Re: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)
Well, yes it does. Was begining to look at Pentax a bad way :'( 2005/6/27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This should make you feel more reasured. My D2H is going back to Nikon for the same problem as initially sent. First in Oct 2004, then May 2005 and now, now.:-) I found others on the Nikon BB's complain about this lates symptom. I look at this camera as the Pinto of Digital.vbg BTW i have returned to the D1. All pictures shot this weekend(400 or so) are all fine. Dave(dont bump my camera near its gas tank)Brooks Well, yes they did refuse and I don't think I have any legal possibities so I'm stuck with reapairs. Now I know I say that because it's my first experience in digital and I've been quite a bit deceived (by Pentax? by Digital? by memory cards? how to be sure?). I'm reassured to hear you didn't have a single problem with your D. Hope it'll be OK for me now 2005/6/26, Peter Belak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now I'm HAPPY !! But I didn't understand anything. Maybe it'll fail again in 3 days? Mmm film is more reliable, really. I love my KX/MX's :D Hi Thibouille, I am happy that you are happy and hope your problems are over now. Hm, did they refuse to give you new camera in exchange for the bad one? Film is reliable, I agree. But for me, my *ist D is also reliable. In more than one year I did not loose single picture, so I believe your camera must be faulty... Regards Peter Belak -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ... -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ...
Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)
On 27/6/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Its not rubbish! It's a plant ;-) Okay, I'll let you off then. Anyway, the light is gone. In fact I was a few seconds to late. The light is always better. Tomorrow! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: CS2 Raw Converter Query
Thanks Rob. I usually use either auto or manual WB, but will give them a try with the Ds. Powell Down-load the following file: http://www.home.aone.net.au/audiobias/temp/ist_D_WB_settings.zip ..and place the files in: \Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Presets\Camera Raw You can then apply any of the standard integrated Camera WB to any RAW file using Load Settings in ACR. Rob Studdert
Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
I have a Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 with a slight problem, when the lens is used in manual focus and then swithched back to AF the AF will not work until the lens is removed and the drive coupling shaft rotated with a small screwdriver until a click can be heard. Can anyone tell me if this is a common problem and how much it would cost to have rectified? Also any opinion on the optical performance would be appreciated as I haven't had chance to use the lens yet. Best regards, John
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
As i can see it... because of the focus everywhere, the current photo is about the boy and not the dancers... the whole top part of the photo is very messy... everything with everyone.. nothing separated... but the boy... anyway it's a nice photo as it is... just may be blur a little bit the dancers and the crowd and leave the boy sharp as it is... On 6/27/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I don't normally do street photography (at least I think this can be considered street photography but the lens is a bit on the large side and it was an event) but the opportunity presented itself today. http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/21768115/ *Ist D, Sigma 135-400mm @ 135mm, F/9.5, and 1/500th Personally I'd wish for more depth of field on the kid and less on the people in the background but I still like it. David, I sat and reflected... :-). Sigma 135-400 at 135 mm - must be one heck of a load you had to hold to get that shot ;-)... I guess given the circumstances it is as good as it gets... In fact, I think the DOF is just right. You see, that woman in black crossing the street looking at the dancing couple smiling... It really completes the shot. One may even wonder at/to whom she's smiling... May be, just may be, it is the boy! Just my pixels. Boris
Re: Monitor Advise sought
On 6/27/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Monitor Advise sought Is the syncmaster an LCD/Plasma screen? They make em in two flavours My primary is a SyncMaster 955DF, which is a CRT. My secondary is a 192N, which is an LCD. William Robb Be aware that DF and MB screens are not really flat. Boris, if you consider a CRT, I would recommend a Diamondtron or a Trinitron. I have a Iiyama 455 (19 'budget' Diamondtron screen)... even if I'd recommend the 454 instead, it's much better than those dyna-whatever screens. Of course, there are better (and more expensive) choices than Iiyama. -- Best regards, Alex Sarbu
Hard to get rid of.
Even for a while. As it turned out, they have an ADSL connection in the holiday house here. Even so, access to the keyboard will probably be sporadic. With _one_ connected computer, at least 4 adults wanting to check their mail, and at least 10 of the kids wanting to play online games, the schedule is tricky to fit. See ya once in a while, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: Paw: The scent of early summer
Citat Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tim, Jostein's unsubbed for a week as he is on business in Denmark and the UK, so please leave a message after the tone. Isn't it nice to have such personal attention. Beppp. Jostein PS. Denmark is pleasure. Curse'em in London for scheduling a meeting this week. This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
RE: Paw: The scent of early summer
Citat Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.oksne.net/paw/fertiliser.html A good shot of something I see daily, without seeing it. Being native I'm kind of curious. Where is it? Hi Tim, Rogaland county, Finnøy commune, the island of Aubø. Picture is taken from a viewpoint at the top of Fåranipa on the neighbouring island Bjergøy. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: RE: Paw: The scent of early summer
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon AM 08:46:39 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Paw: The scent of early summer Citat Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.oksne.net/paw/fertiliser.html A good shot of something I see daily, without seeing it. Being native I'm kind of curious. Where is it? Hi Tim, Rogaland county, Finnøy commune, the island of Aubø. Picture is taken from a viewpoint at the top of Fåranipa on the neighbouring island Bjergøy. Cheers, Jostein Soo. why is it called Birdie? - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)
Hi Tim, I'll comment on the pic later, right noe there's too much sunlight into the room to see the colours properly. Cheers, Jostein Citat Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sorry bout that. rg! http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 Tim Another Norwegian. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 00:27 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) url? In a message dated 6/26/2005 5:24:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was driving from work, and there it was, this stunning light! I just had to stop, and try framing it. A bit cliché, but I like it :-) This is my first attempt to do something in Elements besides cropping. As you see, there is another version online. What I've done is to convert the raw file. Adjusted the exposure down about one step, added a bit more highlights, and made it a tiny bit warmer (higher Kelvin). I've also hidden an electric fence (cloning) in the middle ground down by the trees. Beeing a total Photoshop Newbie, I would really appreciate feedback on my shopping. Comments on the picture also appreciated. Tim Another Norwegian. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: Porto street shots (?)
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Boris Liberman wrote: Hehs, that Greek Nose really stands out... You should come here... I wouldn't want to start an argument, really, but I think our Nose-iness is much higher :)... Aye, we don't call them Greek in Greece ;-) K
Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)
Citat Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm closing my eyes and imagining it now Tim. [...] Norway in the summer is a lovely place to be slap Ooh er, it's gone. Could be amended, mate. :-) Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: Porto street shots (?)
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Aye, we don't call them Greek in Greece ;-) We call them Roman in the UK... blame all those busts of Julius Caesar :-) S
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
From: John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon AM 07:14:08 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 I have a Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 with a slight problem, when the lens is used in manual focus and then swithched back to AF the AF will not work until the lens is removed and the drive coupling shaft rotated with a small screwdriver until a click can be heard. Can anyone tell me if this is a common problem and how much it would cost to have rectified? Also any opinion on the optical performance would be appreciated as I haven't had chance to use the lens yet. It's knackered. Coincidentally, I'm looking for one to practice on. mike 8-) - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
RE: PESO: Heron Rookery
After much excruciating and felonious arm twisting by fellow member Paul Stenquist, I bought an ist D. KEH had one in As New minus condition, missing only the manual Here is one of my first efforts with digital: http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhot oID=179 Factoids: ist D, RAW mode, ISO 400. A*600 and A1.4L TC, f5.6. Bogen tripod, Kirk ballhead. Processed as RAW file in Photoshop Elements 3. Improvement opportunities solicited, lousy composition acknowledged. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
I do not have this lens but AFAIK it has an excellent reputation as a portrait lens. I guess it is soft wide open (which is good for portrait). I really dunno about your AF problem. On 6/27/05, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 with a slight problem, when the lens is used in manual focus and then swithched back to AF the AF will not work until the lens is removed and the drive coupling shaft rotated with a small screwdriver until a click can be heard. Can anyone tell me if this is a common problem and how much it would cost to have rectified? Also any opinion on the optical performance would be appreciated as I haven't had chance to use the lens yet. Best regards, John -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ...
