Re: Not Quita a PAW PESO - A Car Photo
The look on Rob's face when I told him, communicated very clearly he was astounded by that piece of news. :-) Dave On 9/24/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave told be that you'd purchased a DSLR when we caught up in Perth, he didn't have to revive me but it was a shock! BTW what's your exposure count so far? :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Loire Valley photo web page revised
Mark Roberts a écrit : Michel Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/loire.htm Nice photos from France;-) Just a little correction: in french, write Château d'Amboise instead off Chateau d'Ambois Bonjour de France Michel OK, I've added the e to the end of Amboise. I'll get around to the circumflex over the A in Chateau later... Are you anywhere near Tours? No, I live near Toulouse. Michel
Re: How Pentax Could Survive
No, but the part of it depending only on technology is. The advertisers want us to believe it so they can sell more stuff, but it still depends on the photographer. However, you are not helping your arguments by calling names. DagT Den 24. sep. 2005 kl. 04.15 skrev Herb Chong: so Dag's summary of modern sports and wildlife photography as artless repetition is? Herb - Original Message - From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 1:55 PM Subject: Re: How Pentax Could Survive Amateur wannabe? Why this ever-present propensity to denigrate or otherwise malign the other guy sdown and speak rudely to him or her? That's not appropriately civil conversation.
Re: Peso: Pictures from a vacation
Very nice Bill. Kinda' reminds me of this one: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc_007.htm At this size the image doesn't show just how much detail is there. Dave On 9/24/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How exciting is this? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/vacation/IMGP9528.html Shot with the FA200/4 macro on the istD. Nice lens, this picture doesn't do it justice. William Robb
Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request) I didn't have to. There were more than enough witness' to it's existence. It's not like I believe in flying saucers or not believe in them. I'm very cynical, but I believe there was a full frame 6 megapixal Pentax DSLR which, due to a large number of circumstances, put Pentax back into their cautious mode, when bold moves are probably necessary. I also believe that due to it's user interface it had full support for K/M lenses. Your statement to the contrary not withstanding. The MZ-D(ebacle) was long enough ago that I don't remember for sure if they showed a working camera or a non working mock up. It's debatable, that they would have left the mechanical support on the MZ-D, had it seen the light of day anyway. Did I read in one of your posts that the istD had the mechanical linkages in preproduction models but by the time the camera was in stores, the linkage was gone? William Robb I would expect them to have left in the comaptibility, it's not like they were working off a platform that already had abandoned this compatibility (As the *ist did) -Adam
Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
Ironically, my worst film performer (Formula 5 28mm f2.8) is quite acceptable on Digital. And it's a cheap off brand K lens I bought for $10CDN. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: Well Pentax supports them, in all exposure modes. They certainly don't treat them as if they were obsolete. Don't you see a flaw in just about every bodies logic here? On both sides of this debate? I know I do. Especially since I have a number of K/M mount lenses which give as good as or better performance on the APS digital format than they do on film. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request) There are also newer lenses, post K/M that exhibit CA when used on digital, are these also obsolete? I have one of those as well. If it's not correctable, then for digital, yes, it isn't usable, and by definition, obsolete, even if nothing has replaced it. YMMV William Robb
Re: Norcal PDML meet
I would not recommend parking *anywhere* in the city during such an event. BARTing is very worth it. How big is this lens that you can't carry it? Well, the 250-600/f5.6 is 12lbs just by itself, and of course there's a tripod needed as well. Plus I've got the 300/2.8. And, of course, whatever I need for other shooting. I can get everything except the tripod into the Pelican 1620. Perhaps if I make do with the monopod I'll settle for that. It's not exactly inconspicuous for street shooting, though. Dude, with a lens like that 250-600, you don't need to be inconspicuous -- you could photograph people from two blocks away! John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com AIM: Neopifex Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a statement.
Re: anybody still shoot film?
I've got the III and love it for BW work (90% of my film work is BW). It's decent for Colour as well, but the lack of DigitalICE does show. -Adam Tim Sherburne wrote: Yes, I've been considering that one myself. The folks here seem to have good things to say about it. t On 9/23/05 13:55, Matjaz Osojnik wrote: I went with Minolta Dual Scan IV. I did choose a Minolta over Nikon because they are supposed to be better with B/W scans. Price was a deciding factor as well.
Re: anybody still shoot film?
On 23/9/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: XXX No hugs? Ack, your sick! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: control paradigms
One of the reasons I chose a D over the DS. -Adam Mark Roberts wrote: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I really object, though, is when there is one common wheel for aperture and exposure time. I think that one control instead of two isn't just something you get used to; having separate ones is simply better. I'm with you here. After having owned both the PZ-1p and MZ-S I greatly prefer having the aperture control on the camera body, but it's gotta have its own dedicated control device.
Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
On 23/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/prototypes/MZ-D.html Shel I cry buckets whenever I see that. It was a cruel thing to do, but not as cruel as actually releasing it I suppose. The sensor was junk. So sad, as it's the reason I didn't wait, and bought a D60 instead. But I'm happier now. Like my first ever girlfriend, bittersweet memories! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
On 24/9/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: It might turn out cheaper to rip a Canon to bits and bolt the sensor into the back of a K1000 (there's an idea for Cotty). No screen, no menus full of settings, no built-in flash: just a 24x36mm sensor and a memory slot is all I'd want. Actually if you want me to buy it, make it a K2 instead of a K1000. It would be easier to start with a DSLR body and fabricate a K mount onto it Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: anybody still shoot film?
