neal_weissman

<p>a few noob questions:<br>

<em>specifically why</em> is kodak ceasing slide film production, but maintaining print film production -- it is my understanding that professionals prefer slides?<br>

the preceding post lists <em>Professional</em> slide films and <em>Amateur</em> slide films -- what is the difference? as an amateur, why would i not want to shoot the professional film?</p>

<p>@Cliff Calhoun -- a few noob questions:</p>

<ul>

<li>what is the difference between the scan/digitize of a print film versus the scan/digitize of a slide film?</li>

</ul>

 

<blockquote>

<p>Switch to slide film. It will force you to learn proper exposure, unlike print film. Also, it is less expensive to shoot, overall.</p>

</blockquote>

<ul>

<li>what is the connection between <em>slide-versus-print</em> and different exposures; and what do you mean by "proper" exposure?</li>

</ul>

<blockquote>

<p>If you want to submit your work for publication, most editors will demand slide film.</p>

</blockquote>

<ul>

<li>why will editors not want to deal with print film?</li>

</ul>

<p>thanks for the responses .. but i wouldn't know how to remove the prism, or pull out the viewscreen -- do these require special tools and skills?<br>

Richard, i am noob confused: "holding open the shutter" means, i assume, the "B" setting on the timing knob; are you saying that i should then keep the shutter button depressed and look for fibers -- where would i look for the fibers?</p>

<p>a myriad of fibers recently began appearing in the Nikon F4s viewfinder.<br>

removal of the lens revealed that the fibers are not on the lens, not on the mirror, and not on the groundglass prism.<br>

i cannot afford a repair, so i solicit suggestions as to where these fibers might be located, their source, and whether i can fix the problem.<br>

i see an occasional fiber on the scanned negatives but i cannot be certain that their source is the recently-appearing viewfinder fibers.</p>

<p>it sounds to me that she is intmidating you -- and she sounds like she's experienced with it. the ball is now in Lee's court to decide whether he will allow this party's lawyers to steal by using this time-tested technique. </p>

<p>I am trying to learn how to operate a newly-acquired Nikon F4s. The benign-neglect approach, which has been exclusively heaped upon me for months, and by many, is absurd, worthless, tiring, and expensive (need i say more?)<br>

so, i am seeking anyone in NYC willing to peripatetically meander with me and help with the learning burden.<br>

if you harbor ulterior commercial interests, then i do not want to hear from you (i've already heard from you enough!)</p>

<p>i need help learning to operate my newly-acquired Nikon F4s; might there be someone in NYC who can assist me? I can barter with tangible or intangible resources.</p>

<p>might there be anyone in nyc willing to teach me how to operate my newly-acquired F4s?<br>

<br />Intitially, please answer these queries:<br>

1. why would i set focus mode to 'manual' if i am using an autofocus lens?<br />2. what is meant by "maximum aperture slower than f/5.6"?<br />3. "aperture" versus "effective aperture" == ?<br />4. how to use diopter.<br />5. autofocus modes: when to use "single servo" and "continuous servo"?</p>

<p>(... and many, many more!)<br>

thanks.</p>

<p>beginner's question re macrophotography. i have seen the relevant posts, in this and several other forums, but they lack the fullness -- comprehensiveness and examples -- that a beginner needs.<br>

to the quick: how to coordinate the concepts of macro-lens, bellows, extension tubes, reverse rings, &c.<br>

as a concrete example, why would i <em>need </em>to combine an expensive macro-lens http://www.adorama.com/NK2004AFDU.html with a bellows and/or reverse ring and/or extension tubes? and what features would each of the 16 permutations produce?</p>

 

<p>i recently bought (from ebay) a nikon f4s. it was sold without the plastic cap for the MB-21B's "remote terminal" port. where can i buy this simple cap? i have not yet tried local (NYC) camera stores, such as Adorama or B&H, but if they do not carry it then i will need to post here anyway.</p><div></div>