RE: PAW: tiger
The pictures don't appear in my browser (Pocket IE). Are you using some unusual scripting? Nick -Original Message- From: "Dan Zaharevitz"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 04/04/04 16:14:15 To: "Pentax mailing list"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PAW: tiger I just found this list and I just got back from a Florida trip which was my first real chance to play with my *istD. So I'll dive right in and submit my favorite shot from that trip http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/tiger.html All comments welcome. A few more from the same trip can be found at http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/paw.html Thanks, DanZ -- * Dan Zaharevitz * Camp Springs, MD * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PAW: tiger
Hi Dan, Welcome to the list. Glad you found us and decided to jump in. I don't like this photo at all. Before I even read the details, as it was coming up on my screen, I could see it was a digital shot, or at least I thought it was. Gotta love those burnt out highlights. There's some veiling in the (viewer's) left side of the frame. That's a real detriment to a photo that, imo, should be sharp and clear across the board (within the plane of focus). And, speaking of focus, the tiger's eyes don't seem to be very sharp. Eyes! Eyes! Eyes! They make most any photograph, especially cat photos. Perhaps just a little sharpening with your photo editing software can help. A good attempt with a mediocre result. shel > Dan Zaharevitz wrote: > > > > > I just found this list and I just got back from a Florida > > trip which was my first real chance to play with my *istD. > > So I'll dive right in and submit my favorite shot from that > > trip > > > > http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/tiger.html > > > > All comments welcome. A few more from the same trip can be > > found at
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And most importantly, have you taken one of these > files and put it > onto your computer screen to see if you can even see > the problem? > > William Robb > Good question, I had not observed the photos closely, just went with the conclusion of s/w. I just looked at the photos. None of the photos have any red pixels. But once the bad pixel count(according to s/w) increases, image color changes. All photo's with zero pixel count(according to s/w) look apparently black except the last one . Ex: According to s/w, photo taken at 1/2sec has 0 bad pixels, but apparantly brown in color with R-G-B ~ 63-30-4. After 1/2 sec i,e 1sec photos are marked to have 100 bad pixels. Its time to sleep:-) Thanks Ramesh __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
Re: PAW: South Rim
Hi Francis ... What can I say yawn. The composition is heavily influenced by the foreground, which, if at all, this foreground should play a very minor role in your photo of the Grand Canyon. The bright foreground takes away from the muted colors of the canyon, diminishing any sense of grandeur (it is the GRAND canyon) and hiding its beauty. Of course, perhaps you were looking for something that I can't find or see in your photo. At what focal length was this shot made? shel Francis Alviar wrote: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2253196 > > As usual comments and suggestions are very much > appreciated. > > Photo taken with a Pentax ZX-5n and 28-105 mm f/4-5.6 > Powerzoom. Film was Fuji Astia.
Re: PAW - Escaped Flamingos
Framingham, MA ... (groan) Kenneth Waller wrote: > > Shel, where did you find them already framed. I've never seen that before in nature. > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/escaped.html
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Ramesh Kumar" > Subject: Re: H > Define "bad" (hot, dead, or a combination). > At what speeds are you testing? > Have you also tested at higher speeds, less than1/15 > second? no i have not tested 1/30 Ramesh __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
- Original Message - From: "Ramesh Kumar" Subject: Re: Have I got really bad piece()? > After 1s, BadPixels remains 100. > My question is 100 bad pixel a bad count? > Should I think of exchanging for another one? > Actually, 100 pixels is pretty good, and at 1 second, is very good. Use this as a benchmark though, and retest it before the warranty expires. William Robb
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
As suggested by Rob, I did setting and ran my tests again for different exposure exposures. All these values are taken from FILE created by the "DeadPixel tool" instead of values shown against "Result" in dialog box. Settings are WB is sunlight, Saturation middle, Sharpen is 0, Contrast 0, sRGB, iso 200asa T I F F R A W --- Exp TimeNRoff NROnNRoff NROn 1/100 0 0 0 1/8 0 0 0 0 1/6 0 0 0 0 1/4 2 0 0 0 1/2 18 0 100 0 1 100 100 100 100 2s 100 100 100 100 After 1s, BadPixels remains 100. My question is 100 bad pixel a bad count? Should I think of exchanging for another one? Thanks Ramesh --- Ramesh Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > File created by the tool says BadPixels are 100. > I kept camera in manual mode and changed the shutter > speed. > > Thanks > Ramesh > > > --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You haven't really indicated how many hot or dead > > pixels you have, > > and at what shutter speeds. > > Dead or hot pixels are an unfortunate fact of life > > with digital > > cameras. > > > > On my own camera, I didn't record any dead pixels > at > > any shutter > > speed, and I am not getting any hot pixels until > > over 1/2 second, at > > which time they seem to jump exponentially in > number > > as the exposure > > time increases. > > > > William Robb > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Ramesh Kumar" > > Subject: Have I got really bad piece()? > > > > > > > I ran > > http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm > > > on my *istD and following are the results( shown > > > against "Results" in the dialogbox). > > > > > > I am running 1.11 firmware and shot with lens > cap > > on. > > > Test1 uses TIFF & Test2 is RAW. > > > > > > I have doubts > > > 1) Why am I getting so many dead pixels? > > > 2) Why are H/D pixles jump to Megs? > > > 3) Have I got really bad piece? > > > 4) Is this because of bad firmware? > > > > > > Test1 > > > --- > > > Hot/Dead pixels > > > TIFF(200asa), NR-off NR-On > > > 1/8 0/6M 0/13 > > > 1/6 0/6M 0/6M > > > 1/4 0/6M 0/6M > > > 1/2 0/6M 0/6M > > > 1 5M/6M 0/6M > > > 2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > > > > > Test2 > > > -- > > > RAW(200asa), NR-off NR-On > > > 1/8 0/6M 0/6M > > > 1/6 6M/6M 0/6M > > > 1/4 6M/6M 0/6M > > > 1/2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > > 1 6M/6M 6M/6M > > > 2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > > > > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Ramesh > > > > > > __ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway > > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway > http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
Re: PAW: South Rim
It's very nice, I can't see any way to improve it. Francis Alviar wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2253196 As usual comments and suggestions are very much appreciated. Photo taken with a Pentax ZX-5n and 28-105 mm f/4-5.6 Powerzoom. Film was Fuji Astia. Enjoy! Francis M. Alviar __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
OT: Medium Format to carry
Hi all Since an earlier posting about choosing a MF camera to easily carry, I thought of my old Agfa Record I, that's not too bad. So I started looking arround for a folding camera and found, that there is quite a few old ones arround: Agfa Isolette III with a Solinar lens with non-coupled rangefinder. Agfa Record III with Solinar lens and non-coupled ramgefinder. Zeiss Super Ikonta with coupled rangefinder (and some metered as well) And some newer ones too... Fujica gs645 Professional (bellows) Fujica GA645 Wi with a 60mm lens Fujica GA645 ZI with zoom lens (not bellows) Or Fujica GA 645S ... and many other Fujica's The Fujica bellows versions are quite small and affordable. It may be hard to find one with good bellows, though. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
RE: PAW: Right angle scope
Cotty No, not really. But I think the angel scope gives me a chance to photgraph people, behaving naturally. The image counters at www.fotopic.net reveals, that only a part of the spectators watch more than the first shot, which is a pitty, since it's a series of three. all the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2004 23:36 Til: pentax list Emne: RE: PAW: Right angle scope On 4/4/04, A SPY discumbobulated: >Sid you see the photgraphs? The first one here...then click Next twice to >see all three. >http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3618121.html Have you thought of working for surveillance specialists? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
