Re: Intermittent LX metering error
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Intermittent LX metering error Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely underexposed frame (like no more than once per roll of film)? It does this in quite unchallenging light conditions, with perfect exposures to either side of the affected frame, and this has now happened with a variety of different lenses. Been going on a while, too. At first I thought it was some error of mine, but the circumstances just don't support that theory any more. Really hoping one of the LX gurus has a thought on this. ERN Its the ISO resistor. They are rather prone to corrossion. A temporary fix can be had by turning the ISO dial from lock to lock a couple of dozen times. Were I you, I would get the thing in for service while Pentax is still servicing it. According to Pl Jensen, the new resistors are made of gold wire rather than copper wire, and are less prone to this problem. I had all three of my LX's done a couple of years ago. I am pretty sure that one of them displayed the problem after the fix, so i'm not sure if it is really a permanently repairable problem or not. It will show up on automatic most obviously, since the exposure goes all wonky, but I have noticed what I think is a symtom when shooting metered manual, with the occasisonal exposure reading that just doesn't make any sense. William Robb
RE: PAW: Southern Comfort
That shrimp looks Hot'n Spicy! I like the angle of the rectangular serving dishes, I like the hand and spoon in there - an action shot! Looks like it was a fun party. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Robert Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: Southern Comfort Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:32:34 -0600 Had a big 'ole Southern Shrimp fest this past weekend. Pic with *istD, M50 1.4, don't remember the rest of details http://home.austin.rr.com/randj/pics/shrimp-web.jpg rg _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
RE: Provia Processing Problem?
Looks like they used some tongs when it was still wet to me... -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 February 2004 21:54 To: PDML Subject: Provia Processing Problem? Recently shot a roll of Provia and, yesterday, when examining the frames, I found this problem: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/provia.jpg Any ideas on what it could be, what may have caused it?
Re: Final word on Art Photography
Cleveland? Just like Detroit without the glitter, right? g keith graywolf wrote: The post was on rec.photo.equipment.large-format. I though it was worth forwarding to the list. --graywolf Original Message Willhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote David Wallis wrote: I am an artist Honey, we're all artists. Do you mean that you're a PAINTER? But painters aren't really artists, are they? Not like photography is it? The modern ones don't paint any better than my 3-year old, and the old masters were just trying to imitate a view camera loaded with Velvia. And that awful one in the shopping mall just makes pictures of houses built on a flood plain that's 6 inches above a river that flows down from snow laden mountains. Wait till that snow melts ... I would like to see a painting of it then. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics.
Re: OT: The new product range from Apple...
On 26/2/04, PETER A disgorged: In my experience it's just the opposite. PC's are appliances, and we all hate the OS, or at least the OS's vendor. Mac's are a cult. Come on over to the dark side :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Provia Processing Problem?
Recently shot a roll of Provia and, yesterday, when examining the frames, I found this problem: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/provia.jpg Any ideas on what it could be, what may have caused it?
RE: GFM
Jostein, it took me a few moments to work out what you meant with this, but I think what you are proposing is a SENSATIONAL idea!! Now I just gotta find someone to back me (and then do some work on my skills with the English language! lol). I'm onto it and I'll let you know what I achieve, thanks so much for the suggestion!! tan. -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 27 February 2004 7:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: GFM - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is going to cost me around au$4k to come, and I could have my entire office and front verandah gutted and renovated for that amount, so convince me guys, how can I truly justify the expense? And don't just say because of how much fun it'll be, I already know that! lol... Tan, You do have a way with words. Ever thought of making an illustrated story eg. for a travel mag? Jostein
DA 16-45/4 is finally available
I'm going to pick one up from my local dealer today. BH also lists them as in stock. alex
*ist D Formula 1 tests
Here is a selection of *ist D pictures I took yesterday: http://www.dariobonazza.com/f1_04e.htm Dario Bonazza
Re: PAW: Gray Day
There is surprisingly little color and the sky gets noisy quickly. If I really push the saturation, I get something artistic. If there was a little more detail, like a fence of something, this would make a good silhouette. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/26/04 11:10AM Hello Steve, Try boosting saturation and see if any green pops on those trees. A touch of color would spark the picture a bit - me thinks. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, February 26, 2004, 7:40:09 AM, you wrote: SD OK. I fixed the sharpening and cropped: SD http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ SD Steven Desjardins SD Department of Chemistry SD Washington and Lee University SD Lexington, VA 24450 SD (540) 458-8873 SD FAX: (540) 458-8878 SD [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GFM
- Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is going to cost me around au$4k to come, and I could have my entire office and front verandah gutted and renovated for that amount, so convince me guys, how can I truly justify the expense? And don't just say because of how much fun it'll be, I already know that! lol... Tan, You do have a way with words. Ever thought of making an illustrated story eg. for a travel mag? Jostein
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Ahhh, that's the thing I was trying to remember. Darn all these technical thingies and terms. ;-)) mike wilson wrote: It _could_ be the ISO resistor. m Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Peter ... How might film speed affect the problem?
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
What speed film are you using? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely underexposed frame (like no more than once per roll of film)? It does this in quite unchallenging light conditions, with perfect exposures to either side of the affected frame, and this has now happened with a variety of different lenses. Been going on a while, too. At first I thought it was some error of mine, but the circumstances just don't support that theory any more. Really hoping one of the LX gurus has a thought on this. ERN
Re: 24-50s
The A 35-70/4 is surprisingly good optically, but I do have to admit that it's the most plasticky lens I own. Really? Plastickly? For such a heavy lens? Granted, the exterior rings are all hard black plastic, but the barrel and all internals are metal. Maybe it's the glass that makes it heavy? I wonder if it's the inherent looseness in the focusing mechanism/design that contributes to the feeling you're experiencing? It's not the tightest moving set of controls I've ever experienced. Well, heavy is a relative term - for most of the lenses that I personally use, the A 35-70/4 seems quite light. However, I guess I will agree with your description of what I might be describing as the feel of platicky-ness (g). I guess that the looseness while focusing might be the culprit (although when I am saying loose, I am referring to a lack of drag while focusing, not to any sort of wobbly looseness). Fred
Re: The Local Pentax SLR Conundrum
Milford photo, (in milford Connecticut), used to only carry the low end in pentax ZX-M, ZX-60 etc. Since the introduction of the *ist-d they started carrying them. They seem to be selling a fair number of them as well. Mark Dalal wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] One of the stores in San Antonio will no longer be carrying anything by Pentax. The only other stores has minimal stock. Mark Which is which, Mark (like I can't guess?) Camera Exchange told me they are no longer going to be carrying Pentax. Period. I'm going there tommorow and I'll see if that's changed. Boyd's A/V has a minimal stock...of everything. But, they do carry new Pentax PS cameras and the low end of the SLR range (ZX-60, FA28-80, FA80-200). They're like that with every brand though. Mark
Final word on Art Photography
The post was on rec.photo.equipment.large-format. I though it was worth forwarding to the list. --graywolf Original Message Willhelm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote David Wallis wrote: I am an artist Honey, we're all artists. Do you mean that you're a PAINTER? But painters aren't really artists, are they? Not like photography is it? The modern ones don't paint any better than my 3-year old, and the old masters were just trying to imitate a view camera loaded with Velvia. And that awful one in the shopping mall just makes pictures of houses built on a flood plain that's 6 inches above a river that flows down from snow laden mountains. Wait till that snow melts ... I would like to see a painting of it then. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics.
