Re: PESO! - Comments / Critique are welcome.
Hi Tim, Thank you for the compliment Patrick On 5/6/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As others have stated, it does look slightly blurred. But that's just a minor thing. I find it a very strong image. You have done wonders with the contrasts and colours. It's lovely. It would look very good at my living room wall. If I ever find the time, I want to experiment with similar stuff, but I'm not sure if I've got the eye for it. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Patrick Genovese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2. mai 2006 16:13 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO! - Comments / Critique are welcome. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4406828 Regards Patrick -- Regards Patrick Genovese
Re: FS: Pentax MEF + AF 35-70 f/2.8
Michael Hamilton wrote: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7617246606 Take a look! :) Michael Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelhamilton.ca Oh, that's a lovely kit. I wish my MEF came with the historic lens. BTW the autofocus indicators are dead on mine too. Our Pentax distributor said it couldn't be fixed because the PCB is now unavailable. Must be a common cause of failure. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Re: FS: Various Pentax
Is she still walking lop-sided, or have you had a proper prosthetic fitted? Har! Jim lad! Blackbeard Bob Har! Me hearties...aye, she was built like a square rigger tis true, and just as fast accordin to Fat Jack in Portsmouth harbour! Avast behind? A bit rough in the crow's nest. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Peso- go green, go white!
On 7/5/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Just a family snap, but important to me. My youngest daughter, Ingrid, graduated from Michigan State University yesterday with two degrees: English Literature and Classics. She wants to follow in my footsteps and work as a writer. My granddaughter was on hand, and we dressed her in an MSU cheerleader uniform. She was the star of the show of course. Her mom is doing just okay, but has no health insurance or long term prospects. We're hoping to adopt Grace. Don't know how that will work out yet. Could be some complications with her birth father in Scotland. Wish me luck. Paul http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4427809 Nice shot Paul and of course I wish you luck. But why would you want to adopt your granddaughter? Is her mother disowning her? Slightly puzzled. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - Puffin #2
Thanks again for looking and commenting. http://www.oksne.net/paw/runde/lunde-2.jpg Jack Davis wrote: Especially like this shot partially due to it's total content...with a few exceptions. You should easily be able to take care of those with the cloning tool, for example. The blotches in the background are other birds coming in. The puffins go fishing all day out in the ocean, and return to the nesting sites in the early evening in large numbers. For this reason, I left them in. :-) Boris wrote: I know you could do better ;-). Obviously, since you have the prime lens of the same focal length used here ;-). Kidding. For some reason I expected an edible puffin... Puffin or muffin... whatever... g Puffins are considered excellent food on Iceland. My 31mm was back home in Oslo for weight reasons, btw. Annsan wrote: I was almost afraid of looking at this :) You are a brave man - anytime I tried to conquer my fear of heights I got a lot of fuzzy photos not lovely ones like yours. Thanks, Ann. One key to overcome it is to become so absorbed that the mind choose to ignore. That could be a good strategy for going over the edge as well, of course, but the brain goes to red alert long before that is a _real_ danger. Tim's strategy was quite good. He walked out as far as he was comfortable with, then sat down and acclimatised before cosidering to push the limit. He's a lot braver than me, but it's a good strategy. He got me further out than I would have dared to without his advice and example. :-) Tim wrote: Very good Jostein! It documents how they live very well. I'd love to see some of your stuff from that location too, Tim. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: A problem of reassembly
Here's another suggestion: Since the light meter in the camera will be affected by the direction, why not hold it up in front of the camera, rotate the filter and note the max. and min. EV. Then reverse the filter and repeat. The filter direction that gives the least difference between max. and min. EV should be the right way, shouldn't it? Jostein Quoting Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Except that it isn't true... if you rotate the polarizer with it facing in eitehr direction you can give yourself a black eye at least with my tiffin polartizer ann This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
RE: PESO - Puffin #2
I've got one here. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35759ref=author And I'll submit another later. The site will not allow me to submit more until tonight. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) Tim wrote: Very good Jostein! It documents how they live very well. I'd love to see some of your stuff from that location too, Tim. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: PAW 2006 - 06sq - GDG
Square is better...(leading lines) Regards, Bob S. On 5/8/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you recall, I posted this photo last week: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/06.htm As I mentioned, it is a crop from a 6x6 cm negative. While I like the cropped version, I also applied the same adjustments to a full-frame, square format rendering: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/06sq.htm I'll be interested to hear your comments. (As with the cropped version, the square format version includes the ability to see a higher resolution rendering by clicking on the image.) thanks Godfrey
RE: PESO - Puffin #2
Cute clown like critters. Very photogenic. I've been checking the web and making phone calls trying to re-locate a north west US Puffin location I came across several years ago. So far, unable to find the spot. Really nice grab, Tim. Jack --- Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got one here. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35759ref=author And I'll submit another later. The site will not allow me to submit more until tonight. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) Tim wrote: Very good Jostein! It documents how they live very well. I'd love to see some of your stuff from that location too, Tim. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
PENTAX Sources in Hong Kong
Does anyone know of any good camera shops in Hong Kong that stock Pentax. -- Regards Patrick Genovese
Re: PESO - Puffin #2
On May 8, 2006, at 6:57 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I've got one here. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35759ref=author And I'll submit another later. The site will not allow me to submit more until tonight. They always remind me of sad-eyed circus clowns. Bob
Re: PAW 2006 - 06sq - GDG
For some reason, the square version works a lot better for me. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you recall, I posted this photo last week: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/06.htm As I mentioned, it is a crop from a 6x6 cm negative. While I like the cropped version, I also applied the same adjustments to a full-frame, square format rendering: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/06sq.htm I'll be interested to hear your comments. (As with the cropped version, the square format version includes the ability to see a higher resolution rendering by clicking on the image.) thanks Godfrey http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout
On 5/5/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Optical prints are, for all practical purposes, extinct. snip I'm not sure what you mean by for all practical purposes, but I have no problem finding places to produce wet-process prints here in Toronto. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - Puffin #2
That's a nice Puffin piece... Tim Øsleby wrote: I've got one here. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35759ref=author And I'll submit another later. The site will not allow me to submit more until tonight. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) Tim wrote: Very good Jostein! It documents how they live very well. I'd love to see some of your stuff from that location too, Tim. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout
Most, (all of the ones around where I live), local labs use machines, and all(?) recent machines make a digital scan of the negative and print from that. I can't think of a single place around here that you could get a color print made with an old fashioned enlarger, even if it were a wet print. The last lab doing custom bw prints in an actual darkroom closed a couple of years ago. frank theriault wrote: On 5/5/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Optical prints are, for all practical purposes, extinct. snip I'm not sure what you mean by for all practical purposes, but I have no problem finding places to produce wet-process prints here in Toronto. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
re: waist level viewfinder ... Fwd: ZigView power?
