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Re: [OM] (OT) High Noon

Subject: Re: [OM] (OT) High Noon
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 08:52:38 -0400
You definitely win the cuteness award.  Well done!

Chuck Norcutt

Mike Lazzari wrote:
> I took these two at very nearly high noon sun time today.
> 
> <http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/WalkDogs/May09/fox8812.jpg> 
> 1/125sec -2.0ev
> <http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/WalkDogs/May09/fox8781.jpg> 
> 1/60sec -1.5ev
> 
> High thin overcast and high angle sun made for some pretty even light. 
> Made for digital.
> Tam 300mm 2.8. Added the 1.4xa for the second one. ISO100  aperture unknown
> 
> I'm finding I have to tweak the ev all over the place when using these 
> old manual focus lenses. Change the aperture, change the ev. Different 
> background, different ev. Nothing linear about it. Just watch for blown 
> highlights after the fact. Missed a lot of shots that way. Also kinda 
> hard to focus on a moving target, stop down and shoot.A lot of oof shots 
> went in the recycle.
> 
> I also had my brand new 70~300 crap out on me. I could really use an AF 
> lens for these subjects. The AF has gone bonkers. It just racks in and 
> out and jumps around. Even when set to MF so the lens is totally 
> useless. Newest firmware and it worked for about a week. I got it from 
> Henry's which is a pretty good outfit . Just hope I can replace it and 
> not have to send it to Olympus. We're leaving for OR in 4 weeks.
> 
> Mike
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