Re: Photos from the CBD
On Sep 12, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: It seems it is slowly getting back to normal... It is but it isn't. I was thinking this morning that it felt very strange to be getting back to normal after something like that. It feels as if something is different... but I don't know what. Probably an emotional response, and I guess that feeling will fade in due course. We're still getting aftershocks but they've been very small. I've been sleeping pretty well since Friday. I think it helped a lot to get out of the house for the day. Now I just need to keep cabin fever at bay while I work from home. There is no update about the office situation as yet. The boss sent out an email on Friday to arrange a staff meeting at a café in town... but I don't work Fridays so I didn't find out until it was too late. I'd been looking forward to catching up with my colleagues so I spent most of the day in a bad mood. I had a real estate agent knock on the door this afternoon asking if we were thinking about selling. I think they might be struggling for a little while, I'd only want to buy a cracked house if it was less cracked than mine! 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: Spinning fire art videos
On Sep 12, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Cotty wrote: On 12/9/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: clip 24 is 11 seconds, 25 is 19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624815948851/ Gosh that reminds me of the 'Oxford on Fire' thing held a few years ago in the centre of Oxford UK. It was a windy night! http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/oxfordonfire.html Fun subject, and great photos! -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
On dark frame subtraction.
Hi! Reading the discussion between Ralf and others regarding the type of night shooting that Ralf excels in, and idea occurred to me. Please have a look: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-dark-frame-subtraction.html What would you say? Thanks. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Photographic Therapy
You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. 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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
I'm not going to recommend earthquakes as part of a photographic process, but those are all excellent shots. On Sep 13, 2010, at 1:31 AM, David Mann wrote: You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Really OT - Voigtlander Heliar Classic 75mm f1.8
Rather nice, this. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_09/10_09_heliar/01.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au 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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
On 13/09/2010 6:31 PM, David Mann wrote: You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. Cheers, Dave That stillness must have done you a world of good. Lovely. -- der...@iinet.net.au 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: Peso Sir, I do believe you are in my seat.
On 11/09/2010 11:01 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Liz and i had our tea out side, at first light this morning. Birds had come a bit earlier than normal for their breakfast. A lot of jays this morning. This one had his meal interrupted. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11601470 K10D, DA F 50-200, AF360 at -2.0 EV for fill. 1/60 at F 5.6. Dave Terrific expressions, both of them. -- der...@iinet.net.au 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: Peso - night pool
On 11/09/2010 3:44 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4962584425/lightbox/ Comments and critique are very welcome. --Sasha Doesn't that just make you want to skinny dip? Really nice conversion too, Sasha. D -- der...@iinet.net.au 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 PESO - samurai
On 13/09/2010 8:45 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Derby Changder...@iinet.net.au wrote: My uncle, in Australia on a work/holiday break, was in a horrifying bus accident coming back from the 12 Apostles, and underwent surgery in Melbourne. Back in Sydney and is thankfully is recovering well. He brought back amazing stories, and a neck brace http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_09/10_09_samurai/01.htm Saw the shot before I read the story. Loved it before I knew what it's about, like it even more now. cheers, frank Thanks Frank, and thanks to everyone who had a look. The medical device business does have it's quirks, I know, I'm in it. D -- der...@iinet.net.au 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 GESO Argus C3 at burning man
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I brought my Argus C3 to burning man on a lark. I thought that it would be fun nostalgia to run a roll or two of film through. I grabbed my probably expired unshot rolls of film to shoot with. I wasn't too worried about image quality, it was more a case of just playing with an old toy that I hadn't shot with in about 37 years. By the time I'd get out of camp in the afternoon the weather was generally windy and dusty enough that I didn't want to risk the DSLRs so I ended up spending more time (at least during the day) shooting with the Argus than with my Pentaxen. Arguably, I should have put my 50/1.4 on the K1000 body that I brought along but I was having too much fun shooting with the Argus. I also like to think that I was learning a lot, being forced to shoot at a much slower pace where every step had to be done sequentially, and manually, to the point that winding the film and cocking the shutter were different actions. For your amusement: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624809385751/ I'm not going to claim that any of these met my goal of only taking excellent shots, but if you cut some slack on technical details like sharpness, I think I got a few good ones, but even more important I had a lot of fun taking them. Shooting film again is also giving me a renewed appreciation of shooting digital, where ISO 200 is considered slow, rather than moderately fast. Had to stop after a while as flickr is still (to me) such a PIA to use. That being said, fun stuff. I particularly liked http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4980515966/in/set-72157624809385751/ and this http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4979871787/in/set-72157624809385751/ cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:31 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. Looking at them calmed me down. Lovely photos. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
On 13 September 2010 04:13, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Reading the discussion between Ralf and others regarding the type of night shooting that Ralf excels in, and idea occurred to me. Please have a look: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-dark-frame-subtraction.html What would you say? Thanks. Boris This is what astronomers do on ground and space-based telescopes. The issue with cameras is that the dark frame needs to be the same exposure length as the image you take; for your system to work one would take a 1/2 hour exposure (say) and the camera would figure out what the noise would be every (say) 30 secs, and would then use this data to apply a DFS for exposures henceforth. Ideally, you would be able to run a DFS Setup at any time and the camera would store these values in memory. It would come with default values from factory, but as the chip ages one would have to redo the setup periodically. Or if you're a stickler for detail, you'd do it at the beginning of every night you use the camera. Or...Pentax could just make DFS optional so those who want to turn it off and do DFS with software of the computer can do so, and those who don't know what the hell DFS is (or don't care) will leave the camera on the default DFS: ON. For what it's worth, even a camera like the Panasonic G2 has the option to turn DFS off, so there's no reason for Pentax not to implement it. --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The World in a Drop
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 8:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Must have missed this one. I like the framing and colour to this one. The OOF mirrored bit behind and to the left works for me., Dave, Rick, thanks for looking. Glad you enjoyed. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Sir, I do believe you are in my seat.