Call me a luddite if you will, but every time I see a bright, sharp set of Velvia trannys from my LX or 645 I am convinced that as far as image quality goes, film still rules. One day perhaps, but for now, I'll stick to film. Peter - Original Message - From: Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:14 PM Subject: anybody still shoot film? Hey kids! I'm back ;^) Got myself another 6x7 the 45mm lens and a bunch of E100vs ... a 165mm f2.8, a 300mm f4 and some miscellany are enroute to the new abodeLet The Real Photography Begin!!! PS: it'll also do digital via a film scanner, something like 250 megapixels or some such ... !8^D egads! Wild Bill on the Skenick Oregon Koast
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 23/9/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, some excellent shots here. Love the motion blur on the opening. And the pics of the anchors under the studio lights really pop. Good job Thanks Paul. I tried using a bit of fill flash in the studio but it was pointless as the lights in there are already set to their optimum for the scene. I don't mind stuff like this a bit warm, I think it adds to the feel Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 23/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Another great series of PJ shots Cotty. Ever thought about a career in TV.g Trade secret time. How'd you get the monitors to blurr and the main portion of the shot clear. Thanks Dave. Tricky getting the exposure right, but essentially, fully manual, shutter speed at about 1/15th to 1/8th sec, aperture and ISO depending on ambient light. Stop down too much in a dark room (the gallery) and the flash takes over and freezes the scene, so it's wide open in there. In a bright room, open up too much and the flash has little effect, so I stop right down to f16. The instant nature of digital makes this exercise easier. Then it's just experiment with the amount of movement of camera and/or subject. Best,, Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 24/9/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: Cool set of shots Cotty. Can you show us the lighting set-up you used for the studio shots? :-) Har! I should have done a shot just as a reference. Nothing to do with me mate. They had just done a 30 second promo at 5.30. The programme starts at 6pm. I used what was there. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 24/9/05, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed: What did you do with the first photo This is Central News, double exposure or what? thanks Markus. I stood on a chair and used a slow shutter speed with flash. I prefer doing this in the camera rather than later in Photoshop. I spend far too long sat here in front of the screen anyway!! ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 24/9/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: That tie should be outlawed. You haven't seen the half of it. It's become a tradition over the past 16 years that people send him ties - there are literally hundreds in his dressing room. Little old ladies and that sort of thing Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 23/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Great selection of snaps. Good luck! Thanks Kenneth. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 23/9/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice work, Cotty! Thanks Godders. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
On 23/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm used to the empty Leica, K-series, and MX finders. Now hang on - the MX *does* have the aperture window above the frame! It took me weeks before I could peel off the tape.. ;-) PS I have to say, I find flashing lights annoying as well. Shame the pentaprism can't be removed, you could access the annoyance immediately Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: anybody still shoot film?
With MF slides you get more feeling being there when you look at them. About month ago i shot 5 rolls of Velvia/Astia in French Alps (Chamonix). In mountain photography film is still my preferred choice. And i like BW photography, because it is very different. You learn a lot how to use light and compose. Hmm, Agfa APX100/120 is my favorite grainless film... Gasha Peter Jordan wrote: Call me a luddite if you will, but every time I see a bright, sharp set of Velvia trannys from my LX or 645 I am convinced that as far as image quality goes, film still rules. One day perhaps, but for now, I'll stick to film.
Re: I'm ba-ack
On 24/9/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: Found a new abode yet? Argh. Came close twice. Third time's a charm (I hope). Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Not Quita a PAW PESO - A Car Photo
I'd have loved to see a pic of that! LOL Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage The look on Rob's face when I told him, communicated very clearly he was astounded by that piece of news. :-) Dave On 9/24/05, Rob Studdert wrote: Dave told be that you'd purchased a DSLR when we caught up in Perth, he didn't have to revive me but it was a shock!
Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust
This one time, at band camp, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you positive they weren't battery related failures? Absolutely. I could take the batteries directly from the failed body and into a working body without a problem. When the camera was returned from repairs, the problem no longer existed using the same batteries (Sony NiMh) My istD would do the old lock out thing regularly when the batteries got a bit weak, especially if I was using the external battery. It's one of the reasons why I gave up in NiMh batteries, I just didn't find that they ran the camer reliably. What did you change to? Kind regards 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: anybody still shoot film?
This one time, at band camp, Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course, the 6x7 is not digital :) Its all I use for my own photography Kind regards 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: GESO - ITV @ 50
Cool series. I like the blurry flashy effect. All the behind the scenes stuff made me think of a program called Frontline http://www.abc.net.au/wa/stories/s1104477.htm . This reference won't mean much to anyone outside of Australia, but it was a comedy series that took a satirical look at the news media. People in the know said that it was very close to the mark. Kind of like Yes, Minister/Prime Minister politics. Dave On 9/24/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Britain, Thursday saw the 50th anniversary of ITV (Independent TV) - the commercial rival to the BBC - and there was a jovial mood at the office. I was persuaded to pop into the studio and grab some shots for inclusion into a 'contest' where pics from all the ITV regions will be used in a 'day in the life of' publication in due course Some of the wide angle pics, including the first on the page, were shot using the Pentax K15mm 3.5, so - on topic! http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/itv50.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Not Quita a PAW PESO - A Car Photo
Hi Rob ... I'll try with the t'pod tomorrow and use a smaller aperture. Never thought about focus bracketing. Not a bad idea ;-)) You knew I'd been thinking about a DSLR for a while and that it was just a matter of time before I'd get one. My little Sony had a tripod mishap, and the price on the DS was very low, so it seemed like the perfect time to make the move. I'll be able to get a few dollars for the Sony to offset the DS, which made the deal even more appealing. Exposure count? Not much ... only about 400 or so, although almost 100 of those were made just to exercise a sticky aperture on a K-mount lens. Plans are to make a few more exposures tomorrow - maybe eight or ten ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Rob Studdert I'm hoping someone (perhaps Paul) can offer a suggestion as to what aperture and focus point might best provide some sharper results. This was shot at 1/800 @ f8.0, and the focus point was at about the rear door handle. http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/bmw.html As a snap I don't find the focus problematic, even much larger it wouldn't be too irritating but I guess it's not the type of shot you'd be wanting to make a poster from in any case. If I were out to make a shot which was sharp back to front I would be shooting using a tripod for one and probably at f16 or greater if using a camera with an APS sized sensor. The general rule of thumb for optimising focus would suggest that the absolute plane of focus should lie around 1/3 of the way into the required subject however if in this case the emblem needs to be sharp the focus plane should be brought a little more forward. I find that sharp lenses (like the 77mm) make DOF boundaries more obvious. I would have placed the plane of focus in a similar position to you in this particular shot and probably taken another at a different focal plane for a little cheap insurance. Dave told be that you'd purchased a DSLR when we caught up in Perth, he didn't have to revive me but it was a shock! BTW what's your exposure count so far?
