Re: My first A* Lens
J. C. O'Connell wrote: UNLESS, does A* mean compact A? I always thought it meant high performance A, not compact A. I always thought it meant high performance A, too. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- Night Scene
It is a very nice picture. I like it. Do you happen to have a daytime shot of that building? I am always amazed how different things can look at night. I've been experimenting a little with available light photography at night lately and sometimes, when I'm home reviewing pictures, I have a hard time telling where the particular shot was taken, even though it is a place that I know well during the day. Marcus -- Am 05.04.2008 um 07:46 schrieb P. J. Alling: Bad title but it's late. I was walking across Yale's campus tonight after taking in a concert, when she said I don't think I've ever seen that building before. Well she must have at one time or other, but during the day it's a nondescript office building at night it looks a little different. http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20nightscene.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: My first A* Lens
Yeah, I just did some browsing in the Pentax A lens catalogs and they made a bunch of HUGE A* lenses so A* couldnt have meant compact A. they had no designation for compact A lenses, let alone compact A* lenses, that is bad! They should have called them MA and MA* in my honest opinion, but that might have been confusing, but so is making really new compact A lenses that you used to designate as new compact (M)and then you stop designating them as new compact. This 300 A* F4 lens is amazing in the compactness of it's length. I wouldnt have even thought it was possible for any 300mm lens, let alone a really good 300mm lens.. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My first A* Lens J. C. O'Connell wrote: UNLESS, does A* mean compact A? I always thought it meant high performance A, not compact A. I always thought it meant high performance A, too. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: For those with teenagers...
Hey Dave, Will show it to my oldest when he gets out of bed. Usually around lunchtime. :-) Hilarious. Jostein 2008/4/5 David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ... those who deal with them regularly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Superman, the Pentax K20D, and 8 FPS?
http://daviddoctorrose.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/superman-the-pentax-k20d-and-a-simple-idea/ Did I miss something? To my knowledge K20 does 3 FPS and low res 21FPS in burst mode. Where did this Pentax ad campaign message came from? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: The rains are here
The first one (on the left) is somewhat compromised by the composition and the breaking of the frame in my opinion. The 2nd, however, is really excellent - I love the clarity, the freshness and the very wet feel you have caught. That splash (forgive the pun) of colour lifts it. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: 05 April 2008 05:59 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: The rains are here G'day All, Earlier Godfrey posted his triptych, it just so happens I've recently put together a diptych (~170kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2388391017_c0979d55ce_o.jpg Left image K20D, DA 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 FE @ 17mm, 1/180 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 (-w- built in flash) Right image K20D, FA* 300mm f4, 1/320 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: My first A* Lens
The A* 300/4 is exactly the same as the M* 300/4 except for the A button and setting, which is why it is so M-ish. It is a good lens, although I think the optical quality is somewhat compromised compared to other 300mm lenses I've used, as a result of its size. This does not mean that it isn't a great performer. According to Cecchi a few other A lenses are also minor updates of the equivalent M, and therefore presumably also as compact: 15/3.5, 35/2, 50/1.2, 100/2.8, 50/2, 100/4, 28/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/1.4, 50/1.7, 200/4, 24-50/4. I think some of these are in turn the same as their K equivalents. I have some Pentax lens catalogues somewhere in which they state that the * designation refers to high performance glass, typicaly with fluoride or asymmetric elements. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell Sent: 05 April 2008 05:29 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: My first A* Lens I realized Pentax may have made a big goof with their lens designations with the A series. There was no designation for COMPACT fully auto (A) lenses. If there was, the A*300/4 would be the most Mish A lens ever. I still cant believe how short it is. If I knew that I would have bought it a long time ago. Pentax blew it with their lens designations for sure. They should have called the compact A lenses MA or something similar, not just A. UNLESS, does A* mean compact A? I always thought it meant high performance A, not compact A. jco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/04 Fri PM 04:34:05 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's me. Or, rather, the eight days of two hours sleep. The five second micronaps aren't working. King Zombie I'll send you the link to my online photo gallery--that'll put you right to sleep ;-). Seriously, get some rest. Cheers, Christine OK. I'll ask Katy to stop teething. 8- - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. What you see on a camera lens is the growing part of a fungus. It is not (generally) infective itself. What causes fungus on lenses is suitable conditions for the germination of fungal spores. Virtually every cubic centimetre of air carries fungal spores. Granted, if the fungus on the lens has started to produce spores you may have increased the concentration of them in your vicinity. If your lenses are kept in dry conditions and regularly exposed to light, it is highly unlikely that you will have produced the conditions for germination. Your lenses, in all probability, were infected (filled and covered with spores) a long time ago. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom 2.0 beta
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Adobe, unfortunately, is pretty good at the time expiration thing. Better than most. It's even better at the Price -- acute indigestion/heart attack sort of thing. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Lightroom 2.0 beta
Adobe, unfortunately, is pretty good at the time expiration thing. Better than most. It's even better at the Price -- acute indigestion/heart attack sort of thing. Lightroom is much cheaper than Photoshop, and far better in my opinion for photographers. I never really got on with Photoshop, and I haven't used it at all since I bought Lightroom, but I've used Lightroom a lot. I think it's probably the best-designed application, in any domain, that I've ever used, and worth the money. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The rains are here
I think you've summed up quite nicely my own feelings. I had to crop the LHS quite severely to get ride of an annoying BG feature that I couldn't seem to get rid of in camera. But it's not quite right Anyway it was a fun project to shoot. Thanks for your thoughts. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The first one (on the left) is somewhat compromised by the composition and the breaking of the frame in my opinion. The 2nd, however, is really excellent - I love the clarity, the freshness and the very wet feel you have caught. That splash (forgive the pun) of colour lifts it. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: 05 April 2008 05:59 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: The rains are here G'day All, Earlier Godfrey posted his triptych, it just so happens I've recently put together a diptych (~170kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2388391017_c0979d55ce_o.jpg Left image K20D, DA 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 FE @ 17mm, 1/180 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 (-w- built in flash) Right image K20D, FA* 300mm f4, 1/320 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. What you see on a camera lens is the growing part of a fungus. It is not (generally) infective itself. What causes fungus on lenses is suitable conditions for the germination of fungal spores. Virtually every cubic centimetre of air carries fungal spores. Granted, if the fungus on the lens has started to produce spores you may have increased the concentration of them in your vicinity. If your lenses are kept in dry conditions and regularly exposed to light, it is highly unlikely that you will have produced the conditions for germination. Your lenses, in all probability, were infected (filled and covered with spores) a long time ago. Mike I think you've just helped to cranked up Patrick's paranoia level. Germs are everywhere...all around us...unseen...silently infecting us. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Water dragon
