Re: Largest print with *istD
I've made close to 100 12 x 18 prints from *istD RAW files. I am very satisfied with them. They appear to be sharper and more detailed than anything I've printed from 35mm film. Paul Stenquist On Sep 24, 2004, at 12:56 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Sung Nee Subject: Largest print with *istD Hello everybody I just would like to know what is the largest print that you have done with your *istD and whether you were satisfied with it. 12x18 inches with a straight from the camera file. It's a little bigger than I should have done that way. William Robb
Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
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Pentax £100,000 giveaway. Not SPAM....
Hi, Pentax appears to be collecting data on purchasers with a hook of entering you for the cash prize draw. Can anyone spot in the page a question that asks you precisiely what you bought? You are given five generic options on the previous page. This seems to alter only questions 7 9. http://comserv.prodregister.com/pentax/tfe01.shtml If not, what use is it for the purpose stated? Your valuable input regarding this purchase helps us create the products you'll want in the future. Baffled in the UK. CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please reply to this email and highlight the error. Please note that the views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure thay are actually virus free.
Re: PAW(s) More Wake Boarding or Green Button Miracles
I replaced one of these due to an idiotic comment that I didn't want Amy to see. (It wasn't from a list member.) They're now here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2724330 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2723517 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2723528 I'm sorry if anyone was inconvenienced or confused. Paul On Sep 23, 2004, at 10:39 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I can't imagine how I'm able to make the *istD work with K lenses and the green buttom. It must be a miracle. Shot some more wake boarding tonight with my pal Amy. Here are three: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2723505 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2723517 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2723528
Re: istDs - what a great camera!
i didn't say it was linear anyway. tooling and assembly jigs can easily cost a hundred times more, per unit, than the part to be inserted. Herb - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:30 AM Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! I've been in engineering for a long time, but I also spent some time working on a factory floor, on an assembly line and in electronics and photographic retail, (not to mention a bunch of higher education in economics). I think I have a very good grasp of the subject.
Re: I have your viewfinder right here
On 24/9/04, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe Sylwek? ;-) Dario Could be Sylwek's fiance? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
RE: Pentax £100,000 giveaway. Not SPAM....
mike.wilson wrote: Can anyone spot in the page a question that asks you precisiely what you bought? You are given five generic options on the previous page. This seems to alter only questions 7 9. http://comserv.prodregister.com/pentax/tfe01.shtml I note it goes into a secure screen when you register the product. Perhaps it asks for a serial number there which will tell them all they need to know about what and where? Malcolm
Re: PAW: Out to Pasture
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:41:08 +0100, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, how would you pronounce theriaultian? More to the point, why would one want to? To impress the chicks, man! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: OT: Limeric (was Re: D*MNIT!!!!! A bargain hunter misses out.)
Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Strange you should mention! I've never watched red dwarf and a friend's passed me a cd full of it and I'm tasked with watching it all.. He says season 1 is terrible and might discourage me.. I have yet to brace myself and hit play.. Oh season 1 isn't bad. But they really hit their stride when Kryten was added to the crew! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: how does image stabilisation work?
One problem with Canon IS that it must be turned off when the camera is on a tripod. Otherwise it create its own problems. Vibration is actually introduced as it is predictive of motion! Sincerely, C.Brendemuehl Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
RE: Largest print with *istD
I regularly do 20x30s and I am constantly surprised at how great they come out... tan. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 24 September 2004 6:03 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Largest print with *istD On 24/9/04, Sung Nee, discombobulated, unleashed: Hello everybody I just would like to know what is the largest print that you have done with your *istD and whether you were satisfied with it. Thank you all in advance. I'm sure Paul will answer for himself if he sees this thread, but I do believe he has some 30X20 inch prints Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
Hi, Alan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g Not. No grin. Now, will you do mine? guesswhetherI'mgrinningornot mike CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please reply to this email and highlight the error. Please note that the views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure thay are actually virus free.
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece No, but you're neck-and-neck with Cotty in the King of the Pentax Tinkerers contest... ;-) Fred
Re: Film is dead, no one will bring out a new 35mm film camera
Lets hope it happens while there is still film out there to buy. I am spending more time explaining digital to people than I ever did explaining film. William Robb Same here. I've found that showing some photos taken with the Optio S or Optio MX and printed on the Frontier 375 show the average consumer they NORMALLY don't need more than 3 megapixels for the usual 4x6 snapshot. Bill
Re: how does image stabilisation work?
On 24/9/04, CRB, discombobulated, unleashed: One problem with Canon IS that it must be turned off when the camera is on a tripod. Otherwise it create its own problems. Vibration is actually introduced as it is predictive of motion! This is not true of all IS lenses. Certain lenses have an awareness of tripod use and compensate accordingly. IS can be turned on or off with a simple switch, and there are several modes for different types of movement encountered during photography. This page explains more: http://www.dlcphotography.net/TripodAndIS.htm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
On 24/9/04, Fred, discombobulated, unleashed: Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece No, but you're neck-and-neck with Cotty in the King of the Pentax Tinkerers contest... ;-) Fred Hey Fred. Just converted a K15mm 3.5 to EOS mount. Details soon ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
LEGO (was: PAW(s) More Wake Boarding or Green Button Miracles)
Graywolf wrote: I remember the lego projects. You put a lot of time into them. Are they perminent or do you tear them down after you have photographed them? The small ones are torn apart after they've been to a couple train shows or sci-fi conventions. The church is still in my living room, primarily because I haven't gotten around to starting a new large project. It'll be torn apart when I do. Amy
Re: A random snapshot
Mr. OConnell: I could give more serious consideration to your point of view if you could try to be a little less arrogant. J. C. O'Connell wrote: It must suck to be vision impaired, he states wide open right in the post. I read it right the first time, you didn't. His proof example only proves he doesn't get it. His total lack of understanding is one thing but for him to imply my comments were incorrect when he doesn't even understand them let alone prove them wrong isnt very impressive I must say.