Re: printing papers ...
I think all Epson ink jet printers have a vacuum pump to suck ink through the heads to clear clogs. I know all the older ones do. Powell Godfrey's 1270, the 1280, and most of the higher end consumer Epson printers all have it. Herb...
Re: EBay Pentax Seller Question
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: was leaving next month. I asked why and he said 300 people were laid off by Pentax, including 40 corporate staff. :-( Was that a known fact? Why is it happening? Kostas
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: knows what's best for the photographer. Feh! Having these things in the finder is like a poke in the eye! What, prey tell, might the reasoning be behind this behavior? I think we should ask JCO. Kostas
Re: I'm ba-ack
Thanks Rob. I thought the picture of the little kid was kinda' cuteoh hang on... VBG I've downloaded Hugin I'll have a play with it over weekend. Dave On 9/24/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23 Sep 2005 at 21:20, David Savage wrote: Welcome back Rob. Thanks Dave, the pics you posted look pretty good (bar one :-), my city shots are pretty much clones, I'm going to have to play with the HDR stuff. And Hugin was the Panotools stitching GUI that I couldn't remember the name of, it brilliant. http://hugin.sourceforge.net/
Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
Or fabricate a Canon mount onto the world's best lenses. Oh, wait a minute. somebody's done that! :-) John On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:28:07 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 24/9/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: It might turn out cheaper to rip a Canon to bits and bolt the sensor into the back of a K1000 (there's an idea for Cotty). No screen, no menus full of settings, no built-in flash: just a 24x36mm sensor and a memory slot is all I'd want. Actually if you want me to buy it, make it a K2 instead of a K1000. It would be easier to start with a DSLR body and fabricate a K mount onto it Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 23/09/2005
Re: EBay Pentax Seller Question
I'm amazed they had so many people TO lay off. Did he mean Pentax worldwide, or just US? Sad news, either way. John On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 03:48:47 +0100, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spoke to Pentax Colorado yesterday and spoke with the guy who acted to expedite my LX repair last time. At the end of the conversation, he mentioned that he was leaving next month. I asked why and he said 300 people were laid off by Pentax, including 40 corporate staff. He was selling some of his Pentqax items as well. Regards, Bob S. On 9/23/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Fred Widall Subject: Re: EBay Pentax Seller Question I noticed him too, he has some interesting items. I believe that the Pentax repair facility in Mississauga recently closed, I wonder if his recent appearance on ebay is somehow related to that. Disgruntled ex employee with keys to the warehouse? WW -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 23/09/2005
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, Cotty wrote: You haven't seen the half of it. It's become a tradition over the past 16 years that people send him ties - there are literally hundreds in his dressing room. Little old ladies and that sort of thing I want his job. Kostas (and the ties that go with it)
Re: control paradigms
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 23, 2005, at 2:22 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: I was very used to controlling aperture from an on-lens ring with generations of Nikon and Leica gear. Moving to a new control paradigm, with control of all exposure related elements on my right hand adjacent to the shutter release, took a little time. [ And so on. ] Yes, it's of course also a question of habit. When I really object, though, is when there is one common wheel for aperture and exposure time. I think that one control instead of two isn't just something you get used to; having separate ones is simply better. I've had cameras with one, other cameras with two. [ ... ] If you have two wheels, which of these three control functions do you put on which wheel in what mode? The KM A2 allows me to configure it, and thereby confuse myself. Yes. I should say that I quite definitely don't want the controls to be configurable. I think there ought to be one control that always sets time and another that always sets aperture. Another thing I like about the old-style setup, is that there aren't any exposure modes as such, either. I mean, in the sense that auto is just a position on the time or aperture switch. Thus lowering the potential for mode confusion even further. But yes, hyper shifts are somewhat problematic under such a scheme... - T
Re: control paradigms
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 23, 2005, at 4:07 PM, Frantisek wrote: De gustibus non est disputandum. ... I think this is an useless debate, as it really depends on one's preference I wasn't really debating the matter. Just stating what I found in the movement to these new control paradigms. I wasn't going to debate it either. I was just mentioning that I happen to like the aperture ring as a comment to somebody who said that they actually wanted something like a Canon with a Pentax mount. - T
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
Shel Belinkoff wrote: OK, I'm lost ... how does one turn completely off the flash arrow from showing in the finder? Try as I might, when the light is low, the durned arrow appears and sometime flashes on and off. I've gotta be missing some function or feature. If you are not too bothered about warranty, any decent electronic technician should be able to remove the LED. If they are really good, they would leave no trace of being there and you could say What LED? if ever asked. Or you could ask Pentax service to do it. mike
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
Wouldn't it be more a matter of disconnecting the particular connection to the LCD in the viewfinder? Dave On 9/24/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: OK, I'm lost ... how does one turn completely off the flash arrow from showing in the finder? Try as I might, when the light is low, the durned arrow appears and sometime flashes on and off. I've gotta be missing some function or feature. If you are not too bothered about warranty, any decent electronic technician should be able to remove the LED. If they are really good, they would leave no trace of being there and you could say What LED? if ever asked. Or you could ask Pentax service to do it. mike
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Dario - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 10:40 PM Subject: GESO - ITV @ 50 In Britain, Thursday saw the 50th anniversary of ITV (Independent TV) - the commercial rival to the BBC - and there was a jovial mood at the office. I was persuaded to pop into the studio and grab some shots for inclusion into a 'contest' where pics from all the ITV regions will be used in a 'day in the life of' publication in due course Some of the wide angle pics, including the first on the page, were shot using the Pentax K15mm 3.5, so - on topic! http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/itv50.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
I just remembered: Cotters, have we seen the pretty newscaster before? and were they colour to do justice to her eyes? Kostas
Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
On 24/9/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed: Or fabricate a Canon mount onto the world's best lenses. Oh, wait a minute. somebody's done that! :-) Canon? ;-) -- !! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 24/9/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Cool series. I like the blurry flashy effect. Thanks David. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 24/9/05, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Modesty prevents me from agreeing with you. I think I could have done better. But thanks anyway. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: GESO - ITV @ 50