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/04/water-dragon.html As with the previous abstract, I'm on terra incognita here so comments much appreciated. Best, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 5:52 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. What you see on a camera lens is the growing part of a fungus. It is not (generally) infective itself. What causes fungus on lenses is suitable conditions for the germination of fungal spores. Virtually every cubic centimetre of air carries fungal spores. Granted, if the fungus on the lens has started to produce spores you may have increased the concentration of them in your vicinity. If your lenses are kept in dry conditions and regularly exposed to light, it is highly unlikely that you will have produced the conditions for germination. Your lenses, in all probability, were infected (filled and covered with spores) a long time ago. Mike I think you've just helped to cranked up Patrick's paranoia level. Germs are everywhere...all around us...unseen...silently infecting us. The night at at GFM should cure that.:-0 Dave Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/05 Sat AM 09:52:38 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. What you see on a camera lens is the growing part of a fungus. It is not (generally) infective itself. What causes fungus on lenses is suitable conditions for the germination of fungal spores. Virtually every cubic centimetre of air carries fungal spores. Granted, if the fungus on the lens has started to produce spores you may have increased the concentration of them in your vicinity. If your lenses are kept in dry conditions and regularly exposed to light, it is highly unlikely that you will have produced the conditions for germination. Your lenses, in all probability, were infected (filled and covered with spores) a long time ago. Mike I think you've just helped to cranked up Patrick's paranoia level. Germs are everywhere...all around us...unseen...silently infecting us. Indeed. We are eminently suitable breeding grounds for all sorts of things but we are very good at fighting them because of that. Lenses aren't any good at fighting at all. But they are very hostile environments for things to grow on. Keep them that way and you will have little trouble. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
David J Brooks wrote: Germs are everywhere...all around us...unseen...silently infecting us. The night at at GFM should cure that.:-0 If you talk to the rights folks in those hills, you'll have a good supply of nearly 100% pure ethanol to help with the cleansing. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: The rains are here
Dave, The teacher of photographic composition in my third year of photography school told a story that is apt for your diptych. He took a locally successful exhibition to China in the '70s, but at its first showing it got a disappointing reception. Upon investigation he found that the pictures didn't flow to Chinese eyes. What he realized was that principles of movement in composition are highly connected to the written language of the viewer. So occidental eyes prefer top to bottom and left to right movement (or sequence) in pictures. Oriental eyes want movement (or sequence)that goes right to left and bottom to top. He reprinted the show with the negatives flipped and got a better response. The sequence of your pic seems to put the ground level drain on the left before the higher leaky barrel? pipe? or whatever which is on the right, therefore later in the narrative. But that object was placed higher in space, leading to the discomforting conclusion that water has flowed upwards. Flip the picture yourself and see what you think. There will still be the disparity of a high level object and a ground level object being placed side-by-side on the same viewing level, but at least the narrative will flow (pardon the pun) in a natural sequence to Western eyes. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Saturday, 5 April 2008 3:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: The rains are here G'day All, Earlier Godfrey posted his triptych, it just so happens I've recently put together a diptych (~170kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2388391017_c0979d55ce_o.jpg Left image K20D, DA 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 FE @ 17mm, 1/180 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 (-w- built in flash) Right image K20D, FA* 300mm f4, 1/320 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom 2.0 beta
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: RE: Lightroom 2.0 beta Lightroom is much cheaper than Photoshop, and far better in my opinion for photographers. I never really got on with Photoshop, and I haven't used it at all since I bought Lightroom, but I've used Lightroom a lot. I think it's probably the best-designed application, in any domain, that I've ever used, and worth the money. One of our photographers started using it a while back and loves it. The only time he opens Photoshop now is to fix the bodges on selected files before printing them. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Superman, the Pentax K20D, and 8 FPS?
- Original Message - From: Roman Melihhov Subject: Superman, the Pentax K20D, and 8 FPS? http://daviddoctorrose.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/superman-the-pentax-k20d-and-a-simple-idea/ Did I miss something? To my knowledge K20 does 3 FPS and low res 21FPS in burst mode. Where did this Pentax ad campaign message came from? I think it's funny. Neither TBWA nor the blog writer (David Rose?) have a clue. The agency would have done better my making the copy say 21 frames per second, not a number that the camera can not actaully achieve (though you can get close by plucking out every ~third frame from the burst mode). William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Water dragon
- Original Message - From: AlunFoto Subject: PESO - Water dragon http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/04/water-dragon.html Goofy name aside, it is an amazing photograph. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: The rains are here
I can see how it could be confusing. The leaking tank in the right most frame is for rain water collection. It's about 4' high on a 1' plinth. The shot on the left is the downpipe from the roof guttering over the top of the tank which supplies the rain water. :-) So the sequence is correct, rain filling a tank, tank leaking the rain. :-) Cheers, Dave On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, The teacher of photographic composition in my third year of photography school told a story that is apt for your diptych. He took a locally successful exhibition to China in the '70s, but at its first showing it got a disappointing reception. Upon investigation he found that the pictures didn't flow to Chinese eyes. What he realized was that principles of movement in composition are highly connected to the written language of the viewer. So occidental eyes prefer top to bottom and left to right movement (or sequence) in pictures. Oriental eyes want movement (or sequence)that goes right to left and bottom to top. He reprinted the show with the negatives flipped and got a better response. The sequence of your pic seems to put the ground level drain on the left before the higher leaky barrel? pipe? or whatever which is on the right, therefore later in the narrative. But that object was placed higher in space, leading to the discomforting conclusion that water has flowed upwards. Flip the picture yourself and see what you think. There will still be the disparity of a high level object and a ground level object being placed side-by-side on the same viewing level, but at least the narrative will flow (pardon the pun) in a natural sequence to Western eyes. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Saturday, 5 April 2008 3:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: The rains are here G'day All, Earlier Godfrey posted his triptych, it just so happens I've recently put together a diptych (~170kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2388391017_c0979d55ce_o.jpg Left image K20D, DA 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 FE @ 17mm, 1/180 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 (-w- built in flash) Right image K20D, FA* 300mm f4, 1/320 @ f4.5, ISO 1600 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Superman, the Pentax K20D, and 8 FPS?
The strange this is that any ad would have to be approved by Pentax' ad manager. He would think that he would have a clue. Bizarre. Paul On Apr 5, 2008, at 9:41 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Roman Melihhov Subject: Superman, the Pentax K20D, and 8 FPS? http://daviddoctorrose.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/superman-the- pentax-k20d-and-a-simple-idea/ Did I miss something? To my knowledge K20 does 3 FPS and low res 21FPS in burst mode. Where did this Pentax ad campaign message came from? I think it's funny. Neither TBWA nor the blog writer (David Rose?) have a clue. The agency would have done better my making the copy say 21 frames per second, not a number that the camera can not actaully achieve (though you can get close by plucking out every ~third frame from the burst mode). William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: For those with teenagers...
Dave, LOL and who is Peter Denahy? I watched his Ringing of the Steel video - good stuff. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:35 PM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... those who deal with them regularly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
Actually the infected lens is not mine it just spend a couple of minutes on my K10D. I took Paul's advice and cleaned the mount and body cap thoroughly hopefully that should be enough. I found some information on-line reccomending a wipe down with hydrogen peroxide then alcohol . Ive done that and I guess all I can do is hope for the best. Actually none of my lenses have ever had fungus on them. One of the older ones has a little bit of dust inside but other than that i've never had any such problems. On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 2:29 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 5:52 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. What you see on a camera lens is the growing part of a fungus. It is not (generally) infective itself. What causes fungus on lenses is suitable conditions for the germination of fungal spores. Virtually every cubic centimetre of air carries fungal spores. Granted, if the fungus on the lens has started to produce spores you may have increased the concentration of them in your vicinity. If your lenses are kept in dry conditions and regularly exposed to light, it is highly unlikely that you will have produced the conditions for germination. Your lenses, in all probability, were infected (filled and covered with spores) a long time ago. Mike I think you've just helped to cranked up Patrick's paranoia level. Germs are everywhere...all around us...unseen...silently infecting us. The night at at GFM should cure that.:-0 Dave Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: For those with teenagers...
