Re: OT: Hard-copy enablement

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Apr 9, 2005, at 9:41 PM, David Oswald wrote:
...I did a little web research, and ended up deciding on the HP 
Photosmart 8450.  ...

Hopefully I made the right decision.  The printer should arrive in a 
few days: $199 at buydig.com (I decided to give pricegrabber.com a 
try, and BuyDig was the lowest price with a reasonable reputation.)

Anyone have any comments or tips for this printer?
That's the upgraded version of the HP7960, which I've been using for 
the past six months. Excellent printers ... the 8450 has resolved some 
imaging issues which show up on the 7960 occasionally (a light 
herringbone pattern can appear in certain prints under close 
inspection). Same inks although in different cartridges (don't know why 
they did that).

HP's inks are a little pricey, and I prefer the Epson Premium Glossy 
and Matte paper surfaces to the HP papers, but the Epson papers work 
fine in it too.

The only downside to the fact that the nozzles are contained in the ink 
cartridge is that calibration shifts a little bit as you change 
cartridges, but I've not found this to be a problem in practical use.

Godfrey

Re: TSS: Thrift Shop Saturday

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Apr 9, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote:
Got a goodie today.
Priced fairly, and a bargain for the Euros among us.
Rollei 35 S.
Rollei HFT Sonnar 40/2.8
Excellent condition.  With case & a fresh battery.
$300 (shipped!) US, Europe, GB, Japan, Canada.
Excellent camera. I have two of them still, and they will be the last 
film cameras I sell, if I ever do.

Godfrey

re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Rob Studdert]

On 9 Apr 2005 at 21:17, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

> I'm rather astonished that you are all so misinformed and do not 
> understand how digital cameras and digital SLRs operate with regard to 
> the sensor and shutter...

> Rob,
> The same thing for the Olympus E10/20.

OK, I submit to your superior knowledge (and distinct lack of tact). 

I haven't owned the E-10 for around 18 months now so my recollection is hazy. I 
can only assume that the shutter must be in the light path as there is no room 
for in in front of the sensor and behind the beam splitter and it must be 
closed for a very shot period of time after the shutter is depressed as the lag 
before image capture is less than 100ms. I expect that the aperture leaves are 
used as a leaf shutter but I can't remember noticing it.

Cheers,


Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT)  +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

RE: A bit OT: Stones in My Pathway

[Rob Studdert]

On 10 Apr 2005 at 7:32, Jens Bladt wrote:

> It must be the season for trading 300mm lenses. There's two F 4.5 and one FA 
> 4.5
> up at ebay at the moment.

Yes I know I was watching them :-(


Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT)  +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

RE: A bit OT: Stones in My Pathway

[Jens Bladt]

It must be the season for trading 300mm lenses. There's two F 4.5 and one FA
4.5 up at ebay at the moment.

Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt


-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Yefei He [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 8. april 2005 22:49
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: A bit OT: Stones in My Pathway


Hi, Folks,

I just found this excellent photo gallery site by Bill Steber,
documenting Mississippi hill country blues tradition, with audio!
I just feel it has a great collection of photos and is very
informative. And who knows, perhaps he used a Pentax:-)

Cheers,

Yefei

Re: GESO - California Poppies

[Ann Sanfedele]

Boris Liberman wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> > The state flower of California is the poppy.  They bloom once a year
> > so there is a short opportunity to see and photograph them.  On my
> > recent morning walks they have been out and I have been taking
> > pictures when conditions were good.  I felt that there were more than
> > would be worth showing as a string of PESO's, so here is a little
> > gallery.  View if you are so inclined:
> >
> > http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Poppies/index.htm
> 
> Bruce, they look like normal poppies to me, but why they are yellow???
> 
> #1382 is the best I think. The water drops make it shine!
> 
> My wife also says - "the are different flowers, not like ours" :).
> 
> Boris

They are actually a specific species of poppy,
Boris -

"California Poppies"  - aka Eschscholtzia
californica
 
annsan

OT: Hard-copy enablement

[David Oswald]

After acquiring my *ist-DS, I discovered that my seldom-used Canon S820 
inkjet has developed a partially clogged photo-cyan jet.  This results 
in banding in my prints, particularly noticable when using premium photo 
paper.  No amount of head cleaning and such seemed to help.  Since 
replacing the head on a Canon is nearly as much as the replacement value 
of this 3-year-old printer, I decided this is the perfect opportunity to 
buy a new gadget.

I did a little web research, and ended up deciding on the HP Photosmart 
8450.  One sellingpoint for me was that with the HP model, the jets are 
built into the replacable ink tanks.  That means that although tank 
replacements are a little more costly, at least having a clogged 
printhead isn't going to mean I have to give up on the printer.

I also bought because of the nice review on Steve's Digicam website, and 
 another site that links off of Steve's.  Other deciding factors 
included network capability built-in, separate 4x6 tray, built-in card 
readers, built in PictBridge compatibility, the view screen (so if I'm 
in a rush I can bypass that whole Photoshop rigormorol), and the print 
quality raved about on the various web reviews I've read.

Hopefully I made the right decision.  The printer should arrive in a few 
days: $199 at buydig.com (I decided to give pricegrabber.com a try, and 
BuyDig was the lowest price with a reasonable reputation.)

Anyone have any comments or tips for this printer?

Re: PESO - Gobsmacking Light

[mike wilson]

Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Just writing some emails before dinner, raining outside, noticed the
trees over in the east were suddenly glowing crimson. Wandered over into
the kitchen to look west, and saw this scene. I dashed back and grabbed
the 1D, attaching the SMC-A*85mm f/1.4 as I walked outside and into the
rain - carpet slippers onto the grass, and rattled off 9 shots. This at
ISO 320, 1/125 @ f/5.6, handheld.
3 deg of rotation, slight crop, no alterations to colour ( used auto
levels in PS, with standard USM) - I swear to God, this is as I saw it.
Only lasted another 2 minutes and it was gone.


I was told that swearing shouldn't be done in public... You know, the 
bAd words? :)

Cotty, you seem to have outdone yourself...
Now, be a good chap, and explain to me what is it "gobsmacking"? Who is 
"gob" and why it should be "smacking" or "smacked"?
Not who, what.  Gob is slang for mouth.  So gobsmacked means hit in the 
mouth.  In other words, rendered speechless.  Not polite but a common 
term for something that astonishes.

NotCot
Great shot, really!
Boris (and Julia silently chuckling)

Re: Battery Management

[David Oswald]

NiMH batteries do self-discharge relatively rapidly; even moreso than 
NiCads.  Fortunately, they don't have as much of a "memory" issue as 
NiCds.  They do take several charge-discharge cycles to reach their 
fullest capacity though.

If you plan on going out shooting for a day tomorrow, put the batteries 
in the charger tonight, whether you think they need it or not.  Even if 
you shorten their life from two years' useful life to eighteen months, 
what's the big deal?  You'll replace them for $10 when they wear out, 
and still have enough left over to dine out that night. ;)  And the 
reality is, charging prior to full discharge isn't going to be that big 
of an issue, especially with better/newer NiMH's.

I do have a quick question for the Lithium AA people.  The manual for my 
*ist-DS states that Lithium AA's aren't recommended for the *ist-DS.  Is 
that a warning I should take seriously?  What's the issue?

Dave

Mark Cassino wrote:
A question about how to best manage NiMH Batteries.

Let say you have not shot your *ist-D or flashes for 6 weeks. You have 
several sets of NiMH batteries.  You know that the now stale batteries 
will poop out quickly in your *ist-D, but will probably hold their own 
in a flash unit.


You decide to go out shooting, but for all you know, you’ll wind up with 
no shots using either the DSLR or the flash…


Do you ---

1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are stale…

2 Drain everything and then recharge to eliminate any possible 
memory – assuming (of course) that your charger does not already drain 
and charge.


3 Recharge a couple set of batteries for the camera, let the 
other drain out in the flash and recharge the later.


4 Stop worrying and just shoot, replace the batteries as needed, 
and if you come up short at the end of the day, switch to film…


Just wondering, as these last several Michigan weeks have afforded me 
few digital photo ops. I’ve managed to get some interesting shots of the 
Michigan wilderness in early spring, but those are more grim than cheery 
and better suited for B&W film than digital.


So – should I fire up the charger? Start draining batteries, or just 
stop worrying?


- MCC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Nearly all digital cameras have a mechanical shutter. Only very 
simple
cameras rely upon capture timing with the sensor alone.
I would have thought that the vast majority of digital cameras were
P&S without
shutters?
Nearly all the point and shoots have a shutter, Rob, unless you mean
cameras like the AIPTEK PenCam. Go check it out.
---
From: Peter Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Do you consider the KM A2 very simple?
It hasn't got a shutter.
---
From: Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Neither do the Olympus E-10/20 SLRs
---
From: Peter Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Indeed I think that is the case.
It is only the dslr type sensors which must be in the
dark for the charge to be read off and stored.
...
Indeed, I think Godfrey has somehow got a sync problem on this one.
---
From: Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If they have a shutter, how can they do a full time preview
on the LCD?
I'm rather astonished that you are all so misinformed and do not 
understand how digital cameras and digital SLRs operate with regard to 
the sensor and shutter...

