PESO 2011 - 080 - GDG
Was in New York City today ... These caught my eye as I walked to visit a fine little camera shop called The Photo Village ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/ Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- Still bunging about on the road. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 17/5/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: If I had a bit more (any) free time, it would be tempting to start my own photo website and invite the members of PDML to write for it. We, the undersubscribed, hereby enable you with more time. -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb On 17/05/2011 6:16 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmx100/ They were clearly exasperated with the combination of wonderful camera and stupid flaws. I have to admit I'm not that tempted. I would do better to buy some nice glass for the E-P1, or get the E-P2 with the EVF and then get some nice glass. I'm just not sure I would want to drop that much money on a camera with a fixed lens at the 35mm-equivalent FL, which is not my favorite. The fact that I'm taking so much trouble to explain why I don't want it is suspicious, however. I suspect that if $$$ weren't a factor I would buy one and use it whenever I could. [...] I've gone from wanting one enough to trade my pancreas for one to thinking I'd rather have my pancreas ripped out through my arsehole than be forced to use one of the things. make sure you put that on Youtube for us 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: Essential Kit
I can relate to this after a trip to China back-packing. Everything we took had to fit in one large backpack (maximum weight 15kgs) and one (optional) small pack, often worn in front. My photo kit (in film days at the time) was 2 bodies One 28-105 zoom, variable aperture One normal lens, f1.7 for poor light occasions. One 70-210 zoom, constant aperture One hot-shoe flash. Cable release, film picker, caps etc. When not in use I carried the kit in the small pack, along with weather gear. For shooting, the camera was around my neck with one lens fitted, the two lens not on the camera and the flash fitted in a waist-pack. Nowadays I would add spare batteries, spare cards, and charger. When travelling later with a digital kit, I added a 40GB portable hard drive, to which I downloaded the day's shots. Both configurations worked well, I came back from China with 830 shots from 9 days, and from Egypt with 1650 from 21 days. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2011 6:16 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Essential Kit This is, for now, only a thought experiment, but it might provide a basis for something I will try to do in the future if I can work out the financing. Parameters are that you would be on the road for a minimum of thirty days for a photo safari. The goal of the trip is to produce photography suitable to illustrate a travel article you could sell to a newspaper or magazine along with the photography. It is important to be able to represent both the people and the scenery of the locale being visited. Transportation is problematic. Ground transportation may not be always available, and you may not have any place to secure your baggage, so you may have to carry all of it with you all of the time. Think in terms of you might have to carry your home on your back like a turtle. *ALL* of everything you are carrying - photo equipment, clothing and any other essentials must fit into one U.S. Government Issue duffel bag ... http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Gium7tfpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg ... plus one *SMALL* carry on (22 x 14 x 9) bag. A suitable size ruck-sack could substitute for the duffel bag. I only suggest the issue duffel as an example of the size of bag I'm interested in - I already have several of them, they're easy to secure with a padlock I have a steel security mesh that will fit over it. http://www.rei.com/product/709210/pacsafe-140-security-web-x-large You will have erratic (at best) access to the internet during your travels. I would appreciate some thoughts on what constitutes the *essential* kit. What will you need to carry to get the job done? I am more interested in general categories than I am in specific items; i.e. good wide angle zoom as opposed to SMC Pentax DA 12-24mm F4.0 ED AL (IF), Laptop rather than Apple MacBook Pro, etc. I have my own ideas already, but I would appreciate additional input that might identify things I've missed in my preliminary planning. This is partially based on my most recent trip. I had too much baggage and it was, at times, unwieldy. And I found I did not have all the equipment I needed while I was carrying other equipment I did not need at all. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1500/3641 - Release Date: 05/16/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Inner Lives of Wartime Photographers
very interesting, thanks. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: 18 May 2011 05:10 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: The Inner Lives of Wartime Photographers http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/magazine/mag-08lede-t.html -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: The Inner Lives of Wartime Photographers
On 5/18/2011 07:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/magazine/mag-08lede-t.html Thanks, Daniel. That was most interesting... 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.
DPreview Review of Fuji X100
(I haven't read the DPR review and likely won't. Never did put much faith or find much credibility in what they have to say. But Cotty: I agree with you .. I'd much rather have an R-D1 or an M8 than an X100, even with only one lens.) I was all prepared to swoon over the X100 but playing with one found it quite underwhelming, which led to my discovery of the GXR. Frankly, I dont care one wit if only two other people discover the GXR .. It's simply a brilliant little camera for a photographer, not without its own warts, but it's warts and I seem to get along. I've found vey little in wasted gizmos or silly features in it. I was at BH today and had the chance to experiment with all of the GXR camera modules. Even the small sensor S10 24-72mm EFL camera module works very well, the A12 50mm EFL camera module is superb just like the 28mm. One of them will be waiting for me when I get home next week, along with a Leica optical finder for it. All I need to have a complete three lens traditional kit (wide, normal, portrait tele) with the camera after that is the M lens module and a 50mm lens. Once I have the M lens module I can also adapt my Nikkor 85mm and Pentax 135mm lenses to it too. And all of a sudden it's sounding like an SLR replacement move, because if I don't need the speed of the E-5 it is producing image quality quite on par and takes up 1/3 the space and weight... ! BTW: face detect AF on the G1 was actually quite useful for a good bit of my people shooting. I wouldn't dis a camera for having it, but neither would I go out of my way to get it. It's much like video: nice to have, occasionally useful ... On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 17/5/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmx100/ They were clearly exasperated with the combination of wonderful camera and stupid flaws. I have to admit I'm not that tempted. I would do better to buy some nice glass for the E-P1, or get the E-P2 with the EVF and then get some nice glass. I'm just not sure I would want to drop that much money on a camera with a fixed lens at the 35mm-equivalent FL, which is not my favorite. The fact that I'm taking so much trouble to explain why I don't want it is suspicious, however. I suspect that if $$$ weren't a factor I would buy one and use it whenever I could. Thanks. I've read most of the review and, having done so (and if i had enough money) I would pass it by for now and go get another Epson R-D1. Really. -- 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. -- 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: Boris PESO #21 - After the rain
On 5/17/2011 23:20, Ken Waller wrote: Nice capture. Good choice of DOF. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller Thanks, Ken! 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On May 18, 2011, at 12:44 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: BTW: face detect AF on the G1 was actually quite useful for a good bit of my people shooting. I wouldn't dis a camera for having it, but neither would I go out of my way to get it. It's much like video: nice to have, occasionally useful ... It's funny when video comes in useful. The beeb is doing an episode of a show on a friend of mine that does really cool sculptures: http://bathsheba.com And they need a couple of short clips of her working at her studio here, the rest of the episode will be shot in Boston where she spends the other half of her year. I used the video on the K-5 to do it and she gave me a couple of her sculptures for pay. If I was doing this professionally, there are about a zillion aspects of my kit today that just wouldn't fly, but the image quality is orders of magnitude better than what I can get with my DVC camcorder. -- 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: Wireless Printer
