Re: California Repeaters
North of the Golden Gate try W6SON/R 146.985 -600 PL:88.5. Located on English Hill in western Sonoma County. For those who don't recognize the data it translates to Output frequency 146.985 MHz, input frequency 146.385 MHz, with a tone coded squelch frequency of 88.5 Hz. John KD2L and xyl K8SUE - Original Message - From: John Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 2:50 PM Subject: OT: California Repeaters Can anyhams in the group suggest usable repeaters for a trip to San Simeon, Big Sur, San Francisco and Point Reyes? All I plan on bringing is my FT-60 HT. John G. / WB1EHL
Re: Are most lenses optimised for short distance focusing?
On Sep 6, 2005, at 9:28 AM, Marco Ferrari wrote: I found the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF a very nice lens. At the 105mm end, wide open, I shot very nice portraits, with a very nice bokeh (in my opinion), only a bit soft. But when I try to shot landscapes a 105mm, even at F8, I find the lens has aberration and low contrast. So I believe that the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF performs worst at 105mm at infinity. Maybe because is an internal focus lens. Are you fitting a UV or Skylight filter on the front of it? Someone on the DPReview board showed some results with this lens and a (supposedly) high-quality UV filter that were really bad. Taking the filter off fixed the problem immediately. Godfrey Godfrey, thanks for your reply. I never use any filter. Just the lens. If not necessary, I never use filters. Bye, Marco
RE: PESO: Wattle Day
Here's an appropriate link... http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005 /09/02/wattle02.xml I expect there'll be an upsurge in Republican feeling after the weekend... Bob
Re: OT: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead)
From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/07 Wed AM 12:45:18 GMT To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead) Just bought myself a Manfrotto 680B monopod and a 322RC2 grip-style ballhead, based on reading some other users' experiences on the net. I'll probably end up occasionally switching the head between my Velbon Mountain Chaser tripod legs and the monopod- I don't think I'll switch between them so often that it'll become tedious. Was just wondering if any listers use/have used this head on their monopod (or with the older 3265 even) and would like to share experiences. Do you prefer to keep the grip horizontal or vertical? A friend of mine had the 3265. It was totally destroyed by impact from a football. So was the Eos3 and the lens. The joys of sports shooting. Up till then, he seemed satisfied with it and I didn't hear of any problems. I was suprised that it turned out to be so fragile. Also, the lens I'm going to use is going to be mounted via tripod collar- are Manfrotto plates the only compatible plates? They come across as being a bit small. I've looked at RRS lens collar plates and they look pretty good, but I couldn't find anything similar to mate with a Manfrotto clamp. TIA for any input, Ryan - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Defending Pentax
On 6/9/05, Cesar, discombobulated, unleashed: Okay Cotty, you have convinced me - I will see about sparing a couple of days your way when I get to England :-P I'll hold you to that! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: up2date error
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh, someone else who runs Fedora... Yes, it's a benign error. Just set gpgcheck=0 for the particular repository in question. It serves its purpose. might look at centOS. Oh I am trying that on one of my servers. Been serving a RAID for about a month now with no problems. Looks and feels just like RHEL 4.1. The words 'RedHat' still pop up in a few unexpected places tho, hehehehehe. Chris
Re: 28-70/4 is Soft
On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: This looks like veiling flare, a symptom of the Aspheric lens element in the lens separating. It certainly is not blooming :-( Sorry Patrice... Kostas
Re: The Gaffer Tape Chronicles (was Re: The DS - It's Here!)
The point is, what should it matter to anyone what anyone else does with his or her camera? I find it most interesting that you ~seem~ to be denigrating someone who chooses to put a piece of black tape over a red dot while defending your position of reskinning your camera in snakeskin. It's also noteworthy that some people have decided that anyone who tapes a Leica is pretentious and that the practice is abhorrent. It's just a friggin' piece of tape that can be easily removed without a trace. Personally, I find your reskinned LX to be ugly, but I'd NEVER point a finger at you and characterize you by your decision to reskin the camera, just as I'd never judge Tom by what he did to his Leica M4. Take a look at the Purple Haze Leica on this page, which, BTW, I find just as cool as someone who wants an all black body. http://www.cameraquest.com/TAnotcoll.htm Shel [Original Message] From: Cesar Subject: Re: The Gaffer Tape Chronicles (was Re: The DS - It's Here!) Shel, Since I am brought up in this thread let me respond. There is a difference in terms of the amount of camouflaging of the camera. When I reskin a camera it is rather visible. The amount of area covered by the reskinning is major. I am going from black (inconspicuous) to rather obvious if people paid attention. And I have found a few women do notice... :-) Now if I can reskin my *ist D! I can ask that if someone covers a red dot are they being rather 'obnoxious' in the sense of how many people - not photographers, since we can sense when a camera is upon us - will actually notice the red dot as opposed to someone pointing an all black camera at them. The covering of a logo is more understandable... How many photographers who cover non-black portions of their camera also make it a point to wear only black? How many subjects will notice a red dot on a camera as opposed to a bright-colored shirt or jacket? Just another point of view, not that it makes a difference to me,
Re: More Damned Digi Problems
Hi John care to explain how that's done? Shel [Original Message] From: John Francis It's not that hard - send me a JPEG (lowest quality, lo-res should work) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll tell you how many shutter cycles are shown. R.C.Booth wrote: Perhaps a Pentax tech could determine the number of shutter cycle it had but there is no obvious way the user can do so.
Re: More Damned Digi Problems
Not having used a zoom on the DS to any extent, I can't, but a lot of people on the list recommend the 16~45 and the 20~35. There may be others, but I pay attention when people talk of those lenses since the focal range interests me more than long zooms and teles. The FA 20~35 has caught my attention because of its small size, light weight, and reported good optical qualities. Shel [Original Message] From: R.C.Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] For now I'm making du with my screw and K/KA mount lenses. But, the time will come (probably sooner than later) when I'll pop for an auto focus zoom of some sort. Any recommendations??
Re: OT: Digital High Key
I like some of those, esp #7 Shel [Original Message] From: Marco Alpert Same thing happened to me and lead to these: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo/jazz.html (and following)
RE: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?
Not that particular card, but have heard good things about the Transcend cards in general. The question that comes to mind is whether you can use all that speed. Certainly not in the camera, but what about with the computer? Aren't you limited by the USB or Firewire connections? Shel [Original Message] From: Igor Roshchin Hi All! Has anybody had experience/read/heard anything about the Transcend 150x 2GB SD card besides its specs? I am considering buying it. ~$145 from NewEgg shipped, including CA taxes seems to be reasonable. Igor
Re: Decisions, decisions...
Thanks for the reminder about the adapter. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi IF you buy a DS and have a few SD cards, THEN buy a D, you are not necessarily in a bad position. There are several vendors offering SD- CF card adapters that allow you to use your SD cards in CF cameras, with a 10-20% performance penalty. This is not so bad as it seems since the D has relatively slow write performance anyway: the card plus adapter is not the bottleneck.