On 11 September 2010 09:01, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Liz and i had our tea out side, at first light this morning. Birds had come a bit earlier than normal for their breakfast. A lot of jays this morning. This one had his meal interrupted. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11601470 K10D, DA F 50-200, AF360 at -2.0 EV for fill. 1/60 at F 5.6. Dave I've found Blue Jays to be one of the most difficult birds to photograph here in urbanised Boston--they just never sit still! And here you've not only caught one, there's actually some action! :-D Loved the shot, and seeing it before I read your explanation I didn't notice you'd used flash, which to me is the sign of good flash usage. Can I come over for breakfast someday? :-) --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Really OT - Voigtlander Heliar Classic 75mm f1.8
On 9/13/2010 12:22 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Rather nice, this. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_09/10_09_heliar/01.htm I much rather you posted food porn, you... :-) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
On 9/13/2010 1:15 PM, Miserere wrote: This is what astronomers do on ground and space-based telescopes. The issue with cameras is that the dark frame needs to be the same exposure length as the image you take; for your system to work one would take a 1/2 hour exposure (say) and the camera would figure out what the noise would be every (say) 30 secs, and would then use this data to apply a DFS for exposures henceforth. Ideally, you would be able to run a DFS Setup at any time and the camera would store these values in memory. It would come with default values from factory, but as the chip ages one would have to redo the setup periodically. Or if you're a stickler for detail, you'd do it at the beginning of every night you use the camera. Right. The particular DFS frame may depend on the outside temperature. So yes, for perfect DFS, the procedure will have to be done every night. But only once for the night. If, however, while the shutter is open, the camera would be able to save the DFS image every so many minutes or seconds, it could do it. Or...Pentax could just make DFS optional so those who want to turn it off and do DFS with software of the computer can do so, and those who don't know what the hell DFS is (or don't care) will leave the camera on the default DFS: ON. I'd rather there were a bit more flexibility here. At least until they completely figure out an hour long exposure in electronics without DFS. For what it's worth, even a camera like the Panasonic G2 has the option to turn DFS off, so there's no reason for Pentax not to implement it. That's correct. But if Pentax want to innovate - here is the suggestion for them :-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Bitter grapes: pure red...
On 9/12/2010 5:18 PM, Bob W wrote: including English I have studied 6 languages to varying degrees, and also did 2 years of linguistics which includes a quick look at various other non-Indo-European languages. I'm very interested in historical linguistics, so I try to keep somewhat up-to-date with it. In my schooldays it was compulsory to take at least one Foreign language up to the age of 13 or 14, but nowadays I don't think any foreign languages are compulsory, which is scandalous in my opinion. B I totally agree with you, Bob. I find my knowledge of 2.5 language (I don't write Hebrew and hardly read) most useful in great many situations. And entertaining as well. Consider this (joke). Kama in Hebrew means how much or how many depending on context. S utra (two words) in Russian means in the morning... So, Kama S_Utra becomes somewhat funny. Further, S vechera (two words) meaning in the evening can be used as an opposite of Kama Sutra - Kama Svechera :-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Aaaarrrrr!
From: frank theriault On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 8:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I hear burning is cancelled, but pillaging is still a go. No, no, no, Dave. You're thinking of the Godless Hoards from the East, the Mongols and the Turks. Godless *HORDES* - godless hoards would be an atheist's bank. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
Miserere wrote: Or...Pentax could just make DFS optional so those who want to turn it off and do DFS with software of the computer can do so, and those who don't know what the hell DFS is (or don't care) will leave the camera on the default DFS: ON. For what it's worth, even a camera like the Panasonic G2 has the option to turn DFS off, so there's no reason for Pentax not to implement it. Looks like the noise reduction on the new K-R is pretty customizable http://forums.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxkr/page2.asp Hope that includes dark frame subtraction. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
Very well done. I enjoyed them all. Dan On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:31 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. 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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
On 9/13/2010 10:31 AM, David Mann wrote: So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. Cheers, Dave And what a quality results the quality time produced. Thumbs up, Dave! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Alan Ginsberg, Photographer
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Re: OT GESO Argus C3 at burning man
On 9/11/2010 11:01 PM, Larry Colen wrote: For your amusement: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624809385751/ Larry, I've a distinct feeling as if I just watch a post-apocalyptic movie of some kind... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Right. The particular DFS frame may depend on the outside temperature. So yes, for perfect DFS, the procedure will have to be done every night. But only once for the night. It actually depends more on the sensor temperature than the outside temperature, and the sensor will likely warm up as it and the other electronics are used. I'm not sure how much that matters in practice. What you really want to do for the best image quality is to take multiple dark frames and average them, and use that as the basis for dark subtraction. If you only have a single dark frame, it will remove the repeatable structure of the dark current, but it will increase the true dark-current noise (the non-repeatable, unpredictable component) by a factor of sqrt(2). Averaging several dark frames mitigates this effect. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
If nothing else it appears you can turn off the NR. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Miserere wrote: Or...Pentax could just make DFS optional so those who want to turn it off and do DFS with software of the computer can do so, and those who don't know what the hell DFS is (or don't care) will leave the camera on the default DFS: ON. For what it's worth, even a camera like the Panasonic G2 has the option to turn DFS off, so there's no reason for Pentax not to implement it. Looks like the noise reduction on the new K-R is pretty customizable http://forums.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxkr/page2.asp Hope that includes dark frame subtraction. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
I'm a believer in photography as therapy! Lovely shots. I just got that lens myself...it's a beaut, huh? :) -c On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/13/2010 10:31 AM, David Mann wrote: So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. Cheers, Dave And what a quality results the quality time produced. Thumbs up, Dave! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
6x7 spoken for
My 6x7 will soon be on its way to a list member. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - night pool
Thanks for all the comments. --Sasha On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: On 11/09/2010 3:44 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4962584425/lightbox/ Comments and critique are very welcome. --Sasha Doesn't that just make you want to skinny dip? Really nice conversion too, Sasha. D -- der...@iinet.net.au 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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