On 18 May 2011 01:04, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have any specific recomendations for one of the ubiquidous scan/copy/print/fax machines out there in the wireless flavor? I am using a non wireless version now, HP J4550, and it is marginally OK. But now with the IMAC and the PC, I want one that I can use with both computers. Walt Walt, I have an epson TX800FW. Prints without an issue. Scanner and fax also work well. Everything is done wirelessly with no fuss. It's set up on my wireless network with a fixed local IP address (Windows 7 seems to have trouble reconnecting when the router reboots and the IP address changes. More a router problem than a printer problem). I've had this for a couple of years, have moved it all over the place and it always turns on and works. My daughter is flogging it daily with uni assignments and notes, and it doesn't miss a beat. It's the most reliable printer I have ever owned Ink is on the cheaper end of the scale (I only use epson originals) but the Aus prices are probably stupid compared to elsewhere... Regards, Pete Mac in Melbourne - who hopes he hasn't jinxed himself with that reliability statement... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
OK, so neither Godfrey nor Bill was impressed with the X100. That's money back in the homeless lens jar. I'm OK with electronic viewfinders and LCDs. This is not a philosophical position, since I actually use both and I'm fine with them. If micro43 is on the horizon for anyone, EVFs are more important for Micro43 bodies just because they are so good at using legacy glass that you really need to be able to MF. My old m42 Super Tak 55 is a great lens on micro43 but I need to use the E-PL1 and not the E-P1 because I can only use the clip-on EVF with the former. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 4:13 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On May 18, 2011, at 12:44 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: BTW: face detect AF on the G1 was actually quite useful for a good bit of my people shooting. I wouldn't dis a camera for having it, but neither would I go out of my way to get it. It's much like video: nice to have, occasionally useful ... It's funny when video comes in useful. The beeb is doing an episode of a show on a friend of mine that does really cool sculptures: http://bathsheba.com And they need a couple of short clips of her working at her studio here, the rest of the episode will be shot in Boston where she spends the other half of her year. I used the video on the K-5 to do it and she gave me a couple of her sculptures for pay. If I was doing this professionally, there are about a zillion aspects of my kit today that just wouldn't fly, but the image quality is orders of magnitude better than what I can get with my DVC camcorder. -- 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. -- 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: Vivian Maier, a street photographer discovered (with working link; sorry about that)
I may wonder about the hype surrounding Vivian Maier, but whenever I actually see her work that goes away. Back story aside, she was simply a very fine photographer and left us an amazing and vast photographic essay of Chicago as a legacy. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Christine et al, I found out tonight that Vivian Maier spent 3 years in Downers Grove, Illinois about .2 miles due south of my home. (In the condos that back up to the Jewel Food store on Ogden Avenue.) She was the care giver for a friend's elderly mother, and a reportedly grumpy customer. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,80pid=A1hO97qcWo7ViDL_rWniVH2LakYxNa7J - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:02 PM Subject: Re: Vivian Maier, a street photographer discovered Thanks for posting, Paul. I had heard a little bit about this a while back. Here's the link to a 9 minute piece on Maier on Chicago Tonight, which ran on WTTW, channel 11 here in Chicago. I just watched it; it's fascinating. The 1st American exhibition of her work will open in early January here in Chicago at the Cultural Center. I'll attend and provide a report back for PDML. Given the size of Maier's archive its subject matter, the Department of Cultural Affairs in Chicago really should help with this project in a major way, and it seems to be doing what it can, but every art department in the city is strapped for money. It will be interesting to see what the city continues to do for this lovely and important work. http://www.wttw.com/main.tafp=42,8,80pid=A1hO97qcWo7ViDL_rWniVH2LakYxNa7J Thanks again, Paul. Cheers, Christine http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,80pid=A1hO97qcWo7ViDL_rWniVH2LakYxNa7J -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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: Strawberries White...
Roman, Nice Strawberry blooms... Here are a couple of my Spring macros: Blackberry Blossoms: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/5728932700/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/5728935696/in/photostream/ Bees helping out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/5728389797/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/5728946206/in/photostream/ Well off to work I go... Jeffery ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Roman Melihhov Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:55 PM To: pdml Subject: Strawberries White... http://roman.blakout.net/?blog=20110517150123 ^^^ Tokina AF 35-70mm macro. Your own spring macros are appreciated... -- a photo, sometimes, somewhere... roman.blakout.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: TEST-Ignore
We suffered an extremely windy day yesterday and lost power for awhile. So, yes...electronically speaking. Jack :/ --- On Tue, 5/17/11, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Subject: Re: TEST-Ignore To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 8:36 PM Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: TEST-Ignore After I wrote and sent the 'please' response, I realized that I hadn't been that courteous, but wanted to wait 'til I was again receiving posts before making that correction. I'm now back! You were gone ? ;-] Jack ;) --- On Tue, 5/17/11, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Subject: Re: TEST-Ignore Not that it matters, but the 'please' didn't appear on your original email - I still would have ignored it ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: TEST-Ignore Ken I'll try to ignore your ignoring my ignore. I did say please! ;) Jack --- On Tue, 5/17/11, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Subject: Re: TEST-Ignore To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 1:38 PM Try the POST office. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Subject: TEST-Ignore Am missing some posts. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: (I haven't read the DPR review and likely won't. Never did put much faith or find much credibility in what they have to say. But Cotty: I agree with you .. I'd much rather have an R-D1 or an M8 than an X100, even with only one lens.) I was all prepared to swoon over the X100 but playing with one found it quite underwhelming, The big downer for me seems to be the fact that the manual focus is 'fly- by-wire'. I have an HD camcorder that uses this system and for precise manual focussing I find it fiddly - although (as they also mention re the X100) accurate. It's fiddly because you turn the focus ring and and action sends inputs through to the appropriate element(s) inside the lens to move and achieve the desired focus - by electronic motors and not direct contact. You might think this is fine, but I. dear reader, do not. What it means in practice is that you turn the ring and it moves the focus - but not in the same way as a pure manual actuation, as on a good old-fashioned manual focus lens. On the latter, you turn the focus ring and it has a set and finite movement. It's instinctive. The more you use it, the better you know where closest focus is and where infinity is. It has 'end stops' - the points at which it won't turn anymore. The fly-by-wire system