Normal focal length of the *ist D
About standard focal length for the *Ist D. Is it true, that a "normal" lens for the *ist D, with a CCD of 23.5 x 15.7 mm is equal to the diagonal of this rectangular square? If yes, the standard focal length should be 28,3mm. This calculation (Phythagoras) gives us a 43.3 mm standard focal length for the 24x36mm format. This will result in a factor (35mm film/CCD) of 1.53. All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: Minolta Scanners
Robert, The Dual III has good dynamic range and generally it copes very well with most slides. I've scanned several brands and always got the entire range from the deepest shadows to the lightest highlights, especially if you use it's 16 bit linear colour profile. The same goes for b/w negatives - the tone range is entirely covered. On the other hand the bundled Twain driver performs so poorly with colour negative films down to the point of being almost unusable. You'll have to recourse to a third party for these. The sharpness is excellent, the focus control as well. Of course if you can afford go for the Elite as the IR channel boosts a lot the productivity (the software de-speck in Dual III driver is useless for large enlargements). As for the Dual IV it seems it only brings 3200 dpi vs. 2800. Good luck to your friend. Servus, Alin Robert wrote: RLW> I have a friend shopping for a film scanner. He has narrrowed his search to RLW> two offerings from Minolta: RLW> DiMage Scan Dual III RLW> DiMage Scan Elite 5400 RLW> Any firsthand use/opinions from list members??? RLW> I have read photographyreview.com. RLW> The 5400 gets a 4.8 with 5 ratings.
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ? Paul Ewins
Hi, Paul Ewins wrote: > > 2. Jobo 3010 expert drum - the one for 4x5. Unfortunately this costs way > too much for a piece of plastic with no moving parts, so even on eBay I > end up passing them by. Will a 4541 do? BNIB. Contact me off list. mike
SV: Monopods
With a little help I found this: http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=14&itemi d=299 Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. marts 2004 04:45 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: Monopods I looked at the Adorama one but it looked kind of flimsy to me. > -Original Message- > From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Adorama makes one based on the linhof design. It's supposed > to be very good but I don't know if it would be worth > ordering from the USA > > Butch > > Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. > > Hermann Hesse (Demian) > > >
Re: PAW: Resting Foal
The tight crop works. At least for me. It makes it more of an abstract than a portrait. I probably would have pulled back to keep from cutting off the tip of his/her nose. David Mann wrote: A few days late :( This is one of my favourite prints. I'll frame a decent-sized copy one of these days... http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=8-Mar-2004 Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
SV: OT - eBay advice saught
That's right! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Malcolm Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. marts 2004 07:36 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: OT - eBay advice saught Nick Clark wrote: > My understanding is that the problems with PayPal are on the > seller's side, so there's no reason why someone can't use it to pay. I've known payments to go missing for a while. I also don't like paying a percentage on top to cover fees, as many sellers do. None of my eBay purchases are time critical, and I can happily wait for cheques to clear and not give money to a third party as a buyer. Malcolm
K2 for sale.
Hi Mark, >Well I have a K2 for sale. LN condition. $150.00 I'm negotiating a swap of my ME-Super for one at the moment. It gets around the current 'no more cameras' embargo! Malcolm
RE: OT - eBay advice saught
Nick Clark wrote: > My understanding is that the problems with PayPal are on the > seller's side, so there's no reason why someone can't use it to pay. I've known payments to go missing for a while. I also don't like paying a percentage on top to cover fees, as many sellers do. None of my eBay purchases are time critical, and I can happily wait for cheques to clear and not give money to a third party as a buyer. Malcolm
FS: Proxitel 200mm F4 lens (M42)
Proxitel 200mm f:4 lens for sale on Ebay This is a 200mm f:4 lens that focuses down to 1/3 life size making it great for flowers and larger insects. Here's the vital statistics: Mount: M42 Pentax screw mount Diaphram: Automatic or Manual Filter Size: 62mm Mimimum Aperture: f:22 Length: 4 3/4 inches Diameter: 2 3/4 inches The lens comes with a metal screw-in front lens cap and a plastic rear lens cap. Photo available on Ebay. Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3802549045 Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio/ You know you're having a bad day when Elton John rewrites the lyrics to "Candle in the Wind" for you.
PAW: Resting Foal
A few days late :( This is one of my favourite prints. I'll frame a decent-sized copy one of these days... http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=8-Mar-2004 Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
RE: 28mm shift price?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Then tell us how the guy with the speed graphic would cope with the case mentioned in the comparison, where the podium was 200' away. Swapped to a 360mm and then cropped from the centre > Or what he would do in the case of equipment failure - the digital outfit includes two bodies, not just one. a. used the FP shutter b. swapped his 127/135 for a 150 or a 90 Apart from the shutter failing or the aperture blades getting stuck I can't think of anything short of physical damage that is going to prevent a graphic taking pictures. It's funny that photographers ditched their Speed-Graphics for a Nikon F or M3 with maybe three or four lenses because it was so much lighter. Now they are still using 35mm sized cameras but take everything except the kitchen sink. Maybe the could take a lead from Ansel Adams and invest in a good pack-mule to carry their equipment. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia
Sigma 8mm f4 manual focus circ. fisheye vs. A Peleng 8A f3.5 Wishfull thinking was [ ... vs. Zenitar-K 8mm f2.8]
That was wish full thinking, I meant to reference Peleng lens. Just replace Zenitar references with Peleng and all will be well. As some may have noticed I rather like using fisheye lenses. In anticipation of Purchasing a *ist-D, (or *ist-Dn it's successor or whatever they call it, based on how long it's taking me to raise the money), I'm looking into reasonably priced Circular fisheye lenses on the assumption that these will be almost full frame (22.x° image circle) on an APS sized sensor. Does anyone have any direct knowledge of these two lenses or know of any on line reviews. About the only things I've been able to discern is that the Sigma has an A equivalent mount while the Zenitar is a K mount.I'd appreciate the information. --Thanks
Kirk Ball Head
We might persuade you to leave the Kirk ball head behind with us, Regards Chris K
Sigma 8mm f4 manual focus circ. fisheye vs. Zenitar-k 8mm f2.8
As some may have noticed I rather like using fisheye lenses. In anticipation of Purchasing a *ist-D, (or *ist-Dn it's successor or whatever they call it, based on how long it's taking me to raise the money), I'm looking into reasonably priced Circular fisheye lenses on the assumption that these will be almost full frame (22.x° image circle) on an APS sized sensor. Does anyone have any direct knowledge of these two lenses or know of any on line reviews. About the only things I've been able to discern is that the Sigma has an A equivalent mount while the Zenitar is a K mount.I'd appreciate the information. --Thanks
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
On Mar 8, 2004, at 06:19, Mark Erickson wrote: So what's on your list? All I wanted 10 years ago was a girl and a job... My current wish-list: 67II body and metered prism *ist-D 31mm Limited lens, but it's not a strong desire (the 35/3.5 is too nice) Xpan iPod mini Minolta Multi Pro scanner Epson 4000 printer (after getting the scanner) 12" G4 Powerbook A couple of 23" Cinema Displays A sizeable house And last but not least The cute model out of an advertising campaign that's been running here for a while :) - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: First PAW -- Boys watching their friend.....