A week or so ago we were talking about waist level finders and the ZigView gizmo (http://www.zigview.co.uk/). The question came up about where it gets its power from. I sent a note which was just responded to ... Begin forwarded message from Tony Holmes: The Zigview has its own built in lithium ion battery and comes with charger/mains unit. It will also run off the mains unit when in a studio situation. Godfrey
Re: A problem of reassembly
I'm not sure the exposure meter is affected - I didn't think it was necessary to use circular polarizers with early SLRs (which had metering). I believe the requirement came in with auto-focus. I'd already got part of the way to the suggested test - if I had a second polarizer I had deduced how to use the pair of them, back-to-back, to determine which was the correct orientation. But I don't have a second polarizer, so I couldn't do the test. Using the reflected image of the first polarizer was a brilliant idea, and enabled me to discover that, of course, I had put the glass back in the wrong way round. Murphy never sleeps. On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 10:45:31AM +0200, Jostein wrote: Here's another suggestion: Since the light meter in the camera will be affected by the direction, why not hold it up in front of the camera, rotate the filter and note the max. and min. EV. Then reverse the filter and repeat. The filter direction that gives the least difference between max. and min. EV should be the right way, shouldn't it? Jostein Quoting Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Except that it isn't true... if you rotate the polarizer with it facing in eitehr direction you can give yourself a black eye at least with my tiffin polartizer ann This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: PAW 2006 - 06sq - GDG
Thanks for your comments. A couple of people preferred the rectangular crop, but I prefer the square format composition as the majority did. I presented it full frame, even showing some of the negative bleed space, but the finish rendering will take a small trim crop, maintaining the square, to eliminate that left-edge issue. To my eye, that's the distracting element in the full frame image. The final sizing will likely be square 11x11 in a 16x20 frame for sake of wall space in the gallery, although I'd prefer a 13x13 rendering in a 20x20 or 20x24 frame. Godfrey
Re: Camera Raw v3.4 now available from Adobe
On May 8, 2006, at 7:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Camera Raw and DNG Converter v3.4 have now been updated on the Adobe website. ** Updates include support for the Pentax *ist DL2 RAW files. ** I found that the download for Mac OS X which is supposed to have both has only the Camera Raw v3.4 plug-in enclosed as of this morning. I've emailed Adobe support informing them of this omission. I don't know whether this is any different for the Windows version. -gdg They acted quickly: The Mac OS X download for DNG Converter Camera Raw v3.4 has been updated and now contains both components. http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ Godfrey
Re: A problem of reassembly
Circular polarizers affect exposure readings if the meter is behind a semi-silvered meter ala the LX. There were a number of other cameras, (none from Pentax IIRC, however), that put the meter in the same place and had the same problem. Autofocus systems made circular polarizers much more important. John Francis wrote: I'm not sure the exposure meter is affected - I didn't think it was necessary to use circular polarizers with early SLRs (which had metering). I believe the requirement came in with auto-focus. I'd already got part of the way to the suggested test - if I had a second polarizer I had deduced how to use the pair of them, back-to-back, to determine which was the correct orientation. But I don't have a second polarizer, so I couldn't do the test. Using the reflected image of the first polarizer was a brilliant idea, and enabled me to discover that, of course, I had put the glass back in the wrong way round. Murphy never sleeps. On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 10:45:31AM +0200, Jostein wrote: Here's another suggestion: Since the light meter in the camera will be affected by the direction, why not hold it up in front of the camera, rotate the filter and note the max. and min. EV. Then reverse the filter and repeat. The filter direction that gives the least difference between max. and min. EV should be the right way, shouldn't it? Jostein Quoting Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Except that it isn't true... if you rotate the polarizer with it facing in eitehr direction you can give yourself a black eye at least with my tiffin polartizer ann This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: A problem of reassembly
Ann Sanfedele wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Dixon Subject: Re: A problem of reassembly Place the filter up to your eye, and look at yourself in a mirror. If the camera-side is nearest you, you will be able to see the reflection of your eye. If the camera-side is away from you, your eye will appear black. Hope this helps! Good tip, David It's the little nuggets of information like this that really make this list worthwhile. William Robb Except that it isn't true... if you rotate the polarizer with it facing in eitehr direction you can give yourself a black eye at least with my tiffin polartizer ann Ann, Rotating the filter shouldn't make any difference - if it does, it suggests there is another polarising layer present. Tinted glasses or a fancy mirror perhaps? If not, you must have a peculiar polarising filter as both theory practice say that my method should work for circular polarisers, and this is the basis for some of the more expensive anti-glare filters for monitors, etc. John - did this work for your filter? David
Re: PESO: Community before sunset
Interesting rock colour. I like the flying birds for depth. Not sure if a crop of the top is needed, or required. Over all a nice shot. Dave B Here is another one from the Runde trip. The resolution could have been better, but I think the general idea behind the picture do get thru. It is about the community and about the colours. http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=234912 *istDS, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6, 800 ISO, f:16, 1/125s. Colours are slightly adjusted toward blue. Moderate crop. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
Adobe Raw Converter 3.4 update available
This includes support for the *ist DL2 download at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/new.jsp
Camera Raw v3.4 now available from Adobe
Camera Raw and DNG Converter v3.4 have now been updated on the Adobe website. ** Updates include support for the Pentax *ist DL2 RAW files. Godfrey ** I found that the download for Mac OS X which is supposed to have both has only the Camera Raw v3.4 plug-in enclosed as of this morning. I've emailed Adobe support informing them of this omission. I don't know whether this is any different for the Windows version. -gdg
Re: OT: In support of Old Stuff.
