Re: PESO - Bootlace

[David Nelson]

Thanks for taking the time to have a look guys.
Here's a colour version:
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlacea.jpg
I can see what you mean about contrast. It was an overcast day and not a 
hugely contrasty lens either, and the histogram sure shows this (-:
Here's a slightly different take, trying for greater contrast as you 
suggested (using the contrast tool plus more blue channel in the 
conversion).
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlaceb.jpg

Cheers,
David

Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Post the original.  This conversion looks too flat, lacking in contrast.
Shel 


[Original Message]
From: David Nelson 

Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but 
eager to hear what other people think of it.

http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg
Another BW conversion using channels, trying to bring out textures and 
patterns. Did it work? Anyone want to see the original?

Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Leon Altoff]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:56:24 -0500, Amita Guha wrote:

>Today I enabled myself with the Tamrac Explorer 2. It seemed like a better
>travel bag for my trip to London because it is more versatile and slightly
>less bulky than my Lowepro Offroad.
>
>I now own six camera bags. Is there a 12-step program for this??

I own 10 if you include the snoot cases.  I use 7 of them.

My usual camera bag is a Crumpler Farmer's Double.  It holds the *istD
2 AF360 flashes 3 lenses (one connected to the camera), macro flash
bracket, 15 inch laptop, a point and shoot bag full of useful gadgets
and my lunch.  I can squeeze some more in if I have to.

When I'm off for serious picture taking I use the LowePro Orion AW,
travelling light I use a Nova 2 (or a snoot case with an external
pocket for an extra lens or a flash), in seriously bad conditions I use
a Pelican 1400 case.  

If I could find a bag that held as much as the Orion AW or the
Crumpler, that was as small as the Nova2 and as weather proof as the
Pelican I'd be a happy man.


 Leon

http://www.bluering.org.au
http://www.bluering.org.au/leon

Re: Camera Bag Problem Solved!

[Kenneth Waller]

So I guess it wasn't a BIG HIt?

enneth Waller

-Original Message-
From: Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mar 26, 2005 7:50 PM
To: PDML 
Subject: Camera Bag Problem Solved!

I've been going about this the wrong way, I don't need a bigger bag.
Just smaller gear:

http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/Solved.jpg

Now I can put a whole system in a lens case.

Hey Cotty, can we mount Pentax Glass on this???

Don (It's been a lng day)

BTW: That little thing actually works. ;-)




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A better way to Internet
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PESO: Bzzzzz

[David Savage]

Happy Easter Guys & Gals,

It's been awhile since my last PESO, so :

http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_004.htm

These guys are such a PITA to shoot, they don't sit still very long.

Comments & criticisms welcome,

Dave S

Re: PESO - Bootlace

[David Savage]

G'day David

I think the contrast needs to be bumped up a little. Post the original
for comparison.

Dave S



On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:44:38 +1000, David Nelson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but
> eager to hear what other people think of it.
> 
> http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg
> 
> Another BW conversion using channels, trying to bring out textures and
> patterns. Did it work? Anyone want to see the original?
> 
> For the record, this is an orchid which lives in symbiosis with a host
> tree (in this case a spotted gum, _Eucalyptus maculosa_). These shoots
> climb up the tree trunk to bear flowers, and give the orchid its common
> name of the Bootlace orchid.
> 
> Cheers,
> David
> 
>

RE: PESO - Bootlace

[Shel Belinkoff]

Post the original.  This conversion looks too flat, lacking in contrast.

Shel 


> [Original Message]
> From: David Nelson 

> Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but 
> eager to hear what other people think of it.
>
> http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg
>
> Another BW conversion using channels, trying to bring out textures and 
> patterns. Did it work? Anyone want to see the original?

Re: Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Jim Apilado"
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm


I'm looking for PH-RBL to fit my 18-35mm FA-J lens.  It says 67mm on it.
Think it would fit?
It might.
The hood has an outer bayonet fitting.
I must get in touch with the person I let my 18-35 go to and see if she was 
supposed to get a hood

William Robb 

Re: UNEP Focus on Your World results!

[Ryan Lee]

Thanks!

Ry


- Original Message - 
From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: UNEP Focus on Your World results!


> Hi!
>
> > It's quite interesting to know I've got a super large photo (well, the
> > 2002-2003 ones I saw exhibited were rather big..) at the world expo
> > somewhere in Japan, and I'll probably never get to see it.. Oh well.
Guess
> > I'll have to win the next one so they'll fly me there.
>
> Congrats...
>
> Boris
>
>

Re: PESO+ Soggy Daffodils

[Powell Hargrave]

At 02:23 PM 26/03/2005 , Jim wrote:

>I don't know if you're an experienced lens repairer or not, but if not, 
>then I'm in awe of your courage.  I wouldn't even to begin to 
>contemplate dis-assembling one of these lenses.
>
>An old simple Triotar maybe, but not something as complicated, and as 
>easy to break as a modern zoom.


Well it was broken and cost me nothing.  Not worth getting repaired even if
possible as a working version is about $100.  So I was risking nothing but
a bit of frustration.  Even if it had not worked it would have a good
learning experience.

Powell

>> http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/70-210.htm

Re: PESO: Fading beauty

[Shel Belinkoff]

Hi Paul,

FWIW, I've photographed a lot of murals, and what seems to work well is to
get the mural in its environment as well as closer shots that show it as a
separate piece of work and also some detail shots.  If you're going to do
something of a series or a study of the mural, including wide, close, and
detail shots may be the way to go.

The other thing I noticed (and, due to its location in the alley may not be
applicable to this particular mural) there are definite times of day and
seasons for certain art work to be photographed.  There was one mural, for
instance, that couldn't be photographed in the summer because the sun was
too high in the sky and an unsightly shadow became a distraction, so winter
was a better time for that one.

Maybe there are times when the alley gets better or different light,
perhaps when the sun is higher in the sky, or, depending on which way the
alley runs you might at some time of the year get great light when the sun
is rising or setting..  Since you can't move the subject it often helps to
pay attention to such things.

HTH,

kind regards,

Shel

> [Original Message]
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


> Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the
environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The ornament
and its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament as
well, and the mural just lays there. 

RE: two shots

[Peter Williams]

> -Original Message-
> From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=172347

I rather like the first. I'm partial to graphic imagery.

-- 
Peter Williams 

RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Peter Williams]

I've got a Velocity 7 for my KM A2, when the battery grip is
fitted it is of similar dimensions to your *istD and becomes
a tight fit that needs a bit of wriggling to bet in and out.
These new digitals and their battery grips are a different
shape to the older film cameras and the bags don't seem to
have caught up yet.
That "Reporter" bag is one that has caught my ete too.

-- 
Peter Williams 

> -Original Message-
> From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The problem is the ist-D with battery pack and a Bogen
> QR plate is nearly 6 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide.
> I really like the Tamrac Velocity bags but they have the
> same problem, too snug a fit.
> I've purchased a used LowePro S&F Specialist 80 AW,
> we'll see how it does when I recieve it.
> I almost, and may still, try the LowePro Reporter,
> it's along the same lines. A slim profile top load
> type.

Camera Bag Problem Solved!

[Don Sanderson]

I've been going about this the wrong way, I don't need a bigger bag.
Just smaller gear:

http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/Solved.jpg

Now I can put a whole system in a lens case.

Hey Cotty, can we mount Pentax Glass on this???

