the inside of the glass)? Or does this sound like a way to push me into some work that isn't as urgent as they make it seem? Thanks. Supposed to be a lovely weekend (after rain the last two days), so I know what I'll be walking around with tomorrow! vbg cheers, frank -- What a senseless waste of human life -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
Re: Pentax dropping M Shift, A 15/3.5, ...
Dropping the 15f3.5 and the 28/f3.5 Shift after 30 years is no bad thing (especially if one already has them:-). However, the question is, will Pentax eventually present up-to-date successors? Or will there be no Shift lens at all, and no lenses shorter than the 17-28 Fish-Eye Zoom and the new FA-J 18-35? I can't believe that Pentax will leave its 35mm system like that, especially with the 1.5x factor of the digital sensors. More extreme wide-angle lenses must eventually be coming. hopefully WITH aperture ring, so that they are usable on older cameras, too, and in * or Limited quality. Arnold.
Re: Way OT: Gregory Peck passed on
Can't be too many left of the old ones to tear down, can there? -frank tom wrote: snipThe article mentioned that more were built then torn down last year, which hasn't been the case in a while. -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.thomasvanveen.com 301-758-3085 -- What a senseless waste of human life -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
Re: Texas Leicas - which ?
You want a Texas Leica? Why use a little baby 6x7? Go for the big guy - Fuji 6x9! I think it's called the 690? Jeff here in Toronto has a Fuji 6x9, and at least one (maybe two?) 6x7's (one's foldable, but maybe he got rid of that one - you out there Jeff?). AFAIK, he loves the 6x9! I've seen it's images, and they are quite amazing, even in Jeff's hands! vbg cheers, frank William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Caveman Subject: OT: Texas Leicas - which ? Which 6x7 rangefinder camera would you recommend and why ? Mamiya 7. Great lenses, excellent build quality. That and I have actually used one and enjoyed it. I am sure the Bronica is a good camera, but I don't know it. My experience with Bronica lenses was good, though I think they were actuallty Schneider when I was using Bronica. If Fuji makes a 6x7 rangefinder, I would certainly consider it as well. I have always thought the old Plaubels were cool, and they had excellent Nikkor lenses on them, but I don't think they were as reliable as they could have been. William Robb -- What a senseless waste of human life -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
w.r.t. http://www.exposedfilm.net My favs are your people shots It's funny. As much as I love animal stuff, I get way more comments on my people stuff than anything else. And I tend to do people stuff only when I'm tired of the animals... which is rare. Guess I need to venture out more. Thanks, by the way. Glad you like 'em. EXCEPT that they have a too strong blue cast. If that's what your scanner is doing, don't bother, but if that's how it is on film... to be honest, I'm not sure which it is... even after looking at the slide again! However, now that you point it out, I do see that the scans are a bit blue like you said (but that could just be me overcompensating for the love affair that Kodak AND the HP S20 Scanner usually have with magenta). Also, when I look at the slide, well... it's kodachrome 64... but it doesn't look kodak, if you know what I mean. The magenta emphasis I see with my usual film is missing, and it kinda does look more blue than the actual scene now that you mention it. For me, it's hard to say the whats or whys because this is my only roll with that film, as well as my first time shooting on nature trails. But thanks for pointing it out! I didn't even realize it (that's what feedback's for, eh?). I'll look into it more. Thanks again. - jerome
Re: Pentax dropping M Shift, A 15/3.5, ...
Arnold Stark wrote: Or will there be no Shift lens at all, and no lenses shorter than the 17-28 Fish-Eye Zoom and the new FA-J 18-35? Very plausible. Anyone serious enough as to consider a shift lens is thinking medium format or larger and not 35mm. I can't believe that Pentax will leave its 35mm system like that, I definitely can. And BTW. They don't have a system anymore. The pieces don't interoperate. cheers, caveman
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
Stephen Keith, thanks for the kind words. Keith wrote: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g3_bwsig.htm I agree! This little guy looks ready to bop you if you get any closer... g Aren't grab shots the greatest. I couldn't reproduce that scene, let alone the kids expression if I tried a thousand times. I've finally realized that so much of photography (no matter what kind it is) is getting out there and shooting. Eventually... something will happen and/or come together. So now I try to get off my arse more often and shoot some. As for the kid bopping me... who said he didn't? g
Re: Pentax dropping M Shift, A 15/3.5, ...
