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I've use a Gitzo 1229 with an Acratech ballhead with the 45, 90 and
200mm lenses. I too have used the hand over camera to stabilize the camera, even with MLU. I once had my camera serviced, by Pentax, and they indicated that it needed some balancer-thing replaced, which increased the cost of the mods. I was having done. Perhaps you should have it CLAd before your trip. With MLU the shutter is relatively smooth. |
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With MLU the shutter is relatively smooth.
O.K., I'll bite. What does mirror lock-up have to do with the shutter? "George Stewart" wrote in message m... I've use a Gitzo 1229 with an Acratech ballhead with the 45, 90 and 200mm lenses. I too have used the hand over camera to stabilize the camera, even with MLU. I once had my camera serviced, by Pentax, and they indicated that it needed some balancer-thing replaced, which increased the cost of the mods. I was having done. Perhaps you should have it CLAd before your trip. With MLU the shutter is relatively smooth. |
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"Ken Smith" wrote in message
om... He probably just meant to say lower not higher speeds. [...] Actually I expressed the whole issue poorly. ) In my humble experience high speeds do contribute to camera shake with the Pentax 6x7. Certainly, it is not intuitive, and the degree of shake might not be significant enough to the great majority. |
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"Ken Smith" wrote in message
om... He probably just meant to say lower not higher speeds. [...] Actually I expressed the whole issue poorly. ) In my humble experience high speeds do contribute to camera shake with the Pentax 6x7. Certainly, it is not intuitive, and the degree of shake might not be significant enough to the great majority. |
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Is this a real question?
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"George Stewart" wrote in message
om... Is this a real question? The rhetoric group is over there. |
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Actually I expressed the whole issue poorly. ) In my humble experience
high speeds do contribute to camera shake with the Pentax 6x7. Certainly, it is not intuitive, and the degree of shake might not be significant enough to the great majority. So you think it has shutter problems at high speeds, others say it has shutter problems at low speeds. Then apparently there are only a couple speeds at which it doesn't have problems. I guess that's possible but it does seem strange that Pentax was able to keep the P67 in production for some thirty five years without significant change given all these shutter problems it has. Maybe I just got lucky with my camera but I've been using it for some ten years and made I don't know how many thousands of photographs without ever encountering the shutter problems. "jjs" wrote in message ... "Ken Smith" wrote in message om... He probably just meant to say lower not higher speeds. [...] Actually I expressed the whole issue poorly. ) In my humble experience high speeds do contribute to camera shake with the Pentax 6x7. Certainly, it is not intuitive, and the degree of shake might not be significant enough to the great majority. |
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"Shelley" wrote in message news:OqHrd.16658$%C6.12747@trnddc02...
Actually I expressed the whole issue poorly. ) In my humble experience high speeds do contribute to camera shake with the Pentax 6x7. Certainly, it is not intuitive, and the degree of shake might not be significant enough to the great majority. So you think it has shutter problems at high speeds, others say it has shutter problems at low speeds. Then apparently there are only a couple speeds at which it doesn't have problems. I guess that's possible but it does seem strange that Pentax was able to keep the P67 in production for some thirty five years without significant change given all these shutter problems it has. Maybe I just got lucky with my camera but I've been using it for some ten years and made I don't know how many thousands of photographs without ever encountering the shutter problems. That is remarkable. The shake at slow speeds is well documented. Users just have to compensate, and the system is so loved that apparently they are willing. Mirror Lock-Up is essential, so as not to start a shake going with the initial slap, then another possible shake with the focal plane shutter. Either a heavy tripod, a wooden tripod, or a carbon tripod would be preferable to an lighter aluminum model. The high speed shake is something I heard of one time, and heard also that hand holding cushioned that to a minimum. Can't say how long lenses fare on tripods at higher speeds. My guess is that users of long lenses hunker over them with a snug hold. This camera is also a huge fashion favorite, but alot of that stuff is done with strobes, so no problem. If you are getting all the sharpness these lenses are capable of without all this hassle, the photo gods have certainly smiled upon you. Myself, I think I'll pack the Rollie instead, and leave the Pentax for day trips. "jjs" wrote in message ... "Ken Smith" wrote in message om... He probably just meant to say lower not higher speeds. [...] Actually I expressed the whole issue poorly. ) In my humble experience high speeds do contribute to camera shake with the Pentax 6x7. Certainly, it is not intuitive, and the degree of shake might not be significant enough to the great majority. |
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"Shelley" wrote in message
news:OqHrd.16658$%C6.12747@trnddc02... Actually I expressed the whole issue poorly. ) In my humble experience high speeds do contribute to camera shake with the Pentax 6x7. Certainly, it is not intuitive, and the degree of shake might not be significant enough to the great majority. So you think it has shutter problems at high speeds, others say it has shutter problems at low speeds. With MLU and a heavy tripod it's okay down to 1/8th of a second. Without MLU all bets are off. |
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"Ken Smith" wrote in message
om... [...] Can't say how long lenses fare on tripods at higher speeds. My guess is that users of long lenses hunker over them with a snug hold. I simply gave up on the P67 and opted for a system with leaf shutters, and of course, MLU. |
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