On Mon, 08 May 2006 00:32:43 +0200, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Lucas Rijnders Subject: Re: OT: In support of Old Stuff. I was amazed, as always, at the spread of equipment used in the last pug: from spotmatic to *ist-dl and from 67 to optio S. I did not note an immediate correlation between equipment age (or size) and quality of the photo... A 1mp camera is lots for the PUG. Most qualitiative differences don't become evident until one is making prints. I meant artistic quality :o) -- Regards, Lucas
Re: Camera Raw v3.4 now available from Adobe
Mon, 08 May 2006 09:08:24 -0700 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 8, 2006, at 7:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Camera Raw and DNG Converter v3.4 have now been updated on the Adobe website. ** Updates include support for the Pentax *ist DL2 RAW files. ** I found that the download for Mac OS X which is supposed to have both has only the Camera Raw v3.4 plug-in enclosed as of this morning. I've emailed Adobe support informing them of this omission. I don't know whether this is any different for the Windows version. -gdg They acted quickly: The Mac OS X download for DNG Converter Camera Raw v3.4 has been updated and now contains both components. http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ Godfrey Godfrey, Thank you for the information! Regarding the error, I didn't see what it was, but I suspect they just messed up the link from the web-site to their ftp site. All files on the ftp site are dated May 2: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/cameraraw/win/3.x/ ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/cameraraw/mac/3.x/ The only exception is Camera_Raw_3_4.dmg file that happened to be in the win directory and which has the same length as the one in the mac directory, but dated May 8 (12:21). Igor
Re: OT: In support of Old Stuff.
- Original Message - From: Lucas Rijnders Subject: Re: OT: In support of Old Stuff. I meant artistic quality :o) Ah, you were merely making conversation then. William Robb
Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout I'm not sure what you mean by for all practical purposes, but I have no problem finding places to produce wet-process prints here in Toronto. Large population centers are slow to adapt to the trend, since the population base is sufficient to keep a few places open for the weirdos that still shoot film and want custom wet prints. I suspect Ryerson is also having an effect in Toronto. The last of a half dozen custom print labs closed here last fall. William Robb
Re: OT: In support of Old Stuff.
On Mon, 08 May 2006 19:49:39 +0200, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Lucas Rijnders Subject: Re: OT: In support of Old Stuff. I meant artistic quality :o) Ah, you were merely making conversation then. Ageeing with Derby, in a roundabout way, yes. Glad I managed to confuse you. -- Regards, Lucas
Re: FS: Pentax MEF + AF 35-70 f/2.8
On 8-May-06, at 2:04 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Michael Hamilton wrote: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7617246606 Take a look! :) Michael Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelhamilton.ca Oh, that's a lovely kit. I wish my MEF came with the historic lens. BTW the autofocus indicators are dead on mine too. Our Pentax distributor said it couldn't be fixed because the PCB is now unavailable. Must be a common cause of failure. The visual and beep AF indicators work fine, but the actual autofocus buttons on the lens do nothing, sadly. I bought the lens from a reputable dealer in Edmonton, but they were likely unable to test the Autofocus because they didn't have the MEF body. Anyway, it's still a nice lens. :) Mike
PESO -- Trillium
Just a little flower shot. Spring is here! http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_trillium.html Tech. Info.: Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 1600 @ 1/500sec smc Pentax-F 70-210mm f4.0-5.6 @ f5.6 (180mm) As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
PESO -- Cross Purposes
Did I ever say that I HATE autofocus. However I think the content may save this one. http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_xpurpose.html Tech. Info.: Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 800 @ 1/800sec smc Pentax-F 70-210mm f4.0-5.6 @ f9.0 (120mm) As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: A problem of reassembly
I had a stuffed polar tizer when I was a kid, Ann. GRIN! graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Ann Sanfedele wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Dixon Subject: Re: A problem of reassembly Place the filter up to your eye, and look at yourself in a mirror. If the camera-side is nearest you, you will be able to see the reflection of your eye. If the camera-side is away from you, your eye will appear black. Hope this helps! Good tip, David It's the little nuggets of information like this that really make this list worthwhile. William Robb Except that it isn't true... if you rotate the polarizer with it facing in eitehr direction you can give yourself a black eye at least with my tiffin polartizer ann ugh - I should learn how to type though ! ann
Re: PESO -- Trillium
Well captured, but your subject appears to be either dirty or diseased. By the way, our Michigan Trillium is much different. The petals are white and gently rounded. It's our state flower and on the endangered specis list. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a little flower shot. Spring is here! http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_trillium.html Tech. Info.: Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 1600 @ 1/500sec smc Pentax-F 70-210mm f4.0-5.6 @ f5.6 (180mm) As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: PESO -- Trillium
Probably both, it's a trillium, I had thought it was a Red Trillium but it doesn't really match any of the example pictures I've been able to find. There were a fair number in the area where this one was, but none were in any better condition. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well captured, but your subject appears to be either dirty or diseased. By the way, our Michigan Trillium is much different. The petals are white and gently rounded. It's our state flower and on the endangered specis list. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a little flower shot. Spring is here! http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_trillium.html Tech. Info.: Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 1600 @ 1/500sec smc Pentax-F 70-210mm f4.0-5.6 @ f5.6 (180mm) As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
RE: PESO: Once in a lifetime shot!!!
