Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
--- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects - here's a really interesting page: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm I have been asking myself the same question since I started photography as hobby 15 years ago. The only difference was we were using split screen, but otherwise the same. = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
Interesting read, I was thinking about just this subject yesterday. Although in regards to the following... It is far better to use a less sensitive/less accurate autofocus sensor on the edge of the frame that will at least attempt to set the correct focus distance than to use the more accurate centre sensor that is guaranteed to focus behind where you intended ...you could always manual focus :-) Which raises a question. What's the disadvantage to composing and then focusing? (Obviously focusing aids such a microprisims split screens, are not much good then.) When using a matte screen, why focus using the centre, then recompose? Or am I the only idiot who manually focuses then composes? :-) Dave S On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:52:30 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects - here's a really interesting page: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
Apologies for the gross overuse of the word then. Dave S (Really should read my messages before I hit send) On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:22:47 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting read, I was thinking about just this subject yesterday. Although in regards to the following... It is far better to use a less sensitive/less accurate autofocus sensor on the edge of the frame that will at least attempt to set the correct focus distance than to use the more accurate centre sensor that is guaranteed to focus behind where you intended ...you could always manual focus :-) Which raises a question. What's the disadvantage to composing and then focusing? (Obviously focusing aids such a microprisims split screens, are not much good then.) When using a matte screen, why focus using the centre, then recompose? Or am I the only idiot who manually focuses then composes? :-) Dave S On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:52:30 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects - here's a really interesting page: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
On 21 Feb 2005 at 7:52, Cotty wrote: Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects - here's a really interesting page: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm even an inch of error in that case is about as significant as a fart in a tornado LOL 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: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
--- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or am I the only idiot who manually focuses then composes? :-) Clearly not...um I mean you are not the only one. vbg = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Cotty wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/huntban.html I like quite a few, but I single out the third one. Really, really good. Find the guy and show him. If I were him I would be glad to know. Kostas
PDML Portrait gallery (was: Re: the mighty fall)
Frank sez: A self portrait gallery would be fun. I know Paul Jones did the one that Cotty refered to (that was the one wherein the now infamous bunny ears made their debut), but I guess that's gone. Is Paul still about or has he departed? Did anyone save the page or know if we could collect the pics from Paul? I would be willing to host the page if Paul's site is offline. Or we could start a new one? The offer is there. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Hi stranger!
On 21/2/05, Ryan Lee, discombobulated, unleashed: good to see you're no longer in woopwoop You bloody Aussie's crack me up. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban
On 21/2/05, Simon King, discombobulated, unleashed: Excellent reportage, and one or two simply beautiful portraits Thanks Simon :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
Which is one of the reasons why I like good screens and manual focus primes with large apertures. They make it possible to focus anywhere on the screen and compose at the same time. This is faster than any AF I have tried. DagT fra: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects - here's a really interesting page: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT)
Ewww... I saw the tell-tale underseat triangulation but just couldn't believe that someone would cut up a beautiful Ducati frame for that huge and heavy lump of a four cyl engine... Sacrilege I know :) Can't help but admire his engineering prowess though. John -- Original Message --- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 17:10:41 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT) Ewww... I saw the tell-tale underseat triangulation but just couldn't believe that someone would cut up a beautiful Ducati frame for that huge and heavy lump of a four cyl engine... Na, I'm not biased. ;-) Godfrey --- John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds awesome :) Wouldn't have guessed the Duke 750 frame, modified beyond recognition to my eyes. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --- End of Original Message ---
Re: New interesting RAW converter
MR I just filled in the form on their web site. It says they'll email me a MR link from which to download the software. It's been a couple of hours MR and still nothing. How long did it take for you? It arrived in few minutes... Perhaps they are overloaded now. Bit of a warning though - for me it doesn't work. I can't get the 100% zoom image to work. There has been some talk about problems on Athlon machines. One thing I miss in it are the curves and levels. I have not been a big fan of them, but after I finally learned how to work with them, I would have to learn to use other controls ;-) Same thing I disliked about PS CS - it has that many different controls to adjust exposure! Just too many - especially in ACR it's different from normal editing. I admit that the shadows/brightnes/... sliders in ACR worked quite well, and probably the few sliders in RSE2005 will work quite well too, but it's pain learning completely different ways of adjusting exposure again :( I would have most liked just grade 00-5 and time, with plugin options for split-grade and two-bath print developer ;-) This brings a question - what's your favourite way of adjusting exposure? What is the most natural to you? In digital developing of course :) Good light! fra
Re: New interesting RAW converter
The PSCS RAW converter provides excellent control over exposure. i use the exposure slider to control the brightest highlights. The shadow slider adjusts the deepest shadow areas. Then I use the brightness slider to adjust the midtone values. You can bring up the midtones with the brightness control without affecting the highlights. That's great. Finally, the contrast control will move the ends of the histogram away from the middle or toward the middle. The sum result is control that's more accurate than levels and curves and more intuitive as well. I can't imagine working any other way. Sometimes, I'll provide a little fine tuning with the shadows/highlights tool after converting to tiff, but generally I do almost all my adjustments in the PSCS RAW converter. Paul On Feb 21, 2005, at 6:53 AM, Frantisek wrote: MR I just filled in the form on their web site. It says they'll email me a MR link from which to download the software. It's been a couple of hours MR and still nothing. How long did it take for you? It arrived in few minutes... Perhaps they are overloaded now. Bit of a warning though - for me it doesn't work. I can't get the 100% zoom image to work. There has been some talk about problems on Athlon machines. One thing I miss in it are the curves and levels. I have not been a big fan of them, but after I finally learned how to work with them, I would have to learn to use other controls ;-) Same thing I disliked about PS CS - it has that many different controls to adjust exposure! Just too many - especially in ACR it's different from normal editing. I admit that the shadows/brightnes/... sliders in ACR worked quite well, and probably the few sliders in RSE2005 will work quite well too, but it's pain learning completely different ways of adjusting exposure again :( I would have most liked just grade 00-5 and time, with plugin options for split-grade and two-bath print developer ;-) This brings a question - what's your favourite way of adjusting exposure? What is the most natural to you? In digital developing of course :) Good light! fra
Re: PESO - Rufus
Hello John, http://jfwaf.com/Rufus.jpg Actually this was a case of almost missing the shot because I'm so used to seeing Rufus sitting around looking magnificent. But for some reason this time I looked at him as a photographer, and saw that nice sunlight breaking through his fur (originally he was on a different part of the ledge, with even better lighting). I agree, backlighting works very well here. Very nice picture although I would crop the wooden frame on the left. Something like: http://www.misenet.sk/Rufus/ Cheers, Bedo.
