date:20110121

It's colder now, but earlier in the week the temps were above freezing
and we got a bit of rain:

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-rain.html

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

cheers,
frank

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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

2011-01-21 Thread Gasha

I own both 645 and 6x7-MLU.

645 is used more than 5 years, i love that camera. It handles well,
viewfinder is amazing, and it allows you to use it all-manual, or give
to friends and set to programm mode, if you need to.
Negs are not that big, but you will get that MF DOF, crisp details and
smooth film look, that you will never get from digital.

6x7 is different, you have to learn how to properly load film.
everything is manual. and you need another camera as meter, or use
external light meter. you get even more shallow DOF, bigger negs, but
loose that ease of use that 645 has.

Last summer i decided to shoot more 6x7 film, still i need to scan and
process lot of film (ilford delta 400, fuji neopan 400 and adox 25, etc)

Gasha

Stan Halpin wrote:

There used to be a subsection of the PDML known as The Brotherhood. 6x7 owners all. They
seem to have gone, but may rise up again to answer your question with the obvious answer:
Of course!
I would suggest an alternative though. I have handled a few of the 6x7
variants, never owned one. Was never all that tempted to buy one. But I did
own a few 645's. And I loved those cameras! I gave up the last one a few years
ago, in part because of the difficulty/expense of scanning MF film, projecting
MF slides, etc. And in part because I found that I really needed to have a
single mode to work with, and chose to go with DSLR rather than (film based)
MF. But the simple 645 was the most pleasant camera to use which I have ever
owned. If you are thinking MF, give the 645 a good look. (And any investment in
lenses there will be repaid in a few years when you buy your 645D.)

Stan

On Jan 21, 2011, at 12:05 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:

on hold at a neighborhood camera store here in Chi Town, and I'm thinking about it. For $549.00 I get
the camera a 90mm lens. I have read about the camera know about the Mirror Lock Up issue. I
have found and downloaded 6 x 7 user manual I found on the net. I've read about the camera via
Wikipedia. I've opened the back, looked at the insides, depressed the shutter using the special
trick when no film is loaded. I found a photo lab very near my house, which will process 120
220 film, create contact sheets, and create scans (120/220 negative at 18mb $1.00/per neg 120/220
negative at 19-128MB $3.00/per neg).

I've mention many times that I'd love to do/learn medium format work. Film is
really my only way in to this kind of photography because of its affordability.

So what do you guys think? Should I do it?

Cheers, Christine from Chicago

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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

2011-01-21 Thread Gasha


Of course, get it!
Even if you do not use it to take photos, it is nice gadget :)

G

Derby Chang wrote:
The Brotherhood Lives. We are just a little more quiet going about good 
works.


My advice is, get it, either from your local dealer, or from 
Canadialand. But get one. Your upper body musculature will thank you. 
Might do some good works myself this weekend.


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Re: peso - late light

2011-01-21 Thread Bruce Walker

Works really well for me.

Sent from my iPod

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 I am slowly processing the shots form my last weekend hike.
 I kind of like this one:
 
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5374419889/lightbox
 
 Does it work for you?
 
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Re: wish me luck!

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:
 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

Sounds like a very worthy project.

All the best.

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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

That's overpriced. You can find a camera alone on ebay for less than $300. I 
sold mine to Dario for $200 after my first buyer disappeared. The lens sells 
for around $150.

Good camera, but not at that price. Unless it's a 67II. If it's actually a 6x7, 
it's at least 25 years old. If it's a 67, it's at least 15 years old. The most 
recent model is the 67II.

Paul


On Jan 21, 2011, at 12:05 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:

 on hold at a  neighborhood camera store here in Chi Town, and I'm thinking 
 about it.  For $549.00 I get the camera  a 90mm lens.  I have read about the 
 camera  know about the Mirror Lock Up issue.  I have found and downloaded  6 
 x 7 user manual I found on the net.  I've read about the camera via 
 Wikipedia.  I've opened the back, looked at the insides, depressed the 
 shutter using the special trick when no film is loaded.  I found a photo 
 lab very near my house, which will process 120  220 film, create contact 
 sheets, and create scans (120/220 negative at 18mb $1.00/per neg  120/220 
 negative at 19-128MB $3.00/per neg).
 
 I've mention many times that I'd love to do/learn medium format work.  Film 
 is really my only way in to this kind of photography because of its 
 affordability.
 
 So what do you guys think?  Should I do it?
 
 Cheers, Christine from Chicago 
 
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Re: peso - late light

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:17 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote:
 I am slowly processing the shots form my last weekend hike.
 I kind of like this one:

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5374419889/lightbox

 Does it work for you?

The light's amazing.  Works very well for me.

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Re: PESO - Winter stream

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:07 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
 in blog: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-stream.html


 Image only: 
 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VWBjZjc1fI4/TTcWFnZ_MqI/AxQ/V5r7U3sfUBY/s1600/20110119-0041-Edit.jpg
 shortened: http://turl.no/dyy

Wow, excellent detail!  Beautifully composed.  All in all conveys a
feeling of ~cold~.

Gorgeous!!

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Re: wish me luck!

Good for you! Looking forward to seeing the results.
Paul


On Jan 21, 2011, at 3:24 AM, Tanya Love wrote:

 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.  
 
 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
 :(
 
 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.
 
 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
 designing.
 
 Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia and
 Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
 etc for
 Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
 10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
 going to be distributed to every
 Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department stores
 too.
 
 There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
 elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
 officials and judges
 at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
 chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
 even exclaimed in 
 astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
 highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
 wing this
 past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
 little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
 collect the uniform today).
 
 Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
 this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!
 
 Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan from
 CR Kennedy for the expedition too?
 
 Tan.x.
 
 
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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Stan Halpin

You don't need luck, you have the skill and experience to handle this nicely. 
And obviously you make your own good luck. But for what it is worth, Good Luck!

Stan

On Jan 21, 2011, at 3:24 AM, Tanya Love wrote:

 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.  
 
 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
 :(
 
 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.
 
 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
 designing.
 
 Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia and
 Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
 etc for
 Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
 10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
 going to be distributed to every
 Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department stores
 too.
 
 There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
 elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
 officials and judges
 at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
 chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
 even exclaimed in 
 astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
 highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
 wing this
 past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
 little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
 collect the uniform today).
 
 Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
 this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!
 
 Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan from
 CR Kennedy for the expedition too?
 
 Tan.x.
 
 
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Re: mini-geso- walking in SF with K5

I like this better.  The Everything looks more privative and bleaker,
so the oasis sign becomes more of a focus.  Especially since it
appears to lead to a dark tunnel.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote:
 I tried to play with that Oasis photo.
 Here is a cropped bw version.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5374985668/
 Is it better? Worse?

 --Sasha

 On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:40 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

 On Jan 10, 2011, at 7:38 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote:

 Larry - we all know you can do better with whatever camera you wield.
 Or - I hate you equally :)

 Sasha, as much as I appreciate your enmity, I can't honestly say that I 
 could do better than that set. You've got some very nice photos in it.


 --
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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Jack Davis

I don't doubt they've exercised good judgment in giving you the assignment, 
Tanya. 
Attendant pressure will only insure your success and satisfaction with the 
results.

Jack

--- On Fri, 1/21/11, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:

 From: Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com
 Subject: wish me luck!
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 12:24 AM
 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled
 this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood
 Appeal.  
 
 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a
 little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is
 nothing left of it now.
 :(
 
 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are
 still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the
 towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.
 
 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I
 will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a
 calendar that I am
 designing.
 
 Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP,
 Pentax Australia and
 Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a
 Foreward and logos
 etc for
 Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print
 run happening of
 10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the
 printing!  It is
 going to be distributed to every
 Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target
 department stores
 too.
 
 There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the
 AIPP, where they
 elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved
 usually only for
 officials and judges
 at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those
 at the meeting were
 chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my
 shoes.  The Chairperson
 even exclaimed in 
 astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in
 there?!  To which a
 highly respected photographer, who for some reason has
 taken me under his
 wing this
 past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is
 a tenacious
 little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his
 studio to
 collect the uniform today).
 
 Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an
 understatement,
 this is BIG time.  This could really make or break
 me!  Wish me luck!
 
 Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice
 lens on loan from
 CR Kennedy for the expedition too?
 
 Tan.x.
 
 
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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Christine Nielsen

I believe the phrase is good onya...?
Best of luck!

:)
-c

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:
 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
 :(

 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.

 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
 designing.

 Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia and
 Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
 etc for
 Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
 10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
 going to be distributed to every
 Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department stores
 too.

 There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
 elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
 officials and judges
 at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
 chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
 even exclaimed in
 astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
 highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
 wing this
 past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
 little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
 collect the uniform today).

 Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
 this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

 Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan from
 CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

 Tan.x.


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Re: wish me luck!

Bravo! Go Forth and Make Photos!
Good luck and congratulations!
This is terrific!


