Good morning; What is happening? The date of the last message posted is 2008 April 20. That is two (2) weeks ago. What happened? Enjoy; Ralph Javins...
. In April, we actually had 30 messages compared to March with 18, so not so bad, eh? What will May flowers bring? ;-) ... ManualMinolta wise, I subscribe to...
Chuck, we'd be honored if you'd co-moderate (all we have to do is convert real poster's first posts held in moderation to unmoderated -- that's it!). Let us...
Good morning, Chuck Norcutt; Peter is being a little simplistic. The main task of the moderator seems to be wading through all of the Internet offers of...
Sorry, I'm afraid I have no interest in moderating here. I'm really and Olympus OM and Canon digital guy. My Minolta connection is pretty minimal. Just a...
Hi Chuck and MinMan / ManualMinolta friends, Spam sits in queue and can be ignored -- it will expire in 2 weeks. Ralph sometimes inspects it to see if it's...
We can see ALL photos in our group, and with 100MB storage, there's lots of room to build albums and share some neat Minolta Photography -- see them all here: ...
I really need to finish up the film that I have in my 3 cameras. I also have 1 roll sitting right over there waiting to go get processed. SusanKSchutz ...
* http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/769992 <%20http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/769992> It looks as if the seller of the X-version SR-mount lens...
I love this place -- I always start my used hunting here -- call them with questions, they're great! Minolta "Generic" Winder w/Case - For XG-S, X-7 And XG-M...
I'm starting to learn about photoshop and how to adjust light, contrast, color. Looking at the histograms (in photoshop "levels") of some of my photographs...
Stephen
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May 14, 2009 5:42 am
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Contrast is just the brightness *difference* between *adjacent* parts of the image. The largest contributor to contrast is the lighting conditions and sources...
Chuck, Thanks for your response. You are right. I'm having the film "professionally" developed then I'm scanning in the images at about 3200 DPI. That's...
Stephen
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May 18, 2009 4:26 pm
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Good morning, Chuck; A quick question: In your response to Stephen, you commented on "high contrast film." "As to film ISO I suspect that higher ISO films are...
Hmmm. Why are you asking the guy who already said he didn't feel qualified to answer that? :-) I did used to shoot both Panatomic X and Tri-X but that was so...
Ralph, this is correct. Applies to both slide and negative films: in general higher ISO/ASA sensitivy implies a more contrasty image. Same when you push BW...
New participant here. I'm afraid you guys have this backwards, at least in terms of BW film, which is about all I use. Low ASA films, like Ilford Pan F, are...
Do any of you who shoot with Minolta MD glass like to use the so-called "prime" lenses? I've accumulated a large quantity of MD glass and have started to shoot...
Stephen
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May 26, 2009 4:35 pm
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Any prime lens of the era will likely perform much better than zooms of the era. Designing and building a good prime is far simpler than a zoom, especially a...
I started with a kit with 35mm f/2.8, 50mm f/2 (5 sided iris!) and 135mm f/2.8 "prime" lenses, along with a Minolta SR T 100 (no self timer, top shutter speed...
I always prefer to use prime lenses because they are smaller and there is one less thing to think about when shooting. It just depends how you like to work....
I shot about all my portraits (any shortcomings on these were not because of the glass but by my lack of skill :-) between about '87.. '96 with old and beaten...
Are you kidding us ? Minolta primes are of excellent quality. Sharp and -most of all- really beautiful in the out of focus range. In that last respect I'd say...
I agree Paul. years ago I carried at least two bodies and each was fitted with a prime lens.I found it easier to do this than to change lenses.You are also...
well, latest MD version with the 49 mm filterthread and a plastic X-... body might save some weight, but not enough. But then, imho you can travel the world...
... For me there this is the most important point: they are more fun! And I have the sure feeling, that I will get optimum quality results. Besides I can...
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