On 11/7/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Good stuff, Mark. Sorry to disappoint you, but the "Roman" walls of
>Chester were built in the mid 1800's - on the Roman foundations, of course.
Yeah, well. What did the Romans ever do for us
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) |
On 10/7/05, E.R.N. Reed, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I think the R is for Retractable and the T is for TTL. So says my PZ-1
>brochure. (Then there's the invisible A in the abbreviation, since they
>actually define RTF as Retractable TTL Auto Flash.)
IIRC it was about this time in Pentax's hist
I think it is not fair to gerealise based on the single known Canon
compatibility problem. Sigma gives information about this on their web site, it
affects a known range of cameras and Sigma offers a free upgrade for all lenses
where this is technically feasible. Not bad for customer service.
Othe
Someone on the Adobe Photoshop User-toUser forum mentioned the Cutout
filter (Filter-Artistic-Cutout) so I decided to play with it a bit. The
result is based on one of my photos which was posted here a few weeks ago.
So, without further "adieu" (an homage to Peter Alling), here's this weeks
Photo
On Jul 10, 2005, at 9:18 PM, E.R.N. Reed wrote:
I think the R is for Retractable and the T is for TTL. So says my
PZ-1 brochure. (Then there's the invisible A in the abbreviation,
since they actually define RTF as Retractable TTL Auto Flash.)
Ah, that makes more sense. Thanks. :-)
Godfrey
On Jul 10, 2005, at 9:05 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi ... I tend to agree with you about the T-grain and Delta films.
Never
liked their grain nor the tonality. Conventional B&W like PX, TX, and
others, always seem to deliver more pleasing results. I've played
with
Pan-F over the years an
On Jul 10, 2005, at 9:06 PM, William Robb wrote:
When I tested T-Max, I discovered that it has an almost straight
slope when processed in T-Max developer. I never did try it in X-Tol.
TMax developer never returned me any decent results at all. XTOL and
HC-110 worked well, XTOL the best.
A
- Original Message -
From: "David Mann"
Subject: Re: The instigation of enablement
Mr. Mann, you are hereby charged with heresy agaist the SMC Church of
Gorgeous Glass, treason against this great nation of Pentaxia and other
high crimes and misdemeanors the nature of which will
I just saw a CNN report that mentioned Panama City being knocked about by a
hurricane.
Has anyone heard from César?
William Robb
On Jul 10, 2005, at 11:47 PM, Tom Reese wrote:
Mr. Mann, you are hereby charged with heresy agaist the SMC Church
of Gorgeous Glass, treason against this great nation of Pentaxia
and other high crimes and misdemeanors the nature of which will be
decided later.
Don't worry, I'll just use t
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jul 10, 2005, at 6:39 PM, John Coyle wrote:
RTF = Retractable Flash
Strange, I don't find the 28-105 blocks the flash at all on the istD
or MZ-S. Is yours the PZ one?
ReTractable Flash ... hmm. == Built-in flash. or popup flash... Okey
dokey. ;-)
No, the F
- Original Message -
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
Subject: Re: B/W Film Advice Needed
On Jul 10, 2005, at 6:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
A man after my own heart! I shoot Pan-F whenever I can. Microdol-X seems
to keep the harshness in check.
My test bed for film and chemistry evaluati
Hi ... I tend to agree with you about the T-grain and Delta films. Never
liked their grain nor the tonality. Conventional B&W like PX, TX, and
others, always seem to deliver more pleasing results. I've played with
Pan-F over the years and have always been a little dissatisfied with it,
although
Interspersed
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Joseph Tainter >
Shel's questions to me (and my answers embedded):
>
> 1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
>
> I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't remember
> whether my Nikon LS 2000 can s
Just picked up one of these. Scanned some 120 from my 67. Damn! This thing's
pretty good!
Regards,
Bob...
-
"The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose
as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers
with the smalles
On Jul 11, 2005, at 7:35 AM, Fred wrote:
Almost the same thing here. I prefer the bitingly sharp optic of
the F*
300/4.5, but I still have an A* 300/4, which fits in the camera bag
more
easily (you can't get a 300/4 any smaller than this critter -
). I'll
use the F* when it happens to be
On Jul 10, 2005, at 6:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
A man after my own heart! I shoot Pan-F whenever I can. Microdol-X
seems
to keep the harshness in check.
