I can usualy pick most of them, but that was a newy to me.
Cya
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From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: Greeting from newcomer aperture question
On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:05:22 +1000, Paul Jones
I was really hoping that it would feel more like a match needle style (I
grew up on that), instead it reminded me of the Nikon FE instead of the FM
or Pentax MX. There is certainly nothing wrong with it, it just didn't
appeal to me very much.
Bruce Dayton
Sacramento, CA
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Mike Johnston wrote:
Have we done a cat PUG yet? I'll give a free
subscription to my newsletter to the person who posts the best cat picture.
Well, crap, I'm laid off and can't afford the damn thing anyway, so why
not?
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/kiska_09180007_1.html
I think I got a
THE REASON WHY I WON'T BE BUYING A MZ-S, is I affortunately dont have that
sorta cash lying around at the moment.
If i sold my LX and MZ5n i could afford it, but that would be silly :)
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In what way did you want it to feel like a match needle metering body?
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From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant
at the very end.
I
I got some of my shots from the mountain back today. I noticed that a lot of
them that I took under Tom's umbrella were very dull. I could see rain
streaks in a few of them but I enjoyed looking at them anyway, they reminded
me of one of the best days in my short (extremely short so far) life.
This is a joke. Right?
Jim A.
From: Pentax Clover [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 01:37:21 +0200
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MZ-S, I need more
Hello
Well, I really feel excited because I really want Pentax to make a new
Flagship in a very
Custom made cameras
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From: Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: MZ-S, I need more
This is a joke. Right?
Jim A.
From: Pentax Clover [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date:
Bollocks. I do most of my pics hand-held and very
few are fuzzy. When they are, I usually thought at the
time I should be using a tripod, but didn't have it
with me because it is rather ungainly. Actually a vast
proportion of shots where I thought I should use a
tripod came out completely
1.) Where in the excerpt of mine that you quoted did
I even come close to saying that the MZ-S has
Functions that [I] neither want or need, and that
[I] won't use in a million years. Go ahead. I can
wait.
OK, call off the dogs. I just felt like having a rant,
or two. Besides, I didn't
it is 1/250 when you synch at opening curtain (normal), if you synch at
closing curtain it is 1/125, if you use contrast flash program, it is 1/60.
Arnie
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Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: What is the
Hi,
http://www.royalmail.com/dda/stamps/2001_collection/stamps_for_2001/feb_2001.htm
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Bob
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Tuesday, July 17, 2001, 6:14:24 AM, you wrote:
Annsan teased:
I thought it might be nice to discuss flower photography, Mike g
Or cats. Don't forget cats. The
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From: William Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(snip)
All this theory may be worth an Australian penny though (see other recent
threads).
If it's a 1930 Australian penny you're holding I'd gladly give you $US0.02
for it, well above today's currency exchange rate, but
Well then maybe you should be holding onto your
limited edition MZ-S. It could be valuable later on.
G
--- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nope, they were brand-new, fresh batteries along
with a
fresh roll of Kodak professional film. I'm hoping
that
I just got lucky. Even the
Take a picture of someones house from the public street and sell
it to an ad agency who puts it up on billboards all over the
country, uses it in a magazine ad campaign, and otherwise
indicates there is money involved. The owner will have a hundred
lawyers offering to sue you for him for a
--- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Listen, this gets really offensive. You have been
warned. Send
the kids out of the house. I am all liquored up and
shouting.
Ooh, I'm trembling. I never thought I could provoke
such strong emotions, simply by talking about a camera
manual.
3. The
What is probably going on here is that these guys have set up a
seach website with banner ads. Their webcrawler found PUG and
listed it. They are asking that you list their search site on
the PUG site hoping folks will click on it. These guys usually
get paid per hit by their advertisers so they
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 13:36:17 -0700, Bucky wrote:
You've got people who imply that you're not a 'real' photographer unless you use X, or
Got a type there! That should read you use LX, or :-)
Regards, JvW
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Jan van Wijk;
Don't really know, the site doesn't give a 'warm feeling' though :-)
Regards, JvW
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:03:31 -0600, William Robb wrote:
Is this good or bad??
Thanks
Bill
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Sent: July 16, 2001 9:52 PM
Hi all,
I got my MX yesterday - a beautiful little camera! Almost mint condition
(chrome, looks good with my 43/1,9), and everything seems to work just fine.
Or? The light meter behaves a little funny, I suspect it's in order but I
know lots of you have one or more MX's so...
Anyway, if I for
Hi!