Re: up2date error
On Sep 7, 2005, at 2:17 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Are there ANY good errors at all? :-) Bank error in your favour. Collect $10. - Dave
Re: up2date error
This one time, at band camp, Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh I am trying that on one of my servers. Been serving a RAID for about a month now with no problems. Looks and feels just like RHEL 4.1. The words 'RedHat' still pop up in a few unexpected places tho, hehehehehe. How do you find the updates? Are they timely with security based updates? Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: California Repeaters
John Mullan wrote: North of the Golden Gate try W6SON/R 146.985 -600 PL:88.5. Located on English Hill in western Sonoma County. For those who don't recognize the data it translates to Output frequency 146.985 MHz, input frequency 146.385 MHz, with a tone coded squelch frequency of 88.5 Hz. John KD2L and xyl K8SUE John, Thanks for the information. John / WB1EHL
Re: More Damned Digi Problems
The DA 16-45 and DA 50-200 make a nice companion set of zooms. I originally bought them just for frivolous shooting but found them so good that I now use them for serious work as well. At least on those occasions when I don't want to carry a full set of primes. I think the upcoming DA 12-24 will be a great addition to this set. On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:03 AM, R.C.Booth wrote: Yes it was - in the box with all of the extra pieces, even a couple of lithium batteries. Not a mark on it. Up to KEH's usual rating. Perhaps a Pentax tech could determine the number of shutter cycle it had but there is no obvious way the user can do so. I don't care though. It can't have had many cycles and remained as clean as it is. I'm still not gloating - we've all had an experience like yours at one time or another! For now I'm making du with my screw and K/KA mount lenses. But, the time will come (probably sooner than later) when I'll pop for an auto focus zoom of some sort. Any recommendations?? RCB - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:14 PM Subject: Re: More Damned Digi Problems Go ahead an gloat a little ... ;-)) Was the LN- D from KEH trouble free and in really super condition, as one would expect from KEH? Was there any way of knowing how many exposures were made with the camera? Shel [Original Message] From: R.C.Booth Subject: Re: More Damned Digi Problems I'm certainly not going to gloat. Shel's misfortunes have got to be very disappointing to say the least. I am one of the ones who bought a ln- D from KEH and was off and running with an old KA lens and 512MB compact flash card from Walmart almost as fast as I could everything together. Other than the RAW files, I'm very impressed with the D and am having a lot of fun with it.. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/90 - Release Date: 9/5/2005
split negatives
I dunno about this. The Australian term is wanky. Photographer makes 5 prints from a negative. Then cuts the neg in quarters, and 4 of the prints are sold, each with one of the quarters, to ensure that the print is truly limited. Beside the fact that you still have to take his word that he only makes 5 prints, I can't see how destroying the negative makes the photos any better. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad photos - a bit bland, but nothing really wrong with them. At least he doesn't photoshop the results :) (warning, artistic nudes ahead) http://www.nad-iksodas.com/split.htm -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Re: up2date error
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh I am trying that on one of my servers. Been serving a RAID for about a month now with no problems. Looks and feels just like RHEL 4.1. The words 'RedHat' still pop up in a few unexpected places tho, hehehehehe. How do you find the updates? Are they timely with security based updates? You can get them from the CentOS site using yum (or up2date) in the same way as you would with RedHat Enterpise. We're considering building a repository here like we have for the legacy RedHat and Fedora installs - we have 2 CentOS machines at the moment and may have more soon so it'd be worthwhile. They claim to have patches within at least 72 hours of RH, usually a lot less. One worry is of course how long the outfit will last, but the constant changes in Fedora have been driving us crazy and we do object to having to buy RH Enterpise every damn year (it's incredibly faffy on our purchasing system too). Chris
Re: Paw: My horsey di good today
Could be Frank, i have two oif her posted now.:-) Thanks for the comment.Postiig airshow pics soon? Dave On 8/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Collingwood%202005/?action=view¤t=LL_9079.jpg snip Hey, I saw her and her mom earlier today (from a later post). The girl has a lovely smile! I'm not sure if I'd prefer seeing her face, or if I like the helmet over the eyes (as it is here). Either way, a lovely moment. Thanks, Dave, good one. cheers, frank (starting to look at real old PAWs) g -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: split negatives
From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/07 Wed AM 11:15:50 GMT To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: split negatives I dunno about this. The Australian term is wanky. Photographer makes 5 prints from a negative. Then cuts the neg in quarters, and 4 of the prints are sold, each with one of the quarters, to ensure that the print is truly limited. Beside the fact that you still have to take his word that he only makes 5 prints, I can't see how destroying the negative makes the photos any better. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad photos - a bit bland, but nothing really wrong with them. At least he doesn't photoshop the results :) (warning, artistic nudes ahead) http://www.nad-iksodas.com/split.htm -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc Reduces the chance of someone running off scans, I suppose - the four original owners would not want to harm their investments. 8-) - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: split negatives
On 7/9/05, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: I dunno about this. The Australian term is wanky. Photographer makes 5 prints from a negative. Then cuts the neg in quarters, and 4 of the prints are sold, each with one of the quarters, to ensure that the print is truly limited. Beside the fact that you still have to take his word that he only makes 5 prints, I can't see how destroying the negative makes the photos any better. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad photos - a bit bland, but nothing really wrong with them. At least he doesn't photoshop the results :) (warning, artistic nudes ahead) http://www.nad-iksodas.com/split.htm What's to stop him from rattling off a dozen shots per setup, or even a dozen rolls for that matter. What pretentious nonesense. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: More Damned Digi Problems
Hi Shel. I'll cast a vote at you for the DA 16-45.So far has been producing good results,even after dropping both istD and lens on the ground when it fell out of my hip bag.(note to self.Bag is not closed until you hear the click.LOL) I am very close to getting the DA 50-200 for myself even if its not that good for my sisiters use. Paul talks highly of it and i dont know if i NEED(but want) another 70-200 f2.8 just yet.:-) Dave Not having used a zoom on the DS to any extent, I can't, but a lot of people on the list recommend the 16~45 and the 20~35. There may be others, but I pay attention when people talk of those lenses since the focal range interests me more than long zooms and teles. The FA 20~35 has caught my attention because of its small size, light weight, and reported good optical qualities. Shel
Re: up2date error
Are there ANY good errors at all? :-) Bank error in your favour. Collect $10. I win beauty contests all the time! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: The DS - It's Here!
On 9/7/05, Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had a few pretty women comment on my snake-skinned LX. A couple of them were professional photographers shooting Canon or Nikon. And the combination that caught their eyes were the 'snaked' LX with a silver Limited Lens. I actually had a guy in southern Manhattan walk by - as I was waiting to meet with Annsan and Amita - and stop, come back to me and comment on my LX... These have occurred while I was not taking photos, the camera was either in my hands, or on a table... César Panama City, Florida Yes, but Cesar, who among us (other than yourself) is a manly enough man to carry a snakeskin LX? LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Back from Ukraine
On 9/6/05, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ft So, which are you, fra, a normal traveller or a flashy tourist LOL? What do you expect? With the gaffa' taped Leica, of course just a flashy street shooter ;-) Frantisek I'm not well-read, so I don't drop book titles very often (not having read many of those things - books that is), but one of my faves is Under the Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles (who was quite a photog, BTW, and had at least one book of photos published that I'm aware of). One of the characters (can't remember which) was quite adamant that (s)he was a traveller, and not a tourist, as they trekked about the Middle East/Northern Africa. Your comment reminded me of that book. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - The Bridge
On 9/6/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I flew out to Baltimore several weeks ago to do the photography for my niece's wedding. This is one of the shots from an outdoor bridal portrait session. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld ISO 200, 1/180 sec @ f/5.6 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bullock_0109.htm Comments welcome Gorgeous wedding pic, Bruce. The light's about perfect, and you've captured it beautifully. The bride is just stunning, and you've caught a beautiful, serene expression on her face. Interesting location and pose. I really like it, as I'm sure she and her family will. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Pentax winder me II - who had used?