My test bed for film and chemistry evaluation was Minox subminiature
format, where tiny changes in exposure and processing become
imme
On Jul 10, 2005, at 6:39 PM, John Coyle wrote:
RTF = Retractable Flash
Strange, I don't find the 28-105 blocks the flash at all on the
istD or MZ-S. Is yours the PZ one?
ReTractable Flash ... hmm. == Built-in flash. or popup flash... Okey
dokey. ;-)
No, the FA28-105/3.2-4.5. On this len
better than eating a hat, i suppose.
Herb...
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: my short and tragic street photography career
Can't wait to see Tom in those bunny ears :-)!!
the big Fuji shareholders are giving management grief because they are not
exiting film fast enough. Kodak has said that they want to be completely out
of the film business as soon as possible. this year was the first year that
Kodak movie film sales showed a decline.
Herb
- Original M
> Unfortunately and very frustratingly I have great problems
> with the new
> Sigma 18-125 DC f3.5-5.6 for Canon (20D).
Nate and I both have this lens and Nate uses his on the 20D without a
problem.
(That's the only
> lens I could
> afford when I finally got enough money to buy the digital
On 7/10/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Joseph Tainter"
> Subject: B/W Film Advice Needed
>
>
> >
> >
> > So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape film with good
> > tonal range?
>
> I don't like the T-Grain film at all, t
generic comment on Sigma lenses: some of them are much heavier to focus than
their Pentax equivalents and so can slow down AF a lot. test with an actual
lens if you can. the Sigma 70-200/2.8 is one i have heard this about, while
the shorter lenses don't have this problem. i found the 50-500 heav
http://members.aol.com/dontmailbob/PAW4.jpg
Michigan Cherries from the Saturday Farmer's Market. (digital from
the Ds, just resized in Photoshop Elements 3.0) More later...
Regards, Bob S.
Thanks for the comment, Bruce. He posed several times. I'll have to see
if I have a better head shot.
Paul
On Jul 10, 2005, at 8:52 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Hello Paul,
This one isn't quite as nice for me. I think mostly because of the
angle. I would like to not have the wings covering the he
Hi Godfrey - RTF = Retractable Flash
Strange, I don't find the 28-105 blocks the flash at all on the istD or
MZ-S. Is yours the PZ one?
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
- Original Message -
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 10:55 AM
Subject:
the 15-30 is not very sharp and has lots of CA.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Powell Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: About Sigma: beware ??
I have the Sigma 50mm Macro EX and couldn't be more pleased with it. Sure
I would
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I love the church door. I would agree that it's the best of the bunch.
>But there are many other good shots as well. I very much like the
>vertical BW of the rocky coast. You chose a nice horizon. Good
>composition.
Thanks Paul. I can hardly wait to g
delaying it, but not by much. in the US, about 26%/year decline for Fuji,
while Kodak is more like 31%/yr. the store brand films are declining much
more slowly though.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 4:1
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From: "Joseph Tainter"
>Subject: B/W Film Advice Needed
>>
>> So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape film with good
>> tonal range?
>
>I don't like the T-Grain film at all, this includes Ilford Delta.
>I don't like the look of the gr
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Jul 10, 2005, at 7:48 PM, Tom Reese wrote:
>
>> Dave Brooks must have been drunk when he wrote:
>>
>>> So this is a feeble cry for an istD. I can see it now. LOL
>>
>> Mr. Brooks, you have a far better chance of seeing me in bunny ears
>> than with a
> To continue a recent survey trend, how has the list inspired ( coerced
> ) you to become enabled?
The ways are many and various. A few specific examples I can recall are
certain PUG entries inspiring me to get both the Tamron 90mm macro and the
FA 50mm f/1.4 (thanks Bruce). The PDMLs are bad for
On Jul 10, 2005, at 5:49 PM, John Coyle wrote:
I have the Sigma 18-35/3.5-4.5 ASP AF, and while it's drawing is
quite good it is very flare-susceptible. In addition, the tulip
lenshood blocks part of the light from the RTF on both my modern
Pentaxes, so I'll probably sell it for the new 1
Hello Paul,
This one isn't quite as nice for me. I think mostly because of the
angle. I would like to not have the wings covering the head. You
should have asked him to turn around and pose again .
