Re: Astrophotography?

2024-05-24 Thread Bill
, there are quite a few very talented astro photographers resident on Pentax Forums. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO, not shot with a Pentax.

2024-05-22 Thread Bill
On 5/22/2024 3:59 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A spoon resting on your dog’s back? On an unusual tablecloth? Rick That was the actual tabletop. I'm glad I wasn't on acid bill On May 22, 2024, at 5:57 PM, Bill wrote: I'm slowly coming out of hibernation and took the X-T5 out for a ride

PESO, not shot with a Pentax.

2024-05-22 Thread Bill
I'm slowly coming out of hibernation and took the X-T5 out for a ride today. I didn't do much, but I did this: https://flic.kr/p/2pSJ7Ko Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: OT Mac help

2024-05-16 Thread Bill
They've probably been talking to your SDM lenses. bill On 5/16/2024 8:59 AM, David J Brooks wrote: and if it helps, both ex drives shw power lights as on so they are getting power Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net

Re: New LRC catalog

2024-05-11 Thread Bill
aren't careful. bill On 5/10/2024 6:19 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks Bill The drive does work on occasion I guess I just can’t copy to catalog over to the other then redirect it at closing LR?? Dave Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http

Re: New LRC catalog

2024-05-10 Thread Bill
It is, but any edits you have made within Lightroom will be lost. bill On 5/10/2024 5:37 PM, David J Brooks wrote: My old external drive is not being read on my new iMac, but my other one is. The non working one has my LRC cataloge, do I just go agphead and create a new catalog on the working

Re: any PDML'ers near Baltimore? great photo op for April PUG

2024-03-31 Thread Bill
And get far enough back to use a spandard lens. b... On 3/30/2024 2:54 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Take the picture with Ilford'span f. On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 10:36 AM Bill wrote: That one might be a bridge too far. bill On 3/27/2024 7:08 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: somebody had to say

Re: any PDML'ers near Baltimore? great photo op for April PUG

2024-03-27 Thread Bill
That one might be a bridge too far. bill On 3/27/2024 7:08 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: somebody had to say it.. ann -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: I don’t know water fowl

2024-03-16 Thread Bill
Muscovy duck I expect. bill On 3/16/2024 8:27 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: https://www.flickr.com/gp/101533246@N02/rLrsxU8r2Q What can anyone tell me about them? -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-05 Thread Bill
On 3/4/2024 3:53 AM, Bob W PDML wrote: On 3 Mar 2024, at 17:45, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 03.03.24 um 18:29 schrieb Bill: I was quite surprised that it is a vertical half frame, but the logic behind that decision is that a vertical format is what the target market is already

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-04 Thread Bill
On 3/4/2024 3:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: As long as this camera keeps them happy for, say, half a year or 4 rolls of film until it ends up in a drawer with all their other no longer fashionable gadgets, it certainly will fit the bill. Ralf That would make it's usage identical

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-03 Thread Bill
On 3/3/2024 4:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Very few of my fantasies are likely, that doesn't make them much less fun, it just means that they remain fantasies rather than becoming memories. You just described my experience with girls while I was a teenager. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-03 Thread Bill
flip a switch and expose a frame of film. This would require a sea change in their camera philosophy and a tremendous cash outlay available for throwing burning hundred dollar bills out the window. Neither is likely. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-03 Thread Bill
that. Ralf I used to rate Kodak Recording film at either 3200 or 6400 for similar effect. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera

2024-03-03 Thread Bill
from people who still treat photography as a fun experiment. I was quite surprised that it is a vertical half frame, but the logic behind that decision is that a vertical format is what the target market is already comfortable with. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: OT Photoshop 2024 help

2024-02-09 Thread Bill
. Generative fill is something akin to playing the slots, you can get a lot of losers to have a winner. bill On 2/9/2024 8:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks Bill I did that but all it gave me were different versions of the tripod head, I ll try it with a loser grab, i did have some success

Re: OT Photoshop 2024 help

2024-02-05 Thread Bill
into Photoshop 24 as updates. For example, the image I posted was done on Photoshop Beta version 25.0.0 bill On 2/5/2024 11:29 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Bill care to let me in on how? I’m now using PS 2024 All my attempts agave failed miserably Dave Documenting Life in Rural Ontario

Re: OT Photoshop 2024 help

2024-02-05 Thread Bill
https://flic.kr/p/2pwAGZd It took about 10 seconds. bill On 2/5/2024 10:14 AM, David J Brooks wrote: this is the photo im playing with, trying to remove some of the tripod mount to zoom in, and suggestions on procedures http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2022-aurora1/album/index.html#20220510

