Re: Frank's First Ride
2008/6/8 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Well, not really, but some little kid's ride suffered a crual fate. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/sadride.html K20D ISO 100. 58mm Nokton, f/5.6, 1/125 second. Some extra illumination from the Metz 60 flash Was going so fast it needed to cool down before it melted. I like the blurry dream like quality 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: Undecided
Inspired by annsan's prior postings, I thought I'd post this snap taken during a recent road trip: http://picasaweb.google.com/gldnbearz.pdml/PDML/photo#5209019918038912610 Enjoy. Pat, lurker -- 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.
Pop-up flash diffuser idea
G'day All, This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Good idea, biggest problem could be the supply of spare parts, maybe a SD storage box also works. This one works perefectly even with a 16-45 @ 16mm or a 10-17 @ 10 mm http://store.garyfonginc.com/puf-01.html On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:15 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
I'd wory that it would effect the color balance, the plastic is unlikely to be an entirely neutral white. David Savage wrote: G'day All, This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. Cheers, Dave -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Take a manual WB reading??? Cheers, Dave 2008/6/8 P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'd wory that it would effect the color balance, the plastic is unlikely to be an entirely neutral white. David Savage wrote: G'day All, This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
David Savage wrote: G'day All, This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. Cheers, Dave It would certainly get portrait subjects smiling 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. LOL Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses one of these: http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say Cheers! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K20D Test Comparisons
Mike Johnson was pretty high on Konica/Minolta, (now SONY), he'd certainly go for that feature... Jack Davis wrote: Yeah, the innovative digital teleconverter button. Somehow, however, the invalid operation alert should automatically appear in the view finder whenever the lens is pointed at a cat. Jack --- On Sat, 6/7/08, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K20D Test Comparisons To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008, 6:28 PM Oh, I don't know, the description of the Invalid Operation Button on the Operation and Control page (8.) of the review might be just enough to make it worth reading even without the Pentax content... Made me chuckle... Jack Davis wrote: dpreview just reviewed the Sony A350 and in so doing showed some image comparisons with the Canon 450D and Pentax K20D. Resolution chart comparisons not applicable due to a serious under exposure of the K20D images. K20D noise and sensitivity level performance at 800, 1600 and 3200 quite impressive. Jack -- 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. -- 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: Frank's First Ride
On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 23:46:00 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Well, not really, but some little kid's ride suffered a crual fate. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/sadride.html K20D ISO 100. 58mm Nokton, f/5.6, 1/125 second. Some extra illumination from the Metz 60 flash An interesting image. It has a mysterious quality that's increased by the murkiness of the water. I wonder why the bike wasn't recovered. It looks like it would have still been usable when it went into the water. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have been a better choice. Cotty wrote: On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. LOL Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses one of these: http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say Cheers! -- 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: Another Day, Another Wedding
On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another Day, Another Wedding Sounds like fun. Like you, I don't do weddings unless it's for someone special. A friend of my daughters is currently working on me to do an August wedding. Maybe. It's been a year since my last one. I think I'm fully recovered:-). I don't think I've promised to do any more at this point. I'm hoping that no one will remind me anyway What are you or Paul doing September 20010?? Dave Did you fire the back of the church camera with a remote trigger? Or did you have an assistant. If I do this wedding it's an outdoor gazebo ceremony, so it's irrelevant, but I'm curious. I set the stationary camera up before the ceramony and left it just off the aisle at the back of the church. After the processional, I went and hung out with it and shot the ceremony from the back of the aisle. After the kiss, I put the tripod off to the side and went to the front for the register signing. I've never had an assistant to run my second camera for me. Even in the big Catholic Cathedral, I set the stationary camera(s) up prior to the ceremony and then raced around from one to the other. Looking forward to seeing some of your pics. I have to put this one on line for them, I'll post the link here as well. 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. -- 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: Another Day, Another Wedding
On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:20 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another Day, Another Wedding Sounds like fun. Like you, I don't do weddings unless it's for someone special. A friend of my daughters is currently working on me to do an August wedding. Maybe. It's been a year since my last one. I think I'm fully recovered:-). I don't think I've promised to do any more at this point. I'm hoping that no one will remind me anyway What are you or Paul doing September 20010?? I mean 2010 Dave Dave Did you fire the back of the church camera with a remote trigger? Or did you have an assistant. If I do this wedding it's an outdoor gazebo ceremony, so it's irrelevant, but I'm curious. I set the stationary camera up before the ceramony and left it just off the aisle at the back of the church. After the processional, I went and hung out with it and shot the ceremony from the back of the aisle. After the kiss, I put the tripod off to the side and went to the front for the register signing. I've never had an assistant to run my second camera for me. Even in the big Catholic Cathedral, I set the stationary camera(s) up prior to the ceremony and then raced around from one to the other. Looking forward to seeing some of your pics. I have to put this one on line for them, I'll post the link here as well. 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Sure it wastes a lot of light, but efficiency isn't the issue. It's a simulation of bare bulb flash from the days of expendable bulbs. The light bounces off of everything, not just the wall or the ceiling or wherever a standard reflector is aimed, while still giving some direct flash straight from the bulb. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2008 8:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pop-up flash diffuser idea I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have been a better choice. -- 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: How often do you use a tripod? (Was: Re: Tripod Q)
On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I known my photography would be better if I used it, but. If used incorrectly it can actually harm your photography. I often see people lugging tripods who will set them up first place their camera on it fire away, instead of roughly finding the composition with the camera in hand, positioning the tripod to reflect that composition finally fine tuning with the camera on the tripod. I do that for the most part. Dave Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How often do you use a tripod? (Was: Re: Tripod Q) On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 19:35:35 -0700 (PDT), Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: This tripod discussion has been very interesting, but the question arises: How often are people =using= their tripods these days? I have found that since getting the K10D with its anti-shake, I rarely use one; and it's really nice to leave that 3-5 lbs (1.5-2.5 kg, if you prefer) of gear and the set-up fuss behind. Rick Not as often as I should. I usually take it with me but then find excuses why I don't need to set it up. .looking forward to getting a camera with shake reduction. Cheers Brian -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
2008/6/8 Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. LOL Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses one of these: http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg I've used one of those: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2555372613_2a377f9366_o.jpg ...not sure I was using it right though. Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say Cheers! Har! They do look silly, but seem to work. 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: Frank's First Ride
On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 2:05 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/6/8 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Well, not really, but some little kid's ride suffered a crual fate. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/sadride.html K20D ISO 100. 58mm Nokton, f/5.6, 1/125 second. Some extra illumination from the Metz 60 flash Was going so fast it needed to cool down before it melted. I like the blurry dream like quality Yes, i was thinking the same thing. Good one Bill 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: How often do you use a tripod? (Was: Re: Tripod Q)
2008/6/8 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I known my photography would be better if I used it, but. If used incorrectly it can actually harm your photography. I often see people lugging tripods who will set them up first place their camera on it fire away, instead of roughly finding the composition with the camera in hand, positioning the tripod to reflect that composition finally fine tuning with the camera on the tripod. I do that for the most part. Dave ...and I've just started doing that in the last few months. Seems obvious now, but I'm a bit simple at times. 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: The man in seat 61
This is a very useful website for anyone planning railway travel in Europe (and beyond): http://www.seat61.com/index.html The basic premise of the site is to get anywhere you want without flying. Flying is dull, so if you have the time you get much more interesting (though not necessarily cheaper) journeys by surface routes, in my experience. For example, he tells you how to get from London to Singapore by train, then from Singapore to Australia by boat. Excellent stuff. I've been using it to plan a trip from London to Fez and back later this year, and it has been very helpful - far easier than trying to get all the information together from other disparate sources. 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: Another Day, Another Wedding
2008/6/8 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:20 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another Day, Another Wedding Sounds like fun. Like you, I don't do weddings unless it's for someone special. A friend of my daughters is currently working on me to do an August wedding. Maybe. It's been a year since my last one. I think I'm fully recovered:-). I don't think I've promised to do any more at this point. I'm hoping that no one will remind me anyway What are you or Paul doing September 20010?? I mean 2010 Damn, I was going to say decomposing :-) 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: Frank's First Ride