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Sunday, July 10, 2005, 2:32:52 PM, you wrote:
PS> Here's another shot
I have the Sigma 18-35/3.5-4.5 ASP AF, and while it's drawing is quite good
it is very flare-susceptible. In addition, the tulip lenshood blocks part
of the light from the RTF on both my modern Pentaxes, so I'll probably sell
it for the new 12-24, or 18-55.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
On Jul 10, 2005, at 5:20 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't
remember whether my Nikon LS 2000 can scan b/w negatives. I know it
won't scan Scala.
I'm sure your LS2000 ca
A Pentax SV with Super-Takumar 55/1.8, purchased for me in Singapore in 1968
by a friend who was on the way home to the UK from St. Helena, where I then
lived. I added a Wallace Heaton 2x TC in the same year, then the square
clip-on meter in 1969 in Cape Town, and a Wallace Heaton 35/3.5 prese
- Original Message -
From: "Joseph Tainter"
Subject: B/W Film Advice Needed
So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape film with good
tonal range?
I don't like the T-Grain film at all, this includes Ilford Delta.
I don't like the look of the grain.
My first choi
- Original Message -
From: "Fred"
Subject: Re: FA 200/4 macro price???
The A* was OK, but it didn't live up to its great reputation. I much
preferred the A100/2.8 wrt sharpness, and it was easier to use for my
purposes as well.
I am also an ex-user of the A* 200/4 Macro who is now
- Original Message -
From: "Tom Reese"
Subject: Re: my short and tragic street photography career
Mr. Brooks, you have a far better chance of seeing me in bunny ears than
with a digital camera.
Hopefully Frank will bring an extra set to GFM next year.
William Robb
Shel's questions to me (and my answers embedded):
1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't remember
whether my Nikon LS 2000 can scan b/w negatives. I know it won't scan Scala.
2) How large do you ex
Can't wait to see Tom in those bunny ears :-)!!
On Jul 10, 2005, at 7:48 PM, Tom Reese wrote:
Dave Brooks must have been drunk when he wrote:
So this is a feeble cry for an istD. I can see it now. LOL
Mr. Brooks, you have a far better chance of seeing me in bunny ears
than with a digital ca
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sid Barras) wrote:
Spotmatic F, in 1980, as a student. Used the same one until I bought the
*istD in late 2003, and still have it. It was an upgrade from a Praktika
LTL, a stop-down metering M42 camera, with basically equivalent
functionality
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Loveless) wrote:
> To continue a recent survey trend, how has the list inspired (coerced)
> you to become enabled?
It told me that the *istD was about to come out. I'd only been interested
in Spotmatic-era cameras until then, but a digit
Gonz wrote:
Hey, we could have a CENTEX Pdml gathering. Has there ever been such
a thing? I know Chad is also from the hill country, and there was a
pdmler from Pflugerville.
San Antonians got together once, when César came to town. Even so, one
known San Antonio PDMLer didn't make it.
One
Very good, Boris. I like the way the DOF in the first one recedes just
a bit from the kitten to the mother. The second one is cute. Nicely
framed.
Paul
On Jul 10, 2005, at 6:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bori.
The first one is just great. The second one is A
Dave
Mark Roberts wrote:
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/uk2005.htm
Good stuff, Mark. Sorry to disappoint you, but the "Roman" walls of
Chester were built in the mid 1800's - on the Roman foundations, of course.
mike
Hey, we could have a CENTEX Pdml gathering. Has there ever been such a
thing? I know Chad is also from the hill country, and there was a
pdmler from Pflugerville.
The pentax/get-in-free dates are July 14,28 and Aug 4,18. We might go
again on Aug 4. The July dates are probably not going to h
Dave Brooks must have been drunk when he wrote:
So this is a feeble cry for an istD. I can see it now. LOL
Mr. Brooks, you have a far better chance of seeing me in bunny ears than
with a digital camera.
VIVA LA FILME!!!
Tom Reese
> I spent the rest of the day practicing Zen photography.
Yeah, we each felt bad that we hadn't brought a second body. Nate usually
carries a digicam as backup, at least.