Don (It's been a lng day)

BTW: That little thing actually works. ;-)

RE: PESO: Fading beauty

[pnstenquist]

Thanks for the link, Bill. Fascinating pics of a fascinating city.


> Ah, yes, of course.  Actually, I was wondering where in Detroit it was
> located, I can't recall ever seeing it.
> 
> That might make a great project, I think, "The Fading Murals of Detroit."
> 
> http://detroityes.com/home.htm
> 
> 
> Bill Sawyer
> Livonia, MI
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:50 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: RE: PESO: Fading beauty
> 
> Hi bill, 
> It's here:
> 
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg
> 
> 
> > BTW, Paul, where is it?
> > 
> > Bill Sawyer
> > Livonia, MI
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:00 PM
> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> > Subject: Re: PESO: Fading beauty
> > 
> > Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the
> > environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The
> ornament
> > and its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament
> as
> > well, and the mural just lays there. 
> > Paul 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 

Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[David Nelson]

It's also the hood that comes with the FA-J 18-35mm
David
William Robb wrote:
I found one of these in a box. It looks fairly new.
Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm
What lens does it fit?
Thanks
William Robb

Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[Jim Apilado]

I'm looking for PH-RBL to fit my 18-35mm FA-J lens.  It says 67mm on it.
Think it would fit?

Jim A.

> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:52:53 -0600
> To: "Pentax Discuss" 
> Subject: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm
> Resent-From: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Resent-Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:52:53 -0500
> 
> I found one of these in a box. It looks fairly new.
> Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm
> 
> What lens does it fit?
> Thanks
> 
> William Robb
> 

RE: PESO: Fading beauty

[william sawyer]

I'm sitting here downing some beer myself tonight. And, scrolling through
the "Ruins of Detroit" site, coincidentally.  I thought the mural might be
in Birmingham, not sure why.

Bill Sawyer
Livonia, MI

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:18 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: PESO: Fading beauty

I'm a little slow tonight:-). It's in Birmingham in the walkway that joins
the parking lot next to the theatre to Maple Rd. I always park in that lot
but hand't seen the mural because I usually walk out to Woodward.
Paul


> Ah, yes, of course.  Actually, I was wondering where in Detroit it was
> located, I can't recall ever seeing it.
> 
> That might make a great project, I think, "The Fading Murals of Detroit."
> 
> http://detroityes.com/home.htm
> 
> 
> Bill Sawyer
> Livonia, MI
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:50 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: RE: PESO: Fading beauty
> 
> Hi bill, 
> It's here:
> 
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg
> 
> 
> > BTW, Paul, where is it?
> > 
> > Bill Sawyer
> > Livonia, MI
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:00 PM
> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> > Subject: Re: PESO: Fading beauty
> > 
> > Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the
> > environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The
> ornament
> > and its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament
> as
> > well, and the mural just lays there. 
> > Paul 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 

RE: PESO: Fading beauty

[pnstenquist]

I'm a little slow tonight:-). It's in Birmingham in the walkway that joins the 
parking lot next to the theatre to Maple Rd. I always park in that lot but 
hand't seen the mural because I usually walk out to Woodward.
Paul


> Ah, yes, of course.  Actually, I was wondering where in Detroit it was
> located, I can't recall ever seeing it.
> 
> That might make a great project, I think, "The Fading Murals of Detroit."
> 
> http://detroityes.com/home.htm
> 
> 
> Bill Sawyer
> Livonia, MI
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:50 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: RE: PESO: Fading beauty
> 
> Hi bill, 
> It's here:
> 
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg
> 
> 
> > BTW, Paul, where is it?
> > 
> > Bill Sawyer
> > Livonia, MI
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:00 PM
> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> > Subject: Re: PESO: Fading beauty
> > 
> > Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the
> > environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The
> ornament
> > and its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament
> as
> > well, and the mural just lays there. 
> > Paul 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 

RE: PESO: Fading beauty

[william sawyer]

Ah, yes, of course.  Actually, I was wondering where in Detroit it was
located, I can't recall ever seeing it.

That might make a great project, I think, "The Fading Murals of Detroit."

http://detroityes.com/home.htm


Bill Sawyer
Livonia, MI

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:50 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: PESO: Fading beauty

Hi bill, 
It's here:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg


> BTW, Paul, where is it?
> 
> Bill Sawyer
> Livonia, MI
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:00 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: PESO: Fading beauty
> 
> Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the
> environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The
ornament
> and its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament
as
> well, and the mural just lays there. 
> Paul 
> 
> 
> 

Re: Football Tricks

[pnstenquist]

Great work, Cotty. Love these. Perfect amount of motion blur. Nice saturated 
color.
Paul

RE: PESO: Fading beauty

[pnstenquist]

Hi bill, 
It's here:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg


> BTW, Paul, where is it?
> 
> Bill Sawyer
> Livonia, MI
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:00 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: PESO: Fading beauty
> 
> Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the
> environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The ornament
> and its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament as
> well, and the mural just lays there. 
> Paul 
> 
> 
> 

Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "John Forbes" 
Subject: Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm


Time you did, William, time you did.  The gods have sent you a sign.
Must resist...
William Robb

Re: PESO: Through a Zurich restaurant window

[Rick Womer]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Dave!  It was a
pleasant surprise finding it.

Rick

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Told ya i'm late with Paws.:-)
> 
> I love this shot. Simplicity and the nice rich
> colours are day ending pleasing.
> 
> Very wall worthy
> 
> ave
> 
>   >
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3102193
> > 
> > Last January my wife and I had lunch in the old
> > section of Zurich, and this was the scene through
> the
> > window.  There are some hazy reflections from the
> > glass; it's too bad Photoshop doesn't have a
> > polarizing filter!  I took it with my 33L because
> > there wasn't nearly enough light for the 100-speed
> > film in my PZ-1p, especially with a polarizing
> filter!
> > 
> > Comments and (especially) tricks to avoid such
> > flare-like reflections welcome.
> > 
> > Rick
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > __ 
> > Do you Yahoo!? 
> > All your favorites on one personal page – Try My
> Yahoo!
> > http://my.yahoo.com 
> > 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 



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Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

[ernreed2]

Quoting Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> No the turkey is not a scavenger. Yes, humans are scavengers, along with
> bears, pigs, wolverine, hyena, bald eagles, and yes vultures. As far as I
> know all omnivores are.
> 
> graywolf
> http://www.graywolfphoto.com
> "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
> ---
> 
> 
> Jens Bladt wrote:
> > Hmmm...
> > A turkey is some sort of vulture - this mean it's a scavenger.
> > So, if we eat turkey, we'll become scavengers!
> > Well, most of us are, aren't we?


There may be some confusion due to the existence of a bird called the Turkey 
Vulture.
I have no idea why it's called a Turkey Vulture. (Well, it is a vulture. But 
the turkey part?)
I also have no idea why it's called a John Crow. 


ERNR
expert in neither birds nor words

Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[John Whittingham]

> > DA 16-45/4 AL ED
> 
> H.
> I wonder where that came from?
> I don't have that lens.

Bizarre, I have one too but don't have the lens, would you like a matching 
pair LOL

John 

Re: Football Tricks

[John Francis]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused:
> 
> Well, actually, Keith, although footballs *are* supposed to be round, this 
> one looks kinda elongated in one shot.

That's the first thing I noticed, when looking at the shots.

> But since the young man isn't wearing armour, he'd still cause confusion in 
> certain quarters. 

