William Robb wrote:
Because within 5 years you won't be able to get film for
it?
I saw some rotten devil sending his girlfriend into the local camera shop to
get film for his Optio 550.
Malcolm
Buy the LX. Best camera I've ever owned, including the *ist D. If Pentax had
produced a LX-D
Norm Baugher wrote:
Just cruising around Ebay, checking them out, haven't done it
in a while. Man, have prices come down!
Yet there is one piece of Pentax MF equipment which eludes me. For the
sixth time yesterday, I lost an eBay item for this thing (I won't mention
what) and now it's two
The focussing issue is separate from the 'hesitation', but both faults often
come together. The wrong mirror rest position, that is causing the focussing
issue is very straightforward to fix. The hesitation is far more difficult
to repair.
If the camera only has a slight hesitation in the shop and
Hi,
Off for a few days to deepest, darkest (and, from what I hear, coldest)
Poland for a few days.
If anyone there wishes to meet up, I will be in Dom Studentski Zaczek in
Krakow from Monday night until Friday night. Well, not literally, but
that's where I will lay my tired little head.
mike
Hi,
Now if they could just make one that would bounce.
They do! I've used a camera that bounces. It belonged to someone I met
who lived on a boat moored off a Seychelle. She bought the camera
precisely because it had rubberised corners, was proofed against salt
spray and was designed for
Hi,
Now comes the hard part. Place all your new wonder pics on a table, and open
up books showing the works of Mr. Smith, or Capa, or Cartier-Bresson,
Stieglitz, or Margaret Bourke-White. Now then, Do your pics compare well with
theirs???... as though I didn't know. Possible of course,
Dave,
Just make sure you get a competent repair job, or you'll do it again.
The repair should run US$150+ and include new foam and seals.
If it's a $40 fix, the guy doesn't know what he is doing.
Regards, Bob S.
David Madsen writes:
I have an opportunity to add an LX outfit to my camera
Pat,
Thanks for the comments. I don't know the weight of the old 2-8-8-2 that Graywolf was
talking about. I would guess less than 550,000 pounds, so a pair of 6-axle
diesel-electrics weighing 578,000 could exert more tractive effort and pull a bigger,
longer train.
I didn't know about
Just out of curiosity, do you use all those features, and
whatever else your camera offers?
BTW, what's AEL?
Alan Kerr wrote:
I wouldn't want to be without spot metering, AEL, aperture priority,
shutter priority, honeycomb metering, DX coding (which as well as
setting ISO gives the camera
Bill,
Similar issues in the US...
In the late 1800's in granger states like Iowa, no farmer's field was more than 1/2
mile from a railroad track. At harvest time, you put your grain into a boxcar they
dropped on that track for you. That's how it got to market. That was our
transportation
On 14/2/04, Cotty disgorged:
Only tend to notice them on large areas of continuous tone, like sky.
Very minor annoyance for me. I clean about once a month if I can
remember. Once every two if I can't. If you're looking at the pictures,
you don't
I think what John means is that using a manual camera requires some
knowledge of exposure and the relationship between shutter speed and
stop. Some would be photogs who learn on fully automated beasties never
learn that. They just set it to the green dot and fire away. Now and
then they get
I too choose my LX over my MX consistently. Because it's so small, i've
taken the MX on trips now and then without the winder. But the rest of
the time, the LX gets the call. I keep a 35mm kit of ten lenses and two
bodies in a Pelican case. It goes with me on every job. Until last
week, it
I've only shot about 700 frames so far and
haven't had a
problem. I
think I'm going to make a pencil point attachment for my vacuum cleaner
and clean the sensor with that when the time comes. I don't like the
idea of blowing air into the camera. it
I don't think PhotoNet allows display of big jpegs. But I'll be happy
to mail you one if you wish.
I have the shot resed up to 40 meg and jpeg compressed to about 10 or
so for the stock house.
On Feb 14, 2004, at 1:40 AM, Alin Flaider wrote:
frank wrote:
ft Maybe we should call you Mr. Steady
Hi Guys
I don't seem to have a users guide for the BG-10. PEntax USA does not have
it on their download page.