ZX-M is really great, but I miss AF more and more, and spot meter would be
fine too :)
So, my next choice falls either on PZ1p or ZX5n. I like both :) ZX5n has
the same layout of controls, but PZ1p feels more solid. Which are the main
advantages that makes PZ1p more expensive (@bhphoto-almost
Sheesh, I clicked on one fo the links that came up and suddenly
I had about 60 browser windows open.
They seem pretty porn oriented, so if they find the PUG
boring..
I need to sleep.
William Robb
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Sent:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll give you that. In street photography a tripod is a hinderance but in
most situations, I maintain that a tripod is vital to good photographs.
Vital or useful. To good photographs or to technically perfect
photographs or to the best photographs? Most situations
Not so.
Read:
http://www.barrieglover.demon.co.uk/copyright.html
Under the section Certain Artistic Works on Public Display which
references the 1988 UK copyright act:
A building which is a work of architecture may be freely photographed and
that photograph reproduced; however the model for
William Kane writes:
How the heck do I change the ASA? It seems pretty tricky. The guy
who owned this before used alot of 64 film, because it's stuck in that
position.
First of all, make sure the exposure compensation is at zero. If exposure
compensation is set the ASA dial is
John Francis writes:
http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/fountain.jpg
is from the South island - that shot was taken in Christchurch.
That picture is way out of date :) Here's one I took a year or two ago. This
was taken from behind the Town Hall, looking South towards
Jody writes:
The
only conclusion I can come to is that it is a status
symbol, like the latest Porsche or Ferrari, and it
feels good to say Look at the new MZ-S I bought. I
was going to say something rude here about maybe they
are compensating for the diminutive size of something
else, but
Alberto writes:
Hardly ever I used it in manual focus mode, and for this reason only
yesterday I noticed that the focusing ring doesn't stop turning.
What I don't know is if it is a problem or is the normal behaviour.
Actually I can feel it slightly hardening in the point that should
Amita Guha writes:
Hi everyone, I just got my second lens! It's the 135mm that I won on ebay a
couple of weeks ago. I just tried it out and it is SMOOTH and very solid!
:)
Which 135mm did you get? f/1.8, 2.5, 2.8 or 3.5?
I have the old 135mm f/2.5 lens and it's built like a tank. A
Kevin Waterson writes:
This is very true.
But what about the people who do not WANT to learn all these tricks?
Why should they be denied the opportunity to take a reasonable quality
photograph?
As long as I can figure out how to get an auto-everything camera into fully-
manual mode, I'll
Tom Rittenhouse writes:
Exposure compensation? Move the aperature or shutter
speed the appropriate amount based upon experience.
I find that so much quicker than setting compensation on the Z-1p. Plus I
won't forget to set it back when I'm finished! I only use exposure
compensation when
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How the heck do I change the ASA? It seems pretty tricky. The guy
who owned this before used alot of 64 film, because it's stuck in that
position.
Bill,
I have a K2 with sticky ASA ring. Push IN the black button on the lower left
of the lens mount. It's
The detents on your aperture ring, as well as on
the shutter speed dial of those who have one, is
only a guide. If you need a setting in between
it's available to use. The camera will automatically
use one, and is kind enough to let you know what
it's doing.
Collin
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Spotted on eBay with a BIN price of, $525.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1256186678
Later,
Gary
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I don't know if the picture of the BG-10 grip is widely availble. But for
those who want a closer look at that grip, just email me for the picture
that I scanned from a Japanese magazine. It is 383k. Btw, remember to put my
name in the SUBJECT because I don't read every mail in my mail box.
Does BH do mail order within NYC?
Just wondering.
William Robb
They do, actually. I just got a package from them. :)
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I don't know if the picture of the BG-10 grip is widely availble. But for
those who want a closer look at that grip, just email me for the picture
that I scanned from a Japanese magazine. It is 383k. Btw, remember to put
my
name in the SUBJECT because I don't read every mail in my mail box.
I
Hi Alan,
I'd like to have a look.
If you want i can put it in my webspace to save you emailing it to people.
Cya
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From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: BG-10
I don't know if the picture of the
Which 135mm did you get? f/1.8, 2.5, 2.8 or 3.5?
The 3.5.
I have the old 135mm f/2.5 lens and it's built like a tank. A
great lens to use
but I usually carry the FA100 f/2.8 macro lens instead because
it's just so
versatile.
I guess I'll have to wait until I get a more advanced
film;), NPH 400, and a Lowepro Bag to carry it all. My future gear: A money
tree in the backyard so I can fill up my bushel basket and go buy the MZ-S,
the limited edition lense, and a skid of Fuji Pro Films!