Peter,
If you look down the barrel of the lens of your A2 and release the 
shutter, you'll see the shutter operate.

Rob,
The same thing for the Olympus E10/20.
Don,
The way small sensor digital cameras work is like this:
- Normal focusing/framing/viewing mode, the shutter is OPEN and the 
sensor chip is in "live acquisition" mode, refreshing its buffer 
according to the set refresh rate (30 or 60 fps on the KM A2).

- At the time you press the shutter release to make an exposure, the 
camera:
* Sets the focus and exposure values
* Closes the shutter
* Clears the sensor buffer, switches the sensor to "image capture" mode
* Closes down the aperture
* Operates the shutter
* Copies the sensor buffer to the image processing buffer
* Resets the aperture to fully open
* Reopens the shutter
* switches the sensor back to "live acquisition" mode

The large sensors used in DSLR cameras do not have the "live 
acquisition" mode and have a mirror in the way, so the shutter is 
operated just as it is in a film SLR. The lengthy sequence of 
operations a small sensor digicam has to do to acquire an image is one 
of the reasons why they do not respond to the shutter as quickly as a 
DSLR ... in a DSLR, the sensor can *always* be ready for the shutter to 
operate so shutter release lag is limited to the mechanical things that 
any SLR has to do (close down the aperture, flip up the mirror, trip 
the shutter).

Mechanical shutters are used because they allow precise and reliable 
exposure timing. IN some cameras, the manufacturers have enabled a 
combination of mechanical and sensor timing mechanisms to allow greater 
selection of speeds or shorter then mechanically possible exposure 
times (the Oly E10/20 have the former, the Nikon D70 has the latter 
IIRC), but these are the exception rather than the rule.

Godfrey

Re: 300mm enabled

[Derby Chang]

Nikkor big, ugly, hard to hand hold. SMC-A*, while not actually 
pretty, is definitely more ergonomic, and a WHOLE lot smaller (even 
though its a faster lens).
 

Whatddaya mean - "not actually pretty"?  It's a ~gorgeous~ lens !!!
Fred
:)  YMMV, I suppose, but compared to the sleek Limiteds, the 300mm looks 
like a sledgehammer. If I close my eyes, though, it feels nice and meaty.

D
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc

RE: Battery Management

[Alan P. Hayes]

Fifteen shots sounds closer to what I was expecting from the ones I 
got. Maybe a little low.

Mine were the energizer e2 titanium brand. I assumed that the 
titanium was marketing hype, but the only store open in the small 
Catskill town didn't have lithiums, so I figured I'd go with the 
shiniest, most expensive ones they did have. I just did a little 
reading and it seems they might actually be better than regular 
alkalines.  Lithiums are a better deal, I think, but it is nice to 
know of another possible emergency option. I'll have to try some 
other brands as well. Duracell M3 are supposed to be super alkalines, 
also.

At 11:00 PM -0400 4/9/05, Amita Guha wrote:
 > All my gear uses 4 batteries so
 I colour code them
 initially and try to keep them in sets
We do the same thing, except we number our sets. We must have at least 8
sets of four NiMHs. We have both a fast charger and an overnight charger
that does more than just AAs. I've found that I can't use alkalines in the
D. I got maybe 15 shots off a set the one time I had to use them. (Of
course, they could have been bad batteries; I got them at a newsstand. :)
Amita

--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm

Re: OT: Off on a Trip

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!
Tomorrow morning bright and early, I'm off to Nova Scotia for an
extended long weekend, returning Monday evening.  Plane leaves about 7
am tomorrow, so it will be a long day.
Oops, missed that one.
Have a great time, Frank!
Boris

Re: GESO - California Poppies

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!
The state flower of California is the poppy.  They bloom once a year
so there is a short opportunity to see and photograph them.  On my
recent morning walks they have been out and I have been taking
pictures when conditions were good.  I felt that there were more than
would be worth showing as a string of PESO's, so here is a little
gallery.  View if you are so inclined:
http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Poppies/index.htm
Bruce, they look like normal poppies to me, but why they are yellow???
#1382 is the best I think. The water drops make it shine!
My wife also says - "the are different flowers, not like ours" :).
Boris

Re: 300mm enabled

[Derby Chang]

David wrote:
Good buy; mine got a workout yesterday shooting my brothers kitesurfing. 
Sometimes I feel guilty for not using it enough...
Out of interest, how much for and where from?
Looking forward to seeing some of your results from it.

Cheers,
David
The lens was on consignment sale at Whiltons on Elizabeth St, so 
unfortunately, I couldn't bargain him down at all. $385

Usually he'll take 10% or so off for me. . But i don't mind really. I 
think its still ok for the price (maybe I'm wrong, but then I've never 
seen one for sale).

D
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc

Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 14q - GDG

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!
Working a couple of graphical compositions. This one appealed to me today:
  http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/14q.htm
Comments and critique always appreciated.
It is very clean from geometry point of view. It seems just a tad 
overexposed, but perhaps my monitor is not properly tuned...

Although it doesn't move me. It is there but I cannot relate to it... 
Like Frank said, I neither like it nor the other way around... It leaves 
me indifferent.

Hope I make some sense...
Boris

Re: PESO - Gobsmacking Light

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!
Just writing some emails before dinner, raining outside, noticed the
trees over in the east were suddenly glowing crimson. Wandered over into
the kitchen to look west, and saw this scene. I dashed back and grabbed
the 1D, attaching the SMC-A*85mm f/1.4 as I walked outside and into the
rain - carpet slippers onto the grass, and rattled off 9 shots. This at
ISO 320, 1/125 @ f/5.6, handheld.
3 deg of rotation, slight crop, no alterations to colour ( used auto
levels in PS, with standard USM) - I swear to God, this is as I saw it.
Only lasted another 2 minutes and it was gone.

I was told that swearing shouldn't be done in public... You know, the 
bAd words? :)

Cotty, you seem to have outdone yourself...
Now, be a good chap, and explain to me what is it "gobsmacking"? Who is 
"gob" and why it should be "smacking" or "smacked"?

Great shot, really!
Boris (and Julia silently chuckling)

Re: PAW: People & Portraits #14

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!
Next in the continuing series of people and portraits ...
  http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/14.htm
Comments always appreciated.
First, I see a wonderful picture of a man gesturing someone, almost like 
a conductor... Second, I notice he has two noses :(. And then I realize 
that the other hand touching the chin is not his...

It works, but it also confuses...
May be you wanted to confuse me, may be not... I wish I knew...
Boris

Re: Battery Management

[mike wilson]

Amita Guha wrote:
All my gear uses 4 batteries so 
I colour code them 
initially and try to keep them in sets 

We do the same thing, except we number our sets. We must have at least 8
sets of four NiMHs. We have both a fast charger and an overnight charger
that does more than just AAs. I've found that I can't use alkalines in the
D. I got maybe 15 shots off a set the one time I had to use them. (Of
course, they could have been bad batteries; I got them at a newsstand. :)
This seems to be a common failing with alkalines.  Even in the lowly 
Optio, you will only get half a dozen or so from a set of good name 
batteries, that then go on to provide loads of light in a flash. 
Another joy of digital 8-)

mike

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[David Savage]

Hey I do that (sometimes). But it's more in the hope that the dust
will fall out 

Dave S

On Apr 10, 2005 11:20 AM, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



> some photographers
> even advocate facing cameras down when changing lenses so the dust doesn't 
> "fall" in?



>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: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Alan P. Hayes]

At 12:05 PM +1000 4/10/05, Peter Williams wrote:
 > -Original Message-
 From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 I thought I would introduce myself.
Hello Alan,
at least one of your fellow SP listees is here.
I bought one of those ye olde match needle (LED really)
jobs about a month ago (Pentax MX).
The DS or it's succesor would be a likely choice if I
was going to go all dslr-ish.
--
Peter Williams
Yeah, we SPers do pop up here and there. We should have a secret handshake!
I never had a Pentax back in the olden days. It would have been a 
Spotmatic. My father was a histologist, which at the time meant 
taking a lot of pictures through microscopes, which meant that there 
were a lot of cameras around during my youth. I mostly used Mirandas, 
though my first SLR was a Praktica. TTL metering sure saved a lot of 
film!

When I got back into picture taking a few years ago. I realized that 
I was having to fight these automatic cameras in order to use them in 
a way I felt comfortable with. You have to spend quite a bit of money 
to get a digicam that treats you like a grown-up! The other thing 
about the Pentax that I like is that it's about the size of the 
manual SLRs. Other brands I'd looked at just felt too darn big to me.
--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[David Savage]

G'day John

I don't think it's a coincidence, zoom's do tend to suck air in & out.
I have't gone off zooms for this reason, I'm just trying to force
myself to think a bit more about composition.