Hi, Aaron, Well, I may have gone a bit overboard (with the best of intentions, I assure you) in my previous post. As you can see from my reply to Lasse's reworking of your image, I think his crop did wonders to the original, and I quite like it. I do like the second one, though. It's got a different vibe, as the observer doesn't quite seem to have the apprehension that his body language would indicate in the first. Whatever, they're both good shots (now that the first has been cropped). Again, I think I came on a bit strong in my first reply - sometimes I just "get the bit in my teeth" as it were, and go about rushing like a bull in a china shop (hey, a cliche metaphore and a cliche simile in the same sentence - not bad, eh? ) cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: bransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: First PAW -- Boys watching their friend. Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:15:42 -0600 Frank, thank you for your thorough and helpful critique. I really appreciate it, and your points are well taken. I did take a picture showing the face of the middle boy after the 1st shot, see link below. I like the other one better, but you might see it differently. The boy with the bow is my son, he's used to me taking pictures, but the other two aren't, so I sort of slunk around and grabbed these shots, and that's probably exactly why these in the end are just backyard snapshots, albeit ones that bring a smile to my face. Again, great to hear your thoughts and suggestions, Aaron Bransky http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2191550&size=lg (from Frank T.) Unfortunately, it's due to that angle that things sort of fall apart for me. Other than the title, it's really hard to see what the bow and arrow boy is doing. Yes, I know we can see the target, but that's really not enough of a clue for people like me . I can't tell what he's up to. We also can't see anyone's face - not that that's always a bad thing, but in this case, I think that much of what's happening in the kids' minds could be reflected on their faces. I know you were trying to get all three of them in the shot, which idea has some merit, but in this case, it might have been nice to get tight into one or more of their faces, or at least much closer than you were. Even though I posted previously saying I hate it when people tell me "I would have taken the shot such-and-such a way", I'm going to come perilously close to doing just that. Next time, maybe forget about the target, and get beside the kids (like to the left of the shooter). Try to get all three of them in profile (it looks like they would have been nicely lined up for that). With a bit of moving around, you might have been able to capture much more emotion than you did. I think you saw a scene with lots of great elements, but didn't know what to do with it - that's the impression I get anyway. This isn't a bad shot, but to me (and this is just a personal opinion), you're really close to raising it from a backyard snapshot to a statement about boys and their toys. I think you wanted to, but for whatever reason didn't exactly know what to do. OTOH, you may have shots on your disk that are closer to what I'm thinking, and if so, it would be great to see them. And, again, I'm not saying what's ~bad~ about your shot, just thinking of looking at things differently if you're presented with an analagous situation in the future. Hope you don't mind the critique.<<< _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: Frightening *istD experience
- Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Frightening *istD experience , then on frame 51 the lcd review > image didn't appear. I hit the review button. Nothing happened. I > looked at the window on the top of the camera. All the data was still > in place. I went to take another shot. Nothing. Couldn't raise an > image, couldn't take a shot. I turned the camera off, then on again. > Nothing. Finally, I removed the battery grip and the batteries, then > replaced them and turned the camera back on. Everything was fine after > that. I've had it happen once, or perhaps twice. I'm still not sure what combination of button twiddling brought it on. I recall I was also trying to invoke the instant review. William Robb
Re: About my name
Actually, I was thinking Zeppo. Whatever... -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: About my name Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 21:11:12 -0500 Chicco?? _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
And I forgot one thing... I want a Xpan as well... -Original Message- From: Andy Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: What gear is on your "lust list" ? I've been thinking about my "lust list" for a while. I've got mostly the lenses I want for my kind of photography... Here is what I've got: Body: LX, ME super SE and MZ-50 Lens: K24/2.8, FA28/2.8AL, A50/1.4, FA50/1.7, FA100/2.8Macro, M200/4, FA28-200/3.8-5.6AL IF Flash: AF360FGZ For the body, I'll definitely get an *istD soon, and a second LX body. Of course, if I can get my hand on a LX 2000 or a LX Ti, that'll be even better. I've seen the gold edition, I don't think I would want to have them... For the lenses, I'll probably look for a fisheye lens for the special effect and a 35mm and 85mm to complete the set. I would like to collect the 3 LE lenses (who doesn't?) For the * lenses, I'll only get them when a real bargain comes along... my philosophy is to go light instead of heavy and bulky. The MZ-S? only a real bargain can persuade me now... but it was my priority list last year... Andy -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ? i had the FA* 80-200 f2.8. you liked Butch's FA* 300 f4.5 too. maybe you need both 8-). Herb - Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 8:55 PM Subject: RE: What gear is on your "lust list" ? > FA* 300/2.8 (or whichever one Herb had 'cause it was sweet)
Re: 28mm shift price?
Sure, read the article. Then tell us how the guy with the speed graphic would cope with the case mentioned in the comparison, where the podium was 200' away. Or what he would do in the case of equipment failure - the digital outfit includes two bodies, not just one. By all means perform a comparison - just not apples to oranges. > I have to laugh at some of the ideas that folks have about what they never have > used. > > I had an interesting link to an article about photojournalists comparing a Speed > Graphic kit to a Canon Digital kit. The Speed Graphic kit weigthed 17lbs. The > digital kit is 59lbs. > > Ah, found the link. > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/020726.htm > > -- > > William Robb wrote: > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Fred" > > Subject: Re: 28mm shift price? > > > > > > > > > >>As for the argument that any LF camera can easily accomplish what > >>only a refined 35mm body with a top-notch lens can accomplish, > > > > well, > > > >>please give me a finely tuned 35mm rig any day, and you may keep > >>your wooden box and large but semi-engineered lens... > > > > > > You might want to look at what companies like Canham and Rodenstock > > are doing these days before you talk about semi engineered anything. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > -- > 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: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
At 04:58 PM 3/7/2004, Petter J. Alling wrote: I'll give you a straight up trade, FA 20-35 for a K 200-600mm. :) I wrote: My goals are to turn my 3rd party lenses into Pentax lenses: FA 20-35 and something in the tele end of things. Hmmm, I'd still need to get something in the tele-end, namely a K200-600 to trade for your FA20-35, wouldn't I? Maybe someone on the list has a K200-600 and would like to get into a 3-way trade? =) Pat in SF
Re: Can I use DA 16-45/f4 on my MZ-5?
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, William M Kane wrote: > We've discussed this issue, and decided that the circle created by > the DA lenses is optimized for the smaller sensor area of the *ist D. > Therefore, the DA will not produce a full frame image on a normal 35mm > camera. You can see this by mounting the DA onto the MZ-5. Through the viewfinder you'll see that there is severe vingetting up until about 20mm, and there is still some up until the mid to high 20mm range. Beyond there it looks like it'll work (I haven't tried it), but it is an awfully big lens to carry around for such a short functional zoom range (roughly 28mm to 45mm). alex
Re: Fairygirl has discovered RAW...
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > Can someone explain to me exactly how RAW works? I understand that it gives > you a file that is captured exactly as you see it, without colour > correction, compression etc. Does this also mean that the > contrast/saturation/sharpness/noise reduction settings on the camera are > irrelevant? No. Those settings are saved in the file, and the RAW processor (the good ones at least) will use those settings in processing the image. However you can override them in the software, something which you can't do when shooting JPEG. > How do the changes you make in the Plug In software (eg, > saturation/contrast)differ to when you make the same adjustments within PS? They are done before the image has been processed at all. As an example, imagine that you shot the image at high contrast and wanted to make it lower contrast for printing. Using photoshop you can't really do this, the highlights and shadows were already blown by the contrast setting. You can turn the contrast down, but you won't get those details back. With the RAW convertor you can just go select low contrast and have it reprocess the image. All of the data that was ever captured is in that RAW file, so you can adjust the exposure some more to get the highlight or shadow detail that you want. Obviously there is a limit. I think of it somewhat as the difference between shooting slide film and negative film. JPEG is like slide film, going back and making exposure (or color balance) changes is probably going to result in some artifacts. With RAW you have a little more exposure latitude and can correct (to some degree) for shooting mistakes in the RAW conversion process. alex
Re: PAW My weekly contribution
Rob, The curve of the leaf, the stem, the drop of water, and the spider at the junction of the cross. What a well conceived composition, are you sure the spider wasn't following you directions? Well captured. When I first formed a domestic relationship with my wife, she had as a lodger an arachnologist from Poland whose specialty was Jumping Spiders. How 'inconvenient' for him that he had to travel to Oceania to research for his doctorate. He claimed you could tell a Jumping Spider from other spiders by the look of intelligence on their faces. regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (snip) > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=377892&ratings=true > (snip)
Re: Another Format Debate (yawn)-was: 28mm shift price?
- Original Message - From: "Nick Clark" Subject: Re: Another Format Debate (yawn)-was: 28mm shift price? > One reason for shooting 35mm slides is to project 35mm slides at Camera Club meetings and such like. No other format will fit the projector ;-) > And now this thread has truly morphed away from what it was about to something that has absolutely nothing to do with the original question. William Robb
RE: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
You're not kidding. :) > -Original Message- > From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I had the FA* 80-200 f2.8. you liked Butch's FA* 300 f4.5 > too. maybe you need both 8-). But I'm not giving mine up :) But you're welcome to use it at the next NYCPDML meeting Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
RE: Monopods
I looked at the Adorama one but it looked kind of flimsy to me. > -Original Message- > From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Adorama makes one based on the linhof design. It's supposed > to be very good but I don't know if it would be worth > ordering from the USA > > Butch > > Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. > > Hermann Hesse (Demian) > > >
Re: New camera plate announced
Herb may have a different take on this Rob, he has more experience here. For me, my exposure to the Arca-Swiss standard came when I bought an MZ-S from Tom Van Veen - it came with a Kirk custom plate attached. I muttered a bit, found a way to remove it, and went on with life. Sometime latter I realized what a prize i had been gifted. A big advantage for me is not so much the mount per se, but the fact that there are small manufacturers like Kirk who make custom-fit brackets for many cameras. Unlike any Manfretto camera plate I have ever used, a Kirk (Swiss-Arca standard) will not twist when you swing over for a vertical shot. The custom plate curves up over the edge of the body, preventing rotation... With respect to the mounting system itself, in my limited experience it seems easier and more secure to mount on the swiss Arca mount, and there is just the one standard. Five or six companies follow that standard. Unlike Manfretto where I had to buy new size and shape mounting plates every time I got a new head... it was a major breakthrough when they came out with new plates that would substitute for two old ones, that would mount on two different QR platforms! If I can fit the tripod in the suitcase, I'll have my Kirk ball head with me on my Australia trip. Stan Rob Studdert wrote: On 7 Mar 2004 at 21:22, Herb Chong wrote: for those of you who are fans of Arca-Swiss QR plates like i am, Kirk Photo has just announced the PZ-87 for the *istD without battery grip and the PS-88 for the*istD with battery grip. Herb, For those not "in the know" what are the advantages of the Arca-Swiss QR system over the Manfrotto snap in system? Also have you used the "L" brackets? I used to use the Manfrotto 340 Elbow bracket when I had a P67 but it's not suitable (and too heavy) to use with my Mamiya 7 gear. The Kirk plate looks interesting but it appears that it will obscure the film spool release like the 340 bracket :-( Also do you know if there is an Arca-Swiss QR compatible ball head that's around the same size as the Manfrotto 308RC? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
Mark Erickson wrote: So the 28mm shift lens debate got me thinking about my "lust list," the gear that I really really want (but probably won't buy). So what's on your list? All of it. And a pony. S
Re: A3 printers
Hi Paul The list price is $1795, I doubt if the street price is much less. Specs are good 2880 x1440 max resolution, supposed to be faster then my 2200. I've also been very happy with the ultrachrome inks so far, no complaints re gamut. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
RE: PAW #4 - Haley's Ring
This is what B&W is all about. I love it! David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 3:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW #4 - Haley's Ring I was a bit late on week 3. Now I'm a bit early on week 4. Oh well. "The Kiss" was taken by Shel (and likely thousands before him), but I think it would have been a good title (have I whetted your appetite yet? ). So, I settled on "Haley's Ring", a title that I hope raises more questions than it answers: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2188556 I'd really like to hear your comments on this one. Okay, Albano, the "right" body, and this time, "the right brand" of lens, okay? cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=htt p://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
Although I can't comment for the reliability of magazine reviews, Amateur Photographer rated the Sigma 12-24 extremely highly. I don't have the magazine accessible right now, but from memory, the vignetting was about half a stop (wide open and on a full 35mm frame) and the sharpness was very impressive for a zoom (>~30lppm at 50% contrast at all apertures and focal lengths; up to ~50lppm at best). There's a rear holder for gelatin filters, but as you say, no good way of attaching a filter to the fromt. I'll dig out the actual figures they measured if you (or anyone) are interested. S Herb Chong wrote: i am worried about two things in the Sigma 12-24. many Nikon 12-24 users have almost a full stop of falloff between the center and the corners when shooting wide open and it doesn't go away until they stop down to f11. next, i am worried that it will be a soft lens even at its sharpest. another issue which isn't so important is that i haven't seen any way to put a filter on front without more than acceptable vignetting.
