[ratpack] Re: Blew my own mind
- From: humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:59:57 +0000 (UTC)
O Yeh...a lot of the forums (fora??) have a group of so-called "experts", and
some are quite good... giving advice like it was actually worth something, and
otherwise reinforcing their particuar prejudices. Photo.net is the worst, imo.
There are a few, however, The Nikon Cafe, and Nikonians, which are more user
friendly, and actually friendly, too. Don't ask a question regarding third
party equipment (Tamron, Sigma, Sunpak) on Nikonians, tho. (with hauteur) "
Really , Old Boy, none of us here have had much experience with third party
equipment!" Other than that, a great bunch. Dunno about Canon sites, tho.
The "Old Technology" still lasts forever, and works a treat! And doesn't need
a damn computer to translate your eye into reality. I've been considering
buying a Nikon F 100, just for "old time's sake. You can get some of the
classic lenses for Nikon or Canon for a song off daBay, but you do have to
watch out for the sharpies. All of my lenses would fit, and film, while
expen$ive compared to free pixels, can be converted to electronic media for
just a few $ at the time of processing. Just be sure your 18 1/2 year old
"processing professional" understands the process, and doesn't faint at the
suggestion that C-41 processing IS designed for modern chromogenic black and
white films like Ilford XP, and the Kodak films. The Kodak offerings are, or
at least the last time I tried them, were not on the same level as the Ilford
chromogenic film, or the ancient Plus-X or Tri-X in D-76 1:1, either. But,
that's just me.
Whoooo knows, I might have to find all the film processsing stuff I have in my
basement, and become a darkroom monkey again. (I think I will take 3 aspirin,
and lay down in a dimly-lighted room, listening to soft, soothing music till
this passes.) : )
Photography is a Magical pastime...or profession!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Buck" <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:04:50 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: [ratpack] Blew my own mind
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I've been on a coupla DSLR forums recently (I think I'm gonna dump one of 'em:
photography board.net) trying to get a handle on my 7D's autofocus issues. The
problem is that it generally doesn't. In the course of on discussion one
alleged gentleman suggested that I not use autofocus because it "had
limitations." He cited his " all-manual Leicaflex SL2" as an example of
something where manual focus worked just fine. I replied, "apples and oranges"
and got out my old Pentax Spotmatic and 300mm lens.
I was floored. I remember using that combo and thinking how large and unwieldy
it was. Holy shit, Batman! It's tiny and could almost be considered a toy
camera. It's not a toy; the photos I got from it were very good when decent
processing could be found. Its light metering/exposure control consisted of a
needle on the left side (I think) of the viewfinder that one centered by
adjusting shutter speed and aperture. It was considered to be state of the art
in the mid 60s. Focus was done manually with a fresnel dot in the center of
the viewfinder. Not quite as good as a split image, but still, pretty decent
when ya got used to it.
But the size in comparison to the 7D and 100-400 lens blew my mind.
Interestingly enough, the weight of the cameras is pretty close. Maybe a
coupla ounces light for the Pentax. If I removed the 7D's battery grip, they'd
probably be equal.
Blew my own mind right out the left ear (the right one has a bluetooth earpiece
in it or it would have gone in both directions. :) )
I spose I'm gonna have to buy a roll or two of Fuji Velvia monochrome and see
what I can come up with using an ancient piece like that.
RtR
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