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Still not that pleased with the camera, more so the medium. It's doing the job however I am still shitty about the AOV limitations. I know what you mean, Rob. This issue hasn't been as much of a problem for me yet as I thought it would be, but I've only had the istD for a couple of weeks. Right now I've got my sights on the Sigma EX 12-24/4.5-5.6, unless something better comes along by the time I get around to buying it. What I'm enjoying is the relative low noise in high ISO images, this is something I've not had before and it's let me shoot a whole lot more macro under available light which is by far my preference. Tell me about it! I took a bunch of shots yesterday morning at ISO 1600 by accident, and I couldn't believe how crisp they were. The backgrounds were a little noisy but the foregrounds were nice and sharp.
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On Mon, 24 May 2004, Rob Studdert wrote: On 23 May 2004 at 22:22, Christian Skofteland wrote: Funny how you didn't seem too impressed by the *ist D when I was there in October but now you seem very enthusiastic about it! Still not that pleased with the camera, more so the medium. It's doing the job however I am still shitty about the AOV limitations. I only had enough room for my 20/2.8 in my travel pack so I was somewhat limited in quite a few instances, hopefully the multi-image shots will stitch OK. It should be pretty easy to make room by removing your longest lens. For instance if you used to carry something like: 28, 50, 85, 135, 200 now you can carry something like 20, 28, 50, 85, 135 I don't like that the *ist D forced me to rethink some of my lens collection because of the new AOV, but it hasn't changed too much what I carry. The people who get hurt the most are those who liked to carry two lenses, 28-70 and 70-200. With the *ist D you get 16-45 but nothing to fill in the long end. Hopefully a DA 40-160 or 35-135 or something like that is coming. alex
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Hi Rob thanks for your interesting report and welcome back again! greetings Markus Just arrived back from a short (2400km 9 day) road trip to the
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Funny how you didn't seem too impressed by the *ist D when I was there in October but now you seem very enthusiastic about it! I think it's great. My macro shots have improved 1000% Take shot, review exposure, move on or re-take as needed. It's really helped me improve my flash-natural light balance. No more black backgrounds with the bugs! limitations, blah, blah, limitations. I have a 20x30 inch print in my living room that is freakin' amazing. proof is in the puddin' as they say around here! take care! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On 23 May 2004 at 22:22, Christian Skofteland wrote: Funny how you didn't seem too impressed by the *ist D when I was there in October but now you seem very enthusiastic about it! Still not that pleased with the camera, more so the medium. It's doing the job however I am still shitty about the AOV limitations. I only had enough room for my 20/2.8 in my travel pack so I was somewhat limited in quite a few instances, hopefully the multi-image shots will stitch OK. I think it's great. My macro shots have improved 1000% Take shot, review exposure, move on or re-take as needed. It's really helped me improve my flash-natural light balance. No more black backgrounds with the bugs! I'm enjoying it but remember I had the Oly E-10 for two years before I got the *ist D so I was well aware of what to expect and the Oly was a damned good camera. What I'm enjoying is the relative low noise in high ISO images, this is something I've not had before and it's let me shoot a whole lot more macro under available light which is by far my preference. limitations, blah, blah, limitations. I have a 20x30 inch print in my living room that is freakin' amazing. proof is in the puddin' as they say around here! Agreed but dude, you should see the output from my Mamiya 7 Velvia/Provia film scanned on my LS-8000, that's impressive (regardless of all these BS film vs digi web tests) but of course they each have their place. :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
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- Original Message - From: Tom Van Veen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 1:24 PM Subject: Re: Trip Report - Original Message - From: jeepgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] So the next day rolled around, and Bill took us to a stream he knew about. We shot for a while...I think someone may have fallen in. Luckily the borrowed MZ-S and FA 400/5.6 didn't get wet... Serves you right for not sharing Oh, like I wasn't throwing the thing at you to use Alright you were, and you were very very sweet about it. I just wanted more. Covering my ass for the upcoming legal battles. Don't worry, I think you are in better with the family lawyer than she is. Jeepgirl showed up for a minute to beg for a lens. A good lens will get you through times of no man better then a good man will get you through times of no lens. (originally a jeep quote.) I thought Doug coined that? Hmmm I have been saying that for years about jeeps, but maybe he did. At that point, the weekend was over, more or less. Hugs and kisses, buh-bye. Tom took me (and Jessie) to Grayson Highlands, He wanted to marry me in front of the ponies, but I decided to wait and see. I think you misunderstood...I wanted to marry a pony. You are a sick (well nevermind). Wait till I tell jessie you will break her heart. I am really glad I waited, He forgets to turn off the safe light in the darkroom when he is winding film. I knew there had to be a problem with him somewhere Oh man, low blow. So it's your only problem I have seen so far. Too bad Shel isn't around, that's another plus for APX 25 - it doesn't fog even with a minute under the safelight. If you had not been paying more attention to the women around you Thank you Doug, Tom, Bill, John, and Mark for spending