Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...
Anybody tried/knows a way of converting to BW using only lightroom with good results ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not the fastest, but not a slouch either. Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color correction seem to be very unresponsive... Welcome to the world of Lightroom (beta), Boris. This is exactly the reason why Lightroom is NOT for me. Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: what do I need to do RAW file processing with the istDS?
J. C. O, hi, thanks, I have V2.4 already so I guess I am good on that. Im still not clear on Pentax photolab and browser though. Are you saying I will want or need to get these latest versions or are they all just junk not worth the effort? as many others I found ACR to be superior over any other RAW converter I've tried so far. However I have Pentax utilities stored on a SD card right inside my ist-Ds just in case as they occupy roughly the space of 2 RAW images (PC version) and the conversions are usually very good (version 3 based on SilkyPix) and certainly better than in-camera JPEGs. Actually the only major thing ACR seems to do consistently better is taming moire/aliasing artefacts. Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: New T/C's?
You know what would be really really really nice a pentax 135-400 f/4.5 it would make a great pair with the upcoming 50-135 f/2.8... the 60-250 is a bit of a compromise ...had it been a 120-300 or maybe 350 it would be a much better fit in Pentax' lens line. a 120-300 f/2.8 would be lovely especially if it were a DFA* ie you could use it on film as welll.. Ahem!! Wake up patrick.. stop dreaming! Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Patrick, I've been watching this thread with interest as I'm looking for a good 200mm+ zoom. I've always thought the 70-200 f2.8 was too heavy and not quite long enough. I've seen some really nice pictures from the Sigma 100-300, but I've seen some with very annoying bokeh too that have put me off a little (I've noticed this with a few Sigma lenses). Then I heard of the DA*60-250 and I thought it sounded just right. Now I have to sit and wait for it to be available - and then for it to be available in Australia. I'm hoping for some good 10MP examples with it before I can get my hands on it to prove that it's good. A DA* lens should be very good shouldn't it? Has Pentax made any duds in their high end lenses? -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: Thanks for the info... I was hoping that someone would trash at least one of the combos making my decision easier :-) The problem with Malta is that you have to buy almost on faith... There is no way i'm going to be able to try out a 70-200 f/2.8 or a 100-300.. unless I go abroad. Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...
They look great! One thing I've struggled with is finding a BW conversion technique that I can get consistent, pleasing results with. Can you give a link to the site you mention please? - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:07 PM Subject: PESO[s] BW Conversions... I've come to the conclusion that the software that Mark Roberts has a link on his web site to, (the Photoshop plug in that is), for BW conversion is just great. I've got a few new conversions. A couple from a year or two ago and another shot from the Essex Steam Museum, (Disabled). http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_petulantangels.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_madcongchu.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_steamdetail.html Equipment: Pentax *istD or Ds/w Pentax lenses. -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.16/660 - Release Date: 30/01/2007 5:04 PM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Like a cinnamon crust
http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 -- new photos ever so often... http://roman.blakout.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...
http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_petulantangels.html Very nice rendering. Not as good old BW film but same kind of rendering, I like it. http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_madcongchu.html I like the photo but I don't like the color. It seems like there's a green color cast like printing a BW film on color paper. http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_steamdetail.html Love it. I love details from old trains.. dirty and all :) I like the Sepia color. I wonder what it look like with another color choice... I will grab the pic and try if I can come with another possibility. Anyway I love the pic as it is. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Photoshop hints (was Wedding photography advice solicitation)
On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Scott, One of the things that really speeded up my Photoshop use was using the keyboard shortcuts. You can select any tool you want by pressing a single button, change to scroll mode in any tool by holding down the space bar, adjust brush sizes and lots more. I have assigned dodge and burn to different buttons for ease of use. It doesn't take long to get used to the button required for each tool. It also lets you remove the tool pallet from view and have pictures full screen. All I can say is dual monitors :-) Does anyone else have quick and easy Photoshop hints to make Scott's life (and the rest of our lives) easier? Ctrl (cmd)+alt+~(tilde) will select the highlights. It you then want to select the shadows hit Ctrl (cmd)+shift+I. Ctrl (cmd)+D to deselect a selection Very hand for making quick adjustment layer masks. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: McNaught - At Last!!
Well that makes me doubly glad that I saw it :-) Cheers, Dave On 1/30/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently if you wait a few thousand years you still won't see it. Reports I've read suggest that this is it's first? and last visit as its likely to break up. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...
There is a video tutorial here: http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom/index.html ... under Processing Editing Photos titled Creating Black and Whites - Matt Kloskowski BTW the same controls are in ACR for PS CS3. Cheers, Dave On 1/31/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody tried/knows a way of converting to BW using only lightroom with good results ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: any PDMLers in Houston?
From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will be attending a big BBQ cookoff in Houston with Nate in February. What is a cookoff? - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
On 31.01.2007, at 09:26 , Peter Lacus wrote: Welcome to the world of Lightroom (beta), Boris. This is exactly the reason why Lightroom is NOT for me. Exactly and that's one of the reasons I choosed Aperture over Lightroom. Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Another k10D problem
Hello David, http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ This is a series of pictures of a white piece of tissue used to wrap a Christmas gift. Light was natural, white balance manually set. Updated firmware. Obviously, many of these are 1 or 2 stops underexposed, but, I was startled at the bands of color (green to the left, magenta to the right). I have tried everything to produce the artefacts you got, but no luck...:) The 'best' two: (165k) www.skiboy.com/fiso/underexpos1.jpg k10d, supertak M 1.8/55 iso 100 normal daylight through the window, underexposed. Or with iso 1600, all the same settings: (195k) www.skiboy.com/fiso/underexpos2.jpg -- Best regards, Fiso mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
I'm afraid I can't provide you with a good answer. At first my Lightroom had acceptable performance, but it has gradually been slowing down. I don't think it is because of increased numbers of files (that's what I experienced with RSP), because I haven't photographed much lately. I have tweaked my PC to make it faster, searched for spyware (found a lot), and done a few other tricks. Still slow. The only thing I have found is that the size of free HD space matters. I've freed some, and it helps, but not a lot. After this I've got 10% free space. Now I'm waiting for the final version to solve the problem. If it doesn't, then I don't really know. Could by more ram, but that's pretty expensive for a lap top. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 31. januar 2007 06:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts I send my questions and concerns ;-). Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not the fastest, but not a slouch either. Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color correction seem to be very unresponsive... What is it I am doing wrong? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...
Excellent... Thanks David ! Will try ASAP :) 2007/1/31, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There is a video tutorial here: http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom/index.html ... under Processing Editing Photos titled Creating Black and Whites - Matt Kloskowski BTW the same controls are in ACR for PS CS3. Cheers, Dave On 1/31/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody tried/knows a way of converting to BW using only lightroom with good results ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: I gotta brag
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: I gotta brag On 1/30/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: small children who couldn't take a hint. Got any recommendations for a low key breed that gets along well with small kids? If you want a smaller dog, I will have a look at your suggestions for my own interest later, thanks William. Half my lifetime ago (maybe more) we researched the matter. My recollection is that Bulldog (my personal favourites along with German Shepherds) and Boxer are very affectionate and good with children, but we were inexperienced and afraid of the combination with their strength), and also they were generally pricey. We ended up with a Spaniel, no pedigree, which was offered as a Spaniel Field. We never researched it further as we were just loking for a companion. He lived for 14-15 years and we did love him, but not in the way this dog required. We are still heart-broken, esp. when discussing his end of old age, but I don't think anyone in the family will ever own a dog again. People's mileage thankfully varies a lot from ours. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5
Thanks Yens. BTW, I took the second example down, since it was more a sample of lens performance than it was a shot I wanted on my photo.net page. On Jan 31, 2007, at 1:34 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Wow, amazing sharpness/DOF at F1:3.5. Nice shot too :-) Regards Jens Bladt Nytarkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Paul Stenquist Sendt: 27. januar 2007 22:27 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5 As promised, I shot a bit with the SMC Pentax 28/3.5 today. This one is wide open at 1/15th, ISO 1600: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5513023size=lg This one is f8 at 1/80th, ISO 200, with some transform perspective to straighten the verticals: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5513013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/654 - Release Date: 01/27/2007 17:02 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 01/30/2007 09:31 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
This is interesting. BTW one should *always* have 5 -10% free space on any disk drive. It really helps performance (this comment is very general, not Lightroom related). 2007/1/31, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm afraid I can't provide you with a good answer. At first my Lightroom had acceptable performance, but it has gradually been slowing down. I don't think it is because of increased numbers of files (that's what I experienced with RSP), because I haven't photographed much lately. I have tweaked my PC to make it faster, searched for spyware (found a lot), and done a few other tricks. Still slow. The only thing I have found is that the size of free HD space matters. I've freed some, and it helps, but not a lot. After this I've got 10% free space. Now I'm waiting for the final version to solve the problem. If it doesn't, then I don't really know. Could by more ram, but that's pretty expensive for a lap top. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 31. januar 2007 06:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts I send my questions and concerns ;-). Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not the fastest, but not a slouch either. Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color correction seem to be very unresponsive... What is it I am doing wrong? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...
