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Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 565
Posted By Avotius
Now yours looks like just about every leica lens...

Now yours looks like just about every leica lens I have seen before with the metal focus coupling ring. Been using my lens for about a year and this is the first time I noticed it.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 565
Posted By Avotius
Wow I am surprised by the lack of input here.

Wow I am surprised by the lack of input here.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 565
Posted By Avotius
Has no one ever seen this before?

Has no one ever seen this before?
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 565
Posted By Avotius
Debris? Somehow I doubt a plastic ring of perfect...

Debris? Somehow I doubt a plastic ring of perfect fitting fell around the lens cell. Need more information before I start pulling bits off!
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 565
Posted By Avotius
21mm f1.4 Summilux infinity problem

Seem to be having a problem here with my lens focusing to infinity. As you can see in the pics the focus stops in between 5 and infinity when on my M9. It is not a hard stop, more of a softer stuck...
Forum: Nikon RF 04-01-2013
Replies: 2
Views: 383
Posted By Avotius
Sure you could do that. You would have a long...

Sure you could do that. You would have a long telephoto but if wild life is your thing why not?
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 03-31-2013
Replies: 62
Views: 2,263
Posted By Avotius
Pleeeeeeeeeeeease.............for that price your...

Pleeeeeeeeeeeease.............for that price your lucky they even included a box and did not just wrap it in duct tape and throw it at you!
Forum: Photography General Interest 02-05-2013
Replies: 38
Views: 1,264
Posted By Avotius
I snapped a few pics with my Asus TF700 on my...

I snapped a few pics with my Asus TF700 on my last vacation and yeah you do get a larger preview picture but it is a low resolution so you dont see many details for instance when the tablet is...
Forum: Optics and Lenses - 01-26-2013
Replies: 28
Views: 2,652
Posted By Avotius
I used to use a LTM red scale elmar 5 cm for...

I used to use a LTM red scale elmar 5 cm for enlarging. Kept it after I sold my enlarger, its too fine a lens to give up.
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-22-2013
Replies: 23
Views: 1,501
Posted By Avotius
And that is why I started doing commercial work...

And that is why I started doing commercial work 99% of the time. It pays the bills and you cant do it with an iphone.
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-19-2013
Replies: 23
Views: 1,501
Posted By Avotius
Digital stock really screwed up things in modern...

Digital stock really screwed up things in modern photography.

A few years ago a certain yellow framed magazine that I was doing some stuff with decided to use stock images rather than some very...
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-19-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 366
Posted By Avotius
No one? Nothing? Is it just the Camera companies...

No one? Nothing? Is it just the Camera companies being stupid or is there a real life technical problems to what I am saying here?
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-18-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 366
Posted By Avotius
Could be! Some people do have legitimate use for...

Could be!

Some people do have legitimate use for HDR and proper bracketing though.
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-17-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 366
Posted By Avotius
Why is auto bracketing (mostly) done wrong?

I dont get it.

Auto exposure bracketing on digital cameras should be simple.

But why the heck do almost all cameras get it so wrong???

For instance. The Canon 5D mk3. New camera, new technology....
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-03-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 275
Posted By Avotius
I see there are people that have played around...

I see there are people that have played around with UV photography without getting into those expensive lenses with just basic materials.
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-03-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 275
Posted By Avotius
Other non visible light filters?

On occasion I like to play with my el cheapo infrared filter on my digital camera.

Are there other non visible light filters out there?
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 12-28-2012
Replies: 78
Views: 9,202
Posted By Avotius
It seems not many people are using Fuji for...

It seems not many people are using Fuji for adapted lenses? I would love to see more, especially with Zeiss glass.
Forum: Off Topic 12-18-2012
Replies: 689
Views: 8,503
Posted By Avotius
Seems like the only way to take care of these...

Seems like the only way to take care of these problems is let planet earth hit the reset button and wipe us all out because regardless if they ban guns or not, we are going to keep killing each other.
Forum: Off Topic 12-18-2012
Replies: 689
Views: 8,503
Posted By Avotius
This time they were very lucky. There are often...

This time they were very lucky. There are often many fatalities in these attacks that happen with alarming frequency.