RE: PAW.
I love it! David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 6:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW. Another dark little photo for your enjoyment http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/IMGP2520.html William Robb
Re: New camera plate announced
On 7 Mar 2004 at 21:22, Herb Chong wrote: > for those of you who are fans of Arca-Swiss QR plates like i am, Kirk Photo has > just announced the PZ-87 for the *istD without battery grip and the PS-88 for > the*istD with battery grip. Herb, For those not "in the know" what are the advantages of the Arca-Swiss QR system over the Manfrotto snap in system? Also have you used the "L" brackets? I used to use the Manfrotto 340 Elbow bracket when I had a P67 but it's not suitable (and too heavy) to use with my Mamiya 7 gear. The Kirk plate looks interesting but it appears that it will obscure the film spool release like the 340 bracket :-( Also do you know if there is an Arca-Swiss QR compatible ball head that's around the same size as the Manfrotto 308RC? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: New camera plate announced - KIRK
I have their medium size ballhead. Have only had it since mid January and it is very little used to date. With *ist-D and an FA-80-200/2.8, it seems very stable. I am still learning the proper degree of normal 'drag' to set when such a heavy kit is mounted. Stan Herb Chong wrote: have you used either of the Kirk ball heads? they certainly get good reviews by people i respect. i am thinking of getting the BH-3 for my mid-range ball head on my medium tripod. i'm gearing up to replace my large ball head on my large tripod with a Wimberly head. Herb... PS i have been bugging them too. i like their QR plates because they also have a 1/4 screw socket for times when you have to borrow someone else's tripod or use a very small one where it's not worth putting on a QR head. - Original Message - From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:46 PM Subject: Re: New camera plate announced - KIRK Thank you! I can now remove from my ToDo list my monthly item: "bug Kirk about new plates for the *ist-D."
Re: New camera plate announced - KIRK
have you used either of the Kirk ball heads? they certainly get good reviews by people i respect. i am thinking of getting the BH-3 for my mid-range ball head on my medium tripod. i'm gearing up to replace my large ball head on my large tripod with a Wimberly head. Herb... PS i have been bugging them too. i like their QR plates because they also have a 1/4 screw socket for times when you have to borrow someone else's tripod or use a very small one where it's not worth putting on a QR head. - Original Message - From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:46 PM Subject: Re: New camera plate announced - KIRK > Thank you! I can now remove from my ToDo list my monthly > item: "bug Kirk about new plates for the *ist-D."
Re: Frightening *istD experience
I've had similar things happen with both my Pz-1p and Mz-S bodies. The Mz-S once got in a state where the shutter would fire whenever it was turned on. The pz-1p a couple of times locked up similar to what your *ist-D did. Not common at all - maybe once or twice for each body over a several year period. In both cases pulling the batteries resets things. - MCC At 03:08 PM 3/7/2004 -0500, you wrote: I was shooting some table top food for stock this afternoon. Had the *ist D set to manual. PC cord was attached to one monolight, the others were on slave. I shot about 50 frames, then on frame 51 the lcd review image didn't appear. I hit the review button. Nothing happened. I looked at the window on the top of the camera. All the data was still in place. I went to take another shot. Nothing. Couldn't raise an image, couldn't take a shot. I turned the camera off, then on again. Nothing. Finally, I removed the battery grip and the batteries, then replaced them and turned the camera back on. Everything was fine after that. I shot another 20 frames or so without incident. It was sort of like a computer freeze. Has anyone else experienced anything like that? Could I have caused it by pushing the display button repeatedly while the buffer was full? In any case, I hope it doesn't happen again. Paul - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics?
Okay, I missed the obvious. It's you. That makes the somewhat shaky lighting excusable. I guess the chair is there to enable a pre-shot focus. Very good considering the limitations of a self portrait. Yes, the lighting is harsh, but the model is beautiful. You have beautiful eyes. I tried to soften the lighting and resolution a bit. My humble tweak is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2191699&size=lg Paul
Selecting the Better Print or Screen Image (was Re: Fw: Re:Emailing :imgp2908WOW)
"graywolf" opined > I think maybe something about 1/4-1/2 way in between the two images would work > better. > (snip) Had to LOL over this one :-) I quickly learned NEVER to show people/clients/customers two differently exposed prints and asking which one they preferred. 90% of the time they would say, as Graywolf did, that something between the two would be better. Asking the customers opinion almost always meant having to make a 3rd prnt >:-( Usually, if I remade a print, I kept the first aside in a box of other 'near rejects'. Reviewing them later I often wondered what the hell I thought was wrong with the rejected print, especially as most non-photographers don't know crap from clay about picture quality. Just look at most peoples' televisions, excess contrast and saturation seem to be the default settings these days. regards, Anthony Farr
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
I'll give you a straight up trade, FA 20-35 for a K 200-600mm. :) P Kong wrote: At 11:18 AM 3/7/2004, "Robert & Leigh Woerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (Whew)maybe after graduation??? That's been my motto for the last 4 years. Photography is a bad hobby to delve into when you're in pharmacy school. Thankfully, it'll be over in under a month. My goals are to turn my 3rd party lenses into Pentax lenses: FA 20-35 and something in the tele end of things. But, I'm willing to wait. Pat in SF
Re: OT Rolleiflex Knowledge
Sounds like the title of a book, "The Tao of Photography". Frantisek Vlcek wrote: I know my Pentaxes can go away someday, but I also know my Rollei will not. It's impossible to me to sell it. Albano Same with me :) I think Rolleiflex is the most beautiful and functionalistic design camera. Although I rarely use mine (it's really old now, although it still functions, an 1937 model I think), I can't see myself parting with it. I just think that that camera is closely attuned to Tao :) Frantisek
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
Mine is fairly simple list right now. Very similar to Dag's. A*-135/1.8 FA* 200/4 macro. Though I could be tempted by an FA* 200/2.8 The two new/forthcoming DA lenses: DA 16-45/4 DA 14 I would also like a DA 50-150/4 and a DA* 70/2.8 macro. Second *ist-D body with 10megapix 300gb external storage Photoshop CS Stan Dag T wrote: På 7. mar. 2004 kl. 18.19 skrev Mark Erickson: So what's on your list? Always: A 15mm (especially after letting one chance go last year) A 135 1.8 After getting the *istD I have started thing about AF lenses, so: 31, 43 and 77mm (all black, of course :-) DA 16-45 DA 14 DagT
*istD vs D100 vs 10D "retail" pricing
All, I popped into my local Ritz camera (a big US retail chain) to get a roll of film processed (remember film?). After I got the pics back, I sauntered over to the camera section to see what they had for sale. Their digital camera section was well-laid-out and obviously had a lot of traffic. Surprisingly, they didn't have the DSLRs in with the other digitals. Each was buried in its respective brand-name SLR display with the film cameras. I was even more surprised at the pricing: $1499 for the Nikon D100 and the Canon EOS 10D, and only $1399 for the Pentax *istD. I'm not sure what it means, but it was interesting --Mark
RE: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics?