Nice. Can you give us a link to the software or to Mark's site? I no longer seem to be able to find a bookmark for Mark's site. Paul On Jan 31, 2007, at 1:07 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I've come to the conclusion that the software that Mark Roberts has a link on his web site to, (the Photoshop plug in that is), for BW conversion is just great. I've got a few new conversions. A couple from a year or two ago and another shot from the Essex Steam Museum, (Disabled). http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_petulantangels.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_madcongchu.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_steamdetail.html Equipment: Pentax *istD or Ds/w Pentax lenses. -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
I'm aware of the 5-10% rule. That's why I did it ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: 31. januar 2007 11:56 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts This is interesting. BTW one should *always* have 5 -10% free space on any disk drive. It really helps performance (this comment is very general, not Lightroom related). 2007/1/31, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm afraid I can't provide you with a good answer. At first my Lightroom had acceptable performance, but it has gradually been slowing down. I don't think it is because of increased numbers of files (that's what I experienced with RSP), because I haven't photographed much lately. I have tweaked my PC to make it faster, searched for spyware (found a lot), and done a few other tricks. Still slow. The only thing I have found is that the size of free HD space matters. I've freed some, and it helps, but not a lot. After this I've got 10% free space. Now I'm waiting for the final version to solve the problem. If it doesn't, then I don't really know. Could by more ram, but that's pretty expensive for a lap top. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 31. januar 2007 06:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts I send my questions and concerns ;-). Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not the fastest, but not a slouch either. Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color correction seem to be very unresponsive... What is it I am doing wrong? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO - snow geese and moon
A mighty fine picture. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: 29. januar 2007 16:43 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - snow geese and moon I was visiting my parents this weekend in Fenwick Island, Delaware, about 5 miles from the Atlantic beaches and some really nice wetlands. Unfortunately, my visit was to help my dad pump about 200 gallons of water out of their crawl space... with a Sears 6 gallon wet-vac. It pretty much took the whole day of crawling on my belly under their house when I really wanted to be crawling in the sand shooting shore birds. When I finished I looked up to see thousands of snow geese flying overhead. Grabbed the ol' camera, 300mm lens and 1.4x TC and started shooting. The light was fading so most of the images are crap but I thought I'd post this one for compositional reasons. http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_ 6067.jpg http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut What do you think? -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: New T/C's?
Do you know how heavy a DFA 120-300 f2.8 would be? I'd end up never taking it with me. I'd be really happy with a sharp 250mm f4 on a K10D. -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: You know what would be really really really nice a pentax 135-400 f/4.5 it would make a great pair with the upcoming 50-135 f/2.8... the 60-250 is a bit of a compromise ...had it been a 120-300 or maybe 350 it would be a much better fit in Pentax' lens line. a 120-300 f/2.8 would be lovely especially if it were a DFA* ie you could use it on film as welll.. Ahem!! Wake up patrick.. stop dreaming! Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Patrick, I've been watching this thread with interest as I'm looking for a good 200mm+ zoom. I've always thought the 70-200 f2.8 was too heavy and not quite long enough. I've seen some really nice pictures from the Sigma 100-300, but I've seen some with very annoying bokeh too that have put me off a little (I've noticed this with a few Sigma lenses). Then I heard of the DA*60-250 and I thought it sounded just right. Now I have to sit and wait for it to be available - and then for it to be available in Australia. I'm hoping for some good 10MP examples with it before I can get my hands on it to prove that it's good. A DA* lens should be very good shouldn't it? Has Pentax made any duds in their high end lenses? -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: Thanks for the info... I was hoping that someone would trash at least one of the combos making my decision easier :-) The problem with Malta is that you have to buy almost on faith... There is no way i'm going to be able to try out a 70-200 f/2.8 or a 100-300.. unless I go abroad. Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
Installing and reinstalling also helps. But not for long :-( Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: 31. januar 2007 11:56 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts This is interesting. BTW one should *always* have 5 -10% free space on any disk drive. It really helps performance (this comment is very general, not Lightroom related). 2007/1/31, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm afraid I can't provide you with a good answer. At first my Lightroom had acceptable performance, but it has gradually been slowing down. I don't think it is because of increased numbers of files (that's what I experienced with RSP), because I haven't photographed much lately. I have tweaked my PC to make it faster, searched for spyware (found a lot), and done a few other tricks. Still slow. The only thing I have found is that the size of free HD space matters. I've freed some, and it helps, but not a lot. After this I've got 10% free space. Now I'm waiting for the final version to solve the problem. If it doesn't, then I don't really know. Could by more ram, but that's pretty expensive for a lap top. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 31. januar 2007 06:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts I send my questions and concerns ;-). Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not the fastest, but not a slouch either. Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color correction seem to be very unresponsive... What is it I am doing wrong? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Like a cinnamon crust
I like the second one; the first one doesn't excite me. Rick --- Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 -- new photos ever so often... http://roman.blakout.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: I gotta brag
Child friendy dogs? How about a Golden Retriever. 25 years ago, the Judge next door had a Golden. It was smart and mischevious, but very kid friendly. The Judge and his wife were in their 60's, so the dog would run away (escape) to the local grade school for a visit with kids. Of course, the police had to take the dog into custody and remove it. The Judge got several calls on the bench. :-( We have pictures of my oldest child as a two year old, sitting on this dog as if to ride it. Of course, he has a Golden Retriever today as a happy memory of the old dog next door. It's a very happy and friendly animal. They have no children, but the dog plays with any neighbor's kids. Regards, Bob S. On 1/30/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: I gotta brag On 1/30/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have found that three dogs is the right number of dogs. One dog is rarely the right number, two dogs is generally not right either. A happy dog has other dogs in the family. Durn. I always wanted a St. Bernard. Might as well buy horses with what it's gonna cost to feed three of them. Any dog may get along well as an only animal, but my experience is that one has feer behavioural problems when multiple dogs are present. One tends to act as a foil for the other. Three seems good because if one gets anoyed, the other two will generally amuse each other. I had a malamute when I was in high school. She was a wonderful dog. Wanderlust was a problem. She'd disappear for a few days every month or so. Gave me fits, but she always came home. That breed is a little on the irritable side in general, and mine didn't much care for small children who couldn't take a hint. Got any recommendations for a low key breed that gets along well with small kids? If you want a smaller dog, either a Couton or Havanese might be worth a look. Wheaton Terriers also seem to get along well with kids, and are a bit bigger. Staffordshire Terriers (not Pitbull or AmStaff Terriers, which are an American invention of dubious worth) are also good with kids, and were, in fact, known as Nanny's dogs in Victorian times. The Mastiff breeds also tend to be good dogs with kids, although because of the size of them, can accidentally hurt a child without meaning harm. I am as inclined to look at the individual temperment as well as breed temperment when choosing a dog, and would advise this especially when choosing a dog that will need to interact successfully with children. Stay away from breeds which tend to be dominant (Shih Tzus are a good example), or dogs from a breeder who breeds eitherShutzund or police/military dogs. Belgian Shephers might be a good dog to look into, apparently they are quite child friendly, and a smallish female will be less than 50 pounds/22 inches. Male vs. female is a toss up. I would tend to go for a female with kids, but a calm and stalwart male can also be a good choice. My neice, when she was about 6, taught my Rotties to let her ride them. I think Rollei would have died for her, but he was a very easy going boy. Leica, as easy going as she is, doesn't suffer fools, which makes her a bit less able to tolerate children, though she has never shown anything other than infinite patience for them. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: any PDMLers in Houston?
It's a cooking contest where prizes are offered for different categories: You can look at the last paragraph here to see what I mean: http://www.hlsr.com/et/bbqc/bbqc_index.aspx Nate and I have hosted a couple of small cookoffs at our place. They are a lot of fun. Amita On 1/31/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will be attending a big BBQ cookoff in Houston with Nate in February. What is a cookoff? - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?
I'm with Godders on this one... Maybe something to do with the type of window. For example, argon gas between the panes or a UV (or some other insulating filter) on the glass could cause weird colors that may otherwise not be noticed by your eyes. Better to test outdoors in real natural light. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. I would be inclined to think that there's some odd refraction happening through the window which is not visible to the eye. I understand the captures are well-underexposed, that would exacerbate the appearance of the rainbow. Test with other lighting ... particularly one in which there is no glass in the light path. G On Jan 30, 2007, at 6:53 PM, David Weiss wrote: Godfrey, As to your questions below: Light source was sunlight through the window. With the amount of snow on the ground, a lot of that light was reflected sunlight. I adjusted the white balance manually and it seemed fine. I am going to check it again with other light sources and some other subjects and without underexposure. No filters used or hood, but light was at my back so no light entering lens at oblique angles. Thanks for the reply. I sent a note to pentax USA, referring them to my images. Hope they take a look. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...
