Re: Tsunami
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime US tax dollars are providing 375 million dollars of aid. That's almost two dollars per person. Not a bad number by any count. True. But CNN's Anderson Cooper also added that even the $ amount sounded large, to put it in perspective, that's about the same amount of money that each of the 4 US cities (he mentioned Phoenix, Washington and two others) planned to spend to build sport stadiums in the next 5 years. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor--
RE: Tsunami
375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Lawrence Kwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 09:47 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Tsunami On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime US tax dollars are providing 375 million dollars of aid. That's almost two dollars per person. Not a bad number by any count. True. But CNN's Anderson Cooper also added that even the $ amount sounded large, to put it in perspective, that's about the same amount of money that each of the 4 US cities (he mentioned Phoenix, Washington and two others) planned to spend to build sport stadiums in the next 5 years. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor--
RE: Tsunami
In total the aid for asia (yesterday) from all over the world has reached 2 billion USD (2,005,359,780 US Dollar). Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 10:20 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Tsunami 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Lawrence Kwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 09:47 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Tsunami On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime US tax dollars are providing 375 million dollars of aid. That's almost two dollars per person. Not a bad number by any count. True. But CNN's Anderson Cooper also added that even the $ amount sounded large, to put it in perspective, that's about the same amount of money that each of the 4 US cities (he mentioned Phoenix, Washington and two others) planned to spend to build sport stadiums in the next 5 years. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor--
Re: PUG Favourites for 2004
On 1/1/05, Fred Widall, discombobulated, unleashed: There are so many excellent photographs published each month but these are the ones which especially caught my eye. Jan - Animals - Maya and Alex by Wendy Beard, Canada Feb - Wet - Moss by Jostein Oksne, Norway Mar - Portrait - Vix, Oxford, 2004 by Cotty, UK Apr - Curved - Galleria Umberto I by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy May - Environment - Pioneer Barn by Harald Rust, USA Jun - Cliche - Aa by Wendy Beard, Canada Jul - Vacation - Best Car in Town by Jan van Wijk, Netherlands Aug - BW II - King Draco by Ryan Lee, Australia Sep - Mystery - Ready for the Ceremonial by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy Oct - Transport - Evening at Mopti by Joseph Tainter, USA Nov - Red - So Ya Wanted Sumthin Red... by Kenneth Waller, USA Dec - Trees - YAC - Yet Another Cypress by Bruce Dayton, USA Wendy and Gianfranco tying in the lead! ;-) Thanks for the honourable mention. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Tsunami
I think one of the significant concerns is whether or not all this money/aid gets distributed intelligently and rapidly. Already I've come across reports of certain villages in Thailand/Sri Lanka receiving overwhelming aid, and yet others being left more or less alone in their need. But at the same time I don't believe it is impossible to give too much; hopefully any surplus cash will go towards funding an early-warning system for the Indian ocean. On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:41:44 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In total the aid for asia (yesterday) from all over the world has reached 2 billion USD (2,005,359,780 US Dollar). Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 10:20 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Tsunami 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Lawrence Kwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 09:47 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Tsunami On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime US tax dollars are providing 375 million dollars of aid. That's almost two dollars per person. Not a bad number by any count. True. But CNN's Anderson Cooper also added that even the $ amount sounded large, to put it in perspective, that's about the same amount of money that each of the 4 US cities (he mentioned Phoenix, Washington and two others) planned to spend to build sport stadiums in the next 5 years. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor--
Re: First PAW of 2005
I was admiring that image earlier! (I'm a sucker for anything trainish.) Full of life and youth! It would be uncharitable to saying negative about it. It's just perfect the way it is. :-) (and strangely enough, on the WA New page, your image is right next to mine! strange coincidence) :-) On Jan 2, 2005, at 5:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Yesterday we had rather summer weather - +26C at midday. So here is a shot for you: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/54189 -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Hi Paul ... Interesting perspective. A little unconventional but it works pretty well. Thanks for the idea! Shel We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, because they were in hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, but it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Thanks Jens. On Jan 2, 2005, at 1:54 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Brilliant shot. To me this is what photographing is about - getting the shot just right! Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. januar 2005 22:04 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, because they were in hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, but it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg
Re: PESO:piss off(ten)
Hi Markus. I think this is a very good shot. You have captured a lot of creative juices here. Dave Late in this summer, I visited one of the alternative centers of culture, the rote (red) Fabrik at lake Zurich. I had to be careful not to be misunderstood when I took this photo, so you will not see action on it :-) Warning - not for the very sensible - real men only ;-) Pentax SFXn, Tokina 28-70mm, Pentax AF280T, Agfa ISO200 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2985078size=lg (picture size is 138KB) greetings Markus
RE: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg
Re: PESO: Motion blur
Hi Juan. I thought i had commented on this,but its still in my inbox,so i probably did not. However,..i like this one. What i like is the woman,centre point of the photo,is not to blurred,but not to sharp either. If her face had of been sharper, it would have really been dramatic,but i realize how hard that is to achive.(as in recent TOPDML discussion on motion shots.) I like what you have done with BW conversions. I'm now a fan.g Dave(waiting for the freezing rain to stop so he can use his D) Brooks PTO (picture too often) At risk of abusing my welcome here, another picture, from todays walk: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0146.html ist D, A35-70/4, 1/15s at f9 and ISO400. It was bright, but I wanted the slow shutter speed. I converted this one to BW using the action Rob Studdert posted here on the phun with photoshop thread last week. Got rid of the sepia effect and toned down the opacity of the halation and film curve layers. I don't know, the slight blur helps the image a bit I think. Thanks Rob, BTW. j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: PAW: A Christmas Visitor
Nice shot Kenneth Its not to often one gets one of these in his backyard. I thought a more tighter shot might have been better,but on second glance think its olk this way to. Shows more of the habitat this way. Optio series seem to produce decent pictures. I shot some of these birds at a demo of birds of prey this fall. Fantastic creature. Dave Brooks Please check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken with Optio S. (Thru Glass door wall) Comments: Yea, Nay or otherwise. Thanks in advance for looking commenting. Kenneth Waller
Re: Peso: Tree Ornament
Nice ornament Bill. Nice job on the flash exposure. The all white face could be a problem,but the Optio seemes to have done a good job. Dave http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/peso/ornament1.html A couple of our friends had a cottage industry creating porcelain ornaments. This is one of them. Shot with the Optio 750, 1/125sec at f4.6, using the built in flash. William Robb
Re: Banff and Lake Louise
yes. algae for pink and just plain ice for blue and turquoise. Herb - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 1:23 AM Subject: RE: Banff and Lake Louise Very nice photographs. I couldn't help noticing a pink and turquoise cast in the icy parts of some of the shots. Is this authentic?