These images certainly look therapeutic. The thing that has made me such an enthusiast about photography is the fact that, when I'm taking pictures, I'm thinking about nothing but the shot. It's utterly absorbing for me, and as I recently told someone, I'm never happier than I am when I'm taking photographs. Great work, David. -- Walt On 9/13/2010 3:31 AM, David Mann wrote: You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. 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 - bw
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4984713383/#/photos/sobol/4984713383/lightbox/ Comments and critique are as welcome as always. --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - bw
OutSTANDING image. Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- Nothing is sure, except Death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - bw
Haunting! I love it. Looks like the stars lined up for you on this shot. -- Walt On 9/13/2010 9:36 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4984713383/#/photos/sobol/4984713383/lightbox/ Comments and critique are as welcome as always. --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Alan Ginsberg, Photographer
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/arts/design/13beat.html?_r=2adxnnl=1adxnnlx=1284379369-rpyS2BWbSBBCU7V+b/nKYQ thanks for posting, dan ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. Best, Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
But can you do it for long exposures? That's the issue here. --M. On 13/09/2010, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: If nothing else it appears you can turn off the NR. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Miserere wrote: Or...Pentax could just make DFS optional so those who want to turn it off and do DFS with software of the computer can do so, and those who don't know what the hell DFS is (or don't care) will leave the camera on the default DFS: ON. For what it's worth, even a camera like the Panasonic G2 has the option to turn DFS off, so there's no reason for Pentax not to implement it. Looks like the noise reduction on the new K-R is pretty customizable http://forums.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxkr/page2.asp Hope that includes dark frame subtraction. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Sent from my mobile device \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
Miserere wrote: On 13/09/2010, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Miserere wrote: Or...Pentax could just make DFS optional so those who want to turn it off and do DFS with software of the computer can do so, and those who don't know what the hell DFS is (or don't care) will leave the camera on the default DFS: ON. For what it's worth, even a camera like the Panasonic G2 has the option to turn DFS off, so there's no reason for Pentax not to implement it. Looks like the noise reduction on the new K-R is pretty customizable http://forums.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxkr/page2.asp Hope that includes dark frame subtraction. If nothing else it appears you can turn off the NR. But can you do it for long exposures? That's the issue here. Indeed. That's the question. Until someone gets their hands on the camera, we won't know for certain. One would *hope* that the high level of customizability offered for standard NR might indicate the designers realize that control over noise reduction is important to some users. And that this knowledge might carry over to DFS on long exposures. But you never know. I don't know that I've ever seen the issue mentioned in mainstream reviews. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 6x7 spoken for
P N Stenquist wrote: My 6x7 will soon be on its way to a list member. Paul That must be one of those nasty Italians shopping in Detroit neighborhood ;-) Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photographic Therapy
On 13/9/10, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. Excellent work Dave. The last one is superb. -- 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: Alan Ginsberg, Photographer
Thanks for posting...Looks like pix #7 on the slideshow was taken outside City Lights in SFO. -p On 9/13/2010 8:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/arts/design/13beat.html?_r=2adxnnl=1adxnnlx=1284379369-rpyS2BWbSBBCU7V+b/nKYQ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3130 - Release Date: 09/12/10 01:34:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - bw
Sasha, Lots to like here...the little girl, the foggy background calls for extra examination, the big black tree on the right adds a dynamism with it's upsweep. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4984713383/#/photos/sobol/4984713383/lightbox/ Comments and critique are as welcome as always. --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
K7 with M lenses
I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
I HATE cat pictures, but that image is impossible not to like. Dan On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. Best, Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - bw
Very effective, with a strong mood. Dan On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4984713383/#/photos/sobol/4984713383/lightbox/ Comments and critique are as welcome as always. --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT GESO Argus C3 at burning man
On Sep 13, 2010, at 3:54 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Had to stop after a while as flickr is still (to me) such a PIA to use. One trick for dealing with flickr is that there are a couple of much better front end sites, where you change flickr in the url to flickriver or fluidr for example http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624809385751/ becomes http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624809385751/ and it's a much nicer interface. That being said, fun stuff. I particularly liked http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4980515966/in/set-72157624809385751/ and this http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4979871787/in/set-72157624809385751/ Thanks. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 -- Along the Quinnipiack II
Frame screams for something of interest in the water... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 10:20 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20alongthequinnipiackii.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w.smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f23.5~5.6 Notes: The Shadowed areas were very noisy, and the DOF wasn't sufficient to keep everything sharp, (and with no foreground object of interest, everything being sharp was what I was aiming at). However I figured at web size the somewhat aggressive noise removal wouldn't add objectionably to the over all softness and be too noticeable. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
The green button semi-automatic stop-down metering worked great on the *ist DS, but had some issues with the K10D netting over increased exposure as the aperture was set to be smaller and smaller lens openings. I don't know whether they've corrected that in later models. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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: Alan Ginsberg, Photographer
From: Daniel J. Matyola http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/arts/design/13beat.html?_r=2adxnnl=1adxnnlx=1284379369-rpyS2BWbSBBCU7V+b/nKYQ Looks like a great exhibition, but it's not one I'm going to see, because it ENDS THURSDAY! I could have made it a day trip up there yesterday if I'd known about it, but there's no way to make it before mid-week. DRAT!!! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
I remembered hearing there were problems with later models. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The green button semi-automatic stop-down metering worked great on the *ist DS, but had some issues with the K10D netting over increased exposure as the aperture was set to be smaller and smaller lens openings. I don't know whether they've corrected that in later models. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Bitter grapes: pure red...
