Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
On Nov 2, 2005, at 11:55 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: There were some messages a while back about the battery charge warning indicator on the istDS. Didn't have the camera then so I didn't pay much attention. Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the camera for a while as I wasn't snapping any pix, about 1/2 hour later turned the camera on again, indicator was at full. After a few snaps it was at 1/2 again. Does this behavior suggest that it's time to replace the bats, or something else. They're getting used up. Be sure to have a spare set of batteries in your bag, you'll need them soon. Run what's in there until they go dry. One of the things I was doing today was experimenting with trap focus. I caught a few pix of cars coming and going. Godfrey, I think when we were trying out the technique on Friday you were wondering if a car could be caught with the technique. It seems that it can. :-) Oh, I knew it could catch a car in motion. The question is just how fast it will make the exposure once the car enters the trap focus zone. Godfrey
*ist-DS saving zero-byte files occasionally.
Over the last couple of months, on three occasions I've experienced the following: I review a few of the day's shots on the camera's viewscreen. One shot will come up as Image cannot be displayed (or something like that). When I look at it on my computer, I find that particular image is just a filename, but the file itself is zero bytes long. This only seems to happen once in a great while. Out of a thousand shots in the last two months, it only affected three. And it doesn't seem tied to any particular memory card; I've seen it on both my 512mb Sandisk card, my 1gb generic brand, and my 1gb sandisk. I think what I'm doing is shutting the camera off by flicking its on-off switch to the off position too quickly after snapping a shot. I don't know how I developed that wierd habbit, but I think it is somehow related. Has anyone else experienced this behavior on their *ist-DS?
RE: Best M42 Camera?
Hi John what kind of batteries do you use with the SP's? greetings Markus I now have three SP's, and they all feel good! Does anyone else remember the ads Pentax used to run, in which the tag-line was Just hold a Pentax? HTH John Coyle
Re: Another crystal image
This is amazing (and again, begs the question: what is it, exactly?). It looks like organic stained glass. You're truly putting that camera to good use :) On 11/2/05, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought this might be interesting. http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/only003.jpg
Re: Another crystal image
This one is also salicylic acid, but the crystals have grown much faster and overlap and join. Conditions are the same as before -- more or less. I've taken well over 150 similar images with the *ist D about half of which have been scrapped. I have dozens on film as well. This is the start of a commercial operation. They'll be offered for sale from a US website as prints, framed, or mailed in tubes. But because I have such warm feelings for the Pentax group I've snatched the opportunity to come back -- now that I have a Pentax body on the microscopes again and can legitimately do so -- and show some of this stuff. One idea is that many prints could be original -- one image one print. This way you could not find, hanging in a neighbors bathroom, the same one you have in the prized spot in your front hall. I've been looking at websites where pictures are for sale and trying to decide how to price them. However they're different insofar as they'll be originals with no others like them anywhere. Any suggestions? Off-list would be best for a reply to this one. The big printer has been set up, paper and loads of ink bought (in Oklahoma by the way) and soon we'll start. The first ones should be ready in a week. Because my partner and I are now in business I have to forgo the satisfaction of posting galleries of these images as I have done with other photomicrographs and videos. Diatoms and other interesting and beautiful 'micro-life' will be included in these collections. Don skye wrote: This is amazing (and again, begs the question: what is it, exactly?). It looks like organic stained glass. You're truly putting that camera to good use :) On 11/2/05, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought this might be interesting. http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/only003.jpg -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005
Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue
I bought my second body from a major UK supplier in April. When I enquired about future availability, they told me that the camera was still being made. In the UK at least, it is priced the same as the DS (£600 when I bought mine, slightly less now), which is not high (at least by UK standards). For my needs, it's fast enough, and has enough pixels. I doubt if its successor will be enough of an improvement to justify my spending what I expect will be quite a lot more than £600 on it. Indeed, I don't anticipate buying another body for quite a while. When you consider what the PZ1-P and MZ-S sold for, and compare facilities and construction quality, I think it's great value. I suspect Pentax have sufficient parts in stock to continue making them for the time being, and will do so in small batches as required - like the lenses. The more knowledgeable buyer will seek them out without Pentax having to spend any money on promotion. Seems like a reasonable strategy to me! John On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:05:23 -, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ironic, considering what I payed for mine in Sept ($899CDN with the D-BG grip at Blacks, on blowout) -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: They stopped building them but they're not discontinued, not according to Pentaximaging at least. They're priced high to keep them in stock until the replacement is announced. Herb Chong wrote: i'm surprised that a camera whose manufacture was supposedly discontinued in February is still available so long after that. Herb - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:49 PM Subject: Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue Oh, so the sky isn't falling ;) -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Re: Another crystal image
From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] But because I have such warm feelings for the Pentax group I've snatched the opportunity to come back -- Steady, there. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:38:38 -, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Pentax Father who art in Japan, the only true God, Forgive us for looking envfully and coveting the DSLR's being produced I hope he forgives you for SAYING envfully. :-) Anyway, can I just say that it's very encouraging to see you repenting for past sins, Tom. John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: *ist-DS saving zero-byte files occasionally.
Has anyone else experienced this behavior on their *ist-DS? No, not here. Fred
Re: Best M42 Camera?
I've owned and used a number of screwmount cameras. While I liked the Fuji 801 very much, I found it a bit fragile. I broke the advance mechanism on two of them. One got ten years of use or so and probably about 3000 rolls of film. That's all one can expect. The second one lasted only a couple of months. My all time favorite is the Spotmatic F. The meter isn't as advanced as the Fuji, but the camera feels better in terms of workmanship. And it seems to be very tough. Of course it will give you open aperture metering with all those wonderful SMC Tak lenses. That's a very good thing. Paul On Nov 2, 2005, at 11:08 PM, Andre Langevin wrote: I kept my feet in the film camera area... but yes, why not? Andre Canon 1DSmkII with a mount adapter? How about a 5D? -Mat On 11/2/05, Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Spotmatic F Second choice: Fujica 705 801 (brighter finder and silicium meter). But way ahead is... Canon T90 used with SMC Takumar lenses, each with the proper Canon adapter. Multi-spot metering, flash spot metering, 8 images per second, etc... Andre
Re: FS - LX
Bruce Dayton wrote: Just want to make sure there is no interest in this camera before I move on to venues for selling it. It does seem that the age of film is about over. Actually, I sort of want it, but expect the price will be higher than what I'm prepared to pay for another camera right now - based on what people usually ask for (and get) when selling an LX. Which suggest to me that it's age isn't quite over yet. Then there is the question of postage etc. But if you think you can give me a really good price... - T
Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue
BH lists six Pentax digital SLR packages, including three for the *istD. You can get it for $1169.95 without a lens or for more with either of two zooms -- the DA 16-45 or the FA-J 18-35. The other listed cameras are the DL (with and without the DA 18-55 zoom) and the DS2 (body only). The only camera no longer available is the DS. No, the sky isn't falling. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 1:05 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Ironic, considering what I payed for mine in Sept ($899CDN with the D-BG grip at Blacks, on blowout) -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: They stopped building them but they're not discontinued, not according to Pentaximaging at least. They're priced high to keep them in stock until the replacement is announced. Herb Chong wrote: i'm surprised that a camera whose manufacture was supposedly discontinued in February is still available so long after that. Herb - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:49 PM Subject: Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue Oh, so the sky isn't falling ;)
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
Another shot that would surely sell would be one of the emergency workers extricating the woman from the car. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Cotty wrote: On 2/11/05, David Oswald, discombobulated, unleashed: than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Well done David. FYI - next time (!) try and get the casualty in the same frame as the bus - that would have been the pic the paper would have wanted. I know it's easy to say that, but shuffle right to the front, go vertical, casualty and team at the bottom of frame, the front of the bus at the top. A couple of shots rattled off before you're asked to step back and bingo. Under the circumstances, you did well. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
The batteries are goners. Replace them before the camera goes weirdo on you g. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:55 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: There were some messages a while back about the battery charge warning indicator on the istDS. Didn't have the camera then so I didn't pay much attention. Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the camera for a while as I wasn't snapping any pix, about 1/2 hour later turned the camera on again, indicator was at full. After a few snaps it was at 1/2 again. Does this behavior suggest that it's time to replace the bats, or something else. One of the things I was doing today was experimenting with trap focus. I caught a few pix of cars coming and going. Godfrey, I think when we were trying out the technique on Friday you were wondering if a car could be caught with the technique. It seems that it can. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax
Re: PUG comments
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having the blank and a balanced rack with lots of possibilities is desirable. having no vowels at all is not - You gotta pick up that Welsh version of Scrabble, Ann ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip and/or will lead to the U.S. becoming a nation governed by religious zealots... becoming??? ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge
a camera and a hiking backpack. we went about 5 miles, including some steep stuff and at least one place where rock climbing experience was useful, and there was both snow and a lot of wet trail from the rains. all of the waterfalls were running much higher than normal for this time of year. Herb - Original Message - From: Patrick Schork [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:02 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge Great shot - well done. How much gear was Herb carrying? Looks like he's got 2 huge bags on.
