hyatt_lee

Thanks guys. Special thanks to Monkey C who reminded me that I had a pair of needlenosed pliers, which by the way did not take off the paint.

 

I guess its better to have this problem than the opposite I hear so much about (the battery cover falling out!)

Ummm, I haven't been a regular here for awhile. Who is Eliot? And why would Leicabashers go after him in particular?

I have an M6ttl and I've had this camera for almost four years. Right

now, for the life of me, I cannot get the darn battery cover off. Any

suggestion on how to do this when its tight without taking a drill,

rock, or ballpeen hammer to the thing ...

 

Thansk in advance.

Hey all,

 

I need a bit of advice. When I press the button on top of the camera

to take a pic, sometimes nothing happens, as in I have advanced the

film and I don't hear the shutter fire. It usually fires after I have

held it down for a second or so. I have a M6 TTL that I've had for

about two and a half years.

 

I got some salt water spray on the camera a couple of months ago. I

tried to clean it as best I could after getting off the boat. Oh yeah,

I also dropped it, but everything was in working order weeks afterwards.

 

Any immediate solutions? I am loathe to send her off.

 

 

Thanks ahead of time,

Hyatt

I've got the D70 as well. I picked it up here in Taiwan. The color shift issue seems to have been largely discredited as it was first spread around by rabid Asian Canon fans. If it exists, which I'm not entirely convinced, it is such a minor issue that I think most users will not encounter it during the lifetime of their camera. And not all the cameras show evidence that it happens. (The evidence may be manufactured in PS) Anyhow, here is the claim, shooting at 200ISO at 1/8000th of a second, one can see a green tinge on the left and red on the right. Now tell me, exactly when would you possibly shoot in such conditions? A nuclear blast, a searing afternoon in the Sahara? Or perhaps at a snowboarding contest? I think even if the last one is getting you thinking, I'm sure you can still catch the action at 1/2000th of a second.

 

The moire issue however seems to be very real, popping up in about 1 out of every 400 photos. I understand Nikon is looking into it and the firmware issued in the states, v1.01, may have already addressed this issue.

 

I'm pleased with the images and the handling, and I'm pretty damned picky abouy my images having moved to digital from Leica rangefinders. All DSLRs have quirks that need to be worked out when they are first released. If you are on a budget, get the Rebel, if willing to spend a bit more, the D70 looks like its worth it to me.

yes.

Hey, I haven't posted here in awhile so I thought I'd just mention a

couple of things. I bought a Nikon D70 two weeks ago. The battery

is great and lasts a long time. Today I was taking pictures of the

mass rally opposing the election results in Taiwan. My battery ran

out on my digi, after a full week of use without charging. Then I

just stuck in in the bag and pulled out the trusty voightlander

21mm. I think I got better shots too. My advice, don't choose film

over digital or the other way around. Love 'em both!

I picked up the d70 about two weeks ago. Since then I've read a lot

of posts comparing the Rebel and the D70. One common comment about

the D70 that came up again and again is that the camera's firmware

is programmed in such a way that many pictures are underexposed. I

haven't found this to be the case all the time, but I routinely get

underexposed pics (in auto mode) when I'm outside, especially if its

cloudy. I've already sunk my money so this is a bit

disturbing/frustrating. Can anyone suggest a helpful remedy?

Thanks,

Hyatt Lee

Besides, Chuck D is much better at this kind of thing than you are. Who's your DJ? Laminator K?

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Hey, I was wondering if any of you set compostional goals from time to time. I'm not talking about a project focusing on content but something more like, I'm going to try to shoot a roll of film with limbs in the frame without their bodies or I'll shoot a roll where only half the subject's face will appear in the frame. Anyone have other suggestions? Or know of a book that suggests more?

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Hyatt Lee

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Hmmm... not sure if that will work on my end, surely wouldn't hold up to Reuben Fine's analysis (off the board). I am an aggressive player who would rather take the risk of losing to have executed a fine combination than play the part of the sanguine strategist aiming for the Karpov advantage of one pawn and drilling it down the line. I like street photography and hesitate to ask people to take their photos, but will if I think it will improve the situation. However, I have been known to get in arguments with my subjects about the legality of what I am doing. That is if they try to tell me that taking photos in public is prohibited or illegal or their face is licensed or some other such nonsense.

Can anybody tell me where the ISO dial is on my M4-P? I think it fell off before I bought the camera.

 

or

 

Where is the battery compartment on the M4, I think the meter is dead.

My vote goes for International Photographer, a magazine out of Taiwan that features primarily black and white photographers. They have zero ads, but you make up for that fact on cover price. They only take photographers who have been working for 10 years or more I believe... (At least that is what they told a friend of mine who took her portfolio into them.)

While this is a bit off the topic of the thread, I like Travis' first pic but not because of the man, rather the compelling part of the photo (and the real subject I thought) is the woman passing by the older man looking at him. She looks so taught, her body language is betraying the way she feels about the man begging. Observing the observers. Might could do with a little cropping though.

Hey all,

 

I'm going to Yen Shui next week, a small town in Taiwan that has an outrageous fireworks festival once a year during lantern festival. I want to take pics but obviously the lighting conditions will be very unpredictable. A tripod is out of the question becase the fireworks are bottle rockets that shoot out of massive hives and the townfolk shoot things out of their windows as well. One might have to hightail it and wouldnt want to leave the camera behind or have a tripod slow you down. Most people who go wear a full-mask motorcycle helmet and a raincoat. Obviously a case can be made for filters, so as to not damage the fromt element of the glass, i thought of that already. But my question is, has anybody ever shot something similar, any advice on films (high ISO or pushed) and metering techniques? I want to try both Black and white and color. Though I usually shoot in Black and white

 

Thanks in advance...