Like you most of the dust I had was in there from day one. I put up
with it for quite awhile as it wasn't that hard to clone out the dust
spots. But after having to process a large batch of images it got
annoying real quick. :-)

Dave S

On Apr 10, 2005 11:01 AM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Savage mused:
> >
> >
> > WRT sensor cleaning, I've had my *ist D since November '04 and to date
> > I've gotten away with only needing to use a blower. I haven't had to
> > clean the sensor for about 2 months, since I switched from using zooms
> > to primes.
> 
> I'm beginning to wonder if this is anything more than coincidence.
> 
> I had to clean my sensor a couple of times very soon after the
> initial purchase, but have noticed that the need to do so has
> become far less frequent over time, even though I'm still using
> zooms (and still changing lenses fairly frequently).
> 
>

RE: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Rob Studdert]

On 10 Apr 2005 at 13:03, Peter Williams wrote:

> I think I saw a theory that zooms act like a pump and suck
> in air (complete with dust) to the camera body.

Quite a few primes also breathe quite a lot of air when focused, macro lenses 
without IF for instance. However I don't know if it adds significantly to dust 
ingress. I've heard all sort of dust avoidance theories, some photographers 
even advocate facing cameras down when changing lenses so the dust doesn't 
"fall" in? I prefer to just to clean it out when it becomes problematic. :-)


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: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Alan P. Hayes]

At 10:39 AM +0800 4/10/05, David Savage wrote:
G'day Alan,
Greetings from a fellow newbie. You've got some nice pictures there.
You and Frank seem to share the "focus is optional" philosophy :-)
Well, it is! It's just that most people do seem to opt for it instead 
of against. I take focused pictures too, just try not to favor them 
excessively!

And  thanks, glad you liked them!

WRT sensor cleaning, I've had my *ist D since November '04 and to date
I've gotten away with only needing to use a blower. I haven't had to
clean the sensor for about 2 months, since I switched from using zooms
to primes.
Dave S

When I realized that it was an issue, I got scared and decided I'd 
better find out what was up with it. So I looked into the various 
techniques. I'll see what it's like when I get out in the dust, but 
so far it hasn't been much of a problem. That sounds backwards, 
though, I'd think that using primes would mean more switching, hence 
more exposure to dust. Or is there airflow through the lens?


On Apr 10, 2005 3:27 AM, Alan P. Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 Having managed to keep up with this list for the last 20,000 or so
 posts, I thought I would introduce myself. I've recently acquired an
 istD after owning a succession of digital point and shoots over the
 last few years. Prior to that my only photographic experience was
 long ago, when match needle TTL metering was the latest thing. I
 still find myself approach these new cameras with a manual bias.
 If anyone's interested you can see some of my pictures at the url
 listed in my sig, below. Those are a little out there's other more
 normal stuff here:
 
 and
 
 and
 
 On sensor cleaning, I've been following this fellow's advice and
 using a cosmetics brush. His approach seems to make sense and work
 pretty well, and it's cheap to boot!

 This is a well named list, the members display a prodigious knowledge
 of things Pentax and a prodigious ability to discuss...almost
 anything!
 --
 Alan P. Hayes
 Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
 Photographs at
 http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm


--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm

RE: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > I haven't had toclean the sensor for about 2 months,
> > since I switched from using zooms to primes.
> 
> I'm beginning to wonder if this is anything more than coincidence.
> 

I think I saw a theory that zooms act like a pump and suck
in air (complete with dust) to the camera body.

-- 
Peter Williams 

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[John Francis]

David Savage mused:
> 
> 
> WRT sensor cleaning, I've had my *ist D since November '04 and to date
> I've gotten away with only needing to use a blower. I haven't had to
> clean the sensor for about 2 months, since I switched from using zooms
> to primes.

I'm beginning to wonder if this is anything more than coincidence.

I had to clean my sensor a couple of times very soon after the
initial purchase, but have noticed that the need to do so has
become far less frequent over time, even though I'm still using
zooms (and still changing lenses fairly frequently).

Re: PESO - Auntie Brenda

[mike wilson]

Cotty wrote:
On 9/4/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:

Reccommend the Eden Project.  See if you can do better with the Giant 
Killer Bee than I can.

One of the reason's we're going. My lad was ill when his school went on a
trip there a couple of months ago. I just like being near the sea.
Pity I didn't know earlier.  There's an excellent B&B within walking 
distance and you get £3 off the entrance for trotting in rather than 
arriving by car.



Cheers,
  Cotty
___/\__
||   (O)   | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_

RE: Battery Management

[Amita Guha]

> All my gear uses 4 batteries so 
> I colour code them 
> initially and try to keep them in sets 

We do the same thing, except we number our sets. We must have at least 8
sets of four NiMHs. We have both a fast charger and an overnight charger
that does more than just AAs. I've found that I can't use alkalines in the
D. I got maybe 15 shots off a set the one time I had to use them. (Of
course, they could have been bad batteries; I got them at a newsstand. :)

Amita

Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 14q - GDG

[Scott Loveless]

Neat photograph.  I really like the composition.  Also, the detail on
the 'pods' (what are those thing?) seems a bit lacking.  But by the
looks of the tile, you've already tried to bring out some shadow
detail.  Otherwise, I really like it.  You always do good job of
presenting B&W photographs.  Since I know you're using a digital
camera, this is really impressive.  Quite often digital images made to
look B&W turn out looking like fake-grained, desaturated digital
images.  Good work.

On Apr 8, 2005 1:17 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Working a couple of graphical compositions. This one appealed to me
> today:
> 
>http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/14q.htm
> 
> Comments and critique always appreciated.
> 
> enjoy,
> Godfrey
> 
> 


-- 
Scott Loveless
http://www.twosixteen.com

RE: Small enablement

[Rob Studdert]

On 10 Apr 2005 at 12:47, Peter Williams wrote:

> I have never, ever *got* colour IR.
> I have shot and loved the B&W IR film, but just cannot
> for the life of me enjoy the results of the colour stuff.

B&W & colour IR films are technical films, however they have artistic appeal to 
some. There's nothing really to "get", it's just like cross processing of 
slides, some people like it, some don't, different horses...

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: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

[mike wilson]

Frantisek wrote:
mw> Luckily, no.  8-)  Just a small piece of rather nice Belgian plain.  I'm
mw> not a fan of adulterated chocolate.  Especially the ghastly confection
mw> called "milk".
:-) 80% cocoa chocolate anyone?
Seems like this list is full of connoiseurs.
The only flavour I like in chocolate is chili. Try it some day, it's
very interesting  (really).
I'm not a great fan of food that bites me back but one of the most 
interesting experiences in an otherwise tedious journey around the 
Cadbury's factoey in Birmingham was to try a drink made to an Inca 
recipe, featuring various spices and chilli.

At the end of the tour, you go through a "factory shop" where you can 
buy various products.  I searched for a long time to find this drink but 
it was nowhere to be seen.  Finally, I asked one of the shop assistants. 
 "No, we don't sell that." she said.  "Funny, we get a lot of people 
asking for it"

Must be a British disease.  Probably explains why our last major car 
producer finally fell by the wayside.

Good light!
   fra

Re: Battery Management

[John Francis]

Kevin Waterson mused:
> 
> As battery technology gets better so do the batteries. I have some
> 800, 2100 and various otthers. does it matter if you mix them?

I wouldn't.

The closest I come to mixing is a set of 1600s in the battery grip,
and a set of 1800s in the camera.

RE: Small enablement

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: wendy beard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> It's fun
> http://www.beard-redfern.com/IR_12.html
> http://www.beard-redfern.com/IR_16.html
> 

I have never, ever *got* colour IR.
I have shot and loved the B&W IR film, but just cannot
for the life of me enjoy the results of the colour stuff.

-- 
Peter Williams 

Re: 300mm enabled

[Rob Studdert]

On 9 Apr 2005 at 19:36, Bob Blakely wrote:

> I traded my SMCA* 300/4 in on an SMCA* 300/2.8 ED (IF).
>   $750 + tax cash from my pocket
> 
> I may be wrong, but I think the bottom line is fair.
> 
> I am beginning to miss that light weight a bit though...

I think that you did very well on the deal, my A300/2.8 cost me a damn site 
more than that. It is a great lens but the weight means that I don't get out 
with it a lot, unfortunately I seem not to have it with me when it would give 
me the most advantage (David has his 300/4 when we go trekking). I'm 
considering the purchase of a slower 300mm lenses at the moment but I can't 
understand for the life of me why they didn't provide a removable lens mount on 
the FA300/4.5 :-(

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: Battery Management

[John Francis]

Mark Cassino mused:
> 
> 1 Recharge everything.

After all, top-up charging on a smart charger only
takes 15 minutes or so, so even 5 sets (which is
what I normally carry; 2 in the camera and 3 others)
generally takes less than 2 hours.

(There again, it's not that likely that I haven't
used the camera in 5 or 6 weeks).

RE: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> If they have a shutter, how can they do a full time preview
> on the LCD?
> 

Indeed, I think Godfrey has somehow got a sync problem on this one.

