Re: green button wars (again)

2005-09-19 Thread fra
metering(also known as stop-down metering) may be more accurate than open-aperture metering because it takes the meter reading with the lens at the same aperture as will be used to actually take Also, it isn't affected by vignetting of the lens, when using evaluative or averaging metering mode. Fra

Thieves! :)

2004-08-19 Thread fra
that allows a part of the lens group to slide out from the cone and become thin enough to store in the compact body. (otherwise, the RZ1 and R1 seem interesting cameras with really fast start-up,AF and shutterlag. I am still waiting for a digital equivalent of GR1s though) Good light! fra

Re: Pellicle Mirrors (was: Re: Prosumer vs. DSLR (was Re: two new

2004-08-18 Thread fra
into the discussion on LCD mirrors ;-) ? Good light! fra

Re: Pentax Imaging

2004-08-18 Thread fra
party member, that is - some people are just more equal than others) g fra

Re: Soligor 100/2 [Was Re: FS: Vivitar Series One 135/2.3K lens, $200]

2004-08-18 Thread fra
Hi Paul, welcome back :) I still remember fondly the heaps of great info you had on all the 3rd party gems... Frantisek

PESO: theater photographs

2004-08-18 Thread fra
, here is a quick peek at it: http://members.chello.cz/fotof/pwd/hronov2004/antigona1/ Comments (all!) welcome! Good light! fra

PESO: theater photographs

2004-08-18 Thread fra
Sorry, but my host is having some problems with upload. Only part of the images was uploaded. So here is the alternate location: http://fotof.wz.cz/paw/hronov2004/Antigona1/index.html Hope the damn thing will work this time! fra

Re: Tokina 80-200/2.8

2004-08-07 Thread fra
, I've also found the Ka version to be less than F reliable. (YMMV) Hi Fred, I had the same (unfortunate) experience. The K-A adaptall-2 isn't too good, I had frequently lost contacts when the lens was even slightly twisted. Good light! fra

Re: OT: Manfrotto Monopod enabled (334B)

2004-08-07 Thread fra
though. Good light! fra

Re: first question

2004-08-07 Thread fra
Hi, if you do get a zoom for your K1000, do get one with constant aperture (that is, like 80-210/4, not 70-210/4-5.6). Otherwise, your exposure will change when you zoom, and you will have to forever adjust for it. Good light! fra

Re: OT: Manfrotto Monopod enabled (334B)

2004-08-07 Thread fra
degrees. It's fairly sturdy but I don't think enough for superteles (as it has only the small rectangular QR plate). I used it a lot with lenses which do not rotate, and it's fine. Good light! fra