Re: OT Photoshop 2024 help

2024-02-05 Thread Bill
Rather than using content aware fill, try using generative fill. Original image: https://flic.kr/p/2oEdfzE Generative fill image: https://flic.kr/p/2oE8b78 bill On 2/4/2024 11:00 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi all Back in Dec my mid 2010 imac died and i recently replaced it with a 24"

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Bill
of species in the field. There is a phone app for this, but in many cases such as flying insects a long lens is needed. Henk According to Ricoh the 55-300 PLM is compatible with the K3II with the camera updated to the latest firmware. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: OT: Focus stacked flower with no Rick at all.

2023-10-25 Thread Bill
the K1 replacement comes along (hopefully before I've shuffled off) I'm really hoping they include it as a feature. The Fuji lenses are superb, but the 80/2.8 stands out as exceptional. thanks for looking and your kind comments are appreciated. bill On 10/25/2023 12:07 AM, Henk Terhell wrote

OT: Focus stacked flower with no Rick at all.

2023-10-24 Thread Bill
://flic.kr/p/2pbmsXG Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

OT PESO: Rick in a creek.

2023-10-08 Thread Bill
OT as it was shot with non Pentax gear. Fuji X-T5, 50-140 & 1.4 converter. https://flic.kr/p/2p83n33 enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and fo

OT PESO Path to somewhere

2023-09-29 Thread Bill
whose freedoms were taken from them at that time. Fuji X-T5, 80/2.8 macro, ISO 125, f/11, 1/20th sec. Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: https://www.flickr.com/photos/101533246@N02/albums/72177720310649025

2023-08-23 Thread Bill
is willing to put the work into it, the results from it are superb. One thing I've noticed is that the EVF in it doesn't give me the eye strain of previous generations. bill On 8/23/2023 11:27 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Good point, Bill. This makes sense. I use live view almost exclusively

Re: https://www.flickr.com/photos/101533246@N02/albums/72177720310649025

2023-08-23 Thread Bill
sensor, in relation to the sensor plane as well as the resolution of the focus motor. To get the same accuracy of focus in a DSLR, you need to use liveview, effectively turning your DSLR into a mirrorless camera. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email

Re: 16,384 shades of gray

2023-08-03 Thread Bill
There's a few in the wild being used by Pentax Forums members. They all seem to like it. bill On 8/3/2023 4:48 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Love it and I would have one in a heartbeat. But for the time being I love my boat more, sigh. Cot On 2 Aug 2023, at 20:22, Larry Colen wrote: The K-3

Re: Lightroom requires a TB??

2023-07-18 Thread Bill
On 7/18/2023 8:11 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 18.07.23 um 15:07 schrieb Bill: Subscription services seem to be the way of the future. Either that or you'll only get updates for a year. Still leaves you with the option of continuing with the older version. Then again, in many cases

Re: Lightroom requires a TB??

2023-07-18 Thread Bill
On 7/18/2023 3:23 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 17, 2023, at 7:05 PM, Bill wrote: Are you sure they aren't trying to set you up with a terabyte of cloud storage? That’s what it was. A TB is $10 more a month. I went with 20 GB. Probably won’t use it. The website seemed biased toward

Re: Lightroom requires a TB??

2023-07-17 Thread Bill
On 7/17/2023 11:59 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Finally getting around to signing up for Lightroom. The website indicates a TB of memory is required. A whole TB? Really? I only have 512 GB on my new MBA Are you sure they aren't trying to set you up with a terabyte of cloud storage? bill

Re: PESO: Portrait of a roe deer

2023-06-28 Thread Bill
that shouldn't be in focus isn't. I think it's a world class image. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Speaking of astro work...

2023-06-26 Thread Bill
On 6/26/2023 3:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 26, 2023, at 1:48 PM, Bill wrote: Nice work. Thanks for sharing. It looks like I have a way to go. I'm pretty good with the theory on this, it's putting it into practice that is giving me the problem. It is what gives me the problem too. I

Re: Speaking of astro work...

