Re: OT: Fujica - Black
On 30/11/04, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: For the person looking for the black Fujica, Midwest has a really nice 801. Black. Pretty. Thanks Collin. It was the ST605n I was looking for. Sentimental reasons. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: OT: Christmas in London
On 30/11/04, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed: So, to celebrate that my greencard was granted, nothing better than a trip out of the US. Buenos Aires from San Francisco was $4000, and Virgin has direct flights to Heathrow, so... I'm going to spend one week in London, from 25/12 to 1/1. Hi Juan, That is the week between Christmas and New Year, when most of the country is on holiday, but not all. The Monday and Tuesday are designated as 'bank holidays' and so a lot of things may be closed, but probably not London tourist attractions - but possibly. You'll be fine the Weds Thurs Fri... I'm afraid we're off on our annual Christmas visits, heading north to Manchester and other points north on Monday for the week. It would have been nice to meet you but alas not this time... So, besides street shooting in Oxford Street and the usual tourist things to do, any people there have suggestions on what to do that week? It would also be nice to catch up with London PDMLers for a beer or three... I don't know if Bob Walkden is around, what that bloke does not know about London (or indeed anything ;-) isn't worth knowing. Plus I understand he likes the odd pint occasionally.. Have a good time and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Best, Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PUG
try to reload the pages. It works on my end Why don't I see any images? Plenty of names, no hint of images! -- NEU +++ DSL Komplett von GMX +++ http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl GMX DSL-Netzanschluss + Tarif zum supergünstigen Komplett-Preis!
Re: December PUG is open
No because Alin stopped to make these pages. I hope that we will go online with the new PUG sometime next year, than you will get all the archives you want. Adelheid Than you very much for another great job with the PUG! Adelheid v. K. wrote: The archives seem to be working on http://pug.komkon.org/general/PugDir.html , at least through Jan. 04. A few weeks ago I was trying to complile a list of all the shots I've submitted to the PUG, and was unable to find a list for most of this year. Is there anyplace that might be available, at least the names, if not all the photos? Dan M Hi folks, The DEcember PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. This means: The archives are NOT!!! working on both pages. At least not for the last 5 months. But you have at least a link to Josteins page and you can look at the pictures of July. I don't have much space on my site, so only the current month and last month is available! No archives as such. You can have a look at the previous PUGs via the pastgalleries page on the komkon server. Thanks to Igor to bring the server back. So now the issue of the URL It will change each month at present it is: http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/04dec and http://pug.komkon.org -- Geschenkt: 3 Monate GMX ProMail + 3 Top-Spielfilme auf DVD ++ Jetzt kostenlos testen http://www.gmx.net/de/go/mail ++
Re: PESO - Coming in for a landing
On 30/11/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: 4) He's probably done it already, but I think Cotty must use this as yet another mock-mag cover. It's a cover-shot waiting to be used!! Been forced into early retirement. Speaking of the devil, Cavo has gone quiet recently... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: OT: Christmas in London
Hi, Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 1:38:13 AM, Juan wrote: So, to celebrate that my greencard was granted, Congratulations! I'm going to spend one week in London, from 25/12 to 1/1. So, besides street shooting in Oxford Street and the usual tourist things to do, any people there have suggestions on what to do that week? Oxford Street is always horrendously busy at this time of year, with police on the street corners using megaphones to control the crowds. Immediately after Christmas the January sales begin, so there is no lull. It is horrible. See if you can get a copy of Time Out (http://www.timeout.com/london/) before you get here - I guess they have it at Borders in San Franscisco, and at the airport. It will help you to plan. For candid photography of people going about their lawful business (see how I avoided the word 'street'!) you might also try King's Road, Camden Lock, Portobello and Notting Hill, parts of the City such as Leadenhall Market, Borough Market, Brick Lane and Whitechapel at the weekend. There's a lot, as I'm sure you can imagine. I'll try to think of more. A quick and enjoyable way to get an overview of London is to get on a sightseeing bus, including a riverboat trip. Once you'be bought your ticket you can hop and off all day. Don't try to hop off the boat though unless its berthed. It would also be nice to catch up with London PDMLers for a beer or three... I can probably make it on the 27th or 28th, which are public holidays (called Bank Holidays). -- Cheers, Bob
Re: OT: Fujica - Black (Cotty)
He was looking for a 605... mike wilson wrote: That was Cotty, I believe. Can't remember what model. mike Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: For the person looking for the black Fujica, Midwest has a really nice 801. Black. Pretty. http://www.mpex.com You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship the greater the impact. Howard Hendricks -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: database software
Does this support PEF files? I couldn't find that on the website. On Monday 29 November 2004 00:32, Cotty wrote: FJW Found this: FJW FJW http://www.picturefinder.com/ FJW FJW Am giving Blue Box a try... FJW FJW FJW Cheers, FJW Cotty FJW FJW FJW ___/\__ FJW || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche FJW ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com FJW _ FJW FJW FJW FJW -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: PESO: 'Twas the day after Thanksgiving....
yes, too early, first it is Sinterklaas on 5 Dec, from 6 Dec the Christmas decoration can come out. On Wednesday 01 December 2004 05:39, Boris Liberman wrote: FJW Hi! FJW FJW PS And all through the house, my wife and daughters were dragging up boxes FJW PS from the basement and working furiously to decorate the Christmas tree. FJW PS That's somewhat of a tradition around here. My part of the job was to FJW PS go out and buy a tree this morning. I opted for a long needle Scotch FJW PS Pine this year. We haven't had one of those in many years. Different is FJW PS fun. Anyway, I shot it with the DA 16-45. I dialed in about plus 1.5 FJW PS exposure compensation at f11, and positioned the camera on a cabinet. FJW PS The exposure was around half a second I think. In any case, here it is. FJW PS http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2912959size=lg FJW FJW Paul, do tell me what is this piece of machinery just outside the FJW window on the left? And if you could just for sake of this shot remove FJW the pile of remotes from the table - it would be a great great shot. FJW Really great. As it is now - it is great in a realistic way. But FJW without this whatever outside the window and remotes - it would be FJW great in classical way. FJW FJW My wife disagrees on remotes' count. She also tends to think the tree FJW is due later this year :). She's afraid, the tree will go bald before FJW holidays start :). FJW FJW Happy Holidays everyone :). FJW FJW FJW Boris FJW mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FJW FJW FJW -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: PESO: 'Twas the day after Thanksgiving....