Re: Best M42 Camera?
Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this is subjective - I'd like a full frame to slap my M42 lenses onto, so... Any opinions on which is the best screw mount camera? Including Fuji cameras, etc...all are fair game. I know each can be the best for a particular reason, but I'm thinking, in terms of build quality, longevity, features, etc... Canon 1Ds-II with M42 adapter g -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Best M42 Camera?
Mark Roberts wrote: Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this is subjective - I'd like a full frame to slap my M42 lenses onto, so... Any opinions on which is the best screw mount camera? Including Fuji cameras, etc...all are fair game. I know each can be the best for a particular reason, but I'm thinking, in terms of build quality, longevity, features, etc... Canon 1Ds-II with M42 adapter g I won't link any digicam to longevity, and I'd be rather hesitant when it comes to build quality... OK, I notice your g My choice is the Spotmatic F. Dario
Re: Best M42 Camera?
On 11/3/05, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My choice is the Spotmatic F. A lot of people seem to be choosing the F. The only thing I wouldn't like about it is that the meter's on when the lenscap's off. That means the battery's constantly draining, and if you leave the cap off when you're done... I'd choose the SPII. Stop-down metering doesn't bother me a bit, and you still get the hotshoe. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
On 11/2/05, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If you think that God should not be mentioned snip[because it]snip will lead to the U.S. becoming a nation governed by religious zealots, please do not read any further. you're a bit too late on that score, don't you think? LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
On 11/2/05, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway has synchronized traffic lights that keep the bus moving all the time. This means that as the busline road crosses major streets, traffic stops on those surface roads. I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little inappropriate after the fact. ;) nice series -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge
On 11/2/05, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.matoe.org/gallery2/v/tomatoe/catskills/006_4_0001.JPG.html This was taken this past saturday, while hiking in the Catskills with our esteemed Herb Chong. The full gallery is in progress, and will be done tomorrow, but here's the first of the bunch. Herb himself pondering life, the universe, and everything. This was shot with my Super Program, and the 31 Limited that I borrowed from Herb (thanks again Herb!). The crappy Kodak scan really doesn't do the lens justice, it really is tack sharp. I'll have to try rescanning the negative and playing with it to see if I can get a better picture out of it. Stay tuned for more images from the same trip, including a few full-frame shots from the Sigma 12-24 zoom (also borrowed for the day from Herb. Thanks again!). -Mat wonderful shot! seems to be a lot of sky on the shot. maybe taking a bit of it out would put the emphasis a bit more on herb and the gorgeous mountains below him. cropping it square looks even better to my eye than it does now - and it looks great as is. thanks, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
Yes father - I will now go to my room and say 5 hail Takumars! Grin Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system If you are offended by references to God, please do not read any further. If you think that God should not be mentioned in a post that is being sent to a mail server in the United States of America because of 'The Separation Clause' and/or because you fear the mere mention of the word 'god' will cause you or others to become converts, and/or because it will otherwise make you feel uncomfortably accountable, and/or will lead to the U.S. becoming a nation governed by religious zealots, please do not read any further. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dear Pentax Father who art in Japan, the only true God, Let your name continue and not be profaned. Let it continue even if it has to be in some hyphenated form such as Pentax-Samsung. Let thy corporate entity flourish and continue to produce digital SLR cameras. Let thy will to keep the same market share or even surrender some to the competition be done in the USA as it's done earth-wide (who cares what they think?). Give us this day (or sometime in the near future) our megapixels (hopefully 12mp or more), and our big buffers to take more than 5 or 6 rapid fire shots, and our faster AF, and our simultaneous dual format RAW/.jpg ability, and our larger LCD screen, and our HyperProgram mode, and our complete lens compatibility with all previously existing K-mount lenses. Forgive us for looking envfully and coveting the DSLR's being produced by your competitors just as we forgive those who actually go and purchase them. Lead us not into temptation by not producing a comparable product, but deliver us from evil by shortly giving us, your faithful servants and acolytes, an answer to our prayers. For yours is the corporation, and the product, and the marketing power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen Tom C. (all in fun) From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems that all prayers of Nikon users came true: Now let's hope that Pentax listens to its loyal users' prayers and at least we will have fully K compatible body with most of above improvements built-in soon... PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Best M42 Camera?
On Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at 10:30 PM, Andre Langevin wrote: Spotmatic F Agreed. Second choice: Fujica 705 801 (brighter finder and silicium meter). Also good. But way ahead is... Canon T90 used with SMC Takumar lenses, each with the proper Canon adapter. Multi-spot metering, flash spot metering, 8 images per second, etc... No, because parts are not available. Most T90 cameras are starting to show darkening of the LCD by now and there are no replacement parts. The T90 was the test platform for the shutter and many other subsystems used in the EOS cameras, and all were improved for that series. If the original poster wants a brand new M42 camera, the Voigtländer Bessaflex is available (www.cameraquest.com). I know several people who have bought them and really like them. Bob
Re: Another crystal image
On 11/3/05, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought this might be interesting. http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/only003.jpg Its a stack of five pictures. Sometimes, if one is not careful the growth gets a bit thick (deep) and since the depth of field is almost non-existent one has to resort to other means. The images were stacked with CombZ and had the levels slightly altered in Photoshop. No sharpening was done and they were 'stacked only'. I didn't measure the focus steps. The total might have been about 120um. you're right, it is interesting! cool shot. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
Neat looking bus, but I don't see any damage. There was a similar incident a while ago, in Minneapolis, I believe, where after a bus accident, more people showed up claiming injury, than were actually on it at the time of the incident. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway has synchronized traffic lights that keep the bus moving all the time. This means that as the busline road crosses major streets, traffic stops on those surface roads. I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little inappropriate after the fact. ;) Dave PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:55:44 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the camera for a while as I wasn't snapping any pix, about 1/2 hour later turned the camera on again, indicator was at full. After a few snaps it was at 1/2 again. It means the charge in the batteries is waning. If they're rechargeable, I'd go ahead and recharge them. If not, I'd keep using them until (a) the camera acts wonky or (b) I have to shoot something I can't miss. [...] wondering if a car could be caught with [trap focus]. It seems that it can. It surely can. I've used a number of lenses that way with my ZX-5 and MZ-S. I haven't tried it with the *ist D yet. The thing to beware of is that the point of focus often isn't what you want it to be due, I think, to the lock time (the time between the camera realizing something has come into focus and the actual tripping of the shutter). Often, I find that the main plane of focus will be a little behind where the car came into focus, measured in the direction of the car's travel. With the MZ-S and *ist D there are enough focal points in the AF system that you should be able to select one that will get the actual plane of focus about where you want it. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
On 11/2/05, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. A few years back, in St. Louis, a Metro bus was involved in a minor accident. There were only a handful of people riding on the bus. By the time the ambulance arrived the population of the bus had tripled, most of them complaining about neck pain. Go figure. Anyway, nice series. Thanks for sharing. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway has synchronized traffic lights that keep the bus moving all the time. This means that as the busline road crosses major streets, traffic stops on those surface roads. I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little inappropriate after the fact. ;) Dave PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
I still don't see any image of damage to the bus. Seems that would be a shot sure to be taken. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway has synchronized traffic lights that keep the bus moving all the time. This means that as the busline road crosses major streets, traffic stops on those surface roads. I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little inappropriate after the fact. ;) Dave PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Tripod Head for Big Bertha
Thanks! Other than the weight, I'm very pleased with the combo what it can do. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tripod Head for Big Bertha - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Tripod Head for Big Bertha This goes for any gimbal head. You use a gimbal head so you don't have to fight the inherent imbalance/weight of long lens/camera body. I was completely amazed, BTW, at how smooth your 600mm rig is to run. William Robb PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Best M42 Camera?
frank theriault wrote: On 11/3/05, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My choice is the Spotmatic F. A lot of people seem to be choosing the F. The only thing I wouldn't like about it is that the meter's on when the lenscap's off. That means the battery's constantly draining, and if you leave the cap off when you're done... Been using a Spotmatic F since '74. When traveling, walked around for many a day with the cap off. Never had a problem. From my experience, this isn't much of a problem. I always had a spare battery buried in the case. Can't remember using one while in the field, but that maybe just my bad memory. Almost all of them became suspect due to age and were tossed. For me, it was never a problem.Have a couple of ESIIs that came my way over the years. Prefer the F. I'd choose the SPII. Stop-down metering doesn't bother me a bit, an you still get the hotshoe. Had one of these for aboutr seven years. Great camera. Stop-down worked fine for me. Otis Wright -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Another crystal image
Don, I feel that this type of image would be particularly suited to commercial use. Virtually any sort of business office or attendant customer receiving or waiting area. Engineering office reception areas immediately comes to mind. They will trend to occupy the viewers mind to a greater extent than would a quickly read common theme. One route to reaching such locations would, of course, be through arming commercial interior decorating businesses with examples (watermarked) for their portfolios. Has worked some for me. Very marketable, at least the one I've seen. Jack --- Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one is also salicylic acid, but the crystals have grown much faster and overlap and join. Conditions are the same as before -- more or less. I've taken well over 150 similar images with the *ist D about half of which have been scrapped. I have dozens on film as well. This is the start of a commercial operation. They'll be offered for sale from a US website as prints, framed, or mailed in tubes. But because I have such warm feelings for the Pentax group I've snatched the opportunity to come back -- now that I have a Pentax body on the microscopes again and can legitimately do so -- and show some of this stuff. One idea is that many prints could be original -- one image one print. This way you could not find, hanging in a neighbors bathroom, the same one you have in the prized spot in your front hall. I've been looking at websites where pictures are for sale and trying to decide how to price them. However they're different insofar as they'll be originals with no others like them anywhere. Any suggestions? Off-list would be best for a reply to this one. The big printer has been set up, paper and loads of ink bought (in Oklahoma by the way) and soon we'll start. The first ones should be ready in a week. Because my partner and I are now in business I have to forgo the satisfaction of posting galleries of these images as I have done with other photomicrographs and videos. Diatoms and other interesting and beautiful 'micro-life' will be included in these collections. Don skye wrote: This is amazing (and again, begs the question: what is it, exactly?). It looks like organic stained glass. You're truly putting that camera to good use :) On 11/2/05, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought this might be interesting. http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/only003.jpg -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005 __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OAMPS extended warranty and Phototechnical repairs in Brisbane
DO CRK do lens repairs as well? Dave On 11/3/05, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi John, Thanks for the offer, but I decided that I didn't trust them enough to have another go. I took it to C R Kennedy yesterday and asked for a rush job and told them the tale. I got a call this morning saying it is ready to go and no charge. The hot shoe contacts needed to be repaired in some way, which means that Phototechnical can't have tested it correctly or the poor packaging they used to return it caused it to be shaken to bits. Either way they aren't getting another one of my cameras. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon John Coyle wrote: Leon, I've used Phototechnical in the past on a couple of occasions, and they had been excellent. However, they are only just down the street from me and therefore I did not have to mail anything! I have to say that the last occasion I thought they were not very interested in working on Pentax - maybe they have lost the Old Fred who used to know the brand? If I weren't going to the UK next week I'd offer to go down for you... John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - Wrom: FPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVW To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: OAMPS extended warranty and Phototechnical repairs in Brisbane Hello everyone, I am currently upset with the service I have received the OAMPS extended warranty people and their repairer of choice Phototechnical in Brisbane (Australia). I have just sent off the email below to the companies concerned but would appreciate comments about either of these companies or with extended warranties in general. At present I am not likely to ever purchase an extended warranty again. -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Hello, I would like to express my dissatisfaction with the service I have received from Phototechnical and OAMPS. The OAMPS extended warranty was originally purchased through Michael's in Melbourne (invoice x) who were unaware that the repairs were carried out by a Brisbane company. I recently sent my Pentax *istD to Phototechnical for repair via an OAMPS extended warranty. It arrived at the Phototechnical workshop on 12/9/2005 and took 7 weeks to be returned to me (The Phototechnical website mentions a 10 day repair turnaround - I have to assume this is only for your own extended warranty customers as is your freepost service which I am not allowed to use). When I rang to check on it's progress I discovered Phototechnical had been waiting 2 and a half weeks for reply to a quote which OAMPS had never received and which I fear if I had not chased up both companies you would still be waiting on. I originally sent the camera with 9 weeks until I needed to have it again. There are now 8 days until I need to have the functioning camera back in my hands and the camera works worse than when it was originally sent. The camera had been sent securely packaged, double boxed, and was returned very loosely packaged - I dread what happens to more fragile equipment that Phototechnical return to its owner. The box used to return it was in poor condition and had been recycled from a previous delivery and had not been marked as fragile. If you are going to use this practice I would have preferred that you reuse the box I originally used (which was new) and had appropriate packaging for the camera. The camera had been sent because of a problem with the hotshoe. When a flash was connected the digital communication was intermittent, requiring pressure to be placed gently on the left of the flash (looking at the rear) in order to get connection. Now that it has been returned to me there is no communication between camera and flash except when the camera is fired. I tested the original and new faults using 3 different Pentax AF360FGZ flashes and another *istD body with exactly the same configuration to clearly identify the cause of the problem. The original minor fault made using the camera slightly annoying but not impossible. As I now can not use it with an external flash it is not functional for my use. When I rang through to the Phototechnical office today I found no one in authority to be able to talk to me about the problem and a company procedure of not letting the customer (me) talk to the technician. When I asked for a message to be relayed to the technician the answer did not inspire confidence. I asked which lens and flash were used to check the camera functionality. The answer was that they did not know. Before I trust my camera back to the care of Phototechnical, I need to know that their technicians have the skill to diagnose faults and test functionality after the repair. I was not asked to
Re: Another crystal image
Don Williams wrote: I think I need to add that the picture I've posted is rather small. The original is a full sized TIFF with masses of fine detail. D And I thank you for that a zillion times! So beautiful. Don't suppose you have any thin sections of rocks such as serpentine (without asbestos :) :) ) or the like that you have photoed with birefringence do you? taking petrography in , I think it was, 1970 I enjoyed observing how much some of the samples looked like the work of some abstract impressionists or even 19th century impressionists - Id use it as a guide to remember which was which and the professor even accepted that, do a degree, when we had to explain how we knew which rock or mineral was what it was. It was sort of a there is nothing new under the sun experience. back then there was a poster that could be found of the moon rock under a microscope which I had for quite a while. ann Don Williams wrote: I thought this might be interesting. http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/only003.jpg Its a stack of five pictures. Sometimes, if one is not careful the growth gets a bit thick (deep) and since the depth of field is almost non-existent one has to resort to other means. The images were stacked with CombZ and had the levels slightly altered in Photoshop. No sharpening was done and they were 'stacked only'. I didn't measure the focus steps. The total might have been about 120um. Don -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005
Re: PUG comments
Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having the blank and a balanced rack with lots of possibilities is desirable. having no vowels at all is not - You gotta pick up that Welsh version of Scrabble, Ann ;-) LOL! There _have_ been discussions of the like on my Scrabble list I can assure you :)
Re: Best M42 Camera?
