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Being fairly new here and to digital will someone please tell me what "Bumping" is? Before my BH asked me and I don't have an answer for her too.
Yorky wrote:
Kakarp
Yorky said:
Didn't realise this excellent thread was still around.

Bumping it up for new S1 owners.

Doug
MaxinAus said:
Was by hariette who said :

"Review off. (remember you can hold to view your last picture)
After your shot don't release your finger completely, you'll still
have the green bracket ready for the next shot so you can shoot
away as many pictures as you want and time it without loss of
pre-focus or freeze. Practice it works."

That's found ... Menu button/Review/Off

Now a suggestion : that this thread be consolidated into one new
thread so new S1 users don't have to wade thru 75 entries many of
which are only replies or bumps :-) (like this)
Just a thought,
Regards,
Max ...
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Tips for trouble free firmware upgrade!
Intended for updating to revision : 1.0.1.0

Download both firmware and upgrade instructions and then unpack to suitable directory.

Next make sure you dedicate at least 25 minutes of completely uninterupted time to the task.Make sure firmware upgrade is done in one single sitting. (it wont take this long but still good practice)

Do not leave camera connected to pc ..walk away mid way through etc .. to continue later ....as batteries will drain until you return to task etc..... may prove fatal ... depending on how much charge is left in batterys upon your return.

Make sure you use fully charged (known to be good) batterys -cant stress this enough. Go buy some brand new duracell alkalines just for firmware upgrade if in doubt.

Read... then re-read ... follow instructions to the letter.

NB: Also make sure you use an empty CF card - as you need to format it before uploading the firmware to the camera.

Make sure you SAVE off those piccys first :)

Also Important: You also need to format the CF card afterwards to ensure picture taking operability goes unhindered/ for safety to remove the update facility.

S1 firmware link again:
http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/pss1is/firmware-e.html

Also: If you have a deliberate and visible black dot in your CF door your firmware will probably not need to upgrade as you will already have current firmwar version installed.

You can also check your firmware revision via Zoombrowser camera\camera settings.

May your upgrade be trouble free.

Overseer. -upgrade successfull.
 
Lens Ring Stowing Tip

If you use a telephoto or wide angle lens you have to remove the S1's lens ring which is a very fragile piece of plastic.

A good place to stow it while you're using the conversion lens is on the end cap that comes with the conversion lens.

The end cap is reversible so that one way works with the conversion lens and when turned the other way it can be used to protect the "camera" end of the extension tube when the lens is attached to it. This 2 way cap allows you to leave the lens and the extension tube together when stored.

This also makes a great place to stow the ring when the conversion lens is on the camera.



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The secret to being known as a great photographer is simple - NEVER EVER show anyone the bad pictures.
 
kakarp said:
Being fairly new here and to digital will someone please tell me
what "Bumping" is? Before my BH asked me and I don't have an answer
for her too.
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When someone replies to a thread it goes to the top of he list, so if you think it is worth keeping you can reply, so "bumping " it to the top of the list.

Doug
 
Which should be pointed out is a violation of dpreview's rules.

"We WILL NOT tolerate 'bumping' of threads, it is wasteful of dpreview resources and fills the forums database with useless repeat messages."

It appears each time you post a message.

What's really needed I think are sticky messages that keep important threads on 'top'. It seems there is a greater 'need' for folks to bump on this forum because the sticky feature doesn't seem to exist here.

But it is not my playground and I'm just grateful for a place to play :)

peace . . .
Yorky said:
kakarp said:
Being fairly new here and to digital will someone please tell me
what "Bumping" is? Before my BH asked me and I don't have an answer
for her too.
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When someone replies to a thread it goes to the top of he list, so
if you think it is worth keeping you can reply, so "bumping " it to
the top of the list.

Doug
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The secret to being known as a great photographer is simple - NEVER EVER show anyone the bad pictures.
 
Dear John,

Do you own the S1 ? Can I have your evaluation? I am waiting for the Z3..to compare. Can you/have you gone to an 8 X 10 or 11 x 14, and if so can the S1 produce film like results at those sizes? Thanks.
Jim
 
My cap is tied to the camera strap so I'd be afraid it'd would fall out but in practice it seems to stay in perfectly.

I like this even better.

peace . . .
d3cadent said:
d3cadent said:
I usually put it into the camera's own lens cap, inside out:
http://www.pbase.com/image/31408614/original
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Oh, and another thing: you can take the lens ring off/on along with
the cap (push and hold button, turn and remove cap along with the
ring), which makes it a lot easier to put it back to its place when
the adapter is no more necessary.
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The secret to being known as a great photographer is simple - NEVER EVER show anyone the bad pictures.
 
well, i don't remove the conversuin lens adapter any more. to protect the lens you can place a 52 mm lens cover on the adapter, or - as i do it - permanently place a UV filter on the adapter (this will still allow you to screw on the other converters and lenses as the UV filter lens has a 52 mm lens thread). the now obsolete lens ring rests inside the now also obsolete original canon lens cap.
Hector said:
Lens Ring Stowing Tip

If you use a telephoto or wide angle lens you have to remove the
S1's lens ring which is a very fragile piece of plastic.

A good place to stow it while you're using the conversion lens is
on the end cap that comes with the conversion lens.

The end cap is reversible so that one way works with the conversion
lens and when turned the other way it can be used to protect the
"camera" end of the extension tube when the lens is attached to it.
This 2 way cap allows you to leave the lens and the extension tube
together when stored.

This also makes a great place to stow the ring when the conversion
lens is on the camera.



--
The secret to being known as a great photographer is simple - NEVER
EVER show anyone the bad pictures.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned, but if you use the Canon lens adaptor and lens hood with the flash ON, the lens hood will partially block the flash and produce a dark shadow in the lower center of your images. Just remember to remove the lens hood when shooting with flash.
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John McCormack - pbase supporter
http://www.pbase.com/jpmccormac/s1
 
John McCormack said:
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but if you use the Canon
lens adaptor and lens hood with the flash ON, the lens hood will
partially block the flash and produce a dark shadow in the lower
center of your images. Just remember to remove the lens hood when
shooting with flash.
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John McCormack - pbase supporter
http://www.pbase.com/jpmccormac/s1
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Thanks John for your suggestion. I'll remove the lens hood with flash.
I'd not used it yet.
 
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