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Forum: Sony NEX 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 7
Views: 520
Posted By uhligfd
I agree with those magical 800 ISO max from my...

I agree with those magical 800 ISO max from my own practice completely, not from an analysis, though.
Forum: RFF News 01-19-2013
Replies: 129
Views: 14,969
Posted By uhligfd
only one of my pics shows up today

This is a strange contest:

I can see just one of my contest pictures in the competition gallery, the other one was visible adjacent to it a day or two ago. Today there is no trace of my second...
Forum: RFF News 01-17-2013
Replies: 129
Views: 14,969
Posted By uhligfd
How to connect "city, camera and lens" data to a photo for the competition ???????

So, does anyone know how to add a 'city, camera and lens' to an uploaded picture? Please tell if you do.

Stephen, can you please tell us before the competition closes and our un-tagged, un-taggable ...
Forum: RFF News 01-16-2013
Replies: 129
Views: 14,969
Posted By uhligfd
How to enter the city, camera and lens?

Ok, I think I have uploaded my two street shots for the competition successfully.

Now how, where do I annotate the pics with " city, camera and lens" ?

Thank you!
Forum: RFF News 01-15-2013
Replies: 129
Views: 14,969
Posted By uhligfd
lost in the process

I have followed this link from Stephen:

yes, that's old contest gallery which was discarded

upload to http://www.rangefinderforum.com/phot...y.php?cat=9317

Thanks,
Stephen

when I get there, I can...
Forum: Sony NEX 01-14-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 641
Posted By uhligfd
Or in LR 4 use their own DNG FlatField plug-in...

Or in LR 4 use their own DNG FlatField plug-in for magenta WA corners.
Forum: Sony NEX 11-04-2012
Replies: 30
Views: 3,419
Posted By uhligfd
Oops, i forgot to post an example with the NEX 7,...

Oops, i forgot to post an example with the NEX 7, Adobe's FlatField plugin in LR and Contax G 28 mm Zeiss lens.

The first pic shows the image out of camera (purple edges, corners), the second the...
Forum: Sony NEX 11-04-2012
Replies: 30
Views: 3,419
Posted By uhligfd
The simplest way now to fix purple corners from...

The simplest way now to fix purple corners from WA rangefinder lenses is to shoot a few frames of a totally white well lit cardboard as used in picture mounting with the specific WA lens.
Import the...
Forum: Sony NEX 11-04-2012
Replies: 5
Views: 709
Posted By uhligfd
I find that in LR4 the vertical control easily...

I find that in LR4 the vertical control easily manages convergent parallel lines from an unshifted lens as a shift lens would. With the NEX 7 there are enough pixels to not be noticeable at all.

So...
Forum: Photo Software 10-04-2012
Replies: 0
Views: 254
Posted By uhligfd
DNGFlatField in Lightroom 4, how to use/run it

I have LR 4.2 now and the "corner fix" plugin DNGFlatField from Adobe.

I can maneuver to it and then what?

How do I fix one 28mm rangefinder lens pic according to my comparison/calibration 'blue...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 06-15-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,037
Posted By uhligfd
I have the Zing bag for a Rolleiflex F, it is...

I have the Zing bag for a Rolleiflex F, it is tall enough I keep my spare film at the bottom and I have a cut out rectangle from the mantle of one of those insulated ( neoprene again) beer can...
Forum: Sony NEX 03-22-2012
Replies: 14
Views: 1,145
Posted By uhligfd
It might just be the mechanics: the NEX camera is...

It might just be the mechanics: the NEX camera is very light, so a push of the button moves the camera more than it would a heavier body. Newton mechanics period.

This moving of any camera can be...
Forum: Other RF 02-28-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 955
Posted By uhligfd
I remember that these Robot cameras (in some form...

I remember that these Robot cameras (in some form or other) were used by police in Germany to take pics of cars running red lights etc in the 1960? Using huge magazines with 50 feet of film ...

Also...
Forum: 120 RF's Modern 02-04-2012
Replies: 14
Views: 1,185
Posted By uhligfd
But metering is so simple and easy: for...

But metering is so simple and easy: for landscapes I indirect meter the sky right above and then reflective of the scene. Usually I take an average upon a second of thought about zones.

As...
Forum: Lomo / Diana / Holga / Pinhole / Polaroids 01-28-2012
Replies: 7
Views: 1,299
Posted By uhligfd
I always count ten stops up from pinhole f number...

I always count ten stops up from pinhole f number and expose 1000 ~= 10^10 = 1024 times longer than I measure for that reference f number.

So: I would measure exposure at f/5.6, then ten stops down...
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 12-05-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 2,181
Posted By uhligfd
How about not pushing down the shutter button on...

How about not pushing down the shutter button on any camera, but rather squeezing the camera button between one finger on the release and the thumb on the bottom of the camera to avoid that dreaded...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 11-13-2011
Replies: 19
Views: 886
Posted By uhligfd
Why "invest" in something that does not work,...