Re: viewfinder magnifier
I have the viewfinder magnifier for the Spotmatic and friends. I've never used it in anger. And, I'll bet that no animals were harmed during shooting film with it, either. Fred
Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban
On 21/2/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis, discombobulated, unleashed: I like quite a few, but I single out the third one. Really, really good. Thanks Kostas :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT)
Ewww... I saw the tell-tale underseat triangulation but just couldn't believe that someone would cut up a beautiful Ducati frame for that huge and heavy lump of a four cyl engine... Sacrilege I know :) Can't help but admire his engineering prowess though. John -- Original Message --- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 17:10:41 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT) Ewww... I saw the tell-tale underseat triangulation but just couldn't believe that someone would cut up a beautiful Ducati frame for that huge and heavy lump of a four cyl engine... Na, I'm not biased. ;-) Godfrey --- John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds awesome :) Wouldn't have guessed the Duke 750 frame, modified beyond recognition to my eyes. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --- End of Original Message ---
Re: PAW: people portraits series 2005, #9
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of them try to get away... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/09.htm Taken with Pentax *ist DS + FA 31/1.8. Comments and critique always appreciated. Great shot! Made me smile. The blur of the moving subject works because you can still tell she's smiling. I don't think the photo would be nearly as good if you'd used a faster shutter speed and frozen the motion. Very Theriaultean. ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects - here's a really interesting page: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm Kind of a silly article, IMO. It only really applies at close distances in situations in which you'd be better off using manual focus. I just use manual focus in these situations :-/ -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
On 21/2/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm Kind of a silly article, IMO. It only really applies at close distances in situations in which you'd be better off using manual focus. I just use manual focus in these situations :-/ I'm kinda new to this AF thing (just over 2 years) and it's something I hadn't thought about, as I use the focus, lock, and recompose method with AF. Having said that, I use manual a lot, and certainly with portraits so it's not happened to me... Made me think tho! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT)
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ewww... I saw the tell-tale underseat triangulation but just couldn't believe that someone would cut up a beautiful Ducati frame for that huge and heavy lump of a four cyl engine... Actually, that air-cooled four is surprisingly lightweight. The builder of the JF1200 has owned and raced Ducatis (a 750 and a 350-that-eventually-became-a-450 on which he won the WERA Vintage 3 national championship) so he knows and loves Dukes. But his requirements for a streetbike were, first and foremost, low maintenance (and simple maintenance - no desmo valves!) and reliability. Along with massive horsepower and a wide powerband. For simplicity's sake he wanted an air cooled motor. No bodywork, so everything's easy to get at. No one built a bike that met his criteria so he made his own. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: FA50 1.4 corner sharpness
Fred, There do seem to be small (but not insignificant) optical improvements for the A (and, it would be assumed, the FA) over the M, but they are still fairly small differences. And, for some users, they might be small enough that the build quality and focus feel of the M over the A (and especially the FA) might be more significant. I wouldn't call them improvements - they are just slightly different. Yes, you get more sharpness with the A version, but at the expense of the bokeh. The M50/1.4 does have absolutely the best bokeh I've ever seen. It's hard to judge from the web picture, anyway I've tried to support my opinion: http://www.misenet.sk/Mermaid/ So I have both A and M versions and their 1.7 complements as well. :-) Bedo.
Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop
Toying with the Pricing Disaster: http://www.photoreporter.com/2005/02-07/features/the_way_it_is.html Servus, Alin
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
Quoting Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or am I the only idiot who manually focuses then composes? :-) Clearly not...um I mean you are not the only one. vbg What Alan said. I do this too. ERNR
Re: FA50 1.4 corner sharpness
Quoting Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fred, There do seem to be small (but not insignificant) optical improvements for the A (and, it would be assumed, the FA) over the M, but they are still fairly small differences. And, for some users, they might be small enough that the build quality and focus feel of the M over the A (and especially the FA) might be more significant. I wouldn't call them improvements - they are just slightly different. Yes, you get more sharpness with the A version, but at the expense of the bokeh. The M50/1.4 does have absolutely the best bokeh I've ever seen. It's hard to judge from the web picture, anyway I've tried to support my opinion: http://www.misenet.sk/Mermaid/ So I have both A and M versions and their 1.7 complements as well. :-) I own and love an M 50 1.4 -- PLEASE y'all, don't tempt me to start yearning after an autofocus one!! (I also own, and quite like, an F 50 1.7 but the 1.4 is just extra special.) ERNR
RE: FA 20mm samples?
http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d303014.htm http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d004002.htm http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d104332.htm Thanks!
Re: New interesting RAW converter
Monday, February 21, 2005, 1:07:38 PM, Paul wrote: PS The PSCS RAW converter provides excellent control over exposure. i use PS the exposure slider to control the brightest highlights. The shadow PS slider adjusts the deepest shadow areas. Then I use the brightness PS slider to adjust the midtone values. You can bring up the midtones with PS the brightness control without affecting the highlights. That's great. PS Finally, the contrast control will move the ends of the histogram away PS from the middle or toward the middle. The sum result is control that's PS more accurate than levels and curves and more intuitive as well. I PS can't imagine working any other way. Sometimes, I'll provide a little PS fine tuning with the shadows/highlights tool after converting to tiff, PS but generally I do almost all my adjustments in the PSCS RAW converter. Thanks! That's very interesting, and helpful, account of it. Good light! fra
Re: Peso -- Check the oil with that fillup sir?
Peter, Would prefer to see texture/detail in the pumps. Does the sun 'rake' their near side? I like the possibilities. Jack --- Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_cyowtfs.html Technical Data Pentax *ist-D ISO 200 @ 1/50sec smc Pentax-FA 20-35mm f4.0 @ f16. -- 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 __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
Re: New interesting RAW converter
Monday, February 21, 2005, 1:07:38 PM, Paul wrote: PS The PSCS RAW converter provides excellent control over exposure. PS but generally I do almost all my adjustments in the PSCS RAW converter. Thanks! That's very interesting, and helpful, account of it. Good light! fra I have used the PS Elements 3 Raw converter on a few Pef's.It seems adaqate for what i have attempted to do so far. I thought spending $130.00 Can for El3 before dropping over $800.00 Can for CS would be a good idea.:-) Dave
Re: PESO - Rufus
John Francis wrote on 2/20/2005, 5:59 PM: http://jfwaf.com/Rufus.jpg The side-lighting is beautiful. Nice looking cat for a cat. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban
Cotty wrote on 2/19/2005, 11:36 AM: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/huntban.html My favorite is the last one with the dogs behind the fence. The second from the top, with the riders on horseback and the hounds milling around before the hunt, is a great shot too. You can really feel the energy of the dogs in that shot. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Photo Essay - Hunt Ban
On 21/2/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/huntban.html My favorite is the last one with the dogs behind the fence. The second from the top, with the riders on horseback and the hounds milling around before the hunt, is a great shot too. You can really feel the energy of the dogs in that shot. Many thanks Christian. Hope you are well. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO: Roasting Marshmallows, Canadian Style
frank theriault wrote on 2/18/2005, 7:24 PM: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3130444size=lg Nothing overly serious, just a fun pic, but you may comment if so compelled. I think you have figured out what works with a fish-eye lens. Very cool angle/perspective. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Thanks! Shel
Re: FA50 1.4 corner sharpness
There do seem to be small (but not insignificant) optical improvements for the A (and, it would be assumed, the FA) over the M, but they are still fairly small differences. And, for some users, they might be small enough that the build quality and focus feel of the M over the A (and especially the FA) might be more significant. I wouldn't call them improvements - they are just slightly different. Yes, you get more sharpness with the A version, but at the expense of the bokeh. The M50/1.4 does have absolutely the best bokeh I've ever seen. It's hard to judge from the web picture, anyway I've tried to support my opinion: I do see what you're saying, Peter, and I also do (basically) agree (although my personal choice is slightly different). I do not think that Pentax has ever made a bad 50/1.4 (and this certainly was true back in the screwmount days, and it is still true in the era of disappearing FA 50/1.4's). My point is just that the differences between Pentax 50/1.4's may be quite subtle (and sometimes not so subtle - the need for AF, for example, is not a subtle need - g). So, you really like the M, while I really like the A (which also has very nice bokeh, in my opinion, is a wee bit sharper overall than the M, and has the 'A' contacts that make for simpler use on an eventual *ist DSLR), etc. I've owned a number of 50's over time, and I've settled on the A 50/1.4 (and the much less frequently used A 50/1.2) as my 50mm keepers. (I've got a few 50/1.7's and 50/2's still kicking around, but that's only because I just haven't gotten rid of 'em.) (I also have a K 55/1.8, too, I guess.) Fred
PESO - 5 birds
A few new birds. Photographed yesterday afternoon around the lake. 2 Northern Cardinals: http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=0 http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=1 A Junco http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=4 and 2 sparrows: http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=21 http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=22 All shot with the D @iso 200 on an overcast day with Sigma 300/4 and 1.4x or 2x TCs. Slight cropping but not much. Comments welcomed. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Peso -- Check the oil with that fillup sir?