has none of this. The focus ring will turn and turn forever. It is simply a method of adjusting the focus electronically by letting the user turn a metal ring. Allegedly, the slower you turn it the more precise the control, and the faster you turn it the faster it moves through the focus range. To me this is complete bollocks and counter-intuitive. You, dear reader, may like it. As I say, I use this system in a small HD camcorder that I use professionally - and it's a pain. But the thing is small and has many other benefits, so not a problem. In my proper camcorder you will find a fully manual focussing lens with a massive focus ring. Can't do without that. If I rehearse a focus pull through a video shot, then my hand must be doing the same movement for each take. With the fly-by-wire system, this is not possible. Might as well use a rocker or toggle switch. In the event they've chosen a metal ring on the lens barrel. It's an electronic switch, not a focus ring. But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then I'll look again Rant over :) -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 5/18/2011 14:42, Cotty wrote: On the latter, you turn the focus ring and it has a set and finite movement. It's instinctive. The more you use it, the better you know where closest focus is and where infinity is. It has 'end stops' - the points at which it won't turn anymore. I can relate to that. D FA 50/2.8 has the AF system that allows full manual override. The downsize - it will rotate beyond infinity and closer than the closest focusing distance. And I totally agree with your sentiment that focus by wire is simply different mechanical realization of the same electronic switch (such as rocker switch)... I believe it may be possible to make it closer to the good olde mechanical focus ring, but it would probably be way out of the target domain, so to say. 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 18/5/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: And I totally agree with your sentiment that focus by wire is simply different mechanical realization of the same electronic switch (such as rocker switch)... I believe it may be possible to make it closer to the good olde mechanical focus ring, but it would probably be way out of the target domain, so to say. I think what it boils down to is that you can't please all of the people all of the time. Clearly most people shoot using AF these days and it's too expensive to make lenses fully manual with an automatic override. So they made an automatic lens with a manual override that is nothing like a true manual lens. Deal breaker for me sadly. But hey, you pays your money and you takes your choice :) -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
But hey, you pays your money and you takes your choice :) A lot of money in this case. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/5/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: And I totally agree with your sentiment that focus by wire is simply different mechanical realization of the same electronic switch (such as rocker switch)... I believe it may be possible to make it closer to the good olde mechanical focus ring, but it would probably be way out of the target domain, so to say. I think what it boils down to is that you can't please all of the people all of the time. Clearly most people shoot using AF these days and it's too expensive to make lenses fully manual with an automatic override. So they made an automatic lens with a manual override that is nothing like a true manual lens. Deal breaker for me sadly. But hey, you pays your money and you takes your choice :) -- 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. -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 5/18/2011 14:55, Cotty wrote: I think what it boils down to is that you can't please all of the people all of the time. Clearly most people shoot using AF these days and it's too expensive to make lenses fully manual with an automatic override. So they made an automatic lens with a manual override that is nothing like a true manual lens. Deal breaker for me sadly. But hey, you pays your money and you takes your choice :) I payest my money and I takest my choiceses :-). Seriously however it is not that bad in my case. And most of the time this lens is mounted on Galia's camera where it is being used in AF mode anyway. My understanding here is that in this specific case the idea is to augment AF with ability to do minimal manual touch up if necessary. With clamp engaged D FA 50/2.8 macro is quite manual, thank you so much :-). As for X100, it is a bit disappointing really, because they went to so long a length with the hybrid viewfinder but they did not pair it with proper MF simulation. Yet having taken out the funny face detection AF mode they clearly had wider target audience in mind. 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: The Inner Lives of Wartime Photographers
On 11-05-18 12:09 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/magazine/mag-08lede-t.html Very thought-provoking piece. Thanks, Dan. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Essential Kit
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 4:16 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Parameters are that you would be on the road for a minimum of thirty days for a photo safari. The goal of the trip is to produce photography suitable to illustrate a travel article you could sell to a newspaper or magazine along with the photography. It is important to be able to represent both the people and the scenery of the locale being visited. Is there anything you really cannot do with the classic 35/90 travel kit? Say the 21 Limited, which gives 30-odd mm equivalent view, and a 50 mm? I'd say ideal lightweight kit would be 21 and 70 Limited and either 43 1.9 or 35 macro depending whether you need macro. The A 35/70 zoom is also pretty compact, as are teleconverters and the adapter that makes the 21 act like 14. Transportation is problematic. ... *ALL* of everything you are carrying - photo equipment, clothing and any other essentials must fit into one U.S. Government Issue duffel bag ... http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Gium7tfpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg ... plus one *SMALL* carry on (22 x 14 x 9) bag. I normally travel quite light. For anything up to about three weeks, *only* a carry-on bag. For a month or more, one big wheeled bag roughly the size of your duffel, but *no carry on*. I just do not think having carry-on is worth the trouble. Granted, on my rare trips back to Canada from China, the duffel-ish bags gets stuffed with gifts for friends. Last trip it was 35 kg (77 lb) or so, which is not really travelling light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then I'll look again The difference is that on a still camera, you do not do focus pulls. You focus and make a single or sequence of exposures. A *good* focus by wire system is perfectly fine for this, in my experience, where on a video camera it makes doing the work impossible. The difference between a manual focusing helicoid and a servo-helicoid lens for a still camera simply means a different technique is used to adjust the focus. The focusing mechanism is not the reason why I found the X100 underwhelming. :-) -- 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: PESO: Roadside Dance:
Thank you, Boris. Dan On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:52 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 5/17/2011 17:51, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=91 As always, Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are Welcome. It works for me, Dan. 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. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Tulip from the ground up
On May 18, 2011, at 0:50, Boris Liberman wrote: On 5/18/2011 03:02, Charles Robinson wrote: On May 17, 2011, at 18:31, Ken Waller wrote: A little soft around the edges but I like the different approach you took. I had to shoot wide open because there were power lines up in the sky behind the flower - stopping down for sharpness would have destroyed the background. Interesting image and intriguing discussion here. Perhaps re-shoot is in order when the sun is positioned in such a way that you wouldn't risk having to deal with the power lines... The sun will be higher up in a month, but the tulip won't be there anymore. As the power lines are just a bit south of the flowers, the only way to have the flowers block the sun like that is for the power lines to also be there - or to move the tulip. So... that's that. I'm stuck with what's there. -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.
Where the hell is annsan???
