Recent content by George Hazelton

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The 645n handles much like a big SLR. Noisier, of course. I'm not sure whether its heavier than a Nikon F series with a motor drive, etc. The motor gives the 645 about 1.5 frames per second. Ken Rockwell has a laudatory writeup: Pentax 645N Ken's prices are sadly out of date. Pentax...

Thanks for the kind words, Kev! You're right about the dust, I need to clean the sensor. The K10d's sensor shake helps, but doesn't get everything.

We have zinnias growing near our mailbox; they are beloved of butterflies. These shots were taken September 23, the first day of Fall. Pentax K10d, 18-55 kit lens. _IGP2317_edited-2 by George in Georgia USA, on Flickr _IGP2309_edited-2 by George in Georgia USA, on Flickr...

Here are a couple more. MFbw030 by George in Georgia USA, on Flickr Pentax 645n, 200mm. I couldn't get any closer, and getting closer probably wouldn't have been a good idea! MFbw018 by George in Georgia USA, on Flickr Pentax 645n, 55mm at the Pinckney Wildlife Preserve, a salt...

Here's one. MFbwimg054_edited-2 by George in Georgia USA, on Flickr This was taken at Pickney Island Wildlife Preservc in South Carolina, USA. It is a coastal marshland preserve, complete with alligators, herons, and palmetto palms. I scanned this in on an Epson V700 using...

Thanks for the link!Somewhere I have a US Navy manual for Photographer's Mate. It probably was published in the late '50s, but goes back into the '40s. It is a wonderful intro to film photography, especially using the Kodak Medallist, a truly heavy duty 620 range finder, and the evergreen 4 x...

Well, one or two cheap lenses, maybe. But I'm a Pentaxian, 2 MX, 2 ME Supers, an LX, a K10d, and a pretty complete 645n outfit, in addition to being the custodian of an Asahiflex IIb and several lense for that venerable item. I might be mauled by this gang if I subscribed to the Canonical...

I was given a T-50 by a relative who rescued it from the trash can! It looks virtually unused, and has a f1.8 50mm and a lens cap proudly stating that Canon is the official camera of the Olympics. Seems to work fine, I scored the little dedicated flash for it for about $25.00. For those...

Nice work! Your shots should inspire me to hie myself to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens some weekday morning when they're not crowded. The Gardens has a conservatory filled with orchids, many in naturalistic settings. From all that I can tell the good folk there have no problems with tripod...

As Pete Askew wrote: "The one programme I wish would be repeated is the the World at War from the late sisties / early seventies (I can still hear the music in my mind and if I hear it, it brings back the solemnity and horror of the images it showed). I really think it should become a part of...

Thomas, Hamish, et al: It is amazing! Work place hazards unimagined! Surely a potter must have little to fear other than the kiln at 2500F? Not so! Consider the wheel. Revolving with its burden of clay, fine particles and grit. Cool, wet... The potter shapes graceful forms, but not...

Thomas brookes - Love the horse gas mask! But does it help against kickback? I'd guess that many of our members have other interests than photography, including dangerous machinery. A "funny" story, courtesy of my father (1914-1987), a PhD chemical engineer. He spoke of a friend...

Perhaps the shallow depth of field of the film shots? The fire pink blossom is about 1.25 inches across, the trillium about 2.5 inches. The working distance for the fire pink is obviously much shorter than for the other flowers. The film shots are TIFF or PSD scanned images, 4000 dpi (as I...

A reasonable level of fear is a good thing when working with power equipment. Circular hand saws and chain saws scare me, as does my radial arm saw. I'm told that the jointer/planer is dangerous because it is relatively quiet when not cutting wood, and when cutting the rotating cylinder which...