On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:24 AM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:
 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
 :(

 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.

 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
 designing.

 Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia and
 Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
 etc for
 Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
 10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
 going to be distributed to every
 Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department stores
 too.

 There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
 elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
 officials and judges
 at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
 chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
 even exclaimed in
 astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
 highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
 wing this
 past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
 little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
 collect the uniform today).

 Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
 this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

 Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan from
 CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

 Tan.x.


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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Igor Roshchin


What he said.

Igor

 Stan Halpin stan at stans-photography.info
 Fri Jan 21 07:00:08 CST 2011
 
 You don't need luck, you have the skill and experience to handle this
 nicely. And obviously you make your own good luck. But for what it is
 worth, Good Luck!
 
 Stan
 
 On Jan 21, 2011, at 3:24 AM, Tanya Love wrote:
 
  Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
  have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.  
  
  Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
  Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
  :(
  
  It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
  missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
  allowed limited access.
  
  From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
  in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
  designing.
  
  Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax
  Australia and
  Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
  etc for
  Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
  10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!
  It is going to be distributed to every
  Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department
  stores too.
  
  There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
  elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually
  only for officials and judges
  at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
  chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
  even exclaimed in 
  astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
  highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
  wing this
  past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
  little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
  collect the uniform today).
  
  Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
  this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!
  
  Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan
  from CR Kennedy for the expedition too?
  
  Tan.x.
  
 

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Re: Musings on image selection for the Annual


Rob Studdert wrote:


Hi Guys,



How do you decide what makes the grade in the case of the PDML Annual?

Cheers,

 

I pick the ones I like best, show it/them to others whose opinion I 
respect , and the ones with the

most ooohs thats nice wins

ann






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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Christine Aguila

This is fantastic, Tanya.  Wishing you all the best from Chicago!!!  Great 
way to use your skills to make a difference!!!  And I'll buy a calendar for 
sure if available this far away!!!  Sending biggest good luck wishes and 
cheers possible, Christine




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Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:24 AM
Subject: wish me luck!



Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town 
called
Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it 
now.

:(

It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
allowed limited access.

From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, 
K-7s

in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
designing.

Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia 
and

Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
etc for
Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
going to be distributed to every
Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department 
stores

too.

There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only 
for

officials and judges
at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
even exclaimed in
astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
wing this
past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
collect the uniform today).

Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan 
from

CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

Tan.x.


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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Christine Aguila

I would think you yourself are about to become a news story as well. 
Cheers, Christine

- Original Message - 
From: Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com

To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:24 AM
Subject: wish me luck!

Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town 
called
Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it 
now.

:(

It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
allowed limited access.

From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, 
K-7s

in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
designing.

Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia 
and

Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
etc for
Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
going to be distributed to every
Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department 
stores

too.

There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only 
for

officials and judges
at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
even exclaimed in
astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
wing this
past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
collect the uniform today).

Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan 
from

CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

Tan.x.

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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

If you really want a 6x7, you can be sure that Bill's camera is in excellent 
condition and fairly priced.

Remember though, that to take advantage of those big negs, you will need either 
a darkroom or a relatively high end scanner, like the Nikon medium format film 
scanner. You can get decent scans on a good flatbed, but your results will be 
about as good as what you'd get from an *istD or other relatively low 
resolution digital camera. Been there, done that. Fun, but not very productive. 
Paul


On Jan 21, 2011, at 12:15 AM, William Robb wrote:

 On 20/01/2011 11:05 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
 on hold at a neighborhood camera store here in Chi Town, and I'm
 thinking about it. For $549.00 I get the camera  a 90mm lens. I have
 read about the camera  know about the Mirror Lock Up issue. I have
 found and downloaded 6 x 7 user manual I found on the net. I've read
 about the camera via Wikipedia. I've opened the back, looked at the
 insides, depressed the shutter using the special trick when no film is
 loaded. I found a photo lab very near my house, which will process 120 
 220 film, create contact sheets, and create scans (120/220 negative at
 18mb $1.00/per neg  120/220 negative at 19-128MB $3.00/per neg).
 
 I've mention many times that I'd love to do/learn medium format work.
 Film is really my only way in to this kind of photography because of its
 affordability.
 
 So what do you guys think? Should I do it?
 
 
 
 I think you should contact me offlist. You might find that you can get a lot 
 more for not much more if you buy Canadian.
 
 
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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

What Paul and Bill said. Buy Canadian.:-)

I keep thinking i'll sell my 6x7 but just cannot bring my self to do it.
We have a lot of snow now, and i do love to shoot winter scene in BW,
maybe i'll just take the 6x7 out for a spin.

Blacks camera is the only place near me that i know of that still can
do 120 film and scans.
BTW i find it easier to use a light meter the on board one seem to
over expose a bit.
Dave

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Christine  Aguila
cagu...@earthlink.net wrote:
 on hold at a  neighborhood camera store here in Chi Town, and I'm thinking
 about it.  For $549.00 I get the camera  a 90mm lens.  I have read about
 the camera  know about the Mirror Lock Up issue.  I have found and
 downloaded  6 x 7 user manual I found on the net.  I've read about the
 camera via Wikipedia.  I've opened the back, looked at the insides,
 depressed the shutter using the special trick when no film is loaded.  I
 found a photo lab very near my house, which will process 120  220 film,
 create contact sheets, and create scans (120/220 negative at 18mb $1.00/per
 neg  120/220 negative at 19-128MB $3.00/per neg).

 I've mention many times that I'd love to do/learn medium format work.  Film
 is really my only way in to this kind of photography because of its
 affordability.

 So what do you guys think?  Should I do it?

 Cheers, Christine from Chicago

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Re: PESO - Winter Rain

Dull winter day in TO, nice

Dave

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 6:32 AM, frank theriault
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 It's colder now, but earlier in the week the temps were above freezing
 and we got a bit of rain:

 http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-rain.html

 Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

 cheers,
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Re: peso - late light

Very pretty

Dave

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 I am slowly processing the shots form my last weekend hike.
 I kind of like this one:

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5374419889/lightbox

 Does it work for you?

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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

Christine,
Sounds like you've done your homework.

KEH has 6x7 outfits with the 90mm priced from $423 to $526, but they
are all BGN condition. If you've found a nice one, you probably aren't
paying TOO much... but you might find you can dicker with them a
little.

If the camera was mine, I'd be using it for BW almost exclusively and
doing my own processing and printing to save moola at a lab. Darkroom
may be  your next frontier.
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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

Remember though that not all 6x7 Pentax cameras are created equal. There are 
four different models. And KEH bargain condition is generally quite good. It 
would be hard to find a camera that old that would qualify for better than 
bargain condition. While I think KEH prices are generally fair, they're not on 
the lower end of the scale for used equipment.

Talk to Mr. Robb.

Paul
On Jan 21, 2011, at 10:10 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

 Christine,
 Sounds like you've done your homework.
 
 KEH has 6x7 outfits with the 90mm priced from $423 to $526, but they
 are all BGN condition. If you've found a nice one, you probably aren't
 paying TOO much... but you might find you can dicker with them a
 little.
 
 If the camera was mine, I'd be using it for BW almost exclusively and
 doing my own processing and printing to save moola at a lab. Darkroom
 may be  your next frontier.
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Re: wish me luck!


AlunFoto wrote:


Sounds like you've got plenty of luck already, Tanya. :-)
Just keep going.

cheers,
Jostein
 


And be careful!!!  Sounds scary to me

ann the cowardly shooter


2011/1/21 Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com:
 


Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
:(

It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
allowed limited access.

From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
designing.

Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia and
Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
etc for
Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
going to be distributed to every
Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department stores
too.

There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
officials and judges
at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
even exclaimed in
astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
wing this
past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
collect the uniform today).

Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan from
CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

Tan.x.


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Re: wish me luck!


Christine Aguila wrote:

I would think you yourself are about to become a news story as well. 
Cheers, Christine 


thats why I told her to be careful :_)

ann





- Original Message - From: Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:24 AM
Subject: wish me luck!


Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four 
days I

have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town 
called
Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of 
it now.

:(

It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
allowed limited access.

From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be 
there, K-7s

in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
designing.

Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax 
Australia and
Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and 
logos

etc for
Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  
It is

going to be distributed to every
Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department 
stores

too.

There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where 
they
elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually 
only for

officials and judges
at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting 
were

chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
even exclaimed in
astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me 
under his

wing this
past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
collect the uniform today).

Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an 
understatement,

this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on 
loan from

CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

Tan.x.


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Re: PESO - Winter stream

2011-01-21 Thread AlunFoto

Thanks for the comments, folks.
@boris: unfortunately that was just a slip of wishful thinking, I'm
afraid. No new camera just yet, though something definately is in the
pipelines.
@ Jack, P.J. and Christine: It's taken under a bridge with a blue sky
overhead, so after getting rid of some of the blue tint from the sky,
this is what's left. Any further tweaking of the highlights sent the
blue channel off the chart. If I went back and shot it in overcast,
I'd probably get a much better raw file to work with. On my calibrated
monitor it looks _almost_ right, but it looks less good on the
uncalibrated one.