I've owned four Spotmatic Fs. Still have two. The battery has never been a problem for me. I took no greater pains with the lens cap than I do with any other camera. I think the drain on the battery is extremely low when the meter is on and static. Paul frank theriault wrote: On 11/3/05, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My choice is the Spotmatic F. A lot of people seem to be choosing the F. The only thing I wouldn't like about it is that the meter's on when the lenscap's off. That means the battery's constantly draining, and if you leave the cap off when you're done... Been using a Spotmatic F since '74. When traveling, walked around for many a day with the cap off. Never had a problem. From my experience, this isn't much of a problem. I always had a spare battery buried in the case. Can't remember using one while in the field, but that maybe just my bad memory. Almost all of them became suspect due to age and were tossed. For me, it was never a problem.Have a couple of ESIIs that came my way over the years. Prefer the F. I'd choose the SPII. Stop-down metering doesn't bother me a bit, an you still get the hotshoe. Had one of these for aboutr seven years. Great camera. Stop-down worked fine for me. Otis Wright -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge
Thanks Frank! I was thinking that cropping some of the sky might improve it. I'll have to play around a bit tonight, and see how that looks. -Mat On 11/3/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wonderful shot! seems to be a lot of sky on the shot. maybe taking a bit of it out would put the emphasis a bit more on herb and the gorgeous mountains below him. cropping it square looks even better to my eye than it does now - and it looks great as is.
Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue
Blacks was premature... (But I assume it was good for you). Adam Maas wrote: Ironic, considering what I payed for mine in Sept ($899CDN with the D-BG grip at Blacks, on blowout) -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: They stopped building them but they're not discontinued, not according to Pentaximaging at least. They're priced high to keep them in stock until the replacement is announced. Herb Chong wrote: i'm surprised that a camera whose manufacture was supposedly discontinued in February is still available so long after that. Herb - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:49 PM Subject: Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue Oh, so the sky isn't falling ;) -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
I laughed so hard I almost died and went to Asahi/Pentax heaven. Thanks, I really needed that! Derek If you are offended by references to God, please do not read any further. If you think that God should not be mentioned in a post that is being sent to a mail server in the United States of America because of 'The Separation Clause' and/or because you fear the mere mention of the word 'god' will cause you or others to become converts, and/or because it will otherwise make you feel uncomfortably accountable, and/or will lead to the U.S. becoming a nation governed by religious zealots, please do not read any further. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dear Pentax Father who art in Japan, the only true God, Let your name continue and not be profaned. Let it continue even if it has to be in some hyphenated form such as Pentax-Samsung. Let thy corporate entity flourish and continue to produce digital SLR cameras. Let thy will to keep the same market share or even surrender some to the competition be done in the USA as it's done earth-wide (who cares what they think?). Give us this day (or sometime in the near future) our megapixels (hopefully 12mp or more), and our big buffers to take more than 5 or 6 rapid fire shots, and our faster AF, and our simultaneous dual format RAW/.jpg ability, and our larger LCD screen, and our HyperProgram mode, and our complete lens compatibility with all previously existing K-mount lenses. Forgive us for looking envfully and coveting the DSLR's being produced by your competitors just as we forgive those who actually go and purchase them. Lead us not into temptation by not producing a comparable product, but deliver us from evil by shortly giving us, your faithful servants and acolytes, an answer to our prayers. For yours is the corporation, and the product, and the marketing power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen Tom C. (all in fun) From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems that all prayers of Nikon users came true: Now let's hope that Pentax listens to its loyal users' prayers and at least we will have fully K compatible body with most of above improvements built-in soon...
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
You have to admit that the accident wasn't exactly metrolink's fault. Stranding the survivors for 90 minuets is, (brings to mind an old joke, I wonder where they were planning to bury them...). David Oswald wrote: Yes, there was a 90 minute delay. Here's why. An officer eventually escorted us to the Woodman stop. But he forgot to inform the metrolink authorities of where we were. So OrangeLine buses were being re-routed past us. We even went and asked a metrolink security officer and he impatiently just said, You're gonna have to work with us on this. 20 minutes later we found an apparent supervisor. She said she didn't even know we were waiting. I said, There were 40 people travelling on the bus. You took 12 away to medical attention. It doesn't take much of a mental leap to realize that you've got 28 people stranded here. A few minutes later they sent a bus by. It's funny because I'm not a normal rider. But sometimes on our day off we jump on the subway to go to the civic center or to hollywood, rather than driving through traffic. Today I was telling my wife that the new Orange Line sounded really convenient, and that we ought to give it a try to see where it goes. We rode less than one stop from the park-and-ride lot before we were struck and delayed 90 minutes. ...very convenient. Dave Derek wrote: Oustanding job! I'm a Westsider who doesn't get to the valley much, so this is the first I've seen of the Orange Line. Where are the pictures of your wife smiling with the firemen? (My wife wants to know). Derek P.S. You had a 90 min delay? Sounds like LA mass transit at work! Thanks. I was just kind of snapping away, but too timid to really stick my nose in it. I was afraid that eventually they would ask me to stop if I got too aggressive. In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have worried. They were all too busy with their big scene to bother me. As I look the shots over I quickly see they're nowhere near my best work. I guess I myself was a little flustered, plus, as I mentioned, I didnt' want to be too obvious. The thought did cross my mind that if I got too obvious they would assume I was just a passer-by with a camera rather than one of the accident victims, and escort me out from within the police taped boundry. Tom C wrote: Just viewed them all. Excellent job. I love the irony :-( of the Fresh Cut Flowers and Easy to Get Across the Valley shots. Tom C. From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:21:33 -0800 The last shot in the sequence is of a kid that was interviewed by a local reporter via his wife's cell phone. His wife then put me on the phone and he asked me to snap a shot of the kid. No problem. Tom C wrote: Still waiting for the photos to come in. Great job! Gigantic kudos for having your camera with you. My camera is always with me, if not just outside in the car. Looking forward to seeing them as they download. Work Pentax in there somehow. Tom C. From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:30:36 -0800 Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway has synchronized traffic lights that keep the bus moving all the time. This means that as the busline road crosses major streets, traffic stops on those surface roads. I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little
Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
And bless this basket of lenses so that it may be fruitful and multiply and nourish thy users. Okay, I'm mixing up my miracles here. Its sort of like mixing metaphors. And deliver us from the need to resort to Sigma lenses, Amen. And protect thy servant, Nguyen. Joe
Re: Best M42 Camera?