He's a local country singer. And yeah, that Ring of Steel is a sweet song. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, LOL and who is Peter Denahy? I watched his Ringing of the Steel video - good stuff. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:35 PM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... those who deal with them regularly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My first A* Lens
In this case it probably means both. The A* is identical to the M* 300 in every way including performance, which is very, very good in my experience. It is however a very compact lens and it does have it's limitations. It isn't particularly close focusing, well that does seem to be it's major limitation. The example I showed was a real world shot. I started to enumerate the reasons why this shot wasn't perfect but gave up. I don't know why I respond to any of JCO's posts even at third hand, he's always finds the dark cloud around the silver lining. Doug Franklin wrote: J. C. O'Connell wrote: UNLESS, does A* mean compact A? I always thought it meant high performance A, not compact A. I always thought it meant high performance A, too. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My first book
Congratulations! Boris Margus Männik wrote: Hi there, My first own book came from printshop wednesday. I have translated over a ten photography handbooks, but writing a new one is a whole different story. Sorry to disappoint you - it's not a Pentax book. Sony ordered it to promote their Alpha SLR cameras in Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian markets (so the book is already translated into latvian and lithuanian languages). BTW, there IS a good possibility for similar Pentax book in future. Cover shot of actual book: http://home.uninet.ee/~margus02/peso/alpha_cover.jpg (Title translation: The Wonderful World of Sony Alpha) BR, Margus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Article and pictures published
Congratulations! Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi gang, An article (text and pictures by me, including cover picture) on using flash with available light has been published by an Italian photo magazine called PC Photo (formerly Progresso Fotografico, established 1894). Here is the magazine cover: http://www.dariobonazza.com/puble.htm (it's the uppermost picture) All picturese were taken with K10D, AF540FGZ flash unit and several lenses. As per publisher's request, I cannot supply the article in electronic form now, but I will probably be allowed to do that within a few months. Cheers, Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: All right . . . here's an idea, Let's start a Magazine . . .
I can contribute some translations to Russian ;-). Don't ask me 'bout Hebrew, though ;-). Boris Christine Aguila wrote: and call it Pentax something, It doesn't really matter right now. We could make it an online bi-annual: a spring/summer issue a fall/winter issue. We'd include features, how-tos VERY specific to Pentax equipment usage, Pentax equipment reviews, a photo gallery, Pentax events, Pentax history features, photographic movements, photographic scholarship, and regular departments. And more . . . We could vote for folks willing to be on the editorial committee. We'd draw from the rich skills, technical know-how, and international experience so evident on this list. Just some article ideas to get us going Walter writes on what it was like to be a navy photographer Cotty writes on what it's like to be media guy Cassino Snowflakes Department: Irks Quirks of Pentax Equiment: When your K100D does this, then do this Stenquist writes on Panning techniques for car photography Frank writes on grain, focus, tilt Ralf writes about shooting industry. etc etc And to follow list fashion these days, we could write it in German ;-) Seriously though, what do you think? Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: The rains are here
Dave, Amazingly the additional information you supplied went a long way to resolving the visual anomaly. Once I knew that the downpipe was actually higher than the leak the laws of nature were restored. Objects that were unfamiliar to me had been isolated to the extent that they lacked contextual information from their surroundings. But thanks to your correction I can see that what I took to be the lowest object, the downpipe outlet, is actually the highest object. However, picturing it from above has made it appear lower, while picturing the leaky tank from below has made it appear higher. Yours is a good concept well worth the telling. What I'm getting at is that when you put images into sequences you should maintain a stylistic and relational consistency throughout. If you look at photo sequences you'll often find an element from one shot is carried over to the next to link the series, Godfrey's triptych that you reference http://homepage.mac.com/godders/59-focusing.jpg is very tight in this respect. And if the jump from one shot to the next is great, then there shouldn't be other big changes such as viewing angles and perspectives. But here you have a close shot with wide FOV, deep DOF and a downward POV followed by a long shot with narrow FOV, shallow DOF and upward POV. Added to the fact that no part of one shot is visible in the other and the relationship between the two shots is substantially broken. Hell, even the metal of the tank is rendered so differently that it isn't obviously the same tank. Perhaps the second shot should include the downpipe. Of course rules are made to be broken, I hear my critics shout. And it's true that a diptych, triptych or whatever isn't necessarily a photo-series/sequence, it may simply be a grouping of abstractly connected images. True, but Dave's diptych is definitely a sequence, and would work better if scene-building rules such as cinematic or theatrical rules were used as a guide. If you think I'm being harsh, it's because I've seen such excellent work from you on other occasions. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Sunday, 6 April 2008 12:50 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: The rains are here I can see how it could be confusing. The leaking tank in the right most frame is for rain water collection. It's about 4' high on a 1' plinth. The shot on the left is the downpipe from the roof guttering over the top of the tank which supplies the rain water. :-) So the sequence is correct, rain filling a tank, tank leaking the rain. :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Justin @ 8 months
Every month I put together a gallery to highlight my family's meanderings. Here are my 3 favorites from this month: http://tinyurl.com/49cl8a http://tinyurl.com/3pl2nm http://tinyurl.com/4yjgss Justin is about 8 months old in all 3 photos. The latter was taken at the zoo playground using Continuous focus on the K10D. It was my first time using that feature for anything worthwhile and I was impressed with how it kept up with the motion. Here's another just for kicks (Lioness @ the zoo): http://tinyurl.com/4oqefd Taken with the k10D and the 400mm, tripod mounted of course. I hate that it's cropped so tightly, but I had nowhere to back up! Comments welcomed. Jerome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Tufty gets tough
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4489792.stm Look after your acorns, people! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Walt On 4/4/08, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably wishful thinking on the part of the store personnel. Distribution of goods, relationships with local retail outlets, has been a weak point of Pentax for a long time. Treated like mushrooms is an old metaphor that describes local stores in this relationship. We can only hope that the new Pentax actually makes some moves to improve the situation. Whether a 100% turnover is the answer or not is hard for anyone outside to discern. stan On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:22 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If you try googling on it you get nothing. If it were happening I would think someone would have posted somewhere besides here. Adam Maas wrote: Or the usual dealer BS. It amazes me just how much utter crap salesmaggots say about various brands, all of it with absolutely no basis in reality. -Adam On 4/4/08, John Mullan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you say April Fool? That's what it sounds like, and the timing is right. - Original Message - From: J. Meeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know that their sales rep sent an email informing them that all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. Some of the other guys behind the counter said they heard Pentax in the states is not making money and maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything about what this means for Pentax USA? Jim M. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Walt Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about applying for one of those jobs! John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom 2.0 beta
In a message dated 4/5/2008 2:25:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lightroom is much cheaper than Photoshop, and far better in my opinion for photographers. I never really got on with Photoshop, and I haven't used it at all since I bought Lightroom, but I've used Lightroom a lot. I think it's probably the best-designed application, in any domain, that I've ever used, and worth the money. Bob = I get by on Lightroom and Elements 5. I have now taken two PS classes, but find that I really rarely need it. In fact, I may give up on it all together. Elements really does just about all the photo editing I need. And, overall, the two make a much cheaper solution. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Justin @ 8 months