Re: Banff and Lake Louise
the last few were also taken near sunset. Herb
Re: PESO: Candy
Some very nice shots here Andy. I like what you have done with the BW images. Dave This is a set of photos taken on Sunday at a studio session with my friend, Candy. Lovely girl, isn't it? ^_^ Photos taken with *istDs, FA100/2.8, FA50/1.7, FA28/2.8 and DA18-55/3.5-5.6 in JPEG *** mode All photos are manipulated by Paint Shop Pro 8.01 http://www.flickr.com/photos/yschang/sets/64571/ Happy holidays! Andy
Re: Eyecup for Pentax SF1
Did you get a reply Bill. I have one here at the house if you still need the measurments. Dave Could someone with one of these cameras please measure the dimensiones of the eyepiece and send them to me? I am trying to find an eyecup that will fit one of these cameras. Thanks William Robb
Re: PESO: Blue Cocktail Two
I must have missed the first version.:-) Interesting shot. I like the density(if thats a correct word) of the blue,with the touches of light on some of the edges. Is this all from the gels,or some PS magic.?? What is the glass sitting on. Looks like blue jellovbg(not trying to be rude with the jello comment) Dave Brooks Here's another shot from the same shoot. Two flash units with blue gels on both. *ist D and the SMC Pentax 135/2.5. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2991395size=lg
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg
RE: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Decent shot Paul. Seems the 80-320 gives farily good sharpness,at least on my humble Adobe corrected only,monitor. g The bit of purple fringe is a tiny bit distracting but at the same times adds a bit of funky to it. :-) Do you find this lens does this alot,or just certain backgrounds and or focal lengths. I would like to add 1-2 more AF lenses for the D. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : PESO New Year's Day Walkaround We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, because they were in hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, but it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg
Re: PAW PESO - While Walking Through Golden Gate Park One Afternoon
For someone who does not like the term 'Street Photoraphy',sure does a good job of it.vbg It gives me the feeling they are trying to get rid of their shadows. Nice one even if it was the wrong lens.LOL Dave Brooks http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/ji-18.html Just a quick grab shot - no time to focus or compose as it was but a fleeting moment. Even had the wrong lens on the camera, but what the heck here it is for better or worse. Shel
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. I get the same effect with my Tokina SD 400mm/5.6, and with my Tamron 300mm/5.6. These two lenses have proven over time to be excellent performers on film cameras, but have proven to be less than stellar on the digital. One of the concepts I rather like about the small format sensor is the longer reach of telephoto lenses, so to have my telephotos relegated to the digital scrap heap is dissapointing. Interestingly, my Tokina 80-200/2.8 is extremely good on the istD. William Robb
Re: PESO Mr Whippy, it's serious business
Very lovely shots Rob. Good to see the D can handle stuff like this. Man i gotta get out more.LOL Dave A seasonal occurrence in my locale, captured tonight: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP9481.jpg http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP9473.jpg http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP9460.jpg Tech: *ist D, ISO 800, Tungsten WB, comp -0.7EV with A16/2.8 Fisheye 1/30-1/60 at f2.8 on a monopod support. Converted to rectilinear view using PTLens. Comments and questions welcome. Cheers and the best of seasons greetings to all my fellow PDMLers, 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: Eyecup for Pentax SF1
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Eyecup for Pentax SF1 Did you get a reply Bill. I have one here at the house if you still need the measurments. Yes please Dave. Thanks Bill
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. I'm not entirely sure it's CA the minimal depth of field seems more the culprit but obviously unavoidable at 320mm. It would be interesting to know just exactly where the camera chose to focus or was the shot manually focused? Would it be better with a film camera?! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:02:13 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg --- End of Original Message ---
Re: PESO - A Walk in the Woods
Does not look as misty as it does here today(freezing rain)g I really like the two pictures that you used the fence as framing. (I like fences,among other things lol) and the first tree/sunset shot. Lovely silloette on the tree. Do i read correctly as in you have the 1D or is it the iD mkII. I'd like to hear your comments on it, off list, Cotty. I also have a few Mac questions i'll get to soon to. Dave Brooks I'm not working today and hey I actually got off my butt and went for a walk. A wet and misty morning had given way to a bright but cold afternoon - sunset at 4.30pm or thereabouts and the light was kind to me. 1D with 70-200 on shoulder, K15 and A*85 in pockets. I haven't submitted to the coming PUG, so here's a tree or two. http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/woods.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Happy New Year
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:07:46 +1000, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy New Year to all - we toasted it with a kiss, a Sempe Armagnac and a Bailey's (respectively!) I toasted with beer, the proletarian that I am. No bourgeois Champers or Scotches for this boy! g It was a premium (so they call it at the beer store) Sleeman's Cream Ale (it was all that was in the fridge at the party I was at), however. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
I get the same effect with my Tokina SD 400mm/5.6, and with my Tamron 300mm/5.6. These two lenses have proven over time to be excellent performers on film cameras, but have proven to be less than stellar on the digital. I think I'll be keeping at least one film camera for the time being based on that information, I really can't do without a 300/400mm lens. John -- Original Message --- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 09:31:35 -0600 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. I get the same effect with my Tokina SD 400mm/5.6, and with my Tamron 300mm/5.6. These two lenses have proven over time to be excellent performers on film cameras, but have proven to be less than stellar on the digital. One of the concepts I rather like about the small format sensor is the longer reach of telephoto lenses, so to have my telephotos relegated to the digital scrap heap is dissapointing. Interestingly, my Tokina 80-200/2.8 is extremely good on the istD. William Robb --- End of Original Message ---
Re: Tsunami
I just hope it gets to those who need it. Being rather cynical, I rather doubt it will. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Jens Bladt wrote: 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Lawrence Kwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 09:47 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Tsunami On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime US tax dollars are providing 375 million dollars of aid. That's almost two dollars per person. Not a bad number by any count. True. But CNN's Anderson Cooper also added that even the $ amount sounded large, to put it in perspective, that's about the same amount of money that each of the 4 US cities (he mentioned Phoenix, Washington and two others) planned to spend to build sport stadiums in the next 5 years. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
OT - any Palm users on the list ?