Re: Largest print with *istD
Sung Nee wrote on 9/23/2004, 10:00 PM: Hello everybody I just would like to know what is the largest print that you have done with your *istD and whether you were satisfied with it. Thank you all in advance. 20x30 inches. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'05 PUG themes
Have the themes for '05 been set yet? Sincerely, C.Brendemuehl Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
Re: PESO: West Side Market, Cleveland
Thank you guys. That's probably the only shot I can call street photography that I took in the last couple of weeks. I'm on my way back from my trip, in Utah today. j On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:17:07 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:43:07 -0400, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Attempting some SP with the istD... http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/520411/ (istD, FA35/2) It rocks. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:19:58 -0400, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED? Depends on how you see it. I find Feds (and Zorkis, Kievs, etc) to be fascinating examples of how camera design will evolve without market forces and competition as we know it shaping it. Besides: Feds and Zorkis as copies of Leicas, but so were early Canons and many cameras made in the west. Everybody was copying Leica in the 30's-50's. Nikon was copying Contax. Interestingly, Kievs are not Contax copies, but Contax clones, made with a lot of the same machinery used up until the war by Zeiss, which was taken by the Soviets (with the blessings of the US and UK) as war reparations. And last, there are some very nice lenses on Leica screw mount. They are cheap, and good examples are not hard to find. j (tape on my camera, and a Russian lens...) -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: A random snapshot
A double header at that... John Forbes wrote: Talking about interesting juxtapositions, look at the shape of the parking meter. John On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:59:12 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:07:01 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one was taken last night. The resteraunt we had supper at is a few doors down from the local adult toy store, and this caught my eye for some reason. Technically, this shot should not have worked, judging from recent discussion. It was shot well afer dark with a K series lens (50mm f/1.4) using the stop down metering method. Handheld, wide open, I think for 1/100 second, sensitivity set to 400. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/lovebike.jpg Okay, now that I've made all sorts of cracks in other replies on this thread, I gotta tell ya, Bill, I really like this one!! Of course, as pointed out by others, and as you yourself obviously know, the bike makes it! Just such a juxtaposition between the sordid shop and the (apparent) innocence of a bicycle. Or is it so innocent? g Great shot!! cheers, frank -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
You don't have to ask, we already knew... Alan Chan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ Scan and help eliminate destructive viruses from your inbound and outbound e-mail and attachments. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: istDs - what a great camera!
That's right tooling and assembly jigs cost considerably more, if it's designed in from the beginning the additional cost can be minuscule. In this case it probably would have been. Herb Chong wrote: i didn't say it was linear anyway. tooling and assembly jigs can easily cost a hundred times more, per unit, than the part to be inserted. Herb - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:30 AM Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! I've been in engineering for a long time, but I also spent some time working on a factory floor, on an assembly line and in electronics and photographic retail, (not to mention a bunch of higher education in economics). I think I have a very good grasp of the subject. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: how does image stabilisation work?
On 2004-09-23 17:14, Martin Trautmann wrote: But how does it actually work? - how many millimeters is the sensor shifted for stabilisation? as a side note: is it shifting horizontally and vertically only? Overlaying these two movements you can move diagonal as well. But you can't compensate for rotations. Rotations are very typical at the moment you press the release button - and thus rotate the camera clockwise. Regards Martin
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
I have a FED that is nearly identical to my Leica iiif, and it seems to function almost as well. I think the shutter is a tiny bit noisier, but it may just be underlubricated. Other than that, it's a smooth operating, nicely made camera. The FED came with an Industar 50/3.5, which is a dead ringer for an Elmar. The lens is good but not great. I have the excellent Summicron 50/2 Collapsible on my Leica. One of these days I'll have to screw it onto the FED and shoot a roll just for grins. Paul On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:19:58 -0400, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED? Depends on how you see it. I find Feds (and Zorkis, Kievs, etc) to be fascinating examples of how camera design will evolve without market forces and competition as we know it shaping it. Besides: Feds and Zorkis as copies of Leicas, but so were early Canons and many cameras made in the west. Everybody was copying Leica in the 30's-50's. Nikon was copying Contax. Interestingly, Kievs are not Contax copies, but Contax clones, made with a lot of the same machinery used up until the war by Zeiss, which was taken by the Soviets (with the blessings of the US and UK) as war reparations. And last, there are some very nice lenses on Leica screw mount. They are cheap, and good examples are not hard to find. j (tape on my camera, and a Russian lens...) -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: Buying Lens in Holland
FWIW, I live in Amsterdam and from experience I can say it's not the easiest place to buy new Pentax gear. Even the official Pentax specialist, a shop named Esser, generally has little in stock and sells at or near the importer's recommended retail price. For new gear, I concur with others who have recommended kamera-express.nl. There are a few nice second-hand places that you might want to visit though, most notably in the Haarlemmerstraat just west of Central Station. The city of Utrecht (less than half an hour from Amsterdam by car or train) has some excellent shops as well. I don't know where you're located, but I'm under the impression photo gear tends to be a lot more expensive in Europe than in North America. Not just photo gear, FTM... when it comes to musical instruments, we usually pay around double the US prices (even when the instruments are manufactured here). Zed
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
I've used some of these fakes ... much prefer to call them copies or replicas ... as well as some Jupiter lenses, They're OK ... the Jupiter lenses are actually better than some of the older Leica glass. Once again, we have seen negative comments from people who've probably not used the items in question. JCO Syndrome ... easily cured by exposure to the questionable item or technique. Shel I have a FED that is nearly identical to my Leica iiif, On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:19:58 -0400, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED?
4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!
JC, What direction is the sail boat moving? I tried shooting a river boat on the Mississippi River with my 4x5 several years ago and I believe it was blurred at 1/30 sec. I looked at some of my 4x5 transparancies (static poses) and just love their detail! John B --- J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can and do static as well, I didn't state the obvious. Thing is, other than extreme panoramics wider than the widest lenses available ( which the scope of this discussion has NOT been limited to), what types of high res photography can you possibly do with the small format pan and stitch technique that someone cant do with normal LF? Regarding the seascapes, Exactly how are you going to do 16 to 25 exposures of a large sail boat that is moving slowy the way I can with a single LF exposure at say 1/30 of a second total exposure? I say my theory is right and your practical application is pure B.S. I can get a nice hi res LF shot, with pan and stitch you DON'T GET that type of shot at all. JCO -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!) - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!) What a load of BS. I just explained to you how I use LF to do seascapes with boats and why pan and stitch wont work and you tell me I have no experience? You memory isnt very good. I don't need to waste my time doing things I know wont work. I'd rather actually being doing things that do work. I don't need to buy a DSLR to know I cant do moving objects or fleeting subjects with the pan and stitch technique. Well, if thats all you do with your view camera, I would dare say that you are severely limited in your picture taking. We've had similar discussions in the past about what will and what won't work, and have been on opposite sides of the fence, your theory saying no, that won't work, my practical experience saying yes it will. William Robb = John Bailey `:^)
PESO: Aerial photograph
As some of you may remember I have promised to post a 6x6 photograph from my helicopter in the beginning of this month. This is the 6x6 phoptpgraph (here it's croped and compressed), which was chosen to be used in the project for our 42 ha habour extention etc. (I am a city planner/architect, working in this town, where I also live). This was photographed with a Pentacon Six TTL and a Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 4.0/50mm on Fuji Velvia 100F, which was scanned to app. 29 Megapixel in the lab. Later cropped and compressed. Comments are of course welcome. http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7808781.html All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: A random snapshot
- Original Message - From: John Forbes Subject: Re: A random snapshot Talking about interesting juxtapositions, look at the shape of the parking meter. I could have positioned that better. b...