Jerome, Great photos. I like the 1st best, but looked thru the gallery behind them too. They are terriffic memories. Little ones are so amazing! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every month I put together a gallery to highlight my family's meanderings. Here are my 3 favorites from this month: http://tinyurl.com/49cl8a http://tinyurl.com/3pl2nm http://tinyurl.com/4yjgss Justin is about 8 months old in all 3 photos. The latter was taken at the zoo playground using Continuous focus on the K10D. It was my first time using that feature for anything worthwhile and I was impressed with how it kept up with the motion. Here's another just for kicks (Lioness @ the zoo): http://tinyurl.com/4oqefd Taken with the k10D and the 400mm, tripod mounted of course. I hate that it's cropped so tightly, but I had nowhere to back up! Comments welcomed. Jerome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 11:03:53AM -0700, John Celio wrote: http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Walt Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about applying for one of those jobs! I expect an email to Ned Bunnell would answer that question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 10:24:53AM +0100, Bob W wrote: Adobe, unfortunately, is pretty good at the time expiration thing. Better than most. It's even better at the Price -- acute indigestion/heart attack sort of thing. Lightroom is much cheaper than Photoshop, and far better in my opinion for photographers. I never really got on with Photoshop, and I haven't used it at all since I bought Lightroom, but I've used Lightroom a lot. I think it's probably the best-designed application, in any domain, that I've ever used, and worth the money. Bob I agree (especially since I picked up Lightroom at the introductory price). About the only thing I couldn't do without using an external editor was selective editing to just part of an image, and LR 2.0 apparently has that. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Walt Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about applying for one of those jobs! I expect an email to Ned Bunnell would answer that question. Easier said than done, it seems... John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Justin @ 8 months
Some great shots there. I especially loved the first and third ones. You really caught the moment right on those. The lion looks pretty good, too. Nice work that is certainly worth sharing. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, April 5, 2008, 9:41:06 AM, you wrote: J Every month I put together a gallery to highlight my family's meanderings. J Here are my 3 favorites from this month: J http://tinyurl.com/49cl8a J http://tinyurl.com/3pl2nm J http://tinyurl.com/4yjgss J Justin is about 8 months old in all 3 photos. The latter was taken at the J zoo playground using Continuous focus on the K10D. It was my first time J using that feature for anything worthwhile and I was impressed with how it J kept up with the motion. J Here's another just for kicks (Lioness @ the zoo): J http://tinyurl.com/4oqefd J Taken with the k10D and the 400mm, tripod mounted of course. I hate that J it's cropped so tightly, but I had nowhere to back up! J Comments welcomed. J Jerome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
John Celio wrote: http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about applying for one of those jobs! Sadly, the *reason* for changes like this is that stores like the one you used to work at (and the one I used to work at) are going the way of the dinosaur. This is simply a recognition of that reality. I think the days of sales reps who visit local stores (and I mean this in general - not just Pentax and, in fact, not just the camera business) are numbered. Welcome to the 21st century and the era of the Big Box retailer. :( (Ironic that the dinosaur analogy breaks down here because it's the lumbering giants that are out-evolving the smaller, nimbler shops...) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom 2.0 beta
Me too, except that I picked up Lightroom for nothing. Or to be accurate, I got a free license since I already was a RSP user. That's what I call a good deal :-) I haven't tested 2.0 yet. I better get my new puter up running properly first. MaritimTim 2008/4/5, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 10:24:53AM +0100, Bob W wrote: Adobe, unfortunately, is pretty good at the time expiration thing. Better than most. It's even better at the Price -- acute indigestion/heart attack sort of thing. Lightroom is much cheaper than Photoshop, and far better in my opinion for photographers. I never really got on with Photoshop, and I haven't used it at all since I bought Lightroom, but I've used Lightroom a lot. I think it's probably the best-designed application, in any domain, that I've ever used, and worth the money. Bob I agree (especially since I picked up Lightroom at the introductory price). About the only thing I couldn't do without using an external editor was selective editing to just part of an image, and LR 2.0 apparently has that. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K200D filenames
Hello. Is there a way to customize the filenames the K200D produces? At first I was irritated, because the first images I took (DNG) where named IMGP.DNG, and at some point the camera produced files named _IGP.DNG (where is the image number). After some experimenting I found out that sRGB-files are named IMGP, while AdobeRGB files are named _IGP. Is there a reason for that? Can I turn it off? I think IMGP is quite OK, I don't want files to have a name beginning with an underscore. Marcus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Save in RAW format, leave the colorspace in sRGB. It's irrelevant except for in-camera JPEGs. If you must capture in-camera JPEGs, there's not much you can do about it if you want Adobe RGB colorspace (which I recommend for JPEG capture, btw). Otherwise, use software to transfer the files from card to computer which does a renaming operation for you. I've begun to rename all my files to YYMMDD-tag- format, where tag is an event or other mnemonic to identify what the file might be associated with, and is the numeric portion of the original filename. G On Apr 5, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: Hello. Is there a way to customize the filenames the K200D produces? At first I was irritated, because the first images I took (DNG) where named IMGP.DNG, and at some point the camera produced files named _IGP.DNG (where is the image number). After some experimenting I found out that sRGB-files are named IMGP, while AdobeRGB files are named _IGP. Is there a reason for that? Can I turn it off? I think IMGP is quite OK, I don't want files to have a name beginning with an underscore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Portrait
Bruce Dayton wrote: Last Friday I had to shoot a portrait of my daughter for her music resume she was preparing for school. Shot in the house with two Alien Bees lights. These three were the finalists. K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/amberviola_0012c.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/amberviola_0020b.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/amberviola_0032b.htm Catching up...these are all beautiful, Bruce. But I like the impishness of the first. Great vignetting too. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Daylight savings
If you are in NSW, while you are going around the house changing the clocks, don't forget your digcams. I left it for a month on the last changeover. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Save in RAW format, leave the colorspace in sRGB. It's irrelevant except for in-camera JPEGs. Ah, thanks, that's valuable information. I shoot RAW only, so that solves it for me. But I still wonder... why would one name the files differently depending on the colorspace? Oh well... ;-) Thanks. Marcus If you must capture in-camera JPEGs, there's not much you can do about it if you want Adobe RGB colorspace (which I recommend for JPEG capture, btw). Otherwise, use software to transfer the files from card to computer which does a renaming operation for you. I've begun to rename all my files to YYMMDD-tag- format, where tag is an event or other mnemonic to identify what the file might be associated with, and is the numeric portion of the original filename. G On Apr 5, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: Hello. Is there a way to customize the filenames the K200D produces? At first I was irritated, because the first images I took (DNG) where named IMGP.DNG, and at some point the camera produced files named _IGP.DNG (where is the image number). After some experimenting I found out that sRGB-files are named IMGP, while AdobeRGB files are named _IGP. Is there a reason for that? Can I turn it off? I think IMGP is quite OK, I don't want files to have a name beginning with an underscore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Tracks in blue
AlunFoto wrote: A stitced composite, almost panorama format, of a cross country skiing track. Please think critically. Is this picture believeably rendered? http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?album=7pos=4#nav_pic Jostein It could be. I've seen that unbelievable blue at times, Franz Josef Glacier comes to mind. Gorgeous photo nonetheless. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:53:30 -0400, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: About the only thing I couldn't do without using an external editor was selective editing to just part of an image, and LR 2.0 apparently has that. Ah - if Lightroom 2 has selective editing I might take a look at the beta. Lack of that feature in Lightroom 1 was the main reason I passed (that, and the fact that I already have a substantial investment of time in another image cataloging program). Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Justin @ 8 months
The look on Justin's face in the first one, and his pose, are priceless. You can just see his little personality shining through. :) Well done! Amita -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Whiteout conditions