Do any of you know if it's possible to use rechargeable batteries (NiCd or
NiMH) in the BG-10,
without risking to damage the camera?
Answers will be truly appreciatet.
Best Regards
Jens
Jens Bladt escribió:
Hi Guys
I don't seem to have a users guide for the BG-10. PEntax USA does not have
it on their download page.
Do any of you know if it's possible to use rechargeable batteries (NiCd or
NiMH) in the BG-10,
without risking to damage the camera?
Answers will be truly appreciatet.
Two things are needed to make good photograps:
1) The ability to imagine, visualise, locate, create and frame a suitable
subject for a good photograph.
2) The ability to master the photographic techniques necsary.
Smart cameras helps a lot with number 2), less with number 1)
- e.i. situations,
Thanks Carlos.
Very usefull information. I I'll direct the question to the Pentax importer
in Denmark.
I have had the same problem with Mezt flashes.
After writing the importer, I got a letter saying, I could use rechargeable
batteries, ehen using a special battery unit. I was kind of hoping this
I guess when you're talking 20 or 25 year old bodies, sample to sample
variances are to be expected.
However, I really don't notice much difference between my MX and LX in
volume level when used without winders.
cheers,
frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
AEL = Auto Exposure Lock (?) Press the shutter half way down and lock the
shutter/aperture combination - lots of SLR's and arangefinders had that
feature. Very usefull for back lit scenes etc.
Honeycomb metering: Maybe = multi-segment metering
Jens
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: frank
I was speaking in general market terms, not your personal deals..
Norm
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I have yet to see a 6x7 MLU camera price as low as that which I paid
for my good condition MLU 6x7 three years ago -- $202.11. Most of the
lens prices I saw this week were also in excess of what I paid
Yeah, but is it more expensive than digital if amortized? g.
Norm
William Robb wrote:
In fact, on a cost per picture, my LX's with print film
are more expensive than shooting Ektachrome on my 4x5.
I have two advantages, but are they really advantages? I know the guy at
the shop and he has worked on my PZ-1P (now gone), ME SUPER (now gone),
Rolleicord, Mamiya, Zeiss Ikon, and Yashica. I know he has done many mirror
assembly repairs on other cameras, such as the notorious squeal on the
Hi!
Bill, aren't you trying to say:
1. Care for what you're doing (photographing in this case)?
2. RTFM
and then
Result would be good?!
I really think that this thread is a little overreacted upon. That is,
I wouldn't call a person who neither care much for they photography
(not photographs,
Back when I worked at a camera store...
A guy comes in and buys a ZX-5n with a basic zoom. One year later he
returns to buy an F100 and 80-200 f2.8 because he is shooting 5 weddings a
month and believes that N***n is the only choice for pros. Two weeks
later he returns again with his Wal-Mart
Here is the *ist d + pancake:
http://www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/pancake.jpg
Mine is not too good wide open though. At 5,6 it is o.k.
Sven
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well spoken, David!
(Beautiful whomepage. you've got)
regards
Jens
To answer the question my way...a good photographer is a good photographer
no matter what camera he is holding, a bad photographer will feel like he is
a good photographer when holding a camera that does his work for him.
Hi!
BL You see, I don't buy into the expected answer no to the thread's
BL question.
Sorry, brain fart. I meant yes instead of no...
Boris
Hi,
I think Paul Stenquist and I have had this conversation on list already, but
one interesting thing that I noticed, is that Adams' Appalachian accent is
~much~ more pronounced when talking with Kentuckians than with New York art
dealers. I thought that maybe it was contrived, but Paul
The interesting thing is people who used box brownies did not consider
themselves photographers, people who use an *istD on program mode do. Of course
the real problem for me with using automation is the same as it is when I use
autodial on my telephone. When I need to go manual with the
I received one of these lenses through Shel and thus far I'm fairly pleased
with it. Obviously it cannot compare with a prime, but overall it does a
nice job. It's very true that this focal length will just about meet all
your needs except when you need a longer focal length, which is rare for
I can see it now - Canon's newest featureairbags.