Re: PESO: Heron Rookery
Very nice, Bill! The tonal range looks spot on. I think the composition is pleasing, and the captured moment is superb. I'd love to see it bigger, but it appears to be quite sharp at this size. Good work. And welcome to the digital world. You ought to have a manual. Perhaps you can download one or obtain one from Pentax. Paul On Jun 27, 2005, at 5:59 AM, william sawyer wrote: After much excruciating and felonious arm twisting by fellow member Paul Stenquist, I bought an ist D. KEH had one in As New minus condition, missing only the manual Here is one of my first efforts with digital: http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnw? action=ShowPhotoPhot oID=179 Factoids: ist D, RAW mode, ISO 400. A*600 and A1.4L TC, f5.6. Bogen tripod, Kirk ballhead. Processed as RAW file in Photoshop Elements 3. Improvement opportunities solicited, lousy composition acknowledged. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
putting the camera in AF mode and trying to get it to focus by pressing halfway on the shutter release should have the same net effect. Herb... - Original Message - From: John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 3:14 AM Subject: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 I have a Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 with a slight problem, when the lens is used in manual focus and then swithched back to AF the AF will not work until the lens is removed and the drive coupling shaft rotated with a small screwdriver until a click can be heard.
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
I do not have this lens but AFAIK it has an excellent reputation as a portrait lens. I guess it is soft wide open (which is good for portrait). Thanks for the opinion, it seems a couple of reports were not so complimentary, I'm thinking of Stan Halpin's lens comment site. I guess the lens was primarily designed for portrait distances and may not be that good for scenics etc. John
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
putting the camera in AF mode and trying to get it to focus by pressing halfway on the shutter release should have the same net effect. Agreed yes, but it doesn't for some reason. I've tried it with several bodies as well. John
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never underestimate the power of spupidity in large crowds (Source: somebody) Sounds like something Robert A Heinlein might have said.** http://print.google.com/print?q=Robert+A+Heinleinoi=print I rather like this deliberate misquotation of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Hard to get rid of.
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon AM 08:40:24 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Hard to get rid of. Even for a while. As it turned out, they have an ADSL connection in the holiday house here. Even so, access to the keyboard will probably be sporadic. With _one_ connected computer, at least 4 adults wanting to check their mail, and at least 10 of the kids wanting to play online games, the schedule is tricky to fit. See ya once in a while, Jostein whose ball is it? 8-) - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: Re: Monitor Advise sought
From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon AM 08:35:21 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Monitor Advise sought On 6/27/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Monitor Advise sought Is the syncmaster an LCD/Plasma screen? They make em in two flavours My primary is a SyncMaster 955DF, which is a CRT. My secondary is a 192N, which is an LCD. William Robb Be aware that DF and MB screens are not really flat. Boris, if you consider a CRT, I would recommend a Diamondtron or a Trinitron. I have a Iiyama 455 (19 'budget' Diamondtron screen)... even if I'd recommend the 454 instead, it's much better than those dyna-whatever screens. Of course, there are better (and more expensive) choices than Iiyama. Until recently, I would have agreed with you about the Iiyama. However, my 455 recently blew a small (custom) component and guess what? No longer available. I am distinctly unimpressed. When it worked, however, it was as good as the much higher priced brands. -- Best regards, Alex Sarbu - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
Try rotating the lens to infinity while in manual focus mode. Then switch the camera to autofocus and try to rotate the lens barrel manually. After that, see if autofocus works. On 6/27/05, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 with a slight problem, when the lens is used in manual focus and then swithched back to AF the AF will not work until the lens is removed and the drive coupling shaft rotated with a small screwdriver until a click can be heard. Can anyone tell me if this is a common problem and how much it would cost to have rectified? Also any opinion on the optical performance would be appreciated as I haven't had chance to use the lens yet. Best regards, John -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
Try rotating the lens to infinity while in manual focus mode. Then switch the camera to autofocus and try to rotate the lens barrel manually. After that, see if autofocus works. Thanks Scott, I'll give it a try when I get home this evening. John
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
Not absolutely sure that will work, but I passed on buying a lens that acted that way. After rotating the lens to infinity and then switching the camera to autofocus, the lens would rotate away from infinity a tiny bit and emit an audible click. After that, autofocus would work. I do have an F series zoom that does the same thing, but I don't have to perform that procedure with it before using autofocus. Just a guess. On 6/27/05, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try rotating the lens to infinity while in manual focus mode. Then switch the camera to autofocus and try to rotate the lens barrel manually. After that, see if autofocus works. Thanks Scott, I'll give it a try when I get home this evening. John -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: CS2 Raw Converter Query
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The color temperature is completely adjustable with the PSCS RAW converter. Just look for the slider that says temperature. You can vary it from way too cold to way too warm on any RAW image. Pixmantec's free Rawshooter Essentials also lets you do this, BTW. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Monitor Advise sought
On 6/26/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They make em in two flavours My primary is a SyncMaster 955DF, which is a CRT. My secondary is a 192N, which is an LCD. I'll second the Syncmaster vote. I've got a 753DF flatscreen CRT that's just beautiful. I had an opportunity to use an SGI Superwide 1600SW a few years ago. If you can find one (and the necessary adapter), they're really wonderful little monitors. Unfortunately, they've been out of production for several years. Most modern video cards will support them. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
Not absolutely sure that will work, but I passed on buying a lens that acted that way. After rotating the lens to infinity and then switching the camera to autofocus, the lens would rotate away from infinity a tiny bit and emit an audible click. After that, autofocus would work. I do have an F series zoom that does the same thing, but I don't have to perform that procedure with it before using autofocus. Just a guess. Do you have any theories about this, I was beginning to think it was something to do with the focus clutch mechanism on the 85mm but what you say has put that to rest. John
Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway
On 6/26/05, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: looks like Sunday is out now. i'll have to catch you next time i am in TO. Herb Oh well. I'll be around from Thursday evening (and actually looking for something to do Thursday evening, as Ann has Scrabble) until Tuesday afternoon. I'll send you my cell # later. If you do end up coming into town while I'm there, maybe you can call and we can hook up for a few minutes. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
G'day from Australia Jay. Can't help you with your flash question. Here in West Oz there's plenty of natural light around. Even in winter :-) Welcome. Dave On 6/27/05, Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings fellow Pentaxians, I am a new *istDS user from Seattle, Washington USA. New to Pentax, but have dabbled in photography over the last decade or so. I've really been interested in digital the last few years using mostly Cano,...(do I dare mention on this forum?). The *ist DS is my firs DSLR. I am sure glad I went with the Pentax. Macro subjects have always interested me so I'm looking at purchasing a better lens than my Sigma DL's to shoot stuff like insects, flowers at close range. Also looking at a ring flash unit. My question is regarding the AF080C ring flash. Is a used one in excellent condition worth $150 US? Those of you who have used it are you pleased with it and is it invaluable for macros of flowers and insects? I look forward to contributing what little knowledge I have with the other great people here. Thanks, Jay Taylor *istDS
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
On 6/26/05, David Volkert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't normally do street photography (at least I think this can be considered street photography but the lens is a bit on the large side and it was an event) but the opportunity presented itself today. http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/21768115/ *Ist D, Sigma 135-400mm @ 135mm, F/9.5, and 1/500th Personally I'd wish for more depth of field on the kid and less on the people in the background but I still like it. Comments appreciated. As to whether it's street photography, I'll address that in another post in a minute. As for this photo, I like it. You caught the dancers in a really joyous, exuberant moment! And, I like the green-shirted child in the foreground, obviously taking it all in, sharing in the excitement. My only criticism would be that I find the passersby in the background to be a distraction. If they were a bit OOF, or if the photo could have been taken from another angle so that they weren't directly behind the dancers, if would have made the dancers a bit more centre stage (if you know what I mean). All that said, I know that sometimes you have a split second to grab the shot, so fiddling with apertures or moving to another angle would make you miss the moment. All in all, I like this one. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