lovely shot, I agree, the remotes and the gass-gril outside should have been removed. On Wednesday 01 December 2004 11:35, Frits Wüthrich wrote: FJW yes, too early, first it is Sinterklaas on 5 Dec, from 6 Dec the Christmas decoration can come out. FJW FJW On Wednesday 01 December 2004 05:39, Boris Liberman wrote: FJW FJW Hi! FJW FJW FJW FJW PS And all through the house, my wife and daughters were dragging up boxes FJW FJW PS from the basement and working furiously to decorate the Christmas tree. FJW FJW PS That's somewhat of a tradition around here. My part of the job was to FJW FJW PS go out and buy a tree this morning. I opted for a long needle Scotch FJW FJW PS Pine this year. We haven't had one of those in many years. Different is FJW FJW PS fun. Anyway, I shot it with the DA 16-45. I dialed in about plus 1.5 FJW FJW PS exposure compensation at f11, and positioned the camera on a cabinet. FJW FJW PS The exposure was around half a second I think. In any case, here it is. FJW FJW PS http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2912959size=lg FJW FJW FJW FJW Paul, do tell me what is this piece of machinery just outside the FJW FJW window on the left? And if you could just for sake of this shot remove FJW FJW the pile of remotes from the table - it would be a great great shot. FJW FJW Really great. As it is now - it is great in a realistic way. But FJW FJW without this whatever outside the window and remotes - it would be FJW FJW great in classical way. FJW FJW FJW FJW My wife disagrees on remotes' count. She also tends to think the tree FJW FJW is due later this year :). She's afraid, the tree will go bald before FJW FJW holidays start :). FJW FJW FJW FJW Happy Holidays everyone :). FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW Boris FJW FJW mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW -- FJW Frits Wüthrich FJW FJW FJW FJW -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: Difference between 55 F2 K 50 1.7 M lenses
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, m.s.gill wrote: Comments/advice regarding the above two lenses specifically in bokhe, resolution, contrast, sharpness will be appreciated as My Lens Resolution Test Results are silent in comparison on both. Have you checked http://www.stans-photography.info/ I believe that the 55/2 is pretty much the same as the 55/1.8 (Andre?). Boz's site I think agrees: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/ HTH, Kostas
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
Your point? William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: Random PUG Thoughts It helps to live near the Arctic circle. I live near North Dakota. William Robb -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
RE: Pirate Jenny in the Spotlight
Frank, there's an appealing timeless aura about the Pirate Jenny photo, I do like it. Lighting is improved over Jennifer in Repose. Do post another Jenny pic. Duchan Darmstadt (Germany) Hessian capital of culture PS: is Jenny a chanson singer? -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 1 December 2004 8:27 AM To: PDML Subject: PAW - PESO - Pirate Jenny in the Spotlight I wasn't going to post this one for a while, but since everyone (with a few exceptions) didn't think much of last night's (Jennifer in Repose, or whatever I called it g), I couldn't resist posting this one, taken from the same concert. I don't know if it will be more or less liked by others, but I rather like it: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2923088 Of course, if you don't like it, that's just fine and dandy, please let me know what you think anyway! (and thanks in advance, if you do look or comment). I've one more to show later (maybe my next PAW, haven't decided), and although I quite like it, I ~know~ it won't meet with much approval here vbg. Anyway, lemme know what you think of this one. thanks, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: lots of pdml
I don't keep the emails from this list, with the exception of a few. I have them automatically removed from my mail client after a month. I am on the list since 1996. On Tuesday 30 November 2004 04:34, Bob Sullivan wrote: FJW I haven't got any records, but it's been since '98 or '99. FJW The PUG was on hyatus and then came back and restarted. FJW I should go outside too, but I've grown fond of you all. :-) FJW Gmail and reading threads really helps, it's very fast. FJW Regards, Bob S. FJW FJW On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:10:33 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FJW FJW FJW FJW - Original Message - FJW From: cbwaters FJW Subject: lots of pdml FJW FJW looking for an old email message on my computer, I decided to look FJW up the oldest PDML message I had. May 4, 2003 From Jim Apilado RE: FJW Old man of the mountain gone. FJW This computer went online about that time and the hard drive in the FJW old one is a brick now so anything before then is gone. FJW FJW looking at old folders and archives, I have 103,245 PDML messages FJW on my computer. FJW I've been around here since some time in 00 judging by my first PUG FJW entry from October 00. FJW FJW man...I really need to go outside... FJW FJW I have my sent items back to June 10, 1999. FJW I've sent 5942 emails (including this one) to this group since that FJW time, totalling almost 15mb of disk space. FJW I think that's pretty appalling. FJW I really need to go outside. FJW FJW William Robb FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:09:27 -0600 From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re: Random PUG Thoughts It helps to live near the Arctic circle. I live near North Dakota. William Robb Close enough. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: PAW - PESO - Pirate Jenny in the Spotlight
I'm glad to hear that the high contrast look is what you were going for. Like I said, it's not wrong, and in many ways its more artful than a middle gray rendering might be. Good work. Paul On Nov 30, 2004, at 11:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:56:47 -0500, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like this shot a lot. Great look, nice framing. However, once again, it's extremely high contrast. Her skin is pure white. That's an interesting look, although it's not flattering. Were you going for that of are you having monitor problems? It's not necessarily wrong, and it works better here than on the previous shot, but I'm wondering if it's intentional. If you're not seeing an extremely high contrast image with white skin against blacks, you need to adjust your monitor. Hi, Paul, Thanks for the kind words. The original print is about the same tone (I tried to get the tone as close to the print as I could). Last night's was pretty contrasty, so I tried to tone it down again for this photo. But, that's pretty much the way she looks on stage. Black dress, very white skin. The lighting pretty much emphasizes that, although this venue had better lighting than most of the bars in which I've photographed the group in the past. However, I'd say that the photo captures the look of her (and her group) on stage, in concert. Again, thanks for commenting, both tonight and last night. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: 'Twas the day after Thanksgiving....
The unfortunate piece of machinery outside the window is a barbecue grill. The remotes just sort of live there on the coffee table :-). You're right, of course. I should have arranged things. But this was just a playing around grab shot. When I saw that it worked out nicely, I decided to share it. But I'm going to move the grill and the remotes and reshoot it. I'm also going to shoot a version without the chairs and coffee table for stock. (That will make it useful for ads, as an art director can put his or her product under the tree.) By the way, I'm going to stick with the blue. After a few days of looking at the various ways of fixing the blue, I decided that I prefer the blue version. Paul On Nov 30, 2004, at 11:39 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! PS And all through the house, my wife and daughters were dragging up boxes PS from the basement and working furiously to decorate the Christmas tree. PS That's somewhat of a tradition around here. My part of the job was to PS go out and buy a tree this morning. I opted for a long needle Scotch PS Pine this year. We haven't had one of those in many years. Different is PS fun. Anyway, I shot it with the DA 16-45. I dialed in about plus 1.5 PS exposure compensation at f11, and positioned the camera on a cabinet. PS The exposure was around half a second I think. In any case, here it is. PS http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2912959size=lg Paul, do tell me what is this piece of machinery just outside the window on the left? And if you could just for sake of this shot remove the pile of remotes from the table - it would be a great great shot. Really great. As it is now - it is great in a realistic way. But without this whatever outside the window and remotes - it would be great in classical way. My wife disagrees on remotes' count. She also tends to think the tree is due later this year :). She's afraid, the tree will go bald before holidays start :). Happy Holidays everyone :). Boris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PESO: 'Twas the day after Thanksgiving....
We decorate early because my children come home for Thanksgiving weekend (which was this past weekend), but they won't be back again until Christmas. As far as the tree lasting, I've found that if we make sure to keep it watered, it will survive until New Years in fairly good shape. Remember, even a tree you buy the day before Christmas was probably cut down in October. Paul On Dec 1, 2004, at 5:35 AM, Frits Wüthrich wrote: yes, too early, first it is Sinterklaas on 5 Dec, from 6 Dec the Christmas decoration can come out. On Wednesday 01 December 2004 05:39, Boris Liberman wrote: FJW Hi! FJW FJW PS And all through the house, my wife and daughters were dragging up boxes FJW PS from the basement and working furiously to decorate the Christmas tree. FJW PS That's somewhat of a tradition around here. My part of the job was to FJW PS go out and buy a tree this morning. I opted for a long needle Scotch FJW PS Pine this year. We haven't had one of those in many years. Different is FJW PS fun. Anyway, I shot it with the DA 16-45. I dialed in about plus 1.5 FJW PS exposure compensation at f11, and positioned the camera on a cabinet. FJW PS The exposure was around half a second I think. In any case, here it is. FJW PS http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2912959size=lg FJW FJW Paul, do tell me what is this piece of machinery just outside the FJW window on the left? And if you could just for sake of this shot remove FJW the pile of remotes from the table - it would be a great great shot. FJW Really great. As it is now - it is great in a realistic way. But FJW without this whatever outside the window and remotes - it would be FJW great in classical way. FJW FJW My wife disagrees on remotes' count. She also tends to think the tree FJW is due later this year :). She's afraid, the tree will go bald before FJW holidays start :). FJW FJW Happy Holidays everyone :). FJW FJW FJW Boris FJW mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FJW FJW FJW -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
Actually Frank and myself live at (approx) 43.5 N, 80.5 W so we're actually closer to the Equator than the North Pole. A couple of hours drive north of here on the way to a place called Tobermory, there's a road sign marking the 45th parallel. We do get lots of snow though :) -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
OT: Odd Focal Length
I was looking around the Valley antique mall in Richland Center, WI, last weekend. They had an X-700 system on the shelf. The normal lens included was the MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4. It was an older Rokkor with the chrome aperture ring. So I guess Pentax isn't alone with odd lengths. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Sigma 2.8/18-50 DC first impressions
Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 8:42:38 AM, Jens wrote: JB Thanks for the comments on this lens. What is coma? JB It would be nice to see a couple of shots posted. JB Really nice would be comaparisons with the Pentax 16-45mm :-) Unfortunately, I don't own neither the 16-45 nor the IstD, I tested this lens on another brand ;-) I guess I am keeping the Spotmatic just to be eligible for PDML vbg (no, it's one of the best cameras as well) Coma is, in layman terms, when especially light sources have a comet-like tail longer the further they are from center of the frame. Imagine sun in the middle circled by several comets, whose tails are pointing outside the solar system, and that's coma ;-) This aberration is most visible on light sources and areas of high contrast, but results in overal weakening of details nevertheless. For a nice primer on aberrations, look at http://www.panix.com/~zone/photo/czlens.htm (at the end of the article). It is quite possible that I am seeing results of another aberration or several combined, maybe it's more astigmatism than coma. I am just a dabbler in things this technical. But the result is that objects like thin branches have a lateraly displaced and smeared ghosting, displaced in direction outwards from the center of frame. One problem of trying out a lens on digital cameras is that the camera or the raw converter applies some sharpening which may improve some things and obscure others. So the results also depend on camera or raw converter (for example, some Canon cameras apply sharpening even to RAW files, without user control!). But if I tested it with sharpening turned off in the raw converter, it would be too much soft because of the demosaicing, in my opinion. And in real world pictures from digital we sharpen them usually. Anyway, I will post some crops from it soon, probably next week. Or I can email you a converted jpeg from the raw file, if you want. It would be few megs though. Good light! fra
Re: survey
(6) How much time do you spend discussing beer and politics on PDML ;-) 6: a lot, as it seems... Good light! fra
Re: survey
(6) How much time do you spend discussing beer and politics on PDML ;-) 6: a lot, as it seems... I was talking about myself of course ;-) Good light! fra
One more:What is your incamera sharpening set to.
