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Title: Open Talk
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Users activity: 52 posts per thread
Forum activity: 60 active threads during last week
 

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mamallama
33
user's latest post:
(OT) Getting a swine flu shot?
Published (2009-11-01 06:27:00)
gary mercer wrote: > The flu vaccines are preservered with thimerasol, which is basically mercury. There is no way I would ever trust a vaccine. Read and assess the risk for yourself: http://www.prisonplanet.com/washington-post-swine-flu-vaccine-will-contain-mercury.html http://www.askdrsears.com/thevaccinebook/2009/09/flu-vaccine-update-for-20092010-season.asp --mamallama
Berghof
28
user's latest post:
Looking suggestions for cheap...
Published (2009-11-01 05:41:00)
I'll still shoot with the heavy duty DSLR but I'm definitely looking at some of those Olympus PEN and Panasonic cameras.I hate to haul around the heavy load.
Mark Smith
20
user's latest post:
Digital has really overtaken film ?
Published (2009-10-31 22:31:00)
bikinchris wrote: > No, but you do need paper. Where are you going to get paper? No you don't need paper either, I can take a negative and reproduce with a digicam, you will be able to do this in 50 years. If you need photographic paper you can also make it with 3 or 4 simple chemicals. Film is easy access just hold it up to the light. > As for your arguement that a single scratch makes a CD unuseable...huh? Have you looked...
Dave Luttmann
19
user's latest post:
Digital has really overtaken film ?
Published (2009-11-01 05:00:00)
...is in the low speed portion. A film like Astia 100F and less than 1/2 the grain of its predecessor for example. Films like TMax, even in 35mm, have little to no grain at all at 16x24. Heck, in MF even TMY2-400 has virtually no grain at 16x20 or even 24x30. Going the opposite way, into specialty B&W, you can have 35mm blown up to 32x48 with absolutely no grain whatsoever. So, grain is there if you want it, and not if you don't....
perterra
13
user's latest post:
Why do I find these pictures...
Published (2009-11-01 04:06:00)
lanef wrote: > > > Sorry to hear that, may be he was the wrong boss for you. > > Gotta run, gotta day of fishing planned. > > Have a good catch. > > -- > http://www.pbase.com/bingard/galleries He was the wrong boss for just about anybody LOL It was a good thing, not having a job stinks but I was burned out on the corporate merry go round. Decided I would take 6 months off...
René Schuster
13
user's latest post:
(OT) Getting a swine flu shot?
Published (2009-10-31 10:59:00)
WBirch wrote: > This is not photography related, but maybe it is if photographers start > dropping dead soon? A global 'pandemic' is supposedly occuring now. > We're lining up hundreds to lines up here in Canada to get the shot. > You? So far I never got any shots against the flu and so far I probably never suffered from a real flu. A bad cold is what I prefer calling it and what I have about once in...
gary mercer
13
user's latest post:
(OT) Getting a swine flu shot?
Published (2009-10-31 13:36:00)
You most likely suffered from mercury poisoning from the thimerosal used as a preservative in the flue dose. Did the person pull the dose from a vial with a needle? If so, you received a very toxic dose of thimerosal which has levels of mercury in it three times above what is considered safe. Its a crime. jfriend00 wrote: > I had a regular flu this summer. I was very ill for 3 days and felt the effects for more than two weeks. It was...
pcassel
13
user's latest post:
Why do I find these pictures...
Published (2009-10-31 18:08:00)
If you can explain to me how to get good tonal range in a JPEG small enough to post here, I'll be in your debt. The picture looks much better in print or in its native format.
RedFox88
12
user's latest post:
Digital has really overtaken film ?
Published (2009-11-01 03:18:00)
Yuzooskar wrote: > > RedFox88 wrote: > > > > ludwig100 wrote: > > > > One of my favourite lenses dates back to the late 1930's and I still use it with a 1950's adapter in a 1959 or 1973 body. But the film is right up to date... > > > What date? Film basically hasn't changed in a long while. > > > > Last year...
Cedarhill
11
user's latest post:
pictures with impact....
Published (2009-11-01 03:13:00)
It is certainly a large factory but I fail to see anything noteworthy other than the fact it is large. If you are fascinated by large factories, try taking a tour of an automobile assembly plant. The size in the video isn't /that/ remarkable.
 

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Started 2 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-10-25 18:14:00)  by filmrescue
Ha...That's like asking why a person would perfer blonds or brunettes. I like the look too but many won't. It looks like cross processed film.