-- 
Peter Williams 

Re: Small enablement

[wendy beard]

At 12:42 PM 08/04/2005, you wrote:
Also, I got 2 rolls of Kodak EIR infrared slide film. The only problem
was, that they had been stored in the fridge for 1½ yrs.
They SHOULD be in the freezer at all times.
Anyone have any experiences with this film, did I buy useless film?
Didn't pay very much though, about $13 for both.
/Henri
It's fun
http://www.beard-redfern.com/IR_12.html
http://www.beard-redfern.com/IR_16.html
Wendy Beard,
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.beard-redfern.com 

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[David Savage]

G'day Alan,

Greetings from a fellow newbie. You've got some nice pictures there.
You and Frank seem to share the "focus is optional" philosophy :-)

WRT sensor cleaning, I've had my *ist D since November '04 and to date
I've gotten away with only needing to use a blower. I haven't had to
clean the sensor for about 2 months, since I switched from using zooms
to primes.

Dave S



On Apr 10, 2005 3:27 AM, Alan P. Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Having managed to keep up with this list for the last 20,000 or so
> posts, I thought I would introduce myself. I've recently acquired an
> istD after owning a succession of digital point and shoots over the
> last few years. Prior to that my only photographic experience was
> long ago, when match needle TTL metering was the latest thing. I
> still find myself approach these new cameras with a manual bias.
> If anyone's interested you can see some of my pictures at the url
> listed in my sig, below. Those are a little out there's other more
> normal stuff here:
> 
> and
> 
> and
> 
> 
> On sensor cleaning, I've been following this fellow's advice and
> using a cosmetics brush. His approach seems to make sense and work
> pretty well, and it's cheap to boot!
> 
> 
> 
> This is a well named list, the members display a prodigious knowledge
> of things Pentax and a prodigious ability to discuss...almost
> anything!
> --
> Alan P. Hayes
> Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
> Pittsfield, Massachusetts
> 
> Photographs at
> http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
> 
>

RE: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I would have thought that the vast majority of digital cameras 
> were P&S without shutters?
> 

Indeed I think that is the case.
It is only the dslr type sensors which must be in the
dark for the charge to be read off and stored.

-- 
Peter Williams 

Re: 300mm enabled

[Bob Blakely]

I traded my SMCA* 300/4 in on an SMCA* 300/2.8 ED (IF).
Relative  advantages:
   1 stop faster for easier focusing.
   Tripod mount.
   49mm rear filter (I have lots of them).
   Completely internal focusing (IF).
   Came in it's own box with warranty papers. I sent them in.
   Scares the crap out of people.
Relative disadvantages:
   Weighs more than 3x as much as the A* 300/4.
   Costs a lot more...
   $1200Price at local store (He had originally asked $1600)
   -  450That the nice proprietor gave me for the A* 300/4.

 $750 + tax cash from my pocket
I may be wrong, but I think the bottom line is fair.
I am beginning to miss that light weight a bit though...

Regards,
Bob...

"A picture is worth a thousand  words,
but it uses up three thousand times the  memory."
From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Nikkor big, ugly, hard to hand hold. SMC-A*, while not actually 
pretty, is definitely more ergonomic, and a WHOLE lot smaller (even 
though its a faster lens).
Whatddaya mean - "not actually pretty"?  It's a ~gorgeous~ lens !!!

RE: Missing...

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> And what's this "paying gig" thing that I hear people talking about
> sometimes?
> 

Small carraige type thing pulled by horses I think.

-- 
Peter Williams 

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #748

[Frantisek]

We will run out of the Unsubscribe Kits if this trend continues...
Frantisek

Saturday, April 9, 2005, 9:40:57 PM, Malcolm wrote:
MS> Here we go again!! 

RE: First Macro Stuff

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 'ladybird' is the British name of what you call a 'ladybug' :-)
> 

It's also what we call them here in Australia where we use
proper English.

-- 
Peter Williams 

Re: Battery Management

[pnstenquist]

I've used lithiums quite a bit. I was using them exclusively for almost a year. 
I get about 2000 shots with the battery grip and eight AA lithiums or four 3CV 
batteries. The 3CVs might last just a wee bit longer than the AAs, but they all 
have good life. However, they're expensive, so I decided to try nimh. I now 
keep a set of lithiums as backup. As I said in another post, they have a very 
long shelf life. Up to ten years, I've been told.
Paul


> I get the impression that a lot of what people describe as memory 
> problems are really just out and out battery damage due to 
> overheating and probably other stuff. I use a charger that shuts off 
> if the batteries get above a certain temperature and I've noticed 
> that there may be somewhat less of a tendency for this to happen if 
> the batteries are fully discharged before a charge. The charging 
> behavior of older NiMH batteries does seem to be rather variable, and 
> I don't keep close enough track of my sets of batteries to be real 
> sure of what's going on with them. I have had several sets, roughly 
> the same age, stop holding a charge all at about the same time. So 
> far I've dealt with this by just tossing everything that seemed 
> questionable and getting new ones. You don't have to get very many 
> cycles out of them before they are cheaper than disposables.
> 
> Has anyone used lithiums much with the istD or Ds? I know there's 
> been some speculation that the higher voltage of lithiums makes them 
> last longer than higher capacity but lower voltage nickel batteries. 
> Getting 150 shots out of alkalines really has me wondering if they 
> same might be the case with my Pentax.
> 
> At 1:24 AM + 4/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >I charge my nimh batteries if I suspect they're low, and I'm going 
> >to shoot. They dont' have a memory problem like nicads. I don't 
> >think it's necessary to discharge them fully.
> >Paul
> 
> -- 
> Alan P. Hayes
> Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
> Pittsfield, Massachusetts
> 
> Photographs at
> http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
> 

RE: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> I thought I would introduce myself.
>

Hello Alan,
at least one of your fellow SP listees is here.
I bought one of those ye olde match needle (LED really)
jobs about a month ago (Pentax MX).
The DS or it's succesor would be a likely choice if I
was going to go all dslr-ish.

-- 
Peter Williams 
 

Re: Battery Management

[Rob Studdert]

On 10 Apr 2005 at 12:00, Kevin Waterson wrote:

> I have some
> 800, 2100 and various otthers. does it matter if you mix them?

Yes, I would never mix batteries with different charge capacities and I 
certainly wouldn't charge them together if your charger doesn't have fully 
independent charge circuits. All my gear uses 4 batteries so I colour code them 
initially and try to keep them in sets so that all the cells in the set are 
subjected to the same loads/charges. Mixing cells types compromises battery 
life and charge capacity and hence reliability and run-time.


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: inside Pentax *ist DS ...

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> three transparent Pentax bodies,  the SF1,  PZ10, and a 110 Pentax.
> 

Surely a transparent film camera is a silly idea?

Next you'll be writing an article on replacing an
old field camera bellows with cling wrap ;-)

-- 
Peter Williams 

RE: First Macro Stuff

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boris71/8902760/
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boris71/8902759/
> 

Nice ladybird :-)
The plane is just generically called an "ultralight"
here in Australia. They are usually homebuilt, either
from a kit or from scratch. They have restrictions about
how high they can fly, etc, but just about anyone can
make and fly one without all the complications and expense
of a regular plane and without all the training and licencing.

-- 
Peter Williams 

RE: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Rob Studdert]

On 10 Apr 2005 at 11:44, Peter Williams wrote:

> Do you consider the KM A2 very simple?
> It hasn't got a shutter.

Neither do the Olympus E-10/20 SLRs


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: Battery Management

[Kevin Waterson]

This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> By the way, I've started carrying lithiums as a backup for the nimh 
> batteries. The lithiums have a shelrf life of ten years. 

My Lithiums all leaked so I only use nimh
I usually by my batteries in packs of 2 x 6, so I have 12 batteries.
As battery technology gets better so do the batteries. I have some
800, 2100 and various otthers. does it matter if you mix them?

Kevin


-- 
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. 
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."

RE: Battery Management

[Don Sanderson]

I switched to Lithiums in the D and battery gip a few months ago.
A set lasts forever and I've had no more odd problems since the
switch.
I wouldn't even consider going back to NiMh or Alkaline.
Those get their use in flashes and older motor drives.

Don


> -Original Message-
> From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 8:47 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: Battery Management
> 
> 
> I get the impression that a lot of what people describe as memory 
> problems are really just out and out battery damage due to 
> overheating and probably other stuff. I use a charger that shuts off 
> if the batteries get above a certain temperature and I've noticed 
> that there may be somewhat less of a tendency for this to happen if 
> the batteries are fully discharged before a charge. The charging 
> behavior of older NiMH batteries does seem to be rather variable, and 
> I don't keep close enough track of my sets of batteries to be real 
> sure of what's going on with them. I have had several sets, roughly 
> the same age, stop holding a charge all at about the same time. So 
> far I've dealt with this by just tossing everything that seemed 
> questionable and getting new ones. You don't have to get very many 
> cycles out of them before they are cheaper than disposables.
> 
> Has anyone used lithiums much with the istD or Ds? I know there's 
> been some speculation that the higher voltage of lithiums makes them 
> last longer than higher capacity but lower voltage nickel batteries. 
> Getting 150 shots out of alkalines really has me wondering if they 
> same might be the case with my Pentax.
> 
> At 1:24 AM + 4/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >I charge my nimh batteries if I suspect they're low, and I'm going 
> >to shoot. They dont' have a memory problem like nicads. I don't 
> >think it's necessary to discharge them fully.
> >Paul
> 
> -- 
> Alan P. Hayes
> Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
> Pittsfield, Massachusetts
> 
> Photographs at
> http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
> 

RE: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Nearly all digital cameras have a mechanical shutter. Only very simple 
> cameras rely upon capture timing with the sensor alone.
> 

Do you consider the KM A2 very simple?
It hasn't got a shutter.

