ZX-5n

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I am considering selling my only film camera body as I am so happy with 
digital. If anyone is interested I will give you a good price.

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[Walter Hamler]

Some of my friends disagree, but they own Nikons and Canons!

Walt

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PESO - Owl

[Walter Hamler]

istDL, 200mm  f/4 SMC, iso 800. The image is cropped about 50%.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/IMGP24115x7cropweb.jpg

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PESO: OWL II

[Walter Hamler]

Some folks suggested some fixes so here goes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Owlweb8x10.jpg

Walt

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PESO: OWL II

[Walter Hamler]

Tom C, I removed the bright highlights in the out of focus background and 
then darkened the corners.
I had to buy a book on Elements 4 to learn some of the tools. I helped 
immensly and I plan on trying a lot of the functions in order to learn the 
program better.

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Adobe Lightroom

[Walter Hamler]

I have seen posts here on this product. Not really sure if it would be of 
benefit to me. I use PS Elements 4.0 and have ACR as well as Raw Shooter 
Essentials. I seldom shoot raw as 95% of my photography is best suited for 
jpeg, although I have started converting some of my better stuff to PNG's 
for archiving.
Comments appreciated.

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Enablement: 10~17mm Fisheye

[Walter Hamler]

At least I hope so, ie, "Enablement"!
I ordered it today from Ritz Camera. They had to special order and it may 
take 4 to 6 weeks.

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Enablement: 10~17mm Fisheye

[Walter Hamler]

That's great to hear Rick. I just hope it doesn't take long to get here.

Walt

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The newest addition to the family

[Walter Hamler]

Makes me want another dog! We have a cat now and think she is great, BUT, I 
still love dogs

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PUG Gallery

[Walter Hamler]

Lot of references to the August Gallery. I go to the site via links and get 
only the list of photographers and titles of the pics, but no pics. Anyone 
have a hint as to why the pics won't open on my computer?

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re:PUG Gallery

[Walter Hamler]

Thanks Mike. I am using the new Beta version of IE 8. Am beginning to 
believe it stinks!
Anyway, thanks for the link as it got me in and I was able to view. Some 
good stuff there indeed.

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New to List

[Walter Hamler]

Just wanted to say Hi! and ask a question.
What is PESO? Do folks just use the "PESO" whenever they link to a picture
for discussion among group?

Walt Hamler

PESO-Lens Test

[Walter Hamler]

I recently procured an old screw mount Pentax 300mm f/4 manual lens to use
for Astrophotography. Here is a test shot taken with the lens. This is hand
held, f/5.6, about 1/350 sec.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Flowers.jpg

Walt

Re:No Green Button,AE-L button

[Walter Hamler]

In the Custom Function Menu, enable the use of Aperture Ring.
Then an "A" lens will do everything but autofocus, all modes work. A manual
(K lens)works only in M mode and once an aperture is selected, and the
stopdown lever moved , the display will show exposure over/under in
full/tenths (ie, 2.5) .Adjust shutter  to 0.0. If you want to shoot WO, then
P, M, and A will still give correct exposure.
In practice I find this pretty easy. I make one exposure reading and
shoot/check exposure on lcd. Then I can change f stop or shutter speed and
reshoot/check as I go.
I have found that sometimes the image I get on the lcd is not properly
exposed after I download to computer. Don't know why, but if I look at the
histogram it usually gives a more accurate indication of a proper exposure.
Just my .02 worth, and probably about all it's worth.

Walt

re:PESO-Air Show Weekend

[Walter Hamler]

Sorry guys for not including data. I was using my ist DL with a SMC 200mm
f/4 K mount lens. ISO was 400 and I was generally shooting at 1/500 @ f/11
or 13.
For you aviation buffs there was also a CF-104 there as well. The only
flying 104 in the world now according to the announcers. I remember my very
first air show in 1958 where a 104 went supersonic during the flyby.
Yesterday this one came VERY close at around 680 K. However, it was obvious
when the F-15 made its high speed passes that it was quicker and noisier!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/F104slowpass.jpg

Walt

PESO- Sunworshipper

[Walter Hamler]

I have heard about a cat taboo??? Hope it's not still in effect :>)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/SunWorshiper.jpg

Walt

PhotoShop Elements 4.0

[Walter Hamler]

I have seen this program memtioned here in reference to using with Pentax
Raw files. Another program was also mentioned, Adobe Camera Raw. Am I
correct in assuming that ACR is included with the Elements 4.0, or is it a
seperate program I must purchase?
I am ready to buy a new computer system to support my ist DL appetite for
memory and hard drive space, and a new Photoshop program will be needed as
well. My old 2.0 won't be the best choice I am sure, but it does work for
now, except no RAW capability.
Any input/recommendations much appreciated. I am almost, but not completely,
computer illeterate.

Walt

Re: PhotoShop Elements 4.0

[Walter Hamler]

Thanks for the replies/input.
I was at Costco this AM and they have some new computers in. One is the new
G4 with gobs of bells and whistles and a big 22" LCD screen. 2000.00 in
round numbers! In the Microsoft world there was an Athalon 64 with a
sufficient amount of stuff for what I need and a nice 19" CRT thin flat
screen. 700.00. Guess which one I am will probably get!
I guess if I were making money with my camera instead of being retired I
might go elsewhere. (sigh!)

Walt

Printing Raw Files

[Walter Hamler]

OK, I just got a new computer and bought PS Elements 4.0.   I upgraded Adobe
Camera Raw to ver 3.3.  Shot some RAW files, imported them into the ACR
editor, tweaked.  Then I noticed that there is no print tab or capability
from the editor.  I saved to a file using the default RAW file structure.
Then I could open in Elements and further manipulate, etc, and print.
Why can you not print the file from the ACR editor, and are there any loses
when you save in the default raw file structure?

Walt

FS: 300mm f/4 M-42 Takumar Manual lens

[Walter Hamler]

If anyone is looking for a great manual lens my 300mm f/4 is up for grabs.
It comes with caps, K-mount adapter, and a working Ricoh KR-5 III black
body.
whamler   (at) bellsouth  dot   net

Walt

FS-Pentax 300mm M42 Mount

[Walter Hamler]

My shameless listing for a lens for sale.
Pentax 300mm f/4 Manual M42 thread. It comes with a K mount adapter and a
Ricoh KR-5 III body that works fine except the light meter is off by about a
stop and the cable release threads are stripped.
I am asking somewhere around 130.00 for the lens with camera. Obviously
negotiable, and shipping charges extra.
Here is a link to a pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Takumar300.jpg

Walt

PESO-Moms Garden

[Walter Hamler]

I had to make a trip to visit my mom who is 83 soon. This Japanese style 
lantern had been in her garden for years and seems to be weathering time 
just as good as mom.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GardenLanternsm.jpg

Walt 

re:PESO-Moms Garden

[Walter Hamler]

Thanks for the inputs. I tweaked this photo on my new laptop, but when I 
viewed it this am on the PDML website on my old computer it was very yellow 
and dark.

