Re: Can you really use an 87 filter with Konica 750?

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 5:43 pm -0500 22/2/00, PeteScherm@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Well, Clive,
>
>Thanks for the offer on the pics.  You know, I'm getting a new, bigger and
>better computer within a month and, at my granddaughter's urging, I may
>succumb to the idea of scanning some prints (where do I get a 20x24 scanner
>for less than a $100?).  I'll keep you informed.
>
>>>>>>>>>>For still life work I might consider an 87 filter with Konica - for
>good
>definition of anything moving around in a landscape photo then the speeds
>are just too long for me.<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>Interestingly enough, that aspect is particularly appealing to me.  I took
>some Konica pics of St. Kieran's Bush, a hawthorn (?) bush in Co. Offaly,
>Ireland, festooned with "clooties" - bits of cloth, towels, push-up bras,
>etc.  I took photos when the breeze was moving the clooties and also during a
>still spell.  Tell you the truth, the moving, blurred IR image was much more
>mystical - the image I was looking for, I guess.
>
>Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts


Pete,

My pleasure :-)  Maybe if all else fails the new computer will have a
digital camera in with the package......

Had the feeling that you were going to give a good example of the
advantages associated with a low shutter speed :-)  Would be great to see
the photo - you must have enough images of Ireland for your own
book..........


All the best,

             Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
                     Photographic Services, Filters and Equipment, Infrared FAQ
                            http://clive.bel-epa.com
                            Adventures in Cyberspace - Digital Art and Photos


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