Both Aussie rules football (and Rugby football) eschew body armour.
And they are played with oval balls (especially after a rough tackle ..)

RE: PESO: Fading beauty

[william sawyer]

BTW, Paul, where is it?

Bill Sawyer
Livonia, MI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 6:00 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO: Fading beauty

Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the
environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The ornament
and its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament as
well, and the mural just lays there. 
Paul 

Re: Football Tricks

[ernreed2]

Quoting Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> 
> 
> Cotty wrote:
> 
> > Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera
> 
>   Football? But... it's perfectly round!
> 
> > 


Well, actually, Keith, although footballs *are* supposed to be round, this 
one looks kinda elongated in one shot.
But since the young man isn't wearing armour, he'd still cause confusion in 
certain quarters. 

ERNR

Re: PESO: Fading beauty

[pnstenquist]

Thanks for looking, but I disagree in regard to the crop. Without the 
environment, it's merely a reproduction of someone else's art. The ornament and 
its highlight add dimension. I shot it without the wall and ornament as well, 
and the mural just lays there. 
Paul 


> I agree with Shel on the crop.  The ornament on the wall is
> distracting.  Probably because of the way the light is reflecting off
> it.  Cropping out the brick wall and the ornament sounds good to me. 
> Otherwise, I really like it.
> 
> 
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:50:40 -0500, Paul Stenquist
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Good idea, Shel. I think I will do a series. I'm frequently in the
> > neighborhood and often park within a dozen yards or so of the mural. I
> > didn't see it before because it's in a walkway to a street that I
> > seldom visit. I had wondered how it might look in the morning, although
> > I think there's seldom any light in this narrow passage, save what
> > clipped the stone ornament at noon. I know I cold shoot it straight on
> > without the bricks and stone ornament, but then it would be just a
> > representation of the mural rather than a photo of the environment in
> > which it exists. In truth, I might try something wider. Thanks for the
> > suggestion.
> > Paul
> > On Mar 25, 2005, at 11:27 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Paul,
> > >
> > > I love murals, and glad to see you got this one.  I like it, but
> > > wonder if
> > > it might be a stronger pic with the brick wall cropped off, or maybe an
> > > altogether tighter crop.  It it were me, I'd photograph it in different
> > > light at different times, make something of a small project of it.
> > > Could
> > > be fun and you'd be preserving some local art as well.
> > >
> > > Shel
> > >
> > >
> > >> [Original Message]
> > >> From: Paul Stenquist
> > >
> > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Scott Loveless
> http://www.twosixteen.com
> 

Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[John Forbes]

Time you did, William, time you did.  The gods have sent you a sign.
John
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 16:44:31 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:

- Original Message - From: "John Forbes" Subject: Re: Lens hood  
#PH-RBL 67mm


DA 16-45/4 AL ED
H.
I wonder where that came from?
I don't have that lens.
William Robb



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Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "John Forbes" 
Subject: Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm


DA 16-45/4 AL ED
H.
I wonder where that came from?
I don't have that lens.
William Robb

PESO - Bootlace

[David Nelson]

Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but 
eager to hear what other people think of it.

http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg
Another BW conversion using channels, trying to bring out textures and 
patterns. Did it work? Anyone want to see the original?

For the record, this is an orchid which lives in symbiosis with a host 
tree (in this case a spotted gum, _Eucalyptus maculosa_). These shoots 
climb up the tree trunk to bear flowers, and give the orchid its common 
name of the Bootlace orchid.

Cheers,
David

Re: Football Tricks

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, Jim Hemenway, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I like the way in which you've used the blur to convey motion. A nice bunch!

Thanks Jim. I forgot to select second-curtain sync for the first couple
of dozen shots whcih does make a difference on this sort of thing. These
were the best of the bunch of about 80-odd frames.




Cheers,
  Cotty


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Re: Football Tricks

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Gee Cotty, you need to use faster film

;-)  ISO 320 about f8 around 1/15th I think...

>
>Nice to see something different, well done.

Thanks.

>
>What does your son think of these?

He love's em.




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Re: PESO+ Soggy Daffodils

[Jim Hemenway]

Powell:
I don't know if you're an experienced lens repairer or not, but if not, 
then I'm in awe of your courage.  I wouldn't even to begin to 
contemplate dis-assembling one of these lenses.

An old simple Triotar maybe, but not something as complicated, and as 
easy to break as a modern zoom.

Jim
Powell Hargrave wrote:
Well it may not be a great picture but it sure felt great to be taking it!
Some may remember I was attempting to return a broken F70-210 to operation.
Last night I had another go at getting the lens to work.
The whole story is here with the Daffodil picture at the bottom.
http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/70-210.htm
For those on dailup here is just the picture.
http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Soggy-Daffodils.jpg
Pentax DS, F 70-210 at 210mm, f6.7, 1/125, ISO-1600
It was very wet and dull this morning. Shot from the carport.
Powell

RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Don Sanderson]

Thanks John.

> -Original Message-
> From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 2:04 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> 
> 
> Don Sanderson mused:
> > 
> > I'd like to leave enough space to hold the 80-200/2.8
> > That's about 7 1/4 inches (185mm) with the hood reversed.
> > The hood itself is 4 inches in dia.
> > Eventually I'll replace this with the AF version but it's
> > just about the same size.
> 
> A *ist-D with the battery grip and the 80-200/f2.8 is just
> about a perfect fit in the Lowepro Nova 4 camera bag, and
> you can arrange the other dividers, etc. to leave space
> for another few lenses.  Plus there's the front pocket for
> memory cards and so forth.
> 
> That's the bag I'll carry along if I'm taking the 80-200.
> 

Re: Football Tricks

[Jim Hemenway]

Cotty:
I like the way in which you've used the blur to convey motion. A nice bunch!
Jim
Cotty wrote:
Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera
:-)

Re: PESO+ Soggy Daffodils

[John Forbes]

You're a better man than me.  I've managed to disassemble a couple of  
lenses, but the reassembly part was a different matter.

Well done.
John
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:35:45 -0800, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:

Well it may not be a great picture but it sure felt great to be taking  
it!

Some may remember I was attempting to return a broken F70-210 to  
operation.
Last night I had another go at getting the lens to work.
The whole story is here with the Daffodil picture at the bottom.

http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/70-210.htm
For those on dailup here is just the picture.
http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Soggy-Daffodils.jpg
Pentax DS, F 70-210 at 210mm, f6.7, 1/125, ISO-1600
It was very wet and dull this morning. Shot from the carport.
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Re: Football Tricks

[Keith Whaley]

Cotty wrote:
On 26/3/05, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:

I know, I know. I've called a football 'round many times, and they never 
come to me, either.  (Uhhh, that's a joke, son...)
I expected more whoopin' and hollering, frankly.
But maybe you're only the first!
I agree. In this world, the vast majority do call one round. Not sure 
anyone else at ALL has an oblong-shaped one...

I'm only winding your prop Whaley ;-) 
Oh, *I* knew that!  
keith
Cheers,
  Cotty

Re: PAW: two shots

[Jim Hemenway]

Boris:
I didn't expect to see two photographs which are so different from one 
another. I like them both, well done.

Jim


Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Here they are:
http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=172347
http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=178171
Show when Jostein and me went to the beach to hunt some views... 
Thankfully, he's let me use his tripod for some time. So I mounted my 
longest lens - F70-210 and started rolling the ball head :).