Norm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now if they could just make one that would bounce.
Like when it is dropped. Not that I've done that yet, but...
Hi,
And, to repeat, by the time one bought a ttl metering SLR, they probably
knew what they were doing anyway.
But did they know what the meter was doing?
For most of his life my father used an Agfa Silette which he'd bought
used in the mid-1950s. All the photos he took of us growing up, and
But it is rocket science. There is simple arithmetic involved. Much better to
use a camera with a built in auto calculator so you don't even have to think
about the numbers, much less how to use them. That is really why no one wants to
use public transportation you know. Too hard to count your
Hi,
The photographers mentioned in the article used the state of the art
equipment of their day.
[...]
I wonder what they'd use today?
many of the Magnum photographers, even the relatively young ones,
still use Leica Ms. But many of them also use fully auto cameras.
However, if you read
- Original Message -
From: Steve Larson
Subject: Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?
Pinhole users do have shutter speed adjustment.
They generally also have several sizes of pinhole to choose from.
William Robb
In fact sophisticated pinhole aficionadoes have all the basic controls, they
just use very small f-stops and no lens.
OTOH, I have always wondered why one would buy a Diana, or Holga, when the same
money would buy a clean all metal Box Brownie they used 120 film before Kodak
figured out that
Interesting that this topic should come up when it did. Last night I
purchased a Ricoh KR-5 Super II via ebay for my photography class at
college. For $60 including shipping, with a Pentax 50mm f:2 m type lens I
didn't think I could go too far wrong. The instructor does not insist on an
all
I remember a science fiction story. Some undisclosed time in the future there
was a University Mathematics Professor who was dismissed as a charlatan because
he claimed he had discovered a way to do long division without an electronic
calculator which everyone knew was imposible.
Do they still
There's a $200 rebate off combined purchase of *istD and DA 16-45.
I continue to be baffled that Pentax offers a discount on a lens that North American
dealers cannot yet obtain. I believe I am the only North American on the list who has
the DA 16-45. I left a standing order on Adorama' web
On 15/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I'm not saying that any of the hallowed names would be using the latest
Canon digital DSLR with one of those anti-shake 1.8 ultra long papparazzi
zooms. AFAIK, when HCB still uses a camera, it's the latest Leica RF - but
then he only uses cameras (if
Good evening Mr Phelps. Your mission tonight is simple, navigate your way
through FTDML
Today's Topics:
Re: LX envy [ frank theriault
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Re: LX envy [ frank theriault
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RE: LX envy
That's f'g manual in english. (grin)
I think you are taking comments here much more seriously than they are meant,
Boris. Yes, there are great photographers working today. Yes, a serious
photographer can work around the automation. Though I personally usually find
automation more of a
Hi Dave
The MANAUL SHOULD BE HERE:
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kr-5_super_ii/kr-5_super_ii-splash.htm
The K1000 has MLU: Tap the release botton hard/fast and the mirror will lock
up, without releasing the shutter.
I don't know about damaging the A, F or FA lenses - but I wouldn't think so.
All
Now you've hit on something I can agree with graywolf. I can't tell
you how many of my students can't estimate what 750/150 is, much less
half of 750 . . . I blame calculators . . .
. . . of course there is nothing wrong with USING a tool. Tools are
there to make our lives simpler, and
I've certainly used all of those (except wireless flash) with my PZ-1p.
Come to that, I've even used wireless flash - it's just that I had to
plug an accessory trigger into the hotshoe. But I'd have had to do that
with most other cameras, anyway - I was using a studio flash setup.
I've also
frank said:
I guess when you're talking 20 or 25 year old bodies, sample to sample
variances are to be expected.
However, I really don't notice much difference between my MX and LX in
volume level when used without winders.
Me either, and that would be always since I don't have winders
I really think that 25 years ago, most people who bought cameras with match
needle ttl metering were pretty serious about it anyway. After investing
that much money into a camera (Spotmatics cost around $300US 30 or 35 years
ago - a lot of money back then!), my bet is that if they didn't
David Madsen shared:
Back when I worked at a camera store...