Have used MEII winder for 25 years on Super A, very good feel, too loud for skittish wildlife at close range. Keeping body and winder well lubed helps noise level. - Original Message - From: Derek [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net; pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: RE: Pentax winder me II - who had used? I have had my ME-II winder for about 20 years on my ME Super, and ergonomically, I don't think any camera fits better in my hand. The winder makes the ME Super easy and comfortable to hold. The only downside is that while the ME Super is probably the quietest Pentax camera (at least in terms of shutter) ever made, the ME-II winder will wake the dead. However, even with the winder attached and turned on, if you need stealth, just pressing the shutter release on the ME Super body (as the body shutter release stays on manual even if winder is on). The switches for the winder are up by the trigger button, so it is easy to turn on and off. I still use the ME Super just because if fits so well in my hand with the winder. I have not had any problems with the ME-II winder and would highly recommend it. Derek The ME-II winder works very well with The ME Super and almost all other M bodies designed for a winder. Also work well with the Super A/Program. It gives a good feel and grip to the camera. It is however quite loud, sounds just like you'd expect an older winder to sound. The nice thing though is that you can turn it off and use the camera manually, just using the winder for a grip and to add some weight to the camera. I still own 2 of these but don't use them much anymore, when I need auto- wind I grab the ZX-5n or one of the PZ bodies. Don -Original Message- From: tomecz na o2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:12 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Pentax winder me II - who had used? Hallo, i can buy at reasonable price pentax winder me II, but I do not have possibility to check how me super cooperate with it. I mean does the system lay in hand well, how about quietness when it works, ergonomics. Have somebode used it and use it still or rather do you usually detach winder. thanks
Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
Dear all, have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? I shot slide films, and I'm interested in converting a mirror lens and the SMC-A 50/1.4 (both manual focus) in a long telephoto and a 85/2.38 autofocus lenses. Thanks, marco __ TISCALI ADSL 1.25 MEGA Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi senza limiti e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire da 19,95 Euro/mese. Attivala entro il 31 agosto, il primo MESE è GRATIS! CLICCA QUI. http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/sa/1e25flat_tc/
Re: Paw: My horsey di good today
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:48:56 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could be Frank, i have two oif her posted now.:-) Thanks for the comment.Postiig airshow pics soon? I think I took about 3 rolls, but I won't be able to get them in for processing for a while (processing included in the price of the roll, so I can only bring them into Downtown for processing). Maybe by next spring. g Anyway, as you've seen by now, Jeff posted some digi-pix that he took with his Oly. I've e-mailed him asking if I can post 'em to the list on his behalf. Some real nice ones in there - that Oly's a good performer. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
The F1.7x is an excellent quality converter, I used it and an M50/1.4 for a long time as my only macro lens. As far as the mirror lens goes it depends on the speed of the lens. With a lens slower than f/3.5 autofocus won't work very well, slower than f/4.0 probably not at all. Don -Original message- From: Marco Ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:33:56 -0500 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment? Dear all, have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? I shot slide films, and I'm interested in converting a mirror lens and the SMC-A 50/1.4 (both manual focus) in a long telephoto and a 85/2.38 autofocus lenses. Thanks, marco __ TISCALI ADSL 1.25 MEGA Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi senza limiti e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire da 19,95 Euro/mese. Attivala entro il 31 agosto, il primo MESE è GRATIS! CLICCA QUI. http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/sa/1e25flat_tc/
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? In my experience, it doesn't work well with long lenses because it has a limited focusing range. The instructions are to set the lens at infinity then allow the teleconverter to do the focusing. With telephoto lenses, this only works when the subject is at or near infinity. When the subject is closer, the lens has to be focused closer too. The teleconverter will then fine tune the focusing. Tom Reese
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
From: Marco Ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/07 Wed PM 12:31:48 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment? Dear all, have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? I shot slide films, and I'm interested in converting a mirror lens and the SMC-A 50/1.4 (both manual focus) in a long telephoto and a 85/2.38 autofocus lenses. If it's in good condition, there is very little image degradation. The lens that you use needs to be faster than, er. 2.8? 4? Can't remember offhand but the manual should be on the Pentax website. You will not be able to use the mirror lens, I suspect, as most of these are slower than that. The AF is WY faster than with AF lenses - because you do some of the work yourself. An excellent buy, almost at any cost. If you've found one, it's OK and you've got the money, buy it. mike Thanks, marco __ TISCALI ADSL 1.25 MEGA Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi senza limiti e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire da 19,95 Euro/mese. Attivala entro il 31 agosto, il primo MESE è GRATIS! CLICCA QUI. http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/sa/1e25flat_tc/ - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: OT: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead)
On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:15 AM, mike wilson wrote: A friend of mine had the 3265. It was totally destroyed by impact from a football. So was the Eos3 and the lens. The joys of sports shooting. Up till then, he seemed satisfied with it and I didn't hear of any problems. I was suprised that it turned out to be so fragile. I used a 3265 for a decade or so. It isn't particularly fragile. That must have been some blow with the football. I've replaced mine with a 322RC2 now. It's quite a nice head, an improvement on the 3265. Godfrey
CNE Airshow/TOPDML Pix
It was a small but fun TOPDML meet on Monday. Dave Chang-Sang and Jeff Tomken (both formerly of this list, but still honorary PDML members) were there - Dave Brooks had a longish horsey weekend, and couldn't make it. The airshow was cool - a couple of planes I'd not seen before, including a Mig 17 (!), were there. Plus (coolest of all) a two-seater version of a Starfighter was there - I always thought the F-104 was the most dangerous-looking airplane ever! We had a few beers on a patio, looked with great envy at each others equipment (see me looking at Dave's Bessa with 90mm vbg) and watched and listened to loud aircraft on a hot, sunny summer afternoon. It was all good. Of course, my pix won't be ready until they're developed, but Jeff took a bunch of nice ones with his Oly E-whatever-it-is, and he gave me his permission to post them: http://photobucket.com/albums/v90/jefkom/Air%20Show%202005/ Enjoy! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?
FireWire can theoretically support up to 400Mbits/second, USB 2.0 can theoretically support up to 480 Mbits/second. A 150x card should be good for about 200Mbits/second. So, the DS can't use all the speed, but it is well within the bandwidth potential of FireWire and USB 2.0. Godfrey On Sep 7, 2005, at 2:22 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Not that particular card, but have heard good things about the Transcend cards in general. The question that comes to mind is whether you can use all that speed. Certainly not in the camera, but what about with the computer? Aren't you limited by the USB or Firewire connections? Shel [Original Message] From: Igor Roshchin Hi All! Has anybody had experience/read/heard anything about the Transcend 150x 2GB SD card besides its specs? I am considering buying it. ~$145 from NewEgg shipped, including CA taxes seems to be reasonable. Igor
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
The FA 1.7x is very good. I've used it a number of times and it delivers good results even when coupled with a zoom. You may find that autofocus suffers when you use a mirror tele. They don't really transmit enough light. Another problem with the mirror is most are t-mounts and most t-mounts, (all I've seen in fact), are painted. The Pentax autofocus system needs a metal lens mount to short the right contacts to autofocus. Marco Ferrari wrote: Dear all, have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? I shot slide films, and I'm interested in converting a mirror lens and the SMC-A 50/1.4 (both manual focus) in a long telephoto and a 85/2.38 autofocus lenses. Thanks, marco __ TISCALI ADSL 1.25 MEGA Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi senza limiti e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire da 19,95 Euro/mese. Attivala entro il 31 agosto, il primo MESE è GRATIS! CLICCA QUI. http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/sa/1e25flat_tc/ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
The Tamron 500mm SP with a KA adaptor should work nicely then :) I know KA adaptors are (censored) difficult to find in good condition and not cheap at all. 2005/9/7, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The FA 1.7x is very good. I've used it a number of times and it delivers good results even when coupled with a zoom. You may find that autofocus suffers when you use a mirror tele. They don't really transmit enough light. Another problem with the mirror is most are t-mounts and most t-mounts, (all I've seen in fact), are painted. The Pentax autofocus system needs a metal lens mount to short the right contacts to autofocus. Marco Ferrari wrote: Dear all, have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? I shot slide films, and I'm interested in converting a mirror lens and the SMC-A 50/1.4 (both manual focus) in a long telephoto and a 85/2.38 autofocus lenses. Thanks, marco __ TISCALI ADSL 1.25 MEGA Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi senza limiti e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire da 19,95 Euro/mese. Attivala entro il 31 agosto, il primo MESE è GRATIS! CLICCA QUI. http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/sa/1e25flat_tc/ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?
