[LRflex] Re: Sands
- From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:21:08 -0800 (PST)
Hi Again Marc,
> Hi Richard,
>
> Really, all is a landscape, don't you think. In any case,
> just a matter of
> scale...
I agree very much. That's why lenses from super-wide to super-telephoto are
appropriate for landscape. Just a matter of field of view.
> About the quality of the 5D files, your comment makes
> remind a good friend
> of mines, awesome landscape photographer.
> Some years ago, he used a large wooden camera (and a mule
> for him, and a
> donkey for his camera)
My Large Camera is a Busch Pressman 4x5D. It folds up quite nicely into itself
and becomes a sturdy box that doesn't weigh all that much more than an EOS 1D
with a Lens. Certainly wouldn't need it's own pack mule.
> I remember I could count the trees leaves in his pictures.
> Something
> incredible for me.
I know exactly what you're describing. There is not much that can compare with
an image someone has done 'right' out of a big camera - especially if it's one
of those 8x10 rigs. Truly special. The workload to even get any image is
emmense though and the 'right' opportunities for good images are surprisingly
narrow.
> Well, just now, I can count the sand grains, in the raw
> files I open from
> the 5D :-)
I'm guessing if you did count them, you would come up with a number a bit under
24 million? :-) (laughing)
> Sure I'll need a long time to familiarize myself with this
> stuff... I'm not
> hurry.
Patience is a true asset to learning new skills, don't forget so is accepting
muffed up images as just being examples of how not to do it the next time.
> The compatibility R lenses/Canon has limitations (just
> working at full open
> aperture, no compatibilty with some angular lenses,
> etc...)
Let me share a tip from my experiences with adapted lenses on my 20D EOS.
Get a different focusing mirror for you 5D! (if you haven't already done so).
The physics of the stock mirrors in most EOS'es is that the image is quite
bright, but the tradeoff is that whether the image is in or out of focus isn't
especially apparent. There is a stock 5d mirror available (which is user
changeable by the way) that has been engineered to make focusing much easier by
making the area in focus 'pop' a lot more visually when it happens. There are
aftermarket mirrors available with split image focus assist devices &/or prism
collars included just like in 'real' 35mm cammeras. I just have the stock
mirror in my 20D and long for something different, but my changing my mirror
takes buying an oddball part, paying a tech to do it, and I lack the funds to
do either.
> But it's just a new challenge !
Personally, challenges of learning new equipment usually sparks my creativity
along the way and I get better images beyond what the lens or camera brought to
the party.
> About the ice and snow on the beach... It's another
> incompatibilty, here in
> Spain, just on the Mediterranean coast...
> Please, have a walk, and share some lake Michigan pics !
I'll get out on that beach somehow, but it might be awhile. The physical
challenge of it is beyond me right now. Working on getting better. Just don't
want to try it to soon and end up needing a rescue squad from the fire dept to
get back off the beach! I'm 6ft 230lbs and if my feet or legs give out, it's
not like my friends or family can just carry me. :-) But them trying might make
for some funny pictures all by itself.
I have some uber nice beach/snow/ice pictures in my archives. I'll post some
when I can get the opportunity, though.
> Best regards,
> Marc
Best Back At Ya Marc.
Hey, are you anywhere near that Portugese Island (Madeira?) with the flooding
issue? I guess not since you're shooting sandy beaches on the Med.
Peace my Friend,
Richard in Michigan
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