Thanks all for the replies to the What lens is on your *istD most often thread. It will be very helpfull. Now i have,what i hope will be my last quiry. What is your prefered sharpness setting in the *istD. With this setting,how much computer sharpening is required in processing and do you have a default setting you use or does it vary on the picture. The reason i ask is,i have my Nikons both set to normal and i sometimes forget to do computer sharpening.However viewing the inkjet print reveals a pretty sharp photo anyway. Also in the reviews i have looked at and some talk by folks here,the camera produces soft images and a lot of sharpening is required. A lot of the Paw's i see here look great even as low res Paws and Pugs. Thanks in advance.Just trying to get a handle on all my options at this point. Dave
Re: Speaking of Medium Format - Zeiss Super Iknonta III
Tuesday, November 30, 2004, 12:57:17 PM, Collin wrote: CB Tessar designs are very practical because of their excellent CB sharpness over most of the covered area. They're somewhat better CB than triplet or Xenar designs, especially seen in the corners. CB It's what makes the YashicaMat124 series a really good camera. CB (My Rodenstock Ysarex 135mm 4x5 lens is a Tessar as well.) Isn't Xenar a direct Tessar copy? I agree that it is definitely worth getting a MF camera with at least a Tessar. I had the Yashica with the triplet lens and it was quite worse than similar Tessar-equipped ones. Apart from tonality, it didn't resolve any more details than 35mm SLR with a good normal lens. Good light! fra
Re: OT Sharpening for D-Lab 2 Prints
Hi Bruce, do you know if the D-Lab accepts Adobe1998 colour space files? In one lab they told me so, but they don't know that exactly... Good light! fra
Re: OT Sharpening for D-Lab 2 Prints
Rob, By two step, I meant pretty much what you appear to be doing - A small amount of sharpening initially, regardless of final image size, and a final sharpening based on the printed size. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT Sharpening for D-Lab 2 Prints On 30 Nov 2004 at 19:54, Kenneth Waller wrote: Rob, not sure what D-Lab 2 is but I've lately been doing a two step sharpening with unsharp mask, (an initial sharpening when I set white point/black point and a final sharpening when I set the final print size.) more or less following the same procedure laid out at http://www.naturescapes.net/122004/tg1204.htm and the results are better than I've achieved in several years of printing with my Epsons using a one step sharpening. Hi Kenneth, The d-lab.2 is an Agfa digital mini-lab capable of producing up to 12x18 prints on regular photographic paper from digital image files. http://www.agfa.co.uk/minilab/minilab_info.html Thanks for posting the link, it's a decent artical but I'm not sure what you mean by two step? In my full digital workflow I'm currently sharpening the image in the RAW convertor for the best compromise between edge artifacts and edge contrast and minimising bloom artifacts, which varies considerably between images. Then once in PS I do a very acute sharpen using a USM action which has a very small radius. I'm pretty happy at this point however I feel that there is likely an optimum degree of sharpening for any output resolution using this particular printer. So that was really the basis for my query. Cheers PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Difference between 55 F2 K 50 1.7 M lenses
AFAIK 55mm f2 is just a 55mm f1.8 with a piece of metal which reduces light coming in. A perfectly artifial trick I'd say. - Thibouille Kostas Kavoussanakis a écrit : On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, m.s.gill wrote: Comments/advice regarding the above two lenses specifically in bokhe, resolution, contrast, sharpness will be appreciated as My Lens Resolution Test Results are silent in comparison on both. Have you checked http://www.stans-photography.info/ I believe that the 55/2 is pretty much the same as the 55/1.8 (Andre?). Boz's site I think agrees: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/ HTH, Kostas
Some really neat northern lights photos
http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html My sister just sent me this link.Photos are stunning,so i thought i'd share. Dave
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
- Original Message - From: Fred Widall Subject: Re: Random PUG Thoughts Actually Frank and myself live at (approx) 43.5 N, 80.5 W so we're actually closer to the Equator than the North Pole. A couple of hours drive north of here on the way to a place called Tobermory, there's a road sign marking the 45th parallel. Ah, a name from my childhood. We were on a family vacation, probably 40 years ago, and we took a ferry crossing, I think from Tobermory, not sure of the name of the other end now. We were on our way to Seaforth to visit an aunt and uncle. William Robb
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
Ah, a name from my childhood. We were on a family vacation, probably 40 years ago, and we took a ferry crossing, I think from Tobermory, not sure of the name of the other end now. We were on our way to Seaforth to visit an aunt and uncle. William Robb You'd get off at South Baymouth. The main road would have taken you to Little Current,then to Espanola,which is back on the mainland. Lovely country up there. As long as your not surveying the swamps. Then its not so good.vbg Side note to Freds N/E. I'v worked from +- 15 deg to 59 degrees. I liked Churchill better.lol Dave
Re: December PUG is open
frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:37:42 -0500, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Than you very much for another great job with the PUG! Second that! Thanks Adelheid... cheers, frank Third that! Noticing again that the PUG is slim (at least less work for Adelheid) As always, a nice juxtaposition of images and some lovely stuff! (I'm not gonna get into details - just a general bravo :) ) annsan if you see me here I'm procrastinating... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Christmas in London
Bob W wrote: Hi, Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 1:38:13 AM, Juan wrote: So, to celebrate that my greencard was granted, Congratulations! I'm going to spend one week in London, from 25/12 to 1/1. So, besides street shooting in Oxford Street and the usual tourist things to do, any people there have suggestions on what to do that week? Oxford Street is always horrendously busy at this time of year, with police on the street corners using megaphones to control the crowds. Immediately after Christmas the January sales begin, so there is no lull. It is horrible. See if you can get a copy of Time Out (http://www.timeout.com/london/) before you get here - I guess they have it at Borders in San Franscisco, and at the airport. It will help you to plan. For candid photography of people going about their lawful business (see how I avoided the word 'street'!) you might also try King's Road, Camden Lock, Portobello and Notting Hill, parts of the City such as Leadenhall Market, Borough Market, Brick Lane and Whitechapel at the weekend. There's a lot, as I'm sure you can imagine. I'll try to think of more. I can vouch for Portobello and Notting Hill. We once stayed in a flat nearby for a fortnight, down the Kensington High Street hill and I must say...you can see more mutilated and decorated teens and 20's on the streets surrounding those 2 areas recommended above. I'd say snap away. NObody would dress up so hideously unless they wanted the attention! A quick and enjoyable way to get an overview of London is to get on a sightseeing bus, including a riverboat trip. Once you'be bought your ticket you can hop and off all day. Don't try to hop off the boat though unless its berthed. Excellent ideas! It would also be nice to catch up with London PDMLers for a beer or three... I can probably make it on the 27th or 28th, which are public holidays (called Bank Holidays). I hope it's half as memorable as one of our trips was! On the other hand, trying to hail a taxi around Trafalgar Square, after midnight, the night of the 31st, on windy and misty, thoroughly WET London streets, is NOT recommended! We nearly walked back to our flat, as no taxi would stop for us... Our 16 year old daughter kept saying, I'm dying, Dad! No, really! I am. The wet street sucked all your bodily warmth out of you. Especially if you're wearing fashionable shoes, instead of Ugghs, or similar! big grin But, DO have a great time! keith whaley
OT: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo)
Hello, this is a question for the great PDML knowledge bank: My Epson user guide says I can't take out an ink cartidge and put it in again. The printer will not accept it (I haven't tried, though). Is there a trick I can perform to make the printer accept it a second time, afterall??? I have just installed a cleaning cartridge (black), since there's a lot of banding in my prints. I haven't used my printer for quite some time, but to my surprise the print actuelly look nice, after installing new ink cartidges, except for the banding in the black areas. So, I want to re-install the old black ink after the cleaning the black part of the printer head. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 16:23 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: December PUG is open frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:37:42 -0500, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Than you very much for another great job with the PUG! Second that! Thanks Adelheid... cheers, frank Third that! Noticing again that the PUG is slim (at least less work for Adelheid) As always, a nice juxtaposition of images and some lovely stuff! (I'm not gonna get into details - just a general bravo :) ) annsan if you see me here I'm procrastinating... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: Some really neat northern lights photos