DagT wrote: Easter traditions in Norway http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=370402 K10D, DA16-50 f:16, 1/180s Comments are welcome. DagT On the web, subtle details are a little hard to distinguish. But I'm sure in print it would be spectacular, especially if it was a series. I can still get a sense of the scale of the environment. Have heard about Frank Tobias Müller? http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/2008/04/frank_tobias_mller.html D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 23:35:04 +0200, Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Save in RAW format, leave the colorspace in sRGB. It's irrelevant except for in-camera JPEGs. Ah, thanks, that's valuable information. I shoot RAW only, so that solves it for me. But I still wonder... why would one name the files differently depending on the colorspace? Oh well... ;-) I don't know the reason but it doesn't just apply to the K200D. The *ist DS does the same thing so I assume it applies to all of the Pentax DSLRs. By the way - how do you like the K200D? I'm trying to decide if I need to go with the K20D or whether the K200D will be sufficient for my needs. Cheers p Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
On Apr 5, 2008, at 2:35 PM, Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: Ah, thanks, that's valuable information. I shoot RAW only, so that solves it for me. But I still wonder... why would one name the files differently depending on the colorspace? Because cameras don't embed an ICC profile in JPEG files (for whatever reason), the convention of having a filename change to indicate the Adobe RGB colorspace was accepted some years ago. Once these conventions come into being, it's a very slow process to change them. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Water dragon
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 13:59:20 +0200, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/04/water-dragon.html As with the previous abstract, I'm on terra incognita here so comments much appreciated. Not sure about the title but I like the tone and contrast in the image, except perhaps for the three small streaks on the top left. (to me it looks a bit more like a goose or swan in flight than a dragon) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Daylight savings
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:29:55 +1000, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: If you are in NSW, while you are going around the house changing the clocks, don't forget your digcams. I left it for a month on the last changeover. Great three more bloody clocks to change :-) Actually, I've never remembered to change the time on any of my digicams in the past. For the sort of photography I do, I'm not sure an hour one way or the other matters all that much. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
ReNice sho: PESO: Justin @ 8 months
Nice shots. All well framed and rendered. The last one with mom is my favorite. Paul -- Original message -- From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some great shots there. I especially loved the first and third ones. You really caught the moment right on those. The lion looks pretty good, too. Nice work that is certainly worth sharing. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, April 5, 2008, 9:41:06 AM, you wrote: J Every month I put together a gallery to highlight my family's meanderings. J Here are my 3 favorites from this month: J http://tinyurl.com/49cl8a J http://tinyurl.com/3pl2nm J http://tinyurl.com/4yjgss J Justin is about 8 months old in all 3 photos. The latter was taken at the J zoo playground using Continuous focus on the K10D. It was my first time J using that feature for anything worthwhile and I was impressed with how it J kept up with the motion. J Here's another just for kicks (Lioness @ the zoo): J http://tinyurl.com/4oqefd J Taken with the k10D and the 400mm, tripod mounted of course. I hate that J it's cropped so tightly, but I had nowhere to back up! J Comments welcomed. J Jerome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:49:08 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Because cameras don't embed an ICC profile in JPEG files (for whatever reason), the convention of having a filename change to indicate the Adobe RGB colorspace was accepted some years ago. Once these conventions come into being, it's a very slow process to change them. That's interesting. Is there a reason why cameras don't embed a colour space? Originally, I had assumed that if you selected Abobe RGB (for example) as the in-camera colour space that the camera would embed it in the image. I can't think of a reason why this doesn't happen, but I may be showing my ignorance here (again...) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - I mean, what is it about a decent email service? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
By the way - how do you like the K200D? I'm trying to decide if I need to go with the K20D or whether the K200D will be sufficient for my needs. I've had it for about four weeks now and I took roughly 1500 pictures with it. Overall, I am very satisfied. For my needs, at least, the K200D is totally sufficient. I chose the K200D over the entry level models by Canikon etc. simply for the better ergonomics, and didn't care about technical specifications a lot. I just played around with it, played with the menues, took some pictures, and went for the K200D because it had the better feel to it. Just touching the EOS 400 and D40x's plastic bodies felt, well, cheap. The K200D is plastic, too, but it just feels better. I chose it over the K20D because what the K20D has to offer over the K200D for ME doen't justify the higher price tag. There is really only one thing that I miss, and that is an easier way to switch from AF.S to AF.C and to turn forced spot AF on and off more easily. I especially didn't see a big difference between the K200D and K20D viewfinders that everybody is talking about. The K200D viewfinder is great (I don't wear glasses or contacts). The Energizer Lithium batteries that came with it lasted well over 900 shots, and I was playing with the menues and looking at the pictures a lot, I really didn't try to maximize battery life. I am now using four Varta rechargeables which lasted well over 500 shots the first time. So the battery life is fine. To be quite honest, besides the MacBook Pro I got last year this K200D is probably the only other piece of electronic equipment I have bought in the past five years that is not dissapointing in one way or another. I got the 18-55 kit lens, the DA 40 Limited and the DA* 50-135 with it, and that's really a great setup to get started. I'll get a 21 Limited as soon as I find one, but they seem to be either sold out or overpriced around where I live. Marcus Cheers p Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
Sadly, the *reason* for changes like this is that stores like the one you used to work at (and the one I used to work at) are going the way of the dinosaur. they're growing feathers and taking to the sky? Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: 05 April 2008 20:57 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff John Celio wrote: http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_ index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about applying for one of those jobs! Sadly, the *reason* for changes like this is that stores like the one you used to work at (and the one I used to work at) are going the way of the dinosaur. This is simply a recognition of that reality. I think the days of sales reps who visit local stores (and I mean this in general - not just Pentax and, in fact, not just the camera business) are numbered. Welcome to the 21st century and the era of the Big Box retailer. :( (Ironic that the dinosaur analogy breaks down here because it's the lumbering giants that are out-evolving the smaller, nimbler shops...) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Portrait
Many thanks. Glad you liked them. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, April 5, 2008, 2:27:14 PM, you wrote: DC Bruce Dayton wrote: Last Friday I had to shoot a portrait of my daughter for her music resume she was preparing for school. Shot in the house with two Alien Bees lights. These three were the finalists. K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/amberviola_0012c.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/amberviola_0020b.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/amberviola_0032b.htm DC Catching up...these are all beautiful, Bruce. But I like the impishness DC of the first. Great vignetting too. DC D DC -- DC [EMAIL PROTECTED] DC http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Brian Walters wrote: On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:49:08 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Because cameras don't embed an ICC profile in JPEG files (for whatever reason), the convention of having a filename change to indicate the Adobe RGB colorspace was accepted some years ago. Once these conventions come into being, it's a very slow process to change them. That's interesting. Is there a reason why cameras don't embed a colour space? Originally, I had assumed that if you selected Abobe RGB (for example) as the in-camera colour space that the camera would embed it in the image. I can't think of a reason why this doesn't happen, but I may be showing my ignorance here (again...) Because Raw files aren't *in* sRGB or Adobe RGB colorspace, they're in the hardware-defined colorspace of the camera's sensor, which is much broader than either Adobe or sRGB. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Daylight savings
