Re: DSLR/PC plateau?
Actually, there are quite a few systems using LN cooled sensors in use in industrial and gov't applications. I had the chance to look at some of thse a few months ago. Quite impressive results... Packaging was a lot smaller than I had anticipated. Indeed liquid Nitrogen cooled CCDs have been used on telescopes for much longer than they've been used for SLR type cameras. Still I don't want to have to carry of thermos full of liquid nitrogen around with me all the time, although it can be fun to play with sometimes. -Scott
RE: Cotty, have a beer on me
Looks like plain text to me (no html) :-) I've been using computers just over 20 years and I think Win XP is the first MS-OS which really works well (and I've used them all...). Just my opinion, I don't want to start any flames. I hope you're happy with the Mac. I have not used an Apple since the Apple II days (that was fun!). The first computer I built from components (my own design) and the first program(s) (firmware) had to be typed in by hand on the hex keypad of a prom programmer ... Antti-Pekka --- Antti-Pekka Virjonen Computec Oy, Turku Finland Gsm: +358-500-789 753 www.computec.fi * www.estera.fi -Original Message- Hi all, I've finally done it. My brand spanking new G5 Powermac arrived today. I bought the single 1.6GHz version as NZ mac prices are somewhat higher than in the US (that's called an understatement). Why did I switch? Well, 10 years+ of using PCs is probably all I need to say :) The thought of having to Windows XP is too hideous to contemplate. I'm sure this thing was meant to come with X 10.3; I'll have to pressure the supplier for a free upgrade. I must have Expose`! Tomorrow I'll order Photoshop CS and a Gb of RAM to go with it. Cheers, - Dave PS - please let me know if this message arrives HTML formatted. I haven't yet found an option to set plain text so I'm just going to cross my fingers for now.
RE: DSLR/PC plateau?
The scientific ccd cameras I have seen have used a thermoelectric cooler (peltier) with circulating water (maybe with glycol). This method is a lot easier to implement than the liquid nitrogen approach :-) Antti-Pekka --- Antti-Pekka Virjonen Computec Oy, Turku Finland Gsm: +358-500-789 753 www.computec.fi * www.estera.fi -Original Message- Indeed liquid Nitrogen cooled CCDs have been used on telescopes for much longer than they've been used for SLR type cameras. Still I don't want to have to carry of thermos full of liquid nitrogen around with me all the time, although it can be fun to play with sometimes. -Scott
Czech press photo 2003
Hi, Managed to catch the exhibition of the the Czech press photo 2003 competition. It is on a world tour from today. Highly recommended - the winning photo made me laugh out loud. http://tiscali.cz/trav/trav_center_031014.655675.html mike
Re: OT: Cotty, have a beer on me
on 15.01.04 7:49, David Mann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My brand spanking new G5 Powermac arrived today. I bought the single 1.6GHz version as NZ mac prices are somewhat higher than in the US (that's called an understatement). Why did I switch? Well, 10 years+ of using PCs is probably all I need to say :) The thought of having to Windows XP is too hideous to contemplate. Congratulations David! You have just joined a small brotherhood of Mac users on PDML :-) PS - please let me know if this message arrives HTML formatted. I haven't yet found an option to set plain text so I'm just going to cross my fingers for now. Plain text for sure. -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras
I don't think anyone has used a nitrate based film for dozens of years, maybe 30! keith whaley Herb Chong wrote: did they every use nitrate base for still camera film? that would limit the life of a lot of negatives. Herb - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras Interestingly, Creative Memories tech people have determined that APS negs will last longer than 35mm negs. And it's not because of the can, either. Apparently there is a real difference in the film material itself.
Re: OT: ID a photo; Settle an Argument
I remember this as an implant. First it took an implant or connection to nerves inside his ear, to which they attached the hearing aid device. As I remember it. . . No idea who the photog was, nor the issue of Life, if that's where it was. Only the incident. keith whaley frank theriault wrote: Someone here must know this: In the early 60's (maybe '61?) Life Magazine published a famous photo of a boy hearing for the first time. The look of joy and astonishment on his face is unbelievable. My roomate and I are at loggerheads. She says he's hearing for the first time due to a new hearing aid. I say that yes, he was wearing a hearing aid, but the ability to hear is due to a cochlear implant. Can anyone recall the photographer? The issue of Life? (Most importantly) Whether I'm right? I've tried googling this, to no avail. tanx, frank
Re: OT: Cotty, have a beer on me
It came in 7-bit plain text ASCII. Works quite well. . . Welcome aboard! keith whaley G4 1.25 GHz, 1 GB RAM, OS 10.2.6 David Mann wrote: Hi all, I've finally done it. My brand spanking new G5 Powermac arrived today. I bought the single 1.6GHz version as NZ mac prices are somewhat higher than in the US (that's called an understatement). Why did I switch? Well, 10 years+ of using PCs is probably all I need to say :) The thought of having to Windows XP is too hideous to contemplate. I'm sure this thing was meant to come with X 10.3; I'll have to pressure the supplier for a free upgrade. I must have Expose`! Tomorrow I'll order Photoshop CS and a Gb of RAM to go with it. Cheers, - Dave PS - please let me know if this message arrives HTML formatted. I haven't yet found an option to set plain text so I'm just going to cross my fingers for now.
