fredus

Thanks for the tip steven. I'll try that. When you use the ominbounce of a white card, do you still bounce off the ceiling or do you point the flash at your subject ... I think you're right, I don't get much light from my flash (With my G2 I get full power when I bounce it, with the elan 7, I've noticed that I get little light from it ...)

 

Fred

Should I use Tungsten film to shoot indoor ?? (I get kind of an orange cast in all the picture ...) ... Which one ??

 

Thanks !

Hi there,

 

I've just saw my first pictures taken with my brand new Elan 7e. I'm

disapointed with the result and there is huge room for improvement. I

shot all my pictures indoor, with a Canon 85mm f/1.8. Light was kind

of low so I had my 420EX attached and I bounced it off the ceilling

for all the shot. I get GREAT result from my Canon G2 with this

technique. With the Elan 7e, I get flat/blend color not vibrant at

all ... I shot everything at f/1.8 with Fuji Superia 400.

 

What do I do wrong ?? Should I point the flash at people (all my

pictures were portrait) ... Should I use my omnibounce ??

 

Any tips ??

 

Thanks !

 

Fred

I really like the Domke bag (F-3x, F-4AF, F-6) but I can't find any good picture of the inside of the bag in the web !! And my store close to my house doesn't carry those ...

 

Fred

Hi there !

 

I'm looking for a bag for my gear and it's pretty tough :-) I don't

have much time to go to the camera store with all my gear and try

every single bag ... I'd like to narrow them down to a few ... This

is my list of gear:

 

- Elan 7e

- BP-300

- 85 1.8

- 20-35 4.5/5.6

- 50 1.8

- 420EX

 

And I plan to buy a 100-300 4.5/5.6 ...

 

I don't want to carry everything all the time but I'd like a bag

which could carry the elan 7 + BP-300 + 1-2 more lenses ...

 

Any recommandation ??

 

Thanks !

 

Fred

Hi there !

 

I just noticed something on my new Elan 7e and I don't know if I

should worry or not :-) ... Whenever I'm on AI Servo, the AF assist

light doesn't trigger (with either the build in flash or my

420EX) ... It does work fine on other mode.

 

Is this a normal behavior ... ? Can't find anything on the

documentation regarding it ...

 

Thanks !

 

Fred

Of course your 14mm become a 22mm on the D60. This is true with the nikon D100 and any pro DSLR ... The CMOS sensor is not a real 24X36 and any lens will get a x 1.6 factor (difficut to get get wide angle but you get nice zoom instead ...)

 

Fred

Hi there,

 

I'm searching for some B&W mailer (no C-41, true B&W) ... Does kodak

or Fuji do it ?? I've found A&I but they are very expensive ... Any

tips ?? (I also found www.bestlab.com but I'd like to compare with

other ...)

 

Thanks !

 

Fred

On ebay they go from $150 to $200 ... I'm looking for one as well ...

 

Fred

YOu might also check Fred Parker website ... Great nice article and tables about exposure: http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm

 

Fred

How about the "Teddy bear" technique ?? I find this technique quite effective: http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1603.htm

 

Enjoy the reading !

 

Fred

Hi there,

 

I'm still investigating way to process and get prints from my B&W

roll ... I've found A&I (http://www.aandi.com/index.html) lab with

ways of sending my roll through mail and receive them back ... Is it

a reliable lab ?? How do they perform compare to a 1 hour photo

lab ? Any experience to share ?? Are there any other labs doing this

kind of 'stuff' ?

 

So many questions ... :-)

 

Fred

I there !

 

I'm looking to rent a darkroom in San Jose or the bay area (I know

there are plenty in SF and east bay but I'm looking for one close to

home ...) ... Do you know any in this area ? Do you know if any of

them provide classes ??

 

Thanks for your help !

 

Fred

Hi there !

 

I'm considering buying a wide angle lens and I was looking at this

Sigma 24mm f/1.8 ... I didn't read any bad things about this lens

and it makes me think that it really compete well against the Canon

24mm EF ....

 

What do you think ?

 

Thanks !

 

Fred

Hi there !

 

I'm having difficulty decide which lens to buy ... I like the

convenience of a zoom but like the quality of a prime, like a lot of

people ... :-) Does anybody has example of the 100-300 in portrait

situation ?? I'd like to see if the background blur is acceptable for

me ...

 

Thanks !

 

Fred

What kind of mushrooms ??? :-)

 

Thanks for your information guys, this is great !!! And it's not that expensive ... I just need to find a place in my house ... Or maybe use a changing bag ... Is there a website with pictures on the process of processing films ???

 

thanks again !

Hi there,

 

I'd like to know what would be a fair budget to start processing my

own roll ... I just want to be able to scan my negatives. What do I

need as far as equipment and room in my house ??

 

I know, it's a newbie question and if someone has a link which could

tell me the basics, I would appreciate ... :-)

 

Thanks for your help !

 

Fred

Thanks for the tips ! Any experience with http://www.keh.com ??

 

Fred

If you want technical comparison of these lenses, you can go to http://www.photozone.de ... Very nice website ...

 

Fred

Ok guys ... Great advises, but you're blowing my budget away with the Canon 70-200 f/4 !!! :-) That's why I wanted to go with the 100-300 ... I'd like to keep my lens budget < $700 ... :-)

Correy, I know that I'm gonna need speed for my portrait but how am I going to handle street portrait from 10 to 20 meters without a 100-300 ?

 

Fred

I know that the 100-300 is pretty slow but I want to be able to wander in SFO streets and be able to take portrait from far away ... I don't really know if this is possible with a 85 mm ....

 

Fred

Ok,

 

I've read tons of magazines, website and of course this forum ! These

are my 2 choices for my new Elan 7e (I will take mostly portrait

(close portrait and street portrait) and landscapes ... I already

have a 420EX)

 

Choice 1: (Estimated price: $600)

Canon 24-85 f/3.5-4.5 USM

Canon 100-300 f/4.5-5.6 USM

Canon 50 f/1.8 USM

 

Choice 2: (Estimated price: $780)

Canon 28 f/2.8

Canon 50 f/1.8 USM

Canon 85 f/1.8 USM

Canon 100-300 f/4.5-5.6 USM

 

What do you think ?? any better option ??

 

Thanks for your help !

 

Fred

Thanks all for your advices ... I'm going to look at the Elan II/IIe ... As for lenses this is going to be a tough one ... I was reading about the new Tamron 28-300 lenses and it has good review ... Does anybody use this new lens ??

 

Fred

Hi there !

 

Ok, I'm at a decision point. I've been using a digital camera for 4

years now but really like the flexibility of an SLR (and don't have

the money for a DSLR yet), so I'm looking to buy an SLR. Since I

already have a 420EX, I'm gonna go with Canon. I'll shoot mostly

portrait of my upcoming baby and landscapes ...

 

I really like the Elan 7 or 7e but I'm wondering if the Rebel 7i

might not be sufficient enough for what I want and spend the

difference with better lens (my next decision point ... I'm heading

for a Canon 28-105 USM, 100-300 USM and really would like a 50mm

prime 1.4 ....) ... ??

 

What do you think, you expert ?? :-)

 

If you want to see some of my pictures (give you an idea of what I

like, what I do ...): http://www3.photosig.com/userphotos.php?id=6047

 

Thanks for your help !

 

Fred