Re: OT: The new product range from Apple...
In my experience it's just the opposite. PC's are appliances, and we all hate the OS, or at least the OS's vendor. Mac's are a cult. Cotty wrote: Amazing, isn't it? If a Mac user had posted a link to something in a similar vein about PCs, there'd be flames. As it is, I think what's even more amusing is our ability to laugh at ourselves ;-) OMG!! How funny...! This one is the best... http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/oldoryoung.html tan. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2004 9:53 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: OT: The new product range from Apple... On 25/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Hi, should have been called the i-Cac. -- Cheers, Bob That's even funnier than the ad ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: Not exactly PAW: Sunny California
I do not miss the trafficwheew. Norm Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/rainview.html Taken from my bedroom window this morning ...
Re: PAW and introduction
On 27 Feb 2004 at 17:09, David Nelson wrote: G'day fellow Pentaxians, Here's a photo I took just then for my first PAW - it's a beetle with some pretty spectacular pectinate antennae (possibly a /Peisarthrius /species). http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/beetle.jpg The last beasty like yours that I caught was a long horned citrus weevil, they have cool wrap-around eyes and their carapace is as tough as nails with spikes to boot. They make an awful noise when aggravated too. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/PA316242.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_IGP0899m.jpg Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: PAW (early this week)
In a message dated 2/26/2004 8:29:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David Mann wrote: The recent car discussions reminded me of some slides I shot a few years ago. This week's photo is a mystery - try and guess which model car it is. I'll reveal the answer in a few days, or sooner if someone guesses it. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26.html I'm not into cars, but I like this pic. Is that smoke? Reflection? Looks like smoke. Whatever it is, I like it. And the whole pic has nice composition. It looks like an abstract. And a mustang. But I am car clueless. It's the horse, anyway. Marnie aka Doe I used to have a mustang, before they became collector cars.
Re: PAW (early this week)
In a message dated 2/26/2004 6:28:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ERN pretending to be a stereotypical girl Don't think you carry that it off that well, sowwy. Marnie aka Doe ;-) Hehehehe.
Re: PAW: Gray Day
The use of an 18% grey card to adjust the apeture/shutter speed with the available light conditions will usually fix that. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong. Cheers, Alejandro Try boosting saturation and see if any green pops on those trees. A touch of color would spark the picture a bit - me thinks. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, February 26, 2004, 7:40:09 AM, you wrote: SD OK. I fixed the sharpening and cropped: SD http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/
Re: PAW and introduction
P.S. Meant I have the Tamron 90. Ooops, Marnie aka Doe What a waste of bandwidth!
Re: OT - Photoshop question
Any suggestions as to how I can print a 'contact-sheet' page of pics straight from the File Browser in Photoshop - without using Contact Sheet II ?? TIA Cheers, Cotty Cotty. This was a topic on the PS list a while back i think.I print out the topics most important to me,so i may have printed out some answers.I'll check my folders. Dave
Re: PAW (early this week)
Definitely the 308, cant tell if its the GTS or GTB though. David Mann wrote: Hi all, I think my first PAW was Saturday so this one's a few days early. The recent car discussions reminded me of some slides I shot a few years ago. This week's photo is a mystery - try and guess which model car it is. I'll reveal the answer in a few days, or sooner if someone guesses it. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26.html No prizes, sorry :) I swear I'm going to automate my PAW page. I've only done two and its becoming an administrative nightmare already. I might change the look a bit, too... Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: Too Much PAW
Hmm.. that adds up to 100.1%. That doesn't leave much room for the rest of us. LOL! rg graywolf wrote: 99 and 44/100ths talk. The other 0.66% are scared. And the rest of us are too old. (grin) Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: OMG - no wonder my poor hubby worries about me and that bloody photography list. I spend half of my life convincing him that hanging out with you lot is safe! He is petrified at the possibility of me going to GFM and meeting with a bunch of internet stalkers, lol, his words, not mine! You are very naughty boys, now go to the back of the classroom and behave yourselves... ...And no fondling ass you walk there, ok?!? vbg tan. -Original Message- From: Lasse Karlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2004 7:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Too Much PAW From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 24/2/04, TAN THE FONDLER disgorged: hehe, the challenge is on! tan. (who fondles AS she photographs) ps no wise arse comments about fondling, ok Cotty? hehe. I'll let someone else have a go :-) Cue Lasse... Yes, yes, Cotty... You want me to have a go at fondling, yes? I haven't been following the thread in detail, but I recall something about tans bottom and now she says she fondles AS she photographs. Am I to step in here? Sure, I'll do the fondling if it helps. Just send me an airline ticket, one tuna sandwich and a note to the captain where to take me and I'd be most happy to oblige. Lasse (who fondless ass she photographss)
Re: The Local Pentax SLR Conundrum
Ft. Worth is about 5 hours or so from San Antonio. That's quite a visit. LOL. rg Cesar Matamoros II wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:47 PM From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cord tells me that the reason they're not stocking the istD (or any other Pentax SLR) is because Pentax is not able to deliver the quantities they need for building volume sales and the large customer base that a retailer needs to establish a product line. But they do sell a lot of Pentax ps, both film digital. One of the stores in San Antonio will no longer be carrying anything by Pentax. The only other stores has minimal stock. Mark Which is which, Mark (like I can't guess?) ERN Please tell the list. I visited what stores I could find while in San Antonio the one weekend I was there. Found a great little place in Ft. Worth. The owner (?) talked lovingly of LXen, appreciated the 77 Limited, and showed off some M42 equipment he just obtained... If only I could remember the name, Cesar Panama City, Florida
Re: I love my Heaven77
As I understand it, distortion is _inevitable_ in a lens as wide as 24mm, which is why, for example, a 35mm is better for group portraits. Winston wrote, in part: I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops.
Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great!
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Nick Clark wrote: Well the *istD body I accidentally bought on eBay for £732.56 arrived OK. It appears brand new, the batteries are sealed, and it has a proper Pentax UK warranty registration card. Seems a bargain. It sure does. Who was the seller? Kostas
Re: 24-50s and A35-70f4
My sample of the A35-70, purchased used and showing obvious signs of use, has more slop in focusing than most of my primes, but is tighter than any of my other zooms. This is one lens I regard as more than adequate in build quality, despite the plastic bits. Keith Whaley wrote: Fred wrote: The A 35-70/4 is surprisingly good optically, but I do have to admit that it's the most plasticky lens I own. Really? Plastickly? For such a heavy lens? Granted, the exterior rings are all hard black plastic, but the barrel and all internals are metal. Maybe it's the glass that makes it heavy? I wonder if it's the inherent looseness in the focusing mechanism/design that contributes to the feeling you're experiencing? It's not the tightest moving set of controls I've ever experienced.
Re: PAW - My first
There are a number of soft focus filters available for the Cokin filter contraption; as I recall, Cokin sells 2 or 3 types. The effect varies depending on f-stop, lens focal length, and on where, in the contraption, the filter is mounted. So you'd have some experimenting to do. Bruce Dayton wrote, in part: Any suggestions that would mimic a soft focus lens reasonably well? Diffusers are not at all the same type of animal.
Re: Mark Snowflake Cassino has some competition! :)
I believe I read somewhere that using polarizers can cause colors when shooting crystals. I don't know if the polarizers go on the light sources, on the camera, or both. Rob Studdert wrote: On 24 Feb 2004 at 17:10, Mark Cassino wrote: What I can't figure out is how these folks get the mixed lighting - the two colors - in their shots. I did tons of experiments using dual colored flashes (I usually use two flashes, one blue, one white) but I could not get the nice liquid colors that Rasmussen gets. I gotta keep experimenting I'd suggest playing about with a set of coloured high intensity LEDs before next season. If you could mount them on flexible arms you'd have a very controllable set of cold coloured illumination sources. I'm looking at setting up some 1W white LEDs for macro illumination.
RE: I love my Heaven77
I'm referring to linear distortion, not perspective distortion. My 20/2.8 shows nearly undetectable barrel dist.. FA 24/2 shows noticeable one. I shoot mostly architecture and interior, so when I tried the FA 24/2, I'm somewhat disappointed. -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I love my Heaven77 As I understand it, distortion is _inevitable_ in a lens as wide as 24mm, which is why, for example, a 35mm is better for group portraits. Winston wrote, in part: I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops.
RE: late performance
Most fast teles are designed to be optimum at wide f-stops. Stopping down to f/8 usually will only improve the edge very slighty - unless we need more depth of field. At some circumstances f/8 would result in a shaky/blurry picture. Shooting at f/8 is not a complete madness, of course, but most of the time I use my 180/2.8 at f2.8-5.6.. I just remembered that even my F300/4.5 is superb already at f/5.6! -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: late performance On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: are not so good stopped down past f/5.6 or so. Of course shooting a 200/2.0 at f/8 is madness! Why? Kostas (genuine question)
Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars
Mine was Mach 2.2 in a Phantom II fighter. Shoot! Any astronauts on the list? Oh yeah, I've done quite a bit of space exploration, but that was back in college. Perhaps we're not talking about the same thing, though... You're a wise-acre, Roberts ;-) Can you teach me? I would never presume to offer any teaching to the acknowledged master. Hah! And who might *that* be? I am merely a student. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: Too Much PAW
On 25/2/04, FRANK disgorged: Tanya, Call hubby over to the computer right now. Show him this: http://www.nrg666.com/pdml/portraits/pages/FrankTheriault.htm Oh no! - too late. Well, it was nice while she lasted... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT - Photoshop question
On 25/2/04, HERB THE LOVE BUG disgorged: whic version of PS? the CS version allows Contact Sheet II direct from File Browser and you have your choice of all images or only selected images. PS 7 doesn't allow it and you have to use File|Automate. Herb D'oh! Thanks. One day I'll RTFM :-) BTW, CS. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT - Photoshop question
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: OT - Photoshop question Any suggestions as to how I can print a 'contact-sheet' page of pics straight from the File Browser in Photoshop - without using Contact Sheet II ?? On a Windows machine, you could do a snapshot of the screen and paste that into a new canvas. I don't know if you can do that with those other machines though. Three keystrokes on a Mac. I wondered if there was an easier way, maybe even a hack to print the File Browser window itself Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: OT: The new product range from Apple...
Amazing, isn't it? If a Mac user had posted a link to something in a similar vein about PCs, there'd be flames. As it is, I think what's even more amusing is our ability to laugh at ourselves ;-) OMG!! How funny...! This one is the best... http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/oldoryoung.html tan. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2004 9:53 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: OT: The new product range from Apple... On 25/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Hi, should have been called the i-Cac. -- Cheers, Bob That's even funnier than the ad ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: GFM
On 25/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I THINK I am coming, BUT have to get over the guilt thing and the whole sooky mother thing I haven't posted about it to list up 'til now (except to email a few of you to discuss it, you know who you are! lol), as I didn't want to be seemed to be piking out again. I had planned to wait until I had the aeroplane ticket in my hot little hand before making the grand announcement... That was, until I decided to try to be a smart arse again and gave myself away! lol, Cotty, you would have to notice it and make me come out of the closet wouldn't you!?! Don't forget, I'm news hound. Well, okay, just a hound. Tan, the way I look at it, all of us needs personal space and time - and how we use that space and spend that time is up to us. We have to do it because without it, some would go insane. If you are sorted in yourself, then others around you will benefit, and this means your family. You'll be a better person for it. If you constantly put others first, and that is no bad thing, then it is to your own ultimate neglect. You have to look after Number One, and then you can put others first, better. Personally I don't see it as a 'jolly' at all. Lots of exhausting travel, I never sleep well away from home, extensive and concentrated interaction with lots of fabulous people, and not to mention a lot of walking in a beautiful envirnoment, lugging around photo kit, shooting, and the camping - I'm a zombie without a shower in the morning, so to counteract that, extra human effort required (which is difficult as I am from Andromeda) - all this is bloody hard work! I've booked a couple oaf days off work *after* GFM to recover It is a great opportunity to enjoy your photographic passion and meet others - and you will be so glad you went. I'll bet you a bottle of cordial. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT: The new product range from Apple...