Hate to say that but those aren't limited edition lenses, but Limited
lenses. I don't
Doug,
I had not thought about it, but I do have to second your kudos. It
is probably the first camera manual that actually leads you to the right
information and presents it well.
César Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
Just buy a scratch sticker and print a small 'n' next to the 'S' will do.
regards,
Alan Chan
Custom made cameras
This is a joke. Right?
Hello
Well, I really feel excited because I really want Pentax to make a new
Flagship in a very short time
I find the MZ-S quite cute, but,
Sad but true I received my MZ-S from camerworld.com on Wednesday, July
11, 2001. I finally took it out today (Sunday, July 15, 2001). After I
finished my first roll of film the camera rewound about half of the roll.
The camera then started making a horribly loud buzzing noise and then the
Sad but true
My first G3 was DOA, despite Vistek having spent a week to check it
out before allowing me the honor of picking it up and paying for it.
It happens. Sorry it had to be you.
Of course, here's one more advantage to buying from a local
bricks'n'mortar shop (if you've got one
ZX-M is really great, but I miss AF more and more, and spot meter would be
fine too :)
So, my next choice falls either on PZ1p or ZX5n. I like both :) ZX5n has
the same layout of controls, but PZ1p feels more solid. Which are the main
advantages that makes PZ1p more expensive (@bhphoto-almost
Hi !
It `s normal behaviour for FA * 24 / 2.0 .
Cheers , Raivo
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Jody writes:So stuff it in your pipe and smoke it.
Jody you've been smoking something if you think you can get critically sharp
photos (especially flowers) without using a tripod. You're dreaming pal.
Either that, or you really have never seen critically sharp photos. You can
take SNAPSHOTS of
Jez asked:
Is it possible to copyright an area of land you own especially as it is an
area of outstanding natural beauty. How would you stand photographing it
from the sea rather than on the estate land.
Jez,
My day job is a tv news cameraman and issues like this affect me and my
colleagues
Incidentally, I think this is known here already, but I checked with Pentax
and the MZ-S frame overlapping thing is not a problem. It's a minor firmware
glitch. They discovered it early, and they know how many cameras sneaked in
to the U.S. before the fix was applied and it's a small number.
On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Mike Johnston wrote:
Incidentally, I think this is known here already, but I checked with Pentax
and the MZ-S frame overlapping thing is not a problem. It's a minor firmware
glitch. They discovered it early, and they know how many cameras sneaked in
to the U.S. before
You also need to take focal length into account.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I've had a critically sharp handheld
shot (on ISO 100 film). A 12 by 18 enlargement of this photo looks fabulous.
But that was with a 28mm in great light. (It's for this reason that, whenever
I do go on a casual
Pretty good rant, though not as good as the last one. I give it a 7. You're gonna have
to do better to make it to the Olympics.
At 11:13 PM -06007/16/01, William Robb wrote, or at least typed:
Listen, this gets really offensive. You have been warned. Send
the kids out of the house. I am all
may be, it would happen with MZ-S as well.
haha
anand
From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant
at the very end.
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 12:08:20 +1000
Hi,
When I first
Now, be nice... the framed 3x5 titled sunflower at high-noon with
400asa looks sharp as a tack!
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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant
at the
By the way:
I've noticed that my ZX-M (more often) and also my girlfriend's MZ-3 (quite
seldom) does not leave equal spaces between frames (varying from approx.
0.7 to 1.5mm). Is this OK, or not? Do other brands behave the same way? :)
Not a big problem actually, but sometimes it makes cutting of
I'll give you that. In street photography a tripod
is a hinderance but in
most situations, I maintain that a tripod is vital
to good photographs. With
the exception of a few cases, photographers who
argue otherwise are lazy or
are willing to accept fuzzy pictures.
You just haven't
Bill K. wrote:
Just got my K2 w/ 50/1.4 in the mail today . . . oh, boy, am I
excited. I have one question for the list though:
How the heck do I change the ASA?
Every camera has an Achilles' heel. Didn't take you long to find the K2's.
s
--Mike
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I'll give you that. In street photography a tripod
is a hinderance but in
most situations, I maintain that a tripod is vital
to good photographs. With
the exception of a few cases, photographers who
argue otherwise are lazy or
are willing to accept fuzzy pictures.
You just haven't looked
Well, it seems that the Luddites aren't just a footnote in the history
books, but are still walking around sneering at whatever seems unfamiliar!
Here's something to think about: the main difference between humans and
animals is that humans make and use tools. However, some anthropologists
rightly said.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S either
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:20:12 EDT
People People we're missing the point here. The MZ-S is an excellent modern
day camera. Worth every penny and more. It
thanks for the source of TTYL.