-- 
Peter Williams 

Re: Battery Management

[Alan P. Hayes]

I get the impression that a lot of what people describe as memory 
problems are really just out and out battery damage due to 
overheating and probably other stuff. I use a charger that shuts off 
if the batteries get above a certain temperature and I've noticed 
that there may be somewhat less of a tendency for this to happen if 
the batteries are fully discharged before a charge. The charging 
behavior of older NiMH batteries does seem to be rather variable, and 
I don't keep close enough track of my sets of batteries to be real 
sure of what's going on with them. I have had several sets, roughly 
the same age, stop holding a charge all at about the same time. So 
far I've dealt with this by just tossing everything that seemed 
questionable and getting new ones. You don't have to get very many 
cycles out of them before they are cheaper than disposables.

Has anyone used lithiums much with the istD or Ds? I know there's 
been some speculation that the higher voltage of lithiums makes them 
last longer than higher capacity but lower voltage nickel batteries. 
Getting 150 shots out of alkalines really has me wondering if they 
same might be the case with my Pentax.

At 1:24 AM + 4/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I charge my nimh batteries if I suspect they're low, and I'm going 
to shoot. They dont' have a memory problem like nicads. I don't 
think it's necessary to discharge them fully.
Paul
--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm

Re: Battery Management

[Herb Chong]

after 6 weeks, i recharge everything. they won't be much use in the camera 
otherwise.

Herb
- Original Message - 
From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 8:37 PM
Subject: Battery Management


1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are stale…

RE: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Don Sanderson]

If they have a shutter, how can they do a full time preview
on the LCD?

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 8:11 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: Pentax ist DS shutter.
> 
> 
> On Apr 9, 2005, at 5:20 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
> 
> >> Nearly all digital cameras have a mechanical shutter. Only very simple
> >> cameras rely upon capture timing with the sensor alone.
> >
> > I would have thought that the vast majority of digital cameras were 
> > P&S without
> > shutters?
> 
> Nearly all the point and shoots have a shutter, Rob, unless you mean 
> cameras like the AIPTEK PenCam. Go check it out.
> 
> Godfrey
> 

Re: Battery Management

[pnstenquist]

By the way, I've started carrying lithiums as a backup for the nimh batteries. 
The lithiums have a shelrf life of ten years. 


> A question about how to best manage NiMH Batteries.
> 
> 
> 
> Let say you have not shot your *ist-D or flashes for 6 weeks. You have 
> several sets of NiMH batteries.  You know that the now stale batteries will 
> poop out quickly in your *ist-D, but will probably hold their own in a flash 
> unit.
> 
> 
> 
> You decide to go out shooting, but for all you know, you’ll wind up with no 
> shots using either the DSLR or the flash…
> 
> 
> 
> Do you ---
> 
> 
> 
> 1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are stale…
> 
> 
> 
> 2 Drain everything and then recharge to eliminate any possible 
> memory – assuming (of course) that your charger does not already drain and 
> charge.
> 
> 
> 
> 3 Recharge a couple set of batteries for the camera, let the other 
> drain out in the flash and recharge the later.
> 
> 
> 
> 4 Stop worrying and just shoot, replace the batteries as needed, and 
> if you come up short at the end of the day, switch to film…
> 
> 
> 
> Just wondering, as these last several Michigan weeks have afforded me few 
> digital photo ops. I’ve managed to get some interesting shots of the 
> Michigan wilderness in early spring, but those are more grim than cheery and 
> better suited for B&W film than digital.
> 
> 
> 
> So – should I fire up the charger? Start draining batteries, or just stop 
> worrying?
> 
> 
> 
> - MCC
> 
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Mark Cassino Photography
> Kalamazoo, MI
> www.markcassino.com
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
> 

Re: First Macro Stuff

[Mat Maessen]

In the US, we call that an ultralight airplane. Small, cheap, easy to
construct, and you don't need a full pilot's license to fly one.
Very nice picture with the poppies in the field. :-)

-Mat

On 4/9/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also, while on the field, we've been attacked by the rather known flying
> objects... Though I cannot identify these objects with any degree of
> certainty...
> 
> This time, my Tamron 90/2.5 SP was without the converter...
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boris71/8902759/

Re: Battery Management

[pnstenquist]

I charge my nimh batteries if I suspect they're low, and I'm going to shoot. 
They dont' have a memory problem like nicads. I don't think it's necessary to 
discharge them fully.
Paul


> A question about how to best manage NiMH Batteries.
> 
> 
> 
> Let say you have not shot your *ist-D or flashes for 6 weeks. You have 
> several sets of NiMH batteries.  You know that the now stale batteries will 
> poop out quickly in your *ist-D, but will probably hold their own in a flash 
> unit.
> 
> 
> 
> You decide to go out shooting, but for all you know, you’ll wind up with no 
> shots using either the DSLR or the flash…
> 
> 
> 
> Do you ---
> 
> 
> 
> 1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are stale…
> 
> 
> 
> 2 Drain everything and then recharge to eliminate any possible 
> memory – assuming (of course) that your charger does not already drain and 
> charge.
> 
> 
> 
> 3 Recharge a couple set of batteries for the camera, let the other 
> drain out in the flash and recharge the later.
> 
> 
> 
> 4 Stop worrying and just shoot, replace the batteries as needed, and 
> if you come up short at the end of the day, switch to film…
> 
> 
> 
> Just wondering, as these last several Michigan weeks have afforded me few 
> digital photo ops. I’ve managed to get some interesting shots of the 
> Michigan wilderness in early spring, but those are more grim than cheery and 
> better suited for B&W film than digital.
> 
> 
> 
> So – should I fire up the charger? Start draining batteries, or just stop 
> worrying?
> 
> 
> 
> - MCC
> 
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Mark Cassino Photography
> Kalamazoo, MI
> www.markcassino.com
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
> 

Re: Battery Management

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Apr 9, 2005, at 6:05 PM, Alan P. Hayes wrote:
I usually just charge whatever I can and not worry about the fine 
points.  ...
Same here.
I keep one set of NiMH batteries in the camera and a set of CRV3s in 
the bag as backup spares. I recharge the NiMH batteries every week, 
whether they need it or not. So far, the CRV3s have not been opened ... 
they're the ones that came with the DS. I suspect they'll more than 
suffice to get me through the next recharge on the NiMH if I run out of 
power in a session.

Godfrey

Re: 300mm enabled

[Fred]

> Nikkor big, ugly, hard to hand hold. SMC-A*, while not actually 
> pretty, is definitely more ergonomic, and a WHOLE lot smaller (even 
> though its a faster lens).

Whatddaya mean - "not actually pretty"?  It's a ~gorgeous~ lens !!!

Fred

Re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Apr 9, 2005, at 5:20 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
Nearly all digital cameras have a mechanical shutter. Only very simple
cameras rely upon capture timing with the sensor alone.
I would have thought that the vast majority of digital cameras were 
P&S without
shutters?
Nearly all the point and shoots have a shutter, Rob, unless you mean 
cameras like the AIPTEK PenCam. Go check it out.

Godfrey

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Rob Studdert]

On 9 Apr 2005 at 20:32, Alan P. Hayes wrote:

> Whatever's least invasive and does the job is probably the way to go. 
> It's not hard to see why the manufacturers wouldn't advise anyone to 
> go poking around in there with sticks. I've avoided canned air 
> applied directly and will probably pick up a hurricane blower at some 
> point. The clean soft brush approach seems fairly safe and it does 
> work. I'm definitely not brave enough to be rubbing it with wet 
> swabs. I can't say that it's been much of a problem so far. It will 
> be interesting to see what it's like this summer when I start 
> spending time at county fairs again.

Hi Allen,

Welcome, the transition from lurker to active list participant can be strangely 
stressful, 'tis good that you made the move.

I'm also currently using an inexpensive anti-static sensor cleaning brush on my 
*ist D sensor. It works OK but I have had some stubborn specs on the sensor 
that needed to be attached using Isopropyl alcohol on a Q-tip. I used to use 
bottled compressed gas, it worked beautifully on the sensor and lenses etc and 
is definitely my preferential cleaning tool however the rental on the bottles 
became way too costly so I had to retire it. 

So now I'm considering purchasing a little compressor and dryer unit for home 
as I miss being able to blast the dust of my cameras and lenses after a photo 
expedition as I seem to end up with a lot of dust on and in my gear these days.

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: Battery Management

[Alan P. Hayes]

I usually just charge whatever I can and not 
worry about the fine points. Don't use a flash. 
switch to lithiums. Lately, I've been having 
batteries quit on me that I thought were charged, 
which is a nuisance even if you tend to carry a 
lot of batteries. I made one interesting 
discovery due to this recently though. All of my 
rechargeables had pooped out on me so I went 
looking for some disposables so I could keep 
shooting. I generally get the lithium AAs which 
really last pretty well. this time all I could 
find were alkalines so I got the fanciest ones 
they had (why not?) and was pleasantly surprised 
when I got around 150 shots out of them. I'm 
wondering if the istD has the low voltage cutout 
situation you here about with some other cameras.