Re: OT: ID a photo; Settle an Argument
Hi, I know the photo you mean. I had it in mind when I took this one: http://www.web-options.com/p6.jpg In this case it's the photographer who has the hearing problems, not the subject. I'm sure the photo is reproduced in Ken Kobre's book Photojournalism - the Professionals' Approach. If it's the same photo then he credits it to Greg Schneider of the San Bernadino (CA) Sun Telegram. The caption just says the child is listening to music, but I do know the Life story is about a deaf child. In the Kobre reproduction the headphones look like the same sort you use in an audiology department. I'll have another dig around later today. -- Cheers, Bob Thursday, January 15, 2004, 4:26:17 AM, you wrote: Someone here must know this: In the early 60's (maybe '61?) Life Magazine published a famous photo of a boy hearing for the first time. The look of joy and astonishment on his face is unbelievable. My roomate and I are at loggerheads. She says he's hearing for the first time due to a new hearing aid. I say that yes, he was wearing a hearing aid, but the ability to hear is due to a cochlear implant. Can anyone recall the photographer? The issue of Life? (Most importantly) Whether I'm right? I've tried googling this, to no avail. tanx, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photospgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: OT: Another Bike Photo
Hi, you have the makings of a really good essay or exhibition there, Frank. You could certainly get it published in specialist magazines round the world if you can write some text to go with it. I'm a very inactive member of a cycling pressure group in London called 'London Cycling Campaign'. They issue a 2-monthly magazine called 'London Cyclist'. Your essay would go very well in the magazine, I think. I don't think they'd pay much, if at all, but it would look great on a CV and be a real ego-booster. http://www.lcc.org.uk/ -- Cheers, Bob Wednesday, January 14, 2004, 11:26:54 PM, you wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2051027 Printed full frame (hence the black abatement), so I know cropping will help. Just thought I'd see how it looks this way.
RE: KEH does it again
I'm glad that a PDMLer got that 500 lens case. I looked at buying it when I bought the 100/2.8 macro but decided that it would probably cost a lot in extra postage. I've yet to find any sort of case here in Australia. I made one out of PVC pipe for my 500/5 Tak but it is so unwieldy that I wasn't interested in doing it again for the 500/4.5 Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia
Re: DSLR/PC plateau?
check the power consumption. it's a little high. Herb - Original Message - From: Otis Wright rusty.@att.net To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:14 AM Subject: Re: DSLR/PC plateau? Actually, there are quite a few systems using LN cooled sensors in use in industrial and gov't applications. I had the chance to look at some of thse a few months ago. Quite impressive results... Packaging was a lot smaller than I had anticipated.
Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras
yeah, but people talk about silver negatives lasting hundreds of years. Herb - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:47 AM Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras I don't think anyone has used a nitrate based film for dozens of years, maybe 30!
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #16
Re: A*200/4 Macro manual? Thanks Mark, that would be great. I guess I'd better do the same with one or both of my LX brochures. - Ian On 14 Jan 2004, at 6:55 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That makes the most sense - I don't keep the flatbed scanner out (no room!) but I'll dig it out, scan the manual, and stick it out on my website somewhere. Give me a few days :-) - MCC
Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras
More like 50 or 60. In the West anyway. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' Updated: August 15, 2003 Oh my God! They've killed Teddy! - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:47 AM Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras I don't think anyone has used a nitrate based film for dozens of years, maybe 30! keith whaley Herb Chong wrote: did they every use nitrate base for still camera film? that would limit the life of a lot of negatives. Herb - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras Interestingly, Creative Memories tech people have determined that APS negs will last longer than 35mm negs. And it's not because of the can, either. Apparently there is a real difference in the film material itself.
Re: *ist D file serial# problem
Quoting Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It would be nice (and it looks necessary) to be able to pre-set the file serial#. Agreed. It's a need-to-have. As a nice-to-have, I would also like to be able to set a text prefix (or postfix) to the file name. Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: PUG Comments for January 14
Knarf penned: Me and the Wind by Dave Brooks: I love this one, Dave! It deserved the prize that it won, IMHO. Lovely patterns and proportions by the open gate, the fences, the shadows of those - it just all comes together in a most pleasing way. The horse off in the distance, out to the side of the image really snaps it all in for me. It's in ~just~ the right place, not too conspicuous, but there, if you know what I mean. And, your choice of bw was perfect - it wouldn't have worked in colour. Terrific shot, this. Did you develop it yourself, Dave? Thanks for that Frank. I had another photo that i was toying with sending but this one kept calling me back.g It was shot as part of 6 themed BW catagories for Markham Fair,thus the BW,but your right,i dont think it would work in colour.(btw it was for the shadow's catagory)I think the horse,as you say,in the corner adds a bit of depth and breaks up the lines just enough,but does not take away from the idea of the picture. Yes i developed the roll in the class last year,and did the print there.One of a few that were square,exposed correctly and NO dust.LOL Dave
OT:Film lives,Kodak cameras dont
Wilst driving home in a snow storm last night i managed to hear the 5pm news report on my truck radio(normally i'm home by theng)The news reader mentioned that Kodak had announced that they were going to stop making film cameras,BUT,continue making film(which ones she did not say) and concentrate on producing digital cameras instead. Hopefully they will still make more than 1 BW and 1colour type of film.g Dave
Re: DSLR/PC plateau?
- Original Message - From: Otis Wright Subject: Re: DSLR/PC plateau? Scott Nelson wrote: You can take care of thermal noise (to a point) by cooling the sensor with something like liquid nitrogen - not that this is very practical unless you are using a telescope. At a given temperature, smaller pixels and higher iso will result in more thermal noise. Actually, there are quite a few systems using LN cooled sensors in use in industrial and gov't applications. I had the chance to look at some of thse a few months ago. Quite impressive results... Packaging was a lot smaller than I had anticipated. Sure, and you are talking about making cameras that cost another 50 grand? Lets try to stay within the realm of probability. William Robb
Re: OT:Film lives,Kodak cameras dont
They are actually still going to make film cameras but just not for the US or Western European market. They will still be selling film cameras in China and other places where many people have never owned a film camera. They see a lot of growth potential. They are also phasing out APS cameras everywhere though will still be making APS film They still making money on 35mm film and film products so we still have a ways to go before they get rid of it. I would assume paper and 120 and sheet film as well. Keep buying it. http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/040113/tech_eastmankodak_4.html Rob
Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?