How does it look to you guys.

Walt 

Ink Cartridges

[Walter Hamler]

Anyone have any favorable experience with any of the "compatable" ink jet
cartridges for the Epson R220 series printers.
I am looking at trying to reduce costs on these puppies.

Walt

Re: PESO - one of my first with the 35

[Walter Hamler]

Yeah, I can see it, but it doesn't bother me. It is the sort of
distortion that could quickly and easily be corrected in PS. :-)

Walt



On 1/11/08, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks, Walt.  Much appreciated.  If you look at the roof of the
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Re: Attn: list-boss: Free speech vs yelling fire in a theatre

[Walter Hamler]

I will hold my tongue as to my thoughts on the sicko in question. I
guess it is time I filtered as well.

Walt

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> I'm sorry, but even for a live and let live kind of guy I am, I have my
> limits. Should PDML have a charter against really offensive posts? I
> read a post from a PDMLer who has probably been blocked by most members.
> But I have been lazy and have been letting them through.
>
> In response to a rather lovely photo of a pretty child of one of the
> members, said poster wrote a post wrote a fairly ugly intimation of
> violence against this child. I am sure there are real-world laws against
> this. I will defend his right to free speech, but not to doing violence
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Re: PESO - Bel Air (2)

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Thanks Paul. Now that is a new one to me. I didn't know there was a BelAir.
In 69 I bought a Townsman Wagon. I guess that was the replacement name
for the BelAir and Nomad.

Walt

On 1/12/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's a 1956 BelAir wagon.
> Paul
>  -- Original message ----------
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> > Toralf, that looks almost like a Nomad rear. Was it a station wagon?
> > If so I never know they made a wagon with the Bel Air
> > name.
> > Nice B&W rendition. Is the grain added?
> >
> > Walt
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> > > January PUG:
> > >
> > > http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=belair6
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> > > Comments are always nice...
> > >
> > > - Toralf
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Re: PESO - Bel Air (2)

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Toralf, that looks almost like a Nomad rear. Was it a station wagon?
If so I never know they made a wagon with the Bel Air
name.
Nice B&W rendition. Is the grain added?

Walt
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> January PUG:
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> http://www.toralf.net/bilde.php?navn=belair6
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> - Toralf
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Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

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Yes, I agree about Maya.
I think she had so many things against her back then. She was a young
woman, Asian, and relatively unknown in the field. There were probably
others.
I remember one of the strongest objections was the fact that it was
essentially underground. Folks were used to the imposing landmark
monuments on the mall and other areas of DC. As it turns out, that
aspect has proven to be its strongest character, in my opinion. I can
remember one day walking around the mall, just looking for picture
opportunities, and litterly stumbled upon it. Especially if you come
up to it from behind the three soldier statues who gaze upon it. It
really jumps out to you and is very evocative in its impact.

Walt

On 1/12/08, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Beautiful. It is hard to believe there was such a controversy over Maya
> Lin's design at the time. The memorial works on so many levels.
>
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Re: february PUG

[Walter Hamler]

I tried to up load a file of slightly less than 300k. It is being
rejected for file size.
What are the size requirements?

Walt

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> Hey, gang.  I need a few more submissions.  The theme is "Tis the
> season", and I know you took some pics over the holidays.  So send 'em
> in already.
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> http://pdmlpug.org/?p=22
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Re: february PUG

[Walter Hamler]

Never mind. I learned to read!! :-)

Walt

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> I tried to up load a file of slightly less than 300k. It is being
> rejected for file size.
> What are the size requirements?
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Re: PESO - Light Rays

[Walter Hamler]

I really like that one! Actually, I really like most of what you
shoot. I keep telling myself that it all has to do with where you are,
not that you are a good photographer. So, there...

Walt  ;-)

On 1/13/08, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had the opportunity today to wander around at the rugged shoreline
> in San Francisco and encountered a different take on the light
> filtering through the trees.  I was able to position myself so that I
> could be centered on the tree that was blocking the light.
>
>
> Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 80mm, Handheld
> ISO 800, 1/125 sec @ f/8
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> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_5609.htm
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Re: PESO - Light Rays

[Walter Hamler]

Yeah, well, er, maybe so. But, you did a pretty good job on that
saxaphone afterall. So, there. :-)

Walt

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> Ah, but I'm in the same area as Bruce (as are quite a few of the other
> listmembers).  So by your logic, we should all be doing as well  :-)

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Re: PESO: Patrick O. Ford

[Walter Hamler]

Interesting. In many ways I guess the reaction mimicks what I have
encountered many times as a photographer. There are times that I
simply hold the camera at my side and watch. Some things are not meant
to be photographed, at least by me.
Thanks for the link!

Walt

> Odd how we were just talking about this...
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> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/01/one-that-got-aw.html
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Re: DSLR for Astro use

[Walter Hamler]

http://www.hapg.org/astrocables.htm

Hap Griffin makes Astro Accessories as well as IR filter removal. He
advertises for Canon's only but might be able to do others as well

Walt

On 1/17/08, Beaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I seem to remember one of the DSLR makers offered a special camera
> with out an infrared or hot filter over the sensor. Who was it? Is
> the camera still available? I found the Hutech site, is anyone else
> doing this modification?
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> Thanks
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Re: PESO: Sort of. My first love.

[Walter Hamler]

Great pic Paul. It brings back memories to me as well, but only from a
rank amateur's perspective.
I was out in the CA Mojave desert in Ridgecrest from 62 to 64. Bought
my first car, a 62 Impala SS that I eventually modified and ran as a C
Modified Production. It was a dog because of the Powerglide trans but
kept me entertained for about 18 months.
At the local drag strip in Inyokern I got to rub elbows with folks
like Stone, Woods and Cook, Hayden Proffett, and Big John Mazmanian.
Even saw Shirley Sheehan sever times when she was running FX'ers. I
vividly remember a race between her in a 4 speed (can't remember the
car type) and an opponent with a 3 speed of the exact same make. They
tried 3 times and every time was a draw. Back then at that site, the
winner was determined by a flagman, who couldn't see like timing
lights,  but it was fun anyway.
Interestingly, I hear that the old airport at Inyokern is now used to
produce all those hideous car commercials defying all kinds of stupid
scenarios!
Anyway, thanks for the memories!!

