Re: Happy New Year from the List Guy
I'm sorry, Doug, I clicked the link in you email but I didn't see the place for donations there, just the list membership info. Where do we donate to the common cause? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:54 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 1/1/15, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Happy New Year, wherever you are. I am, again, swamped as I prepare for another Winter Residency. I thought I'd get on here and wave my arms a little, to let you all know I'm still alive, and that it's that time of year again. The kitty is empty, so if you could throw a few rupees into the pot, I could pay the bill and we can keep on keeping on. Thanks ever so much, and a special note of thanks go out to Stan Halpin. He knows why. Onward and upward, troops. Hasta. www.pdml.net is where you'lll find the link. Cheers Doug, will do so shortly :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sunrise over Mission Beach
Lovely scene, Bob, very well captured! Where is Mission Beach? Up towards La Jolla? San Diego is one of my favorite US cities, although I haven't been there for a while. It may be the only spot in the country with weather to match that of Maui! We are planning to spend a couple of days in the SD area in May, on our way to Japan. We plan to visit my nephew and his family up in Rancho Bernardo and my wife's Aunt in Coronado. I would also like to see MCAS Miramar while we are out there, but base visits are difficult these days. Happy New Year to you and yours! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: This morning at sunrise... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17936051 Pretty calm waters and the start of a new year. Hope it brings you your dreams and wishes, as well as good health and prosperity. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Go Pro
I have acquired a used Go Pro Hero 3. I intend to use it for certain parts of my winter trip to Maui, such a Kayaking and Outrigger Canoe trips and drive up the mountain. I thought it might also be useful this spring, when we are venturing off to Japan, with a brief stop in China. Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Any tips about how to use and operate it to advantage would be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On 2/1/15, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Any tips about how to use and operate it to advantage would be appreciated. Now there's a thing. Hints and tips! I'll try and keep this short as I'm heading off for a nap before traveling to Exeter for a job tomorrow. Set the thing up properly first - go into the menus (link up the gopro wifi to an iphone preferably, much easier to make the changes on a menu- driven app rather than pressing buttons on gopro). For starters, you're NTSC, so make sure it is switched to NTSC and not PAL. You're shooting video on the kayaks and canoes? if stills, hit the largest res and go. If video, select a resolution that suits your end viewing requirements. Most will shoot 1920X1080 which is High Definition. Note that you can always down-size later for a more comfortable web-viewing size. In the USA your standard frame rate will be 29.97 or 30fps. https://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/usermanual/ index.html#chapter=D%26section=4%26tasks=true A brief description of interlaced and progressive video: https://us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/42932/~/what-is-the- difference-between-interlaced-and-progressive-scan-video%3F 24p will produce 24 separate images in one second of video. 24i will produce 24 frames of 2-fields each = 48 separate images in one second of video. The 24p will be a bit more 'jittery' giving a film-like look. 24i will be a smoother 'video' look. In broadcast TV all material is shot in interlaced (hence 1080i) and broadcast interlaced. Cathode ray tube TVs display interlaced images. All LCD and LED and Plasma TVs display progressive images - they convert on the fly in real time to progressive as you view. For web viewing any interlaced footage needs to be converted into progressive footage otherwise you will see nasty horizontal artifacts on any moving images. So it may be as well to shoot progressive (eg 1080p) with the gopro as you will no doubt want to share the video for viewing on computers or other LCD screens. Shooting at 720p is another option, less resolution but for web viewing, not a problem. Note that there are settings for 'wide, medium, narrow' and these relate to field of view. The gopro lens is fixed and cannot be zoomed, except by this method. So if the image is too wide for your taste or needs, set to medium for a less distorted image. Otherwise, attach it securely and hit record :-) Note that the gopro will readily sink if it gets knocked off the kayak etc. Unless you buh and attach a 'floaty back door' or similar. Or run a lanyard through the mount and tie off to the kayak. They are amazing fun and you'll have a blast. Cheers! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy New Year from the List Guy