You say you want some resolution, well, you know, . . . [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/13/04 04:28PM http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/50's/resolutn.htm Yes, I know that resolution is not everything... Fred
How is the 35/2 Super-Takumar?
I seem to see a lot more of these than the K or M 35/2's around. Is it a pretty good lens at the wider apertures? I've read about something radioactive in the coating which yellows but other than that can't find too much on them. Is the yellowing a problem when shooting black and white or does it function like an instant built in filter? I'll probably use it for black and white exclusively. Rob
Kodak announcement
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pressReleases/pr20040113-01.shtml -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: A bizarre ebay experience.
You can relist, but you're still gonna owe them the listing fee and their cut on the purchase price. I'd send an two emails a day, and then 4 emails a day, and then an email an hour, etc. until I got a response. They need to clear it up for you. Jeff. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A bizarre ebay experience. Yes, I filed a complaint with Safe Harbor. But thus far I haven't heard from anyone. I may just relist. The alleged buyer has not contacted me. Perhaps he only meant to place a first bid in order to track the auction. On Jan 14, 2004, at 6:42 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Bruce Dayton wrote: Did anyone notice a recent change in the look of ebay - specifically on the feedback page. More usable and sortable for the feedback. I'm not quite sure when it went in to effect, but, changes like that could perhaps account for some odd problems elsewhere. Obviously, programming changes have occurred. Maybe Paul is a victim of Ebay bugs. Bruce YUp - feedback page change caused some errors getting on and loading today - very annoying... everytime they make things better they get worse. Paul, gosh - that sucks. but could be a hacker as someone said. Did you try contacting SAFE HARBOR? annsan Wednesday, January 14, 2004, 2:11:25 PM, you wrote: MWMK My question may be: Is there a hack in the ebay system that allows MWMK buyers to trick ebay into thinking they won a BIN when it wasn't BIN? MWMK Second question: Did you examine the headers of the email to be sure MWMK they came from ebay? MWMK IL Bill MWMK On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 04:00 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm the seller. And I'm scrupulous :-). My complaint is that ebay accepted a buy it now bid, and this was not a buy it now auction. Rothman, Aric wrote: If you get no satisfaction, would you share the eBay ID of the seller? It's good to know from who to say away. There is a serious flaw in the feedback system at eBay. Unscrupulous sellers can hold you as a feedback hostage. That is to say, they will not supply feedback to a completed transaction until you do. That way, they can retaliate with negative feedback if they swindle you and you leave negative feedback for them. One eBay seller (and sizeable brick and mortar dealer) is Zeff Photo. Last time I checked, they have 100% positive feedback. They shouldn't. I purchased a Bronica EC with lens from them, and paid immediately using a method they would accept. That should equate to immediate positive feedback for me. I held up my end of the transaction. The camera and lens has several immediately obvious defects not disclosed, and it locked up after a few shutter triggers. I obtained return authorization and had it shipped back via FedEx. I was contacted a few days later and was informed the damage was due to RETURN trip to Zeff, and I would have to make a claim. Since I am not aware of any temporal anomalies in the vicinity which would cause damage manifest a few days earlier to have a cause several days later, I was skeptical, to say the least. Long story short, I got a refund, but not for the significant shipping charges accumulated during the whole ordeal. Their eBay guy told me I was lucky and he was doing me a favor. Some favor, to the tune of $45 lost to unnecessary shipping expense Zeff Photo has a good reputation, but the guy who managed the eBay department did not give me a square deal, and he engages in this feedback withholding strategy I describe. I am in feedback limbo with them. Aric -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:45 PM To: pentax discuss Subject: OT: A bizarre ebay experience. I'm very POed at ebay. Among other items, I listed a Spotmatic Motor Drive camera and 50mm lens on ebay the other night. I set a first bid of $375 and did not specifiy a buy it now price or a reserve. Last night I received a notice that the camera had been purchased on a buy it now bid by someone in Japan. I have tried replying to the ebay message to indicate that there is some kind of mistake. I've filed a report with their mediation service, and I've written the purported buyer. All to no avail. I've heard from no one, and my auction has been down for almost 20 hours. What's more, a list member had hoped to purchase the camera and had planned to bid on the last day. I don't know how to resolve this.
Re: OT ideas, Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi Cory, The Nikon D2H can do something like that. It can mount a grip for wireless transmission of the data (I guess also through the net). Useful for PJs for sure. Gianfranco Most of the PJs I talked to didn't exactly like this feature. And I wouldn't like it as well! I think the only person liking it would be the picture editor! But the poor photographer would get even more delegated to an accessory - imagine being directed how to shoot by the editor talking to him on a headset or mobile phone! Frantisek
Re: Czech press photo 2003
Hi, Managed to catch the exhibition of the the Czech press photo 2003 competition. It is on a world tour from today. Highly recommended - the winning photo made me laugh out loud. www.czechpressphoto.cz contains all the images, for those interested. Generally, IMHO, the competition is not that great (with too much plain news photographs), but there are always very interesting photographs like from Ibra Ibragimovic and others, reportage of very high quality. Or Novotny, or Tomki Nemec, etc... Frantisek (who doesn't have any pictures in the exhibition, because he didn't apply in time. so he applied for the europress fuji, so wish him good luck there please g)
Abnormal lenses
You know, I used to have a fair collection of normal lenses (M50 1.7, A50.17, FA50 1.4, M 40 .28, and a normal zoom, Sigma 24-70 (the cheap one and a fine lens for the price). Unfortunately, I now have a fine collection of short tele's. Anyone have an opinion about the best new fast normal option, EXCLUDING the marvelous but pricey 31 f.18 ltd.?