> Looking at
> things, picking out photographic angles, studying the light etc and
> enjoying the company of Amita, Nate, S
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
biggie is a bruise inside my torso (no purpling on the skin)
that makes it too painful to take a deep breath or stand up
completely straight).
Bummer. You have had this one properly checked, haven't you???
mike
"Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The weather's always like that in Wales. It certainly never rains. We call
>it The California of the Celtic Fringe.
Brilliant! I'm going to pass that along to my father the Welshman!
>I think he must have a used the NotWales filter in Photoshop.
It's a beta.
Quoting Sid Barras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> The "favorite" pentax poll generated lots of good stuff. Got me to
>
> thinking about my first pentax.
>
Mine was an S1a with clip-on meter, purchased in the mid '60s - so I
suppose that dates me pretty well (but I was very young at the
time.)
So
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi!
“Close encounter of the Feline Kind”
by Boris Liberman
I like the framing and pose of the cat. Having the cat on one side and
a nice OOF
background on the
other works well for this shot. (Plus owning 3 of m
Bob W wrote:
The weather's always like that in Wales. It certainly never rains. We call
it The California of the Celtic Fringe.
Not.
I think he must have a used the NotWales filter in Photoshop.
I enjoyed looking at the photos too. There was one of the river with the
beautifully variegated gr
> Hi!
>
> > Close encounter of the Feline Kind
> > by Boris Liberman
> >
> > I like the framing and pose of the cat. Having the cat on one side and
> a nice OOF
> > background on the
> > other works well for this shot. (Plus owning 3 of my own help to)
>
Bori.
The first one is just great. The second one is A
Dave
> On Jul 9, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=201548 and
> > http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=201404
>
The Rules of Photography
Rule 1. Always take a back up
Rule 2. You'll never need the back up
Rule 3. Unless you break rule 1
Rule 4. see "Sod's Law"
--
Cheers,
Bob
> -Original Message-
> From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 10 July 2005 23:26
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> 12:00 PM arrive at designated
rendezvous point
>
> 12:15 PM spot interesting shot of tall glass building with cloud reflections
>
> 12:16 PM press shutter release button and hear shutter jam in camera
>
> I couldn't coax the camera back to life. I trash
On Sun, 10 Jul 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
My understanding is that, aside from cosmetic differences, the FA lenses
supply the body with lens MTF analysis data in addition to what the F lenses
supply (lens designation, full aperture, set aperture, distance? i'm not sure
if that's the full co
>
> - Original Message -
> My Sigma 300/4 APO Macro was a great lens and I'd recommend it to anyone
> with a k-mount camera. It worked on the MX/LX as well as *ist D.
>
> Christian
>
I second that Christian. Most of the 200 odd shots at GFM wer
- Original Message -
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Jul 10, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Christian wrote:
>
> > I think this is more of a problem with Canon.
>
> I find it very hard to direct the blame for Sigma malfunctions to Canon.
>
> - All Canon brand EOS lenses work fla
12:00 PM arrive at designated rendezvous point
12:15 PM spot interesting shot of tall glass building with cloud reflections
12:16 PM press shutter release button and hear shutter jam in camera
I couldn't coax the camera back to life. I trashed the freshly loaded
roll of film and fiddled with t
On 10/7/05, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I thought the point was more whether I would disturb an event or not. For
>example in a opera or theatre,
>even the noise of the most silent shutter could sometimes be heard or in a
>circus, flash could be dangerous
>for the artists or the an
Thanks Shel for the URL below.
I was looking exactly for information about color filters.
Gasha
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8oum4 or
> http://www.schneideroptics.com/filters/filters_for_still_photography/black_&;
> _white/
>
> Tiffen also makes some interesting filters that will help tame a scene
>
Hi Cotty and William
first thanks for your lengthy and interesting answer Cotty.
I understand well that an artist has to be protected from paparazzi behavior
and alike.
I thought the point was more whether I would disturb an event or not. For
example in a opera or theatre,
even the noise of the mos
I love the church door. I would agree that it's the best of the bunch.
But there are many other good shots as well. I very much like the
vertical BW of the rocky coast. You chose a nice horizon. Good
composition.