On 25/2/04, PIBE EL ASAHI DE PICTARIO AMAZINIO disgorged: Thanks Cotty, It's great Albano PC heart García Don't thank me, mate. It was Rob 'Chuckler' Brigham... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: Too Much PAW
On 25/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Just remember, at least five of us WIMMEN are planning to be there! I'm bringing my own bodyguard, though ... ERN Don't forget, one of my specialties is picturing people who don't want to be pictured... No worries, you'll never even know it's happened ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT - Photoshop question
On 25/2/04, ERN disgorged: On a Windows machine, you could do a snapshot of the screen and paste that into a new canvas. I don't know if you can do that with those other machines though. You could also use the Photo Printing Wizard in Windows, come to that -- but Cotty asked the question. And although he is (mercifully!) not at all obnoxious about it, Cotty is a Mac man. ERN Thanks E, see previous reply. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
RE: Too Much PAW
On 25/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Yeah, somehow, judging by the looks of Frank's bunny ears, I think I'll be pretty safe. Unless that is, Cotty squashes me in the back of tv's car on the drive to GFM! hehe... tan. Stone the crows. I thought she was riding on the roof with a supply of Wichity Grubs. Mind if we call you Sheila to avoid confusion? Are you seriously staying at tv's? What's you flight arrival day and time? If it's near enough mine, I'll share the cost of a cab with you to Falls Church Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: Soft focus (was Re: PAW - My first)
Try this: http://www.mediachance.com/digicam/cleanskin.htm regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any suggestions that would mimic a soft focus lens reasonably well? (snip)
RE: I love my Heaven77
It's not fair not to say that the wider the max aperture, the more the chance you will get linear distortion. So it explains why most 20/2.8s in the market don't have this problem. And so far I have tried two 24/2s. The FA and Nikkor AIS. I expect more from the FA because of much newer design and technology, namely the aspherical elements that should correct distortion and chromatic aberration. And these are FA 24/2's most noticeable problem. Considering that this lens uses retrofocus design, adding some ED elements should help removing the color fringing. But then the price will justify it to be called 'FA 24/2 Limited'. Hm But the good news (for me), is that I still like to use this lens when traveling due to great color and sharpness (at f/8-f/11). Makes focusing easier on my dim *ist (35mm) VF. -Original Message- From: Winston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 5:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: I love my Heaven77 I'm referring to linear distortion, not perspective distortion. My 20/2.8 shows nearly undetectable barrel dist.. FA 24/2 shows noticeable one. I shoot mostly architecture and interior, so when I tried the FA 24/2, I'm somewhat disappointed.
RE: OT: The new product range from Apple...
I don't think most of us PC nerds would worry about taking the p**s out of Microsoft either... I particularly liked the use of 'dual pipe technology'. Very funny... -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 February 2004 10:41 To: pentax list Subject: RE: OT: The new product range from Apple... Amazing, isn't it? If a Mac user had posted a link to something in a similar vein about PCs, there'd be flames. As it is, I think what's even more amusing is our ability to laugh at ourselves ;-) OMG!! How funny...! This one is the best... http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/oldoryoung.html tan. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2004 9:53 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: OT: The new product range from Apple... On 25/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Hi, should have been called the i-Cac. -- Cheers, Bob That's even funnier than the ad ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
Re: Digicam Slide Duplicator / Scanner
Nikon has made a dedicated Coolpix digital camera slide duplicator for a while now. it's adequate, but even on a light table as illumination, it shows moderate vignetting, depending on camera model. contrast goes up and so i think you have to shoot RAW to get the contrast back down without losing too much shadow or highlight detail. i use mine when i have to scan a bunch of slides quickly and don't need high quality. mostly, i loan it out to friends who own Coolpix cameras and need to copy some slides or negatives of their own. Herb... - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:40 PM Subject: Digicam Slide Duplicator / Scanner There has been some discussion here about finding a slide duplicator for the istd. Well, I was looking at some slides on the light box earlier, and decided to try out the little Sony's macro setup to copy a slide. I did a few, and seem to have gotten a little better at it. So, FWIW, here's a slide duplicated/scanned with the Sony.
Re: Mark Snowflake Cassino has some competition! :)
the best colors are with two polarizing filters, one on the light and one between the crystals and the camera. Don in Finland can tell you the details since he does it all the time in his photomicrography shots. i don't know if they have to be linear polarizers or whether circular ones will work too. Herb... - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 5:23 AM Subject: Re: Mark Snowflake Cassino has some competition! :) I believe I read somewhere that using polarizers can cause colors when shooting crystals. I don't know if the polarizers go on the light sources, on the camera, or both.
Hitachi MicroDive 4Go for less than 250USD ?
Hello guys, It seems that the new (next to come for Frenchies) Apple Ipod Mini has a big secret inside : It contents a real Hitachi Micro Drive 4Go... Need free space for your *ist D ??? ^_^ http://www.photim.net/nci/photo.php3?Code=20040224104907ZutaiO=11
RE: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
On 26/2/04, SNAKESKIN disgorged: Maybe you can convince me to make the trip across the pond during GFMtn... You better believe it! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
PAW and introduction
G'day fellow Pentaxians, Here's a photo I took just then for my first PAW - it's a beetle with some pretty spectacular pectinate antennae (possibly a /Peisarthrius /species). http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/beetle.jpg Taken with an old tamron 90mm (52B) and 2x TC, ISO 200, f/9.5, 1/125, inbuilt flash for fill. Constructive criticism? I'm a soon-to-be uni student from Sydney, with an interest in insects, frogs and other animals and nature. Recently got the *ist D, have used the K1000 a tiny bit, but have mainly been a digital user, using the Kodak DC4800 for a few years. For my macro I'm currently using the above lens (saving up for the pentax FA* 200mm f/4 ED(IF) macro which by all accounts is an awesome lens, although I'm sure the earlier A* version would keep me happy (-:), or bellows and a 50mm f/2 for mucking round with flies' eyes. Also saving for a flash. Hope to participate in PAW and maybe PUG (looking out for some insects to do portraits of (-:) Thanks for reading, David //
Re: *ist D Formula 1 tests
Very nice. I love the Coulthard pan and the Schumacher head shot. Great work. Thanks for sharing. paul On Feb 26, 2004, at 4:11 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Here is a selection of *ist D pictures I took yesterday: http://www.dariobonazza.com/f1_04e.htm Dario Bonazza
Re: PAW (early this week)
Gee, that was pretty quick. The car in question is the Ferrari 308 GTB. It's the real deal - certainly not a kit car. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26-answer.html BTW yes, that cloudy stuff is smoke, from the exhaust. Actually its mostly steam. I remember that it was pretty cold that day. The smoke is actually the reason why I took the picture in the first place. It took me a while to get the crop right. I'm not very well-practised at cropping - but just out of interest, here's the full frame. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26-fullframe.html Albano: here's what a Testarossa looks like from the rear... (sorry I don't have a photo of an F50:) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/tes-small.jpg Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: Provia Processing Problem?