Re: Abnormal lenses
Hello Steve, The FA 35/2 is a very fine optic and not much different in size to the 50's. It would match up very well on the *istD - price is quite reasonable, too. Bruce Thursday, January 15, 2004, 7:25:35 AM, you wrote: SD You know, I used to have a fair collection of normal lenses (M50 1.7, SD A50.17, FA50 1.4, M 40 .28, and a normal zoom, Sigma 24-70 (the cheap SD one and a fine lens for the price). Unfortunately, I now have a fine SD collection of short tele's. Anyone have an opinion about the best new SD fast normal option, EXCLUDING the marvelous but pricey 31 f.18 ltd.?
Re: OT ideas, Gianfranco Irlanda
I think you guys are thinking wireless as in cellular telephone. But what it is is a wireless network device that can couple an event photographers camera to the laptop his assistant is using to print pictures with. Making it easy to sell them seamlessly. Think Santa Photos, think Prom Photos, think Little League Photos, think Dave Brooks's horse photos. Yes, I guess someone somewhere is making a WiFi Satellite Phone that you could send the stuff out directly with. But in today's world you may be looking a smart bomb down your neck if you did that. But I would guess that the Nikon D2H WiFi transmitter is not intended for photojournalists. -- Frantisek Vlcek wrote: Hi Cory, The Nikon D2H can do something like that. It can mount a grip for wireless transmission of the data (I guess also through the net). Useful for PJs for sure. Gianfranco Most of the PJs I talked to didn't exactly like this feature. And I wouldn't like it as well! I think the only person liking it would be the picture editor! But the poor photographer would get even more delegated to an accessory - imagine being directed how to shoot by the editor talking to him on a headset or mobile phone! Frantisek -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: OT ideas, Gianfranco Irlanda
On Thursday, Jan 15, 2004, at 11:00 America/New_York, graywolf wrote: Yes, I guess someone somewhere is making a WiFi Satellite Phone that you could send the stuff out directly with. But in today's world you may be looking a smart bomb down your neck if you did that. But I would guess that the Nikon D2H WiFi transmitter is not intended for photojournalists. That would make it safer. The smart bomb would home in on the satellite phone while the camera (and presumably the photographer) is several hundred feet away. I think more likely, the camera would be on the WiFi net set up by the military and they can dispense with the personal satellite phone. The media would also be jacked into the military net to receive the pictures in near-real-time. Of course, that would make the PJs and the media more embedded than ever. --jc
Re: KEH does it again
Thanks for the feedback, I feel good about that then. William in Utah. - Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:05 PM Subject: Re: KEH does it again William Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While we're talking about KEH, anyone have experience with their repair service? Good or bad? Hi William, Our fellow PMDLer John F. DeLoach is repair technician at KEH, and I can state he is a great guy. Ciao, Gianfranco = To read is to travel without all the hassles of luggage. ---Emilio Salgari (1863-1911) __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the Signing Bonus Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
Re: Sensor types longevity
I can't offer any quantitative info, but I did manage to damage the sensor
on my old CoolPix 990. I had been using it in manual mode with a fairly
slow shutter speed (I think 1/15th) and wide aperture (I think
~f3.5).The next day I took it outside and decided to put the wide angle
adapter on it. I managed to snap the shutter while pointing the lens
directly at the sun. Starting with that snap, and on every shot after,
there is a magenta circle in the frame. I noticed it when I dumped the
files onto my PC a couple of days later, and was able to go back through
the files and see exactly when it happened.
Fortunately it is near the edge of the frame and not terribly huge but it
has been a PITA since then...
Here's a quick snap that shows the problem:
http://www.markcassino.com/temp/DSCN5754.jpg
- MCC
At 03:58 PM 1/14/2004 -0500, you wrote:
What is the test data on sensor durability?
How susceptible are they to bright light damage?
Is degradation, if any, slow through the life of the unit
or quick at the end?
Do colors change/shift, does sensitivity change, or both?
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Re: Used DSLR prices
On 14/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: While not disagreeing with your overall conclusion, there are times when I miss the LCD viewfinder of my PowerShot G1 - trying to take low-eyepoint shots with the *ist-D means I have to lie flat on the ground. Sometimes this is merely inconvenient; other time's it's effectively impossible. A tilt-and-swivel LCD makes things a lot easier. It also works well when I want to put the camera somewhere where there isn't room for me to stand behind it, or for over-the-head shots, etc., etc. John, I use an angle finder extensively. Always when on the tripod (as I'm taller than it) so viewing is a breeze. Low angle shots no problem. Is one available to fit the *ist D? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Used DSLR prices
On 14/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: John, I use an angle finder extensively. Always when on the tripod (as I'm taller than it) so viewing is a breeze. Low angle shots no problem. Is one available to fit the *ist D? I've seen posts here that suggest the refconverter A or M would work. Neither would really help me, though; In many of the cases where I'm trying to get an ankle-height viewpoint I wouldn't be able to kneel down to look through a refconverter. (Kneeling down in front of a race car making a pitstop is frowned upon by race officials :-) The nice thing about the LCD viewfinder is that you can see it from several feet away, at least well enough to check overall framing. An LX with a waist-level finder would work there, but not when I'm holding the camera at arm's length and poking it round the edge of the Jersey barrier or catch fencing. On a totally unrelated note: I happened to be watching a 30-year-old TV show the other day (Lord Peter Wimsey: Murder Must Advertise), and couldn't help noticing just how bad the distortion was on the cameras of the day! Barrel distortion on the wide-angle shots, and pincushion on the others. Zoom lens technology has since made amazing strides. (100x or better zoom ratios, anyone?)