Jostein


2011/1/20 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com:
 in blog: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-stream.html


 Image only: 
 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VWBjZjc1fI4/TTcWFnZ_MqI/AxQ/V5r7U3sfUBY/s1600/20110119-0041-Edit.jpg
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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

2011-01-21 Thread Christine Aguila

Thanks everyone!!!  I need a day or two to sober my head.  Bill, I'll get 
back to you off list.  By the by, I just checked the prices on renting MF 
film cameras.  The day rate is ok, but the deposit costs accross the board 
are really high.  No Pentax available for rental at the two big shops here 
in Chicago proper, but I may have some other options.  Cheers, Christine 



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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Bob Sullivan

Wow 'em Tanja.  We all know you can!  Regards,  Bob S.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:24 AM, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:
 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
 :(

 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.

 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
 designing.

 Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia and
 Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
 etc for
 Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
 10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
 going to be distributed to every
 Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department stores
 too.

 There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
 elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
 officials and judges
 at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
 chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
 even exclaimed in
 astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
 highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
 wing this
 past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
 little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
 collect the uniform today).

 Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
 this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

 Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan from
 CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

 Tan.x.


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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

2011-01-21 Thread Bob Sullivan

C,  Some of your friends might loan you a lens or two... Bob S.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Christine  Aguila
cagu...@earthlink.net wrote:
 Thanks everyone!!!  I need a day or two to sober my head.  Bill, I'll get
 back to you off list.  By the by, I just checked the prices on renting MF
 film cameras.  The day rate is ok, but the deposit costs accross the board
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 in Chicago proper, but I may have some other options.  Cheers, Christine

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Re: PESO - Winter stream

I like this quite a lot. I can see that you've had to flatten some of the
highlights, but in the process you've created an interesting look. Out of range
elements sometimes work in your favor. I think that is the case here.

Paul

On Jan 21, 2011, at 10:29 AM, AlunFoto wrote:

Thanks for the comments, folks.
@boris: unfortunately that was just a slip of wishful thinking, I'm
afraid. No new camera just yet, though something definately is in the
pipelines.
@ Jack, P.J. and Christine: It's taken under a bridge with a blue sky
overhead, so after getting rid of some of the blue tint from the sky,
this is what's left. Any further tweaking of the highlights sent the
blue channel off the chart. If I went back and shot it in overcast,
I'd probably get a much better raw file to work with. On my calibrated
monitor it looks _almost_ right, but it looks less good on the
uncalibrated one.

Jostein

2011/1/20 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com:
in blog: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-stream.html

Image only:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VWBjZjc1fI4/TTcWFnZ_MqI/AxQ/V5r7U3sfUBY/s1600/20110119-0041-Edit.jpg
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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Charles Robinson

On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:24, Tanya Love wrote:

 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.  
 
 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
 :(
 
 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.
 
 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
 designing.
 

I'm a little fuzzy on this, or maybe just clueless.

You're going into a disaster area... to shoot for a calendar?

If the goal is to have an appealing calendar that delights people when they 
look at it, it sounds like you definitely have your work cut out for you.  It 
sounds exciting and challenging, and I'm glad it's not me going!

Good luck, and stay safe.

 -Charles

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Re: Model releases/commerical use/etc

2011-01-21 Thread Igor Roshchin



I hate you, Mark for providing a good reference.
It caused me searching for this book... :-)
Our library has only older editions (2001, 2004), so I ordered it
via interlibrary loan, also encouraging the library to purchase the new
edition.

In the mean time, I can see the electronic version of the 1st (2001) edition.
On page 3-22 it has the section 3. When your phtograph contains
people.


In general, you don't need permission to use a photograph of a person
if your use is editorial and does not defame or invade the person's
privacy (see below0. An eidtorial use is an informational use -- one in
which the photo is used to elaborate or illustrate and article or story.
For example, no permission is necessary to use a photo of a paratrooper
in an article about the Vietnam War. however, you do need permission
(known as a release or consent), for the uses described below. 

* Your use is for commercial purposes such as advertising or to sell a
product or service.
Under right of publicity laws, you cannot use a person's name or image
for commercial (selling) purposes without obtaining a release. For
example, if you sell sweaters from your website, you would need
permission to use a photo of a model wearing one of your sweaters. This
right of publicity can survive a person's death (sometimes for as long
as 50 years depending on state law). There are some exceptions to these
rules. If your use is editorial -- for example, a photo of a fashion
model in a book about the fashion industry -- you can use the photo to
advertise the book without obtaining a release.

* Your use invades a person's privacy 
[...]

* Your use is defamatory.
[...]



I am not typing it all up (it's a gif image in the e-book, so, I cannot
just copy-n-paste)- just the excerpts most relevant to the previous
discussion.

As all legal debates, it is open to interpretation (``It depends on the
meaning of the word the. ''), so you draw your own conclusions.
Personally, I think the situations described by
Paul fall under the category of editorial use described above.

HTH,

Igor



Thu Jan 20 08:49:44 CST 2011
Mark Roberts wrote:

 For those who want the straight dope on model releases:
 
 Getting Permission
 By Richard Stim
 Nolo Press, ISBN 9781413312706
 http://www.nolo.com/products/getting-permission-RIPER.html
 
 This book is written by a real IP lawyer and published by a company
 specializing in legal books; this particular book is used by many
 colleges. Chapter 12 covers model releases.
 
 Rich Stims's blog on copyright/trademark issues is very good:
 http://dearrichblog.blogspot.com/
  
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Re: Model releases/commerical use/etc


From: Mark Roberts

Paul Stenquist wrote:


 I have yet to find a publisher who requires a release.

Rodale Press. They did when I did a shoot for Runner's World.
It's basically a matter of CYA, I suspect.


Am I correct that this was a requirement the buyer made as a condition 
of sale?



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Re: wish me luck!

Congrats, Tanya! Your story reminds me of the Thomas Jefferson quote:
“I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more
I have of it.”

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Re: OT: More good news from school


From: Bob Sullivan

No way to sign up for an on-line puff-ball course and bridge the gap.
Nothing says you can't graduate with too many credits...


I'm not sure. I think I'm a day late and a dollar short.

Classes officially started two weeks ago. I didn't find out about this 
until this week, and it may already be too late for me to add a course.


I'll have to talk to the lady who handles the VA for the school.


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Re: PESO - Of one mind

From: Ken Waller

From: John Sessoms

 It's a question whose timely intervention has saved many a internet
 discussion list from well deserved oblivion.

 Does the good photographer need better equipment?
 Does better equipment make you a better photographer?

 My answers:
 Possibly not.
 Not necessarily.

My answers:
Probably not
Definitely not.

You're right. I don't know what I was thinking.

A: Not necessarily

Q: What is Will better equipment *allow* you to be a better 
photographer?  ... or to *become* a better photographer?

I'm going to plead that this was probably another case of posting 
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Re: Model releases/commerical use/etc

Thanks for this, Igor. That's exactly what I've always heard, and it is in 
keeping with the policy of all the publishers for whom I've worked.
Paul
On Jan 21, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:

 
 
 I hate you, Mark for providing a good reference.
 It caused me searching for this book... :-)
 Our library has only older editions (2001, 2004), so I ordered it
 via interlibrary loan, also encouraging the library to purchase the new
 edition.
 
 In the mean time, I can see the electronic version of the 1st (2001) edition.
 On page 3-22 it has the section 3. When your phtograph contains
 people.
 
 
 In general, you don't need permission to use a photograph of a person
 if your use is editorial and does not defame or invade the person's
 privacy (see below0. An eidtorial use is an informational use -- one in
 which the photo is used to elaborate or illustrate and article or story.
 For example, no permission is necessary to use a photo of a paratrooper
 in an article about the Vietnam War. however, you do need permission
 (known as a release or consent), for the uses described below. 
 
 * Your use is for commercial purposes such as advertising or to sell a
 product or service.
 Under right of publicity laws, you cannot use a person's name or image
 for commercial (selling) purposes without obtaining a release. For
 example, if you sell sweaters from your website, you would need
 permission to use a photo of a model wearing one of your sweaters. This
 right of publicity can survive a person's death (sometimes for as long
 as 50 years depending on state law). There are some exceptions to these
 rules. If your use is editorial -- for example, a photo of a fashion
 model in a book about the fashion industry -- you can use the photo to
 advertise the book without obtaining a release.
 
 * Your use invades a person's privacy 
 [...]
 
 * Your use is defamatory.
 [...]
 
 
 
 I am not typing it all up (it's a gif image in the e-book, so, I cannot
 just copy-n-paste)- just the excerpts most relevant to the previous
 discussion.
 