Nope, none that I can see ... mike wilson wrote: No physical damage? Shel Belinkoff wrote: Recently shot a roll of Provia and, yesterday, when examining the frames, I found this problem: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/provia.jpg Any ideas on what it could be, what may have caused it?
Re: PAW and introduction
In a message dated 2/26/2004 10:10:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: G'day fellow Pentaxians, Here's a photo I took just then for my first PAW - it's a beetle with some pretty spectacular pectinate antennae (possibly a /Peisarthrius /species). http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/beetle.jpg Taken with an old tamron 90mm (52B) and 2x TC, ISO 200, f/9.5, 1/125, inbuilt flash for fill. Constructive criticism? I'm a soon-to-be uni student from Sydney, with an interest in insects, frogs and other animals and nature. Recently got the *ist D, have used the K1000 a tiny bit, but have mainly been a digital user, using the Kodak DC4800 for a few years. For my macro I'm currently using the above lens (saving up for the pentax FA* 200mm f/4 ED(IF) macro which by all accounts is an awesome lens, although I'm sure the earlier A* version would keep me happy (-:), or bellows and a 50mm f/2 for mucking round with flies' eyes. Also saving for a flash. Hope to participate in PAW and maybe PUG (looking out for some insects to do portraits of (-:) Thanks for reading, David Whoa, ugly bug, nice picture. Good brokeh, nice composition, etc., etc. I have that lens too, and I haven't tried it yet. Got to get out and try some macros. You've inspired me. Keep at it. And welcome aboard! Marnie aka Doe :-)
Re: Long exposures on auto
** Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:42:44 -0500 ** From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ** ... ** dusk with Velveta and had, what looked to me, like perfectly exposed ** ... ** ** Christian ** Can't call them cheesy shots 'cause Velveta ain't cheese! Collin (curds rule) Brendemuehl
Re: Mark Snowflake Cassino has some competition! :)
At 05:23 AM 2/26/2004 -0500, you wrote: I believe I read somewhere that using polarizers can cause colors when shooting crystals. I don't know if the polarizers go on the light sources, on the camera, or both. I tried a polarizer on the lens, but it really did nothing. I know that there are color-enhancing polarizers that add slick colors to sunsets etc, but I've never tried one of those. The Rasmussen shots in particular look like two very carefully blended light colors are coming together, but my attempts at doing that resulted in one effective blended light. Maybe ROb's idea about LED's would let me focus the sources better. - MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: PAW: Gray Day
In a message dated 2/26/2004 8:12:45 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Steve, Try boosting saturation and see if any green pops on those trees. A touch of color would spark the picture a bit - me thinks. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, February 26, 2004, 7:40:09 AM, you wrote: SD OK. I fixed the sharpening and cropped: SD http://home.wlu.edu/~desjardi/ SD Steven Desjardins Cropped too tight for me. I like seeing three trees. Just my personal opinion. I like Bruce's suggestion best. Some color contrast would be good. I'd try that on the uncropped version, then proceed with cropping from there if you think it needs it. It might even bring out a tinge of color in the weeds in the foreground. If the picture just had a tinge of contrasting color it would be more interesting and emphasize the grayness more. IMHO, Marnie aka Doe :-)
Re: Soft focus (was Re: PAW - My first)
Thanks for the tip. I'll try that out. It still is a totally different effect than soft focus. Soft focus is not meant to smooth wrinkles per se, but it actually causes highlights to expand and blur a bit - more like a halo. That is why a standard diffusion filter doesn't do the trick. Bruce Thursday, February 26, 2004, 2:58:38 AM, you wrote: AF Try this: AF http://www.mediachance.com/digicam/cleanskin.htm AF regards, AF Anthony Farr AF - Original Message - AF From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any suggestions that would mimic a soft focus lens reasonably well? AF (snip)
RE: SUN 24/2.5 lens
Peter, Thank you ever so much Time for reading now grin Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 1:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SUN 24/2.5 lens You can find a great deal of data on 3rd party manufacture lenses on this site http://medfmt.8k.com/third/ I did a quick search but couldn't find anything about the SUN brand name although there were a number of f 2.5 24mm lenses from a variety of manufactures listed. You might be able to narrow it down based on other characteristics such as filter size. Andy Chang wrote: Hi guys, Has anybody heard of or used a 24/2.5 lens for Pentax under the brand name SUN? My friend's lens collection has this particular lens and I couldn't find any useful information on the Net. Cheers Andy
Re: The Local Pentax SLR Conundrum
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] One of the stores in San Antonio will no longer be carrying anything by Pentax. The only other stores has minimal stock. Mark Which is which, Mark (like I can't guess?) Camera Exchange told me they are no longer going to be carrying Pentax. Period. I'm going there tommorow and I'll see if that's changed. Boyd's A/V has a minimal stock...of everything. But, they do carry new Pentax PS cameras and the low end of the SLR range (ZX-60, FA28-80, FA80-200). They're like that with every brand though. Mark
Re: PAW (early this week)
Sheesh, David ... that's easy. Ferrari David Mann wrote: Hi all, I think my first PAW was Saturday so this one's a few days early. The recent car discussions reminded me of some slides I shot a few years ago. This week's photo is a mystery - try and guess which model car it is. I'll reveal the answer in a few days, or sooner if someone guesses it. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26.html No prizes, sorry :) I swear I'm going to automate my PAW page. I've only done two and its becoming an administrative nightmare already. I might change the look a bit, too... Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: PAW (early this week)
David Mann wrote: The recent car discussions reminded me of some slides I shot a few years ago. This week's photo is a mystery - try and guess which model car it is. I'll reveal the answer in a few days, or sooner if someone guesses it. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26.html It's a 308 QV, isn't it? I like the faint reflection of a bystander in the paintwork. Nice crop, too. S
Re: PAW (early this week)
On 26 Feb 2004 at 4:40, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Sheesh, David ... that's easy. Ferrari 328? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: The Local Pentax SLR Conundrum
Mark said: One of the stores in San Antonio will no longer be carrying anything by Pentax. The only other stores has minimal stock. Then I said: Which is which, Mark (like I can't guess?) Mark replied: Camera Exchange told me they are no longer going to be carrying Pentax. Period. I'm going there tommorow and I'll see if that's changed. Boyd's A/V has a minimal stock...of everything. But, they do carry new Pentax PS cameras and the low end of the SLR range (ZX-60, FA28-80, FA80-200). They're like that with every brand though. Interesting. I actually thought Boyd's was the one giving up on Pentax entirely. Back when I bought my Optio 550 (last summer), I went by there (Boyd's) and showed it off, by way of complaining about the fact that they didn't carry it. The guy I spoke with -- don't know him and he wasn't Boyd -- didn't seem to give a dam. But I have SOME good news, and it's not that I saved on my car insurance by switching to Geico. It's that I actually saw an Optio 550 on display a couple of weeks ago. In Wolf Camera, of all places. Price had gone down since I bought mine, too. I know that Camera Exchange had the MZ-S on display for a good while. Wonder if anyone ever bought one. If no one did, I suppose that could have helped to discourage them. Glad I found out where to shop in Austin. ERN
Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great!