Re: OT: ID a photo; Settle an Argument
Hi, I knew I had it here somewhere! It is reprinted in the book Life - Classic Photographs edited by John Loengard. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0821217143/qid=1074190378/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/026-2181576-5270835 The picture is not the same as the one in Kobre's book. The 'Life' picture is by James M. Kubus and was in the May, 1993 edition of the magazine. It is of 4-year-old Brian Siclare hearing his first sound at a Pittsburgh clinic after a surgical transplant stimulated his inner ear. They don't say whether or not it was a cochlear implant. -- Cheers, Bob Thursday, January 15, 2004, 9:02:37 AM, you wrote: Hi, I know the photo you mean. I had it in mind when I took this one: http://www.web-options.com/p6.jpg In this case it's the photographer who has the hearing problems, not the subject. I'm sure the photo is reproduced in Ken Kobre's book Photojournalism - the Professionals' Approach. If it's the same photo then he credits it to Greg Schneider of the San Bernadino (CA) Sun Telegram. The caption just says the child is listening to music, but I do know the Life story is about a deaf child. In the Kobre reproduction the headphones look like the same sort you use in an audiology department. I'll have another dig around later today.
Re: Czech press photo 2003
Hi, Thanks, Frantisek. That site didn't come up with Gurgle, probably because I put the year in. There were a few portrait style pictures but, on the whole, the reportage seemed to be perceptive and human. Neither of which are attributes I would assign to UK reportage, in general. ! you're looking in the wrong places, Mike! -- Cheers, Bob
FlashTrax - Pentax *ist D RAW
Got this from their support people; The new version of our firmware 1.6.1 which was posted on our download site yesterday allows you to view Pentax raw images. So in short if you buy a FlashTrax you will need to download the update firmware from the site and then you can view these images. Regards, Ziggy
Re: Sensor types longevity
Near the top-right? Quoting Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Here's a quick snap that shows the problem: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/DSCN5754.jpg - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
Re: Another digital storage device
This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html It's not a storage device, though - just a CD burner that can created CDs directly from a CF card/MicroDrive/etc., without needing to be connected to a computer (although it can also be used as an external CD-RW/DVD drive and memory card reader). It's also a DVD player, so that could be handy if you want to put one of those in the family car for long trips.
fs fa 28/2.8
Hi, I've been quietly reading your quibbles, but anyway if anyone is interested, I find I don't use the FA 28/2.8 too much. 150$USD (or 200$CDN since I'm in Canada) + shipping I'd say 8+ condition. thanks, Daich
Re: Used DSLR prices
I asked this question a while ago and was told by leon Altoff that he uses the refconverter A ... refconverter M should also work. Cotty wrote: John, I use an angle finder extensively. Always when on the tripod (as I'm taller than it) so viewing is a breeze. Low angle shots no problem. Is one available to fit the *ist D?
silver camera
http://www.zilverencamera.nl/ This is a yearly competition of of Dutch photojournalist. Thre is is very nice work to admire. -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Abnormal lenses
Steve Desjardins wrote: You know, I used to have a fair collection of normal lenses (M50 1.7, A50.17, FA50 1.4, M 40 .28, and a normal zoom, Sigma 24-70 (the cheap one and a fine lens for the price). Unfortunately, I now have a fine collection of short tele's. Anyone have an opinion about the best new fast normal option, EXCLUDING the marvelous but pricey 31 f.18 ltd.? Check out the FA 28/2.8AL - my pick for the most underrated lens Pentax makes. It's not very fast but, aside from some light falloff in the corners when wide open, it's a great little lens! (And with a 1.5x crop-factor DSLR, that light falloff in the corners should be a lot less evident.) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Czech press photo 2003
Hi, Bob W wrote: Hi, Thanks, Frantisek. That site didn't come up with Gurgle, probably because I put the year in. There were a few portrait style pictures but, on the whole, the reportage seemed to be perceptive and human. Neither of which are attributes I would assign to UK reportage, in general. ! you're looking in the wrong places, Mike! No, you are 8-) There is some excellent reportage here but there is also a huge amount (proportion) of dross. It's also almost totally subjective mike
Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras
Okay, but what does the fact that silver negatives that last hundreds of years have to do with a nitrate based film not being made anymore? It's the nitrate that decomposes and becomes dangerous over time, not the silver. It's the nitrate content that made the film industry abandon it for use in movie film, and I'd guess later in home consumption films. keith whaley Herb Chong wrote: yeah, but people talk about silver negatives lasting hundreds of years. Herb - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:47 AM Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras I don't think anyone has used a nitrate based film for dozens of years, maybe 30!
Re: OT: ID a photo; Settle an Argument
Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I knew I had it here somewhere! It is reprinted in the book Life - Classic Photographs edited by John Loengard. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0821217143/qid=1074190378/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/026-2181576-5270835 The picture is not the same as the one in Kobre's book. The 'Life' picture is by James M. Kubus and was in the May, 1993 edition of the magazine. It is of 4-year-old Brian Siclare hearing his first sound at a Pittsburgh clinic after a surgical transplant stimulated his inner ear. They don't say whether or not it was a cochlear implant. Cool! This kind of thing happening in Pittsburgh probably means University of Pittsburgh and Children's Hospital, where my S.O. works! Do they say who the doctors involved were? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: FlashTrax - Pentax *ist D RAW
Got this from their support people; The new version of our firmware 1.6.1 which was posted on our download site yesterday allows you to view Pentax raw images. So in short if you buy a FlashTrax you will need to download the update firmware from the site and then you can view these images. That definitely puts one of those onto the shopping list ...
RE: OT: Kodak APS cameras
Nitrate film stock is responsible for the fire in the crowded theater saying. Movie theaters would routinely catch fire while they were using nitrate film. You know how movie films sometimes stick in the gate during projection and you see a frame burn? Well with nitrate stock, that would produce an explosion. Jeff. -Original Message- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras Okay, but what does the fact that silver negatives that last hundreds of years have to do with a nitrate based film not being made anymore? It's the nitrate that decomposes and becomes dangerous over time, not the silver. It's the nitrate content that made the film industry abandon it for use in movie film, and I'd guess later in home consumption films. keith whaley Herb Chong wrote: yeah, but people talk about silver negatives lasting hundreds of years. Herb - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:47 AM Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras I don't think anyone has used a nitrate based film for dozens of years, maybe 30!