Amazingly awesome shots, really! Thanks for the link. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 10:04 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Some really neat northern lights photos http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html My sister just sent me this link.Photos are stunning,so i thought i'd share. Dave
RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo)
...It's Epson Stylus Photo - the exact and full name. It was one of the firts photo realistic printers on the market. It's probably 4-5 years old, but have printet less than 100 A4 pages through this time years. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 16:54 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: OT: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Hello, this is a question for the great PDML knowledge bank: My Epson user guide says I can't take out an ink cartidge and put it in again. The printer will not accept it (I haven't tried, though). Is there a trick I can perform to make the printer accept it a second time, afterall??? I have just installed a cleaning cartridge (black), since there's a lot of banding in my prints. I haven't used my printer for quite some time, but to my surprise the print actuelly look nice, after installing new ink cartidges, except for the banding in the black areas. So, I want to re-install the old black ink after the cleaning the black part of the printer head. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 16:23 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: December PUG is open frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:37:42 -0500, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Than you very much for another great job with the PUG! Second that! Thanks Adelheid... cheers, frank Third that! Noticing again that the PUG is slim (at least less work for Adelheid) As always, a nice juxtaposition of images and some lovely stuff! (I'm not gonna get into details - just a general bravo :) ) annsan if you see me here I'm procrastinating... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT Sharpening for D-Lab 2 Prints
From what I remember, it does accept that color space. When I tried it though, I wasn't happy with the results. I know the lab was working on it. I switched over to sRGB and haven't had enough reason to go back and see if they got it resolved. HTH, Bruce Tuesday, November 30, 2004, 5:09:45 AM, you wrote: F Hi Bruce, F do you know if the D-Lab accepts Adobe1998 colour space files? In one F lab they told me so, but they don't know that exactly... F Good light! Ffra
Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo)
Jens - Don't know if this will work on your model, but this procedure will work on the Stylus 880. Press the load/eject button for about 3 seconds until the print head starts moving to the left and the power light begins flashing. Do whatever changes you want to make with the ink cartridges Press the load/eject again until the print head begins to move back to the right. The power light will begin flashing again and the printer will go through the ink charging process. When it's done, your set to go. -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) ...It's Epson Stylus Photo - the exact and full name. It was one of the firts photo realistic printers on the market. It's probably 4-5 years old, but have printet less than 100 A4 pages through this time years. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 16:54 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: OT: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Hello, this is a question for the great PDML knowledge bank: My Epson user guide says I can't take out an ink cartidge and put it in again. The printer will not accept it (I haven't tried, though). Is there a trick I can perform to make the printer accept it a second time, afterall??? I have just installed a cleaning cartridge (black), since there's a lot of banding in my prints. I haven't used my printer for quite some time, but to my surprise the print actuelly look nice, after installing new ink cartidges, except for the banding in the black areas. So, I want to re-install the old black ink after the cleaning the black part of the printer head. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 16:23 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: December PUG is open frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:37:42 -0500, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Than you very much for another great job with the PUG! Second that! Thanks Adelheid... cheers, frank Third that! Noticing again that the PUG is slim (at least less work for Adelheid) As always, a nice juxtaposition of images and some lovely stuff! (I'm not gonna get into details - just a general bravo :) ) annsan if you see me here I'm procrastinating... -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: One more:What is your incamera sharpening set to.
Normal or High. Most of the time I have Sharpness: High Contrast: Normal In difficult light (high contast) I set the contrast to low to avoid burned out high lights, sometimes also sharpness to Low. Then I may even underexpose by 0.3 or 0.7 stops as well. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 08:58 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: One more:What is your incamera sharpening set to. Thanks all for the replies to the What lens is on your *istD most often thread. It will be very helpfull. Now i have,what i hope will be my last quiry. What is your prefered sharpness setting in the *istD. With this setting,how much computer sharpening is required in processing and do you have a default setting you use or does it vary on the picture. The reason i ask is,i have my Nikons both set to normal and i sometimes forget to do computer sharpening.However viewing the inkjet print reveals a pretty sharp photo anyway. Also in the reviews i have looked at and some talk by folks here,the camera produces soft images and a lot of sharpening is required. A lot of the Paw's i see here look great even as low res Paws and Pugs. Thanks in advance.Just trying to get a handle on all my options at this point. Dave
RE: Odd Focal Length
Nope. The same thing with old Topcons. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 13:19 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: OT: Odd Focal Length I was looking around the Valley antique mall in Richland Center, WI, last weekend. They had an X-700 system on the shelf. The normal lens included was the MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4. It was an older Rokkor with the chrome aperture ring. So I guess Pentax isn't alone with odd lengths. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Speaking of Medium Format - Zeiss Super Iknonta III
Schneider Xenar lenses are 4-element tessar-type designs. I've got two of them kicking around at home, and an old Zeiss Tessar as well. Lens arrangements look to be identical on them. -Mat On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:00:06 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tuesday, November 30, 2004, 12:57:17 PM, Collin wrote: CB Tessar designs are very practical because of their excellent CB sharpness over most of the covered area. They're somewhat better CB than triplet or Xenar designs, especially seen in the corners. CB It's what makes the YashicaMat124 series a really good camera. CB (My Rodenstock Ysarex 135mm 4x5 lens is a Tessar as well.) Isn't Xenar a direct Tessar copy? I agree that it is definitely worth getting a MF camera with at least a Tessar. I had the Yashica with the triplet lens and it was quite worse than similar Tessar-equipped ones. Apart from tonality, it didn't resolve any more details than 35mm SLR with a good normal lens. Good light! fra
Re: OT Sharpening for D-Lab 2 Prints
Hi Rob There is also the possibility that the focus on the d-lab is off a touch. I never worked with a d-lab, but the frontiers have a routine that focuses the 3 lasers, so I assume the same is true with the agfa. Try giving them a negative you know is in sharp focus and see how the result comes out. It is also possible that they don't realize that their machine has drifted out of focus. That happened to me at Eckerds. My analog Fuji was a touch soft. I didn't notice until a new customer brought in a large order, complained that it was soft, took a couple frame to be printed at a competitor and brought them back. I then got to adjust focus on the machine without the proper focus neg. Luckily I have a masters in seat of the pants. :) It is also possible that they keep their focus slightly soft to minimize dust spots. An old pro lab I used to use did that. Butch
Re: Difference between 55 F2 K 50 1.7 M lenses
Thibs a écrit : AFAIK 55mm f2 is just a 55mm f1.8 with a piece of metal which reduces light coming in. A perfectly artifial trick I'd say. The metal ring which maintains the plates of the diaphragm has simply a smaller hole on the 2/55. No additional part. Michel
Re: Difference between 55 F2 K 50 1.7 M lenses
Comments/advice regarding the above two lenses specifically in bokhe, resolution, contrast, sharpness will be appreciated as My Lens Resolution Test Results are silent in comparison on both. I have little to offer, since I don't use either lens regularly. However, I did test some M 50/1.7's along with a K 55/1.8 (for resolution ONLY), along with a bunch of other 50-ish lenses, at http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/50's/resolutn.htm . Since the 55/1.8 is the same lens optically as the 55/2 (just a difference in baffling), this might be of some use to you. Fred
Filter question
Hi all, my father gave me some photographic odds and ends he isn't using any more. Among other things a Tiffen Haze-1 filter. It looks clean, but is it a good one? Is it usefull? What is your general opinion about filters. Some recommend the use of filters to protect the lenses, others say that its better not to use filters at all, or only in special situations. Peter, Sweden
OT - interesting book on ebay...