I wonder why is it internet jargon, though.
i remember my daughter's winnie-the-pooh show - pooh bear says TTFN - tata
for now !!
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Greeting from
I agree and also must confess that I take alot of photos without tripods,
ie I take alot of photos during special events and services at my church
were tripods just aren't practical to set up and lug around. Let's face it,
there are many situations where a tripod would be ideal, but is less than
Sounds fishy to me, Robb
annsan the doubter
William Robb wrote:
Is this good or bad??
Thanks
Bill
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yup, me too.
From: David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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at the very end.
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:29:27 +1200
Kevin Waterson writes:
This is very true.
But what
in between settings - for aperture, not for shutter speed.
From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:53:49 -0500
The detents on your aperture ring, as well as
My two cents-
I have ALOT of respect for the older, all-manual cameras, but I'm glad
the new ones have all the auto-goodies added. Sure, I use my camera in
aperture-priority and manual focus alot, especially for my night photos, but
I have the 'green smiley face' to thank when I very quickly
We are talking commercial exploitation here. Not artistic
expression. I doubt the the law is that much different over
there than over here. I you use the picture to show your
personal friends or as fine art there is not much money involved
and no lawyer is going to take the case anyway. Unless
You are right.I would make a small suggestion - if instead of saying
automation we say facility things become simpler, perspective changes.
It is a facility - to use it or not is left to user.
Point is, more automation doesn't have to make you more stupid and lazy, it
can have the opposite
petit miam wrote:
I do that all the time, take myself shopping, take
myself to the movies. At least that way you get
intelligent conversation, and you don't talk through
the good bits.
Can't it get a bit boring when it comes time to kiss your date good
night?
Bob Harris
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William Robb wrote:
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Is this good or bad??
Methinks neither, merely inevitable:^(
I also got a
Because they are limited to customers with lots of spare money.
(Sorry, just couldn't resist a straight line like Alan provided)
Alan Chan wrote:
Hate to say that but those aren't limited edition lenses, but Limited
lenses. I don't understand why they were called Limited however.
--
Tom
our petit miam wrote:
Bollocks. I do most of my pics hand-held and very
few are fuzzy. When they are, I usually thought at the
time I should be using a tripod, but didn't have it ...
Try bending a tripod down to get a flower picture,
which you are shooting at 1/500th anyway. Try
I tried using it. Didn't find three simple topics. Must be a small data
base!
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 10:22 AM
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Sounds fishy to me, Robb
annsan the
petit miam wrote:
1.) Where in the excerpt of mine that you quoted did
I even come close to saying that the MZ-S has
Functions that [I] neither want or need, and that
[I] won't use in a million years. Go ahead. I can
wait.
OK, call off the dogs. I just felt like having a rant,
or
Au contraire!
Your mechanical bodies will do it for shutter speed as well.
(I just haven't check out my ZX-M to see if it's mechanism
will allow that feature.)
Collin
At 11:41 AM 7/17/01 -0400, you wrote:
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:35:19 -0400
From: Anand DHUPKAR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
jeepgirl wrote:
I got some of my shots from the mountain back today. I noticed that a lot of
them that I took under Tom's umbrella were very dull.
Sure, blame it on me.
Could I have corrected the softness the rain provided for those pictures?
Yes, if we'd wiped the front element of
Paul Jones said:
Hi Alan,
I'd like to have a look.
If you want i can put it in my webspace to save you emailing
it to people.
In a day or so I'll be able to put up scans of any images from the
BG10 manual (assuming there is one), plus some pictures of a BG10
attached to my MZ-S -
John,
You're right, a cute kid doesn't make a good photograph any more than
a good photograph makes a cute kid. I made a comment earlier today about
photographing my kid taking his first steps in gratitude to the no-brainer
mode on my camera. I'm HOPING you understand that there are certain,
--- petit miam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I fail to understand why one would pay so much more
for a camera with functions that they neither want
nor
need, and that they won't use in a million years.
The
only conclusion I can come to is that it is a status
symbol, like the latest Porsche or
That's interesting to me...I just saw an interview with Richler (in a
special celebrating his life) wherein he cited King as a prime example of a
brilliant writer who was also commercially successful.
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Sent:
Which totally clichéd subject really rubs you the wrong way?
Sunsets; there 'aint a person living here on the East Side of Lake Michigan
that doesn't have an album full!
Which one do you have a weakness for, despite your better
judgment?
