carl_a._mann

HI -- a colleague from British Columbia and I are planning a book

project on a German village. He's going to write the text, I am doing

the photos.

Do you know any publishers in BC who could be interested? what are the

usual conditions for such books (I mean in terms of financial planning)?

Has anyone got any addresses of publishing houses? Any recommendations?

Any answer is highly appreciated and can also be sent off-list to

ub@itinerarium.de

Best,

Ulrich Buechsenschuetz

Any classic B&W ASA 400 film available -- Tura 400 (which is said to be the cheap version of Agfa APX 400), TMAX 400, Fuji Neopan 400, Delta 400... for low light situations, I prefer Fuji Neopan 1600 (see

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=009mk5&photo_id=2785202&photo_sel_index=0

and

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=009qdF&photo_id=2804137&photo_sel_index=0

Thank you all for your responses. As long as I do not bother the computer with other programs that demand a lot of RAM, the Minolta software now works. However, I noticed that when I leave the computer doing the scanning, and it switches to power-saving mode, the Minolta software aborts the scanning process.<br>

So, Graham seems to be on the right track when he says the software is "irritable." It is. And it is irritating, too. At least for someone who has used the Nikon and Agfa softwares for years without problems.<br>

Hi Elison,

the multiple scanning process is activated in presettings. I cannot say what the exact reference is called in English since I am using the German software.

What kind of negatives did you scan (e.g. high ISO)?

Christopher -- as a matter of fact, I previously used the USB 2.0 port on the mainboard, and now switched to the firewire port on a pci-card.

Thanks for your suggestions. I switched to Fire Wire and the problem was gone for the time being. I hope it also works tomorrow.

Ulrich

Hi,

I've bought a Minolta 5400 and I like it very much. HOWEVER, the

software (Dimage Scan Utility) is a pain. It freezes on a regular

basis, and scanning more than one or two slides can be a matter of hours.

Are there any known problems with this software?

I am running it on Windows XP, 1 GB RAM, and an Athlon XP 1800+.

I have already installed the latest version from Minolta's homepage,

but things haven't got better.

What about exchanging it for Silverscan or VueScan?

Thanks for any response.

U.

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Public street, yes. But it's one thing to take a picture of a guy just standing

around and having a good time and another of taking a picture of a suspect

who has yet to be proven guilty by a court.

Just a thought that crossed my mind going quickly over the pics and the discussion --

I wonder whether arrested suspects have a right to their own pictures and whether the guys to photographed may sue you for taking photos of them (and publishing them) without their consent.

Exactly, John!

A fine example of how to record smells without having to smell them ;-)

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Blue thanks to a production problem at Kodak...<div></div>

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<b>The stranger the place, the better for me</b>

<p>I've made the experience that I cannot shoot in my neighborhood. I always have a camera on me when I go out (an Olympus Stylus Epic), sometimes carrying my SLR gear through the nearby streets, just to come home without a single shot. I really love my neighborhood, and I'd like to document the developments, the people, but something keeps me from doing it. For example, there's a playground surrounded by a small park. When the weather is fine, the playground is full of children (including my own), but the park benches are crowded with boozers and junkies. So I thought I should talk to these people and take pictures of them to document the scenery, but never dared to do so.</p>

<p>On the other hand, there were occasions when I was in another city that I simply "exploded" as a street photographer -- once in Cheb, Czech Republic, where I took some great photos of people selling carps for the Christmas dinner. At another occasion, I found myself surrounded by screaming children wanting to be photographed in a Roma (gypsy) neighborhood in Sofia, Bulgaria (although I have to add that at the end of the afternoon in the neighborhood, I decided to go as some people started to look at me quite unfriendly.</p>

<p>Have you got an idea of how to overcome that block to shoot in the neighborhood? What is your experience?</p>

Thanks for your responses. I didn't expect so many of answering to that query, and I'm glad you did.<br>

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Now some answers to your contributions:<br>

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1) Eric, I haven't seen Waters' "Polyester" myself, but my sister brought one of the Odorama cards home -- great idea, horrible smells.<br>

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2) No, I've never been to India; other places and produce wonderful smells, too: Balkan towns in the fall (the aroma of roasted peppers); a rain shower in spring; etc. But what made me write the initial posting was the stench at the front door of our house that makes me feel sick every time I come home, especially if the weather is humid. I know exactly whose dog is responsible for that, but won't bother you with it.<br>

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3) Regarding the olfactoric samples: my sister just told me that she uses aromatic substances on pictures (for example rose oil on an image of roses) in therapeutic sessions with elderly patients to induce "multisensoric stimuli." I wouldn't use it myself, simply because it takes away the "imagined" smells.<br>

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So let's try our best to capture pictures letting people imagine the fitting aromas...<br>

<h2>Capturing smells?</h2>

<p>Did it ever occur to someone on photo.net that we can capture

light, moods, and at our best moments, feelings, but that we are not

able to capture smells. Smells are said to be able to invoke the

strongest imaginations and feelings in us.</p>

<p>But how can we depict a flower, a garden or park, a fish market or

oriental bazar without the smells? Are they necessary at all? What is

the picture of a heap of rotting garbage compared to its stench? Will

that image ever leave such a bad impression?</p>

<p>I sometimes wish I could capture some of olfactoric beauties and

horrors surrounding us every day...</p>

<p>What do you think?</p>

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Buy the EOS 33. I own the EOS 30 and 300, and unless you insist of paying more for the eye-controlled autofocus of the EOS 30 (which I switched off), you will have more fun and control about the settings with the EOS 33 than with the EOS 300 V. And it's cheaper then the EOS 30.

Hi,

I consider buying an EOS 10D in the near future, but wonder what wide

angle (zoom) lens to buy. Initially, I favored the Sigma 15-30, but

there were controversial reviews in German mags, so I am not so sure

about this one. What about the 2,8-4/17-35 lenses by Sigma and Tamron?

Has anybody tested them? And what about the new Canon 4/17-35? Any

additional idea?

Many thanks for any comment or advice.

Uli

many thanks for the tip, especially for the Massive Dev Chart, which I now use on my Palm...

Best, Uli

I found a number of useful links to websites on the Agfa Optima 1535 S. The best is: http://home.planet.nl/~ucklomp/optima1535/index.htm, which also includes more links.