Paul
On Jul 10, 2005, at 4:37 PM, Cotty wrote:
On 10/7/05, Mark Roberts, discomb
Hi Joe ...
There are way too many variables to consider besides film brand, speed, and
type. I've gotten finer grain and a smoother look from TX than with slower
films like Delta 100 and the Kodak Tmax 100. There's the question of which
developer will be used and how the film is actually process
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>BTW, it's 'Snowdon' ;-)
Ah, the perils of cut-and-paste: You make one typo and you've made a
dozen.
Fortunately, they can be fixed by the batch, too ;-)
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
Must be the Angel detention wall.
Interesting.
Jack
--- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rather petulant looking, for an Angel.
>
>
http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_stoneangels.html
>
> Technical Info:
> Pentax *ist-D @ 1/1000 iso 200
> smc Pentax-FA 20-35mm f4.0 @f4.0
>
Here's another shot from yesterday's walk in the woods. Again this is
with the A 400/5.6, the A2X-S Converter and the Sigma 500 Super flash
with magnifier lens -- all on the *istD. This guy was near the same
stream where I shot the blue dragonfly. He's perched on a weed. The
background is a clu
Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>You were really lucky with the weather.
Good weather for hiking. Lousy for photography. Almost all my color
stuff was substandard because of the high contrast. And with the "golden
hours" of sunrise and sunset coming so early/late, I missed a lot.
--
Mar
Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Heya Mark,
>
>A very nice travelogue, you brought back a goodly number of nice
>photos. Of this group, I like these three the most aesthetically:
>
>http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/05uk_33.htm
>http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/05uk_34.htm
>
"Gasha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Nice photos.
>Some of BW i like a lot.
>
>It was film (or not) and what kind?
Oh yes. Sorry I didn't have time to put technical details with each
photo.
All the B&W was Ilford HP5+ in the Pentax 645.
>Gasha, shot some BW last week
That reminds me: I still hav
> SD cards are small enough, too small in my opinion
Totally agree but you know that smaller is always better don't you?
That's why everybody do throw their old obsolete film SLRs and buy
some stupid small digithing. Just because it is small.
IMO Cf Cards have the required size for my hands. Woul
You'd look petulant too if you were trying to shit a rock.
--
Cheers,
Bob
> -Original Message-
> From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 10 July 2005 21:33
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: PESO -- Stone Angels
>
> Rather petulant looking, for an Angel.
>
> http:/
The weather's always like that in Wales. It certainly never rains. We call
it The California of the Celtic Fringe.
Not.
I think he must have a used the NotWales filter in Photoshop.
I enjoyed looking at the photos too. There was one of the river with the
beautifully variegated greens in the back
I prefer either Ilford Delta 100 or Kodak TMax 100 to Plus X.
Lewis
Any High Speed film will be grainy, and 400 is a high speed film. I'd use
the slowest speed film I could find. That's likely to Plus X Pan, I'd
recommend Ilfords Pan F but I've found Plus X to have a nicer grain
structure.
You might consider a light yellow-green filter, X0. The green in the filter
is very effective in bringing out the many different tones of green in a
landscape. The yellow has a very naturalistic effect in bringing down the
blue of the sky to heighten the clouds. It also reduces haze. The effect is,
On 10/7/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
>It's also about future motives.
>A person may have very good intentions, get an absolutely wonderful image,
>and find himself tempted to sell it for a poster or some such, without the
>subject's permission.
>Artists tend to be careful of suc
On 10/7/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>http://www.robertstech.com/temp/uk2005.htm
>Yes, it's been over two months, but I *have* had actual paying
>photographic work that had to come first, so I can't whine too much (you
>lot can feel free...)
Some wonderful photographs Mark. I par
Mark,
That's a beautiful gallery! You were really lucky
with the weather.
Makes me want to get right on a plane and go.
Rick
--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/uk2005.htm
> Yes, it's been over two months, but I *have* had
> actual paying
> photogra
Rather petulant looking, for an Angel.
http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_stoneangels.html
Technical Info:
Pentax *ist-D @ 1/1000 iso 200
smc Pentax-FA 20-35mm f4.0 @f4.0
As usual, comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
--
When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles,
Any High Speed film will be grainy, and 400 is a high speed film. I'd
use the slowest speed film I could find. That's likely to Plus X Pan,
I'd recommend Ilfords Pan F but I've found Plus X to have a nicer grain
structure.