It's not only your opinion it's your shot ;-) And I do agree with you, it does add a sense of place. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: cbwaters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 7. mai 2006 23:24 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Once in a lifetime shot!!! I will confess to wanting to get rid of the foreground heads but decided to leave it as there are those who will be sent the link (Grandmothers/Aunts, etc.) who will be interested in the dress. I like the background too. It adds a sense of place. But then, that's my opinion... CW - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 4:11 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Once in a lifetime shot!!! The area of interest looks great. I second what Ken says and raise him one. I'd crop out the top of the frame as well, leaving a square image that includes just your daughter, the priest and the deacon. Paul On May 7, 2006, at 12:02 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: If it were mine, I'd crop out the heads along the bottom border Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Once in a lifetime shot!!! A memorable moment! Someday you will marvel at how small and young she was. This picture will be a nice key to those memories. Regards, Bob S. On 5/7/06, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, well, I have two kids and presumably, I'll get to take another First Holy Communion shot. But not for Dana. Taken with the *ist D and F 50 1.7, from our seat, no flash (that'd be rude, though apparently others don't think so). I fixed the color cast caused by my forgetting the WB was set to flash (sigh) and may have sharpened it a little. Not a great photograph, but it's a moment, ya' know? Cory Proud Dad http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/b/cbwaters/Dana%20FHC%205-6-06.jpg -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/333 - Release Date: 5/5/2006
Film scanners (ahem)
I had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. I went shooting to a Polish festival in Golden Gate Park. There was music and dancing indoors, and I started shooting with the istD. Even with the FA35, focusing was not completely trivial, given the light. So I pulled the Leica off the bag, and shot a couple of (expired) rolls of Tri-X with it. Wow. I had forgotten how much I love that camera. It becomes an invisible tool, blends with your eyes and hands and just gets out of the way of taking photographs. So I think I might be shooting a bit more film in the future, at least until there's a nice digital rangefinder for about the price of a DSLR. I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So the question for those of you still in the stone age is: what is a good USB film scanner? Are resolutions still around 4000dpi for the high end ones? What should I get? I'm not getting rid of the istD anytime yet, and will probably get a K100D or whatever is called when it comes out. But shooting with a Leica RF is so great that I don't want to give that up... Cheers, j -- Juan Buhler Check out my book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: FS: Various Pentax
Who said it was made of a TABLE leg? All I mentioned was furniture! Me thinks thou doth protest too much! IL Bill On May 7, 2006, at 2:52 AM, Cotty wrote: On 6/5/06, Illinois Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: 8. LX Grip - Home made - Darned if I don't remember who made this one. It's someone on the list, and if I recall correctly, it was made from the leg of a piece of furniture. Has a strap lug installed on the side. A very nice custom job, and is longer than either of the other two grips. $35 Now what idiot would make a piece of Pentax gear out of a table leg?? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout
On 5/8/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Large population centers are slow to adapt to the trend, since the population base is sufficient to keep a few places open for the weirdos that still shoot film and want custom wet prints. I suspect Ryerson is also having an effect in Toronto. The last of a half dozen custom print labs closed here last fall. William Robb I don't mean to say that there are old-fashioned bw labs on every corner. To be sure there aren't too many left. Actually, I can think of two, offhand, that still do it, my lab (BW Labs) and Toronto Black and White. In fact, despite my lab's name, it does mostly digital these days - Robert loves the darkroom, and says that he won't give it up until he has to, but I wonder how much longer that's going to be. I don't think he has too many others that he does prints for. As for Toronto Black and White, they're the largest black and white lab that I know of in town. Lord knows how much more time they've got left. Just for those of you who aren't familiar, Toronto is a city of some 3 million (metropolitan), and those two are the last two labs that I'm aware of (you know of any others, Adam or Dave?). I can't imagine that smaller cities have much (if any) choice left. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Pentax MZ-1
I think Dario had mentioned something about a canned project, the Pentax MZ-1. Towards the bottom of this the worst webpage ever there is a photo, possibly from a brochure: http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/enzzo1972/2002 Kostas
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
I'd recommend the Nikon CoolScan V for a 4000dpi scanner. Minolta did make a couple 5400dpi models, but they provided no real resolution increase over the 4000dpi models. Personally I'm using a 2820dpi Minolta Scan Dual III, which is cheap and quite good. -Adam Juan Buhler wrote: I had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. I went shooting to a Polish festival in Golden Gate Park. There was music and dancing indoors, and I started shooting with the istD. Even with the FA35, focusing was not completely trivial, given the light. So I pulled the Leica off the bag, and shot a couple of (expired) rolls of Tri-X with it. Wow. I had forgotten how much I love that camera. It becomes an invisible tool, blends with your eyes and hands and just gets out of the way of taking photographs. So I think I might be shooting a bit more film in the future, at least until there's a nice digital rangefinder for about the price of a DSLR. I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So the question for those of you still in the stone age is: what is a good USB film scanner? Are resolutions still around 4000dpi for the high end ones? What should I get? I'm not getting rid of the istD anytime yet, and will probably get a K100D or whatever is called when it comes out. But shooting with a Leica RF is so great that I don't want to give that up... Cheers, j -- Juan Buhler Check out my book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout
frank theriault wrote: On 5/8/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Large population centers are slow to adapt to the trend, since the population base is sufficient to keep a few places open for the weirdos that still shoot film and want custom wet prints. I suspect Ryerson is also having an effect in Toronto. The last of a half dozen custom print labs closed here last fall. William Robb I don't mean to say that there are old-fashioned bw labs on every corner. To be sure there aren't too many left. Actually, I can think of two, offhand, that still do it, my lab (BW Labs) and Toronto Black and White. In fact, despite my lab's name, it does mostly digital these days - Robert loves the darkroom, and says that he won't give it up until he has to, but I wonder how much longer that's going to be. I don't think he has too many others that he does prints for. As for Toronto Black and White, they're the largest black and white lab that I know of in town. Lord knows how much more time they've got left. Just for those of you who aren't familiar, Toronto is a city of some 3 million (metropolitan), and those two are the last two labs that I'm aware of (you know of any others, Adam or Dave?). I can't imagine that smaller cities have much (if any) choice left. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson I think Downtown Camera might be doing that now, they recently started doing BW development in-house instead of sending it to an outlab. -Adam
Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout
Luckily it is pretty easy to set up for BW in the bathroom (best if there are no small children who can't wait), or basement, or even a closet. Modern young people, and tired old people like myself, are too lazy to bother with a temporary darkroom these days, but throughout most of photography's history they were the norm. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- frank theriault wrote: On 5/8/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Large population centers are slow to adapt to the trend, since the population base is sufficient to keep a few places open for the weirdos that still shoot film and want custom wet prints. I suspect Ryerson is also having an effect in Toronto. The last of a half dozen custom print labs closed here last fall. William Robb I don't mean to say that there are old-fashioned bw labs on every corner. To be sure there aren't too many left. Actually, I can think of two, offhand, that still do it, my lab (BW Labs) and Toronto Black and White. In fact, despite my lab's name, it does mostly digital these days - Robert loves the darkroom, and says that he won't give it up until he has to, but I wonder how much longer that's going to be. I don't think he has too many others that he does prints for. As for Toronto Black and White, they're the largest black and white lab that I know of in town. Lord knows how much more time they've got left. Just for those of you who aren't familiar, Toronto is a city of some 3 million (metropolitan), and those two are the last two labs that I'm aware of (you know of any others, Adam or Dave?). I can't imagine that smaller cities have much (if any) choice left. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
On May 8, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: ... So I think I might be shooting a bit more film in the future, at least until there's a nice digital rangefinder for about the price of a DSLR. Sadly, I don't think that will happen. According to dealer friends, sales of the Epson RD-1 have been only ok at best, and the likelihood of the upcoming Leica digital camera compatible with M lenses, or the Zeiss Ikon that is sure to happen as well, being in *ist D/DS price bracket are vanishingly small. I'd like one too, but I think $2000-3000 is going to be where it will cost at the low end. I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So the question for those of you still in the stone age is: what is a good USB film scanner? Are resolutions still around 4000dpi for the high end ones? What should I get? There are higher end models, but the Nikon Coolscan V ED is about as good as it gets for 4000 ppi, which is generally as good as most anyone needs for 35mm film scanning, around $550. They have a higher priced model with more features and attachment possibilities, but most of those things aren't of much interest to me... Minola, nee Konica Minolta, had a 5400 ppi film scanner through two/ three model revisions, but I believe that's gone now. You might find one still in stock somewhere. The other option is something like the Epson flatbed scanners, which I'm told in their latest revisions can rival dedicated film scanners. Godfrey
Re: FS: Various Pentax
On 8/5/06, Illinois Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: Who said it was made of a TABLE leg? All I mentioned was furniture! Me thinks thou doth protest too much! LOL Classic case from the archives of Columbo ;-)) Guilty as charged! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Camera Raw v3.4 now available from Adobe
On May 8, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Regarding the error, I didn't see what it was, but I suspect they just messed up the link from the web-site to their ftp site. All files on the ftp site are dated May 2: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/cameraraw/win/3.x/ ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/cameraraw/mac/3.x/ The only exception is Camera_Raw_3_4.dmg file that happened to be in the win directory and which has the same length as the one in the mac directory, but dated May 8 (12:21). Yeah, looks like someone goofed it up. But the link works correctly now from the download pages, so all is well. Godfrey
Re: PESO - Gannet
Well, of course, I didn't get your first post... then some commented without including link... Nice grab - and this one doesn't give me vertigo :) :) the serious crop is interesting kinda abstract. was the black background the rock face? a dark cloud? ann Jostein wrote: Thanks to all who took a peek at the piccie: http://www.oksne.net/paw/runde/gannet.html And more thanks for the comments! Only a few have reached my inbox, so I'll do a CP from the archive and reply to all here: Tim Ø. wrote: Is it cropped? IMO, the bird needs a tiny bit more gliding space. This said: It's an elegant and efficient photo of an elegant efficient bird. Thanks Tim, I see what you mean. I had another look at the cropping, but unfortunately I have no leeway in the vertical with this particular shot. Paul S. wrote: Very nice. Good job catching him in flight. How sharp is it at 100%? Thanks Paul. Here's 100%-sized crop: http://www.oksne.net/paw/runde/gannet-crop.jpg As you can see, there's some CA. Cyan on the left side of the neck and golden on the right. Edge definition is quite nice, but there isn't an awful lot of detail in the plumage...:-) Christian and Bruce D commented on the perspective. Thanks for the kind words, guys. You're quite right. I had serious vertigo problems during the whole damn session. It was about 150m straight down. The gannets were flying about 100m below us. John F wrote: Lovely pic, and great technique in the Stenquist mould. 1/500 is very slow with an effective focal length (35mm) of 1:1275. I have a sturdy tripod with a big ballhead and a Kimberley Sidekick mount. The Sidekick really is a good help for wielding those big lenses. No way I can compete with Steady Stenquist...:-) Ken Waller wrote: Very nice but the black background detracts by hiding the wing tips. Ouch! On my monitor, the dark gray wings stand out from the deep blue water. Maybe some shadow/highlight work required... Marnie, Rick W., please try again. It must have been temporarily. I think my space provider sometimes have maintenance in a time window that disfavours american viewers. Cotty, Gonz, P.J., thanks for the kind words! :-) Cheers, jostein
RE: PESO - Puffin #2
Jostein. It was not my intentions to hijack the thread. Sorry about that, if it happens. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8. mai 2006 14:49 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Puffin #2 On May 8, 2006, at 6:57 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: I've got one here. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35759ref=author And I'll submit another later. The site will not allow me to submit more until tonight. They always remind me of sad-eyed circus clowns. Bob
PESO - Pink!
