derek_laird

See www.kenrockwell. com he loves his!

John

If you are offered a bargain go for it!. I bought a used 250CF last year and am

amazed by the sharpness and contrast of it, it had a mark on the front

element but it makes no difference.I also have been trying it on a Gitzo 1227

carbon tripod with an Arca ball head, using a cable and mirror lock up, its a

great little combo for fair weather..much lighter than using my huge Gitzo 410!

Built like a tank and compact, great for landscapes with a 'tele' perspective

just that little bit longer than my 150 CF to make it worth taking the two lenses

out.

Regards

I thought this was about "problems" with the (over expensive) Canon flagship?!

Andrew, So what?!

John, to be fair i think the battery just died on him, he did return to the car and

load another, but the first one was fresh he said. What was a bit concerning

(to me) was simply the melting snowflakes onto the body and moisture finding

its way into the circuits, i take your point the new models are better sealed

with rubber O rings . I found it quite funny the workshop from light and land

were all standing on the Coupal bridge at Etive in the p***ing rain and sleet

with tripods lined up like a papparzzi waiting for the Buachille to put in an

appearance through the storm clouds! i reckon half the folk had digital and the

others were medium format and the odd LF...i had to drive carefully over the

bridge!!:-) Your mention of the radiator reminds me of years ago a French film

crtew were on Ben Nevis making a documentry of Godfrey Perroux the ice

climber. the team had been filming all day in wintery conditions (minus 5 say)

and came into the CIC hut for some "Scots character "shots, Immediately the

the big Canon video camera 'fogged' up between the elements and that was

filming over for the day, watching the crew stripping it and dry it out on the old

gas fire was a sobering sight..i dont think the moisture left the camera for a

few days after that, so any sealing is a great thing as far as im concerned,

Canon seem to be ahead of of Nikon in this respect having L lenses sealed

as well as bodies?!

Regards

Derek

Hi John, Hope its better than the EOS 1ds Mk 1...I was in Glencoe last week

and met a chap who had purchased a mint one on Ebay. (40 acutations only)

He was extolling the virtues of the Canon 'weatherproofing' on the camera

and a lovely looking 16-35mm . As i chatted to him at Laggangarbh we had

snow, hail, rain, sleet in the space of 10 mins. all the time the camera was on

his tripod, i was much impressed! untill we wandered down to the river in

Etive to show him a nice spot, when he was set up to shoot, the camera just

'died! no warning, no alarm, nowt! i dont think if i had my 7K investment out in

that weather id feel too comfortable about it! think ill stick to old Nikon gear!

Or this even?!

Hi Walter, me too! but i thought it was just me poor technique :-) not just on my Pentax67, but also hasselblad and my fuji 69! I try to make sure they are alligned at the start of each roll with the start arrow, but you know what its like when your in a hurry and have cold fingers!, even after more than twelve years its still hit and miss...

Hi Randy, If you intend to bring along a 10-8 it sounds a if your pretty dedicated anyway! Scotland and Glencoe at that time of year is usually fantastic, the weather has normally settled down, but you cant bank on it! Only advice you need is to rise early in the morning especially in Glencoe to catch the light 'action' If you were based in the Kingshouse hotel for B+B (recommended)www.kingy.com.you can keep an eye on what going on with a good overview of the glen. As for the driving, just have to bear in mind that its a main road from Glasgow to Fort William, be very alert when pulling over for a fleeting shot This happens ALL the time! there is parking spaces, not all like USA pullouts butkeep your eyes peeled, and dont 'ditch' the car.So you can have a great morning shooting in the Glen, have breakfast, drive through the glen to the coast with very scenic castles at Appin, and further on to near Oban..Or further on on the road to the isles and Arisaig etc.be prepared for changable weather, bring grads, gloves, hats, ziplock bags, B/W, color, polarisers etc etc.just email for more info..you will love Scotland!!