Don't forget the reader will be the limiting factor here (except if you use USB 1.1 of course). There are HUGE difference between them and each one is good at something. Some are very good at reading CF but bad writing them and the opposite for SD cards and vice versa, you see what mean. Also whatever the theoretical lmimits, Firewire is about everytime faster the USB2: often a bit, sometimes a lot. But when you'll see the price of a firewire card reader, you'll buy the USB one IMO. -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: OT: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead)
I use the older 3265 on a monopod. I had the choice between that and the 322RC2 and tried them both out in the shop. There was something odd about configuring it for easy left-handed use in the horizontal position, I vaguely remember it felt very awkward. I decided that I would be less likely to use it horizontally anyway and the 3265 felt more comfortable. I use it pretty much all the time when shooting agility (in the vertical position), then when I want portrait orientation I just drop it down through 90 degrees into the slot. I just use the standard manfrotto plates on the lens's tripod collar. They hold a 70-200 or 100-400 on a 1dMK2 without any problems. Wendy --- Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just bought myself a Manfrotto 680B monopod and a 322RC2 grip-style ballhead, based on reading some other users' experiences on the net. I'll probably end up occasionally switching the head between my Velbon Mountain Chaser tripod legs and the monopod- I don't think I'll switch between them so often that it'll become tedious. Was just wondering if any listers use/have used this head on their monopod (or with the older 3265 even) and would like to share experiences. Do you prefer to keep the grip horizontal or vertical? Also, the lens I'm going to use is going to be mounted via tripod collar- are Manfrotto plates the only compatible plates? They come across as being a bit small. I've looked at RRS lens collar plates and they look pretty good, but I couldn't find anything similar to mate with a Manfrotto clamp. TIA for any input, Ryan Wendy Beard Ottawa, Canada
Re: PESO - Night Fire
In a message dated 9/4/2005 2:21:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A wildfire started yesterday not too far from home (about 20 miles). This shot is about a 50% crop, taken with the *istD and the FA 31mm f/1.8 LTD. ISO 400, at f/2.8, 13 seconds in bulb mode. Comments welcome. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3697717 Tom C. = Very nice shot. Marnie aka Doe
Re: PESO - The Bridge
In a message dated 9/6/2005 2:53:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I flew out to Baltimore several weeks ago to do the photography for my niece's wedding. This is one of the shots from an outdoor bridal portrait session. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld ISO 200, 1/180 sec @ f/5.6 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bullock_0109.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce === Lovely shot of the bride, although I don't care much for the bridge. But you explained that. Your niece was lucky to have you. Marnie aka Doe
Re: GESO: Sanne Salomonsen
On 9/3/05, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sanne Salomonsen is the Rock'n'Roll Mamma of Denmark. Say, are the noice levels unusual for ISO 3200? Is the the D (and DS) more noisy than the top models of competing brands? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/877712/ Regards Wonderfully dynamic performer; at least the way that you captured her she seems to be. Very well done! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Tom Reese wrote: have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? In my experience, it doesn't work well with long lenses because it has a limited focusing range. The instructions are to set the lens at infinity then allow the teleconverter to do the focusing. With telephoto lenses, this only works when the subject is at or near infinity. When the subject is closer, the lens has to be focused closer too. The teleconverter will then fine tune the focusing. I think the TC was designed with long lenses in mind. What the manual says is that if you move away from infinity, the combo will likely vignette, but that's a physical limitation (is my guess). My other guess is that the limited focusing range is a trade-off with the multiplication (and thus the loss of light, and the minimum maximum-aperture of lenses usable with it). Other points: - The maximum aperture you will get is 2.8, irrespective of the maximum aperture of the lens you attach. So, with the 50/1.4 you get a 2.8 combo, just like with the 1.7 (that's more like 2.9, but you get the drift) and the same is true for the 1.2. - The 50/1.4 and the 50/1.2 are not recommended for macro work with the extender, for reasons of flatness of focus, as discussed at the list in another thread. The cheap-as-chips but lovely 1.7 is a better fit perhaps. - Theoretically, the minimum maximum-aperture of lenses you can use it with is 2.8; this tallies up with the theoretical limit on AF lenses of 5.6. In practice I think people get away with slower lenses. - http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/SMC_PENTAX-F_AF_ADAPTER_1[1].7X.pdf - I love it. Kostas
To match Gold LX
I don't know if anyone else noticed these, but I think that they would match the gold LX that was on ebay a couple of months back. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7542513239rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1 Gold Vivtar Pentax KA lens. Go figure. Derek
Re: The Gaffer Tape Chronicles (was Re: The DS - It's Here!)
The most beautiful looking cameras I've ever seen were the Alpa 10d in satin gold with either burgundy or deep green snakeskin covering. But they had their beautifully engraved logos proud to view, not covered with an ugly piece of gaffers tape. ]'-) Godfrey
Re: More Damned Digi Problems
On Sep 6, 2005, at 9:03 PM, R.C.Booth wrote: For now I'm making du with my screw and K/KA mount lenses. But, the time will come (probably sooner than later) when I'll pop for an auto focus zoom of some sort. Any recommendations?? If you like to shoot wide rather than long, the FA20-35/4 AL is fantastic. If you prefer a longer view, either of the FA28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF or FA24-90/3.5-4.5 AL would be my choice. The DA16-45/4 is too heavy and large for my taste, performs well however. The DA50-200/4-5.6 seems a bit more than I usually need at the long end, but if you like that range should be an excellent choice. Godfrey
Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?