> - Original Message - > From: "Ramesh Kumar" > Subject: Re: Have I got really bad piece()? > > > > File created by the tool says BadPixels are 100. > > I kept camera in manual mode and changed the shutter > > speed. > > Define "bad" (hot, dead, or a combination). > At what speeds are you testing? > Have you also tested at higher speeds, less than1/15 second? And most importantly, have you taken one of these files and put it onto your computer screen to see if you can even see the problem? William Robb
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
- Original Message - From: "Ramesh Kumar" Subject: Re: Have I got really bad piece()? > File created by the tool says BadPixels are 100. > I kept camera in manual mode and changed the shutter > speed. Define "bad" (hot, dead, or a combination). At what speeds are you testing? Have you also tested at higher speeds, less than1/15 second? William Robb
Re: Help with A 20mm f/2.8 lens
- Original Message - From: "Francis Alviar" Subject: Help with A 20mm f/2.8 lens > I recently purchased a Pentax A 20mm f/2.8 lens. I > mounted it onto a PZ-1p and I noticed that it does not > allow for Hyper Program AE function. It only allows > for Shutter-Priority AE, Manual, Manual (Bulb) and > 1/250. Any ideas on what is causing this? The back > of the lens does not look at all like that on a A 50mm > f/2 lens. Other than that it functions in Hyper > Manual mode so I guess it's ok. Can this be repaired? > Are you sure it is shutter preferred not aperture? It sounds like the A contact is either dirty missing or otherwise not making contact. William Robb
PAW: South Rim
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2253196 As usual comments and suggestions are very much appreciated. Photo taken with a Pentax ZX-5n and 28-105 mm f/4-5.6 Powerzoom. Film was Fuji Astia. Enjoy! Francis M. Alviar __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
Help with A 20mm f/2.8 lens
I recently purchased a Pentax A 20mm f/2.8 lens. I mounted it onto a PZ-1p and I noticed that it does not allow for Hyper Program AE function. It only allows for Shutter-Priority AE, Manual, Manual (Bulb) and 1/250. Any ideas on what is causing this? The back of the lens does not look at all like that on a A 50mm f/2 lens. Other than that it functions in Hyper Manual mode so I guess it's ok. Can this be repaired? Thanks for all your input. Francis __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
RE: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
LOL! We'll see, we'll see... I'm gonna save that post for evidence when I get some "damning photos" of you dancing on a picnic table (wearing said bunny ears of course,) after one too many of those exotic beers that will be floating around (thanks to Cotty et al.), and then I'll remind you that you are supposed to be the "quiet, unassuming one"! ;-) tan. -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 5 April 2004 12:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger Hey, Tan, Well, first of all, I only wear reindeer antlers around Christmas, and only on my bike. Second of all (and I know you don't believe this), I'm actually one of the quietest, most unassuming, shy guys you'll ever meet. Really. Just ask the Toronto Boys. We'll be at GFM, and you won't even know I'm there, even with the bunny ears on. I'll just shrink into a corner, sipping my beer, quietly listening to the conversation, all the while taking damning photos with my ever-so-quiet Leica. Then, 'cause I'm so nice, I won't even try to use those damning photos to extort money from anyone. You really have me figured all wrong, Tanya. I'm Canadian. We're the ~nice~ ex-colony... cheers, frank
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
File created by the tool says BadPixels are 100. I kept camera in manual mode and changed the shutter speed. Thanks Ramesh --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You haven't really indicated how many hot or dead > pixels you have, > and at what shutter speeds. > Dead or hot pixels are an unfortunate fact of life > with digital > cameras. > > On my own camera, I didn't record any dead pixels at > any shutter > speed, and I am not getting any hot pixels until > over 1/2 second, at > which time they seem to jump exponentially in number > as the exposure > time increases. > > William Robb > > - Original Message - > From: "Ramesh Kumar" > Subject: Have I got really bad piece()? > > > > I ran > http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm > > on my *istD and following are the results( shown > > against "Results" in the dialogbox). > > > > I am running 1.11 firmware and shot with lens cap > on. > > Test1 uses TIFF & Test2 is RAW. > > > > I have doubts > > 1) Why am I getting so many dead pixels? > > 2) Why are H/D pixles jump to Megs? > > 3) Have I got really bad piece? > > 4) Is this because of bad firmware? > > > > Test1 > > --- > > Hot/Dead pixels > > TIFF(200asa), NR-off NR-On > > 1/8 0/6M 0/13 > > 1/6 0/6M 0/6M > > 1/4 0/6M 0/6M > > 1/2 0/6M 0/6M > > 1 5M/6M 0/6M > > 2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > > > Test2 > > -- > > RAW(200asa), NR-off NR-On > > 1/8 0/6M 0/6M > > 1/6 6M/6M 0/6M > > 1/4 6M/6M 0/6M > > 1/2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > 1 6M/6M 6M/6M > > 2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > > > Thanks > > Ramesh > > > > __ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ > > > > > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
RE: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
Hey, Tan, Well, first of all, I only wear reindeer antlers around Christmas, and only on my bike. Second of all (and I know you don't believe this), I'm actually one of the quietest, most unassuming, shy guys you'll ever meet. Really. Just ask the Toronto Boys. We'll be at GFM, and you won't even know I'm there, even with the bunny ears on. I'll just shrink into a corner, sipping my beer, quietly listening to the conversation, all the while taking damning photos with my ever-so-quiet Leica. Then, 'cause I'm so nice, I won't even try to use those damning photos to extort money from anyone. You really have me figured all wrong, Tanya. I'm Canadian. We're the ~nice~ ex-colony... cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 12:44:11 +1000 hmmm, need I remind you Frank, just who it is that makes a habit of wearing bunny ears and reindeer antlers?!? frank wrote: "And, what if he meets Cotty, Jostein, Fairygirl and everyone else that may be travelling through DC on the way to GFM? He'll think we're a bunch of loons!" oh, and btw, YOU haven't met me yourself yet, so you'd better watch out, cause you may just meet someone even loonier than yourself at GFM! lol... tan. _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: Tiny Train
That's a pretty cool present, Dave. And, you're right, it's a very tiny train. Or a very big spike. I'm assuming the former. Because if it were a really big spike, you wouldn't have needed macro. Nice shot, BTW. cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tiny Train Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 10:47:54 US/Eastern http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2257817 Picture of something my sister gave me for Xmas last year. I like trains so this was fitting. Comments welcome. I had to play with the colour behind the spike so hopefully its not to bad. Dave _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
hmmm, need I remind you Frank, just who it is that makes a habit of wearing bunny ears and reindeer antlers?!? frank wrote: "And, what if he meets Cotty, Jostein, Fairygirl and everyone else that may be travelling through DC on the way to GFM? He'll think we're a bunch of loons!" oh, and btw, YOU haven't met me yourself yet, so you'd better watch out, cause you may just meet someone even loonier than yourself at GFM! lol... tan.
TOPDML Meet Upcoming
That's TorontO Pentax Discuss Mail List for anyone who doesn't know. Looks like we may have a quorum (which is basically me and at least one other person) for either April 24th or 25th. So far Dave Chang-Sang and Jeff along with me are likely. Probably a few more by the time it rolls round. Just letting the list know in case there are lurkers who live in Southern Ontario, Canada who may be interested, or in case anyone's planning on travelling within a couple of hundred miles of our fair burg, and wishes to grace us with your presence. I will likely be modelling my latest bunny ears, as a sort of "pre-GFM" test. You've been warned! Details to follow... cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
RE: OT messages!