Jay Taylor wrote: My question is regarding the AF080C ring flash. Is a used one in excellent condition worth $150 US? Those of you who have used it are you pleased with it and is it invaluable for macros of flowers and insects? When it comes to insect photography with Pentax, Mark Cassino's yer man: http://www.markcassino.com -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
On 6/26/05, Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally, I still can't believe that folks are really trying to define street photography according to what lens is used. It's quite silly, actually don't buy into it, David. Call your photo whatever genre you'd like. If you say street... then street it is :o) snip Well, I thought your post was going to start a discussion of what street photography is, and what lenses/cameras we're allowed to use for it. I guess not, which is maybe just as well. I'll just add my two cents, however. g I agree with you about the who gives a crap what lens is used thing. I'd go a step further and wonder why we even have to define something as a street photo, macro, architecture, whatever. I guess that's just the way the human brain works: we seem to be hardwired with this insatiable desire to pigeon-hole everything. If a category doesn't exist to stick something into, we'll invent one. If one photographs a person holding a dog, is it a dog shot, a person shot, or a person-holding-dog shot? What if it was taken on a city sidewalk, as opposed to their living room? Is it now a street shot? If it's on the street, but it's in front of a well-known building, is it now an architectural shot? Answers to all of the above: Who cares? A photo is either good or bad, meaningful or not meaningful, irrespective of where it was taken, what's in it, who took it or what they took it with. Genres are meaningless. It's the photograph that counts, IMHO. Feel free to disagree... LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Long lenses-- was Street Dancers
In a message dated 6/27/2005 10:41:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes but don't you think that when people feel the presence of a photographer they immediately change the way they behave? Not really, if the photographer acts natural. Just refuse to shoot shots that seemed posed to you, if that's what you want. Sometimes though, especially in cases of youngsters and good looking women, interaction makes for a far better shot than a sniped candid. In the Porto shots, it is amusing that in this one the subject has spotted the sniper. http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03/index-Pages/Image19.html Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish
Re: PESO: Heron Rookery
On 6/27/05, william sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After much excruciating and felonious arm twisting by fellow member Paul Stenquist, I bought an ist D. KEH had one in As New minus condition, missing only the manual Here is one of my first efforts with digital: http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhot oID=179 Factoids: ist D, RAW mode, ISO 400. A*600 and A1.4L TC, f5.6. Bogen tripod, Kirk ballhead. Processed as RAW file in Photoshop Elements 3. Improvement opportunities solicited, lousy composition acknowledged. ' Cool shot! It's like the spectators are judging the guy landing or doing whatever it is he's doing (maybe just stretching his wings?). I expect them to hold up signs with scores any second: And, here we have 5.5's across the board, except for a 4.0 from the Russian judge... vbg I like it! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
On 6/26/05, Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings fellow Pentaxians, I am a new *istDS user from Seattle, Washington USA. New to Pentax, but have dabbled in photography over the last decade or so. I've really been interested in digital the last few years using mostly Cano,...(do I dare mention on this forum?). The *ist DS is my firs DSLR. I am sure glad I went with the Pentax. Macro subjects have always interested me so I'm looking at purchasing a better lens than my Sigma DL's to shoot stuff like insects, flowers at close range. Also looking at a ring flash unit. My question is regarding the AF080C ring flash. Is a used one in excellent condition worth $150 US? Those of you who have used it are you pleased with it and is it invaluable for macros of flowers and insects? I look forward to contributing what little knowledge I have with the other great people here. Thanks, Hey, Jey, Welcome aboard. You've now been sucked into the black hole/vortex that is PDML. You will never unsubscribe, no matter how badly you want to. You're in for life. I don't know for flashes, so I can't help you there, but those that directed you to Mark Cassino's site didn't steer you wrong. And, as some have also said, you can mention Canon, Nikon, Leica, whatever brand you wsh to. I don't think we're so paranoid as to have a need to pretend that these and other brands don't exist. In fact many of us use and enjoy those other brands along with our Pentaxen (which, if you didn't know, is unofficially the plural of Pentax g). Tom Rittenhouse, one of our senior members compiled a little FAQ that may answer any questions you may have - mostly common sense stuff, but you may find it enlightening none-the-less: http://graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html As for Cotty, I have no idea what he's talking about... LOL Have fun! cheers, frank, Toronto, Canada -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Porto street shots (?)
On 6/26/05, Joaquim Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some Porto street shots (?) taken with the SMC FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6 mostly at 320mm (480mm on the *ist DS) F6.8 1/500 200 ASA http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03 These people were minding their own business and I wouldn't want to interrupt them, this would not have been possible with a noisy eye level SLR and a lens much shorter than 200mm I'm getting Error 404 Not Found... -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
Frank, Well, I thought your post was going to start a discussion of what street photography is, and what lenses/cameras we're allowed to use for it. Ah, but it's probably best that it didn't, as I think that topic has been beaten over the head over the past couple of weeks. Since I was lurking at the time, I just wanted to get one more swing in, is all g If one photographs a person holding a dog, is it a dog shot, a person shot, or a person-holding-dog shot? What if it was taken on a city sidewalk, as opposed to their living room? Is it now a street shot? If it's on the street, but it's in front of a well-known building, is it now an architectural shot? Duh, that's obvious. It would be a doggone architectural street portraiture. Well... that is, unless it was taken with extention tubes. Then it woud be a macro shot g
RE: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Now I've learned something to day too :-) Haven't read much of him, but Arthur C. Clarke is a cunning guy. Tim Another Norwegian. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke) -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 13:22 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish! P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never underestimate the power of spupidity in large crowds (Source: somebody) Sounds like something Robert A Heinlein might have said.** http://print.google.com/print?q=Robert+A+Heinleinoi=print I rather like this deliberate misquotation of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO: Heron Rookery
http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnwaction= ShowPhotoPhotoID=179 Cool shot! It's like the spectators are judging the guy landing or doing whatever it is he's doing (maybe just stretching his wings?). I expect them to hold up signs with scores any second: And, here we have 5.5's across the board, except for a 4.0 from the Russian judge... vbg That's some imagination you've got there, Frank. The funny part is that, now that I take a second look, I absolutely agree. Funny stuff. As for the photo, I'm getting a boatload of digital-artifacts-type-stuff on my screen. Looks pretty bad, but it could be my monitor. That aside, Bill, I do like the photo nonetheless. As far as timing goes, it's a pretty nice capture. - Jerome
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
On 6/27/05, Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Duh, that's obvious. It would be a doggone architectural street portraiture. Well... that is, unless it was taken with extention tubes. Then it woud be a macro shot g Damn. Should I use colour or bw? What about fill-flash? LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)
On 6/26/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry bout that. rg! http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 Nice! Those are angry clouds! They make the pic, IMHO. Nice composition. I like the foreground... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg That's pretty good detail for such an extreme crop! Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Geez, how many straps does she need to have showing on her shoulders. I count one for her top, one for her undershirt (I guess that's what it is), one for her bra, and (on one shoulder at least) her purse strap. Are straps the in accessory this year? I gotta say, I don't find the bokeh particularly pleasing - rather harsh, to my eye. Cool shot, though... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: PESO: Street Dancers