including English I have studied 6 languages to varying degrees, and also did 2 years of linguistics which includes a quick look at various other non-Indo-European languages. I'm very interested in historical linguistics, so I try to keep somewhat up-to-date with it. In my schooldays it was compulsory to take at least one Foreign language up to the age of 13 or 14, but nowadays I don't think any foreign languages are compulsory, which is scandalous in my opinion. B I totally agree with you, Bob. I find my knowledge of 2.5 language (I don't write Hebrew and hardly read) most useful in great many situations. And entertaining as well. Consider this (joke). Kama in Hebrew means how much or how many depending on context. S utra (two words) in Russian means in the morning... So, Kama S_Utra becomes somewhat funny. Further, S vechera (two words) meaning in the evening can be used as an opposite of Kama Sutra - Kama Svechera :-). one of our TV sports commentators is called Sue Barker, which amuses me because it is so similar to the Russian word for 'dog'. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
From: Walter Gilbert Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. That lovely warm morning window light suits him well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Walter Gilbert wrote: Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. Best, Walt I have a problem with your flickr lightbox and it's lack of respect for older email systems... it freezes my email... I think there is a way you can adjust that so it is more universally liked As long as I remember to do it before I jsut click I can cut and paste in to firefox and it comes up... I like your confounded bridge shot a lot, especially... and the .. hopper or Katydid?? is adorable even with the soft focus... I'd adjust the color somewhat in the Sidekick shot for closer to the cat's true color (the soft focus yellow detracts from the overall charm) It's a really nice expression you captured and subjectg placement :-) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. Smart move. Nice shots. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - bw
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4984713383/#/photos/sobol/49847133 83/lightbox/ Comments and critique are as welcome as always. --Sasha Wow - get that one in the book! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
Sometimes it's dead on, sometimes it's way off. I suspect it has something to do with meter sensitivity. Camera manufacturers used to publish EV sensitivity charts, too bad they don't do that anymore. The stopped down metering, (Green Button), works best in bright light if you're not stopped down too much. Even in bright sunlight stopping down to f16 or so will usually give inconsistent results. The meter works much better working continuously with a wide open lens. The other method, (which since I don't have a K-7, I'm not sure is available to you), is to hold in the DOF lever, which stops down the lens and turns /off/ the meter for a lens in A mode, but turns *on* the meter if the aperture ring is being used. That gives a bit more consistent results, and it's easier to see when the meter is out of range before shooting. There is no out of range indicator of course but if the shutter speed indicator doesn't change as the lens aperture changes, the meter is out of range. On 9/13/2010 1:02 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Peso - night pool
On 11/09/2010 3:44 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4962584425/lightbox/ Comments and critique are very welcome. --Sasha Doesn't that just make you want to skinny dip? Really nice conversion too, Sasha. D are you going to organise a PDML Skinny Dip? If you invite Cotty tell him to keep his hat on. And if you invite Mike Wilson make sure the brood mares are all safely stabled. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ No matter how long you've known him, don't turn your back on him... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Really OT - Voigtlander Heliar Classic 75mm f1.8
Rather nice, this. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_09/10_09_heliar/01.htm I look forward to seeing some of your shots with it - I'm almost certainly going to buy one. 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 -- Along the Quinnipiack II
True but Nessie was booked... On 9/13/2010 1:14 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Frame screams for something of interest in the water... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 10:20 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20alongthequinnipiackii.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w.smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f23.5~5.6 Notes: The Shadowed areas were very noisy, and the DOF wasn't sufficient to keep everything sharp, (and with no foreground object of interest, everything being sharp was what I was aiming at). However I figured at web size the somewhat aggressive noise removal wouldn't add objectionably to the over all softness and be too noticeable. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Birches
Thanks, Dan and Frank. For some reason, it got only 35 views. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 9/12/10, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I also like the arrangement of the trunks very much, as well as the look and feel of the bark itself. Great image. Dan On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Dave. It was the arrangement of the trunks that intrigued me. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 9/11/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Birches To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 8:02 AM Nice framing here,. Dave On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: By the same Adirondack lake: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11585866 Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Photographic Therapy
Those are beautiful, and very restful. Rick P.S. I wonder if shake reduction works for earthquakes... http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 9/13/10, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote: You may remember last week I mentioned I'd gone outside to take some photos when an aftershock just about sent me over the edge. It was timed just when I was settling back into work after lunch. I was exhausted from lack of sleep, I'd just about had it with my employer, and the project I was working on has been a thorn in my side for the past few weeks. Plus I was alone at home and the isolation was not doing me any good either. So I went outside to the garden to try and clear my head. I saw our magnolia tree in full flower and decided I wanted to take a couple of photos of it. So I went inside to get the camera, and ended up spending a bit of quality time with it. http://www.multi.net.nz/therapy/ Taking these helped me relax, probably by distraction more than anything else. All K10D and FA100/2.8 Macro, handheld. I've done nothing to these apart from resizing. There are a couple more pics that need a little processing but I had to take my Photoshop machine down to make room for my work PC. So they'll have to wait. 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: PESO - Birches