Both are cropped to 3:1 panorama ratio...

Re: PESO Boat race tomorrow

[Jim Hemenway]

John:
Good job!  I also like the low saturation in this shot.
Jim
John Forbes wrote:
Tomorrow is the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge  
universities.  I went down to the river to cast an eye over the course,  
and took this shot of a coxless four passing under Chiswick Bridge:

http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/thames/_IGP0469b.jpg
It was a pretty grey day, for the most part, but that's no doubt why 
Fox  Talbot didn't think to invent colour photography.

John

Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

[John Forbes]

All animals will eat anything if they are sufficiently hungry, even their  
own young, sometimes.  It was the the practice of feeding sheep to cattle  
that caused BSE.

John

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 16:38:40 -0500, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No the turkey is not a scavenger. Yes, humans are scavengers, along with  
bears, pigs, wolverine, hyena, bald eagles, and yes vultures. As far as  
I know all omnivores are.

graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
---
Jens Bladt wrote:
Hmmm...
A turkey is some sort of vulture - this mean it's a scavenger.
So, if we eat turkey, we'll become scavengers!
Well, most of us are, aren't we?
 Nice shot BTW!
 Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
  -Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 21. marts 2005 03:02
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.
  My strange sense of humor is all.  Due to an accident of history this
native American Bird is called a Turkey.  A term of derision in American
English, due to the domesticated variety of turkey's supposed stupidity,
is to call someone a "Turkey",  Then there is the statement in the true
but not necessarily important category "You are what you eat."
Taken to the logical extreme if you eat turkey, you are one.  (Not
nearly as clever as I had hoped, having had to explain it).
 The uncropped image has a lot of boring white snow in the foreground.   
I
actually made the photograph with this crop in mind.
 Markus Maurer wrote:

Hi Peter
a lovely picture but I do not understand the meaning of title here...
How does it look uncropped?
greetings
Markus


Well enough of the people pictures for now.
http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_yawye.html
Technical data:
Pentax *ist-D iso 400 1/400sec
smc PENTAX-FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6 @ 200mm f9.0
As usual comments are appreciated but may be totally ignored.




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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.
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Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.

[Graywolf]

No the turkey is not a scavenger. Yes, humans are scavengers, along with bears, 
pigs, wolverine, hyena, bald eagles, and yes vultures. As far as I know all 
omnivores are.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
---
Jens Bladt wrote:
Hmmm...
A turkey is some sort of vulture - this mean it's a scavenger.
So, if we eat turkey, we'll become scavengers!
Well, most of us are, aren't we?
Nice shot BTW!
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 21. marts 2005 03:02
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.
My strange sense of humor is all.  Due to an accident of history this
native American Bird is called a Turkey.  A term of derision in American
English, due to the domesticated variety of turkey's supposed stupidity,
is to call someone a "Turkey",  Then there is the statement in the true
but not necessarily important category "You are what you eat."
Taken to the logical extreme if you eat turkey, you are one.  (Not
nearly as clever as I had hoped, having had to explain it).
The uncropped image has a lot of boring white snow in the foreground.  I
actually made the photograph with this crop in mind.
Markus Maurer wrote:

Hi Peter
a lovely picture but I do not understand the meaning of title here...
How does it look uncropped?
greetings
Markus


Well enough of the people pictures for now.
http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_yawye.html
Technical data:
Pentax *ist-D iso 400 1/400sec
smc PENTAX-FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6 @ 200mm f9.0
As usual comments are appreciated but may be totally ignored.





--
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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



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Re: Football Tricks

[Kenneth Waller]

Gee Cotty, you need to use faster film

Nice to see something different, well done.

What does your son think of these?

Kenneth Waller

-Original Message-
From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Mar 26, 2005 2:27 PM
To: pentax list 
Subject: Football Tricks

Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera

:-)







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PESO+ Soggy Daffodils

[Powell Hargrave]

Well it may not be a great picture but it sure felt great to be taking it!

Some may remember I was attempting to return a broken F70-210 to operation.
Last night I had another go at getting the lens to work.
The whole story is here with the Daffodil picture at the bottom.

http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/70-210.htm


For those on dailup here is just the picture.

http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Soggy-Daffodils.jpg

Pentax DS, F 70-210 at 210mm, f6.7, 1/125, ISO-1600
It was very wet and dull this morning. Shot from the carport.

Powell

Re: Football Tricks

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I know, I know. I've called a football 'round many times, and they never 
>come to me, either.  (Uhhh, that's a joke, son...)
>I expected more whoopin' and hollering, frankly.
>But maybe you're only the first!
>I agree. In this world, the vast majority do call one round. Not sure 
>anyone else at ALL has an oblong-shaped one...

I'm only winding your prop Whaley ;-)




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Re: Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[John Forbes]

DA 16-45/4 AL ED
John
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:52:53 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:

I found one of these in a box. It looks fairly new.
Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm
What lens does it fit?
Thanks
William Robb



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Re: Football Tricks

[Keith Whaley]

Cotty wrote:
On 26/3/05, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:

Football? But... it's perfectly round!

Hey Keith, take a head count of how many humans would call a football
round ;-)
I know, I know. I've called a football 'round many times, and they never 
come to me, either.  (Uhhh, that's a joke, son...)
I expected more whoopin' and hollering, frankly.
But maybe you're only the first!
I agree. In this world, the vast majority do call one round. Not sure 
anyone else at ALL has an oblong-shaped one...

keith
Cheers,
  Cotty

Re: PESO Boat race tomorrow

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Tomorrow is the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge  
>universities.  I went down to the river to cast an eye over the course,  
>and took this shot of a coxless four passing under Chiswick Bridge:
>
>http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/thames/_IGP0469b.jpg

Yo nice shot sir




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Re: Football Tricks

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:

>FT disease?  It all seems reasonably sharp to me.
>
>Very nice action pic; lighting just about perfect.  But I think I'd have  
>ducked!
>
>John

Thx John.




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Re: Football Tricks

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:

>  Football? But... it's perfectly round!

Hey Keith, take a head count of how many humans would call a football
round ;-)




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Re: Football Tricks

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, Mark Cassino, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Nice shots, Cotty - is that _real_ motion blur or photoshop motion blur? 
>Either way, several cool shots, nice perspectives.

Thanks Mark, all real - I'm not a post production freakosaurus ;-)

Auto Curves, bit of Unsharp Mask, and maybe a crop, that's all.

Thanks!




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Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm

[William Robb]

I found one of these in a box. It looks fairly new.
Lens hood #PH-RBL 67mm
What lens does it fit?
Thanks
William Robb

Re: PESO Boat race tomorrow

[John Forbes]

Thanks, Bruce.
You can comment on my pics any time.  :-)
John
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 12:35:06 -0800, Bruce Dayton  
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Wow!  This one is so cool.  The relatively low color saturation works
well.  The composition is very nice - bridge coming down across the
frame and I really like the observers on the upper left.  Well done,
man!

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Re: Football Tricks

[John Forbes]

FT disease?  It all seems reasonably sharp to me.
Very nice action pic; lighting just about perfect.  But I think I'd have  
ducked!

John

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 12:27:18 -0800, Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:


Keith Whaley wrote:
  Cotty wrote:
Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera

 Football? But... it's perfectly round!



Furthermore, and I hate to break the news to you, but you have aam  
acitre case of the F.T. disease!
That should be "...an acute case..."
Sighhh.
keith
Starts out this way, next comes the bunny ears!
Such a business...
 keith
Cheers,
  Cotty




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RE: My "Cotty" worked!