I agree with Michael Spivak. The boy stands out, he is green and (...), and I do see the scene with his eyes. What I see isn't a Pride Parade. It is adult people enjoying life. He/I has a little twist in his neck, so do I, wondering about life, pride, joy... Imperfect DOF? Hard to say. The composition is very good, with the boy as a focal point, then the dancers, making a V leading towards the people in the background. One thing bugs me, the pink object at the right edge. How about cheating a bit, cloning it away? The picture is worth the trouble. Tim Another Norwegian. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke) -Original Message- From: Michael Spivak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 09:41 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Street Dancers As i can see it... because of the focus everywhere, the current photo is about the boy and not the dancers... the whole top part of the photo is very messy... everything with everyone.. nothing separated... but the boy... anyway it's a nice photo as it is... just may be blur a little bit the dancers and the crowd and leave the boy sharp as it is... On 6/27/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I don't normally do street photography (at least I think this can be considered street photography but the lens is a bit on the large side and it was an event) but the opportunity presented itself today. http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/21768115/ *Ist D, Sigma 135-400mm @ 135mm, F/9.5, and 1/500th Personally I'd wish for more depth of field on the kid and less on the people in the background but I still like it. David, I sat and reflected... :-). Sigma 135-400 at 135 mm - must be one heck of a load you had to hold to get that shot ;-)... I guess given the circumstances it is as good as it gets... In fact, I think the DOF is just right. You see, that woman in black crossing the street looking at the dancing couple smiling... It really completes the shot. One may even wonder at/to whom she's smiling... May be, just may be, it is the boy! Just my pixels. Boris
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I've learned something to day too :-) Haven't read much of him, but Arthur C. Clarke is a cunning guy. Clarke's original was Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I rather like this deliberate misquotation of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for Cotty, I have no idea what he's talking about... LOL That's all right. Neither does Cotty :-P -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Mark Roberts wrote: Clarke's original was Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. With the obvious corollary, Any technology that is distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. That one gets bandied around a lot where I work... :-) S
Long lenses-- was Street Dancers
In a message dated 6/27/2005 7:15:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 6/26/05, David Volkert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't normally do street photography (at least I think this can be considered street photography but the lens is a bit on the large side and it was an event) but the opportunity presented itself today. http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/21768115/ *Ist D, Sigma 135-400mm @ 135mm, F/9.5, and 1/500th Yesterday in my comments about the Porto shots, I mentioned that using a longer lens tends to get us into a sniper mood when we take to the streets. Now, I am definitely not an expert in Street Photography, and lots of what passes for that genre I do not get, but before you dismiss the concept, maybe you should look at the problems of using a long lens on the streets have caused in this nearly there shot. First of all, the horizon is tilted more than 2 degrees. When working with a long lens, it is hard to make framing judgements, as the very act of holding the glass steady is a triumph. The next problem I see is that relying on the autofocus on the two dancers has lost the focus on the foreground boy, (an important element, IMHO) and the compression brings the folks walking in the near background right up to the dancers. In the case of the smiling woman, this isn't too much of a problem, but the tall guy in the black shirt, the guy with his back to us, and the woman on the right verge become distracting elements (Ditto, the red fringe in right frame.) These elements would be no problem at all if we were shooting with, say a 50mm from lots closer. Long lenses have their place, certainly they do. Football games, air shows, birding, Olympics, auto racing, volcano eruptions, good looking bikinied women with big burley boyfriends; these are all places I would use a lens longer than 90 mm. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish
Re: PESO: Tight horse, no title.
On 6/24/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another horse: It is the friend of my last one. This one was less shy. It is slightly out of focus. I'm used to a manual focus. Now with my new Ds, I tend to trust the Auto Focus too much. http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=181143 It's a bit on the dark side too, but I like the colors, the green background makes the eyes stand out. BTW. The horse was a nice guy :-) Anyway. What do you think/feel? Many years ago I was a dedicated photographer. But I have been away from it for a long time (just beeing a casual photographer). So now I am in a process of relearning the trick of the trade. In other words, I need feedback. I love it! Interesting take from a rather unusual angle/pov. That nice tight crop (whether in the viewfinder or PS) makes for a rather compelling photo, IMHO. Nice detail Well done! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)
Thank you. Haven't been at PDML long, but I'll take the risk, making a joke about the foreground (the plants). - Its kind'o Theriaultian ;-) Cotty kindly(?) called the plant rubbish. You say you like it. Me myself really don't know. I thought I needed an element that took the frame a bit down to earth. This plant was one of the things I tried, working in a hurry (fading light). Didnt have time to consider DOF seriously, shot more or less as is. Also shot some frames with some trees (leaves) in the foreground, which did not work, not at all. Tim Another Norwegian. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke) -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 15:01 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains) On 6/26/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry bout that. rg! http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=182183 Nice! Those are angry clouds! They make the pic, IMHO. Nice composition. I like the foreground... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
WTB a question
Hi All 1. i would like to buy a used but in a good condition, flatbid scanner with the inserts and ability to scan 35mm and 6X6 negatives/positives scanner (something like Epson 2450) 2. A question: The newer model of the simple Epson scaner (what was the 2450) is now 2480, and as far as i know, they've pull out the ability to scan a 6x6 negatives. is that true ? does anybody has that scanner ? Thanks a lot in advance Michael
Re: Long lenses-- was Street Dancers
On Jun 27, 2005, at 6:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday in my comments about the Porto shots, I mentioned that using a longer lens tends to get us into a sniper mood when we take to the streets. ... Yes, I agree. While walking through the SF Pride festivities yesterday, I fitted the 80-320mm lens that I have on loan for a bit. While it returned me some good shots, they are of a fundamentally different nature from the photos made with the 20-35 or 35-70 lenses ... they can obtain quite a bit of context with proper attention to framing, but when photographing people I feel quite a bit of the intimacy and the sense of connection is lost. The Street Dancers photo is wonderful in its own way ... a tableau with some flaws but establishes the connections between events and people well. What it doesn't have is intimacy: it seems we are peering on the scene from afar, which we are. The same goes for the Porto set. The three I liked I felt more connection, more context and involvement. The others seemed just good catches of people at a distance. Godfrey
Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)
On 6/27/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you. Haven't been at PDML long, but I'll take the risk, making a joke about the foreground (the plants). - Its kind'o Theriaultian ;-) I'm not to comment on such things, so I've been told. LOL However I will say that the term used to mean blurry, but it may mean much more than that now (not necessarily a good or bad thing). g Cotty kindly(?) called the plant rubbish. And you believed him? g You say you like it. I do. For me it balanced the mountains and clouds in the distance. Gave a sense of perspective and context. But, maybe you shouldn't believe me, either... Me myself really don't know. I thought I needed an element that took the frame a bit down to earth. This plant was one of the things I tried, working in a hurry (fading light). Didn't have time to consider DOF seriously, shot more or less as is. Also shot some frames with some trees (leaves) in the foreground, which did not work, not at all. Well, that's it, isn't it? We're working with changing circumstances, sometimes quickly changing, so we grab what we can when we can. The other thing, of course, is that it's all pretty subjective. One man's rubbish is another man's balance. The reality is that neither Cotty nor I are right or wrong, objectively. Subjectively we know what works and doesn't work for ouselves - beyond that, we really can't say much more. Anyway, I'm off to work now - just got my first call of the day. later, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for Cotty, I have no idea what he's talking about... LOL That's all right. Neither does Cotty :-P And I thought it was just me. To expand on the AF-080C: I have one that I've used occasionally. It does give odd looking highlights in shiny surfaces including eyes. If you're pointing the camera at non-reflective surfaces and you're close and you aren't stopping the lens down too far then the flash will give you some pretty good results. The flash is pretty small and fits a 49mm filter thread or a 52mm thread with an adapter. I suppose you could use it with a 58mm thread if you shoot wide open but I suspect that you'd get some serious vignetting if you stopped down. You can download the manual for it from the Pentax website. You have other options: Pentax makes an AF-140c ringlight that's apparently pretty nifty in that you can operate half the ring if you want. Sadly, I don't have one of those but I'd consider a donation from some philanthropic PDML member who feels sufficiently sorry for me. I'd be glad to report back on how well it works. The Phoenix ringlight fits bigger lenses and is also TTL. This was my first ringlight. It's cheaply made but it works. Sunpak makes TTL ringlights DX-8R and DX-12R. I have the DX-12R and use it more than the other two because it fits 67mm threaded lenses and has more power. I don't know how well any of the TTL functions on any of these flashes work with the digital bodies. Someone else may be able to answer that. Please let me know if you have any questions about any of this. Tom Reese
RE: PESO: Tight horse, no title.