At 8:37 PM -0400 4/9/05, Mark Cassino wrote:
A question about how to best manage NiMH Batteries.

Let say you have not shot your *ist-D or flashes 
for 6 weeks. You have several sets of NiMH 
batteries.  You know that the now stale 
batteries will poop out quickly in your *ist-D, 
but will probably hold their own in a flash unit.


You decide to go out shooting, but for all you 
know, you'll wind up with no shots using either 
the DSLR or the flashŠ


Do you ---

1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are staleŠ

2 Drain everything and then recharge to 
eliminate any possible memory - assuming (of 
course) that your charger does not already drain 
and charge.


3 Recharge a couple set of batteries for 
the camera, let the other drain out in the flash 
and recharge the later.


4 Stop worrying and just shoot, replace 
the batteries as needed, and if you come up 
short at the end of the day, switch to filmŠ


Just wondering, as these last several Michigan 
weeks have afforded me few digital photo ops. 
I've managed to get some interesting shots of 
the Michigan wilderness in early spring, but 
those are more grim than cheery and better 
suited for B&W film than digital.


So - should I fire up the charger? Start 
draining batteries, or just stop worrying?


- MCC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm

PESO:Another Sunset with Wires.

[Don Sanderson]

Stepped outside to call the dogs and saw this:

http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/Sunset.htm

Ran back in and grabbed the D with K35/2 and had time for two
quick shots before it was gone.
I too wish the wires weren't there but who knows, maybe someone
will think they make a statement. ;-)

Don

Re: Battery Management

[Mark Cassino]

As a PS - Let's say you compose your message to the PDML in MS Word, in 
hopes of avoiding typos etc, but see that the message winds up being spaced 
weirdly

Sorry - off topic from my original post
- MCC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Original Message - 
From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 8:37 PM
Subject: Battery Management


A question about how to best manage NiMH Batteries.

Let say you have not shot your *ist-D or flashes for 6 weeks. You have 
several sets of NiMH batteries.  You know that the now stale batteries 
will poop out quickly in your *ist-D, but will probably hold their own in 
a flash unit.


You decide to go out shooting, but for all you know, you’ll wind up with 
no shots using either the DSLR or the flash…


Do you ---

1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are stale…

2 Drain everything and then recharge to eliminate any possible 
memory – assuming (of course) that your charger does not already drain and 
charge.


3 Recharge a couple set of batteries for the camera, let the other 
drain out in the flash and recharge the later.


4 Stop worrying and just shoot, replace the batteries as needed, 
and if you come up short at the end of the day, switch to film…


Just wondering, as these last several Michigan weeks have afforded me few 
digital photo ops. I’ve managed to get some interesting shots of the 
Michigan wilderness in early spring, but those are more grim than cheery 
and better suited for B&W film than digital.


So – should I fire up the charger? Start draining batteries, or just stop 
worrying?


- MCC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Alan P. Hayes]

At 7:30 PM -0400 4/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Alan and welcome the mehame
Alan. I have owned Dslr's since 2001 and non of the major 
players,Nikon,Canon and Pentax
suggest
self dustoff.
No one i know in the Dslr shooting business uses canned air. Thats 
justa disater waiting
to happen.

I use a hurricane blower and when dust gets to stubborn, its off to 
the mfg. At least if
they F^^k
it up i can sue,or MARY WHAT EVER WORKS
Dave

 > 

Whatever's least invasive and does the job is probably the way to go. 
It's not hard to see why the manufacturers wouldn't advise anyone to 
go poking around in there with sticks. I've avoided canned air 
applied directly and will probably pick up a hurricane blower at some 
point. The clean soft brush approach seems fairly safe and it does 
work. I'm definitely not brave enough to be rubbing it with wet 
swabs. I can't say that it's been much of a problem so far. It will 
be interesting to see what it's like this summer when I start 
spending time at county fairs again.
--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm

FS Friday _ Farwarded from former list member

[Mark Cassino]

Here's a message that was sent to me from a former list member, Gary =
Murphy. You can see some of his images on the pug gallery.
Please contact him directly if interested -  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- MCC
Forwarded message:
_
Mark,
Hi, remember me? 
I have the below lenses for sale and, since I'm not on the PDML any longer, 
would you mind posting this to the group? If no one wants them, off to eBay 
they go...

Thanks!
---
All ratings are based on KEH
Pentax FA 28-105 f/4 - f/5.6 PZ - Excellent - $125.00
(The button on the side is cracked and taped on.)
(Glass is perfect, no dust, no oil on blades, & no fungus)
Pentax 28-80 f/3.5 - f/4.7 - Excellent - $40.00
(The button on the side is cracked and taped on.)
(Glass is perfect, no dust, no oil on blades, & no fungus)
Complete with box
Pentax 70-200 FA f/4 - f/5.6 PZ - Like New - $75.00
(Glass is perfect, no dust, no oil on blades or & no fungus)
Complete with box
All prices are PLUS actual shipping and negotiable.
I will accept PayPal or USPS money order. (I will ship to Canada)
--
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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Battery Management

[Mark Cassino]

A question about how to best manage NiMH Batteries.

Let say you have not shot your *ist-D or flashes for 6 weeks. You have 
several sets of NiMH batteries.  You know that the now stale batteries will 
poop out quickly in your *ist-D, but will probably hold their own in a flash 
unit.


You decide to go out shooting, but for all you know, you’ll wind up with no 
shots using either the DSLR or the flash…


Do you ---

1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are stale…

2 Drain everything and then recharge to eliminate any possible 
memory – assuming (of course) that your charger does not already drain and 
charge.


3 Recharge a couple set of batteries for the camera, let the other 
drain out in the flash and recharge the later.


4 Stop worrying and just shoot, replace the batteries as needed, and 
if you come up short at the end of the day, switch to film…


Just wondering, as these last several Michigan weeks have afforded me few 
digital photo ops. I’ve managed to get some interesting shots of the 
Michigan wilderness in early spring, but those are more grim than cheery and 
better suited for B&W film than digital.


So – should I fire up the charger? Start draining batteries, or just stop 
worrying?


- MCC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

RE: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #748

[Rob Studdert]

On 9 Apr 2005 at 16:48, Don Sanderson wrote:

> Problem is he's getting, and probably not reading
> the digest.
> I sent one to his e-mail address.
> Hopefully he'll get it.

I suspect that we will all individually need to send him a message with how to 
un-sub instructions in very simple english if it happens again.


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: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Rob Studdert]

On 9 Apr 2005 at 7:49, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

> Nearly all digital cameras have a mechanical shutter. Only very simple 
> cameras rely upon capture timing with the sensor alone.

I would have thought that the vast majority of digital cameras were P&S without 
shutters?


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 The graduate

[Rob Studdert]

On 9 Apr 2005 at 10:37, David Savage wrote:

> The pose, expression & belt shows a lot of character. It all seem a
> bit at odds with the robes.

Hi David, thanks, I think contrast was the main theme :-)

> Technically I think the buildings over her left shoulder could do with
> a bit burning  in though.

I will definitely have more of a play with it if prints are required

> Is it an accurate portrayal of her personality? 

Not really but I am glad she can pull it off when need be, could be a good tool 
later on ;-)

On 8 Apr 2005 at 22:49, Paul Stenquist wrote:

> I like the framing and camera angle. A very dramatic shot with a nice 
> touch of irony. But Rob, your sis is no longer a baby :-).

Hi Paul, thanks, she did collect her degree on stage with the buckle in full 
view but she was far from the most outrageous there. And yes she's far from a 
baby as such but she'll always be my baby sis :-)

On 9 Apr 2005 at 7:43, Boris Liberman wrote:

> It shows. I don't know how it is called in English - this skull on her 
> belt - probably used to tie the belt in... Her pose and expression, the 
> title, and the belt thing - she's gonna enjoy her life in a very skully 
> manner :).
> 
> It is really great shot.

LOL, thanks Boris, I hope she likes it, I still haven't spoken to her though 
due to the powers of digital imaging she did have a full CD of images from the 
day to ponder over the same night.

> The arc(h) on the background is a bit distracting, but I suppose you had 
> little choice...

True, it was shot on the library lawn around lunch time so there were bodies 
lying all about the place plus that's where she wanted to stand so who am I to 
argue :-)

On 8 Apr 2005 at 22:59, Bruce Dayton wrote:

> I quite like this one.  The 20mm gives it a real strong, conquer the
> world kind of look.  Very fitting for graduation.  Nice shot!

Hi Bruce, I'm glad that you liked it, I think you have a great eye for 
portraits generally so I'm flattered somewhat. Just goes to show too that no 
one should limit themselves to particular FL for certain jobs. I've made many 
great portraits using wide lenses over the years, of course they distort the 
subject but it's not always to their detriment like this example.