2023-06-26 Thread Bill
. Nice work. Thanks for sharing. It looks like I have a way to go. I'm pretty good with the theory on this, it's putting it into practice that is giving me the problem. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
On 6/25/2023 7:38 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Looks like you have it under control.. that's beautiful! ann Thanks Ann. It is pretty, but it's far from the technical perfection I am after.' bill https://flic.kr/p/2oKr3QE enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
On 6/25/2023 5:22 AM, Alan C wrote: Not bad at all, Bill! I've tried a few along the same lines (albeit with only my humble K5 & kit lens) & soon realised that there is a considerable learning curve. I found that the biggest hassle was extraneous light but, with the ongoing load sheddi

Re: The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
On 6/25/2023 2:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 25, 2023, at 12:27 AM, Bill wrote: Continuing with my rather scattershot approach to learning dark sky photography... This was shot with the K1 and A15/3.5 using the Astrotracer. f4.5, 39 seconds @ ISO 3200 Comments and hints about how to do

The Milky Way

2023-06-25 Thread Bill
Continuing with my rather scattershot approach to learning dark sky photography... This was shot with the K1 and A15/3.5 using the Astrotracer. f4.5, 39 seconds @ ISO 3200 Comments and hints about how to do this stuff are welcome. https://flic.kr/p/2oKr3QE enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax

Re: Are you a photographer if nobody sees your work

2023-06-23 Thread Bill
if no one sees you naked? bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Shooting the stars

2023-06-21 Thread Bill
the Nightaxians who have a lot of great information. HTH bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: GFM 2023

2023-06-12 Thread Bill
How's Tom doing? Are you looking him up while you're in the neighborhood? bill On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 3:56 PM Mark Roberts wrote: > Oh, and definitely NOT Tom Rittenhouse. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIB

Re: peso - yellow sky

2023-06-09 Thread Bill
We're sorry about all the smoke. bill On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 8:03 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > From my livingroom window yesterday.. June 7th. about the time the air > quality index was well over 400. Of course I shot it through window > pane and not with my Pentax, sorry.. it w

Re: FS - 600mm FA outfit

2023-05-31 Thread Bill
Ken, the for sale section of Pentax Forums is quite busy. your thread has already moved 7 posts down from the top. Make sure you monitor the section and be prepared to bump your thread as it may get buried fairly quickly if you don't get many replies to it. bill On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 9:38 AM

Re: FS - 600mm FA outfit

2023-05-31 Thread Bill
It's an F4. It's a great big glorious lens. bill On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:25 PM wrote: > What is the speed? > > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above a

Re: LR denoise test (OT)

2023-05-29 Thread Bill
On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 7:13 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On May 29, 2023, at 5:25 AM, Bill wrote: > > > > Another rookie mistake is posting the same link twice.:) > > That’s right up there with mistaking the “photo” portion of the url with > the “album” po

Re: LR denoise test (OT)

2023-05-29 Thread Bill
Another rookie mistake is posting the same link twice.:) bill On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 1:57 AM Larry Colen wrote: > Off topic because this was taken with the u4/3. I was almost home from a > bike ride yesterday and saw a hawk flying across the road with a squirrel. > > I ma

Re: PESO: Night Sky (Pentax Content)

2023-05-17 Thread Bill
hing more representative, but it looks like I have about a thousand hot pixels. bill On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 6:15 PM Bill wrote: > > This is my second attempt at doing nighttime landscapes. I'm not very good > at it yet. > > Anyway this is a 2 image composite shot using the K1

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Bill
the water pump. What is GM thinking when they design these things? bill On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 12:02 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Thisis all a bit silly. I commented that the camera is useless. That was > my comment, and it applies to me alone. The Corvette metaphor was over the > to

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Bill
Paul you lose any credibility you might have had when you resort to ad hominem attacks. bill On Tue., May 16, 2023, 10:33 a.m. Paul Stenquist, wrote: > > > > On May 16, 2023, at 11:52 AM, Bill wrote: > > > > One could say the same thing about someone's split window

Re: Pentax Film Camera News

2023-05-16 Thread Bill
announced that the old FA50/1.4 is being given some cosmetic updates (sadly, no optical ones from the looks of it), into two sister models which indicates that they are planning something other than an inexpensive standard prime for digital. bill On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 4:19 AM Paul Stenquist

Re: PESO: Night Sky (Pentax Content)

2023-05-15 Thread Bill
Thanks Ann. It's a bit creepy standing around in a dark field wondering if there are coyotes stalking you, but it turned out OK. bill On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 4:20 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > It's lovely! Nice geometry.. , nice colors, nice atmosphere - looks to > me like you're prett

Re: PESO: Night Sky (Pentax Content)