Got your attention? Gang -- two things have happened recently... (1) I have gotten stuff to sell on ebay from a friend - for fun and profit and have been swamped with listing the stuff having gotten down to a very precarious position financially - this was needed and needed my full attention for a bit - and will continue to need ltos of it - just when I had gotten to be able to actually keep up with the posts here. (Like I should complain?) (2) I came down with my annual Spring cold a few days ago which scotched my trip to meeting Godders at BH but hope to see him later this week... (3) Got company coming for 4 days next Thursday and my apartment is more of a diaster than usual so ... housecleaning is on my schedule big time... So - that's why no comments on your pics, friends, and no Peso's , no puns... and certainly no GFM (sniffle sniffle) I do report that I got another photo in PPG (they tooketh one of 4) and it is kinda odd which they took but more, which they didn't - a story for another time. So now I have 11. Brian - I'll get you a PUG entry for close to home , not to worry FRANK - I will be sending something back to Toronto with them for you... I'm pretty sure you met my friends Fred and Greta or one of them anyway... 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: Boris PESO #21 - After the rain
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Can you imagine a serious rain in the middle of May in Israel? I cannot... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/05/peso-2011-21-after-rain.html Be brutal and honest, as usual. That's quite beautiful, Boris! 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: Where the hell is annsan???
Hi Ann! I hope your cold is departing by now. The mission to BH and Photo Village yesterday was 'successful' ... dammit, we both spent money! :-\ (Steve bought a Manfrotto 190CFpro3 + Acratech Ultimate Ball Head at BH, I bought a nice compact bag which fits the gear I'm carrying and the iPad properly ... a Black Label Bag Oskar's Day Bag II at Photo Village.) Steve said something about going down to Manhattan again to visit the Intrepid ... would you be interested to join in for that, if you're feeling better of course? Let me know! Godfrey On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Got your attention? Gang -- two things have happened recently... (1) I have gotten stuff to sell on ebay from a friend - for fun and profit and have been swamped with listing the stuff having gotten down to a very precarious position financially - this was needed and needed my full attention for a bit - and will continue to need ltos of it - just when I had gotten to be able to actually keep up with the posts here. (Like I should complain?) (2) I came down with my annual Spring cold a few days ago which scotched my trip to meeting Godders at BH but hope to see him later this week... (3) Got company coming for 4 days next Thursday and my apartment is more of a diaster than usual so ... housecleaning is on my schedule big time... So - that's why no comments on your pics, friends, and no Peso's , no puns... and certainly no GFM (sniffle sniffle) I do report that I got another photo in PPG (they tooketh one of 4) and it is kinda odd which they took but more, which they didn't - a story for another time. So now I have 11. Brian - I'll get you a PUG entry for close to home , not to worry FRANK - I will be sending something back to Toronto with them for you... I'm pretty sure you met my friends Fred and Greta or one of them anyway... 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. -- 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.
PESO - Moist
frank theriault Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 5:50 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Moist We had a few nice, sunny days last week, but on the weekend things got back to normal: cool and wet. I decided to go with the flow photographically and take advantage: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/05/moist.html Frank, I like the BW version fine. I assume the colors were pale any way . Of course if they were just that perfect delicate shade of pink or blue the color version might be wall worthy. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where the hell is annsan???
Hi! On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: (2) I came down with my annual Spring cold a few days ago which scotched my trip to meeting Godders at BH but hope to see him later this week... Ann, get well soon. Cold suck even if it is Annual Spring variety.. Boris (who's also having a cold) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then I'll look again The difference is that on a still camera, you do not do focus pulls. You focus and make a single or sequence of exposures. A *good* focus by wire system is perfectly fine for this, in my experience, where on a video camera it makes doing the work impossible. The difference between a manual focusing helicoid and a servo-helicoid lens for a still camera simply means a different technique is used to adjust the focus. I guess what I am saying is that this different technique is not what I am looking for in photographic enjoyment. I have to actually enjoy the process of picture taking as well as enjoy the results ;) The focusing mechanism is not the reason why I found the X100 underwhelming. :-) Understood. -- 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.
PESO 2011 - 080 - GDG
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com To: DUG digitalusersgr...@yahoogroups.com, PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com, SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com, BAPhotoShooters baphotoshoot...@yahoogroups.com,PDML List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO 2011 - 080 - GDG Message-ID: 0d9c2d76-0ba7-4eb1-9029-a2f4b3822...@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Was in New York City today ... These caught my eye as I walked to visit a fine little camera shop called The Photo Village ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/ Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated. Godfrey Godfrey I like Spinners #2. It is arty and abstract in a gentle and respectful way. It whispers not shouts. Don -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100 Message-ID: 20110518114226.944870...@smtp.mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: (I haven't read the DPR review and likely won't. Never did put much faith or find much credibility in what they have to say. But Cotty: I agree with you .. I'd much rather have an R-D1 or an M8 than an X100, even with only one lens.) I was all prepared to swoon over the X100 but playing with one found it quite underwhelming, The big downer for me seems to be the fact that the manual focus is 'fly- by-wire'. I have an HD camcorder that uses this system and for precise manual focussing I find it fiddly - although (as they also mention re the X100) accurate. It's fiddly because you turn the focus ring and and action sends inputs through to the appropriate element(s) inside the lens to move and achieve the desired focus - by electronic motors and not direct contact. You might think this is fine, but I. dear reader, do not. What it means in practice is that you turn the ring and it moves the focus - but not in the same way as a pure manual actuation, as on a good old-fashioned manual focus lens. Cotty I had the fly-by-wire system on my Prius (the car not the camera). It always worked but there was the niggling worry that it was doing what it thought I wanted and not what I really asked to do. But I can't afford a new Fuji or a new car either. Don -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
645D Camera of the Year in Japan
The annual Camera Grand Prix Awards are one of the most prestigious camera awards in Japan http://www.photographyblog.com/news/pentax_645d_named_camera_of_the_year/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
It's just different to what I was once used to, to me, not unenjoyable. The Olympus focus by wire is excellent and nets a good feel IMO with their better lenses. The Ricoh 28mm isn't quite so, but like with any very wide lens I either zone focus or use spot AF, which eliminates the problem. The 50mm I tried yesterday focuses very smoothly and precisely in manual mode. Of course these subtlties of feel and preference are very personal. Feeling as you do, I might just say heck with it and wait for another R-D1 to come available. Or go for the gusto and wait until I can afford an M8.2 or M9. Might take a while, but that's not forever... :-) I blew my budget today and ordered a Skopar 50mm f/2.5 in anticipation of the M lens module coming up this Fall, so I'll have that manual focus feel with the GXR too. Can always get a nice wide or normal M lens too ... 15, 21, 24, 25, 28, 35, 40, etc are all easily available. On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then I'll look again The difference is that on a still camera, you do not do focus pulls. You focus and make a single or sequence of exposures. A *good* focus by wire system is perfectly fine for this, in my experience, where on a video camera it makes doing the work impossible. The difference between a manual focusing helicoid and a servo-helicoid lens for a still camera simply means a different technique is used to adjust the focus. I guess what I am saying is that this different technique is not what I am looking for in photographic enjoyment. I have to actually enjoy the process of picture taking as well as enjoy the results ;) The focusing mechanism is not the reason why I found the X100 underwhelming. :-) Understood. -- 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. -- 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: PESO - Moist