Any Palm users on the list? Can you recommend any Palm (5.2) software for playing MP3s? Please contact me off list, thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: First PAW of 2005
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 06:47:56 +0200, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Yesterday we had rather summer weather - +26C at midday. So here is a shot for you: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/54189 I must be honest, Boris, the photo doesn't really move me. To me, it is like a family vacation snapshot or something. The expression on the boy's face is saying something, but I'm not sure what. From that angle, it's hard to see his hand which appears to be calling for the train to stop. The train is partially obscured by weeds. There are some blue and green blocks in the background that I'm not sure what they are and I find them distracting. The timing WRT the train coming into the frame was good, though. And, the framing in terms of the boy and the train is good, too. In fact, the framing is very good. But, not enough to save the photo for me, I'm afraid. I always feel better saying less than nice things about a photo when I see that several others like it, because then I think that the photo may be a good one, and it's just me that doesn't like it. But, as always, I think it's better to say what I think about something than to say nothing. Hope you don't mind, Boris. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Thanks Dave. The lens doesn't show any significant CA under normal conditions. Out of focus branches against a sky are a worst case scenario for any lens. I find it's quite good under most circumstances. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 10:16 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Decent shot Paul. Seems the 80-320 gives farily good sharpness,at least on my humble Adobe corrected only,monitor. g The bit of purple fringe is a tiny bit distracting but at the same times adds a bit of funky to it. :-) Do you find this lens does this alot,or just certain backgrounds and or focal lengths. I would like to add 1-2 more AF lenses for the D. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : PESO New Year's Day Walkaround We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, because they were in hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, but it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg
Re: First PAW of 2005
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 06:47:56 +0200, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/g/si3634 I would very much appreciate opinion of list's street shooters on this and these :). I ~really~ like the photos in this album! (except Thou Shalt Not Pass, of course g). Despite a few niggling little exposure difficulties, and less than perfect framing (in the case of Wizard), you've captured some really good moments in all of these shots! There's some emotion that I really like in each of them. I think these are much stronger than your PAW. Oddly, your last PAW (IIRC), Contemplation, also in this gallery, is my least favourite in the gallery after Thou Shalt Not Pass. I think we must have different tastes in photos, Boris! vbg cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: OT - any Palm users on the list ?
I still have PALM OS4.1 so I don't do MP3's much. But http://www.palmgear.com has *everything*. Most have free trials too. Here's some of their MP3 stuff: http://tinyurl.com/4br43 http://www.handango.com is another good site. Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 9:53 AM To: pentax list Subject: OT - any Palm users on the list ? Any Palm users on the list? Can you recommend any Palm (5.2) software for playing MP3s? Please contact me off list, thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: First PAW of 2005
Hi! I must be honest, Boris, the photo doesn't really move me. .. snipped .. I always feel better saying less than nice things about a photo when I see that several others like it, because then I think that the photo may be a good one, and it's just me that doesn't like it. But, as always, I think it's better to say what I think about something than to say nothing. Hope you don't mind, Boris. I always feel even better reading what you have to say. I'd rather you told what you really had to say than just something polite and vague... I definitely don't mind. I hope others will say whatever they have to say and I will make one more step in my learning curve :). Boris (who's going to be selling most of his surplus film real soon)
Re: PAW PESO - While Walking Through Golden Gate Park One Afternoon
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:35 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For someone who does not like the term 'Street Photoraphy',sure does a good job of it.vbg snip I don't see any streets in the frame. vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. I'm not sure that this phenomena should be described as CA either. Every long lens I've ever used produces some strange bokeh with extremely out of focus branches against a bright sky. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 10:36 AM, John Whittingham wrote: It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. I'm not entirely sure it's CA the minimal depth of field seems more the culprit but obviously unavoidable at 320mm. It would be interesting to know just exactly where the camera chose to focus or was the shot manually focused? Would it be better with a film camera?! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:02:13 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg --- End of Original Message ---
Re: PAW PESO - While Walking Through Golden Gate Park One Afternoon
They're under the lake... frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:35 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For someone who does not like the term 'Street Photoraphy',sure does a good job of it.vbg snip I don't see any streets in the frame. vbg -frank -- 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
LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
Is this an old question? I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. Has anyone done this successfully, or unsuccessfully? If it's a good idea what's a source for a good LTM to Pentax Screw Mount adapter? Thanks, Jeff = Jeffrey Metzger Independent Sales Agent for AFLAC Cell: 201 317-1655
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:03:41 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, because they were in hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, but it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg Handholding a nearly 500mm (35mm equivalent) lens at 1/250th? Geez, Paul, you've got pretty steady hands. I may have to give you the Human Tripod award for 2005 (sorry, Rob, but all things must pass). Oh well, it's a long year ahead, and anything can happen, but I think we have a contender here. Seriously, that's a nice shot. Very nice. Sharp. Well composed. I like the look on the critter's face - seems to be part apprehension, part curiousity. Love the bokeh of the branches in the background. Well shot, Paul. Glad you saw the sun yesterday (judging by the blue skies in the photo). We didn't. And today it's miserable with freezing rain. A good day to stay inside and watch NFL football. vbg cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Thanks Frank. We had a fairly nice day yesterday, but it's raining today. I plan on watching football as well. Today's my last day to eat and drink like a pig :-). Tomorrow, it's back to work and a diet plan. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 11:17 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:03:41 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, because they were in hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, but it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg Handholding a nearly 500mm (35mm equivalent) lens at 1/250th? Geez, Paul, you've got pretty steady hands. I may have to give you the Human Tripod award for 2005 (sorry, Rob, but all things must pass). Oh well, it's a long year ahead, and anything can happen, but I think we have a contender here. Seriously, that's a nice shot. Very nice. Sharp. Well composed. I like the look on the critter's face - seems to be part apprehension, part curiousity. Love the bokeh of the branches in the background. Well shot, Paul. Glad you saw the sun yesterday (judging by the blue skies in the photo). We didn't. And today it's miserable with freezing rain. A good day to stay inside and watch NFL football. vbg cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Tsunami
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:28 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Yes, you're right, Jens. The numbers seem to be constantly changing and going up, as the tragedy and it's solutions are being assessed and re-assessed. As of yesterday, I heard that Japan had contributed the largest amount of government money at about $500 million US. But countries' contributions are going up daily. As you said, the important thing is that the money gets to where it can help quickly. As far as commercial or retail tie-ins, I agree somewhat with Paul, in that it may be good to be wary or even cynical in some cases. I'd be pretty confident that larger companies, like Walmart Canada as mentioned by Wheatfield, will get your money to the Red Cross quickly, and that they really will match donations dollar for dollar. A company that says they'll give you free software if you make a donation through them seems a bit dodgy, IMHO (although, they may well be on the up and up, who knows?) In terms of charities most of the ones mentioned here would likely do a good job of putting the money to good use. The Red Cross, UNICEF, Medecines Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), Oxfam and other well-known charities will all do a fair and equitable job of distributing the donations in a very efficient manner. When donating to some of the larger charities, it's a good idea to specify for Tsunami relief fund on your donation, to assure that your funds are put to that exact use. Otherwise, it may be possible that your donation will end up in their general funds, and not all of it will get to where you intend it. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Handholding a nearly 500mm (35mm equivalent) lens at 1/250th? Geez, Paul, you've got pretty steady hands. Hence the nickname Steady Stenquist.