P. J. Alling wrote: http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_steamdetail.html I don't normally go for sepia pictures, but this one works very well. Nicely done -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - snow geese and moon
ann sanfedele wrote: http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_6067.jpg http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut What do you think? I think I like it quite a lot... decisive moment stuff (unless, of course, you made two different pixs and combined them in PS :) HAR! To be honest, I wouldn't have a clue on how to do that! Thanks, Ann. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - snow geese and moon
Tim Øsleby wrote: A mighty fine picture. tional reasons. http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/albums/userpics/10001/snow_moon_IMG_ 6067.jpg http://tinyurl.com/yo5nut Thanks, Tim. -- Christian (mostly Norwegian, not so harmless) http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Why small camera shops are useful
Thibouille wrote: This is just an example... For a couple weeks I tried to find my proof of purchase of my DA 50-200 I bought back in last August. I wanted to insure my photographic hardware (the part which can be insured which means, new or almost hardware) and did not found my ticket. :| I bought that lens in the shop near mine. A rather small shop with 2nd hand but the boss in a Pentax fan ;) Anyway... I asked if he could provide me with a copy of the original proof of purchase. He said that if I did get one, it should be no problem. Unfortunately, he found that I bought the lens and did not ask for a propoer proof of purchase. Just had the the proof of payment (which doesn't mention the product) and that ticket was crap thermal paper - You can't even read it anymore. Good luck for the insurance. He saved me: he offered me to make another proof of purchase.. dated today. Happy, I can insure my lens :-) Next time... I should *always* ask for a proper proof of purchase mentioning both price and product name. Still I think a bigger shop, supermarket-like shop would probably refuse to do anything. It only makes me even more convinced that paying a bit more buying there is no loss at all. I wouldn't change shop. Happy. :) With any of the larger stores I deal with, as long as they have your info on file and you know the date you bought it, it's trivial to get a replacement proof of purchase. In fact I'll be doing this in a day or two with my laptop so I can get my free copy of Windows Vista. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO - snow geese and moon
Christian I visited the exhibition of the World Wild Life contest yesterday and I think your picture is of the level I have seen there. Henk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Sent: 29 January, 2007 4:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - snow geese and moon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Why small camera shops are useful
Adam Maas wrote: In fact I'll be doing this in a day or two with my laptop so I can get my free copy of Windows Vista. That's likely to be worth exactly what you paid for it. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - snow geese and moon
Henk Terhell wrote: Christian I visited the exhibition of the World Wild Life contest yesterday and I think your picture is of the level I have seen there. you are way too kind, but thanks. The geese in my shot are WAY to blurry to print this thing bigger than 4x6 and would never pass muster in a competition. :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: I gotta brag
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: I gotta brag Child friendy dogs? How about a Golden Retriever. The number 1 biter in North America? The new health disaster looking for a place to happen? Sorry, not for me. Goldens aren't dogs they used to be. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation Ferget multiple lenses. Keep your equipment to a minumum. Personally, I'd recommend just a standard lens. It'll keep you from being caught flat footed, by having a lens off the camera when something happens, or from wedging a lens when trying to change it quickly. I can do that. By standard lens I'm assuming you mean a 28-80 zoom or something similar. Or did you mean a 50? I'm not sure I could do an entire wedding with a 50. Some might be able to, but I doubt I could make it look good. I tend to treat zooms like as if they have leprosy. I've made a couple of exeptions in the recent past to get focal lengths that I want, but there are too many compromises in zoom lensrs to allow me to love them. If you are shooting digital, something in the 28-35mm range should be your do everything lens, perhaps add something longer to do individual portraits with. The 50mm focal length is a tad short, but very workable as a portrait length lens on digital. If you are going to insist on using a zoom, try for one that has a fixed aperture to keep your flash shots looking the same from FL to FL William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO[s] BW Conversions...
J and K Messervy wrote: They look great! One thing I've struggled with is finding a BW conversion technique that I can get consistent, pleasing results with. Can you give a link to the site you mention please? I think this is the software to which he's referring: http://www.cybia.co.uk/bwplus.htm My web site is down now due to connectivity issues but should be back on line shortly. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:07 PM Subject: PESO[s] BW Conversions... I've come to the conclusion that the software that Mark Roberts has a link on his web site to, (the Photoshop plug in that is), for BW conversion is just great. I've got a few new conversions. A couple from a year or two ago and another shot from the Essex Steam Museum, (Disabled). http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_petulantangels.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_madcongchu.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_steamdetail.html Equipment: Pentax *istD or Ds/w Pentax lenses. -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.16/660 - Release Date: 30/01/2007 5:04 PM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO--Ball
Really interesting and probably marketable! If it were mine, I'd be wishing the ball were a bit sharper edged and the shadow perfectly centered. I feel this type image requires balanced geometry. Its glow adds a lot. Jack --- Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A bit of a departure for me, this shot. A week or so ago, on another Sunday afternoon with dim, utterly flat light outside, I felt desperate to click the shutter on my ist D. This superball was lying around, so I played with it (photographically) for a while. This shot was taken on the dining room table, illuminated from above by an incandescent fixture and from the left by a tiny LED flashlight. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5529796 For some reason, I can't get the saturation to match what it is in the unposted jpg, but that's the internet for you. ist D, DA 16-45, ISO 800, 1/20 @ f/4.5, RAW via ACR and PE4. I focused on a cat hair on the ball's surface, which I removed with PE4. Comments, rave reviews, scathing criticism all welcome. Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The K10D flash problem that isn't (well not really)
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:10:22 -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Sounds about like me. If you are going to use a flash, use a REAL flash. On all my cameras from way back that had a pop up flash, I think I have used it perhaps 5 or 6 times in all. It is a stop gap for the few times I am unprepared and am willing to compromise the photo. Agree mostly, however with the new firmware it can trigger your other flashes. I am using it now with a 360FGZ and 540FGZ positioned roughly on the sides, and the popup flash to control them and provide some fill-in at the front ... Works nicely, on the istD as well as the K10D, for an example see: http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/index.php?id=1282 Showing the O-ME53 eye-piece on the K10D ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. Paul -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation Ferget multiple lenses. Keep your equipment to a minumum. Personally, I'd recommend just a standard lens. It'll keep you from being caught flat footed, by having a lens off the camera when something happens, or from wedging a lens when trying to change it quickly. I can do that. By standard lens I'm assuming you mean a 28-80 zoom or something similar. Or did you mean a 50? I'm not sure I could do an entire wedding with a 50. Some might be able to, but I doubt I could make it look good. I tend to treat zooms like as if they have leprosy. I've made a couple of exeptions in the recent past to get focal lengths that I want, but there are too many compromises in zoom lensrs to allow me to love them. If you are shooting digital, something in the 28-35mm range should be your do everything lens, perhaps add something longer to do individual portraits with. The 50mm focal length is a tad short, but very workable as a portrait length lens on digital. If you are going to insist on using a zoom, try for one that has a fixed aperture to keep your flash shots looking the same from FL to FL William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: I gotta brag
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: I gotta brag Child friendy dogs? How about a Golden Retriever. The number 1 biter in North America? The new health disaster looking for a place to happen? Sorry, not for me. Goldens aren't dogs they used to be. The scourge of being popular. Labradors, Goldens, Cocker Spaniels, Dalmatians... Once the popularity hits, the breed is pretty much done. you CAN still get good dogs from good breeders, but most of the dogs in these breeds come from people thinking it would be fun or cute to have a litter of puppies. I had a German Shorthaired Pointer that came from fantastic breeding (his grandfather was the top GSP in the country the year my dog was born). I was both excited and dismayed to see a GSP win the Westminster dog show a year or so ago. Excited because GSPs are real dogs :-) not fru-fru ankle biters, and the bitch that one was gorgeous and would lock into this perfect pose. Dismayed because the breed's popularity would most likely increase and the wrong people would be getting and breeding them for the wrong reason. A few years ago the Today show was filming in the Chesapeake Bay area for history, tourism, etc. and they interviewed a breeder and hunter of Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. The reporter was very enthusiastic about the breed as the dogs were leaping off a dock into very cold water to retrieve dummies, and her last question was Do they make good pets? Without hesitation the breeder/hunter said No and explained that because they are bred for hunting they require way more work than the average family is able/willing to give. The same goes for any real hunting breed (including GSPs). Golden retrievers have pretty much lost the hunting edge and have become in-bred fluffy family dogs with too much energy for their owners and, as Bill said, a health disaster. I don't have a dog now because the ONLY dog I will get will be another GSP and I just don't have the space or time for one right now. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: any PDMLers in Houston?