Thank you very much Frank! And this time, no/silly bad jokes from me. Your comment almost makes me feel like one of the guys! BTW. The cropping is as is, directly from the camera. Not a pixel left out. I did not think, shot on instinct. But I was aware of two things, that I wanted the background out of focus, and that I wanted a balanced composition. Tim Another Norwegian. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke) -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 15:23 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Tight horse, no title. On 6/24/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another horse: It is the friend of my last one. This one was less shy. It is slightly out of focus. I'm used to a manual focus. Now with my new Ds, I tend to trust the Auto Focus too much. http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=181143 It's a bit on the dark side too, but I like the colors, the green background makes the eyes stand out. BTW. The horse was a nice guy :-) Anyway. What do you think/feel? Many years ago I was a dedicated photographer. But I have been away from it for a long time (just beeing a casual photographer). So now I am in a process of relearning the trick of the trade. In other words, I need feedback. I love it! Interesting take from a rather unusual angle/pov. That nice tight crop (whether in the viewfinder or PS) makes for a rather compelling photo, IMHO. Nice detail Well done! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO:Norwegian Wood (in fact mountains)
Tim Øsleby wrote: Cotty kindly(?) called the plant rubbish. You say you like it. Me myself really don't know. I thought I needed an element that took the frame a bit down to earth. This plant was one of the things I tried, working in a hurry (fading light). Didn’t have time to consider DOF seriously, shot more or less as is. Also shot some frames with some trees (leaves) in the foreground, which did not work, not at all. My opinion: The plants in the near foreground would add to the illusion of depth and be an important compositional element if they were sharp. They are too soft to be more than a distraction as shot. Tom Reese
Re: WTB a question
On Jun 27, 2005, at 6:38 AM, Michael Spivak wrote: Hi All 1. i would like to buy a used but in a good condition, flatbid scanner with the inserts and ability to scan 35mm and 6X6 negatives/positives scanner (something like Epson 2450) 2. A question: The newer model of the simple Epson scaner (what was the 2450) is now 2480, and as far as i know, they've pull out the ability to scan a 6x6 negatives. is that true ? does anybody has that scanner ? I have the Epson Perfection 2450 and it works a treat, with a 4x9 transparency illuminator. The 2450 line went to the 3200 then 4800 models. The 2480 is a lower cost unit with a smaller transparency illuminator unit, not really suitable for medium format work. Godfrey
Re: WTB a question
Thanks much.. so i will ahve to look for a 2450 then since i dont have much money to spend on it... the 4800 costs a lot here On 6/27/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 6:38 AM, Michael Spivak wrote: Hi All 1. i would like to buy a used but in a good condition, flatbid scanner with the inserts and ability to scan 35mm and 6X6 negatives/positives scanner (something like Epson 2450) 2. A question: The newer model of the simple Epson scaner (what was the 2450) is now 2480, and as far as i know, they've pull out the ability to scan a 6x6 negatives. is that true ? does anybody has that scanner ? I have the Epson Perfection 2450 and it works a treat, with a 4x9 transparency illuminator. The 2450 line went to the 3200 then 4800 models. The 2480 is a lower cost unit with a smaller transparency illuminator unit, not really suitable for medium format work. Godfrey
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
On Jun 27, 2005, at 6:58 AM, Tom Reese wrote: The Phoenix ringlight fits bigger lenses and is also TTL. This was my first ringlight. It's cheaply made but it works. Sunpak makes TTL ringlights DX-8R and DX-12R. I have the DX-12R and use it more than the other two because it fits 67mm threaded lenses and has more power. I don't know how well any of the TTL functions on any of these flashes work with the digital bodies. Someone else may be able to answer that. Any of the Pentax-dedicated TTL flash units are reported to work well on the *ist D and DS bodies. The only two units I know of that support the P-TTL mode are the Pentax AF360FGZ and the Sigma EF 500 DG Super; the others operate in simple TTL flash mode. Godfrey
Re: PESO: Heron Rookery
What sort of digital artifacts? It looks fine on my monitors at home and work. However, it's far too small an image to reveal any sharpening artifacts or CA. Can you describe what you're seeing? http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnwaction= ShowPhotoPhotoID=179 Cool shot! It's like the spectators are judging the guy landing or doing whatever it is he's doing (maybe just stretching his wings?). I expect them to hold up signs with scores any second: And, here we have 5.5's across the board, except for a 4.0 from the Russian judge... vbg That's some imagination you've got there, Frank. The funny part is that, now that I take a second look, I absolutely agree. Funny stuff. As for the photo, I'm getting a boatload of digital-artifacts-type-stuff on my screen. Looks pretty bad, but it could be my monitor. That aside, Bill, I do like the photo nonetheless. As far as timing goes, it's a pretty nice capture. - Jerome
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
Thanks Frank. Yes, straps are in this year. A common sight on the street these days. I tend to like the bokeh that this lens yields. It smooths without distorting. Paul On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg That's pretty good detail for such an extreme crop! Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Geez, how many straps does she need to have showing on her shoulders. I count one for her top, one for her undershirt (I guess that's what it is), one for her bra, and (on one shoulder at least) her purse strap. Are straps the in accessory this year? I gotta say, I don't find the bokeh particularly pleasing - rather harsh, to my eye. Cool shot, though... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: WTB a question
Also the 2480 is AFAIK not supported by SilverScan. The 2450 is supported. 2005/6/27, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi All 1. i would like to buy a used but in a good condition, flatbid scanner with the inserts and ability to scan 35mm and 6X6 negatives/positives scanner (something like Epson 2450) 2. A question: The newer model of the simple Epson scaner (what was the 2450) is now 2480, and as far as i know, they've pull out the ability to scan a 6x6 negatives. is that true ? does anybody has that scanner ? Thanks a lot in advance Michael -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ...
Re: WTB a question
What is SilverScan ? On 6/27/05, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also the 2480 is AFAIK not supported by SilverScan. The 2450 is supported. 2005/6/27, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi All 1. i would like to buy a used but in a good condition, flatbid scanner with the inserts and ability to scan 35mm and 6X6 negatives/positives scanner (something like Epson 2450) 2. A question: The newer model of the simple Epson scaner (what was the 2450) is now 2480, and as far as i know, they've pull out the ability to scan a 6x6 negatives. is that true ? does anybody has that scanner ? Thanks a lot in advance Michael -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ...