On 9 Apr 2005 at 0:16, William Robb wrote:

> BRAVO!

Thanks Bill, I've still got to send you some feedback on the last set of 
portraits you shot, she is gorgeous and you captured her image very nicely.

On 9 Apr 2005 at 12:03, Cotty wrote:

> Awesome! That's graduation with attitude!

Thanks Cotty, glad you liked it.

Cheers and thanks to all who took the time to comment, I don't know how you 
keep up,


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: Pos vs neg grain

[Jack Davis]

PGI (print grain index) relates to the decernable
grain yardstick applied to a print. Not to the film.

Jack
--- Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>   Jack,
> 
>   First I want to correct myself: I meant Kodak RG25
> not 50 (I don't
>   even know if there was such a beast as RG50).
>   Second I am not aware there may be different RMS
> measurements or
>   interpretations for negative and slide film.
> According to Agfa
>   technical documents they use the same technique
> for both negative
>   and slide. Maybe you are referring to PGI (Print
> Grain Index) Kodak
>   introduced to scale emulsion grain to printed
> paper grain? They do
>   claim that negative film grain cannot be directly
> compared to
>   positive film and a translation is in order (via a
> reference
>   printing system / reference paper). Whether this
> supports a real
>   fact or Kodak just wanted to avoid a direct
> comparison to its green
>   rival is anybody's choice...
>  
>   Servus,  Alin
> 
> Jack wrote:
> JD> Alin,
> JD> Useful and much appreciated information. Thanks!
> JD> Pos and neg RMS factors relate to two different
> JD> scales. The actual conversion factor escapes me
> at the
> JD> moment. If I should locate it, I'll put up on
> list.
> JD> This isn't to say that the total of all other
> JD> information you furnished isn't exactly right.
> Just
> JD> wanted to make the minor point.
> 
> 
> 



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Re: Pos vs neg grain

[Jack Davis]

Alin,

I provided conversion factor in my email (re: Pos vs
neg grain(RMS conversion).
You may have missed it. If you wish, I'll supply URL.

Jack

"rule-of thumb, multiply neg RMS by 2.5 to compare to
pos RMS"
--- Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>   Jack,
> 
>   First I want to correct myself: I meant Kodak RG25
> not 50 (I don't
>   even know if there was such a beast as RG50).
>   Second I am not aware there may be different RMS
> measurements or
>   interpretations for negative and slide film.
> According to Agfa
>   technical documents they use the same technique
> for both negative
>   and slide. Maybe you are referring to PGI (Print
> Grain Index) Kodak
>   introduced to scale emulsion grain to printed
> paper grain? They do
>   claim that negative film grain cannot be directly
> compared to
>   positive film and a translation is in order (via a
> reference
>   printing system / reference paper). Whether this
> supports a real
>   fact or Kodak just wanted to avoid a direct
> comparison to its green
>   rival is anybody's choice...
>  
>   Servus,  Alin
> 
> Jack wrote:
> JD> Alin,
> JD> Useful and much appreciated information. Thanks!
> JD> Pos and neg RMS factors relate to two different
> JD> scales. The actual conversion factor escapes me
> at the
> JD> moment. If I should locate it, I'll put up on
> list.
> JD> This isn't to say that the total of all other
> JD> information you furnished isn't exactly right.
> Just
> JD> wanted to make the minor point.
> 
> 
> 



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Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Mark Roberts]

Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On 9/4/05, Alan P. Hayes, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>
>>and
>>
>>and
>>
>
>Bloody hell an artist!

Swipe me, he paints with light!

-- 
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[brooksdj]

 
Hi Alan and welcome the mehame
> Having managed to keep up with this 
list for the last 20,000 or so 
> posts, I thought I would introduce myself. I've recently acquired an 
> istD after owning a succession of digital point and shoots over the 
> last few years. Prior to that my only photographic experience was 
> long ago, when match needle TTL metering was the latest thing. I 
> still find myself approach these new cameras with a manual bias.
> If anyone's interested you can see some of my pictures at the url 
> listed in my sig, below. Those are a little out there's other more 
> normal stuff here:
> 
> and
> 
> and
> 
> 
> On sensor cleaning, I've been following this fellow's advice and 
> using a cosmetics brush. His approach seems to make sense and work 
> pretty well, and it's cheap to boot!
Alan. I have owned Dslr's since 2001 and non of the major players,Nikon,Canon 
and Pentax
suggest
self dustoff.
No one i know in the Dslr shooting business uses canned air. Thats justa 
disater waiting
to happen.

I use a hurricane blower and when dust gets to stubborn, its off to the mfg. At 
least if
they F^^k
it up i can sue,or MARY WHAT EVER WORKS
Dave
> 
> 
> 
> This is a well named list, the members display a prodigious knowledge 
> of things Pentax and a prodigious ability to discuss...almost 
> anything!
> -- 
> Alan P. Hayes
> Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
> Pittsfield, Massachusetts
> 
> Photographs at
> http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
> 

Re: 300mm enabled

[David Nelson]

Good buy; mine got a workout yesterday shooting my brothers kitesurfing. 
Sometimes I feel guilty for not using it enough...
Out of interest, how much for and where from?
Looking forward to seeing some of your results from it.

Cheers,
David
Derby Chang wrote:
Impulse buy yesterday. Picked up a SMC-A* 300mm f4.0 lens yesterday. 
Amusingly, the guy in the shop showed me a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 to compare 
with it. Nikkor big, ugly, hard to hand hold. SMC-A*, while not actually 
pretty, is definitely more ergonomic, and a WHOLE lot smaller (even 
though its a faster lens).

A few chips in the front element, and one small chip in the back. And 
the body looks like it has been through some adventures, but I'm happy 
with the purchase.

D

Re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[brooksdj]

> On 9/4/05, John Francis, 
discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> >I'd suggest a small circular saw, then - not a screwdriver.
> 
> LOL
> 
> Dremel!!
> 

Did i mention it cuts

Dave 
> Cheers,
>   Cotty
> 
> 
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> ||   (O)   | People, Places, Pastiche
> ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
> _
> 
> 

Re: 300mm enabled

[brooksdj]

Nice grab.
I just got a Sigma 300F4 myself. Love it.

Enjoy,

Dave  


> 
> Impulse buy yesterday. Picked up a SMC-A* 300mm f4.0 lens yesterday. 
> Amusingly, the guy in the shop showed me a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 to compare 
> with it. Nikkor big, ugly, hard to hand hold. SMC-A*, while not actually 
> pretty, is definitely more ergonomic, and a WHOLE lot smaller (even 
> though its a faster lens).
> 
> A few chips in the front element, and one small chip in the back. And 
> the body looks like it has been through some adventures, but I'm happy 
> with the purchase.
> 
> D
> 
> -- 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc
> 
> 

300mm enabled

[Derby Chang]

Impulse buy yesterday. Picked up a SMC-A* 300mm f4.0 lens yesterday. 
Amusingly, the guy in the shop showed me a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 to compare 
with it. Nikkor big, ugly, hard to hand hold. SMC-A*, while not actually 
pretty, is definitely more ergonomic, and a WHOLE lot smaller (even 
though its a faster lens).

A few chips in the front element, and one small chip in the back. And 
the body looks like it has been through some adventures, but I'm happy 
with the purchase.

D
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc

RE: PESO: Yellow Rumped Warbler

[pnstenquist]

Yes, it's good enough. I just uploaded it to the stock house. What I meant to 
say was that after converting to the largest interpolated size that the PSCS 
RAW converter can deliver and then cropping to what I thought made a nice 
frame, It's just barely large enough. The minimum size for my stock house is 
around 35 megabytes.
Paul


> Great shot. This isn't good enough for your stock house?
> Jens
> 
> Jens Bladt
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
> 
> 
> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
> Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sendt: 9. april 2005 04:46
> Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Emne: PESO: Yellow Rumped Warbler
> 
> 
> Checked this one in my bird book. I think I have him identified 
> correctly. It's with the *istD at ISO 800, f11 @ 1000, fill from the 
> Sigma 500DG Super flash. I could have gone to ISO 400 on this one, but 
> most bird shots are in open shade, so I usually keep the camera at 800 
> when walking through the woods. This is about a 2X crop, so you'll see 
> some digital noise. As Herb pointed out earlier today, a 400 is a bit 
> short for shooting shy little birds in the wild. But it's still fun. At 
> the highest interpolation level from the Adobe RAW converter I end up 
> with about a 40meg image after crop. That still makes the minimum 
> resolution for my stock house, but I'd like to do better.
> Anyway, enough talk. It's here:
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3265548&size=lg
> 
> 

Re: PESO - Are you talkin' to me?