There is a chance that I may be there then. I'm currently spending about half my life in Houston and could be there at the end of the month. Will keep in mind and let you know if my dates fit. Peter - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 2:17 AM Subject: any PDMLers in Houston? I will be attending a big BBQ cookoff in Houston with Nate in February. I will be there Friday - Sunday , Feb. 23 - 25th. On Friday, we are going to the cookoff with business associates of Nate's (the company is sponsoring a pit). On Saturday we're hanging out with a friend of mine, so plans are up in the air, but I'm sure there will be drinking involved at some point. This friend of mine will have just moved to Houston, so she's interested in meeting folks down there. Anyway, would anyone be up for meeting up either at the BBQ on Friday or sometime on Saturday? Amita -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show
I sniffed around to find the original of The End. The new look is a lot better. ReCongratulation. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29. januar 2007 17:09 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show I mentioned a while back that I entered a local art show at the beginning of Dec. and sold a photograph. My first ever. :-) The show was mainly pottery, jewelry, and painting, and about only four photographers. One guy used medium format and did landscapes -- breathtakingly beautiful. Well, he was in his twenties and willing to lug that large thing around, thus I barely envied him. (Barely ;-)) So I was glad to sell one. And it was my biggest and highest priced one too. Also my most artified, the only photographic I put in the show. I was wondering how that would go over, and evidentially at least one person really liked the idea. I also mentioned it was The End that I showed on list, oh, about 6-8 months ago. Several liked it back then as a straight photo (well, not totally straight, I had BW converted it and left some areas color). But I also got a fair amount of technical criticism on it, not sharp enough. So I went back to reshoot it and found they had changed the sign, which really nixed reshooting it. So I artified it more to cover up any lack of sharpness and because I had a mental image of the way I would like it to be. Actually this is still not the way I'd like it to be -- I'd like it even more BW as in almost a combo of high and low key, etc. But it comes closer than the original did. Someday I will rework it again. Tim, or someone, said they'd like to see what sold. So here it is: http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/theend2.htm It was shot when my mother was ill. I also included in the show my Mom grief series, the Mohave Joshua Tree, the Yosemite BW/color combo shot, and a few others I've shown previously on list. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/KIDDO/index.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/mohavesky.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/postcard.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/magic.htm http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/joy.htm Comments are not really necessary unless you want. Because, other than newbies, most of you have seen them before. But no yucking, please. I know a lot of you like you photography straight up -- no water, no ice, no mixing. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...
Lightroom v4.1beta has simpler BW conversion controls: just click Grayscale in the Develop Basic module then the Grayscale Mixer is available to do a similar thing that's in the v1.0 release. Watching these videos on version 1.0 is great ... they've fleshed out so many of the bits that are good but not quite complete in the beta release. :-) G On Jan 31, 2007, at 1:31 AM, David Savage wrote: There is a video tutorial here: http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom/index.html ... under Processing Editing Photos titled Creating Black and Whites - Matt Kloskowski BTW the same controls are in ACR for PS CS3. On 1/31/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody tried/knows a way of converting to BW using only lightroom with good results ? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. For the first 20 years of my wedding career, I stuck with a standard lens and nothing else. If I felt the shot was important enough, I got it. I played with zooms a bit after that, and went back to primes very quickly. Scott, by his own admission isn't experienced in this sort of photography, why would you recommend he makes his job more difficult than it needs to be? Too often, your advice or anecdotes are based on experiences that don't have a solid footing in the reality that 99% of shooters have to deal with. We don't all get to play footsie with Clint Clemons. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Why small camera shops are useful
Doug Franklin wrote: Adam Maas wrote: In fact I'll be doing this in a day or two with my laptop so I can get my free copy of Windows Vista. That's likely to be worth exactly what you paid for it. :-) Probably but I've been missing a few OS X features that Vista has stolen. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: I gotta brag
- Original Message - From: Christian Subject: Re: I gotta brag I don't have a dog now because the ONLY dog I will get will be another GSP and I just don't have the space or time for one right now. My parents' neighbour kept GSPs. They were excellent dogs, and were very good with the kids. They were also very high drive animals that required a lot of exercise. It's sad what they have done to Goldens, they have gone from being a great dog to one that will probably break your heart in very short order. Hip and elbow displasia are really common, and they are now prone to early heart failure, and a host of other genetic problems. It boils down to making sure your breeder has done his homework, and at the very least, the sire and dam should have eye, hip and elbow clearances. Any breeder that tells you he isn't having health problems in his program either hasn't been at it for long, or is a liar. It doesn't matter how reputable the breeder is, there are going to be problems in any breed of dog now. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
It's difficult to judge the performance of the v1.0 release version by running the v4.1 beta release. In addition, the Windows version in v4.1 beta isn't as well tuned as the Mac OS X version ... the latter had about a year's more development/optimization time when the Windows version was released and they haven't posted more than one Public Beta version update for the Windows product, while there were at least three for the Mac OS X version. I suspect they've been tuning and testing the Windows version rather a lot more than is visible with the public beta. There is far greater variability in quality and performance between hardware platforms in the Windows marketplace compared to the Mac OS X marketplace. I try to keep at least 20-30% free space on my working system's boot drive for best performance. That's what all the backup data drives are for. ;-) Both Windows XP and Mac OS X are virtual memory OS systems and do a lot of back and forth to the drives when using large, complex image processing applications. Total RAM, speed of the drives and free space all combine to influence performance in big ways. Just for reference with Lightroom v4.1 Beta ... All my systems are running Mac OS X v10.4.8. - Running on a PowerMac G5 2.0Ghz DP with 3G RAM and a 500Gbyte drive with 200Gbyte free space. I've been using Lightroom v4.1 beta for two months on a regular basis. Last import was 8500 DNG files, imported by reference. That took about 45 minutes, complete. Total number of files in the Library now is around 28,000. I've seen no slowdowns and performance switching image files is pretty snappy, all controls operate smoothly and without hesitation. - Running on a Mac Book with 2.0Ghz Intel dual core and 2G RAM, 60G drive with 30G free space: With 100 files on board, performance seems very similar to the Power Mac G5 above. This isn't my machine so I can only test on it occasionally. - Running on a PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz with 1.5G RAM and an 80Gbyte drive with 20Gbyte free space: Imported 250 DNG files by reference, took about 10 minutes. Total in the Library now comes to about 380 files. Performance with the trackpad is a little unresponsive ... I find it easier and more precise to use the arrow keys in the Develop module. No particular slowdowns, but you can definitely see that the single processor/older chip configuration leaves a bit to be desired. The same differential in performance is easily visible when running Photoshop CS2+Bridge +Camera Raw. Godfrey On Jan 30, 2007, at 11:29 PM, Thibouille wrote: Yes I can second that. On my old PC (my laptop is modern but not hte other PC) which is AthlonXP 2GHz, 768 RAM etc... Lightroom is VERY slow. To the point that when it begins to rebuild its thumbnail database (every program start.. don't ask me why it acts like that) my computer is simply unusable. My laoptop being dual core, it is usable, slower due to disc access, but usable. However I wouldn't want a final product to behave as the beta does, for sure. 2007/1/31, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I had similar experiences and from my reading on the boards, many people have the same problems. I know that if I would load the program and walk away for about 20 minutes, it would cache things and I don't know what else, but would run at a reasonable speed after that - not blazingly fast, but tolerable. Sorry to offer no help, but I can sympathize with your experience. The product itself is rather slick and quite capable. I may look again when it is released, but I finally gave up on the beta due to performance. -- Bruce Tuesday, January 30, 2007, 9:21:09 PM, you wrote: BL I send my questions and concerns ;-). BL Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D BL stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) BL and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not BL the fastest, but not a slouch either. BL Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another BL image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. BL Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color BL correction seem to be very unresponsive... BL What is it I am doing wrong? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Why small camera shops are useful
On 1/31/07 10:02 AM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's likely to be worth exactly what you paid for it. :-) Probably but I've been missing a few OS X features that Vista has stolen. Well, see this but click on vote results of Vista: Now or never :-). http://news.com.com/Vista+steals+the+show/2100-1016_3-6154632.html Ken (naughty PC irritant) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Like a cinnamon crust
On 31/1/07, Roman, discombobulated, unleashed: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 The bokeh on that lens gives me the willies. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?