Dont think there is no gun violence here because there are no (few) guns. When...
Forum: Off Topic 12-17-2012
Replies: 689
Views: 8,503
Posted By Avotius
I must say I am greatly saddened by this news. I...

I must say I am greatly saddened by this news. I am from Seattle and we have a gun there that I enjoy shooting up in the woods on my property. However, as much as I love my gun and shooting guns in...
Forum: Photo Software 12-14-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,073
Posted By Avotius
I have Jelly Bean on my Asus Infinity, and its...

I have Jelly Bean on my Asus Infinity, and its horrible. They changed the camera app from 4.0.4 or whatever it was and the old app was fine, the new app is awful. Add to that the lack of flash...
Forum: Photo Software 12-14-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,073
Posted By Avotius
http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?...

http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=93629&stc=1&d=1355487141

Here is a very much compressed (thanks RFF...) screen grab from my Asus Transformer Infinity where you can see...
Forum: Photo Software 12-14-2012
Replies: 16
Views: 1,073
Posted By Avotius
Android users - Camera FV-5 - great!

I know a few of you have android phones or tablets. I have both. Today I found an app called Camera FV-5 which is well worth your time! There is a limited light demo version in the play store and...
Forum: RFF Polls 12-13-2012
Replies: 98
Views: 4,214
Posted By Avotius
none of those, 21

none of those, 21
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 12-09-2012
Replies: 1
Views: 407
Posted By Avotius
Show us your photos - Adapted lenses on Fuji

Thought it would be nice to start another ubiquitous shameless photo post thread.

This time lets have your photos using Fuji X-Pro1 or X-E1 with adapted lenses only!

Details on your lens, and...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 12-05-2012
Replies: 79
Views: 6,637
Posted By Avotius
If it had a good built in viewfinder ala Fuji...

If it had a good built in viewfinder ala Fuji X100 I would buy this. As it is now, no. I have lived with out a built in viewfinder on my EP1 long enough to know that I dont like shooting with a back...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 12-04-2012
Replies: 27
Views: 1,604
Posted By Avotius
That does seem to be a lot less of a fisheye...

That does seem to be a lot less of a fisheye effect than my Canon 15 f2.8 fisheye which is also a rectilinear design. I have always been interested in the samyang 7.5 for M43 but have never seen one...
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 12-03-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
Yikes! 20,000 is an awfully low number. I bought...

Yikes! 20,000 is an awfully low number. I bought this camera when it first came out so it hurts the more because I paid what....800 some dollars for it (bought it at the local camera shop, so...
Forum: Photography General Interest 12-03-2012
Replies: 131
Views: 7,225
Posted By Avotius
Thanks! What I love most about this and other...

Thanks! What I love most about this and other good Zeiss lenses is how underexposed areas tend to shift into a blue color. Its beautiful. After using this lens I look down upon my Canon 17-40 with...
Forum: Photography General Interest 12-03-2012
Replies: 131
Views: 7,225
Posted By Avotius
Zeiss 21mm f2.8 Biogon ZM. I dont have anymore M...

Zeiss 21mm f2.8 Biogon ZM. I dont have anymore M mount cameras but I kept this lens because I love it.

On Leica M6 with either Fuji Superia or TRI-X...
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 11-30-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
My EP1 has about 19,000 shots on the dial. Right...

My EP1 has about 19,000 shots on the dial. Right now I dont know what else to say about it, I like m4/3 but have been spoiled by my work with medium format digital and high end full frame stuff in...
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 11-28-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
I heard something about that before about going...

I heard something about that before about going in airplanes with digital cameras. My Olympus has probably been on about a dozen plane trips since I bought it, 4 of those rides across the Pacific....
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 11-28-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
Thats what makes me wonder if this is all in my...

Thats what makes me wonder if this is all in my head.
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 11-28-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment....

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=93431&stc=1&d=1354159091


Here is a photo from two weeks ago taken in very sunny Thailand. ISO 200, f5.6, 1/500 sec, IS on,...
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 11-28-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
I have gradation set to normal which as I...

I have gradation set to normal which as I understand means off and the shading comp thing set to off as well.

Also I used the magnify thing to check focus, especially with the Zeiss Planar since...
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 11-28-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
Its possible to change the ISO defaults? I know...