A guy comes in and buys a ZX-5n with a basic zoom. One year later he
returns to buy an F100 and 80-200 f2.8 because he is shooting 5 weddings a
month and believes that N***n is the only choice for pros. Two weeks
later he
Now if only they coul come up with one that would inflate
in front of the lens when a lousy shot was about to be taken ...
Personally I think the shutter release should have taser contacts.
I can see it now - Canon's newest featureairbags.
Norm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now if
But it is rocket science. There is simple arithmetic involved. Much better to
use a camera with a built in auto calculator so you don't even have to think
about the numbers, much less how to use them. That is really why no one wants to
use public transportation you know. Too hard to count
I know. But I haven't seen the prices drop. And I check them every day
because I need two more 6x7 lenses.
Paul
On Feb 15, 2004, at 10:57 AM, Norm Baugher wrote:
I was speaking in general market terms, not your personal deals..
Norm
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I have yet to see a 6x7 MLU camera price
I had lunch at a local restaurant and the bill was $15.00
and change. I gave the woman at the register a $100.00
bill. The change should have been $84.00+ but I was given
$64.00+ shortchanged by $20.00. Bringing this to the
attention of the cashier, I was told the amount of change I
There are some real deals out there, more then I remember when I was
actively checking Ebay a couple of years ago, like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2984661047category=3353
One of the list members picked this up, like getting a free 6x7 I
was also checking KEH
I have a question about FA and A lens used with this camera however. Will I
do any damage to the lenses or extra electrical contacts and the autofocus
drives on them by using them with this camera?
I don't think so. There's no AF drive shaft on the body, so there's nothing
to affect the AF
Hi, Sven,
Very pretty. It's probably just because I'm so used to seeing pancakes on
MXen, but somehow it just doesn't look right on the *istD. I could
probably get used to it if I tried, though g.
I only used one for a couple of weeks or a month on my MX, but I didn't have
it at 2.8 very
In a message dated 2/15/2004 10:14:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was in highschool they had dropped teaching how to extract roots. Use a
slide
rule or a table they said.
--
graywolf
I am searching for my father's slide rule (long-deceased, he was an
engineer), so
Thank you very much, Jens.
David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com
-Original Message-
From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:51 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SV: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?
Well spoken,
Tom,
I buy tokens. 5 for $10, plus some change (can't remember how much). Cash
fare is $2.25. I haven't done the math, but I know which one's cheaper
vbg
Now, I of course know you're being facetious, but there's really no math to
do with setting aperture and shutter speed. I think I've
I'm afraid we in the US will see a lot more of this. Our school systems
in the USA are turning them out by
the tens of thousands. They are taught they never get anything wrong
and that they'll get excellent pay
for just showing up. And they wonder why the jobs are going
overseas I
In a message dated 2/15/2004 12:09:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We had to call the restaurant manager to get
the math right and for me to get the correct change.
Sheesh!
Now this makes no sense. Everyone using computers on a regular basis (or
computerized equipment)
1 control though, not 3.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?
Pinhole users do have shutter speed adjustment.
Well, Chris,
First of all, I like the colour shot more. There's something about the bw
shot that just doesn't look like real bw to me. It just seems too soft
(which the colour doesn't, to me), and it's not really contrasty enough.
I'm not sure what to make of the image in and of itself. It
This morning I got together with one of the more successful part-time
pros in my area. He shoots with the Canon 10 megapixel camera (is it
called 1D), a pair of Leica M7s, and one of the 6x7 rangefinders. All
his 35mm glass is top of the line Leitz and Canon. Aside from the fact
that we're old
My ebay sales went well. the M 100/2.8 brought 111.50, the SMC Tak
105/2.8 went for 137.50, the 85-210 SMC Tak brought 177.50. Very
healthy I'd say. Oh yeah, that 200-500/6.9 Tamron zoom went for 146.50.
