It's not what you think ... honest.

Yes I'm sure many of us do have nudie images and what's wrong with nudie pics anyway. Blame God for being such a good sculptor.

I'm producing a post card for a friends band. They are a crazy weird experimental pop band.

I have had an idea based on Alexander Rodchenko image. The series of images are of communist party officials who have fallen from grace, and have had their photos inked out with rough censoring black boxes.

I want to use the band logo I have designed, upon a black box but instead of a commie(!) - a '60's/50's voluptuous girl photo.

I have searched the dark corners of the internet but have not found the image.

I'm looking for:
A woman with a full figure

No issues with copy right

Probably kneeling or even better sat on her own feet

A beach ball possibly

It would be nice if the back ground was white and she was blonde

That's it. A big scan or the like would be great.

please send to [email protected]


ta Blue?

ok will do!!

thanks again

Blue

Thanks Matt.

Lens is the Sigma 18-50mm ex dc.

I did a test with a ruler and tried to focus on one point. The lens appears to focus on my chosen number (always 16cm - don't know why I choose this)
but will always on the photo show as focused on 17cm.

I always compare the depth of field to the span of a net. At the weekend I took outdoor shots on a an aperture of F4 and these were also out of focus. Where the focus was, was impossible to see.

thanks again

Blue

sorry K10d

Hi Matt,

one day i'll have a word with the Queen and get you knighted as you are always a great help. Tried some of the links you mentioned last time and even tinkered with the af adjust. But can't get the blighter to work.

The prob is also when I switch to my lovely Pentax 70-320 it will not be calibrated.

When you use manual focus does it work the same - does the viewfinder "lie" to you?

Blue

Hi All,

this problem has turned me - a relatively young man into a doddering wreck!!

Despite fiddling with the software internals I still get bad back focus issues. Does anyone else have this lens?

Up to F4 seems the worst but then the bigger focus "net" seems to hide it.

Can anyone save me from constant fiddling - I just want to create art!!!

thanks again


James

Dear MattMatic,

I would like to wish you a belated Happy Easter and thank you once again for your erudition, patience and kindness.

You are a great benefit to us all!

best regards

Bluewhistle
aka James who has been using auto on the flash gun with great results

sorry Matt... you are all perfectly photogenic. Thanks for the as ever good advice!

cheers Matt (your pic scares me)

I will try on the istd as my k10 is the coupled camera at the moment.

shame - tonight I'm photographing a friend, manual focus it is!

Blue

Hi All Sage Ones,

I bought a Sigma 18-50 EX DG (do you ever wish they were just called Dave) from ebay for my K10. This is not the new macro version.

And on tests I keep getting a focus problem. The lens seems to be focusing behind the the subject.

Through the view finder it seems to focus and my shutter speeds are about 125 on a variety of apertures. Weirdly One shot was a 10th and came out sharp.

Is this a common problem! As I will need to get back onto the seller.

Thanks Ladies and Gents

Blue

PS This is the second ex lens that I haven't been Happy with. Shame the Pentax are always more expensive and rarer!!