Walt

On 1/17/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thirty-two years ago I packed a negative away in a big cardboard box
> and tried to forget it. It was a picture of my first love: a 235 mph
> monster of a Corvette funny car that was in real danger of ruining my
> marriage and maybe my life.
>
> In those carefree years between college and responsibility I worked
> as a crew chief for a professional drag racing team.  I had grown up
> with a wrench in my hand. My grandfather was a mechanic, and I built
> my first race car, a Pontiac-powered '34 Ford when I was fifteen,
> followed by a little digger at eighteen. During college I worked
> building racing engines at Simonsen's in Chicago. By the time I
> graduated, I could build motors in my sleep, and a local racing team
> recruited me to wrench their car. I loved being alone in the shop
> with a fresh engine, turning it and listening to the new piston rings
> scrape the freshly honed cylinder walls. Feeling the drag on the
> wrench that was locked onto the front pulley. Checking cylinder
> leakdown and working hour after hour to get it to three percent.  I
> fell in love with the smell of nitro and tire smoke, and the thrill
> of watching something I put together streak to over 200 mph in around
> six seconds. Burning that motor down, only to build another one for
> the next race. It was an incredible rush. In the interim I discovered
> women, fell in love all over again and got married, but the race car
> remained my focus. Seventy hours a week. From Miami to Maine, Texas
> to Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto.
> We toured the continent, made some money and had the time of our
> lives. We were on the radio: Sunday, Sunday, Screaming Yellow Fever,
> the world's fastest Corvette. And at 6.35, 237 mph, we were just
> that. And my wife was at home. She wanted no part of it, so it just
> didn't work. And I gave it up, and put the negative in a box along
> with the memories and the addiction.
>
> Over the years I forgot where that negative was, but today, while
> looking for something else, I rdiscovered it. The track photographer
> at US 30 dragstrip in Gary, Indiana shot the pic at a Wednesday night
> event thirty-two and a half years ago. I think he used a C2 Mamiya
> TLR. His name was Sundberg. I know because his name is written on the
> envelope that holds the negative. I just now scanned it and made
> myself a 13 x 19 print for the wall. I can look at it now without
> wishing I was back there.
>
> It's here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6849463&size=lg
>
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Re: Dave's lucky shot

[Walter Hamler]

Actually, in darts, the way I was taught in NZ, is to hit combinations
of areas on the board, not necessarily the bullseye.

Walt

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Re: Dave's lucky shot

[Walter Hamler]

Oh...:-)

Walt

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> I was speaking photographically from the William Tell/Robin Hood
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Re: hello

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Just us chickens:-)

Walt

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Re: PESO - Merc number 2

[Walter Hamler]

Hey, I really like this one!  The color really jumps out at you!

Walt

On 1/21/08, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Something slightly different from my usual style.
>
> 
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> R-D1 + CV 28mm Ultron 1.9
> RAW ISO 400 1/45th @ 5.6
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Re: When there is nothing else to do

[Walter Hamler]

Virtual Age 56.4  (65.3 actual)
Life Expectancy  93.6  ( Ha!!)
Here' s hoping anyway  :-)

Walt

On 1/22/08, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> > From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/WorldClock.php
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> http://www.peterrussell.com/Odds/RealAge.php
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> Virtual age = 31
> Life expectancy = 99.5
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> Me, worry?
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Re: Ernesto - a man with the camera

[Walter Hamler]

Nice images and exposures. Was there a purpose for the photo's or just
trying out studio lights?

Walt

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> http://roman.blakout.net/?model=2008012232
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> Evening everyone. I couldn't find better thing to do with *istDL that
> use it as battery-less body with fisheye, requisite for a model playing
> a photographer for awhile. A one of my first sessions at freshly
> equipped studio. 2 flashes with white umbrellas, 1 for background.
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>  Your comments and feedback is appreciated.
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> Thank you.
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Re: away from this for a few days ...

[Walter Hamler]

So very sorry Godders. My mother is 86 and in failing health, mostly mentally.
I feel for you but keep the good memories and they will last you a
lifetime as well!

Walt

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What would a K10D body sell for?

[Walter Hamler]

With the K20D coming soon what would be a fair price to charge for a
K10D body only ?

Walt

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PESO:C-SPAN Bus

[Walter Hamler]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/20080129-_IGP4929.jpg


You could tell the voting was hot and heavy here in FL today. I
spotted this C-SPAN Bus pulling into a voting precinct near my house.
I asked the driver for permission to shoot pics (being nice) and he
was very talkative and we had a good conversation!  He was especially
appreciative of the FL sunshine. Said New Hampshire and New England
was bitterly cold last week.

Walt

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Re: FF Sensor from Sony

[Walter Hamler]

Well, I would say that if Pentax survives another 5 years and longer
then a FF sensor is almost inevitable.

However, in my case, it makes no difference. I am in the hunt for
lenses, not bodies. Some of the lenses that have shown up on the
roadmap are just what I am looking for, namely the 17~70 and the
60~250. Tamron has announced a 10~24 that is also a "lust after"
option. Maybe Pentax has something similar in the wings.

I can see getting a K20 next year, when the "new" camera is announced
and prices come down somewhat. At that point I will be most likely
Satiated and ready to drop out of the pixel chase forever! :-)

Walt

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> How many people still believe Pentax wont ever go FF?
> This is what I want in my next pentax DSLR. 25Mp is
> not overkill in FF, it is NEEDED to capture the full
> res of the best Pentax FF lenses
> jco
>
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> Cotty wrote:
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> >
> >
> >Interesting.
>
> Predictable, but indeed interesting.
>
> PMA starts tomorrow...
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Re: PESO: Winter Berries

[Walter Hamler]

Nice color. That 400 seems nice and crisp!
Where was this taken?

Walt

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February PUG

[Walter Hamler]

Where is it?  :-)

Walt

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Shirt!!

[Walter Hamler]

My "...to many lenses " t-shirt arrived this PM. Can't wait to wear it
to this month's camera club meeting!

Walt

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Re: Tamron lens

[Walter Hamler]

Yes, I am interested as well. Will just have to wait and see what come
available first and how much.
I have mixed emotions on the Sigma products. I own their P-TTL flash
for the Pentax and it is not up to snuff but does work. I have had
three of their lenses over the years and have not been happy with a
singlr one. One even lost the front element, just fell out of the lens
onto the concrete!

Walt

On 2/5/08, Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> SP 70-200/2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro
>
> I saw this lens mentioned on the B&H website. Any idea about price? It offers
> a stop more then the upcoming 60-250 Pentax lens, so this might be an
> interesting lens.
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Pentax Bellows

[Walter Hamler]

I just bought a Pentax Bellows from an internet telescope source. The
pic tells that it is a screw mount version. Are there special adapters
available to convert these to K-mount, or do I just get the M-42 - K
adapter ring for both ends?

Walt

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Re: Pentax Bellows- LOW COST ALTERNATIVES

[Walter Hamler]

Hey, good idea. I used to have a slide copier made by Honeywell that
used a Pentax screw mount bellows and that is what we used for slide
duping. I had forgotten about those type adapters.