Hey, I was the one asking about *istD portraits. These look very nice. I especially the studio shots. The model is very attractive! She looks a little familiar...LOL. Thanks for indulging. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 10:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics? A few weeks ago... Well, here are some that I took today... The first gallery is a couple, these are their engagement pics. They suck majorly cause there is way too much flash in them. But, I guess that happens when they turn up at MIDDAY (4 hours late and then I still had to do her makeup which takes almost an hour itself!!) for their sitting. I had to use HEAPS of flash due to the hugemungo shadows on their faces. Remember we are in Outback QLD and at midday today it was approximately 42degrees celcius with barely a scrap of shade in sight. So, I found the only shade I could and spent the whole time swearing under my breath about how beautiful the light was at 8am when they were supposed to be there! Exposure varied greatly, but I think they were mostly around f16, 1/150th (using Tamron 28-200mm asph. f4-5.6, and also old manual Tamron 135mm f 2.5). Took a couple of shots without flash and the exposure was reading at f27, 1/750th!! There was waay too much light to be outside shooting bloody portraits! Oh, and they look a bit dark and over saturated on the web on my monitor, but when working in my lab's colour space in PS they look better... FYI, there is one shot amongst these that I think is hilarious, I am not going to point it out, but I am interested to see who notices it first... Here's the link... http://www.tanyamayer.com/boothgallery/index.html Secondly, I managed to rope a model into posing for me so that I could try out some studio stuff... Before you go looking for them, there are NO BUTT SHOTS (or fanny or whatever you refer to it as!) here, and no looking down her top either ok! http://www.tanyamayer.com/portrait8march04/index.html Comments, criticisms, praises, whoops of delight, cries of disgust, threats of lynching or even pleas that fairygirl be cannonised all welcome... ;-) tan.
Re: OT - eBay advice sought
Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The father, the photographer, has a web site that > does open. This guy is good. Go take a look at his photos. > > www.andreabarghi.com Ditto. Nice stuff. Gianfranco = To read is to travel without all the hassles of luggage. ---Emilio Salgari (1863-1911) __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com
RE: PAW - week #2 for me
>I think it's a lovely, poignant moment, well captured by you. Thank you. >Is this the b & g's first dance? No, it is the moment the judge said "you may kiss the bride." >Like the natural light from the window, and the photographer in the frame >adds a nice touch of whimsey. I liked the other photog in there as well. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
RE: PAW - week #2 for me
Wow, thank you. I'm glad you like it. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 10:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW - week #2 for me David, I strongly disagree here! It is a fabulous shot, and the focus is just great. The way the light falls on said collar and boutonniere assists the focus, with the end result definitely "working". Love it. Thanks for sharing! tan. > >This photo teaches me that I do not focus well in the dark, which the part >of the shot I was trying to focus on was in. Shot on an MZ-S with FA 50mm >f1.4, 60th @ f2, and negative scanned on an Epson 2450. An f5.6 would have >saved this shot, but f2 with slightly missed focus made the groom's collar >and boutonnière the sharpest part of the photo, not the faces. > >David Madsen >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.davidmadsen.com > _ MSN Premium helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=htt p://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: Frightening *istD experience
Happened on my PZ-1P a few times and on my MZ-S once, but never since. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 1:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Frightening *istD experience I was shooting some table top food for stock this afternoon. Had the *ist D set to manual. PC cord was attached to one monolight, the others were on slave. I shot about 50 frames, then on frame 51 the lcd review image didn't appear. I hit the review button. Nothing happened. I looked at the window on the top of the camera. All the data was still in place. I went to take another shot. Nothing. Couldn't raise an image, couldn't take a shot. I turned the camera off, then on again. Nothing. Finally, I removed the battery grip and the batteries, then replaced them and turned the camera back on. Everything was fine after that. I shot another 20 frames or so without incident. It was sort of like a computer freeze. Has anyone else experienced anything like that? Could I have caused it by pushing the display button repeatedly while the buffer was full? In any case, I hope it doesn't happen again. Paul
Re: Frightening *istD experience
I want to tell about another semi-frightening experience I had with my istD: I had used it a bit in the rain and then it wouldn't fire the AF360FGZ flash, except in A mode. The flash worked fine on my MZ-S. I was just about to have it repaired, but put it off as I don't use flash that much. Then yesterday it wouldn't autofocus with my FA50mm lens, although it would wth my 24-90. At this point, I thought some of the contacts might be dirty, but it didn't explain the flash misfiring. It turned out it was just the batteries. As soon as I put fresh ones in the camera everything worked fine. I've made a mental note to suspect the batteries every time something strange happens with the istD. -- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.- Scott Adams (1957 - ), 'The Dilbert Principle'
Re: First PAW -- Boys watching their friend.....
Frank, thank you for your thorough and helpful critique. I really appreciate it, and your points are well taken. I did take a picture showing the face of the middle boy after the 1st shot, see link below. I like the other one better, but you might see it differently. The boy with the bow is my son, he's used to me taking pictures, but the other two aren't, so I sort of slunk around and grabbed these shots, and that's probably exactly why these in the end are just backyard snapshots, albeit ones that bring a smile to my face. Again, great to hear your thoughts and suggestions, Aaron Bransky http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2191550&size=lg (from Frank T.) Unfortunately, it's due to that angle that things sort of fall apart for me. Other than the title, it's really hard to see what the bow and arrow boy is doing. Yes, I know we can see the target, but that's really not enough of a clue for people like me . I can't tell what he's up to. We also can't see anyone's face - not that that's always a bad thing, but in this case, I think that much of what's happening in the kids' minds could be reflected on their faces. I know you were trying to get all three of them in the shot, which idea has some merit, but in this case, it might have been nice to get tight into one or more of their faces, or at least much closer than you were. Even though I posted previously saying I hate it when people tell me "I would have taken the shot such-and-such a way", I'm going to come perilously close to doing just that. Next time, maybe forget about the target, and get beside the kids (like to the left of the shooter). Try to get all three of them in profile (it looks like they would have been nicely lined up for that). With a bit of moving around, you might have been able to capture much more emotion than you did. I think you saw a scene with lots of great elements, but didn't know what to do with it - that's the impression I get anyway. This isn't a bad shot, but to me (and this is just a personal opinion), you're really close to raising it from a backyard snapshot to a statement about boys and their toys. I think you wanted to, but for whatever reason didn't exactly know what to do. OTOH, you may have shots on your disk that are closer to what I'm thinking, and if so, it would be great to see them. And, again, I'm not saying what's ~bad~ about your shot, just thinking of looking at things differently if you're presented with an analagous situation in the future. Hope you don't mind the critique.<<<
Re: Frightening *istD experience
Thanks Stan. That could be it. I'm always changing the Tv wheel. When I'm shooting in the studio, I have it set at 1/125. I shoot and the flash doen't go off. I look at my display, and it's 1/180. I think I hit the wheel when I go for the shutter. Paul On Mar 7, 2004, at 6:50 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: I think it is because of the on-off switch on the grip. Or is it the Av or Tv wheel? In any case, if one of those three controls on the grip gets nudged to an intermediary position between stops, then it locks the camera. Fiddle with the wheels, or the grip on-off, and it should unlock. Stan Paul Stenquist wrote: I was shooting some table top food for stock this afternoon. Had the *ist D set to manual. PC cord was attached to one monolight, the others were on slave. I shot about 50 frames, then on frame 51 the lcd review image didn't appear. I hit the review button. Nothing happened. I looked at the window on the top of the camera. All the data was still in place. I went to take another shot. Nothing. Couldn't raise an image, couldn't take a shot. I turned the camera off, then on again. Nothing. Finally, I removed the battery grip and the batteries, then replaced them and turned the camera back on. Everything was fine after that. I shot another 20 frames or so without incident. It was sort of like a computer freeze. Has anyone else experienced anything like that? Could I have caused it by pushing the display button repeatedly while the buffer was full? In any case, I hope it doesn't happen again. Paul
Re: This afternoons fruit shoot
Thanks Frank. The *ist-D is proving its value in the studio. Instant evaluation is an inestimably valuable tool. As far as amazing detail is concerned, it's that great fifty buck lens -- the K 50/1.4. Paul On Mar 7, 2004, at 5:56 PM, frank theriault wrote: That is amazing detail. You'd swear you could reach out and touch them, Paul! Such lifelike colours! It's a deceivingly simple composition, I think. It appears to be just a jumble of fruit, but it really works nicely! Thanks, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: This afternoons fruit shoot Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:44:32 -0500 Fruit Salad in the studio: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2191232&size=lg _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/ prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/ enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: OT: Ebay Aphorisms.