Cityscapes around twilight :)
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I remember it being discussed on the list, though I can't seem to find any
reference to it. I've handled both lenses (the Tamron and the Pentax)
myself and they are very simular. The Pentax version is slightly better
built, has far better markings, and has SMC. It lacks the distance window
of
Hi William,
Since I'm new here, and 2 yrs new to photography, let me spill my
beans. I ORIGINALLY bought my first slr, zx-50 for one reason; to produce
sharper,better point-and-shoot photos of my kids. It Worked. I captured some
of the best moments of my life on film, and they look TONS
--- David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After using the Z-1p with long manual focus glass,
I wouldn't buy an AF
camera that didn't have trap focus. I will change
that decision when I get a
long AF lens :)
Same goes for DOF preview. It's a must-have in my
opinion.
Cheers,
Mike Johnston wrote:
Mark D. wrote:
It was also Walker Evans who was supposed to have said, after seeing an
Edward Weston exhibit (or maybe it was Ansel Adams): Don't they have any
people on the West Coast?
Must have been Adams. Seems to me Weston took lots of people pictures in
addition
I suspect that all the sunrise pictures are in Wisconsin and Ilinois. 8-)
Jerry in Houston, Grew up in Chicago
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Which
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 14:12:23 -0600
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If anyone wants me to shut up now, just tell me.
William Robb
Well ... nah. This is too much fun.
A bit boring at times, but still fun.
There's so much to discuss about the craft of photography:
content management
It all depends on what you photograph. A tripod and cable release are
ideal for landscapes, still life and such. But try chasing kids around
with a cable release and tripod! A good lens always helps, but in a
rapidly changing situation, the optically inferior zoom may be the best
lens because
Your theory is sound, but it doesnt work in practice, the camera will just
let you take the photo stil..
Cya
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 6:57 AM
Subject: Trap Focus with AF Glass (was: Why wont but
Depends on the camera, but most mechanical cameras allow this. I don't do
it though because you don't know what shutter speed you are using - going
between 1/60 and 1/125 you might get 1/75, 1/90, 1/115 - you don't know,
and it's hard to line it up at the same place again. Of course these
Hey, Mike -- obssess much
I once saw a cat that didn't look like a cat. It was missing its tail, which
caused it to walk with its rear about 2 inches higher than its head. It had
a mustache like Groucho Marx, and was also a hermaphrodite. It was also
carrying on a torrid love affair with the
The color is wrong. It's not FA gray, limited silver, star silver, or
big-glass white. It doesn't match anything.
I have to question the motives of someone who would buy such a camera.
It probably means you're lazy, ugly, a commie, and have bad fashion
sense.
And while we're at it...everyone
The Tamron got excellent results in it's Pop Photo tests, the Pentax 24-90
is so new all we have to go on yet are list member results.
Personally, I won't not bother any test result from Pop. Photo. The
SP35-105/2.8 got favourable comments too but turned out it was the worst
lens I have owned.
From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You know, maybe it's a case of one thing for one fellow, another thing for
another. Everybody's work is different. Maybe one fellow thinks tripods
are
necessary, and for him they are. Maybe another fellow thinks tripods are a
useless impediment, and for
Robert wrote:
Has anyone compared the optical quality of the new lens versus the older A
model, which everyone seems to love?
I replaced the old manual focus one with the new AF lens. Regardless of the fine
qualities of the manual focus lens the new FA* 200/4 ED macro is simply
Cotty wrote:
HOWEVER, obviously if you go clambering through a neigbour's
bushes to get that all-time-great shot of Anna Kornickerova sunning
butt-neked by the pool...
Hey, if you DO get that shot, please post it on PUG. Or, if you're worried
about getting sued, just send it to me, at my
From: Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
;^) ... all fine good for 3x5 or 4x6 prints
but, (just for a learning experience, mind you) try having
one enlarged up to, say, a modest 20x30 size and grace us
with an honest opinion of the results.
Tripod or no, 20X30 is medium/large format
On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Mark D. wrote:
Ahh man! When you make that much sense, it's just no fun arguing anymore!
; )
Yes it is!
chris
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Treena Harp wrote:
I once saw a cat that didn't look like a cat. It was missing its tail,
which caused it to walk with its rear about 2 inches higher than its
head. It had a mustache like Groucho Marx, and was also a
hermaphrodite. It was also carrying on a torrid love
Mark D. wrote:
It was also Walker Evans who was supposed to have said, after seeing an
Edward Weston exhibit (or maybe it was Ansel Adams): Don't they have any
people on the West Coast?
I have Ansel Adam screen-saver; caption on one of the image is
To the complaint 'There are no people in
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