Re: A random snapshot
- Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: A random snapshot Mr. OConnell: I could give more serious consideration to your point of view if you could try to be a little less arrogant. Whee, I missed that one. For the record, my initial metering was done several stops down, not sure how many, the last picture I took was in daylight though, so I expect f/8 or 11. Also for the record, that picture wasn't meant to prove or disprove anything. It's something that caught my eye, and I photographed it, nothing more, nothing less. That it happened while JC was shooting his mouth of (so to speak) was purely coincidental. The meter reading worked fine, and gave me an indicated shutter speed that I felt was within the range that I would expect for the light condition, but was too slow even for my steady hand, so I opened the lens wide and got 1/100 second. What this means to me is that in my shooting conditions, the stop down metering of the istD is capable of satisfying my needs. I had mentioned this in a previous post, but some arguementative soul must not have managed to understand it. Any technical consideration in photography requires compromise. I believe the istD meter is good to around EV-1 or thereabouts, and naturally, any metering done that falls below that light level is going to result in either an exposure inaccuracy or a non responsive meter. This EV value represents a very dim subject, one which most likely will be approached with a relatively wide aperture for pragmatic reasons, if for nothing else. Digital SLRs in general aren't really on their best behaviour for extended exposure times, and my shooting strategy is to try to keep exposure times faster than when noise reduction kicks in anyway. In very dim conditions, it is, of course, possible to meter wide open, stop down to the shooting aperture and then manually adjust the shutter speed to compensate. Not the most convenient, but it is not a shooting condition that is likely to come up very often either. This discussion also presumes that the only lens available for the shot in a pre A lens. So, if you are in a fairly dark situation, and need a small f/stop, and don't have an appropriate A series or newer lens, then you might have to do a bit of fiddling. Thats a lot of ifs ands or buts before the photographer is inconvenienced, and is not likely going to be a problem very often. So, John, hows my grasp of the situation? William Robb J. C. O'Connell wrote: It must suck to be vision impaired, he states wide open right in the post. I read it right the first time, you didn't. His proof example only proves he doesn't get it. His total lack of understanding is one thing but for him to imply my comments were incorrect when he doesn't even understand them let alone prove them wrong isnt very impressive I must say.
Re: how does image stabilisation work?
They do that at the expense of image smear. That would not be good for stills. rg Graywolf wrote: Tell that to the video camera makers, they apparently don't know that. -- Gonz wrote: Do you mean electronically? That would not work. Image stabilization can only be done mechanically, either at the lens or on the film/sensor plane. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That seems unlikely, it would be far cheaper to just do it digitally. -- Martin Trautmann wrote: Hi all, I just had a look at the Konica Maxxum 7D / Minolta Dynax 7D. I'd wish Pentax would provide some kind of image stabilisation as these models do. But how does it actually work? - how many millimeters is the sensor shifted for stabilisation? - what's the typical mass of a sensor and the acceleration values of this stablilisation (e.g. compared to the stabilisation within the lens) - how does it operate when you are already 'at the edge'? Does it fail to work or is it always operation on a virtually centered object? are all those systems working reasonably well, claming about 2-3 aperture values gain? How much is the current price of this function - and is it something that can be expected for every future camera to come after e.g. the two next years? Regards Martin
Re: how does image stabilisation work?
I read the article about the new Minolta in pop photo, but thinking back now I am confused by something. I don't have the magazine here to check, but I swear they said they put a 500 mirror lens on the camera and that the image stabilized through the viewfinder when they engaged IS. How could they see this? If it's an SLR, they are looking through the optics only, and the sensor is not involved with the viewfinder image. If IS is done by the sensor, how could they have seen any live stabilization. I may have missed the obvious here (wouldn't be the first time) or maybe I'm remembering the article incorrectly. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PESO: Aerial photograph
Nice shot, Jens. Love that Velvia color. Paul As some of you may remember I have promised to post a 6x6 photograph from my helicopter in the beginning of this month. This is the 6x6 phoptpgraph (here it's croped and compressed), which was chosen to be used in the project for our 42 ha habour extention etc. (I am a city planner/architect, working in this town, where I also live). This was photographed with a Pentacon Six TTL and a Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 4.0/50mm on Fuji Velvia 100F, which was scanned to app. 29 Megapixel in the lab. Later cropped and compressed. Comments are of course welcome. http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7808781.html All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!
