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Comment by johnriley posted on First shots with the 10-17 at 23/05/2007 - 23:00
It's hard to beat a good CRT. I find most flat screens way too contrasty and really a bit uncomfortable to view.
Inevitably we will end up with them, but not yet.
Inevitably we will end up with them, but not yet.
Comment by johnriley posted on macbook & macbook pro display at 23/05/2007 - 18:18
Power Zoom was basically a dead end in terms of development. It never really caught on, although it is very familiar to users of current compact and bridge cameras where it is universally used.
There are still a few Power Zoom lenses around on eBay and they can be used manually anyway so are a perfectly viable purchase.
The HSM lenses are not here yet, so I guess Sigma will be waiting to pull one apart in due course.
There are still a few Power Zoom lenses around on eBay and they can be used manually anyway so are a perfectly viable purchase.
The HSM lenses are not here yet, so I guess Sigma will be waiting to pull one apart in due course.
Pentax Power Zoom lenses will use the AF motor to drive the zooming action. Only a few bodies support this feature. It allowed some interesting effects such as the ability to track an object and keep its size constant in the frame, but by and large was dropped.
Power Zoom lenses can be used in Manual Zoom mode on all Pentax bodies.
All this has nothing to do with focusing motors in lenses.
Power Zoom lenses can be used in Manual Zoom mode on all Pentax bodies.
All this has nothing to do with focusing motors in lenses.
Of these three, the first.
Comment by johnriley posted on 2 movement images help choosing Please ! at 23/05/2007 - 08:03
I would have preferred a side-on view and a symmetrical composition for No 1, with the movement from side to side. As it is I don't feel the movement aspect of the image commands enough of the total picture. "Movement" would not instantly hit me as a title for it.
No 2 is very nice though. The small area of movement grabs the attention immediately. The colour is also very satisfying. This is indeed "Movement."
No 2 is very nice though. The small area of movement grabs the attention immediately. The colour is also very satisfying. This is indeed "Movement."
Comment by johnriley posted on 2 movement images help choosing Please ! at 22/05/2007 - 22:21
Hm, I think you know it's not a hairy chest, but you could always look again to make quite sure...
Comment by johnriley posted on White Balance? at 23/05/2007 - 14:05
Well I think we can forget White Balance with this one. This was at Victoria Baths in Manchester, which is currently under restoration. I made the colour effects in Photoshop, but originally found this colour balance when one of my colour inks ran out.
Comment by johnriley posted on White Balance? at 22/05/2007 - 21:23
An afterthought to the previous post. Settings used on the Epson 1290s are 2880dpi and a Gamma of 2.2
This did the trick.
This did the trick.
Comment by johnriley posted on Printing B&W problem at 22/05/2007 - 18:47
But that's only a minor point with two very interesting images.