Dropping the 15f3.5 and the 28/f3.5 Shift after 30 years is no bad thing (especially if one already has them:-). However, the question is, will Pentax eventually present up-to-date successors? Or will there be no Shift lens at all, and no lenses shorter than the 17-28 Fish-Eye Zoom and the new FA-J 18-35? I can't believe that Pentax will leave its 35mm system like that, especially with the 1.5x factor of the digital sensors. More extreme wide-angle lenses must eventually be coming. hopefully WITH aperture ring, so that they are usable on older cameras, too, and in * or Limited quality. Arnold. Maybe the rumour about a 16mm prime I heard a a couple of months ago is true? _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
I love the one of Tiger chatting with his caddy! (Haven't looked at anything else yet) It's a wonderful, relaxed, informal sort of shot (but look at the intensity in Tiger's eyes - even for a practise round!). Well done! -frank Christian Skofteland wrote: nice jerome. I was impressed with Tiger on the green. What camera and lens? Was it noisy? did they give you a hard time? -- What a senseless waste of human life -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
Tripod question
Hi, I am planning replace my existing tripd with corbon fibre tripod, so was thinking about the ball heads. I have few doubts about them. Are there any advantages in using ballhead instead of pan-tilt style ones? Which is more stable? Thanks Ramesh __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
FS: Soft Case FG (SS)
Unused in box, original Pentax soft case FG-SS, part number 32374 For MZ/ZX series (not MZ-S). Front of case detaches and can be replaced with other size fronts. This has the size for a small zoom like 35-80 (hence the S) Boz's Site has it listed under MZ-5(n) $15 inc postage to anywhere. Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: Tripod question
- Original Message - From: Ramesh Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I am planning replace my existing tripd with corbon fibre tripod, so was thinking about the ball heads. I have few doubts about them. Are there any advantages in using ballhead instead of pan-tilt style ones? Which is more stable? It's really a matter of preference. I use a ballhead becasue it is quicker for me to use in the field. Many people prefer the pan-tilt because it gives them the opportunity to change one axis at a time. Which is more stable? It's a case of size (and build-quality) matters. I use a giant Graf StudioBall which is rock solid for my lenses (300/4 is my largest lens). Some ballheads are very cheap and flimsy as are some pan/tilt heads. It's really up to your type of photography Christian
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
jerome wrote: It's funny. As much as I love animal stuff, I get way more comments on my people stuff than anything else. And I tend to do people stuff only when I'm tired of the animals... which is rare. Guess I need to venture out more. Thanks, by the way. Glad you like 'em. Maybe that's your strong point and you didn't know ;-) Time for more shots, indeed. EXCEPT that they have a too strong blue cast. If that's what your scanner is doing, don't bother, but if that's how it is on film... to be honest, I'm not sure which it is... even after looking at the slide again! He're a quick attempt at it, compare them to see: original: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g2_06414.htm cave: http://www3.sympatico.ca/vdonisa/06414swe.jpg cheers, caveman
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
Quoting Christian Skofteland: I was impressed with Tiger on the green. It's funny... you confused the hell outta me at first. I'm thinkin tiger? what tiger? ain't no tiger on my website. There's a lion, but OH!!! You obviously meant the tiger of the wooden persuasion. duh! forgot about him. What camera and lens? I designed the site to be PDML friendly g. If you lay your mouse over 95% of the photos, it'll give you camera, lens, flash, and film info. Actually, now that I look, those are the ONLY photos on the website (I think) that don't have camera body info [leave it to Christian to pick a winner]. My ZX-5n was in Colorado that week, and I'm not sure if it was back in time or if I used the ZX- 10. But the lens was the FA 300mm f2.8 with a very bad filter (long story). Was it noisy? did they give you a hard time? Nope. It was a practice round. AFAIK, EVERYONE is allowed to bring photo equipment to the practice rounds. I don't think it's something they publicize, but it was the only reason I agreed to volunteer to work the concession stand at all. It's funny, because I was the only one fighting to get a time slot on a non-tournament day for that reason... they thought I was nuts. While I was working, I also scored 2 tickets to come back and watch (not work) the final round. But I gave 'em away. (a) tiger was no longer in contention (b) I couldn't bring a camera, and (c) for me, golf is better watched on the tube anyway. You see wayyy more action. Glad you like the photos, by the way. One more question regarding this one: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g1_00313.htm How are the dragons housed in Atlanta? At the Natl. Zoo they are behind glass which is exposed to the outdoors; i.e.: fogged, smeared, clouded and scratched. Don'tcha just hate that?! This one is behind glass, too (phew!)... but I suppose the glass is in better condition. It's only 1/2-way exposed to the outdoors. The area where the people stand to observe is kinda like an open-air shack (hard to explain). The point is, it has a roof, so there's some protection from the elements [but not the fingerprints and scratches]. I can never get a good shot of them due to the condition of the glass. I'd like to know your technique. Nothing secret. Windex and a paper towel. Actually, I never remember the windex, and end up just using my shirt. People'll look at you funny while you start cleaning up, but hey! Getting as close to the glass as possible helps (which is essential if you use flash), too. My problem with this guy is that he is partially lit by flourescent lighting, and partially by ambient. I wanted more shots of this guy, so I went back about 3 weeks ago with two rolls: EliteChrome 200, and Kodak 160T (tungsten film). It was my first time using it, but it seems like to use Tungsten film you have to have (almost?) ALL tungsten lighting. The presence of ambient lighting left me with VERY ugly color casts (entire roll unusable). So then I used the other (regular) roll, only using flash for fill... turns out that not enough flash nor ambient left me with color cast AGAIN (and another entire roll unusable...dammit). So I haven't figured it out yet. The photo in my gallery, by the way, is the product of a TON of color correction due to this same issue. I'll get it right eventually... or I'll just by an *ist-D and press a button or something and call it a day [somewhere, Tom is smiling]. Good luck, Christian. Thanks!