On Sep 7, 2005, at 7:36 AM, Thibouille wrote: Don't forget the reader will be the limiting factor here (except if you use USB 1.1 of course). There are HUGE difference between them and each one is good at something. Some are very good at reading CF but bad writing them and the opposite for SD cards and vice versa, you see what mean. Absolutely. My Belkin 8-in-1 USB 2.0 reader is very fast on SD cards, good on CF cards, very slow on Memory Stick PRO cards. Also whatever the theoretical lmimits, Firewire is about everytime faster the USB2: often a bit, sometimes a lot. But when you'll see the price of a firewire card reader, you'll buy the USB one IMO. Not *always* but most of the time this is true. I only know of one FireWire SD card reader available (don't own it). I have a Lexar FireWire CF card reader too, but it is no faster than the USB 2.0 CF card reader. Godfrey
Re: To match Gold LX
I think other manufactures have produced Gold finished cameras as well. I seem to remember seeing something about Gold finished Nikon and Oly OM bodies. I guess that vivitar felt that for their 50th anniversary they'd produce lenses to go with them. Derek wrote: I don't know if anyone else noticed these, but I think that they would match the gold LX that was on ebay a couple of months back. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7542513239rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1 Gold Vivtar Pentax KA lens. Go figure. Derek -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: To match Gold LX
Here I go answering my own post. I just noticed that these are quite a bargain. While these aren't the best series one lenses that Vivitar sold, I've seen the production versions sell for nearly as much described as excellent condition. These probably are in that condition. As collectors items I'd expect them to be worth quite a bit more than this. Oh, well, e-bay. P. J. Alling wrote: I think other manufactures have produced Gold finished cameras as well. I seem to remember seeing something about Gold finished Nikon and Oly OM bodies. I guess that vivitar felt that for their 50th anniversary they'd produce lenses to go with them. Derek wrote: I don't know if anyone else noticed these, but I think that they would match the gold LX that was on ebay a couple of months back. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7542513239rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1 Gold Vivtar Pentax KA lens. Go figure. Derek -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead)
Hi all, thanks for the input! Jan: I think I'm going to prefer keeping it horizontal, though I wasn't sure at first (probably because I don't notice monopods, let alone horizontal grips on them, very often). I read elsewhere that a common practice with this grip is to switch it to the left side, though I'm not sure- I have a feeling I'll prefer to have a hand on the lens. Also discovered they've got an external shutter release for the grip itself, which looks somewhat like a missile launcher button.. Not sure if that'd be over the top.. Jens: I thought a ball head would probably be quite convenient, and the grip was something I only considered quite recently. I think it's a good idea, but I'll have to test it out. I've been shooting a lot of fire performers lately, and given the constant motion and relatively short duration of each performance (fuels burns out..), I figured the less time fussing the better. Mike: That's an interesting account. Read a couple of reviews which claimed that the 322rc2 was more sturdy and durable than the 3265, but didn't think it'd really fall to bits. I guess it could have been the impact of the still-connected load when the whole rig hit the ground? I'd imagine that's quite a beating for any gear to take. Godfrey: Do you still use the 322RC2 vertically like the 3265? Wendy: One of the things I was concerned about, was the different load rating it had vertical and horizontally. Apparently it's around 2.5kg vertically and 5kg horizontally. There's probably going to be about 3 kg on it, and didn't want to overload it dropping into portrait. Thanks for the note on the plate too- the 70 200 is precisely the lens tripod collar I'm hoping it'll be enough for. Cheers, Ryan
Re: PESO - Mirror Image
On 8/19/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken on my morning walk. The pattern caught my eye. Pentax *istD, K 200/2.5, handheld ISO 200, 1/500 sec @ f/4 Converted from Raw using Capture One LE http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2167.htm Comments welcome I love these spare, simple nature photos of yours, Bruce. They (including this one) are simply (emphasis on simple) beautiful. thanks, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #32 - GDG
On 8/20/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He was bubbling over with enthusiasm, talking about these two guys with Harley-Davidsons who had just left the cafe, and thoroughly enjoyed the dash and style of them: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/32.htm Comments, critique, flames always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey Did the autofocus miss just a smidgeon? It looks (to my eye, at least) like his shoulder's a bit sharper than his face. Whether that's the case or not, his face seems a bit soft, but to be honest with you, I like it that way. It sort of matches what seems to be his personality (at least as portrayed by you). I like this one a lot. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?
Speaking of speed, are you guys familiar with the Firewire 800 setup? Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Also whatever the theoretical lmimits, Firewire is about everytime faster the USB2: often a bit, sometimes a lot. But when you'll see the price of a firewire card reader, you'll buy the USB one IMO. Not *always* but most of the time this is true. I only know of one FireWire SD card reader available (don't own it). I have a Lexar FireWire CF card reader too, but it is no faster than the USB 2.0 CF card reader.
Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger
On 8/8/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! http://boris.isra-shop.com/local/paw/not-a-bike-messenger.jpg Technicals: 150 kb! 43 Lim f/8, shot from the hip, errrm, from the belly. This is full frame. All suggestions and critiques are welcome of course. Boris Catching up on some ~real~ old paws. Hey, how do you know he's not a bike messenger on his day off? LOL Fun shot, Boris. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 09:32:39AM -0400, Tom Reese wrote: have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? In my experience, it doesn't work well with long lenses because it has a limited focusing range. The instructions are to set the lens at infinity then allow the teleconverter to do the focusing. With telephoto lenses, this only works when the subject is at or near infinity. When the subject is closer, the lens has to be focused closer too. The teleconverter will then fine tune the focusing. Tom Reese It's rare that you can't rough-focus the lens to the approximate distance and just leave it there for the TC to, as Tom says, fine tune the focus. I used to use mine on film bodies with the 300/2.8 - a great combination. Unfortunately on the *ist-D the comparable pairing of the TC + 200/2.8 shows rather more chromatic aberration than I would like. The biggest drawback I found is that you only get to use the central AF sensor when using the AF adapter. This may, or may not, matter to you.
Re: More Damned Digi Problems
It's in the Pentax private data in the MakerNote tag. On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 02:08:59AM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi John care to explain how that's done? Shel [Original Message] From: John Francis It's not that hard - send me a JPEG (lowest quality, lo-res should work) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll tell you how many shutter cycles are shown. R.C.Booth wrote: Perhaps a Pentax tech could determine the number of shutter cycle it had but there is no obvious way the user can do so.
Re: Let's give Frank a nickname (was Re: PESO: NInja (Redux))
On 7/29/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't really know the guy, but from what I know Biking Bunny has my vote. I'm just checking out this long-dormant thread, now that I'm finally caught up with current stuff. Tim, I'm afraid that you may not have the inside scoop on the Bunny thing. Long story, and I'll have to dredge up some photos to explain (anyone got any kicking around from GFM?). And, until last month, I was a bike messenger (hence the bike reference). But, Biking Bunny is a good one. As are all the others. You guys can call me pretty much whatever you want, as long as it isn't a**hole. LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger
frank theriault wrote: On 8/8/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! http://boris.isra-shop.com/local/paw/not-a-bike-messenger.jpg Technicals: 150 kb! 43 Lim f/8, shot from the hip, errrm, from the belly. This is full frame. All suggestions and critiques are welcome of course. Boris Catching up on some ~real~ old paws. Hey, how do you know he's not a bike messenger on his day off? Because he casts a shadow? keith LOL Fun shot, Boris. cheers, frank
Re: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead)
On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:05 AM, Ryan Lee wrote: Godfrey: Do you still use the 322RC2 vertically like the 3265? Sometimes. I more often use it oriented for a right hand grip position ... I'm much more coordinated with my right hand for positioning the camera, and when I'm working on a tripod (not monopod), speed is rarely of the essence. With a monopod, the best flexible attachment I've used is a little rubber gizmo that Manfrotto sells. It doesn't allow portrait orientation, but lets me move the camera quickly and easily for panning at sports events, etc. Godfrey
Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #32 - GDG
On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:41 AM, frank theriault wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/32.htm Did the autofocus miss just a smidgeon? It looks (to my eye, at least) like his shoulder's a bit sharper than his face. Whether that's the case or not, his face seems a bit soft, but to be honest with you, I like it that way. It sort of matches what seems to be his personality (at least as portrayed by you). I like this one a lot. Thanks frank. It was taken wide open (f/2) at about 5' distance with the 35mm, manually focused. His eyes become unfocused by his glasses, did you look at the half-resolution picture? Either go back to the page and click on the image, or go directly to http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/large/32-half.jpg Godfrey
Re: Transcend 150x 2GB SD card?
Certainly. Why do you ask? It's not relevant to card readers and such. FW 800 is really best for RAIDs and streaming video, audio capture. There are only a very few devices that can take advantage of the FW800 data transfer capacity. Godfrey On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:47 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Speaking of speed, are you guys familiar with the Firewire 800 setup? Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Also whatever the theoretical lmimits, Firewire is about everytime faster the USB2: often a bit, sometimes a lot. But when you'll see the price of a firewire card reader, you'll buy the USB one IMO. Not *always* but most of the time this is true. I only know of one FireWire SD card reader available (don't own it). I have a Lexar FireWire CF card reader too, but it is no faster than the USB 2.0 CF card reader.