Ian

Im in a similar boat to you, but im going the other way! Ive used the

Pentax 67 for years and have an extensive lens system. however i

recently bought into the Hasselblad system with a 503 CW and 150mm CF

lens. Now as someone whos trying to make a living from the photography

i thought the blad would be a better way to go, with easier to use

flash and swapping backs ete etc, The square is a big change at first

after the comfortable 67 rectangle...but you will get used to

it,however i do find the pentax ia easier to handle , apart from using

it in the portrait position..film loading is quicker too.The debate

regarding vibration and mirror slap drags on and on..for years now!

however i have taken pics this week of a truck with both cameras, and

i compared them both under a good lupe, looking at a numberplate with

the dealers name in very small type under the main number, i can see

no difference, and thats using the mirror lock on both with the same

film and exposure..My only grumble is the Hasselblad locked up on the

seventh frame..and i didnt know what to do (no batteries!) I later

found out about 'the old lockup problem' i was gratefull to have the

pentax with me! Ive used it travelling in the states from death

valley, and monument valley in summer to the Colorado Plateau in

winter and its never locked up. So its horses for courses, if its for

landscapes go for it, and the pentax 672 looks great (ive the old one)

the lenses are lighter and cheaper too! as for projecting slides, the

only med format slide show ive seen was Charlie Waits, and the

difference didnt seem that great to me

John

Nobody has mentioned the Fuji 69 GSW with 65mm lens. you can use

polarisers and grads, just a bit of practise and foresight needed. for

the price you will be astounded at large print quality for rock bottom

price, There is a forum for the fuji somewhere, as there is for the

pentax 55mm lens, in fact its been repeated over and over that the

55mm and body combo is so good that some photogs get into the system

just to use that setup

Andrew

Its a stunning lens and you get the body thrown in for free! Just

read somewhere today that sales are down all over the place except U K

and Fuji might discontinue it.. As for distortion its not an issue,

for the price its a bargain..never heard any photographer say they

were disappointed with it, or the GW in fact..both great!

Derek L

Ken

Dont think i would go as far as to call him 'cheese'..as i remember my

jaw dropping when i first saw his Slot Canyon Cibas hanging in the

Page Gallery, look what that started! I agree some of his other work

does look a bit burned and dodged, and im not on about Delicate Arch..

Been around the Springdale gallery a few times and the only thing that

makes me depressed is the price tabs next to the prints! i have to

admire his moral and phsical fortitude for humphing a ten eight camera

around some of those locations, Mad? does he have a full set of

'lugs'? (thats ears in Scotland).Whats the big deal about waiting

three days for the light?? over here on the east coast of scotland we

had the sun today for the first time in about thr

Cal i too had an old model of the 75mm i coldnt live with it as it was

much to dark to look throgh! esp in twilight situations, i am going to

get a new model as its night and day by comparison!! The new lens is

more compact too!

Derek La

Allan i to have been swithering about the 67 tripod situation. i

thought i cracked it too with a gitzo 410, a pig to carry but fine in

the car boot, even using the 410 with the pentax 300 is a

disappointment in windy Scotland! tried all those suggestions pressing

down with and without cable etc etc.Up to 165mm you can get away with

a Manfrotto 055 and as you say cool itbetween shots! the big gitzo is

superb without a column, but the carbon eqivilent is sooo dear (1548)

i would need to be sure it was suitable before buying, i dont know why

Gitzo cant make good retractable spikes for soft ground as an integral

part of the tripod. The answer might be to get longer (newer) lenses

with tripod collars attached (at a price) Looked at the 1228 model

recently, think it would be fine for 35 mm or my mamiya6 but no way

f

Doug Dont worry!!!

I am a brit who visited the south west twice in 2001 before and after

sept 11.

from Edinburgh via London and LA to Vegas, i carried a lowepro trekker

with 67 body 45 55 90 165 lenses, not to mention 3 lenses for a 5by4 i

was sharing with my mate, if you include all the extras such as filter

kits and extra film etc, etc i was never asked to open the the bag

once!! even considering i was way over the weight limit!

Been going to the states to photograph for the last six years and only

opened my bag on one occasion (Chicago)

Security looked tighter at LA this November, but a couple of (kids)

dressed up in combat gear mooching around the airport with large

rifles didnt make me feel any safer!

Why should a pentax 67 be a problem anyway? just have a nice trip and

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