- Original Message - From: John Bailey Subject: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again! JC, What direction is the sail boat moving? I tried shooting a river boat on the Mississippi River with my 4x5 several years ago and I believe it was blurred at 1/30 sec. I looked at some of my 4x5 transparancies (static poses) and just love their detail! I had the brilliant idea one time of photographing a hot air balloon launch with the view camera. I think the thing lifted about 10 feet during the exposure. William Robb
SV: PESO: Aerial photograph
Thanks Paul and Maris. Luckily, I am paid to do stuff like this, so I'm very happy, you think it's OK. It's a great pleasure for me to be able to do photgraphs and fly, at the same time. Both are among my favorite activities! Our cunsultants will blend the photgraph with a computer model (AutoCad) of the project. We had exact directions as to where the helicopter was supposed to hover (X,Y,Z coordinates) when shooting the photographs - even which focal length to use (50mm - equal to app. 28mm on a 35mm format). Great fun! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 24. september 2004 18:19 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: PESO: Aerial photograph Gorgeous view! Gorgeous photo of that view! Congratulations on a job excellently done. Maris Jens Bladt wrote: As some of you may remember I have promised to post a 6x6 photograph from my helicopter in the beginning of this month. This is the 6x6 phoptpgraph (here it's croped and compressed), which was chosen to be used in the project for our 42 ha habour extention etc. (I am a city planner/architect, working in this town, where I also live). This was photographed with a Pentacon Six TTL and a Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 4.0/50mm on Fuji Velvia 100F, which was scanned to app. 29 Megapixel in the lab. Later cropped and compressed. Comments are of course welcome. http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7808781.html
Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again! Try one in daylight. It is very possible to get much faster shutter speeds than you are suggesting. Guess you missed my post stating the fact that press photogs used LARGE FORMAT 4x5 speed graphics for about 30 years for all sorts of photograhy including action. My speed grahic had a 1/1000 speed setting on it. Balloons are mandated to fly under VFR. Balloons lift off remarkably quickly. William Robb
Re: A random snapshot
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: A random snapshot You still havent got it yet. Let me explain for the 4th time. No John, I get it, you don't understand that for something that is only going to affect my life once a decade, I am not going to pay much heed to. As a professional photographer, clients paid me to make things work, not whine about how it's too hard, or too inconvenient. This is something that photographers who only go out when conditions are perfect doesn't get. I didn't get your rational until last night, when I finally figured out that if you can find one potential issue that may theoretically cause a problem at some undefined point, however minor the issue or however remote it is that this issue might actually cause some inconvenience, the equipment is deemed to be crap, and cannot be discussed with you. Rest assured, I will keep this in mind in the future. As an aside, I have earned my primary income off of one aspect of photography or another for close to 3 decades now. I have forgotten more than most people will ever know, you included. Regards William Robb
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
It's been noticed before.. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas ___ Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: A random snapshot
[sigh] J. C. O'Connell wrote: You still havent got it yet. Let me explain for the 4th time.
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
- Original Message - From: Caveman Subject: Re: OT - An interesting fake? Shel Belinkoff wrote: Theory may be fine, but practical experience is paramount. Cut the crap, Shel. This sounds sooo Rubensteinian. Theory comes from practice too. In theory, bumblebees cannot fly. Apparently, they have all the aerodynamics of a Yugo. Bumblebees don't give a damn about theory, they just know they have a job to do, and that flower isn't getting any closer to the ground. William Robb
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
Seems like a good moment to repost the Cottycam photo: http://www.pbase.com/ccanuck/image/33130041 Cotty wrote: Hey Fred. Just converted a K15mm 3.5 to EOS mount. Details soon ;-)
Re: A random snapshot
Hear, hear! Shel Belinkoff wrote: Bill, why do you waste your time with JCO on this issue. The friggin thread's been going on for a week or so, nothing's going to get thru to JCO. He's busy talking theoretical hyperbole, you, Paul, and others are talking about what's practical, realistic, and what works for you. It seems that you're having different conversations around the same subject. Until such time as JCO picks up the cameras in question, uses them as has been described in a variety of situations, and determines for himself what works and at what limits, the discussions (and the term is used loosely) are just time wasters and mail box fillers.
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
Which theory is that, Wheatfield ? William Robb wrote: In theory, bumblebees cannot fly.
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
mike wilson wrote: Hi, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I don't see it as unfair at all. See my most recent post. I think JCO is arguing on one level, others on a different level. Theory may be fine, but practical experience is paramount. The nub of the matter, indeed. But to me it went like this: Larry: I've done this, with this technique JCO: Nice but it wouldn't work with some of the things I use LF for. Others who shall be nameless: It works for Larry, it damn well should work for you. The practical experience needs to be about the theory one is discussing. Yet another shining example of the failings of email. Which this is probably contributing to. What a waste of electrons. Don't you mean What a senseless waste of electrons, the horror, the horror). mike -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
You can put any price you want on an item that is an April Fool's joke... keith Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas
RE: A random snapshot
Very nice shot. In some cities, lik Amsterdam, the windows in the red light district look like this. Except it would be real women displayed: http://www.fotokritik.dk/visstort.html?pic=65027 All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. september 2004 22:07 Til: Pentax Discuss Emne: A random snapshot This one was taken last night. The resteraunt we had supper at is a few doors down from the local adult toy store, and this caught my eye for some reason. Technically, this shot should not have worked, judging from recent discussion. It was shot well afer dark with a K series lens (50mm f/1.4) using the stop down metering method. Handheld, wide open, I think for 1/100 second, sensitivity set to 400. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/lovebike.jpg William Robb
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
Based on 19th century Victorian physics a honey bee cannot fly, it does anyway so the theory had to be re-evaluated. We now build flying robots based on the new theory. Wheatfield is just a bit behind. Caveman wrote: Which theory is that, Wheatfield ? William Robb wrote: In theory, bumblebees cannot fly. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Friday: Donations Needed
This is my third week teaching at the Sixth Street Photography Workshop (http://www.sixthstreetphoto.org) in San Francisco. It's a volunteer position. I'm teaching a few basic photography classes and doing some darkroom work for them, printing for an upcoming exhibition. As with many non-profit groups, Sixth Street can use donations, and we desperately need cameras, preferably old manual focus cameras like Spotties, K1000, and ME Super bodies. The K1000 seems to be the preferred body, the others are just as valuable. Brands other than Pentax are useful, too, and other Pentax models are useful as well. We need whatever we can get! Classes are getting up to full speed, and we still need a few more cameras So, if you've got some older bodies that you're not using, PLEASE consider donating them to this worthy group. Contact me off list for more details. The donations are tax deductible. Please contact me off list if you've some gear that you can donate. Thanks for any help or consideration. And thanks to those who have already made a contribution. You have made some people VERY happy and have contributed to the making of future photographers. Shel
RE: A random snapshot
I can shoot totally manual too, even without a light meter. What does that prove with regards to the subject? Nothing. I was arguing open aperture TTL metering is better than stop down TTL metering, not whether I absolutely depended on either...Its an OPTIONAL feature, an inferior OPTIONAL feature compared to the open aperture metering OPTIONAL feature. JCO -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 1:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A random snapshot - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: A random snapshot You still havent got it yet. Let me explain for the 4th time. No John, I get it, you don't understand that for something that is only going to affect my life once a decade, I am not going to pay much heed to. As a professional photographer, clients paid me to make things work, not whine about how it's too hard, or too inconvenient. This is something that photographers who only go out when conditions are perfect doesn't get. I didn't get your rational until last night, when I finally figured out that if you can find one potential issue that may theoretically cause a problem at some undefined point, however minor the issue or however remote it is that this issue might actually cause some inconvenience, the equipment is deemed to be crap, and cannot be discussed with you. Rest assured, I will keep this in mind in the future. As an aside, I have earned my primary income off of one aspect of photography or another for close to 3 decades now. I have forgotten more than most people will ever know, you included. Regards William Robb
Lens Value
Greetings, I'm coming out of lurk mode to inquire about a site or book where I could get an estimate on the current value of a lens? Specifically a SMC A* 200/F4 Macro ED (if anyone knows off the top of their head). Any assistance would be appreciated. Don
Re[2]: Minor Publication News
Hi! ft When you're dull and boring like me, you try to make yourself seem ft more interesting by hanging around interesting people. g Frank, it is not your choice to decide whether above is correct. You might want to consult your lawyer friend for proper explanation g... Excellent site and pictures, btw. You did a great job. Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Friday: Donations Needed
Added P.S. -- I have some 35mm film (36 exposure, Supra 400 Pro color neg.) that is slightly out of date, but good stuff. Has always been refrigerated. I'd be happy to send 6 or 8 rolls of that along too. Lemme know. keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: This is my third week teaching at the Sixth Street Photography Workshop (http://www.sixthstreetphoto.org) in San Francisco. It's a volunteer position. I'm teaching a few basic photography classes and doing some darkroom work for them, printing for an upcoming exhibition. [...]