Re: PAW: People Portraits 2005 #32 - GDG
On 9/7/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks frank. It was taken wide open (f/2) at about 5' distance with the 35mm, manually focused. His eyes become unfocused by his glasses, did you look at the half-resolution picture? Either go back to the page and click on the image, or go directly to http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/large/32-half.jpg Hey, you're right! It is his glasses! All the better - he reminds me of my late father, who also had a white beard, and slouched like he seems to be doing. Wonderful photo. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger
On 9/7/05, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, how do you know he's not a bike messenger on his day off? Because he casts a shadow? LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO:Sudha listens
On 8/23/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A picture of Sudha Ragunathan at a concert at Førde Folk Music Festival. Besides being a very sweet woman, Sudha is a performer in classical Indian music. This concert was a concert where very different cultures met and melted. The image is an attempt to do the same thing as in Gabriel, the Listener (another PESO of mine): To show that music is more than just to perform, it is about listening, a state of mind, being open to others. http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=190763 I like the colours, the harmony. I like the expression on both subjects. She is smiling, he looks a bit more thoughtful, looking at her. *istDS, handheld with a bit of support of a monopod. FA* 85/1,4 + AF 1,7 converter. F:2,8, 1/50, 800 ISO CAAA (Comments Appreciated As Always) A lovely shot, but a bit soft (says the man who never focuses LOL). Still, enough good things going for it that I like it. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead)
Sorry.. which rubber gizmo? Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:25 AM Subject: Re: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead) With a monopod, the best flexible attachment I've used is a little rubber gizmo that Manfrotto sells. It doesn't allow portrait orientation, but lets me move the camera quickly and easily for panning at sports events, etc. Godfrey
Re: PESO - The Bridge
On 9/6/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I flew out to Baltimore several weeks ago to do the photography for my niece's wedding. This is one of the shots from an outdoor bridal portrait session. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld ISO 200, 1/180 sec @ f/5.6 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bullock_0109.htm Comments welcome Just a great shot Bruce. The llighting and pose are great. I like the way you have her on the railing and how she is looking a bit down. I must admit,my A70-210 f4 pics are not always as nice as these,but, i think its in the ay i hold it. I seem to move focus a tad just when i dont want to. I keep thinking turn to zoom not push.LOL Loose focus ring i suppose. Dave
Re: PESO s
On 8/23/05, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To complement comments made about taking 900+ pix with the *ist DS in my first 80 days, I'll offer these two photos. http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/legs.jpg Back yard butterfly, with A100/2.8 macro as shot, just resized from cameras 2000x3008 pixels Way easier that slides and scanning... The butterfly's beautiful - so is the photograph of it. http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/t-birds.jpg USAF Thunderbirds, with FA70-200/3.5-4.5 zoom (the wobbly one) Crop of original at 100% - camera shake added by photographer. (The formation was a small part of a much bigger picture.) This was taken at the Chicago Air Water show last Saturday. Look closely at the end of right wing of the last aircraft. Shortly after this pass, the last half of the Thunderbird's show was canceled. Reports were that a missle rail (hanger) had fallen off of one of the aircraft. It's only a snapshot, but I was impressed... For a snap, it's pretty cool - just wait until I get my CNE Airshow snaps back if you want to see blurry airplanes (and I don't mean good blur) LOL. I love airshows, and yours captures the spirit of them. cheers, frank (still plumbing the archives for old PAWs) g -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: split negatives
Well, rather a marketing gag than anything else, I think. I don't know if I wold aim at that kind of collectors - look, I've got the _proof_ that I have a (nearly) unique picture of a naked woman! - hehehe... This won't make his photography better nor worse. Mostly harmless, cutting innocent negs with a pair of scissors doesnt't hurt as much as what one of the models has had done to her **pples... Just my 2c, Pancho Derby Chang schrieb: I dunno about this. The Australian term is wanky. Photographer makes 5 prints from a negative. Then cuts the neg in quarters, and 4 of the prints are sold, each with one of the quarters, to ensure that the print is truly limited. Beside the fact that you still have to take his word that he only makes 5 prints, I can't see how destroying the negative makes the photos any better. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad photos - a bit bland, but nothing really wrong with them. At least he doesn't photoshop the results :) (warning, artistic nudes ahead) http://www.nad-iksodas.com/split.htm
RE: Let's give Frank a nickname (was Re: PESO: NInja (Redux))
Have been away for some days, so I'm behind with the posts again. That's PDML in a nutshell, always behind if you dont stay in front of the computer 24/7. In other words, always behind if you have a life. I don't know the story, no. If you ever feel like filling me, please do. Something tells me it is some story. But, I do know you are a cyclist, and I have seen a photo of you with those ears. You sure are a real cutie ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 7. september 2005 19:16 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Let's give Frank a nickname (was Re: PESO: NInja (Redux)) On 7/29/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't really know the guy, but from what I know Biking Bunny has my vote. I'm just checking out this long-dormant thread, now that I'm finally caught up with current stuff. Tim, I'm afraid that you may not have the inside scoop on the Bunny thing. Long story, and I'll have to dredge up some photos to explain (anyone got any kicking around from GFM?). And, until last month, I was a bike messenger (hence the bike reference). But, Biking Bunny is a good one. As are all the others. You guys can call me pretty much whatever you want, as long as it isn't a**hole. LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: praising pentax
Jim, I think that the ability of handling old glass on a new DSLR would't be a crucial feature to me. Unless I had a bunch of lenses already, like I have. Then it's nice that a manufaturer shows some commitment. Although Pentax underestimated the importance of backward compatibility I think they quickly learned their lesson, at least as far as possible. A _real_ reason for me to buy a Pentax digital body would be a _real_ KAF mount with aperture transmission, but that's an illusion, I fear. I'm not in a hurry to buy a digital body. One message is that Pentax DSLRs have big and bright viewfinders - it was just today that I came across another review complaining about crappy finders of DSLRs in general. This point is mentioned twice. The point was that the review mentions lesser known features as positive aspects of Pentax DSLRs, about which usually no great hype is made. Pancho Jim Apilado schrieb: If I were looking to spend money on a dslr, I'm not sure if knowing I could use older K-mount or M-42 lenses on a *D, DS, or DL would make me want to gravitate to Pentax. One of the complaints expressed when the *ist D came out was the inability to use older Kmount lenses on it like one could with say the PZ1-p. I think some PDMLers are still reluctant to buy a digital Pentax SLR because of this lack of instant compatibility with older K mount lenses. The green button firmware has eliminated a lot of the grumbling, and many have purchased the *ist D and newer models because of this. Jim A.
SD Ultra II - testing ...
Hi All, Nothing new. Many people have done similar tests in a more or less controlled environment. I do not make any claims of these tests being representative. The results might have been affected by a variety of factors, and I ran only 1-2 tests for each configuration. However, to me it gives some impression of where the bottle-neck is. Setup: Fujitsu P5020D with a built-in SD-MMC card reader: O2Micro MemoryCardBus FLash Media Drive Card: Sandisk Ultra II, 1GB (rated at 9 MB/sec ). Under Windows XP Pro, in one window of Windows Explorer I choose 93 .PEF files (924 MB) - copy (Ctrl-C) - paste (Ctrl-V) in another window. I tested 2 configurations: 1. builtin card reader and 2. USB2 connection to the *ist DS body with 1.02 firmware. I copied those files both ways. Card-comp Comp-card 1. bultin card reader: ~ 8 min (2) ~ 11 min ~1.9 MB/sec ~ 1.5 MB/sec 2. USB2 cable to DS: 180 sec (2) 355 sec (5.13 MB/sec) (2.6 MB/sec) (2) - indicates 2 tests giving similar results. Igor
SV: PESO - The Bridge
Beautiful photograph. And hardly any burned out high lights, which is the challenge about brides, isn't it`? Jens Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 6. september 2005 23:52 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: PESO - The Bridge I flew out to Baltimore several weeks ago to do the photography for my niece's wedding. This is one of the shots from an outdoor bridal portrait session. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld ISO 200, 1/180 sec @ f/5.6 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bullock_0109.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce
Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?