It makes for a strange and compelling image. Paul On Jun 8, 2008, at 1:46 AM, William Robb wrote: Well, not really, but some little kid's ride suffered a crual fate. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/sadride.html K20D ISO 100. 58mm Nokton, f/5.6, 1/125 second. Some extra illumination from the Metz 60 flash 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Except that this type of diffuser on a powerful flash is very effective. The pop-up is too weak to deliver much light through a diffuser of any sort. Paul On Jun 8, 2008, at 5:54 AM, Cotty wrote: On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. LOL Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses one of these: http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say Cheers! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Not so. I forget what these diffusers are called, but they provide much nicer light than a lumiquest softbox. Many wedding photographers use them. I'll see if I still have a bookmark, but I know they're commercially available in a range of sizes. And they're not cheap. Paul On Jun 8, 2008, at 6:03 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have been a better choice. Cotty wrote: On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. LOL Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses one of these: http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say Cheers! -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
2008/6/8 Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not so. I forget what these diffusers are called The originals are the Gary Fong lightsphere. But there are lots of cheap knock offs on ebay. 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Found it. It's called Lightsphere, and it works very well. I've been meaning to order one. I talked to one of the locals who does a lot of weddings, and he swears by it. Said it works far better than reflectors or soft boxes that he's tried. It's here: http://www.systeminsight.co.uk/ Event_Photography_Lightsphere_Details_1.htm On Jun 8, 2008, at 6:03 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have been a better choice. Cotty wrote: On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. LOL Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses one of these: http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say Cheers! -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Here's the US supplier. Thanks for reminding me to order one of these. I'll test it against the lumiquest softbox and reflector when it arrives. http://store.garyfonginc.com/ On Jun 8, 2008, at 6:03 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have been a better choice. Cotty wrote: On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. LOL Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses one of these: http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say Cheers! -- 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: Frank's First Ride
Brian Walters wrote: On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 23:46:00 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Well, not really, but some little kid's ride suffered a crual fate. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/sadride.html K20D ISO 100. 58mm Nokton, f/5.6, 1/125 second. Some extra illumination from the Metz 60 flash An interesting image. It has a mysterious quality that's increased by the murkiness of the water. I wonder why the bike wasn't recovered. It looks like it would have still been usable when it went into the water. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ My bet is that it was stolen and just chucked into the water when the thieves were done... Cool image. I always like the way water bends the light CW -- 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.
Fun pics
I was looking out of my bedroom window an hour ago and saw this guy messing about. So I grabbed the camera and went out. I sneaked around a corner and saw him perched on a branch. I simply could not hold the camera steady enough, but the pictures do show what the little guy looks likes. http://picasaweb.google.com/don.donwilliams/Nutkin Lens Sigma Apo Macro Super 70/300 F4.0-5.6 that just happened to be on the camera. *Ist D of course and the exposures were 180s or so; ISO was set to 400 and the aperture was wide open. I used Photoshop to crop them a bit and also applied auto-contrast and auto-levels. They are not going to win any competition -- but are fun. He twitched every time the shutter fired -- finally leaping out of the picture. These are not tame animals. D -- Dr E D F Williams http://www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ P O Box 15, 41660 TOIVAKKA, Finland Phone: +358400706616 Alternative eMail address: [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.
Re: Frank's First Ride
What everybody else said! Very intriguing--composition very nice. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 12:46 AM Subject: Frank's First Ride Well, not really, but some little kid's ride suffered a crual fate. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/sadride.html K20D ISO 100. 58mm Nokton, f/5.6, 1/125 second. Some extra illumination from the Metz 60 flash 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: PESO: Undecided
Pat, Well that sure is confusing! Well spotted. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 1:16 AM, gldnbearz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inspired by annsan's prior postings, I thought I'd post this snap taken during a recent road trip: http://picasaweb.google.com/gldnbearz.pdml/PDML/photo#5209019918038912610 Enjoy. Pat, lurker -- 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: How often do you use a tripod? (Was: Re: Tripod Q)
One doesn't always have to hunt around with a camera as siting scope. If you work mostly with prime lenses, you become very familiar with particular fov framing and can previsualize very accurately what the lens will see. The important thing is to remember to look around. Stop. Then look some more. Often a great photo is right behind your back. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Jun 8, 2008, at 3:44 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/6/8 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I known my photography would be better if I used it, but. If used incorrectly it can actually harm your photography. I often see people lugging tripods who will set them up first place their camera on it fire away, instead of roughly finding the composition with the camera in hand, positioning the tripod to reflect that composition finally fine tuning with the camera on the tripod. I do that for the most part. Dave ...and I've just started doing that in the last few months. Seems obvious now, but I'm a bit simple at times. 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: How often do you use a tripod? (Was: Re: Tripod Q)
2008/6/8 Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Often a great photo is right behind your back. Well if it's back there, like a dog chasing it's tail, you're constantly spinning around tring to catch it. 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: pentax gallery
That makes me curious as well. I've been adding one or two each month and they seem to linger forever (okay...2 to 3 weeks) in the 'ready for review' status before finally being approved or declined (mostly declined...). My initial thought is that my 'peers' generally like my photos and have consistently voted it in before the final judges declines them. Bong On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me add that I just took a squint at what has been recently approved and was surprised at the acceptance of a number. New people or policy..? More than likely, they simply didn't suit my eye at the time I voted. Jack --- On Sat, 6/7/08, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008, 4:54 PM Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). I don't think so based on the stuff I see posted for voting. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery Thanks. My main reason for posting this news is that I see lots of new photos in pentax gallery. Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). Toine On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big congrats, Toine! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: pentax gallery I have submitted a few photos in the last weeks. To my surprise some are accepted and if I watch the recent additions they accept loads of new photos. And more surprising many from non pentax glass. It does take several weeks before submitted changes to declined or accepted. Toine -- 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. -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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: Fun pics
Don, Fun pictures and a very red-brown squirrel. My neighborhood is full of more grey colored squirrels. Most are grey, some are brown-grey, and ONE is black !?! They are not tame, but come visit for the bird seed we put out. I enjoyed the long, bristley hairs sticking up behind the ears on yours. We don't have that either. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:22 AM, willdo-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was looking out of my bedroom window an hour ago and saw this guy messing about. So I grabbed the camera and went out. I sneaked around a corner and saw him perched on a branch. I simply could not hold the camera steady enough, but the pictures do show what the little guy looks likes. http://picasaweb.google.com/don.donwilliams/Nutkin Lens Sigma Apo Macro Super 70/300 F4.0-5.6 that just happened to be on the camera. *Ist D of course and the exposures were 180s or so; ISO was set to 400 and the aperture was wide open. I used Photoshop to crop them a bit and also applied auto-contrast and auto-levels. They are not going to win any competition -- but are fun. He twitched every time the shutter fired -- finally leaping out of the picture. These are not tame animals. D -- Dr E D F Williams http://www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ P O Box 15, 41660 TOIVAKKA, Finland Phone: +358400706616 Alternative eMail address: [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. -- 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: How often do you use a tripod? (Was: Re: Tripod Q)
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: How often do you use a tripod? (Was: Re: Tripod Q) 2008/6/8 David J Brooks Yes, I known my photography would be better if I used it, but. If used incorrectly it can actually harm your photography. I often see people lugging tripods who will set them up first place their camera on it fire away, instead of roughly finding the composition with the camera in hand, positioning the tripod to reflect that composition finally fine tuning with the camera on the tripod. I do that for the most part. Dave ...and I've just started doing that in the last few months. Seems obvious now, but I'm a bit simple at times. It used to drive my wife mental when I was shooting with the 4x5. We'd get to a location and I'd just wander around for a half hour or so, apparently enjoying the ambiance of the place, and then, apparently looking like i was doing things completely at random, I would start taking pictures. I think what bothered her was that the places where I spent the most time looking, were the places I didn't set up the camera. 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: Fun pics
willdo-1: As you say, some cute fun pics here. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: willdo-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:22 AM Subject: Fun pics I was looking out of my bedroom window an hour ago and saw this guy messing about. So I grabbed the camera and went out. I sneaked around a corner and saw him perched on a branch. I simply could not hold the camera steady enough, but the pictures do show what the little guy looks likes. http://picasaweb.google.com/don.donwilliams/Nutkin Lens Sigma Apo Macro Super 70/300 F4.0-5.6 that just happened to be on the camera. *Ist D of course and the exposures were 180s or so; ISO was set to 400 and the aperture was wide open. I used Photoshop to crop them a bit and also applied auto-contrast and auto-levels. They are not going to win any competition -- but are fun. He twitched every time the shutter fired -- finally leaping out of the picture. These are not tame animals. D -- Dr E D F Williams http://www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ P O Box 15, 41660 TOIVAKKA, Finland Phone: +358400706616 Alternative eMail address: [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. -- 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.