Look, this isn't a photo book, but it is by someone whose photo sense is legend, of course. I can't understand why I'm not even getting any hits on it... its so lovely. Would some of you just go take a look so it won't be so lonesome? Maybe I should misspell the last name of the author... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=279item=7936863777rd=1 of course, right now the andale counters seem to be off all over the place annsan
Re: OT: Christmas in London
Oxford Street is always horrendously busy at this time of year, with police on the street corners using megaphones to control the crowds. Immediately after Christmas the January sales begin, so there is no lull. It is horrible. That actually sounds excellent for some street photography, no? Thanks Bob and everybody else for the suggestions, they are very welcome. Meeting would be grand, let's get in touch off-list. Cheers, j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: PDML Mini-FAQ
I'm sorry, I was out of my mind on Sunday. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- frank theriault wrote: On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:23:44 -0500, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html Posted every Sunday (if I remember). snip And, Tom, Being that it's Tuesday... vbg cheers, frank ps: just teasing, of course - great job on the weekly posting of this invaluable resource - seriously -ft
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
Fred Widall mused: Actually Frank and myself live at (approx) 43.5 N, 80.5 W so we're actually closer to the Equator than the North Pole. A couple of hours drive north of here on the way to a place called Tobermory, Is that anywhere near Barrington?
RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo)
Thanks, Paul. Isn't what you are describing the normal procedure for changing cartridges? I guess my printer works a little different - it has very strange procedures for all manual operations. Perhaps what you are suggesting is to swftly slipping in the new cartridge when ever the print head is out for a walk ? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 17:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Jens - Don't know if this will work on your model, but this procedure will work on the Stylus 880. Press the load/eject button for about 3 seconds until the print head starts moving to the left and the power light begins flashing. Do whatever changes you want to make with the ink cartridges Press the load/eject again until the print head begins to move back to the right. The power light will begin flashing again and the printer will go through the ink charging process. When it's done, your set to go. -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) ...It's Epson Stylus Photo - the exact and full name. It was one of the firts photo realistic printers on the market. It's probably 4-5 years old, but have printet less than 100 A4 pages through this time years. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
RE: Filter question
Hi Peter, The debate of whether or not to use filters such as haze or UV (which I think the haze filter is similar to) shall go on forever. There are those that claim newer glass is designed to filter the UV light, so a filter isn't needed. There are those who suggest that a filter will degrade the image, so it shouldn't be used. There are those who say that new lens coatings are hard enough that a filter isn't needed for protection. IMO, all those considerations are correct to a degree. But, one must consider the use of a filter wrt to the situation, the lens used, and the results desired. For example, if you're photographing in a miserable environment - dirt, dust, moisture, and so on, a flirter may be an ideal option to protect the lens, but also to allow you to continue working by just swapping out the filter when it gets dirty so you don't have to stop shooting to clean the lens in a situation that's not ideal to do so. Are new coatings strong enough to withstand lots of cleaning? Some demonstrations that have been reported seem to indicate that such is the case, but do you want to underwrite the cost of that experiment long term? Does your lens even have a newer coating? Will a filter degrade the image? It can, and the degree to which it will degrade depends on several conditions. using a cheap filter you can pretty well count on it. If using a high quality filter with good glass, superior coatings, and which is well constructed, any degradation will be minimal, and I challenge anyone to see the degradation in a typical print. It certainly won't be noticeable on a web image or smaller prints - at least I've never been able to se see it. But, even when using a cheap filter it may not be easy to see image degradation that's attributable to the filter itself except possibly in a carefully controlled side-by-side test. Scene lighting, the use of a lens hood, chosen aperture, choice of film will all play a role in just how much, ~if any~ degradation you can easily observe. Does new glass preclude the need for a UV or haze filter? Maybe, but does your lens have that glass in it? I think some have said the cement used to hold elements together can affect the xmission of UV rays. Does your lens have that cement? I think the use of a filter becomes a very personal choice and should be considered wrt to the above, and in all cases, wherever finances will allow it, only the highest quality filters should be used unless you're looking for specific effects. When i was young and foolish and poor, and photography was in its infancy (LOL) these discussions didn't exist. we'd just stick a filter in front of the lens and go out and make photographs. Some of the photos I made years ago with Spiratone and Vivitar filters look just fine to me today. There was no such thing as Multi Coating, and SUPER multi coating was only a germ of a thought in some lens designer's mind. Shel [Original Message] From: Peter Smekal [EMAIL PROTECTED] my father gave me some photographic odds and ends he isn't using any more. Among other things a Tiffen Haze-1 filter. It looks clean, but is it a good one? Is it usefull? What is your general opinion about filters. Some recommend the use of filters to protect the lenses, others say that its better not to use filters at all, or only in special situations. Peter, Sweden
Re: Digicam for Sis Niece
Thanks to all for jumping in with their thoughts and suggestion. Shel
RE: OT - interesting book on ebay...
Here's a suggestion for those posting URL's to which they want to send people: how about including some information in the message that provides some idea about what's to be found. For example, Ann, you could have mentioned the name of the book or the author and asked if the spelling was correct as well as including the URL. Might save some folks some time and $$. I'm not picking on you specifically ... this has been a sore point for me for some time: someone posts a URL with the comment interesting. and that's it. So folks, how's about fleshing out these messages with links in them with a little more info? Shel [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Look, this isn't a photo book, but it is by someone whose photo sense is legend, of course. I can't understand why I'm not even getting any hits on it... its so lovely. Would some of you just go take a look so it won't be so lonesome? Maybe I should misspell the last name of the author... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=279item=7936863777r d=1 of course, right now the andale counters seem to be off all over the place annsan
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
Yes, you may be closer to the Equator than to the Pole, at 43.5° N you're a bit closer to the Arctic Circle 66.5° N than to the Equator. Fred Widall wrote: Actually Frank and myself live at (approx) 43.5 N, 80.5 W so we're actually closer to the Equator than the North Pole. A couple of hours drive north of here on the way to a place called Tobermory, there's a road sign marking the 45th parallel. We do get lots of snow though :) -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall -- -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: OT: Odd Focal Length
55mm and 58mm were once the normal focal length. Most lens manufactures made 58mms at one time. Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I was looking around the Valley antique mall in Richland Center, WI, last weekend. They had an X-700 system on the shelf. The normal lens included was the MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4. It was an older Rokkor with the chrome aperture ring. So I guess Pentax isn't alone with odd lengths. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Pug comments Part1
Good Pug again,gang. Lots of nice photos from everyone. Thought i would comment on these 3 as they caught my eye first. Warehouse in Winter by Frank Theriault I like how the right angle lines work in this photo Frank. Good contrast between the drift and the wall. Only thing is i'm torn between liking,then not liking, the wires. After a few looks,they stopped bothering me and think they belong. Adds somemore depth to it is suppose. Now if it would only snow abit so we can do our winter scenes,eh Frankvbg Skidoo by Martin Mielke Great shot Martin. I like everything in it. How you have the tree almost centre and the nice fresh tracks in the lower right. Nice sparkle to the snow and not overly blue. Keeper:-) Jeannie Oscar by Ann Sanfedele Nice summer day with a loved one at an ice cream parlour. I like the red wall and the drip effect. Having both looking the same way,seemingly at nothing,gives it that pause to refresh feel. Thats it for now. I'll try and comment on somemore later. Hopefully them all this month. Keep up the great work. Time for me to fix up my calendar so i dont miss another submittion.g Dave Brooks
RE: Filter question
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
{snip}
Are new coatings strong enough to withstand lots of cleaning?
Some demonstrations that have been reported seem to indicate
that such is the case, but do you want to underwrite the cost
of that experiment long term?
Does your lens even have a newer coating?
{snip}
A few years back I bought some plain glass filters, for no other reason than
to protect the lenses from accidental damage.
Malcolm
RE: Odd Focal Length
Asahi themselves had a choice of two 58mm lenses for the Original Asahi Pentax camera, a f/2.4 and a f/2. They also had an 83mm lens for that camera! Andre Nope. The same thing with old Topcons. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 13:19 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: OT: Odd Focal Length I was looking around the Valley antique mall in Richland Center, WI, last weekend. They had an X-700 system on the shelf. The normal lens included was the MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4. It was an older Rokkor with the chrome aperture ring. So I guess Pentax isn't alone with odd lengths. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
A quick scan of thumbs shows that three Canadians submitted this month, Fred W., Martin M. and me. We all featured winter snow in our photos. that's all, frank Would have been 4 if i remembered to submit.vbg Mine would have been a snow one to.LOL Dave(when did it start geting so hot up here)Brooks
Re: OT: Christmas in London
Hi, [...] I hope it's half as memorable as one of our trips was! On the other hand, trying to hail a taxi around Trafalgar Square, after midnight, the night of the 31st, on windy and misty, thoroughly WET London streets, is NOT recommended! We nearly walked back to our flat, as no taxi would stop for us... Our 16 year old daughter kept saying, I'm dying, Dad! No, really! I am. The wet street sucked all your bodily warmth out of you. Especially if you're wearing fashionable shoes, instead of Ugghs, or similar! big grin That must have been some time ago. For the last few years the tube has been running all night on New Year's Eve, free. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: OT - interesting book on ebay...