Re: Lens Value
- Original Message - From: Don Herring Subject: Lens Value Greetings, I'm coming out of lurk mode to inquire about a site or book where I could get an estimate on the current value of a lens? Specifically a SMC A* 200/F4 Macro ED (if anyone knows off the top of their head). Fifty bucks. Send it to me, and I'll get a cheque in the mail as soon as it arrives. Seriously, either eBay or KEH. William Robb
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
You are crazy, Alan. But that doesn't mean you are not smart. You have been complaining about that eyepiece for as long as I remember, now you have fixed it. Way to go. -- Alan Chan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ Scan and help eliminate destructive viruses from your inbound and outbound e-mail and attachments. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: Pentax £100,000 giveaway. Not SPAM....
Ah, that looks like one of those questionnaires that provide them with a valuable, sellable, mailing list. I would not give my bank some of that information. -- mike.wilson wrote: Hi, Pentax appears to be collecting data on purchasers with a hook of entering you for the cash prize draw. Can anyone spot in the page a question that asks you precisiely what you bought? You are given five generic options on the previous page. This seems to alter only questions 7 9. http://comserv.prodregister.com/pentax/tfe01.shtml If not, what use is it for the purpose stated? Your valuable input regarding this purchase helps us create the products you'll want in the future. Baffled in the UK. CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please reply to this email and highlight the error. Please note that the views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure thay are actually virus free. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
Yes, yes you can. Keith Whaley wrote: You can put any price you want on an item that is an April Fool's joke... keith Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr.
Re: OT - An interesting fake?
No, in theory bumblebees can fly fine. The engineers just did not understand some things that bumblebees did 50 years ago. Like the fuzziness broke up the laminar airflow and reduced drag exponentially. You ought to check out those hoary old cliches before using them, we actually know a bit more now than they did when they were first used. GRIN! -- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Caveman Subject: Re: OT - An interesting fake? Shel Belinkoff wrote: Theory may be fine, but practical experience is paramount. Cut the crap, Shel. This sounds sooo Rubensteinian. Theory comes from practice too. In theory, bumblebees cannot fly. Apparently, they have all the aerodynamics of a Yugo. Bumblebees don't give a damn about theory, they just know they have a job to do, and that flower isn't getting any closer to the ground. William Robb -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
It is a fake article. That is a Pentax 110 SLR in the photo. -- Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!
With this post I realized I should have been taking notes from this thread. What a great bunch of ideas for photos for my press camera website. Photos that would show both sides of this argument are nonsensical. I think that no one is thinking here. It has just gotten to the point of I'm right you are wrong! -- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Bailey Subject: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again! JC, What direction is the sail boat moving? I tried shooting a river boat on the Mississippi River with my 4x5 several years ago and I believe it was blurred at 1/30 sec. I looked at some of my 4x5 transparancies (static poses) and just love their detail! I had the brilliant idea one time of photographing a hot air balloon launch with the view camera. I think the thing lifted about 10 feet during the exposure. William Robb -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues
Graywolf said: With this post I realized I should have been taking notes from this thread. You could always do that from the archives -- a rainy day project, perhaps? What a great bunch of ideas for photos for my press camera website. Photos that would show both sides of this argument are nonsensical. I think that no one is thinking here. It has just gotten to the point of I'm right you are wrong! I agree with you. The only thing that continuing it will prove is which poster is most stubborn. I don't think we *really* need to know that. ERN
The root of all evil...
...and how to get some: http://www.gettyartists.com/article.asp?article_id=720 Their main website is worth browsing: http://www.gettyimages.com They also have a Central London gallery which I saw last week for the first time. Some very interesting photos there - worth half a hour of anybody's time. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
I do wear glasses. The new glass eyepiece was made from the HOYA HMC SUPER UV filter. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Do you wear glasses? What exactly is this mc eyepiece. I couldn't tell from your gallery shots. John B _ Powerful Parental Controls Let your child discover the best the Internet has to offer. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.
PESO: Annother panorama
Here's a photograph I took this morning, right after sunrise (7:30 AM). I enjoy making panoramas for my employer/work. I shot these (25 shots) in RAW format with the *ist D and my SMC M*4/300mm. Then converted them to JPEG's in Phase One SE (trial version) and stitched them together in Foto Vista 3.0. I like this nature reserve very much. It has been appointed an international habitat for birds by the EU. The nature reserve is off limits (for humans) from April 15th. to July 1st. Thie original image file in 72 ppi was 7 meters long!!! Sorry 'bout the overexposure/burned out high lights! http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7816978.html All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
RE: Lens Value
I don't remember the exactly value, but if the body looks clean, it should go for at least USD800+. I have a new tripod adaptor for this lens btw, anyone wants it? Make me an offer. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I'm coming out of lurk mode to inquire about a site or book where I could get an estimate on the current value of a lens? Specifically a SMC A* 200/F4 Macro ED (if anyone knows off the top of their head). Any assistance would be appreciated. Don _ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.