Walt

On 2/6/08, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dude, use the "mount adapter K" on the body end and get a M39 to M42
> adapter for the lens end. Then you can use superb but dirt cheap
> high end 39mm mount enlarging lenses as the taking lenses. Schneider,
> Rodenstock,
> El-Nikkor, etc. get at least 100mm focal length or you may not be able
> to get infinity focus if you need that. I use 80, 105, 135, and 180mm
> enlarging lenses for macro. One thing you need to be sure of is that
> the enlarging lenses you get have many iris blades (8 or even more) because
> the
> bokeh will really suck with anything less. Seems like the older enl. lenses
> tend to have more blades and give the best bokeh. Sharpness is fantastic
> at macro ranges. I had to make a custom mount for the 180 using a M42
> T mount ring if I recall correctly. In that case I dont use the M39 to M42
> ring.
> jco
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:16 PM
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> Walter Hamler wrote:
> > I just bought a Pentax Bellows from an internet telescope source. The
> > pic tells that it is a screw mount version. Are there special adapters
> > available to convert these to K-mount, or do I just get the M-42 - K
> > adapter ring for both ends?
>
> Get a standard M42-K adapter to mount the bellows on the camera. Then get an
> M42 *reversing ring* to mount lenses on the bellows :)
>
> I did this recently with a cheap third-party M42 bellows. Works great:
> http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=16
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Re: Pentax Bellows

[Walter Hamler]

It was 18.00 with shipping. I figure to get the m-42 to K adapter and
then pick up M-42 lenses or else get an M-39 to M-42 adapter and use
Leica thread enlarging lenses. JCO was kind enough to remind me of
that option. Much like the old Heiland Reponar Slide Duplicator, it
allowed different camera bodies via t-tings and different lenses via
female camera adapters.

Walt

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> I don't know how cheep your M42 bellows was but I only paid about $70
> for my M bellows a few years ago.

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Re: As requested by Mark Roberts, my pdml shirt photo

[Walter Hamler]

Here is a shot of mine, holding it in my hands!  :-)
Thanks to Mark for the shirt and Dave for the hat!

Walt

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Re: wishlist: 4 lenses for your Pentax

[Walter Hamler]

DA17~70
DA 60~250
DA 15mm

Walt

On 2/11/08, Roman Melihhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you could have 4 lenses (already in production or under development)
> for your Pentax DSLR. What it would be?
>
> My 2¢:
> =
> DA* 17-70mm f/4
> DA* 60-250mm f/4
> FA 50mm f/1.4
> FA 85mm f/2.8 soft
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Re: PESO: Macro flute

[Walter Hamler]

Indeed, I like this one as well.
I have been wanting to try my hand at photo's of instruments but
haven't pursued it yet.

Walt

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Re: PESO - Swinging

[Walter Hamler]

Something different. I have never played with a Holga but several
folks in the camera club are using them a lot.
Why are the edges dark like you are shooting through a tube?

Walt

On 2/14/08, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been staring at this one for a while, and I'm still not sure if I
> like it.  So I thought I'd let the collective make up my mind for me.
> ;)
> http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/MeganAndMolly/photo#5154404518927952050
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> Holga, some cheap Eastern Bloc film that won't lay flat, f8 @ 1/60 (give
> or take).
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Update on Bellows.

[Walter Hamler]

The Pentax bellows arrived. Very tiny and lightweight. You can tell it
was made for a Pentax screw mount and that lenses were much smaller
back then.

Interesting sidenote, the guy I bought it from lives in Concord, CA. I
used to live there as well so we traded notes. Turns out he was on
Guam right after I left in 68 and before I returned in 72. He bought
the bellows over there through the Navy Exchange (BX).

I discovered last night that a K mount t-2 adapter will screw on the
M-42 threads on the rear, making attachment to the K mount bodies a
cinch. Also, since it is so tiny, the prism/flash protusion doesn't
interfer with the bellows. Now I just have to wait for the M39 adapter
to arrive to put an enlarging lens on for some test shots. I have an
old Leitz 100mm f/4 lens from a Focomat I used to own. It should be a
good choice.

Walt

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Re: Update on Bellows.

[Walter Hamler]

Hey John, didn't know you were there also. I bet it has changed a lot
since the 70's !
I received the M42-M39 adapter today and have mounted an 80mm
Componon-S on it for some tests. I cannot find the 100mm Leitz lens.
Sure hope I haven't misplaced it !!
Only taken a few shots but the results are very promising and the
metering is dead on in "A" mode.
There is a K mount 100mm bellows lens on KEH but I don't know how I
could adapt it to a screw mount bellows. Anyone have any ideas?

Walt

On 2/14/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Say, that's where I live, too!  I wonder if that guy ever came in to Reed's
> when I was working there.  We had a few Pentax afficionados that would come
> chat with me from time to time.

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Re: Update on Bellows.

[Walter Hamler]

Thanks Bill !!   I told them to let me know when it is in stock. I
hope it is something they are trying to get and not an old listing.

Walt

On 2/14/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> - Original Message -----
> From: "Walter Hamler"
> Subject: Re: Update on Bellows.
>
>
> >> There is a K mount 100mm bellows lens on KEH but I don't know how I
> > could adapt it to a screw mount bellows. Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Try one of these:
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/147971-REG/General_Brand_ABPSPK_Universal_Body_to_Pentax_K.html
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Re: PESO - Grin

[Walter Hamler]

In the Navy we often used Dektol diluted for film developing when
looking for a little extra punch or some grain special effects.
The old Recording film that would yield iso of 3200 was better in
Dektol than D-19.

Walt

On 2/16/08, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Taken a couple weeks ago.  645, SMC-A 35/3.5, 400TX, Dektol 1+10 for 5
> minutes at 72F.  (WTF?  Did he say "Dektol"?)  Yep.  Couldn't find the
> bottle of HC110, so I mixed up some Dektol.  I like the tonality, but I
> missed the focus.  Her right hand is about where head was when I started
> to press the button.  Anyway, critiques welcome and thanks for looking.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/MeganAndMolly/photo#5167600219106383026
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Re: Boris PAW/PESO weeks 04 and 05

[Walter Hamler]

I really do like the landscape. Where in Israel was that shot?
Considering the majority of pics I see of Israel, that scene is not
one to be expected. I guess I am showing my isnorance, aren't I ?  :-)

Walt

On 2/16/08, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I don't think I will ever be on par with the week count. Now would I be
> able to bring to zero the count of unread messages in my mailbox.
>
> The link are:
>
> http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2008/02/paw-2008-week-04.html
> http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2008/02/paw-2008-week-05.html
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> Have your brutal but honest say!
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Re: ACR 3.7 corrupted a K10D PEF?

[Walter Hamler]

Bill, how do you do those screenshots? Is it software or something in
Windows that I don't know about?