Hi, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=279item=7936863777rd=1 It does look like an interesting book. However, Simon Callow is a noted English actor. The unpleasant pop person is Simon Cowell, I believe. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: OT - interesting book on ebay...
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Here's a suggestion for those posting URL's to which they want to send people: how about including some information in the message that provides some idea about what's to be found. For example, Ann, you could have mentioned the name of the book or the author and asked if the spelling was correct as well as including the URL. Might save some folks some time and $$. I'm not picking on you specifically ... this has been a sore point for me for some time: someone posts a URL with the comment interesting. and that's it. So folks, how's about fleshing out these messages with links in them with a little more info? Shel Normally I would agree, Shel -- I sort of wanted a reaction to the listing which, if I clued every one, I wouldn't get. I did say it was a book - Why would it save anyone $$ though? I'm not being a spoiler for anyone's great find - and it doesn't cost anyone anything to look. The only thing I mind is when people have a link to a sight that moves or has music on it without warning - or something that takes ten hours to download. I'll add, though, that it is a book of artwork that I have listed starting at $5.50 US and that there had been only one hit on it prior to my asking you guys to look. ann [Original Message] From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Look, this isn't a photo book, but it is by someone whose photo sense is legend, of course. I can't understand why I'm not even getting any hits on it... its so lovely. Would some of you just go take a look so it won't be so lonesome? Maybe I should misspell the last name of the author... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=279item=7936863777r d=1 of course, right now the andale counters seem to be off all over the place annsan
Re: database software
On Dec 1, 2004, at 11:25 AM, Frits Wüthrich wrote: Does this support PEF files? I couldn't find that on the website. Nobody has mentioned it yet, but there is always Adobe's new digital negative format. It can convert PEF raw files into the digital neg. format. I don't know if these programs support it yet, but I wonder how functional it would be in comparison to the PEF format? At least for the purpose of archiving and retrieval... -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Good normal lens for the *ist-en?
The Sigma is very good for sharpness and very little vignetting. I have used it on an MZ-S and projected the resulting slide to 6' to good effect. You do have to watch out for flare and general contrast reduction when shooting into a bright light source, and it's essential to use the suppliee lens hood. It has a very large focussing ring and a good feel for manual focus. You have to slide the ring to disengage the AF, and also use the switch on the body. It was my most used lens on a trip to Dorset and Devon in the summer, but since I got the 24mm f/2.8 A it has seen little use. It's just that much bigger (the price for the fast aperture I suppose). I might ebay it in the new year. A very good lens though. Nick -Original Message- From: Jarek Dabrowski[EMAIL PROTECTED] Could you tell more about Sigma 24/1.8 performance (sharpness, and flare control) ? Have you used it on a full-frame SLR ?
Re: Some really neat northern lights photos
Way coolthanks for sharing the link. Norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html My sister just sent me this link.Photos are stunning,so i thought i'd share. Dave
Re: Some really neat northern lights photos
On second thought, why would anyone tramp out in the frozen tundra when most of this can be done in Photoshop? Norm Norman Baugher wrote: Way coolthanks for sharing the link. Norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html My sister just sent me this link.Photos are stunning,so i thought i'd share. Dave
Re: OT: Christmas in London
Bob W wrote: Hi, [...] I hope it's half as memorable as one of our trips was! On the other hand, trying to hail a taxi around Trafalgar Square, after midnight, the night of the 31st, on windy and misty, thoroughly WET London streets, is NOT recommended! We nearly walked back to our flat, as no taxi would stop for us... Our 16 year old daughter kept saying, I'm dying, Dad! No, really! I am. The wet street sucked all your bodily warmth out of you. Especially if you're wearing fashionable shoes, instead of Ugghs, or similar! big grin That must have been some time ago. For the last few years the tube has been running all night on New Year's Eve, free. Yeah it was! Let's reconstruct it - She was born in '63, plus 16 = 1979! Yup...some time ago! We've been since, but chose to go other times in the year. Last time I went with my daughter was in Aug. of '98 - 19 years later! Much warmer then! Stayed in London, drove down past Devon and the seashore...lovely trip! keith whaley
Re: survey
I'd like to do a survey on what the best surveys are Norm
Re: Filter question
Peter, I see you're getting all the info you will need to make a cursory initial decision re filter usage. I took your question to, also, include that of an opinion as to Tiffen brand filters. I've used a bunch of their filters (multi coated..etc.) and have developed no aversion to their use. At this point in my photo pursuit I find myself paying a bit more for filters partially due to the fact that they are going on more expensive lenses. Don't have a clue if I need to. My only lens that is not filtered is a 100 f/2.8 macro. Deep set front lens and extra fine detail sought. I'll add one other point in the event it hasn't been mentioned, and that is the chance of additional flare due to reflection 'bounce back' between the filter surface and the objective lens. When shooting, even obliquely, toward a light source, I remove the filter. Hope you can use. Jack --- Peter Smekal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, my father gave me some photographic odds and ends he isn't using any more. Among other things a Tiffen Haze-1 filter. It looks clean, but is it a good one? Is it usefull? What is your general opinion about filters. Some recommend the use of filters to protect the lenses, others say that its better not to use filters at all, or only in special situations. Peter, Sweden __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: OT - interesting book on ebay...
Like i said, Ann, I wasn't picking on you, just making a general comment ... It could cost someone $$ if they were paying phone line charges, especially if they had a slow, dialup connection. Might not be a lot of money, but over the period of a month or so it does add up. And while some may suggest that even the monthly total may not be much, it could be for some. Shel From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Normally I would agree, Shel -- I sort of wanted a reaction to the listing which, if I clued every one, I wouldn't get. I did say it was a book - Why would it save anyone $$ though? I'm not being a spoiler for anyone's great find - and it doesn't cost anyone anything to look.
Re: Filter question
A deep and effective lens hood is helpful, Jack ;-)) especially since there are times one may want to use a filter for contrast enhancement in BW work, color correction, or certain effects. Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll add one other point in the event it hasn't been mentioned, and that is the chance of additional flare due to reflection 'bounce back' between the filter surface and the objective lens. When shooting, even obliquely, toward a light source, I remove the filter.
