Re: EOS Canon IS Technology

2001-07-25 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Jansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Canon EOS Milist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:04 AM Subject: EOS Canon IS Technology > I'm sorry if this question has been asked before in this mailing list. Since > I don't have any IS lenses, I'm curi

Re: Tripod for EOS 3, 70-200L

2001-06-15 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "} ponyboy {" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Andy, > Have you tried mounting the plate on the lens sideways. I use the same > tripod and head (I think) and I have the same problem with my Elan7e and the > Canon 70-200f2.8, but when I put the mounting plate on the lens

Re: Tripod for EOS 3, 70-200L

2001-06-15 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Derek Seaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm looking to get a good tripod for my EOS 3, and 70-200L. I also have > the 17-35L, and 28-70L. I'm also thinking of getting the PB-E2. > > I saw the new Bogen 3001Pro and 3021Pro, and they look very nice. I'm > leaning to

Re: EOS EF 2.8/70-200USM

2001-06-12 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > I have the opportunity to buy an used EF2.8/70-200USM. I can choose > between one in condition A+ (DM 2998.-) and one a BC (DM 1898.-). > > Are these prices o.k.? Or are they too high? For which one should I go? > The cheaper one?

Re: EOS OT: B&W processing

2001-06-07 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Gerard Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Please don't spend your energy trying to keep a bath at exactly 20oC. > Development is the result of time x temperature x concentration... and I'm > sure you don't have the equipment to *exactly* measure 60ml of TMAX dev in >

Re: EOS Re: Lens choice

2001-06-05 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 10:53 AM 06/04/2001, you wrote: > >I need a tele lens in the 100-300 range. I'm considering the following (low > >budget): > > I don't want to get stoned for heresy, but if you're REALLY on a budget, > reme

Re: EOS Shooting Risks!

2001-05-28 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Drop this idea immediately. You're likely to get yourself killed. > There are a LOT of thugs out there packing heat these days. Same with > a knife - you pull it, the other guy pulls one, and now, do you know > how to use

Re: EOS Second hand in Sweden

2001-05-18 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Sudeep Mukherjee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi > > Could anyone give me information on buying secondhand EOS stuff from > Goteborg, Sweden The only secondhand store I know there is Kodak Image Center/Focus-Gårda. You will find a listing of their S/H stock on http

Re: EOS ECF and patent

2001-05-17 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Chris T. Daida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If this is correct, does Canon still hold the patent on the > feature? Would Nikon employ ECF if given the opportunity, despite > any outstanding patents? For instance, doesn't Canon have a > patent on in-lens image stabil

EOS IS "active" even if camera turned off?

2001-05-11 Thread Andreas W
Hello everyone, I just noticed something when I mounted my 28-135 on the EOS 3. Every time I put the lens on the camera there is a small mechanical sound from the lens, like somthing is adjusting. If the camera is on or off doesn't matter. Has anyone else noticed this? Maybe someone has an explan

Re: Canon EOS-3DV

2001-05-11 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Bob Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Where did you pick this one from? I would think that it is for the future, > and not the near future. As the technology expands we will surely reach a 24 > x 36 CMOS sensor, but not for a couple of years yet. AFAIK, the probl

Re: Canon EOS-3DV [The Thruth]

2001-05-10 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Darrell Dorsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So, what was your point? What were you trying to do? What are you trying > to accomplish? > > I give this list a little of my time each day. I don't read every post, in > fact I delete about 85% of them with out reading

Re: EOS Need some help.

2001-04-30 Thread Andreas W
oise from the shutter/mirror could be to loud for the ceremony. If you're going to use it during the reception only, the problem won't be the same. If you want an quiet EOS you should look at EOS 30/Elan 7, or go for the 3 and complete the setup with a used EOS 5/EO

Re: EOS What is your large DOF technique ?

2001-04-30 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Marius Sundbakken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Lee Frost's "The A-Z of Creative Photography" [1] has a section about > pinhole cameras. How to make them, how to use them and even how to > calculate the f/numbers. I think he used to work for the excellent British >

Re: EOS What is your large DOF technique ?

2001-04-27 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Karen Nakamura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For maximizing DOF from cheap to expensive: > * Use faster film == smaller aperture == more DOF Use a tripod instead of faster film. > * Build a pin-hole camera (joke) I read a guide somewhere on how to make a pin-h

Re: EOS 3 focusing screens

2001-04-19 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Robert Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Does replacing the screen with the above negate ECF? > > Oops, I didn't read the subject carefully. I did that > on my 1ns and not a 3. So I can't really answer that > because the 1n does not have ECF. I doubt that changi

Hood rant (was: Re: EOS 28-135 IS hood)

2001-04-17 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Jaakko Pitkäjärvi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The lens comes without hood normally. It's difficult to say can you use generic hood, but I suggest Canon's own flower-shaped model. In my use it has worked very well and protects lens in an exce

Re: EOS Request tips for focusing Elan 7e

2001-04-16 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Phil Lef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello fellow Canon enthusiasts. I recently purchased a Canon Elan 7E, Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 > USM, Canon EF 85mm f1.8 USM, and Flash 420EX to take pictures of my 18-month old son. After > shooting (Fuji Fujicolor Reala

Re: EOS ADMIN: sloppy quoting, please read

2001-04-15 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If there is a way to make Outlook Express 5.5 conform to the WJM's wishes, > I'd be eternally grateful if someone would drop me an email and let me know > how. Both of us will sleep better if you do! Well, I use MS OE 5.5,

Re: EOS 28-90/f2.8L???