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/05/moist.html Frank, I like the BW version fine. I assume the colors were pale any way . Of course if they were just that perfect delicate shade of pink or blue the color version might be wall worthy. Thanks, Don. A few others expressed a desire to see it in colour, but honestly, the colour was pretty bland. Yellow buds in very muted light. Really, nothing spectacular, but when I converted to monochrome things really popped, to my eye. I doubt that I'll re-do it in colour, so you'll all have to take my word for it, I guess. ;-) Thanks to all who looked and commented. 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: Wireless Printer
On May 17, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Walter Hamler wrote: Anyone have any specific recomendations for one of the ubiquidous scan/copy/print/fax machines out there in the wireless flavor? Unless you are critically short on space, the all in ones tend to be a bad idea, mediocre at everything, great at nothing and four times as likely to break down. I am using a non wireless version now, HP J4550, and it is marginally OK. But now with the IMAC and the PC, I want one that I can use with both computers. I've got my brother laserjet attached to my iMac, and set up for sharing, so any computer can wirelessly attach to it, but we don't have any windows boxes. I'm fairly sure it works with Samba or the like that should allow PCs to connect. 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. -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: It's just different to what I was once used to, to me, not unenjoyable. The Olympus focus by wire is excellent and nets a good feel IMO with their better lenses. The Ricoh 28mm isn't quite so, but like with any very wide lens I either zone focus or use spot AF, which eliminates the problem. Fair points. In fairness I should try the actual systems in question first before snubbing them completely. I'll try anything once :) -- 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: Peso Flat tulip
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:16 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:35 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Its been raining since Friday, so what better thing to do but take flower pictures. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13123632 Those two blades of grass make it. As do the colours and sharpness of the bloom. Wonderful photo. cheers, frank Thanks Frank. I was happy with the sharpness, it was hand held with SR on. Dave -- 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. -- 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.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:40 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: But it sure is pretty. Think of it as the camera equivalent of Paris Hilton. A Mark of course. Fix the grammatical errors first, at least. Darned red wine What errors Dave -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
Re: Back yard wildlife
On May 17, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! You really got a great look from these furry little creatures--and great job, Paul, at capturing it. Excellent job! Cheers, Christine Yes great shot. It's good that you found a use for your kit lens. - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 6:52 PM Subject: Back yard wildlife Caught these guys playing in our back yard a couple days ago. There were three other kits with them but they were so active I couldn't catch them all in one place. This is the best of the lot. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/Foxes/index.html K5, FA 80-320 - about a 50% crop -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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.
OT jalbum
Finally got around to donating. Thought i should do that before Saturday. I feel good. Dave -- 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.
Re: PESO 2011 - 080 - GDG
Nice colour and great detail Dave On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 2:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Was in New York City today ... These caught my eye as I walked to visit a fine little camera shop called The Photo Village ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/ Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- Still bunging about on the road. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Where the hell is annsan???
I wondered if you were off brooding about something. Now I feel guilty! Get over it..as the saying goes. ;)) Jack --- On Wed, 5/18/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Where the hell is annsan??? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 9:40 AM Hi! On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: (2) I came down with my annual Spring cold a few days ago which scotched my trip to meeting Godders at BH but hope to see him later this week... Ann, get well soon. Cold suck even if it is Annual Spring variety.. Boris (who's also having a cold) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
CMOS vs CCD
For those who are technically inclined and would like to figure out pro's and con's for CMOS sensors vs. CCD ones: http://www.dalsa.com/corp/markets/ccd_vs_cmos.aspx Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where the hell is annsan???
maybe you should schedule your annual cold later int he year. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I wondered if you were off brooding about something. Now I feel guilty! Get over it..as the saying goes. ;)) Jack --- On Wed, 5/18/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Where the hell is annsan??? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 9:40 AM Hi! On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: (2) I came down with my annual Spring cold a few days ago which scotched my trip to meeting Godders at BH but hope to see him later this week... Ann, get well soon. Cold suck even if it is Annual Spring variety.. Boris (who's also having a cold) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
I have noticed on the E-P1 that it is easier to manually focus the old Tak 55 than the micro43 Lumix 20. I wondered why this is true and never considered that the 20 is focus by wire. Interesting. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: It's just different to what I was once used to, to me, not unenjoyable. The Olympus focus by wire is excellent and nets a good feel IMO with their better lenses. The Ricoh 28mm isn't quite so, but like with any very wide lens I either zone focus or use spot AF, which eliminates the problem. The 50mm I tried yesterday focuses very smoothly and precisely in manual mode. Of course these subtlties of feel and preference are very personal. Feeling as you do, I might just say heck with it and wait for another R-D1 to come available. Or go for the gusto and wait until I can afford an M8.2 or M9. Might take a while, but that's not forever... :-) I blew my budget today and ordered a Skopar 50mm f/2.5 in anticipation of the M lens module coming up this Fall, so I'll have that manual focus feel with the GXR too. Can always get a nice wide or normal M lens too ... 15, 21, 24, 25, 28, 35, 40, etc are all easily available. On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then I'll look again The difference is that on a still camera, you do not do focus pulls. You focus and make a single or sequence of exposures. A *good* focus by wire system is perfectly fine for this, in my experience, where on a video camera it makes doing the work impossible. The difference between a manual focusing helicoid and a servo-helicoid lens for a still camera simply means a different technique is used to adjust the focus. I guess what I am saying is that this different technique is not what I am looking for in photographic enjoyment. I have to actually enjoy the process of picture taking as well as enjoy the results ;) The focusing mechanism is not the reason why I found the X100 underwhelming. :-) Understood. -- 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. -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
Cotty burbled: The big downer for me seems to be the fact that the manual focus is 'fly- by-wire'. they use fly-by-wire on the Olympus E series cameras. It's very good indeed and I don't have any issues with it. Whether it's the same experience on the X100 remains to be seen, but it's something I prefer to judge myself rather than rely on reviews. I have an HD camcorder that uses this system and for precise [...] focus range. To me this is complete bollocks and counter-intuitive. You, dear reader, may like it. One man's bollocks are another man's sweetbreads. [...] But what on a still camera? I'm afraid I still want the manual focus on a camera like this. Maybe if they release an X100 version with interchangeable manual focus lenses (M mount? not gonna happen) then I'll look again you can buy my M8 off me when I get an M9. I give you special price my friend. 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I have noticed on the E-P1 that it is easier to manually focus the old Tak 55 than the micro43 Lumix 20. I wondered why this is true and never considered that the 20 is focus by wire. Interesting. It's also almost three times the focal length, which makes it much easier to see the focus transition point with it than with a wide-normal lens due to the depth of field. Also, the Lumix 20/1.7 is physically too short and difficult for me to get my fingers on the focusing ring comfortably for easy focusing operation. (The Ricoh GXR A12 28mm lens has a similar problem due to the physical size of the lens. With the A12 50mm it is much easier to grasp and operate the focusing ring... !) -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ... you can buy my M8 off me when I get an M9. I give you special price my friend. Humpf! I wish I was your friend ... ]'-) -- 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: Where the hell is annsan???