Re: FILM: grip for PZ-1P
I can only agree. Since I got the grip strap I've taken it off from camera only ONCE and put it back QUICKLY :) The camera handles MUCH worse without it. I had to buy new case for my camera, but even this way it was absolutely worth of every cent I payed! BR, Margus Stan Halpin wrote: The PZ-1p has what is called a grip strap. Truly a wonderful addition to the camera. ...
Re: OT: ID a photo; Settle an Argument
Hi, Cool! This kind of thing happening in Pittsburgh probably means University of Pittsburgh and Children's Hospital, where my S.O. works! Do they say who the doctors involved were? No. I expect the original article in Life would have that information. Shouldn't be too difficult to get the back issue. May, 93. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: OT ideas, Gianfranco Irlanda
Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Nikon D2H can do something like that. It can mount a grip for wireless transmission of the data (I guess also through the net). Useful for PJs for sure. Gianfranco Most of the PJs I talked to didn't exactly like this feature. And I wouldn't like it as well! I think the only person liking it would be the picture editor! But the poor photographer would get even more delegated to an accessory - imagine being directed how to shoot by the editor talking to him on a headset or mobile phone! Yeah, but think about the chance to send the pictures of a demonstration to somewhere safe before something goes wrong and a cop breaks your camera and all your memory cards (almost been there...) Gianfranco = To read is to travel without all the hassles of luggage. ---Emilio Salgari (1863-1911) __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the Signing Bonus Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
Re: Another digital storage device
Anyone know of one of these with a DVD-R? That would be the bee's knees. -Ryan Cotty wrote: This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Another digital storage device
On 15/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: It's not a storage device, though - just a CD burner Er, without trying to be pedantic, isn't the above a contradiction? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
RE: Ducks
Hi all, just got online, finally, to show you guys my duck pictures. Thanks for all the advice. :o) Fortunately, the ducks all live around the moat that surrounds the theatre building at my school, so they are pretty friendly because all of us theatre majors love them (we even chased off some mean geese that were taking their food). This duck I took pictures of had made her nest about a foot away from a high traffic sidewalk. She even allowed me to feed her, while her mate looked on, uninterested. The lens I used is a 50 mm 1.4. Rebekah P.S. I like the other duck photos that came up in the discussion earlier, very nice colors. http://www.geocities.com/mousegirl27/
Re: Abnormal lenses
(And with a 1.5x crop-factor DSLR, that light falloff in the corners should be a lot less evident.) That has been my assumption, too, with APS-sized sensors. But, has anyone confirmed that this is indeed so? Fred
Re: PUG Comments for January 14
Thanks for the nice words, Frank. I like this pic because I shot it with a lens that's worth about 50 cents: an early seventies vintage 200/3.5 Vivitar with a severely scratched front element. (Back in those days I shot a lot of drag racing. and I would wipe the rubber and dirt off the lens with the old sock that I stored the lens in.) frank theriault wrote: GTP Beast by Paul Stenquist: Well, Paul, I've already mentioned this shot in another post. I like the liberal interpretation of the theme. And, you know I like cars, especially racing cars. This is another tremendous shot from this month's gallery. Panned perfectly, I especially like the way the front and back corners of the car are blurred, yet the middle is nice and sharp (you really locked in the car number!). Nice tight framing. I only now noticed the solid white line of the track boundary disects the frame, just off horizontal, about 1/3 way down - stunning touch! Again, great shot, Paul. Thanks. _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Another digital storage device
The unit Cotty refers to *does* have DVD-R capability ... (but I'd still rather have a SmartDrive FlashTrax) Anyone know of one of these with a DVD-R? That would be the bee's knees. -Ryan Cotty wrote: This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: A bizarre ebay experience.
I don't know where to send the e-mails. I've searched their site for any kind of contact info but can't find it. I sent an e-mail to the address on the end of auction notice, but I'll bet that's automatically generated by a computer. Jeff Jonsson wrote: You can relist, but you're still gonna owe them the listing fee and their cut on the purchase price. I'd send an two emails a day, and then 4 emails a day, and then an email an hour, etc. until I got a response. They need to clear it up for you. Jeff. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A bizarre ebay experience. Yes, I filed a complaint with Safe Harbor. But thus far I haven't heard from anyone. I may just relist. The alleged buyer has not contacted me. Perhaps he only meant to place a first bid in order to track the auction. On Jan 14, 2004, at 6:42 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Bruce Dayton wrote: Did anyone notice a recent change in the look of ebay - specifically on the feedback page. More usable and sortable for the feedback. I'm not quite sure when it went in to effect, but, changes like that could perhaps account for some odd problems elsewhere. Obviously, programming changes have occurred. Maybe Paul is a victim of Ebay bugs. Bruce YUp - feedback page change caused some errors getting on and loading today - very annoying... everytime they make things better they get worse. Paul, gosh - that sucks. but could be a hacker as someone said. Did you try contacting SAFE HARBOR? annsan Wednesday, January 14, 2004, 2:11:25 PM, you wrote: MWMK My question may be: Is there a hack in the ebay system that allows MWMK buyers to trick ebay into thinking they won a BIN when it wasn't BIN? MWMK Second question: Did you examine the headers of the email to be sure MWMK they came from ebay? MWMK IL Bill MWMK On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 04:00 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I'm the seller. And I'm scrupulous :-). My complaint is that ebay accepted a buy it now bid, and this was not a buy it now auction. Rothman, Aric wrote: If you get no satisfaction, would you share the eBay ID of the seller? It's good to know from who to say away. There is a serious flaw in the feedback system at eBay. Unscrupulous sellers can hold you as a feedback hostage. That is to say, they will not supply feedback to a completed transaction until you do. That way, they can retaliate with negative feedback if they swindle you and you leave negative feedback for them. One eBay seller (and sizeable brick and mortar dealer) is Zeff Photo. Last time I checked, they have 100% positive feedback. They shouldn't. I purchased a Bronica EC with lens from them, and paid immediately using a method they would accept. That