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Post by olroy2044 on Sept 27, 2007 0:10:40 GMT -5
Hey Curt--See what you started when you showed me how to post photos? ;D Just to prove I don't always shoot aircraft 24mm Sometimes I shoot cars 18mm 50mm OK, so I cheated! One more of the Zero 18mm Roy
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Post by herron on Sept 27, 2007 0:21:02 GMT -5
Old Studebakers count as aircraft, don't they? ...and I really like that second flower shot.
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Sept 27, 2007 5:30:36 GMT -5
Hi Roy, Only too glad to help. I enjoy your photos and wish we had more members who enjoy Pentax but unfortunately some of the others just don't realise true craftsmanship, LOL. If there is an engine on or in it, and it makes noise, moves or flies I'm interested. Show me more. Keep up the good work. Loved the Studebakers and wow, that zero.
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Post by Rachel on Sept 27, 2007 6:24:01 GMT -5
Roy .... that second picture ........ what a beautiful flower.
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Post by olroy2044 on Sept 27, 2007 11:08:08 GMT -5
Good morning all! Thank you for your kind words. That particular Studie is a Packard Hawk, built after the merger with Studebaker. It has Studebaker coachwork and running gear, with a huge Packard V8 engine. Went like the wind---in a straight line, but God help you if you had to stop it or turn it. Sorta like the big, bad Dodges I used to drive as patrol cars. Not too many of this version of the Hawk were built. I'm currently working on a huge project that I have put off for years, cataloging and duplicating about 3000 slides I've taken over about 30 years. Somewhere in that mess are some photos of a Studebaker Lark that I campaigned on the drag circuit a long time ago. If I can find them, I'll put them up.
Curt: That Zero put on one of the most graceful aerobatic displays I have ever seen. A shame something so graceful and clean was built as a killing machine.
Rachel and Ron: The little Pentax has a totally unexpected macro capability. That photo was taken with the standard 24 mm lens (approx 50mm equivalent in 35 mm). Pentax made some supplemental close-up lenses which enable it to get r-e-a-l close. I drive my wife nutz by getting in her way in the back yard with my cameras :-) I don't know what that one is called, but it sure is pretty. Roy
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Post by kiev4a on Sept 27, 2007 11:30:32 GMT -5
The Zero's acrobatic capabilities came at a price --armor. They couldn't absorb much damage before "brewing up." In the early days of the war they were flown by very experienced pilots who could stay out of the way of opposition bullets. But then they started losing their veterans (a lot of them at Midway). After the U.S. found a zero intact in the Aleutians, they flew it, identified its strengths and weaknesses--then designed the F6F Hellcat
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Post by herron on Sept 27, 2007 11:34:24 GMT -5
....I don't know what that one is called, but it sure is pretty. Roy Sometimes, Roy, that's all that matters (that, and keeping the wife happy)!
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Post by vintageslrs on Sept 27, 2007 12:02:06 GMT -5
Roy
Nice shots...love the flowers and always love photos of vintage cars!
Bob
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Post by olroy2044 on Sept 27, 2007 12:59:39 GMT -5
Wayne, you're absolutely correct. I've spoken with several old Navy pilots who told me that the Zero was so pretty in the air, that if it hadn't been so dangerous, they would have regretted destroying it. Ron-if it's a plane, car or gun, I can tell you more than you'd ever want to know. Flowers? They're either pretty or not! Thanks for the kind words, Bob. Roy
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Post by ellacoya1 on Sept 27, 2007 17:42:56 GMT -5
Ron-if it's a plane, car or gun, I can tell you more than you'd ever want to know. Flowers? They're either pretty or not! Roy Roy, you're sounding a bit like my husband. We'll be watching an old movie, and he'll be pointing out cars/cameras or guns during the entire thing....I think that's why he watches them in the first place. Lovely photos. I really like that studebaker...(the husband is starting to rub off on me ) Sherri
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Post by olroy2044 on Sept 27, 2007 18:25:07 GMT -5
Sherri, that is really funny, 'cause my wife won't hardly watch police or military shows with me. She keeps telling me to shut up Can't figure out why ;D!! Ol-Haven't learned to keep mouth shut- Roy
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Post by camerastoomany on Sept 28, 2007 0:32:48 GMT -5
Roy's photos inspire me to get to work with my Pentax 110 and its collection of lenses. Sadly, at A$35 d & p per roll, I'm not likely to move beyond the inspiration stage.
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Post by Dave on Oct 19, 2007 20:49:25 GMT -5
This thread is somewhat dated, but I am hoping for a reply from you successful Pentax 110 users. I have a full kit for the Pentax 110 - four lenses, filters, lens shades, both the "regular" camera and the "Super," and winders. For me the problem is that I find it very difficult (you can read that as impossible) to hold the little guy still when I shoot. I've got plenty of experience shooting, but the light weight seems to be the problem. I have resorted to attaching the winder with batteries to give the camera more weight and moment. That helps. A tripod undermines the whole idea of the camera.
Any hints as to how you do it?
Thanks, Dave
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Post by olroy2044 on Oct 20, 2007 12:45:41 GMT -5
Hi Dave--I brace my elbows against my body when I'm shooting, and try not to grip the camera too hard. The tiny camera is so light that a too tight grip induces shake. It is also very sensitive to "jabbing" the shutter release. If you are a shooter, it is the same as "jerking the trigger" S-q-u-e-e-z-e the shutter. Try to move only the shutter finger. Another thing I do, and this is a personal preference, is shoot only ASA 400 film. You must trim the plastic tab that indexes the camera to the film to let the camera know that it is 400 film. Failure to do this will set the camera to ASA 100. For some reason Kodak chose to make the tab the same size for both films. Using 400 film forces the camera to use higher shutter speeds, with resultant lower sensitivity to shake. On my next days off, I'll post some photos of the tab and the trimming necessary to tell the meter it is 400 speed film, unless someone already has some. Hope this helps. This thing is one of my all time favorite cameras. Roy
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Post by Dave on Oct 24, 2007 19:07:36 GMT -5
Roy -- Thanks for the response. I appreciate the comments. I have had this little guy for a number of years. I bought it on the auction site, and then bought the 70mm lens, and the Soligar 1.7x extender, and then a real Pentax case and then the "super" model. So I have tried to use it and the super a number of times. I am familiar with both the camera shake issues and use the 400 ISO film, cutting the tab. I used to shoot a Minolta Mark II 110 single lens reflex which I really liked and I have several of the old highly reputed Canons. (One of my problems is that I have too many of everything, not that that stops me from buying more.)
Anyway, your results are terrific. I will give it another try. I know that the camera and lenses have an excellent reputation.
Thanks again. Dave
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