My cameras don't do daylight savings time (or the Oz equivalent). I don't remember to change them when I travel thru time zones. :-( Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:29:55 +1000, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: If you are in NSW, while you are going around the house changing the clocks, don't forget your digcams. I left it for a month on the last changeover. Great three more bloody clocks to change :-) Actually, I've never remembered to change the time on any of my digicams in the past. For the sort of photography I do, I'm not sure an hour one way or the other matters all that much. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
On Apr 5, 2008, at 3:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Because cameras don't embed an ICC profile in JPEG files (for whatever reason), the convention of having a filename change to indicate the Adobe RGB colorspace was accepted some years ago. Once these conventions come into being, it's a very slow process to change them. That's interesting. Is there a reason why cameras don't embed a colour space? Originally, I had assumed that if you selected Abobe RGB (for example) as the in-camera colour space that the camera would embed it in the image. I can't think of a reason why this doesn't happen, but I may be showing my ignorance here (again...) Because Raw files aren't *in* sRGB or Adobe RGB colorspace, they're in the hardware-defined colorspace of the camera's sensor, which is much broader than either Adobe or sRGB. That's part of the answer, but the question as to why cameras don't embed an ICC into in-camera rendered JPEG files is probably more to do with a legacy of limited available computing resources and now wouldn't that be a good idea! than anything else. The practice of tagging files with embedded ICC profiles as a norm is only a recent development in digital imaging as popularity and use of digital images becomes more widespread. There is still only one browser (Apple's Safari) in full production release that honors ICC profiles, for instance. Others are working on it but this portion of digital image management with concerns for the fidelity of rendering is still in its infancy. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:05:06 +0200, Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: By the way - how do you like the K200D? I'm trying to decide if I need to go with the K20D or whether the K200D will be sufficient for my needs. I've had it for about four weeks now and I took roughly 1500 pictures with it. Overall, I am very satisfied. For my needs, at least, the K200D is totally sufficient. I chose the K200D over the entry level models by Canikon etc. simply for the better ergonomics, and didn't care about technical specifications a lot. I just played around with it, played with the menues, took some pictures, and went for the K200D because it had the better feel to it. Just touching the EOS 400 and D40x's plastic bodies felt, well, cheap. The K200D is plastic, too, but it just feels better. I chose it over the K20D because what the K20D has to offer over the K200D for ME doen't justify the higher price tag. There is really only one thing that I miss, and that is an easier way to switch from AF.S to AF.C and to turn forced spot AF on and off more easily. I especially didn't see a big difference between the K200D and K20D viewfinders that everybody is talking about. The K200D viewfinder is great (I don't wear glasses or contacts). The Energizer Lithium batteries that came with it lasted well over 900 shots, and I was playing with the menues and looking at the pictures a lot, I really didn't try to maximize battery life. I am now using four Varta rechargeables which lasted well over 500 shots the first time. So the battery life is fine. To be quite honest, besides the MacBook Pro I got last year this K200D is probably the only other piece of electronic equipment I have bought in the past five years that is not dissapointing in one way or another. I got the 18-55 kit lens, the DA 40 Limited and the DA* 50-135 with it, and that's really a great setup to get started. I'll get a 21 Limited as soon as I find one, but they seem to be either sold out or overpriced around where I live. Marcus Cheers p Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Superman, the Pentax K20D, and 8 FPS?
let's hope we will have a new firmware soon :D What I don't understand: With K20D it became clear that DSLRs can make cont. shots without having to flip the mirror for every single shot. Why can't we have a continuous shooting mode like this but not with 1.2 Mpix? .t Roman Melihhov wrote: http://daviddoctorrose.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/superman-the-pentax-k20d-and-a-simple-idea/ Did I miss something? To my knowledge K20 does 3 FPS and low res 21FPS in burst mode. Where did this Pentax ad campaign message came from? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Thanks, Marcus I'm not in any rush to upgrade from the DS but I'll have to look very closely at the K200D. The viewfinder issue is one that I'll need to consider - I do wear glasses. I have no problem with the viewfinder on the DS and I wonder how much difference a penta-mirror would make. My son has the *istDL so I'll do some comparisons between it and the DS the next time we're together. I quite like the idea of being able to stick with rechargeable AA batteries. I'm using Sanyo Eneloops in the DS and they seem to last forever! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:05:06 +0200, Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: By the way - how do you like the K200D? I'm trying to decide if I need to go with the K20D or whether the K200D will be sufficient for my needs. I've had it for about four weeks now and I took roughly 1500 pictures with it. Overall, I am very satisfied. For my needs, at least, the K200D is totally sufficient. I chose the K200D over the entry level models by Canikon etc. simply for the better ergonomics, and didn't care about technical specifications a lot. I just played around with it, played with the menues, took some pictures, and went for the K200D because it had the better feel to it. Just touching the EOS 400 and D40x's plastic bodies felt, well, cheap. The K200D is plastic, too, but it just feels better. I chose it over the K20D because what the K20D has to offer over the K200D for ME doen't justify the higher price tag. There is really only one thing that I miss, and that is an easier way to switch from AF.S to AF.C and to turn forced spot AF on and off more easily. I especially didn't see a big difference between the K200D and K20D viewfinders that everybody is talking about. The K200D viewfinder is great (I don't wear glasses or contacts). The Energizer Lithium batteries that came with it lasted well over 900 shots, and I was playing with the menues and looking at the pictures a lot, I really didn't try to maximize battery life. I am now using four Varta rechargeables which lasted well over 500 shots the first time. So the battery life is fine. To be quite honest, besides the MacBook Pro I got last year this K200D is probably the only other piece of electronic equipment I have bought in the past five years that is not dissapointing in one way or another. I got the 18-55 kit lens, the DA 40 Limited and the DA* 50-135 with it, and that's really a great setup to get started. I'll get a 21 Limited as soon as I find one, but they seem to be either sold out or overpriced around where I live. Marcus -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Thanks Mark, Godfrey I understood about colour space and RAW files but I do switch to jpg quite a bit (shock, horror!!) and wondered why the colour space info wasn't embedded in them. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:34:24 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Apr 5, 2008, at 3:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: That's interesting. Is there a reason why cameras don't embed a colour space? Originally, I had assumed that if you selected Abobe RGB (for example) as the in-camera colour space that the camera would embed it in the image. I can't think of a reason why this doesn't happen, but I may be showing my ignorance here (again...) Because Raw files aren't *in* sRGB or Adobe RGB colorspace, they're in the hardware-defined colorspace of the camera's sensor, which is much broader than either Adobe or sRGB. That's part of the answer, but the question as to why cameras don't embed an ICC into in-camera rendered JPEG files is probably more to do with a legacy of limited available computing resources and now wouldn't that be a good idea! than anything else. The practice of tagging files with embedded ICC profiles as a norm is only a recent development in digital imaging as popularity and use of digital images becomes more widespread. There is still only one browser (Apple's Safari) in full production release that honors ICC profiles, for instance. Others are working on it but this portion of digital image management with concerns for the fidelity of rendering is still in its infancy. Godfrey -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Alleycat!
frank theriault wrote: Every so often, bike messengers have illegal races in the city streets called Alleycats. In the lead is one of the riders for whom I dispatch, Pete (with the helmet), but he didn't win... http://tinyurl.com/2ja6ce http://bp0.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R-zloaIJ98I/BvI/UJ_epcsE_qo/s1600-h/mar_28.jpg Taken whilst riding next to them. I may have actually been looking through the viewfinder... Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Is this like Point Break for bikers? Excellent in-the-middle-of-the-action shot. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff Welcome to the 21st century and the era of the Big Box retailer. :( (Ironic that the dinosaur analogy breaks down here because it's the lumbering giants that are out-evolving the smaller, nimbler shops...) Not out evolving so much as crushing them under their weight. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Superman, the Pentax K20D, and 8 FPS?