Geez, Cory, That's better than a 75% read-rate. I'm sure that's better than me. I doubt I'm anywhere near 50%. Of course, I delete anything that says "digital" or *istD, and anything from Cotty I killfile, so that's a big chunk gone right there... cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT messages! Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:08:17 -0400 Looked just now and I have 43,728 messages in the PDML folder. Probably time to dump them or move them off-site somewhere. Cory Waters Oh, almost 9,300 are unread! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.648 / Virus Database: 415 - Release Date: 4/3/2004 _ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
PDML re-unions-was: PAW: tiger
Okay, Christian, I forgot about you. You'll be gentle with the new guy. I'm just thinking that if he meets tvv first time out, he'll be lost to the list forever, if you know what I mean. And, what if he meets Cotty, Jostein, Fairygirl and everyone else that may be travelling through DC on the way to GFM? He'll think we're a bunch of loons! Of course, he'd be right in that assessment, wouldn't he? Looks like TOPDML may be waking up this month, after a long winter's slumber... cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PAW: tiger Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:02:05 -0400 Robert Oppenheimer.. oops! I mean frank the bunny wrote: > > Welcome to the list, BTW. Maryland, eh? No matter what anyone says, do not > get together with the DC boys. You'll regret it! > I resemble that remark! Dan, nice shot, BTW and welcome to the list. I think the DCPDML is getting together next weekend at some point. Christian _ STOP MORE SPAM with the MSN Premium and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
You haven't really indicated how many hot or dead pixels you have, and at what shutter speeds. Dead or hot pixels are an unfortunate fact of life with digital cameras. On my own camera, I didn't record any dead pixels at any shutter speed, and I am not getting any hot pixels until over 1/2 second, at which time they seem to jump exponentially in number as the exposure time increases. William Robb - Original Message - From: "Ramesh Kumar" Subject: Have I got really bad piece()? > I ran http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm > on my *istD and following are the results( shown > against "Results" in the dialogbox). > > I am running 1.11 firmware and shot with lens cap on. > Test1 uses TIFF & Test2 is RAW. > > I have doubts > 1) Why am I getting so many dead pixels? > 2) Why are H/D pixles jump to Megs? > 3) Have I got really bad piece? > 4) Is this because of bad firmware? > > Test1 > --- > Hot/Dead pixels > TIFF(200asa), NR-off NR-On > 1/8 0/6M 0/13 > 1/6 0/6M 0/6M > 1/4 0/6M 0/6M > 1/2 0/6M 0/6M > 1 5M/6M 0/6M > 2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > Test2 > -- > RAW(200asa), NR-off NR-On > 1/8 0/6M 0/6M > 1/6 6M/6M 0/6M > 1/4 6M/6M 0/6M > 1/2 6M/6M 6M/6M > 1 6M/6M 6M/6M > 2 6M/6M 6M/6M > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > Thanks > Ramesh > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway > http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ > >
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
Here are the results. Last set of results were taken with AWB, keeping camera facing light source, normal sharpen, normal contrast. As Rob suggested, I changed to WB,sharpness,contrast, time is 10sec, M mode. I took two sets of reading one camera facing light source and other in a dark corner. (Note: In all cases mount cap was present) Camera facing light source(mount cap on) [DeadPixelText] Version=1.0 Description= FileType=TIFF NumBadPixels=100 0=Dead,0,0,255 1=Dead,1,0,255 2=Dead,2,0,255 3=Dead,3,0,255 4=Dead,4,0,255 5=Dead,5,0,255 6=Dead,6,0,255 7=Dead,7,0,255 8=Dead,8,0,255 9=Dead,9,0,255 Result: 6MB/6MB Camera facing dark corner(mount cap on) [DeadPixelText] Version=1.0 Description= FileType=TIFF NumBadPixels=100 0=Hot,0,0,208 1=Hot,1,0,206 2=Hot,2,0,206 3=Hot,3,0,206 4=Hot,4,0,207 5=Hot,5,0,207 6=Hot,6,0,207 7=Hot,7,0,207 8=Hot,8,0,207 9=Hot,9,0,208 10=Hot,10,0,207 Result: 0/6MB I have sent the files to Rob. Thanks Ramesh --- Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4 Apr 2004 at 17:37, Ramesh Kumar wrote: > > > I ran > http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm > > on my *istD and following are the results( shown > > against "Results" in the dialogbox). > > > > I am running 1.11 firmware and shot with lens cap > on. > > Test1 uses TIFF & Test2 is RAW. > > > > I have doubts > > 1) Why am I getting so many dead pixels? > > 2) Why are H/D pixles jump to Megs? > > 3) Have I got really bad piece? > > 4) Is this because of bad firmware? > > No idea, can you send me the test results as a text > file given the following > test parameters? > > 10 seconds manual exposure (lens capped) > 200ISO > Daylight WB > NR off > Saturation setting (middle) > Sharpness setting (left most) > Contrast setting (left most) > sRGB CS > TIFF L file > > The tiff file can then be opened and tested under > the default settings of the > DeadPixelTest application and the information file > saved. > > Using the above method my results were as follows: > > [DeadPixelText] > Version=1.0 > Description= > FileType=TIFF > NumBadPixels=15 > 0=Hot,2798,135,69 > 1=Hot,1954,339,113 > 2=Hot,1809,585,64 > 3=Hot,726,610,112 > 4=Hot,726,611,192 > 5=Hot,726,612,112 > 6=Hot,2312,753,121 > 7=Hot,323,766,94 > 8=Hot,572,1365,116 > 9=Hot,1627,1400,64 > 10=Hot,2163,1958,96 > 11=Hot,2162,1959,113 > 12=Hot,2163,1959,145 > 13=Hot,2164,1959,112 > 14=Hot,2163,1960,98 > > From what I have seen of other results this is > pretty average. > > I will make an effort to tabulate all the results > that I have received to date > and I will put up a page in the next day or two. > > Cheers, > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
is this typical for *istd? i remeber vaguesly a discussion of dead/hot pixels on *istd some time ago, but don't remember what the outcome was. 15 bad pixels sounds like quite a few to me. mishka Rob Studdert wrote: Using the above method my results were as follows: [DeadPixelText] Version=1.0 Description= FileType=TIFF NumBadPixels=15 0=Hot,2798,135,69 1=Hot,1954,339,113 2=Hot,1809,585,64 3=Hot,726,610,112 4=Hot,726,611,192 5=Hot,726,612,112 6=Hot,2312,753,121 7=Hot,323,766,94 8=Hot,572,1365,116 9=Hot,1627,1400,64 10=Hot,2163,1958,96 11=Hot,2162,1959,113 12=Hot,2163,1959,145 13=Hot,2164,1959,112 14=Hot,2163,1960,98 From what I have seen of other results this is pretty average. I will make an effort to tabulate all the results that I have received to date and I will put up a page in the next day or two. Cheers, Rob Studdert
OT messages!
Looked just now and I have 43,728 messages in the PDML folder. Probably time to dump them or move them off-site somewhere. Cory Waters Oh, almost 9,300 are unread! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.648 / Virus Database: 415 - Release Date: 4/3/2004
Re: Interesting lens on Ebay Pentax-A 70-200 F4
John, See Boz's site, Zoom's without SMC coating. :-( Regards, Bob S. John wrote: > This lens is currently for sale on Ebay, but it is not mentioned on either > Boz's or Stan's sites. > My faith is shaken. > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3806253 > 160&category=4688 > > John
Re: Have I got really bad piece()?
