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Using a Pentax??
Neopavlovian conditioning as she gets food/treats when she activates it. Give a Chimp a camera and it will smash it to pieces Give a Gorilla a camera and it will take it apart Give an Orangutan a camera and it will take it apart and put it back together...or so they say. Nic
Posted by alfiemooon on 22/12/2009 - 22:52
Sodium Street lighting - Filter?
Looking back to the original thought, which I think was that the OP did not like the appearance of sodium lighting, but did like the alternatives that are sometimes used. Soium lighting is used as I understand it because it's relatively unobtrusive and encourages the eyes to open (good for night ...
Posted by johnriley on 10/01/2010 - 12:58
Very useful RAW codec Pack for Windows
Yes it is a great codec & viewer package, I purchased the Pro version of the viewer following this a while back. Great for reviewing your RAW files quickly and deciding which are keepers and which to delete. I too thoroughly recommend it :D Edit: Like Stefan I'm also running Windows 7 64bit...
Posted by Greytop on 24/12/2009 - 20:39
Best IQ - stop down or increase ISO?.
In terms of bird photography the essential thing is usually sharpness and this means high shutter speeds to avoid not only camera shake but also subject movement. You might want the background out of focus to concentrate on the bird, so wider apertures will be very acceptable, especially as distance...
Posted by johnriley on 27/12/2009 - 09:46
Your best metallic affect/and sepia tone
I'm after a metallic conversion affect for portraits. I'm not after the chrome affect like the one listed. I'm after the affect all the way to image six. I've seen this done with a sepia tone and it looks really affective (but no on a portrait) but a full length nude. The question is re...
Posted by pink on 28/12/2009 - 07:13
Bit of a bargain
Thought this might be of interest, ordered a large up and got the confirmation email back
Posted by leytono on 30/12/2009 - 18:20
Your first camera
I also had a 126 fixed-focus instamatic. Can't remember the brand, but it wasn't good! Then after a few 110 cameras, a Zenit E showed me what cameras ought to be like.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 01/01/2010 - 12:12
Your first camera
My first camera was a SMENA SL from Russia for Rapid films, which was terrible without optical focus and real apertur adjustment. My first real camera was a Pentax ME in 1979, which is still in use after renewing the gaskets a couple of years ago.
Posted by Streiflicht on 02/01/2010 - 14:06
Your first camera
MFC was a Ricoh KR-5 bought in Heilbronn 2nd hand in Germany on 1st Feb 1985. :) About 3 years later I got a Pentax SF1 ( SFX) Stopped photographing for some very stupid reason around 1991. Just got back into it last year 2009 and bought a K20D
Posted by Smeggypants on 03/01/2010 - 01:17
Your first camera
I was promised a camera if I passed my 11+, and I well remember going with my dad to obtain my reward, at a chemist / photography shop in Hartlepool one day in 1971. It was a Kodak 'Instamatic', exactly like this one: It used 126 cartridge film and disposable flash cubes. I think there were ...
Posted by lonegroover on 06/01/2010 - 08:51
Your first camera
Ive put digital compact but I did have a Boots 35mm camera as a kid. At college I bought a cheap 640x480pixel little grey thing that produced rubbish pictures, which were all lost if the battery died/was disconnected! I soon moved on to a unknown branded 3.1mp camera which also spat out rubbish ph...
Posted by NeilP on 06/01/2010 - 16:57
Your first camera
I was promised a camera if I passed my 11+, and I well remember going with my dad to obtain my reward, at a chemist / photography shop in Hartlepool one day in 1971. It was a Kodak 'Instamatic', exactly like this one: It used 126 cartridge film and disposable flash cubes. I think there were ...
Posted by Pwynnej on 08/01/2010 - 12:58
Your first camera
I was promised a camera if I passed my 11+, and I well remember going with my dad to obtain my reward, at a chemist / photography shop in Hartlepool one day in 1971. It was a Kodak 'Instamatic', exactly like this one: It used 126 cartridge film and disposable flash cubes. I think there were ...
Posted by promhandicam on 13/01/2010 - 11:14
Your first camera
Yes, I do. I have a number of cameras in my collection that go back to 1940s vintage, with some that never have been used and are in mint condition with original box, etc. Sadly some like my first camera I was given when I was an early teen are no longer. It was vintage when I got it (Kodak Brownie)...
Posted by Photomonk on 13/01/2010 - 13:07
Your first camera
FWIW, here's my two penn'orth: 1) Plastic camera, blue top, black body, 127 roll-film, make unknown, aged 5. Purchased at a toy shop in Keswick. Still remember the smell and the little red aperture in the back for the exposure number. 2) Bakelite Kodak Brownie, 127 roll-film, given by a frie...
Posted by russell_w_b on 18/01/2010 - 12:47
Your first camera
That was was followed by a Fujica ST701 A good camera! Andy Yes it was. I bought it in preference to the Spotmatic which a friend had and liked. During the time I owned it there was quite a buzz about "open-aperture metering". I never knew what it was about until I had a good play with that Spotmat...
Posted by UltraWide on 19/01/2010 - 10:57
Catadioptric Lens
Hello All. I'm getting back into photography after a significant absence and have recently bought a K-X along with a couple of lenses (18-55 & 50-200 zooms). I also have a Sigma 600/f8 mirror lens which I used to use for (mostly) wild-life and other subjects. I've had a rummage through this an...
Posted by RAB on 02/01/2010 - 13:00
Catadioptric Lens
I too have a Sigma 600 f8 Mirror Lens. They are a very interesting lens to use, and the out-of-focus highlight doughnut effects can add to certain images. To me, the optical quality is not crisp enough for wildlife and the fixed f8 certainly limits the use to good lighting. With my lens, I find t...
Posted by grahamwalton on 02/01/2010 - 16:59
Catadioptric Lens
I have the Tamron 500mm F8 and have used it frequently on dSLR. I find my best results: (1) are when I use a monopod and keep SR switched on (handholding is a no-no with these lenses, despite the temptation to do so given they are so compact) (2) are when I keep the shutter speed to at least ...
Posted by JonSchick on 02/01/2010 - 21:59
Catadioptric Lens
SmugMug is back up now so here are a few Tamron 500mm samples (Pentax K20D in Botswana): In my view, a good cat or mirror lens used with care can deliver results far in excess of what the nay-sayers will suggest. I'm happy with what I'm getting - and it also makes me smile th...
Posted by JonSchick on 02/01/2010 - 22:38