Hi Peter, The detail on the pumps isn't very clear, which diminishes the impact and interest. Looks like you've got some lens flare in there, too. I'd like to see the shot from the other side of the pumps. Is there an old and dilapidated gas station behind them? Just a thought: a faster shutter speed might allow for a sharper image. I don't think you need f16 for DOF on the istD, and a less sharp background might ad to the impact of the pumps. Go back and photograph the scene again from different perspectives, and in different light. You've got an interesting subject, and some more pics might bring up a real gem or two. Think about photographing the details on the pump. The tetraethyl lead sign is a good point, maybe the face of a pump with the old fashioned numbers that show the gallons and price for the purchase, and so on. Treat the pumps as though they can tell a story of days past. Do a real portrait or character study just as you would with a person. Use different lenses - using a longer lens might be an interesting approach, as might a macro or using extension tubes. Bring a tripod. Shel [Original Message] From: Peter J. Alling http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_cyowtfs.html Technical Data Pentax *ist-D ISO 200 @ 1/50sec smc Pentax-FA 20-35mm f4.0 @ f16.
MZ-S Autofocus/Exposure Operation
As I recall, someone asked about an MZ-S quirk wherein PF #6 setting would not permit a hold of both focus and exposure. I checked my MZ-S and found that it will not when the shutter release is partially depressed, but does when the AF button on the back is depressed. I may not accurately recall the question wording and it has not as yet shown up in the archives. Hope helpful. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
PAW: Surprise
Hi! http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/43609 No comment. Boris
Re: Focus + Recompose Hoovers - Interesting Info
Which is why in critical situations you should manually focus, using the ground glass and ignore the focus assist, since a focus sensor probably won't be on the point you want in critical focus. Cotty wrote: Just reading about AF using the centre point, and recomposing on closer subjects - here's a really interesting page: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
Hi, Shel. The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. Same situation here, so thanks for asking the question. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots) And just which lens was used that was so awful? Fred
Re: PAW: Surprise
Ok, I won't. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/43609 No comment. Boris -- 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: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Digital sensors are very unforgiving about off-axis chromatic aberration, much more so than film, and focal length can make a greater difference as the interaction of the sensor's lenses and the angle of incidence from light coming from the lens can exacerbate whatever issues might be there. There are processing techniques that can be used to reduce these problems as well. Blooming at high contrast junctures is another issue where sensors differ from film response. Thin tree limbs against a white sky, etc, show this up very clearly. Often the blooming turns colors (purple, red, magenta, green) depending upon the specific camera and sensor. Lenses don't contribute to this directly, but how well the lens manages flare has an effect on the image quality which can add to or diminish how the blooming looks. The good news is that I have not seen much in way of issues with the Pentax mf lenses I've acquired. I've acquired a lot of them in the bare six weeks since I bought this camera, focal lengths from 24mm to 200mm mostly A series, and all of them seem to perform very nicely. The A24/2.8 seems to have a bit more flare than the A28/2.8, the M85/2 as well; The Takumar K 135/2.5 is only single coated but with a deep lens hood does very respectably. I can't say that my results are looking substantially different from what I used to get with similar lenses on film. I haven't seen Paul's bird shots so I'm not sure what exactly you're responding to there. I have heard from one or two friends that the FA24/2 AL has quite a bit of CA at wide apertures on the D/DS, but is well controlled when stopped down. I've also heard one or two suggestive side references that the FA28/2.8 has a similar issue but then I've also heard that the FA28 is brilliant and excellent. ?? Some have mentioned that the FA100 macro has CA issues which the D-FA100 macro eliminates ... Again, I have no direct experience, but have heard testimonials in both directions. Overall, however, I wouldn't put this issue up as a barrier. So far, the Pentax lenses I've used on the DS have proven to be excellent, whether old or new, and all seem to have such beautiful imaging character that I'm very happy to have moved into this camera system with the DS from my Canon gear. Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop
Re-send: Toying with the Pricing Disaster: http://www.photoreporter.com/2005/02-07/features/the_way_it_is.html Servus, Alin
Raw problem on mac
I can open my raw pictures in windows XP directly in PS and, without any setting, get a good picture. In mac, the process is different and the final result in PS is only a central portion of the original photo and all red! The photo is fine in the small Pentax plug-in window. Is there anything I should know? Andre
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
I really haven't experienced any difficulty with manual lenses that is native to the digital process. The fringing on out of focus areas in some of those backlit long lens shots occurs on film as well. It's a product of the A2X converter in combination with the A 400/5.6 lens. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the digital process. Here's an example where the same thing occured on film: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1223558 Although I've been using the DA 16-45 more and more, I use manual lenses for the most part with my *ist D. I shoot a lot of studio work for stock with the K 50/1.4, 85/1.8 and 135/2.5. I'm very pleased with the results, as is my stock house. The a 400/5.6 performs fine without the converter and in more normal lighting situations. Here's a shot that is somewhere between crosslit and backlit. It's shot with the A 400/5.6 on the *ist D without the converter. The red on the water is an algae bloom, not an aberration. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2266884 Paul The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Thanks! Shel
RE: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop
Interesting read. The comments about the increasing sales of slr's that use film was most interesting. While it's only one comment, I seem to recall reading other articles in which this point is mentioned. Does this mean that there's a shift going on, and that the sales of DSLR's are going to taper off, or that better DSLR's are needed that can produce higher quality images, or which are easier to use, cheaper to purchase, offer more lenses .. just musing out loud here. Shel [Original Message] From: Alin Flaider Toying with the Pricing Disaster: http://www.photoreporter.com/2005/02-07/features/the_way_it_is.html
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