The mode dial is very important when you have a lens w/o an aperature ring, like th FAJ or DA series. In a simaler way, you need to set it to manual or it won't let you change the Tv and Av separately using the dials. (I also like the MZ-S layout, but I'm getting hooked on those Tv and Av dials.)And, of course, the green button is usded for metering with M/K lenses but that's an afterthought. The interfac emakes more sense when you realize that Pentax built it with the FAJ/DA lenses in mind. Oddly, I don;t find the green button that badly placed, right near my shutter finger. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/26/04 01:55AM I agree about the MZ-S interface. On the *istD I don't actually mind the wheels to change the shutter speed and aperture, although I wish I could swap them to match the logical layout of the MZ-S. What I can't see the point of is the Mode selection dial. Other than for the Green mode which I'll never use, it's totally redundant. Just do the same as on the MZ-S - Press the green botton to reset to Program mode, chang the shutter speed and your in TV, or change the aperture and you're in AV. Change both and you're in Manual. Press the green button and it's back to Program. Why the dial? Perhaps I'll find out as I use it. -Original Message- From: Mark Erickson[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25/02/04 23:38:57 To: pentax-discuss[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great! Nick, I really like my MZ-S interface too. I would have been happy if Pentax had just taken their MZ-D design (you know, the full-frame DSLR that they never released) and redone the electronics with a sensor like that in the *istD. It would be s nice to have a consistent user interface between digital and film SLRs. Of course that approach would have precluded a couple of the cost-saving elements of the *istD, namely the plastic body and less-functional version of the K mount. Oh well. --Mark
Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great!
- Original Message - From: Michel Carrère-Gée Subject: Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great! Have you noticed the image size in LCD screen ?? 24x36 mm *istD ist a 35mm body !! Try as I might, I haven't been able to put film into mine. William Robb
RE: OT: The new product range from Apple...
Oh dear! Wasn't Steve Jobs was it? -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I sent that link on to a few pwople. One Mac user was rather ummm, at a loss for humour. William Robb
RE: in da streets
Que son las más lindas del mundo. ;-) Albano --- Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With apologies to the list... Digame Albano. Que dicen de las mujeres Argentinas? En realidad pensando una visita, Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:49 PM come here guys, we have great beer and you now what hey say about our women ;-) Albano --- tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I've been meaning to do this for a while. We'll talk at GFM. You, short on vacation? That's like me being short on beer. Just seems wrong. We would also need to see how much it is to charter a donkey to Tanya's village. I hear they have running water now, so it shouldn't be too bad. tv -Original Message- From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:43 PM tv, I am somewhat limited in time and such, but if you are serious Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:58 AM -Original Message- From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tv, Maybe we can make it part of our world tour!!! Let's do a southern hemisphere tour next winter. tv = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi __ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
RE: in da streets
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:59:52 CST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Csar posted: Digame Albano. Que dicen de las mujeres Argentinas? Wonder of wonders, I actually understood that. ERN 20+ years past high school Spanish class So did I, and I've never had a Spanish class. But I know Csar. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: PAW (early this week)
Il cavalino rampante! Sorry, no idea what model is it. Testarrosa? F50? Regards Albano --- David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I think my first PAW was Saturday so this one's a few days early. The recent car discussions reminded me of some slides I shot a few years ago. This week's photo is a mystery - try and guess which model car it is. I'll reveal the answer in a few days, or sooner if someone guesses it. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26.html No prizes, sorry :) I swear I'm going to automate my PAW page. I've only done two and its becoming an administrative nightmare already. I might change the look a bit, too... Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi __ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
Re: PAW (early this week)
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:02:51 +1300, David Mann wrote: - try and guess which model car it is. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26.html Ferrari 308? TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: OT: The new product range from Apple...
--- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/2/04, PIBE EL ASAHI DE PICTARIO AMAZINIO disgorged: Mega-Big-LOL!!! What language is it? Spanese? Portuguish? ;-) Anyway I understood. THANKS. Albano = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi __ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection with Yahoo! Mail. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
Re: PAW (early this week)
on 26.02.04 14:58, Albano Garcia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Il cavalino rampante! Sorry, no idea what model is it. Testarrosa? F50? Regards No, it is rather 456 called Maranello or so :-) -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: PAW (early this week)
David Mann wrote: The recent car discussions reminded me of some slides I shot a few years ago. This week's photo is a mystery - try and guess which model car it is. I'll reveal the answer in a few days, or sooner if someone guesses it. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/paw/2004-2-26.html Hmmm, I could be way off base here, but could it be one of those kit cars that just look like a Ferarri 308? :-) Chris
LX: Long exposures on auto
A question for the LXers: What's the longest (ballpark figure) successful exposure you've made using the LX's automatic, direct-metering mode? Although I've grown to trust the AE mode in conventional photo situations, around New Year's I tried out its low- light capabilities for the first time. I was using Konica Impresa 50 and a Vivitar Series 1 105/2.5 macro at f/8 to shoot the Christmas tree and some of its ornaments. During the day, with tree lights on and some daylight selectively let in through drawn drapes, the LX was choosing exposures on the order of 10-20 seconds and producing very good images. After dark, however, using only the tree lights, times were running to 4-5 minutes, sometimes more. Also tried some whole-tree shots, using a flashlight to paint the tree and selected ornaments. All these shots came back with a severe case of that milky underexposed look (but, in tribute to the Impresa 50, not at all grainy.) The light-painting shots were better, but still spoiled by the underexposed background. So, did I run into reciprocity failure? Is there any way to let the LX still do its thing yet avoid the problem? Any other LX-specific low-light tips would be much appreciated. Thanks, Stephen Moore
Re: Hitachi MicroDive 4Go for less than 250USD ?