On 24/9/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis, discombobulated, unleashed: I just remembered: Cotters, have we seen the pretty newscaster before? and were they colour to do justice to her eyes? Why Kostas you old romantic. Yes I may have posted pics of Hannah (on the right in the two-shot) and Alex (left) is more a reporter, but she does present. She's on the 'Berlin' page under Photo Essays. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Black White Conversion w/FA 24 f2.0
Thanks Jay for the compliment! For the record: the base of what I do with my pictures are the actions by Suleman Petteri, available in his website: http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/How_to/n_Digital_BW/a_Digital_Black_and_White.html I do a bit of dodging and burning to every image, and make them a little bit warmer than the set up darkroom action makes them. But I don't take all the PS credit... Cheers, j On 9/22/05, Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After admiring the awesome photoblog of Juan (Water Molotov) and great images from Godfrey, I have been wanting to explore different BW conversion processes in Photoshop CS. This one involves dual Hue/Saturation adjustment layers. Not even close to dynamic range shown in Juan's work, but here is an example: http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/49629765.DuwamishBW.jpg I'm really begining to appreciate the optical quality of the higher end Pentax glass. And yeah, LBA is starting to come into full effect. Comments and suggestions welcome, Jay -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Siena mini-PDML
On Thursday I met Gianfranco in Firenze. He was there visiting a Pentax repair center and I am passing through Italy on my way back to the US. We drove to Siena, and spent Thursday and part of Friday there. Great shooting in the street, some excellent food, and we remembered some of you list guys. Here are some pictures, I'm sure he will have some more later on: Here is Gianfranco cutting through a Fiorentina, a steak seemingly made with the meat of several cows, and one of the best to be had outside of Argentina: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053510/in/set-1006213/ We went for a little night shooting at the abandoned abbey of San Galgano: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053584/in/set-1006213/ this is my interpretation of the place: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053553/in/set-1006213/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053560/in/set-1006213/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053576/in/set-1006213/ Last, here is Gianfranco trying to figure out how to stop his car :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053594/in/set-1006213/ The whole flickr set is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/sets/1006213/ Gianfranco and I had met in Napoli in 2001, it was great to see him again! j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
Hi Shel, Our paths are similar. The LX was the most contemporary camera I had used prior to purchasing an *istD. I found the viewfinder information a bit disconcerting at first, particularly the flash indicator that you mentioned. However, after using the camera for awhile I forgot that it was even there. On the other hand, I came to depend on other into in the viewfinder. With the finger accessible wheels, it's easy to change the ap and shutter without looking up. Ditto, the exposure compensation. I think it's all about becoming accustomed to a new environment. A year from now, you won't even know that there's a flash indicator in the display. You'll blank out the info you don't need. Paul On Sep 23, 2005, at 11:16 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Bill ... I suppose there's some truth to that. Since I've come to this camera directly from cameras that have little or nothing in the finder, this is probably a bigger deal for me than for those who have transitioned to the newest cameras through models like the PZ-1p, ZX-5n, and other cameras with many functions and features. As I may have mentioned before, the LX is the newest camera I had until now - and y'know, all the information in the LX finder sometimes confuses and annoys me. I'm used to the empty Leica, K-series, and MX finders. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb Just a wild guess, I doubt if enough people find it bothersome for them to do what you want. Just a wilder guess, it never occurred to them that anyone would find it annoying.
Re: Not Quita a PAW PESO - A Car Photo
Hi Shel, For a 3/4 rear shot (like this) or a similar front angle I focus on the license plate. The viewer's impression of sharpness is shaped by the foreground sharpness. The stop I use depends on the DOF of the particular lens. With that 77, I think you'll need f11 or f16 to keep the entire car in focus if the license plate is the focal point. With cars that look good foreshortened, I sometimes shoot this angle with my A400 at f32 -- off a tripod of course. However, this car is too much of a jelly bean for that kind of pull. The 77 looks to be close to ideal. The light direction is good, but full sun is always a bit harsh. A similar light direction with the sun just below the horizon in early morning or late afternoon would be excellent. Or the same light direction as you have here with a light cloud cover would be very nice. Of course that would make the tripod a necessity. I would also move the car as far away from the background as possible. (That's why good car shooting locations are hard to find:-). Paul On Sep 23, 2005, at 11:31 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'm using this car for a while and decided a little snap was in order. I used the 77mm lens on the DS, and found the perspective pleasing. However, the sharpness of the license plate and deck emblem leaves something to be desired. I'm hoping someone (perhaps Paul) can offer a suggestion as to what aperture and focus point might best provide some sharper results. This was shot at 1/800 @ f8.0, and the focus point was at about the rear door handle. http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/bmw.html Shel
Re: Peso: Another picture from a vacation
This is my favorite of the three. Rich color, nice detail. I like the way you've split the frame with the top of the waterfall. It's a different way of looking at this type of scene. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 12:29 AM, William Robb wrote: I promise, last one tonight. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/vacation/IMGP9192.html Technical istD, F*300/4.5, 1/6 second, f/16 William Robb
RE: PESO: Vienna, 2005
This is a very well told story, Juan. Poor man. Let us hope he has better luck another time. As people has said before me: Well seen, and well executed. A classic image! 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: Juan Buhler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17. september 2005 19:32 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Vienna, 2005 OK, to make up for the earlier one, this one is more like what I shoot: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com/index.php?showimage=240 (istD, FA35/2, 1/10s handheld to blur the people, will probably work much better when printed big) Sad story: that gentleman spent a while (maybe 30' or so) waiting in the rain with a rose, and finally left, alone. I hanged around hoping to see a happy meeting, but it didn't happen :( Comments welcome. j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: printers
What Dave said. I use at least two light magenta and light cyan for every dark magenta and dark cyan. Yellow is usually the third to go. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 1:16 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 24, 2005, at 3:50 AM, graywolf wrote: For photos the individual ink tanks are not that hot a deal. That is because you tend to use them all up at about the same time. Mine are used up at greatly different rates. I think that light magenta is the fastest to go, closely followed by light cyan and probably photo black. - Dave
Re: anybody still shoot film?