Rick, I saw it as well but didn't comment. I enjoyed it, but didn't have anything to add. The birch trunks were nice, well lit, and reminded me of a similar one we lost in the front yard. On further review, Chicago's climate is really on the fringe of the Birch's range. The bark and trunks are lovely and decorative, but they fall to desease to easily. We have a river birch in the yard now, very textured bark and better survival rates. But I still miss the white birch bark. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Dan and Frank. For some reason, it got only 35 views. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 9/12/10, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I also like the arrangement of the trunks very much, as well as the look and feel of the bark itself. Great image. Dan On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Dave. It was the arrangement of the trunks that intrigued me. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 9/11/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Birches To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 8:02 AM Nice framing here,. Dave On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: By the same Adirondack lake: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11585866 Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: K7 with M lenses
Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? I use my K-7 almost exclusively with M and A lenses, the latter in normal M mode. Metering is inconsistent and varies greatly with the different lenses, e.g. it's OK with my M1.4/50 mm and totally off with the M2/85 mm. Since I've been using a Contarex with a 'tired' selenium meter for a number of years, I've learnt to estimate exposure, which is what I'm usually doing with the K-7. White balance isn't much better either. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: OT: Sigma 170-500mm APO for Pentax AF
Thans David and Adam. I'd apreciate samples to look at :-) I might just get me one - they are quite affordable at the moment. I alrady have a Sigma 135-400mm, which is NOT sharp enough for my needs. And it's gone take a while before a can afford a real Pentax long tele photo lens. Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Sep 12, 2010 14:11 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Had one in Nikon mount, shot one airshow with it and the D300. It's long, cheap and not too crappy. I still have mine in Nikon mount. I find the long end a little to soft on the long end but yes not to bad. I have some shots on photo dot nre with it. I'll see if i can remember which ones and post Dave -Adam On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Hi list Does anyone have experiences with this lens, Please. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Thanks, Daniel! And, really, a lack of abject hatred is all a fella could ask for. :-) -- Walt On 9/13/2010 12:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I HATE cat pictures, but that image is impossible not to like. Dan On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. Best, Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
I may be using my M lenses too little. But I have never noticed any exposure problems - except for those caused by the well known slow aperture syndrom, occuring when lenses are left unused for too long - or stored with open aperture blades (on a camera or otherwise). I use a Seikanon wide angle macro lens quite often - which works like an M lens. It's an absolutely brilliant lens - which I believe is made by a company related to the later so well known Seiko brand. No exposure problems, that I know of. Razor sharp. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Sep 13, 2010 19:02 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Hi Ann, Thanks for all the input. I looked around the settings under my account to see if there might be something I could do to change the way it works, but couldn't find anything. Let me know if you recall what the trick is and I'll compose future messages accordingly. I agree with your prescription on the color for my sidekick photo. I could probably remedy it by darkening the hue a shade or two in Photoshop. I'll give that a try in a bit to see how that works. And thanks for the kind words on my other photos. It's much appreciated! Best, Walt On 9/13/2010 12:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. Best, Walt I have a problem with your flickr lightbox and it's lack of respect for older email systems... it freezes my email... I think there is a way you can adjust that so it is more universally liked As long as I remember to do it before I jsut click I can cut and paste in to firefox and it comes up... I like your confounded bridge shot a lot, especially... and the .. hopper or Katydid?? is adorable even with the soft focus... I'd adjust the color somewhat in the Sidekick shot for closer to the cat's true color (the soft focus yellow detracts from the overall charm) It's a really nice expression you captured and subjectg placement :-) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Believe me ... I know. I've fallen prey to him in the past. -- Walt On 9/13/2010 12:35 PM, Bob W wrote: Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ No matter how long you've known him, don't turn your back on him... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Thanks, John. That's what I thought, too. Fortunately, my camera was within reach, and he wasn't trying to sleep on top of it. -- Walt On 9/13/2010 12:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Walter Gilbert Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. That lovely warm morning window light suits him well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
On Sep 12, 2010, at 4:38 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: snip let's face it, cows aren't the most electrifying members of the animal kingdom snip Uh-oh! Should you ever meet up with Steve Desjardins, he'll have to beat you up. Watch was you say about bovines on this list... http://www.youtube.com/user/camedser#p/u/15/a5s5qGg01nE cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
Watch was you say about bovines on this list... We have bovines on this list ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: snip let's face it, cows aren't the most electrifying members of the animal kingdom snip Uh-oh! Should you ever meet up with Steve Desjardins, he'll have to beat you up. Watch was you say about bovines on this list... cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
Ha! That was nicely done! Bookmarked for future use. -- Walt On 9/13/2010 1:39 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 12, 2010, at 4:38 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: snip let's face it, cows aren't the most electrifying members of the animal kingdomsnip Uh-oh! Should you ever meet up with Steve Desjardins, he'll have to beat you up. Watch was you say about bovines on this list... http://www.youtube.com/user/camedser#p/u/15/a5s5qGg01nE cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
Bo Vines? He owes me money! -- Walt On 9/13/2010 1:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Watch was you say about bovines on this list... We have bovines on this list ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: snip let's face it, cows aren't the most electrifying members of the animal kingdom snip Uh-oh! Should you ever meet up with Steve Desjardins, he'll have to beat you up. Watch was you say about bovines on this list... cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
