Hi joshua,
like as said by other listees, monopods are just good for telephoto.
You'll better use a tripod for long nigthshots.
You can find some ligth meters at an average price. I've found in a
used camera shop a gossen variosix F at 40€.
But the pocket ligth book with bracketing could be a good compromise.
Welcome back on the list, Loïc.
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Loïc Courtais
Paris-FRANCE
http://membres.lycos.fr/multispot/
Le 4 févr. 05, à 18:40, Joshua Lohuis a écrit :
>
> Well, how should I begin. Some of you might remember me, but I am
> assuming my lengthy absense from this community will have ereased any
> recollection at all. My name is Joshua Lohuis, I lived in Timmins,
> Ontario, Canada, at the time I first joined I was 16. ( I am currently
> 18 )
>
> Some history: In September of 2002 I bought my first camera with hopes
> of adding another component to my astronomy hobby. On the
> recommendation of one of the many books I found on astrophotography,
> that camera was undecidedly an OM-1n. I shot my first roll of film
> that month, and after noticing that the aperature on the 50/1.8 that
> came with the camera was sticky, I went searching for some information
> on how to repair it. That led me to this list. (shortly after,
> someone graciously sent one from albert as a gift) In the proceding
> year while my interest in photography, as a hobby and an art (my
> first), grew and developed, I found the help provided by members of
> this community to be indispensible. I was extremely busy in my last
> year of highschool, and that did not leave me with time to do very much
> photography at all, and definitely no time for the 100 emails a day.
> After highschool I decided that I would not go to University right
> away, as I was quite tired of the school atmosphere. I am now in
> Tokyo, enjoying a *small* one year holiday.
>
> Living in this country, working in a restaurant (chinese noodles -
> ramen) and having lots of free time has led to the increase of my
> photographic activeness tenfold. As I lived in a small city before,
> with only a grocery store for a photolab, I find the materials
> available to me in this city to be cheap and extremely plentiful. I
> can buy B&W film at 2$ a roll, and the concentrate to make 1L of
> developer is $1.50. I also found a Dimage Dual 4 for $250, delivered
> to my door, and this device was the holy grail I had been searching for
> (I didn't know it was my quest's object until it was out of the box).
> I don't like to stay inside very much, so getting all of my material
> from the past 3 years through the scanner is proving to be a slow
> process, but once I get a decent amount I'll open a little webpage and
> post a few items in hope of some constructive criticism.
> For the past few months I have been visiting a few outdoor flea
> markets on sundays, that have proved to be a goldmine for OM bits and
> pieces at cheap prices. Zuiko's aren't the most common things, but
> occasionally turn up. I acquried 2 mint condition 135/3.5 's for $15,
> and an OM-1 in bad condition (parts) with a perfect 50/1.4 for another
> $15. There was also an OM-10 that I haggled down to $3 (a deal
> including some various cables and bits of glass). The find I am most
> proud of is a set of 2 Panasonic flashes GN45, with a bracket on one,
> and a 135mm zoom attachment on the other. The last item of note is an
> Olympus double cable release, not a scratch or mark, complete with the
> olympus plastic case. As I do not own a bellows, anybody wanting this
> item please contact me (it was $2, pay for shipping and its yours; same
> thing goes for any pieces required for repair from either the OM-1 or
> OM-10). I suppose that is about all I want to report, but I do have a
> few questions for the list:
>
> 1. I find myself wanting to take more and more photos at night, or in
> low light conditions. The meter in my camera does not do well when it
> must be read against a dark sky background (nearly impossible). Does
> anybody have any reccomendations for a light meter model that is
> economical and well suited to night/low light photography? I have been
> thinking about the Sekonic L-558, despite the steep price (cheapest i
> found was around $420), it seems to have the highest sensitivity and
> includes a built in spotmeter. Compared to the minolta's spotmeter
> attachment that I found to be very unsolid and ready to break away at
> any moment.
>
> 2. Along with the above problem is the weight of a tripod required for
> steadying the camera in low light situations. How much stability does
> a monopod actually provide? Does it permit exposures of a second or
> more, or is it only to allow a few more stops less than handheld? Is a
> monopod worth lugging around, or is it better to go with a tripod or
> stick to trees, buildings, etc.? Any suggestions for models, heads,
> combos?
>
> 3. Are there any sources for the mercury batteries used in the OM-1?
>
> 4. Being in a large city, I have been craving wide angle capability
> since arriving here. I have been waiting and hoping for something to
> turn up at the flea market or elsewhere, but I have reached the end of
> my rope. Does anybody have a spare or unused wide angle zuiko they
> would like to sell? On a long shot; does anybody have a spare or
> unused lightmeter they would like to put for sale?
>
> Thats it for questions, I thank everybody in advance for getting
> through this terribly long post. If there is anything I can do for
> anybody in terms of my location on the globe please don't hesitate to
> ask. This could include a list of items to watch out for at the flea
> markets and camera shops I visit, or access to some of the cheaper
> stores (scanners, and such). Akihabara is an electronics heaven packed
> with the lastest electronics at very cheap prices. The first few times
> I went it was to the more foreigner geared areas, with bic camera and
> laox running the show. On subsequent visits I discovered the area that
> contained the real deals, brand new laptops in milk crates stacked up
> outside for a couple hundred dollars each, and the excitements go on.
>
> Anybody living or visiting Tokyo please contact me anytime, there are a
> few places you must visit (including the restaurant I work at, free
> meal ;-)
>
> Thanks again for any help. JL
>
>
> PS Please excuse my english, I havent conversed or written at a native
> level for 6months, and it is proving to take alittle while to get back
> into it ... as I read over this it didn't seem to flow
>
>
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