I think it has something to do with bit transfer rates out of the imaging chip. The pipe is only so big to take it out to the Sd card. 21 small images or 3 big ones... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: let's hope we will have a new firmware soon :D What I don't understand: With K20D it became clear that DSLRs can make cont. shots without having to flip the mirror for every single shot. Why can't we have a continuous shooting mode like this but not with 1.2 Mpix? .t Roman Melihhov wrote: http://daviddoctorrose.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/superman-the-pentax-k20d-and-a-simple-idea/ Did I miss something? To my knowledge K20 does 3 FPS and low res 21FPS in burst mode. Where did this Pentax ad campaign message came from? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Brian Walters wrote: Thanks Mark, Godfrey I understood about colour space and RAW files but I do switch to jpg quite a bit (shock, horror!!) and wondered why the colour space info wasn't embedded in them. It *should* be. Perhaps there's a problem with your camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - Welcome to the 21st century and the era of the Big Box retailer. :( (Ironic that the dinosaur analogy breaks down here because it's the lumbering giants that are out-evolving the smaller, nimbler shops...) Not out evolving so much as crushing them under their weight. Now *that's* an apt metaphor. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: My first A* Lens
i Stand by what I said earlier, the designation A or A* is no good because it only tells you that the lens has auto aperture or auto aperture high performance. There is no way of knowing whether any particular A or A* is a compact design the way the K an M told designations told you. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:51 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My first A* Lens In this case it probably means both. The A* is identical to the M* 300 in every way including performance, which is very, very good in my experience. It is however a very compact lens and it does have it's limitations. It isn't particularly close focusing, well that does seem to be it's major limitation. The example I showed was a real world shot. I started to enumerate the reasons why this shot wasn't perfect but gave up. I don't know why I respond to any of JCO's posts even at third hand, he's always finds the dark cloud around the silver lining. Doug Franklin wrote: J. C. O'Connell wrote: UNLESS, does A* mean compact A? I always thought it meant high performance A, not compact A. I always thought it meant high performance A, too. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
On Apr 5, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I understood about colour space and RAW files but I do switch to jpg quite a bit (shock, horror!!) and wondered why the colour space info wasn't embedded in them. It *should* be. Perhaps there's a problem with your camera. Mark, that's incorrect. The Pentax DSLR cameras will set the colorspace to sRGB or Adobe RGB and generated the data according to that colorspace profile calibration but none of them embed an ICC profile into the resulting JPEG file. I made two (one sRGB, the other Adobe RGB) exposures with the K10D, in JPEG mode, and checked a couple of JPEGs I made in years past with the *ist DS. EXIFtool shows the colorspace setting as part of the EXIF information, but there is no profile embedded in the file. If I then open them with Photoshop, it complains there is no profile and asks me if I want to assign one. If I do, and 'save as' to a new JPEG file embedding the profile, EXIFtool shows the embedded profile on that one. Nothing is wrong with Bryan's camera. Or with mine. This is simply how it works. IMGP is the prefix code that says sRGB data and '_IGP' is the prefix code that says Adobe RGB data. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Yes, that' exactly what I see when opening a jpg in Photoshop. Not a big issue - just wondering (it's a slow morning here :-) ) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 16:55:40 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: If I then open them with Photoshop, it complains there is no profile and asks me if I want to assign one. If I do, and 'save as' to a new JPEG file embedding the profile, EXIFtool shows the embedded profile on that one. Godfrey -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The Pentax DSLR cameras will set the colorspace to sRGB or Adobe RGB and generated the data according to that colorspace profile calibration but none of them embed an ICC profile into the resulting JPEG file. Wow. I suppose it's a way of keeping the file sizes smaller. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
Mark, you and others make some good points. However, I have talked to our local full service camera/hobby store and they told some pretty dreary stories about how the Pentax rep would rarely visit their store or do much of any communicating. Eventually the store owners just dropped Pentax from the line. They lament that they would love to carry Pentax but it's hard to do meaningful business with a voice on the other end of a phone or via cryptic emails. One of the owners gave me the name and phone number of a camera store in another southern city that sold tons of Pentax gear because they had a responsive sales rep. I was very surprised to learn it was the very same store in the city I grew up in and where I bought all my photo gear as a young teen just getting into the hobby. That was over 50 years ago. For any store to not only survive but even flourish in this day and era says a lot about how they do business. Walt On 4/5/08, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Celio wrote: http://theonlinephotographer.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Wow, interesting! I wonder how this will affect their relationship with shops like the one I used to work at. I also wonder how one goes about applying for one of those jobs! Sadly, the *reason* for changes like this is that stores like the one you used to work at (and the one I used to work at) are going the way of the dinosaur. This is simply a recognition of that reality. I think the days of sales reps who visit local stores (and I mean this in general - not just Pentax and, in fact, not just the camera business) are numbered. Welcome to the 21st century and the era of the Big Box retailer. :( (Ironic that the dinosaur analogy breaks down here because it's the lumbering giants that are out-evolving the smaller, nimbler shops...) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
Walter Hamler wrote: Mark, you and others make some good points. However, I have talked to our local full service camera/hobby store and they told some pretty dreary stories about how the Pentax rep would rarely visit their store or do much of any communicating. Eventually the store owners just dropped Pentax from the line. They lament that they would love to carry Pentax but it's hard to do meaningful business with a voice on the other end of a phone or via cryptic emails. One of the owners gave me the name and phone number of a camera store in another southern city that sold tons of Pentax gear because they had a responsive sales rep. I was very surprised to learn it was the very same store in the city I grew up in and where I bought all my photo gear as a young teen just getting into the hobby. That was over 50 years ago. For any store to not only survive but even flourish in this day and era says a lot about how they do business. That's true, but it would seem to me that the new Pentax plan is designed to address just that problem. In the past, many reps would devote most of their attention to places that moved the biggest numbers, at the expense of the enthusiast shops. In the age of the Big Box store, that tendency is even stronger. Pentax's division of their staff into teams specific to specialty shops, mass merchandisers and online retailers seems like a deliberate move to counter this tendency. I think it's a very smart thing for them to do. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Break Out
G'day All, Another one from yesterday. Same subject as in the diptych, just a different perspective (~170kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2389377730_fe3402abe3_o.jpg K20D, Voigtländer 125mm f2.5 Macro APO Lanthar, 1/1000 @ f5.6, ISO 400 Any all comments welcome. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: A Flag, a Busing Fight, and a Famous Photograph
I thought this was an interesting essay on a famous photo from 1976. The fact that the photo is misleading (as the essay describes) shows how an image has its own truth and can add to its power. A Flag, a Busing Fight, and a Famous Photograph Louis Masur talks about the legacy of The Soiling of Old Glory, a picture that shocked the nation. On April 5, 1976, the year of the American bicentennial, Stanley Forman, a photographer with the now defunct Boston Herald American, took 1/250th of a second out of his day to take a picture that remains a defining illustration of race in America. http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/04/04/a-flag-a-busing-fight-and-a-famous-photograph.html http://tinyurl.com/6zat7q -- Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Lighthouse Keeper's Kitchen
This is from the grounds of the lighthouse on Tybee Island, GA, near Savannah, which are being restored and preserved as a museum. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7137052 K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 400, f/8 @ 1/180, RAW via LR. Rick You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Break Out
David Savage wrote: G'day All, Another one from yesterday. Same subject as in the diptych, just a different perspective (~170kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2389377730_fe3402abe3_o.jpg K20D, Voigtländer 125mm f2.5 Macro APO Lanthar, 1/1000 @ f5.6, ISO 400 Any all comments welcome. Cheers, Dave They look like a pair of extremely slender, but shapely and silky legs. Sexy. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO -- Black Mountain Tambourine