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Darn, K didn't see that! Instead I clicked o the hat image That is a lovely looking hat is'nt it.:-) Dave and went right to the main subscription page. Duh! Thanks for pointing it out to my tired old eyes. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Worked for me. Button on lower left. Put in donation amt and password, click pay, done. :-) Thanks for keeping it going, Doug! Godfrey On Jan 2, 2015, at 4:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry, Doug, I clicked the link in you email but I didn't see the place for donations there, just the list membership info. Where do we donate to the common cause? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:54 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 1/1/15, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Happy New Year, wherever you are. I am, again, swamped as I prepare for another Winter Residency. I thought I'd get on here and wave my arms a little, to let you all know I'm still alive, and that it's that time of year again. The kitty is empty, so if you could throw a few rupees into the pot, I could pay the bill and we can keep on keeping on. Thanks ever so much, and a special note of thanks go out to Stan Halpin. He knows why. Onward and upward, troops. Hasta. www.pdml.net is where you'lll find the link. Cheers Doug, will do so shortly :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Eric Weir can't send mail to the list
Moot by this point since he managed to resubscribe using gmail, but he told me in his email that he was using plain text. On 1/1/2015 2:49 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: Tell Eric to use Plain Text. Every other format gets recycled into youtube commenters. On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Dec 26, 2014, at 1:22 PM, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: I got an email from Eric this morning that he's been trying to send to the list his messages are just not showing up. He says he has double checked and the messages are formatted as plain text. He's using ATT/Yahoo. I said I'd pass word along to the list to see if anyone has any ideas what's going on how he can fix it. The only thing I could think of is maybe Yahoo is screwing up email again. I'm still subscribed from Yahoo, in a few minutes I'll switch over see if I can send email to the list from there, so check your SPAM folders. John, Eric - I don’t know where your email is getting trapped but your test messages do not show up as spam or otherwise on my system. stan -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
Steve Cottrell Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:15:22 -0800 On 2/1/15, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: 24p will produce 24 separate images in one second of video. 24i will produce 24 frames of 2-fields each = 48 separate images in one second of video. The 24p will be a bit more 'jittery' giving a film-like look. 24i will be a smoother 'video' look. I got that slightly wrong - 24p would equate to 48i and so on. In the UK (PAL) we shoot 25p and 50i. 50i = 50 fields interlaced = 25 frames per second. I know, it's confusing :) Speaking of 24i, - I'd say you have 48 separate half-images: 24 images with only even lines, and 24 images with only odd lines. I am not an expert, but in my understanding, the correct[ed] statement would be as follows: 48i would be somewhat similar in quality to 24p, while 24p is slightly better (resolution-wise) for [quasi-]static images, and 48i would be better for dynamic scenes (e.g. sports). I think this short write-up covers the different frame rates+scan type combination in a practically reasonable fashion: http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/video-frame-rates-24p-25p-30p-60i.html Best, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: I think this short write-up covers the different frame rates+scan type combination in a practically reasonable fashion: http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/video-frame-rates-24p-25p-30p-60i.html Thanks for the helpful link, Igor. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy New Year from Israel
On 1/1/2015 12:13 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Wherever you are, have been or would be - let 2015 be prosperous, joyful and worry free. Boris Same to ya' -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy 2015 All.