Why "invest" in something that does not work, that "cheap tripod" that wobbles in the wind?

What does a flash do in night street work.

I cannot grasp what claacct just said. Anyone help me?
Forum: 120 RF's Modern 10-27-2011
Replies: 26
Views: 1,972
Posted By uhligfd
Complement, complement, man, not a compliment...

Complement, complement, man, not a compliment ...

Anyway, the 43 mm one is the best and do not be afraid of wides. You want to have a wide, so take a superwide. On 35 mm film, the 21 mm rules on the...
Forum: Critique / Salon / Picks / Most Views 10-16-2011
Replies: 14
Views: 868
Posted By uhligfd
If I am not mistaken, these elevators all sit...

If I am not mistaken, these elevators all sit along the side of a railroad on the opposite side of the 4-lane you depicted. And that is why they are in this location: to transport the grain to market...
Forum: Critique / Salon / Picks / Most Views 09-28-2011
Replies: 23
Views: 1,538
Posted By uhligfd
Yes it was moist up there that day, even where...

Yes it was moist up there that day, even where the clouds are not. See the jet-trail in front which occurs only when the humidity is high in the part of the sky that the jet flies through.

Why is...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 09-23-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 948
Posted By uhligfd
Just travel more often and you will forget your...

Just travel more often and you will forget your fears re film and being scanned a lot etc.

And before you do travel, search this site for all our experiences ... It helps you get acquainted with...
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 09-16-2011
Replies: 50
Views: 3,226
Posted By uhligfd
Long term... how long? 10 years, 20 years? 200...

Long term... how long? 10 years, 20 years? 200 years? 2000 years ? That are the questions here.

All storage drives will eventually fail. Some after 3 years, some after 20 years, of sitting in the...
Forum: Point-N-Shoot 09-15-2011
Replies: 5
Views: 790
Posted By uhligfd
I use and like the 1 inch wide Domke Gripper...

I use and like the 1 inch wide Domke Gripper straps w/the swivel quick-release connectors, too.
Forum: Photography General Interest 09-10-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 865
Posted By uhligfd
When I need to judge my own large prints, I put...

When I need to judge my own large prints, I put them all on a large table.

Then I look at them as usual. And when the deciding gets tough, I go to the backside of the table and view the prints...
Forum: X100 09-01-2011
Replies: 94
Views: 14,779
Posted By uhligfd
You can look into the lens from the front to see...

You can look into the lens from the front to see if the aperture fails to close at f/16, say, can't you?
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 08-22-2011
Replies: 100
Views: 8,746
Posted By uhligfd
Dear Bob, I thought of a question that might...

Dear Bob,

I thought of a question that might settle the issue whether the CV/ZI lenses/cameras are ill engineered or ill assembled:

How long have you used lenses etc that were "reconditioned" by...
Forum: Photography General Interest 08-18-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 1,060
Posted By uhligfd
Multiple = how many times? If under 6 or ten:...

Multiple = how many times?

If under 6 or ten: all is ok with 400 ISO, if over 100 times : dubious ...
Forum: Photography General Interest 08-13-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 1,060
Posted By uhligfd
Every Walmart store has a film deposit box...

Every Walmart store has a film deposit box somewhere near the electronics, where Fuji will develop your film (b+w or color negative, 35 mm or 120 or ...) for < 1$ a roll in about 10 days...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 07-28-2011
Replies: 21
Views: 2,950
Posted By uhligfd
Waiting a bit for the NEX 7 is out of the...

Waiting a bit for the NEX 7 is out of the question?
Forum: Travel 07-11-2011
Replies: 35
Views: 1,141
Posted By uhligfd
There is a Cartier-Bresson exhibit in the...

There is a Cartier-Bresson exhibit in the Gewerbemuseum in ZH until July 14.

The trip to the Fotomuseums (2) in Winterthur is an excellent excursion. The exhibition spaces are huge and there are 4...
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 07-07-2011
Replies: 2
Views: 501
Posted By uhligfd
How much does the enlarger bulb pull? Maybe 100...

How much does the enlarger bulb pull? Maybe 100 W, maybe 200W (I doubt that). What does the AC pull, Maybe 5kW +/- or so.

So if you expose through your 100 +/- W enlarger at the unfortunate exact...
Forum: Zeiss Contax 07-03-2011
Replies: 8
Views: 999
Posted By uhligfd
Look at...

Look at this:

http://sonyalphanex.blogspot.com/2011/06/nex-3-nex-c3-intervalometer-from-bymac.html

with a bit of luck, it may do the trick on almost any camera ...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 06-23-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 1,035
Posted By uhligfd
A late April fools joke? Or an early one for...