Spotmatics were originally designed to use a single 1.35 volt 625 or PX13(?) mercury cell. Later models were designed to give correct meter readings with 1.5 volt replacements as well. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi John what kind of batteries do you use with the SP's? greetings Markus I now have three SP's, and they all feel good! Does anyone else remember the ads Pentax used to run, in which the tag-line was Just hold a Pentax? HTH John Coyle -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Best M42 Camera?
For a newer camera, it almost makes sense to get something like a ZX-5n and semi-permanently mount an M42 adapter to it. No matrix metering, but you do get the full center weighted, motor drive integrated, etc. Only downside is stop-down metering, but if you're ok with that, you're set. Does the Bessaflex do open-aperture metering with screwmount lenses that support it? -Mat On 11/3/05, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the original poster wants a brand new M42 camera, the Voigtländer Bessaflex is available (www.cameraquest.com). I know several people who have bought them and really like them.
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
Full = 51% to 100% full Half = 1% to 50% full Zero = SOL - make sure to carry some spares! Regards, Bob S. On 11/3/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There were some messages a while back about the battery charge warning indicator on the istDS. Didn't have the camera then so I didn't pay much attention. Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the camera for a while as I wasn't snapping any pix, about 1/2 hour later turned the camera on again, indicator was at full. After a few snaps it was at 1/2 again. Does this behavior suggest that it's time to replace the bats, or something else. One of the things I was doing today was experimenting with trap focus. I caught a few pix of cars coming and going. Godfrey, I think when we were trying out the technique on Friday you were wondering if a car could be caught with the technique. It seems that it can. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax
Re: Best M42 Camera?
Well, I have a Spotmatic F which still has a Mercury battery in it. It's, (the battery), got to be at least 10 years old... frank theriault wrote: On 11/3/05, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My choice is the Spotmatic F. A lot of people seem to be choosing the F. The only thing I wouldn't like about it is that the meter's on when the lenscap's off. That means the battery's constantly draining, and if you leave the cap off when you're done... I'd choose the SPII. Stop-down metering doesn't bother me a bit, and you still get the hotshoe. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: *ist-DS saving zero-byte files occasionally.
On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:02, David Oswald wrote: I review a few of the day's shots on the camera's viewscreen. One shot will come up as Image cannot be displayed (or something like that). When I look at it on my computer, I find that particular image is just a filename, but the file itself is zero bytes long. [snip!] Has anyone else experienced this behavior on their *ist-DS? I'll get this when the batteries are nearly exhausted (RCR-V3s). Their voltage never sags enough to show that they are waning (battery indicator stays on full) but they lack the amperage. My clue will be that I'll either take a shot and not get my preview, or I'll push the shutter button and nothing happens. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
There have been photographically ddocumented incidents of people jumping onto buses after accidents in New York. Kenneth Waller wrote: Neat looking bus, but I don't see any damage. There was a similar incident a while ago, in Minneapolis, I believe, where after a bus accident, more people showed up claiming injury, than were actually on it at the time of the incident. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway has synchronized traffic lights that keep the bus moving all the time. This means that as the busline road crosses major streets, traffic stops on those surface roads. I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little inappropriate after the fact. ;) Dave PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
Only if you're using an A lens. Doug Franklin wrote: On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:55:44 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the camera for a while as I wasn't snapping any pix, about 1/2 hour later turned the camera on again, indicator was at full. After a few snaps it was at 1/2 again. It means the charge in the batteries is waning. If they're rechargeable, I'd go ahead and recharge them. If not, I'd keep using them until (a) the camera acts wonky or (b) I have to shoot something I can't miss. [...] wondering if a car could be caught with [trap focus]. It seems that it can. It surely can. I've used a number of lenses that way with my ZX-5 and MZ-S. I haven't tried it with the *ist D yet. The thing to beware of is that the point of focus often isn't what you want it to be due, I think, to the lock time (the time between the camera realizing something has come into focus and the actual tripping of the shutter). Often, I find that the main plane of focus will be a little behind where the car came into focus, measured in the direction of the car's travel. With the MZ-S and *ist D there are enough focal points in the AF system that you should be able to select one that will get the actual plane of focus about where you want it. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Best M42 Camera?
Mat Maessen wrote: For a newer camera, it almost makes sense to get something like a ZX-5n and semi-permanently mount an M42 adapter to it. No matrix metering, but you do get the full center weighted, motor drive integrated, etc. Only downside is stop-down metering, but if you're ok with that, you're set. Does the Bessaflex do open-aperture metering with screwmount lenses that support it? -Mat No. On 11/3/05, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the original poster wants a brand new M42 camera, the Voigtländer Bessaflex is available (www.cameraquest.com). I know several people who have bought them and really like them. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue
Blacks no longer stocks the D, only the DL until they get their stock of DS2's (Expected momentarily). -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: Blacks was premature... (But I assume it was good for you). Adam Maas wrote: Ironic, considering what I payed for mine in Sept ($899CDN with the D-BG grip at Blacks, on blowout) -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: They stopped building them but they're not discontinued, not according to Pentaximaging at least. They're priced high to keep them in stock until the replacement is announced. Herb Chong wrote: i'm surprised that a camera whose manufacture was supposedly discontinued in February is still available so long after that. Herb - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:49 PM Subject: Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue Oh, so the sky isn't falling ;)
Re: Best M42 Camera?