That's $56.50 more than I paid for it at Samy's in Hollywood five years
ago. The K
Okay, Cotty,
I'll bite. What is the prettiest DSLR?
curious,
frank
PS: your answer will be wrong, but I'd still like to know what you think...
vbg
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Cotty [EMAIL
On Sun, 2004-02-15 at 22:27, frank theriault wrote:
No,
It's a fact, Fred. The *istD is the prettiest DSLR out there.
Just like the PZ-1 is one of the ugliest SLR's ever.
Don't get insulting here, I own both, and both are pretty.
Just to prove that my Pentax allegiance isn't clouding my
. . . might a Sunday nite be considered a really late Friday? I mean,
it's not Monday yet. . . g
If this offends, please don't read. g
Ladies and gentlemen of the list,
I'm selling my LX.
This is the one I bought in late August of 2003.
Truly looks 99+% condition. There is no
I saw the film War Photographer featuring James Nachtwey last night, a very
interesting documentary indeed, a man dedicated to his craft. There is a web
site associated with the film at http://www.war-photographer.com/ it's worth a
read but doesn't present a great deal of James's work.
Cheers,
I'm with you Paul, let's hope we see some more Pentax digital models
coming out, preferably really expensive, so people have to sell their MF
gear to buy it... g
Norm
Let you know if I see the aforementioned lenses.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I agree. That was a great deal. Perhaps the market is
Thanks for the critique Frank.My ego is not that delicate that I cant take
everyone's divergent opinions.The ones I have got seem to agree that the
colour shot is better.Me too.Just a short note,the shot was totally
spontaneous,I wish that I could have set it up more to get more of his face
and
I think you should extract the musician from the color image, put him in the
BW image and desaturate the color by about 50%.
Butch
Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself.
Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Why do you so often insist that learning to use a manual
camera is the hard way?
What can be simpler to operate than a camera ... perhaps a
toaster? Nah, they're getting pretty complicated these days
as well LOL
I don't know. A friend just bought his wife an Canon printer that takes
media
Once again in C
int main()
{
int i;
for ( i=0; i = 1; i++ )
printf( Never trust the spell checker!!! );
return(0);
}
At 03:39 AM 2/14/04, you wrote:
On 13/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Heard a roomer at a local photo shop this afternoon, Pentax be plannin'
to announce a
As usual good response.
noticeably better flare control than the Tokina.
Light-fall-off control is
better as well.
This really puts me in dilemma:-). I was leaning
towards Tokina because its optically good and 28-80mm.
When using with my yet to own!! *istD it goes up to
160mm which is a
$400.00 is a damned good price for the system as you describe it. However
I own two LX's one that was CLA'd by a 3rd party which is the one currently
needing repair. (Which reminds me I should send it off to Pentax USA,
real soon
now). I would almost take the camera as is and send it to Pentax
The *istD's focal-length multiplier isn't 2 is it? I thought it was
more like 1.5...
S
Ramesh Kumar wrote:
As usual good response.
noticeably better flare control than the Tokina.
Light-fall-off control is
better as well.
This really puts me in dilemma:-). I was leaning
towards Tokina
One more awful pun and I'll have to release a blood curdling scream.
At 11:42 PM 2/14/04, you wrote:
Will you stake your reputation on that ?
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject:
I've had an 18 year old Mistress, from your descriptions I'd need
two before the costs would have become equivalent! (Of course mine
may have been the exception).
At 12:02 AM 2/15/04, you wrote:
- Original Message -
From: David Madsen
Subject: RE: LX envy
Believe me I have considered
Gee, you must not use the winder on your MX very often, while
the shutter/mirror on the LX may be more noticeable than that of
the MX, the rasp of the winder MX sounds like a chain saw compared
to the sound of the Motor LX.
At 12:22 AM 2/15/04, you wrote:
I don't know ... I sometimes use one or
When my LX had a problem with sticky mirror, my local repair guy told me
that there were two possible causes: the accessible rubber bumpers, or
something internal. He replaced the rubber thingies, charged me a very
low price, and it's been fine since.
chris
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 [EMAIL
Please, someone, buy it, before I start crying! An LX needs a loving home!
vbg
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
I think I saw that film. I saw something on Nachtway, anyway.
