Extract two/three tiffs from the RAW file at different exposures then blend them in Photomatix pro. You'll then need to re-edit in is PS to improve contrast etc. Trial download of Photomatix is free.

Best wishes, Kris.

Dear All,

thanks for the very belated wishes (I left in July) and the slightly less belated welcome back (I got back in September!).

The dig, is, sadly over:




The revival this thread was due to my starring role in "Terry Jones' Barbarians":




That was filmed in 2005 when odd cow behaviour was to be seen in Bucharest. Here is one escaping from the hospital:




Best wishes, Kris.

Welcome back Martin and Gwyn. Great to see you both back.

Best wishes, Kris.

I ended up with the Jupiter 85mm because I wanted a 77mm Ltd or a 85mm f/1.4 but was unlikely to have the money for either! Hefty kindly sent me the Jupiter to try out and I love it although I probably don't use it as much as it deserves. The folks on the MFF seem to rate the Helios 44-2 f/2 58mm highly and I am tempted to get one to try. I was hoping to build up a set of SMC Takumars to go with my H2/S1a/SPII/ES but the prices have rocketed over the last year. There seems to be a real revival of interest in class older glass.

K.

If you are serious I would buy sooner rather than later as the cost of 645 lenses may rocket when the 645D comes out. I cannot remember the name of the shop but the camera store on New Oxford Street that isn't Jessops (it is on the other side of the road) had a few for sale last time I was there.

I'll admit to lusting after a 67 but not for any great logical reason!

Best wishes, Kris.

You are absolutely right John but you won't get either for £16!

Best wishes, Kris.

Focusing a manual lens on a cropped sensor dSLR is a bit of a challenge especially when the eyes aren't as good as they once were, but when you get it right some of the older manual primes can be quite lovely.

I really must buy that katzeye screen...

K.

There are a few of us! I rather line the 85mm Jupiter-9 hefty sold me and the SMC-K 135mm f/2.5 I picked up on ebay after a recommendation from someone on here (??iceblinker). The manual focus forum has many enthusiasts.

K.

You had them both?? So much for the 'note to self'...

Mine went in just the other day having been submitted well before Christmas. I now have two more waiting.

K.