rusty johnston

I am an amateur photographer shooting with a Nikon D70s. My

computer is an Apple iBook with the latest version of OSx however my

overall processor speed and the amount of RAM that I have are

limited. I apologize but I don't have the exact information now as

I'm posting this question from work.

I am interested in shooting RAW files so that I will have a greater

latitude for exposure adjustments, level adjustment and sharpening

in the computer. Right now, all I've used is Nikon's Capture

software which is nice but very slow. For example, when adjusting

contrast, after the adjustment has been made it takes the computer

30 seconds to a minute before the preview image is changed. Is

there another software program that is generally considered to be

faster? Or is this just something I have to live with until I can

update my computer? I don't do batch processing, I'm only working

with single images.

Thanks in advance for your help. I did a search on the topic but

did not find anything on it. If I missed something, kindly direct

me to that post.

Good afternoon all,

I made an effort to search for this topic but found nothing previous

on it. If I missed something then please direct me to that forum.

I am the proud owner of a new D70s coming to it as a long time N90s

and F100 user. Most things seem straight forward but the "Optimize

Image" feature caught my eye. Does anyone have much experience with

this? Any one setting seem to work or not work? Where do most of

you keep your camera, in normal? Thanks in advance for any input.

I am a hobbiest photographer and am looking for an inexpensive monolight kit to do

portraits of my family and friends. On a recent ebay search I found a kit offered by a

company called "Dreammaker Photographic" and what they offered was a light called the

Millennia M-320B. Have any of you heard of them or this light? If so, what are your

thoughts? Are there any other suggestions for inexpensive monolights?

Many thanks,

Rusty

Thank you gentlemen for all of your thoughts. The soft box is relatively inexpensive, especially on ebay, so I may pick one up and experiment. If I come up with anything interesting I'll repost.

Many thanks,

R.

First off, I debated which forum my question best fit and ultimately

decided on this one. For the moderator, if this is deemed in

appropriate, please accept my appologies.

I am using an N80 with an SB-600 flash. I Have a light stand and an

SC-17 cable and I'm looking to add a softbox for portrait and

product work. I have found on-camera softboxes that are in the

16x20" size that I feel will give better coverage and results

however this completely covers the flash. Does this effect the way

I should set-up the flash and camera? Will TTL no longer work

because the softbox is so large? If so, do I then need to operate

the flash in manual? Thanks in advance for any quidance or

direction.

Rusty

Does anyone have experience or examples of this lens used for people

portraits? I'm trying to purchase lenses that accomplish multiple

tasks and this lens is very appealing. This lens has a great

reputation for close-up work but how does it fair in other instances?

Thanks in advance to all who contribute.

I have an F100 and an SB-28, both recently purchased used but in

excellent condition. When the flash is mounted on the camera it

will fire intermitently without the shutter button being pressed.

It does seem to fire just fine when it's suppose to but I'm not sure

what is causing it to fire the other times. I'm assuming it's my

flash but I don't have access at the moment to another one to test

that theory. Has anyone else heard of this? Does the flash need to

to sent in for repair or is there something else that I can do?

When speaking about Nikon's mid-range zooms, the 24-85mm 2.8-4, the

24-85mm 3.5-4.5, the 28-70mm 3.5-4.5 and so on, is one considered

better than the rest? I have my single focal length lens when top

quality is needed and I realize that they don't compare to Nikon's

2.8 zooms but when convienence is the order of the day, which one do

you grab? Thanks in advance for any opinions and if this has

question has resently been posted, please direct me to it.

Regards,

Rusty

Jim,

Didn't see that when I did my preliminary search. Thanks for the link.

Canon's 28m 1.8 USM lens gets very mixed reviews and my theory is

that most of it's negative reviews have spawned from those without

first hand knowledge. I may be wrong but that's what I'm hoping to

find out.

I'd love to hear from those who have actually used this lens their

opinions of it. How does it perform wide open, what about stopped

down? I don't expect L series quality but I would expect it to

perform better than zoom lens and maybe even better than the 28mm

2.8. Thanks in advance to all who contribute.

R.

Bruno,

Very perceptive. Were working on one of our own.

r.

Here is a <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?

folder_id=472662" >link</a> to some of the 3 rolls worth of photos

shot this weekend at the birth of my new nephew. I've only been

using Leica rangefinders for about 6 months but the more I push

myself to photograph "inconspicuously" at family events the more I

realize the power of these cameras. While these photos are not

anything award winning, I was able to capture very candid moments

without everyone in the room being aware of "the guy with the

camera." At any rate, I hope you all enjoy.<div></div>

Has anyone purchased an M7 or MP using Leica's new "a la carte"

program or do you know someone who has? Also, if you configure one

on their website the price comes in at upwards of $3,900.00; are

dealers discounting this any or is that what you actually have to

pay to get one? I'm not looking to start an argument on Leica

prices or collectors versus users, I'm just curious as to how this

program is going for Leica and if any of you folks actually know

someone whose bought one. Thanks for your comments.

From time to time we read recommendations, on this site and others,

that to improve your photography the exercise of using just one

camera and one lens should be practised but I'm curious if anyone

actually ever does this? For some of us financial constraints force

us to practise this exercise more than we might want but have any of

you tried this for any length of time and if so, for how long? Is

it your regular habit? And do you feel that it improved your

photography?<div></div>

I read alot about have cameras, and lenses for that matter, CLA'd

but what can I actually expect to get in return? Does the camera

and/or lens come back working like new? Will film advance and

shutter release preform back to original standards? The reason I

ask is because you can pick up an older M6 classic for less than

half the price of a new MP or M7 and if an additional hundred or so

dollars for the CLA puts the camera back to like new condition, it

seems to be a no brainer. Thanks in advance to all who contribute

their thoughts.

I'm looking for some opinions on the 50mm 1.4 lens, the newer AF-D

versus the older Ai(s). I am curious as to whether the older lens

preformed better wide open and if it had more pleasing out-of-focus

areas than the newer version? The newer version is much maligned

for its out-of-focus area but was the manual focus version any

better? Thanks in advance to all who contribute.

Okay, I acknowledge that this might be a bit vain and trivial but

most of you will admit that an old black body Leica that shows some

brass has a special look about it. My question is, what do silver

bodies look like as they wear? If I'm not mistaken the new MP and

M7 have brass top and bottom plates for both the black and silver

versions so do you just end up with a silver camera with brass

edges? As I type this question it's starting to seem obvious but

I'll go ahead and post anyway. If any one has a photo of an old

silver camera that is starting to brass I'd love to see it. Many

thanks.

The aperature ring on my 35 summilux has a slight "wiggle" or play

in it that my other lens don't have. I have also read other folks

reporting this as well. Is this just common to all 35 'lux ASPH

lenses? Does the pre-ASPH have a similar issue? I understand that

it doesn't effect how the lens works, it bugs me a little, but

mainly I'm just curious. Thanks for responces.

I understand that one of the major differences between these two

cameras is the deletion of the depth of field indicator on the RX II

but I have also read that the shutters are different as well. And

because of that, the RX II is louder than the RX. Any truth to

that? And are there any other differences from one to the other?

Nikons 50mm 1.4 AF lens seems to get more than it's share of grief

and I'm curious as to whether it is completely warranted or not. Do

any of you have examples shot with this lens wide open? I tend to

shoot the 50mm focal length alot and would like to add this to my

camera bag.