Re: Some really neat northern lights photos
On second thought, why would anyone tramp out in the frozen tundra when most of this can be done in Photoshop? Norm Cause thats all we got is frozen tundra.LOL Dave
Re: Filter question
I don't put haze or skylight filters on my lenses. The one filter I will use a lot is a polarizing filter. The only time I will place a haze filter over my lens is when I need a misty shot. The filter is given a light coating of vaseline to give me the fog effect. Jim A. From: Peter Smekal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:27:30 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Filter question Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:27:47 -0500 Hi all, my father gave me some photographic odds and ends he isn't using any more. Among other things a Tiffen Haze-1 filter. It looks clean, but is it a good one? Is it usefull? What is your general opinion about filters. Some recommend the use of filters to protect the lenses, others say that its better not to use filters at all, or only in special situations. Peter, Sweden
Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo)
Perhaps what you are suggesting is to swftly slipping in the new cartridge when ever the print head is out for a walk ? No - there are three buttons on the printer, one for power, one to manually load or eject paper and one that you use to replace an empty ink cartridge when one of the low ink lights above it is flashing (Epson calls it the cleaning button. To replace a cartridge when you do not have a low ink light flashing, you move the print head to the cartridge replacement position by pressing and holding the load/eject button for about 3 seconds. Here is a link to the US version of Epson's web site for support on the Stylus Photo. Near the bottom under Documents and Manuals, is a link to download the manual for this printer in .pdf. Chapter 5, page 5-7 describes what you want to do under Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge: HTH -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Thanks, Paul. Isn't what you are describing the normal procedure for changing cartridges? I guess my printer works a little different - it has very strange procedures for all manual operations. Perhaps what you are suggesting is to swftly slipping in the new cartridge when ever the print head is out for a walk ? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 17:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Jens - Don't know if this will work on your model, but this procedure will work on the Stylus 880. Press the load/eject button for about 3 seconds until the print head starts moving to the left and the power light begins flashing. Do whatever changes you want to make with the ink cartridges Press the load/eject again until the print head begins to move back to the right. The power light will begin flashing again and the printer will go through the ink charging process. When it's done, your set to go. -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) ...It's Epson Stylus Photo - the exact and full name. It was one of the firts photo realistic printers on the market. It's probably 4-5 years old, but have printet less than 100 A4 pages through this time years. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: Some really neat northern lights photos
WOW! Some of these are just super Shel http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html
Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo)
I suppose I *should* include the link g http://tinyurl.com/6xoz6 - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Perhaps what you are suggesting is to swftly slipping in the new cartridge when ever the print head is out for a walk ? No - there are three buttons on the printer, one for power, one to manually load or eject paper and one that you use to replace an empty ink cartridge when one of the low ink lights above it is flashing (Epson calls it the cleaning button. To replace a cartridge when you do not have a low ink light flashing, you move the print head to the cartridge replacement position by pressing and holding the load/eject button for about 3 seconds. Here is a link to the US version of Epson's web site for support on the Stylus Photo. Near the bottom under Documents and Manuals, is a link to download the manual for this printer in .pdf. Chapter 5, page 5-7 describes what you want to do under Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge: HTH -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Thanks, Paul. Isn't what you are describing the normal procedure for changing cartridges? I guess my printer works a little different - it has very strange procedures for all manual operations. Perhaps what you are suggesting is to swftly slipping in the new cartridge when ever the print head is out for a walk ? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 17:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Jens - Don't know if this will work on your model, but this procedure will work on the Stylus 880. Press the load/eject button for about 3 seconds until the print head starts moving to the left and the power light begins flashing. Do whatever changes you want to make with the ink cartridges Press the load/eject again until the print head begins to move back to the right. The power light will begin flashing again and the printer will go through the ink charging process. When it's done, your set to go. -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) ...It's Epson Stylus Photo - the exact and full name. It was one of the firts photo realistic printers on the market. It's probably 4-5 years old, but have printet less than 100 A4 pages through this time years. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 XR DI
Has anyone tested this lens on a film body. I'm considering it coz I need a fast normal f/2.8 zoom for my film body since I hope to buy the IST-D sometime in '05 I thought It would be a wise buy. OTOH don't want a dog on the full 35mm frame. Tnx Patrick
Re: Good normal lens for the *ist-en?
On Dec 1, 2004, at 8:32 PM, Nick Clark wrote: The Sigma is very good for sharpness and very little vignetting. I have used it on an MZ-S and projected the resulting slide to 6' to good effect. You do have to watch out for flare and general contrast reduction when shooting into a bright light source, and it's essential to use the suppliee lens hood. It has a very large focussing ring and a good feel for manual focus. You have to slide the ring to disengage the AF, and also use the switch on the body. Bother, and I just let one of these go for about $30 today!!! Bother, bother! Well, I do want to add a thank you to all who replied. I've got a lot of options and I'm loaded for bear now :-) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: survey
Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to do a survey on what the best surveys are I think that survey would rank last. But we can't know that until we do the survey! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: OT: Christmas in London
Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oxford Street is always horrendously busy at this time of year, with police on the street corners using megaphones to control the crowds. Immediately after Christmas the January sales begin, so there is no lull. It is horrible. That actually sounds excellent for some street photography, no? As well as the numerous other spots recommended, try the Rupert Street/Berwick street stretch. Many photographable characters to be found. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: survey
Well, Mr. Roberts, let's make a list. I'll start: 1) What camera gear do you carry. 2) What's the best 50mm lens. 3) How many rolls or frames do you shoot per week/month/year, etc. 4) Reasons TV was sitting on the beer cooler at GFM. 5) Reasons we never see baby pigeons. Norm Mark Roberts wrote: Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to do a survey on what the best surveys are I think that survey would rank last. But we can't know that until we do the survey!
Re: database software
Jon Glass mused: On Dec 1, 2004, at 11:25 AM, Frits Wüthrich wrote: Does this support PEF files? I couldn't find that on the website. Nobody has mentioned it yet, but there is always Adobe's new digital negative format. It can convert PEF raw files into the digital neg. format. I don't know if these programs support it yet, but I wonder how functional it would be in comparison to the PEF format? At least for the purpose of archiving and retrieval... You won't lose any image data, but you will lose some of the metadata (such as, for example, just which lens was being used). I'd strongly urge you to keep a copy of the PEF, even if you use DNG
Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo)
On Dec 1, 2004, at 9:17 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: No - there are three buttons on the printer, one for power, one to manually load or eject paper and one that you use to replace an empty ink cartridge when one of the low ink lights above it is flashing (Epson calls it the cleaning button. To replace a cartridge when you do not have a low ink light flashing, you move the print head to the cartridge replacement position by pressing and holding the load/eject button for about 3 seconds. Yeah, that's how my Stylus Color works. I wonder if what he's talking about is the fact that the printer uses the reload to reset the page counter. Before Epson put chips into their printers, this was how it worked. Basically, what will happen is that when you put your black cartridge back in, the counter will be reset the counter back to 0, and will start counting from there. When it thinks the cartridge is empty, based on your use, it will tell you via the flashing light. However, because you are refilling with a partially empty cartridge, you will run out first. This may cause problems with the print head, thus clogging it and destroying the printer... If this is how it works, then it would be ok, I guess, to put the old cart back in, only be very careful, and watch for the cart to empty, and swap it out before you stand a chance of ruining your print heads. -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: database software
On Nov 30, 2004, at 10:52 PM, Tim Sherburne wrote: From what I could gather, that was the most significant of the few differences between iPhoto 2 and 4. $50 doesn't seem like a good value unless you're going to use the other stuff. On the other hand, you could view it as a whole lot cheaper than iView Media Pro, and still cheaper than Elements. ;-) (Although Elements doesn't have the catalog in the Mac version--bummer, really. I like the stacks idea!) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My *ist-DS and SMCP-DA 18-55mm just arrived...
My *ist-DS and SMCP-DA 18-55mm just arrived... whopppe. Xmas came early this year. First impressions, feels quite heavy and solidly built, large handgrip feels good. Controls appear to be pretty straight forward - a mix of my MZ-7 and Optio 33L. I'll browse the manual tonight, then we'll be off and shooting. Just in time for my new grandchild who's due to make his/her arrival this weekend. I'll have to thank them for holding on until after the camera arrived :) -- Fred Widall, Phone:(519) 885-1211 x6440 Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: OT - interesting book on ebay...
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Like i said, Ann, I wasn't picking on you, just making a general comment ... I didnt' take offense Shel - I partly agree with you. It could cost someone $$ if they were paying phone line charges, especially if they had a slow, dialup connection. Might not be a lot of money, but over the period of a month or so it does add up. And while some may suggest that even the monthly total may not be much, it could be for some. Shel Well I'll tell you what do what I do - I wait to see what others on the list say about some link that is posted to see if it sounds interesting :) I actually have a slow dial up connection - so I don't hang up very often. annsan From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Normally I would agree, Shel -- I sort of wanted a reaction to the listing which, if I clued every one, I wouldn't get. I did say it was a book - Why would it save anyone $$ though? I'm not being a spoiler for anyone's great find - and it doesn't cost anyone anything to look.