Walt

On 2/18/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> - Original Message -
> From: "Mark Erickson"
> Subject: Re: ACR 3.7 corrupted a K10D PEF?
>
>
> > H,
> >
> > So William Robb opened the PEF with ACR 4.3.1 with no problems.  Did you try
> > to convert it to DNG then open the DNG?
> >
> > Godfrey opened the PEF with ACR 3.7, then saved it as a DNG with no
> > problems.  That's what didn't work right on my computer.  Seems to indicate
> > that I have a problem with my installation of ACR 3.7.
> >
> > P.J. couldn't read the PEF with either Raw Shooter Essentials or the Pentax
> > Photo Browser.
> >
> > H.  Three people, three different results (four if you include me).
> > Question is, do I have a bad K10D?
> >
> > Any more thoughts?
>
> If it's a one off problem with one file, it isn't likely to be the camera.
> This is interesting though, when I did as you suggested, which was convert 
> the file to a DNG and
> then open the DNG, the corruption showed up in ACR for a moment, and then 
> dissappeared.
>
> I put two screenshots up on my website if you care to look:
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/ACRscreen1.jpg
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/ACRscreen2.jpg
>
> Smarter minds than I will have to sort this out.
>
> William Robb
>
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Aperture operation on film bodies

[Walter Hamler]

OK. I am clueless.

I put the 18~55 DA lens on the K1000 body thinking it would only work
at WO aperture because it has no aperture simulator. However, when I
actually looked at a slow shutter speed, it appears to be stopping
down to 16 or 22. I tried my other DA lenses and the same thing. Why
is my thinking wrong here?

I shot a series of exposures at 21mm setting, and the prints show a
definite vignette, but the usable area is much bigger than the digital
sensor size. I am going to scan some negs and crop to see how an 8x11
looks.

Somebody please tell me how this stuff really works :-)

Walt

BTW, the Alt-Print Screen does nothing to capture a screen shot. My
keyboard says "System Required" on the Print Screen key.  ???

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Re: Aperture operation on film bodies

[Walter Hamler]

Damn I'm dumb!!

I was expecting "something" to happen when I hit the Alt-Prt Scr keys.
I did it again, then opened the Word program and pasted. Voila! There
it was.
Now I guess I just cut and paste that into the email page?  What is
the best way?

Also, thanks to those who answered the question on the aperture
simulator. Now I understand. Really makes sense now.

Walt

On 2/20/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Walter Hamler"
> Subject: Aperture operation on film bodies
>
>
>
> > BTW, the Alt-Print Screen does nothing to capture a screen shot. My
> > keyboard says "System Required" on the Print Screen key.  ???
>
> Press the F Lock key.
> I'm using a Microsoft Wireless keyboard with this configuration. When the F 
> Lock key is pressed,
> an indicator lights up on the wireless receiver.
>
> William Robb
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DA lens on Film Camera

[Walter Hamler]

Here is a scan showing the vignetting.

Walt

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Scan126.jpg

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Re: DA lens on Film Camera

[Walter Hamler]

My acid reflux has been kicking in lately! :-)

Walt

On 2/20/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You look like you've tasted something. err. unpleasant, oh yes the
> vignetting.

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Re: DA lens on Film Camera

[Walter Hamler]

Naw, I'm a puppy dog  :-)

On 2/20/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You look a lot scarier than your emails imply...:-)
>
> William Robb

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Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

[Walter Hamler]

Nice one Bill. I too got some shots through a telescope.
Here is one from the mid point of the eclipse from here in central FL.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/_IGP5472.jpg

Walt

On 2/21/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot 
> before my fingers fell
> off.
>
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html
>
> Technical:
> K10, ISO 400
> A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second
> Processed with Kodak Digital Gem for noise reduction.
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Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

[Walter Hamler]

John, check out  http://www.telescope.com
They sell adapters for 1.25" and 2" focusers that use t-mount adapters
to attach a camera to a scope.

If you have a refractor reaching focus should not be a problem. A
reflector might offer problems in that there may not be enough infocus
travel to reach focus. That usually requires physically moving the
mirror forward an inch or two.

Another problem concerns the size of the secondary mirror in a newt.
They usually are sized for eyepieces, not cameras. This will create
problems with field illumination, ie, severe vignetting. Going up to a
bigger secondary mirror means buying parts that can cost 50 bucks or
more.

What size. type scope do you have?

Walt

On 2/21/08, John Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Where can I find the requisite adapters to mount my camera to my
> scope?   I have one of the smaller reflectors but it seems worth a try
> if the adapters don't cost moer than the telescope.
>
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Slide Scanning at Costco

[Walter Hamler]

I believe this was discussed recently.

I took 10 slides to the local Costco. They scanned and put on cd for
2.90, including the cd. The images are about 2100 dpi, avg 3.2 meg
each file. JPEG only unfortunately.

However, the quality was excellent. I thought I was getting ok results
from my HP scanner at 2400 dpi but the prints from these are much
better than I had been able to do from my scans.

Tomorrow I will be selecting from my large archive the slides I want
to archive on cd's. At that price it will be worth paying someone
else. Also, they were fast. Had the job done in 30 minutes!

Walt

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PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

[Walter Hamler]

This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to
help me but now I think I could do it by myself.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Compositeweb.jpg

Walt

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Re: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

[Walter Hamler]

Dave, it is a cut and paste.
I need a lot more practice with PS, in the Layers area in particular.

Walt

On 2/24/08, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Different, but i like it.
>
> By composite, do you mean cut and paste into PS etc, or did you do
> this with the multy exposure mode.
>
> Dave

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Re: Lunar Eclipse Composite

[Walter Hamler]

Thanks Christine :-)

Walt

On 2/24/08, Christine  Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Walt:  I really like this.  To me it looks very nice, and I greatly enjoyed
> seeing this photo.  Well done you!  Cheers, Christine
>
>
> - Original Message -
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> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:46 PM
> Subject: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite
>
>
> > This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to
> > help me but now I think I could do it by myself.
> >
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Compositeweb.jpg
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Re: Film in, digital out...

[Walter Hamler]

Scott, I am not up to speed on the newest generation of printers. I
have two Epsons, 1800 and 800. They use the same cartridges so makes
ink situation easier. However, both are outdated and I am finding inks
difficult to get locally. Web dealers are no problem and are much
cheaper anyway.
One of the young salespersons at the local camera dealer has one of
the newer Epsons with the latest generation of inks. He shows me
prints all the time. They look no different than what I have come to
expect from my older versions. He does say the newer one sucks up ink
must faster than his older 1800.
Ibelieve the printer manufacturers are in collusion to sell printers
cheap, ink is expensive, and the technology changes every 6 to 9
months to keep the game going! :-)
A friend has the Epson Photo flatbed scanner that others mention. I
produces very good results. He in fact uses it to scan his Mamiya 6x7
negs (B&W) and has nice 11x14's and 16x20's to prove it works well. He
gets all his printing done at a regular full service lab that prints
really great B&W's from digital files.
Darkrooms are nice, relaxing, and feed your zen, but they really
aren't necessary anymore :-)

