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I bought mine used and it has been working flawlessly for years. I don't think they're any less reliable than any other given camera. As previously stated, there probably are more of them out there and therefore more people report the problems they have.

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Hello everybody!<p>I must admit I'm a nikon shooter (my brother does

have a Voigtlaender in M-mount, though, does that count?)<p>I'm

writing here to show you street-shooting people a very simple device I

"invented". <a

href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00CSnG">Here</a>'s

the thread in the nikon forum. Now I challenge you to mount this on a

Leica and walk around with it :-)<p>

I'm not trying to offend anyone, and i genuinely think this could

interest or at least amuse some of you; if the admins however find

this thread too much off-topic, feel free to delete it. I just wanted

to reach a wider street-shooting audience. And I'd really like to have

a Leica, but I'm a poor student.<br>Cheers,<p>Federico Sartorio

But I'm not a lucky Leica shooter :-(

Help me buy a Leica! Send me enough money to the paypal account federico.sartorio(at)etu.unil.ch so I will finally be able to properly test "glow" and "creamy bokeh" (yum)

<p>

Cross-posting isn't allowed, right? Can't an exception be made? I'd like to reach a wider street-shooting audience with this thread

Thank you everybody for your comments! I'm glad you found my idea useful or at least funny. Now it would be fun to see a thread showing pictures taken with this "thing" (somebody should give a decent name to it.. I'm sure something better and shorter than "PEZ Sweet-Dispenser Hot Shoe Attachement" can be found)

Mmmm... why not just bracket? :)<br> Scenes like this are obviously very difficult to meter accurately, and even the most accurate exposition won't allow the film/ccd/cmos to record every detail. You will inevitably lose some detail either in the shadows or in the higlights. So why not take different shots at different exposure settings? If you have a digital camera, that's free, and if you use film it's still no big deal to shoot two more frames to get a really good picture. Just my opinion, that's what I do with film when I'm not sure.

If you are not satisfied with the result, try using a different dispenser. The one you chose might not have been ridiculous / funny enough.<div></div>

Now you are ready to shoot! The best use for this attachement is to make people laugh and quickly snap a joyful portrait of them. You can then reward them with a sweet for added happiness. I've tested it on kids and friends and it works most of the time!<div></div>

Slide the dispenser in the hot shoe of your camera, it should fit naturally! [Fig. E.] And its sweet-dispensing capabilities are retained! Yum! [Fig. F]<div></div>

Now, using a cutter, trim the feet of the dispenser [fig. C.] leaving a 2-3 mm wide plastic strip on each side [fig. D.] Check the width of your camera's hot shoe if you are not sure. And avoid trimming your fingers.<div></div>

Hello everybody!<p> Tired of being unable to take good photos of your

friends / kids? Here's my tutorial on how to create the cheapest and

wackiest hot-shoe attachement for your camera.<p>First of all, buy a

PEZ sweet dispenser in any grocery store (they are sold everywhere in

Europe, I hope they are in the USA too). The more ridiculous, the

better. [fig. A.]. The base ("feet") of the dispenser should look

like this [fig. B.]<div></div>

Both the lenses I bought new here in Switzerland, with fully valid Swiss guarantee, and a couple of lenses I ordered grey market from the far East, have gold boxes exactly like that one. I suppose that particular lens is either from Europe or some other country, but most probably not from America.

I have a bike picture, too!<div></div>

<a href="http://www.elinchrom.com/">Elinchrom</a> makes ring flashes (watch under products -> at the bottom of the page: "Ringflash 1500" and "Ringflash 3000"). I know they are well suited for fashion photography and I'm sure they are top quality, but they cost top $$$, too. I really don't think a ringflash made for macro would work for fashion photography.<br>Best Regards,<p>Federico Sartorio

I'm glad someone is willing to take on such project. The static content of photo.net really needs to be expanded, improved and updated.<p>

I do own a 50mm f/1.2 but it is an Ai version (only 7 diaphragm blades instead of the 9 in the Ais) and I co-bought it with my brother who is using it currently. I could see this week-end if I can keep it for a moment to do the testing, but I don't have a digital camera and this complicates things I guess. It would be maybe better if someone with a digital camera did the testing. What kind of shots had you in mind, exactly?<p>One thing I can do is submit actual photographs taken with it and give my impressions.<p>Good luck with the project!<p>Best regards,<br>Federico Sartorio<p>P.S. you can email me at fedesartorio(at)yahoo.it for further questions or ideas