#10 The secret of happiness is having a fast net connection and being able to snipe a good lens with 1 second to go. Fred Widall wrote: Over my morning coffee I was pondering and came up with the following observations on an ebay universe. Please feel free to add to them EBAY APHORISMS -- 1) Everything has some value. 2) One person's junk is another's treasure. 3) One person's treasure is another's junk. 4) The past never really disappears, just gets recycled. 5) Once in a lifetime opportunities come along about once a week. 6) The difference between a 'need' and 'want' is really very small. 7) Life is full of deadlines. 8) The most important details are in the smallest print. 9) The secret of happiness is knowing when you own enough cameras. -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: OT - eBay advice saught
The buyer, the musician, has a web site that doesn't open for me. The father, the photographer, has a web site that does open. This guy is good. Go take a look at his photos. www.andreabarghi.com Stan Cotty wrote: Update: Gianfranco kindly translated some text into Italian for me and I emailed the buyer again. This time (perhaps by chance - Sunday evening) he replied, thus: Hi, I'm sorry If i didn't understand and I'm sorry I can't buy your items. I haven't any address in GB. I'd like to buy the 85mm 'cause is a present for my father, famous photographer. This is his website www.andreabarghi.com and this is my website www.nicolabarghi.com Tell what oyu want to do. See you Nicola Barghi - Kriminal1980 I have emailed him back and said that if he can pay in GBP or GBP int. money order, he can have it. I'm waiting to hear back. Thank you to all the people who responded with help. You know who you are. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics?
From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Secondly, I managed to rope a model into posing for me so that I could try > out some studio stuff... Before you go looking for them, there are NO BUTT > SHOTS (or fanny or whatever you refer to it as!) here, and no looking down > her top either ok! > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/portrait8march04/index.html I recognise her! I think I got another shot of her on my hard drive somewhere. Cute! But too little of b.b:s for my taste Lasse
Re: Monopods
Adorama makes one based on the linhof design. It's supposed to be very good but I don't know if it would be worth ordering from the USA Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re: Frightening *istD experience
I think it is because of the on-off switch on the grip. Or is it the Av or Tv wheel? In any case, if one of those three controls on the grip gets nudged to an intermediary position between stops, then it locks the camera. Fiddle with the wheels, or the grip on-off, and it should unlock. Stan Paul Stenquist wrote: I was shooting some table top food for stock this afternoon. Had the *ist D set to manual. PC cord was attached to one monolight, the others were on slave. I shot about 50 frames, then on frame 51 the lcd review image didn't appear. I hit the review button. Nothing happened. I looked at the window on the top of the camera. All the data was still in place. I went to take another shot. Nothing. Couldn't raise an image, couldn't take a shot. I turned the camera off, then on again. Nothing. Finally, I removed the battery grip and the batteries, then replaced them and turned the camera back on. Everything was fine after that. I shot another 20 frames or so without incident. It was sort of like a computer freeze. Has anyone else experienced anything like that? Could I have caused it by pushing the display button repeatedly while the buffer was full? In any case, I hope it doesn't happen again. Paul
RE: Minolta Scanners
Go for Elite models if possible because Dual models do not have hardware ICE. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I have a friend shopping for a film scanner. He has narrrowed his search to two offerings from Minolta: DiMage Scan Dual III DiMage Scan Elite 5400 Any firsthand use/opinions from list members??? I have read photographyreview.com. The 5400 gets a 4.8 with 5 ratings. _ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: Pictures of a girl
You are both quite right, Anders and Frank. I was very much aware of that "heroic" or "propagandistic" aspect, as you call it, while shooting, although I didn't really beforehand set out to do it "in that style". Not only was this a feature of many nazi propaganda images, but also, and even earlier very common in early communist propaganda images. (And you can trace this "style" further back if you care to.) You can actually see this "style" being used all over the world in various "idealistic" political and religious image making. Not at all that uncommon in "Star-portraits" and advertising too. The picture you referred to, the last of the posted ones, was the first of a series of similar full body shots. Some of them came out very well. I simply - on the spot - arranged a number of various "set ups" for her. It was a test shoot for both of us. You guys want to see how she runs on the water? Lasse From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Anders, > Yes! Yes! Yes! > > I looked at these photos last night, and didn't really know what to say, but > you've done it for me. > > There's a certain "heroic" aspect to this series as a whole (especially the > last one) that has an almost propagandistic feel about them. Almost like > Reifenstal (sp?), but of course, not in a bad way, just stylistically. > > Thanks for voicing what I couldn't. > frank > >From: Anders Hultman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >On Mar 5, 2004, at 8:30 PM, Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > > Sometimes you don't know what to think about your photos. (...) > > > Any comments welcome. > > > >I like them; they give me an impression of a joyful play with photographic > >stereotypes. The archetypical athlete portait, the archetypcial strong > >youth, and with a touch of propaganda estethic as well. > > > >On Sat, 6 Mar 2004, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > They're all quite nice. Great combination of colors, said the Swede. > > > >The colors are those of the Ålandish flag, actually. > >Yellow and blue, plus a bit of red as well. > >anders
Re: 28mm shift price?
See once again we are dealing with internet wisdom, rather than real world experience. At one time, I had that Schneider 90mm Angulon along with a 4x5 Super Technika. There were no movements on the ST that were out of range of the Angulon at f16 and smaller. Right now I have a Crown Graphic with a 135/4.7 Optar which you can find hundred of comments on the internet that it will not allow movements. Funny thing is there are no movements on the Crown that I have tried that it will not cover. Oh yes, more modern lenses have better coverage, but so what? The problem is this perceived need for theoretical perfection, rather than for real world good enough. Of course it is much easier to blame the equipment rather than our own limitations. -- Mark Erickson wrote: $500 shift lens (exc+ condition) + $300 camera body (new) = $800. That includes a camera, film holder, and a pretty darn nice lightmeter. I dare you to find me a field camera, 90-100mm lens with sufficient coverage for significant shifting (e.g., a Schneider 90mm f6.8 Angulon isn't good enough), readyload or quickload holder, dark cloth, and a lightmeter that includes average and spotmetering, all in exc+ to new shape for $800. -- 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: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
On 7 Mar 2004 at 9:19, Mark Erickson wrote: > So what's on your list? A short AF macro lens, 50mm or shorter (if only Pal was reading this :-) A fast wide angle lens with low CA A full frame K mount digital SLR (14MP would be nice) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
14mm for *ist D
Hello guys, Do you think it is better to wait for the Pentax one or buy now the Tamron which is full size ? Thanks
RE: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
1. Super Takumar 6x7 lenses - I want at least one to go with my first version 6x7. 2. Jobo 3010 expert drum - the one for 4x5. Unfortunately this costs way too much for a piece of plastic with no moving parts, so even on eBay I end up passing them by. 3. The SA1, SA3 and SB screens for the MX. One day I'll find a seller who isn't in Europe and will accept PayPal. To be honest, none of this is stuff I really lust after, it's all "nice to have" stuff. I've had a really good run of bargains in the last 12 months and got just about everything I wanted. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia
Re: About my name
> >>Sir Robin (I mean Cotty) screeched in shrill fashion: >> >>>Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! >Cotty, > >AARRRGGGHHH!! > >-frank Oh, go bring me some shrubbery. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: This afternoons fruit shoot
That is amazing detail. You'd swear you could reach out and touch them, Paul! Such lifelike colours! It's a deceivingly simple composition, I think. It appears to be just a jumble of fruit, but it really works nicely! Thanks, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: This afternoons fruit shoot Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:44:32 -0500 Fruit Salad in the studio: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2191232&size=lg _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: OT Language WAS Re: About my name
Yep. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Graywolf shared: Interesting comment, Frank. The peasants spoke Russian, and the Nobles spoke French. That is why they rebelled (grin). Come to think of it the same thing happened in England much earlier. Sir Walter Scott wrote an amusing chapter about this language phenomenon in one of his books. You mean in "Ivanhoe" where the jester talks about how animals have Saxon names but their meat becomes French when served to the Normans? A recent discussion with my son brought this to mind. ERN -- 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: About my name
The very upper crust British firm of "Dunhill" actually derives from the post-1066 Norman habit of arbitrarily giving Saxons humorous/offensive surnames; in this case "dung hill" so that scene may be not so far from the truth! Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reminds me one of the early scenes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 'Bow before the King" "How did you know that was the King?" "He's the only one without shit on his clothes."
This afternoons fruit shoot
Fruit Salad in the studio: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2191232&size=lg
Re: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics?