On Sep 13, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Watch was you say about bovines on this list... We have bovines on this list ? Moo! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
I believe the issues surfaced when using lenses with a large maximum aperture (such as a 50mm/f1.4). Although Pentax never explained exactly what was happening, the most plausible hypothesis I saw was that the exposure metering in the K10D (and, I would assume, in later cameras) had some sort of compensation curve for the metering system based on the maximum aperture of the lens (presumably because of known problems with light hitting sensors at an oblique angle). An 'M' lens does not communicate maximum aperture (or the aperture to be used) to the body, so the exposure correction would not be performed (or would be performed using one fixed value for all 'M' lenses at any aperture). I didn't pay too much attention to the issue, because I decided to go with 'A' or later lenses back in '95 when I got my PZ-1p, so I rarely put an 'M' lens on any of my later bodies. And, in any case, I don't assume the metering on any DSLR is going to give me as good control of the exposure as I can get by looking at the histogram. The green button metering technique should get you close; just be prepared to apply some exposure compensation if you want it spot-on. That was necessary (at least with the *ist-D and K10D) anyway; from what Paul Stenquist says the K-7 may do rather better in this regard. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 08:35:49PM +0200, Jens wrote: I may be using my M lenses too little. But I have never noticed any exposure problems - except for those caused by the well known slow aperture syndrom, occuring when lenses are left unused for too long - or stored with open aperture blades (on a camera or otherwise). I use a Seikanon wide angle macro lens quite often - which works like an M lens. It's an absolutely brilliant lens - which I believe is made by a company related to the later so well known Seiko brand. No exposure problems, that I know of. Razor sharp. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Sep 13, 2010 19:02 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
P N Stenquist wrote: On Sep 13, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Watch was you say about bovines on this list... We have bovines on this list ? Moo! A cow-ardly response. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: My Sidekick
Re-done, with color adjustment and non-lightbox link: http://flic.kr/p/8AJYHo You were right, Ann -- the color change helped, I think. Thanks! -- Walt On 9/13/2010 12:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Caught my cat basking in the light coming through the window this AM. He's been my sole constant companion over the past seven years, so I guess he warrants introduction to the group. http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4986700162/lightbox/ K-x, Asahi Takumar 135mm, f/4, ISO 800, 1/125s Comments, critiques, and thinly veiled innuendo appreciated. Best, Walt I have a problem with your flickr lightbox and it's lack of respect for older email systems... it freezes my email... I think there is a way you can adjust that so it is more universally liked As long as I remember to do it before I jsut click I can cut and paste in to firefox and it comes up... I like your confounded bridge shot a lot, especially... and the .. hopper or Katydid?? is adorable even with the soft focus... I'd adjust the color somewhat in the Sidekick shot for closer to the cat's true color (the soft focus yellow detracts from the overall charm) It's a really nice expression you captured and subjectg placement :-) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Really OT - Voigtlander Heliar Classic 75mm f1.8
On 13 September 2010 13:36, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Rather nice, this. http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_09/10_09_heliar/01.htm I look forward to seeing some of your shots with it - I'm almost certainly going to buy one. Bob Almost as pretty as the 77 Ltd :-) --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens P N Stenquist wrote: On Sep 13, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Watch was you say about bovines on this list... We have bovines on this list ? Moo! A cow-ardly response. Utterly afraid of bull - ying you I'd guess.. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
Moo many puns in that video. Dan On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Watch was you say about bovines on this list... http://www.youtube.com/user/camedser#p/u/15/a5s5qGg01nE -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Birches
Well, FWIW, I looked at it at least twice. From: Rick Womer Thanks, Dan and Frank. For some reason, it got only 35 views. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 9/12/10, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I also like the arrangement of the trunks very much, as well as the look and feel of the bark itself.? Great image. Dan On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks, Dave. ?It was the arrangement of the trunks that intrigued me. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 9/11/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - Birches To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 8:02 AM Nice framing here,. Dave On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: By the same Adirondack lake: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11585866 Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 night jump
I'm posting this picture not so much for the artistic content, but because I find it a miracle of modern technology that there is anything even recognizable in it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4987096603/ It was shot at night, with the K-x and the 18-250 without flash, of a parachuter landing in the dark. Yes, if I'd had a faster prime on the camera, I might have actually gotten a fairly reasonable shot, but in the dust and wind at burning man, I did not want to be changing lenses. Since I was mostly going to be taking photos of things that were either lit up, or on fire, I figured that the versatility of the 18-250 was more important than speed. It was shot hand held at 6400 f/4.0 1/15 Sec at 25mm. Welcome to the 21st century. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
Yes..udderly so! Jack --- On Mon, 9/13/10, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 12:03 PM P N Stenquist wrote: On Sep 13, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Watch was you say about bovines on this list... We have bovines on this list ? Moo! A cow-ardly response. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Reading the discussion between Ralf and others regarding the type of night shooting that Ralf excels in, and idea occurred to me. Please have a look: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-dark-frame-subtraction.html What would you say? I would say that Pentax wants you to buy a second body -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