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:50:50 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Handholding a nearly 500mm (35mm equivalent) lens at 1/250th? Geez, Paul, you've got pretty steady hands. Hence the nickname Steady Stenquist. Indeed! I'd forgotten about that one. Thanks for the reminder. g cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z
Playing with the new toy a bit, I discovered that by pressing the OK button, the histogram of the view is displayed, and on the image itself, areas of out of range under exposed turn yellow, while out of range over exposed turns red. The front lever can then be used to bias the exposure to give the best exposure. Too cool. William Robb
Re: PESO - A Walk in the Woods
On 2/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I really like the two pictures that you used the fence as framing. (I like fences,among other things lol) and the first tree/sunset shot. Lovely silloette on the tree. Thanks Dave. Will contact you off list. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
- Original Message - From: JP M Subject: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. A what? William Robb
Re: Happy New Year
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Happy New Year It was a premium (so they call it at the beer store) Sleeman's Cream Ale Poor guy. I had that stuff once. William Robb
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround A good day to stay inside and watch NFL football. vbg I didn't think that was possible. We've had about a foot of snow over he past few days, and at the moment it is -30º. I think I'll go outside and play with my snowblower. Beats NFL anyday. William Robb
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
Hi, Sunday, January 2, 2005, 4:17:51 PM, JP wrote: Is this an old question? I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. Has anyone done this successfully, or unsuccessfully? If it's a good idea what's a source for a good LTM to Pentax Screw Mount adapter? There are plenty of M39 (Leica screwmount) to M42 (Pentax screwmount) adapters around. However, they won't do you much good on a K1000 because it is a bayonet mount camera. You can also get M42 to K-mount adapters, so presumably you could stack them: M39 - M42 - K. It's probably not beyond the wit of man or Cotty to produce a M39 - K adapter, if no such thing is commercially available. Regards, Bob
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
On 2/1/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Sunday, January 2, 2005, 4:17:51 PM, JP wrote: Is this an old question? I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. Has anyone done this successfully, or unsuccessfully? If it's a good idea what's a source for a good LTM to Pentax Screw Mount adapter? There are plenty of M39 (Leica screwmount) to M42 (Pentax screwmount) adapters around. However, they won't do you much good on a K1000 because it is a bayonet mount camera. You can also get M42 to K-mount adapters, so presumably you could stack them: M39 - M42 - K. It's probably not beyond the wit of man or Cotty to produce a M39 - K adapter, if no such thing is commercially available. Ahhh - LTM = Leica Thread Mount, yes? I looked on SRB's web site but they don't list an M39 lens onto a K body. It may be possible as Bob says. More info: www.srb.co.uk Click on 'adaptors' at left, but I notice that the 'view adaptor price list' link is not working. Instead, download the 'adaptor price list PDF' and look at that. Page 7 lists the available body / lens adaptors. HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
Hi Bob, Yes, I already have the K to M42 adapter on the K1000. I've been using some Kodak Retina IIIs lenses with a Deckel to M42 adapter stacked on the K to M42... I need a pointer to a good one. Meaning an M39 that has the proper (weird) Leica pitch and that is made of something other than cheap plastic or sticky aluminum. Or better yet, if there is such an animal as a LTM lens directly to K adapter... Best, Jeff --- Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Sunday, January 2, 2005, 4:17:51 PM, JP wrote: Is this an old question? I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. Has anyone done this successfully, or unsuccessfully? If it's a good idea what's a source for a good LTM to Pentax Screw Mount adapter? There are plenty of M39 (Leica screwmount) to M42 (Pentax screwmount) adapters around. However, they won't do you much good on a K1000 because it is a bayonet mount camera. You can also get M42 to K-mount adapters, so presumably you could stack them: M39 - M42 - K. It's probably not beyond the wit of man or Cotty to produce a M39 - K adapter, if no such thing is commercially available. Regards, Bob = Jeffrey Metzger Independent Sales Agent for AFLAC Cell: 201 317-1655
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in Leica Thread Mount. I want to use them on either a Pentax K1000 or ME Super with the proper adapter/s. Best, Jeff --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: JP M Subject: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. A what? William Robb = Jeffrey Metzger Independent Sales Agent for AFLAC Cell: 201 317-1655
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
If the lenses were for Leica or Bessa rangefinders, you won't get much focus range with them on an SLR. They'll be good for macro and that's about it. Film plane is in the wrong location. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 12:32 PM, JP M wrote: William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in Leica Thread Mount. I want to use them on either a Pentax K1000 or ME Super with the proper adapter/s. Best, Jeff --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: JP M Subject: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. A what? William Robb = Jeffrey Metzger Independent Sales Agent for AFLAC Cell: 201 317-1655
RE: Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z
Very clever. Is this a new feature in the industry? This could become a standard for future digicams! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 17:57 Til: Pentax Discuss Emne: Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z Playing with the new toy a bit, I discovered that by pressing the OK button, the histogram of the view is displayed, and on the image itself, areas of out of range under exposed turn yellow, while out of range over exposed turns red. The front lever can then be used to bias the exposure to give the best exposure. Too cool. William Robb
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
This is correct as I've already attempted to use some LTM's on various Pentax bodies. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 1/2/2005 9:42:48 AM Subject: Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount If the lenses were for Leica or Bessa rangefinders, you won't get much focus range with them on an SLR. They'll be good for macro and that's about it. Film plane is in the wrong location. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 12:32 PM, JP M wrote: William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in Leica Thread Mount. I want to use them on either a Pentax K1000 or ME Super with the proper adapter/s.