Re: The root of all evil...
Working in the advertising biz, I've spent hundreds of hours searching Getty. Good stuff. it's the number one rip-off source for art director comps. Of course Getty knows that and they even help enable the ADs with relatively high res samples. But Getty is also the number one selling stock house, so they don't mind.. If the rip goes on a comp, it might eventually sell. That's smart business. A lot of stock houses make their samples too low res for comps. That's dumb. Paul On Sep 24, 2004, at 4:48 PM, Bob W wrote: ...and how to get some: http://www.gettyartists.com/article.asp?article_id=720 Their main website is worth browsing: http://www.gettyimages.com They also have a Central London gallery which I saw last week for the first time. Some very interesting photos there - worth half a hour of anybody's time. -- Cheers, Bob
*ist D's relative file size capability
I'm curious about all things photographic including digital. Since I own nine 35mm Pentax lenses, seems logical to check out the *ist D. While several have been playing with the phrase; *ist D..what a wonderful camera, I've also noted the many serious praises. Please help me understand what I read under the (more info) Specification tab on the BH site: 10D: Raw+Large=8.0MB Fine. 20D: Raw+jpeg(Large)=12.3MB. *ist D: Large(Raw)=10.5MB (Tiff)=18.1MB All note as excluding memory. The only one which seems to track with its sensor is the 10D. Trick wording? Meaningful? ...anyone? How does the *ist D's Dynamic Range compare? Thanks, Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: lens value A*200/4 Macro
Don, I happily paid a list member $750 for one several years ago. This is a really rare lens. I've seen it go for over $1,000 (US) on ebay in recent months. I shot next month's (Oct'05) PUG contribution with it. Regards, Bob S. From: Don Herring Subject: Lens Value Greetings, I'm coming out of lurk mode to inquire about a site or book where I could get an estimate on the current value of a lens? Specifically a SMC A* 200/F4 Macro ED (if anyone knows off the top of their head). Any assistance would be appreciated. Don
RE: Lens Value
I've seen two SMCP-A* ED Macro 200/4 sell on eBay, and have not yet seen a listing for one at any of the online stores I watch, including BH, KEH, Adorama and many others. One of them sold on eBay in March 2003 and the other in June 2004. Their sale prices are recorded on page 6 of the June update file for SPLOSdb: SPLOSdb-2004-06-30.pdf at www.jcolwell.ca Jim www.jcolwell.ca P.S. I've also seen them occasionally on www.eBay.de and www.eBay.it, but I don't track them for SPLOSdb.
Re: PAW: Out to Pasture
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 07:05:58 -0400, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To impress the chicks, man! Well, it hasn't worked so far... vbg -theriault -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Annother panorama
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:08:50 +0200, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a photograph I took this morning, right after sunrise (7:30 AM). I enjoy making panoramas for my employer/work. I shot these (25 shots) in RAW format with the *ist D and my SMC M*4/300mm. Then converted them to JPEG's in Phase One SE (trial version) and stitched them together in Foto Vista 3.0. I like this nature reserve very much. It has been appointed an international habitat for birds by the EU. The nature reserve is off limits (for humans) from April 15th. to July 1st. Thie original image file in 72 ppi was 7 meters long!!! Sorry 'bout the overexposure/burned out high lights! http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7816978.html Sadly, the pano is so small on my screen, I can't really get an proper idea of how it looks. There's simply no detail, other than some boats and a shoreline in the background, and even then it's hard to see. I'd love to see it properly printed and displayed, as I'm sure I'd like it, but as is, I really don't feel comfortable commenting on it, other than to say, I'm sure it would look good blown up. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: how does image stabilisation work?
I would have thought that a maximum sensor shift of 1-2mm would be sensible to give 1-2 stops improvement. It's about 10% of the linear image dimension. Anything more than this wouldn't be compensating for camera shake, it would be used for earthquake stabilisation. Nick -Original Message- From: Martin Trautmann[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 2004-09-23 18:45, Alin Flaider wrote: MT - how many millimeters is the sensor shifted for stabilisation? Anyway not more than 4 mm vertically (the gaps to full frame). Giving it some short computation, the max. image circle of 43 mm would permit ± 10 mm upwards, ± 8 mm sidewards.
Re: A random snapshot
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:45:52 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that the five minute relief, or the full half hour? I paid for five minutes, but it didn't take nearly that long. rimshot -knarf -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Annother panorama
Click on the previous button and you'll get to the really good stuff ;-) ;-) ;-) frank theriault wrote: http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7816978.html Sadly, the pano is so small on my screen, I can't really get an proper idea of how it looks.