2023-05-15 Thread Bill
America. It's about a 3 hour drive from me. My intention is to hone my skills a bit more and then head out there for a session. thanks again bill On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 4:23 PM Larry Colen wrote: > It’s a pleasant image, I see nothing to be so modest about > > > On May 15, 2023

PESO: Night Sky (Pentax Content)

2023-05-15 Thread Bill
This is my second attempt at doing nighttime landscapes. I'm not very good at it yet. Anyway this is a 2 image composite shot using the K1 and DFA* 85/1.5 using the Astrotracer for the sky and time exposure for the foreground. Enjoy https://flic.kr/p/2oAFfLY bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax

Re: Life Update:

2023-05-14 Thread Bill
. That was way more stressful than just moving to a house more suited to our evolving desires. bill On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 2:30 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 13.05.23 um 02:44 schrieb Rick Womer: > > Moving is agony. We’ve been fortunate in not doing it in 37 years. > > 38 here.

Re: RIP Dan Matyola

2023-05-10 Thread Bill
Well that's sad news. bill On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 5:27 PM Bruce Walker wrote: > Facebook alerted me today of messages about the passing of Dan > Matyola, May 2, 2023, at 81 years of age. > > I'm only a "FB friend" but we've chatted a bunch since I joined the > list

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

2023-05-08 Thread Bill
Using my 12gb RTX3060 video card, my denoise is about 20 seconds with a K1 file. The files from my older cameras such as the K5 are very fast, just a few seconds. bill On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 1:55 PM Toine wrote: > If you like to use denoise and hate the long wait: > Upgraded from a gtx

PESO: Christmas Cacti (No Pentax Content)

2023-05-04 Thread Bill
of the 80/2.8 macro beside the Pentax DFA100/2.8 macro and DFA*85/1.4 https://flic.kr/p/2owFyX7 Thank you bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction Photos

2023-04-22 Thread Bill
. If you don't it starts to look waxy very quickly. I did have to save the original at a lower quality setting to keep the file size reasonable. https://flic.kr/p/2ov8sHb https://flic.kr/p/2ov6piA Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

2023-04-22 Thread Bill
ost recent Camera Raw update. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

2023-04-21 Thread Bill
On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 7:09 PM Comcast wrote: > Do you like the results? > > Paul > Yes, very much. I don't shoot a lot of high ISO, but this will be a great tool for those who do. I'll post a comparison image tomorrow at some point. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discu

Re: Pentax K3 Mark III Monochrome Matte Black Edition

2023-04-21 Thread Bill
The Matte Black Edition is the same camera as the K3III monochrome with a cosmetic change. The regular K3III mono will apparently go on sale very soon, but it seems a lot of people want to spring for the blacked out camera. bill On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 9:23 AM Mark Roberts wrote: > From

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

2023-04-21 Thread Bill
K1 files. bill On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 2:37 PM Comcast wrote: > My computer is a 2015 iMac, but it has a 4 GHz i7 4-core. So while it’s > not as fast as today’s best, it handles the ACR noise reduction in about a > minute on a 33 MH dng. > > Paul > > > On Apr 21, 2023,

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction

2023-04-21 Thread Bill
and get usable results. bill On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 1:22 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Has anyone else on the list tried this? It’s a function in the latest > version of ACR that is said to use SI for noise reduction. It does a very > nice job. Still trying to decide if it looks natural, b

Pentax K3 Mark III Monochrome Matte Black Edition

2023-04-21 Thread Bill
Apparently they started taking pre orders for the second run of the new Monochrome camera earlier today for deliveries in late May. It sold out in a couple of hours, so if you want one and didn't get an order in, the next batch is slated for sometime in the summer. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax

Re: Vacation suggestion

2023-04-20 Thread Bill
things laundry and she was very vocal regarding this fact. He took the whole thing in stride about the same way a puppy who just shat on the floor would take the scolding he was being given. I wish I had been there to see it, but at the same time, probably best that I wasn't. bill On Wed, Apr 19

Re: Pentax K3-iii Monochrome

2023-04-19 Thread Bill
They have presold the first production run and are taking orders. As always, Ricehigh has warped tge facts to his narrative. bill On Fri., Apr. 14, 2023, 12:00 p.m. John Francis, wrote: > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 10:14:36AM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > > > https://www

PESO: Flying MGA

2023-04-16 Thread Bill
At least I think that's what it is. I put up before and after pictures, so two links. I can see some pretty stomach churning memes coming out of this tool. Before: https://flic.kr/p/2otGBoq And after https://flic.kr/p/2otGBnD Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