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys, It seems that the new (next to come for Frenchies) Apple Ipod Mini has a big secret inside : It contents a real Hitachi Micro Drive 4Go... Need free space for your *ist D ??? I've been following a thread about these on dpreview. So far no one has made the disk work with any digital cameras (most users seem to be trying with a Canon 10D). If someone wants to try with a *ist D I'd be curious to hear how it goes. alex
Re: Long exposures on auto
Before I sold my LX sigh I made several 4 or 5 minute exposures on Auto at dusk with Velveta and had, what looked to me, like perfectly exposed slides. I was always impressed with it's low-light performance and never experienced reciprocity failure Christian - Original Message - From: Stephen Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:28 AM Subject: LX: Long exposures on auto A question for the LXers: What's the longest (ballpark figure) successful exposure you've made using the LX's automatic, direct-metering mode? So, did I run into reciprocity failure? Is there any way to let the LX still do its thing yet avoid the problem? Any other LX-specific low-light tips would be much appreciated. Thanks, Stephen Moore
Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great!
William Robb a écrit : - Original Message - From: Michel Carrère-Gée Subject: Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great! Have you noticed the image size in LCD screen ?? 24x36 mm *istD ist a 35mm body !! Try as I might, I haven't been able to put film into mine. When I received it, my wife wanted to test it: You put a film ?? Michel
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Shel asked: Does this happen when a particular shutter speed is selected, or when the camera is used on automatic? Used on automatic. Or with a particular speed when used on automatic? Does it happen when a particular aperture is used, or with any aperture? This one's tougher, but, considering the wide range of lighting situations in which it's happened, I shouldn't think it's the same shutter speed. Harder to know that about the aperture but again I suspect NOT, for the same reason. How old is the camera? Have you checked/replaced batteries recently? Purchased used about four-and-a-half years ago (so I don't know its real age); and No. I'll get some new batteries today. ERN
Re: Digicam Slide Duplicator / Scanner
Shel Belinkoff a écrit : There has been some discussion here about finding a slide duplicator for the istd. Well, I was looking at some slides on the light box earlier, and decided to try out the little Sony's macro setup to copy a slide. I did a few, and seem to have gotten a little better at it. So, FWIW, here's a slide duplicated/scanned with the Sony. This may not have been the best frame to use for the experiment, but it was handy. I have tried: *istD + M42/K adaptor + Pentax Auto-Bellow (screw) + SMC Takunar 1.4/50 (and 1.8/55, screw, normal or reverse) + Pentax Slide-Copier Its good ! Michel
RE: The Local Pentax SLR Conundrum
Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:47 PM From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cord tells me that the reason they're not stocking the istD (or any other Pentax SLR) is because Pentax is not able to deliver the quantities they need for building volume sales and the large customer base that a retailer needs to establish a product line. While the problem certainly exists, you have to consider your source. Cord is In Indianapolis, too. No particular gain for our city. Lewis _ Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying Guide. http://special.msn.com/home/firsthome.armx
Re: PAW and introduction
On 27 Feb 2004 at 17:09, David Nelson wrote: G'day fellow Pentaxians, Here's a photo I took just then for my first PAW - it's a beetle with some pretty spectacular pectinate antennae (possibly a /Peisarthrius /species). http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/beetle.jpg G'day David, Welcome aboard the good ship PDML. Your bug maybe of the family Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)? I'm a soon-to-be uni student from Sydney, with an interest in insects, frogs and other animals and nature. A local :-) For my macro I'm currently using the above lens (saving up for the pentax FA* 200mm f/4 ED(IF) macro which by all accounts is an awesome lens, although I'm sure the earlier A* version would keep me happy (-:), or bellows and a 50mm f/2 for mucking round with flies' eyes. Also saving for a flash. I've found the A200/4 Macro a little long for some small insect images, I prefer shorter lenses although as you say the FA200/4 Macro is reputably spectacular. Hope to participate in PAW and maybe PUG (looking out for some insects to do portraits of (-:) Looking forward to seeing them. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Mark Snowflake Cassino has some competition! :)
At 12:23 PM 2/25/2004 +, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: In http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photo2/photo2.htm he says: One suspects Bentley would have really appreciated PhotoShop. I wonder... I wondered about that too - though Wilson Bentley used to actually carve the emulsion off of the film to create his images (otherwise there was not enough contrast to print them.) - MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: PAW - Happy Daze (just for Wendy)
In a message dated 2/25/2004 6:28:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://home.kc.rr.com/smhalpin/HappyDaze.jpg This is absolutely untouched except for resizing and compressing. No sharpening, no color or levels work, no nothing. *ist-D with FA* 80-200/2.8 @ 200mm, handheld. Taken this last weekend at a bike race. This is one of the interested spectators... Stan Kewl. That is really nice. Not just a dog pic, but a dog pic that is sort of an abstract (okay, yes, I like abstracts). I'd sort of like it if the left eye (well, his right) was dodged a little (PS) to show it a bit more, because it looks like it was open and one sort of looks and looks into that black patch to see if one can really see the eye. But that is a minor point. Very nice. Nice swirls of color. Marnie aka Doe :-)
Re: in da streets
Hi, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Though it would be fun to shoot them working the pedals... I used to bike quite a bit, I volunteer to pedal for a while to send messages to the PDML. Need to get in training for that one, Are you suggesting that Tanya posts a lot? Perish the thought m
AW: Long exposures on auto
I have also used the LX for long time AE night shots, up to probably 4 or 5 minutes and I have also wondered whether Pentax has built in some compensation for the reciprocity error that no doubt exists for such long exposures. As the Impresa is a print film and from your description of the 'milky look' I guess that you judge camera exposure from the prints that you got - which might not tell you the true story... What you have to keep in mind, is that the camera exposes for an 'average grey' exposure and for a typical night shot you do not want this, usually. In a scene with a lot of 'black night' and some bright spots the camera meter would probably be mistaken by the black and overexpose - to keep the night impression you would need to correct the exposure by -1 or so. Now with print film this becomes even worse, as the printer will 'automatically' underexpose (leave grey) the areas that you exposed to be plain black. Correct prints from such a negative you will only get after complaining - or if you pay for a hand print up front. Sven -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: Stephen Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. Februar 2004 17:28 An: Pentax List Betreff: LX: Long exposures on auto A question for the LXers: What's the longest (ballpark figure) successful exposure you've made using the LX's automatic, direct-metering mode? Although I've grown to trust the AE mode in conventional photo situations, around New Year's I tried out its low- light capabilities for the first time. I was using Konica Impresa 50 and a Vivitar Series 1 105/2.5 macro at f/8 to shoot the Christmas tree and some of its ornaments. During the day, with tree lights on and some daylight selectively let in through drawn drapes, the LX was choosing exposures on the order of 10-20 seconds and producing very good images. After dark, however, using only the tree lights, times were running to 4-5 minutes, sometimes more. Also tried some whole-tree shots, using a flashlight to paint the tree and selected ornaments. All these shots came back with a severe case of that milky underexposed look (but, in tribute to the Impresa 50, not at all grainy.) The light-painting shots were better, but still spoiled by the underexposed background. So, did I run into reciprocity failure? Is there any way to let the LX still do its thing yet avoid the problem? Any other LX-specific low-light tips would be much appreciated. Thanks, Stephen Moore
Re: Hitachi MicroDive 4Go for less than 250USD ?
