Great to hear you’re doing so well. Maybe come on over Santa Cruz way when you’re up and about again.
- Marco On Oct 27, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: > My right hip has been disintegrating due to osteoarthritis for at least the > past twenty-eight years. It was okay until about two years ago, and then > started degrading at an accelerated, and accelerating, rate. > > On October 12, I had a total hip replacement procedure performed. Walking > about now, even just waiting for the wound and tissues to heal, is the first > time I'm able to walk without pain since at least five years ago. This is > going to be great! I'm very excited by it. > > :-) > > Yes, I wanted a better eye-level framing implementation and took the cue from > my Leica X, which I use almost exclusively with an optical finder. The LCD is > excellent on both cameras for when you want precise framing and focusing, but > it just doesn't work well (for me) with standard eye-level framing. > > The K-01 really is a very nice camera. It has a solid, quality feel and is > very responsive; the compactness is great too. The buffer is thin, but it's > not really designed as a fast, sequence capture kind of camera anyway. It > feels a lot like my Berning Robot II, in fact. > > Godfrey > > >> On Oct 27, 2015, at 8:10 AM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Godfrey, >> What's with the hip? Replacement parts? >> Looks like a fun kit and the viewfinders get you past the rear screen view. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi >> <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: >>> Thank you all for the good wishes! I appreciate it. >>> >>> This is essentially a new camera, intended for the Japanese market; the >>> included manual and paperwork are all in Japanese. I hunted up the K-01 >>> pages on the Ricoh-Pentax site and downloaded English manuals and firmware >>> updates, etc. That will be installed today, and I'll read the manual >>> through as I always do. >>> >>> In truth, however, it's all pretty easy to figure out based on what I know >>> of Pentax already. >>> >>> The DA21 and FA43 were the two lenses I was most reluctant to let go of >>> when I sold out of Pentax gear. I almost kept my K10D body just so that I >>> could use these lenses. I tried them with a mount adapter on the Ricoh >>> GXR-M but, sadly, they didn't have the same magic there that they did on >>> the *ist DS or K10D. When I saw the K-01 at its first release, I nearly >>> went for one and re-bought these two lenses, but decided it was just a bit >>> more money than was sensible (over $3000 at new prices!). Now, with the >>> bodies at $200-250 easily, and some used lenses available, it made good >>> sense. >>> >>> I like having an eye-level finder available; an LCD isn't ideal for that. >>> The Voigtländer 35 and 75 mm optical viewfinders are each showing a bit >>> less than their respective lens covers; they're like having a 75-80% >>> coverage SLR finder. Just right: frame pretty tight with the viewfinder, >>> and the captured image has enough more space to allow precision cropping >>> when doing a finish rendering. And they look cool… >>> >>> All in all, I'm very pleased with what Pentax and Marc Newsom hath wrought. >>> And I look forward to using it. Soon as my hip finishes healing up and I >>> can get around a bit more easily, they'll be with me on a photo walk. :-) >>> >>> G >>> >>> "Mars is the only known planet inhabited entirely by robots." >>> >>>> From: Stephen Esposito >>>> >>>> For the photographer who's had everything... >>>> ;-) >>> >>>> From: Donald Guthrie >>>> >>>> Welcome to the K-01 clique. Those lenses should work very well. Looking >>>> forward to photos. >>> >>>> From: Bulent Celasun >>>> >>>> I am anxious to see what you'll offer us using this awesome kit. >>> >>>> From: Darren Addy >>>> >>>> Welcome back, o' Prodigal Pentaxian. >>>> :) >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi >>>> <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> It's all arrived and tested. After years of playing with so many Pentax >>>>> bodies and lenses, this is my favorite Pentax kit of all: >>>>> >>>>> https://flic.kr/p/AfvZpS >>>>> >>>>> Pentax K-01 Marc Newsom in Yellow >>>>> FA43mm f/1.9 Limited in Pewter with Voigtländer 75mm optical finder >>>>> DA21mm f/3.4 Limited in Black with Voigtländer 35mm optical finder >>>>> >>>>> It's exactly what I like to shoot with, fits in a tiny bag, weighs almost >>>>> nothing, and makes very very nice photos! >>>>> >>>>> All Hail the Pentaxian! >>>>> >>>>> G >>>>> >>>>> Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > 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.