2023-04-16 Thread Bill
Link away. The tool is amazing, but like most Photoshop tools, my implementation leaves something to be desired. bill On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 2:14 PM mike wilson wrote: > > > On 16/04/2023 18:34 Bill wrote: > > > > > > I was at a car show a while back and happene

PESO: Flying T-Bird (No Pentax Content)

2023-04-16 Thread Bill
I was at a car show a while back and happened upon this very futuristic Ford from the late 1950s. https://flic.kr/p/2otHvy9 Shot on the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 35/1.4 Fujinon lens. I'm playing with the Remove tool in the Beta version of Photoshop 2023. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To

Re: PESO: Easter Cactus.

2023-04-09 Thread Bill
I think they are actually known as Christmas Cactus, but being as how it's Easter and all. Thanks to everyone who looked and commented, bill On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 4:16 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > Am 09.04.23 um 00:20 schrieb Bill: > > As promised, here is a pictu

PESO: Easter Cactus.

2023-04-08 Thread Bill
As promised, here is a picture of one of this year's blooms. https://flic.kr/p/2os3jdg Technical stuff: This is a 23 image stack shot with the X-T5 mounted on a Pentax Bellows K and using the K100/4 Bellows lens at f/11 for .4 seconds at ISO 125 Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: SDM question

2023-03-26 Thread Bill
, but it is a better lens. bill On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 10:45 AM wrote: > Just a question that came to mind .. > > I recall the first 50mm SDM drive having lots of reliability problems. > > Has that been fixed in later SDM-drive lenses? > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESOS: Portraits, no Pentax content

2023-03-26 Thread Bill
Thanks everyone for looking and commenting. I need to get a stepping ring so I can put an ND filter on my lens as I can't get the beauty dish close enough with the light at minimum power. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net

PESOS: Portraits, no Pentax content

2023-03-22 Thread Bill
://flic.kr/p/2ootzLD Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Hi kids!

2023-03-16 Thread Bill
Hey Mark, good to see you back. bill On 3/16/2023 8:12 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: What's up? I've been a non-participant (but active lurker) here for a while. The pandemic was rough here, coinciding as it did with Lisa's mum's 2-1/2 year(!) fight with pancreatic cancer, but we've been getting

Re: What's the difference between set and shift on the exposure settings?

2023-03-10 Thread Bill
, if you change the shutter speed, either the aperture or ISO will shift to maintain correct exposure. But I could be wrong bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: K-3 III first shots

2023-03-09 Thread Bill
, and I expect they will upsize the new prism for it as well. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: March PUG is Up

2023-03-09 Thread Bill
On 3/9/2023 10:53 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: All good. Bill Robb’s handsome dog portrait caught my eye first, but Bob W.’s cat photo, Brian’s cat, … A fun topic and a nice gallery. Stan Thanks Stan. Bella was why female dogs are called bitches. But she sure was pretty. bill -- %(real_name)s

Re: March PUG is Up

2023-03-09 Thread Bill
On 3/9/2023 3:19 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Bill's portrait of his beautiful princess is wonderful - much more so than most straight studio portraits of any critter - I  tend not to like studio portrature ever. Sometimes I'm surprised we are friends :) Thanks for the kind words. bill

Re: K-3 III first shots

2023-03-09 Thread Bill
to get there. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO - Christmas Cactus

2023-03-08 Thread Bill
I like that picture. We have one that is just going into bud, so I accept your challenge. When ours blooms I will post my response bill On 3/8/2023 8:51 PM, Rick Womer wrote: This is just a modest potted cactus until mid-December, when bright red flowers grow from the tips of its leaves

Re: Sigma 18-35/1.8

2023-03-07 Thread Bill
On 3/7/2023 7:48 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 7, 2023, at 5:36 PM, Bill wrote: There are a number of users on Pentax Forums who have written brief reviews of it, as well as what they refer to as an in depth review. Larry, you might want to trot over there and see what they have to say

Re: Sigma 18-35/1.8

2023-03-07 Thread Bill
There are a number of users on Pentax Forums who have written brief reviews of it, as well as what they refer to as an in depth review. Larry, you might want to trot over there and see what they have to say. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le