On 4 Apr 2004 at 17:37, Ramesh Kumar wrote: > I ran http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm > on my *istD and following are the results( shown > against "Results" in the dialogbox). > > I am running 1.11 firmware and shot with lens cap on. > Test1 uses TIFF & Test2 is RAW. > > I have doubts > 1) Why am I getting so many dead pixels? > 2) Why are H/D pixles jump to Megs? > 3) Have I got really bad piece? > 4) Is this because of bad firmware? No idea, can you send me the test results as a text file given the following test parameters? 10 seconds manual exposure (lens capped) 200ISO Daylight WB NR off Saturation setting (middle) Sharpness setting (left most) Contrast setting (left most) sRGB CS TIFF L file The tiff file can then be opened and tested under the default settings of the DeadPixelTest application and the information file saved. Using the above method my results were as follows: [DeadPixelText] Version=1.0 Description= FileType=TIFF NumBadPixels=15 0=Hot,2798,135,69 1=Hot,1954,339,113 2=Hot,1809,585,64 3=Hot,726,610,112 4=Hot,726,611,192 5=Hot,726,612,112 6=Hot,2312,753,121 7=Hot,323,766,94 8=Hot,572,1365,116 9=Hot,1627,1400,64 10=Hot,2163,1958,96 11=Hot,2162,1959,113 12=Hot,2163,1959,145 13=Hot,2164,1959,112 14=Hot,2163,1960,98 >From what I have seen of other results this is pretty average. I will make an effort to tabulate all the results that I have received to date and I will put up a page in the next day or two. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: PAW: tiger
frank theriault wrote: Very cool shot, Dan! Two things that jump out at me are that it looks like the *istD handled a pretty tricky lighing situation with aplomb, and secondly, I like that there are no visual cues that tell us that this is anything other than a wilderness situation. I did do some fiddling with the value curve, but I think you are right that the *istD did a good job of getting close enough that the info was there. Nice tight framing, great comp. I like the fact that his mouth is just a bit open - kind of a tiger candid. Yup, great shot! Thanks for the comments. It was one of those (rare for me) shots that I could see coming and came off like I wanted. Welcome to the list, BTW. Maryland, eh? No matter what anyone says, do not get together with the DC boys. You'll regret it! I'll consider myself warned :) DanZ -- * Dan Zaharevitz * Camp Springs, MD * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interesting lens on Ebay Pentax-A 70-200 F4
> Being a lens snob, I'd never noticed the "non-SMC" lens section! Har! Fred
Re: PAW: tiger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan, Welcome aboard as you just found us. We're not a bad group, but we'll cost you money! That's what my wife is afraid of! The tiger is especially nice. I don't remember them being that close in Disney. The Lion is always uncooperative. He was always sleeping when we went by. The tiger was in a place that you can walk by and look through plexiglass. This guy was very close, got up and walked away, but could see he was going to circle back and cut through these bushes. It worked out well. The lion was much more difficult, on something they call a safari, a truck that barely slows down and never stops. The Seagull, I like as a portrait(?). The bit of sky between the wing feathers is something I've never noticed before. I was pleasantly surprised by that shot. I don't think of seagulls as particularly pretty birds, but in flight with wings spread all birds are quite graceful. This guy flew right over me. Thank god for autofocus. You must have been spinning around when you shot the Castle as it has a bit of a lean to it. Yeah, I didn't clean that one up. I kinda threw that one in because it seemed that a trip to Disney required at least one shot that screamed "Disney". Seems like you and the *ist are getting along quite well! It has been quite interesting. My wife was more than a little sceptical about spending that much for a camera, but I guess she thought is was a cheaper (and safer) response to mid-life crisis than a sports car. She changed her tune after seeing the shots. She even wants to put some up on the wall. I resisted going digital for a long time, which is maybe a bit strange since I'm a computer professional. The easiest thing to get used to is the immediate feedback and ability to adjust when you don't have things quite right. Right now the hardest thing for me to get used to is changing sensitivity. Not only do I never think of changing in "mid-roll", but I'm still trying to get a feel for what the tradeoffs are for increasing ISO. Thanks for the comments, DanZ -- * Dan Zaharevitz * Camp Springs, MD * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have I got really bad piece()?
I ran http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm on my *istD and following are the results( shown against "Results" in the dialogbox). I am running 1.11 firmware and shot with lens cap on. Test1 uses TIFF & Test2 is RAW. I have doubts 1) Why am I getting so many dead pixels? 2) Why are H/D pixles jump to Megs? 3) Have I got really bad piece? 4) Is this because of bad firmware? Test1 --- Hot/Dead pixels TIFF(200asa), NR-off NR-On 1/8 0/6M0/13 1/6 0/6M0/6M 1/4 0/6M0/6M 1/2 0/6M0/6M 1 5M/6M 0/6M 2 6M/6M 6M/6M Test2 -- RAW(200asa), NR-off NR-On 1/8 0/6M0/6M 1/6 6M/6M 0/6M 1/4 6M/6M 0/6M 1/2 6M/6M 6M/6M 1 6M/6M 6M/6M 2 6M/6M 6M/6M Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks Ramesh __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
Re: istD and lenses (was Re: *istD sensor cleaning)
well, the FA* 24/2 has a lot of chromatic abberation that is hidden by the *istD but it becomes a 36mm FOV. not wide enough for me. it's sharp enough though. for film work, i have to be careful with high contrast edges in the corners. the DA 16-45/4 seems to be problem free in this regard but has more falloff at the corners unless stopped down. of course it is 2 stops slower. i don't have any of the other lenses you list, although the Limited set is on my list for eventually. i'd like to see a DA 35/1.4. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: istD and lenses (was Re: *istD sensor cleaning) > does anyone here know how the older lenses fare on *istd? > specifically, the ones i have or looking forward to getting: > > 15/3.5 A > 24/2.8 A > 35/2 A > 50/1.x A (x=7,4,2) > 80/2 M > 135/2.5 K > 200/2.5 K > 24/2 FA* > 50/1.4 FA > 85/1.4 FA* > and the "LTD" ones. > > do any of the newer AF(*) ones have an edge over the older ones? > are "digital" lenses give any noticeable improvement? > in other words, is it worth using the aforementioned > old lenses on the digital body, or would it be a better > idea to try to replace them with "DA" ones?
RE: *istD sensor cleaning
Hmm.. I wonder if I'll eventually have to do this with my 10D ;-) Lurking till I hear about a TOPDML, Dave ;-) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *istD sensor cleaning > > > Take a picture of a white wall or blue sky,slowish shutter and > smallish ap.Should show > what the sensor > has on it then. > > Dont feel too bad,Herb.It took Nikon Canada an hour to clean up > the gunk on my D1 ccd last > Dec. Tech > said it was the dirtiest ccd he'd seen in a while.:-) > > Dave > > > i won't know until it stops > raining and i get a decent shot > that might be > > worth keeping. it looks as good as new. > > > > Herb... > > - Original Message - > > From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:10 PM > > Subject: Re: *istD sensor cleaning > > > > > > > And the conclusion is > > > > > > I'm waiting for a "and now the sensor is as good as new!" > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: Interesting lens on Ebay Pentax-A 70-200 F4
> This lens is currently for sale on Ebay, but it is not mentioned on either > Boz's or Stan's sites. > My faith is shaken. > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3806253160&category=4688 > > John Looks very similar to my SMC A 70-210 F4, but the focus knurl is not quite the same and the ap numbers are a different colour, as is the button on the right side. Dave
Interesting lens on Ebay Pentax-A 70-200 F4
This lens is currently for sale on Ebay, but it is not mentioned on either Boz's or Stan's sites. My faith is shaken. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3806253160&category=4688 John On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:40:42 -0400, Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i won't know until it stops raining and i get a decent shot that might be worth keeping. it looks as good as new. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:10 PM Subject: Re: *istD sensor cleaning And the conclusion is I'm waiting for a "and now the sensor is as good as new!" -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: *istD sensor cleaning
Take a picture of a white wall or blue sky,slowish shutter and smallish ap.Should show what the sensor has on it then. Dont feel too bad,Herb.It took Nikon Canada an hour to clean up the gunk on my D1 ccd last Dec. Tech said it was the dirtiest ccd he'd seen in a while.:-) Dave > i won't know until it stops raining and i get a decent shot that might be > worth keeping. it looks as good as new. > > Herb... > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:10 PM > Subject: Re: *istD sensor cleaning > > > > And the conclusion is > > > > I'm waiting for a "and now the sensor is as good as new!" > >
Re: *istD sensor cleaning
i won't know until it stops raining and i get a decent shot that might be worth keeping. it looks as good as new. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:10 PM Subject: Re: *istD sensor cleaning > And the conclusion is > > I'm waiting for a "and now the sensor is as good as new!"