Its possible to change the ISO defaults? I know you can change what auto ISO will do but I was not using auto. If it is possible to change what ISO 200 is on the camera, im sure its hidden away in...
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 11-28-2012
Replies: 43
Views: 2,442
Posted By Avotius
Can a sensor deteriorate?

Maybe this is all in my head, I am not sure.

But the last few months my Olympus EP1...it seems to me as if the image quality is getting worse. It is as if over the last while the images are getting...
Forum: Travel 11-08-2012
Replies: 12
Views: 679
Posted By Avotius
One camera sounds good to me. I am going to...

One camera sounds good to me. I am going to Thailand next week and I will just take an Olympus EP1 and a Panasonic 20mm lens. K.I.S.S. keep it simple stupi.....well you get the point. I will be on...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 11-08-2012
Replies: 2
Views: 365
Posted By Avotius
If my info in not wrong, camera raw is shared...

If my info in not wrong, camera raw is shared between lightroom and Photoshop. All in all its the same.
Forum: CSC : Compact System Cameras - 10-31-2012
Replies: 59
Views: 12,328
Posted By Avotius
You know.... I think what I really want is an...

You know.... I think what I really want is an Xpro1 but in the XE1's size. Dont say its not possible because the X100 still has a nice optical viewfinder and we should hope that Fuji is in for the...
Forum: CSC : Compact System Cameras - 10-30-2012
Replies: 59
Views: 12,328
Posted By Avotius
I for one am coming off a well used Olympus EP1....

I for one am coming off a well used Olympus EP1. I only have two lenses, the old kit zoom and the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 (which I love) though I have access to the Panasonic 7-14 and 45-200 both of...
Forum: CSC : Compact System Cameras - 10-30-2012
Replies: 59
Views: 12,328
Posted By Avotius
If you could do it all over again...X-E1 or OMD

GAS aside (is it ever for us?) if you had to buy your CSC, EVIL, mirrorless, or whatever you want to call it all over again with what we have today what would you do?


I am keeping the poll options...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 10-22-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 540
Posted By Avotius
I agree, it looks like a light leak. Might this...

I agree, it looks like a light leak. Might this camera have a foam light seal that has deteriorated or maybe not replaced when it went for its CLA? Take a real close look inside the camera. Also if...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 10-17-2012
Replies: 263
Views: 17,256
Posted By Avotius
I now carry a Olympus EP1 and Panasonic 20mm f1.7...

I now carry a Olympus EP1 and Panasonic 20mm f1.7 around with me all the time.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 10-17-2012
Replies: 78
Views: 18,841
Posted By Avotius
A nice looking kit there. The images look pretty...

A nice looking kit there. The images look pretty good too. This camera tempts me, if I was in the market for a mirrorless camera and was not already ankle deep in m43........
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-14-2012
Replies: 19
Views: 1,042
Posted By Avotius
I have 3 "Wonderful" brand dry boxes, one is an...

I have 3 "Wonderful" brand dry boxes, one is an auto one. They work brilliantly and I consider a must have for any photographer.
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 10-14-2012
Replies: 2
Views: 388
Posted By Avotius
hm....so something like mounting the plate on the...

hm....so something like mounting the plate on the camera then locking it down off side enough to center the mount and stick that pn my pano head. Maybe, its a good idea worth looking into.
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 10-13-2012
Replies: 2
Views: 388
Posted By Avotius
Adapter to center Olympus tripod mount?

I would like to use my EP1 for panoramic photos from time to time, but as I understand it I cannot because the tripod mount is off center and this would introduce paralax when rotating my panoramic...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 10-06-2012
Replies: 50
Views: 5,441
Posted By Avotius
This is really cool. Forget the naysayers, this...

This is really cool. Forget the naysayers, this is people tinkering and innovating which is more important that "oh it doesnt have a rangefinder so why bother....nhhaaaah...."
Forum: Making Photo Bucks $$$ 10-06-2012
Replies: 21
Views: 1,891
Posted By Avotius
When I won the Zeiss photo contest a few years...

When I won the Zeiss photo contest a few years back I got some free glass and some publicity. That was worth it for me.
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