When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html Shel
Film scanners (ahem)
Hi Juan ... For the money the Nikon Coolscan V is an excellent scanner. I've been happy with mine. However, if I had it to do all over again, I'd have spent the extra $$ and gotten the Coolscan 5000. It works in 16-bit rather than 14-bit, allows multi-pass scanning, plus it takes the roll feeder accessory. Admittedly, these are small issues, and I'm not sure the Coolscan 5000 is really worth about twice the price, but there are times when I wish one or another of its features were available. Shel
Re: Pentax MZ-1
That looks like a photoshopped image, a black MZ-3 body with an FA-1 finder and a bunch of knobs and stuff from various other cameras grafted on. But that's just one mans opinion. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: I think Dario had mentioned something about a canned project, the Pentax MZ-1. Towards the bottom of this the worst webpage ever there is a photo, possibly from a brochure: http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/enzzo1972/2002 Kostas -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: PESO - Pink!
It's certainly that... Wouldn't be nearly as nice with less detail. I do believe that I'll need dark glasses to view it for any length of time. Shel Belinkoff wrote: When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html Shel -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
RE: PESO - Gannet
This shot should make you wet your pants ;-) It is a lot steeper here than at the puffin shot. I was really impressed by the man claiming freight of heights. Jostein is a sensible man, so I guess he has gone to bed now. I'm not, so I'll answer your question for him. The near black background is the sea. The gannet is a very light (read near white) bird. So he had to underexpose to avoid blowing out the highlights. The colour of the sea is a positive side effect of this underexposure, is my guess. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8. mai 2006 23:42 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Gannet Well, of course, I didn't get your first post... then some commented without including link... Nice grab - and this one doesn't give me vertigo :) :) the serious crop is interesting kinda abstract. was the black background the rock face? a dark cloud? ann Jostein wrote: Thanks to all who took a peek at the piccie: http://www.oksne.net/paw/runde/gannet.html And more thanks for the comments! Only a few have reached my inbox, so I'll do a CP from the archive and reply to all here: Tim Ø. wrote: Is it cropped? IMO, the bird needs a tiny bit more gliding space. This said: It's an elegant and efficient photo of an elegant efficient bird. Thanks Tim, I see what you mean. I had another look at the cropping, but unfortunately I have no leeway in the vertical with this particular shot. Paul S. wrote: Very nice. Good job catching him in flight. How sharp is it at 100%? Thanks Paul. Here's 100%-sized crop: http://www.oksne.net/paw/runde/gannet-crop.jpg As you can see, there's some CA. Cyan on the left side of the neck and golden on the right. Edge definition is quite nice, but there isn't an awful lot of detail in the plumage...:-) Christian and Bruce D commented on the perspective. Thanks for the kind words, guys. You're quite right. I had serious vertigo problems during the whole damn session. It was about 150m straight down. The gannets were flying about 100m below us. John F wrote: Lovely pic, and great technique in the Stenquist mould. 1/500 is very slow with an effective focal length (35mm) of 1:1275. I have a sturdy tripod with a big ballhead and a Kimberley Sidekick mount. The Sidekick really is a good help for wielding those big lenses. No way I can compete with Steady Stenquist...:-) Ken Waller wrote: Very nice but the black background detracts by hiding the wing tips. Ouch! On my monitor, the dark gray wings stand out from the deep blue water. Maybe some shadow/highlight work required... Marnie, Rick W., please try again. It must have been temporarily. I think my space provider sometimes have maintenance in a time window that disfavours american viewers. Cotty, Gonz, P.J., thanks for the kind words! :-) Cheers, jostein
RE: PESO - Pink!
Wow! That's a lot of pink ;-) I like. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8. mai 2006 23:48 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Pink! When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html Shel
Re: PESO - Pink!
On 8/5/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html Nice! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Pentax MX repair
On 07/05/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/5/06, Eric Featherstone, discombobulated, unleashed: My MX has a niggling problem at the moment, which I haven't been able to solve. Namely, the shutter lock is very unreliable. It always unlocks, so the camera is perfectly usable, but it often doesn't lock properly. I'm rather more worried that the batteries might be run flat (by something pressing on the shutter release in my bag) than accidental exposure. I don't normally leave it wound on in any case. Oh and, if it is of interest, the shutter lock works a little more reliably if I hold the camera upside down! So far I've read through the service manual on Mark Roberts' 'site (thanks Mark) and also found ca.geocities.com/spirope/mxmlu.htm which has been handy (I also had the meter switch problem but that is now sorted.) At the moment the base plate is off, the leatherette is peeled away from around the self timer (I've tried adjusting the length of the shutter rod via those two screws) and I've removed and replaced the shutter lock itself. I can't *see* anything wrong particularly so I'm at a bit of a loss. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Hi Eric, I gather that this is a known problem on old MXs that have seen a good life. It is repairable but I don't personally know how. The answer is out there! Hi cotty, Thanks. I will carry on searching (and fiddling)... Cheers, Eric.
