drolo

Thanks a lot, I was not aware of the firm ware update. 8 GB will be well enough.

Hi people, can anyone tell me, if there is an upper size limit of CF card storage to be used in a Canon 5D?

Thanks for your help

as above, but I guess they figured out all of it today, but decided to cash-in on the first digital M which seems to be accepted even with all the flaws discussed. Time line 2-4 years. First fill all M8 preorders (roughly 1 year), fix apparent bugs and weaknesses (another year), spread the word of the M9 imminent arrival and book pre-orders, and "tat-ta" in 2010 Leica takes the leading edge in digital: 16 MP FF, absolutely no vingetting even at 8mm fish eye etc etc. If they manage to produce a live preview to the 3inch display, who would need a DSLR then??

Sorry for potential repeat, did not go through all of the above...

But take that point made about minituarising all technicalities into the shape of a 35mm cartridge and add a full size sensor sticking out (and potentially being adjustable in length) to fit most of the existing 35mm film bodies on this planet? Business case??? How would be to pick-up that ball to run???

As stated above - technically the body will survive easily (if not damaged or heavily used), but will you still like the features and picture quality it gives you compared to expectations at that time??

During the film years, the final quality of your picture was way more depending on your glas and on your film, the latter being constantly improved. Considered you had invested in the upper end of the quality segment for body and glass, you still today benefit form (potenially moderate) improvements of the "film end". When I bought my used Hassi, the body was - and still is - older than I am today, works perfectly fine, but Velvia was not even thought about. Before you go into digital system world as an amateur, consider your real need - I got myself a Dimage A1 recently, which is fine...for now....

I have bought the A1 for its connectability to studio flash systems and faced the trouble with serious over exposure. I measured the actual flash output with a hand meter and set the camera to full manual. Connecting the flash to the X-contact fires the external flash even when the camera flash is disabled. So far, so fine. Unfortunately the meter reading (at correct ISO and with ISO fixed to 100 at the camera) still over exposure. By experimenting I figured out that I had to reduce exposure by about 2 stops, and (as I wanted to work wide open for reduced DOF) that actually flash sync works down to 1/1650 (for my flashes cut-off was at 1/2000). Try to find out what works in total manual for you.

 

Has anyone else seen discrepancies between ISO setting in digital compared to film?? Using the metered exposure data on my MF polaroid at 100 ISO produced perfectlt lit pictures.

Thanks Michael, problem sorted, your link was very helpful indeed.

Hi there, can anyone help me with the pdf user manual for the new

Minolta Dimage A1 (European name) in english or german??? Got a Z1

manual on the CD-ROM that came with the box.

 

Please provide link or send doc to drolo61@web.de

 

Any help greatly apprechiated.

 

All the best

Olaf

Luis,

 

Appologies for potentially repeating some of the above - I did not have the time to read all through, but felt like commenting. You have put forward potentially THE question every more or less serious photographer has asked him or herself at some point in there "career".

 

The answer I found for my own question is time and careful observation, even and especially when you do not have a camera at hand. Train your attentiveness to details, expressions of faces, changes in light and colour, unusual objects at normal places and vice versa. If you allow time for that, pictures will come to you. Accept humbly that you will not be able to capture most of all that and enjoy your captures of moments and/or discoveries.

 

Not all pictures work for all people, so feedback is very helpful, if done with care and the interest to help the other grow. Show your work to family, friends and strangers (like here on photo.net) and try to find out, how often you managed to transport your view of the world to someone´s mind. Be surprised how well that works, if you really like the picture.

 

To cut this long comment short, don't search for the holy grail, but practise - share and do again. It is a never ending cycle - and fun.

 

Good luck

 

Olaf

 

PS: I have not yet uploaded pictures, will do as soon as I had time to scan.

Being here relatively new and still on my way to understand how the site works and "who-is-who" the only comment I dare to give is:

Hard-link comments and rating (meaning no rating without a comment)

 

This might stop the "drive-by shooting" and re-focus those interested in feedback and growth.

 

Only an idea...

 

Best regards

Olaf

Sid,

 

I can only recommend to sell individually, even if it hurts ;-)

 

eBay offers a good platform.

 

Check quantity on sale of each item and chose your timing wisely (3, 7 or 10 days) to avoid getting trapped in a bulk of stuff selling at the same time.

 

Make sure to have quality pictures and a sound description.

 

Good luck

Olaf

Hi Steve,

your story sounds similar to mine, moved up for the exactly same reasons about half a year ago.

 

It started way less well defined than your "migration project" with a complete Mamiya RZ67 kit I thought at that time to be quite reasonable (potentially I entered from the high-end ;-)) After having taken the first shots (so far colour slides only) I was hooked by the quality of the slides you get back, incredible! Unfortunately the RZ is not for travel, so I added a really old Hasselblad with a 80mm lens for a short holiday trip to California.

 

Whenever the weight and volume of the gear is of no concern, the Mamiya potentially delivers better due to the integrated TTL metering if you use the metering prism. You need to get used to the variety of interlocks preventing you from wasting film, but giving you some strange moments and thought food.

 

I personally like the concept of the flexible backs (ruling out the Mamiya 7 for me) as you can have more than one type of film ready, very helpful for changing light conditions, as the range of shutter speeds and f-stops is more limited than you might be used to from the modern 35mm world.

 

So in short, yes, jump, it is not reasonable nor a sound business idea but such great fun....

 

Rgds

Olaf