should equate to immediate positive feedback for me. I held up my end of the transaction. The camera and lens has several immediately obvious defects not disclosed, and it locked up after a few shutter triggers. I obtained return authorization and had it shipped back via FedEx. I was contacted a few days later and was informed the damage was due to RETURN trip to Zeff, and I would have to make a claim. Since I am not aware of any temporal anomalies in the vicinity which would cause damage manifest a few days earlier to have a cause several days later, I was skeptical, to say the least. Long story short, I got a refund, but not for the significant shipping charges accumulated during the whole ordeal. Their eBay guy told me I was lucky and he was doing me a favor. Some favor, to the tune of $45 lost to unnecessary shipping expense Zeff Photo has a good reputation, but the guy who managed the eBay department did not give me a square deal, and he engages in this feedback withholding strategy I describe. I am in feedback limbo with them. Aric -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:45 PM To: pentax discuss Subject: OT: A bizarre ebay experience. I'm very POed at ebay. Among other items, I listed a Spotmatic Motor Drive camera and 50mm lens on ebay the other night. I set a first bid of $375 and did not specifiy a buy it now price or a reserve. Last night I received a notice that the camera had been purchased on a buy it now bid by someone in Japan. I have tried replying to the ebay message to indicate that there is some kind of mistake. I've filed a report with their mediation service, and I've written the purported buyer. All to no avail. I've heard from no one, and my auction has been down for almost 20 hours. What's more, a list member had hoped to purchase the camera and had planned to bid on the last day. I don't know
Re: Another digital storage device
No, it can READ DVDs but can't record them. Personally, for field work, I think it's pretty cool and is on my wish list. I don't want a portable HD I want to burn CDs (sometimes multiples) in the field. Christian - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 5:05 PM Subject: Re: Another digital storage device The unit Cotty refers to *does* have DVD-R capability ... (but I'd still rather have a SmartDrive FlashTrax) Anyone know of one of these with a DVD-R? That would be the bee's knees. -Ryan Cotty wrote: This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: KEH does it again
Someone put their name or SS# on the item for ID What does engraved mean in their descriptions? Scratched? Is that usually on the barrel or on the optics? Kostas
[Fwd: Re: Another digital storage device]
Anyone familiar with this one? EUR199 at the local store here in the Netherlands for type CP100. http://www.apacer.com/apacer_english/product_html/disc_stone_cp100.asp On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 23:05, John Francis wrote: The unit Cotty refers to *does* have DVD-R capability ... (but I'd still rather have a SmartDrive FlashTrax) Anyone know of one of these with a DVD-R? That would be the bee's knees. -Ryan Cotty wrote: This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ID a photo; Settle an Argument
I think I may have found the photo. Or at least, Eleanor found it and sent it to me (thanks, Eleanor). Looks like it wasn't Life, or the 60's. It was the 90's. But, I've got to figure out if it's what I was thinking of (there may be another similar photo out there, but I could be wrong). She's given me something to work with, though. thanks, Bill, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ID a photo; Settle an Argument Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:50:05 -0500 This would be close for a cochlear implant. My mother had one in the early 70's and they were pretty rare even then. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/viruspgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
RE: OT:Film lives,Kodak cameras dont
As long as the one bw film they make is Tri-X, I'm happy. Of course, I haven't used Tri-X in a coupla years, ever since Downtown has had HP5+ for $2 or $3 a roll cheaper g. Still use Tri-X in the Yashica Mat, though. Which reminds me, I should take that baby out for a spin soon. She hasn't seen daylight for several months... As an aside, Dave: Did ya have fun driving home in the snow? I was cycling home in it at about 5pm. Mind you, I was going faster than the cars. Looked like the abominable snowman by the time I got to the door! Also got a photo of my bike on the front porch in the dark, covered in the 2 or 3 inches of snow that fell in the two hour span after I arrived. Should be a cool shot, if it turns out. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT:Film lives,Kodak cameras dont Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:09:25 US/Eastern Wilst driving home in a snow storm last night i managed to hear the 5pm news report on my truck radio(normally i'm home by theng)The news reader mentioned that Kodak had announced that they were going to stop making film cameras,BUT,continue making film(which ones she did not say) and concentrate on producing digital cameras instead. Hopefully they will still make more than 1 BW and 1colour type of film.g Dave _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good?
People go carryin' pictures of Chariman Mao, Aren't gonna make it with anyone, anyhow, Unless they were taken with a Pentax M 2.0 50mm. (from a recently recovered lost copy of an early draft of the lyrics by Lennon/McCartney - why those lyrics weren't used in the recorded song is still a mystery...) g -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Questions: M 50/2.0 - any good? Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:29:48 -0500 You say you want some resolution, well, you know, . . . _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Another digital storage device
No it doesn't. John Francis wrote: The unit Cotty refers to *does* have DVD-R capability ... (but I'd still rather have a SmartDrive FlashTrax) Anyone know of one of these with a DVD-R? That would be the bee's knees. -Ryan Cotty wrote: This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
SV: Another digital storage device
Hi Theres a similar divice from Soligor - whith a color viewing screen. Can be used for projecting presentations as well. I just think it's annoying having to burn a CD to unload off the card. And it's a more expensive than the Vosonic X's drive. Regards Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Ryan K. Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 16. januar 2004 00:34 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Another digital storage device No it doesn't. John Francis wrote: The unit Cotty refers to *does* have DVD-R capability ... (but I'd still rather have a SmartDrive FlashTrax) Anyone know of one of these with a DVD-R? That would be the bee's knees. -Ryan Cotty wrote: This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Another digital storage device
On 15/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: It's not a storage device, though - just a CD burner Er, without trying to be pedantic, isn't the above a contradiction? No. It has no storage of its own.
