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if you can make it, today. there is a festival of fire (fireworks) would make some really nice unique engagement shoot. This is along Ontario Place area. Depending on what you want, I would say distilery district is one of the best place for engagement shoot, otherwise harbourfront.

I think I like black lenses more, keep it going, and let the price of black lenses become cheaper. I'll pay for lens performance.

Huw, that is an incredibly beautiful camera. My condolences.

interesting concept.

Man, those are good deal, Jack. If you want to check it again with some other manual Nikkor lenses, let me know. I have some lenses you can test it with.

What do you want to say? Write it down, I'll see if I can translate it for you.

And yeah..CAD$2500 is a very good price for a used MP. Have you check if there is any problem? The prices in Toronto here is very expensive for anything Leica at the shop.

Frank, you know you want it. And as much as good is the new ZI, you will just keep on looking at the Leica. If you could afford it, just get it and start taking picture with it. The new Zeiss Ikon (ZI) gonna be about similar prices new. So, just get the MP, you know you want it. Of course, this will only introduce the lust for expensive lenses.

Should be camera shake.

That look a lot like motion blur to me.

How do you shoot your wedding Stacy? what setting on the D70? and the setting on the SB-800?

If you could fund the purchase, 17-55. f/2.8, and 80-200mm f/2.8 of course, AF-S lenses.

a.)buy faster lenses

 

b.)buy better flash (sb-800, sb-600) with good diffuser

 

c.)shoot at igher ISO (at the cost of noise)

 

d.)two or all of the above.

How about an all new lens design for Hasselblad, Rollei? Medium format?

Second body(.85) would make sense. Leica is not the fastest in changing film. Think of all the time you could loose if you run out of film. Your system is more than good enough. I am also trying to add another Leica M body, and I only have two lenses. 40/2 and 90/2.8.

This number on your lens is the f stop.<div></div>

"With the f stop at 3.5, you could also try to take picture at 1/1000 or 1/500 depending on how much brighter you want, the slower shutter speed the brighter the picture will be. But, if you overdo it, the picture will be all white, that means overexpose."

 

Sorry, I missarrange my pharagraph.

This can only be done in a reasonably sunny day when you are outside.

Shannon, that means that you have a very good lens. Hehehehe, I envy you. I wish I have one. You have a lens that can take macro picture, that means, very close up picture. The only thing is that, it's not a fast lens, which means that in a dimly lit situation, you need a slower shutter speed which might cause a motion blur because of camera shake. You might need a tripod if you want to take picture of non moving subject.

 

55mm lens, with maximum aperture of f= 3.5 Can shot at object at closer distance than most other lenses.

 

Ok, start with the basic first, remember what I posted above,

 

with a 400 ISO film, set your f stop to "3.5"

 

Inside a room, where there is just enough good lighting, set the shutter speed to 1/60, 1/30, (you could try 1/15 and 1/8, but you will see much more blurry picture) Otherwise, if it is much too dim, you need a flash to take picture.

 

 

With the f stop at 3.5, you could also try to take picture at 1/1000 or 1/500 depending on how much brighter you want, the slower shutter speed the brighter the picture will be. But, if you overdo it, the picture will be all white, that means overexpose.

 

It is more easier to do this if somebody can teach you in person, try joining a photography club in your area. or otherwise, buy a good used lightmeter.

Actually, what kind of picture do you want to see from just a meeting? It's not a shootout event. We come, share some photographic experience, looking at other's prints, talk about camera, drink some beer. It's about developing friendship and comradery, my friends, and the pictures reflects that. Believe it or not, relationships is the only thing we can take with us when we die.

quite simple really. Provided you know how to change the shutter speed of your camera and f stop of your lenses.

 

Which ISO/ASA film did you bought? Generally, they are ISO 100, 200, 400, 800.

 

When it is sunny days out, with no cloud, set your f stop to f 16 on your lens. Then, depending on your film ISO, you set your shutter speed to,

 

ISO 100 = 1/125 shutter speed

 

ISO 200 = 1/250 shutter speed

 

ISO 400 = 1/500 shutter speed

 

ISO 800 = 1/100 shutter speed

 

From there on, the environment can only get darker, circumstances such as, in the shade, inside a house, dim lit room, night with only street light, etc.

 

As it progressively get darker, you want to change your f stop to a smaller number(this is called changing your aperture), and change your shutter speed to be slower in order for the film to capture enough light.

 

it all depends on your lens. What lens do you have?

 

Maybe I can give you a better guide once I know what lens do you have.

Just want to share my experience, when I first bought my first SLR, a Nikon FE10, I also have only one or two picture turns out. Seriously, learn Sunny F16. The relationship between shutter speed, f stop. I now take picture without metering. Print film are very forgiving.

Shannon, when taking the close up picture of your digital camera, try pressing the button that has flower picture first, that way, your pic will turn out sharper. Btw, I think that is your exposure count.

LOoking at the picture, I just realizes that Stella Artois should pay me for their subliminal advertisement.

Hey, Jack. Thanks. Sorry for the oversize pics. My resize batch processing is not great.

Still trying to take picture of each other.<div></div>