Steven Desjardins wrote: maybe you should schedule your annual cold later int he year. I can't - thats already taken up wiuth my annual FALL cold... :-) and thanks for the good wishes, Boris and Jack... co-sympathy, Boris. I got caught in the rain just now - having had to go out for groceries but it was the Shakespearian line type so not so bad and I kept dry. ann On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I wondered if you were off brooding about something. Now I feel guilty! Get over it..as the saying goes. ;)) Jack --- On Wed, 5/18/11, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Where the hell is annsan??? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 9:40 AM Hi! On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: (2) I came down with my annual Spring cold a few days ago which scotched my trip to meeting Godders at BH but hope to see him later this week... Ann, get well soon. Cold suck even if it is Annual Spring variety.. Boris (who's also having a cold) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 2011 - 080 - GDG
David J Brooks wrote: Nice colour and great detail Dave Yes - but I want to reach into the photo and crush away those strands of hair the gal to our right has on her face :_) Dont show this to Detective Monk ITs a lovely shot, Godders - see you soon ann On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 2:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Was in New York City today ... These caught my eye as I walked to visit a fine little camera shop called The Photo Village ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/ Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- Still bunging about on the road. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
idea for a pdml photography project
Hi Everyone: I just finished F. Jack Hurley's book, Portrait of a Decade: Roy Stryker and the Development of Documentary Photography in the Thirties. Many of you have probably read this, but if not, you should be able to find it in your local library or secure a used copy via bookfinder or amazon. At 175 pages, the book provides a nice broad look at Roy Stryker's life, his years studying and teaching economics, his working relationship with Rexford Tugwell, and, of course, his leadership at the Farm Security Administration (FSA). All fascinating stuff! You won't be disappointed--I promise! The book has inspired an idea that might be of interest to PDML list members. In 1936, Stryker began to broaden the FSA projects to include photographic documentation or rural, small-town, and urban life (as opposed to poverty in agricultural communities). According to Hurley, Stryker used questions to give focused direction and purpose to the photographers' field work--to illustrate: What do people do at home in the evenings? Do the activities in a small town differ from those in a large city? How do people dress for church? Where do people meet? Do beer halls and pool halls take the place of country clubs for the poor? [and even broader questions] What are the key economic factors in the existence of a small town? The railroad? The highway? How can these be represented visually? Has anyone ever taken a really good series of pictures of a filling station, showing its relationship to the restless, shifting American population? What do railroad stations look like? How do they relate to small-town life? (98) When I first read the above, I thought it might be interesting if PDML photogs worked in self-selected groups and pursued similar questions but with an international scope. For example, What do people from selected countries do at home in the evenings? How do people from selected countries dress for religious services? What are the key economic factors in selected small towns around the world? What do back yard gardens look like in selected countries? What are the popular tourist sites in selected countries? How does the architecture differ in selected countries? What does the native flora fauna look like in selected countries? What do gas stations look like in selected countries? (see Tim Hetherington's study on Arab gas stations--fascinating stuff) What types of dance classes are offered in selected countries? How do weddings differ in selected countries? What kinds of pets do people have in selected countries? How has the landscape changed in selected countries? and so-on and so-on. The possibilities are endless! A project like this would give those who are interested a chance to collaborate with other photographers from different countries, work on a question together, post the final international photographic study in a gallery, and share with the PDML list, of course. I see this as an *anybody-who-wants-to and *in-your-own-time* kind of project. I also see it as a project that takes advantage of PDML's international character, which is rich and interesting. I also envision a hint of text to accompany each photograph in the gallery--think of the old Life magazine. Any interest? Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ... you can buy my M8 off me when I get an M9. I give you special price my friend. Humpf! I wish I was your friend ... ]'-) I give you extra special price my very good friend. But first you wrestle my friend Cotty, yes? 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 - Moist
Well it looks lovely in black and white -- did you see my note especially to you at the end of my post earlier? ann frank theriault wrote: On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/05/moist.html Frank, I like the BW version fine. I assume the colors were pale any way . Of course if they were just that perfect delicate shade of pink or blue the color version might be wall worthy. Thanks, Don. A few others expressed a desire to see it in colour, but honestly, the colour was pretty bland. Yellow buds in very muted light. Really, nothing spectacular, but when I converted to monochrome things really popped, to my eye. I doubt that I'll re-do it in colour, so you'll all have to take my word for it, I guess. ;-) Thanks to all who looked and commented. 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 18/5/11, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: With the A12 50mm it is much easier to grasp and operate the focusing ring... !) Steady boy. -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 18/5/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: you can buy my M8 off me when I get an M9. I give you special price my friend. Throw in a few kennel maids and the job's a gudun. -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 18/5/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I give you extra special price my very good friend. But first you wrestle my friend Cotty, yes? Pinot Grigio -- keyboard. cheers. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #21 - After the rain
frank theriault wrote: On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Can you imagine a serious rain in the middle of May in Israel? I cannot... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/05/peso-2011-21-after-rain.html Be brutal and honest, as usual. That's quite beautiful, Boris! cheers, frank ann agrees! 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: 645D Camera of the Year in Japan
They didn't make the K10D any better... but yes, great news for Pentax! Thanks for sharing Ecke 2011/5/18 Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: The annual Camera Grand Prix Awards are one of the most prestigious camera awards in Japan http://www.photographyblog.com/news/pentax_645d_named_camera_of_the_year/ Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Tulip from the ground up
It looks like the space shuttle is taking off behind the flower... I like it... ann Ken Waller wrote: A little soft around the edges but I like the different approach you took. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: PESO: Tulip from the ground up An alternate take - they don't look quite as shabby this late in the spring if you use a different perspective: http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/IMGP0741.jpg K7 DA-35mm f2.4, etc... -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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ... you can buy my M8 off me when I get an M9. I give you special price my friend. Humpf! I wish I was your friend ... ]'-) I give you extra special price my very good friend. But first you wrestle my friend Cotty, yes? The bigger they are ... Um ... Maybe work on staying out of reach ]8-0 -- 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: PESO 2011 - 080 - GDG