Dapply dogs
outside my local earlier: http://www.web-options.com/Dapply.jpg 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 - Portrait
A much appreciated thanks! -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 7, 2008, 4:49:42 PM, you wrote: KW What a great shot Bruce. You both should be proud ! KW Congrats KW Kenneth Waller KW http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f KW - Original Message - KW From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] KW Subject: PESO - Portrait Senior portrait of my daughter. Taken from a short ladder with fill flash. Some digital manipulation done at her request. Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 108mm, Handheld ISO 400, 1/60 sec @ f/4.5, Fill Flash http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/ambersenior_0068g.htm Comments welcome -- Best regards, Bruce -- 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 gallery
My thought is that the gallery has enough in it now to allow the judges to be pickier. By that I mean, if they feel a particular photo has others in the gallery already then it might get rejected. If it is something totally different of new, then it might get accepted. As an example: There are some great dragonfly shots in the gallery now and I continue to see many more great dragonfly shots submitted. I could envision the judges to be more picky about that kind of shot than some other types that are not well represented. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 7, 2008, 4:54:06 PM, you wrote: Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). KW I don't think so based on the stuff I see posted for voting. KW Kenneth Waller KW http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f KW - Original Message - KW From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] KW Subject: Re: pentax gallery Thanks. My main reason for posting this news is that I see lots of new photos in pentax gallery. Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). Toine On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big congrats, Toine! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: pentax gallery I have submitted a few photos in the last weeks. To my surprise some are accepted and if I watch the recent additions they accept loads of new photos. And more surprising many from non pentax glass. It does take several weeks before submitted changes to declined or accepted. Toine -- 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: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego
This is quite creative. For fun I tried identifying each of these without clicking on info to see which photo they were emulating. I got most but not all of them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/show/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm -- 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: Undecided
Yes, nice one. Reminds me of the restrooms at a cafe I used to frequent long ago. The doors had on them just the words Us and Them. G On Jun 8, 2008, at 7:38 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Pat, Well that sure is confusing! Well spotted. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 1:16 AM, gldnbearz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inspired by annsan's prior postings, I thought I'd post this snap taken during a recent road trip: http://picasaweb.google.com/gldnbearz.pdml/PDML/ photo#5209019918038912610 -- 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: Another Day, Another Wedding
I know you had several LX's (maybe still have them). I wonder if you ever shot weddings with them and if so, how the experience compared to using the latest and greatest from Pentax... -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 7, 2008, 5:41:15 PM, you wrote: WR Normally, I don't do weddings. Lyndsaye is a favourite model though, and a really sweet kid. WR So, I ended up shooting her wedding. WR Some nice things about the K20: WR It has a PC socket, so I was able to use my old Metz 60CT-2 with a PC cord rather than one of WR those goofy shoe adaptors. WR The Metz has the most accurate auto flash control I have ever WR seen, which is why I have been so WR dissapointed with the TTL stuff for the past few years. WR I had both the K10 and K20 on hand, so I mounted the k10 onto a WR tripod with the A*85/1.4 (I love WR being able to say that) attached, and used it for the back of the church pictures. WR What a swell lens it is. WR I used the 31mm for everything else at the church, and then the Nokton 58mm f/1.4 for the WR portraits. There is another swell lens, let me tell you. And the Kaze Eye screen made manual WR focusing realy nice and easy too. WR One thing I noticed, and it is very annoying, is how easily the WR control wheels get knocked while WR shooting. I was hoping the user mode would fix that, but WR unfortunately it doesn't address basic WR exposure settings. So, I got used to checking the settings often, and did have a few botched WR exposures because I had bumped a wheel. WR Overall though, the cameras did really well for me. WR 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: Frank's First Ride
2008/6/8 William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/sadride.html All humor aside, I think that is one of the best photos you've posted. Beautiful work. G -- 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 gallery
Tough call on that. I had 15 in that status for about a month. All were rejected the other day by the judges and most of them used to be in the gallery before I pulled them all out. So I'm thinking that the peers accepted them and the judges didn't. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, June 8, 2008, 7:52:26 AM, you wrote: BM That makes me curious as well. I've been adding one or two each month BM and they seem to linger forever (okay...2 to 3 weeks) in the 'ready BM for review' status before finally being approved or declined (mostly BM declined...). My initial thought is that my 'peers' generally like my BM photos and have consistently voted it in before the final judges BM declines them. BM Bong BM On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me add that I just took a squint at what has been recently approved and was surprised at the acceptance of a number. New people or policy..? More than likely, they simply didn't suit my eye at the time I voted. Jack --- On Sat, 6/7/08, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008, 4:54 PM Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). I don't think so based on the stuff I see posted for voting. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery Thanks. My main reason for posting this news is that I see lots of new photos in pentax gallery. Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). Toine On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big congrats, Toine! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: pentax gallery I have submitted a few photos in the last weeks. To my surprise some are accepted and if I watch the recent additions they accept loads of new photos. And more surprising many from non pentax glass. It does take several weeks before submitted changes to declined or accepted. Toine -- 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. BM -- BM Bong Manayon BM http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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: Fun pics
It's a red squirrel, not native to the US I believe. They used to be the normal squirrels here in Britain but feral greys from America have mostly outcompeted them and they are found in few places now - mainly Scottish pine forests, with a few enclaves in the rest of Britain. I can't remember ever seeing a red squirrel in the wild in Britain, but in Vatra Dornei, Romania, I saw plenty of black squirrels, which looked similar to reds (tufty ears etc). A black variant of the American grey is on the rise in England at the moment - natural selection doing its thing again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow/article/2008/05/eh_blacksquirrel.shtml Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: 08 June 2008 15:55 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Fun pics Don, Fun pictures and a very red-brown squirrel. My neighborhood is full of more grey colored squirrels. Most are grey, some are brown-grey, and ONE is black !?! They are not tame, but come visit for the bird seed we put out. I enjoyed the long, bristley hairs sticking up behind the ears on yours. We don't have that either. Regards, Bob S. http://picasaweb.google.com/don.donwilliams/Nutkin -- 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: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego
That's great! I particularly like the way they're smiling in the Eddie Adams photo. I think the person who did them must be British (and probably English) - the Hand of God photos suggests so. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Robinson Sent: 08 June 2008 16:48 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego This is quite creative. For fun I tried identifying each of these without clicking on info to see which photo they were emulating. I got most but not all of them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/show/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm -- 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.