Peter Jordan wrote: Call me a luddite if you will, but every time I see a bright, sharp set of Velvia trannys from my LX or 645 I am convinced that as far as image quality goes, film still rules. If you were female I'd marry you. Tom Reese
Re: Siena mini-PDML
Nice. Love the abbey pics. And that steak looks good as well:-). Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 6:52 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: On Thursday I met Gianfranco in Firenze. He was there visiting a Pentax repair center and I am passing through Italy on my way back to the US. We drove to Siena, and spent Thursday and part of Friday there. Great shooting in the street, some excellent food, and we remembered some of you list guys. Here are some pictures, I'm sure he will have some more later on: Here is Gianfranco cutting through a Fiorentina, a steak seemingly made with the meat of several cows, and one of the best to be had outside of Argentina: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053510/in/set-1006213/ We went for a little night shooting at the abandoned abbey of San Galgano: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053584/in/set-1006213/ this is my interpretation of the place: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053553/in/set-1006213/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053560/in/set-1006213/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053576/in/set-1006213/ Last, here is Gianfranco trying to figure out how to stop his car :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053594/in/set-1006213/ The whole flickr set is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/sets/1006213/ Gianfranco and I had met in Napoli in 2001, it was great to see him again! j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: anybody still shoot film?
Don't let that stop you. On 9/24/05, Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Jordan wrote: Call me a luddite if you will, If you were female I'd marry you. Tom Reese -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: anybody still shoot film?
This one time, at band camp, Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you were female I'd marry you. Prude! Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Pentax Petition-UPDATE
Well, so far, not so good. ;-( We've only had a few interested parties so far, not nearly enough to have an impact on Pentax decision making. I've talked to other PDML members more in the know about this than I and they feel Pentax already monitors this, and other lists, so this may not be a worthwhile effort. Regardless, I will keep [EMAIL PROTECTED] active for comments on this subject AND I am working on a web form that will allow people to enter their wish list and demographics and I will monitor and tally this on a regular basis. Results will be reported to the PDML. It will be a few days before this happens as my web skills have gotten a tad rusty. ;-) Don
Re: anybody still shoot film?
Hi! I'm back ;^) Got myself another 6x7 the 45mm lens and a bunch of E100vs ... a 165mm f2.8, a 300mm f4 and some miscellany are enroute to the new abodeLet The Real Photography Begin!!! PS: it'll also do digital via a film scanner, something like 250 megapixels or some such ... I have a little film project going on with my MZ-6. I have a roll of Agfa APX 400 that I am spending on photos of my daughter and comparing Tamron 90/2.5 with SMCP FA 77 Ltd at the same time ;-). But, yet, indeed, I am very much digital... Boris
Re: I'm ba-ack
Hi! Yes I did almost disappear without trace (thanks for the pic Dave, the Winter coat will be off shortly but I'll keep the other gray Cotty :-) Strong the Force is with this one ;-). I experienced the liberation of almost seven weeks without Internet connectivity (both bliss and frustration in a strange combination) however in that time I've driven 15797km (~9818miles) and paid for thousands of L of hideously expensive fuel (up to AU$1.699/L or ~US$4.88/gallon) so I'm a little short on cash and a bit road dazed but I did shoot some OK pics (I think). We will be the judge of that ;-). No pics to show just yet as I'm still in the midst of unpacking and cleaning and eradicating email spam whilst attempting to manage 63GB of pics. It's good to be subscribed again, will try to keep a eye on the list but will be pretty busy for a few weeks yet, looks like I missed a few good spats too ;-) WB. Do show us some pics... Boris
Re: anybody still shoot film?
Hey, I have some standards. Who do you think I am? Cotty? Tom Reese Don't let that stop you. On 9/24/05, Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Jordan wrote: Call me a luddite if you will, If you were female I'd marry you. Tom Reese
Published
Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made of it (with my permission): http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/celtica.jpg Dario
Re: Published
Sweet. I hadn't seen that shot. Very nice. Dave On 9/24/05, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made of it (with my permission): http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/celtica.jpg Dario
Re: Published
And I've been asked these two by ETH, for making a poster: http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth10.jpg http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth24.jpg And I've been asked this one by the subject (Jim Thomson) for his C/V: http://www.dariobonazza.com/trig05/trig323.jpg So apparently I had a successful photo day that day. Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 2:18 PM Subject: Published Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made of it (with my permission): http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/celtica.jpg Dario
RE: PESO: The Laguna
An interesting photo. But Jens, I don't get this. I have a naive(?) question. Why using a 344mm setup for panopics? My choice would simply be using a wider lens, and cutting top and bottom of the image in post processing. I do understand that your approach gives more details. But if I'm not mistaken you are shooting for a magazine here. Can't see that a magazine format will display the details. To me it seems like a lot of trouble, for, what? 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: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18. september 2005 17:08 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The Laguna I shoot panoramas. This one i for work. We are planning and building a new 40 ha harbour. Some panoramas will illustrate an article about this in magazine shortly. I think it is very diffucult to get the colours right. I must underexpose quite a lot to prevent burned out highlights. In order to get the colours right, I edit the photographs PS after RAW conversion. I make several layers: An original layer, a munual levels layer, an autolevels layer and an autocolours layer. Then I mix these layers until I thinks it looks right. http://gallery13117.fotopic.net/p20325574.html Pentax *ist D, SMC-F 1.7 AF Adapter, SMC-K 2.8/135mm, Tripod, two spirit levels, PhotoVista 3.5 and PS 8.01. Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA
Re: Published
Congratulations. Great shot. Nice layout in the magazine as well. Did you have the whole row of lights on the original image, or was it retouched for the pub? Excellent work. A good one for your portfolio. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 8:18 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made of it (with my permission): http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/celtica.jpg Dario
Re: Published
And I've been asked this one by the subject (Jim Thomson) for his C/V: http://www.dariobonazza.com/trig05/trig323.jpg I forgot to say that Jim is the bass drummer of Clan Wallace scottish band. http://www.braveheartscotland.com/clanwallaceband/bins/site/templates/splash.asp Dario
Re: Published
