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RE: What camera do you have?

Hi,... Sony A100 and Minolta Hi5,...
why: both was 2de. handed at a good price at the time, Hi5 a bit smaller when on walk,...
a big plus for the Sony are that old Minolta lens just work perfect with it and are of very good quality and good price and are 'easy' on battery,...
Have a nice day everybody,...!
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Hello from Vicksburg, Mississippi

Hello from BJ Friley in Vicksburg, Mississippi. I am a 33 year old widowed white male that stands 5'7" tall with military style black hair and brown eyes.

RE: What camera do you have?

Hello yash
I am thinking about getting a small digital (fuji has one I like with panorama and 17x zoom) and play around with it too get a feel for how things work in the digital arena.
Question does depth of field work aproximately the same?
I do a lot of wildlife shots (long lens work). I like to isolate subjects from foreground and background.
I don't intend to quit film till they quit making it just want to broaden my possibilities

RE: What camera do you have?

Hi Lukin,

You will also have lots of great lenses as well, which may still fit the modern Pentax digital's, but maybe contact them direct just in case the rear of the lens hits the mirror.. also bare in mind the 1.4/5x magnification from the sensor being smaller than 35mm.

Not that long ago I picked up a Nikon LS30 film scanner, old for these days, but better than the plastic basic models you can buy knew for around £30-70 pounds. Still trying to get laptop to recognise it, but will find solution.. I hope..

If you do want to stick with Pentax, I'm sure the store would be happy to let you even try your lenses and print some photos for you and then you can decide from there.

Cheers,
Yash..

RE: What camera do you have?

One each pentax k1000 ,pentax Me super & pentax Mx have had all 3 since the early 80s just now starting to consider digitals (time to get out of the stone age
I have used pentax so long I just like how they feel and they are tough .

RE: Photography Tips

If you are travelling and do not want to take a tripod, get a bush screw with suitable length of string and once inserted into the camera stand on the string thereby creating tension and more stability for taking your photo..

Learning about Exposure – The Exposure Triangle

The three elements are:
ISO – the measure of a digital camera sensor’s sensitivity to light
Aperture – the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken
Shutter Speed – the amount of time that the shutter is open
It is at the intersection of these three elements that an image’s exposure is worked out.

Most importantly – a change in one of the elements will impact the others. This means that you can never really isolate just one of the elements alone but always need to have the others in the back of your mind.


Many people describe the relationship between ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed using different metaphors to help us get our heads around it. Let me share three. A quick word of warning first though – like most metaphors – these are far from perfect and are just for illustrative purposes:

The Window
Imagine your camera is like a window with shutters that open and close.

Aperture is the size of the window. If it’s bigger more light gets through and the room is brighter.
Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the shutters of the window are open. The longer you leave them open the more that comes in.
Now imagine that you’re inside the room and are wearing sunglasses (hopefully this isn’t too much of a stretch). Your eyes become desensitized to the light that comes in (it’s like a low ISO).
There are a number of ways of increasing the amount of light in the room (or at least how much it seems that there is. You could increase the time that the shutters are open (decrease shutter speed), you could increase the size of the window (increase aperture) or you could take off your sunglasses (make the ISO larger).
Ok – it’s not the perfect illustration – but you get the idea.

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Tip for the day: To capture people, choose the soft lighting of cloudy days. Avoid overhead sunlight that casts harsh shadows across faces. For landscapes, use the long shadows and color of early and late daylight.

RE: where and how to post pictures

Hello Peperkoekenhart,

in one of our posts we already discussed your question, please see this link

Photography Tips

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Tip for the day: If you are shooting in bright light & want to restrict the DOF,use a neutral density filter in front of the lens to reduce the light entering the lens.By reducing glare & unwanted reflections,polarized shots have richer, more saturated colors,especially in the sky.If your camera doesn't accept filters, then you can still achieve the effects of a polarize by placing your sunglasses over the lens.

How to Take Care of Camera Lenses

Hints and tips:

•If you use a Regular, Ultraviolet or Skylight filter as protection on a wide-angle lens, do not add further filters. The mount of the front filter may intrude into the image area and cause vignetting.

•At all costs avoid touching lens elements with your fingers. Human sweat is greasy and acidic and will eat into the delicate multi-coating of the lens, leading to your fingerprints becoming indelibly imprinted onto the lens. This can lead to problems with flare and make the lens worth less on the secondhand market.

•Fingerprints and minor scratches may not be immediately apparent when looking at a lens, which can be a worry when buying secondhand. There is, however, a way to make any marks magically appear. Simply breathe on the lens’ elements and any flaws will show up as your breath condenses on the element. The moisture will disappear in a second or two, leaving the lens unaffected.

How to Take Care of Camera Lenses

Fine camera lenses are precisely a combination of costly, often soft, optical glass elements and aluminum, chrome-plated brass or plastic mounts. Manufacturing tolerances are extremely tight for lenses in order to obtain high quality necessary to produce sharp images. Lens care consists primarily of cleanliness, avoidance of moisture and dust and prevention of damage.
Here are a few basic tips that will ensure that your valuable lenses are well protected. Much of what follows is common sense – but how many of the ideas do you actually put into practice?

Lens caps

These days the lenses come with two lens caps. The front cap should always be in place when the lens is not in use. The second lens cap fits the rear of the lens. It should always be put in place the moment the lens is removed from the camera – no exceptions. This will protect the rear element from damage when you put the lens down. Just as important, it will help to keep the gold electrical contacts clean. These contacts are the only link between the lens and the camera. If they become dirty, all manner of things can happen – or fail to happen – when you try to take photographs.

Dust problems

Dust can be a major problem in some environments, especially if you need to change lenses. Some photographers keep a damp cloth in a plastic bag and wipe the surface of the camera to remove dust before removing the lens.
If you do not attach another lens immediately, use the camera body cap to reduce the risk of dust entering. Although the sensor is covered by the focal plane shutter blinds between exposures dust which gets inside the camera can easily settle on the filter which covers the sensor during an exposure.
If you are away on location for more than a day, remember to pack a good range of camera, lens and sensor cleaning equipment and use it every evening.

Lens handling

You can’t attach a strap to most lenses, but you can reduce the risk of any damage by holding the lens close to a flat surface when you attach or remove it. Then, if the lens does slip out of your grasp, it will not have far to fall. Outdoors, you may have to crouch or kneel so that the camera is close to the ground as you attach or remove a lens. If the worst happens and your lens is launched into free fall, the risk of damage might be reduced if it is fitted with a lens hood. A hood protrudes from the front of the lens and may take the brunt of an impact.

Lens storage

The safest way to store a lens is in the correct hard case or pouch. This can then be placed inside your camera bag or case. If you don’t have a case or pouch to hand, a cheap but effective way to protect your lens is to wrap it in a clean, lint-free duster. This will reduce the risk of scratches and dents if the lens rolls around in a case and bangs into another lens, or the camera body. Many gadget bags and camera cases allow you to move partitions around to provide snug, padded compartments for each item of equipment. This is a good alternative to a lens case or pouch. Make sure the equipment is not near a central heating radiator, and avoid places that may be damp, or have damp air circulating. The ideal location will have a constant temperature all year round – neither too hot nor too cold.

While traveling

If you are travelling by car, the worst place for your camera bag is on the floor in front of the passenger seat. Here, the equipment will be subject to all the vibrations from the engine, and the shocks as you drive over bumps. Although lenses are surprisingly durable, it is possible for components to loosen or shift position. Placing the bag on one of the seats will help to protect the equipment from vibrations, but is only safe if you carry the bag with you when you leave the car.

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