extension tube question
The el-cheepo extension tubes online are totally dumb. By that I mean they don't have any electrical contacts and whatnot. With the newer DSLRs and the crippled mount or whatever, I would assume one would really want a set of tubes that's A compliant. Maybe I'm wrong about that though since Even the $180 versions that are on BH's site (on backorder maybe forever) are only K versions. So, Dos one just buy the cheep-o versions from Ebay, use lenses with aperture rings, and use the green button method? CW Tried to use jedi mind tricks to get Nico to forget he'd loaned his D-FA 100 macro but it didn't work. -- 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: Another Day, Another Wedding
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: Another Day, Another Wedding I know you had several LX's (maybe still have them). I wonder if you ever shot weddings with them and if so, how the experience compared to using the latest and greatest from Pentax... As much as I liked the LX, I found it's refusal to fire the flash in backlit situations to be annoying enough that I only shot one wedding with them. The camera totally buggered me because of the flash control and I went to K1000 bodies instead. I actually prefer the K1000 operation to the K20D (I know they are completely different kettles of fish) because the controls don't move around as easily, and because print film is much more forgiving than digital capture. In the film era, I set the camera ot 1/60th, the lens to f/5.6, the flash to f/5.6 and took pictures. If I was underexposed, the flash took care of it, and if I was overexposed I just printed through the extra density. Now I have to worry about overexposure, and I also have to worry about accidentally bumping a dial and screwing up everything. These new cameras want to work as integrated systems with the flash units, and I am certain they work well, but trying to make an AF540FGZ flash into an off camera unit is too much of a bodge for me to bother with. I suppose the answer is to look at the new Metz 76 unit, but I just don't think I'd make enough use of a new flash, and my old 60 series flash is just too darned good to give up. And yes, I still have 3 LX bodies and a full set of prisms. 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: Undecided
This was spotted on a pair of port-a-potties where the signage was just as confusing on both doors. I guess they were mean to be unisex. On 6/8/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, nice one. Reminds me of the restrooms at a cafe I used to frequent long ago. The doors had on them just the words Us and Them. G On Jun 8, 2008, at 7:38 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Pat, Well that sure is confusing! Well spotted. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 1:16 AM, gldnbearz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inspired by annsan's prior postings, I thought I'd post this snap taken during a recent road trip: http://picasaweb.google.com/gldnbearz.pdml/PDML/ photo#5209019918038912610 -- 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.
Lightmeter battery cover
I seem to have lost the battery cover off my Sekonic L-308S light meter. Does anyone know if these can be bought as spares from anywhere? If not, does anyone have one they'd like to part with, please? Thanks, 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
As I said under the conditions, there were no real reflective surfaces within any distance that would matter for the power of the flash, especially after losing say 30% of it's output after being reflected and defused. You need a relatively small area for that to be effective. Only the light actually reflected forward would actually do any good, and a soft box (and adjustable output flash), would be much more effective I've also seen photographers with their flash units pointed at non existent ceilings to get bounce flash, but hey what do I know, (except maybe how to apply the inverse square law). Anthony Farr wrote: Sure it wastes a lot of light, but efficiency isn't the issue. It's a simulation of bare bulb flash from the days of expendable bulbs. The light bounces off of everything, not just the wall or the ceiling or wherever a standard reflector is aimed, while still giving some direct flash straight from the bulb. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2008 8:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pop-up flash diffuser idea I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have been a better choice. -- 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: extension tube question
- Original Message - From: Cory Waters Subject: extension tube question So, Dos one just buy the cheep-o versions from Ebay, use lenses with aperture rings, and use the green button method? Thats the way I do it, though I use bellows, not extension tubes. The principle is similar though. I've had enough problems with stop down metering on the k10/K20 that I would tend to not trust anything that knocks the amount of light down, either by stop down metering or extending a lens out to allow for accurate metering. 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: Another Day, Another Wedding
David Savage wrote: 2008/6/8 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:20 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another Day, Another Wedding Sounds like fun. Like you, I don't do weddings unless it's for someone special. A friend of my daughters is currently working on me to do an August wedding. Maybe. It's been a year since my last one. I think I'm fully recovered:-). I don't think I've promised to do any more at this point. I'm hoping that no one will remind me anyway What are you or Paul doing September 20010?? I mean 2010 Damn, I was going to say decomposing :-) Cheers, Dave So was I but by 20010 they'd be long beyond that... -- 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: OT: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego
Thanks Charles, That's interesting, iconic images in Legos. That we can identify many of them is a credit to the photographers, or a comment on 'group-think' like George Orwell's 1984. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is quite creative. For fun I tried identifying each of these without clicking on info to see which photo they were emulating. I got most but not all of them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/show/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm -- 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 software updates
Ummm...Vista recognises the K10D fine. The problem is, the Pentax software does not. D P. J. Alling wrote: The ideograph below is best viewed with a fixed font.. | -+- | | Get thee behind me Vista, thou fiend of Microsoft... No I haven't and hope I'll never have to... Derby Chang wrote: Derby Chang wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote: Not yet satisfied, here are some software updates: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/ Dario Cool. Remote assistant works with Vista now? Must try it D Hmmm...has anyone tried Remote Assistant 3.51 on Vista with a K10D? Plugging in the camera, Windows sees the removable device. But Remote Assistant does not. Didn't work in the previous version either. 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: OT: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego
LOL There are a lot of good Lego pictures on Flickr. Cheers, Dave 2008/6/8 Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This is quite creative. For fun I tried identifying each of these without clicking on info to see which photo they were emulating. I got most but not all of them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/show/ -Charles -- 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: extension tube question
Kenko sells a set with full contacts, (I think they make one with a screwdriver pass through as well). You can usually get the full contact version for between $150 and $175 in a camera store if they're in stock. I'd expect a better price on line somewhere. Cory Waters wrote: The el-cheepo extension tubes online are totally dumb. By that I mean they don't have any electrical contacts and whatnot. With the newer DSLRs and the crippled mount or whatever, I would assume one would really want a set of tubes that's A compliant. Maybe I'm wrong about that though since Even the $180 versions that are on BH's site (on backorder maybe forever) are only K versions. So, Dos one just buy the cheep-o versions from Ebay, use lenses with aperture rings, and use the green button method? CW Tried to use jedi mind tricks to get Nico to forget he'd loaned his D-FA 100 macro but it didn't work. -- 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: pentax gallery
Yeah, I understand that is the opinion of others as well. Jack --- On Sun, 6/8/08, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 7:52 AM That makes me curious as well. I've been adding one or two each month and they seem to linger forever (okay...2 to 3 weeks) in the 'ready for review' status before finally being approved or declined (mostly declined...). My initial thought is that my 'peers' generally like my photos and have consistently voted it in before the final judges declines them. Bong On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me add that I just took a squint at what has been recently approved and was surprised at the acceptance of a number. New people or policy..? More than likely, they simply didn't suit my eye at the time I voted. Jack --- On Sat, 6/7/08, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008, 4:54 PM Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). I don't think so based on the stuff I see posted for voting. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery Thanks. My main reason for posting this news is that I see lots of new photos in pentax gallery. Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). Toine On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big congrats, Toine! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: pentax gallery I have submitted a few photos in the last weeks. To my surprise some are accepted and if I watch the recent additions they accept loads of new photos. And more surprising many from non pentax glass. It does take several weeks before submitted changes to declined or accepted. Toine -- 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. -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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 gallery