Walt

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> ...or, I can't make up my mind.
>
> So the darkroom project is pretty much dead in the water.  Besides the
> expense, there's the matter of satisfying the landlord that the plumbing
> and wiring is done properly.  Now, I'm perfectly capable of doing it all
> myself, and he knows that, but the state seems to think I need to be
> licensed.  Something about residency permits and unlicensed contractors
> and rental properties or some crap.  It's more of a hassle than I want
> to deal with.  So until we decide to buy a home I'll just keep hoarding
> enlargers and safe lights.  Which leads me to the alternative...
>
> I'd like to get a printer specifically for black & white.  An Epson C88
> looks like it should do the job with MIS Ultratone inks.
> Single-black-ink printing might work, too.  (Christie says I go through
> too much black ink with "her" printer.)  I have no immediate plans to
> print anything larger than 8x10.
>
> While we're at it, my scanner sucks.  Since I need to scan medium format
> negs, this pretty much leaves me with flatbed scanners.  (Sure, I'd like
> a Flextight X5 on my desk, but Christie seems to think that 20K might be
> better spent on something else.  Like a car.)  Currently considering a
> couple of Epson's offerings - 4490 and V500.  The V700 looks nice, but I
> don't really need the LF capability.
>
> Anyway, thanks for reading this drivel.  If you can offer any
> suggestions, I'm wide open.
>
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Re: GESO: Today :D

[Walter Hamler]

I really like the IR shot. The ducks are nice as well. That stock
mounted lens really seems to work well !

Walt

On 2/24/08, Timber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Today I was at the riverside of Danube and a lot of ducks came to
> celebrate the good weather :D I also had my Photo Sniper with me
> (modified for K10D :P) and took a few shots. I really like this
> equipment, since it's not just a great lens, the Tair f4.5/300mm but
> also a special "mount" which looks like a machine gun :D
>
> So a few duck shots with the Tair:
> http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93375971
> http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93375972
> http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93375973
> http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93375970
>
> And 2 shots from the town called Szentendre (with the kit lens):
> http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93375974
> http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93375975
>
> Also I had my Full Spectrum Panasonic FZ50 with me... here's a shot made
> with it with a Hoya R72:
> http://www.pbase.com/timbercode/image/93375975
>
> Cheers,
> .timber

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Re: Start-up lets you fix focus after snapping the shutter

[Walter Hamler]

Now that is something I would love to see!!

Walt

On 2/27/08, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recall seeing this in an Adobe presentation a while ago. Seems like
> the start-up is getting off the ground
>
> http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9876296-39.html?part=dtx&tag=nl.e703
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Re: PESO - School Day

[Walter Hamler]

Nice one, Bruce.

Walt

On 2/27/08, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My daughter just before going to school today.  She wanted me to take
> her picture.  I obliged.
>
> Thought you might want to see how the lens renders.
>
> Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 90mm, Fill Flash -1.5
> ISO 200, 1/250 sec @ f/4, handheld
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> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_5734.htm
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Re: OT: ROTFLMAO

[Walter Hamler]

When we first moved here to the Orlando area, there were stories going
round about a recent event where two local police officers had to kill
an Anaconda. It was about 18 feet lond and weighed some god awful
amount. Supposedly took over 200 rounds to finally kill it.
Afterwards, folks started bringing forth stories of missing animals,
mostly dogs and cats, but some small pigs were also included.
Now, the stories out of South FL, Everglades area, of lots of large
snakes, Boas, etc, that are breeding like rats after being turned
loose by owners because they were getting too expensive to feed!

Walt

On 2/26/08, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
> Sorry, couldn't resist.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
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Re: Costco slide scanning

[Walter Hamler]

Bob, I just had over 500 done and they put them on 3 CD's. No charge
for the cd's at all.

Walt

On 2/29/08, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Visited my local store today with several hundred slides in hand.
> The Dollie behind the counter explained $.29 per slide, plus...
> For every 36 slides we tack on $2.99 for  just like with a roll of 
> 36.
> ME:  But you can get lots more slides on a CD.
> Dollie:  Oh yes, 2-300 but we have to do all that mounting...
>
> Do I look for another Costco, or is this the same everywhere?
>
> Regards, Bob S.
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Re: Costco slide scanning

[Walter Hamler]

I have an old HP Photosmart that does 2600 dpi. However, the scans
that I get with it are not as good as the Costco versions. Besides, my
scanner takes 3 to 5 minutes per scan sometimes.
I have been very happy with the Costco scans and plan on geting a lot
of my slides archived this way.

Walt

On 2/29/08, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Even at 29c a slide, you don't have to have that many before your own good 
> scanner with a magazine becomes the most cost-effective method of digitising.
>
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PESO: Antarctica Slide Scan

[Walter Hamler]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Lake-Vanda-Antarctica.jpg

This is one of the slides I had scanned at Costco.
It shows Dr. Sam Travis, Univ. of Nebraska (1977) pointing out Lake
Vanda in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica.
It had been so long that I had viewed some of these slides I am slowly
recollecting some of the places and people involved.
Damn sure is terrible to get so old and forgetful!

Walt

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Re: PESO: Antarctica Slide Scan

[Walter Hamler]

Yes, I am very happy with the scans. Of the 500 that I have had
scanned so far almost all of them look great with further PP. The
majority are from K64 slides, some Ektachrome 64. They have all been
stored in archival sleeves in "dark storage" conditions.

Walt

On 3/1/08, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pretty descent scan. Like the depth, color and comp.
>
> You too? ;)
>
> Jack
> --- Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Lake-Vanda-Antarctica.jpg
> >
> > This is one of the slides I had scanned at Costco.
> > It shows Dr. Sam Travis, Univ. of Nebraska (1977) pointing out Lake
> > Vanda in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica.
> > It had been so long that I had viewed some of these slides I am
> > slowly
> > recollecting some of the places and people involved.
> > Damn sure is terrible to get so old and forgetful!
> >
> > Walt
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Re: PESO: Antarctica Slide Scan

[Walter Hamler]

Darn!! That should be "without" further PP.

Walt

On 3/1/08, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, I am very happy with the scans. Of the 500 that I have had
> scanned so far almost all of them look great with further PP. The
> majority are from K64 slides, some Ektachrome 64. They have all been
> stored in archival sleeves in "dark storage" conditions.
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Re: PESO: Handlebars

[Walter Hamler]

How far away were you? Can't tell if he is looking at you or is
oblivous to you and camera.
Good capture.

Walt

On 3/1/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The coffee shop portraits. "Handlebars"
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7009901
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Re: Costco slide scanning

[Walter Hamler]

Are you happy with the results?