Thanks for clarifying that, Paul ... Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 2/21/2005 9:41:40 AM Subject: Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD I really haven't experienced any difficulty with manual lenses that is native to the digital process. The fringing on out of focus areas in some of those backlit long lens shots occurs on film as well. It's a product of the A2X converter in combination with the A 400/5.6 lens. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the digital process. Here's an example where the same thing occured on film: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1223558 Although I've been using the DA 16-45 more and more, I use manual lenses for the most part with my *ist D. I shoot a lot of studio work for stock with the K 50/1.4, 85/1.8 and 135/2.5. I'm very pleased with the results, as is my stock house. The a 400/5.6 performs fine without the converter and in more normal lighting situations. Here's a shot that is somewhere between crosslit and backlit. It's shot with the A 400/5.6 on the *ist D without the converter. The red on the water is an algae bloom, not an aberration. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2266884 Paul The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Thanks! Shel
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
I don´t think it´s that simple. Most of my lenses behave like they did with film. The most disappointing lens is my FA 100 2.8 macro, which in some situation have shown CA (or purple fringing is probably a better description). From what I´ve heard some older constructions, especially longer lenses are OK, while modern AF lenses with IF, floating lens groups and other more specialized designs are more vulnerable. I can get you examples from any of my lenses, just ask... DagT På 21. feb. 2005 kl. 16.44 skrev Shel Belinkoff: The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Thanks! Shel
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
Hi Shel - I've had no problems at all with my manual focus lenses and the *ist-D. I have shot literally thousands of images with the A* 200 f4 macro, and have no lens related complaints. In fact - the *ist-D renders edges so sharply that I had to modify my technique for on-the-fly bug close-ups, and now use a monopod for better camera support. I have also used the *ist-D with the Kiron 105mm f2.8 macro and with the A*400 f2.8 plus the 1.7x A adapter - the results were excellent. . If you look at my botanicals gallery - http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/botanical/botanical.htm All but one of the New Shots were taken with the *ist-D and either the A* 200 or Kiron 105. (One shot of the field of Trillium is a 6x7 color neg.) I point out this directory because the shots are taken without flash - with birds and bugs, I almost always use flash. I do use a gold reflector and did let a lot of the whites in those botanical shots run to warm tones - I liked it at the time. But I think it does show that the *ist-D can meter well and also produce sharp images and a nice bokeh with manual focus lenses. Though, I do use a handheld meter in addition to the camera's meter, and put a lot of thought into the correct exposure - especially in not losing highlights. I don't know about M, K, and Screwmount lenses - I have only used manual focus A lenses. HTH - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 10:44 AM Subject: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Thanks! Shel
AW: AW: Change File Attributes
With multiple files selected, all those property fields are disabled. I can still see the boxes in the dialog, but they are greyed out. Well, that's the point. Michael
Re: MZ-S Autofocus/Exposure Operation
My question was that when the AF button is set up to be able to lock both AF and AE (a PF setting option), this actually completely _disables_ the AE-L button so that it no longer has any effect when pressed. It's an odd quirk, because although the AF and AE lock-or-not-lock options on the MZ-S are numerous, it actually removes a feature when this setting is chosen. With the AF button set this way, it seems there is no longer an AE lock only feature on the camera. With a manual focus lens, it's not an issue, because the AF button on the back will only serve as an AE lock. Of course, setting the AF button to do only an AF lock then lets the AE-L button operate as it should, which seems to be the best option for anyone who wants a simple AE lock feature. There is also a PF for letting the selected focus point be a focus and AE lock, and there's also a PF to have the press-the-shutter-button-halfway feature _not_ lock focus at all, so the combinations are too plentiful, it seems! Joe As I recall, someone asked about an MZ-S quirk wherein PF #6 setting would not permit a hold of both focus and exposure. I checked my MZ-S and found that it will not when the shutter release is partially depressed, but does when the AF button on the back is depressed. I may not accurately recall the question wording and it has not as yet shown up in the archives. Hope helpful. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Keppler's take on DSLR prices drop
It's the computer industry all over again. Saturated hardware sales == plummeting prices. The next solutions are soft -- Interfaced -- Collaborative -- Database driven (indexed/mined) At 12:20 2005.02.21 -0500, you wrote: Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:13:45 +0200 From: Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Toying with the Pricing Disaster: http://www.photoreporter.com/2005/02-07/features/the_way_it_is.html Servus, Alin - It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree helping each other to one or other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities, it is with the awe and the circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never met a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it s with immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry , snub, and exploit - i mmortal horrors or everlasting splendors. - C S Lewis
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
From what I´ve heard some older constructions, especially longer lenses are OK, while modern AF lenses with IF, floating lens groups and other more specialized designs are more vulnerable. DagT I'm looking for a fast 35/2 for the D. Would I be better with an old K 35/2 or M/A 35/2 than with the FA 35/2? Andre
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
Also, as the 24/2 has a bad reputation on the D, would Kiron/Vivitar fast 24mm lenses be better? ANdre
Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT)
--- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ewww... I saw the tell-tale underseat triangulation but just couldn't believe that someone would cut up a beautiful Ducati frame for that huge and heavy lump of a four cyl engine... Actually, that air-cooled four is surprisingly lightweight. LOL ... An aircooled, four-cyl vs 90 deg VTwin debate on the Pentax mailing list? Wonders will never cease. ;-) I dunno, Mark. Light as a 4-cyl 1200cc engine might be, it has got to be twice the weight of the Ducati 750 bevel drive engine unit. An air-cooled engine is generally speaking heavier too, due to all the finning and the increased spacing between bore centers required to ensure sufficient cooling. ...requirements for a streetbike were, first and foremost, low maintenance (and simple maintenance - no desmo valves!) ... More propagation of myth about Ducati valve gear. I've owned several four cylinder motorcycles as well as several Ducatis with desmo valve gear. In all cases, without a doubt, the four cylinder engines take more time to service and maintain, particularly when setting the valves. .. reliability. Along with massive horsepower and a wide powerband. A big four has smaller, less-stressed cylinders and can produce more horsepower as a result at the same amount of stress on the engine parts. Thus overall longevity can be greater, assuming you run the engines at the same specific power level. However, in on-the-road