Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #27
On Monday, Feb 24, 2003, at 17:22 US/Pacific, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Before going too far in pursuit of the ideal body, you should see what you get with whatever gear you already have. It sounds like you are just getting in to this type of work, so you probably have a good deal to learn in terms of vibration control in general. See how far you can take that with your existing body. Thanks. I currently have a ZX-M and in general think it's OK (wouldn't mind more metal, especially on the lens mount). I've heard mirror vibration can be a problem, especially in macro with shutter speeds around 1/15 (and guess which shutter speeds I usually end up at). Also, it would be nice to have an extra body so I could shoot two different kinds of film. Given that I might have a chance to grab a classic Pentax body with MLU this weekend, I figured I'd ask now lest I lose a good chance. Regarding focusing, despite what I've read about a split-image not being useful for macro work, my experience has been just the opposite (at least down to 1:1). And for those that mentioned it, how exactly does the MLU trick work on the MX? From what I've read it sounds like a very nice body; lack of MLU was the main reason I had dropped it from consideration. -- David Barts Portland, OR
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #27
Instead of pushing down on the shutter button, you flick your finger across the button. The mirror will lock up and you are free to take the picture. Bruce Monday, February 24, 2003, 10:31:19 PM, you wrote: nmc> On Monday, Feb 24, 2003, at 17:22 US/Pacific, nmc> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Before going too far in pursuit of the ideal body, you should see what >> you >> get with whatever gear you already have. It sounds like you are just >> getting in to this type of work, so you probably have a good deal to >> learn >> in terms of vibration control in general. See how far you can take >> that >> with your existing body. >> nmc> Thanks. I currently have a ZX-M and in general think it's OK (wouldn't nmc> mind more metal, especially on the lens mount). I've heard mirror nmc> vibration can be a problem, especially in macro with shutter speeds nmc> around 1/15 (and guess which shutter speeds I usually end up at). nmc> Also, it would be nice to have an extra body so I could shoot two nmc> different kinds of film. Given that I might have a chance to grab a nmc> classic Pentax body with MLU this weekend, I figured I'd ask now lest I nmc> lose a good chance. nmc> Regarding focusing, despite what I've read about a split-image not nmc> being useful for macro work, my experience has been just the opposite nmc> (at least down to 1:1). nmc> And for those that mentioned it, how exactly does the MLU trick work on nmc> the MX? From what I've read it sounds like a very nice body; lack of nmc> MLU was the main reason I had dropped it from consideration. nmc> -- nmc> David Barts nmc> Portland, OR
Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #27
On 24 Feb 2003 at 22:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Regarding focusing, despite what I've read about a split-image not > being useful for macro work, my experience has been just the opposite > (at least down to 1:1). The problem with using split image focussing in macro applications is that the camera must be moved so that the element that you wish to focus on is smack in the middle of the frame, not too convenient. A high performance full matt screen will provide a good indication of focus over the whole finder view. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