I think its in Italian flag mode, did you get the K10D World cup edition or something? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Well, the other day I decided to take a look at this k lens underexposure issue (which appears to be a real problem) and instead found another problem. Here are the pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ This is a series of pictures of a white piece of tissue used to wrap a Christmas gift. Light was natural, white balance manually set. Updated firmware. Obviously, many of these are 1 or 2 stops underexposed, but, I was startled at the bands of color (green to the left, magenta to the right). Photos 1-3: Three is probably close to being exposed properly, but it still has a hint of the problem. The others show it clearly. Photos 4-6: So I decided to look at photos that were overexposed at different f stops. I don't see the problem in 4 and 5, but it shows up again in 6. Photos 7-9: So I thought to change lenses. Still there on 9, small aperture again. Photo 10: Might as well check the problem at 400 sensitivity. A hint of the problem. Photo 11: There it is again. Seems that the combination of high sensitivity, small aperture and underexposure causes the problem. I also tried RAW and normal instead of bright mode, this did not cause the problem to be eliminated. So, is this just the infamous banding problem magnified a bit? Is this just my camera? I hope someone can verify for me that this is just a characteristic of this camera. Not that this would thrill me, because I expect something to work properly, but at least I wouldn't send my camera in again. I know that I am not likely to shoot under these conditions, but it would be nice if the camera worked properly just the same. Dave -- Someone handed me a picture and said, This is a picture of me when I was younger. Every picture of you is when you were younger. ...Here's a picture of me when I'm older. Where'd you get that camera man? - Mitch Hedberg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
In many ways, a zoom is easier to use than a prime, particularly when one has to work in crowded or camped locations. Zooms are now the recommended lenses for beginers. Scott is more than experienced enough to handle a zoom. My experience, BTW, is pretty conventional and for the most part, that of a hobbyist. Paul -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. For the first 20 years of my wedding career, I stuck with a standard lens and nothing else. If I felt the shot was important enough, I got it. I played with zooms a bit after that, and went back to primes very quickly. Scott, by his own admission isn't experienced in this sort of photography, why would you recommend he makes his job more difficult than it needs to be? Too often, your advice or anecdotes are based on experiences that don't have a solid footing in the reality that 99% of shooters have to deal with. We don't all get to play footsie with Clint Clemons. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
On 1/31/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. For the first 20 years of my wedding career, I stuck with a standard lens and nothing else. If I felt the shot was important enough, I got it. I played with zooms a bit after that, and went back to primes very quickly. Scott, by his own admission isn't experienced in this sort of photography, why would you recommend he makes his job more difficult than it needs to be? Too often, your advice or anecdotes are based on experiences that don't have a solid footing in the reality that 99% of shooters have to deal with. We don't all get to play footsie with Clint Clemons. I really appreciate all of the advice I've received, and I certainly didn't mean to start an argument. Discussion, even with disagreements, is good, though. My initial intention was to shoot the wedding with the K100D, the kit lens, and a telephoto zoom. Not ideal, I know, but I'm not professing any ability at this kind of thing. I'm also not going to invest in new lenses to shoot a wedding for free. That will have to wait until I decide if this is a field I want to try to make some money in. In addition to the digital rig, I had planned to bring along the MX with a couple of primes and some Neopan 1600 for a little contrast to the color images. And one other film body, just in case I have problems with the digital rig. Most of my shooting these days involves chasing two little girls around, and I'm in a fast action mode. The zoom lenses tend to be ideal for this. On the other hand, I've always preferred shooting with primes, but I'm not good enough for the primes to offer any sharpness advantage when shooting without a tripod. I'm not fast enough to keep up with the kids, either. So I rarely use a prime lens anymore. I read a magazine article a while back about the wedding photographer's lens kit. It was an older article from the 70s or 80s, which discussed Nikon's recommendations. The lenses were a 35, 50, and an 85 or 105 (I think). Imagine showing up to a wedding these days with a couple of old manual cameras and a few primes! It seems like most photogs I read about are carrying the latest and greatest digital rigs with IS lenses, a laptop, at least one assistant, a myriad of lights, and if they have a film camera at all it's an F5 or a Leica. Who the hell can afford to do weddings like this? On the contrary, most of the wedding photographers I actually see are either shooting with medium format or a Fuji digital body, and working their butts off because their assistant didn't show up or they didn't have one in the first place. I have a little time to prepare, and I may just decide to suck up the expense and shoot the whole thing on film. Thanks again, and keep it coming! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
To each their own. I think if I was able to scout a location ahead of time, I might consider using a prime for some events. But that isn't always the case. For example, I had no idea how close I could get shooting the ceremony in the courthouse. I didn't want to have to swap lenses. Thus, two cameras and a range of 16mm to 200mm. -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personally, I almost always use prime lenses. For events, I tend to pick one focal length and stay with that for the whole event. Indoor parties have never been a problem with either a normal or a medium- wide lens (35mm or 21mm on the *ist DS works great. I find the changes in coverage and resulting different perspectives when using a zoom distracting in a set of event pictures. Big ceremonies like a graduation, I'd prefer a wide normal prime on one body and something like a 50-200 on a second body, however, because of the huge range of differences in distance from the subject. G On Jan 31, 2007, at 6:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
Personally, I almost always use prime lenses. For events, I tend to pick one focal length and stay with that for the whole event. Indoor parties have never been a problem with either a normal or a medium- wide lens (35mm or 21mm on the *ist DS works great. I find the changes in coverage and resulting different perspectives when using a zoom distracting in a set of event pictures. Big ceremonies like a graduation, I'd prefer a wide normal prime on one body and something like a 50-200 on a second body, however, because of the huge range of differences in distance from the subject. G On Jan 31, 2007, at 6:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Like a cinnamon crust
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Like a cinnamon crust On 31/1/07, Roman, discombobulated, unleashed: http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20070128164314 The bokeh on that lens gives me the willies. He's oversharpening. It buggers up bokeh. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I really appreciate all of the advice I've received, and I certainly didn't mean to start an argument. Discussion, even with disagreements, is good, though. My initial intention was to shoot the wedding with the K100D, the kit lens, and a telephoto zoom. Not ideal, I know, but I'm not professing any ability at this kind of thing. I'm also not going to invest in new lenses to shoot a wedding for free. That will have to wait until I decide if this is a field I want to try to make some money in. In addition to the digital rig, I had planned to bring along the MX with a couple of primes and some Neopan 1600 for a little contrast to the color images. And one other film body, just in case I have problems with the digital rig. Most of my shooting these days involves chasing two little girls around, and I'm in a fast action mode. The zoom lenses tend to be ideal for this. On the other hand, I've always preferred shooting with primes, but I'm not good enough for the primes to offer any sharpness advantage when shooting without a tripod. I'm not fast enough to keep up with the kids, either. So I rarely use a prime lens anymore. I read a magazine article a while back about the wedding photographer's lens kit. It was an older article from the 70s or 80s, which discussed Nikon's recommendations. The lenses were a 35, 50, and an 85 or 105 (I think). Imagine showing up to a wedding these days with a couple of old manual cameras and a few primes! It seems like most photogs I read about are carrying the latest and greatest digital rigs with IS lenses, a laptop, at least one assistant, a myriad of lights, and if they have a film camera at all it's an F5 or a Leica. Who the hell can afford to do weddings like this? On the contrary, most of the wedding photographers I actually see are either shooting with medium format or a Fuji digital body, and working their butts off because their assistant didn't show up or they didn't have one in the first place. I have a little time to prepare, and I may just decide to suck up the expense and shoot the whole thing on film. Thanks again, and keep it coming! Don't worry about me and Paul arguing, we're just a couple of old bears mooing at each other from our mountaintops. If you are comfortable with zooms, by all means use them, but consider that you are giving up valuable fill light due to their slow speed compared to a prime, and if the zoom is variable aperture, your fill exposures may also vary as you zoom. The photographers you read about are the ones with enough time on their hands to write about themselves. The majority are too busy trying to put groceries in the fridge to be bothered. At this point, I don't think I'd bother with 35mm film, except as a last resort back-up. OTOH, if you can shoot the bridal and group portraits on medium format, you will notice a difference in quality, especially the larger groups, where there may not be enough pixels to resolve facial details sufficiently off the 6mp sensor. Ask Cesár to loan you his 6x7 and tell him I said you could borrow a few lenses. Later in my wedding career, I settled on 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm, with the 24 seeing almost no use, except for inside the limo and sometimes for overviews of the church if it was a nice one. I noted that I seemed to be missing shots that I would have gotten prior to trying to use more lenses becuase I had the wrong lens on the camera at the wrong time. If you only have the one focal length, and are familiar with it, you tend to think in terms of what that lens can do for you, and adjust the way you do things accordingly. With a fast prime, you can do things you just can't do with a zoom. My problem with zooms was (still is) slow maximum apertures which made focusing difficult in dimly lit churches, killed the fill light, and had wonky barrel distortions that made the architecture look funny. The barrel distortion thing shouldn't be a problem now, I suspect they have those things ironed out, but zooms are still slower lenses than primes, which will impede focusing and fill flash. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: New T/C's?
Yes it would be like carting a howitzer around but damn useful i used the sigma 120-300 on a n...n D200 and its a nice combo and very nice zoom range for shooting sports with 1.5x focal length crop. I'm willing to pay the weight penalty for the functionality. I like compact gear but i;m not one to sacrifice all on the altar of compactness. Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know how heavy a DFA 120-300 f2.8 would be? I'd end up never taking it with me. I'd be really happy with a sharp 250mm f4 on a K10D. -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: You know what would be really really really nice a pentax 135-400 f/4.5 it would make a great pair with the upcoming 50-135 f/2.8... the 60-250 is a bit of a compromise ...had it been a 120-300 or maybe 350 it would be a much better fit in Pentax' lens line. a 120-300 f/2.8 would be lovely especially if it were a DFA* ie you could use it on film as welll.. Ahem!! Wake up patrick.. stop dreaming! Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Patrick, I've been watching this thread with interest as I'm looking for a good 200mm+ zoom. I've always thought the 70-200 f2.8 was too heavy and not quite long enough. I've seen some really nice pictures from the Sigma 100-300, but I've seen some with very annoying bokeh too that have put me off a little (I've noticed this with a few Sigma lenses). Then I heard of the DA*60-250 and I thought it sounded just right. Now I have to sit and wait for it to be available - and then for it to be available in Australia. I'm hoping for some good 10MP examples with it before I can get my hands on it to prove that it's good. A DA* lens should be very good shouldn't it? Has Pentax made any duds in their high end lenses? -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: Thanks for the info... I was hoping that someone would trash at least one of the combos making my decision easier :-) The problem with Malta is that you have to buy almost on faith... There is no way i'm going to be able to try out a 70-200 f/2.8 or a 100-300.. unless I go abroad. Regards Patrick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?