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I love the one of Tiger chatting with his caddy! Thats one of my favs, too. Thanks, Frank. It's a wonderful, relaxed, informal sort of shot (but look at the intensity in Tiger's eyes - even for a practise round!). Yep, that's also what I like about it. It also strikes me as comical because Steve seems to be giving advice, and Tiger looks like what the hell are you talking about?! I'm the best in the world. Shut up already. HAR! In all, it was nice to see him smile more and actually enjoy the golf course; a side of Eldrick that we don't get to see. But of course once Thursday rolled around...
Re: Tripod question
Both are as stable as your tripod, the ball head is just easier to position in general use, the pan tilt head is more fersitile overall if speed and eye polking doesn't bother you. I still havee my tilt head and for archetectural use it's better due to the bubble levels but for field use the ball head wins, add that ball heads support less than a similar tilt head tho, but 5 lbs is alot of camera and lens, unless you shoot 4x5 you'll be fine. --- Ramesh Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am planning replace my existing tripd with corbon fibre tripod, so was thinking about the ball heads. I have few doubts about them. Are there any advantages in using ballhead instead of pan-tilt style ones? Which is more stable? Thanks Ramesh __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: Way OT: Drive Ins-was: Gregory Peck passed on
All the Drive-ins in one of the towns I grew up in (there were two in and around Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) were torn down at least 20 years ago. Too bad, because one of them was a lovely sort of Art Deco design. Progress, I guess... OTOH, here in Toronto, there's at least one that's been built in the last year or two, at The Docks, a waterfront bar/entertainment venue. Haven't been there yet (I'd look funny pulling up on my bike), but apparently it's doing quite well. I think it's a current fad, but I hope not. ciao, frank tom wrote: I read somewhere recently that last year was the first year in a long time when there were more drive-ins built than torn down. -- What a senseless waste of human life -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
Maybe that's your strong point and you didn't know ;-) I've heard those exact words before... but I guess I'm resistant (pronounced stubborn). Besides, I don't wanna be no steenkin' Cotty. He're a quick attempt at it, compare them to see: original: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g2_06414.htm cave: http://www3.sympatico.ca/vdonisa/06414swe.jpg Just peeked at the original, and your version is MUCH closer than mine. THanks!!! Looks like it's time for a rescan some time this weekend. If you'd be so kind, can you keep that photo up 'til monday. I'll probably reference it again. Thanks again. - jerome
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
jerome wrote: Stephen Keith, thanks for the kind words. Keith wrote: http://www.exposedfilm.net/g3_bwsig.htm I agree! This little guy looks ready to bop you if you get any closer... g Aren't grab shots the greatest. I couldn't reproduce that scene, let alone the kids expression if I tried a thousand times. I've finally realized that so much of photography (no matter what kind it is) is getting out there and shooting. Eventually... something will happen and/or come together. So now I try to get off my arse more often and shoot some. As for the kid bopping me... who said he didn't? g Even if it had been me being bopped, it was too precious to NOT get, and you indeed did capture it at the one precise slice of his serious expression... Great! Or wait a minute, maybe it was his mom that nah, not a chance. g keith
Re: Filter storage
Until now I've only been using polarizers as screw-in filters, warmups and nd have been Hitech in cokin holders. My problem is that my filters are taking up too much space in my bag. Is anyone using stack caps for their filters. My thougth was to get stack caps for only the smallest and largest filter sizes and to use stepping rings between filter sizes so that I only get one big stack of filters, any cons to this approach? I have been using stack caps for many years. The only real disadvantage is you won't be able to use hoods on some lenses. And if you are going to buy stack caps, I recommend you buy those were Made in Japan which are perfectly flat on the outside. Some Indian made caps have raised edges which might damage your other gears. In Canada, this is a good retailer to buy from. http://www.photoprofx.com/ regards, Alan Chan _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
Pentax now see Cosina as the brand to match. This is not a such bad thing if you mean Voigtlander. regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Re: Yet ANOTHER website debut