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
No, that doesn't sound right at all. John Whittingham wrote: I have a Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 with a slight problem, when the lens is used in manual focus and then swithched back to AF the AF will not work until the lens is removed and the drive coupling shaft rotated with a small screwdriver until a click can be heard. Can anyone tell me if this is a common problem and how much it would cost to have rectified? Also any opinion on the optical performance would be appreciated as I haven't had chance to use the lens yet. Best regards, John -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: PESO: Heron Rookery
http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=179 What sort of digital artifacts? It looks fine on my monitors at home and work. However, it's far too small an image to reveal any sharpening artifacts or CA. Can you describe what you're seeing? I'll try... but note that I'm probably calling it the wrong thing (i guess artifacts is a specific term, should've used another). Anyhow, what I see is that each bird seems to have like a digital glow, for lack of a better term... like the buzz lines you see around alarm clocks drawn in cartoons. There's probably a term for it, but I haven't a clue. I double-checked, and it turns out that I see it on my laptop as well, but it's not as pronounced. Maybe it's an LCD thing... I haven't a clue. But wow... now you have me wondering, am I the only one that sees it? It looks like a digital photo from 5/10 years ago; or a photo taken with a really cheap lens (which I know it wasn't). In addition, nothing is particularly in focus / sharp. I can barely make out the eyes, or any other details, on the landing heron in the center. None of the other photos in Bill's gallery have this problem (the others are quite nice, in fact)... so I'm figuring that it's gotta be the photo. Lemme know, Paul. - Jerome (who perhaps is going selectively blind)
Re: WTB a question
I suspect he is referring to Silverfast, a scanning application. I prefer Vuescan myself ... it drives both the Epson 2450 and my Minolta Scan Dual II very effectively. Godfrey On Jun 27, 2005, at 7:03 AM, Michael Spivak wrote: What is SilverScan ? Also the 2480 is AFAIK not supported by SilverScan. The 2450 is supported.
Re: WTB a question
Now all i have to do - find that scanner for a reasonable price On 6/27/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect he is referring to Silverfast, a scanning application. I prefer Vuescan myself ... it drives both the Epson 2450 and my Minolta Scan Dual II very effectively. Godfrey On Jun 27, 2005, at 7:03 AM, Michael Spivak wrote: What is SilverScan ? Also the 2480 is AFAIK not supported by SilverScan. The 2450 is supported.
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
I tend to like the bokeh that this lens yields. It smooths without distorting. Paul Actually, that was my first thought on both of the photos that you've posted as examples. In this one, in particular, http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 DOF selection did you quite well. *Very* nice bokeh, IMHO. - Jerome
Re: PESO: Tight horse, no title.
Tim Øsleby wrote: (among other things) You might ask why I shot raw then. To be honest, I don't really know. It just sounds like the right thing to do. Hope to learn this soon. Tim, we've had a lot of threads in recent months about shooting Raw. You might find the archived posts of interest. Several of them recommend a book (Real World Camera Raw is the title, I think) which I can't recommend myself because I haven't read it ... I did post a link to some articles on the Adobe site which I *have* read and found useful. I'm feeling too lazy to look them up again at the moment :-) but that post should be in the archived threads too. ERNR feeling slightly helpful
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
No, that doesn't sound right at all. Would you care to elaborate? John
Re: Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon PM 01:07:32 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg That's pretty good detail for such an extreme crop! Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Geez, how many straps does she need to have showing on her shoulders. I count one for her top, one for her undershirt (I guess that's what it is), one for her bra, and (on one shoulder at least) her purse strap. Are straps the in accessory this year? No - but stripey suntan is. 8-) I gotta say, I don't find the bokeh particularly pleasing - rather harsh, to my eye. Cool shot, though... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
I would tend to agree with that one, Mark. Tim's quote sounds like a variation of The IQ of a commitee is equal to the the lowest member's IQ divided by the number of people on the commitee. That was by one of the classic Sci-Fi writers also, but I do not remember exactly which one. By extention, The IQ of a mob can be approximated by dividing the lowest IQ by infinity. And my own opinion, Anyone in a large crowd who is still thinking will leave by the nearest exit. very tiny grin graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never underestimate the power of spupidity in large crowds (Source: somebody) Sounds like something Robert A Heinlein might have said.** http://print.google.com/print?q=Robert+A+Heinleinoi=print I rather like this deliberate misquotation of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Kind of like the late US Supreme Court Ruling on property rights. (Ohh that was almost political, I'll have to watch that). Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never underestimate the power of spupidity in large crowds (Source: somebody) Sounds like something Robert A Heinlein might have said.** http://print.google.com/print?q=Robert+A+Heinleinoi=print I rather like this deliberate misquotation of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx
Re: PESO: Heron Rookery
I'm looking at it on a crappo monitor at work. But from this vantage point, the wings mate nicely against the sky. No glow. I'll look again on my good monitor when I go home. But any digital image you see on the web is like a digital image from the early days of digital cameras. They're all 72dpi. To accurately evaluate the image, we'd have to get a 100% or larger crop. Paul http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID= 179 What sort of digital artifacts? It looks fine on my monitors at home and work. However, it's far too small an image to reveal any sharpening artifacts or CA. Can you describe what you're seeing? I'll try... but note that I'm probably calling it the wrong thing (i guess artifacts is a specific term, should've used another). Anyhow, what I see is that each bird seems to have like a digital glow, for lack of a better term... like the buzz lines you see around alarm clocks drawn in cartoons. There's probably a term for it, but I haven't a clue. I double-checked, and it turns out that I see it on my laptop as well, but it's not as pronounced. Maybe it's an LCD thing... I haven't a clue. But wow... now you have me wondering, am I the only one that sees it? It looks like a digital photo from 5/10 years ago; or a photo taken with a really cheap lens (which I know it wasn't). In addition, nothing is particularly in focus / sharp. I can barely make out the eyes, or any other details, on the landing heron in the center. None of the other photos in Bill's gallery have this problem (the others are quite nice, in fact)... so I'm figuring that it's gotta be the photo. Lemme know, Paul. - Jerome (who perhaps is going selectively blind)
Re: 28mm
Mark Roberts wrote: Daniel Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, just want to get some opinions. I'm planning on getting an istds and a 28mm prime, and I like to do low-light work. Which lens would you pick, the sigma 28mm 1.8 or the FA pentax 28mm 2.8? I'm used to shooting at a very crappy-looking iso400 on a canon g3 at f/2, but I figure i'll be getting a usable iso400-1600 (at last! haha). Is the extra stop (stop and half?) worth it? They seem to be the same price around the internet. Thanks. I've never used the Sigma but I will confirm that the Pentax FA 28/2.8AL is an excellent lens. Then there's the Pentax 31/1.8 Limited... I have the Pentax one myself; bought it a few months ago to be my normal lens on the *ist D. I shoot mostly indoors without flash, but my low-light may not be the same as your low-light of course. I had a Sigma lens once (not the one you're asking about) and don't plan to ever buy another Sigma lens. ERNR
Re: Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon PM 02:16:02 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish! I would tend to agree with that one, Mark. Tim's quote sounds like a variation of The IQ of a commitee is equal to the the lowest member's IQ divided by the number of people on the commitee. That was by one of the classic Sci-Fi writers also, but I do not remember exactly which one. Me neither 8-) but it sounds like something out of Asimov's Foundation trilogy. By extention, The IQ of a mob can be approximated by dividing the lowest IQ by infinity. And my own opinion, Anyone in a large crowd who is still thinking will leave by the nearest exit. very tiny grin graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never underestimate the power of spupidity in large crowds (Source: somebody) Sounds like something Robert A Heinlein might have said.** http://print.google.com/print?q=Robert+A+Heinleinoi=print I rather like this deliberate misquotation of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
In a message dated 6/27/2005 9:16:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Ummm, would it be possible for those of us who like approaching shots to see the other one? ;-) Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
Thanks Jerome. I tend to like lenses that soften without distorting. The lenses that seem to draw the most complaints in regard to boke, distort the background a great deal, yielding strange patterns. The degree of softness in the background is more a function of the spatial relationships of lens, subject, and background, rather than the way the lens delivers the image to the film plane or sensor. Harsh is sometimes used to characterize a background that is not completely out of focus. That's not the fault of the lens, but is instead a function of the composition. Paul I tend to like the bokeh that this lens yields. It smooths without distorting. Paul Actually, that was my first thought on both of the photos that you've posted as examples. In this one, in particular, http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 DOF selection did you quite well. *Very* nice bokeh, IMHO. - Jerome
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Tom Reese wrote: I have one that I've used occasionally. It does give odd looking highlights in shiny surfaces including eyes. If you're pointing the camera at non-reflective surfaces and you're close and you aren't stopping the lens down too far then the flash will give you some pretty good results. What's too far? By default is stops the P line down to f13 (from memory). The flash is pretty small and fits a 49mm filter thread or a 52mm thread with an adapter. I suppose you could use it with a 58mm thread if you shoot wide open but I suspect that you'd get some serious vignetting if you stopped down. I have used it with a 55mm adapter on a very hooded lens (Tamron 90/2.5) and I did not notice vignetting at my usual 6.7-11. I will take a closer look next time. The Phoenix ringlight fits bigger lenses and is also TTL. This was my first ringlight. It's cheaply made but it works. Sunpak makes TTL ringlights DX-8R and DX-12R. I have the DX-12R and use it more than the other two because it fits 67mm threaded lenses and has more power. irrelevant on digital Does the Phoenix/Sunpak emit blue-ish light? /irrelevant on digital Kostas
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
That could be arranged :-). In a message dated 6/27/2005 9:16:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Ummm, would it be possible for those of us who like approaching shots to see the other one? ;-) Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish
Re: PESO -- The Photographer
On Sunday 26 June 2005 15:09, frank theriault wrote: FJW comes together quite nicely. Well composed and framed (what's the FJW difference between composition and framing? I don't know...). I would think framing is where you put the frame, or with other words where you make the cutoff. Composition is about where you place the elements of your photo in this frame. -- Frits Wüthrich
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
frank theriault wrote: I guess that's just the way the human brain works: we seem to be hardwired with this insatiable desire to pigeon-hole everything. If a category doesn't exist to stick something into, we'll invent one. I think we're hardwired that way to make it easier to find stuff.
