>From: luis <chilled_delirium@mailstation.com> >Kostas explains his problems.... > > >it was mainly material problem...composition wise and moments >caught was > tops....but many shots were ruined by way out manual >focusing and poor >lighting selection... > > What speed lenses are you using ? How is your subject lit at these >concerts ? Is flash permitted ? What are your exposures running at ? - Pentax 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 (too slow at teh usual 80mm), so i got a manual Jupiter 90mm f/2.8, plus the manual Makinon 80-200 f/3.5 bad thing i did not had teh chance to measure the true stops of the manual lenses in a lab... - that is the sad part...it ranges from subdued warm bulbs to flared up spot of all colors... - not ususally, and i do not want it...it lighte up all teh satge with all the ugly deatil (defects in the back curtain, kills the projection on the wall, sends light to the silver tape that hoplds the cables in place....sucks - hmm from 1/4 to 1/125 sec at best > > This isn't block...this is a technical hurdle. Big difference. > > >well, it seems that no one has understood which fence i mean... it is > >the nut house fence, > > Oh-oh....Photoforum *is* on the other side of that fence....(just >kidding !) > > > Please explain the problems you are having. > > >basic SLR, and two fast but manual lenses... > > > Explain what lenses you have, what range are you normally >shooting at ? Do you have press access to these concerts, or >are you in the crowd ? sort of both. nowdays i ask permission to enter and shoot beforehand... i keep away from the pros (if any) and mingle in the front row crowd with their smuggled in PMS cameras... =============================================== so... no matter what, CHEER UP MY FRIENDS! Life is too precious to jump the other side of the fence... kostas papakotas / clenched teeth photography http://groups.msn.com/clenchedteethphotography/home.htm 'COS SOMETIMES IT IS BETTER WITH CLENCHED TEETH! _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