Thanks Paul. Yes, the row of lights is as it is in the original image. Dario - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 2:32 PM Subject: Re: Published Congratulations. Great shot. Nice layout in the magazine as well. Did you have the whole row of lights on the original image, or was it retouched for the pub? Excellent work. A good one for your portfolio. Paul On Sep 24, 2005, at 8:18 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made of it (with my permission): http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/celtica.jpg Dario
*ist-D raw files compressed: results
I wanted to know how a raw file would compress, specially since D files are quite big (bigger than DS as you probably know). I tried a couple formats. My point was to know how it would compress the best, not taking speed into account !! Of course size will vary with the software you use and with options chosen. Original PEF filesize: 14.222 KB Zipped (maximum): 8.686 KB RAR v2.5 (maximum): 8034 KB ACE v2.6 (maximum): 8630 KB 7-zip (LZMA algorithm, 32MB dictionary size, 128bytes word size): 7308KB I'm definitely impressed by 7-zip format. Although it is quite slow (with the mehtod and options I chose since speed was not important) it is way beter than others. RAR is a bit beter than Zip but I thought it'd do beter. ACE is both less effective than RAR (which took me as a surprise) and about as effective as ZIP which is definitely a huge surprise for me, I thought it'd be between RAR and 7-zip. So IMO, if I'd need to compress, I'd go either Zip (because pretty standard) or 7-zip (because best compression ration). I'll add that 7zip software and algorithm is fully Open Source (a Linux binary is also available). Lastly, do not forget that compression formats not only do compress but also do usually incorporate CRC and other ways of retreiving your data if damage went to files. If your PEF files or damaged, you're screwed. So maybe it is a good idea to backup your PEF files somewhere compressed? Just my 2 cents... -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
PESO: Moon over Mer de Glace
http://gasha.pie-dabas.net/peso/alpi-06-moon-over-mer-de-glace.jpg Pentax 645, 55mm lens, with tripod of course Velvia 50 Gasha
Re: Published
Thanks Dave. Here are four galleries of pictures I took that day: http://www.dariobonazza.com/trig05e.htm http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter05e.htm http://www.dariobonazza.com/eth052e.htm http://www.aohc.it/aohcgallery/gall10e.htm Dario - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 2:23 PM Subject: Re: Published Sweet. I hadn't seen that shot. Very nice. Dave
RE: Published
Congratulations Dario! It's a splendid shot, and the magazine did a fine job with it. Don -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 7:19 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Published Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made of it (with my permission): http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/celtica.jpg Dario
Re: PESO: Moon over Mer de Glace
Gasha, Dramatic, terrific scene nicely exposed! Difficult vantage point to gain? Having this image on a high resolution 645 film must be extra satisfying. Jack --- Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://gasha.pie-dabas.net/peso/alpi-06-moon-over-mer-de-glace.jpg Pentax 645, 55mm lens, with tripod of course Velvia 50 Gasha __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Peso: Pictures from a vacation
Rob, Okay, I give up. 8-D Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How exciting is this? http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/vacation/IMGP9528.html Shot with the FA200/4 macro on the istD. Nice lens, this picture doesn't do it justice. William Robb __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 38q - GDG
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A photo from another project I'm working on... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/38q.htm Comments, flames, critique per your predilection. :-) Man, it's already Saturday morning and no one's commented on this yet??? So I'll be the first I really love the texture and lighting. Great tonal range. I kind of wish both leaves weren't on the left side of the frame, but what can you do about that? Did I mention that I really love the texture and lighting? This is a shot I'd love to have a print of. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: TLR cameras. Note topic change.
Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pete and Dud meet at an art gallery... snip one of my all-time favorite Pete-and-Dud bits Love it! That's from Not only but Also isn't it? (The show in which they got the Royal Navy to launch Dud's piano off an aircraft carrier). I know that's one of the sketches that didn't get lost - my parents have a collection on video. I also like the one where they're in their flat discussing Debussy's Mum (took me ages to realize they were referring to La Mer). :-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO: Moon over Mer de Glace
Scanned image looks flat, and cannot be compared with original. MF camera weights nothing, compared with backpack over 20kg :) It took almost entire day to cross glacier ar get there. What impresses me is that moon looks like a moon on 120 slide film, not like a piece of dust on 35mm velvia. Gasha Jack Davis wrote: Gasha, Dramatic, terrific scene nicely exposed! Difficult vantage point to gain? Having this image on a high resolution 645 film must be extra satisfying. Jack --- Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://gasha.pie-dabas.net/peso/alpi-06-moon-over-mer-de-glace.jpg Pentax 645, 55mm lens, with tripod of course Velvia 50 Gasha __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Published
Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations Dario! It's a splendid shot, and the magazine did a fine job with it. What Don said! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Agfa News
FWIW, the Scala process is different from ordinary reversal processing for black and white films. In Europe Tetenal was selling a kit for processing Scala for a while. I doubt the old Kodak reversal kits or home-brew equivalents would work properly on Scala. Bob On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 11:05 PM, Gautam Sarup wrote: Yeah. Thanks. I going to try them out with the next batch. Gautam -Original Message- From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 3:54 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Agfa News No clue if they're any good, but these guys claim they can process Scala: http://www.dr5.com/main.html On 9/23/05, Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Find out how long they will support processing before you go wild on the film purchase. Good idea. Thanks. Gautam -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: PAW - Kristi
Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe anybody participating in this lengthy green button discussion could simply start posting some pictures taken with manual lenses on the *istD instead of endless repeating the same arguments over and over? Here ya go: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/loire001.htm http://www.robertstech.com/temp/loire033.htm http://www.robertstech.com/temp/loire034.htm http://www.robertstech.com/temp/loire035.htm http://www.robertstech.com/temp/loire043.htm http://www.robertstech.com/temp/loire046.htm These were taken with a Cosina 200/4.0 manual focus lens (no A setting). These small web images don't do it justice - it's really a very nice lens, both optically and in terms of construction. It's back from the days when lenses were built from lots o' metal and glass :) even though it's M class in terms of size. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO: Moon over Mer de Glace
Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://gasha.pie-dabas.net/peso/alpi-06-moon-over-mer-de-glace.jpg Pentax 645, 55mm lens, with tripod of course Velvia 50 Great shot! I want the GPS coordinates of that location ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?