A late April fools joke? Or an early one for April 1, 2012, maybe.
Forum: Technique: How To Shoot It 06-23-2011
Replies: 20
Views: 1,735
Posted By uhligfd
All answers so far (moving parallel and then...

All answers so far (moving parallel and then shooting) work only in landscape mode, right. [In portrait orientation, how do I get up there where my subject is? Question of flight into the air ......
Forum: Sony NEX 06-07-2011
Replies: 9
Views: 1,320
Posted By uhligfd
But primes without internal focusing mechanisms...

But primes without internal focusing mechanisms also suck in air = dust comes with focusing.
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 05-16-2011
Replies: 35
Views: 4,883
Posted By uhligfd
I have never known of any ill effect when a...

I have never known of any ill effect when a picture was taken with a slightly "unsharp" lens, but in the most compelling light, with scene and impact to make a great piece of art. I am sure an answer...
Forum: 120 RF's Modern 05-15-2011
Replies: 31
Views: 3,488
Posted By uhligfd
quality pictures; not as fast and loose as...

quality pictures; not as fast and loose as cellphone cameras; the exact opposite.

High image quality!
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 05-12-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 833
Posted By uhligfd
I have never been anal about it. It is just so...

I have never been anal about it. It is just so easy to forget to turn camera off before switching lenses and back on again after the lens switch has happened and I have forgotten most of the times (a...
Forum: 120 RF's Modern 05-10-2011
Replies: 34
Views: 3,993
Posted By uhligfd
Fuji Pro 400 H. Or Kodak 400 VC.

Fuji Pro 400 H. Or Kodak 400 VC.
Forum: Digital Printers / Inks / Papers etc 05-09-2011
Replies: 63
Views: 5,269
Posted By uhligfd
at 5 by 7, who would really care about the slight...

at 5 by 7, who would really care about the slight differences (in MF's favor); who would care at thumbprint size either.

BUT the main difference is when you enlarge. A 6 by 6 negative will not break...
Forum: Photography General Interest 05-02-2011
Replies: 20
Views: 1,546
Posted By uhligfd
I tried some lightning bugs in the meadow at...

I tried some lightning bugs in the meadow at night last summer: The exposures on 400 ISO film took about 2-4 minutes; the trees etc were clearly shown, but the bugs' light trails were nearly...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-21-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 1,369
Posted By uhligfd
What a misleading headline here. I thought this...

What a misleading headline here. I thought this would be about another fuzzy waterfall time exposure picture etc.

Clearly - at least to me - cameras do not see as the eye does (mine). I see no DOF...
Forum: RFF Polls 04-21-2011
Replies: 179
Views: 8,545
Posted By uhligfd
Well, let us look of the effects of the public,...

Well, let us look of the effects of the public, populace buying art for public view from "taxes":

Example Duesseldorf and its Klee and modern art K20 Museum:
They bought originally 40+ Klees from...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 04-19-2011
Replies: 71
Views: 3,151
Posted By uhligfd
Keith, I think it would be less insane to switch...

Keith,

I think it would be less insane to switch from everything you own (keep the lenses; keep your medium format stuff, too) to a NEX 7, once it is out and buying a bunch of lens adapters.
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-08-2011
Replies: 31
Views: 1,022
Posted By uhligfd
zero = zero = zero (Site does not allow "Too...

zero = zero = zero

(Site does not allow "Too short messages"; zero = 0 unprocessed films is my answer, though)
Forum: Other RF 03-30-2011
Replies: 3
Views: 573
Posted By uhligfd
Measure in mm across the front thread and order a...

Measure in mm across the front thread and order a "normal hood" from HK or thereabouts.
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 03-22-2011
Replies: 7
Views: 1,303
Posted By uhligfd
I think you must be thinking about the Rolleiflex...

I think you must be thinking about the Rolleiflex FX or GX from the 1980s. 1990s?

Quite remarkable Zeiss T* coated lenses, stiff prices in the muy muy thousand dollars.
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 03-19-2011
Replies: 53
Views: 4,668
Posted By uhligfd
I bought my 2.8F Planar Flex two years ago at...

I bought my 2.8F Planar Flex two years ago at around $ 680, then Harry F. added a Maxwell screen, CLAed, re-colaminated the lens etc, shutter etc etc for around 400 $s.

The seller was not quite...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 02-11-2011
Replies: 1
Views: 461
Posted By uhligfd
You have a wonderful museum of photography in W....

You have a wonderful museum of photography in W. Have you seen it? made contact through it? Asked? As I recall there are also a couple of decent camera shops downtown in W. Do they know any answers?...
Forum: Sony NEX 01-11-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 2,831
Posted By uhligfd
That Nex set needs viewfinders, optical or better...

That Nex set needs viewfinders, optical or better yet electronic ones.

I was asked to take a picture of some tourists in Central America last month, on a beach, and I could make out nearly nothing...
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