I think it's true that certain themes lose their uniqueness and, due to the number of offerings, must then compete against a stronger field. Do you still have a number of re-submissions, Bruce? Jack --- On Sun, 6/8/08, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 8:45 AM My thought is that the gallery has enough in it now to allow the judges to be pickier. By that I mean, if they feel a particular photo has others in the gallery already then it might get rejected. If it is something totally different of new, then it might get accepted. As an example: There are some great dragonfly shots in the gallery now and I continue to see many more great dragonfly shots submitted. I could envision the judges to be more picky about that kind of shot than some other types that are not well represented. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 7, 2008, 4:54:06 PM, you wrote: Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). KW I don't think so based on the stuff I see posted for voting. KW Kenneth Waller KW http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f KW - Original Message - KW From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] KW Subject: Re: pentax gallery Thanks. My main reason for posting this news is that I see lots of new photos in pentax gallery. Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). Toine On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big congrats, Toine! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: pentax gallery I have submitted a few photos in the last weeks. To my surprise some are accepted and if I watch the recent additions they accept loads of new photos. And more surprising many from non pentax glass. It does take several weeks before submitted changes to declined or accepted. Toine -- 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: Lightmeter battery cover
Some internet scrounging brought me here: http://www.sekonic.com/onlinemall/products.asp?ID=108 I don't see a battery door, but perhaps you can email them or contact a local seller to see if they make extra battery doors. good luck :) rg2 On 6/8/08, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to have lost the battery cover off my Sekonic L-308S light meter. Does anyone know if these can be bought as spares from anywhere? If not, does anyone have one they'd like to part with, please? Thanks, 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. -- 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: Tripod Q
Scott Loveless wrote: I have a 3021 leg set, which, along with the 3011, was the predecessor for the 055 series. I would not consider it to be light. Otherwise, that leg set should meet all of your needs. The cams on the leg sections are very nice and easy to use, though they can be a bit loud if you're trying to photograph wildlife. I routinely use mine with the P645 kit and have, on occasion, mounted a 4x5 press camera without problems. Mine currently has a 3047 3-way head on it (also not light), so hopefully someone else can give you advice on the ball head. FWIW, I just put the tripod (3021 and 3047) on our little postal scale. 9lbs 4.6oz, or 4.2kg. -- 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: More Macro Musings
wow, that's hilarious, I just spent the better part of an afternoon attempting to shoot a spider too. The first one my husband screamed at and told me to take outside. While I was trying to photograph him, he ran into a corner and fortunately scared out a much more willing model. I used a piece of white paper and sunlight (cheating, I'm sure) so the second fellow wasn't running from my flash, but a giant black lens approaching its face probably didn't help its calmness level. Every couple of seconds I had to stick out a hand to herd the spider back onto the paper Where's your pics? rg2 On 6/7/08, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, shooting macro is a bit harder when the subject is annoyed by the flash and keeps running away. And when the subject is on the ceiling and I can't reach the viewfinder with my eye at the same time as I have the camera at a useful distance from the subject. And especially when both are true at once. Fortunately the LCD lights up to tell me I've missed (or that I got the framing and focus but had the flash at the wrong distance so the exposure is off). Still, photography is so much easier when I can see what I'm doing _before_ I trip the shutter ... Hey, when the spider fell off the ceiling and landed on me earlier, I figured it was volunteering to model for me when I found it again. (At some point I'll try to catch it and contain it in a more easily photographed location. If it comes out of hiding again.) OTOH, I got some cute birds yesterday ... though I cheated: they were standing instead of flying, which made it much easier. (And yes they were small birds, but no, not small enough to count as macro photography; this paragraph is a deliberate _non_sequitur_. Pbbbt!) -- Glenn -- 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 - White Tulips
What a lovely picture rg2 On 6/7/08, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: Okay, they were yellow to begin with, but they converted so nicely to BW, I couldn't resist. http://tinyurl.com/3of69b http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/SEkuTTxPHYI/CPE/k5K4-v9W8T0/s1600-h/jun_6_08+003.jpg Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Mmmmsilky pix 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. -- 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 software updates
After excising all the superfluous crap that comes with it (and, previous to that, working out _how_ to excise the superfluous crap) I find that Vista is apparently better than XP, which croaked on me after I installed the (downloaded by myself from Microsoft) Service Pack III. It's only been two weeks, though. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/08 Sun AM 12:02:25 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax software updates The ideograph below is best viewed with a fixed font.. | -+- | | Get thee behind me Vista, thou fiend of Microsoft... No I haven't and hope I'll never have to... Derby Chang wrote: Derby Chang wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote: Not yet satisfied, here are some software updates: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/ Dario Cool. Remote assistant works with Vista now? Must try it D Hmmm...has anyone tried Remote Assistant 3.51 on Vista with a K10D? Plugging in the camera, Windows sees the removable device. But Remote Assistant does not. Didn't work in the previous version either. D -- 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. - 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.
What Casey did during GFM
My niece Casey graduated from High School on GFM Weekend. And I can prove it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ I limited myself to a single lens- an F 80-200/4.7-5.6 (thanks Boris) A wider lens would have been nice Casey is taking a photography class through FFA this summer. So I left her the camera, long zoom and kit lens. (All my other lenses are manual focus K Mount and M42 lenses. One thing at a time) She will some good pictures, and a stunner or two. Can't wait for the portfolio. Cheers 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: Tripod Q
Scott, with nothing else to do at the moment, I put my copy of the 3021(w/308 ProBall head) on the electronic whole pound bathroom scale. It read; 7 lbs. This means, I assume, it weighed anywhere from 6.5 lbs to 7.4 lbs. I know this scale is a rough and somewhat wonky, but the 3047 3-way, pan, tilt head must be fairly heavy. Jack --- On Sun, 6/8/08, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tripod Q To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 10:34 AM Scott Loveless wrote: I have a 3021 leg set, which, along with the 3011, was the predecessor for the 055 series. I would not consider it to be light. Otherwise, that leg set should meet all of your needs. The cams on the leg sections are very nice and easy to use, though they can be a bit loud if you're trying to photograph wildlife. I routinely use mine with the P645 kit and have, on occasion, mounted a 4x5 press camera without problems. Mine currently has a 3047 3-way head on it (also not light), so hopefully someone else can give you advice on the ball head. FWIW, I just put the tripod (3021 and 3047) on our little postal scale. 9lbs 4.6oz, or 4.2kg. -- 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. -- 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 - 14-story tall swimmer
Mutual of Omaha installed this 14-story banner to promote the 2008 Olympic Swim Trials. and the four-day Swimvitational event. According to a story in the Omaha World-Herald, the banner is 245 feet high and 60 feet wide. So – how many megapixels do you need to make a print that big? The Olympic trials will be in the 5-year-old, 17,000 seat, Qwest Center. The Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational is both a shakedown event for the trials and qualifier and warm-up event for the swimmers. Sorry about all the clutter in the foreground of the photo. Mutual of Omaha is located on one of the busiest streets in town. I pulled over for a quick shot through the car window. http://preview.tinyurl.com/4rm7sc or http://georgesweblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/giant-olympic-swimmer-at-mutual-of.html GS http://georgesphotos.net -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
A diffuser like this helps spread the light source relative to the subject, even if only by a little bit. That can be a nice plus, even for a very low powered flash, to reduce harshness. I've used a big pill bottle, roughly jammed over a small flash, to successfully add a touch of soft fill in some situations. It's a very old technique ... I was doing it in 1969. It's what inspired me to buy a flash meter as it pre-dated all TTL flash metering. 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: pentax gallery
I had 3 approved in the last weeks. I tracked my photos in the recent addition category and lots of other new photos appeared (maybe 10 each week). The number/counter of new additions also varied. Didn't make notes, looks like older photos drop from that list. Anyway my observation is they are accepting many new photos and many new photos are in the same genre, sunsets, lighthouses, bugs, flowers etc. My advise keep posting they didn't raise the bar, only the input volume has exploded. It wouldn't surprise me if the judges pick one or two every day from the voting queue and if that's true luck is also important. My approvals are a little surprise to me, 2 of them are quick tests of a new lens. Others which I gave much more thought and time didn't make it. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's true that certain themes lose their uniqueness and, due to the number of offerings, must then compete against a stronger field. Do you still have a number of re-submissions, Bruce? Jack --- On Sun, 6/8/08, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax gallery To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 8:45 AM My thought is that the gallery has enough in it now to allow the judges to be pickier. By that I mean, if they feel a particular photo has others in the gallery already then it might get rejected. If it is something totally different of new, then it might get accepted. As an example: There are some great dragonfly shots in the gallery now and I continue to see many more great dragonfly shots submitted. I could envision the judges to be more picky about that kind of shot than some other types that are not well represented. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, June 7, 2008, 4:54:06 PM, you wrote: Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). KW I don't think so based on the stuff I see posted for voting. KW Kenneth Waller KW http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f KW - Original Message - KW From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] KW Subject: Re: pentax gallery Thanks. My main reason for posting this news is that I see lots of new photos in pentax gallery. Maybe the bar isn't raised that high as before (I stopped trying for a long time). Toine On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big congrats, Toine! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: pentax gallery I have submitted a few photos in the last weeks. To my surprise some are accepted and if I watch the recent additions they accept loads of new photos. And more surprising many from non pentax glass. It does take several weeks before submitted changes to declined or accepted. Toine -- 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: Fun pics