[Jens Bladt]

Looks nice.

> couldn't figure
> out how to take a shot of the D, with the D. ;-)

Ever thought of using a mirror?

Cheers
Jens

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-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 21. marts 2005 00:20
Til: PDML
Emne: My "Cotty" worked!


http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/MyCotty.jpg

It fits nicely on the ist-D too but I couldn't figure
out how to take a shot of the D, with the D. ;-)
Sorry I didn't record it for you Cotty but I said
a couple 'naughty' words when I slipped.

Don

Re: PESO Boat race tomorrow

[Bruce Dayton]

Wow!  This one is so cool.  The relatively low color saturation works
well.  The composition is very nice - bridge coming down across the
frame and I really like the observers on the upper left.  Well done,
man!

-- 
Bruce


Saturday, March 26, 2005, 12:19:52 PM, you wrote:

JF> Tomorrow is the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge  
JF> universities.  I went down to the river to cast an eye over the course,
JF> and took this shot of a coxless four passing under Chiswick Bridge:

JF> http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/thames/_IGP0469b.jpg

JF> It was a pretty grey day, for the most part, but that's no doubt why Fox
JF> Talbot didn't think to invent colour photography.

JF> John


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Re: Football Tricks

[Mark Cassino]

Nice shots, Cotty - is that _real_ motion blur or photoshop motion blur? 
Either way, several cool shots, nice perspectives.

- MCC
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax list" 
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 2:27 PM
Subject: Football Tricks


Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera
:-)


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Re: Football Tricks

[Bruce Dayton]

Hello Cotty,

Very fun!  Based on the darkness around the edges and the brightness
of the lad and grass, that you were using trailing curtain synch with
a flash.  Very effective.  I'm hard pressed to pick a favorite.  Nice
display of motion.

-- 
Best regards,
Bruce


Saturday, March 26, 2005, 11:27:34 AM, you wrote:

C> Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera

C> :-)


C> 




C> Cheers,
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Re: Football Tricks

[Keith Whaley]

Keith Whaley wrote:

Cotty wrote:
Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera

 Football? But... it's perfectly round!



Furthermore, and I hate to break the news to you, but you have aam 
acitre case of the F.T. disease!
That should be "...an acute case..."
Sighhh.
keith
Starts out this way, next comes the bunny ears!
Such a business...
keith
Cheers,
  Cotty

PESO Boat race tomorrow

[John Forbes]

Tomorrow is the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge  
universities.  I went down to the river to cast an eye over the course,  
and took this shot of a coxless four passing under Chiswick Bridge:

http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/thames/_IGP0469b.jpg
It was a pretty grey day, for the most part, but that's no doubt why Fox  
Talbot didn't think to invent colour photography.

John
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Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[John Francis]

John Francis mused:
> 
> A *ist-D with the battery grip and the 80-200/f2.8 is just
> about a perfect fit in the Lowepro Nova 4 camera bag . . .

Mine is *not* the AW version, which appears to be all that
Lowepro offer nowadays.  But I've got the AW version of a
different bag (the Magnum AW), and am quite happy with it.
(I've even used the AW pop-out rain cover once or twice).

Re: Football Tricks

[Keith Whaley]

Cotty wrote:
Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera
 Football? But... it's perfectly round!

Furthermore, and I hate to break the news to you, but you have aam 
acitre case of the F.T. disease!
Starts out this way, next comes the bunny ears!
Such a business...

keith
Cheers,
  Cotty

Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[John Francis]

Don Sanderson mused:
> 
> I'd like to leave enough space to hold the 80-200/2.8
> That's about 7 1/4 inches (185mm) with the hood reversed.
> The hood itself is 4 inches in dia.
> Eventually I'll replace this with the AF version but it's
> just about the same size.

A *ist-D with the battery grip and the 80-200/f2.8 is just
about a perfect fit in the Lowepro Nova 4 camera bag, and
you can arrange the other dividers, etc. to leave space
for another few lenses.  Plus there's the front pocket for
memory cards and so forth.

That's the bag I'll carry along if I'm taking the 80-200.

Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[John Francis]

Don Sanderson mused:
> 
> The biggest problem I have is where I live there are
> no shops with a decent selection to play with.
> All they have are the conventional shoulder bags,
> these don't work well with the larger profile ist-D.

If you have a Circuit City or the like nearby, they often
have a selection of bags for digital cameras/camcorders.
Some of those look large enough for use with a DSLR.

Football Tricks

[Cotty]

Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera

:-)







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Re: Compact Drive PD7X

[Juan Buhler]

I did get one, and I promised to report on it. I haven't had the
chance to use it, more than transfering a few MB from a card to check
that it works.

I'm in my last two weeks before my six month work hiatus, so I will be
travelling and using it quite a bit soon. I'll report then.

j


On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:56:05 -0500, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For those of you who have this image tank, how do you like it? Is it
> reliable? I know Juan just got one. I think this might be a good travel
> option for me since it takes AA's, but I've had trouble finding reviews of
> it online.
> 
> Thanks,
> AMita
> 
> 


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RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Don Sanderson]

Cool! The local shops MIGHT even have one of those I
can play with. Thanks.

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:47 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> 
> 
> On Mar 26, 2005, at 9:24 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
>  Does a camera bag exist that holds the ist-D with battery grip and 
>  lens
>  in such a way that you can get the darn thing in and out without 
>  having
>  to fight with it :-(
> >>>
> >>> For the above, you might look into the Tamrac Superlight 5.
> >>
> >> I checked this bag out, along with several others.
> >> The problem is the ist-D with battery pack and a Bogen
> >> QR plate is nearly 6 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide.
> >> The Superlight 5 has an internal depth of 3 3/4 inches.
> >> My preferred way of laying the camera/lens in the bag
> >> is on it's side with the grip (right side) up. ...
> 
> Remember that the bag is pliable, flexible, and padded all the way 
> around. It's not rigid like a hard case. That's how I like to keep my 
> camera in the bag too.
> 
> I fitted the F100-300 to the *ist DS and dropped it into the Superlight 
> 5 sideways, grip up, as you would like. There's easily an inch and a 
> half more room fore-aft to fit the *ist D with grip, and the combined 
> camera and lens is 9 inches and just fits beautifully. You could 
> arrange dividers and bits below the camera and lens assembly to store 
> up to three/four other lenses with excellent protection.
> 
> B&H carries this bag for $35 or so.
> It's certainly possible to order one and try it out, return it if it's 
> the wrong one.
> 
> Godfrey
> 

RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Don Sanderson]

Thanks, the 400 is one I was looking at before I found the
Specialist 80 for cheap. May go that route yet.

May just have to organise a road trip into Chicago one
of these days, I'm sure I could find some stores there
to play with stuff.