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Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
OK, thanks. That's the info I was looking for and hoping not to get. The Kodak Retina Lenses are then a strange beast. They are interchangeable on the Retina iiiS (a rangefinder) and on the Reflex S (an SLR). I've also used them succesfully on the K1000. My HOPE was that I could also use my LTM lenses on the M42 bodies. Oh well... Thanks all, Jeff --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is correct as I've already attempted to use some LTM's on various Pentax bodies. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 1/2/2005 9:42:48 AM Subject: Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount If the lenses were for Leica or Bessa rangefinders, you won't get much focus range with them on an SLR. They'll be good for macro and that's about it. Film plane is in the wrong location. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 12:32 PM, JP M wrote: William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in Leica Thread Mount. I want to use them on either a Pentax K1000 or ME Super with the proper adapter/s. = Jeffrey Metzger Independent Sales Agent for AFLAC Cell: 201 317-1655
Spotmeter V
I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? Thanks in advance! Chris
RE: Spotmeter V
I list the G-13 as a Silver Oxide battery. If so it can be replaced with the very common SR-44 button battery. The LR-44 is the Alkaline version and should work but may not be as accurate over the life of the battery. HTH Don -Original Message- From: Chris Lindgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:20 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Spotmeter V I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? Thanks in advance! Chris
Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount
- Original Message - From: JP M Subject: Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in Leica Thread Mount. Had I thought about that at all... William Robb
Re: Spotmeter V
- Original Message - From: Chris Lindgren Subject: Spotmeter V I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? The Spotmeter V will use 3 S76 Silver Oxide batteries quite nicely. William Robb
Re: Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z Very clever. Is this a new feature in the industry? This could become a standard for future digicams! I don't think it is possible on DSLRs, at least not the way they are being made at the moment, but it sure is a neat way to meter an exposure. William Robb
RE: Spotmeter V
I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies Mercury. However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work fine as long as it fits. If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. Don -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:36 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Spotmeter V I list the G-13 as a Silver Oxide battery. If so it can be replaced with the very common SR-44 button battery. The LR-44 is the Alkaline version and should work but may not be as accurate over the life of the battery. HTH Don -Original Message- From: Chris Lindgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:20 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Spotmeter V I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? Thanks in advance! Chris
RE: Spotmeter V
I just referenced the battery spec from my orig owners manual. I haven't given it a good looking over, or the meter for that matter, but I seem to recall...The G-13's operate the meter and the 9V is there for the finder illumination function. Like I say...I haven't played with it yet and I'm going from memory. 20 years ago. Ouch...my brain hurts! Chris From: quot;Don Sandersonquot; lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: lt;pentax-discuss@pdml.netgt; Subject: RE: Spotmeter V Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:35:46 -0600 I list the G-13 as a Silver Oxide battery. If so it can be replaced with the very common SR-44 button battery. The LR-44 is the Alkaline version and should work but may not be as accurate over the life of the battery. HTH Don gt; -Original Message- gt; From: Chris Lindgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt; Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:20 PM gt; To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net gt; Subject: Spotmeter V gt; gt; gt; I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the gt; list. gt; I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries gt; readily available? gt; gt; Thanks in advance! gt; gt; Chris gt; gt;
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. Good technique. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Yes quite, great shot all the same. I was considering doing some nature photography in the New Year, birds mainly, but I've just discovered the term 'digiscoping' after a search for interesting sites to visit. These guys are using 80x spotting scopes with digicams attached, it's like having a 4000mm tele lens on the 35mm SLR!! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:09:17 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. I'm not sure that this phenomena should be described as CA either. Every long lens I've ever used produces some strange bokeh with extremely out of focus branches against a bright sky. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 10:36 AM, John Whittingham wrote: It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. I'm not entirely sure it's CA the minimal depth of field seems more the culprit but obviously unavoidable at 320mm. It would be interesting to know just exactly where the camera chose to focus or was the shot manually focused? Would it be better with a film camera?! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:02:13 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg --- End of Original Message --- --- End of Original Message ---
Re: Spotmeter V
- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: Spotmeter V I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies Mercury. However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work fine as long as it fits. If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. Odd. I just checked a couple of other forums, and apparently, early Spotmeter Vs use mercury batteries, later ones use silver oxide. I suspect that the very old ones (they had the brown body) will use mercury batteries, and the later gray bodies will use silver oxide. My very old gray one took silver oxides for sure. William Robb
RE: Spotmeter V
Okay...I just took a look at the unit. There is no scale illuminator button on the grip. 3 MS76's are too tall, they're also smaller in diameter than the orig's. Judging by how they fit in the battery compartment. Scratch my prior email regarding the functions of the 2 battery sources. It appears the 9V operates the normal function and the G-13's operate the L function or low light function. True? Evidently I don't have a Spotmeter V...must be an orig. Spotmeter? I'll do more research on the web. I downloaded a Spotmeter V manual and that's where I got the battery spec. Evidently it's the wrong manual. Thanks, Chris From: quot;Don Sandersonquot; lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: lt;pentax-discuss@pdml.netgt; Subject: RE: Spotmeter V Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:49:25 -0600 I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies Mercury. However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work fine as long as it fits. If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. Don gt; -Original Message- gt; From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt; Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:36 PM gt; To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net gt; Subject: RE: Spotmeter V gt; gt; gt; I list the G-13 as a Silver Oxide battery. gt; If so it can be replaced with the very common SR-44 gt; button battery. gt; The LR-44 is the Alkaline version and should work but gt; may not be as accurate over the life of the battery. gt; gt; HTH gt; Don gt; gt; gt; -Original Message- gt; gt; From: Chris Lindgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt; gt; Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:20 PM gt; gt; To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net gt; gt; Subject: Spotmeter V gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am gt; new to the gt; gt; list. gt; gt; I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries gt; gt; readily available? gt; gt; gt; gt; Thanks in advance! gt; gt; gt; gt; Chris gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Thanks. The spotting scope sounds like fun. But you're going to need one heck of a sturdy tripod. I suppose a gimble head would be in order as well. Paul I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. Good technique. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Yes quite, great shot all the same. I was considering doing some nature photography in the New Year, birds mainly, but I've just discovered the term 'digiscoping' after a search for interesting sites to visit. These guys are using 80x spotting scopes with digicams attached, it's like having a 4000mm tele lens on the 35mm SLR!! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:09:17 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. I'm not sure that this phenomena should be described as CA either. Every long lens I've ever used produces some strange bokeh with extremely out of focus branches against a bright sky. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 10:36 AM, John Whittingham wrote: It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. I'm not entirely sure it's CA the minimal depth of field seems more the culprit but obviously unavoidable at 320mm. It would be interesting to know just exactly where the camera chose to focus or was the shot manually focused? Would it be better with a film camera?! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:02:13 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg --- End of Original Message --- --- End of Original Message ---