Hello, I have been looking for exactly the same kind of product for some time and eventually ordered two Photoflex 41x74" (about 1.10 x 1.90 m) collapsible reflectors. They come in various surface conbinations and you can fold them to 1/3rd of their size. I ordered mine <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=42114&is=REG"> here </a>. Shipping to switzerland was about $40. I'll let you know more when I get them (they should arrive this week) if you want. But they seem quite rugged and can be held with dedicated tripod acessories. <a href="http://www.photoflex.com/photoflex/index.html"> Here </a> is the official product's site.<br>

Hope I was of some help, best regards<p>Federico Sartorio

The brand of the film you will use has little importance in fact. Just pick up your favourite and shoot. I tend to use velvia 50 because in my experience it shows no visible grain scanned at the maximal resolution (4000 dpi) while some other inversible fils do. The only thing to know is that the digital ICE (very useful feature!) will have troubles processing Kodachrome films, so you might want to avoid those. (I must admit I don't even know wheter kodak still produces them)

Hello everybody,<br>I did a quick search but couldn't find the

information I'm looking for. My question is, which are the values of

R, G and B channels to be used in photoshop to correct average

tungsten lighting. I shoot film, scan it and then try to correct the

colours but indoor shots don't always come out the way I want them to.

Does anybody know where I could find a table with different colour

temperature and RGB values to neutralize them?<br>Thank you very much

in advance, yours sincerely<p>Federico Sartorio

It depends when you are going to Europe. Nikon has just announced two nex zoom lenses to be released along with the D50 in june this year: an AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED and an AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED. Their quality is unknown yet, but they are equipped wit a silent-wave motor (SWM, that gives you fast and silent focusing) and have ED lenses, which sounds good. You might want to wait for a review of those before choosing.<br>Federico Sartorio

Odd.. it seems hard to me to make something wrong with a fool-proof camera like the N55. My guess is the shutter isn't firing, can you shoot with the back open with that camera? If so, does the shutter work normally at all speeds? I'm afraid you will probably have to return the camera once more. I'd buy a slightly better camera if I were you. An N75 or an N80 if you can afford it are great choices. Older cheap used bodies also are a very good choice but might be slightly harder to use and not fully compatible with the newest objectives.<p>Hope you will find a solution to your problem,<br>best regards,<p>Federico Sartorio

Well the F5 was the top-of-the-line nikon film camera until last year when the F6 came out. Of course it's an outstanding camera, and the prices for used F5s are ridiculously low now. If you like it, I'd say buy it. Only drawbacks I think are bulk and weight and high power consumption. You might want to give the F100 a try too, I have one and it's great. F100s can be found for VERY low prices too (around $500). You will find plenty of information on these two cameras on older threads on this site and on the internet

The 105 2.5 ais is a terrific with very good bokeh but your D70 won't meter with it. You will able to mount it on your camera and take phots with it, but only setting the speed and aperture yourself, manually. This is not a problem if you have an external handled meter. I guess buying a 50mm AFD (1.8 or 1.4) is a better alternative for a beginner

Hello, I already posted a question about rectangular collapsible

reflectors. I found two similar products that suit my needs: <p>

Photoflex Litedisc Collapsible Reflector - 41x74" Oval <p> and <p>

Lastolite 6 ft x 4 ft Oval Collapsable Disc Reflector.<p>Has anyone

used both brands and can do a comparison? Are both good? Is there

something in particular i should pay attention to when buying such a

reflector? I plan to buy two in fact, for full-lenght portraiture on

the beach and other outdoor locations. Thank you very much!<p>yours

sincerely,<br>Federico Sartorio

Ah ah, I have an F100 and that sharpness problem is not part of my life :). Seriously, I didn't know that the rendition of a D100 was so soft. It seems supsicious to me that you HAVE to process the image with a software to make it sharp. Isn't there something wrong? I have never used one but examples of D70 pictures straight out of the camera seemed pretty sharp to me, have you considered that option?

browsing b&h, i found the Photoflex Litedisc Collapsible Reflector 41x74". Has anyone experienced with these? I still don't get how a rectangular thing can easily fold. The round one I have is easy to fold and yes, quite deadly in the wrong hands.