Walt

On 3/2/08, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bob, I JUST returned from Costco and have JUST popped the CD of my
> scanned slides into the computer.  29 cents apiece, no other charges.
>

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Re: Costco slide scanning

[Walter Hamler]

Gee, those are terrible!
I must say that the photo lab staff at the store I used are very
knowledgable and know the technology. They showed me the equipment and
the scanner alone was 60,000.00. It is attached to one of the Noritsu
machines so it can make prints if ordered or it just spits out the
cd's. They monitor each scan and tweak as necessary.
I suspect you are up against some newby's that don't understand fully
what they are doing.

Walt

On 3/2/08, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Are you happy with the results?
>
> Not really.  For the most part, they look  good, a few will
> need to be inverted (scanned backwards), and a couple were obviously
> too much color saturation for their machine to handle, and most were a
> bit blown out on the highlights with a lack of saturation.
>
> I've uploaded a few for you to see, with a comparison between some I
> scanned myself on someone else's machine when I had a chance.  My
> scans aren't perfect, but I'm satisfied they are fairly close to the
> original picture so you can see the difference between their scan and
> the way it should look.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/CostcoOrNo?authkey=GjfBMt1vHyM
>
> rg2
>
> On 3/2/08, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thanks, my folks have some explaining to do...Regards,  Bob S.
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Bob, I JUST returned from Costco and have JUST popped the CD of my
> > > scanned slides into the computer.  29 cents apiece, no other charges.
> > >
> > > rg2
> > >
> > > On 2/29/08, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On Feb 29, 2008, at 10:37, Walter Hamler wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Bob, I just had over 500 done and they put them on 3 CD's. No charge
> > > > > for the cd's at all.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I came in late to this, but... am I to understand that the quality is
> > > > "pretty good" for the scans?
> > > >
> > > > .29/slide is a cheap price to pay, considering what a chore it is to
> > > > scan slides at home.
> > > >
> > > >  -Charles
> > > >
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Re: Costco slide scanning

[Walter Hamler]

Here are a couple more that they did with the Antarctica slides.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/McMurdo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Don-Juan-Pond-Dry-Valleys.jpg

Walt



On 3/2/08, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Are you happy with the results?
>
> Not really.  For the most part, they look  good, a few will
> need to be inverted (scanned backwards), and a couple were obviously
> too much color saturation for their machine to handle, and most were a
> bit blown out on the highlights with a lack of saturation.
>
> I've uploaded a few for you to see, with a comparison between some I
> scanned myself on someone else's machine when I had a chance.  My
> scans aren't perfect, but I'm satisfied they are fairly close to the
> original picture so you can see the difference between their scan and
> the way it should look.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/rg2pdml/CostcoOrNo?authkey=GjfBMt1vHyM
>
> rg2
>
> On 3/2/08, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thanks, my folks have some explaining to do...Regards,  Bob S.
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Bob, I JUST returned from Costco and have JUST popped the CD of my
> > > scanned slides into the computer.  29 cents apiece, no other charges.
> > >
> > > rg2
> > >
> > > On 2/29/08, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On Feb 29, 2008, at 10:37, Walter Hamler wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Bob, I just had over 500 done and they put them on 3 CD's. No charge
> > > > > for the cd's at all.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I came in late to this, but... am I to understand that the quality is
> > > > "pretty good" for the scans?
> > > >
> > > > .29/slide is a cheap price to pay, considering what a chore it is to
> > > > scan slides at home.
> > > >
> > > >  -Charles
> > > >
> > > > --
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PESO: Billy Blackwelder finds an Antarctic Trout

[Walter Hamler]

Billy was our scoundrel helo pilot :-)
He was always pulling some wild storey out of thin air!

Walt

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Antarctic-Brook.jpg

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Re: PESO: Antarctica Slide Scan

[Walter Hamler]

Amita, I just saw your response so I am late answering.

I was assigned to the navy squadron that provided logistic support to
the National Science Foundation efforts in Antarctica. We
prepositioned from Pt. Mugu, CA to Christchurch, NZ each year in late
August/early Sept. First flights to McMurdo, Antarctica were usually
in early Sept with continuous flights almost daily to ferry equipment,
supplies and people into McMurdo.

The two years I was attached to the squadron were probably the most
frustrating ever for the squadron and the NSF. Both years saw several
planes involved in serious crashes and subsequent retrevial
activities. One area, called Dome Charley, the third highest plateay
dome on the continent, saw two planes crash in one day. A third plane
had to rescue the crews of the other two. To say the least, we were
very concerned for several days!

Eventually, the following year, both planes were repaired and
recovered. I still remember the day that two severly crippled, but
flying, C-130's flew back to McMurdo. I left the squadron later that
year and the following years saw two more planes recovered from other
crash sites.

BTW, I was the Photographic Officer in the squadron, supposedly in
charge of the aerial mapping photography taskings we had.
Unfortunately, the first plane to crash the first year was our one and
only camera equipped aircraft. Such luck!!!

Walt

On 3/4/08, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gorgeous! Why were you in Antartica, Walt? It is one of the places I'd
> like to visit someday.

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Re: Argh! Lost my lab!

[Walter Hamler]

If there is a Costco near you and you are a member I would say give them a try.
I am having a wonderful experience with my local store, but there
seems to be a lot of variations from store to store.
The prices cannot be beat and , at least here, they will work with you
to suit your needs.

Walt

On 3/6/08, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I finally have a vehicle again (after an unlicensed, drunk car thief
> totalled my car and some of my neighbours' cars a year ago), and a
> friend asked me to shoot her wedding in May (I need to crawl through
> the list archives for old threads about what it's reasonable to
> charge so as to still be giving a friend a big break but not completely
> undermine the full-time pros' ability to charge saner fees) so I headed
> up to the lab to drop off some Velvia and to find out whether prices
> were the same as the last time I'd checked.
>
> *pout*  They're gone.  Front window papered over and a "for rent" sign
> on it.  Bleah.
>
> So ... I searched online for photo labs in/near Baltimore, and so
> far I'm finding a whole lot of one-hour services in drug stores
> (*cringe*), one that looked promising until I dug deeper and saw
> that they don't develop film, only scan it and make digital prints
> (so I guess I could have the drug store develop it and then take
> the negatives there ...), and one that doesn't list prices and
> appears to only do machine prints (which, if the operator is serious
> and skilled, will do a lot of the time, but I'd like to know where
> to get colour done on an enlarger Just In Case).
>
> I was also planning to shoot some HIE, but I don't know whether any
> minilab machines are safe for that (I'll Google that later).  I may
> wind up having to develop the HIE myself (in which case I guess I'd
> better shoot some practice rolls).
>
>
>
> So:  who's still shooting film in my neck of the woods, and where
> do you take your colour film for processing?
>
>-- Glenn
>
> PS:  I _might_ be able to borrow a DSLR for the day, but if I do,
> it'll be a Nikon, since that's what three or four of my bandmates
> are shooting.  My own digicam is a 1.2 megapixel point&*shoot that
> is not going to be suitable for shooting a wedding.  But my K2 and
> Program Plus are ready to go, if I can find a good place for the
> processing.
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Re: GREAT "general purpose" Zoom for the Pentax DSLRS?