on k10/20 it is not very reliable but on thé k7 it works well, in the limits of the meter of course. My K30 is usable now, it wasnt on thé k10 2010/9/13, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13 Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Enablement: Pentax Optio W60
Hello List I just won an auction for a used (twice) Pentax Optio W60 at ebay. www.dpreview.com has done a waterproof group test. The Optio W60 did pretty well. Excellent image quality, but no image stabilizer. I paid about 1/3 the price of a new W90, which doesn't do so well at dpreview. I need the camera for sea kayaking trips. I just killed my old Lumix mega zoom, which was just 4 MP, and not quite up to today's standards. The water killed it instantly, even though it didn't realy get under the water, but my bag got wet :-( Does anyone here have experiences with the Optio W60? Thanks in advance :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Enablement: Pentax Optio W60
Hello List Done some Lumix shots: See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157624699142377/ I just won an auction for a used (twice) Pentax Optio W60 at ebay. www.dpreview.com has done a waterproof group test. The Optio W60 did pretty well. Excellent image quality, but no image stabilizer. I paid about 1/3 the price of a new W90, which doesn't do so well at dpreview. I need the camera for sea kayaking trips. I just killed my old Lumix mega zoom, which was just 4 MP, and not quite up to today's standards. The water killed it instantly, even though it didn't realy get under the water, but my bag got wet :-( Does anyone here have experiences with the Optio W60? Thanks in advance :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
I haven't tried M or K lenses on the K-7 but did an experiment with the K-20 when new. Here are the results for a K35mm f2 at different apertures using the green button. (ie. select aperture, 'green button', take photo at selected speed) http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/K352ApertureTestOnK20d# The resulting exposures aren't bad, but seem best wide open. I can't figure out the mechanics of how it works. The exposures actually get lighter as you go to smaller apertures (bigger f #'s). I would expect the opposite. In practice, chimp if you use these lenses. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:02 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I believe the issues surfaced when using lenses with a large maximum aperture (such as a 50mm/f1.4). Although Pentax never explained exactly what was happening, the most plausible hypothesis I saw was that the exposure metering in the K10D (and, I would assume, in later cameras) had some sort of compensation curve for the metering system based on the maximum aperture of the lens (presumably because of known problems with light hitting sensors at an oblique angle). An 'M' lens does not communicate maximum aperture (or the aperture to be used) to the body, so the exposure correction would not be performed (or would be performed using one fixed value for all 'M' lenses at any aperture). I didn't pay too much attention to the issue, because I decided to go with 'A' or later lenses back in '95 when I got my PZ-1p, so I rarely put an 'M' lens on any of my later bodies. And, in any case, I don't assume the metering on any DSLR is going to give me as good control of the exposure as I can get by looking at the histogram. The green button metering technique should get you close; just be prepared to apply some exposure compensation if you want it spot-on. That was necessary (at least with the *ist-D and K10D) anyway; from what Paul Stenquist says the K-7 may do rather better in this regard. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 08:35:49PM +0200, Jens wrote: I may be using my M lenses too little. But I have never noticed any exposure problems - except for those caused by the well known slow aperture syndrom, occuring when lenses are left unused for too long - or stored with open aperture blades (on a camera or otherwise). I use a Seikanon wide angle macro lens quite often - which works like an M lens. It's an absolutely brilliant lens - which I believe is made by a company related to the later so well known Seiko brand. No exposure problems, that I know of. Razor sharp. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Sep 13, 2010 19:02 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Peso - night pool
Bob W wrote: On 11/09/2010 3:44 PM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4962584425/lightbox/ Comments and critique are very welcome. --Sasha Doesn't that just make you want to skinny dip? Really nice conversion too, Sasha. D are you going to organise a PDML Skinny Dip? If you invite Cotty tell him to keep his hat on. And if you invite Mike Wilson make sure the brood mares are all safely stabled. Nay, you're wrong there. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Enablement: Pentax Optio W60
2010/9/13 Jens p...@planfoto.dk: Hello List I just won an auction for a used (twice) Pentax Optio W60 at ebay. www.dpreview.com has done a waterproof group test. The Optio W60 did pretty well. Excellent image quality, but no image stabilizer. I paid about 1/3 the price of a new W90, which doesn't do so well at dpreview. I need the camera for sea kayaking trips. I just killed my old Lumix mega zoom, which was just 4 MP, and not quite up to today's standards. The water killed it instantly, even though it didn't realy get under the water, but my bag got wet :-( Does anyone here have experiences with the Optio W60? Hej, bought the WP five years ago and still love it; gave it to my parents just a few months ago. Also know someone with a W60 and she is very happy with it. Do you want to know anything specifically? Cheers Ecke - Cameras don’t shoot people. Photographers shoot people. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K7 with M lenses
On Sep 13, 2010, at 14:51, Thibouille wrote: My K30 is usable now, it wasnt on thé k10 Boy, THAT confused me for a few seconds. Too many K-things! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
I'd keep using film for ultra-long night exposures. Although reciprocity effects tend to do the same thing ... On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:47 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Reading the discussion between Ralf and others regarding the type of night shooting that Ralf excels in, and idea occurred to me. Please have a look: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-dark-frame-subtraction.html What would you say? I would say that Pentax wants you to buy a second body -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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: K7 with M lenses
