Hi again,
I joined the list almost 2 months ago with questions regarding my
inabilities to take good pictures with my PZ-1 and FA28-200 combo.
I have remained a silent member since then reading as many posts
as I can given the lack of time.
I realized some of my faults. Thanks to all those who
Then, the front lens element was indeed not as clear. I cleaned
it with some lens cleaning fluid/paper and it improved the
results, though the lens is not 100% clean even now. I wonder,
why I see mist or spots on the inside glass surface. I doubt it
is fungus but what do I know? In any case its
An indication that your pictures are underexposed is when your blacks look dark gray,
instead of rich black. Sometimes it's a good idea to set your meter a little lower
(125 or 160 for 200 film, for example) to ensure sufficient exposure. You also might
want to check your meter against the
On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 01:09:18PM -0800, Pat White wrote:
An indication that your pictures are underexposed is when your blacks
look dark gray, instead of rich black.
Isn't that over-exposure instead of under ? (when blacks look gray that
is).
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Nitin,
It depends on whether you have positive or negative film. If you
underexposed negative film, the darks/blacks will go gray and the
picture will seem a bit washed out looking. Just the opposite of
shooting slide. So the rule of thumb is slightly underexpose slides,
slightly overexpose
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Subject: Re: unable to take good pictures with my PZ-1
On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 01:09:18PM -0800, Pat White wrote:
An indication that your pictures are underexposed is when
your blacks
look dark gray, instead of rich black.
Isn't that over-exposure instead
ah yes indeed :) Looks like i have been shooting slides for too long now :)
On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 01:43:39PM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Nitin,
It depends on whether you have positive or negative film. If you
underexposed negative film, the darks/blacks will go gray and the
picture will
I second this: shoot slides!
Minilab prints make a very poor guide for improvement any of these aspects.
If you must shoot negatives -- scan them with a slide scanner. Otherwise do
slides. They
1. give you very precise feedback about whether you meter correctly or not.
the same goes for accurate
On 8 Feb 2002 at 6:10, Gaurav Aggarwal wrote:
Hi all,
I bought a used PZ-1 in the US a few years ago but hardly used it.
Subsequently, I moved to India and have been using it off and on, more
as a tourist photographer only.
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Lately, I observed that my pictures aren't any good
Gaurav, I have some suggestions for you.
1.) Shoot slide film and use the camera in manual mode to teach yourself
how to expose correctly. It sounds as if you might need a refresher course.
2.) Practice proper technique. Perhaps your hands are too shaky. Relax as
you take the shot. Invest in
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From: Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: unable to take good pictures with my PZ-1
I have 2 lenses: FA 28-200mm Pentax and A 50mm/f1.7 Pentax (manual
focus) that I bought used. I usually used the 28-200 lens even though
I know that such large-range zooms
Hi all,
I bought a used PZ-1 in the US a few years ago but hardly used it.
Subsequently, I moved to India and have been using it off and on,
more as a tourist photographer only.
I have 2 lenses: FA 28-200mm Pentax and A 50mm/f1.7 Pentax (manual
focus) that I bought used. I usually used the
It is nothing wrong with your equipments. I tried several times to draw pictures but
results from other artists were much much better. After changing paint brushes several
times I stayed with my cameras.
Andreas Wirtz
Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all,
I bought a used PZ-1
I would suggest the following tests:
take shots of distant object/landscape with both lenses so that the
focus is set to infinity. If the pictures turn out out-of-focus, then
your cam body is likely to be screwed (unlikely for both lenses to be
bad). If both are in-focus, cam body is good. Also
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