time with me and sharing a large amount of your knowledge. It is appreciated. Thanks for being so enthusiastic...I think everyone was happy to have you around. You called that enthusiastic? jeepgirl tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Well, my week long photo excursion is over, and I had a blast. Of course you did, you got to see me. :) Ate some bad food. Your one lucky guy aren't you? Grandfather is a great place to shoot. If you can get there, you should definitely check it out. You could incorporate it into a trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway, or spend several days in the area. If you get there, go to the lunch room and have the BBQ sandwich and the vegetable soup. Admire the stamina of the cinnamon bear. Stand on top of McCrae Peak in 80 mph wind. I'd recomend the chicken Salad, it's wonderful. Oh and Tom will give you his pickle if he hears you ask for it. You could turn red if you watched the cinnamon bear . Nothing like the top of McCrae peak. Just watch getting down. I'm telling you, if you haven't ever hung out and shot with good photographers, you should. Just being around these guys is highly motivating and instructional. Tom fits in with them also. I am amazed at the stuff I learned just hanging out with them. After that, we headed back down, but found that jeepgirl hadn't shown up yet. We were a bit concerned since the gates were locked, so I tried calling the number she had given me. Turned out to be her Mom. Mom and I had a little talk, and I found out she wasn't due until the next day. Mom said I was pretty polite, as internet stalkers go. That's what my Sister said about you too. At some point Bill Owens showed up with his charming wife Phyllis. He gave me a beer, so we're friends for life. I think you just want more beer So the next day rolled around, and Bill took us to a stream he knew about. We shot for a while...I think someone may have fallen in. Luckily the borrowed MZ-S and FA 400/5.6 didn't get wet... Serves you right for not sharing At that point, I had a BBQ sandwich. Jeepgirl showed up that night safe and semi-sound. You just aint right. She brought her cousin Jessica, and a bunch of us hung out and talked about this and that. A good time was had. He failed to mention that he scared the crap out of me when he came stalking up to the tent at some ungodly hour to get me out of my warm sleeping bag just so he could have the pleasure of meeting me. The next day we got up at 4:45...I dragged jeepgirl and Jessie up the mountain to try and get some sunrise shots, but it was so foggy you couldn't see more then about 10 feet. So we found Doug and another friend and headed down to McDonalds. Again, more talking, and before we knew it 3 hours had passed. Everyone seemed to click, and enjoyed each other's company. Or maybe it was just those delicious McMuffins casting their spell. I don't know. I really enjoyed Dougs company that morning. He's a cool guy. About this time the photography weekend proper was about to start, so we headed back, got Jeepgirl and Jessie registered (I didn't enter the contest since I was helping) and went out to shoot. I had it in mind a PDMLer should win, so I served as Jeepgirl and Jessie's personal coach. We ran here and there, and they didn't seem too irritated to have me along, though that could be because I have a fisheye. And a ton of patience. At that point, I had another BBQ sandwich. uhhmmm I belive it was 2 sandwiches. That night (Friday) Doug gave his talk. He's a good speaker, and has a bunch of nice stuff we haven't seem here on the PDML before. He also made a point to be extra thankful for the PDMLers that showed up...Jeepgirl and I wept openly. I think Bill may have actually sobbed out loud. Everyone was impressed and proud. Doug's a good guy, and a good photographer. Wow is all I have to say. Doug is truly amazing. Makes some nice photo's also. His hair looked great, btw. Hey Doug, who cuts your hair. Let's see...we went back to camp after that, hung out for a bit, drank some of Bill's beer and went to sleep. Jessie forgot to tell us she's only 19, so the NC police (pronounced pO-lice) may be looking for me for alcohol violations. Jessie wants to know why you tell everything you know? The next day I had gate duty at 0-dark-thirty. I opened the entry gate, and decided to open the exit gate just in case someone needed to leave. Everyone ignored me and drove in through the exit gate. I cursed them. He cursed them for the rest of the day. Jeepgirl showed up for a minute to beg for a lens. A good lens will get you through times of no man better then a good man will get you through times of no lens. (originally a jeep quote.) When gate duty was over, Jeepgirl found me and we headed out again. They each had about 10 frames left for the contest, so we chased the fog around, trying to get some of those god-rays on film. I have a lot to learn about shooting god-rays. It was time for a BBQ sandwich, so I had one. Or 2. I ate a chicken sandwich it was better, And I got an extra Pickle that time too. 2 o'clock rolled around, and it was time to hand the film in. We crossed our fingers
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Just to throw some proper spin on Tom's report, I offer the following observations: And I am spinning your observations now. Beware of North Carolinians bearing Diet Dr. Peppers. I thought they were good as far as Diet drinks go. After failing in his bid to shock any innocent coeds wandering past the creek on the edge of campus by channeling Johnny Weismuller, Tom apparently then decided to catch up on his laundry one outfit at a time. Why are there no pictures of this. Kodiak, the cinnamon bear, =is= worthy of admiration. he's the bear My hair looked great, btw. You think? If you ever find yourself on the same program with Tony Sweet, bring your good stuff, and prepare to be humbled anyway. You were wonderful too. Jeepgirl really has a Jeep. It's not a =real= Jeep, though, because it has an automatic transmission. Ignoring the automatic transmission it isn't a real jeep because it's