 As all legal debates, it is open to interpretation (``It depends on the
 meaning of the word the. ''), so you draw your own conclusions.
 Personally, I think the situations described by
 Paul fall under the category of editorial use described above.
 
 HTH,
 
 Igor
 
 
 
 Thu Jan 20 08:49:44 CST 2011
 Mark Roberts wrote:
 
 For those who want the straight dope on model releases:
 
 Getting Permission
 By Richard Stim
 Nolo Press, ISBN 9781413312706
 http://www.nolo.com/products/getting-permission-RIPER.html
 
 This book is written by a real IP lawyer and published by a company
 specializing in legal books; this particular book is used by many
 colleges. Chapter 12 covers model releases.
 
 Rich Stims's blog on copyright/trademark issues is very good:
 http://dearrichblog.blogspot.com/
 
 -- 
 Mark Roberts - Photography  Multimedia
 www.robertstech.com
 
 
 
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Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

I don't recall ever taking a 110 photo in my life. While I would love
to have a Pentax 110 set-up, I'll have to stumble upon one locally
because they just bring too darn much money for me to justify
otherwise. However, I did stumble upon a Minolta 110 SLR with case and
instruction manual last week for $5.

Heresy on the PDML? I remember seeing the ads in the Photo mags back
in the day...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/5352070054/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45789219@N05/5022611865/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvaropics/2850771495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/4346100076/

Does anyone happen to have any 110 Black  White film that they would
be interested in selling? (Did they even MAKE 110 in BW?) I have a
yearning for GRAIN. (Back in my day, boy, noise was called GRAIN
and we LOVED it.)

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Re: Model releases/commerical use/etc

2011-01-21 Thread Mark Roberts

John Sessoms wrote:

From: Mark Roberts
 Paul Stenquist wrote:

  I have yet to find a publisher who requires a release.

 Rodale Press. They did when I did a shoot for Runner's World.
 It's basically a matter of CYA, I suspect.

Am I correct that this was a requirement the buyer made as a condition 
of sale?

It was in my contract.

Mind you, they never asked me for copies of the releases. It was
apparently sufficient that I promised I would have them. :-)

 
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Mo' Maier

2011-01-21 Thread Bob W

Vivian Maier has made it onto the BBC news website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12247395

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Re: k-5 at 12,800


From: Paul Stenquist

Definitely a color balance issue, but it's the venue not the camera.
The pool hall has a range of lighting, some quite red, some green and
pure tungsten -- all converging right at the edge of the table where
the shooters stand. So I compromise in conversion. The pics would
probably be better as BW, but I had fun trying to balance things out.
I'll probably do some conversions later, using the separate channels
to determine gray values. Paul On Jan 20, 2011, at 2:00 PM, J.C.
O'Connell wrote:


are the long sleeves pink or is there a noticable color balance
issue here?



Cue ball looks white. The sleeve on her left arm has less tint than the 
sleeve on her right arm. Makes sense it's from the mixed lighting.


Neon sign out of the frame to her right somewhere?

Gotta say that pool hall looks a lot nicer than the ones I remember from 
the days of my misspent youth. Lighting's a lot better.


And I don't remember pretty girls hanging around pool halls back then 
either.



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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

Wow.  I had completely forgotten about this one.  Nice find, especially for $5.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 I don't recall ever taking a 110 photo in my life. While I would love
 to have a Pentax 110 set-up, I'll have to stumble upon one locally
 because they just bring too darn much money for me to justify
 otherwise. However, I did stumble upon a Minolta 110 SLR with case and
 instruction manual last week for $5.

 Heresy on the PDML? I remember seeing the ads in the Photo mags back
 in the day...
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/5352070054/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/45789219@N05/5022611865/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvaropics/2850771495/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/4346100076/

 Does anyone happen to have any 110 Black  White film that they would
 be interested in selling? (Did they even MAKE 110 in BW?) I have a
 yearning for GRAIN. (Back in my day, boy, noise was called GRAIN
 and we LOVED it.)

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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

BTW, don't worry about bringing up other brands.  We love Pentax but
we have no hesitation when it comes to cheating.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
 Wow.  I had completely forgotten about this one.  Nice find, especially for 
 $5.

 On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 I don't recall ever taking a 110 photo in my life. While I would love
 to have a Pentax 110 set-up, I'll have to stumble upon one locally
 because they just bring too darn much money for me to justify
 otherwise. However, I did stumble upon a Minolta 110 SLR with case and
 instruction manual last week for $5.

 Heresy on the PDML? I remember seeing the ads in the Photo mags back
 in the day...
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/5352070054/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/45789219@N05/5022611865/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvaropics/2850771495/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/4346100076/

 Does anyone happen to have any 110 Black  White film that they would
 be interested in selling? (Did they even MAKE 110 in BW?) I have a
 yearning for GRAIN. (Back in my day, boy, noise was called GRAIN
 and we LOVED it.)

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Re: wish me luck!

Go for it, Tan.  Nice work so far and I'm sure there's more to come.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 Congrats, Tanya! Your story reminds me of the Thomas Jefferson quote:
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Re: FA 135/2.8 and 85/1.4 @ KEH

He wants 750 euros (1018 USD?)  It may be worth it, but it's still high.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:18 AM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote:


 Cotty wrote:

 On 20/1/11, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed:

 FA 85/1.4

 That's a bag a bollocks mate. The real version is the A*.

 A* seems to be still available on PentaxForums.

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Re: k-5 at 12,800


On Jan 21, 2011, at 12:05 PM, John Sessoms wrote:

 From: Paul Stenquist
 Definitely a color balance issue, but it's the venue not the camera.
 The pool hall has a range of lighting, some quite red, some green and
 pure tungsten -- all converging right at the edge of the table where
 the shooters stand. So I compromise in conversion. The pics would
 probably be better as BW, but I had fun trying to balance things out.
 I'll probably do some conversions later, using the separate channels
 to determine gray values. Paul On Jan 20, 2011, at 2:00 PM, J.C.
 O'Connell wrote:
 
 are the long sleeves pink or is there a noticable color balance
 issue here?
 
 
 Cue ball looks white. The sleeve on her left arm has less tint than the 
 sleeve on her right arm. Makes sense it's from the mixed lighting.
 
 Neon sign out of the frame to her right somewhere?
 
 Gotta say that pool hall looks a lot nicer than the ones I remember from the 
 days of my misspent youth. Lighting's a lot better.
 
 And I don't remember pretty girls hanging around pool halls back then either.

Yes, there are a number of neon signs in the room, as well as televisions and a 
variety of lighting. It's a challenge.

The establishment is called Snookers, and it's the contemporary reinvention of 
the pool hall: part dating bar, part sports bar, but with lots of pool tables 
-- around 30 I believe. The event I shot was the opening night of an 8-week 
tournament for ad agency employees, many of which are attractive young ladies. 
That's particularly true of the media buyers, whose job it is to get a good 
deal for the clients from the folks who sell ad space and broadcast time for 
internet sites, magazines, and television networks. In the old days, before PC, 
the sales people at the various venues were called space cadets, while the 
agency buyers were referred to as media bunnies. Of course, being a very 
considerate and thoughtful person, I would never use that kind of insensitive 
language.

Paul


 
 
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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
 Wow.  I had completely forgotten about this one.  Nice find, especially for 
 $5.

Thanks, but you can find them all day long on eBay for not a lot more
than that. I could have a lot MORE fun with it if I could locate BW
film, since i'm such a cheapskate when it comes to paying for
processing these days.

This little camera is opening up a new door for me. ANY fool can shoot
a film when it is easily available, but it takes a really SPECIAL KIND
OF FOOL to get into it years after the film has stopped being
manufactured and distributed.
: )

I've just learned that there is a community of such fools. They
respool 16mm film, and once you get the hang of it you can apparently
do one in 3-4 minutes. You can get lots of different films in 16mm,
including infrared, TMAX 3200, and more. Those interested in reloading
110 may want to bookmark this page:
http://www.subclub.org/darkroom/roll110.htm

I could do all kinds of wacky stuff with this, like make a 20x24 print
from a 110 negative. It would probably look really abstract up close,
but you might be able to resolve it into an image if you could get a
football field or two away from it.
: )

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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .


Lovely paperweight...

On 1/21/2011 6:41 AM, Gasha wrote:

Of course, get it!
Even if you do not use it to take photos, it is nice gadget :)

G

Derby Chang wrote:
The Brotherhood Lives. We are just a little more quiet going about 
good works.


My advice is, get it, either from your local dealer, or from 
Canadialand. But get one. Your upper body musculature will thank you. 
Might do some good works myself this weekend.


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Re: Steve Huff likes the K5

From: Larry Colen

On Jan 16, 2011, at 11:58 AM, John Sessoms wrote:

From: P. J. Alling

John, it's modeled on the classic compact RF and VF cameras
of the late 60's early 70's.  The best of them were elegant
simplicity.  A lot of cameras have been designed to look
like Leicas.  This is designed to evoke a general look a
Canon TL Hi-Matic Electro*  I'm only glad they didn't take
their inspiration from the Kodak 35 RF.