Re: '05 PUG themes
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:54:17 -0400 (EDT), CRB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have the themes for '05 been set yet? Not that I've seen or heard. HEY, LET'S PLAY A GAME!!! I think that we should get going with some suggestions. That way Adelheid will have something to work with (she'll only have to whittle it down from about 150 suggestions to 12 themes). Okay, I'll start. We could do a Black and White gallery, 'cause we always do that once a year. We could resurrect a Synchronicity gallery. I know there've been complaints in the past, but we didn't do it last year - we could try it again, just to see what happens. After all, unlike past years, people can always enter a non-themed photo that month, so no one will be left out in the cold as it were. I know that a true macro gallery has been (rightly) nixed, as not everyone has the equipment, but maybe we could have a Small gallery. Or, to narrow it down a bit, Smaller than a Breadbox. That could be fun... Food. I don't recall having a food gallery in the past. Paul Stenquist would win g, but I'd like to take a shot at making edible things blurry g. I kind of like the emotion themes we've had in the past. One can really go to town interpreting those babies, and it's interesting to see how everyone puts that sort of thing into an image. Something like Happy, Sad, Joy, Surprise. Not all of those, of course, but for one month it would be a blast, IMHO. How about old things. We could call it Anachronisms or something. I'd send in a pic of my ex-wife (she better not see this) g. I could go on, but I think I'll leave the real good ones for those with imaginations. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Annother panorama
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:31:21 -0400, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Click on the previous button and you'll get to the really good stuff ;-) ;-) ;-) Hey, now ~that's~ a great shot!! Such vivid colours, great composition/framing, beautiful lady. What's not to like? g cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: John Coyle
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:39:47 +1000, Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Earlier this evening we had a super mini- BrisbanePDML, aka the Tanless Evening (Tanya didn't show up because.. well, Tanya you explain..).Nevertheless, more scrumptious (courtesy Jan Coyle, ta!) food for the 3 of us (Tan, you weren't missed! :P bleah.). So anyway, here's a shot of John Coyle: http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/IMGP1264s.JPG ist D, F 50 1.4, 800, 1/10 handheld, flash WB, centre weighted, spot focus, sharpness 2, saturation 0, large jpg (don't you love exif info..) and given a resize to 25% in PSP, and also sharpened an incy bit. There's more to come, but Ryan needs his sleep! A very nice portrait, Ryan. You've made a pdml member look kind, caring and gentle. The things one can to with a dslr! vbg cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Kelowna, British Columbia
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 02:04:12 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, If anyone on the list is living in, or near, Kelowna, BC, Canada, could you please contact me offlist at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks William Robb Left something behind at a bar? vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Another vacation picture
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:26:22 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He's on leave. WW After the harrowing journey back from Afghanistan on one of our leaky, rat-infested troop carriers, he deserves a vacation... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: istDs - what a great camera!
the cost of the part would have been minimal, but the assembly line tooling wouldn't have been. for a camera that has to cost Pentax at most $500 to make, and probably under $400, a production run of well under 100K, on a brand new line, when the company had lost money for 3 years in a row before, it had to cut all costs possible. they had no intention of full support from the beginning and the firmware update was a fortuitous coincidence of the hardware design. new lenses going forth aren't going to have aperture rings and everything A and forward works fully. they made a good business decision to drop full support for pre A lenses. with the faster drop in price than planned and significantly lower than forecast sales, the *istD could net losing money anyway. Herb... - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 10:43 AM Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! That's right tooling and assembly jigs cost considerably more, if it's designed in from the beginning the additional cost can be minuscule. In this case it probably would have been.
Re: '05 PUG themes
Some good ideas here. I especially like the food gallery and the anachronisms. I'm not much of a food photographer, but I'm very fond of food :-). Paul On Sep 24, 2004, at 6:41 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:54:17 -0400 (EDT), CRB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have the themes for '05 been set yet? Not that I've seen or heard. HEY, LET'S PLAY A GAME!!! I think that we should get going with some suggestions. That way Adelheid will have something to work with (she'll only have to whittle it down from about 150 suggestions to 12 themes). Okay, I'll start. We could do a Black and White gallery, 'cause we always do that once a year. We could resurrect a Synchronicity gallery. I know there've been complaints in the past, but we didn't do it last year - we could try it again, just to see what happens. After all, unlike past years, people can always enter a non-themed photo that month, so no one will be left out in the cold as it were. I know that a true macro gallery has been (rightly) nixed, as not everyone has the equipment, but maybe we could have a Small gallery. Or, to narrow it down a bit, Smaller than a Breadbox. That could be fun... Food. I don't recall having a food gallery in the past. Paul Stenquist would win g, but I'd like to take a shot at making edible things blurry g. I kind of like the emotion themes we've had in the past. One can really go to town interpreting those babies, and it's interesting to see how everyone puts that sort of thing into an image. Something like Happy, Sad, Joy, Surprise. Not all of those, of course, but for one month it would be a blast, IMHO. How about old things. We could call it Anachronisms or something. I'd send in a pic of my ex-wife (she better not see this) g. I could go on, but I think I'll leave the real good ones for those with imaginations. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a fake article. That is a Pentax 110 SLR in the photo. -- Hi Tom, The article is probably fake, but the camera is a Zenit KM, or at least almost identical to that. See: http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/zenit_cameras.htm and http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/zenit_camera_km.htm Ciao, Gianfranco = _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love
frank theriault wrote: Even in the midst of mass protest, the call for popular revolt and the demand for the overthrow of our government, love will find a way vbg: They sure need a shampoo! I remember a long time ago, when a drinkin' buddy and I used to visit a couple of local pubs after work, and sit at the bar and discuss the women we saw. Ahh, that one is pretty sharp lookin', but she sure needs a good bath... Heh, heh... That was one of the more common comments. keith http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2725774size=lg Comments always encouraged. Thanks. cheers, frank
Re: PESO: Santa's helpers
It's them Bell Sympatico acting again, their web hosting servers are working with interruptions. I also get low transfer speed and extremely poor name server services (I have to try 3-4 times until a name resolves). Can anyone recommend me some reliable DSL service provider in Montreal area ? I had quite enough of this. frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:13:35 -0400, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fooling around with photoshop: http://www3.sympatico.ca/vdonisa/Santa.html For the yankees that don't believe in reindeers ;-) Sadly, I don't seem to be able to connect to the image. Is it just me, or did you move/remove it? cheers, frank
For KEITH WHALEY (Re: Friday: Donations Needed)
Hi Keith My email to you keeps bouncing. Seems I, or my ISP, are on your blocked list. So, here's my response to your public and private email. = Hi Keith ... What details do you need? What must I do to persuade you to part with a camera or two? The workshop would like working cameras, ideally of the type described in my original request, although we do have a legally blind fellow who could use an autofocus camera.. Any lenses would be icing on the cake, so to speak. If you've got something that you care to donate, send the item(s) to me: SHEL BELINKOFF PO BOX 1489 EL CERRITO CA 94530-4489 The color film may be useful, bit only marginally so. But we'll take it ;-)) What more do you need? IAC, Thanks so VERY much. Shel You said to contact you offline. Here I am. I have a few -- well, more than a few -- K-mount bodies, one or two of which I might be persuaded to part with, for a good cause. More details, please! No doubt I'll have some questions... g [Original Message] From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 9/24/2004 12:43:28 PM Subject: Re: Friday: Donations Needed Added P.S. -- I have some 35mm film (36 exposure, Supra 400 Pro color neg.) that is slightly out of date, but good stuff. Has always been refrigerated. I'd be happy to send 6 or 8 rolls of that along too. Lemme know. keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: This is my third week teaching at the Sixth Street Photography Workshop (http://www.sixthstreetphoto.org) in San Francisco. It's a volunteer position. I'm teaching a few basic photography classes and doing some darkroom work for them, printing for an upcoming exhibition. [...]
Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:54:04 -0700, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They sure need a shampoo! Apparently, hygene is a bourgeois concept, as well as sharpness. LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love
Nice pic. Others (!) might have cropped it, but in fact the two faces either side frame it well and reinforce the feeling of being in a crowd. And I hate to use the F word, so I won't. There's no need. Can't argue with his taste either! John On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:36:24 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even in the midst of mass protest, the call for popular revolt and the demand for the overthrow of our government, love will find a way vbg: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2725774size=lg Comments always encouraged. Thanks. cheers, frank -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: PESO: Santa's helpers
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:56:37 -0400, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's them Bell Sympatico acting again, their web hosting servers are working with interruptions. I also get low transfer speed and extremely poor name server services (I have to try 3-4 times until a name resolves). Can anyone recommend me some reliable DSL service provider in Montreal area ? I had quite enough of this. Can't recommend anything, but I'll try looking at your piccie later... -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
On 24 Sep 2004 at 19:51, Caveman wrote: 3 fps wouldn't be that bad, you go move a light then come back at the camera and take a look etc question is can you do that without pressing the shutter release and actually writing and filling up the memory card ? That's 3fps without demosaicing, I'm sure the frames could be written to buffer and then displayed but it would be pretty slow and unless you could set a zoom factor that would stick it would be worthless other than for framing and for an idea of exposure. I'm certain it could be useful with macro arrangements too. Hmmm, that's what I use the optical VF for :-) 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: PESO: John Coyle
Frank, you don't know how hard Ryan had to work to get that impression! It was near midnight and I was definitely feeling like a GOM (grumpy old man, for those who didn't work it out). Tanja was sorely missed, but we'll be able to get together again next month, she tells me - and at least she had a very good reason for not showing up! Here's a shot taken just before Ryan left... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2725824 John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 8:46 AM Subject: Re: PESO: John Coyle On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:39:47 +1000, Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Earlier this evening we had a super mini- BrisbanePDML, aka the Tanless Evening (Tanya didn't show up because.. well, Tanya you explain..).Nevertheless, more scrumptious (courtesy Jan Coyle, ta!) food for the 3 of us (Tan, you weren't missed! :P bleah.). So anyway, here's a shot of John Coyle: http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/IMGP1264s.JPG ist D, F 50 1.4, 800, 1/10 handheld, flash WB, centre weighted, spot focus, sharpness 2, saturation 0, large jpg (don't you love exif info..) and given a resize to 25% in PSP, and also sharpened an incy bit. There's more to come, but Ryan needs his sleep! A very nice portrait, Ryan. You've made a pdml member look kind, caring and gentle. The things one can to with a dslr! vbg cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?
That's what I thought when I first saw it, apparently Zenit copied the Pentax 110 look for a modern 35mm model. Graywolf wrote: It is a fake article. That is a Pentax 110 SLR in the photo. -- Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
What was wrong with it? JB --- Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are crazy, Alan. But that doesn't mean you are not smart. You have been complaining about that eyepiece for as long as I remember, now you have fixed it. Way to go. -- Alan Chan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ Scan and help eliminate destructive viruses from your inbound and outbound e-mail and attachments. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: *ist D's relative file size capability
On 24 Sep 2004 at 14:33, Jack Davis wrote: I'm curious about all things photographic including digital. Since I own nine 35mm Pentax lenses, seems logical to check out the *ist D. While several have been playing with the phrase; *ist D..what a wonderful camera, I've also noted the many serious praises. Please help me understand what I read under the (more info) Specification tab on the BH site: 10D: Raw+Large=8.0MB Fine. 20D: Raw+jpeg(Large)=12.3MB. *ist D: Large(Raw)=10.5MB (Tiff)=18.1MB All note as excluding memory. The only one which seems to track with its sensor is the 10D. Trick wording? Meaningful? ...anyone? Hi Jack, These file sizes are not really meaningful, beyond an indication of how many shots you can expect to cram onto your chosen storage media. RAW files in their most basic form consist of a transcription of the RAW values corresponding to each pixel in the array, some of these are image forming and some are not. Secondly the bit depth of the ADC may be 12 bits but the RAW data may be padded (with zeros) to provide a 2 byte word or 16 bits per pixel, obviously these extra 4 bits per pixel are redundant but it still increases the RAW file size. On top of this some RAW file formats are stored uncompressed, some are compressed, most also contain EXIF information which can vary between camera models and also some (like the *ist D RAW files) can include an embedded JPG file. Most cameras offer similar capabilities WRT noise and exposure latitude and from my experience far more differences will be seen between the various post processing methods. Generally the in camera processing (TIFF JPEG) output really is little indication of the information that can be extracted from most camera RAW files in post processing. How does the *ist D's Dynamic Range compare? The capture latitude of the *ist D is very similar to most other cameras of the same age (better than most slide film but poorer than the most forgiving colour neg film) but you won't really get to see what it can do if you don't shoot RAW and use a good post processing tool like PS CS. The output differences between the Pentax Photolab program and PC CS RAW is startling, I didn't realize how bad the Pentax program was (and it was much better than the in camera generated files). 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: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
Alan, So you actually got a Hoya SHMC uv filter and modified it to fit? JB --- Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do wear glasses. The new glass eyepiece was made from the HOYA HMC SUPER UV filter. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Do you wear glasses? What exactly is this mc eyepiece. I couldn't tell from your gallery shots.
Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love
Nice, Frank. Joe
OT Flooded with 50mm macros?
Had anyone seen how many A50/2.8 macros have been flooding though eBay of late? I wonder why they have all come out of hiding of late? The imminent introduction of the FAD50 macro perhaps? In any case they seem to be going for a song, so if anyone wants a pointer to a serious lens that works really well on the *ist D (virtually at the resolution limit from f2.8 through to f16) now is the time it seems. And no I'm not selling mine :-) 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: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...
On 24 Sep 2004 at 17:21, John Bailey wrote: What was wrong with it? It was a lovely high quality piece of plastic that scratches very easily and needs to be cleaned often. 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