practice, well-maintained examples of both turn up similar reliability records, and both have a wide powerband. The increased displacement of the four simply wins on total power output, and makes up for its heavier bulk and the effect on handling. No one built a bike that met his criteria so he made his own. And that's the bottom line. I have built up several bikes to meet my particular desires as no one made exactly what I wanted, too. Specials like this can be delightful and work very well, if something of a bit of heresy and horror to the purists. ;-) I enjoy fours, v-fours, flat-twins, v-twins, triples, etc. All the configurations have their individual charm, positive and negative aspects. Most of my bikes have been modified to meet my desires in one way or another, I usually just don't get so radical as to require a wholesale frame conversion for a street bike. I build my bikes for the road, after all, and the different needs of road usage vs racing needs apply. When I was building road-racing bikes for money (in the dark ages before 1978...), I thought in terms of how many hours between rebuilds and how quickly a rebuild could be effected. Changing and modifying frames to achieve new goals was considered de rigeur... Bringing this back to photography, the differences between motorcycle engines/chassis and the character of the motorcycles they bring into being is much like selecting one of 7 or 8 50mm lenses for a particular rendering quality or flatness of field characteristic, eh? ;-) Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: MZ-S Autofocus/Exposure Operation
Thanks! I understood that the point of the initial post was to learn if anyone else had experienced this operational quirk. Actually, the manual advises that F6 setting [2] nullifies operation of AE lock button.(page 115). Jack --- Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My question was that when the AF button is set up to be able to lock both AF and AE (a PF setting option), this actually completely _disables_ the AE-L button so that it no longer has any effect when pressed. It's an odd quirk, because although the AF and AE lock-or-not-lock options on the MZ-S are numerous, it actually removes a feature when this setting is chosen. With the AF button set this way, it seems there is no longer an AE lock only feature on the camera. With a manual focus lens, it's not an issue, because the AF button on the back will only serve as an AE lock. Of course, setting the AF button to do only an AF lock then lets the AE-L button operate as it should, which seems to be the best option for anyone who wants a simple AE lock feature. There is also a PF for letting the selected focus point be a focus and AE lock, and there's also a PF to have the press-the-shutter-button-halfway feature _not_ lock focus at all, so the combinations are too plentiful, it seems! Joe As I recall, someone asked about an MZ-S quirk wherein PF #6 setting would not permit a hold of both focus and exposure. I checked my MZ-S and found that it will not when the shutter release is partially depressed, but does when the AF button on the back is depressed. I may not accurately recall the question wording and it has not as yet shown up in the archives. Hope helpful. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
--- Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, as the 24/2 has a bad reputation on the D, would Kiron/Vivitar fast 24mm lenses be better? There's been a lot of debate about the FA24/2 AL on the D/DS on the DPReview forum. I'm not sure what to make of all the debate, but the word of one poster there whom I know from the PAW list and other venues I feel is credible. He found the lens to be quite sharp all through the aperture range, found that there was a bit more CA at wide apertures than he was expecting. But also found that storing exposures in RAW format and then using Photoshop's Camera Raw plug-in, which has CA correction utilities, ameliorated this issue to a non-issue. His biggest beef about the lens was more its size and weight, which is considerable, and found that he preferred a manual focus lens anyway. He's moved on to a K24/2.8, which I don't know whether he's received yet. I recently acquired an A24/2.8 and like it a lot: it demonstrates a bit more flare than the A28/2.8 but is otherwise an excellent performer on the DS, with sharpness and rendering quite similar to the A28/2.8. Regards the FA35/2.0: I've only heard one person say they didn't like it on the *ist D, and I don't know if they ever used it on a film camera. That's the lens I had ordered but changed to an FA31/1.8, due to its excellent reputation and my desire for an f/2 lens in this focal length range. Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: FA50 1.4 corner sharpness
--- Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've owned a number of 50's over time, and I've settled on the A 50/1.4 (and the much less frequently used A 50/1.2) as my 50mm keepers. (I've got a few 50/1.7's and 50/2's still kicking around, but that's only because I just haven't gotten rid of 'em.) :-) I've been in the throes of 50mm lens addiction recently. I agree on the A50/1.4 ... it's just my favorite so far as it has the imaging I want as well as feels great .. but today i have the A50/2 with me and yesterday i was shooting with the F50/1.7. I find myself quite torn between the convenience of AF and the feel I get working with manual focus lenses. I carried a completely AF kit yesterday (31, 50, 135) and today I'm carrying a completely MF kit (24, 50, 85). When I go traveling, it's going to be hard to choose which ones to carry... Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: MZ-S Autofocus/Exposure Operation
I don't see that in my copy -- do you have a revised manual? And of course, the obvious question to the fact that the AE lock button's operation is nullified is -- why? Joe Thanks! I understood that the point of the initial post was to learn if anyone else had experienced this operational quirk. Actually, the manual advises that F6 setting [2] nullifies operation of AE lock button.(page 115). Jack -- Joe Wilensky Editor, Cornell Chronicle Cornell News Office 312 College Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (607) 255-3630 phone/voice mail (607) 255-5373 fax http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle.html
Re: AW: AW: Change File Attributes
Hi, Monday, February 21, 2005, 6:07:39 PM, Michael wrote: With multiple files selected, all those property fields are disabled. I can still see the boxes in the dialog, but they are greyed out. Well, that's the point. If you are still having trouble with this then, as I explained yesterday to John, and as I have explained before, you are looking at the wrong view of that tab. You have to switch to the 'Advanced ' view (whatever it's called in German). Then on that tab you find the properties such as 'Titel', 'Kommentar' etc. and click in their value field to make the edit box appear. I'm sorry to sound frustrated, but I really don't know how to explain it more clearly without actually coming to Germany and doing it for you. It is a bad piece of user interface design, but all the same, I figured out how to do it within 1 minute of reading your original email. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
Well this is only half a Pentax lens, Rear Converter-A 2X-S. The other half of the lens is an old medium price Bushnell screw mount 200mm tele. The combination shows chromatic aberration / blooming wide open. I've added some 100% crops to show how the nasties can be cured. http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm Powell At 07:44 AM 21/02/2005 , Shel wrote: There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well.