2001-04-13 Thread Andreas W
I have now done som further investigation. My conclusion is that the person who made the html version seems to be fairly incompetent. I tried the "Click here to download Rebate Coupon"-link below the table, and the .PDF seems to contain somewhat more correct information. /Andreas * ***

Re: EOS 28-90/f2.8L???

2001-04-13 Thread Andreas W
From: "Daniel ROCHA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Cian S. Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I was looking at the previously posted Canon Rebate > > Site: > > http://www.usa.canon.com/rebates/camerapromo/index.html > > > > And they list a $10 rebate for a EF28-90/f2.8L USM > > lens! I've never heard

EOS More wierd IS ideas

2001-04-08 Thread Andreas W
Well, I'm not sure if I would find the EF 50/1,4 IS very useful. The lens is short and fast enough for most situations. Something that would be interesting would be the EF Extender 1,4X IS and 2X IS. That would make the old non-stabilized long lenses very useful. But I doubt Canon would create a

Re: EOS 250/500D close up lenses on 28-135

2001-04-06 Thread Andreas W
I did a quick('n'dirty) "lab test" on the topic, since I remembered the cheap +2 close-up lens I have lying around after I posted the last message. The magnification achieved at 135mm (with EF 28-135 IS) is about 0,35X, give or take a few hundreds. The close focusing distance is ~200mm (could be

Re: EOS 250/500D close up lenses on 28-135

2001-04-06 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm going to get one for use on the 28-135, but only the 500D comes in > the 72mm filter size. I understand that the number is the close > focusing distance in mm? I know people have posted about using the > 500D on the 28-

Re: 3 Old? (was: EOS 5 X 3 X 30 my impression)

2001-04-02 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Bob Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > According to Canon, it's because they couldn't fit the > 45 pt AF, ECF and a built in diopter all at the same > time (using the technology they had during the design > phase), and more pros want the diopter than ECF Are you sur

Re: 3 Old? (was: EOS 5 X 3 X 30 my impression)

2001-04-01 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Skip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Maybe there would be a market > for customizing chips to add to cameras, so if you need time lapse > ability, you can buy that specific chip and have it added to the body, > or spot metering, or different speed winders. After all, i

Re: Looking for EOS lens mount ring

2001-03-25 Thread Andreas W
From: Dave Kandz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm looking for an EOS lens mount for a hobby project. To be clear, I > mean the lens mount ring that lives in a camera body, into which a > lens is mounted. Electrical contacts for exposure coupling are not > required. > > The sources I've thought of ar

0T Where do I find this list? (was: Re: Dedicated_Canon_EOS_List etc.)

2001-03-25 Thread Andreas W
From: "Bob Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > With reference tp Richard Corbett; Take Care what you say to this guy, he > has just been harangued for his BAD language and RACIST remarks on another > list (Filmscanners). You have been warned!! I would be very greatful if someone could direct me to thi

Re: EOS Money waiting for Canon to pick: BP-E2

2001-03-25 Thread Andreas W
From: "Alain Fontaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Something I would buy on the first day of seeing it: a BP-E2. > I mean a battery pack with the same complement of controls > (except of course those dealing with the booster operation, > if any) as the PB-E2. Rationale: I don't need more than 7 fps >

Re: EOS Prom

2001-03-21 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Dieter Henkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi all, > > I' going to take some photos at a prom where my brother is on the > stage playing with his band. My main interest will be the band not the > dancing folk. I am not sure which film and lens to choose and don't

Re: Booster E1 wiht EOS 3 +some new thoughts on the subject

2001-02-28 Thread Andreas W
From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I just happen to have 1184 Kronas right here, how about you Skip? That's Kronor in plural, one krona, a million kronor :o) > Keep us posted, Andreas! And if you're not sure if it's a PB-E1 or BP-E1, > the BP-E1 has no shutter release. It has a shutter

EOS OT: Photographic calcultors (was 20-35 with extension tubes)

2001-02-28 Thread Andreas W
> The reason may be, that it's plain simply true. DOF depends on focal length. > Pick your favorite DOF calculator and try it out. I'm currently using f/Calc, are there any other similar programs I should check out? I also think I heard something about a Palm version of f/Calc, is that true? Tha

Re: Booster E1 wiht EOS 3

2001-02-27 Thread Andreas W
- Original Message - From: "Skip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 6:02 AM Subject: Re: Booster E1 wiht EOS 3 > Tom Pfeiffer wrote: > > > > Since the E2 is about $350US at B&H, does this mean you've found someone > > with one or more E1's fo

Booster E1 wiht EOS 3

2001-02-26 Thread Andreas W
Hello list, I've thought about getting a booster for my EOS 3 since I bought it almost a year ago. FPS is nothing I consider important, I seldom use anything other than the single frame setting anyway, what I want is the better grip and the possibility to use another power source than the expe

EOS Re: Camera List

2001-02-23 Thread Andreas W
> Alternatively, Klaus Schroiff's Photozone > http://www.photozone.de/canoncamera.htm How could I forget that one? It must have slipped in to some dark corner of my memory some friday night. > Or Olle Bjernulf's website > http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/8917/eosbody.html > > Or even > http:

EOS Re: Tokina 28-70mm F2.6-2.8 w/ Canon Elan

2001-02-22 Thread Andreas W
I'm new to this list, and I'm wondering where to find some sort of list of the different names to have as a reference. There is of course the Canon Camera Museum, but a simple listing with something like a table consisting of the colum