Has anyone here tried the current Voigtländer Bessaflex? All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:37 PM Subject: Re: Best M42 Camera? I've owned and used a number of screwmount cameras. While I liked the Fuji 801 very much, I found it a bit fragile. I broke the advance mechanism on two of them. One got ten years of use or so and probably about 3000 rolls of film. That's all one can expect. The second one lasted only a couple of months. My all time favorite is the Spotmatic F. The meter isn't as advanced as the Fuji, but the camera feels better in terms of workmanship. And it seems to be very tough. Of course it will give you open aperture metering with all those wonderful SMC Tak lenses. That's a very good thing. Paul On Nov 2, 2005, at 11:08 PM, Andre Langevin wrote: I kept my feet in the film camera area... but yes, why not? Andre
Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue
I think I made my point. Adam Maas wrote: Blacks no longer stocks the D, only the DL until they get their stock of DS2's (Expected momentarily). -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: Blacks was premature... (But I assume it was good for you). Adam Maas wrote: Ironic, considering what I payed for mine in Sept ($899CDN with the D-BG grip at Blacks, on blowout) -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: They stopped building them but they're not discontinued, not according to Pentaximaging at least. They're priced high to keep them in stock until the replacement is announced. Herb Chong wrote: i'm surprised that a camera whose manufacture was supposedly discontinued in February is still available so long after that. Herb - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:49 PM Subject: Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue Oh, so the sky isn't falling ;) -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: PESO - Herb On the Ledge
In a message dated 11/2/2005 6:51:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.matoe.org/gallery2/v/tomatoe/catskills/006_4_0001.JPG.html = Nice shot! And let's us know where Herb gets those great colors. We don't have fall color like that in CA. But I am with frank on this one, the one thing bugging me about the shot is the horizon line is in the middle. So there is an equal amount of sky and equal amount of trees, etc. Usually more impact is gained by having either more sky or more ground. Too static otherwise. So I am with frank on how to crop. Show more please. Never get me up that high. Or at least that close to the edge. No way, Jose. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
I thought about the focal plane of focus, and tried shooting with more and less DOF to see what resulted. Also used faster/slower shutter speeds. Didn't think about trying the matrix metering. However, that doesn't work on all lenses, iirc. Only the auto focus lenses, right? What about regular A lenses the M and K and other manual lenses can't use that at all. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Doug Franklin [...] wondering if a car could be caught with [trap focus]. It seems that it can. It surely can. I've used a number of lenses that way with my ZX-5 and MZ-S. I haven't tried it with the *ist D yet. The thing to beware of is that the point of focus often isn't what you want it to be due, I think, to the lock time (the time between the camera realizing something has come into focus and the actual tripping of the shutter). Often, I find that the main plane of focus will be a little behind where the car came into focus, measured in the direction of the car's travel. With the MZ-S and *ist D there are enough focal points in the AF system that you should be able to select one that will get the actual plane of focus about where you want it. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
Thanks Bob ... I'll be sure to carry some spares. I have a set, by my mind frame hasn't completely adjusted to this battery business having not used a camera that needed them for years, so I keep forgetting to put them in the camera bag. Today will be the day for that ... ;-)) Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Bob Sullivan Full = 51% to 100% full Half = 1% to 50% full Zero = SOL - make sure to carry some spares! On 11/3/05, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Earlier today I noticed the indicator was at half. Turned off the camera for a while as I wasn't snapping any pix, about 1/2 hour later turned the camera on again, indicator was at full. After a few snaps it was at 1/2 again. Does this behavior suggest that it's time to replace the bats, or something else.
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
The camera was weird from the day it arrived here ;-)) Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist The batteries are goners. Replace them before the camera goes weirdo on you g.
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
Hi, Running them (at least this set) until they go dry seems like a good idea. That way I'll better know the limits of the batteries and what to expect from the indicator. As long as spares are in the bag, all should be well. As suggested in another message, for something important it might be a good idea to switch the bats before the camera goes wonky. Tks! Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Does this behavior suggest that it's time to replace the bats, or something else. They're getting used up. Be sure to have a spare set of batteries in your bag, you'll need them soon. Run what's in there until they go dry.
RE: *ist-DS saving zero-byte files occasionally.
Hi David, I've not experienced that problem. However, I rarely turn the camera off. I'm not used to doing that, so it's left on and shuts down by itself after some predetermined amount of time. I do this because, as I said, I'm not used to turning cameras on and off, but also because I want the camera to be more ready for shooting. I don't have to remember to turn it on when I want to make a few shots. Perhaps not turning the camera off would be a solution. You really don't want to ruin an important or meaningful shot. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: David Oswald Over the last couple of months, on three occasions I've experienced the following: I review a few of the day's shots on the camera's viewscreen. One shot will come up as Image cannot be displayed (or something like that). When I look at it on my computer, I find that particular image is just a filename, but the file itself is zero bytes long. [...] I think what I'm doing is shutting the camera off by flicking its on-off switch to the off position too quickly after snapping a shot. I don't know how I developed that wierd habbit, but I think it is somehow related. Has anyone else experienced this behavior on their *ist-DS?
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
Yep, that's for sure. But seriously, once the battery indicator goes to half, you're basically finished. You won't get another thirty or forty shots. And unless you're shooting junk, why risk losing a special moment to a failed battery? Replace them before they fail. Paul The camera was weird from the day it arrived here ;-)) Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist The batteries are goners. Replace them before the camera goes weirdo on you g.
OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.
Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
We were not allowed out of the bus until after that took place. Paul Stenquist wrote: Another shot that would surely sell would be one of the emergency workers extricating the woman from the car. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Cotty wrote: On 2/11/05, David Oswald, discombobulated, unleashed: than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Well done David. FYI - next time (!) try and get the casualty in the same frame as the bus - that would have been the pic the paper would have wanted. I know it's easy to say that, but shuffle right to the front, go vertical, casualty and team at the bottom of frame, the front of the bus at the top. A couple of shots rattled off before you're asked to step back and bingo. Under the circumstances, you did well. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
There was no damage to the bus. She hit its wheel, and you would never know it looking at the bus. Kenneth Waller wrote: I still don't see any image of damage to the bus. Seems that would be a shot sure to be taken. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: The scene of an accident. OOPs, I commented thinking there was only one image posted! Duh Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: The scene of an accident. Los Angeles introduced a new bus line on the 29th of October. It is a rapid line that runs on a road all its own called Busway, thorough the middle of the San Fernando Valley, connecting Woodland Hills / Warner Center with the Metrolink subway system starting in North Hollywood. The busyway has synchronized traffic lights that keep the bus moving all the time. This means that as the busline road crosses major streets, traffic stops on those surface roads. I rode the Orange Line today as a novelty, to see how the experience was going to be. My wife came with me. We had been on the bus for less than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little inappropriate after the fact. ;) Dave PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
In a message dated 11/3/2005 5:13:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Warning: It's about 4.5 megabytes of photos that will load. I posted the pictures quickly because a woman riding on the bus with us is married to a reporter. Quickly he was on the cell with me requesting any of the pictures I took. ...I had to remove the ones where my wife was posing, smiling next to the firefighters. It seemed a little inappropriate after the fact. ;) nice series -frank Real visual reporting. Very nice. Though I don't think the accident was. I imagine you could have willingly skipped it. Marnie aka Doe
Re: PESO: The scene of an accident.
I figured that was the case. You did well considering the limitations. Paul We were not allowed out of the bus until after that took place. Paul Stenquist wrote: Another shot that would surely sell would be one of the emergency workers extricating the woman from the car. Paul On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Cotty wrote: On 2/11/05, David Oswald, discombobulated, unleashed: than two minutes, when suddenly it was struck by a fast moving car that ran its red light. The car broadsided the bus. The car was seriously damaged, and driver taken to the hospital in critical condition (she was later upgraded to stable). We were then put through a triage routine by the first responders to determine who (if anyone) was injured. Mostly any injuries were just people pretending to be injured, thinking their gravy train had come in. Despicable really. Anyway, it held us all up by about 90 minutes. Fortunately I had my camera. Taken with the *ist-DS, and the DA16-45 lens http://users.adelphia.net/~daoswald/pictures/index.html Well done David. FYI - next time (!) try and get the casualty in the same frame as the bus - that would have been the pic the paper would have wanted. I know it's easy to say that, but shuffle right to the front, go vertical, casualty and team at the bottom of frame, the front of the bus at the top. A couple of shots rattled off before you're asked to step back and bingo. Under the circumstances, you did well. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
Just go buy whatever camera works for you. Godfrey agnostic
Re: Best M42 Camera?
Do you mean early Spotmatics would not give accurate metering with a 1.5V cell? Andre Spotmatics were originally designed to use a single 1.35 volt 625 or PX13(?) mercury cell. Later models were designed to give correct meter readings with 1.5 volt replacements as well. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi John what kind of batteries do you use with the SP's? greetings Markus
RE: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
Hah. Good for you. I forgot about Nguyen. Tom C. From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 08:37:51 -0700 And bless this basket of lenses so that it may be fruitful and multiply and nourish thy users. Okay, I'm mixing up my miracles here. Its sort of like mixing metaphors. And deliver us from the need to resort to Sigma lenses, Amen. And protect thy servant, Nguyen. Joe
Re: Best M42 Camera?