Re: PAW: tiger
Dan, Welcome aboard as you just found us. We're not a bad group, but we'll cost you money! The tiger is especially nice. I don't remember them being that close in Disney. The Lion is always uncooperative. He was always sleeping when we went by. The Seagull, I like as a portrait(?). The bit of sky between the wing feathers is something I've never noticed before. You must have been spinning around when you shot the Castle as it has a bit of a lean to it. Seems like you and the *ist are getting along quite well! Regards, Bob S. DanZ writes: > I just found this list and I just got back from a Florida > trip which was my first real chance to play with my *istD. > So I'll dive right in and submit my favorite shot from that > trip > > http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/tiger.html > > All comments welcome. A few more from the same trip can be > found at > > http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/paw.html > > Thanks, > DanZ > > -- > * Dan Zaharevitz > * Camp Springs, MD > * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: *istD sensor cleaning
And the conclusion is I'm waiting for a "and now the sensor is as good as new!" - MCC At 04:06 PM 4/4/2004 -0400, you wrote: well, after 5 months of just dust on the sensor that i could blow off, i got some sticky stuff on there. blowing didn't work. tried a SpeckGrabber and that just smeared sticky stuff. that was really upsetting when the first touch with the SpeckGrabber smeared instead of a clean pickup. visions of months spent at Pentax repair danced in front of my eyes. so ended up with an isopropanol/ethanol/methanol mix used for tape head cleaning. i used a cotton swap on a long stick and washed the sensor and then dried it with another swab. after rubbing gently to get the very slight haze off. then i used a new Lenspen's polishing end to polish off the remining haze. these cleaning tools are all dedicated to cleaning the sensor and nothing else. SpeckGrabber is for lint, dust, and things like that, not soft smeary or oily. Herb - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
*istD sensor cleaning
well, after 5 months of just dust on the sensor that i could blow off, i got some sticky stuff on there. blowing didn't work. tried a SpeckGrabber and that just smeared sticky stuff. that was really upsetting when the first touch with the SpeckGrabber smeared instead of a clean pickup. visions of months spent at Pentax repair danced in front of my eyes. so ended up with an isopropanol/ethanol/methanol mix used for tape head cleaning. i used a cotton swap on a long stick and washed the sensor and then dried it with another swab. after rubbing gently to get the very slight haze off. then i used a new Lenspen's polishing end to polish off the remining haze. these cleaning tools are all dedicated to cleaning the sensor and nothing else. SpeckGrabber is for lint, dust, and things like that, not soft smeary or oily. Herb
Re: Photoshop RAW image import problem
Doh! I knew I missed something. I was keeping up with the thread regarding this matter awhile back. At the time I was not using PS. Now I am. I'm doing the update. Thanks Herb. :) Bill, for what it is worth the box I'm running PS has Mac OSX, 10.2.8. Chad On 4/4/04 2:09 PM, "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you don't use the import plugin in CS. you have two incompatible plugins > loaded. you need to remove the Pentax plugin as it isn't designed to work > with CS and install the Photoshop CS update. > > Herb > - Original Message - > From: "Geheim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 2:42 PM > Subject: Photoshop RAW image import problem > > >> Hello, >> >> I have experimenting with using RAW format with my *IST D. I have run into > a >> problem. When I import the image from the CF card into Photoshop CS using >> the Pentax Plug-in I get a very distorted image. Using the plug-in I can >> view the image just fine. When I hit the import button, or select import >> from the drop down menu, to bring it into PS it distorts the image. > > >
RE: FA 50mm f1.7
I have experienced similar problems in the past. I totally agree with Peter and Boris' comments about resetting the electronics by removing the power for several minutes. It could also be the connection between the camera and lens. I have had a lens not link up properly even though I thought I had heard the "click" of it setting into position. The istD also does not like to have the aperture ring out of the A position, so you might check that if it happens again. In short, there is a lot of variables that can go wrong, and will do so at the worst possible moments. I hope you are able to get it figured out. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 11:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FA 50mm f1.7 This is one of my favourite lenses and I find myself using it more and more since the *istD effectively makes it a FA 75mm f1.7. BUT, yesterday whilst shooting inside the church following the ceremony, my lens refused to Auto Focus. It would turn as far as it could go and then just sit there. It was acting basically the same as when I try to autofocus on a subject that is too close. Anyways, I switched it to manual focus and it worked fine. So I switched it back to AF and it still did it. Oh, and there was PLENTY of light in the church, I shot most of the ceremony with available light, handheld at ISO 400, so it surely wasn't that. Anyways, after a few minutes of switching back and forth from MF to AF, it suddenly came to life and started working. THEN, during the bridal waltz, with very little light apart from the candles and fairy lights etc, I wasn't able to focus at all, either manually or automatically. It was showing the little red focus confirmation square in my viewfinder, but when pressing the shutter, the camera wouldn't fire (as if it couldn't get a lock on the focus). So, I turned on the AF360fgz (yep, got it back!), and even with the AF assist beam, it wouldn't focus. I had the camera settings on ISO1600, at f1.7 and handheld at 1/8. I was extremely embarrassed to admit to the couple that I wasn't able to get even one or two decent shots of their very first waltz together! I stayed at the reception until 10pm just for that shot (the bride had hired a smoke machine and really wanted a great shot!), and totally missed out on it! Then I had to drive the 2 hour drive home! I had to pull off the road about 3 times to pour some water over my head and wake myself up, I was THAT tired! Anyways, I am wondering if these two incidences are related (ie not able to AF in the church with plenty of light, and then not being able to get a lock on focus at all in low light even with an AF assist beam), or separate. Should I send it off to CR Kennedy (I am becoming their best customer!) for a repair, or was the church thing a one off incident and the waltz thing was just due to low light? tan.
Re: Photoshop RAW image import problem
you don't use the import plugin in CS. you have two incompatible plugins loaded. you need to remove the Pentax plugin as it isn't designed to work with CS and install the Photoshop CS update. Herb - Original Message - From: "Geheim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 2:42 PM Subject: Photoshop RAW image import problem > Hello, > > I have experimenting with using RAW format with my *IST D. I have run into a > problem. When I import the image from the CF card into Photoshop CS using > the Pentax Plug-in I get a very distorted image. Using the plug-in I can > view the image just fine. When I hit the import button, or select import > from the drop down menu, to bring it into PS it distorts the image.
Re: Photoshop RAW image import problem
Chad, I'm getting the same results as you are using Photoshop Elements 2.0 and the Photoshop Plugin on my Mac. You are using CS, so it doesn't seem that Photoshop is the common problem . . . What OS are you using? IL Bill On Sunday, April 4, 2004, at 01:42 PM, Geheim wrote: Hello, I have experimenting with using RAW format with my *IST D. I have run into a problem. When I import the image from the CF card into Photoshop CS using the Pentax Plug-in I get a very distorted image. Using the plug-in I can view the image just fine. When I hit the import button, or select import from the drop down menu, to bring it into PS it distorts the image. Here is a sample: http://www.weatherfootprint.com/Rawimport.jpg I know I do not take the best pics in the world, but they are better than this. :) What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Chad
Photoshop RAW image import problem
Hello, I have experimenting with using RAW format with my *IST D. I have run into a problem. When I import the image from the CF card into Photoshop CS using the Pentax Plug-in I get a very distorted image. Using the plug-in I can view the image just fine. When I hit the import button, or select import from the drop down menu, to bring it into PS it distorts the image. Here is a sample: http://www.weatherfootprint.com/Rawimport.jpg I know I do not take the best pics in the world, but they are better than this. :) What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Chad
Today's discoveries
Beautiful day here so we drove thru Morton Arboretum and found a big old owl sitting on a next high in the trees. Even with the 400mm it was a long way off. My wife also discovered why we are driving to GFM. She says, "We're driving there so you can take all this camera gear!" Oh well, the secret's out. Regards, Bob S.
Re: FA 50mm f1.7
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: FA 50mm f1.7 > Isn't there a custom function that toggles the ability to fire when not in > focus? No, but if you move the AF switch to continuous AF, it will fire, whether or not focus is acheived. William Robb
Re: PAWE: fur and feathers
well they were cropped. lens focuses only to 4 feet or so. Herb - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:17 AM Subject: Re: PAWE: fur and feathers > Great detail, Herb - especially in the house sparrows. If the shots are > not cropped, you must of gotten pretty close! > > The chipmunk is nice too - hard to get those guys.
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
when i was last at the Harrah's, it was about 400 cars, many of which it has the only known example. the Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion was the oddest. Herb... - Original Message - From: "John Mustarde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum > The museum is about 25,000 square feet, maybe holds 80 cars, which is > plenty to look at in a couple of hours. There'a an aviation museum > next door to it, but I did not have time to go there.