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/08 Sun PM 03:57:35 GMT To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Fun pics It's a red squirrel, not native to the US I believe. They used to be the normal squirrels here in Britain but feral greys from America have mostly outcompeted them and they are found in few places now - mainly Scottish pine forests, with a few enclaves in the rest of Britain. They are still prevalent from about here north. Mainly due to shotgun ownership. I can't remember ever seeing a red squirrel in the wild in Britain, but in Vatra Dornei, Romania, I saw plenty of black squirrels, which looked similar to reds (tufty ears etc). A black variant of the American grey is on the rise in England at the moment - natural selection doing its thing again. The European ones are the same species as our red squirrel. I've noticed that the coats seem to get darker as the altitude of the habitat increases but properly black genetic sports, called melanistic variants, are quite common also. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: 08 June 2008 15:55 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Fun pics Don, Fun pictures and a very red-brown squirrel. My neighborhood is full of more grey colored squirrels. Most are grey, some are brown-grey, and ONE is black !?! They are not tame, but come visit for the bird seed we put out. I enjoyed the long, bristley hairs sticking up behind the ears on yours. We don't have that either. Regards, Bob S. http://picasaweb.google.com/don.donwilliams/Nutkin -- 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. - 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: Tripod Q
On Jun 8, 2008, at 10:34 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I have a 3021 leg set, which, along with the 3011, was the predecessor for the 055 series. I would not consider it to be light. Otherwise, that leg set should meet all of your needs. The cams on the leg sections are very nice and easy to use, though they can be a bit loud if you're trying to photograph wildlife. I routinely use mine with the P645 kit and have, on occasion, mounted a 4x5 press camera without problems. Mine currently has a 3047 3-way head on it (also not light), so hopefully someone else can give you advice on the ball head. FWIW, I just put the tripod (3021 and 3047) on our little postal scale. 9lbs 4.6oz, or 4.2kg. I found myself needing a second tripod (or a much sturdier light stand...) a couple of weeks ago when I was doing a portrait shoot (to hold a heavy-ish slave flash on a windy day). I have a couple of spare ball heads and Porters Camera had remaindered 3021 three- section legs on close-out for $110, so I picked up a set. Wow, I'd forgotten how much they weighed compared to the Feisol. But they are darn sturdy, fast to set up, and achieve a very respectable elevation. The weight is off-putting for carrying and travel purposes, but as a set of legs to toss in the car and handle a heavy load now and then, just fine. 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: Pentax software updates
There are so many ways that Vista can go wrong, and so much superfluous crap that you can't get rid of, because it's built into the basic OS that I won't have it on any hardware I own. Hell I don't run XP on anything I'm using, I's still using Win2K, which seems to be extraordinarily stable, and fast compared to XP or Vista. mike wilson wrote: After excising all the superfluous crap that comes with it (and, previous to that, working out _how_ to excise the superfluous crap) I find that Vista is apparently better than XP, which croaked on me after I installed the (downloaded by myself from Microsoft) Service Pack III. It's only been two weeks, though. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/08 Sun AM 12:02:25 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax software updates The ideograph below is best viewed with a fixed font.. | -+- | | Get thee behind me Vista, thou fiend of Microsoft... No I haven't and hope I'll never have to... Derby Chang wrote: Derby Chang wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote: Not yet satisfied, here are some software updates: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/ Dario Cool. Remote assistant works with Vista now? Must try it D Hmmm...has anyone tried Remote Assistant 3.51 on Vista with a K10D? Plugging in the camera, Windows sees the removable device. But Remote Assistant does not. Didn't work in the previous version either. D -- 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. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- 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: Another Day, Another Wedding
I shot a number of weddings on film and several on digital. Not a huge sample, but I find digital much easier. Its pretty hard to miss the exposure on digital. It's easy to check both the live few and histogram for each setup. The AF 540 FGZ flash can easily be set up to give you just the right balance of fill and ambience -- something that couldnt' always be achieved with the old auto flash setups. For example, i can use fill in an outdoor ceremony and shoot at f4/1/1000th with hgih speed synch. Best of all, you know your results aren't going to be ruined on the way to processing or in processing. Printing through overly dense negatives pretty much guarantees ugly results. Ditto using flash to pull up an ambient exposure that's way under. Paul -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: Another Day, Another Wedding I know you had several LX's (maybe still have them). I wonder if you ever shot weddings with them and if so, how the experience compared to using the latest and greatest from Pentax... As much as I liked the LX, I found it's refusal to fire the flash in backlit situations to be annoying enough that I only shot one wedding with them. The camera totally buggered me because of the flash control and I went to K1000 bodies instead. I actually prefer the K1000 operation to the K20D (I know they are completely different kettles of fish) because the controls don't move around as easily, and because print film is much more forgiving than digital capture. In the film era, I set the camera ot 1/60th, the lens to f/5.6, the flash to f/5.6 and took pictures. If I was underexposed, the flash took care of it, and if I was overexposed I just printed through the extra density. Now I have to worry about overexposure, and I also have to worry about accidentally bumping a dial and screwing up everything. These new cameras want to work as integrated systems with the flash units, and I am certain they work well, but trying to make an AF540FGZ flash into an off camera unit is too much of a bodge for me to bother with. I suppose the answer is to look at the new Metz 76 unit, but I just don't think I'd make enough use of a new flash, and my old 60 series flash is just too darned good to give up. And yes, I still have 3 LX bodies and a full set of prisms. 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: PESO - 14-story tall swimmer
If you're viewing it from far enough away only about three MP... George Sinos wrote: Mutual of Omaha installed this 14-story banner to promote the 2008 Olympic Swim Trials. and the four-day Swimvitational event. According to a story in the Omaha World-Herald, the banner is 245 feet high and 60 feet wide. So – how many megapixels do you need to make a print that big? The Olympic trials will be in the 5-year-old, 17,000 seat, Qwest Center. The Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational is both a shakedown event for the trials and qualifier and warm-up event for the swimmers. Sorry about all the clutter in the foreground of the photo. Mutual of Omaha is located on one of the busiest streets in town. I pulled over for a quick shot through the car window. http://preview.tinyurl.com/4rm7sc or http://georgesweblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/giant-olympic-swimmer-at-mutual-of.html GS http://georgesphotos.net -- 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: Pop-up flash diffuser idea
Based on what I've seen, the Lightsphere diffuses better than a softbox attachment. It boundes the flash off the top of the unit and on the textured edges of the sphere's interior. It yields a nice result even without reflective surfaces nearby. As I said, I'll test it against the luiquest softbox and refletors when it arrives. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] As I said under the conditions, there were no real reflective surfaces within any distance that would matter for the power of the flash, especially after losing say 30% of it's output after being reflected and defused. You need a relatively small area for that to be effective. Only the light actually reflected forward would actually do any good, and a soft box (and adjustable output flash), would be much more effective I've also seen photographers with their flash units pointed at non existent ceilings to get bounce flash, but hey what do I know, (except maybe how to apply the inverse square law). Anthony Farr wrote: Sure it wastes a lot of light, but efficiency isn't the issue. It's a simulation of bare bulb flash from the days of expendable bulbs. The light bounces off of everything, not just the wall or the ceiling or wherever a standard reflector is aimed, while still giving some direct flash straight from the bulb. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2008 8:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pop-up flash diffuser idea I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have been a better choice. -- 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: What Casey did during GFM
MIke: Hats Away is a great shot! Congrats to the graduate, btw. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:15 PM Subject: What Casey did during GFM My niece Casey graduated from High School on GFM Weekend. And I can prove it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ I limited myself to a single lens- an F 80-200/4.7-5.6 (thanks Boris) A wider lens would have been nice Casey is taking a photography class through FFA this summer. So I left her the camera, long zoom and kit lens. (All my other lenses are manual focus K Mount and M42 lenses. One thing at a time) She will some good pictures, and a stunner or two. Can't wait for the portfolio. Cheers 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.