For a newer camera, it almost makes sense to get something like a ZX-5n and semi-permanently mount an M42 adapter to it. No matrix metering... Mat Matrix metering is still possible with Takumar lenses with large enough base where you would need to put isolating tape in very specific locations. Andre
RE: Another crystal image
Now that's my cup of tea there! The 1st one seemed void or unbalanced to me. This one I love! Tom C. From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Another crystal image Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 09:38:58 +0200 I thought this might be interesting. http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/only003.jpg Its a stack of five pictures. Sometimes, if one is not careful the growth gets a bit thick (deep) and since the depth of field is almost non-existent one has to resort to other means. The images were stacked with CombZ and had the levels slightly altered in Photoshop. No sharpening was done and they were 'stacked only'. I didn't measure the focus steps. The total might have been about 120um. Don -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
If you're using Lithium disposables, it's most economical to simply keep going with them until they stop powering the camera unless you're in the middle of an important shooting session and time to change batteries is scant. Then, pull them, put fresh ones in, and replace the nearly exhausted ones for the last bits of energy from them when things aren't so hectic. NiMH cells get somewhat unstable when near to exhausted so I usually pull them for recharging when I see the indicator fluctuating a lot. These comments are in reference to the DS model. I am not sure that the D responds in the same manner. Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:16 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Running them (at least this set) until they go dry seems like a good idea. That way I'll better know the limits of the batteries and what to expect from the indicator. As long as spares are in the bag, all should be well. As suggested in another message, for something important it might be a good idea to switch the bats before the camera goes wonky. Tks! [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Does this behavior suggest that it's time to replace the bats, or something else. They're getting used up. Be sure to have a spare set of batteries in your bag, you'll need them soon. Run what's in there until they go dry.
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
With my DS and a set of CRV3 Lithiums, I get about 200-300 exposures once the indicator hits the half-charge point. That's a lot of exposures to waste if you're paying $15 for a set of batteries. Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, that's for sure. But seriously, once the battery indicator goes to half, you're basically finished. You won't get another thirty or forty shots. And unless you're shooting junk, why risk losing a special moment to a failed battery? Replace them before they fail. Paul The camera was weird from the day it arrived here ;-)) Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist The batteries are goners. Replace them before the camera goes weirdo on you g.
Re: Best M42 Camera?
I don't know, I've only had experience with models from the Spotmatic II on. They could, but I don't know when Pentax started using the bridge circuitry for their meters. Andre Langevin wrote: Do you mean early Spotmatics would not give accurate metering with a 1.5V cell? Andre Spotmatics were originally designed to use a single 1.35 volt 625 or PX13(?) mercury cell. Later models were designed to give correct meter readings with 1.5 volt replacements as well. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi John what kind of batteries do you use with the SP's? greetings Markus -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
I am ... and shall probably continue using them well into the (foreseeable) future. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi If you're using Lithium disposables, it's most economical to simply keep going with them until they stop powering the camera unless you're in the middle of an important shooting session and time to change batteries is scant.
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hope he forgives you for SAYING envfully. :-) Anyway, can I just say that it's very encouraging to see you repenting for past sins, Tom. Yes. It should have been envyingly... which is an odd looking little word. I knew envfully wasn't right. It types right though. :-) Tom C.
Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.
What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
Hi Paul, At least with this set, I'm going to run 'em until the camera craps out or starts to behave in a strange manner. At least that way I'll have a better idea of what to expect, and since I'm going to be around the house for the next couple of days, there won't be an important pix made, plus a spare set of bats is handy. Seems like a perfect time to experiment and learn the limitations of the camera. Thus far, since the 1/2 full indication was observed, the camera has made 20 good shots. If I were going out with some serious shooting in mind, replacing them now would make sense, but then I'd put the old bats back into the camera just to test the limits. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Battery Behavior - istDS Yep, that's for sure. But seriously, once the battery indicator goes to half, you're basically finished. You won't get another thirty or forty shots. And unless you're shooting junk, why risk losing a special moment to a failed battery? Replace them before they fail. Paul
Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.
That's what I'd use. OTOH maybe he wants to test them under load. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
I've found that I sometimes will get 200 exposures from half full lithiums. But not always. In nearly two years with the *istD, I've learned that the camera can go wonkers at any time once the battery indicator drops to the half full point. Admittedly, serious problems are rare, but they happen any time voltage is a bit down. I rarely find myself shooting anything that I don't want or need, so I'm not going to risk failure, even for an extra 200 exposure. I now use AA lithiums rather than the CRV3, since I've found the performance virtually identical. Nearly expended batteries are used to power toys, radios, or sometimes even a flash unit. Paul With my DS and a set of CRV3 Lithiums, I get about 200-300 exposures once the indicator hits the half-charge point. That's a lot of exposures to waste if you're paying $15 for a set of batteries. Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, that's for sure. But seriously, once the battery indicator goes to half, you're basically finished. You won't get another thirty or forty shots. And unless you're shooting junk, why risk losing a special moment to a failed battery? Replace them before they fail. Paul The camera was weird from the day it arrived here ;-)) Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist The batteries are goners. Replace them before the camera goes weirdo on you g.
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
That makes sense. I'll be interested in hearing how long those batteries last. Paul Hi Paul, At least with this set, I'm going to run 'em until the camera craps out or starts to behave in a strange manner. At least that way I'll have a better idea of what to expect, and since I'm going to be around the house for the next couple of days, there won't be an important pix made, plus a spare set of bats is handy. Seems like a perfect time to experiment and learn the limitations of the camera. Thus far, since the 1/2 full indication was observed, the camera has made 20 good shots. If I were going out with some serious shooting in mind, replacing them now would make sense, but then I'd put the old bats back into the camera just to test the limits. Shel You meet the nicest people with a Pentax [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Battery Behavior - istDS Yep, that's for sure. But seriously, once the battery indicator goes to half, you're basically finished. You won't get another thirty or forty shots. And unless you're shooting junk, why risk losing a special moment to a failed battery? Replace them before they fail. Paul
Re: Best M42 Camera?
According to Gene Poon, ALL Spotmatics use a bridge circuitry, hence no problems at all with 1.5V batteries. http://www.aohc.it/batte.htm Dario - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Best M42 Camera? I don't know, I've only had experience with models from the Spotmatic II on. They could, but I don't know when Pentax started using the bridge circuitry for their meters. Andre Langevin wrote: Do you mean early Spotmatics would not give accurate metering with a 1.5V cell? Andre Spotmatics were originally designed to use a single 1.35 volt 625 or PX13(?) mercury cell. Later models were designed to give correct meter readings with 1.5 volt replacements as well. Markus Maurer wrote: Hi John what kind of batteries do you use with the SP's? greetings Markus -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.
I would guess even an almost depleted battery will show nearly full voltage with no load. The problem is that testing is a catch 22. If you provide adequate load to really test the batteries, you'll drain them. Paul That's what I'd use. OTOH maybe he wants to test them under load. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.