Re: Another digital storage device
Yes it does. It just can't *write* them. (isn't imprecise terminology wonderful?) No it doesn't. John Francis wrote: The unit Cotty refers to *does* have DVD-R capability ... (but I'd still rather have a SmartDrive FlashTrax) Anyone know of one of these with a DVD-R? That would be the bee's knees. -Ryan Cotty wrote: This one can also burn CDs on the road. Some of you might be interested... http://www.micro-solutions.com/product_info/roadstor/lit-401010.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
cheap macro
Hey, A question to you guys: Ok, so my dad lent me this *thing* that allows me to screw my lens onto my camera backwards, thus enabling me to take really close up shots, kinda like the cheap version of macro. Sorry I don't what this is called. :o) Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knew of another *thing* that I could put at the end of my lens so that I could screw on a uv filter or something. You see, it would basically have to be like the mounting part of the camera on one half and a screw ring on the other half. All this is because having my lens out in the open like that gets me pretty nervous. I'm somewhat prone to breaking things. Rebekah
Re: Sensor types longevity
At 10:45 AM 1/15/2004 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Near the top-right? Nope. Bottom center, a little to the left. The arrow is pointing at it. I gotta admit, it was a challenge to shoot. After I drew the arrow on the light table, I had to take several shots from various positions to get the spot to line up right. :-) - MCC Quoting Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Here's a quick snap that shows the problem: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/DSCN5754.jpg - This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: cheap macro
Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, A question to you guys: Ok, so my dad lent me this *thing* that allows me to screw my lens onto my camera backwards, thus enabling me to take really close up shots, kinda like the cheap version of macro. Sorry I don't what this is called. :o) It's called a reversing ring. Pretty obvious in retrospect, but then most things are ;-) Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knew of another *thing* that I could put at the end of my lens so that I could screw on a uv filter or something. You see, it would basically have to be like the mounting part of the camera on one half and a screw ring on the other half. All this is because having my lens out in the open like that gets me pretty nervous. I'm somewhat prone to breaking things. Hmm. Never thought of that but it does kind of make sense for a protective filter. I don't think any such device exists as an off-the-shelf item. You'd probably have to get something custom made. Ask Cotty if he'll do it for you! g -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: cheap macro
Hi, Rebekah, The device to which you refer is a reversing ring. They work great! I don't know of anything that would allow you to somehow mount a filter or other protective device at the other end of the lens as it's reverse mounted. Maybe someone else does. Until you hear of anything, you'll just have to be careful. vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: cheap macro Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:59:09 -0600 Hey, A question to you guys: Ok, so my dad lent me this *thing* that allows me to screw my lens onto my camera backwards, thus enabling me to take really close up shots, kinda like the cheap version of macro. Sorry I don't what this is called. :o) Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knew of another *thing* that I could put at the end of my lens so that I could screw on a uv filter or something. You see, it would basically have to be like the mounting part of the camera on one half and a screw ring on the other half. All this is because having my lens out in the open like that gets me pretty nervous. I'm somewhat prone to breaking things. Rebekah _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Abnormal lenses
Fred wrote: (And with a 1.5x crop-factor DSLR, that light falloff in the corners should be a lot less evident.) That has been my assumption, too, with APS-sized sensors. But, has anyone confirmed that this is indeed so? If it wasn't the case, we'd be rewriting the laws of geometry round about now... S
RE: cheap macro
Will do. Also was just considering making my own. And now that you say reversing ring...duh, now I remember. :0) Rebekah -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 6:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cheap macro Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, A question to you guys: Ok, so my dad lent me this *thing* that allows me to screw my lens onto my camera backwards, thus enabling me to take really close up shots, kinda like the cheap version of macro. Sorry I don't what this is called. :o) It's called a reversing ring. Pretty obvious in retrospect, but then most things are ;-) Anyways, I was wondering if anyone knew of another *thing* that I could put at the end of my lens so that I could screw on a uv filter or something. You see, it would basically have to be like the mounting part of the camera on one half and a screw ring on the other half. All this is because having my lens out in the open like that gets me pretty nervous. I'm somewhat prone to breaking things. Hmm. Never thought of that but it does kind of make sense for a protective filter. I don't think any such device exists as an off-the-shelf item. You'd probably have to get something custom made. Ask Cotty if he'll do it for you! g -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: cheap macro
Find yourself a set of extension tubes. Those will solve your problem inexpensively and allow some great close up and macro shots, plus allow you to use filters and lens hoods. Rebekah wrote: I was wondering if anyone knew of another *thing* that I could put at the end of my lens so that I could screw on a uv filter or something.
Re: cheap macro
frank theriault wrote: I don't know of anything that would allow you to somehow mount a filter or other protective device at the other end of the lens as it's reverse mounted. Maybe someone else does. Gaffer-tape the filter to the camera end of a short extension tube? :-) S
Re: Abnormal lenses
Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fred wrote: (And with a 1.5x crop-factor DSLR, that light falloff in the corners should be a lot less evident.) That has been my assumption, too, with APS-sized sensors. But, has anyone confirmed that this is indeed so? If it wasn't the case, we'd be rewriting the laws of geometry round about now... Too late, Lobachevsky and Riemann have already done it ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: cheap macro
Yay gaff tape! Rebekah -Original Message- From: Steve Jolly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 6:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cheap macro frank theriault wrote: I don't know of anything that would allow you to somehow mount a filter or other protective device at the other end of the lens as it's reverse mounted. Maybe someone else does. Gaffer-tape the filter to the camera end of a short extension tube? :-) S
when 16-45 ?
Has anyone heard when the 16-45 will be available in the US? Larry in Prescott
