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<p>What is a refurbished camera ?</p>

<p>where I could see a picture of the Leica M2 used by Korda for his famous portrait of Che Guevara ? (guerrillero heróico). I mean the actual camera owned by Korda (not just a camera of the same model)</p>

Would this be appropiate:

Pano Elements Package from Really Right Stuff.

 

I would like to do single-row horizontal pan photos, with objects in foreground and background, not more than 4 images in each composite. I will also use Canon's Photo Stitch sofware and a Gitzo tripod (GT 1530). I have a Canon 5D and the 17-40 mm zoom lens. Do I need anything else ?<div></div>

Is it appropiate to use the ball head Markins Q3 and Canon?s Photo Stitch

software to do panoramic photos ?

I have a Canon 5D and the 17- 40mm lens (also from Canon).

 

I am new to making panoramic photos and to the theoric concepts behind it.

 

I find the Markins Q3 interesting because of the circular scale on the base,

not found on similar ball-heads with quick release.

I thought this feature would be uselful for pan photos, not necessarily perfect

ones, just decent results would be enough for me. I will not do this type of

photography very often.

Tamron has released this Spring a new version of their AF 28-200 mm zoom lens

for Pentax mount cameras.

 

The specifications are shown here:

http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/28200_di_a031.asp

 

Has anybody used this new version ?

what is its performance ?

Is there any better autofocus zoom for the same focal lenghts? (Pentax mount)

 

I intend to purchase this lens for the Pentax MZ-6 camera

(also known as ZX-L)

Tamron has released this Spring a new version of their AF 28-200 mm zoom

lens for Pentax mount cameras.

 

The specifications are shown here:

http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/28200_di_a031.asp

 

Has anybody used this new version of the lens ?

Is there any better alternative for it ? (other than purchasing a couple of

prime lenses)

 

I intend to purchase this lens for the Pentax MZ-6 camera

(also known as ZX-L)

WANTED:

I would like to purchase the following issues of the Olympus

publication VisionAge: -----

 

issue 11 (year 1989) -----

issue 15 (year 1991) -----

 

Also interested in literature about the Olympus cameras

O-product and Ecru, both designed by Naoki Sakai.

What types of lenses I can use with the Bronica RF 645 ?

(wide, tele, macro, fish-eye,...)

 

Will I be able to do macro-photography with this camera ?

 

Those who had used this camera, what disadvantages or weak points

have noticed on it ? Any regrets after purchasing it ?

Original message by Ron Mowrey:

 

Cameras carried by the astronauts were built by Roland 'Red' Williams. I have posted his picture with the astronauts elsewhere on this forum.

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Ron, could you give me the link to the photos of Red Williams ?

I could not find them on the Forum.

What is the minimum distance from the photographed subject at which I

can get a sharp photo using the Fuji 645i in autofocus mode ?

Robert,

 

I have taken a look at the Bronica RF645 and I must say it looks wonderful. It seems not much bulky than the Fuji GA 645, and allows to change lenses, which it is not a trivial detail

 

Do you favor the Bronica because you think the Fuji is difficult to operate in the Manual mode ?

Thank you Tim.

 

I will use my Fuji GA camera as a general purpouse camera: indoors (still natures), outdoors, portraits, landscapes...

 

I think the Fuji GA 645zi (model with zoom) will be the model more versatil to me. Also, I like its design more than that of the 645i.

Here in Barcelona, these cameras are hard to find. If I bought

the camera from USA thru Internet, I must consider the payment of customs taxes.

Thank you Tim for your reply.

 

I noticed that the Fuji GA 645 takes pictures in Portrait format in its normal operating position, instead of the more usual Landscape orientation. Is there any reason for this anomaly ? Does this also happens with the Fuji GA 645 Zi ? (the model with zoom). Is this latter model preferably over the model without zoom ?

 

Regards from Spain.

Thank you all for your useful recommendations.

I will probably purchase a camera from the Fuji GA series:

 

Fuji GA 645 i

Fuji GA 645 Wi Wide

Fuji GA 645 Zi

 

Now I only need to decide which model. I assume all of them allow a full automatic operation: focus, speed and aperture fixed automatically by the camera. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

I notice Fuji no longer makes theses camera. I did not find them at their Web site.

Can I do macro-photography with any of these Fuji GA cameras ?

 

Bona nit, JFF.

Greetings from Barcelona, Spain.

This is my first post on the Forum.

 

I would like to know whether there is in the market a ?point and

shoot ?camera using medium format film (6x6, 6x5, etc), OTHER THAN

than those cheap cameras with plastic lenses, such as the Diana and

the like.

 

By ?point and shoot? I mean that the user has only to make very

basic adjustments, like a setting for ?cloudy? or ?sunny? days, and

the camera takes care of the rest (focus, shutter speed, aperture,

etc). In other words, a high-quality camera with the easy of use and

immediacy of a Kodak Instamatic.