Nothing, if you understand what you get when you read open circuit voltage and these results are acceptable for your application. Depends on the accuracy you want. My experience has been that testing batteries under load gives more accurate indication of status.I could, but am not interested in doing so, assemble a load/meter combo using the manufacturers data. Assembly is relatively easy. Calibration/test and packaging for field use takes time I'd rather spend doing something else. I was looking for a prepackaged reasonable quality unit for field use in assessing cells used randomly in a standby/backup application. Otis Wright Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
Sounds like the D's behavior under low-voltage is quite different from the DS. All I can tell you is that I've had no problems at all, taking exposures right up to the point where the camera literally shuts down from lack of power. Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 9:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've found that I sometimes will get 200 exposures from half full lithiums. But not always. In nearly two years with the *istD, I've learned that the camera can go wonkers at any time once the battery indicator drops to the half full point. Admittedly, serious problems are rare, but they happen any time voltage is a bit down. I rarely find myself shooting anything that I don't want or need, so I'm not going to risk failure, even for an extra 200 exposure. I now use AA lithiums rather than the CRV3, since I've found the performance virtually identical. Nearly expended batteries are used to power toys, radios, or sometimes even a flash unit.
Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.
Perhaps I don't understand the circumstances of your need adequately. It's certainly too much trouble for my uses to test and measure battery status. Whenever I buy batteries, particularly Li disposables, I put a date on them and put them into my battery box. I know Li disposables have a 6-7 year shelf life ... after a year, they will rarely have lost more than 5% total capacity. I rarely do this, but if I have been using a particular set and taken it out of the camera, I mark it with a red dot to say partially used. The reason I rarely do this is that it's generally speaking not common to just swap batteries in and out with Li disposables. Most of the time you just keep them in the camera until they are exhausted and replace them. When putting together equipment for a trip or field session and counting on Li disposables, I just make sure I have an appropriate number of unused new batteries as backup. I've never been caught out. Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 9:19 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Nothing, if you understand what you get when you read open circuit voltage and these results are acceptable for your application. Depends on the accuracy you want. My experience has been that testing batteries under load gives more accurate indication of status.I could, but am not interested in doing so, assemble a load/meter combo using the manufacturers data. Assembly is relatively easy. Calibration/test and packaging for field use takes time I'd rather spend doing something else. I was looking for a prepackaged reasonable quality unit for field use in assessing cells used randomly in a standby/backup application. Otis Wright Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
On 11/3/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just go buy whatever camera works for you. Godfrey agnostic the last thing we need around here is a Voice of Reason. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hmmm, something fishy about this guy....
My lad was searching the internet as part of a school project and came across this page - didn't know it existed! http://www.users.waitrose.com/~greenwitney/recent.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: BH Drops *istD from latest catalogue
On 11/3/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I made my point. you did -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Hmmm, something fishy about this guy....
On 11/3/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My lad was searching the internet as part of a school project and came across this page - didn't know it existed! http://www.users.waitrose.com/~greenwitney/recent.html they look like a fun group. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
On 3/11/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Just go buy whatever camera works for you. Godfrey agnostic A Canon. Cotty Satanist
Re: Hmmm, something fishy about this guy....
On 3/11/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: they look like a fun group. LOL! I think that was about 18 months ago. IIRC, it was one of those situations I would willingly have swapped for bamboo under the fingernails. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Hmmm, something fishy about this guy....
On 11/3/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL! I think that was about 18 months ago. IIRC, it was one of those situations I would willingly have swapped for bamboo under the fingernails. looks like you were having as much fun as they were. at least you were getting paid. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
On 11/3/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Canon. Cotty Satanist oh, a defector, eh?? g,dr -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PDML Map
Juan Buhler wrote: Why would you say that? Unless you write your email of physical address or phone number there, there's no way someone could send you spam. j I meant that the concept of this thing sprung up on the internet as you and someone totally unrelated to you discovered it - there has to be a reason beyond isn't this cute for it to exist, Juan - I originally thought that you had designed it all yourself. at the very least, someone is using it as a marketing tool - a way, perhaps, of finding the densest population of people involved in specific endeavours for targeting sales - be it on internet or elsewhere. ann On 11/2/05, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: On 10/27/05, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list, I found Frappr, a site that uses Google maps to let people place themselves in the world. It is organized in groups, so people from various internet communities can map where they are. I started a PDML map there. Go to http://www.frappr.com/pdml And map yourself, if you care to do so. No need (or possibility) to add an exact address, so privacy should not be a problem. Let's see where we all are! j i made my entry last week sometime, but i thought i'd bump this back up to the top of the list. anyone else that may have missed this the last time? it's fun! -frank Well I thought how cute at first, then someone from my Scrabble list posted the same kind of thing... sounds like another insidious way to gather info for spamming now - all me paranoid :) ann -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
Re: Hmmm, something fishy about this guy....
On 3/11/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: looks like you were having as much fun as they were. at least you were getting paid. I was considering asking the old biddy if I could borrow her chair for a tracking shot ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Hmmm, something fishy about this guy....
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] LOL! I think that was about 18 months ago. IIRC, it was one of those situations I would willingly have swapped for bamboo under the fingernails. A, there you are The images are so small on my screen that I didn't see you first time I looked... Christian
Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.
Understand. Your approach makes sense for you requirement. In my case, the cells are in reserve/backup circuit. Load is applied randomly for varying period. There is no meaningful indication over a given period how much capacity has been used, etc. etc. Otis Wright Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Perhaps I don't understand the circumstances of your need adequately. It's certainly too much trouble for my uses to test and measure battery status. Whenever I buy batteries, particularly Li disposables, I put a date on them and put them into my battery box. I know Li disposables have a 6-7 year shelf life ... after a year, they will rarely have lost more than 5% total capacity. I rarely do this, but if I have been using a particular set and taken it out of the camera, I mark it with a red dot to say partially used. The reason I rarely do this is that it's generally speaking not common to just swap batteries in and out with Li disposables. Most of the time you just keep them in the camera until they are exhausted and replace them. When putting together equipment for a trip or field session and counting on Li disposables, I just make sure I have an appropriate number of unused new batteries as backup. I've never been caught out. Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 9:19 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Nothing, if you understand what you get when you read open circuit voltage and these results are acceptable for your application. Depends on the accuracy you want. My experience has been that testing batteries under load gives more accurate indication of status.I could, but am not interested in doing so, assemble a load/meter combo using the manufacturers data. Assembly is relatively easy. Calibration/test and packaging for field use takes time I'd rather spend doing something else. I was looking for a prepackaged reasonable quality unit for field use in assessing cells used randomly in a standby/backup application. Otis Wright Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright
Re: Battery Behavior - istDS
I have a D and with NiHMs the behavior is quite stable, the camera works perfectly until the voltage falls low enough then it simply shuts down. The only time I've had it become wonky was in extreme cold conditions, then it behaved very strangely and then shut down, the batteries were far from exhausted after they warmed up. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Sounds like the D's behavior under low-voltage is quite different from the DS. All I can tell you is that I've had no problems at all, taking exposures right up to the point where the camera literally shuts down from lack of power. Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 9:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've found that I sometimes will get 200 exposures from half full lithiums. But not always. In nearly two years with the *istD, I've learned that the camera can go wonkers at any time once the battery indicator drops to the half full point. Admittedly, serious problems are rare, but they happen any time voltage is a bit down. I rarely find myself shooting anything that I don't want or need, so I'm not going to risk failure, even for an extra 200 exposure. I now use AA lithiums rather than the CRV3, since I've found the performance virtually identical. Nearly expended batteries are used to power toys, radios, or sometimes even a flash unit. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Pentax Prayer... was Nikon D200, 18-200 lens and flash system
On 3/11/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Just go buy whatever camera works for you. Godfrey agnostic A Canon. Cotty Satanist No camera will work for you. Tom Atheist