I heard that the same drive, taken from Creative's MuVo2, works with cameras, this on dpreview also. rg alex wetmore wrote: On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys, It seems that the new (next to come for Frenchies) Apple Ipod Mini has a big secret inside : It contents a real Hitachi Micro Drive 4Go... Need free space for your *ist D ??? I've been following a thread about these on dpreview. So far no one has made the disk work with any digital cameras (most users seem to be trying with a Canon 10D). If someone wants to try with a *ist D I'd be curious to hear how it goes. alex
Re: Hitachi MicroDive 4Go for less than 250USD ?
I heard that the same drive, taken from Creative's MuVo2, works with cameras, this on dpreview also. rg Isn't the 4 Gb iPod itself a good and cheap device to stock photos ? Andre
RE: OT - F4 planes was RE: WAY OT - English Sport Cars
Hi Cesar I worked on them 30+ years ago. This post is the first that I had heard about them being used as drones. I suppose all things must come to an end. However, given the fact that until fairly recently they were in active duty as Wild Weasels (anti radar/ missile site planes) is a testament to a very good design. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re: Hitachi MicroDive 4Go for less than 250USD ?
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Robert Gonzalez wrote: alex wetmore wrote: On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys, It seems that the new (next to come for Frenchies) Apple Ipod Mini has a big secret inside : It contents a real Hitachi Micro Drive 4Go... Need free space for your *ist D ??? I've been following a thread about these on dpreview. So far no one has made the disk work with any digital cameras (most users seem to be trying with a Canon 10D). If someone wants to try with a *ist D I'd be curious to hear how it goes. I heard that the same drive, taken from Creative's MuVo2, works with cameras, this on dpreview also. From posts on dpreview it sounds like the Muvo2 is using a standard Hitachi microdrive while the one in the Minipod is using a non-standard firmware. No one has been able to get these to work in a camera yet. I wouldn't be surprised if the Muvo2 also switched to such a drive. At the moment they are very difficult to get. I was hoping that the drive from the Apple would work. I can get those locally and would like to have one of these drives before next weekend. The Muvo2 units are out of stock everywhere. alex
Re: Zooms, was Re: 24-50s
For me, constant 2.8 is important. I find that many receptions are quite dim, and focusing is a bit tougher. True. Once in a while, I wish my A 28-135/4 were a bit faster. The f/4 spec is fine outside most of the time, and inside, when I'm often using flash with it (set at f/8 usually), it's OK, too. It's only the focusing that suffers in dimmer inside lighting, especially at the wider end (at the longer end, the focus snaps into place visually a little easier). Fred
Re: 24-50s and A35-70f4
My sample of the A35-70, purchased used and showing obvious signs of use, has more slop in focusing than most of my primes, but is tighter than any of my other zooms. This is one lens I regard as more than adequate in build quality, despite the plastic bits. Yes, I'd say that the build of my A 35-70/4 is entirely adequate. And, the lens does make up for its less-than-solid build with its optics - except for some barrel distortion at the wide end, I've found it to be a pretty darned good (even if unpretentious) little lens (with a surprisingly good macro function - much better than several other so-called macro-zoom lenses. Fred
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Hi Peter ... How might film speed affect the problem? Peter J. Alling wrote: What speed film are you using? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely underexposed frame
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
It _could_ be the ISO resistor. m Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Peter ... How might film speed affect the problem? Peter J. Alling wrote: What speed film are you using? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely underexposed frame
PAW - Lake
Hi! What do you think? http://www.desertrose.de/fotopage/paw_bw_bergsee.jpg It's from one of my few attempts in the darkroom... the print looks much better and is sharper... my scanner isn't very good... -_- bye Katrin ** Desertrose Chris' Katrin's X Japan homepage! Please visit it! http://www.xjapan.de * From now on I will try to live for you and for me. I will live with love...with dreams... and forever with tears.. **
TtT (tangential to topic): Blue Sky
Uh, a few days ago, when I said the bluest skies I've ever gotten in a photo have been on Konica film? I just found something bluer. Velvia, slightly underexposed in a box camera. Shot last October, just got it developed this week. The patches of sky behind the trees ... wow, is that blue! -- Glenn
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
M. Beastly, beastly things. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Ahhh, that's the thing I was trying to remember. Darn all these technical thingies and terms. ;-)) mike wilson wrote: It _could_ be the ISO resistor. m Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Peter ... How might film speed affect the problem?
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Hi, this was one of the symptoms of sticky mirror that I experienced before the syndrome became really severe. -- Cheers, Bob Thursday, February 26, 2004, 2:31:37 PM, ernreed2 wrote: Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely underexposed frame (like no more than once per roll of film)? It does this in quite unchallenging light conditions, with perfect exposures to either side of the affected frame, and this has now happened with a variety of different lenses. Been going on a while, too. At first I thought it was some error of mine, but the circumstances just don't support that theory any more. Really hoping one of the LX gurus has a thought on this. ERN
