steve_turner7

<p>Ian! Lovely picture of the Derelict Boat. I photographed it from the side using a 50mm lens using Provia 100F and am moderately pleased with the result. I hired a 503cw and meter and lens for a long weekend to dip my toe in the water of MF photography. I now have a 501cm, 40mm FLE Distagon lens and A12 back. When I become a little more confident and capable with my set up I will revisit that Derelict Boat and try and improve on it.</p>

<p>Cheers David for your advice it is much appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the advice. Perhaps my expectations were too high. Looking at the prints again I think my dissatisfaction could be that the composition lacks sparkle and does not on reflection seem to be an accurate record of my memory of what I saw. Perhaps I should have got a 50mm lens instead. I am looking at getting a Sekonic L758 spot meter to help improve my metering and to ensure correct exposure more regularly. A Polariser would help with water and having watched Joe Cornish demonstrate the use of the Lee Filter system I thought It might help me improve on the quality of my slides. Very jealous of you Ian and your 503cw!</p>

<p>Thank you very much for your time and advice Edward, Curt and David. It is much appreciated. <br> I was not aware of the Check to Spec service which I will investigate further along with trying Ektar 100 in future. I only chose Provia on the recommendations of a photographer I know who uses a Bronica and has been doing so for a number of years. His subject matter happens to be racing cars and formula 1 which is a little removed from landscape photography which is what I am interested in!</p>

<p>Having recently acquired a 501cm Hasselblad I have been trying out various lenses to see which one I will find most useful when it comes to landscape photography. Having looked at my recent prints (Provia 100) I have been a little disappointed with the results and was wondering whether or not I should invest in a ND Filter to cut down the light coming into the camera. If so which Filter would you recommend and why?<br /> <br /> When I handed in my film to be processed I was asked if I wanted it processed at 50 and declined because of the range of subject matter and lighting conditions the film was exposed in. Most of the coastal photos that I took were metered at EV14 and I used a 40mm Distagon CFE IF lens.<br /> <br /> Thank you in advance for your time and patience.<br /> <br /> Steve</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for your insightful comments. I have plenty of information to think about. I am only a casual photographer and I was thinking only from the perspective of not having to carry all my lenses around with me when wandering around. Case in point - I visited Rhonda in Southern Spain this summer and left my kit in the car and realised quite soon on that I had the wrong lens attached to the camera and had to go back and change it for the 24mm lens. Thanks once again for your valuable advice. It is much appreciated.</p> <p>Steve T</p>

<p>I currently have a 24mm 2.8 D prime lens and a 50mm 1.8 prime lens and was thinking of trading them both in and getting the 24 - 70mm lens instead. I went on the Ken Rockwell site where he has reviewed this lens to find that these lenses are only expected to last approximately 10 years. My current lenses are nearly 20 years old and in perfect working order. Am I making a rash decision trading my current lenses in if what Ken Rockwell says is true? My reason for changing the lenses is purely one of convenience. Thank you in advance for any advice offered.</p> <p>Steve</p>