Mark! David Weis wrote: Wow, I thought people on this list could curb the sarcasm and help a person. Tom C. From: David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one? Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:32:12 -0500 Paul Stenquist wrote: He's shooting jpegs on bright setting and underexposing by two to three stops. How can you conclude it's not normal? Wow, I thought people on this list could curb the sarcasm and help a person. Is that beyond everyone these days? I said this problem showed up on RAW photos as well. The problem is evident on picture number 3, which is clearly not underexposed. This problem showed up on non-white subjects. What am I not saying correctly? I just wanted to know if it is a normal for this camera to do this under such conditions, that is all I wanted to know. I wasn't calling it a bad camera or anything else. Geez. Dave Paul On Jan 30, 2007, at 8:53 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 31/01/07, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, is this just the infamous banding problem magnified a bit? No it's not banding but neither is it normal nor should it have to be tolerated. I would suggest that you pose the question to Pentax and send links to select images, ask them how to remedy the problem and if they can't solve it then have your camera swapped for a new one. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Pentax users in Phila area
Are there any Pentax users in the Philadelphia area that have a K10d or an Ist D that I could talk with and maybe see the cameras...As list members know from my last posts, that I have a lot of high end Pentax glass and I am still not sure which way to go.I also have Nikon glass and bodies..Thanks Jay -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
If I were taking both film and digital SLRs along, the film camera would be a medium format camera. I don't think the 35mm film images would not be up to snuff against the DSLR images, and I know for me that it would take me forever to render them into prints. All my BW work is rendered from the DSLRs these days. I continue to be drawn to the Pentax 645 kit, I love the camera. But the reality is that I still haven't finished shooting the fifth roll of film I started in December and haven't even finished scanning a full roll out of the four I shot. Meanwhile, I've completed work on four sets of photos taken after January 1st, taken with the K10D, and am looking for places to exhibit them... That speaks volumes for me. Godfrey On Jan 31, 2007, at 7:46 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: ... In addition to the digital rig, I had planned to bring along the MX with a couple of primes and some Neopan 1600 for a little contrast to the color images. And one other film body, just in case I have problems with the digital rig. ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO[s] BW Conversions...
I like the Petulant Angels shot, P.J. Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO[s] BW Conversions... Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:07:37 -0500 I've come to the conclusion that the software that Mark Roberts has a link on his web site to, (the Photoshop plug in that is), for BW conversion is just great. I've got a few new conversions. A couple from a year or two ago and another shot from the Essex Steam Museum, (Disabled). http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_petulantangels.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_madcongchu.html http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_steamdetail.html Equipment: Pentax *istD or Ds/w Pentax lenses. -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date
Support and Product of Adobe CS2 is the same in the retail and academic versions. The only difference is the box, and even then I seem to recall it is just a sticker that says Academic. I would bet the serial numbers are on a list that let's Adobe know it is an academic version. Jeff -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax TC Question
I thought the rule of thumb was the x-L teleconverter was recommended for any long lens that could fit the added depth. I use the 1.4x-L. I have never used (and do not own) a x-s series teleconverter so I can't give you a first hand comparison. Jeff -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: New T/C's?
There must be a whole lot more people shooting birds and cats at a distance than I do, or who have incredibly stable hands. I find even using 135-200mm takes a lot of concentration and effort to hold still enough, even with SR, to satisfy my desire for sharpness, and I'm usually backing away even with the 70mm lens. 135-400 and 120-300 seem absurdly long unless you're shooting motorsports on closed circuits, an air show or wildlife on the African veldt. The DA*60-250/4 seems the longest lens I could possibly be interested in. Godfrey On Jan 31, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote: Yes it would be like carting a howitzer around but damn useful i used the sigma 120-300 on a n...n D200 and its a nice combo and very nice zoom range for shooting sports with 1.5x focal length crop. I'm willing to pay the weight penalty for the functionality. I like compact gear but i;m not one to sacrifice all on the altar of compactness. Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know how heavy a DFA 120-300 f2.8 would be? I'd end up never taking it with me. I'd be really happy with a sharp 250mm f4 on a K10D. -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: You know what would be really really really nice a pentax 135-400 f/4.5 it would make a great pair with the upcoming 50-135 f/2.8... the 60-250 is a bit of a compromise ...had it been a 120-300 or maybe 350 it would be a much better fit in Pentax' lens line. a 120-300 f/2.8 would be lovely especially if it were a DFA* ie you could use it on film as welll.. Ahem!! Wake up patrick.. stop dreaming! Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Patrick, I've been watching this thread with interest as I'm looking for a good 200mm+ zoom. I've always thought the 70-200 f2.8 was too heavy and not quite long enough. I've seen some really nice pictures from the Sigma 100-300, but I've seen some with very annoying bokeh too that have put me off a little (I've noticed this with a few Sigma lenses). Then I heard of the DA*60-250 and I thought it sounded just right. Now I have to sit and wait for it to be available - and then for it to be available in Australia. I'm hoping for some good 10MP examples with it before I can get my hands on it to prove that it's good. A DA* lens should be very good shouldn't it? Has Pentax made any duds in their high end lenses? -- Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Patrick Genovese wrote: Thanks for the info... I was hoping that someone would trash at least one of the combos making my decision easier :-) The problem with Malta is that you have to buy almost on faith... There is no way i'm going to be able to try out a 70-200 f/2.8 or a 100-300.. unless I go abroad. Regards -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Wind Turbines
Digital Image Studio wrote: Current technology is providing upwards of 4MW per turbine, so a farm of 20 turbines can produce in the order of 800MW or about half to a one third the size of an average coal fired power plant (in Australia). Sorry, Rob, for nit-picking, b ut 4 MW * 20 = 80 MW. So, you are an order of magnitude off. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: what do I need to do RAW file processing with the istDS?