Thibouille wrote: The Tamron 500mm SP with a KA adaptor should work nicely then :) I know KA adaptors are (censored) difficult to find in good condition and not cheap at all. It's an f8 lens. I can't get the combo to work. 2005/9/7, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The FA 1.7x is very good. I've used it a number of times and it delivers good results even when coupled with a zoom. You may find that autofocus suffers when you use a mirror tele. They don't really transmit enough light. Another problem with the mirror is most are t-mounts and most t-mounts, (all I've seen in fact), are painted. The Pentax autofocus system needs a metal lens mount to short the right contacts to autofocus. Marco Ferrari wrote: Dear all, have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? I shot slide films, and I'm interested in converting a mirror lens and the SMC-A 50/1.4 (both manual focus) in a long telephoto and a 85/2.38 autofocus lenses. Thanks, marco __ TISCALI ADSL 1.25 MEGA Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi senza limiti e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire da 19,95 Euro/mese. Attivala entro il 31 agosto, il primo MESE è GRATIS! CLICCA QUI. http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/sa/1e25flat_tc/ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
RE: PESO:Sudha listens
Thank you Frank. It is a bit too soft. But that might be because I have a soft spot for the subject ;-) She was very cute. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 7. september 2005 20:02 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Sudha listens On 8/23/05, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A picture of Sudha Ragunathan at a concert at Førde Folk Music Festival. Besides being a very sweet woman, Sudha is a performer in classical Indian music. This concert was a concert where very different cultures met and melted. The image is an attempt to do the same thing as in Gabriel, the Listener (another PESO of mine): To show that music is more than just to perform, it is about listening, a state of mind, being open to others. http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=190763 I like the colours, the harmony. I like the expression on both subjects. She is smiling, he looks a bit more thoughtful, looking at her. *istDS, handheld with a bit of support of a monopod. FA* 85/1,4 + AF 1,7 converter. F:2,8, 1/50, 800 ISO CAAA (Comments Appreciated As Always) A lovely shot, but a bit soft (says the man who never focuses LOL). Still, enough good things going for it that I like it. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: PESO - Mirror Image
WOW - I didn't realize ther was a K 2.5 200mm. I'd love to have a lens like that! You have a very good eye for a photographic subject! Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 7. september 2005 18:33 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO - Mirror Image On 8/19/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken on my morning walk. The pattern caught my eye. Pentax *istD, K 200/2.5, handheld ISO 200, 1/500 sec @ f/4 Converted from Raw using Capture One LE http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2167.htm Comments welcome I love these spare, simple nature photos of yours, Bruce. They (including this one) are simply (emphasis on simple) beautiful. thanks, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: split negatives
Pretentious nonsense. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 September 2005 12:16 To: Pentax Discuss Subject: split negatives I dunno about this. The Australian term is wanky. Photographer makes 5 prints from a negative. Then cuts the neg in quarters, and 4 of the prints are sold, each with one of the quarters, to ensure that the print is truly limited. Beside the fact that you still have to take his word that he only makes 5 prints, I can't see how destroying the negative makes the photos any better. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad photos - a bit bland, but nothing really wrong with them. At least he doesn't photoshop the results :) (warning, artistic nudes ahead) http://www.nad-iksodas.com/split.htm -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
RE: Back from Ukraine
Bertolucci made a great film of The Sheltering Sky, one of my all-time favourites. Paul Bowles has a cameo role at the end. And in fact I think I have his book of photos somewhere. I've met a lot of people who claim to be travellers, not tourists. I'm always happy to admit that I'm a tourist. I noticed a sign yesterday in a nearby pub window which said No travellers allowed in this pub - it's an attempt to keep gypsies out (and probably illegal). I'm sorely tempted to go in there dressed as a gypsy and tell them I'm a tourist, not a traveller. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 September 2005 13:17 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Back from Ukraine On 9/6/05, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ft So, which are you, fra, a normal traveller or a flashy tourist LOL? What do you expect? With the gaffa' taped Leica, of course just a flashy street shooter ;-) Frantisek I'm not well-read, so I don't drop book titles very often (not having read many of those things - books that is), but one of my faves is Under the Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles (who was quite a photog, BTW, and had at least one book of photos published that I'm aware of). One of the characters (can't remember which) was quite adamant that (s)he was a traveller, and not a tourist, as they trekked about the Middle East/Northern Africa. Your comment reminded me of that book. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: PESO - The Bridge
-Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 September 2005 00:36 To: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: PESO - The Bridge The full shots in this series are here. Clicking on the 'Next' link will cycle you through them. These are all at proof stage right now. The couple has not finalized anything yet. http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Bullock/bullock_0106.htm -- Bruce Lovely shots Bruce. I have a friend at work who has asked me to shoot his wedding next spring. He knows that I'm not a pro but I hope and expect that I can get a few decent shots. Anyway - I'm really interested in you shots and have been thorough most of the proofs. With one exception, serial 192, they are all well executed and some are great. Would you answer a couple of questions ? 1. did you use any fill-flash on the bridge shots ? 2. What settings do you use for contrast/sharpness etc. 3. Did the dress cause any exposure problems (did you use compensation ?) Thanks Rob W
Spotted in Future shop
Had to get a program for work at the futureshop around the block and i just happened to stroll by the camera section. Selling the istDs along with the rebel and 20D. Good prices to. First time i havce seen the istDs close up. I'm glad i bought the D as i think it would be to small for my hands. Dave
RE: setting white balance with studio flashes with istD
I have tried this today and can confirm my earlier mail. - Manual WB setting works with Studio flash - Built in flash WB gives identical setting - Modelling lamps (at least mine) are very different temp. (much warmer) Hope this helps Rob W -Original Message- From: Colin Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 September 2005 16:24 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: setting white balance with studio flashes with istD I'm shooting a dinner/dance on Saturday night (9hrs GMT) I'm using a set of portable studio flashes and would like to set the white balance manually to the lights. I've read the instructions with the istD for setting white balance manually and it says on P142 step 3: fill the viewfinder completely with white or gray paper under the desired lighting of setting the white balance. step 4: Hold down the manual white balance button and press the shutter release button. Added as a memo is the note; No image is recorded when the shutter release button is pressed to record white balance. My questions are: Will depressing the shutter release button fire a set of studio flashes, lighting the whitepaper with the desired lighting? If the shutter release doesn't fire the flashes will using the modelling lights do? I don't have access to the studio lights I will be using until I have to shuot a dinner/dance on Saturday night (Perth time). Any thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers Colin
Re: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead)
I can't recall the name or number of it. It's an hourglass shaped rubber mount with a threaded coupling on one side to fit on a monopod and a camera tripod mount screw on the other. It allows you to bend the setup flexibly, while allowing the monopod to take the weight of the camera and lens. Godfrey On Sep 7, 2005, at 11:17 AM, Ryan Lee wrote: Sorry.. which rubber gizmo? Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:25 AM Subject: Re: Manfrotto 680B 322RC2 (monopod ballhead) With a monopod, the best flexible attachment I've used is a little rubber gizmo that Manfrotto sells. It doesn't allow portrait orientation, but lets me move the camera quickly and easily for panning at sports events, etc. Godfrey
Re: Spotted in Future shop
How good were the prices? I'm buying a DS next week, right now Black's is winning on price, at $999 with the 18-55. -Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Had to get a program for work at the futureshop around the block and i just happened to stroll by the camera section. Selling the istDs along with the rebel and 20D. Good prices to. First time i havce seen the istDs close up. I'm glad i bought the D as i think it would be to small for my hands. Dave
Re: SD Ultra II - testing ...
