Cutting through

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Mon 24/01/2005 21:41

My favorite photos from last night. Light drizzle turned to rain about tea time and then broke to a great sunset. Photos shows the transmitter on Mt Cargill cutting a line in the mist falling down the southern side. Enjoy.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 25/01/2005 00:23

Looks great, what kind of sony camera do you have?

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Tue 25/01/2005 10:22

I actually have two Sony cameras (well of course, I have two hands?!?

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One is an older still camera, a Sony Cybershot DSCS75, which has most of the functionality of a manual camera and I just purshased a Digital Video camera which I took this shot on. It's a Sony DCRHC40E.

I actually wanted a larger optical zoom on the new camera. Panasonic offered this but I just didn't like it as much as the Sony. I'll probably purchase a Tele Conversion lens for it. Has anyone added an extra lens to there digital video camera? I was told I would lose an exception amount of light, thus making the quality worse?

Skywatcher · Unread post by **Skywatcher** » Tue 25/01/2005 17:05

I have a Sony PC101E and after my experience chasing in December, I bought the standard Wide Angle converter for it. It lacks a bit of clarity around the edges but it covers most of what I can see out the windscreen when it's sitting on a tripod in front of the passenger seat. Other drivers seem more cautious when they notice it ... can't think why

There was a higher quality version but it's $450

Adding a 2x teleconverter will need double the light for the same exposure.

... that should be double the f ratio so four times the exposure !!

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 25/01/2005 21:53

Nice photo's phil.