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Poll - How often do you use a camera?
I've ticked every day although the truth is probably somewhere between daily and weekly. I rarely leave the house without one or other of my cameras although on work days I find I have taken it there and back and not had a chance to use it. If I want small and compact I take the MX with the 40mm p...
Posted by womble on 05/04/2010 - 10:09
Womble uses film......common sense really.
Martin, I am not looking at film vs digital. I think they both have a place. I see them as different tools. There will never be a situation of one medium being the final choice. Market factors and manipulation will see to that. Getting back to my post content and "Interesting, this photograph...
Posted by K10D on 05/04/2010 - 08:22
Womble uses film......common sense really.
I use film some of the time because: I enjoy using the equipment. Some of the old equipment is beautifully made and deserves to be used, not just left collecting dust on the shelf. I hate sitting in front of the computer even more than I already do. Its different. I like the challenge. I lik...
Posted by womble on 05/04/2010 - 10:04
39mm --> 42mm adapter recommendation ?
Be aware that the lenses you have will only work at near-distance if you put them on your K10D. The FEDs and Zorkis have a much smaller registration distance so you'll lose infinity focus on the Pentax. Having said that I've used 39mm lenses for macro work with excellent results and they would pr...
Posted by hefty1 on 05/04/2010 - 18:41
hi guys, - would like your recomendations
i have been lurking about here for a while now but never made an account. i have now though and i would like your recomendatons for me to expand my equipment arsenal. about two years ago i bought a *istDL with the stock 18-55mm soon afterwards i got a second hand 70-200 f-zoom. i quickly develo...
Posted by parsons123 on 06/04/2010 - 19:19
hi guys, - would like your recomendations
i also have a relative who has loads of ex-film pentax lenses that i could try out, although all of them are manual focus, which i find quite a drag. Remember buildings don't move so manual focus is easier. Try some of his lenses to see which you like, then look for the equivalent AF one.
Posted by Hardgravity on 06/04/2010 - 20:52
K20D poor low light
Looks pretty fine to me considering the gloomy conditions and no lighting, plenty of detail in the blacks! Where is the light coming from, looks like there's something very low-down behind you? I don't know if a different Metering Mode (just picking the horse) might have helped a little, but the...
Posted by flossie on 07/04/2010 - 09:12
revived-Agfa 120 Slide Film
I always fancied a go at MF slides, almost bought into a Bronica Etrs system just before buying the istD, this might tempt me to have another look around. I regularly see working Bronica systems (as in body, finder, lens and back) for around the £200 mark, been sorely tempted myself.
Posted by Dangermouse on 07/04/2010 - 15:12
Canon FD lenses
This adaptor might be of interest: I have just ordered one myself as I have access to a collection of FD lenses. The additional optical element may be a factor in the quality achievable, I will report back when it arrives.
Posted by digikid-tv on 07/04/2010 - 21:35
Canon FD lenses
After reading Hefty's comment, above. I got quite excited! I tried a Nikon pre-AI lens on my istD. It does indeed fit in the throat, but it can't be rotated to fix in position. I couldn't get it to, anyway. I took a few shots through it by holding it in the mount while shooting. Pity, I have a coupl...
Posted by hefty1 on 08/04/2010 - 01:49
Canon FD lenses
This adaptor might be of interest: I have just ordered one myself as I have access to a collection of FD lenses. The additional optical element may be a factor in the quality achievable, I will report back when it arrives. In the above linked post the seller says: It allow you to use CANO...
Posted by womble on 08/04/2010 - 08:03
Auto White Balance...?
Thanks to the blazing sunshine that mysteriously appeared today (!), I went back and took exactly the same shots-ish : tilted the camera from about 45 degrees down to horizontal and took 3 shots like before Fixed the colour-temperature to "Outdoor" just to be sure. And (small fanfare please) the ...
Posted by flossie on 08/04/2010 - 15:09
Car woes
Saabs can be fun, when they're working properly. My dad has been running a 2006 9-3 TiD (150bhp) as a lease car for the past four years. All was well until it developed an annoying fault whereby the traction control system would go nuts and the car would default to "limp home" mode with the accelera...
Posted by Dangermouse on 09/04/2010 - 12:41
Learning from others
I haunt the local charity and secondhand book shops, it's almost as bad as LBA. Last week I bought a nice copy of David Bailey's "Book of Photography" for £1-30. And although it was written in the dark days of film ( 1981 )Mr Bailey's words of wisdom still apply. I've only just started it, b...
Posted by Lloydy on 11/04/2010 - 23:06
Learning from others
"The afghan girl and her eyes (taken one or two of my kids with real emotion, but not like that one)." Steve McCurry took the Afgan Girl. "The chap carrying a picture wrapped in brown paper across the road in a post war ruin somewhere (a single picture telling an enigmatic story, utterly amazi...
Posted by dougf8 on 11/04/2010 - 23:07
Dust inside the lens
Almost all lenses will get a few tiny specks of dust in them over time. As Stefan says, in the vast majority of cases, this has no effect on image resolution or contrast. Most old manual focus prime lenses are quite easy to strip and clean if there is a lot of dust and/or fungus growth. I've done i...
Posted by mowog on 09/04/2010 - 21:25
Traveling with my netbook
Hi guys n gals, I am back safe n sound and now a week later just over the jetlag! It as been four months since I set off to India, New Zealand and South Pacific. It was new and exciting having a DSLR with me this time instead of 35mm and traveling with a net-book plus peripherals and all went smo...
Posted by Lilly on 11/04/2010 - 09:56
Traveling with my netbook
Have I missed anything exciting in my absence?:wink: John Riley declared his love for all things Canon, George was made a peace ambassador by the UN and Mike-P sold all his lenses to buy a single 18-250 superzoom. Other than that nah, it's all been quite quiet around here... :wink: Nice to see...
Posted by hefty1 on 11/04/2010 - 11:14
Traveling with my netbook
Which Duchess broke a leg? Good to have you back Lilly - I can recommend the Indian leg of her blog fantastic images (and places). Mike
Posted by mikew on 11/04/2010 - 11:57
Traveling with my netbook
Camilla... She's a horsey type so they should have shot her. 80Gb of post process will keep you busy for a while, I'll be keeping an eye on flickr, welcome back.
Posted by RR on 11/04/2010 - 12:02