When you say you have these on the SD card in the camera, does this mean you use these in-camera somehow? I am confused. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Lacus Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:24 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: what do I need to do RAW file processing with the istDS? J. C. O, hi, thanks, I have V2.4 already so I guess I am good on that. Im still not clear on Pentax photolab and browser though. Are you saying I will want or need to get these latest versions or are they all just junk not worth the effort? as many others I found ACR to be superior over any other RAW converter I've tried so far. However I have Pentax utilities stored on a SD card right inside my ist-Ds just in case as they occupy roughly the space of 2 RAW images (PC version) and the conversions are usually very good (version 3 based on SilkyPix) and certainly better than in-camera JPEGs. Actually the only major thing ACR seems to do consistently better is taming moire/aliasing artefacts. Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - The End Revisited - Art Show
In a message dated 1/31/2007 7:07:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I sniffed around to find the original of The End. The new look is a lot better. ReCongratulation. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) = Thanks. :-) Marnie aka DoeI think so too. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Out-Cotty'd
Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
Mark, I think it has to be out-frank'ed ;-). Or out-franken'ed ;-). Mark Roberts wrote: Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Pentax to the rescue
I've had a car crash this morning. The other guy just drove to the red light to my right in such a way that I could only brake and eventually we've hit each other. I'm completely uninjured. Just a scratch on my right knee from the car key or dashboard. I've had my camera with me and later I took the pictures of the car, which I shall not publish ;-). I am fine, though I am definitely going to have a lesson taught to me in few days to come. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
On 1/31/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) Holy cow! For some strange reason, the bastard child of two Pentax cameras doesn't bother me nearly as much as what Cotty does. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
I have to concur. I personally like primes better, but - when I was shooting 67II's for weddings, all I had were primes. It was very difficult at times to get the shots needed and timing of things - having to switch lenses so often. On digital for weddings I now shoot an A 35-105/3.5, DA 16-45/4 and A 70-210/4. It has made things much easier and coverage is a better with less work. -- Bruce Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 6:39:27 AM, you wrote: pcn I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding pcn without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible pcn difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken pcn with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the pcn wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety pcn of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one pcn camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot pcn available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses pcn worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have pcn shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my pcn first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible pcn and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could pcn exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. pcn Paul pcn -- Original message -- pcn From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation Ferget multiple lenses. Keep your equipment to a minumum. Personally, I'd recommend just a standard lens. It'll keep you from being caught flat footed, by having a lens off the camera when something happens, or from wedging a lens when trying to change it quickly. I can do that. By standard lens I'm assuming you mean a 28-80 zoom or something similar. Or did you mean a 50? I'm not sure I could do an entire wedding with a 50. Some might be able to, but I doubt I could make it look good. I tend to treat zooms like as if they have leprosy. I've made a couple of exeptions in the recent past to get focal lengths that I want, but there are too many compromises in zoom lensrs to allow me to love them. If you are shooting digital, something in the 28-35mm range should be your do everything lens, perhaps add something longer to do individual portraits with. The 50mm focal length is a tad short, but very workable as a portrait length lens on digital. If you are going to insist on using a zoom, try for one that has a fixed aperture to keep your flash shots looking the same from FL to FL William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax users in Phila area
I live a mile from Penn. Where are you? Rick --- J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any Pentax users in the Philadelphia area that have a K10d or an Ist D that I could talk with and maybe see the cameras...As list members know from my last posts, that I have a lot of high end Pentax glass and I am still not sure which way to go.I also have Nikon glass and bodies..Thanks Jay -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
On 31/1/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) LOL -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The K10D flash problem that isn't (well not really)
Hello Jan, For product type shots a setup like you show would work well. I used to have 3 AF360FGZ's on stands triggered wirelessly from the popup flash. I was doing more studio type stuff and just found that the ouput was inadequate to handle the DOF that I wanted on certain shots. So yes, an argument can be made for the wireless capability being useful in certain circumstances. Just not mine. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 6:30:41 AM, you wrote: JvW On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:10:22 -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Sounds about like me. If you are going to use a flash, use a REAL flash. On all my cameras from way back that had a pop up flash, I think I have used it perhaps 5 or 6 times in all. It is a stop gap for the few times I am unprepared and am willing to compromise the photo. JvW Agree mostly, however with the new firmware it can trigger JvW your other flashes. I am using it now with a 360FGZ and 540FGZ JvW positioned roughly on the sides, and the popup flash to JvW control them and provide some fill-in at the front ... JvW Works nicely, on the istD as well as the K10D, for an example see: JvWhttp://www.dfsee.com/gallery/index.php?id=1282 JvW Showing the O-ME53 eye-piece on the K10D ... JvW Regards, JvW JvW -- JvW Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
VERY interesting report, thanks Godfrey ! 2007/1/31, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It's difficult to judge the performance of the v1.0 release version by running the v4.1 beta release. In addition, the Windows version in v4.1 beta isn't as well tuned as the Mac OS X version ... the latter had about a year's more development/optimization time when the Windows version was released and they haven't posted more than one Public Beta version update for the Windows product, while there were at least three for the Mac OS X version. I suspect they've been tuning and testing the Windows version rather a lot more than is visible with the public beta. There is far greater variability in quality and performance between hardware platforms in the Windows marketplace compared to the Mac OS X marketplace. I try to keep at least 20-30% free space on my working system's boot drive for best performance. That's what all the backup data drives are for. ;-) Both Windows XP and Mac OS X are virtual memory OS systems and do a lot of back and forth to the drives when using large, complex image processing applications. Total RAM, speed of the drives and free space all combine to influence performance in big ways. Just for reference with Lightroom v4.1 Beta ... All my systems are running Mac OS X v10.4.8. - Running on a PowerMac G5 2.0Ghz DP with 3G RAM and a 500Gbyte drive with 200Gbyte free space. I've been using Lightroom v4.1 beta for two months on a regular basis. Last import was 8500 DNG files, imported by reference. That took about 45 minutes, complete. Total number of files in the Library now is around 28,000. I've seen no slowdowns and performance switching image files is pretty snappy, all controls operate smoothly and without hesitation. - Running on a Mac Book with 2.0Ghz Intel dual core and 2G RAM, 60G drive with 30G free space: With 100 files on board, performance seems very similar to the Power Mac G5 above. This isn't my machine so I can only test on it occasionally. - Running on a PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz with 1.5G RAM and an 80Gbyte drive with 20Gbyte free space: Imported 250 DNG files by reference, took about 10 minutes. Total in the Library now comes to about 380 files. Performance with the trackpad is a little unresponsive ... I find it easier and more precise to use the arrow keys in the Develop module. No particular slowdowns, but you can definitely see that the single processor/older chip configuration leaves a bit to be desired. The same differential in performance is easily visible when running Photoshop CS2+Bridge +Camera Raw. Godfrey On Jan 30, 2007, at 11:29 PM, Thibouille wrote: Yes I can second that. On my old PC (my laptop is modern but not hte other PC) which is AthlonXP 2GHz, 768 RAM etc... Lightroom is VERY slow. To the point that when it begins to rebuild its thumbnail database (every program start.. don't ask me why it acts like that) my computer is simply unusable. My laoptop being dual core, it is usable, slower due to disc access, but usable. However I wouldn't want a final product to behave as the beta does, for sure. 2007/1/31, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I had similar experiences and from my reading on the boards, many people have the same problems. I know that if I would load the program and walk away for about 20 minutes, it would cache things and I don't know what else, but would run at a reasonable speed after that - not blazingly fast, but tolerable. Sorry to offer no help, but I can sympathize with your experience. The product itself is rather slick and quite capable. I may look again when it is released, but I finally gave up on the beta due to performance. -- Bruce Tuesday, January 30, 2007, 9:21:09 PM, you wrote: BL I send my questions and concerns ;-). BL Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D BL stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) BL and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not BL the fastest, but not a slouch either. BL Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another BL image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. BL Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color BL correction seem to be very unresponsive... BL What is it I am doing wrong? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
On 31/1/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Holy cow! For some strange reason, the bastard child of two Pentax cameras doesn't bother me nearly as much as what Cotty does. I'm bringing my Dremel to GFM -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Pentax to the rescue
Glad you're not hurt Boris! Tom C. From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Pentax to the rescue Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:53:35 +0200 I've had a car crash this morning. The other guy just drove to the red light to my right in such a way that I could only brake and eventually we've hit each other. I'm completely uninjured. Just a scratch on my right knee from the car key or dashboard. I've had my camera with me and later I took the pictures of the car, which I shall not publish ;-). I am fine, though I am definitely going to have a lesson taught to me in few days to come. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Snowblind
Thanks Ann. Tom C. From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Snowblind Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:10:12 -0500 Tom C wrote: Skiing last Saturday at Bogus Basin, it was snowy up top. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5503907 Tom C. love it , Tom ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Lightroom and BW ...