(An amalgamation of a number of different manufactures
classic RF cameras).

Still, I think it could work with interchangeable lenses even if
all the available lenses are primes. With the way they've
implemented the Electronic View Finder, the lenses wouldn't even
need an adapter for the viewfinder window.

I think it's a beautiful camera; classic styling and, as you say,
elegant simplicity.  I'm even impressed with the fixed lens
they've chosen for it.

But what do you do if the focal length of the fixed lens doesn't
suit what you want to photograph?

What I always did when my only lens was a 58mm was to crop as
needed. These days you can also stitch frames together.

More likely, if the lens is too short, you crop in post production.
If the lens is too long, you get creative and look for alternate
compositions that are detail shots.

I understand how that would work.

Too long doesn't really seem as much of a problem, given the ability to 
stitch frames. I'm already dealing with that in APS-C, where my 18mm 
lens produces the F.O.V. that a 28mm lens would produce on my film cameras.

Too short is another matter. You can only crop in so much before you 
begin to lose IQ. Are you going use a 12Mp camera to produce a 2Mp 
image? Move in closer if you can, but sometimes you just need a longer 
lens.

Note: I don't remember what actual pixel count they're specifying for 
the X100, but I have a hazy recollection it's around 12Mp.

It doesn't have to be interchangeable lenses, although that would have 
more appeal for me. A longer lens might be an auxiliary converter that 
mounts on the existing fixed lens.

All other things being equal, a camera that could use a selection of 
interchangeable lenses would appeal to me more than a camera that 
offered a selection of auxiliary lenses that mounted to a fixed lens. 
But that camera offering a selection of auxiliary lenses would appeal to 
me more than a camera that offered no selection.

I'm not saying there's only one way to solve the problem, only that 
it's a problem they have to solve if they want to sell this camera to 
me. And even that isn't an absolute no.

If I found some style I wanted to pursue that a fixed focal length 
camera suited, this one looks like an elegant solution.

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Re: FS: Back to the future? M-50/2.0

Stan, if you check out the pricing on a new Pentax branded plastic 
body cap you'll find it sells for about 20 bucks, about the average 
price for an M 50mm f2.0.  Keep it as your body cap...


On 1/21/2011 12:07 AM, Stan Halpin wrote:

Short story: anybody interested in a clean-looking PK M 50/2.0?

Longer story: There has been a lot of talk here lately about film so I looked 
it up on Wikipedia. It is some sort of plastic onto which they have put a 
light-sensative emulsion. Go figure! What will they think of next!?! I couldn't 
figure out how to load said coated plastic into my K20, so I went digging 
through the closet. My father-in-law's Leica legacy to me, a M2, seems to have 
a jammed shutter. So it is off for a CLA. His Nikon F3HP seems to have an 
electrical problem; installation of fresh batteries were not sufficient to wake 
it from its long slumber. However, a near-by pawn shop has an OM-1 with 35-70 
zoom and a K-1000 with the aforementioned 50mm. Either for less than $100. I've 
always liked the OM-1, had one for a couple of years, sold it to buy an 
ME-Super. But I think it makes more sense to buy the K-1000 and then to resell 
the 50/2.0. So, anybody interested? $25 + shipping.

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Re: Wildlife in Iowa


From: Eric Weir

On Jan 20, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Don Guthrie wrote:


 This is a fine example of wild life in Iowa. Species: Iowanus Bovina Herfodi.

Only problem is they're not Herfords. They're Black Angus.


OTOH ...

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Re: Musings on image selection for the Annual

2011-01-21 Thread Cory Waters


Rob,
I'm very critical of my own photographic images.  My wife gets 
frustrated when we look at my take from, say, last weekend's outing, and 
I'm all yeah, but the horizon... or M, there's a tree growing out 
of her head.  She's usually more of a Ohhh, look at the girls. Aren't 
they having fun? type, though I do trust her eye when she's looking 
with a more artistic intent.
I honestly don't know how to feel when people who don't *love* me are 
honestly complementary of my work.  The gallery opening in Chicago was 
truly uncharted territory with so many people whose work I really admire 
actually commenting on mine.  I think that was nice, but I have my issues.
That being said, for the Annual, I'm picking out the very best things I 
did in the last year.  It's not hard.  I used Lightroom to sort for the 
year and added photos I *really* like (only about six) to a quick 
collection, made my decision, asked my wife what she thought, did a very 
little bit of processing (I actually ported one of them out to 
Elements!) and uploaded the files.


Having 80+ favorite images from one year's shooting is, for me, not 
likely to ever be a problem.


Cory
kind of our there on my sleeve now if you don't like my selections ;)



On 1/21/2011 1:41 AM, Rob Studdert wrote:

Hi Guys,

Looking back at my Pentax images from last year I didn't shoot with my
Pentax kit a great deal, about 2400 images all up with probably 10% of
them sequences for panos, about 10% of images shot for myself and the
remainder records of events and family. I took the route of throwing
everything I shot in a folder and discarding what wasn't up to the
quality that I want to be submitting. As a matter of interest I shot
just over 1800 images with my s90 in the course of 7 months.

There doesn't seem to be a great selection to find three worthy images
from, I could go to past years but personally I would prefer to only
submit images captured during the year. That said I'm currently down
to 83 images and hopefully I'll have it down to a more manageable nine
or so by next week. Then comes the hard part.

How do you decide what makes the grade in the case of the PDML Annual?

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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...


I used to sell those, they were quite impressive little cameras.

Good luck finding 110 BW film.  The only type that I believe was ever 
supplied was Verichrome Pan, long discontinued in 110 and any other size 
film for that matter.


There are those who maintain that you can reload properly salvaged 110 
cartridges with 16mm film stock but the standard perforations will fool 
and Kodak standard film counter, (which I cannot remember if this 
camera has or not), or the perforated stock will not allow the shutter 
to cock.  Either way frame registration will be problematic.


On 1/21/2011 11:53 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I don't recall ever taking a 110 photo in my life. While I would love
to have a Pentax 110 set-up, I'll have to stumble upon one locally
because they just bring too darn much money for me to justify
otherwise. However, I did stumble upon a Minolta 110 SLR with case and
instruction manual last week for $5.

Heresy on the PDML? I remember seeing the ads in the Photo mags back
in the day...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/5352070054/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45789219@N05/5022611865/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvaropics/2850771495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/4346100076/

Does anyone happen to have any 110 Black  White film that they would
be interested in selling? (Did they even MAKE 110 in BW?) I have a
yearning for GRAIN. (Back in my day, boy, noise was called GRAIN
and we LOVED it.)




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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

I had one of those and my uncle had the Pentax 110 SLR. His was cuter,
the Minolta made better photos (and was a lot bigger). It looked like
Mr. Spock's Camera to me, was easy to old steady and get very sharp
results. The tiny SLR viewfinder and f/4.5 lens made for a focusing
challenge but with practice you could nail it quite nicely.

110 format was at one time available in Verichrome Pan. Long ago and
far away. Color negative, ASA 200, is about all that's available now.
Shoot that, scan and render to BW as desired.

I gave my Minolta 110 Zoom SLR to a good friend about the time I moved
to California in 1980. He used it for another decade and some,
documented his daughters growing up with it. About the middle of the
1990s he called me to tell me the sad news: he'd fallen asleep on a
train in the UK and left the camera on the seat in his rush to wake
and get off the train at the proper station, didn't think of it until
three days later. I bought another one then, in pristine condition,
that I put a few rolls of film through and enjoyed playing with, but
my photographic interests in subminiature film formats had long since
gone to Minox. I gave that camera to another 110 enthusiast friend
who, to the best of my knowledge, still owns and uses it today.

Great cameras. $5? That's a lot less than I paid even for the second one... :-)

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 I don't recall ever taking a 110 photo in my life. While I would love
 to have a Pentax 110 set-up, I'll have to stumble upon one locally
 because they just bring too darn much money for me to justify
 otherwise. However, I did stumble upon a Minolta 110 SLR with case and
 instruction manual last week for $5.

 Heresy on the PDML? I remember seeing the ads in the Photo mags back
 in the day...
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/5352070054/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/45789219@N05/5022611865/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvaropics/2850771495/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/4346100076/

 Does anyone happen to have any 110 Black  White film that they would
 be interested in selling? (Did they even MAKE 110 in BW?) I have a
 yearning for GRAIN. (Back in my day, boy, noise was called GRAIN
 and we LOVED it.)

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RE: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .


From: Christine  Aguila

on hold at a  neighborhood camera store here in Chi Town, and I'm thinking
about it.  For $549.00 I get the camera  a 90mm lens.  I have read about
the camera  know about the Mirror Lock Up issue.  I have found and
downloaded  6 x 7 user manual I found on the net.  I've read about the
camera via Wikipedia.  I've opened the back, looked at the insides,
depressed the shutter using the special trick when no film is loaded.  I
found a photo lab very near my house, which will process 120  220 film,
create contact sheets, and create scans (120/220 negative at 18mb $1.00/per
neg  120/220 negative at 19-128MB $3.00/per neg).

I've mention many times that I'd love to do/learn medium format work.  Film
is really my only way in to this kind of photography because of its
affordability.

So what do you guys think?  Should I do it?

Cheers, Christine from Chicago


I think if it's something you want to do, you should do it.

What is the Mirror Lock Up issue? AFAIK, early versions of the 6x7 did 
not have mirror lock up, and later versions did.


But I don't know about any issues with mirror lock up on the versions 
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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:03 AM, P. J. Alling
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
 ... There are those who maintain that you can reload properly salvaged 110
 cartridges with 16mm film stock but the standard perforations will fool and
 Kodak standard film counter, (which I cannot remember if this camera has
 or not), or the perforated stock will not allow the shutter to cock.  Either
 way frame registration will be problematic.

It can be done, several folks I know from the Submini list still do
it. It's painstaking work for 110 format due to the backing paper and
the design of the cassette. You have to cut film to length, roll it
together with the backing paper, fit it into the cassette and
reassemble/tape the cassette closed all in total darkness. You also
have to get a few un-damaged cassettes ... sometimes difficult because
most photofinishing operations just crack them in half to get to the
end of the film.

The solution to the perforation problem is to use single perforation
16mm film (or slit 35mm film to 16mm width ...) and put the
perforations on the other side of the backing paper. The Minolta 110
Zoom SLR film advance/shutter cocking mechanism doesn't have the
secondary lockout of a pin falling through the film perforations, so
all you need to do is just wind the camera (one stroke is usually
sufficient) and make your exposure. Since 16mm movie film is not
pre-exposed with a mask like 110 film stock was, frame registration is
not a problem, and who cares if they're evenly spaced? ...

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subminiature film ...

BTW: I still have and still occasionally shoot some Minox 8x11 format
film. It's fun.

BTW 2: If anyone is interested in 16mm subminiature film work (hey,
it's a lot of fun), I have about six or seven Minolta 16 cameras, all
in good operating condition, plus a few accessories. And I have at
least one re-usable cassette for each of them. Minolta 16 cassettes
were meant to be reloaded ... they even gave instructions on how to do
it in the Owners Manual! If you're at all interested, give me a holler
and I can set you up with a good camera and film cassette for a twenty
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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

Looks like ADOX will be supplying BW film in 110 format soon, they seem 
to be unable to keep up with demand.


http://www.adox.de/english/ADOX Films/Premium/ADOX-PAN-400/PAN400.html

On 1/21/2011 1:03 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

I used to sell those, they were quite impressive little cameras.

Good luck finding 110 BW film.  The only type that I believe was ever 
supplied was Verichrome Pan, long discontinued in 110 and any other 
size film for that matter.


There are those who maintain that you can reload properly salvaged 110 
cartridges with 16mm film stock but the standard perforations will 
fool and Kodak standard film counter, (which I cannot remember if 
this camera has or not), or the perforated stock will not allow the 
shutter to cock.  Either way frame registration will be problematic.


On 1/21/2011 11:53 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I don't recall ever taking a 110 photo in my life. While I would love
to have a Pentax 110 set-up, I'll have to stumble upon one locally
because they just bring too darn much money for me to justify
otherwise. However, I did stumble upon a Minolta 110 SLR with case and
instruction manual last week for $5.

Heresy on the PDML? I remember seeing the ads in the Photo mags back
in the day...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/5352070054/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45789219@N05/5022611865/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvaropics/2850771495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/4346100076/

Does anyone happen to have any 110 Black  White film that they would
be interested in selling? (Did they even MAKE 110 in BW?) I have a
yearning for GRAIN. (Back in my day, boy, noise was called GRAIN
and we LOVED it.)







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Re: subminiature film ...

2011-01-21 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika

how do you find the film for reloading?
i might be interested if you'd be willing to send to serbia

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 BTW: I still have and still occasionally shoot some Minox 8x11 format
 film. It's fun.

 BTW 2: If anyone is interested in 16mm subminiature film work (hey,
 it's a lot of fun), I have about six or seven Minolta 16 cameras, all
 in good operating condition, plus a few accessories. And I have at
 least one re-usable cassette for each of them. Minolta 16 cassettes
 were meant to be reloaded ... they even gave instructions on how to do
 it in the Owners Manual! If you're at all interested, give me a holler
 and I can set you up with a good camera and film cassette for a twenty
 dollar bill or so. :-)
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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

You realize that this is how most religions begin, right?  ;-)

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
 Wow.  I had completely forgotten about this one.  Nice find, especially for 
 $5.

 Thanks, but you can find them all day long on eBay for not a lot more
 than that. I could have a lot MORE fun with it if I could locate BW
 film, since i'm such a cheapskate when it comes to paying for
 processing these days.

 This little camera is opening up a new door for me. ANY fool can shoot
 a film when it is easily available, but it takes a really SPECIAL KIND
 OF FOOL to get into it years after the film has stopped being
 manufactured and distributed.
 : )

 I've just learned that there is a community of such fools. They
 respool 16mm film, and once you get the hang of it you can apparently
 do one in 3-4 minutes. You can get lots of different films in 16mm,
 including infrared, TMAX 3200, and more. Those interested in reloading
 110 may want to bookmark this page:
 http://www.subclub.org/darkroom/roll110.htm

 I could do all kinds of wacky stuff with this, like make a 20x24 print
 from a 110 negative. It would probably look really abstract up close,
 but you might be able to resolve it into an image if you could get a
 football field or two away from it.
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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

My 6x7 200mm is one of my best lenses i have ever owned.

Dave

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Christine  Aguila
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 Thanks everyone!!!  I need a day or two to sober my head.  Bill, I'll get
 back to you off list.  By the by, I just checked the prices on renting MF
 film cameras.  The day rate is ok, but the deposit costs accross the board
 are really high.  No Pentax available for rental at the two big shops here
 in Chicago proper, but I may have some other options.  Cheers, Christine

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Re: PESO: Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

2011-01-21 Thread Richard D Bush


Rub it in!

RB

On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:07 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Thanks, everyone, for your comments.

I left wintery New Jersey last Friday, after five snow storms in three
weeks.  I am now in Maui, on vacation with my wife.  The weather has
been absolutely perfect since we arrived.  There was snow visible on
the top of the volcano two days ago, at 10,000 feet above sea level,
but at the beach, its around 80 F most of the day.  We are certainly
enjoying the change.

Wherever you are, keep safe and warm.

Dan

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:36 PM, Christine  Aguila
cagu...@earthlink.net wrote:


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2011/1/20 Christine  Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net:



http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=58


Where are you, Dan? Cheers, Christine


There are volcanic rocks on the beach, so I guessed Hawaii or
Galapagos. Then I realised there are probably hundreds of islands like
that, so I clicked the blog pic for a larger version hoping for more
clues.

According to the caption on the larger image it's Keawakapu beach,
Maui island, Hawaii. :-)



Ah, yes, I see that now.  That's a difference  I could go for  
right now,
Dan.  It's supposed to be 9 degrees tomorrow.  No photowalking for  
this gal

tomorrow.  I like the volcanic rocks on the beach shot.   Have a great
visit, you lucky dog  :-)  Cheers, Christine

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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

I'll have to get my Pentax 110 out again one of these days. I have the three 
lens kit, like new in the box. I used it once. The results were quite good for 
such a small negative, scanned on a flatbed.
Paul

On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

 You realize that this is how most religions begin, right?  ;-)
 
 On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 Wow.  I had completely forgotten about this one.  Nice find, especially for 
 $5.
 
 Thanks, but you can find them all day long on eBay for not a lot more
 than that. I could have a lot MORE fun with it if I could locate BW
 film, since i'm such a cheapskate when it comes to paying for
 processing these days.
 
 This little camera is opening up a new door for me. ANY fool can shoot
 a film when it is easily available, but it takes a really SPECIAL KIND
 OF FOOL to get into it years after the film has stopped being
 manufactured and distributed.
 : )
 
 I've just learned that there is a community of such fools. They
 respool 16mm film, and once you get the hang of it you can apparently
 do one in 3-4 minutes. You can get lots of different films in 16mm,
 including infrared, TMAX 3200, and more. Those interested in reloading
 110 may want to bookmark this page:
 http://www.subclub.org/darkroom/roll110.htm
 
 I could do all kinds of wacky stuff with this, like make a 20x24 print
 from a 110 negative. It would probably look really abstract up close,
 but you might be able to resolve it into an image if you could get a
 football field or two away from it.
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RE: wish me luck!