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-10-31 03:45:00)  by WBirch
Thats the question? Don't mean to insult you Robert, but I'd be happy if digital SLR's didn't have the video fluff to get in the way of manufacturers just 'focusing' on what dSLR cameras are meant for. Taking pictures... one at at time. Regards, WayneB. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ relate22 wrote: > Just to let you know where I am coming from, I am in the process of editing 45 years of Super8 film ...
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 23:27:00)  by Berghof
don't pay and remain using the equipment you already own,I do the same
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Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-10-28 02:02:00)  by VincentJ
Even if the quality were not up to par with film, I'd still run away from film. Think of the hassle of sorting and archiving negatives, the cost of developing film, the limitation of 36 frames, X-ray damage to film, aging problems, damage during processing, and so on.
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 05:35:00)  by BRJR
Most certainly, yes. :-)
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-10-31 17:56:00)  by jezsik
I used to scheme all sorts of ways get the most for my mailing dollar. Folded pictures must be avoided, so a piece of cardboard inside was always a good idea. I eventually started using envelopes made from stiffened cardboard. It discouraged postees from bending it. Now, whether they charge extra for that type of envelope, I can't tell ya.
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Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-10-27 13:28:00)  by Quicksilver
Still need my DSLR's for sports and other special assignments, so I doubt that I will ever give them up completely. But I am finding myself using my G10 more and more and when I don't need a DSLR, the G10 is what I grab to take along with me wherever I go. I love it's size, IQ and full manual controls plus RAW capability. It is very liberating to use the G10 and leave the DSLR's at home. : )...
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-10-31 03:35:00)  by ojohn
Pentax K100D or K100D Super. Set it at fixed ISO 3200, then use a denoise program on the images. Works well. Its standard kit zoom should be OK and you can find used manual focus 50mm F2 for cheap, 1.7 or 1.4 not so cheap. (Get only an "A" series lens.)
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 14:44:00)  by gillbod
scrutinise the photographer's portfolio and feel comfortable with the photographer, making sure that he/she will be discrete as and when you wish. ignore the price, look at results and professionalism, and take it from there. it may well be that a cheaper photographer will be better than a more expensive one.
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-01 04:17:00)  by Russell Ervin
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 05:35:00)  by BRJR
Most certainly, yes. :-)
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Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-10-28 02:02:00)  by VincentJ
Even if the quality were not up to par with film, I'd still run away from film. Think of the hassle of sorting and archiving negatives, the cost of developing film, the limitation of 36 frames, X-ray damage to film, aging problems, damage during processing, and so on.
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-10-31 17:56:00)  by jezsik
I used to scheme all sorts of ways get the most for my mailing dollar. Folded pictures must be avoided, so a piece of cardboard inside was always a good idea. I eventually started using envelopes made from stiffened cardboard. It discouraged postees from bending it. Now, whether they charge extra for that type of envelope, I can't tell ya.
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 23:27:00)  by Berghof
don't pay and remain using the equipment you already own,I do the same
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 19:15:00)  by pcassel
Another poster here mentioned that over at the Leica forum, all the pix posted looked murky and at best of indifferent quality. I traveled there and while my observations can't possibly be a full survey of Leica, the pix I did see posted WERE of rather indifferent quality both as compositions and quality. They DID seem murky to me. Maybe my sample was poor, though. I saw a picture in a ...
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 22:22:00)  by jezsik
Take a look at the movie "Manufactured Landscapes" by Burtynsky. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832903/ In addition to being a cinematic jaw-dropper, it has one of the best opening sequences I've ever seen in a documentary. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4eLsRUbtBk
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 14:44:00)  by gillbod
scrutinise the photographer's portfolio and feel comfortable with the photographer, making sure that he/she will be discrete as and when you wish. ignore the price, look at results and professionalism, and take it from there. it may well be that a cheaper photographer will be better than a more expensive one.
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-10-30 14:38:00)  by baxters
dshap wrote: > What would you do? I would take a D50 if I had one, plus the new lens I wanted to buy, and stuff both into a Crumpler bag. I would also buy a tiny point-n-shoot that can do video. I also would not fall asleep while riding trains or sitting in public places. My friend had his wallet lifted on the subway in Athens last summer. He is almost 60 and should have known better than to...
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-10-31 03:45:00)  by WBirch
Thats the question? Don't mean to insult you Robert, but I'd be happy if digital SLR's didn't have the video fluff to get in the way of manufacturers just 'focusing' on what dSLR cameras are meant for. Taking pictures... one at at time. Regards, WayneB. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ relate22 wrote: > Just to let you know where I am coming from, I am in the process of editing 45 years of Super8 film ...
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Started 2 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-10-25 18:14:00)  by filmrescue
Ha...That's like asking why a person would perfer blonds or brunettes. I like the look too but many won't. It looks like cross processed film.
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