Re: Battery drain-ONE Card?
the most risky time for a card is removing it and inserting it. Herb... - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: Re: Battery drain-ONE Card? > I may be a bit pessimistic by nature but I'd be quite wary having the whole > sha-bang on one card. > What if the microdrive takes a dump and you loose the whole wedding? > In a situation like that, where you have the opportunity to change cards > once in a while, why not do it?
Re: Am I Insane?
Hi, Sunday, April 4, 2004, 2:21:50 PM, Rfsindg wrote: > Wow, I'd like to see that snake's natural habitate...where the electric blue is his > camouflage color.Regards, Bob S. might be his (or her) 'F-ck me!' color... -- Cheers, Bob "All is but a woven web of guesses" Xenophanes
RE: PAW - Man on a Cell Phone
Hi Frank ... Thanks for the comments. I sometimes feel that we see more, and our mind interprets more, than we know when we first glance at a scene. Here was an incredibly fast snap, it all happened so fast, yet it seems to have come together pretty well. The T shirt advertising Ralph Lauren / Polo, the casual, but studied, way the phone user is carrying his sun glasses, his expensive-looking watch band, seem, in some way, to counterpoint the rougher surroundings and the less "studied" look of the guy across the street. Note the "One Way" street sign above the phone guy's phone arm, as if to indicate that this is the way, the intense look in phone guy's eyes, as though I'm intruding into his private space (which, of course, I was). What does it all mean ... I'm not sure. Perhaps a commentary on the self-important? My dislike for public cell phone use? Maybe nothing at all other than what might be a neat composition. Hell, this is one of those pics that just exist, and capture a fleeting micro second of time and light and thought. Sharpness comment = shel Frank said: > > Wow, it's got a real "PJ" feel to it. I mean I know there's no story > > there, but it looks like there ~should~ be. It's as if you said, "there > > was a horrible construction accident across the street, and this guy was > > fleeing, seeking help, calling 911 for assistance..." > > > > Yup, it's a pic that needs a story! > > > > All joking aside, I think it's a wonderful capture. Just kind of a > > slice of life - a guy walking along talking on his cell. Who knows who > > he's talking to, where he's off to? It all means nothing to us, and in > > fact it may mean nothing to him. But it could also be life and death to > > him. Whatever, it's his life, and we'll never know. But for that 125th > > of a second or so, we were able to join him. > > > > I know it's just a grab, but I like the building in the background. I > > also like that the whole thing is slightly tilted - adds to the > > spontanaety (sp?). > > > > I think the guy is a bit too sharp though. Work on your camera movement > > as you snap . > > > > cheers, > > frank
Re: PAW - sleeping swan
I'm glad it works. I struggle with composition so it's hard for me to "see" an image. What I saw here was the light on the feathers and just needed to figure out how to capture that without the normal distracting elements found in a zoo. Getting tight on the bird wasn't obvious because I seem to always think I need to get the whole subject into the frame. What happened was that I had the 300mm on the camera and couldn't back up any more! Thanks again for your comments! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:14 AM Subject: Re: PAW - sleeping swan > Nice composition, and a really peaceful image. Make you feel like it's > almost sitting in your lap. > > - MCC > > At 10:56 PM 4/3/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id9.html
Re: PAW: tiger
So this would be the Tiger PAW. All in all not bad. Dan Zaharevitz wrote: I just found this list and I just got back from a Florida trip which was my first real chance to play with my *istD. So I'll dive right in and submit my favorite shot from that trip http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/tiger.html All comments welcome. A few more from the same trip can be found at http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/paw.html Thanks, DanZ
Re: PAW - sleeping swan
I'll admit to using multi-segment metering and that the D did a great job of keeping the whites white and the blacks black! I also used a little fill-flash... Thanks. Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 6:14 AM Subject: Re: PAW - sleeping swan > Christian, > Very nice shot. I think the texture/light in the white feathers make the shot! Gives you the feeling you are there. > Regards, Bob S. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id9.html > > > > Shot last fall (Northern Hemisphere) in Melbourne. > > > > comments always welcome. >
RE: PAW: Right angle scope
Yaeh - I know :-) Sid you see the photgraphs? The first one here...then click Next twice to see all three. http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3618121.html Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2004 15:41 Til: pentax list Emne: Re: PAW: Right angle scope On 4/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: >The RIGHT ANGLE SCOPE looks like this: >http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3619306.html >all the best >Jens I often use an angle finder, that can also give interesting results - people tend to ignore you more than having a camera up at eye level. Better for landscapes cuz I don't then have to squat at awkward angles to peer through the viewfinder when the whole caboodle is on a tripod. Watch out for possible backlash if someone figures out what you're up to ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: PAW - sleeping swan
Thanks! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:53 AM Subject: Re: PAW - sleeping swan > Excellent shot. > > Christian Skofteland wrote: > > >http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id9.html
Re: PAW - sleeping swan
But what would Oppenheimer think? thanks Frank. Composition comes very difficult to me. This was me learning that to make a nice picture you don't have to include the whole subject. BTW this image has not been cropped, so I think I learned the lesson. If only I could remember it next time... Thanks again! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 12:26 AM Subject: RE: PAW - sleeping swan > Great composition, Christian. Almost makes it semi-abstract - takes a > second or two to figure out exactly what it is (except the title gives it > away). > > I like it. > > cheers, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id9.html
Re: Spring Wildflowers
On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 10:32:07 -0400, you wrote: >I'll probably try your spray bottle trick and see how that works. All but >one of these was shot with a diffuser, some with an added reflector putting >some directional light back into the frame to bring out detail. > >One thing I was trying to do when shooting alst week was to capture more of >the environment - showing the dried leaves and hopefully suggesting the >ecological niche this plants inhabit. > >- MCC > You're My Hero® Well, sort of, ;-). I started to explore some similar environmental shots this weekend, so seeing your photos gives me a known quantity to check against. 4558 is my favorite, it shows the delicate nature of the flowers set within solid surroundings. I think such environmental shots require some creative thinking to decide which batch of flowers best shows the niche - this batch or the one two feet away. For myself, I may have to change to shorter focal lengths just to break away from recent habits of isolating single flowers. I would love to see a shot and description of your diffuser/reflector setup in action. Here in Arizona we have lots of high contrast lighting days, and I could use some help dealing with the bright sunlight. I could just stay home, but that's no fun, since the sun shines bright about 350 days of the year. Also, has anyone explored the low-contrast setting on the *istD? -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
Re: FA 50mm f1.7
Isn't there a custom function that toggles the ability to fire when not in focus? CW - Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" It was showing the little red focus > confirmation square in my viewfinder, but when pressing the shutter, the > camera wouldn't fire (as if it couldn't get a lock on the focus). --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.648 / Virus Database: 415 - Release Date: 4/3/2004
Re: FA 50mm f1.7
> On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:42:52 +1000, you wrote: > > Most likely you inadvertently pushed the camera's AF point selection > dial to a position slightly between settings, which makes the > autofocus exhibit crazy behavior. It happens to me all the time, and > drives me crazy, because the AF won't work right, and I think either > the camera or lens is broken, but when I look at the AF point selector > dial it has been moved just enough towards the 'select' position to > confuse the camera.. > > I wish there was some way to disable this selector in software so I > could just use the center AF point. I don't like this AF point > selection dial at all. > > -- > John Mustarde > www.photolin.com > I hear ya John. The AF selction area on the back of the D1 and D2H is also the controls for viewing the lcd monitor.If i forget to lock it i move the AF all over the place. Dave
Paw in progress:Pictures from old work jobs.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=244208 Hi all. I'v started my portfolio on Photo.net for the sharing of some of my x Canada,Middle East work pictures and some European vacation shots. The first two pic's are above. Snow hole was taken in Springhill Nova Scotia in 1975 around Feb i think. It was a mapping job for the Province.We were supposed to do 8 a day,but with all the snow, we were lucky to do 4.lol The second picture is of our job in the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia.Best job i was on in the 28 years of doing out of town work. This is an old tug boat that 12 of us lived on for most of the summer in 1975.We flew to the points in the helicopter or toke a Zodiac boat if close to the mother ship.We would just dock and live in a cove for a week or two then move.Lots of fresh salmon and prawns. This was again a mapping job for hydrographic surveys Canada. Scans are from roughish prints so please keep that in mind when commenting.Sorry but a lot were damaged in the move from the farm to the house in 1983 but i'v tried to make tham as best i can in PS. I'll add some more later,and i hope you enjoy my x country adventure. Dave
PAW: tiger