PESO - Sharp Enough
Goofin' around with an old lens and a new converter. Added some 100% crops of aberration correction, mainly for Shel. Powell
istD is back, Tam 28-75mm sample
I got my D back today! I had to drive to the UPS dispatch center because for some reason they put my apartment number but no street address on the package. But the camera seems to be in great condition. The packing slip says that they replaced the aperture control magnet and endcoder assembly, as well as the circuit board and/or the sensor. I need to test to see if my hot pixels are gone, but I haven't seen them yet. Anyway, here is a test shot with the Tamron 28-75mm Di. I know some people were interested in seeing some samples from that lens. http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/407195/1/16259869 Amita
Re: PESO - 5 birds
Nicely done! - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: PESO - 5 birds A few new birds. Photographed yesterday afternoon around the lake. 2 Northern Cardinals: http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=0 http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=1 A Junco http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=4 and 2 sparrows: http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=21 http://www.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?album=1pos=22 All shot with the D @iso 200 on an overcast day with Sigma 300/4 and 1.4x or 2x TCs. Slight cropping but not much. Comments welcomed. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: istD is back, Tam 28-75mm sample
Looks like a fine performing lens, I wish they (Tamron) would release a 70- 200 f/2.8 to complement it. John -- Original Message --- From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:26:45 -0500 Subject: istD is back, Tam 28-75mm sample I got my D back today! I had to drive to the UPS dispatch center because for some reason they put my apartment number but no street address on the package. But the camera seems to be in great condition. The packing slip says that they replaced the aperture control magnet and endcoder assembly, as well as the circuit board and/or the sensor. I need to test to see if my hot pixels are gone, but I haven't seen them yet. Anyway, here is a test shot with the Tamron 28-75mm Di. I know some people were interested in seeing some samples from that lens. http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/407195/1/16259869 Amita --- End of Original Message ---
RE: istD is back, Tam 28-75mm sample
Beautiful photograph. Great lens! Congrats with you camera repair. Was the repair expensive? Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. februar 2005 20:27 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: istD is back, Tam 28-75mm sample I got my D back today! I had to drive to the UPS dispatch center because for some reason they put my apartment number but no street address on the package. But the camera seems to be in great condition. The packing slip says that they replaced the aperture control magnet and endcoder assembly, as well as the circuit board and/or the sensor. I need to test to see if my hot pixels are gone, but I haven't seen them yet. Anyway, here is a test shot with the Tamron 28-75mm Di. I know some people were interested in seeing some samples from that lens. http://sunny16.smugmug.com/gallery/407195/1/16259869 Amita
RE: PESO - Sharp Enough
so sharp it cut itself right out of the email? Cheers Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Powell Hargrave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. februar 2005 20:24 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PESO - Sharp Enough Goofin' around with an old lens and a new converter. Added some 100% crops of aberration correction, mainly for Shel. Powell
Re: New interesting RAW converter
At 04:07 AM 21/02/2005 , Paul wrote: The PSCS RAW converter provides excellent control over exposure. i use the exposure slider to control the brightest highlights. The shadow slider adjusts the deepest shadow areas. I just learned about using the Alt key while dragging these sliders. What a huge plus! Powell
Re: New interesting RAW converter
Yes, the alt key is a real plus. It will show you what is out of range. At 04:07 AM 21/02/2005 , Paul wrote: The PSCS RAW converter provides excellent control over exposure. i use the exposure slider to control the brightest highlights. The shadow slider adjusts the deepest shadow areas. I just learned about using the Alt key while dragging these sliders. What a huge plus! Powell
RE: PESO - Sharp Enough
Whoops! http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm No not that sharp :) At 11:39 AM 21/02/2005 , you wrote: so sharp it cut itself right out of the email? Cheers Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Powell Hargrave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. februar 2005 20:24 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PESO - Sharp Enough Goofin' around with an old lens and a new converter. Added some 100% crops of aberration correction, mainly for Shel. Powell
PESO - Sharp Enough - with url
http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm Goofin' around with an old lens and a new converter. Added some 100% crops of aberration correction, mainly for Shel. Powell
Re: PESO: A light
On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:22:59 -0800 (PST), Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.jbuhler.com/photoblog/index.php?showimage=24 A truly beautiful shot, Juan! Perfect timing, and I love the tonal range. How are you converting your shots to BW? Thanks Gianfranco! I use the channel mixer in PS, with 25%, 35% and 40% for R, G and B respectively. I had found these values by observation, but then I downloaded Petteri Sulonen's actions from here: http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/How_to/n_Digital_BW/n_Digital_BW/a_Digital_Black_and_White.html?page=7 In case that link s too long: http://tinyurl.com/6gwcy Those actions include a few to convert to BW trying to emulate different films. Then the prepare darkroom action sets a few layers that are useful for tweaking th tonality, dodging/burning, etc. I always do a batch low res conversion of the raw images (my contact sheet), at 1024 pixels horizontal res. My web pictures are from there. I only go back to the original raw files when printing or when a photo requires special treatment. Thanks again for looking. Ciao, j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
AW: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
I happily use all my manual lenses and I think that the differences discussed between lenses and betwen digital and analog applications are overrated - and the words on the digitally improved labels that some lenses now carry are mostly marketing blurb. What can be said is that comparing lens performance has become much EASIER with digital, so that many people do it - but you can still make many mistakes that spoil the results and lead you to false conclusions. I have myself 'compared' many of my lenses and I have however fooled myself many times... As an example, when you look at 100% crops of images taken wide open, you are not only judging the lens - you are also judging the focussing ... unless you made sure that the focussing was VERY accurate (i.e. done manually with a loupe). Autofocus is not good enough here. My bottom line is that with digital it is LESS important which lens you take. At least stopped down a little they all work well. As an example, here is a comparison between a lens with a mediocre reputation, the M 2,8/40 and the F 1.4/50 of which some say it is the best, both at f=8. www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/4050.jpg Yes, you can see the difference - but it isn't big. Sven -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Montag, 21. Februar 2005 16:45 An: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Betreff: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. There have been some comments on the list to the effect that some manual focus Pentax lenses don't produce very good results when used with the istD(s). A little more information is needed. Which lenses are giving poor results? In what way are the results poor? When using a particular lens, are the problems only in certain circumstances, or across the board. I've seen some awful looking results with some longer lenses (Paul's bird shots), but they seemed to be relegated to backlit scenes. So, any comments on the quality of images with various manual lenses would be appreciated. Reasonably sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Thanks! Shel
RE: PESO - Sharp Enough
Flaming brilliant! It ot a Sharp speaker? :-)) I think the right hand picture is perhaps a little over sharpened, isn't it? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Powell Hargrave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. februar 2005 20:59 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: PESO - Sharp Enough Whoops! http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm No not that sharp :) At 11:39 AM 21/02/2005 , you wrote: so sharp it cut itself right out of the email? Cheers Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Powell Hargrave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. februar 2005 20:24 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PESO - Sharp Enough Goofin' around with an old lens and a new converter. Added some 100% crops of aberration correction, mainly for Shel. Powell
RE: istD is back, Tam 28-75mm sample
Beautiful photograph. Great lens! Congrats with you camera repair. Was the repair expensive? Jens Thanks! The repair was free; the camera was still under warranty. Amita
Re Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
Shel said: The time is getting closer for me to make a decision about getting a DSLR, but more information is needed. sized pics (sections of larger images) might be helpful as well. Thanks! Shel Shel,the only mf lens i have used so far on my D is the A 50 f 1.7. I dont see any problems so far. Dave
Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT)
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've owned several four cylinder motorcycles as well as several Ducatis with desmo valve gear. In all cases, without a doubt, the four cylinder engines take more time to service and maintain, particularly when setting the valves. All I can tell you is that the builder of the Frankenbike has owned, street-ridden and raced Ducati singles and twins as well as Japanese fours, and he's worked as a motorcycle mechanic (he's currently the service manager at a BMW dealership) for over 20 years. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: FA 20mm samples?
Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d303014.htm http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d004002.htm http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d104332.htm Thanks! Not that you can tell much from small web images but I suppose they're better than nothing. My seat-of-the-pants impression is that the 20/2.8 is one of the sharpest lenses I've ever used in terms of actually resolving detail (the F100/2.8 macro would be its main rival). In the Stars Over Dolly Sods photo (7d303014), at full resolution you can actually tell that the brightest star is actually a planet (probably Venus) because you can see it exhibits a phase like the moon, rather than being round. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO - Sharp Enough
Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Flaming brilliant! It ot a Sharp speaker? :-)) I think the right hand picture is perhaps a little over sharpened, isn't it? The right hand shot might be a *little* oversharpened (though it's within the matter of taste area IMO) for monitor display but definitely not for printing. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: MZ-S Autofocus/Exposure Operation
Manual: Copyright 2001. I imagine the designers felt it more logical if the AF button were to operate this combination. The referenced manual info is in the lower push- pin MEMO under the page 115 [F6} heading. It may be that you're looking for wording other than appears there. Sorry if I confuse. Jack --- Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't see that in my copy -- do you have a revised manual? And of course, the obvious question to the fact that the AE lock button's operation is nullified is -- why? Joe Thanks! I understood that the point of the initial post was to learn if anyone else had experienced this operational quirk. Actually, the manual advises that F6 setting [2] nullifies operation of AE lock button.(page 115). Jack -- Joe Wilensky Editor, Cornell Chronicle Cornell News Office 312 College Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (607) 255-3630 phone/voice mail (607) 255-5373 fax http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle.html __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
OT - Computer nerds unite! I have a networking problem...