[pnstenquist]

Beautiful shot. I love the black and red against the neutral background. Very 
nice. I think I'd crop as well, but it's always a tough call.
Paul


> Thanks for the tip.  I'll try that and see what I think.
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Bruce
> 
> 
> Saturday, April 9, 2005, 11:07:03 AM, you wrote:
> 
> KW> Nice capture Bruce. 
> KW> If it were mine I'd crop it vertically to zero in more on the bird.
> 
> KW> Kenneth Waller
> 
> KW> - Original Message - 
> KW> From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> KW> To: 
> KW> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 11:40 AM
> KW> Subject: PESO - Are you talkin' to me?
> 
> 
> >> This was taken on one of my morning walks.
> >> 
> >> Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X SD 400/5.6
> >> ISO 400, 1/750 sec @ f/6.7, handheld, manual focus
> >> 
> >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1673.htm
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Comments welcome
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Best regards,
> >> Bruce
> >> 
> 
> 
> 

TSS: Thrift Shop Saturday

[Collin R Brendemuehl]

Got a goodie today.
Priced fairly, and a bargain for the Euros among us.
Rollei 35 S.
Rollei HFT Sonnar 40/2.8
Excellent condition.  With case & a fresh battery.
$300 (shipped!) US, Europe, GB, Japan, Canada.
PayPal.
Collin

Re: Yellow Rumped Warbler

[pnstenquist]

I debated whether or not to clone out that branch. I cloned one out of the 
upper right, but I kind of liked the one at the left. For the stock house I 
left them both in and cropped it looser.
Paul


> Paul, good catch. Only nit I have with this is the extraneous branch in the
> ULH corner.
> 
> Kenneth Waller
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:45 PM
> Subject: PESO: Yellow Rumped Warbler
> 
> 
> > Checked this one in my bird book. I think I have him identified
> > correctly. It's with the *istD at ISO 800, f11 @ 1000, fill from the
> > Sigma 500DG Super flash. I could have gone to ISO 400 on this one, but
> > most bird shots are in open shade, so I usually keep the camera at 800
> > when walking through the woods. This is about a 2X crop, so you'll see
> > some digital noise. As Herb pointed out earlier today, a 400 is a bit
> > short for shooting shy little birds in the wild. But it's still fun. At
> > the highest interpolation level from the Adobe RAW converter I end up
> > with about a 40meg image after crop. That still makes the minimum
> > resolution for my stock house, but I'd like to do better.
> > Anyway, enough talk. It's here:
> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3265548&size=lg
> >
> 

Re: Missing...

[Mark Roberts]

Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On 9/4/05, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>In case anyone wonders why I haven't been on the list of late, I had a 
>>paying gig for most of the last two weeks that kept me
>>busy and out of touch, then my Win2K server decided to go tits up.  
>>(Near as I can tell the mother board is completely fried).
>>Since it was the only machine that could be connected to the internet, 
>>for various technical reasons, I was SOL.  I've reconfigured
>>and I'm now off to find a replacement MB.   I've got 5588 messages in my 
>>mailbox... 
>
>You were gone?

And what's this "paying gig" thing that I hear people talking about
sometimes?

-- 
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

Re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Cotty]

On 9/4/05, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I'd suggest a small circular saw, then - not a screwdriver.

LOL

Dremel!!




Cheers,
  Cotty


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Re: First Macro Stuff

[Cotty]

On 9/4/05, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Ladybird, she use to be the first lady...

'ladybird' is the British name of what you call a 'ladybug' :-)




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  Cotty


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RE: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Don Sanderson]

Is he related to Frank? ;-)

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: Alan P. Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:17 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning
> 
> 
> At 9:50 PM +0100 4/9/05, Cotty wrote:
> >On 9/4/05, Alan P. Hayes, discombobulated, unleashed:
> >
> >>
> >>and
> >>
> >>and
> >>
> >
> >Yo Alan,
> >
> >welcome.
> >
> >Bloody hell an artist!
> >
> 
> Since I can't be bothered to hold the camera straight or steady, and 
> seem to have more than a bit of trouble focusing, I figured it was my 
> best bet! :-)
> 
> >
> >
> >Cheers,
> >   Cotty
> >
> >
> >___/\__
> >||   (O)   | People, Places, Pastiche
> >||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
> >_
> 
> 
> -- 
> Alan P. Hayes
> Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
> Pittsfield, Massachusetts
> 
> Photographs at
> http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
> 

RE: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #748

[Don Sanderson]

Problem is he's getting, and probably not reading
the digest.
I sent one to his e-mail address.
Hopefully he'll get it.

Don (The succinct, curious, and somewhat rude.)

> -Original Message-
> From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:44 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #748
> 
> 
> Pete, 
> May I call you Pete?
> Thanks.
> Pete, we Canadians hold a rather dim view of rudeness.
> Did you just move from somewhere else?
> 
> Anyway, it's rude to send entire digests to a mailing list.
> Please don't do it again.
> 
> William Robb
> 
>  Original Message - 
> From: "Peter Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #748
> 
> 
> > unsubscribe
> 
> 

Re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[John Francis]

Cotty mused:
> 
> On 9/4/05, Johan Uiterwijk Winkel, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> >Let's find a screwdriver ;-)
> 
> A man after my own heart
> 
> Cheers,
>   Cotty

I'd suggest a small circular saw, then - not a screwdriver.

Re: PESO - Are you talkin' to me?

[Christian]

- Original Message - 
From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1673.htm

Great capture Bruce!  I might be inclined to crop it a little tighter, but
it works a-is.

Christian

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #748

[William Robb]

Pete, 
May I call you Pete?
Thanks.
Pete, we Canadians hold a rather dim view of rudeness.
Did you just move from somewhere else?

Anyway, it's rude to send entire digests to a mailing list.
Please don't do it again.
William Robb
 Original Message - 
From: "Peter Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #748


unsubscribe

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Alan P. Hayes]

At 9:50 PM +0100 4/9/05, Cotty wrote:
On 9/4/05, Alan P. Hayes, discombobulated, unleashed:

and

and

Yo Alan,
welcome.
Bloody hell an artist!
Since I can't be bothered to hold the camera straight or steady, and 
seem to have more than a bit of trouble focusing, I figured it was my 
best bet! :-)


Cheers,
  Cotty
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--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm

Re: First Macro Stuff

[Kenneth Waller]

Ladybird, she use to be the first lady...


Kenneth Waller
- Original Message - 
From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax list" 
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: First Macro Stuff


> On 9/4/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/boris71/8902760/
> 
> Well done Boris - that's one of the nicest ladybird pics I've ever seen!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>   Cotty
> 
> 
> ___/\__
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> _
> 
> 

RE: PESO: Yellow Rumped Warbler

[Jens Bladt]

Great shot. This isn't good enough for your stock house?
Jens

Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt


-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 9. april 2005 04:46
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: PESO: Yellow Rumped Warbler


Checked this one in my bird book. I think I have him identified 
correctly. It's with the *istD at ISO 800, f11 @ 1000, fill from the 
Sigma 500DG Super flash. I could have gone to ISO 400 on this one, but 
most bird shots are in open shade, so I usually keep the camera at 800 
when walking through the woods. This is about a 2X crop, so you'll see 
some digital noise. As Herb pointed out earlier today, a 400 is a bit 
short for shooting shy little birds in the wild. But it's still fun. At 
the highest interpolation level from the Adobe RAW converter I end up 
with about a 40meg image after crop. That still makes the minimum 
resolution for my stock house, but I'd like to do better.
Anyway, enough talk. It's here:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3265548&size=lg

Re: Pentax ist DS shutter.

[Cotty]

On 9/4/05, Johan Uiterwijk Winkel, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Let's find a screwdriver ;-)

A man after my own heart




Cheers,
  Cotty


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Re: Missing...

[Cotty]

On 9/4/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Who was gone, Cotty?
>
>Shel 




Solid gone.

http://www.cottysnaps.com
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RE: PESO: I'm watching you

[Jens Bladt]

He's quit an actor, isn't he?
Nice shot.
Jens
 

Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt


-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 8. april 2005 16:22
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: PESO: I'm watching you


http://www.g0nz.com/images/sleepymanmx.jpg

This fellow likes to watch people go by near a church in a small village 
in Mexico.  He was keeping his eye on me, I had been snapping pics all 
around him when I thought that maybe he wasnt looking and I snapped 
this.  But when I looked closer, I realized that he was still looking at 
me with his eyes half closed.  It was almost dusk, so I had to use iso 
3200 on the *istD, hence the graininess of the pic.

Comments welcome.

rg

Re: Hello and Sensor cleaning

[Cotty]

On 9/4/05, Alan P. Hayes, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>and
>
>and
>

Yo Alan,

welcome.

Bloody hell an artist!




Cheers,
  Cotty


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RE: PESO - Angel Hair

[Jens Bladt]

Beautiful photograph, Bruce. I love it.!
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt


-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 8. april 2005 07:20
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: Re: PESO - Angel Hair


Yes, to me, that is one really big difference with digital.  Shooting
higher ISO can be very handy - and at much lower penalty than with
film.

--
Best regards,
Bruce


Thursday, April 7, 2005, 8:36:49 PM, you wrote:

wnna> Quoting Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> Pentax *istD ISO 800

wnna> These dslr high ISO results are a lot different to what you'd have got
on film.
wnna> Very nice.


wnna> 
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Re: First Macro Stuff

[Cotty]

On 9/4/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed:

>http://www.flickr.com/photos/boris71/8902760/

Well done Boris - that's one of the nicest ladybird pics I've ever seen!




Cheers,
  Cotty


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