This is a good poll. Pentax users stating what they would like to see in future PENTAX DSLR cameras. Great idea. But could someone please explain to me why the K/M open aperture and AE function ( AKA Full support of ALL PK lenses) being disussed this week isnt a valid desireable function just like all the other ones on this wish list? I say this because the standard and numerous opposition to K/M OA metering AE has been it adds cost. Well so does all these other things everyone is asking for. I do not agree that features should not be added just because they add ANY cost to produce them. Build better models and charge more for them is the solution. Should the survey be limited to features that should be added to future DSLRS that can only be added for free? I think NOT. jco
Re: Pentax Petition-UPDATE
Don, The instructions for posting our ideas must have gotten lost in the ongoing cat fight/flame war; in any case I didn't see them. Could you kindly repost them? Rick --- Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, so far, not so good. ;-( We've only had a few interested parties so far, not nearly enough to have an impact on Pentax decision making. I've talked to other PDML members more in the know about this than I and they feel Pentax already monitors this, and other lists, so this may not be a worthwhile effort. Regardless, I will keep [EMAIL PROTECTED] active for comments on this subject AND I am working on a web form that will allow people to enter their wish list and demographics and I will monitor and tally this on a regular basis. Results will be reported to the PDML. It will be a few days before this happens as my web skills have gotten a tad rusty. ;-) Don __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Temporarily enabled with 2.8/70-200mm
Since I did not manage to get a KL 2.5/200mm yesterday (grrr), in spite of the efforts of a very helpful PDML menmber, I decided to borrow a Sigma EX 2.8/70-200mm APO. Just like the one Jostein is using. According to www.photodo.com the Sigma is even better than the original - the SMC FA 2.8/80-200mm. Aledgedly the best 70-200mm available for Pentax??? I doubt this is the truth, since the Sigma (here) costs only 1/3 of the original Pentax lens. The high cost may be caused by very low sales figures. Sigma has this lens listed at the same price as the HSM-versions for C and N. The higher cost (no HSM) for the Pentax mount version should make up for the presumably lower sales figures :-) ?? I don't realy know if I'm ready to blow 1500 USD on this baby. Of course I could get it from Germany for appr. 1000 USD (845 Euro). It's good, but not THAT good, is it? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/46083404/ Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: PESO: Moon over Mer de Glace
I can only imagine what the original looks like, with a flat scan as beautiful as this! Rick --- Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scanned image looks flat, and cannot be compared with original. MF camera weights nothing, compared with backpack over 20kg :) It took almost entire day to cross glacier ar get there. What impresses me is that moon looks like a moon on 120 slide film, not like a piece of dust on 35mm velvia. Gasha Jack Davis wrote: Gasha, Dramatic, terrific scene nicely exposed! Difficult vantage point to gain? Having this image on a high resolution 645 film must be extra satisfying. Jack --- Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://gasha.pie-dabas.net/peso/alpi-06-moon-over-mer-de-glace.jpg Pentax 645, 55mm lens, with tripod of course Velvia 50 Gasha __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com __ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
Re: PESO: Others 2005 - 38q - GDG
Well, I'm afraid it doesn't do anything for me. A couple of leaves and a dead bug (is that what it is?) on a sidewalk is tough subject matter. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A photo from another project I'm working on... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/38q.htm Comments, flames, critique per your predilection. :-) Man, it's already Saturday morning and no one's commented on this yet??? So I'll be the first I really love the texture and lighting. Great tonal range. I kind of wish both leaves weren't on the left side of the frame, but what can you do about that? Did I mention that I really love the texture and lighting? This is a shot I'd love to have a print of. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Siena PDML and other things...
Hi everybody, Yesterday night I came back home, after a two and 1/2 days trip in central Italy. I had a lot of gear to bring to the Pentax assistance, and when Juan Buhler told us he was going to be in Toscana I thought it was the right time. We met in Firenze, after I had spent a hour trying to explain all the problems of the various cameras I had brought for repair (for those who want to know all the details, another message will follow). After lunch we headed to Siena, a place I do like every time a bit more. It was good to meet Juan after four years (we first met in May 2001) and to see him in action again... I have several shots of him shooting in the streets (and other interesting subjects...) but I have to wait for the other computer to come back to life to upload something. I just want to say that, once again, the PDML confirms its great value. Ciao, Gianfranco _ __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: printing papers ...
Powell Hargrave wrote: I think all Epson ink jet printers have a vacuum pump to suck ink through the heads to clear clogs. I know all the older ones do. Powell There's a pump to pull the waste ink away from the head sponge into the waste ink receptacle at the bottom of the printer but I don't think it actually sucks (sorry, ENR)ink from the head. There is a function to make the print head run full speed (for want of a better description) to try to blow ink through all nozzles. Godfrey's 1270, the 1280, and most of the higher end consumer Epson printers all have it. Herb...