Thanks, Don! On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com To: DUG digitalusersgr...@yahoogroups.com, PAW Picture-A-Week project p...@micapeak.com, SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com, BAPhotoShooters baphotoshoot...@yahoogroups.com, PDML List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO 2011 - 080 - GDG Message-ID: 0d9c2d76-0ba7-4eb1-9029-a2f4b3822...@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Was in New York City today ... These caught my eye as I walked to visit a fine little camera shop called The Photo Village ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/lightbox/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/5732317583/ Thanks for looking, comments always appreciated. Godfrey Godfrey I like Spinners #2. It is arty and abstract in a gentle and respectful way. It whispers not shouts. Don -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
For Annsan and others
Some flavorful photos from NYC found on the net: http://molcha.livejournal.com/543855.html Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
... you can buy my M8 off me when I get an M9. I give you special price my friend. Humpf! I wish I was your friend ... ]'-) I give you extra special price my very good friend. But first you wrestle my friend Cotty, yes? The bigger they are ... Um ... Maybe work on staying out of reach ]8-0 you one slippery customer, Mr Godfrey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2keIfaPHgw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Essential Kit
From: John Coyle I can relate to this after a trip to China back-packing. Everything we took had to fit in one large backpack (maximum weight 15kgs) and one (optional) small pack, often worn in front. My photo kit (in film days at the time) was 2 bodies One 28-105 zoom, variable aperture One normal lens, f1.7 for poor light occasions. One 70-210 zoom, constant aperture One hot-shoe flash. Cable release, film picker, caps etc. When not in use I carried the kit in the small pack, along with weather gear. For shooting, the camera was around my neck with one lens fitted, the two lens not on the camera and the flash fitted in a waist-pack. Nowadays I would add spare batteries, spare cards, and charger. When travelling later with a digital kit, I added a 40GB portable hard drive, to which I downloaded the day's shots. Both configurations worked well, I came back from China with 830 shots from 9 days, and from Egypt with 1650 from 21 days. HTH Thanks. At least part of what prompted this is my dissatisfaction over how I handled my equipment during my recent China trip. Even though I tried to minimize the amount of baggage I was carrying (3 rather small bags), it became rather cumbersome at times. I'm trying to think how to streamline my operation in case opportunity should knock again. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3644 - Release Date: 05/17/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For Annsan and others
Sorry, Igor, I don't care much for those at all -- not helped by the presentation style of the pages... and no photo credit? or do we know it is the poster? When you said flavorful, I thought you were point me to a foodies blog of some sort. :-) ann Igor Roshchin wrote: Some flavorful photos from NYC found on the net: http://molcha.livejournal.com/543855.html Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
From: Cotty I think what it boils down to is that you can't please all of the people all of the time. True, but according to A. Lincoln, you *can* fool some of the people all of the time. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3644 - Release Date: 05/17/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Where the hell is annsan???
From: Ann Sanfedele (2) I came down with my annual Spring cold a few days ago which scotched my trip to meeting Godders at BH but hope to see him later this week... Hope your cold is better. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3644 - Release Date: 05/17/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
... you can buy my M8 off me when I get an M9. I give you special price my friend. Humpf! I wish I was your friend ... ]'-) I give you extra special price my very good friend. But first you wrestle my friend Cotty, yes? The bigger they are ... Um ... Maybe work on staying out of reach ]8-0 you one slippery customer, Mr Godfrey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2keIfaPHgw M ... Like a fish, Mr. Walkden. Like a well greased fish ... ];-) -- 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: idea for a pdml photography project
Well, it's an interesting set of questions, all worth exploring, but as a pdml project it's too broad. It needs to be narrowed down to one question with a deadline before people can realistically get involved with it, given that we are not professional photojournalists and have jobs and families to deal with. And that kind of makes it a list of PUG themes, but presumably without the Pentax-only qualification. It's a list that I prefer to the PUG themes, and I'd give it a go, but whatever is chosen needs to be realistically achievable each month (or whatever), given the other commitments that people have. Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: 18 May 2011 21:07 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: idea for a pdml photography project Hi Everyone: I just finished F. Jack Hurley's book, Portrait of a Decade: Roy Stryker and the Development of Documentary Photography in the Thirties. Many of you have probably read this, but if not, you should be able to find it in your local library or secure a used copy via bookfinder or amazon. At 175 pages, the book provides a nice broad look at Roy Stryker's life, his years studying and teaching economics, his working relationship with Rexford Tugwell, and, of course, his leadership at the Farm Security Administration (FSA). All fascinating stuff! You won't be disappointed--I promise! The book has inspired an idea that might be of interest to PDML list members. In 1936, Stryker began to broaden the FSA projects to include photographic documentation or rural, small-town, and urban life (as opposed to poverty in agricultural communities). According to Hurley, Stryker used questions to give focused direction and purpose to the photographers' field work--to illustrate: What do people do at home in the evenings? Do the activities in a small town differ from those in a large city? How do people dress for church? Where do people meet? Do beer halls and pool halls take the place of country clubs for the poor? [and even broader questions] What are the key economic factors in the existence of a small town? The railroad? The highway? How can these be represented visually? Has anyone ever taken a really good series of pictures of a filling station, showing its relationship to the restless, shifting American population? What do railroad stations look like? How do they relate to small-town life? (98) When I first read the above, I thought it might be interesting if PDML photogs worked in self-selected groups and pursued similar questions but with an international scope. For example, What do people from selected countries do at home in the evenings? How do people from selected countries dress for religious services? What are the key economic factors in selected small towns around the world? What do back yard gardens look like in selected countries? What are the popular tourist sites in selected countries? How does the architecture differ in selected countries? What does the native flora fauna look like in selected countries? What do gas stations look like in selected countries? (see Tim Hetherington's study on Arab gas stations--fascinating stuff) What types of dance classes are offered in selected countries? How do weddings differ in selected countries? What kinds of pets do people have in selected countries? How has the landscape changed in selected countries? and so-on and so-on. The possibilities are endless! A project like this would give those who are interested a chance to collaborate with other photographers from different countries, work on a question together, post the final international photographic study in a gallery, and share with the PDML list, of course. I see this as an *anybody-who-wants-to and *in-your-own-time* kind of project. I also see it as a project that takes advantage of PDML's international character, which is rich and interesting. I also envision a hint of text to accompany each photograph in the gallery--think of the old Life magazine. Any interest? Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where the hell is annsan???