On Mar 7, 2004, at 4:02 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Thanks Paul! But they could've been so much better, I thought... BTW, what did you think of the studio ones? tan. The poses, composition and framing are nice. But I found the light a little hard on these. (In truth the outdoor with the combination of fill flash and the big light box in the sky seemed more successful.} My favorite of the studios pics was 1bwsmall. The color frames seemed a bit harsh. What kind of light did you use? It seems a bit direct. Reflectors, soft boxes, and diffusion are your best bet for studio portraits. You can still have light direction, but the diffusion keeps it soft. Paul
RE: WOW: (Was: First PAW -- Boys watching their friend use a bow and arrow
Lasse and Aaron, That crop works really well. Much stronger than the uncropped, imho. Maybe my comments were a bit OTT. Getting rid of right hand boy to concentrate on the two "main characters" of the story really makes a huge positive difference! cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WOW: (Was: First PAW -- Boys watching their friend use a bow and arrow Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 00:16:45 +0200 From: "bransky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Anyway, here's a picture I grabbed in the backyard last summer. I liked > the way how the posture of one of my son's friends showed how he was > interested in yet repelled by the bow and arrow. Here's the link, I > think it should work. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2190917&size=lg Hi Aaron, I think I can see what you saw. Unfortunately the small size of the uploaded poicture makes it a bit difficult getting close enough. The posture of the boy is a good example of how perceptive we humans (or any animal I guess) are to body language/postures, just as we are to (varioius sounds of) voices or facial expressions etc. I think you did a good job in catching that moment. However, I took the liberty to give your picture a WOW just to show one way of dealing with it. You can see it at: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2191144&size=lg Hope you don't mind, Lasse _ MSN Premium helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
What are the dimensions of A3? I think they're within the range of the 2200. On Mar 7, 2004, at 3:36 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Thanks for the suggestion Paul, but I am going to get myself something that can handle prints up to A3 - hence the extra price tag. There are a few models in the running right now and all are between aud$900 and aud $1100. tan. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 5:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ? I think the Epson 2200 will give you prints that are quite "sellable" for around $500 US. Of course you're limited to 13x18. Paul On Mar 7, 2004, at 1:01 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: I have a "wish list" taped next to my computer monitor to keep me motivated. I have been fortunate enough to cross a number of things off it this year already! At the minute it looks like this: (I have the item written and then how much I am willing to pay for it (AUD) next to it) Battery grip for *istD $250.00 Ambient/flash Lightmeter - a decent one, probably a Sekonic or Minolta $400.00 Underwater Housing for Oly E10 $350.00 Pentax DA 16-45mm f4 OR Tamron 17-35mm f2.8-4 Di$700.00 Flashgun for the Oly E-10 $400.00 Pentax FA 100mm f2.8 macro $300.00 Pentax FA 77mm ltd f1.8 $ some astronomical amount of money! Pentax FA 24-90 f3.2-4.5 OR Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 xr Di macro $800.00 Decent printer (that can print SELLABLE prints) $1100.00 Large Softbox $ 200.00 Snoot, honeycomb and coloured gels $ 250.00 DVD Burner $ 600.00 2gb CF card $ 600.00 A second Pentax AF360fgz flash gun $ 450.00 Flashbracket/hotshoe adapter/cables etc $ 150.00 plus lots more that I add to my list every day! Phew, I'm going to bed, it is 4am here! tan. -Original Message- From: Mark Erickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 3:19 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Subject: What gear is on your "lust list" ? So the 28mm shift lens debate got me thinking about my "lust list," the gear that I really really want (but probably won't buy). Here it is in no particular order: Item Why --- Pentax SMC-A 15mm Indoor shots and big stuff Pentax 28mm shift not really sure--but it's cool Voigtlander Bessa-L US$420 for camera and lens: and 15mm F4.5 lensthe ultimate compact wde angle system for the money. *ist DNeed I explain? Wide Rolleiflex Compact 55mm 6x6 system, plus it's a Rollei So what's on your list?
RE: Frightening *istD experience
Has (recently) happened to my PZ-1 as well... All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 7. marts 2004 21:51 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: Frightening *istD experience > -Original Message- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Finally, I removed the battery grip and the > batteries, then replaced them and turned the camera back on. > Everything was fine after that. I shot another 20 frames or > so without incident. It was sort of like a computer freeze. > Has anyone else experienced anything like that? Only with my 645N. It will occasionally freeze up and can only be "rebooted" by removing the batteries. tv
Re: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics?
Rob Studdert wrote: > > On 8 Mar 2004 at 3:36, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > > Secondly, I managed to rope a model into posing for me so that I could try > > out some studio stuff... Before you go looking for them, there are NO BUTT > > SHOTS (or fanny or whatever you refer to it as!) here, and no looking down her > > top either ok! > > > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/portrait8march04/index.html > > What I can't understand is how you got the model to sit still for so long, LOL > :-) > > I can't see the cable release in one shot, well done! Self timer, I think. You've got that slightly haunted "did I get back in frame in time" look. A good job, Tanya. mike
Re: PAW - Hershey's Rapids
Boris Liberman wrote: > > Hi! > > WR> I think Cotty is spending too much time at the Scoff and Quaff. > WR> WW > > You're mean, Bill. I am telling you, you're mean. > > Now, what is it Quaff then? Like scoff but liquid.
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
The new Rolleiwide FW is, I think, in current production, as is the Rolleiflex FX a new version of the F. If you want a Tele-Rolleiflex you still have to find an old one. -- Keith Whaley wrote: Mark Erickson wrote: [. . .] Wide Rolleiflex Compact 55mm 6x6 system, plus it's a Rollei Produced in 1961 - '67, there were less than 4000 made, and the prices show it! McKeown lists them at US$800-1200, in 1987-'88 time frame. The 55mm in the 6x6 cm format is approx. equivalent to a 35mm f/l in a 135mm camera. I keep my eye open for a good Rollei, but good ones are a little scarce. . . keith whaley -- 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: Very late March PUG offering :)
Cory, the link doesn't work for me... tan. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 7:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Very late March PUG offering :) Here's my portrait for the March PUG. I can never seem to get them in on time. My daughter Dana took this today with the *ist D and my F35-80. It's me and my other one Emily. http://community.webshots.com/photo/93489626/123723043tfkSFY Whoever maintains the PDML portraits page can add this one if you choose. Cory --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 3/6/2004
Re: About my name
Hi, Boris Liberman wrote: > > Frank, some years ago my wife and I went to Dijon for vacation. We > were amazed about how many words in Russian are actually on loan from > French. And the other way round _Allegedly_ the word "bistro" derives from the Russian "bistra", meaning "hurry". Used by Russian soldiers during the Napoleonic wars when they were following the French retreat and getting the locals to feed them. Told to me by a Russian. There may be other explanations. mike
RE: First PAW -- Boys watching their friend use a bow and arrow
Hi, Aaron, Well, as far as the technical "how to get this stuff scanned and onto a site" thing, I'm not your guy. After what I'm about to say WRT your photo, well, you'll probably still think I'm not your guy . Here goes: There are things I like about it. I like the two boys off to the right. Far right watches with a sort of feigned "whatever" look, when I think he's really into the whole thing. A sort of fake aloofness if you will (kids think they're so good at that, but we adults know they're not really...) The middle boy, as you say, seems at once interested and repelled by the whole thing. I like the out of focus target, and the way it works with your camera angle, almost directly behind the boy shooting the arrow. Unfortunately, it's due to that angle that things sort of fall apart for me. Other than the title, it's really hard to see what the bow and arrow boy is doing. Yes, I know we can see the target, but that's really not enough of a clue for people like me . I can't tell what he's up to. We also can't see anyone's face - not that that's always a bad thing, but in this case, I think that much of what's happening in the kids' minds could be reflected on their faces. I know you were trying to get all three of them in the shot, which idea has some merit, but in this case, it might have been nice to get tight into one or more of their faces, or at least much closer than you were. Even though I posted previously saying I hate it when people tell me "I would have taken the shot such-and-such a way", I'm going to come perilously close to doing just that. Next time, maybe forget about the target, and get beside the kids (like to the left of the shooter). Try to get all three of them in profile (it looks like they would have been nicely lined up for that). With a bit of moving around, you might have been able to capture much more emotion than you did. I think you saw a scene with lots of great elements, but didn't know what to do with it - that's the impression I get anyway. This isn't a bad shot, but to me (and this is just a personal opinion), you're really close to raising it from a backyard snapshot to a statement about boys and their toys. I think you wanted to, but for whatever reason didn't exactly know what to do. OTOH, you may have shots on your disk that are closer to what I'm thinking, and if so, it would be great to see them. And, again, I'm not saying what's ~bad~ about your shot, just thinking of looking at things differently if you're presented with an analagous situation in the future. Hope you don't mind the critique. And, of course, consider the source of this (me). I rarely know much about anything, let alone how to take a picture.Let the real photogs on this list tell you how to do it! cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: bransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: First PAW -- Boys watching their friend use a bow and arrow Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 14:45:57 -0600 Hello all: OK, Stan, Frank and Boris encouraged me to post a photo, so I went over to Walgreens (a US drug store chain, chemist for our friends in the UK if I recall), and for $4 got some of my negatives scanned onto a CD, then used a freeware program called EasyPhoto for my Mac to reduce the file size. No cropping, etc. I really have no idea what I am doing with this digitizing stuff or if there are better ways to compress the original image. The original print looks better but so be it. Anyway, here's a picture I grabbed in the backyard last summer. I liked the way how the posture of one of my son's friends showed how he was interested in yet repelled by the bow and arrow. Here's the link, I think it should work. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2190917&size=lg Suggestions, critiques, help welcome. Thanks, Aaron Bransky _ Find things fast with the new MSN Toolbar includes FREE pop-up blocking! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
At 10:11 AM 3/7/2004, Boris wrote: So here goes. My lust list currently is almost empty. I am after 28-70/4 so that I can sell my Sigma zoom. The only reason I want that lens is because of its size and because unlike Sigma zoom that I have it can work with built-in flash of my MZ-6. You could always buy mine after selling the Sigma. The FA 28-70/4 is smaller, lighter, and shorter than the Sigma and doesn't zoom creep. But you knew that already. Pat in SF
Re: Are Canon owners really this stupid?