[Walter Hamler]

Never seen that particular lens. I had a 35~105 years ago that I
really liked except it was pretty heavy.
My biggest problem is at my age the AF is almost a requirement anymore  :-)

Walt

On 3/10/08, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been using for about a month now the SMC PENTAX-A 24-50/4.0
> Zoom almost exclusively ( mostly product photos for ebay on
> tabletop ) on my *istDS DSLR. Its a two ring zoom so you never
> get any annoying "zoom creep" and it holds focus perfectly
> when zooming. The F4 speed is a little slow but the lens is so
> contrasty that its easy to focus at 50mm ( I use a split image
> screen - third party model - in my *istDS ). Anyway, after you
> figure in the 1.5X lens factor you are left with a 35mm SLR
> equiv of 36mm to 75mm which is a very versatile "super normal"
> lens. This model is extremely contrasty, great color saturation,
> and freedom from flaring. It works beautifully for tabletop
> product photography. I have never needed wider or longer, as it
> has a pretty decent magnification at 50mm and min focus. The constant
> aperture (F4 thru the zoom range) is great when using manual full
> power flash like I like to do.
>
> Anyway, if you do a lot of ebay or similar product photography for web,
> I recommend this lens very highly. Much more versitile than a
> prime or macro 50mm with the 24m capability.
>
> I must add I have never used the stock 18-55mm that was sold
> with the camera, but I doubt it can match this lens, let alone
> beat it. Maybe it can? Anyone ever compared the two in the 24-50mm
> range?
>
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Re: PESO 2008 - 25 - GDG

[Walter Hamler]

I am disappointed that I left the Bay area before BART was
operational. Never have been back to try it out.
The Metro in DC was nice to ride when I was there, especially to go in
to the museums, etc.
Great shot.

Walt

On 3/11/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sunday, I rode BART into SF for a visit to the Coit Tower. This
> father and his son had great faces ... we talked for a bit, then
> junior got all excited about something on the wall ...
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/godders/25-dadnson.jpg
> Dad And Son - BART 2008
> Panasonic L1 + ZD 11-22/2.8-3.5
> ISO 400 @ f/5.6 @ 1/25, FL=11mm
>
> Comments and critique always appreciated.
>
> enjoy
> Godfrey
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Re: In Memory of My Mom

[Walter Hamler]

Paul, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I hope that your family can
gather around each other and feel the comfort of knowing she had a
great life and did not suffer.
Our prayers are with you at this time of loss!

Walt

On 3/17/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My mother fell asleep while watching television this morning and
> never woke up. She was 92 years old and passed without pain or
> suffering.

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Antarctica Photos

[Walter Hamler]

I won a SmugMug acount from our camera club, so I have created a
gallery of my Antarctica slides. The link is

http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4539586_fv7fM#267396792

There are about 74 images there now and I will add others as I have time.

Cheers.

Walt

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Re: Antarctica Photos

[Walter Hamler]

Yes, they were shot in 75 - 77, mostly late 76.

I suspect McMurdo has changed quite a bit as most of the older wooden
buildings there have been replaced with more modern and more durable
materials.

As for the terrain, I doubt there would be much actual change as the
snow/ice accumulate and disipate every year. Antarctica is dryer than
any desert on earth and also has very little precipative snow. 99 % of
the snow that needs removing when a new summer season begins each year
is from wind blown redistribution of the snow from other areas of the
continent.

Some of the hype that is reported as to global warming causing
disaster with the Penguin rookeries is simply overblowing of changes
in the coastlines due to sea water freezing and melting every year. It
is a constant flux of changes every year that has been going on for
tens of thousands of years.

I understand that this current summer season saw some pretty thick ice
in the McMurdo area that was tough to remove, yet other areas of the
continent saw little to no ice buildup. It is all a matter of knowing
the difference between "weather" and "climate". In the case of
Antarctica, that difference is very hard to determine!

Walt
On 3/18/08, Micah B. Kleit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Walt:
>
> There are really terrific, especially the picture of the group of
> penguins.  As I recall from an earlier posting of yours, these are
> from the 1970s, are they not?  I wonder what that stretch of
> Antarctica looks like now.
>
> Best,
>
> Micah
>
> On Mar 18, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Walter Hamler wrote:
> > I won a SmugMug acount from our camera club, so I have created a
> > gallery of my Antarctica slides. The link is
> >
> > http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4539586_fv7fM#267396792
> >
> > There are about 74 images there now and I will add others as I have
> > time.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Walt
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Re: Antarctica Photos

[Walter Hamler]

Actually the temps aren't that bad most of the time. Early season it
may drop to 30 below F but by Dec and Jan the temps are above freezing
most of the time. You have plenty of cloths and layer them to a
comfort level so it's really quite easy.

Walt

On 3/19/08, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Walt, you've got some truly outstanding photos in that gallery.  It
> /really/ makes me want to visit ... until I think about the
> temperatures. :-)
>
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Re: Antarctica Photos

[Walter Hamler]

Almost exclusively Kodachrome 64. We rarely shot Ektachrome. I suspect
the blue is just from the scans as I do have to tweak the color on
some before I print.

These were loaded directly from the files I got from Costco with no
changes. I won't do that again as I mistakenly thought they would load
a lot faster!

Walt

On 3/18/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> These are very impressive, Ektachrome?  (I seem to detect the Ektachrome
> blues).

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Re: Antarctica Photos

[Walter Hamler]

Late 70's
Yes, lots of beards!  Most of the guys grew them so that they could
get some ice/snow caked in them and get a photo of themselves to prove
they were OAE's (Old Antarctic Explorers!)
Fortunately, or UNfortunately, I have never been able to grow a beard!  :-)

Walt

On 3/18/08, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> Superb stuff Walter, how long ago were you there? Judging by the beards
> I would say 1969 but I suspect later ;-)

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Re: Antarctica Photos

[Walter Hamler]

Well, let's think that through. The pics were shot in the late 70's!

Does bring up a great point however. Navigation when flying down there
back then was very difficult. The C-130's were equipped with a special
nav system that had been optimized for polar use. It seems that
conventional (then) navaids (LORAN) did not work, primarily because
support infrastructure did not exist.
The experimental system we used was a prototype inertial nav system.
However, it required constant updates. The problem with that was that
the system to do that did not work very well !
Many a flight was started using the nav system and it would fail half
way there. That's ok on a 200 mile trip, but Antarctica is a HUGE
continent and many flights were 12 to 14 hours at 280 knots, baring
winds. I gained a lot of respect for the pilots and flight crews back
then, believe me.

Walt
On 3/19/08, jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> nice pics.
> The most important thing i want to know. did you do the geocache while you 
> were at the south pole??
>
> James

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