We don't worry about that in the arid west. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by W3MIV
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We don't worry about that in the arid west. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by W3MIV
Not in our cameras, anyhow.Quote:
Originally Posted by kf0rt
You know that the old K-mount Pentax lenses from the old days will work on Pentax DSLR's, right? You lose the automatic features, depending on the lens, but they fit and work. I've been tempted to buy a low-end Pentax DSLR just to use the lenses I have.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
My Dad was very heavily into the Pentax 35mm film cameras for a long time and I was the recipient of some of his hand-me-downs. Think I still have a K2 or two around here somewhere, and still have three of his "rare" lenses. One is a 50mm f1.2 which I'll probably put on eBay one of these days. Also have the 1000mm SMC mirrored reflex lens and the 500mm SMC. Very expensive glass in it's day, but not worth a lot today.
After about 10 years playing in the digital world, I think I've finally decided (a year or two ago) that I'm done with film. My last serious effort in film was shooting my own daughter's wedding in 2004. This was shot with a Pentax 645 and converted to digital on an Epson flatbed scanner. The time and expense just on the film was pretty big. As I recall, I shot 22 rolls of 220 Portra film and the processing (no prints) alone ran about $200. It took me over a week of 10-hour days to scan it all and today, a mid-range DSLR would produce as-good results without all that hassle. I recall at the time that less than 50% of the pro wedding photographers were into digital and many of them were just testing the waters. I doubt there are many using film today.
In fact, here's what went into the lab:
http://www.westton.com/misc/film2.jpg
And what came back:
http://www.westton.com/misc/film.jpg
I didn't shoot any of the 35mm stuff myself, but offered "free film" to anyone who would, provided they returned the film to me for processing. Had a few takers. There's no way I'd do that today.
My Dad still has a fairly high-end computerized Beseler color enlarger and constantly reminds me of how much it cost vs. what it's worth today. I tell him he needs to donate it to any educational lab that will have it. No luck yet.
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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
BTW... For youse guys that got the SX30 (Terry & Jim...)... Been playing a bit with CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) for the SX30 today.
If you're not familiar with it, here's the main link: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
CHDK is an open source hack that works with most of the Canon PowerShot cameras. Load it on the SD card; it doesn't "deface" the software in the camera at all, so no warranty issues. It's an extension to the firmware that comes with the camera, and part of the reason I really like Canon P&S cameras. The CHDK port for the SX30 is now in Beta 8 and last week, a port for the 1.00E firmware was added (this is the version I have). 1.00E, H and L are now supported. Canon doesn't make it real easy to discover the firmware version, but it's all in the CHDK Wiki stuff.
What's it add?
RAW, for one. Yeah, you can shoot RAW with an SX30 (DNG format only - files are 21.5MB). Lots of overrides to the factory software - faster and slower shutter speeds, "Super fine" JPEG compression. In-camera file browser, support for a wired remote shutter release (but you have to make the shutter release yourself -- plugs into the USB jack and is ultra-simple). On top of that, it allows scripting -- write your own scripts for the camera. I've been playing with two public scripts today -- one takes a picture when motion is detected. Supposedly this is fast enough to catch lightning. Put the camera on a tripod and arm the script, let it run. The other is an improved intervalometer that sets focus and exposure on each shot (the canned Canon intervalometer sets that on the first shot) and is a bit more flexible. These scripts work; written in a BASIC variant; very small - sure doesn't appear to be rocket surgery.
More info, if you're interested,
Developer thread on DPReview ('Philmoz' is the guy doing the SX30 port):
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=37328865
SX30 developer thread in the CHDK forums:
http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=5900.0
Real downloads here:
http://code.google.com/p/chdk-sx30is/downloads/list
Probably not for everyone, but I'm diggin' it. ;)
Ding Ding Ding!!
Intervalometer is the new word of the day for the rotley!!
Thanks for kewlness Rob.....Definitely gonna check it out.
I am not a quick study, but a study nonetheless.
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