Cotty wrote: > > >Your spell checker is prescient. Grin. > > > >Peter J. Alling wrote: > > > >> By the way my spell checker wants Cotty to equal Dotty. (I'm glad I > >> notice that). > > If it new me better it would say Botty You proofreading's still no good. That should be Batty. 8-)
WOW: Kevin's Picture Results
WOWers Thanks to all of you who gave of your time to give my picture a try. Seeing it through your eyes has helped me to see it a little differently. When I can, I think I'll go back and rescan it balanced to colors a little more like what most of you have tried to achieve post scan. This link will take you to all of the responses I received and includes whatever explaination I was given. http://thornsberry.smugmug.com/gallery/78375/1/2720178 I've included my own attempt. Feel free to comment here or in the gallery itself on what you like and don't like. I have found this very educational. Kevin
Very late March PUG offering :)
Here's my portrait for the March PUG. I can never seem to get them in on time. My daughter Dana took this today with the *ist D and my F35-80. It's me and my other one Emily. http://community.webshots.com/photo/93489626/123723043tfkSFY Whoever maintains the PDML portraits page can add this one if you choose. Cory --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 3/6/2004
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
Linhof 6x17 with all the lenses and the ability to use it
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
1. Beech D-18 2. Gannet Super Widgeon 3. Super Cub on floats 4. Cessna 185 5. Cape Cod Catboat 6. 25 ton baldheaded schooner yacht 7. Home in the upper midwest lake country 8. Home on the southern US alantic coast 9. Home somewhere here in the mountains 10. All the cameras and accessories I once had. 11. All the cameras and accessories I have wanted and never had. 12. Nice photo studio and darkroom 13. Small machine shop 14. A collection of 1950's sports cars 15. Riding horses and dogs, and a staff to take care of them 16. A beautiful, loving, supportive, undemanding wife or girlfriend 17. Enough money that all of the above is only pocket change 18. To be 30 again so I can enjoy it (would not want to be younger than that). 19. A 1000 meter flying saucer style interstellar space ship 20. Everything else I forgot to mention What would I settle for? What I have (realistically, I am now, except for money, better off than I have been most of my life). Mark Erickson wrote: So the 28mm shift lens debate got me thinking about my "lust list," the gear that I really really want (but probably won't buy). Here it is in no particular order: Item Why --- Pentax SMC-A 15mm Indoor shots and big stuff Pentax 28mm shift not really sure--but it's cool Voigtlander Bessa-L US$420 for camera and lens: and 15mm F4.5 lensthe ultimate compact wde angle system for the money. *ist DNeed I explain? Wide Rolleiflex Compact 55mm 6x6 system, plus it's a Rollei So what's on your list? -- 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: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
At 11:18 AM 3/7/2004, "Robert & Leigh Woerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (Whew)maybe after graduation??? That's been my motto for the last 4 years. Photography is a bad hobby to delve into when you're in pharmacy school. Thankfully, it'll be over in under a month. My goals are to turn my 3rd party lenses into Pentax lenses: FA 20-35 and something in the tele end of things. But, I'm willing to wait. Pat in SF
RE: PAE #?
I love it Chris, with just one small thing... The tree to the left looks a bit strange due to it actually being taller than the skyscrapers, for me, it puts the perspective out a little. Maybe (I'm not sure where you were standing), you could have moved a little more to the right to not include the tree in the frame? Just by changing the angle, you should still have been able to keep all of the sunset and the rays, cityscape etc in the frame... Although then the light may have been coming through the clouds differently... I have no idea, just ignore me, I am thinking out loud and talking rubbish, I fear! lol... Nice shot! tan. -Original Message- From: Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 6 March 2004 10:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAE #? Loved the light on this one.Comments welcome. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2152234 Regards Chris K
Re: OT Rolleiflex Knowledge
> I know my Pentaxes can go away someday, but I also > know my Rollei will not. It's impossible to me to sell > it. > > Albano Same with me :) I think Rolleiflex is the most beautiful and functionalistic design camera. Although I rarely use mine (it's really old now, although it still functions, an 1937 model I think), I can't see myself parting with it. I just think that that camera is closely attuned to Tao :) Frantisek
RE: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics?
Thanks Paul! But they could've been so much better, I thought... BTW, what did you think of the studio ones? tan. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 5:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics? They look very nice on my monitor. Nice range of shadow and highlight. Good job. Attractive couple. On Mar 7, 2004, at 12:36 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > A few weeks ago... > > Well, here are some that I took today... > > The first gallery is a couple, these are their engagement pics. They > suck > majorly cause there is way too much flash in them. But, I guess that > happens when they turn up at MIDDAY (4 hours late and then I still had > to do > her makeup which takes almost an hour itself!!) for their sitting. I > had to > use HEAPS of flash due to the hugemungo shadows on their faces. > Remember we > are in Outback QLD and at midday today it was approximately 42degrees > celcius with barely a scrap of shade in sight. So, I found the only > shade I > could and spent the whole time swearing under my breath about how > beautiful > the light was at 8am when they were supposed to be there! > > Exposure varied greatly, but I think they were mostly around f16, > 1/150th > (using Tamron 28-200mm asph. f4-5.6, and also old manual Tamron 135mm f > 2.5). Took a couple of shots without flash and the exposure was > reading at > f27, 1/750th!! There was waay too much light to be outside > shooting > bloody portraits! > > Oh, and they look a bit dark and over saturated on the web on my > monitor, > but when working in my lab's colour space in PS they look better... > > FYI, there is one shot amongst these that I think is hilarious, I am > not > going to point it out, but I am interested to see who notices it > first... > > Here's the link... > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/boothgallery/index.html > > Secondly, I managed to rope a model into posing for me so that I could > try > out some studio stuff... Before you go looking for them, there are NO > BUTT > SHOTS (or fanny or whatever you refer to it as!) here, and no looking > down > her top either ok! > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/portrait8march04/index.html > > Comments, criticisms, praises, whoops of delight, cries of disgust, > threats > of lynching or even pleas that fairygirl be cannonised all welcome... > > ;-) > > tan. >
Re: Sigma 12-24 (Was What gear is on your "lust list" ?)
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mar 7, 2004, at 3:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Yes, but it's huge (compared to the upcoming DA lens) and not very good >> compared to OEM primes. Of course, there's no telling how good the >> Pentax 14mm will be... > >Huge has never been a problem for me. Another thing to consider is the lack of front filter thread: The Sigma got the bulging front element of a super-wide full-frame lens. The Pentax 14mm DA lens has a relatively flat front element and a 77mm filter size. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
Margus, I have seen "Excellent +" FA 100m f2.8 Macro lenses at KEH.com and Adorama, and also on Ebay for between aud$250 and $300. I doubt that I would buy it new, thus I have "given" myself approximately aud$300 to spend on the lens. As for dvd burners, if you can show me somewhere to buy one for aud$150, I will jump for joy. (You Do mean a DVD burner and not a CD burner don't you?!?) I haven't seen one within Australia for less than $300 and anything that is of a decent speed and brand is around the $400-$500 mark. For example: http://www.iswh.com.au/nav/productinfo.asp?code=197390 http://www.iswh.com.au/nav/productinfo.asp?code=211146 Oh, also forgot for my "lust list" - Wacom Graphire 3 tablet and stylus (they come in pink! lol) $200 and there was something else that I remembered but then forgot just as quickly! Sleep deprivation will do that to you I guess! tan. -Original Message- From: Margus Mannik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 5:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ? Hi there, nice list, strange prices :) Can you tell me , where can I get FA100 Macro for $300 ??? same time, DVD burners go for around 150 nowadays. BR, [EMAIL PROTECTED] just bought a burner & dreamin' about FA100/2.8 Macro Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > I have a "wish list" taped next to my computer monitor to keep me motivated. > I have been fortunate enough to cross a number of things off it this year > already! > > At the minute it looks like this: (I have the item written and then how much > I am willing to pay for it (AUD) next to it) > > Battery grip for *istD $250.00 > Ambient/flash Lightmeter - a decent one, probably a Sekonic or Minolta > $400.00 > Underwater Housing for Oly E10 $350.00 > Pentax DA 16-45mm f4 OR Tamron 17-35mm f2.8-4 Di $700.00 > Flashgun for the Oly E-10 $400.00 > Pentax FA 100mm f2.8 macro $300.00 > Pentax FA 77mm ltd f1.8 $ some astronomical amount of money! > Pentax FA 24-90 f3.2-4.5 OR Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 xr Di macro $800.00 > Decent printer (that can print SELLABLE prints) $1100.00 > Large Softbox $ 200.00 > Snoot, honeycomb and coloured gels $ 250.00 > DVD Burner $ 600.00 > 2gb CF card $ 600.00 > A second Pentax AF360fgz flash gun $ 450.00 > Flashbracket/hotshoe adapter/cables etc $ 150.00 > > plus lots more that I add to my list every day! > > Phew, I'm going to bed, it is 4am here!
RE: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics?