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Don Sanderson" 
> Subject: RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> 
> 
> > I'd like to leave enough space to hold the 80-200/2.8
> > That's about 7 1/4 inches (185mm) with the hood reversed.
> > The hood itself is 4 inches in dia.
> > Eventually I'll replace this with the AF version but it's
> > just about the same size.
> 
> That lets the Nova 3 out. It's a little too short.
> The Nova 5 might be long enough though.
> The Stealth Reporter 400 AW might me one to look at.
> All can be linked from:
> 
> http://lowepro.com/site_map.aspx
> The Lowe bags are extemely well constructed.
> 
> William Robb
> 

Re: Quietest Pentax

[Juan Buhler]

I agree about the Super S/Super Program sound. The one that came
attached to my A50/1.4 was sold immediately mainly because of its
sound. I was surprised to hear it. Used to the ME Super and MX, I had
expecter the Super Program to be an updated version of the ME Super.
It is instead a lot more plasticky and bad sounding.

j


On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 12:44:52 -0600, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I refer to my Super A as the one that sounds like someone
> dropped a piano. ;-)
> The majority of the sound is from 'mirror return' not from
> the shutter or the mirror going up, copal shutters are quite
> quiet.
> The ME Super actually has a pneumatic cylinder and piston
> to return the mirror gently. It also has a spring loaded
> stop to catch the mirror on it's return.
> VERY advanced features for a camera in its price class.
> These two things are the reason for the difference in sound
> between the MES and the ME.
> It's also one of the reasons I feel the MES is one of the
> very best 'feature per dollar' cameras ever made.
> I still have, and use, 3 of them. Probably keep using them
> till film goes away for good.
> 
> Don
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Mat Maessen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:26 PM
> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> > Subject: Re: Quietest Pentax
> >
> >
> > My Super Program makes a very distinctive "kerchunk!" sound when the
> > shutter fires. This contrasts to the muted click noise that the ME
> > super makes. A stealth camera the Super Program is not...
> >
> > -Mat
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:59:29 -0500, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I think that, in the original review of the Super Program, Modern Photo
> > > said that the Super Program's shutter sound was "clunkier" (I think that
> > > was the term that was used), in that its sound was stretched out over a
> > > longer period of time.
> >
> 
> 


-- 
Juan Buhler - SIGGRAPH 2005 Sketches and Posters Chair
http://www.jbuhler.com
photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com

Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Mar 26, 2005, at 9:24 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Does a camera bag exist that holds the ist-D with battery grip and 
lens
in such a way that you can get the darn thing in and out without 
having
to fight with it :-(
For the above, you might look into the Tamrac Superlight 5.
I checked this bag out, along with several others.
The problem is the ist-D with battery pack and a Bogen
QR plate is nearly 6 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide.
The Superlight 5 has an internal depth of 3 3/4 inches.
My preferred way of laying the camera/lens in the bag
is on it's side with the grip (right side) up. ...
Remember that the bag is pliable, flexible, and padded all the way 
around. It's not rigid like a hard case. That's how I like to keep my 
camera in the bag too.

I fitted the F100-300 to the *ist DS and dropped it into the Superlight 
5 sideways, grip up, as you would like. There's easily an inch and a 
half more room fore-aft to fit the *ist D with grip, and the combined 
camera and lens is 9 inches and just fits beautifully. You could 
arrange dividers and bits below the camera and lens assembly to store 
up to three/four other lenses with excellent protection.

B&H carries this bag for $35 or so.
It's certainly possible to order one and try it out, return it if it's 
the wrong one.

Godfrey

Re: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase

[Bob W]

Hi,


>> > 
>> > Does anyone have a Tenba p415 camera bag/briefcase they would
>> > like to sell?
>> > My husband just found this bag, decided he liked it, and then 
>> > found out it's
>> > not made anymore. If anyone has one they'd like to get rid of, 
>> > please email
>> > me offlist.

They still list it on their website:
http://www.tenba.com/camera/P415.htm

Tenba is a great brand. One of my friends has had one of their bags
for nearly 25 years.

-- 
Cheers,
 Bob

RE: Quietest Pentax

[Don Sanderson]

I refer to my Super A as the one that sounds like someone
dropped a piano. ;-)
The majority of the sound is from 'mirror return' not from
the shutter or the mirror going up, copal shutters are quite
quiet.
The ME Super actually has a pneumatic cylinder and piston
to return the mirror gently. It also has a spring loaded
stop to catch the mirror on it's return.
VERY advanced features for a camera in its price class.
These two things are the reason for the difference in sound
between the MES and the ME.
It's also one of the reasons I feel the MES is one of the
very best 'feature per dollar' cameras ever made.
I still have, and use, 3 of them. Probably keep using them
till film goes away for good.

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: Mat Maessen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:26 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: Quietest Pentax
>
>
> My Super Program makes a very distinctive "kerchunk!" sound when the
> shutter fires. This contrasts to the muted click noise that the ME
> super makes. A stealth camera the Super Program is not...
>
> -Mat
>
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:59:29 -0500, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I think that, in the original review of the Super Program, Modern Photo
> > said that the Super Program's shutter sound was "clunkier" (I think that
> > was the term that was used), in that its sound was stretched out over a
> > longer period of time.
>

Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Don Sanderson" 
Subject: RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags


I'd like to leave enough space to hold the 80-200/2.8
That's about 7 1/4 inches (185mm) with the hood reversed.
The hood itself is 4 inches in dia.
Eventually I'll replace this with the AF version but it's
just about the same size.
That lets the Nova 3 out. It's a little too short.
The Nova 5 might be long enough though.
The Stealth Reporter 400 AW might me one to look at.
All can be linked from:
http://lowepro.com/site_map.aspx
The Lowe bags are extemely well constructed.
William Robb

RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Don Sanderson]

I'd like to leave enough space to hold the 80-200/2.8
That's about 7 1/4 inches (185mm) with the hood reversed.
The hood itself is 4 inches in dia.
Eventually I'll replace this with the AF version but it's
just about the same size.

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:21 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Don Sanderson" 
> Subject: RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> 
> 
> >I checked this bag out, along with several others.
> > The problem is the ist-D with battery pack and a Bogen
> > QR plate is nearly 6 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide.
> 
> How long a lens do you want to leave mounted?
> 
> William Robb
> 

Re: Quietest Pentax

[Mat Maessen]

My Super Program makes a very distinctive "kerchunk!" sound when the
shutter fires. This contrasts to the muted click noise that the ME
super makes. A stealth camera the Super Program is not...

-Mat

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:59:29 -0500, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think that, in the original review of the Super Program, Modern Photo
> said that the Super Program's shutter sound was "clunkier" (I think that
> was the term that was used), in that its sound was stretched out over a
> longer period of time.

Re: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Amita Guha"
Subject: RE: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase


He stumbled upon this Tenba bag in a camera store yesterday,
but they were out of stock and only had the floor model, which they 
wouldn't
give him a discount on. Hence the search.
Sometime, you just have to pay for what you want...
William Robb 

Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: "Don Sanderson" 
Subject: RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags


I checked this bag out, along with several others.
The problem is the ist-D with battery pack and a Bogen
QR plate is nearly 6 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide.
How long a lens do you want to leave mounted?
William Robb

PAW: two shots

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!
Here they are:
http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=172347
http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=178171
Show when Jostein and me went to the beach to hunt some views... 
Thankfully, he's let me use his tripod for some time. So I mounted my 
longest lens - F70-210 and started rolling the ball head :).

Both are cropped to 3:1 panorama ratio...
What d'ya say?
Boris

Re: UNEP Focus on Your World results!

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!
It's quite interesting to know I've got a super large photo (well, the
2002-2003 ones I saw exhibited were rather big..) at the world expo
somewhere in Japan, and I'll probably never get to see it.. Oh well. Guess
I'll have to win the next one so they'll fly me there.
Congrats...
Boris

Re: PESO: Fading beauty

[Scott Loveless]

I agree with Shel on the crop.  The ornament on the wall is
distracting.  Probably because of the way the light is reflecting off
it.  Cropping out the brick wall and the ornament sounds good to me. 
Otherwise, I really like it.


