Wow, I am really sorry to hear about that. For me you just ended the discussion of "to skylight or not to skylight," when walking with a camera. John Power Racehorse in the desert.
-----Original Message----- From: Jerome Reyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cracked Lens, exposure question, and a PESO I went hiking this morning with the ist-D and the DA 16-45mm lens. I Slipped. Fell. With No filter. No hood. Lens met Rock. Photographer howled in frustration. End of Story. Ouch. Not sure what to do now. It's not ~quite~ a crack, but definitely more than a scratch (actually, 2 or 3). From preliminary tests, the nicks show up on the photos at about F11 or less. In most photos, I'm betting that I'll be able to fix it via editing... but to have to do that each time will be a pain. It was also the first trip out with the lens too... which makes this stink even more. It also left me wondering how costly (if even possible) it would be to replace just a front element via Pentax Colorado. Any experience with this, anyone? I suppose I'll give them a ring today or tomorrow. Lastly, here are a couple of photos from the hike this morning. I'm still having difficulty exposing for waterfalls, and haven't gotten it down just yet. Balancing btwn making the scene bright enough [usually pretty dark in the woods] and not making the water highlights too blown out seems to be an art that continues to elude me. Any suggestions would be appreciated. http://exposedfilm.net/bras2683.htm http://exposedfilm.net/bras2679.htm Comments appreciated as always. Best regards, - jerome