OT - PESO: Fabrique de Fer
Funny, I always hated this Mamiya 645 Pro but I'm discovering that some of my favourite pics were taken with it. Here's one of them: http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1420164 BTW, an impressive example of what modern colour print film is capable of. Just look at those highlights. Try this with chromes, let alone digital... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses
PESO: Common Redshank minding it's own business (new enablement)
I've enabled myself with another crappy lens. A Tamron 300/2,8 adaptall. Ok, it is not crappy, but it is old, and has a lot off what the seller called patina. What's really nice is that it balances perfectly with the DS when using the AF converter. Its a fast lens, so the auto focus is speedy. I feel enabled! :-D http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35892ref=author *istDS, Tamron 300/2,8 + Pentax AF 1,7x TC, 400 ISO raw, f:4, 1/500s. Converted in RSP. This Common Redshank allowed me to go pretty close. I believe I was about 5m away. After a while I went for a lower shooting angle. And while I was doing my thing, it went on doing its thing; the evening toilet, brushing its feathers ;-) It was very sweet. Gratulations and/or comments are appreciated. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
PESO: Dancing
As a follow up to my post about scanners, where I say how much I missed my Leica, let me share this, if only to show that I still find the istD usable: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com/index.php?showimage=476 Thanks for looking, j -- Juan Buhler Check out my book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: PESO - Puffin #2
Way to go Tim! A wonderful image! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PESO - Puffin #2 I've got one here. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35759ref=author And I'll submit another later. The site will not allow me to submit more until tonight. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) Tim wrote: Very good Jostein! It documents how they live very well. I'd love to see some of your stuff from that location too, Tim. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
PESO - Fourth Beach, Washington Coast
And this time, actually from Pentax gear. :D I recently got the Konica/Minolta (now unavailable) 35mm film scanner. It's pretty nice. http://gabrielcain.com/gallery2/v/nature/rubybeach042006/ Technical details: Fuji Neopan 100 ISO, f/1.4 50mm lens, Pentax K1000, most exposure ares 1/125th sec. -- Gabriel CainDreaming Crow Forge President and Chief Artifacer P.O.Box 15605 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Seattle, WA 98115
Re: PESO - Pink!
Cool. I like it. I might have taken the liberty to clone out those little green bugs in the lower left quadrant, but then I'm rather liberal with my use of the clone tool:-). Good eye. Paul On May 8, 2006, at 5:47 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html Shel
Re: PESO - Pink!
Nice one. Lots o color. G On May 8, 2006, at 2:47 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html Shel
Re: OT - PESO: Fabrique de Fer
On May 8, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1420164 BTW, an impressive example of what modern colour print film is capable of. Just look at those highlights. Try this with chromes, let alone digital... Nice photo, but I don't see anything particularly exceptional about the highlights. Godfrey
Re: PESO - Pink!
Shel, Is that a flower picture! From you? The world must be ending. Regards, Bob S. On 5/8/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cool. I like it. I might have taken the liberty to clone out those little green bugs in the lower left quadrant, but then I'm rather liberal with my use of the clone tool:-). Good eye. Paul On May 8, 2006, at 5:47 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html Shel
Re: FS: Various Pentax - pictures
Anyone interested in any of the gear, pictures are on http:// www.kanescience.com/_items_for_sale/ IL Bill
Re: PESO - Pink!
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: PESO - Pink! Shel, Is that a flower picture! From you? The world must be ending. Those are street flowers. William Robb
Re: PAW 2006 - 06 final edit - GDG
On May 8, 2006, at 2:38 PM, Garry Higgins wrote: I've looked at both pix several times and IMHO the square format works best for me. I like that little breathe in the lower right leading the eye to the reflection above the heads. I don't guess PSing the door so it's square enhances the legs of the subjects et al and I would lose the bits of neon at top for personal pref. Still think the squared format, but can't say why. ?. Thanks, Gz! After looking and looking at it, and listening to all the comments, I went square and did the final edit on this photo this morning. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/06.htm I found to my delight that there was even more in it than I'd thought. The print looks great. Time to recharge on Mona's Isle looming? Planning for end of August... I should just catch the Manx GP final events, then spend a blissful week after the racing is over and the crowds are gone.
Re: Another one bites the dust.
William, It seems like you are doing what you want to do. This is the way to go for you. So will you be a man of leisure at GFMtn? All the best, César Panama City, Florida William Robb wrote: As most of you know, the life of a photofinisher has changed dramatically over the past couple of years. The business has been taken over by large chain stores who treat the industry as just another department, and now is dealing with the fallout of poorly trained big box store sales staff, and the failings of the computer industry. For the past few years, it has been like watching an old friend die. Consequently, I will be unemployed as of the 12th of May. And not at all unhappy or concerned about the future. William Robb
Re: Another one bites the dust.
David J Brooks wrote: Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] I should have been more clear. I handed my resignation to my store manager last Monday. Blind sided them, really, as it was out of the blue as far as they were concerned. I feel kinda guilty actually, just before summer and their star attraction is walking away. William Robb Got out before the urine test eh.:-) Seriously Bill. I hope everything works out for you. Sometimes a change is good as a rest they say. GFM bound Sir.?? I'v hated my survey job for 33 years. Maybe one day... Dave Equine Photography in York Region Interesting Dave, I have always said that the week that I awake twice with the question as to why I am actually going into work is the sign that I need to change. As of this point in time I have yet to have that happen - even with the fact that I have not been on the road for almost two decades. 25 years with the same 'company' in August, César Panama City, Florida
Re: PESO - Pink!
Hi Paul, Those aren't bugs. They're small pieces of plant matter, stems or buds. I thought about getting rid of them, but decided that, if they bothered me, I'd just reshoot or use one of the other frames - I took about a dozen shots - there were some darker flowers right next to these, but the pink ones resulted in a somewhat stronger photo. Pleased that you like the pic. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Cool. I like it. I might have taken the liberty to clone out those little green bugs in the lower left quadrant, but then I'm rather liberal with my use of the clone tool:-). Good eye. When I drove over to Berkeley this morning, I saw this little scene, which really grabbed my attention. Perhaps you'll find it to your liking as well. It's a large file - a smaller web image just didn't seem right for this one (550K) I may put up a smaller version if anyone cares to see it. http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/pink.html
Re: Analog versus Digital Shootout
Frank Said: As for Toronto Black and White, they're the largest black and white lab that I know of in town. Lord knows how much more time they've got left. Just for those of you who aren't familiar, Toronto is a city of some 3 million (metropolitan), and those two are the last two labs that I'm aware of (you know of any others, Adam or Dave?). I can't imagine that smaller cities have much (if any) choice left. cheers, Accent Photo was, good. Now that the partners have split and Ernie has had to rehire, as DNT Photo, i have found the BW service a bit lacking, but available. E6 is still good. The other partner took the workers that knew BW. The new employees, well lets just say, i'm not happy and thats why i keep taking the school class.:-) I, as many on this list will be very upset if BW disappears. Dave
Re: Another one bites the dust.