Re: Welcome to the twenty effing first Century

2023-03-07 Thread Bill
Those prices make me think counterfeit cards. Bill On Tue., Mar. 7, 2023, 2:10 a.m. Larry Colen, wrote: > My new camera is arriving tomorrow, I wanted to get some new SD cards as > well. > > Shopping on Amazon for the SanDisk Extreme Pro > 32 GB 100MB/s $13.35 2.39 GB/$ also

Re: PESO: Portrait of a good looking man

2023-03-06 Thread Bill
Sometimes the Photoshop AI tools are actually AR (auto retarded). This was one of those instances. bill On 3/6/2023 9:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: gotcha! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 9:36 A

Re: PESO: Table Lamp. No Pentax Content

2023-03-06 Thread Bill
differences, some will be better, some not so much. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: Portrait of a good looking man

2023-03-06 Thread Bill
Yeah, Larry pointed out a pretty glaring Photoshop artifact that I managed to not see, so I took it down to be reworked. bill On 3/5/2023 8:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: "Oops! Looks like you followed a bad link.' Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl

Re: PESO: Portrait of a good looking man

2023-03-05 Thread Bill
Larry just pointed out a glaring Photoshop error, don't bother trying to follow that link, it leads nowhere. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: PESO: Portrait of a good looking man

2023-03-05 Thread Bill
That's really weird, and yes that's a processing artifact that I didn't notice. Thanks for seeing it. bill On 3/5/2023 7:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 5, 2023, at 4:56 PM, Bill wrote: Meet Ryan, he's a great guy and is as friendly as he looks in the picture I had intended to use the X

PESO: Portrait of a good looking man

2023-03-05 Thread Bill
/2.8. https://flic.kr/p/2okoPDM Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: Table Lamp. No Pentax Content

2023-03-05 Thread Bill
On 3/5/2023 12:44 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 04/03/2023 16:20 Bill wrote: the good people at UPS. Not a phrase I ever imagined coming from your pen. USP seems to have gotten their shit together fairly well over the past decade or so. My lens left Winnipeg just before noon on Friday

PESO: Table Lamp. No Pentax Content

2023-03-04 Thread Bill
More fun with the X-T5... Yesterday a Viltrox 75mm f1.2 lens arrived via the good people at UPS. This was shot at f1.2 https://flic.kr/p/2ok5mv3 enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PESO - Flowers' Shadow

2023-02-28 Thread Bill
I like that a lot better. The overall view of it is happier, Ann's comment about lightening it a bit was a good one, and now the red flower has more presence. I like that the white flower is brighter as well. I like this presentation. thanks bill On 2/28/2023 8:38 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Bill

Re: PESO - Flowers' Shadow

2023-02-28 Thread Bill
On 2/28/2023 6:46 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Bill, I shoot DNGs with Adobe RGB color space. Adobe is using ProPhoto RGB. Rick That's pretty much what I do, but I set to sRGB because the raw file doesn't care, but I get one more letter for filename customization. ProPhoto is the widest gamut

Re: PESO - Flowers' Shadow

2023-02-28 Thread Bill
Depending on the colour space you edit in, converting to sRGB can kill things like highlights and especially reds, which have a tiny little gamut in sRGB. bill On 2/28/2023 5:19 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Bill. The odd thing is that I did a series of adjustments to the dng file

Re: PESO - Flowers' Shadow

2023-02-28 Thread Bill
on, and the reds I dialed in -21. I really like that image. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO - SNOW!

2023-02-28 Thread Bill
If you look at it long enough, you might start seeing patterns in the sin the snow. For example, I just found the Big Dipper. I find it to be quite a mesmerizing image. bill On 2/28/2023 1:33 AM, Bob W PDML wrote: That’s a lovely shot On 28 Feb 2023, at 02:37, ann sanfedele wrote

Re: OT malwarebytes

2023-02-28 Thread Bill
I've been using Malwarebytes for years, both on my computer and my phone. It's caught a few things before they slip through. What I like about it as an anti-virus is it looks for virus like activity, so it isn't necessarily playing the whack a mole game that a lot of them play. Bill On Tue., Feb

Re: Spontaneous wide angle comparison

2023-02-27 Thread Bill
one. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT: Pentax Medical

2023-02-27 Thread Bill
Someone's gotta get in front of this before it turns to crap. bill On 2/27/2023 12:37 PM, Rick Womer wrote: The users of their colonoscopes stand behind their patients. On Feb 27, 2023, at 1:35 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: That's a division that really stands behind their products

PESO: Agave

2023-02-26 Thread Bill
https://flic.kr/p/2oj2ytz Enjoy bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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