Yes, I did couple conversions that I find very reasonable. Thibouille wrote: Anybody tried/knows a way of converting to BW using only lightroom with good results ? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation
I used to use an excellent 28-85mm zoom for full frame 35mm film and that covered about 95% or more of what I needed and quickly. I always carried a 24mm and a 135mm just in case but hardly ever needed them. With a wedding you are really pressed to work fast, and there is no time to be changing lenses, repositioning the camera, or repositioning the people. I would never attempt to do it with multiple primes or zooms unless I used multiple bodies. Get the very best supernormal zoom you can find and just go with that. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation I have to concur. I personally like primes better, but - when I was shooting 67II's for weddings, all I had were primes. It was very difficult at times to get the shots needed and timing of things - having to switch lenses so often. On digital for weddings I now shoot an A 35-105/3.5, DA 16-45/4 and A 70-210/4. It has made things much easier and coverage is a better with less work. -- Bruce Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 6:39:27 AM, you wrote: pcn I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a pcn zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference pcn between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA pcn 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I pcn recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal pcn lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and pcn the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light pcn in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used pcn the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. pcn Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of pcn photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A pcn single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large pcn tables and even big groups. Paul pcn -- Original message -- pcn From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation Ferget multiple lenses. Keep your equipment to a minumum. Personally, I'd recommend just a standard lens. It'll keep you from being caught flat footed, by having a lens off the camera when something happens, or from wedging a lens when trying to change it quickly. I can do that. By standard lens I'm assuming you mean a 28-80 zoom or something similar. Or did you mean a 50? I'm not sure I could do an entire wedding with a 50. Some might be able to, but I doubt I could make it look good. I tend to treat zooms like as if they have leprosy. I've made a couple of exeptions in the recent past to get focal lengths that I want, but there are too many compromises in zoom lensrs to allow me to love them. If you are shooting digital, something in the 28-35mm range should be your do everything lens, perhaps add something longer to do individual portraits with. The 50mm focal length is a tad short, but very workable as a portrait length lens on digital. If you are going to insist on using a zoom, try for one that has a fixed aperture to keep your flash shots looking the same from FL to FL William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
Poor misguided fool. Doesn't he realize that he can accomplish the same thing by cropping an image from a larger sensor? -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO: 50's Creamer
Sorting through some secondary slide storage, I came across this and found that I still consider some of its shapes pleasing. Guess it doesn't matter where you find them. Jack Comments welcome! http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=217 No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts
Now I've freed more HD space. I'm not 100% sure, but my impression is that it is faster. I'll keep you posted if something significant happenes. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: 31. januar 2007 11:56 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts This is interesting. BTW one should *always* have 5 -10% free space on any disk drive. It really helps performance (this comment is very general, not Lightroom related). 2007/1/31, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm afraid I can't provide you with a good answer. At first my Lightroom had acceptable performance, but it has gradually been slowing down. I don't think it is because of increased numbers of files (that's what I experienced with RSP), because I haven't photographed much lately. I have tweaked my PC to make it faster, searched for spyware (found a lot), and done a few other tricks. Still slow. The only thing I have found is that the size of free HD space matters. I've freed some, and it helps, but not a lot. After this I've got 10% free space. Now I'm waiting for the final version to solve the problem. If it doesn't, then I don't really know. Could by more ram, but that's pretty expensive for a lap top. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 31. januar 2007 06:21 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: To you, Adobe LightRoom enthusiasts I send my questions and concerns ;-). Folks, I've imported about 350 images to LR beta 4. This is all my K10D stuff that I shot so far. My PC at home is running Win XP (not 64 bit) and hardware is Athlon 64 at rated 2800+ with 1.5 GB RAM on board. Not the fastest, but not a slouch either. Now, if I have an image in the Develop pane and try to open another image it takes ages. I see CPU jumpin' up to 100% for quite some time. Also some of the more subtle adjustments such as individual color correction seem to be very unresponsive... What is it I am doing wrong? Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
I was tempted to look at my calendar to see if it was April 1st. For that thing to function would require a huge amount of work. Peter - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: Re: Out-Cotty'd Poor misguided fool. Doesn't he realize that he can accomplish the same thing by cropping an image from a larger sensor? -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
My K10D arrived
Comming home from work, rather late (7 PM), I checked the post office track and trace facility to see how my K10D shipment was doing. It was said to have been shiped from the Danish Pentax importer yesterday: My new camera had arrived in Copenhagen (40 km away) very late last night. At 2 AM this morning, in fact. One hour later, I heard someone knocking at my door! A Danish postman, dressed in the mandatory red jacket, was holding a cardboard box in his hand: My K10D had arrived! Woo-hoo! O put in the battery, and turned it on. Yes - the battery was already charged! I had to try shooting at once. I put in a 2 GB SD card, and set the home town to Amsterdam (Copenhagen doesn't show up) and put on my FA* 1.8/77mm Limited. I had to try the SR, so I turned it on. I fetched a small china statuette and took a three shots. I knew the camera had a quick-menu, much like that of the *ist DL. But this one is even nicer. I discoverred, that if I change the WB setting while looking at the shot, I just took, the LCD will change colours accordingly. WOW ! Brilliant. Well done! I hope everything goes on like this! A true Pentax - very user friendly. This camera has great ergonomics as well. I did not get the battery grip (I have ordered one, though). I know that it's very easy and convenient to hold and handle. I can't wait to do some serious shoting soon. Here's the very first three K10D shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594510893882/show/ Regards Jens Bladt -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.18/662 - Release Date: 01/31/2007 15:16 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax users in Phila area
I am in Bucks county, just north of Philadelphia At 12:34 PM 1/31/07, you wrote: I live a mile from Penn. Where are you? Rick --- J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any Pentax users in the Philadelphia area that have a K10d or an Ist D that I could talk with and maybe see the cameras...As list members know from my last posts, that I have a lot of high end Pentax glass and I am still not sure which way to go.I also have Nikon glass and bodies..Thanks Jay -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
February 2007 PUG is open a bit early
Hi folks, the February PUG is open. It can be viewed on http://pug.komkon.org Have Fun. Best Adelheid -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
Scott Loveless wrote: For some strange reason, the bastard child of two Pentax cameras doesn't bother me nearly as much as what Cotty does. HAR! Quote file 2007 is well on its way! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
the wait gets worse
Let me paint a picture of my last two days. The K10 is scheduled to be delivered today. Yesterday, #2 kid has a fever and cough so she's not going to school. It's easier for me to have the day off, so I'm home all day. I have about fifteen hours of the Daytona 24hr sportscar race in my Tivo, and I'm still working through this French countryside in my WWII computer game so I've got stuff to do. I check the UPS tracking site about 350 times. The box takes 12 hours to get from Cametta in New York to Philadelphia. Then it lands in South Carolina around dinner time. No change at bed-time... hmmm Got up this morning and no change. the box is still in SC. Not good. I check the UPS site 300 more times. Lunchtime comes and I can either go have BBQ with Brian (a local BMW friend) or stay home in case the UPS guy comes. I risk it. The BBQ is good. After lunch and the box is still in SC. No way it's delivered today now and I have two important meetings tomorrow. The UPS guy surely won't leave $1200 boxes on my porch tomorrow will he? Woe is me. It gets worse. UPS guy turns up with the camera. Now it's HERE but I can't USE it because the battery needs charging. I'm going out to buy a card reader and pick up the kids. Maybe it's done when I get home... I miss the AA *ist D now. But just a little. Cory in hell, the good kind. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax to the rescue
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Boris Liberman wrote: I've had a car crash this morning. Oh dear. Pleased you are well. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax to the rescue
Hi Boris, Glad to hear you're ok .. Sorry to hear about your incident hope things work out ok in the end... Regards Patrick On 1/31/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had a car crash this morning. The other guy just drove to the red light to my right in such a way that I could only brake and eventually we've hit each other. I'm completely uninjured. Just a scratch on my right knee from the car key or dashboard. I've had my camera with me and later I took the pictures of the car, which I shall not publish ;-). I am fine, though I am definitely going to have a lesson taught to me in few days to come. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: My K10D arrived
..And Shake reduction works great (77mm and 1/10sec. hand held: SR OFF http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/375804730/ SR ON http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/375804808/ Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Wind Turbines
On 01/02/07, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Digital Image Studio wrote: Current technology is providing upwards of 4MW per turbine, so a farm of 20 turbines can produce in the order of 800MW or about half to a one third the size of an average coal fired power plant (in Australia). Sorry, Rob, for nit-picking, b ut 4 MW * 20 = 80 MW. So, you are an order of magnitude off. Thanks, I certainly am, never did get those 10x tables. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: My K10D arrived
...BTW: When Photoshop CS opens the files, they turn from lanscape to portrait mode to landscape mode (these portrait shots did) automatically! Is this magic or does the camera know which side was up? ... ..And Shake reduction works great (77mm and 1/10sec. hand held: SR OFF http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/375804730/ SR ON http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/375804808/ Regards Jens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: February 2007 PUG is open a bit early
Thanks once again for the gallery, Adelheid. I like Rick Womar's literal yet very well done interpretation of the theme, Alastair Robertson's fishermen and Jaime Lahuerta's nicely composed overhead shot of two figures on a plaza. Good gallery. Paul -- Original message -- From: AvK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi folks, the February PUG is open. It can be viewed on http://pug.komkon.org Have Fun. Best Adelheid -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Out-Cotty'd
I think you are not correct here. If you crop the image from a larger (in size, not in number of pixels!) sensor, you will get an image with smaller number of pixels compared to the one you get from the smaller sensor with a comparable total number of pixels. (A20 has a 10 MP sensor). A20 has a 5.76 mm x 4.29 mm sensor. K10D has a 23.5 x 15.7 mm sensor. Thus, if I am not making a mistake in my estimate, the same area of the K10D sensor as that of the A20 sensor will have only ~ 10MP / 15 ~ 0.67 MP. I believe that with all other parameters equal, an image from a small 10MP sensor would have a better quality then an image interpolated from 1MP cropped from a large 10MP DSLR sensor. Igor pnstenquist wrote: Poor misguided fool. Doesn't he realize that he can accomplish the same thing by cropping an image from a larger sensor? -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts msroberts01 at ysu.edu Talk about frankencameras! http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21862555 Apparently you get a 5x crop factor so your 50mm lens has the FOV of a 250 on full frame :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: My K10D arrived
On 01/02/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...BTW: When Photoshop CS opens the files, they turn from lanscape to portrait mode to landscape mode (these portrait shots did) automatically! Is this magic or does the camera know which side was up? Like the vast majority of PS cameras that have been available for years now we too have this top end technology available in our DSLRs ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT: Man or mouse? (RE: Why small camera shops are useful
I had my first experience of Vista earlier. Out of curiosity I pointed my copy of XP Pro running IE7 at the Vista site which tells you whether or not your machine is man enough to run it. My mouse cursor immediately disappeared, and I had to reboot the machine to get it back. Good one, Bill. Meanwhile, at work we are already thinking of upgrading over 40,000 desktops. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K.Takeshita Sent: 31 January 2007 15:37 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Why small camera shops are useful On 1/31/07 10:02 AM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's likely to be worth exactly what you paid for it. :-) Probably but I've been missing a few OS X features that Vista has stolen. Well, see this but click on vote results of Vista: Now or never :-). http://news.com.com/Vista+steals+the+show/2100-1016_3-6154632.html Ken (naughty PC irritant) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