two decades. 25 years with the same 'company' in August, César Panama City, Florida Rookie.vbg Dave
Re: OT - PESO: Fabrique de Fer
Probably loses the detail in the translation to a small digital image. No wonder people think digital is as good as film, they display all their images digitally anyway grin... sigh. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Funny, I always hated this Mamiya 645 Pro but I'm discovering that some of my favourite pics were taken with it. Here's one of them: http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1420164 BTW, an impressive example of what modern colour print film is capable of. Just look at those highlights. Try this with chromes, let alone digital... Ralf
Re: Another one bites the dust.
- Original Message - From: Cesar Matamoros II Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust. William, It seems like you are doing what you want to do. This is the way to go for you. So will you be a man of leisure at GFMtn? César; I finish my lab job this Friday. Immediately, I am diving into a bathroom I have been farting around with since the middle of February, and just ripped the floor out of for the second time to make way for a change that we agreed was worth the effort. This gives me about two weeks to get this room to the point where I can walk away for the week and a half I plan to spend driving to GFM and back. I can spend no more than a week after GFM on this project before I ~have~ to move on to the next one, which is a fairly major renovation, and will keep me working until September, when I go to BC and teach Tom Cakalic about the wonders of 4x5 slides, providing he is able to make it up for a weekend. I am hoping to be able to take a lab on the road, and process the slides, scan them and print them right at the campground. What's leisure? William Robb
Good deal on SD cards
BestBuy.ca is currently selling Kingston SD 512mb cards for $60 less $21 instant rebate and $30 mail-in rebate - which works out to $9. Note: it's Bestbuy.ca Michael Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelhamilton.ca
Re: PESO - Puffin #2
I agree - lovely! that bird looks positively contemplative - And this one I was actually able to view - I've had trouble with yours in the past, Tim. ann Kenneth Waller wrote: Way to go Tim! A wonderful image! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PESO - Puffin #2 I've got one here. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35759ref=author And I'll submit another later. The site will not allow me to submit more until tonight. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) Tim wrote: Very good Jostein! It documents how they live very well. I'd love to see some of your stuff from that location too, Tim. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
GESO: No theme, just pix
Thanks to all who commented. I appreciate the critique. -P -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:33 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: GESO: No theme, just pix Finally pulled together a gallery of some 26 pix to post. Not expecting comments on all, but if you see something you like or dislike, I'll accept kudos and/or brickbats. Except as noted in the comments, all photos taken with either a DS or DS2. http://www.studio1941.com/geso/index.htm BTW, Freedom of Speech is *not* designed to illicit flame wars about the content. The only statement here is that, unlike some places in this world, we are free to express our opinions in most any way we choose. -P
Re: PESO: Common Redshank minding it's own business (new enablement)
Nice pic, though I sure wish the bokeh was more like Pentax's! Tim Øsleby wrote: I've enabled myself with another crappy lens. A Tamron 300/2,8 adaptall. Ok, it is not crappy, but it is old, and has a lot off what the seller called patina. What's really nice is that it balances perfectly with the DS when using the AF converter. It’s a fast lens, so the auto focus is speedy. I feel enabled! :-D http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35892ref=author *istDS, Tamron 300/2,8 + Pentax AF 1,7x TC, 400 ISO raw, f:4, 1/500s. Converted in RSP. This Common Redshank allowed me to go pretty close. I believe I was about 5m away. After a while I went for a lower shooting angle. And while I was doing my thing, it went on doing its thing; the evening toilet, brushing its feathers ;-) It was very sweet. Gratulations and/or comments are appreciated. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
Re: FS: Pentax MEF + AF 35-70 f/2.8
Michael Hamilton a écrit : On 8-May-06, at 2:04 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Michael Hamilton wrote: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7617246606 Take a look! :) Michael Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelhamilton.ca Oh, that's a lovely kit. I wish my MEF came with the historic lens. BTW the autofocus indicators are dead on mine too. Our Pentax distributor said it couldn't be fixed because the PCB is now unavailable. Must be a common cause of failure. The visual and beep AF indicators work fine, but the actual autofocus buttons on the lens do nothing, sadly. I bought the lens from a reputable dealer in Edmonton, but they were likely unable to test the Autofocus because they didn't have the MEF body. You can test the F zoom without the ME-F body, read at: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/K-mount/Kf.html -- 3. Applying a small voltage ^i makes the lens focus towards infinity. 4. Applying a small voltage ^i makes the lens focus away from infinity^ i = As generated by a multi-meter in resistor mode. -- Michel
Re: PESO: Dancing
I like the pic, the blur adds a nice dynamic touch. Cons: the forearm looks prosthetic because of the blur or noise reduction? Juan Buhler wrote: As a follow up to my post about scanners, where I say how much I missed my Leica, let me share this, if only to show that I still find the istD usable: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com/index.php?showimage=476 Thanks for looking, j -- Juan Buhler Check out my book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: Good deal on SD cards
Mon, 08 May 2006 20:53:47 -0700 Michael Hamilton wrote: BestBuy.ca is currently selling Kingston SD 512mb cards for $60 less $21 instant rebate and $30 mail-in rebate - which works out to $9. Note: it's Bestbuy.ca Michael Hamilton It doesn't seem to me that these family of Kensington cards is fast enough to use all speed capacity of the DS/DL. But if someone is interested in these Kingston cards, - buy.com has even better deal - 1Gb cards at $19.99 after $9 MIB. http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10399506spf=1sp=1 Since the price before the rebate is $28.99, it qualifies for free shipping within the US. Igor