Joseph Tainter wrote:
I need to photograph, in black-and-white, some
Nice photos.
Some of BW i like a lot.
It was film (or not) and what kind?
Gasha, shot some BW last week
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/uk2005.htm
> Yes, it's been over two months, but I *have* had actual paying
> photographic work that had to come first, so I can't whine too much (you
> lot
What format? 35mm or medium format?
Most of my B&W film work in landscapes was done with ASA 100
films ... TMax 100 and Ilford Delta Pro 100 were my two favorites
when stopped using film on any regular basis. Shooting medium format,
ASA 400 works well but the ASA 100 films have better acuta
I need to photograph, in black-and-white, some landscapes in southeast
Utah with prehistoric ruins in them. The vegetation will be mainly sage
(very pale green) and junipers (darker green). The last time I shot b/w
was about 5 years ago. I believe it was Tmax 400, and I found it
disappointing.
Heya Mark,
A very nice travelogue, you brought back a goodly number of nice
photos. Of this group, I like these three the most aesthetically:
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/05uk_33.htm
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/05uk_34.htm
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/05uk_60.htm
Fred wrote:
The A* was OK, but it didn't live up to its great reputation. I much
preferred the A100/2.8 wrt sharpness, and it was easier to use for my
purposes as well.
I am also an ex-user of the A* 200/4 Macro who is now a current user of the
A 100/2.8 Macro. I am not knocking the A* 200/
>> I do appreciate your polite dismissal of the pages. Too often
>> lately, rather disparaging comments have been made by persons who
>> had no appreciation of the original work done by someone in making
>> such "dinosaur" images available at a previous time.
> No disrespect meant, I'm sure th
>> The A* was OK, but it didn't live up to its great reputation.
> I felt the same way about my A* 300/4, which I eventually traded on
> the F* 300/4.5 which is a stunning lens.
Almost the same thing here. I prefer the bitingly sharp optic of the F*
300/4.5, but I still have an A* 300/4, which
> The A* was OK, but it didn't live up to its great reputation. I much
> preferred the A100/2.8 wrt sharpness, and it was easier to use for my
> purposes as well.
I am also an ex-user of the A* 200/4 Macro who is now a current user of the
A 100/2.8 Macro. I am not knocking the A* 200/4 Macro, re
Yep, it does the trick. Thanks!
Mishka
On 7/10/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Mishka,
>
> Take a look at BreezeBrowser Pro - www.breezesys.com
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Bruce
>
>
> Sunday, July 10, 2005, 9:21:21 AM, you wrote:
>
> M> Lightweight and ICM-aware. Is there suc
> As a parenthetical aside, and FWIW, there are, imo, a few A* lenses that
> are fine, but not the superb optics one might expect.
HERESY ALERT !!!
Fred
On Jul 10, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Christian wrote:
From: "Thibouille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sigma optics are usually compatible with bodies available at the time
the lens is out.
But older or newer bodies often have problems.
I think this is more of a problem with Canon.
I find it very hard to d
- Original Message -
From: "Cotty"
Subject: Re: No entry for photographers for the first time
In the end, that's what it's all about - motives. Why are you shooting
what you shoot? is it to make some money, or is it because you enjoy the
activity? You and I know the answer to that -
E.R.N. Reed wrote:
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
BFD ... a lot of people don't condone that, either.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: David Savage
(Now cat lovers, don't get too upset, think of what Daniel Boone &
Davy Crockett famously wore to keep there heads warm. That too is a
"cute" & fur
First K-mount body? A cheap Kalimar K90, with a 50/1.7 on it.
First real pentax camera? ME Super with an M50/2 that came for free
out of a friend's attic (was his grandfather's camera).
Of course, I still have the ME Super, and I still use it, and love it.
-Mat
> From: "Sid Barras" <[EMAIL PROTEC
aw
Christian
- Original Message -
From: "Thibouille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 5:26 AM
Subject: About Sigma: beware ??
> Sigma optics are usually compatible with bodies available at the time
> the lens is out.
> But older or newer bodies often have problems.
I think this
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