Hey all, I just know that one of you out there will be able to answer this! Basically, I have my lappy networked to my PC via ethernet. All was working fine when all of a sudden two days ago, I get the little yellow exclamation mark over the network connection in the windows task bar near the time. When I click on it it says that there is Limited or No connectivitiy. When I click on repair it says that windows is trying to renew my IP address but after a while brings up an error and says that it was unsuccessful and to contact the network administrator (hehe, that would be ME! eek!). I am able to view the hard drives and shared folders/files on each computer, however, I am unable to access the internet or email on the lappy. I am running Win XP on both systems. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much in advance!! :) Tan. Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
i look at 100% crops at f5.6 or f8 all the time, because that is what i shoot often, and many lenses with excellent reputations from pre-*istD days don't stand the transition. even on slides, many of the lenses talked about here as being exellent aren't acceptable for me. Herb... - Original Message - From: keller.schaefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:11 PM Subject: AW: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD As an example, when you look at 100% crops of images taken wide open, you are not only judging the lens - you are also judging the focussing ... unless you made sure that the focussing was VERY accurate (i.e. done manually with a loupe). Autofocus is not good enough here.
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
In what way aren't they acceptable? Can you provide an example? Shel [Original Message] From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 2/21/2005 1:20:42 PM Subject: Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD i look at 100% crops at f5.6 or f8 all the time, because that is what i shoot often, and many lenses with excellent reputations from pre-*istD days don't stand the transition. even on slides, many of the lenses talked about here as being exellent aren't acceptable for me.
Re: A vision of Godfrey
Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ooooh. I stand corrected. There *is* something uglier than an Amazonas. I think you're missing the innocent charm of this machine. ]'-) God, I hope so... ;-) Watch it sunshine, or I'll make you ride it whilst you're over here. Ever ridden a bike with leading link forks? m
Re: PESO - Big Dress Day
Peter J. Alling wrote: mike wilson wrote: snip I thought the Kazimierz, Krakow subtitle to the picture was quite enough clue 8-) Anyway, I see nothing wrong with naming a child with an unusual name. They only have to endure vicious spitefulness through infant and primary school. After that, it's plain sailing. And a great addition to the incomes of members of the psychiatric community... You're not a licensed psychologist, are you? Definitely not licenced 8-) m
Re: New interesting RAW converter
Paul wrote The PSCS RAW converter provides excellent control over exposure. i use the exposure slider to control the brightest highlights. The shadow slider adjusts the deepest shadow areas. Then I use the brightness slider to adjust the midtone values. You can bring up the midtones with the brightness control without affecting the highlights. That's great. Finally, the contrast control will move the ends of the histogram away from the middle or toward the middle. The sum result is control that's more accurate than levels and curves and more intuitive as well. I can't imagine working any other way. Sometimes, I'll provide a little fine tuning with the shadows/highlights tool after converting to tiff, but generally I do almost all my adjustments in the PSCS RAW converter. Paul One thing I miss in the PSCS RAW converter is an eyedropper tool. It would be great to be able to take a shot of a white and grey card and use this reference PEF to get a correctly balanced XMP file for the rest of the shoot by just clicking on the cards. As it is, adjusting the color temp and tint sliders isn't too bad, but it is subjective. Hmm..I suppose I could get an in-camera white balance done. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc
Re: OT - Computer nerds unite! I have a networking problem...
--- Tan and Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am running Win XP on both systems. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! You may try InternetOptions/Connection/Setup in IE6 to setup the internet connection again. = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: OT - Computer nerds unite! I have a networking problem...
Tan and Steve mused: Hey all, I just know that one of you out there will be able to answer this! Basically, I have my lappy networked to my PC via ethernet. All was working fine when all of a sudden two days ago, I get the little yellow exclamation mark over the network connection in the windows task bar near the time. When I click on it it says that there is Limited or No connectivitiy. When I click on repair it says that windows is trying to renew my IP address but after a while brings up an error and says that it was unsuccessful and to contact the network administrator (hehe, that would be ME! eek!). I am able to view the hard drives and shared folders/files on each computer, however, I am unable to access the internet or email on the lappy. I am running Win XP on both systems. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! [Question: if you've lost internet access, how are you sending email?] Windows file sharing uses a different 'protocol' from Internet access; it's quite possible to share files, etc., with no internet connection. To get out onto the Internet you need an IP address (a quadruple of numbers - something that looks like like 192.168.0.100). This will be something you get from your ISP (either a fixed address, or one which is dynamically allocated from a pool when you dial up or otherwise connect). In order for two different computers to share a single internet connection you will usually need something called a 'router'. It's unclear from your message whether you can usually do this, or whether you only connect to the internet from your laptop. I'll assume the simpler case - access from the laptop only. If that is the case I suspect there is something wrong between your laptop and your ISP. It could be a connection, a faulty wire, or something beyond your house. If it's a dialup connection, is there a way for you to see whether the phone is 'in use' during the connection? Try disconnecting and reconnecting the cables. If you have an external modem (DLS modem, cable modem, etc.) try power cycling that, as well.
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
On 21 Feb 2005 at 10:50, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: There's been a lot of debate about the FA24/2 AL on the D/DS on the DPReview forum. I'm not sure what to make of all the debate, but the word of one poster there whom I know from the PAW list and other venues I feel is credible. He found the lens to be quite sharp all through the aperture range, found that there was a bit more CA at wide apertures than he was expecting. But also found that storing exposures in RAW format and then using Photoshop's Camera Raw plug-in, which has CA correction utilities, ameliorated this issue to a non-issue. His biggest beef about the lens was more its size and weight, which is considerable, and found that he preferred a manual focus lens anyway. I can't agree, with the CA trimmed its sharpness in the corners (which really aren't on a *ist D or DS and I've tried two samples to be sure) hoovers compared to the A24/2.8, I agree however that it's overly huge and heavy. I still own both lenses BTW, just haven't got around to selling the FA24/2 yet but it's definitely on the block. He's moved on to a K24/2.8, which I don't know whether he's received yet. I recently acquired an A24/2.8 and like it a lot: it demonstrates a bit more flare than the A28/2.8 but is otherwise an excellent performer on the DS, with sharpness and rendering quite similar to the A28/2.8. I've got a Sigma clip-on Perfect tulip hood for 50mm lens on my A24/2.8, with this out of frame flare becomes a non issue. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5268.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5271.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5272.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5274.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5275.jpg Regards the FA35/2.0: I've only heard one person say they didn't like it on the *ist D, and I don't know if they ever used it on a film camera. That's the lens I had ordered but changed to an FA31/1.8, due to its excellent reputation and my desire for an f/2 lens in this focal length range. I haven't owned an FA35/2 but I'd be very surprised if it wasn't very good on the *ist D, I've not heard any complaints from people I trust. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
On 21 Feb 2005 at 11:15, Powell Hargrave wrote: Well this is only half a Pentax lens, Rear Converter-A 2X-S. The other half of the lens is an old medium price Bushnell screw mount 200mm tele. The combination shows chromatic aberration / blooming wide open. I've added some 100% crops to show how the nasties can be cured. http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm Do you mask and desaturate the purple bloom? It's a good job but sharpening is tending to severe? Also I've found that bloom is exacerbated by the sharpening algorithm in PS CS RAW, if I've an image with particularly nasty bloom I'll only sharpen after the CA/Bloom is dealt with. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: New interesting RAW converter
One thing I miss in the PSCS RAW converter is an eyedropper tool. It would be great to be able to take a shot of a white and grey card and use this reference PEF to get a correctly balanced XMP file for the rest of the shoot by just clicking on the cards. Eye dropper in the upper left hand corner.