On Sep 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, John Francis wrote: I believe the issues surfaced when using lenses with a large maximum aperture (such as a 50mm/f1.4). Although Pentax never explained exactly what was happening, the most plausible hypothesis I saw was that the exposure metering in the K10D (and, I would assume, in later cameras) had some sort of compensation curve for the metering system based on the maximum aperture of the lens (presumably because of known problems with light hitting sensors at an oblique angle). An 'M' lens does not communicate maximum aperture (or the aperture to be used) to the body, so the exposure correction would not be performed (or would be performed using one fixed value for all 'M' lenses at any aperture). I didn't pay too much attention to the issue, because I decided to go with 'A' or later lenses back in '95 when I got my PZ-1p, so I rarely put an 'M' lens on any of my later bodies. And, in any case, I don't assume the metering on any DSLR is going to give me as good control of the exposure as I can get by looking at the histogram. The green button metering technique should get you close; just be prepared to apply some exposure compensation if you want it spot-on. That was necessary (at least with the *ist-D and K10D) anyway; from what Paul Stenquist says the K-7 may do rather better in this regard. I've shot a bit with a K 85/1.8 on the K7, but haven't used it extensively and don't recall how successful those attempts were. I'll have to give it a try and see how it does wide open and at a small ap. Paul On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 08:35:49PM +0200, Jens wrote: I may be using my M lenses too little. But I have never noticed any exposure problems - except for those caused by the well known slow aperture syndrom, occuring when lenses are left unused for too long - or stored with open aperture blades (on a camera or otherwise). I use a Seikanon wide angle macro lens quite often - which works like an M lens. It's an absolutely brilliant lens - which I believe is made by a company related to the later so well known Seiko brand. No exposure problems, that I know of. Razor sharp. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Sep 13, 2010 19:02 Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I've never really used an M lens on a Pentax digital, but I'm thinking about buying one. I know the green button trick, but how well does it actually work? Metering OK and all that? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: PESO -- Along the Quinnipiack II
I disagree--I like it as it is. Anything in the water would compete with the receding pedestrian, and make the shot less peaceful. I've never explored the banks of the Quinnipiac--where is this? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 9/13/10, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO -- Along the Quinnipiack II To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 1:14 PM Frame screams for something of interest in the water... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 10:20 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20alongthequinnipiackii.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w.smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f23.5~5.6 Notes: The Shadowed areas were very noisy, and the DOF wasn't sufficient to keep everything sharp, (and with no foreground object of interest, everything being sharp was what I was aiming at). However I figured at web size the somewhat aggressive noise removal wouldn't add objectionably to the over all softness and be too noticeable. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT Aaaarrrrr!
On 9/13/10, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: frank theriault On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 8:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I hear burning is cancelled, but pillaging is still a go. No, no, no, Dave. You're thinking of the Godless Hoards from the East, the Mongols and the Turks. Godless *HORDES* - godless hoards would be an atheist's bank. Don't forget to convert your currency. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ __o _'\,_ (*)/ (*) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Dog Hotel Gallery
It's photojournalism of a sort. The Wall Street Journal, no less. I love my dog but this would be wasted on him. http://tinyurl.com/38vse2o Flash for the phobic. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: On dark frame subtraction.
On 9/13/2010 3:47 PM, mike wilson wrote: Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Reading the discussion between Ralf and others regarding the type of night shooting that Ralf excels in, and idea occurred to me. Please have a look: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-dark-frame-subtraction.html What would you say? I would say that Pentax wants you to buy a second body Wouldn't the K-5 be a first body, unless you mean the K-x -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Enablement: Pentax Optio W60
Yes I have one and it's very good, excellent images if you have enough light. http://www.repiuk.nl/ssp_director/p.php?a=WUJLXDQ4IzUieXhiOCYzJCkpOjwgMjsjLTw/MTA4Ji0nNTw6PCA1IiMtOT89NQ==m=1282461982 http://www.repiuk.nl/ssp_director/p.php?a=WUJLXDQ6JDkieXhiOCYzJCkpOjwgMjsjLTw/MTA4Ji0nNTw6PCA1IiMtOT89NQ==m=1281620983 Toine On 13 September 2010 21:56, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Hello List I just won an auction for a used (twice) Pentax Optio W60 at ebay. www.dpreview.com has done a waterproof group test. The Optio W60 did pretty well. Excellent image quality, but no image stabilizer. I paid about 1/3 the price of a new W90, which doesn't do so well at dpreview. I need the camera for sea kayaking trips. I just killed my old Lumix mega zoom, which was just 4 MP, and not quite up to today's standards. The water killed it instantly, even though it didn't realy get under the water, but my bag got wet :-( Does anyone here have experiences with the Optio W60? Thanks in advance :-) Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens
On 9/13/2010 3:16 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: PESOs: Domesticated fauna, shot with new-ish lens P N Stenquist wrote: On Sep 13, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Watch was you say about bovines on this list... We have bovines on this list ? Moo! A cow-ardly response. Utterly afraid of bull - ying you I'd guess.. I'm going to horn in here and say Nuuu.. -- His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. -Woody Allen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: OT: Sigma 170-500mm APO for Pentax AF
Here's a couple (on flickr) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/2769227796/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/2816747552/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/2820590948/ -Adam On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Thans David and Adam. I'd apreciate samples to look at :-) I might just get me one - they are quite affordable at the moment. I alrady have a Sigma 135-400mm, which is NOT sharp enough for my needs. And it's gone take a while before a can afford a real Pentax long tele photo lens. Regards Jens Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Sep 12, 2010 14:11 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Had one in Nikon mount, shot one airshow with it and the D300. It's long, cheap and not too crappy. I still have mine in Nikon mount. I find the long end a little to soft on the long end but yes not to bad. I have some shots on photo dot nre with it. I'll see if i can remember which ones and post Dave -Adam On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Jens p...@planfoto.dk wrote: Hi list Does anyone have experiences with this lens, Please. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