On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:22 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Setup: Fujitsu P5020D with a built-in SD-MMC card reader: O2Micro MemoryCardBus FLash Media Drive Card: Sandisk Ultra II, 1GB (rated at 9 MB/sec ). Under Windows XP Pro, in one window of Windows Explorer I choose 93 .PEF files (924 MB) - copy (Ctrl-C) - paste (Ctrl-V) in another window. I tested 2 configurations: 1. builtin card reader and 2. USB2 connection to the *ist DS body with 1.02 firmware. I copied those files both ways. Card-comp Comp-card 1. bultin card reader: ~ 8 min (2) ~ 11 min ~1.9 MB/sec ~ 1.5 MB/sec 2. USB2 cable to DS: 180 sec (2) 355 sec (5.13 MB/sec) (2.6 MB/sec) (2) - indicates 2 tests giving similar results. Another data point: Using the Belkin 8-in-1 USB 2.0 card reader, average transfer rate for SD Ultra II 1G cards (95 RAW files) is 6.5 Mbytes per second. That's connected to an iMac G4 20 model running Mac OS X v10.4.2. I've never timed doing the transfers connected to the camera itself. Godfrey
Re: split negatives
What brand camera is **pples? Shel [Original Message] From: Pancho Hasselbach hurt as much as what one of the models has had done to her **pples...
Re: split negatives
On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: What brand camera is **pples? It does not matter, it has gaffer tape all over the logos. Kostas
Re: Back from Ukraine
On 9/7/05, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bertolucci made a great film of The Sheltering Sky, one of my all-time favourites. Paul Bowles has a cameo role at the end. And in fact I think I have his book of photos somewhere. I've met a lot of people who claim to be travellers, not tourists. I'm always happy to admit that I'm a tourist. I noticed a sign yesterday in a nearby pub window which said No travellers allowed in this pub - it's an attempt to keep gypsies out (and probably illegal). I'm sorely tempted to go in there dressed as a gypsy and tell them I'm a tourist, not a traveller. I love that movie!! One of the few Debra Winger roles I've enjoyed. And, of course, John Malkovitch... Anyway, I thought the movie really captured the spirit of the book. The book of photos that I was able to borrow was really a bunch of (mostly, IIRC) middle eastern snapshots. He was quite good. Quite the interesting fellow (as was his marriage to Jane Bowles). If you haven't read her short novel, Two Serious Ladies, you should. It's a hoot! (at least I thought so, my sister hated it, but what does she know). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: split negatives
I think the guy might be onto something. If you buy one of my prints, I'll give you a corrupted .PEF, containing only one fourth of the data of the image. :) On 9/7/05, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dunno about this. The Australian term is wanky. Photographer makes 5 prints from a negative. Then cuts the neg in quarters, and 4 of the prints are sold, each with one of the quarters, to ensure that the print is truly limited. Beside the fact that you still have to take his word that he only makes 5 prints, I can't see how destroying the negative makes the photos any better. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad photos - a bit bland, but nothing really wrong with them. At least he doesn't photoshop the results :) (warning, artistic nudes ahead) http://www.nad-iksodas.com/split.htm -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
RE: The DS - It's Here!
Have been away foir some days, so this is a bit late: Grats, have fun :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2. september 2005 22:24 To: PDML Subject: The DS - It's Here! If anyone gives a rat's patoot, the DS arrived a few minutes ago, I threw an auto focus lens on it, and proceeded to check out it's basic functions, like whether the shutter works, if the mirror goes up and down, if the lens focuses. Well, all that stuff seems OK. Off to grab an SD card in a bit and take some pics. First impressions and thoughts: The camera seems so small compared to many of the SLR's I've used. It's not much larger than the Sony DSC-S85. That's pretty amazing considering the size of other DSLR bodies. Diopter correction is such that I can use it without wearing my glasses! VBG Operation is fairly quiet. The mirror seems well damped, too. Silver would be the wrong color for this body. Gotta get some gaffer's tape. It's pretty intuitive in terms of set up. Perhaps that's because there's been so much discussion here about how the camera works, and possibly because I'm used to using the menu structure of the Sony. It seems like it'll mostly be a set it and forget it situation. Did I mention how small this puppy is ;-)) Major disappointment: When I bought the LX, it came with a great velvet storage pouch. The DS comes with a crummy little plastic bag with a label telling of its dangers, like taking care not to suffocate a baby or small child. A 200 page manual! Gimme a break ... The strap is a POS. Maybe one of the thin leather Spotmatic straps can be made to fit. My cat is intrigued by it. Maybe the FedEx hassle was worth it ... Shel
Re: PESO - Stairway to Heaven
On 8/18/05, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken early one morning while wandering the marina in Valdez Harbor. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647682 Comments welcome. Still pulling up some old paws (it's so great to be able to check the list at work!!!). This is one cool photo. I really like it. I can honestly say I've never seen anything quite like it, and for reasons I can't articulate, it's just lovely. I guess sometimes a thing is just pretty because it's pretty, eh? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: The DS - It's Here!
On 9/7/05, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have been away foir some days, so this is a bit late: Grats, have fun :-) Read on, Tim. I think it's faulty and has to be sent back. :-( -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Back from Ukraine
On 7/9/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: dressed as a gypsy And exactly how does a gypsy dress mate ?? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - Politics
On 8/20/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax *istD, K 200/2.5, Handheld ISO 200, 1/750 sec @ f/4 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_2171.htm Comments welcome It made me smile (at least, with your title it did). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: CNE Airshow/TOPDML Pix
On 7/9/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Of course, my pix won't be ready until they're developed, but Jeff took a bunch of nice ones with his Oly E-whatever-it-is, and he gave me his permission to post them: http://photobucket.com/albums/v90/jefkom/Air%20Show%202005/ Enjoy! My wife says 'he always looks happy - a satisfied mind...' http://photobucket.com/albums/v90/jefkom/Air%20Show%202005/ ?action=viewcurrent=P9053092.jpg I'd agree ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PAW - Not a bike messenger
On 7/9/05, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: Hey, how do you know he's not a bike messenger on his day off? Because he casts a shadow? keith ROTFL! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Popped over to Berlin
Not much Pentax content I'm afraid, but there's the odd lunatic around here who likes to see what I get up to when I'm working, so here ya go. http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/berlin.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: SV: PESO - The Bridge
Are burnt out highlights becoming acceptable these days? Shel [Original Message] From: Jens Bladt Beautiful photograph. And hardly any burned out high lights http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bullock_0109.htm
Re: Spotted in Future shop
Futureshop has it for CAD$949.97. Simons in Montreal (www.simonscamera.com) has it for CAD$989. I bought mine from them to save on the provincial sales tax (since I'm in Ontario). McBain Camera in Edmonton have it for CAD$999 - again no provincal sales tax. -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall -- On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Adam Maas wrote: How good were the prices? I'm buying a DS next week, right now Black's is winning on price, at $999 with the 18-55. -Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Had to get a program for work at the futureshop around the block and i just happened to stroll by the camera section. Selling the istDs along with the rebel and 20D. Good prices to. First time i havce seen the istDs close up. I'm glad i bought the D as i think it would be to small for my hands. Dave
Re: SV: PESO - The Bridge
On 7/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Are burnt out highlights becoming acceptable these days? Actually I used to strive for high contrast in my film days. I loved burned out highlights. Now when I do it, nobody believes me! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: SV: PESO - The Bridge
Hello Jens, Yes, highlights are a problem, especially when the groom is in the shot wearing black. Thanks for your comments. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, September 7, 2005, 12:28:13 PM, you wrote: JB Beautiful photograph. And hardly any burned out high lights, which is the JB challenge about brides, isn't it`? JB Jens JB Jens Bladt JB Arkitekt MAA JB http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt JB -Oprindelig meddelelse- JB Fra: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JB Sendt: 6. september 2005 23:52 JB Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net JB Emne: PESO - The Bridge JB I flew out to Baltimore several weeks ago to do the photography for my JB niece's wedding. This is one of the shots from an outdoor bridal JB portrait session. JB Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld JB ISO 200, 1/180 sec @ f/5.6 JB http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bullock_0109.htm JB Comments welcome JB -- JB Bruce