Another live music photo. Hoping to get some comments about this shot! :) My last one didn't get any notice. http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/04/05/black-mountain-starlite-room- march-31-2008/ Band: Black Mountain Camera: K10D @ iso 1250, 1/30s Lens: SMC Takumar 105/2.8 Comments/critiques welcome! Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2008 - 60 (set of 16) - GDG
I really like these. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some street photos in San Francisco ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157604387278924/ Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- Black Mountain Tambourine
Excellent! Strong composition, strong lighting, simple. The URL is rather long, so it took some copying and pasting to get to the photo. This would reduce the number of views and comments! You might try tinyurl.com. Rick --- Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another live music photo. Hoping to get some comments about this shot! :) My last one didn't get any notice. http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/04/05/black-mountain-starlite-room- march-31-2008/ Band: Black Mountain Camera: K10D @ iso 1250, 1/30s Lens: SMC Takumar 105/2.8 Comments/critiques welcome! Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- Night Scene
What Ira said. Rick --- Ira H. Bryant IV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really like it. Normally, the presence of the orange and white barrel would be annoying, but because of the way the light caught it, it really pulls me in to the building which is the important part of the scene. Ira On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:46:51 -0500 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bad title but it's late. I was walking across Yale's campus tonight after taking in a concert, when she said I don't think I've ever seen that building before. Well she must have at one time or other, but during the day it's a nondescript office building at night it looks a little different. http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20nightscene.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Ira Bryant [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
- Original Message - From: Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark, you and others make some good points. However, I have talked to our local full service camera/hobby store and they told some pretty dreary stories about how the Pentax rep would rarely visit their store or do much of any communicating. Eventually the store owners just dropped Pentax from the line. They lament that they would love to carry Pentax but it's hard to do meaningful business with a voice on the other end of a phone or via cryptic emails. A few months ago, while talking to the manager at Calumet Photo near Cherry Division sts in Chicago, I learned the Pentax Rep for this store used to be based in a nearby suburb of Chg, but the new rep (at that time) was based out of New York. Perhaps a harbinger of what we now know. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For those with teenagers...
Dave: LOL! I don't have kids, but I have a teenage nephew. When I talk to him, and after having seen your video, I recall a good many conversations like this I had with my parents when I was a teenager. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:35 PM Subject: OT: For those with teenagers... ... those who deal with them regularly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: gallery visit ...
- Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael Kenna is not entirely to my taste, although I understand his appeal and recognise that he's a really good photographer. I do like a lot of his Japanese work though - it's a very appropriate country for his style. There's a video of him at work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3glZrvAFVUU This was really great to see, and Kenna's work--especially the Japanese prints--were fantastic. The industrial shots, more specifically, the ship the factory pictures, called to mind Eisentein's Potemkin, but don't misunderstand me here: I'm not saying Kenna's work is exactly like or very similar to Kenna's. Just that Kenna's work made me think of Eisentein. Thanks for posting that Bob W. I didn't know of Kenna's work, and this was a great introduction to it. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K200D filenames
- Original Message - From: Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got the 18-55 kit lens, the DA 40 Limited and the DA* 50-135 with it, and that's really a great setup to get started. Marcus: How do you like the DA 40 Limited? I'm pretty sure I'm going to get this lens soon, but would be very interested in your views on the lens. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Break Out
David Savage wrote: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2389377730_fe3402abe3_o.jpg From: Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] They look like a pair of extremely slender, but shapely and silky legs. Sexy. D I thought the exact same thing as Derby! Nice job, Dave. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2008 - 59 - GDG
Godfrey: Nice. Does make one think of Rear Window, like others have said. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DUG [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PDML List PDML@pdml.net; SeePhoto Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PAW Picture-A-Week project [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:44 PM Subject: PESO 2008 - 59 - GDG A triptych considering ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/59-focusing.jpg Olympus E-1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH ISO 400 @ f/2.5 @ 1/500 sec Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2008 - 60 (set of 16) - GDG
Godfrey: Of the set, I really like 2 untitled shots: 1) looking down at the people with the striped floor 2) the woman sitting near the cafe window with guy-on-phone reflection. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DUG [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PDML List PDML@pdml.net; SeePhoto Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PAW Picture-A-Week project [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:13 PM Subject: PESO 2008 - 60 (set of 16) - GDG Some street photos in San Francisco ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157604387278924/ Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Justin @ 8 months
Hi Jerome: Great expressions on the 3rd one. You have a lovely looking family. I quite like the lion too. Well done there. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:41 AM Subject: PESO: Justin @ 8 months Every month I put together a gallery to highlight my family's meanderings. Here are my 3 favorites from this month: http://tinyurl.com/49cl8a http://tinyurl.com/3pl2nm http://tinyurl.com/4yjgss Justin is about 8 months old in all 3 photos. The latter was taken at the zoo playground using Continuous focus on the K10D. It was my first time using that feature for anything worthwhile and I was impressed with how it kept up with the motion. Here's another just for kicks (Lioness @ the zoo): http://tinyurl.com/4oqefd Taken with the k10D and the 400mm, tripod mounted of course. I hate that it's cropped so tightly, but I had nowhere to back up! Comments welcomed. Jerome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Water dragon
Jostein: I very much like this. Nice silky feel to it--and I see the dragon shape. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 6:59 AM Subject: PESO - Water dragon http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/04/water-dragon.html As with the previous abstract, I'm on terra incognita here so comments much appreciated. Best, Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- Black Mountain Tambourine
Mike: Excellent. I really like the subject, composition, rendering here. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:48 PM Subject: PESO -- Black Mountain Tambourine Another live music photo. Hoping to get some comments about this shot! :) My last one didn't get any notice. http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/04/05/black-mountain-starlite-room- march-31-2008/ Band: Black Mountain Camera: K10D @ iso 1250, 1/30s Lens: SMC Takumar 105/2.8 Comments/critiques welcome! Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
April PUG is up
The PUG is up at http://pug.komkon.org/. I need to install a newer version of the software that handles the submit form, so I'll let you know in a day or two when the form for May is up. May's theme, btw, is Red Shirt. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lighthouse Keeper's Kitchen
Hi Rick: A very nice scene, Rick. Interesting light coming through the window nice shadow detail. I'd like to have that in my kitchen. I wonder though if you should rotate the photo a half degree to the left? Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:22 PM Subject: PESO: Lighthouse Keeper's Kitchen This is from the grounds of the lighthouse on Tybee Island, GA, near Savannah, which are being restored and preserved as a museum. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7137052 K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 400, f/8 @ 1/180, RAW via LR. Rick You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
re: PESO -- Black Mountain Tambourine
Rick Womer Wrote: Excellent! Strong composition, strong lighting, simple. The URL is rather long, so it took some copying and pasting to get to the photo. This would reduce the number of views and comments! You might try tinyurl.com. Rick Thanks, Rick. Sorry about the URL. I normally place it in ,, but Ill consider the Tinyurl too. Thanks! Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
