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<p>Hi,<br>

I'm interested in panoramic candid/street photography but have a hard time finding anything that appeals. Have you or do you know of anyone who has worked in this specific style? In the right hands this format seems to have a lot of potential, although I'm not sure I trust myself to avoid falling for compositional gimmickry, at least initially. Acquiring an Xpan/TX1 seems as much of a commitment as learning a new instrument. <br>

Thanks, <br>

Arond </p>

<p>Thanks for your feedback. I already have two Hexars--black & silver. One has 'silent,' the other doesn't. I do mostly candid street photography, so noise is an issue--but not necessarily the most important one. I also use a Canon F-1N, so I'm no stranger to noise. Regarding suitability of this post for this forum, there aren't too many choices, and this seemed the best to my mind. 'Classic' is a flexible term, is it not? Thanks again. </p>

<p>Hi, as the subject suggests, can anyone compare the noise in focus/operation between the Contax G2 and the Hexar AF? I'm thinking of acquiring a Contax but am curious about what constitutes 'noisy.' I'm familiar with the amount of noise from the silver Hexar AF (no 'silent' mode) and wonder how the Contax G2 compares. Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>In other words, if I'm not specifically looking for psychedelic results, I shouldn't take the shop's advice and have it cross processed. I still think it's strange that they would suggest it. This stuff better be good when I finally do get it back from the E-6 lab. If the slide vs. negative difference doesn't leap off the light box at me, I may find it difficult to justify the expense and inconvenience of shooting it. </p>

<p>Sorry, I mean <i>slide</i> film. Positive, negative--I always get those two mixed up.</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I've recently been toying with print film for the first time ever. Not really sure what's what, I took it to the lab where I live (Taipei, Taiwan). There, they asked if I wanted to process it as negative film. After a little research, I discovered this is called 'cross processing.' It's cheaper and faster, they say: one hour as C-41 as opposed to four days for E-6. My question is, why would anyone shoot slide film just to have it developed as negative? At the shop they assure me that it's essentially equivalent, but the whole idea seems like blasphemy to me. Most of my film experience is with B&W, so I'm looking for some one else's opinion on this one. I'm not trying to be cute or creative with my film processing. I just want an accurate reflection of what I saw color-wise. Good idea? Bad idea? Thoughts? Thanks.</p>

I see nothing deviant, but the last one is pretty keen.

By focus, I mean auto-focus. I found it to be consistently inconsistent--maddeningly so. Pics were out-of-focus far out of proportion to what I would expect, and what I had become used to using a modest D50 w/ equivalent lens. I very frequently had to switch to manual focus in hopes of salvaging what was left of the moment. This occurred more frequently in low light, obviously. But there were numerous occasions where I would be outside on an overcast day and it would get it wrong.

 

I mostly do spontaneous-candid-street, so most of my subjects were between a meter and three. Most situations did not seem especially challenging focus-wise. I'm curious to know if I'm just unlucky or if this is as good as it gets w/ this combination. Mind you, I'm not knocking Pentax. I commend them for innovating w/ compact primes, which is why I bought one. I have no particular brand loyalty, so long as Brand X can live up to my rather modest expectations.

I bought a K100D last year just for the 21mm pancake lens. However, the focus

was so appalling (as compared to my Nikon D50--nothing personal) that I chucked

the body after a month but still kept the lens. I'm now debating whether to

chuck the lens as well or give Pentax another try. My preference is for small,

so the discontinued DL or DS2 are looking appealing. Can anyone tell me if the

atrocious focus issue was just a fluke should one learn to settle for less when

it comes to Pentax & auto-focus. Thanks.

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