Re: New List Member -Feedback on AF080C Please
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, Tom Reese wrote: I have one that I've used occasionally. It does give odd looking highlights in shiny surfaces including eyes. If you're pointing the camera at non-reflective surfaces and you're close and you aren't stopping the lens down too far then the flash will give you some pretty good results. What's too far? By default is stops the P line down to f13 (from memory). I guess I should elaborated on that a bit more. I meant that the flash isn't very powerful. It may not have enough oomph at f/22 unless you're very close to your subject. I've tried some high magnification combinations (macro lens plus extension tubes plus teleconverter). In my experience, the flash doesn't have enough pop for high magnification work. irrelevant on digital Does the Phoenix/Sunpak emit blue-ish light? /irrelevant on digital Not that I've noticed. I'm shooting daylight balanced transparency film and I haven't observed any color casts. Tom Reese
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
frank theriault wrote: On 6/27/05, Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Duh, that's obvious. It would be a doggone architectural street portraiture. Well... that is, unless it was taken with extention tubes. Then it woud be a macro shot g Damn. Should I use colour or bw? Whichever's in the camera (since you use film) What about fill-flash? if you know how to use it LOL me too
Re: PESO: Street Dancers
Yes, Frank, that is how the human mind tends to work. Without catorgorizing everything in our head has the same value. Buy catorgorizing we can separate them out and find a particular memory more quickly, just like putting things in different folders on your hard drive makes it easier to find a particular file. In fact the mind works so much that way that several memory systems devised to improve recall work by assigning things imaginary locations in the mind. Usually rooms or cabinets. Strangely the systems quite often work better if we misfile things deliberately in an extreme manner (we are a contrary species). graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- frank theriault wrote: On 6/26/05, Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with you about the who gives a crap what lens is used thing. I'd go a step further and wonder why we even have to define something as a street photo, macro, architecture, whatever. I guess that's just the way the human brain works: we seem to be hardwired with this insatiable desire to pigeon-hole everything. If a category doesn't exist to stick something into, we'll invent one. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005
GESO: shots in New York
I just finished compiling some snapshots from a day-trip to NYC. Here are a few snapshots I managed from atop a moving tour bus, and on the ferry to ellis liberty islands. http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/index.htm Nothing worth writing home about. Just some snaps to remember the trip by (I never manage much more whenever I travel with the missus)... but snapshots of NY are always fun. Always crazy to see how obsurdly crowded Manhattan can be on any given Saturday. By the way, the Ordination snapshots that follow the NYC shots likely won't be of much interest to the masses, but feel free to browse those as well. - Jerome
Re: GESO: shots in New York
WOW ! What a nice tripe you've had !!! very neat reportage about NYC ! very interesting to look at it especially when i know that the possibility of mine to visit there is very small Those I like the most (higher - better): http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc38.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc19.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc09.htm Michael On 6/27/05, Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just finished compiling some snapshots from a day-trip to NYC. Here are a few snapshots I managed from atop a moving tour bus, and on the ferry to ellis liberty islands. http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/index.htm Nothing worth writing home about. Just some snaps to remember the trip by (I never manage much more whenever I travel with the missus)... but snapshots of NY are always fun. Always crazy to see how obsurdly crowded Manhattan can be on any given Saturday. By the way, the Ordination snapshots that follow the NYC shots likely won't be of much interest to the masses, but feel free to browse those as well. - Jerome
Re: Focus problem Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4
You description, there's something wrong with the auto focus on either your lens or camera, from your description probably the lens.. If you mount a lens, then auto focus the drive will spin towards close focus until it catches the slot then at closest focus reverse to infinity if focus lock isn't achieved at some point before that. The easiest way to see how it works is mount a lens you know works on the camera and leave the lens cap on. Anything else is a problem that needs to be fixed. John Whittingham wrote: No, that doesn't sound right at all. Would you care to elaborate? John -- When in worry or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: GESO: shots in New York
Some terrific shots here. You have a very refined sense of composition. I love the Times Square/Little Brazil street signs. Also the line at TKTS with the Empire State Building in the background. The shot looking down at the cab in the street. Lots of very good work. Makes me homesick for the big city. Thanks for sharing. Paul I just finished compiling some snapshots from a day-trip to NYC. Here are a few snapshots I managed from atop a moving tour bus, and on the ferry to ellis liberty islands. http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/index.htm Nothing worth writing home about. Just some snaps to remember the trip by (I never manage much more whenever I travel with the missus)... but snapshots of NY are always fun. Always crazy to see how obsurdly crowded Manhattan can be on any given Saturday. By the way, the Ordination snapshots that follow the NYC shots likely won't be of much interest to the masses, but feel free to browse those as well. - Jerome
Re: GESO: shots in New York
Ulch, Tripe, but the photos are nice. Michael Spivak wrote: WOW ! What a nice tripe you've had !!! very neat reportage about NYC ! very interesting to look at it especially when i know that the possibility of mine to visit there is very small Those I like the most (higher - better): http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc38.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc19.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc09.htm Michael On 6/27/05, Jerome Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just finished compiling some snapshots from a day-trip to NYC. Here are a few snapshots I managed from atop a moving tour bus, and on the ferry to ellis liberty islands. http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/index.htm Nothing worth writing home about. Just some snaps to remember the trip by (I never manage much more whenever I travel with the missus)... but snapshots of NY are always fun. Always crazy to see how obsurdly crowded Manhattan can be on any given Saturday. By the way, the Ordination snapshots that follow the NYC shots likely won't be of much interest to the masses, but feel free to browse those as well. - Jerome -- When in worry or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: PESO: Heron Rookery
On Jun 27, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Jerome Reyes wrote: http://groups.msn.com/wsawyerphotography/wildlife.msnw? action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=179 What sort of digital artifacts?... I'll try... but note that I'm probably calling it the wrong thing (i guess artifacts is a specific term, should've used another). Anyhow, what I see is that each bird seems to have like a digital glow, for lack of a better term... like the buzz lines you see around alarm clocks drawn in cartoons. There's probably a term for it, but I haven't a clue. I double-checked, and it turns out that I see it on my laptop as well, but it's not as pronounced. Maybe it's an LCD thing... I haven't a clue. But wow... now you have me wondering, am I the only one that sees it? Yes, I see the problems you mention too. It looks like a near 1:1 clip from a low-rez digital image, with evident pixelation and the funny kind of softness around edges and details that comes from inadequate pixel resolution. Godfrey
Re: GESO: shots in New York
WOW ! What a nice tripe you've had !!! very neat reportage about NYC ! very interesting to look at it especially when i know that the possibility of mine to visit there is very small Those I like the most (higher - better): http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc38.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc19.htm http://www.exposedfilm.net/journal/05jun/nyc09.htm Michael Thanks, Michael. I guess we are part of the mutual admiration club, as I've *thoroughly* enjoyed your website/photography of late. The first one you listed is actually my favorite as well. The taxi exchange is just so New York, so it was fun to capture it. For that snapshot, I think all the elements (bright yellow cab, blurred people, and cell phone guy) just came together quite nicely. Lucky me. Thanks again.