On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:50:40 -0500, Paul Stenquist
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Good idea, Shel. I think I will do a series. I'm frequently in the
> neighborhood and often park within a dozen yards or so of the mural. I
> didn't see it before because it's in a walkway to a street that I
> seldom visit. I had wondered how it might look in the morning, although
> I think there's seldom any light in this narrow passage, save what
> clipped the stone ornament at noon. I know I cold shoot it straight on
> without the bricks and stone ornament, but then it would be just a
> representation of the mural rather than a photo of the environment in
> which it exists. In truth, I might try something wider. Thanks for the
> suggestion.
> Paul
> On Mar 25, 2005, at 11:27 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> 
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > I love murals, and glad to see you got this one.  I like it, but
> > wonder if
> > it might be a stronger pic with the brick wall cropped off, or maybe an
> > altogether tighter crop.  It it were me, I'd photograph it in different
> > light at different times, make something of a small project of it.
> > Could
> > be fun and you'd be preserving some local art as well.
> >
> > Shel
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Paul Stenquist
> >
> >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg
> >
> >
> 
> 


-- 
Scott Loveless
http://www.twosixteen.com

PESO: Children in the street

[Jens Bladt]

Filling my photpbag earlier today, I found my Right Angle Scope, which I
have never used with the *ist D before.
It's really a fine invention. People have no idea they are being
photographed:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/7477947/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/7477924/


Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

RE: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase

[Amita Guha]

Something like that although he doesn't have nearly as many bags as I do. :)
What happened was that he has this briefcase that was working out fine for
him until he realized it was too small for travel when he went on a business
trip recently. He stumbled upon this Tenba bag in a camera store yesterday,
but they were out of stock and only had the floor model, which they wouldn't
give him a discount on. Hence the search.

Amita

> -Original Message-
> From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:10 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: RE: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase
> 
> 
> So, I take it you and your husband are basically,
> er, co-dependent?
> Let's see that would be BA (Bagaholics Anonymous) and what, 
> Baganon? ;-)
> 
> don
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:54 AM
> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> > Subject: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase
> > 
> > 
> > Does anyone have a Tenba p415 camera bag/briefcase they would
> > like to sell?
> > My husband just found this bag, decided he liked it, and then 
> > found out it's
> > not made anymore. If anyone has one they'd like to get rid of, 
> > please email
> > me offlist.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Amita
> > 
> > 
> 

RE: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase

[Don Sanderson]

I did an eekBay search using the term:
"Tenba camera bag", and brought up several that
might be what you're after.

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:54 AM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase
> 
> 
> Does anyone have a Tenba p415 camera bag/briefcase they would 
> like to sell?
> My husband just found this bag, decided he liked it, and then 
> found out it's
> not made anymore. If anyone has one they'd like to get rid of, 
> please email
> me offlist.
> 
> Thanks,
> Amita
> 
> 

RE: PESO -- You are what you eat.

[Jens Bladt]

Hmmm...
A turkey is some sort of vulture - this mean it's a scavenger.
So, if we eat turkey, we'll become scavengers!
Well, most of us are, aren't we?

Nice shot BTW!

Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt


-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 21. marts 2005 03:02
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: PESO -- You are what you eat.


My strange sense of humor is all.  Due to an accident of history this
native American Bird is called a Turkey.  A term of derision in American
English, due to the domesticated variety of turkey's supposed stupidity,
is to call someone a "Turkey",  Then there is the statement in the true
but not necessarily important category "You are what you eat."
Taken to the logical extreme if you eat turkey, you are one.  (Not
nearly as clever as I had hoped, having had to explain it).

The uncropped image has a lot of boring white snow in the foreground.  I
actually made the photograph with this crop in mind.

Markus Maurer wrote:

>Hi Peter
>a lovely picture but I do not understand the meaning of title here...
>How does it look uncropped?
>greetings
>Markus
>
>
>
>>>Well enough of the people pictures for now.
>>>
>>>http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_yawye.html
>>>
>>>Technical data:
>>>Pentax *ist-D iso 400 1/400sec
>>>smc PENTAX-FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6 @ 200mm f9.0
>>>
>>>As usual comments are appreciated but may be totally ignored.
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>
>


--
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

UNEP Focus on Your World results!

[Ryan Lee]

Mentioned sometime back that I was notified that I made the finals in the
youth category of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Focus on
Your World  photo comp. Well, didn't place, but did get an honorary mention
(yay me!)

Yes, it was shot on Pentax gear. It was taken during my pre-Canon days.

Competition brief here:
http://www.unep-photo.com/en/outline/index.html

And you'll find me somewhere in there too, if you're curious enough.

It's quite interesting to know I've got a super large photo (well, the
2002-2003 ones I saw exhibited were rather big..) at the world expo
somewhere in Japan, and I'll probably never get to see it.. Oh well. Guess
I'll have to win the next one so they'll fly me there.

Cheers,
Ryan

RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Don Sanderson]

I checked this bag out, along with several others.
The problem is the ist-D with battery pack and a Bogen
QR plate is nearly 6 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide.
The Superlight 5 has an internal depth of 3 3/4 inches.
My preferred way of laying the camera/lens in the bag
is on it's side with the grip (right side) up.
That way I can reach in, grab and go without looking
or having to 'un-snag' the camera from something.
I really like the Tamrac Velocity bags but they have the
same problem, too snug a fit.
I've purchased a used LowePro S&F Specialist 80 AW,
we'll see how it does when I recieve it.
I almost, and may still, try the LowePro Reporter,
it's along the same lines. A slim profile top load
type.
The biggest problem I have is where I live there are
no shops with a decent selection to play with.
All they have are the conventional shoulder bags,
these don't work well with the larger profile ist-D.

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:03 AM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
>
>
> Thanks Godfrey.
>
> Don
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 9:39 AM
> > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> > Subject: Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> >
> >
> > On Mar 25, 2005, at 4:12 PM, Don Sanderson wrote:
> >
> > > ***The burning question of the hour is:***
> > >
> > > Does a camera bag exist that holds the ist-D with battery
> grip and lens
> > > in such a way that you can get the darn thing in and out
> without having
> > > to fight with it :-(
> >
> > On another photo mailing list, I'm known as Bagmelda... I have
> > somewhere near 20 different bags for camera junk.
> >
> > For the above, you might look into the Tamrac Superlight 5. This is a
> > very modestly priced bag with a tall, narrow configuration. It hangs
> > very well from the shoulder and should be deep enough to handle an *ist
> > D with grip and up to about a 200-300mm lens face down, with room for a
> > couple other lenses as well.
> >
> > Godfrey
> >
>

RE: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase

[Don Sanderson]

So, I take it you and your husband are basically,
er, co-dependent?
Let's see that would be BA (Bagaholics Anonymous) and what,
Baganon? ;-)

don

> -Original Message-
> From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:54 AM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase
> 
> 
> Does anyone have a Tenba p415 camera bag/briefcase they would 
> like to sell?
> My husband just found this bag, decided he liked it, and then 
> found out it's
> not made anymore. If anyone has one they'd like to get rid of, 
> please email
> me offlist.
> 
> Thanks,
> Amita
> 
> 

Compact Drive PD7X

[Amita Guha]

For those of you who have this image tank, how do you like it? Is it
reliable? I know Juan just got one. I think this might be a good travel
option for me since it takes AA's, but I've had trouble finding reviews of
it online.