I like the wedding pics. Especially the less "formal" ones, where they let down their guard a bit. I'm sure they'll be pleased as punch with all of them, even with the blown out over-exposed patch of grass in the background of some of them (but hell, what can you do?). The B&W's work much better WRT that blown out grass, BTW. It's much less obtrusive than in colour, IMHO. OTOH, I still don't like what digital does to or with b&w. Still, they're all very nice shots. Nice work, Tan. The glam shots with the model do less for me, but that's really a personal bias. I'm just not much of a model person (photographically speaking - I mean if a model came up to me and wanted to go for a beer, that would be fine ). They're competently done, to be sure - I would even say professionally done, but this type of work just lacks "soul" to me in most cases. Sometimes I'll see something that grabs me and slaps me in the face, and this just doesn't for me. Well done, but not what I need to wake me up - but as I said, personal bias more than the quality of your work, I assure you. Still, you axed for comments . cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Somebody asked about *istD portrait pics? Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 03:36:44 +1000 A few weeks ago... Well, here are some that I took today... The first gallery is a couple, these are their engagement pics. They suck majorly cause there is way too much flash in them. But, I guess that happens when they turn up at MIDDAY (4 hours late and then I still had to do her makeup which takes almost an hour itself!!) for their sitting. I had to use HEAPS of flash due to the hugemungo shadows on their faces. Remember we are in Outback QLD and at midday today it was approximately 42degrees celcius with barely a scrap of shade in sight. So, I found the only shade I could and spent the whole time swearing under my breath about how beautiful the light was at 8am when they were supposed to be there! Exposure varied greatly, but I think they were mostly around f16, 1/150th (using Tamron 28-200mm asph. f4-5.6, and also old manual Tamron 135mm f 2.5). Took a couple of shots without flash and the exposure was reading at f27, 1/750th!! There was waay too much light to be outside shooting bloody portraits! Oh, and they look a bit dark and over saturated on the web on my monitor, but when working in my lab's colour space in PS they look better... FYI, there is one shot amongst these that I think is hilarious, I am not going to point it out, but I am interested to see who notices it first... Here's the link... http://www.tanyamayer.com/boothgallery/index.html Secondly, I managed to rope a model into posing for me so that I could try out some studio stuff... Before you go looking for them, there are NO BUTT SHOTS (or fanny or whatever you refer to it as!) here, and no looking down her top either ok! http://www.tanyamayer.com/portrait8march04/index.html Comments, criticisms, praises, whoops of delight, cries of disgust, threats of lynching or even pleas that fairygirl be cannonised all welcome... ;-) tan. _ Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSn Premium. Get 2months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
Mark Erickson wrote: [. . .] Wide Rolleiflex Compact 55mm 6x6 system, plus it's a Rollei Produced in 1961 - '67, there were less than 4000 made, and the prices show it! McKeown lists them at US$800-1200, in 1987-'88 time frame. The 55mm in the 6x6 cm format is approx. equivalent to a 35mm f/l in a 135mm camera. I keep my eye open for a good Rollei, but good ones are a little scarce. . . keith whaley
RE: Frightening *istD experience
> -Original Message- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Finally, I removed the battery grip and the > batteries, then replaced them and turned the camera back on. > Everything was fine after that. I shot another 20 frames or > so without incident. It was sort of like a computer freeze. > Has anyone else experienced anything like that? Only with my 645N. It will occasionally freeze up and can only be "rebooted" by removing the batteries. tv
OT Language WAS Re: About my name
Graywolf shared: > Interesting comment, Frank. The peasants spoke Russian, and the Nobles spoke > French. That is why they rebelled (grin). Come to think of it the same thing > happened in England much earlier. Sir Walter Scott wrote an amusing chapter > about this language phenomenon in one of his books. You mean in "Ivanhoe" where the jester talks about how animals have Saxon names but their meat becomes French when served to the Normans? A recent discussion with my son brought this to mind. ERN
Re: PAW: How Now Brown Cow?
I was going to say, "You college professors are so smart". Then I discovered you had misspelled both words (according to my dictionary). Now I don't feel so dumb. BTW, was that bucolic sojourn a poetic rustic stay, or a brief agricultural visit? LOL. -- Steve Desjardins wrote: I got this during a buccolic sojurn last week: http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Stenquist) wrote: > > Just waiting on the Sigma 12-24 in K mount, which is supposed to be > > happening, to complete the *istD outfit. > Yep, seems to be a recurring theme. How good is this lens??? Never seen any pictures from it, although I've played with one on a Canon body. It isn't exactly small, but that doesn't bother me. The price of about UKP500 places it firmly in Sigma's "serious lenses" range; I ordered it because I only expect to use it on the *istD, it provides serious wideangle on that, and I'm fairly confident, from using the Sigma 24-70, that it will be adequate for digital. --- John Dallman, [EMAIL PROTECTED], HTML mail is treated as probable spam.
Re: About my name
I saw your smiley, Tom, but I think the peasants didn't care what language the court spoke. They cared that they did all the work, for starvation wages (when they got wages at all), while the court lived in unequalled luxury, while not working at all. Russia still lived in Feudal times up to the Revolution. Reminds me one of the early scenes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 'Bow before the King" "How did you know that was the King?" "He's the only one without shit on his clothes." Funny, but Marx said that the Revolution would be in industrialized countries, but Russia was still largely agrarian, and indeed was the most backward of the European countries. Mind you, Marx was wrong about a lot of things. But, way too OT, even for me. cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: About my name Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 15:30:42 -0500 Interesting comment, Frank. The peasants spoke Russian, and the Nobles spoke French. That is why they rebelled (grin). Come to think of it the same thing happened in England much earlier. Sir Walter Scott wrote an amusing chapter about this language phenomenon in one of his books. _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: Frightening *istD experience
Well since the camera is a computer, bugs are inevitable. Paul Stenquist wrote: I was shooting some table top food for stock this afternoon. Had the *ist D set to manual. PC cord was attached to one monolight, the others were on slave. I shot about 50 frames, then on frame 51 the lcd review image didn't appear. I hit the review button. Nothing happened. I looked at the window on the top of the camera. All the data was still in place. I went to take another shot. Nothing. Couldn't raise an image, couldn't take a shot. I turned the camera off, then on again. Nothing. Finally, I removed the battery grip and the batteries, then replaced them and turned the camera back on. Everything was fine after that. I shot another 20 frames or so without incident. It was sort of like a computer freeze. Has anyone else experienced anything like that? Could I have caused it by pushing the display button repeatedly while the buffer was full? In any case, I hope it doesn't happen again. Paul
First PAW -- Boys watching their friend use a bow and arrow
Hello all: OK, Stan, Frank and Boris encouraged me to post a photo, so I went over to Walgreens (a US drug store chain, chemist for our friends in the UK if I recall), and for $4 got some of my negatives scanned onto a CD, then used a freeware program called EasyPhoto for my Mac to reduce the file size. No cropping, etc. I really have no idea what I am doing with this digitizing stuff or if there are better ways to compress the original image. The original print looks better but so be it. Anyway, here's a picture I grabbed in the backyard last summer. I liked the way how the posture of one of my son's friends showed how he was interested in yet repelled by the bow and arrow. Here's the link, I think it should work. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2190917&size=lg Suggestions, critiques, help welcome. Thanks, Aaron Bransky
RE: What gear is on your "lust list" ?
Thanks for the suggestion Paul, but I am going to get myself something that can handle prints up to A3 - hence the extra price tag. There are a few models in the running right now and all are between aud$900 and aud $1100. tan. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 5:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What gear is on your "lust list" ? I think the Epson 2200 will give you prints that are quite "sellable" for around $500 US. Of course you're limited to 13x18. Paul On Mar 7, 2004, at 1:01 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > I have a "wish list" taped next to my computer monitor to keep me > motivated. > I have been fortunate enough to cross a number of things off it this > year > already! > > At the minute it looks like this: (I have the item written and then > how much > I am willing to pay for it (AUD) next to it) > > Battery grip for *istD > $250.00 > Ambient/flash Lightmeter - a decent one, probably a Sekonic or Minolta > $400.00 > Underwater Housing for Oly E10 > $350.00 > Pentax DA 16-45mm f4 OR Tamron 17-35mm f2.8-4 Di $700.00 > Flashgun for the Oly E-10 > $400.00 > Pentax FA 100mm f2.8 macro > $300.00 > Pentax FA 77mm ltd f1.8 > $ some astronomical amount of money! > Pentax FA 24-90 f3.2-4.5 OR Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 xr Di macro $800.00 > Decent printer (that can print SELLABLE prints) > $1100.00 > Large Softbox > $ 200.00 > Snoot, honeycomb and coloured gels > $ 250.00 > DVD Burner > $ 600.00 > 2gb CF card > $ 600.00 > A second Pentax AF360fgz flash gun > $ 450.00 > Flashbracket/hotshoe adapter/cables etc > $ 150.00 > > plus lots more that I add to my list every day! > > Phew, I'm going to bed, it is 4am here! > > tan. > > > -Original Message- > From: Mark Erickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 3:19 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss > Subject: What gear is on your "lust list" ? > > > So the 28mm shift lens debate got me thinking about my "lust list," > the gear > that I really really want (but probably won't buy). Here it is in no > particular order: > > Item Why > --- > Pentax SMC-A 15mm Indoor shots and big stuff > > Pentax 28mm shift not really sure--but it's cool > > Voigtlander Bessa-L US$420 for camera and lens: > and 15mm F4.5 lensthe ultimate compact wde > angle system for the money. > > *ist DNeed I explain? > > Wide Rolleiflex Compact 55mm 6x6 system, plus > it's a Rollei > > > So what's on your list? > > >