I just found this list and I just got back from a Florida trip which was my first real chance to play with my *istD. So I'll dive right in and submit my favorite shot from that trip http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/tiger.html All comments welcome. A few more from the same trip can be found at http://www.radix.net/~drzz/paw/paw.html Thanks, DanZ -- * Dan Zaharevitz * Camp Springs, MD * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Spring Wildflowers
Thanks for comment, Vic. Yep they are Hepatica and the once Bloodroot, the large green foliage seen in some shots is Wild Garlic (best identified by sense of smell...) I'll probably try your spray bottle trick and see how that works. All but one of these was shot with a diffuser, some with an added reflector putting some directional light back into the frame to bring out detail. One thing I was trying to do when shooting alst week was to capture more of the environment - showing the dried leaves and hopefully suggesting the ecological niche this plants inhabit. - MCC At 09:04 AM 4/4/2004 -0400, you wrote: Hi Mark nice photos. These are, of course, Hepatica, among the first flowers to come up in the spring along with Bloodroot. They usually open mid morning when the sun has had a chance to warm them enough to enourage bloom. They fold up later in the day as the sun sets and temperatures plummet. You did a nice job capturing them. They are sometimes difficult to photograph because of the distracting background of old dried (often very bright) dead leaves that cover the ground when they bloom. I have always found that a spray bottle to wet down the leaves in the background and an umbrella to shade them really improves images of Hepatica... Vic - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Spring Wildflowers
Thanks, Dave - 4686 was probably the most difficult to shoot, as it would swinging for almost a foot when the wind blew. But I really love the textures in just-emerging spring leaves. - MCC At 05:39 PM 4/3/2004 +, you wrote: Hi Mark. I like 4886 and the War Department likes 4732. Great job Mark Dave - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: Spring wildflowers
Thanks, Bob! - MCC At 10:27 PM 4/3/2004 -0500, you wrote: Mark, Those are wonderful and truely impressive. The sharpness and detail look great. They make wonderful pictures. Wow. Regards, Bob S. MCC writes: > Here are some of the better shots: > > http://www.markcassino.com/paw/wf/ - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -
Re: FA 50mm f1.7
On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:42:52 +1000, you wrote: >Anyways, I am wondering if these two incidences are related (ie not able to >AF in the church with plenty of light, and then not being able to get a lock >on focus at all in low light even with an AF assist beam), or separate. >Should I send it off to CR Kennedy (I am becoming their best customer!) for >a repair, or was the church thing a one off incident and the waltz thing was >just due to low light? > >tan. Most likely you inadvertently pushed the camera's AF point selection dial to a position slightly between settings, which makes the autofocus exhibit crazy behavior. It happens to me all the time, and drives me crazy, because the AF won't work right, and I think either the camera or lens is broken, but when I look at the AF point selector dial it has been moved just enough towards the 'select' position to confuse the camera.. I wish there was some way to disable this selector in software so I could just use the center AF point. I don't like this AF point selection dial at all. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
Re: FA 50mm f1.7
- Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" Subject: FA 50mm f1.7 > Anyways, I am wondering if these two incidences are related (ie not able to > AF in the church with plenty of light, and then not being able to get a lock > on focus at all in low light even with an AF assist beam), or separate. > Should I send it off to CR Kennedy (I am becoming their best customer!) for > a repair, or was the church thing a one off incident and the waltz thing was > just due to low light? Sometimes, AF just kaaks, and there is nothing you can do about it. I am surprised that once the situation changed, it didn't come back for you though. Might have been a software lock-up though, in which case turning the camera off and removing/replacing the batteries is required. If it happens a few more times, get yer local distributor to have a look at it. William Robb
Re: fur and feathers
what? you want to know details? the first was Provia 100F with FA* 80-200. the rest were *istD with FA* 400 f5.6. i sharpen until i start seeing edge artifacts on sharp lines between black and very light areas and then back off slightly. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 11:41 PM Subject: Re: fur and feathers > number 3 is my favorite. great feather detail. perhaps a little > over-sharpened. Was this digital? if do what iso? if not, what film?
Re: Am I insane?
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 20:32:31 -0600 From: William M Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alan, Personally, I think it looks great. Especially with the limited lenses. At first site, I thought OMG that blue is hideous, but it kind of grows on you. IL Bill Only as long as it doesn't wrap itself around you ... CRB
Re: Am I insane?
At 23:26 2004.04.03 -0500, you wrote: Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 18:02:33 -0800 From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.pbase.com/image/27573890 http://www.pbase.com/image/27573887 http://www.pbase.com/image/27573889 http://www.pbase.com/image/27573888 Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan FS: Rare BLACK Super Program ... :)
Re: Am I Insane?
Actually it's snake skin. I cannot imagine to paint this pattern myself even though itis possible. :-) Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Alan, I really think the electric blue is a bit 'over the top', but like the way you used the black poke-a-dots to tone the color down a bit. It must have taken a long time to paint those on. Regards, Bob S. _ MSN Premium: Up to 11 personalized e-mail addresses and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
SV: PAW: Right angle scope
The RIGHT ANGLE SCOPE looks like this: http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3619306.html all the best Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2004 11:39 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: SV: PAW: Right angle scope I have corrected the link in a later posting, Cotty. Sorry! http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3618121.html Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2004 11:34 Til: pentax list Emne: Re: PAW: Right angle scope On 4/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: >Testing an right angle scope on my SMX A 2.8/135mm i got these tre women in >the viewfinder. They just met and have aparently not seen eachother for >quite some time. I find the scope difficult to use, but sometimes it's quite >rewarding. People think you are photographing in annother direction - >sometimes they stand waitng to pass by in front of the camera. I and you >have no idea that they are there... > >All the best >Jens > > >http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3617259.html got a 404 on that URL Jens... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: FA 50mm f1.7
Hi! I don't have *istD but I've had remotely similar experience to what you describe. I started to feel that my FA 50/1.7 wouldn't autofocus in conditions where it was autofocusing just fine. By accident I had removed the batteries from the grip and in a sense re-booted the darn thing (my MZ-6 that is). Since then it is working much better. I therefore would suggest that you re-set your camera probably even hard re-set by taking all power out of it... On the other hand, perhaps you could try to play with AF and this lens a little. Perhaps indeed you misjudged a little the conditions and it wasn't supposed to come in focus... I found myself guilty of this few times just as well. HTH. Boris
Re: PAW - sleeping swan
Christian, Very nice shot. I think the texture/light in the white feathers make the shot! Gives you the feeling you are there. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id9.html > > Shot last fall (Northern Hemisphere) in Melbourne. > > comments always welcome.
Re: Am I Insane?
Alan, I really think the electric blue is a bit 'over the top', but like the way you used the black poke-a-dots to tone the color down a bit. It must have taken a long time to paint those on. Regards, Bob S. Alan writes: > http://www.pbase.com/image/27573890 > http://www.pbase.com/image/27573887 > http://www.pbase.com/image/27573889 > http://www.pbase.com/image/27573888 > > Regards, > Alan Chan > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
RE: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
John, The museum looks better than I remember it. The car shots are great and show off the ability of the M20/4 to get the shot in tight spaces. You really seem kind of partial to that red Cord. If you were down in the gas light quarter, there is a classic car dealer right on the corner. (about 5th and E street) It's a great place to spend a half hour trying to figure out if you can afford that old classic and how would you get it home. San Diego is a wonderful place! Regards, Bob S. John Mustarde writes: > I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend. > Here's some shots. It's a cool little place to visit. They have a > really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a > hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. > > Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also > shot some with the FA100/2.8. > > Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD. > > http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm
SV: PAW: Right angle scope
I have corrected the link in a later posting, Cotty. Sorry! http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3618121.html Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2004 11:34 Til: pentax list Emne: Re: PAW: Right angle scope On 4/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: >Testing an right angle scope on my SMX A 2.8/135mm i got these tre women in >the viewfinder. They just met and have aparently not seen eachother for >quite some time. I find the scope difficult to use, but sometimes it's quite >rewarding. People think you are photographing in annother direction - >sometimes they stand waitng to pass by in front of the camera. I and you >have no idea that they are there... > >All the best >Jens > > >http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3617259.html got a 404 on that URL Jens... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: Am I insane?