You hold the little signboard up to your chin wait for the flash, then you turn to your right and wait for the second one. On 12/31/2014 12:42 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: I am still trying to get a handle on this mug shot business. On 12/31/14 10:23 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:29:27 -0500 From: Bruce Walkerbruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Happy 2015 All. Message-ID: CAJUU0Cf-ZyAVF1NnbH86tBn=k_l+ghm08wjn5ymfbfe7ce2...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I sometimes take mug shots. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152285475799948l=efbd9f2ef8 -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Ever the lawyer Dan! You caught me, Chris! I'm also a terrible typist! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On 02/01/2015 7:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Can't you lawyers ever think of anything else? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy New Year from the List Guy
Darn, K didn't see that! Instead I clicked o the hat image and went right to the main subscription page. Duh! Thanks for pointing it out to my tired old eyes. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Worked for me. Button on lower left. Put in donation amt and password, click pay, done. :-) Thanks for keeping it going, Doug! Godfrey On Jan 2, 2015, at 4:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry, Doug, I clicked the link in you email but I didn't see the place for donations there, just the list membership info. Where do we donate to the common cause? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:54 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 1/1/15, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Happy New Year, wherever you are. I am, again, swamped as I prepare for another Winter Residency. I thought I'd get on here and wave my arms a little, to let you all know I'm still alive, and that it's that time of year again. The kitty is empty, so if you could throw a few rupees into the pot, I could pay the bill and we can keep on keeping on. Thanks ever so much, and a special note of thanks go out to Stan Halpin. He knows why. Onward and upward, troops. Hasta. www.pdml.net is where you'lll find the link. Cheers Doug, will do so shortly :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy New Year from the List Guy
Worked for me. Button on lower left. Put in donation amt and password, click pay, done. :-) Thanks for keeping it going, Doug! Godfrey On Jan 2, 2015, at 4:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry, Doug, I clicked the link in you email but I didn't see the place for donations there, just the list membership info. Where do we donate to the common cause? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 2:54 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 1/1/15, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: Happy New Year, wherever you are. I am, again, swamped as I prepare for another Winter Residency. I thought I'd get on here and wave my arms a little, to let you all know I'm still alive, and that it's that time of year again. The kitty is empty, so if you could throw a few rupees into the pot, I could pay the bill and we can keep on keeping on. Thanks ever so much, and a special note of thanks go out to Stan Halpin. He knows why. Onward and upward, troops. Hasta. www.pdml.net is where you'lll find the link. Cheers Doug, will do so shortly :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The last PAW (delurking i little).
Really well done lot, Dag! Thoroughly enjoyed the creativity. Jack - Original Message - From: DagT li...@thrane.name To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2015 3:34:53 PM Subject: Re: The last PAW (delurking i little). Maybe :-) Although Iḿ afraid it might be a bit booring and I´m not completely happy with every one of them Thanks for looking. DagT 31. des. 2014 kl. 19.28 skrev Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Thank YOU for all the lovely shots for these past 5 years. I think you should do a book of your 5 year PAWS! Cheers, Christine On Dec 30, 2014, at 2:17 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: Don reminded me that I haven´t said anything here for a while, and as some of you did follow the PAW I guess I should said that at last I have stopped.. Five years is enough. The pictures are here http://thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/PAW.html Time to go on. I should do something about the web site, and something more of Nothing. Thank you for looking and for all te comments :-) DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat
Extremely well done, Mark! This may have already been asked and answered, but I'm late getting here, is this a stack focus? Jack - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 1, 2015 9:44:35 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat Bob W-PDML wrote: Why not just post stuff to websites that don't require instructions to use them, and don't hassle people to download an app to look at a picture? Here's the Really Easy link for you, Bob: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/11/bb/10/11bb10ca7ab6e015f14808ed74f5cc0e.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat
Jack Davis wrote: Extremely well done, Mark! This may have already been asked and answered, but I'm late getting here, is this a stack focus? No stack focus here. It's a single shot, 1/6s at f/22 (ISO 80). At 100% magnification the loss of resolution due to diffraction is noticeable, but within reasonable limits for me. At 12mm I probably could have used a wider aperture, but I wanted the longer shutter speed. Really makes me wish for ISO setting lower than 80. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/11/bb/10/11bb10ca7ab6e015f14808ed74f5cc0e.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On 2/1/15, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: 24p will produce 24 separate images in one second of video. 24i will produce 24 frames of 2-fields each = 48 separate images in one second of video. The 24p will be a bit more 'jittery' giving a film-like look. 24i will be a smoother 'video' look. I got that slightly wrong - 24p would equate to 48i and so on. In the UK (PAL) we shoot 25p and 50i. 50i = 50 fields interlaced = 25 frames per second. I know, it's confusing :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