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
David Savage wrote: Wouldn't it be more a matter of disconnecting the particular connection to the LCD in the viewfinder? Dave It's likely to be a surface mount item these days. On 9/24/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: OK, I'm lost ... how does one turn completely off the flash arrow from showing in the finder? Try as I might, when the light is low, the durned arrow appears and sometime flashes on and off. I've gotta be missing some function or feature. If you are not too bothered about warranty, any decent electronic technician should be able to remove the LED. If they are really good, they would leave no trace of being there and you could say What LED? if ever asked. Or you could ask Pentax service to do it. mike
RE: PESO:Clown Ron Dideldum
Markus, I don't know the SFXn very well, but I can tell you the procedure for a PZ-1: Set the exposure manually with the flash off (or down, if using the built-in flash). Turn the flash on/pop it up, then set exposure compensation. That adjusts flash output without changing aperture or shutter speed. Your second method would also work. Doing everything manually slows me down too much. Rick --- Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rick thanks for looking and for the flash comment: So I would have to set EF on my SFXn to -1 stop for **TTL** flash **or** use computer auto flash settings with a higher ISO setting on the flash like ISO 200 with ISO 100 film **or** use manual flash settings on the AF400T and correct the aperture on the body. are these the right receipts to get only fill flash and not have the flash as the main light? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 3:19 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Clown Ron Dideldum A rather dour clown, for sure! I like the composition, but think that the lighting would have been better with the flash dialed back a bit--at least a stop. Rick --- John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm back from a longer lurking mode with a light picture after all this serious tech stuff here... Somehow I needed some clownery ;-) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3748969size=lg (164KB) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3749041size=lg (177KB) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Published
Well done Dario! Kostas
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: Wouldn't it be more a matter of disconnecting the particular connection to the LCD in the viewfinder? It's likely to be a surface mount item these days. And the display will consist of a single unit LED device with all the various symbols in it. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Siena mini-PDML
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, Juan Buhler wrote: Here is Gianfranco cutting through a Fiorentina, a steak seemingly made with the meat of several cows, and one of the best to be had outside of Argentina: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/46053510/in/set-1006213/ Bisteca Fiorentina... There is an excellent restaurant behind the market called Mario's. Only serves lunch weekdays and you get to share large tables with strangers. The most enjoyable meal I can recall as a tourist. And I had several, on all days of my honeymoon there. I digress: in front of the meat counter they have a sign which explains how they cannot cook Fiorentina any more than rare. I refuse to eat pink meat so I have never tried it, but it certainly is a part of my beloved Firenze. Thanks for bringing back the memories. Kostas
*ist D reliability and flash problems
Hi, Some may remember that I had a major failure with my main D body last August. Probably very few remember that I bought a backup body last Spring that I had to send to repair almost immediately because of its odd behaviour (black stripes on the images etc.) A couple of days before leaving for Firenze my backup body lost its af/mf switch. So now I'm unable to use it in manual focus unless using a mf lens. I'm not sure, I should check, but probably I had used this body only with af lenses or mf lenses without flash till now (at least after the first repair), because when I tried to use the built in flash with a mf lens the flash fired at full power (a nice portrait of Juan almost completely white...). The D is supposed to work in plain TTL mode with manual lenses too (and in fact the other D body never gave me a problem)... I even tried a af lens setting the aperture manually and the behaviour is the same, and so with the AF360FGZ... My thoughts are: is the P-TTL controlled by the normal metering (bypassing the flash TTL metering)? Is it possible that the flash TTL sensor doesn't work at all (so it seems...)? Thanks in advance for every possible hint. Ciao, Gianfranco _ __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: control paradigms
Not entirely true, though. With the DS, I know from experience which way to move the control wheel to obtain smaller and larger apertures. I can crank it to the limit, then back off with a precise number of clicks to the setting I want because I know exactly how much each click nets me. It's really more the same than it's different. I think I must ask: On the digital Pentaxes, is the wheel really just a switch that you can move one step to the left or right to get you the next lower or higher value, then have to release it and move it again for the next after than, like on (some of) the film bodies, or a true wheel where you can move several steps by turning in one direction? - T
Re: Published
In a message dated 9/24/2005 5:19:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Remember this picture in my ETH gallery? http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter/eth11.jpg This is what a magazine made of it (with my permission): http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/celtica.jpg Dario == Hey, hey! Totally cool! Marnie aka Doe
Re: Goofy Flashing Flash Arrow in DS
I'm sure Shel will soon get used to it. He's coming from a world that Oskar Barnack would have found familiar to the world of ultra-tech. He'll adapt with a little time. John On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:39:10 +0100, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: Wouldn't it be more a matter of disconnecting the particular connection to the LCD in the viewfinder? It's likely to be a surface mount item these days. And the display will consist of a single unit LED device with all the various symbols in it. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 23/09/2005
Re: Siena mini-PDML
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:34:56 +0100, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I refuse to eat pink meat so I have never tried it, but it certainly is a part of my beloved Firenze. I like meat, so I refuse to eat it if it's NOT pink. John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 23/09/2005
RE: *ist-D raw files compressed: results
Perhaps a better way - certainly an alternative - is to convert them to DNG format, which, at least with the DS, results in a file about half the size of the original. Shel [Original Message] From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wanted to know how a raw file would compress, specially since D files are quite big (bigger than DS as you probably know). I tried a couple formats. My point was to know how it would compress the best, not taking speed into account !! Of course size will vary with the software you use and with options chosen. Original PEF filesize: 14.222 KB Zipped (maximum): 8.686 KB RAR v2.5 (maximum): 8034 KB ACE v2.6 (maximum): 8630 KB 7-zip (LZMA algorithm, 32MB dictionary size, 128bytes word size): 7308KB Lastly, do not forget that compression formats not only do compress but also do usually incorporate CRC and other ways of retreiving your data if damage went to files. If your PEF files or damaged, you're screwed. So maybe it is a good idea to backup your PEF files somewhere compressed?
a camera I wish Pentax made...
Here's a fairly extensive preview of the GR Digital: http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/review/ricoh/gr/ digital_camera_EN1.html Godfrey
Re: control paradigms
True Wheel. -Adam Toralf Lund wrote: Not entirely true, though. With the DS, I know from experience which way to move the control wheel to obtain smaller and larger apertures. I can crank it to the limit, then back off with a precise number of clicks to the setting I want because I know exactly how much each click nets me. It's really more the same than it's different. I think I must ask: On the digital Pentaxes, is the wheel really just a switch that you can move one step to the left or right to get you the next lower or higher value, then have to release it and move it again for the next after than, like on (some of) the film bodies, or a true wheel where you can move several steps by turning in one direction? - T