From: Tanya Love


There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
officials and judges
at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
even exclaimed in
astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
wing this
past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
collect the uniform today).


I *DO* wish you luck.

But I don't know how good of a mentor this highly respected 
photographer can be if he needs his eyes examined that badly.


Them ain't BALLS. I've seen the pictures!


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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread steve harley


On 2011-01-21 01:24 , Tanya Love wrote:

Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.


that's sounds like a very positive way to respond to the flood, also 
real challenge and a great job done setting it up; stay humble and let 
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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

If she's already got contact sheets, flat bed scans should be good 
enough to allow her to choose which negatives she wants to pay to have 
the high resolution scans made from, shouldn't it?


Good enough to carry her through until she has time to find a darkroom 
or buy a dedicated medium format film scanner.


From: Paul Stenquist

If you really want a 6x7, you can be sure that Bill's camera is in
excellent condition and fairly priced.

Remember though, that to take advantage of those big negs, you will
need either a darkroom or a relatively high end scanner, like the
Nikon medium format film scanner. You can get decent scans on a good
flatbed, but your results will be about as good as what you'd get
from an *istD or other relatively low resolution digital camera. Been
there, done that. Fun, but not very productive. Paul


On Jan 21, 2011, at 12:15 AM, William Robb wrote:


On 20/01/2011 11:05 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

on hold at a neighborhood camera store here in Chi Town, and
I'm thinking about it. For $549.00 I get the camera  a 90mm
lens. I have read about the camera  know about the Mirror
Lock Up issue. I have found and downloaded 6 x 7 user manual
I found on the net. I've read about the camera via Wikipedia.
I've opened the back, looked at the insides, depressed the
shutter using the special trick when no film is loaded. I
found a photo lab very near my house, which will process 120
 220 film, create contact sheets, and create scans (120/220
negative at 18mb $1.00/per neg  120/220 negative at 19-128MB
$3.00/per neg).

I've mention many times that I'd love to do/learn medium
format work. Film is really my only way in to this kind of
photography because of its affordability.

So what do you guys think? Should I do it?




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Re: Well, I have a used 6 x 7 . . .

That will work if she can find a place that will do good high resolution scans 
at an affordable price. I've seen MF drum scans priced as high as $200 per 
frame. And the kind of scans you'll get from most labs are garbage.
Paul

On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:28 PM, John Sessoms wrote:

 If she's already got contact sheets, flat bed scans should be good enough to 
 allow her to choose which negatives she wants to pay to have the high 
 resolution scans made from, shouldn't it?
 
 Good enough to carry her through until she has time to find a darkroom or buy 
 a dedicated medium format film scanner.
 
 From: Paul Stenquist
 If you really want a 6x7, you can be sure that Bill's camera is in
 excellent condition and fairly priced.
 
 Remember though, that to take advantage of those big negs, you will
 need either a darkroom or a relatively high end scanner, like the
 Nikon medium format film scanner. You can get decent scans on a good
 flatbed, but your results will be about as good as what you'd get
 from an *istD or other relatively low resolution digital camera. Been
 there, done that. Fun, but not very productive. Paul
 
 
 On Jan 21, 2011, at 12:15 AM, William Robb wrote:
 
 On 20/01/2011 11:05 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
 on hold at a neighborhood camera store here in Chi Town, and
 I'm thinking about it. For $549.00 I get the camera  a 90mm
 lens. I have read about the camera  know about the Mirror
 Lock Up issue. I have found and downloaded 6 x 7 user manual
 I found on the net. I've read about the camera via Wikipedia.
 I've opened the back, looked at the insides, depressed the
 shutter using the special trick when no film is loaded. I
 found a photo lab very near my house, which will process 120
  220 film, create contact sheets, and create scans (120/220
 negative at 18mb $1.00/per neg  120/220 negative at 19-128MB
 $3.00/per neg).
 
 I've mention many times that I'd love to do/learn medium
 format work. Film is really my only way in to this kind of
 photography because of its affordability.
 
 So what do you guys think? Should I do it?
 
 
 
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Re: Wildlife in Iowa

2011-01-21 Thread Madame RD


Le 21/01/11 18:50, John Sessoms a écrit :

From: Eric Weir

On Jan 20, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Don Guthrie wrote:

 This is a fine example of wild life in Iowa. Species: Iowanus 
Bovina Herfodi.

Only problem is they're not Herfords. They're Black Angus.


OTOH ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI


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not Black Angus  . they're dairy cows  ...  holstein   but OTOH  
they're the most graphic of all cows ...

http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/environmentplanning/public_rights_of_way/faqs/bulls_on_prow.htm
enjoyed the clip anyway .
dominique


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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

This is HILARIOUS... (as Paul Harvey used to say, The Rest of the
Story). I emailed my Getty photographer son-in-Law (
http://www.bigstormpicture.com and http://www.bigstormpicture.com/blog
and http://backingwinds.blogspot.com  ) about my Minolta 110 SLR
find and my big plans for it. (He's as big a nerd as I am in many
ways, so I thought he might appreciate it.) He emails me back:

Hah, that's funny -- that's probably my old Minolta 110 if you got it
from that thrift store.  :) I had it in a box and planned to try shooting with
it, but once I realized that the film had to be sent out to develop
(unless you shot BW and did it yourself) and that there are virtually
no ways to scan the film well due to it's teeny tiny size, I chucked
it in the thrift store box.  But it's one of the cooler looking cameras
I've ever seen, cool enough that I wished it shot 35!

When I responded with You're kidding. You did this recently? he said,

Nope, it's true!  Jazz  I were cleaning out the closet and I when I
checked the Ebay value of the camera I figured it wasn't worth
selling.  I'd have just given it to you outright but I didn't think
you'd have any need for a 110 camera.  :)  It's like they say, one
man's junk is another man's treasure!

True Dat!

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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

On 21 January 2011 14:50, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 This is HILARIOUS... (as Paul Harvey used to say, The Rest of the
 Story). I emailed my Getty photographer son-in-Law (
 http://www.bigstormpicture.com and http://www.bigstormpicture.com/blog
 and http://backingwinds.blogspot.com  ) about my Minolta 110 SLR
 find and my big plans for it. (He's as big a nerd as I am in many
 ways, so I thought he might appreciate it.) He emails me back:

 Hah, that's funny -- that's probably my old Minolta 110 if you got it
 from that thrift store.  :) I had it in a box and planned to try shooting with
 it, but once I realized that the film had to be sent out to develop
 (unless you shot BW and did it yourself) and that there are virtually
 no ways to scan the film well due to it's teeny tiny size, I chucked
 it in the thrift store box.  But it's one of the cooler looking cameras
 I've ever seen, cool enough that I wished it shot 35!

 When I responded with You're kidding. You did this recently? he said,

 Nope, it's true!  Jazz  I were cleaning out the closet and I when I
 checked the Ebay value of the camera I figured it wasn't worth
 selling.  I'd have just given it to you outright but I didn't think
 you'd have any need for a 110 camera.  :)  It's like they say, one
 man's junk is another man's treasure!

 True Dat!

You are correct, that's HILARIOUS!


   —M.

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Re: PDML Photo Annual - Three Weeks In...

On 20 January 2011 09:30, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
 Joseph McAllister wrote:

Mark has a Bot than scans all the messages in the archive for the year.
If it finds no mention of your Pentax body or lens usage; purchase;
a complaint; a repair, you are disqualified from submitting a photo to
the annual.

 I think a bot would be more effective if it looked for mentions of
 things *other* than Pentax or photography. People who only post about
 those topics are definitely suspect ;-)

 So. The third week report...

 29 photographers have submitted a total of 72 images at this point.
 The quality is so high I could probably do a good book from just this
 material, but the rest of you are encouraged to send photos too - this
 is going to be one cracking good book this year.


So what's the deadline again? You could say I'm dragging my feet, or
you could say I'm moving slightly faster than Pentax's teleconverter
design team.


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Re: wish me luck!

On 21 January 2011 03:24, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:
 Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
 have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

 Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town called
 Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it now.
 :(

 It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
 missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
 allowed limited access.

 From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, K-7s
 in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
 designing.

 Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia and
 Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
 etc for
 Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
 10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
 going to be distributed to every
 Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department stores
 too.

 There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
 elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only for
 officials and judges
 at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
 chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
 even exclaimed in
 astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
 highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
 wing this
 past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
 little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
 collect the uniform today).

 Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
 this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

 Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan from
 CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

 Tan.x.

It will make you, Tan; no doubt about it.

You go, Girl!  :-)


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Re: we had snow the other day

On 20 January 2011 23:50, Christine  Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote:

 - Original Message - From: Miserere miser...@gmail.com
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 3:01 PM
 Subject: Re: we had snow the other day

 On 18 January 2011 23:07, Christine  Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote:

 In 1988 or 89, can't remember which, we had a really cold winter. A
 friend's cousin came for a winter visit. He was from Greece. He  I were
 walking downtown on a particularly cold day.