Re: Spotmeter V
I have the very old brown one, and it works fine with silver oxide batteries. I suspect that it was originally equipped with mercury batteries. Paul - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: Spotmeter V I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies Mercury. However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work fine as long as it fits. If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. Odd. I just checked a couple of other forums, and apparently, early Spotmeter Vs use mercury batteries, later ones use silver oxide. I suspect that the very old ones (they had the brown body) will use mercury batteries, and the later gray bodies will use silver oxide. My very old gray one took silver oxides for sure. William Robb
Re: Spotmeter V
Mine is a brown body unit with a gray scale index later applied next to the EV scale. I never used it much in the past. I always used the digital unit...until I loaned it out and it never came back. Thanks for the info. From: quot;William Robbquot; lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: lt;pentax-discuss@pdml.netgt; Subject: Re: Spotmeter V Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:23:47 -0600 - Original Message - From: quot;Don Sandersonquot; Subject: RE: Spotmeter V gt;I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies gt;Mercury. gt;However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work gt;fine as long as it fits. gt;If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an gt;SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. Odd. I just checked a couple of other forums, and apparently, early Spotmeter Vs use mercury batteries, later ones use silver oxide. I suspect that the very old ones (they had the brown body) will use mercury batteries, and the later gray bodies will use silver oxide. My very old gray one took silver oxides for sure. William Robb
Re: Spotmeter V
Mine isn't working with 2 MS76's. I'll do some work on the contacts. If that doesn't get me anywhere...I'll break out the ohm meter. Thanks, Chris From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Spotmeter V Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:31:48 + I have the very old brown one, and it works fine with silver oxide batteries. I suspect that it was originally equipped with mercury batteries. Paul gt; gt; - Original Message - gt; From: quot;Don Sandersonquot; gt; Subject: RE: Spotmeter V gt; gt; gt; gt;I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies gt; gt; Mercury. gt; gt; However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work gt; gt; fine as long as it fits. gt; gt; If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an gt; gt; SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. gt; gt; gt; Odd. I just checked a couple of other forums, and apparently, early gt; Spotmeter Vs use mercury batteries, later ones use silver oxide. gt; I suspect that the very old ones (they had the brown body) will use gt; mercury batteries, and the later gray bodies will use silver oxide. gt; My very old gray one took silver oxides for sure. gt; gt; William Robb gt; gt;
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
I can't help but wonder what the image quality would be like at say 8x10 :) The scopes optics would have to be very good indeed at that magnification. John -- Original Message --- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:29:02 + Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround Thanks. The spotting scope sounds like fun. But you're going to need one heck of a sturdy tripod. I suppose a gimble head would be in order as well. Paul I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. Good technique. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Yes quite, great shot all the same. I was considering doing some nature photography in the New Year, birds mainly, but I've just discovered the term 'digiscoping' after a search for interesting sites to visit. These guys are using 80x spotting scopes with digicams attached, it's like having a 4000mm tele lens on the 35mm SLR!! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:09:17 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. I'm not sure that this phenomena should be described as CA either. Every long lens I've ever used produces some strange bokeh with extremely out of focus branches against a bright sky. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 10:36 AM, John Whittingham wrote: It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. I'm not entirely sure it's CA the minimal depth of field seems more the culprit but obviously unavoidable at 320mm. It would be interesting to know just exactly where the camera chose to focus or was the shot manually focused? Would it be better with a film camera?! John -- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:02:13 -0500 Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth of field. On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg --- End of Original Message --- --- End of Original Message --- --- End of Original Message ---
Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround
Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround A good day to stay inside and watch NFL football. vbg I didn't think that was possible. I share your scepticism. I've never experienced a good day to watch NFL football. I *have* experienced many many good days to stay inside and *sleep* ... :-) ERNR
RE: Spotmeter V
Enough of this :-). I obviously have the same unit, so I took a look. One battery is a PC 640A alkaline. The other is a conventional 9 volt. This is the very old, dark brown unit without the illuminator button. It works quite well. Incidentally, that spec battery was installed by Quality Light-Metric, when I had the meter calibrated five years ago. They're a company in Hollywood that specializes in light meter repair and calibration, so I figure they got it right. Some Hollywood directors won't hire a Director of Photography unless he has a Quality Light-Metric calibration sticker on his meter. They do a great job, and they're not all that expensive. I use my Spotmeter V to check all my other meters. If anyone is interested in meter calibration, you can reach Quality Light-Metric at 323-467-2265. Paul Okay...I just took a look at the unit. There is no scale illuminator button on the grip. 3 MS76's are too tall, they're also smaller in diameter than the orig's. Judging by how they fit in the battery compartment. Scratch my prior email regarding the functions of the 2 battery sources. It appears the 9V operates the normal function and the G-13's operate the L function or low light function. True? Evidently I don't have a Spotmeter V...must be an orig. Spotmeter? I'll do more research on the web. I downloaded a Spotmeter V manual and that's where I got the battery spec. Evidently it's the wrong manual. Thanks, Chris From: quot;Don Sandersonquot; lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: lt;pentax-discuss@pdml.netgt; Subject: RE: Spotmeter V Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:49:25 -0600 I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies Mercury. However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work fine as long as it fits. If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. Don gt; -Original Message- gt; From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt; Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:36 PM gt; To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net gt; Subject: RE: Spotmeter V gt; gt; gt; I list the G-13 as a Silver Oxide battery. gt; If so it can be replaced with the very common SR-44 gt; button battery. gt; The LR-44 is the Alkaline version and should work but gt; may not be as accurate over the life of the battery. gt; gt; HTH gt; Don gt; gt; gt; -Original Message- gt; gt; From: Chris Lindgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt; gt; Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:20 PM gt; gt; To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net gt; gt; Subject: Spotmeter V gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am gt; new to the gt; gt; list. gt; gt; I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries gt; gt; readily available? gt; gt; gt; gt; Thanks in advance! gt; gt; gt; gt; Chris gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower
I'm sorry if I have posted this image before http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph something the way you see it? As I opened my front door one morning in late August (the day after I received my new *ist D), I noticed this flower, which I believe it is a weed, not a culture flower. I shot it right there - from my doorway - as I saw it - that fine morning. My front door is facing east, so naturally, it's back lit! The almost-black background is just the shadow-side of my hedge - noting artificial/arranged. All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP
Hi gang, I understand the APS sized sensors on DSLRs converts your 28mm on a 42mm cropping image area, but if I understand well, the depth of field remains the one of a 28mm and also the distortion of image proper of the original focal lenght remains, since the lens is still phisycally the same, but cropped, right? So, people who uses 50mm lenses as short teles for portraits, still gets the dof and face features rendition of a 50mmm but cropped, not the flatting effect of a 85mm... I'm right? Regards = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower
On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:48 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph something the way you see it? I cannot believe he didn't like the lighting in this flower!!! I think it's beautiful! The unusual lighting adds to its value, not detracts. He was, I suppose, just an old fuddley-duddley. (to speak kindly) I find this photo not merely attractive, but rather amazing! I love how the droplets on the back of the flower petals shows through, due to the backlighting. Nothing to be ashamed of, IMO. :-) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP
If you're shooting a portrait with a 50mm lens on your *ist D, your camera position would be the same as it would be with a 75mm lens on a 35mm film camera, so the foreshortening would be the same. Thus, a 50 will serve nicely as a portrait lens on the *istD. Paul Hi gang, I understand the APS sized sensors on DSLRs converts your 28mm on a 42mm cropping image area, but if I understand well, the depth of field remains the one of a 28mm and also the distortion of image proper of the original focal lenght remains, since the lens is still phisycally the same, but cropped, right? So, people who uses 50mm lenses as short teles for portraits, still gets the dof and face features rendition of a 50mmm but cropped, not the flatting effect of a 85mm... I'm right? Regards = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower
Hi, Sunday, January 2, 2005, 7:48:50 PM, Jens wrote: I'm sorry if I have posted this image before http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph something the way you see it? The judge is obviously an idiot. I would never enter a photography competition unless I knew who the judges were, and what qualified them to pass judgement on my photographs. -- Cheers, Bob If I knew how to take a good photograph, I'd do it every time --Robert Doisneau
Re: WTB: Pentax SMC-F 70-210/4.5-5.6 AF Lens
If anyone has one they might want to part with at a reasonable price, I would be interested. Please contact me off list and thanks in advance! That's probably the F 70-210/4-5.6, though... ;-) Fred
RE: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP
Hmmm Long story (the optical/scientific side) - I won't go into that. Still, the DOF remains unchanged. DOF is a function of Aperture and Focal length an focusing distance - nothing else. However, since you normally use shorter focal lengths for a smaller (digital) format (to get the sam AOV), the DOF seemingly gets better (deeper) for the smaller (digital) format, provided the AOV is the same. I too noticed, that a little while ago, there was a posting (Paul Stenquist??) saying something about the DOF on a digital camera being different from that of the same lens, used on a 35mm body...??? I believe what he meant was, that a 300mm on the *ist D will equal a 450mm in terms of magnification on a 35mm, but still have the DOF of a 300mm, which - I believe - is true. So, I believe what you are saying about the 50mm and the 85mm may very well be correct. But of cource, by cropping the image (by using a smaller format) you may in some cases also cut away some of the out of focus areas, which may appear as better DOF. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 20:56 Til: PDML Emne: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP Hi gang, I understand the APS sized sensors on DSLRs converts your 28mm on a 42mm cropping image area, but if I understand well, the depth of field remains the one of a 28mm and also the distortion of image proper of the original focal lenght remains, since the lens is still phisycally the same, but cropped, right? So, people who uses 50mm lenses as short teles for portraits, still gets the dof and face features rendition of a 50mmm but cropped, not the flatting effect of a 85mm... I'm right? Regards = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
RE: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower
Thanks very much, Jon - and Bob. I agree - about the judge. He was a complete printing fettishist - he obviously didn't care what was in the photograph - as long as it was very well printed! I agree, that well printed (and of cource) exposed, photgraphs can look pretty convincing. Like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2695269/in/set-68002/ It is actually a rather boring/dull shot, but it still looks so very good, just because the exposure (and hopefully printing) is just right. BTW - this was made with a SMC-A 2.8/20mm fully open (2.8)! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jon Glass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 21:06 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:48 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph something the way you see it? I cannot believe he didn't like the lighting in this flower!!! I think it's beautiful! The unusual lighting adds to its value, not detracts. He was, I suppose, just an old fuddley-duddley. (to speak kindly) I find this photo not merely attractive, but rather amazing! I love how the droplets on the back of the flower petals shows through, due to the backlighting. Nothing to be ashamed of, IMO. :-) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower
- Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] The judge is obviously an idiot. That's *just* what I was thinking. Cory liked it a lot. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower
I see nothing wrong with the lighting at all... the judge is simply wrong. It happens! Good catch! keith whaley Jens Bladt wrote: I'm sorry if I have posted this image before http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph something the way you see it? As I opened my front door one morning in late August (the day after I received my new *ist D), I noticed this flower, which I believe it is a weed, not a culture flower. I shot it right there - from my doorway - as I saw it - that fine morning. My front door is facing east, so naturally, it's back lit! The almost-black background is just the shadow-side of my hedge - noting artificial/arranged. All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: Tsunami
On Jan 2, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Wow - not even a tremor? Yup...not a single vibe. We didn't know anything about it until we heard it on the news. Relatives in Bangkok did feel the building sway a bit and some of the towers were evacuated as a precaution. (snip) Ann replies: LIke Paul , I wouldn't tie in any donation of mine to anything that gave me either a tax write-off or made any sort of offer whatsoever. I just called the Red Cross and used a credit card for a small amount, what I could manage. I think it is a pretty safe way to make sure your dollars are going to help. I don't know anything about CoffeeCup software; if the freebie encourages contributions, that's fine with me. I believe SmallDog's charitable giving program is like any other company's program, only that they opened up participation to their customers as well. I mentioned it not so much to hype the merchant, but as an opportunity to make your donations go further. I'm sure there are other companies making matching contributions too. (btw, I just checked their charity web page http://www.smalldog.com/charity.html and found out that their maximum matching amount is US$200). --jc
RE: PUG Favourites for 2004
Thanks Fred! It's always encouraging being validated.. very much appreciated. Cheers, Ryan -- Original Message -- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 22:31:33 -0500 (EST) From: Fred Widall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PUG Favourites for 2004 Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Here's my list of PUG favourites for 2004. I picked my favourite photograph from the themed gallery for each month, There are so many excellent photographs published each month but these are the ones which especially caught my eye. Jan - Animals - Maya and Alex by Wendy Beard, Canada Feb - Wet - Moss by Jostein Oksne, Norway Mar - Portrait - Vix, Oxford, 2004 by Cotty, UK Apr - Curved - Galleria Umberto I by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy May - Environment - Pioneer Barn by Harald Rust, USA Jun - Cliche - Aa by Wendy Beard, Canada Jul - Vacation - Best Car in Town by Jan van Wijk, Netherlands Aug - BW II - King Draco by Ryan Lee, Australia Sep - Mystery - Ready for the Ceremonial by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy Oct - Transport - Evening at Mopti by Joseph Tainter, USA Nov - Red - So Ya Wanted Sumthin Red... by Kenneth Waller, USA Dec - Trees - YAC - Yet Another Cypress by Bruce Dayton, USA Let's hear your opinions. -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: Tsunami