Dear Spider
Dear Spider In My Bedroom, Thank you for confirming my suspicion than you are a spider-who-hunts-by-leaping, rather than a spider-who-traps-prey-in-webs, but I do have a complaint. Leaping onto the barrel of my lens while I am trying to take your photograph is _cheating_. Get your eight hairy legs back out in _front_ of the lens where you belong, you obstinate arachnid! Hmph! -- the operator of that big flashy thing -- 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.
Optio A40
I've used an Optio A10 for quite a while. It's a great camera to use in my basic photography classes. I can send the AV output to the classroom projector and the students can see what I'm doing on a six foot screen. The layout of the Optio menus is so simple compared to most other cameras that they can understand what I'm doing and apply it to their own camera with little confusion. (The K10d and K20d are great teaching cameras for the same reason.) Unfortunately, the A10 bit the dust a few weeks ago. I replaced it with an A40 and was pleasantly surprised by a few additions and changes. Pentax has added Tv and Manual modes. These are certainly nice-to-haves on a pocket camera. They will probably be seldom used, but it's nice to know they are there. You might ask why no Av? Well, It looks like there are only two f-stops. I'm not sure Av would add much utility. This is a pocket camera, after all. Another nice change is the ISO selection. You have an option to specify ranges in addition to selecting individual sensitivities. There is a small thumb grip which makes this tiny little camera much easier to hold. Somewhere between the A10 and A40 they added face detection. I'm still not sure about this feature. It's fun to play with, but I'm not sure it's really all that useful. One change that's disappointing. The A10 had contacts on the bottom so you could drop it into a charging cradle. The A40 doesn't have the contacts so that battery must be removed and place in a charger. On the plus side it takes the same battery as the A10 and Optio S, so I have a couple of spares. The jury is still out on any change in image quality brought on by going from 8 to 12 megapixels. I haven't taken enough photos to make a judgement. The old A10 produced some very nice photos. It was a very nice combination of size, utility and picture quality. We'll see if the A40 can live up to its ancestor. GS http://georgesphotos.net -- 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: Dear Spider
Dear Glenn, This had me ROFL. Please continue the saga! On 6/8/08, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Spider In My Bedroom, Thank you for confirming my suspicion than you are a spider-who-hunts-by-leaping, rather than a spider-who-traps-prey-in-webs, but I do have a complaint. Leaping onto the barrel of my lens while I am trying to take your photograph is _cheating_. Get your eight hairy legs back out in _front_ of the lens where you belong, you obstinate arachnid! Hmph! -- the operator of that big flashy thing -- 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: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego
wow, that's awesome, I love Lego stuff, thanks for sharing rg2 On 6/8/08, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL There are a lot of good Lego pictures on Flickr. Cheers, Dave 2008/6/8 Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This is quite creative. For fun I tried identifying each of these without clicking on info to see which photo they were emulating. I got most but not all of them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/show/ -Charles -- 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: Dear Spider
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: Dear Spider In My Bedroom, Thank you for confirming my suspicion than you are a spider-who-hunts-by-leaping, rather than a spider-who-traps-prey-in-webs, but I do have a complaint. Leaping onto the barrel of my lens while I am trying to take your photograph is _cheating_. Get your eight hairy legs back out in _front_ of the lens where you belong, you obstinate arachnid! Hmph! -- the operator of that big flashy thing If the spider's reading this mailing list, you may have more trouble on your hands than you bargained for... -- 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: Dear Spider
gldnbearz [EMAIL PROTECTED] requested: This had me ROFL. Please continue the saga! Well, we were having a little tug-of-war over DOF and focus, and so far the spider is winning: http://www.kempt.net/~glenn/photos/SpiderFocusFight.jpg But I'll let you know when the spider comes out of wherever it hid, for round three. Here little spideyspideyspidey! Hre little spidey! ... (Hmm. That doesn't seem to be working. I need a better spider-call.) -- Glenn PS: On a related note -- wow, dragonflies are faster than they look, aren't they? (And small enough that they don't have to get very far from the plane of focus to vanish completely from the viewfinder, as they zip across the street.) -- 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: Lightmeter battery cover
Great - thanks. I'll give them a try. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rebekah Sent: 08 June 2008 18:29 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Lightmeter battery cover Some internet scrounging brought me here: http://www.sekonic.com/onlinemall/products.asp?ID=108 I don't see a battery door, but perhaps you can email them or contact a local seller to see if they make extra battery doors. good luck :) rg2 On 6/8/08, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to have lost the battery cover off my Sekonic L-308S light meter. Does anyone know if these can be bought as spares from anywhere? If not, does anyone have one they'd like to part with, please? Thanks, 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. -- 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: Dear Spider
If the spider's reading this mailing list, you may have more trouble on your hands than you bargained for... Nah, as long as he's not downloading illegal spider-porn or breaking into other people's computers, he can hook his little spider-laptop to my WiFi. (Wait, if the spider downloads it, it doesn't count as bestiality, huh?) I don't think he's going to steal any of my gear: he's _tiny_, so I doubt he could operate anything bigger than a Pentax Auto 110, and I don't have one of those. But maybe I should try to get him to pose on the Holga ... -- Glenn PS: If somebody starts posting photos of me sleeping, that look like they were shot with an extremely tiny lens, then we'll know the spider is reading this list, eh? Er ... maybe I should stop sleeping naked for a while just in case ... -- 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: Dear Spider
LOL! Old trick another bug photographer showed me: Catch the critter, stick in plastic container, chill in refrigerator for ten minutes or so. Do all your setup and such while critter is chilling. Coax critter into position and quickly make pictures ... they move more slowly until they warm up. No harm to critters this way and good pictures without a tug of war. G On Jun 8, 2008, at 12:02 PM, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: Dear Spider In My Bedroom, Thank you for confirming my suspicion than you are a spider-who-hunts-by-leaping, rather than a spider-who-traps-prey-in-webs, but I do have a complaint. Leaping onto the barrel of my lens while I am trying to take your photograph is _cheating_. Get your eight hairy legs back out in _front_ of the lens where you belong, you obstinate arachnid! Hmph! -- the operator of that big flashy thing -- 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: Dapply dogs
Bob W wrote: outside my local earlier: http://www.web-options.com/Dapply.jpg Bob Bob, Maybe it's because I don't know what dapply means, but I don't really see where this photo is going. The dogs aren't doing much of anything interesting. The people look pretty bad here on my monitor. He's got weird light on his face and her completion seems to be all jpeggy. I think you need to be closer too, or zoom in. Of course, this is all unimportant since it's probably just a snapshot of some pretty dogs... CW -- 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: Dear Spider
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: Dear Spider In My Bedroom, Thank you for confirming my suspicion than you are a spider-who-hunts-by-leaping, rather than a spider-who-traps-prey-in-webs, but I do have a complaint. Leaping onto the barrel of my lens while I am trying to take your photograph is _cheating_. Get your eight hairy legs back out in _front_ of the lens where you belong, you obstinate arachnid! Hmph! -- the operator of that big flashy thing Where is the link??? ;) CW -- 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: Dear Spider
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: If the spider's reading this mailing list, you may have more trouble on your hands than you bargained for... Nah, as long as he's not downloading illegal spider-porn or breaking into other people's computers He's probably indexing web pages, don't you think? -- 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: Dapply dogs