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
Fred Widall wrote: Actually Frank and myself live at (approx) 43.5 N, 80.5 W so we're actually closer to the Equator than the North Pole. A couple of hours drive north of here on the way to a place called Tobermory, there's a road sign marking the 45th parallel. We do get lots of snow though :) I'm almost precisely on 55degrees. I think Jostein is on about 59.something. Paal is probably furthest North? mike
Re: Random PUG Thoughts
mike wilson wrote: Fred Widall wrote: Actually Frank and myself live at (approx) 43.5 N, 80.5 W so we're actually closer to the Equator than the North Pole. A couple of hours drive north of here on the way to a place called Tobermory, there's a road sign marking the 45th parallel. We do get lots of snow though :) I'm almost precisely on 55degrees. I think Jostein is on about 59.something. Paal is probably furthest North? mike I'm at 65 degrees, almost 66. Who will win? /Henri
Re: OT: Odd Focal Length
On 1 Dec 2004 at 7:19, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I was looking around the Valley antique mall in Richland Center, WI, last weekend. They had an X-700 system on the shelf. The normal lens included was the MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4. It was an older Rokkor with the chrome aperture ring. So I guess Pentax isn't alone with odd lengths. I have a Rokkor 58/1.2 on my old SRT303 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: Pug comments Part1
Thanks, Dave! I still haven't looked at anything but thumbnails - slow machining here I liked that Adelheid put My shot next to Fred's - now that was what we call ironic juxtaposition :) Was kinda surprised there were not more people shots - especially since mine so seldom are. annsan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jeannie Oscar by Ann Sanfedele Nice summer day with a loved one at an ice cream parlour. I like the red wall and the drip effect. Having both looking the same way,seemingly at nothing,gives it that pause to refresh feel. Thats it for now. I'll try and comment on somemore later. Hopefully them all this month. Keep up the great work. Time for me to fix up my calendar so i dont miss another submittion.g Dave Brooks
Re: database software
On 1 Dec 2004 at 17:30, Jon Glass wrote: Nobody has mentioned it yet, but there is always Adobe's new digital negative format. It can convert PEF raw files into the digital neg. format. I don't know if these programs support it yet, but I wonder how functional it would be in comparison to the PEF format? At least for the purpose of archiving and retrieval... I don't see any point migrating to DNG format until its widespread adoption by camera manufacturers since most good third party image library tools seem to add new models to their RAW file convertors and PS CS RAW currently provides a common import interface. 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
Christmas Project
I plan an attempt at bird table photography during the holidays using one of my Super A bodies / Motor Drive A and a 15mm f3.5 A lens. The plan is to bait a pre-focused area for song birds and then fire the tripod mounted Super A via a newly acquired infrared trigger from the comfort of the kitchen window. Anyone any experience of this type of bird photography? My other lenses are a 50mm f1.4 A and a 200mm f4 A. (- also ordered a used 28mm f2.8 A from KEH tonight so I will have a choice of four lenses - ) Any suggestions on the best lens to use on this project or other tips would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Pat
RE: OT: Odd Focal Length
RE: 58mm normal lenses I think these 58mm lenses existed for one or two reasons: 1. 58mm allowed 100% magnification thru the viewfinder 2. 58mm was minimum focal length possible without having to resort to a retrofocus optical design. I think they disappeared for one reason: 1. 58mm is too long for a general purpose lens on 35mm format, 40-50mm is much more versatile... JCO -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 5:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Odd Focal Length On 1 Dec 2004 at 7:19, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I was looking around the Valley antique mall in Richland Center, WI, last weekend. They had an X-700 system on the shelf. The normal lens included was the MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4. It was an older Rokkor with the chrome aperture ring. So I guess Pentax isn't alone with odd lengths. I have a Rokkor 58/1.2 on my old SRT303 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: Some really neat northern lights photos
For the adventure of it all. (My definition of adventure, someone else having a very difficult time several thousand miles away from where I'm reading about it.) Norman Baugher wrote: On second thought, why would anyone tramp out in the frozen tundra when most of this can be done in Photoshop? Norm Norman Baugher wrote: Way coolthanks for sharing the link. Norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html My sister just sent me this link.Photos are stunning,so i thought i'd share. Dave -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
RE: OT: Odd Focal Length
2. 58mm was minimum focal length possible without having to resort to a retrofocus optical design. JCO Not sure I understand... Much shorter lenses were produced without a retrofocus design, for example the Tessar lenses, up to 40mm. Andre
RE: OT: Odd Focal Length
well a slow lens with overall thin thickness it can be shorter, but if you measure most 50mm faster lenses are slightly retrofocus because their optical centers are more than 5mm out from the flange (flange is 45.5mm from the film plane on M42 and K mount ). JCO -Original Message- From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 5:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: Odd Focal Length 2. 58mm was minimum focal length possible without having to resort to a retrofocus optical design. JCO Not sure I understand... Much shorter lenses were produced without a retrofocus design, for example the Tessar lenses, up to 40mm. Andre
E6 with JOBO
I got a wild idea that I could do my own E6 processing as used JOBO CPE-2 processors with lift are cheap right now. Is anybody on the list doing that ? Which chemicals are the best, Kodak or Tetenal ? How long can unmixed chemicals last after the bottle is opened with Kodak vs Tetenal ? Which process is the easiest and which one is the best ? I am using ZX-M and scanning, and I am too cheap to go *ist D/Ds so this is on topic. :)
RE: OT: Odd Focal Length
Now that I think about it, I have not seen any tessar type 35mm SLR lenses with 40mm focal length, all I have seen are 50mm. which tessar 40mm lenses are for 35mm SLRs? What mount? Even if the lens optical design was only 10mm from front to rear element, the rear element would be only 35mm from film plane making it 10mm deeper than the flange on M42/PK mount. Anybody know what the specification is on M42/PK with regards as to how deep the lens elements can go below the flange distance? JCO -Original Message- From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 5:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: Odd Focal Length 2. 58mm was minimum focal length possible without having to resort to a retrofocus optical design. JCO Not sure I understand... Much shorter lenses were produced without a retrofocus design, for example the Tessar lenses, up to 40mm. Andre
Re: Filter question (Shel)
Shel, Right! That afterthought did occur to me and, given enough time, I might have even sent an addendum. Thanks for covering the point. :))) Jack --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A deep and effective lens hood is helpful, Jack ;-)) especially since there are times one may want to use a filter for contrast enhancement in BW work, color correction, or certain effects. Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll add one other point in the event it hasn't been mentioned, and that is the chance of additional flare due to reflection 'bounce back' between the filter surface and the objective lens. When shooting, even obliquely, toward a light source, I remove the filter. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
RE: Epson Printer (Stylus Photo)
Thanks for the link. I do believe I won't get much wiser, I'm afraid. What I was looking for, was a way to trick the d machine to act as if the almost full ink cartridge was a new one. I guess the official EPSON web site won't give me this I think all the automatics of this printer system sucks! Not to mention the user guide: The subjecs concerning replacing ink cartridges and cleaning the printer head are described in 4 different chapters! Very clever! I have re-inserted the used black ink, which to my surprise, worked! However, since the prints were still banded, I tried to re-install the cleaning cartridge. Unfortunatly unsuccessfully! The red light for empty cartridge is now on. And of cource nothing works. I can't clean the head and it's no use to put in new ink as long as the head is not clean. That's like the old song about the hole in the bucket! This is how EPSON tricks me to buy a lot of ink, that will never reach a sheet of paper. I guess I'll leave the cleaning fluid/cartridge in the machine over night (recommended by the cleaning cartridge manufacturer). Tomorrow I'll put in a fresh black ink cartridge. If the prints are still bad, I'll simply ditch the whole thing. It cost me something like 700 USD four years ago. Today (after app. 100 prints) it's probably worhless. A new printer will cost me less than giving this one a repair. I still think it is very annoying that EPSON, not me, decides when to add cleaning fluid or when to replace an ink cartridges. I won't buy an Epson printer again! Big mistake! I have spent more money on replacing full or half full cartridges than on useable prints! I guess I'll just go back to having the lab do my prints. It's much cheaper and less annoying. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 21:23 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) I suppose I *should* include the link g http://tinyurl.com/6xoz6 - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Perhaps what you are suggesting is to swftly slipping in the new cartridge when ever the print head is out for a walk ? No - there are three buttons on the printer, one for power, one to manually load or eject paper and one that you use to replace an empty ink cartridge when one of the low ink lights above it is flashing (Epson calls it the cleaning button. To replace a cartridge when you do not have a low ink light flashing, you move the print head to the cartridge replacement position by pressing and holding the load/eject button for about 3 seconds. Here is a link to the US version of Epson's web site for support on the Stylus Photo. Near the bottom under Documents and Manuals, is a link to download the manual for this printer in .pdf. Chapter 5, page 5-7 describes what you want to do under Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge: HTH -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Thanks, Paul. Isn't what you are describing the normal procedure for changing cartridges? I guess my printer works a little different - it has very strange procedures for all manual operations. Perhaps what you are suggesting is to swftly slipping in the new cartridge when ever the print head is out for a walk ? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2004 17:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) Jens - Don't know if this will work on your model, but this procedure will work on the Stylus 880. Press the load/eject button for about 3 seconds until the print head starts moving to the left and the power light begins flashing. Do whatever changes you want to make with the ink cartridges Press the load/eject again until the print head begins to move back to the right. The power light will begin flashing again and the printer will go through the ink charging process. When it's done, your set to go. -P - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: RE: Epson Printer (Sylus Photo) ...It's Epson Stylus Photo - the exact and full name. It was one of the firts photo realistic printers on the market. It's probably 4-5 years old, but have printet less than 100 A4 pages through this time years. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