Good'n, Chris! Jack - Original Message - From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, January 2, 2015 7:41:45 AM Subject: Re: OT: Go Pro Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Ever the lawyer Dan! Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Ever the lawyer Dan! Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat
...and a good sturdy tripod. As I'm sure your aware, you'd have to change camera brands to get to a 50 ISO. Certainly a scene that benefited from your skill. Jack - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, January 2, 2015 7:57:36 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat Jack Davis wrote: Extremely well done, Mark! This may have already been asked and answered, but I'm late getting here, is this a stack focus? No stack focus here. It's a single shot, 1/6s at f/22 (ISO 80). At 100% magnification the loss of resolution due to diffraction is noticeable, but within reasonable limits for me. At 12mm I probably could have used a wider aperture, but I wanted the longer shutter speed. Really makes me wish for ISO setting lower than 80. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/11/bb/10/11bb10ca7ab6e015f14808ed74f5cc0e.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
not quite, there is analog video which was/is NTSC and there is digital video which is ATSC which can be one of many formats either interlaced or progressive at various resolutions and frame rates. jco On 1/2/2015 11:12 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 2/1/15, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Any tips about how to use and operate it to advantage would be appreciated. Now there's a thing. Hints and tips! I'll try and keep this short as I'm heading off for a nap before traveling to Exeter for a job tomorrow. Set the thing up properly first - go into the menus (link up the gopro wifi to an iphone preferably, much easier to make the changes on a menu- driven app rather than pressing buttons on gopro). For starters, you're NTSC, so make sure it is switched to NTSC and not PAL. You're shooting video on the kayaks and canoes? if stills, hit the largest res and go. If video, select a resolution that suits your end viewing requirements. Most will shoot 1920X1080 which is High Definition. Note that you can always down-size later for a more comfortable web-viewing size. In the USA your standard frame rate will be 29.97 or 30fps. https://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/usermanual/ index.html#chapter=D%26section=4%26tasks=true A brief description of interlaced and progressive video: https://us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/42932/~/what-is-the- difference-between-interlaced-and-progressive-scan-video%3F 24p will produce 24 separate images in one second of video. 24i will produce 24 frames of 2-fields each = 48 separate images in one second of video. The 24p will be a bit more 'jittery' giving a film-like look. 24i will be a smoother 'video' look. In broadcast TV all material is shot in interlaced (hence 1080i) and broadcast interlaced. Cathode ray tube TVs display interlaced images. All LCD and LED and Plasma TVs display progressive images - they convert on the fly in real time to progressive as you view. For web viewing any interlaced footage needs to be converted into progressive footage otherwise you will see nasty horizontal artifacts on any moving images. So it may be as well to shoot progressive (eg 1080p) with the gopro as you will no doubt want to share the video for viewing on computers or other LCD screens. Shooting at 720p is another option, less resolution but for web viewing, not a problem. Note that there are settings for 'wide, medium, narrow' and these relate to field of view. The gopro lens is fixed and cannot be zoomed, except by this method. So if the image is too wide for your taste or needs, set to medium for a less distorted image. Otherwise, attach it securely and hit record :-) Note that the gopro will readily sink if it gets knocked off the kayak etc. Unless you buh and attach a 'floaty back door' or similar. Or run a lanyard through the mount and tie off to the kayak. They are amazing fun and you'll have a blast. Cheers! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On Jan 3, 2015, at 5:12 am, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: In broadcast TV all material is shot in interlaced (hence 1080i) and broadcast interlaced. Cathode ray tube TVs display interlaced images. All LCD and LED and Plasma TVs display progressive images - they convert on the fly in real time to progressive as you view. For web viewing any interlaced footage needs to be converted into progressive footage otherwise you will see nasty horizontal artifacts on any moving images. So it may be as well to shoot progressive (eg 1080p) with the gopro as you will no doubt want to share the video for viewing on computers or other LCD screens. Shooting at 720p is another option, less resolution but for web viewing, not a problem. That's interesting but it makes me wonder why we'd ever shoot interlaced if all the end use nowadays is progressive. Note that there are settings for 'wide, medium, narrow' and these relate to field of view. The gopro lens is fixed and cannot be zoomed, except by this method. So if the image is too wide for your taste or needs, set to medium for a less distorted image. Knowing nothing about Gopro cameras, this is also interesting to me. Only because I see so much footage that annoys me because of a fisheye effect. Do the narrower views eliminate the distortion or just reduce it? FWIW a lot of other companies are coming out with action cameras now, eg Shimano and Garmin. I'm not sure if Contour is still around. It's good to see some more companies getting involved. I wouldn't mind playing with one of these things but when I think a bit more seriously I just don't know what I'd want to achieve with it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