 At one point he turned to me and said, I can't feel my feet. I can't
 feel my feet. He was clearly distressed.
 They're still there, I said. Keep walking.

 Cheers, Christine

 That's a funny story, Christine. I can't feel my feet right now, and
 I'm at home! Gotta save on heating costs, you know?

 Menopause has helped save on our heating costs these past couple of winters.
 If things get bad, you could try that, Miserere.  Cheers, Christine

It's a bit too early in my life for that, if you don't mind!  :-p

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Re: PDML Photo Annual - Three Weeks In...

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
 And kittens on expired Velvia.

Got that one covered...
http://www.dpwahoo.com/mine/images/kitten-on-expired-velvia.jpg

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Re: wish me luck!

2011-01-21 Thread Ken Waller


You go girl !

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - 
From: Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com


Subject: wish me luck!



Ok, so I don't know how I've pulled this off, but in the past four days I
have managed to put together a huge project for the Flood Appeal.

Tomorrow, I am going, under police/government escort to a little town 
called
Grantham.  I use the term town loosely as there is nothing left of it 
now.

:(

It is the spot where over 10 lives were lost and there are still about 8
missing.  It is currently a crime scene and even the towns folk are only
allowed limited access.

From 6am tomorrow (Saturday), until 6pm Sunday night, I will be there, 
K-7s

in tow, photographing the scene and its people for a calendar that I am
designing.

Don't ask me how but I have endorsement from the AIPP, Pentax Australia 
and

Qld Premier Anna Bligh, all of whom will be providing a Foreward and logos
etc for
Inclusion in the calendar.  We have an initial print run happening of
10,000, and the Premier's office itself is paying for the printing!  It is
going to be distributed to every
Newsagent in the country and possibly into Myer and Target department 
stores

too.

There was a meeting last night of the Qld Council of the AIPP, where they
elected to allow me to wear official AIPP attire, reserved usually only 
for

officials and judges
at the National Awards etc.  Apparently, all of those at the meeting were
chomping at the bit wishing that they were in my shoes.  The Chairperson
even exclaimed in
astonishment How the fuck did she manage to get in there?!  To which a
highly respected photographer, who for some reason has taken me under his
wing this
past few months replied, Because she has BALLS, and she is a tenacious
little thing too!(He told me this story when I went to his studio to
collect the uniform today).

Exciting stuff, but to say that I am crapping myself is an understatement,
this is BIG time.  This could really make or break me!  Wish me luck!

Oh, and did I mention that I managed to get a rather nice lens on loan 
from

CR Kennedy for the expedition too?

Tan.x.



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Re: Mo' Maier

Somebody's GOT to be working on a screenplay by now.
Coming soon to a big screen near you.
I vote for Joan Cusack to play Vivian and Tom Hanks to play Mr. Maloof.
: )

Darren Addy
Kearney, NE

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Re: Model releases/commerical use/etc


From: Igor Roshchin

I hate you, Mark for providing a good reference.
It caused me searching for this book... :-)
Our library has only older editions (2001, 2004), so I ordered it
via interlibrary loan, also encouraging the library to purchase the new
edition.

In the mean time, I can see the electronic version of the 1st (2001) edition.
On page 3-22 it has the section 3. When your phtograph contains
people.




In general, you don't need permission to use a photograph of a person
if your use is editorial and does not defame or invade the person's
privacy (see below0. An eidtorial use is an informational use -- one in
which the photo is used to elaborate or illustrate and article or story.
For example, no permission is necessary to use a photo of a paratrooper
in an article about the Vietnam War. however, you do need permission
(known as a release or consent), for the uses described below.

* Your use is for commercial purposes such as advertising or to sell a
product or service.
Under right of publicity laws, you cannot use a person's name or image
for commercial (selling) purposes without obtaining a release. For
example, if you sell sweaters from your website, you would need
permission to use a photo of a model wearing one of your sweaters. This
right of publicity can survive a person's death (sometimes for as long
as 50 years depending on state law). There are some exceptions to these
rules. If your use is editorial -- for example, a photo of a fashion
model in a book about the fashion industry -- you can use the photo to
advertise the book without obtaining a release.

* Your use invades a person's privacy
[...]

* Your use is defamatory.
[...]



I am not typing it all up (it's a gif image in the e-book, so, I cannot
just copy-n-paste)- just the excerpts most relevant to the previous
discussion.

As all legal debates, it is open to interpretation (``It depends on the
meaning of the word the. ''), so you draw your own conclusions.
Personally, I think the situations described by
Paul fall under the category of editorial use described above.



Igor,

Does the book say anything about selling prints (aka fine art prints) of 
photographs containing recognizable people?


Here's what I mean:

HCB took this photograph of two ladies on a street in Washington, DC in 
1961.


http://quicksaidthebird.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/henri_cartier-bresson02_800.jpg

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4dvbjhh

Does the book say whether or not the law required HCB to obtain a model 
release from these two ladies (and from the taxi driver visible in the 
background) before he could sell prints of his work?


Or, how about this photo of Dustin Hoffman signing autographs; a 
possible instance where a celebrity's right to control their own image 
might apply?


http://redriverautographs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/829616actor-dustin-hoffman-signing-autographs-for-fans-posters.jpg?w=400h=300

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4q6vb8q

Hoffman is a recognizable celebrity, and while the only reason for the 
women to be there is to obtain his autograph, it could be any 
celebrity signing those autographs. Hoffman is an integral part of the 
image, but he is not the subject per se ... the subject is the women 
pushing and shoving each other out of the way so they can get a 
celebrity autograph.


Would the photographer require a model release from Hoffman before 
he/she could sell prints of the image?


Or how about this one?

http://www.athousandandone.com/photos/0/4493b3a8a4d24_s.jpg

It's James Dean walking down the street in a cold rain; hatless with his 
shoulders hunched up, a cigarette on his lips.


But does the photo stand on its own even if you don't know who James 
Dean was? Show the photo to a bunch of today's college students, and ask 
them what it's a photograph of. See how many know who it is, and who he 
was.


Does the image still have value if you take the celebrity away, if it 
had been just a photograph of some unknown guy walking down the street 
in the rain? I think it does.


Or, since someone mentioned that a celebrity's estate can continue to 
control the celebrity's image for 50 years after the celebrity's death, 
did the photographer just have to wait until 2005 before he could sell 
prints of this photograph without a model release?


I contend that in none of these instances would the photographer be 
required to obtain model releases in order to legally sell prints of 
their own work.


But what does the book say?


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Re: PDML Photo Annual - Three Weeks In...


Darren Addy wrote:


On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
 


And kittens on expired Velvia.
   



Got that one covered...
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love it lol
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Re: Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...

2011-01-21 Thread Brian Walters

On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:53 -0600, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com
wrote:
 I don't recall ever taking a 110 photo in my life. While I would love
 to have a Pentax 110 set-up, I'll have to stumble upon one locally
 because they just bring too darn much money for me to justify
 otherwise. However, I did stumble upon a Minolta 110 SLR with case and
 instruction manual last week for $5.
 
 Heresy on the PDML? I remember seeing the ads in the Photo mags back
 in the day...
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/5352070054/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/45789219@N05/5022611865/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvaropics/2850771495/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/4346100076/
 


When I started collecting, the Minolta 110 was one of the first cameras
I bought - I like unusual cameras that aren't all that expensive.  I
also got one of the Mark 2 versions.  Nowhere near as interesting - it
looks too much like a real SLR!

To my shame, I've never actually put film through either :-(



Cheers

Brian

++
Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/










 Does anyone happen to have any 110 Black  White film that they would
 be interested in selling? (Did they even MAKE 110 in BW?) I have a
 yearning for GRAIN. (Back in my day, boy, noise was called GRAIN
 and we LOVED it.)
 
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Bovine Humor Is Udderly Ridiculous

2011-01-21 Thread Don Guthrie


Thanks to all who viewed and gave me some laughs in return.




On Jan 20, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Don Guthrie wrote:


 This is a fine example of wild life in Iowa. Species: Iowanus Bovina Herfodi.

Only problem is they're not Herfords. They're Black Angus.

--
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA  USA
eew...@bellsouth.net




Aw now your midwestern roots are showing Eric. Yes fine steaks on the 
hoof there.
Thanks for the yuks on youtube. And maybe I mix herfords and angus but 
that guy kept calling cows with udders HE!




 From: David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz

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On Jan 21, 2011, at 7:40 AM, Don Guthrie wrote:


 http://donspix.posterous.com/

 This is a fine example of wild life in Iowa. Species: Iowanus Bovina Herfodi. 
This actually may qualify  as street photography here in the hinterlands. Not to 
make Frank jealous.

Not related to the pic you posted, but I really like the dark  gloomy  
spooky trees further down the page.



Thanks Dave I have a hard time getting away from bright and sunny.







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Going 180 degrees the opposite of Christine...