casimir_artmann

Thank for your remarks.

 

Yes I know it's personal taste how you what to commuicate, but I like som guidelines as

Steven wrote. "If the image uses mostly middle to light tones and doesn't need the

extreme contrast I may go for a matte."

 

I would like to limit to only a few papers, both for cost, but also to simplify so I can learn

in a better way. I 've got a new Canon Pixma 5000 printer and an iMac, and have so far

found color profiles for Ilford papers. Made a test print on both pearl and gloss, so I can

see the difference.

 

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When doing it digital you have a lot of options, like the old days when doing B/W's in your

own darkroom.

 

With a decent printer, you have the option to choose glossy, high glossy and pearl paper.

My question is when to use each type of paper? Landscape, portrait, reportage, concerts

etc. I need at least some guidelines instead of wasting good paper and ink. Pro's and

con's.

 

Twenty years ago i was using matte fibre paper for BW work, and then Galleri matte

papper. I didn't like it to glossy. But color copies is another story or....

 

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Is the default color calibration for iMac G5 20" good enough? What

type of output demands better calibration?

 

Also

 

How good is default calibration for Epson printer / Epson papers. Do I

have to download ICC-profiles to get a decent output?

 

How big improment can I get by tweeking calibration?

Are we talkin 2% - 20% or 200% - how to measure improvment?

 

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Will I see any difference in my pictures if I switch from Nikkor 85/1.8 Non-AI to Nikon AF 85/1.8. I love the old lens and it's wonderful to use together with FE2/FM2.

It depends how you travel. Back-pack style and guest house is something elese than business like travel and five star hotels.

 

We stayed on a lovely Island in Malyasia two years ago, with diesel generator for electricity just during the night, and not 110/200V either.

 

There is also an issue of theft when carring not your laptop/computer equipment with you. Hotel rooms in tourist areas are not safe!

 

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I would go for two bodies and three lenses 24, 50 amd 85/105 primes.

 

I seldom have the need for anything longer than 100mm except for wildlife. Counts both for SE Asia and Europe.

 

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I have similar question. I'm using 24-50-85 primes + 80-200 zoom with slide film for travel photography.

 

If going digital, will my new recommended setup be 50 prime, 12-24 and 24-120 zoom? How much will I miss fast lenses compared to zoom, DOF issue most but also effect of using 200 ASA setting instead of Velvia 100F / Porta 160.

I bought some stuff at a very resonable price at Arlington Camera last november. Had a car for a week so it was no problem going there when visiting Fort Worth and the stock-yards.

 

It's possible to have tax-refund on all purchases in Texas if you are a forigner. You need proof of purchase, air-ticket home and passport. Has to be done at one shopping mall befor leaving, not at the airport.

Refund is credited your credit card, and I'm still waiting for it.

 

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and there is the "wayback machine" that let you read pages that are deleted from orginal site.

Go to a reputable dealer with your list, and say that you want to rent one Canon and one Nikon camera for a week. Negotiate a price, and if you by the equipment from him, then the rent is included in the total cost.

 

I was i the same situation once, and I went for the body that I felt most comfortable with. I still like the feeling when taking pictures from my FE-2 :-)

So the next virus will hit your digital camera :-(

How would they handle the warranty in that case?

 

I discussed thing like this for a large car company when they was embeddning more and more functionality in the car.

I bought a Nikon E 100/2.8 to my FM2 and Nikon E 50/1.8 kit long time ago. This short telephoto is sharp, light and can be found for a low price.

 

The reason to abandon the 100/2.8 was a purchase of a used 85/1.8 lens.

I have also used Nikon E 28/2.8 but was not satisfied. Have sold it and got 35/2.0 and 24/2.8 primes instead.

If you shoot with silde film, I would say 81A or 81B warming filter. Polfinter is great, but I've got problem with my 28-80/3.5-5.6 and auto-focus function. AF doesn't work well with slower aparture than 5.6. If you add a polfilter the effective aparture regarding light will be 8 or more.

 

I'm not either satisfied with consumer-zoom, i.e. 28-100, and slide film. The color correction with 81A/B is not a big issue with print film. The price of the zoom is so low, so adding an 1B or UV-filter for protection is not so important.

 

"Summa summarum" You don't need a filter with your kit. Buy a used 50/1.8 instead for the money.

 

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And they are already taking orders at the same price as Digital Rebel.

 

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Are you aware of the 1.6 muliplier of focal lenght of Digital Rebel. A 400 mm lens "is someware equal" to 600 mm when using a digital SLR. Before you buy a super-zoom, try to figure out what you want your pictures for. You may be disapointed trying to enlarge your pictures.

 

A humble recomondation would be something like 70-210 mm zoom to start with on a digital. This equals to 100-300 mm film-based SLR.

 

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I spoke to a Canon representative a week ago, and he said you should underexpose your pictures. The reasons was that digital cameras have problems with highlightning. An example from histograms i Photoshop gave a good view of this. It's possible to fix an underexposed picture in PS but not over-exposed.

 

There are also two "color" modes, one for direct printing and one when you want to work in Photoshop.

 

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I would suggest a Nikon N75 with 50/1.8. Price will be about $250. I prefer to buy new cameras and second-hand optics. More things could go wrong with a used camera than a lens, especially a prime. With a new body, you are able to use- all new optics, some-thing I can't do with my three-year old F90X/N90s.

 

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I have the 75-240 zoom. I would say that it's a decent zoom for the price and useful for casual photos with print film. Build quality is so-and-so. My plastic mount broke, and was fixed under guarantee.

 

Personally I don't think that 28 i wide enoght, and a friend who travel abround the world with 28-105 wants something more wide. He is semi-pro and very well pleased with the lens otherwise.

 

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Price in Sweden by mailorder is 925 Euro. They accept order from EU-countries and also have their site in english. No VAT and low cost shipping within Europe. www scandinavianphoto se

Pentax use the same mount for MF and AF-lenses. So if you decied for a cheap K1000, then you can buy a new AF-body and use your MF-lenses.

 

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When starting using autofocus three year ago, i was not satisfied. The reason was that the AF-pocus point was not where I wanted focus in the picture. I'll thing this is the biggest issue with AF. If your focus and AF-focus are qual then, AF will be good enough. Otherwise you have to use AF-lock and re-compose. I'm used to manual focused lenes since before, so I prefer manual focus instead of AF-lock. Equal goes for AE-lock versus manual exposure. Yes, I still use an FM-2N :-), but would like to have an F5. More options to use, if you want.

 

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Yes, please.

 

I would suggest you as a hero.

Sorry for the bad news

 

The AI-type Nikon converters, TC-20x, TC-14X will not work with F65/75/80. New Nikon AF-converters will work with some AF-S lenses.

 

Optically will a TC not be recommended for a 28-200 zoom. So a 3rd party TC is not a viable option.

 

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If you are on a limited budget, try to find a Nikkor 28/2.8 E-series lens. It will work with your N2000. I had one but upgraded to a 35/2.0 and 24/2.8. I'm very fond of 24/2.8 and using it together with 50/1.4.

 

Have a nice trip

Have you done a similar trip before?

I've been in Thailand and Malaysia twice, each time for three weeks. I have used a roll / day as an average, but I brought about 35 films with me each time. I processing cost waqs lower I would probable shoot twice as much.

 

Your milage may vary, but it's hard to go back to take the same picture again.

 

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