Bob W wrote: outside my local earlier: http://www.web-options.com/Dapply.jpg Bob Bob, Maybe it's because I don't know what dapply means, but I don't really see where this photo is going. The dogs aren't doing much of anything interesting. The people look pretty bad here on my monitor. He's got weird light on his face and her completion seems to be all jpeggy. I think you need to be closer too, or zoom in. Of course, this is all unimportant since it's probably just a snapshot of some pretty dogs... CW Hi Cory, dapply means dappled - the light coming through the leaves of the tree. I thought it was quite interesting to see the dappling and the black and white of the dalmatian, and the contrast between the dalmatian and the all-white dog. The man's face is also dappled - that's the weird light. I don't know what you mean about the jpegginess of the woman, though. I like the composition and the light - it was a very quick one-frame-only snap as I walked past. Thanks for commenting - I'm always interested in what other people see (or not) in my pictures. 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: What Casey did during GFM
Thanks for the comment. We all had a great time on Saturday Cheers Mike On Jun 8, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: MIke: Hats Away is a great shot! Congrats to the graduate, btw. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:15 PM Subject: What Casey did during GFM My niece Casey graduated from High School on GFM Weekend. And I can prove it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ I limited myself to a single lens- an F 80-200/4.7-5.6 (thanks Boris) A wider lens would have been nice Casey is taking a photography class through FFA this summer. So I left her the camera, long zoom and kit lens. (All my other lenses are manual focus K Mount and M42 lenses. One thing at a time) She will some good pictures, and a stunner or two. Can't wait for the portfolio. Cheers 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. -- 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: What Casey did during GFM
Congratulations to you and Casey. Nice pics. I agree with Christine, the hat toss is tops. Paul -- Original message -- From: Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the comment. We all had a great time on Saturday Cheers Mike On Jun 8, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: MIke: Hats Away is a great shot! Congrats to the graduate, btw. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:15 PM Subject: What Casey did during GFM My niece Casey graduated from High School on GFM Weekend. And I can prove it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594492416654/ I limited myself to a single lens- an F 80-200/4.7-5.6 (thanks Boris) A wider lens would have been nice Casey is taking a photography class through FFA this summer. So I left her the camera, long zoom and kit lens. (All my other lenses are manual focus K Mount and M42 lenses. One thing at a time) She will some good pictures, and a stunner or two. Can't wait for the portfolio. Cheers 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. -- 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.
OT: first linux server build
I've been spending some time this weekend reconfiguring an old computer to be a (supposedly) simple home server. the process is taking a lot longer than I'd hoped. That's mainly because the computer is pretty slow but also because I've never done this before and I'm a total noob. Interesting work but my back is hurting from these chairs... CW -- 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: Dear Spider
Dear Operator of that Big Flashy Thing: Well, look here: my arachnid mates I have been here a lot longer than you humanoid interlopers, and we're tired of your voyeuristic technology with its relentless objectification of everything in sight. It's your hegemonic condescension, which makes you all have such bad manners. So there! I'll leap wherever I want, you, you unrelenting-objectifier. The Spider in your bedroom - Original Message - From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 2:02 PM Subject: Dear Spider Dear Spider In My Bedroom, Thank you for confirming my suspicion than you are a spider-who-hunts-by-leaping, rather than a spider-who-traps-prey-in-webs, but I do have a complaint. Leaping onto the barrel of my lens while I am trying to take your photograph is _cheating_. Get your eight hairy legs back out in _front_ of the lens where you belong, you obstinate arachnid! Hmph! -- the operator of that big flashy thing -- 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.
PESO -- Rally Party
Hey all, I received my Panasonic L1 yesterday, and had a great opportunity to use it in a social setting, precisely where I envisioned using this camera. This was taken in BW mode using Live View. I really like this camera kit. Fits nicely into my hand, and seems to take really nice images. http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/06/08/rally-party/ Panasonic L1, Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm. 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: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego
Charles: Great fun to see this! FYI, but you probably know this already--I've seen some beautiful western (western as in cowboy Indians) toy-figurine photography. I'm probably going to try something like this--some day--it's not urgent right now, but it does seem fun. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 10:47 AM Subject: OT: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego This is quite creative. For fun I tried identifying each of these without clicking on info to see which photo they were emulating. I got most but not all of them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/show/ -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm -- 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 -- Rally Party
Mike: Wow, that's nice, and I think I want a Panasonic L1. Ah, if money weren't an issue . . . Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 4:19 PM Subject: PESO -- Rally Party Hey all, I received my Panasonic L1 yesterday, and had a great opportunity to use it in a social setting, precisely where I envisioned using this camera. This was taken in BW mode using Live View. I really like this camera kit. Fits nicely into my hand, and seems to take really nice images. http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/06/08/rally-party/ Panasonic L1, Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm. 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.
Re: PESO - 14-story tall swimmer
George: I like your shot here! I'd say good one. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:20 PM Subject: PESO - 14-story tall swimmer Mutual of Omaha installed this 14-story banner to promote the 2008 Olympic Swim Trials. and the four-day Swimvitational event. According to a story in the Omaha World-Herald, the banner is 245 feet high and 60 feet wide. So – how many megapixels do you need to make a print that big? The Olympic trials will be in the 5-year-old, 17,000 seat, Qwest Center. The Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational is both a shakedown event for the trials and qualifier and warm-up event for the swimmers. Sorry about all the clutter in the foreground of the photo. Mutual of Omaha is located on one of the busiest streets in town. I pulled over for a quick shot through the car window. http://preview.tinyurl.com/4rm7sc or http://georgesweblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/giant-olympic-swimmer-at-mutual-of.html GS http://georgesphotos.net -- 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: Fun pics
On 8/6/08, willdo-1, discombobulated, unleashed: I was looking out of my bedroom window an hour ago and saw this guy messing about. So I grabbed the camera and went out. I sneaked around a corner and saw him perched on a branch. I simply could not hold the camera steady enough, but the pictures do show what the little guy looks likes. http://picasaweb.google.com/don.donwilliams/Nutkin Nice set. Long time since I've seen a red - here in the UK the greys have mugged and topped most of them. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Classic photos re-enacted in Lego
On 8/6/08, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: This is quite creative. For fun I tried identifying each of these without clicking on info to see which photo they were emulating. I got most but not all of them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/show/ Excellent! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What Casey did during GFM
Thanks! Well, there you go. My favorite is Standing In Line. Hat Toss almost got left out. Cheers Mike On Jun 8, 2008, at 4:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations to you and Casey. Nice pics. I agree with Christine, the hat toss is tops. Paul -- Original message -- From: Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the comment. We all had a great time on Saturday Cheers Mike On Jun 8, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: MIke: Hats Away is a great shot! Congrats to the graduate, btw. 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.
