allan engelhardt Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 <P>Thanks for creating this forum -- great idea. Now I hope that my question and picture turns out OK. Let's try:</P> <P><TABLE><TR><TD><A HREF="http://cybaea.com"><IMG SRC="http://cybaea.com/pictures/pcd1699/IMG0004.2.jpg" WIDTH="384" HEIGHT="256"></A></TD></TR><TR><TD ALIGN="CENTER"><I>Market stall in Seville, Spain<BR>Fuji NPS, Canon EOS 3, EF 28-135 IS USM</I></TD></TR></TABLE></P> <P>My question is: what filters and film do you usually carry on your travels when weight and space is at a premium? I always seem to have problems with mixed light. Of course I have filters at home to help (though in this particular example I'm not sure I could have fixed it if it had been a slide) but I can't carry them all around town.</P> <P>So what are your suggestions? A warm-up filter, a FL-D, a FL-W, tungsten conversion, ... ? And do you use screw-in filters (Hoya et al.) or square filters (Lee et al)? (I guess it depends on how many filter sizes you need to cover?)</P> <P> </P><P>One question on the forum: is it open for photo critique questions? It doesn't seem to be clear in the guidelines...</P> <P><SMALL>Now let's hope the posting turns out OK</SMALL></P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 OK Allen how the heck did you do that? Would you be willing to create a post telling posters how to insert their own images if I create an "Image Critique" category? Until I can figure out how to add the 'post an image' part to the new question screen, letting posters know how to add an image would be a great help... <p> <i>I'm hoping that such critiques become a large part of PPF.</i> <p> As for filters, unfortunately, I really don't use them at all. Just the glass and a hood, though I've been toying with getting a polarizer and a magenta filter (maybe 5cc's worth) for portraits occasionally... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 And thanks for noting the lack of clarity on the intro page. I'll fix it. shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_ober Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 Above image was inserted with HTML code <img src="http://filelocation"</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_ober Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 Unfortunately there is no preview feature here as in the Photo.Net Q&A forums and I messed up the original code. Basically, you space to save images to direct the HTMl code to. Only a basic understanding of HTML is needed. I can help with the coding if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_stupidpost Posted February 5, 2000 Share Posted February 5, 2000 Thanks Chris. Give it some time and I'll get the preview page/insert image stuff up and working. I'm gonna enlist some of the other moderators (I hope...) if I can't figure it out myself (which is half the fun...!). shawn <p> ps: In the meantime, <b>for those who can code to put an image up, feel free to, in the "Image Critiques" category</b>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_kuraoka1 Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 When weight and space is at a premium, I make sure all my lenses accept the same size filters (e.g.: 24/2 and 50/1.4 both take 52mm filters). Then, I take a Nikon A2 (roughly an 81B, only pinker, like a Tiffen 812) and a polarizer. That's it. If I could take one more filter, it'd probably be a +2 diopter. As far as mixed lighting goes, when in doubt I err on the side of warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_harrison Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 my down and dirty slr kit is a nikon fg with a 24/2.8, and two series e lenses: the 100/2.8 and the 75-150/4 zoom. hard to beat for a combination of variety and convenience. with color film, then just a polarizer and a 81b. with b&w, an orange and a green filter. <p> wayne harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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