Thanks,
AMita

Looking for a used Tenba camera bag/briefcase

[Amita Guha]

Does anyone have a Tenba p415 camera bag/briefcase they would like to sell?
My husband just found this bag, decided he liked it, and then found out it's
not made anymore. If anyone has one they'd like to get rid of, please email
me offlist.

Thanks,
Amita

PESO - Wriggly 2

[Bruce Dayton]

Ok, here is version 2.  Not sure if I like it better or not.  The
fewer bright spots seems better and seeing mom in the corner is nice -
but the tighter look of the first sort of jumps at you.

http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1539a.htm


Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld
ISO 800, 1/1000 @f/11.0

Converted from Raw to 16 bit Tiff in C1.  Cropped, sized/sharpened for
web using PictureWindow Pro.

Comments welcome.

Bruce

Re: Vignetting on -DS 1-stop?

[Herb Chong]

wide open, even the FA* lenses show some vignetting, as much as a half stop 
or slightly more. inexpensive lenses can show up to 1.5 stops easily wide 
open. as for even illumination, you really need to measure carefully to be 
sure. the eye is pretty insensitive to half stop differences.

Herb
- Original Message - 
From: "Cory Papenfuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Vignetting on -DS 1-stop?


Pentax DA 18-55, f/3.5
Vivitar 28-105, f/3.5 through f/8
Vivitar S1 (Komine) 70-210mm, at 70 through 210, f/2.8 through f/11
2x doubler
 I didn't do much of a fancy test, but wall, paper, etc were different 
test setups.  No real careful illumination, but close enough so it should 
have been pretty consistent.

Re: PESO PAW - Here's Lookin' At You, Kitty

[Bruce Dayton]

Not too much on cat pictures myself, but this one is rather
interesting.  I like how the light and reflections make the cat seem
like it is wearing a hat or something.  Good eye.

-- 
Best regards,
Bruce


Friday, March 25, 2005, 11:32:45 PM, you wrote:

SB> The light seemed interesting ...

SB> http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/kitty.html

SB> Shel 

Re: Paw:

[Kenneth Waller]

Dave, Is this a shot to remind Frank we're sending his "friends" back home?
FWIW, I think it would be stronger if the gease were totally black, just 
silouttes.

Kenneth Waller

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mar 25, 2005 7:24 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Paw: 

Hi all.
Managed to make my daughters riding lesson today,and just happened to have a 
truck load of
Pentax/Sigma gear to do some still photography with me.(Amazing how that 
happens eh.:-))
Sun was out for the first time in a while so i wanted to do some more Sigma 300 
F4 test
shots.
Not the greatest shot to judge a lens,but i like this one.
istD,Sigma 300F4,spot meter from the right side.
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/PAW/CANGEESE.JPG

Comments appreciated.

Dave









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Re: Vignetting on -DS 1-stop?

[Cory Papenfuss]

which lens, what apertures, and are you sure the wall is evenly illuminated?
Pentax DA 18-55, f/3.5
Vivitar 28-105, f/3.5 through f/8
Vivitar S1 (Komine) 70-210mm, at 70 through 210, f/2.8 through f/11
2x doubler
	I didn't do much of a fancy test, but wall, paper, etc were 
different test setups.  No real careful illumination, but close enough so 
it should have been pretty consistent.

-Cory
*
* Cory Papenfuss*
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student   *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   *
*

Re: PESO PAW - Here's Lookin' At You, Kitty

[Paul Stenquist]

Yes, I prefer the new version with the diminished reflections.
Paul
On Mar 26, 2005, at 10:09 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Thks Paul ... After posting the pic last night a somewhat different
interpretation seemed worth a shot.  What do you think?
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/kitty2.html
Shel

[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist

And it proved interesting. Good shot. Which disproves the theory that
there is no such thing as a good cat photo :-)
Paul

On Mar 26, 2005, at 2:32 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
The light seemed interesting ...
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/kitty.html
Shel

RE: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags

[Don Sanderson]

Thanks Godfrey.

Don

> -Original Message-
> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 9:39 AM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: just call me the Imelda Marcos of camera bags
> 
> 
> On Mar 25, 2005, at 4:12 PM, Don Sanderson wrote:
> 
> > ***The burning question of the hour is:***
> >
> > Does a camera bag exist that holds the ist-D with battery grip and lens
> > in such a way that you can get the darn thing in and out without having
> > to fight with it :-(
> 
> On another photo mailing list, I'm known as Bagmelda... I have 
> somewhere near 20 different bags for camera junk.
> 
> For the above, you might look into the Tamrac Superlight 5. This is a 
> very modestly priced bag with a tall, narrow configuration. It hangs 
> very well from the shoulder and should be deep enough to handle an *ist 
> D with grip and up to about a 200-300mm lens face down, with room for a 
> couple other lenses as well.
> 
> Godfrey
> 

Re: Vignetting on -DS 1-stop?

[Herb Chong]

which lens, what apertures, and are you sure the wall is evenly illuminated?
Herb...
- Original Message - 
From: "Cory Papenfuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:43 AM
Subject: Vignetting on -DS 1-stop?


Hey all... I was just looking to take a "white-wall" out-of-focus picture 
to look for dust on my -DS.  When I examined the RAW file (with linear 
curve, even) it appears that's there's fairly obvious vignetting on the 
photo.  I measured it, and the difference between the linear intensity at 
the center and the corner is almost magically around 1.4-1.5.  It's 
prevalent on all my lenses (most older), but also on the kit 18-55 that 
came with it.  I even tried it with just a 2x teleconverter, and *no* 
lens.  The latter two weren't quite as pronounced, but there still wasn't 
an even exposure

 Is this a normal and acceptable amount of falloff?  I guess it's just 
illustrating how sensitive the CCD is to the *angle* the light is coming 
in from, no?

Re: ist D power failure with battery pack

[Cotty]

On 26/3/05, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Anyone know of an external power source for digital cameras that will run 
>for a long, long time?
>Quantum or anyone else?
>Would a photographer put up with the additional weight?

Quantum external power packs will run a DSLR, my 2X2 Turbo will run a
camera and a flash separately. Not too heavy and clips on the belt. I
wear it when using the flash all the time, which is either people snaps
at functions, or with a macro ringflash.

HTH




Cheers,
  Cotty


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Vignetting on -DS 1-stop?

[Cory Papenfuss]

	Hey all... I was just looking to take a "white-wall" out-of-focus 
picture to look for dust on my -DS.  When I examined the RAW file (with 
linear curve, even) it appears that's there's fairly obvious vignetting on 
the photo.  I measured it, and the difference between the linear intensity 
at the center and the corner is almost magically around 1.4-1.5.  It's 
prevalent on all my lenses (most older), but also on the kit 18-55 that 
came with it.  I even tried it with just a 2x teleconverter, and *no* 
lens.  The latter two weren't quite as pronounced, but there still wasn't 
an even exposure

	Is this a normal and acceptable amount of falloff?  I guess it's 
just illustrating how sensitive the CCD is to the *angle* the light is 
coming in from, no?

Just wondering if other's had noticed the same thing.
-Cory
*
* Cory Papenfuss*
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student   *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   *
*