RE: Long lenses-- was Street Dancers
I wasn't going to comment on the photos, but since a discussion of sorts has opened up around them maybe I can add a thought or two. One of the biggest problems I see when using long lenses is that the photographer loses contact - or never even establishes contact - with the people s/he's photographing. I don't mean that you have to become intimate with the subjects, although getting close enough to establish some intimacy, even for only a portion of a moment, can only improve one's photographs. By being physically closer the photographer is better able to feel the scene, to see small details that may enhance a photograph, and to get a greater sense of what's taking place between subjects (if there's more than one in a scene) or the subject and his/her environment. Being a sniper (I like that term) distances the photographer to the extent that there's nothing personal about the photos, and, for the most part, places the photographer so far out of the photographic environment that there's often more of a voyeuristic feel or sense to the photos than anything really meaningful. If you're trying to tell a story with your camera, which is what I think good photography - certainly good people and portrait photography - is all about, you've got to be close enough to understand the story yourself, and maybe even close enough that your subjects can share that story with you. What Capa said years ago holds true today: If your photos aren't good enough, you're not close enough. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 6/27/2005 6:23:56 AM Subject: Long lenses-- was Street Dancers In a message dated 6/27/2005 7:15:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 6/26/05, David Volkert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't normally do street photography (at least I think this can be considered street photography but the lens is a bit on the large side and it was an event) but the opportunity presented itself today. http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/21768115/ *Ist D, Sigma 135-400mm @ 135mm, F/9.5, and 1/500th Yesterday in my comments about the Porto shots, I mentioned that using a longer lens tends to get us into a sniper mood when we take to the streets. Now, I am definitely not an expert in Street Photography, and lots of what passes for that genre I do not get, but before you dismiss the concept, maybe you should look at the problems of using a long lens on the streets have caused in this nearly there shot. First of all, the horizon is tilted more than 2 degrees. When working with a long lens, it is hard to make framing judgements, as the very act of holding the glass steady is a triumph. The next problem I see is that relying on the autofocus on the two dancers has lost the focus on the foreground boy, (an important element, IMHO) and the compression brings the folks walking in the near background right up to the dancers. In the case of the smiling woman, this isn't too much of a problem, but the tall guy in the black shirt, the guy with his back to us, and the woman on the right verge become distracting elements (Ditto, the red fringe in right frame.) These elements would be no problem at all if we were shooting with, say a 50mm from lots closer. Long lenses have their place, certainly they do. Football games, air shows, birding, Olympics, auto racing, volcano eruptions, good looking bikinied women with big burley boyfriends; these are all places I would use a lens longer than 90 mm. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish
Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Before this goes too far: My illusive quote is my translation from a Norwegian quote with very obscure origins, perhaps it originally translated from English (UK/US). Whatever the truth is, I like the idea of it being Clarkism. This brings me to another of my favourite topics, folk music. Music has travelled around the globe for centuries. Sometime we hear a tune that we are sure has Norwegian origins played over there. If we dig into it, we often discovers that the tune has travelled from the so called Celtic world, to Scandinavia, to US and then back. Or perhaps the other way around. Very confusing. Impossible to figure out the truth. But often very interesting to hear the different interpretations. This is just an example to illustrate my point; this quote is an endless discussion, a dead end. On the other hand, this is one of the things that makes PDML fun (endless and, more or less, meaningless(?) debates). Tim Another Norwegian. Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke?) -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. juni 2005 16:22 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish! From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon PM 02:16:02 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: So long, and thanks for all the fish! I would tend to agree with that one, Mark. Tim's quote sounds like a variation of The IQ of a commitee is equal to the the lowest member's IQ divided by the number of people on the commitee. That was by one of the classic Sci-Fi writers also, but I do not remember exactly which one. Me neither 8-) but it sounds like something out of Asimov's Foundation trilogy. By extention, The IQ of a mob can be approximated by dividing the lowest IQ by infinity. And my own opinion, Anyone in a large crowd who is still thinking will leave by the nearest exit. very tiny grin graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never underestimate the power of spupidity in large crowds (Source: somebody) Sounds like something Robert A Heinlein might have said.** http://print.google.com/print?q=Robert+A+Heinleinoi=print I rather like this deliberate misquotation of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: Porto street shots (?)
http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03 These people were minding their own business and I wouldn't want to interrupt them, this would not have been possible with a noisy eye level SLR and a lens much shorter than 200mm I'm getting Error 404 Not Found... Sorry, fixed it
Re: 28mm
Daniel Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, just want to get some opinions. I'm planning on getting an istds and a 28mm prime, and I like to do low-light work. Which lens would you pick, the sigma 28mm 1.8 or the FA pentax 28mm 2.8? I'm used to shooting at a very crappy-looking iso400 on a canon g3 at f/2, but I figure i'll be getting a usable iso400-1600 (at last! haha). Is the extra stop (stop and half?) worth it? They seem to be the same price around the internet. Thanks. I have the A28 and it works very well on my istD. Its my normail lens on the camera now. Dave
Re: Porto street shots (?)
How acceptable is it to take pictures of people without asking for permission? On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 14:35, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: Some Porto street shots (?) taken with the SMC FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6 mostly at 320mm (480mm on the *ist DS) F6.8 1/500 200 ASA http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03 These people were minding their own business and I wouldn't want to interrupt them, this would not have been possible with a noisy eye level SLR and a lens much shorter than 200mm
Re: GESO: shots in New York
Paul, Some terrific shots here. You have a very refined sense of composition. Nah... just a very refined sense of post-production cropping g. My motto for that trip was: If you shoot it wide enough, you might be able to crop *something* decent out of it g. I think I've been doing that a bit too much lately... (did it on my DC trip, too) but I will say that in the long run it's helping me figure out what is and isn't a decent composition. I love the Times Square/Little Brazil street signs. My wife and I are both Math teachers so we both goggled over all of the geometry in that shot for a good while last night :o) Makes me homesick for the big city. Don't be. It's fun for a day or two but good Lord, I'm not sure I could ever move back. Anyhow, thanks for looking Paul. And thanks for the comments. Best regards, - Jerome
