At 11:11 AM 10/3/99 +0200, Per Nordenberg wrote:
[snip]
>Thanks a million Garth. Those photos look really nice. I especially liked
>the one of the purplebug. How close to the real colour of the car is Fuji,
>and would a Kodak film have been better or worse?
Hard to say. I actually thought the Fuji film did a nice job on everything
except blue skies (which got "washed out," possibly indicating it's
overly-sensitive to light at the blue end of the spectrum). Please keep in
mind that the film I used was Fuji APS from almost two years ago -- the
emulsions have been refined since, 'cause they're trying to squeeze more
resolution out of 'em.
[snip]
>I presume
>that the compensation feature for backlit subjects that you mention is the
>ESP light metering.
No, that's separate (available in all exposure modes). The compensation
feature is a +2 stop user-selectable, one-time compensation for backlit
subjects. If you want to use it for multiple frames, you must select it
multiple times.
>Is it available only in Full Auto like on IS-3(000) or
>in all exposure programs?
I'm under the impression that it operates in all modes. I could be mistaken
(probably have to dig the user manual out, although they've become even less
informative in recent years...)
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>Are the function buttons and the
>small LCD display located at the back of the camera?
Yes. Very similar layout to the IS-10, though more compact, and more of the
exposure settings controls are now on the rear of the unit.
>What is that thing on
>the top left?
Uh, other than the shutter release/auto-focus preview, there isn't anything on
the left side. If you mean the right side, that's the ON/OFF/FLASH POP-UP
switch.
>Have you tested the Super FP flash in portrait mode?
Yep. Works pretty well.
>The
>built-in flash doesn't seem that powerful (comparable to one in IS-10 I
>think).
It's not. But with ASA 400 film, it doesn't matter that much.
>I do believe there is a tele conversion lens available, although it
>is not mentioned in my broschure.
Yes, I own that, too. Nice little converter -- snaps onto the front, and
because its entrance pupil is enlarged, it doesn't reduce the effective
aperture at all. Kicks it up to about 180mm (35mm format equivalent) -- a
moderate telephoto. Also got the self-timer/remote control -- WAY cool! Looks
like one of those hand-held Type I Phasers on Star Trek. Works well, too.
[snip]
>The quality of this aspherical hybrid zoom lens should be at
>least comparable to the aspherical zoom lens on the smaller IS, i.e.
>outstanding if Pop Photo July '99 is to be believed.
Although I've done no formal tests of the lens (and probably never will with
the price of APS processing and the lack of availability of really
high-resolution B&W film in APS format), I've been generally impressed by the
quality of the resulting images.
>My mother is rather old
>and she probably will appreciate the TTL viewing of the Centurion (as well
>as all the APS film features). The only thing I'm worried about is that
>she'll find it too large. If she could only try one first...
It's fractionally smaller than the IS-10 (probably at about the practical limit
for this [ZLR] format of camera, actually). I showed it yesterday to a couple
of my Mom's friends (her 75th birthday was at my place, and one of the
80-year-olds brought her IS-10, and then ooohed and aaaahed at the
Centurion-S), and they liked the feel of it in their hands. Plus, it's light
(just over one Imperial pound). The viewfinder's also pretty bright, all
things considering.
If you want a copy of the actual brochure for the Centurion-S, I could part
with mine. Contact me in private e-mail.
Garth
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than a good day doing just about
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