Yeah, I had to because the seller doesn't support this model. Fortunately, it wasn't difficult. :-) Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I actually like that a lot. It works. Congrats. Did you do it yourself? Cheers, Cotty _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: PAW: Right angle scope
On 4/4/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: >Testing an right angle scope on my SMX A 2.8/135mm i got these tre women in >the viewfinder. They just met and have aparently not seen eachother for >quite some time. I find the scope difficult to use, but sometimes it's quite >rewarding. People think you are photographing in annother direction - >sometimes they stand waitng to pass by in front of the camera. I and you >have no idea that they are there... > >All the best >Jens > > >http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3617259.html got a 404 on that URL Jens... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
SV: PAW: Right angle scope
I know...there's a new posting with corrected link. http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3618121.html Don't forget to click "NEXT" twice - to see all three photographs in a row. all the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Frits Wüthrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2004 11:19 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: PAW: Right angle scope This photograph doesn't exist. On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 09:26, Jens Bladt wrote: > Testing an right angle scope on my SMX A 2.8/135mm i got these tre women in > the viewfinder. They just met and have aparently not seen eachother for > quite some time. I find the scope difficult to use, but sometimes it's quite > rewarding. People think you are photographing in annother direction - > sometimes they stand waitng to pass by in front of the camera. I and you > have no idea that they are there... > > All the best > Jens > > > http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3617259.html > > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: PAW - Man on a Cell Phone
On 4/4/04, A LEICA USER discumbobulated: >Juan Buhler and I were walking along a street in San >Francisco that, for some odd reason, hadn't a single car on >it. just this guy walking and talking on his cell phone, and >a lone fellow across the street. I had to grab this one >"right quick," as the guy's appearance and disappearance >from happened in just an instant. Truly a case of F8 and be >there > >http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/cell-guy.html Works for me. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: Am I insane?
>http://www.pbase.com/image/27573890 >http://www.pbase.com/image/27573887 >http://www.pbase.com/image/27573889 >http://www.pbase.com/image/27573888 > >Regards, >Alan Chan I actually like that a lot. It works. Congrats. Did you do it yourself? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
RE: A RAW question...
Hi Tanya While I don't have such a prodigious shooting rate as you, I do currently shoot all Raw and deal with them thus: 1 - Transfer all images to a folder on the PC. 2 - Use Pentax Photo Browser to look through them and delete any I really don't want. I know everyone derides this software but it's fine for this purpose and reasonably quick on a decent PC. 3 - Load each remaining image into Photoshop in order to create a thumbnail JPG from it. I save this with the same name as the original Raw file (with a different extension of course). I'm using Photoshop Elements v1.1 with the Pentax Raw converter. This stage could be replaced by those automatic programs you mention, but I think the Jpeg they produced would be too big for my purposes. I just want an 800x600 ish image. I also rotate the image if necessary and auto-level it. This gives me a set of images that can be browsed using Windows Explorer, or for the Web when I get around to setting up my website. 4 - I then save a CD's worth of RAW and JPG files to CD for archive purposes. This is the equivalent of putting my film slides in album pages.The RAW files are always kept as the originals. 5 - I can then browse the CDs to find images for subsequent manipulation or printing, but use the original RAW file for this. In actual fact I've still got the originals saved on the hard disk in folders CD1, CD2, etc but that will change when I run out of disk space. This works for me as at any one time I'm only likely to print a few of the images I've taken. It sort of replicates my film workflow - get slides back, put in album pages, view pages and extract a few for mounting and projection or scanning and printing. Cheers. Nick. -Original Message- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 04/04/04 07:32:36 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: A RAW question... Yesterday, I shot my first every RAW wedding using the 4gb Hitachi microdrive (courtesy of the Muvo)! I did use some jpgs, just for the family shots which are very easy to expose, so that I had more room for shooting the creative stuff RAW. Anyways, I had a great time, and it all went swimmingly, apart from the amount of batteries that I chewed through, but that is nothing that carrying a few extra sets won't fix. Well, it just took me exactly 1 hour and 26 minutes to download my almost full Microdrive from the shoot! I think this will become one of those "start it up and walk away" jobs! A question, and I know that it has been briefly touched upon before but... Yesterday's wedding resulted in 495 images captured. Of these, about 85% were RAW with the remaining 15% hi res jpegs. I know that it has been discussed briefly, but I was just wondering what kind of workflow those who are shooting RAW are following. It will take me a good week to wade through so many images , even using the PS CS plug-in Also, a couple of you mentioned batch conversion of RAW (.pef) files to .jpg - I find this concept a little confusing though. If I immediately convert my .pef files to .jpgs doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose of shooting RAW in the first place? I mean would I be losing information and also the ability to correct exposure, white balance etc with the extra latitude that the Plug-in allows? Please correct me if I am wrong, and any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TIA, tan.
RE: Right angle scope
Sorry - new link. And wo more pictures! http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3618121.html Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt Testing an right angle scope on my SMX A 2.8/135mm i got these tre women in the viewfinder. They just met and have aparently not seen eachother for quite some time. I find the scope difficult to use, but sometimes it's quite rewarding. People think you are photographing in annother direction - sometimes they stand waitng to pass by in front of the camera. I and you have no idea that they are there... All the best Jens http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3617259.html Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: PAW: Right angle scope
This photograph doesn't exist. On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 09:26, Jens Bladt wrote: > Testing an right angle scope on my SMX A 2.8/135mm i got these tre women in > the viewfinder. They just met and have aparently not seen eachother for > quite some time. I find the scope difficult to use, but sometimes it's quite > rewarding. People think you are photographing in annother direction - > sometimes they stand waitng to pass by in front of the camera. I and you > have no idea that they are there... > > All the best > Jens > > > http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p3617259.html > > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 09:25:41 +0300, you wrote: >Competent photography - but lack of captioning is frustrating. How can one >identify a Clenet Continental without captions? Yes, I know I should have included captioning. I really wish I had the full documentation for the Hunt Special, which can be seen in images 3 and 4. Seems it was built for a wealthy rancher who absolutely *had* to have reliable transportation over the rutted Baja California cart paths to get sixty miles to town to see his doctor. It was a matter of life or death for him to see his doctor regularly, so he commissioned this original Baja off-roader, which successfully traversed the "roads" in the area now used for serious Baja off-road racing. It was the epitome of excellence in small-shop design, engineering, machining, and assembly. Everything was manufactured at the Hunt's own machine shop except for the crankshaft, which was farmed out because the shop was very busy with other work at the time. I think it was built in only a year. It was a convertible like some of today's exotic SUVs - the back passenger end was removable, and when it was taken off the car became a flatbed truck suitable for hauling cargo. The forward engine compartment does not contain the engine - there's nothing but empty storage space in the hood area behind the radiator. The engine is under the front seat, utilizing horizontally opposed cylinders. The suspension has huge amounts of clearance and travel, and has a nifty built in safety arms which allow the car to continue even if it breaks a leaf spring. I tried a Google search for more info about this car, but came up empty. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 23:21:41 -0500, you wrote: >Nice shirt, John! > > > >-frank > Thank yew, thank yew, thank yew. My lovely wife made me a batch of colorful custom shirts. I get smiling comments on them all the time, actually. I love the custom fit and colorful fabrics. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
