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I went to Joel's exhibition in NYC. The massive prints on tyvek were stunning. I wasn't surprised to find he used a 5x4 view camera for them. Curiously, APs review of the book didn't mention it was an exhibition catalogue and failed to mention that Joel had used LF to take the photos.

Best wishes, Kris.

Comment by womble posted on London's Statues & Monuments #2 at 06/05/2010 - 12:20

The 6x7 adaptor is rare and expensive and the 6x7 lenses are pretty heavy. John's suggestion is an excellent one.

K.

Comment by womble posted on 6x7 lens onto digital at 06/05/2010 - 12:15

flossie wrote:
Once you have set it to "Permitted" you can forget this menu setting forever, there is no need to change it back again!

Yes, just forget it apart from helping people on the fora who have just bought an old lens and wonder why it doesn't work. It must be the most FAQ of all FAQs!

Best wishes, K.

Comment by womble posted on Using Aperture Ring Is Permitted at 06/05/2010 - 12:12

cardiff_gareth wrote:
Lense does make me chuckle

It makes me wince, and I find "no" when "know" is intended extremely wince-worthy too.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Getting so politically correct! at 06/05/2010 - 11:58

Languages change and the "correct" form of most of them was set by various national Academies, largely in the 18th and 19th centuries and tied to the rise of the nation state and nationalism.

British English has no such Academy to dictate what is "correct" hence variations such as the -ize v. -ise endings to words.

Forum is definitely Latin, agora was the Greek equivalent.

Having said that, I hate "lense" and will stick to fora.

Cheers, Kris.

Comment by womble posted on Getting so politically correct! at 06/05/2010 - 11:50

Anvh wrote:

womble wrote:

Anvh wrote:
SMC alone does not say so much...
We want to know if it's a K, M, F or FA

Actually SMC alone does say quite a bit. The "K" is an invention to help make it clear it isn't one of the others. If you are just reading the spec off the lens, then it would just be SMC Pentax. But then you knew that really...

But Kris, SMC is on all lenses with an SMC coating right?

Yes, but SMC on is own means a so-called "K" series lens. Like this:

Best wishes, Kris.

Comment by womble posted on prime lens SMC-M 50mm f/1.4 and SMC 50mm f/1.4 at 06/05/2010 - 09:41

ReklawyksEkul wrote:
oh and i assume the wider the better for low light photography or night shot?
right(or not)?

It gets you one stop of extra light which isn't huge TBH but can sometimes make a difference (1/30 sec is hand-holdable with care, 1/15th is a challenge). It also gives you a the possibility of a narrower DOF for creative effects.

K.

Comment by womble posted on prime lens SMC-M 50mm f/1.4 and SMC 50mm f/1.4 at 06/05/2010 - 09:38

Your first shot has a halo around the light house a bit like over-done HDR. Maybe too much sharpening? Other than that, they are super photos.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Lighthouses at 05/05/2010 - 19:52

flossie wrote:
I'd love to know how to keep a hood intact - I've not dared take the one for my 12-24 anywhere except locally as I can't see how to prevent it getting potentially squished / broken in transit, even with a padded camera bag...?

Maybe I will steal a tupperwear box from the kitchen...

I just reverse mine (the 12-24) on the lens and stuff it back in the bag. Had it a year and a half with no problems. I am careful about yanking it back out of the bag though, making sure it hasn't caught on anything.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Cracked lens hood on my DA*! at 05/05/2010 - 19:36

Anvh wrote:
SMC alone does not say so much...
We want to know if it's a K, M, F or FA

Comment by womble posted on prime lens SMC-M 50mm f/1.4 and SMC 50mm f/1.4 at 05/05/2010 - 19:26

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