FS Friday: m42 to Q adapter, F 100mm f2.8 Macro, A50 f1.7
Greetings, Before this Friday gets away, I wanted to mention a few things that I found while digging. These need to go to someone who will give them a good home (after the exchange of funds, naturally). :) Happy to ship worldwide to PDML members. Prices are plus actual shipping charges. I've got an unused m42 to Q adapter. This is the one with the handy tripod foot which helps with your center of gravity when putting a Takumar on the front of your Q mount camera $19 Pentax-F 100mm f2.8 macro. This is a hard to find lens with a great reputation for its combination of build quality and optical design. It also has the focus range limiter. Pixie dust included at no additional charge. This lens has been reduced to $399. Images created with this same lens model: http://www.flickriver.com/search/Pentax-F+100mm+f2.8/ also images accepted into the Pentax Photo Gallery with this same model lens: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=lens=990 I've got two Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lenses. One is perfect and the other is inconsistent in moving smoothly between the manual aperture settings. However, it is currently in the A position, which allows you to select any aperture via the dial on your DSLR. Perfect one: $79 A only one: $49 (nice bargain) http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=lens=460 Respectfully, Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska - - - Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Strand's Movie Camera
Really sorry you didn't get here. You probably could have spent 2 days, not just one! HNY, in any case! Rick On Jan 2, 2015, at 8:14 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Nice presentation of a thing - I would not have had the slightest idea of what I was looking at if you had not stated it though. I love the shot of the people watching the Strand flick! - I think that is definitely the best of your museum shots. Rick, alas, I didn't get there today and won't be able to go on the weekend. Multiple things got in the way. Maybe it will get to New York. ann On 1/2/2015 20:03, Rick Womer wrote: Last of the series: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17934442size=lg Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Strand's Movie Camera
Nice presentation of a thing - I would not have had the slightest idea of what I was looking at if you had not stated it though. I love the shot of the people watching the Strand flick! - I think that is definitely the best of your museum shots. Rick, alas, I didn't get there today and won't be able to go on the weekend. Multiple things got in the way. Maybe it will get to New York. ann On 1/2/2015 20:03, Rick Womer wrote: Last of the series: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17934442size=lg Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO 2015 - 002 - GDG
Working my way through this set, one at a time. The order is a bit jumbled, however. ;-) https://flic.kr/p/pGYxxB enjoy, Godfrey --- The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
Thank you, Steve. That is most helpful. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 2/1/15, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Any tips about how to use and operate it to advantage would be appreciated. Now there's a thing. Hints and tips! I'll try and keep this short as I'm heading off for a nap before traveling to Exeter for a job tomorrow. Set the thing up properly first - go into the menus (link up the gopro wifi to an iphone preferably, much easier to make the changes on a menu- driven app rather than pressing buttons on gopro). For starters, you're NTSC, so make sure it is switched to NTSC and not PAL. You're shooting video on the kayaks and canoes? if stills, hit the largest res and go. If video, select a resolution that suits your end viewing requirements. Most will shoot 1920X1080 which is High Definition. Note that you can always down-size later for a more comfortable web-viewing size. In the USA your standard frame rate will be 29.97 or 30fps. https://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/usermanual/ index.html#chapter=D%26section=4%26tasks=true A brief description of interlaced and progressive video: https://us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/42932/~/what-is-the- difference-between-interlaced-and-progressive-scan-video%3F 24p will produce 24 separate images in one second of video. 24i will produce 24 frames of 2-fields each = 48 separate images in one second of video. The 24p will be a bit more 'jittery' giving a film-like look. 24i will be a smoother 'video' look. In broadcast TV all material is shot in interlaced (hence 1080i) and broadcast interlaced. Cathode ray tube TVs display interlaced images. All LCD and LED and Plasma TVs display progressive images - they convert on the fly in real time to progressive as you view. For web viewing any interlaced footage needs to be converted into progressive footage otherwise you will see nasty horizontal artifacts on any moving images. So it may be as well to shoot progressive (eg 1080p) with the gopro as you will no doubt want to share the video for viewing on computers or other LCD screens. Shooting at 720p is another option, less resolution but for web viewing, not a problem. Note that there are settings for 'wide, medium, narrow' and these relate to field of view. The gopro lens is fixed and cannot be zoomed, except by this method. So if the image is too wide for your taste or needs, set to medium for a less distorted image. Otherwise, attach it securely and hit record :-) Note that the gopro will readily sink if it gets knocked off the kayak etc. Unless you buh and attach a 'floaty back door' or similar. Or run a lanyard through the mount and tie off to the kayak. They are amazing fun and you'll have a blast. Cheers! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On 1/2/2015 8:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Does or has anyone on list use/used a Go Pro camera? Is so, what have you sued it for, and what do you like and dislike about it? Alimony! -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat
John wrote: On 1/2/2015 10:57 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Extremely well done, Mark! This may have already been asked and answered, but I'm late getting here, is this a stack focus? No stack focus here. It's a single shot, 1/6s at f/22 (ISO 80). At 100% magnification the loss of resolution due to diffraction is noticeable, but within reasonable limits for me. At 12mm I probably could have used a wider aperture, but I wanted the longer shutter speed. Really makes me wish for ISO setting lower than 80. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/11/bb/10/11bb10ca7ab6e015f14808ed74f5cc0e.jpg Maybe a one or two stop ND filter? I have a 4-stop ND filter but I hate the dark viewfinder it gives me. (Also, I didn't have it with me at the time...) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat
FWIW, the black thing over the page that wants you to sign up is a script from pinimg.com NoScript blocked it I had to temporarily allow it in order to see what you're talking about. On 1/1/2015 12:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Yes, Pinterest is very annoying for non-members. I was able to scroll down and thus see the entire image, a slice at a time, and it does seem quite nice. I'm sure it would look better if I could view it all at once . . . . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Paul pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: If I don't sign up 1/3 of the page is covered...what I can see is very nice. -p On 1/1/2015 10:00 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I've been uploading a few things to Pinterest these days. Here's a view of Wildcat Mountain in New Hampshire, taken over Thanksgiving weekend 2014. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/322570392035498383/ -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The PUG Continues into 2015 - January Countdown
On 1/2/2015 2:00 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 12/31/2014 5:44 PM, John wrote: On 12/30/2014 7:33 PM, Brian Walters wrote: It's early New Year's Eve here (11:30am, actually) but I expect to be otherwise engaged around midnight so... Happy 2015 to all. Now that the turkey has been consumed, the pudding digested and eggnog imbibed (WTF is eggnog anyway??), it's time to think about the first PUG for 2015. Eggnog is uncooked scrambled eggs mixed with milk, sugar and alcohol. If you are in any way health conscious, you should probably leave out the eggs, milk sugar But it doesn't taste like you're drinking raw eggs milk and sugar... That's because I'm health conscious. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat
On 1/2/2015 10:57 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Extremely well done, Mark! This may have already been asked and answered, but I'm late getting here, is this a stack focus? No stack focus here. It's a single shot, 1/6s at f/22 (ISO 80). At 100% magnification the loss of resolution due to diffraction is noticeable, but within reasonable limits for me. At 12mm I probably could have used a wider aperture, but I wanted the longer shutter speed. Really makes me wish for ISO setting lower than 80. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/11/bb/10/11bb10ca7ab6e015f14808ed74f5cc0e.jpg Maybe a one or two stop ND filter? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On 2/1/15, Igor PDML-StR, discombobulated, unleashed: I think this short write-up covers the different frame rates+scan type combination in a practically reasonable fashion: http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/video-frame- rates-24p-25p-30p-60i.html Yep, good explainer http://tinyurl.com/yjxftzm -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
On 2/1/15, J C OConnell, discombobulated, unleashed: not quite, there is analog video which was/is NTSC and there is digital video which is ATSC which can be one of many formats either interlaced or progressive at various resolutions and frame rates. The GoPro does not support ATSC, so moot in this thread. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moon Over Wildcat
On Jan 2, 2015, at 4:39 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I have a 4-stop ND filter but I hate the dark viewfinder it gives me. (Also, I didn't have it with me at the time...) I'm waiting for the Pentax mirrorless with an excellent EVF, and the capabilities of my K-5 (at least). (Another toke, anyone?) Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Go Pro
Incidentally, as far as accessories go, the GoPro branded bits are pretty good, but one thing I wouldn't recommend is their suction cup mount. Instead, I have several of the Delkin mounts and they are absolutely bullet-proof: http://tinyurl.com/q8ol75b (links to amazon page) cheers -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Strand's Movie Camera
Last of the series: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17934442size=lg Comments? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