a wrangler, not a cj. Brian Setzer works the breakfast shift at the MacDonald's in Banner Elk, NC. And you are telling me this, becuase Tom and Jeepgirl were married in an earlier life. In Tom's dreams... John DeLoach is a funny guy. Wonderfully funny. Mark Roberts has the oddest New York accent I've ever heard. Must be all that running. I didn't notice. On Equipment: The MZ-S with BG-10 grip attached seriously kicks ass. I ran several rolls of film through it, and had a good time. I really enjoyed this camera also, I had to fight with Tom so I could borrow his. And every second I did was a joy to me. Anyone who has ever seen my cameras can tell I don't care much how they look, but the MZ-S/BG-10 with the FA35/2AL attached is one good looking package. It feels good too. All in all, it was a great weekend. I really enjoyed meeting and hanging out with other PDML members, and I think Pentax was well-represented amongst the infidels. We're already working on next year's program, so start planning that time off now. First weekend after Mother's Day. I am ready to go, can we do it again next week? jeepgirl - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Brewer, Doug wrote: Jeepgirl really has a Jeep. It's not a =real= Jeep, though, because it has an automatic transmission. Plus it's yellow, and has tweety bird floor mats. At least I have a little spirit in my car, its not black with a funny antenna sticking out of the middle of the roof. And I saw 5 of them in the DC area on my way home, so i am not that far off. jeepgirl tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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- Original Message - From: jeepgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] So the next day rolled around, and Bill took us to a stream he knew about. We shot for a while...I think someone may have fallen in. Luckily the borrowed MZ-S and FA 400/5.6 didn't get wet... Serves you right for not sharing Oh, like I wasn't throwing the thing at you to use Let's see...we went back to camp after that, hung out for a bit, drank some of Bill's beer and went to sleep. Jessie forgot to tell us she's only 19, so the NC police (pronounced pO-lice) may be looking for me for alcohol violations. Jessie wants to know why you tell everything you know? Covering my ass for the upcoming legal battles. Jeepgirl showed up for a minute to beg for a lens. A good lens will get you through times of no man better then a good man will get you through times of no lens. (originally a jeep quote.) I thought Doug coined that? At that point, the weekend was over, more or less. Hugs and kisses, buh-bye. Tom took me (and Jessie) to Grayson Highlands, He wanted to marry me in front of the ponies, but I decided to wait and see. I think you misunderstood...I wanted to marry a pony. I am really glad I waited, He forgets to turn off the safe light in the darkroom when he is winding film. I knew there had to be a problem with him somewhere Oh man, low blow. Too bad Shel isn't around, that's another plus for APX 25 - it doesn't fog even with a minute under the safelight. Thank you Doug, Tom, Bill, John, and Mark for spending time with me and sharing a large amount of your knowledge. It is appreciated. Thanks for being so enthusiastic...I think everyone was happy to have you around. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Just to throw some proper spin on Tom's report, I offer the following observations: Beware of North Carolinians bearing Diet Dr. Peppers. After failing in his bid to shock any innocent coeds wandering past the creek on the edge of campus by channeling Johnny Weismuller, Tom apparently then decided to catch up on his laundry one outfit at a time. Kodiak, the cinnamon bear, =is= worthy of admiration. My hair looked great, btw. If you ever find yourself on the same program with Tony Sweet, bring your good stuff, and prepare to be humbled anyway. Jeepgirl really has a Jeep. It's not a =real= Jeep, though, because it has an automatic transmission. Brian Setzer works the breakfast shift at the MacDonald's in Banner Elk, NC. Tom and Jeepgirl were married in an earlier life. John DeLoach is a funny guy. Mark Roberts has the oddest New York accent I've ever heard. Must be all that running. On Equipment: This year I didn't destroy any large-dollar lens hoods attached to large-dollar lenses, so I consider the weekend a success, from an equipment standpoint. The MZ-S with BG-10 grip attached seriously kicks ass. I ran several rolls of film through it, and had a good time. Anyone who has ever seen my cameras can tell I don't care much how they look, but the MZ-S/BG-10 with the FA35/2AL attached is one good looking package. All in all, it was a great weekend. I really enjoyed meeting and hanging out with other PDML members, and I think Pentax was well-represented amongst the infidels. We're already working on next year's program, so start planning that time off now. First weekend after Mother's Day. Doug -Original Message- Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 19:42:04 -0400 From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Accept-Language: en To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Trip Report Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Status: Lots of inside jokes snipped -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Brewer, Doug wrote: Jeepgirl really has a Jeep. It's not a =real= Jeep, though, because it has an automatic transmission. Plus it's yellow, and has tweety bird floor mats. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Cool to see PDML people getting together. That must have been fun! In my trip to Italy last May my wife and I got to meet Flavio and Gianfranco. In both cases we clicked immediatly (either that or they were polite enough to make us feel that way :-), and we spent some most excellent time together. Great way to make new friends and to put a face on the names you see every day! j -- --- Juan J. Buhler | Sr. FX Animator @ PDI | Photos at http://www.jbuhler.com --- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