På 2. jan. 2005 kl. 17.38 skrev frank theriault: On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:28 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Yes, you're right, Jens. The numbers seem to be constantly changing and going up, as the tragedy and it's solutions are being assessed and re-assessed. As of yesterday, I heard that Japan had contributed the largest amount of government money at about $500 million US. But countries' contributions are going up daily. The Norwegian government, representing 4 million people, is now considering to give approximately $150 million. Already people have given about $34 million directly to some organizations, like the Red Cross. Yes, some of the money will fill other pockets but it is still worth it so save some lives. DagT
Re: Spotmeter V
Short answer, no. It may be possible to use 1.5 volt cells in the spotmeter without modification. You can do that with Pentax Cameras from the SP F onward for certain, maybe earlier models as well. Someone else may know if the Spotmeters work that way as well. If not you can get Wein cells at 1.4 volts which are close enough, though a bit pricey an short lived due to their chemistry. Chris Lindgren wrote: I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? Thanks in advance! Chris -- 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
PESO: Paris
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3002800size=lg Just a quick one before my 2 minutes at the Inet cafe runs out.. Paris on NY Eve 2004! There's a story to come but must log off.. Cheers, Ryan
Scanning Question
Assuming that you're scanning at the same bit depth and with all other parameters the same, would there be any loss of detail or information or whatever when scanning at 2000ppi v 4000ppi? Shel
Re: PUG Favourites for 2004
Fred Widall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apr - Curved - Galleria Umberto I by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy and Sep - Mystery - Ready for the Ceremonial by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy Hi Fred, Thanks for mentioning me twice! It's a nice way to begin a year! :-D Also thanks for making me want to have another look at all the 2004 galleries. Ciao, Gianfranco = _ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
RE: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP
Still, the DOF remains unchanged. DOF is a function of Aperture and Focal length an focusing distance - nothing else. However, since you normally use shorter focal lengths for a smaller (digital) format (to get the sam AOV), the DOF seemingly gets better (deeper) for the smaller (digital) format, provided the AOV is the same. I too noticed, that a little while ago, there was a posting (Paul Stenquist??) saying something about the DOF on a digital camera being different from that of the same lens, used on a 35mm body...??? I believe what he meant was, that a 300mm on the *ist D will equal a 450mm in terms of magnification on a 35mm, but still have the DOF of a 300mm, which - I believe - is true. Too confuse you further, Albano: It is my understanding that when you go to an APS-sized sensor, the appropriate circle of confusion decreases, giving less depth of field. For example, fCalc uses a CoC of .025 for 35 mm., but .0199 for APS. This yields lower dof. The bottom line is, I believe, that a 50 mm lens on the *ist D or DS will give less depth of field than the same lens on a 35 mm. camera. Joe
Re: Spotmeter V
Contact: Quality Light-Metric 7060 Hollywood Boulevard; Suite 415 Los Angeles, California 90028 323-467-2265 They'll give you the most reliable information on which batteries can be used, although it's probably a good idea to get the meter calibrated considering its age and that you may be using batteries it wasn't designed for. I'm pretty sure that you can use the silver cells, or the alkalines, once the meter has been calibrated to their voltage. Shel [Original Message] From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 1/2/2005 1:10:02 PM Subject: Re: Spotmeter V Short answer, no. It may be possible to use 1.5 volt cells in the spotmeter without modification. You can do that with Pentax Cameras from the SP F onward for certain, maybe earlier models as well. Someone else may know if the Spotmeters work that way as well. If not you can get Wein cells at 1.4 volts which are close enough, though a bit pricey an short lived due to their chemistry. Chris Lindgren wrote: I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? Thanks in advance!
Re: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP
Albano Garcia mused: Hi gang, I understand the APS sized sensors on DSLRs converts your 28mm on a 42mm cropping image area, but if I understand well, the depth of field remains the one of a 28mm and also the distortion of image proper of the original focal lenght remains, since the lens is still phisycally the same, but cropped, right? So, people who uses 50mm lenses as short teles for portraits, still gets the dof and face features rendition of a 50mmm but cropped, not the flatting effect of a 85mm... I'm right? Regards Let's see if I can explain this simply. The end goal is to end up with a resulting print (or image) of given dimensions; this will require different amounts of cropping, enlargement, etc., depending on what equipment was used to make the original capture. 1) The perspective, or distortion (relative size of features, relationship of near and far objects, etc.) depends on where you stand to take the photograph, and on nothing else. 2) For a specified print size, the depth of field depends on the actual physical size of the taking aperture (not the f-stop; the diameter), and on nothing else. Once you've decided where to stand to capture the image, (and on what format camera to use, if that's an option) you will have a maximum focal length you can use to get the whole of your desired subject within the image area on the sensor. But as long as you stay below that, you can use any lens from your camera bag (although using a longer rather than a shorter focal length is generally better, to make the best use of the media capabilities). Then all you have to do is pick the aperture diameter to give you the depth of field you want, and take the shot. The drawback is that an aperture diameter which gives an f-stop of f2.8 with a 24mm lens will only give you f22 with a 200mm lens, which will increase the exposure time (possibly causing problems from camera shake or subject motion).
Re: Happy New Year
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:59:31 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Happy New Year It Poor guy. I had that stuff once. Hey, it was in the fridge and it was free (to me, at least). Those are two of the things I look for in a beer. g I agree with you, though, William. The only thing premium about Sleeman's is the price... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower
Hi, Sunday, January 2, 2005, 8:36:23 PM, Jens wrote: Thanks very much, Jon - and Bob. I agree - about the judge. He was a complete printing fettishist - he obviously didn't care what was in the photograph - as long as it was very well printed! I agree, that well printed (and of cource) exposed, photgraphs can look pretty convincing. Like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2695269/in/set-68002/ It is actually a rather boring/dull shot, but it still looks so very good, just because the exposure (and hopefully printing) is just right. BTW - this was made with a SMC-A 2.8/20mm fully open (2.8)! there are certain types of photograph where it is important for them to be technically faultless - architecture is one of those. I have some photos of the castles in Gondar, Ethiopia which are surprisingly similar in composition to yours, but which are not so technically skillful, unfortunately, and they just look dull. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Scanning Question
Shel Belinkoff mused: Assuming that you're scanning at the same bit depth and with all other parameters the same, would there be any loss of detail or information or whatever when scanning at 2000ppi v 4000ppi? Absolutely. Scanning at 4000ppi will resolve some fine detail which would be missed by scanning at 2000ppi (assuming you are using a film capable of recording detail at that level)
Re: Scanning Question
You should get more detail at 4000ppi than you get at 2000ppi. You're recording more information, so the results are better. I can see the difference between a 6x7 neg scanned at 1600 as opposed to one scanned at 3200. Paul Assuming that you're scanning at the same bit depth and with all other parameters the same, would there be any loss of detail or information or whatever when scanning at 2000ppi v 4000ppi? Shel
Re: PESO: Paris
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:04:31 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3002800size=lg Just a quick one before my 2 minutes at the Inet cafe runs out.. Paris on NY Eve 2004! There's a story to come but must log off.. Cheers, Ryan Nice shot, Ryan!! Hmmm... Paris on New Year's Eve. Now ~that~ sounds like a party! g Didja have fun? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