RE: PESO - Sharp Enough
At 12:15 PM 21/02/2005 , Jens Bladt wrote: Flaming brilliant! It ot a Sharp speaker? :-)) I think the right hand picture is perhaps a little over sharpened, isn't it? Yes for web viewing at100%. Fine when reduced to 800 x 600 and likely about right for printing. http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm Powell
Re: New interesting RAW converter
On 22 Feb 2005 at 8:34, Derby Chang wrote: One thing I miss in the PSCS RAW converter is an eyedropper tool. It would be great to be able to take a shot of a white and grey card and use this reference PEF to get a correctly balanced XMP file for the rest of the shoot by just clicking on the cards. As it is, adjusting the color temp and tint sliders isn't too bad, but it is subjective. Hmm..I suppose I could get an in-camera white balance done. My version (2.4) includes an eye-dropper tool for setting WB in the top left next to the preview image. I do with it exactly as you describe. 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: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
not sharp enough. the FA 24-90 is one example. shooting Provia, it isn't easily distinguishable from any other excellent prime or zoom like the FA 50/2.8 Macro or the FA* 80-200/2.8. with Velvia, with good technique, it shows a little less sharpness. on the *istD, the 1.5x crop factor turns a very good lens into an average one. that's not good enough and i don't use the FA 24-90 anymore except when i need a light set of 3 lenses to cover from 16 to 320mm. if weight is less of an issue, i would rather carry the FA* 28-70/2.8, or perhaps the set of 3 Limiteds and the FA* 80-200/2.8 and the FA* 400/5.6. the FA* 24/2, of course, has the chromatic aberration i don't like. i got rid of all my Sigma lenses, except the 12-24, for sharpness, bokeh, and chromatic aberration reasons. the 12-24 shows all of the above effects, but not to the degree of the other Sigmas. if there were a Pentax 12mm, whether prime or zoom, i would replace the Sigma. the DA 14/2.8 isn't sharp enough for my liking. none of these conclusions of mine are based more than seeing the effect of the 1.5x crop factor of the sensor. i don't have single examples to show of any of these. they are the results of observing my best lenses on both film and digital bodies and seeing which of my lenses are the worst with each. anything too much worse than my best, i put away, like the 24-90, waiting for the occasional roll of film i shoot, or for the day a full frame digital from Pentax finally arrives, or i sell. the FA 50/2.8 Macro, FA* 80-200/2.8, and the DA 16-45/4 are my benchmarks. if i can look at a 100% image from any other lens and can see a sharpness difference immediately, then it's not good enough. if i have to compare carefully to see a difference, then i keep the lens. wide open performance isn't as critical as f8-f11 performance. since i am almost always on a good tripod system, vibration movement isn't an issue. Herb... - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:24 PM Subject: Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD In what way aren't they acceptable? Can you provide an example?
Re: FA 20mm samples?
On 21 Feb 2005 at 15:55, Mark Roberts wrote: Not that you can tell much from small web images but I suppose they're better than nothing. My seat-of-the-pants impression is that the 20/2.8 is one of the sharpest lenses I've ever used in terms of actually resolving detail (the F100/2.8 macro would be its main rival). It's interesting how perceptions can vary. I still enjoy my A20/2.8 but it's now one of the poorest performing WA lenses I own. It's definitely a contender for a new super-duper AL design revamp. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
RE: OT - Computer nerds unite! I have a networking problem...
Hi Alan and John! Thanks so much for your responses - I should probably clarify a couple of things. My PC is connected to the internet via cable (broadband). I use my PC predominantly, which is how I send and receive emails. My lappy is my second 'puter and it connects to the internet THROUGH my network and PC's internet connection. The reason for this is that Steve will sit and work on the lappy whilst I am working on the PC. When I initially set up the network, I experienced the same problem and a friend of mine told me to manually enter the IP addresses, and which numbers to use. However, I can't remember just where it is that I go to enter the IP addresses, and I can't remember them anyways! I did ping them using the command prompt and there is no response from either, which is strange as I AM able to access files/folders. Sorry, I am very confusing aren't I?!?! hehe. Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 22 February 2005 7:35 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Computer nerds unite! I have a networking problem... --- Tan and Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am running Win XP on both systems. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! You may try InternetOptions/Connection/Setup in IE6 to setup the internet connection again. = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: A vision of Guzzis (OT)
--- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I can tell you is that the builder of the Frankenbike has owned, street-ridden and raced Ducati singles and twins as well as Japanese fours, and he's worked as a motorcycle mechanic (he's currently the service manager at a BMW dealership) for over 20 years. I worked as a motorcycle and automobile mechanic for a decade or so, was a parts manager and service writer at a Honda dealership for about five years as well. Built road racing motorcycles for a few years too. That was well over 20 years ago now. I think I might have a few years on him. ;-) Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
At 02:54 PM 21/02/2005 , Rob Studdert wrote: http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm Do you mask and desaturate the purple bloom? I select the bloom with Color Range and then desaturate. It's a good job but sharpening is tending to severe? Yes, for 100% web viewing. Powell
Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD
--- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't agree, with the CA trimmed its sharpness in the corners (which really aren't on a *ist D or DS and I've tried two samples to be sure) hoovers compared to the A24/2.8, ... Difference of opinion, Rob. I haven't owned an FA24/2AL to see for myself, and so far I'm quite happy with the A24/2.8 so I likely never will. However, John's opinions have proven quite credible to me on many occasions so far. I've got a Sigma clip-on Perfect tulip hood for 50mm lens on my A24/2.8, with this out of frame flare becomes a non issue. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5268.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5271.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5272.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5274.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5275.jpg I'd be interested to know the part number of that lens hood. I'm currently using a Nikon HN-1 hood, which is the recommended hood for a 24mm lens on 35mm format, but I'd like to get something tighter for the 16x24mm field of view. I do have a B+W 49mm round hood that is normally suggested for a 24x36mm film camera format and 50mm lens, perhaps I will try that to see if it vignettes. Any comments on the A35/2.8? I just picked up one of those very cheap, should be here in a day or three. There's only one comment on Stan's Pentax list (not a very complimentary one) but I've read that the M35/2.8 (identical optical formula supposedly) is quite a good lens, if a little soft wide open. At the price, I was willing to experiment... Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
