Don, For whatever reason, this is the last of 6 messages from you that went directly to spam on my gmail. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Don Guthrie <shark50...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh Mark, now I may have to go shopping. The snow flake thing does sound fun. > > pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 10 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:03:47 -0500 From: Mark C >> <pdml-m...@charter.net> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: PESO - Hammer in the Sky Message-ID: >> <50f4c713.4090...@charter.net> Content-Type: text/plain; >> charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 1/14/2013 11:58 AM, Don Guthrie >> wrote: >>> >>> >Well Mark you bring your skills to the small Pentax and set a high >>> >standard. I am perusing your web pages about the Q with great interest. >>> > >> >> Thanks, Don. The Q is just a delight to use, IMO. I have always liked my >> Pentax gear but the Q reminds me of my ME Super that was just a ton of >> fun, even though it had limitations. But I like the Q better. The issues >> with the small sensor are there, but they haven't been a major >> limitation to me. >> >> If we ever get some snow I hope to try out the Q for snow crystals. I >> tweaked my extreme macro set up for the Q - except now it is not an >> extreme macro setup, just a macro setup. I figure that the small sensor >> means that I will be able to do larger snow crystals at 1:1 >> magnification and would rarely have to go much past 2:1. (Really big >> crystals could even be less than 1:1.) That will greatly simply the >> process since with an APS C camera the snow crystals require 4:1 to 10:1 >> in extreme cases. Using flash I can shoot at a low ISO and hopefully >> minimize noise. Focus peaking looks like it will be a huge asset as >> well. I'm a bit concerned about the "electronic shutter" but will see >> how that plays out - I can always cut the ambient light and just use the >> flash. So, if it ever snows I'll give it a try. >> >> Mark >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