jerome wrote: Just peeked at the original, and your version is MUCH closer than mine. THanks!!! Looks like it's time for a rescan some time this weekend. If you'd be so kind, can you keep that photo up 'til monday. I'll probably reference it again. Thanks again. I'll keep it there. I presume that the problem was that in your attempt to fight magenta cast you cut too much red. Magenta casts are very stubborn, the only way to effectively fight them is to go to the red channel curve, add some inflection points and flatten the curve in some portions. Very nasty, and to relate it to other thread, I get a very unpleasant one on film that ran through airport X-ray. cheers, caveman
Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di
Afaik, FA-J means FA-Junior. It's quite strange to name your best lenses Junior - that's why I really think that FA-J lenses will only be entry level. ;) There is still hope... Was it FA-Joke or FA-Junk? If you are correct, I expect the good one will be labelled FA-S (S for senior). :-) regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Re: Tripod question
Moastly, I do outdoor nature photography. My biggest lens is Tamrom 300mm /2.8. At present I use slik 700dxpro with pan-tilt. Theoritically, moving sems to be easier in case of ball head. I may stick to SLIK tripods. Max I could spend on ballhead is 150usd. Can I mix the brands? (say slik legs some xyz ball head). Thanks Ramesh --- Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Ramesh Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I am planning replace my existing tripd with corbon fibre tripod, so was thinking about the ball heads. I have few doubts about them. Are there any advantages in using ballhead instead of pan-tilt style ones? Which is more stable? It's really a matter of preference. I use a ballhead becasue it is quicker for me to use in the field. Many people prefer the pan-tilt because it gives them the opportunity to change one axis at a time. Which is more stable? It's a case of size (and build-quality) matters. I use a giant Graf StudioBall which is rock solid for my lenses (300/4 is my largest lens). Some ballheads are very cheap and flimsy as are some pan/tilt heads. It's really up to your type of photography Christian __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
RE: My Website
Thank you, Dave. I have a pretty wide assortment of Pentax lenses, from the excellent, but under-used 24 f2 to my longest, a 600 f5.6. Most used for wildlife is a 300 F* f4.5. For BW, I like my 35mm f2, or 75-150 f4 (M). It's really a thrill to (finally) put things up for people to see, scary, too. I'm starting to put things on use.net, too. Again, thanks for taking the time... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 13, 2003 2:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: My Website Well, it's not markcassino.com. In fact, it's just MSN.Groups, but I have some of my photos up on a website. Finally. http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/shoebox.msnw Your thoughts, insights, critiques welcome. Thanks. Bill Sawyer Great work Bill. I really like the BW folder. In a related question to Herb's,what equipment,lens(es) do you use. Don't tell me its a 1000mm,then i'd need a 2000 for the 6x7,OuchvbgMy arms. Dave
Show Pics
Here's a session with one of the models: http://www.bigdayphoto.com/SLY2003/8657.JPG http://www.bigdayphoto.com/SLY2003/8665.JPG http://www.bigdayphoto.com/SLY2003/8678.JPG http://www.bigdayphoto.com/SLY2003/8701.JPG Yeah, sorry, it's a guy.The first session I did was with a girl, but it didn't come out as well: http://www.bigdayphoto.com/SLY2003/8606.jpg http://www.bigdayphoto.com/SLY2003/8596.jpg I think I'll call her and see if she wants to have another go. Here are the show pics: http://www.bigdayphoto.com/SLY2003/ There are few fun shots in there, but mostly it's a lot of the same thing. I did a little bit of exposure correction, but probably could have done some more. Oh well, that's already 20 hours for free, I think that's enough... tv
Re: Filter storage
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:06:52 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Eriksson wrote: Is anyone using stack caps for their filters. If you're in a hurry, unscrewing the filter you want from the middle of its size-section then unscrewing the step-up ring you need is a bother. Yep. I tried it and was bothered too much. Now I just use a little filter wallet that fits perfectly in one of the vertical pockets on the front of a Domke F2 case. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
RE: Show Pics
If you don't Tom.. I WILL ;-) Smirkingly, Dave -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:50 PM To: pdml Subject: Show Pics snip I think I'll call her and see if she wants to have another go. /snip
Re: My Baby's Home and a Lens Question
No, I wasn't thinking that, I was thinking in terms of, used camera, who knows what has be done to it. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 6:58 PM Subject: Re: My Baby's Home and a Lens Question OR, some idiot accually thinking they needed lubing and spraying something in there. U don't mean Frank, do u? :-)
Re: Filter storage
Try a wide rubber band in place of a filter wrench.. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:58 PM Subject: Re: Filter storage snip, snip it would not hurt to have something permanently in your bag to grip and turn the stacked filters. they sometimes are hard to take apart. if you want to get fancy, you can get a filter wrench. Herb