Sounds like his many decades in war zones have made him unable to function
in normal society for any length of time.
cheers,
frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J.
You know, Chris,
If there's one thing I hate, it's someone telling me if you'd have done
this, or gotten that, or changed the angle, or whatever, your shot would be
so much better. My attitude about my shots is, the shot's the shot. Don't
tell me what could have been. It is what you see, so
Otis,
I know this is getting a bit off topic, but I need to step up on the
soap box here:
Yes, the school system is churning out many students who can't do
what is described below, and I will be the first to admit that.
However, what you described is not just a matter of learning the
It's a fact, Fred. The *istD is the prettiest DSLR out there.
Just like the PZ-1 is one of the ugliest SLR's ever.
Just to prove that my Pentax allegiance isn't clouding my judgement.
Har!
Fred
It's been awhile since I've been out shooting. I shot these this afternoon.
Beautiful light today, clear blue skies sigh
http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id6.html
Anyway, the Junco and Sparrow pictures are heavily cropped, I'm still
impressed with the detail. The cute little
ok so what the hell is a birs? dumbass
Christian Skofteland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:32 PM
Subject: New birs photos
It's been awhile since I've been out shooting.
Rarely use winders at all ... never said anything about the
MX winder being louder/softer than the LX winder. And it
may not be a fair comparison to compare a winder to a motor
drive. Love the way you mix up all these various elements,
Peter.
Peter Alling wrote:
Gee, you must not use the
When I saw the Z-1/Z-1p in magazines, I thought it was one ugly camera too.
But then the actual 3D products look okay, much better than I imagined based
on some 2D images. :-)
Well, I've never owned a Z1/PZ1 or a Z1p/PZ1p, but I have had a
chance to play with some SFX/SF1 and SFXn/SF1n
Most of these shots seem to have been executed
against questionable backgrounds.
What's questionable about 'em?
Fred
I picked up a KX on ebay, which my girlfriend is now using a bit. The
problem is, we both like 50mm primes and we only have 1 between us.
It's a SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 and I really like it except that the aperture
ring really sucks. On my 5n, I leave it in A mode a lot of the time
because it's so bad.
Now that I know that frank, I'll be careful on how I
critique your photos.
frank theriault wrote:
You know, Chris,
If there's one thing I hate, it's someone telling me if you'd have done
this, or gotten that, or changed the angle, or whatever, your shot would be
so much better. My
I have both I Motor LX the Winder LX, the and the winder
is quieter than the motor. (I've never heard a Motor MX).
Notice I said, the LX shutter was more noticeable, based
on my experience the LX is really no louder, it may even
be quieter in absolute decibels, the pitch is just unfortunate.
At
On 15 Feb 2004 at 18:39, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Rarely use winders at all ... never said anything about the
MX winder being louder/softer than the LX winder. And it
may not be a fair comparison to compare a winder to a motor
drive. Love the way you mix up all these various elements,
Peter.
Yes it's 1.5 not 2.0. It made mistake.
--- Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The *istD's focal-length multiplier isn't 2 is it?
I thought it was
more like 1.5...
S
Ramesh Kumar wrote:
As usual good response.
noticeably better flare control than the Tokina.
Light-fall-off
Tamron specifically labelled it as a digital lens, if it helps. :-)
Regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
As usual good response.
noticeably better flare control than the Tokina.
Light-fall-off control is
better as well.
This really puts me in dilemma:-). I was leaning
towards
They're inherently busy. It's tough to get nice bokeh when there's a
lot going on in the backgroud.
On Feb 15, 2004, at 9:37 PM, Fred wrote:
Most of these shots seem to have been executed
against questionable backgrounds.
What's questionable about 'em?
Fred
In a message dated 2/15/2004 6:22:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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We can't stand
up at the polls and demand no child left behind, but then turn around
the next day and complain that the taxes are too high, and we need to
cut school funding. . . . we also can't place
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