On Wed, 18 May 2011 11:21 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Brian - I'll get you a PUG entry for close to home , not to worry Look forward to it. Hope you feel better soon! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For Annsan and others
On Wed, 18 May 2011 17:57 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Sorry, Igor, I don't care much for those at all -- not helped by the presentation style of the pages... and no photo credit? or do we know it is the poster? When you said flavorful, I thought you were point me to a foodies blog of some sort. :-) I quite like those. Gives a bit of a 'feel' for the place - at least to me, as I'm unlikely to ever see NY in person. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Igor Roshchin wrote: Some flavorful photos from NYC found on the net: http://molcha.livejournal.com/543855.html Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT jalbum
So...if you're left behind you won't feel guilty about using it? -p On 5/18/2011 12:48 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Finally got around to donating. Thought i should do that before Saturday. I feel good. Dave -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
On 11-05-18 5:19 PM, Bob W wrote: you one slippery customer, Mr Godfrey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2keIfaPHgw Oh my. Bunch of wankers. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For Annsan and others
I just think it is only soso photography (at best) and being that it is stuff I see everyday ... not so interesting. Looks like a bunch of cell phone snaps. Fine for that look what I just saw to send to your friends back home . A couple of the signs are funny, but poorly captured and concentrated on the unfortunate aspects of the city. Jim Joe' is a tagger who has covered my whole neighborhood with his name... and I agree with the editorial comment on that photo, but still, a little less tight of a crop might make it a lot more interesting. end of rant I guess having a cold makes me crabby ann Brian Walters wrote: On Wed, 18 May 2011 17:57 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Sorry, Igor, I don't care much for those at all -- not helped by the presentation style of the pages... and no photo credit? or do we know it is the poster? When you said flavorful, I thought you were point me to a foodies blog of some sort. :-) I quite like those. Gives a bit of a 'feel' for the place - at least to me, as I'm unlikely to ever see NY in person. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Igor Roshchin wrote: Some flavorful photos from NYC found on the net: http://molcha.livejournal.com/543855.html Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PUG EXtra - PDML Photo Annual Refuses - Still a Few Hours Left
G'day' all. I've had a few commitments that I've had to attend to so the submission form for PUG Extra is still active - probably only for another 7-8 hours. So you can still submit if you want to. The gallery is looking *very* nice indeed. 37 submissions - all excellent! Just to recap, this 'Extra' Gallery is for images that were submitted for consideration for the PDML Photo Annual 2011 but were not included in it. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
I have a Zuiko 50 as well as a Lumix 45-200. I'll try these as well. On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I have noticed on the E-P1 that it is easier to manually focus the old Tak 55 than the micro43 Lumix 20. I wondered why this is true and never considered that the 20 is focus by wire. Interesting. It's also almost three times the focal length, which makes it much easier to see the focus transition point with it than with a wide-normal lens due to the depth of field. Also, the Lumix 20/1.7 is physically too short and difficult for me to get my fingers on the focusing ring comfortably for easy focusing operation. (The Ricoh GXR A12 28mm lens has a similar problem due to the physical size of the lens. With the A12 50mm it is much easier to grasp and operate the focusing ring... !) -- 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: DPreview Review of Fuji X100
Of course, the very fact that I own all this crap means that I'm not exactly hostile to these systems. I did finally sell the E-P1 and bought a refurbished E-P2. Essentially the same camera but the E-P2 accepts the excellent 1.44 MP clip on EVF. This makes it easy to MF the old lenses. It's a lot like using my old MX in term of size and operation, which is fine with me. I have a Zuiko 50 as well as a Lumix 45-200. I'll try these as well -- 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.
PESO: Spring Iris
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=mainwebtag=djm1963entry=92 Comments are appreciated. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: idea for a pdml photography project
Living as I do in the surrounding rural area of a small (6000) southern town, I'll try to be aware of possible themes, e.g., small eateries. -Original Message- From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 15:07:16 To: pdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: idea for a pdml photography project Hi Everyone: I just finished F. Jack Hurley's book, Portrait of a Decade: Roy Stryker and the Development of Documentary Photography in the Thirties. Many of you have probably read this, but if not, you should be able to find it in your local library or secure a used copy via bookfinder or amazon. At 175 pages, the book provides a nice broad look at Roy Stryker's life, his years studying and teaching economics, his working relationship with Rexford Tugwell, and, of course, his leadership at the Farm Security Administration (FSA). All fascinating stuff! You won't be disappointed--I promise! The book has inspired an idea that might be of interest to PDML list members. In 1936, Stryker began to broaden the FSA projects to include photographic documentation or rural, small-town, and urban life (as opposed to poverty in agricultural communities). According to Hurley, Stryker used questions to give focused direction and purpose to the photographers' field work--to illustrate: What do people do at home in the evenings? Do the activities in a small town differ from those in a large city? How do people dress for church? Where do people meet? Do beer halls and pool halls take the place of country clubs for the poor? [and even broader questions] What are the key economic factors in the existence of a small town? The railroad? The highway? How can these be represented visually? Has anyone ever taken a really good series of pictures of a filling station, showing its relationship to the restless, shifting American population? What do railroad stations look like? How do they relate to small-town life? (98) When I first read the above, I thought it might be interesting if PDML photogs worked in self-selected groups and pursued similar questions but with an international scope. For example, What do people from selected countries do at home in the evenings? How do people from selected countries dress for religious services? What are the key economic factors in selected small towns around the world? What do back yard gardens look like in selected countries? What are the popular tourist sites in selected countries? How does the architecture differ in selected countries? What does the native flora fauna look like in selected countries? What do gas stations look like in selected countries? (see Tim Hetherington's study on Arab gas stations--fascinating stuff) What types of dance classes are offered in selected countries? How do weddings differ in selected countries? What kinds of pets do people have in selected countries? How has the landscape changed in selected countries? and so-on and so-on. The possibilities are endless! A project like this would give those who are interested a chance to collaborate with other photographers from different countries, work on a question together, post the final international photographic study in a gallery, and share with the PDML list, of course. I see this as an *anybody-who-wants-to and *in-your-own-time* kind of project. I also see it as a project that takes advantage of PDML's international character, which is rich and interesting. I also envision a hint of text to accompany each photograph in the gallery--think of the old Life magazine. Any interest? Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Essential Kit
On 2011-05-18 17:54, John Sessoms wrote: I'm trying to think how to streamline my operation in case opportunity should knock again. Most bulk storage mechanisms are going to cost you in power and mass more than a few dozen SD cards. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Battle at F-Stop Ridge
With a couple of Pentax sightings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awq90APEVgw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Essential Kit
On 2011-05-18 21:49 , Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-05-18 17:54, John Sessoms wrote: I'm trying to think how to streamline my operation in case opportunity should knock again. Most bulk storage mechanisms are going to cost you in power and mass more than a few dozen SD cards. to me the key would be backups -- is there a small device available that will duplicate SD cards? alternatively a sat-data link to cloud storage, but i bet that would cost more -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: idea for a pdml photography project
- Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 5:38 PM Subject: RE: idea for a pdml photography project Well, it's an interesting set of questions, all worth exploring, but as a pdml project it's too broad. It needs to be narrowed down to one question with a deadline before people can realistically get involved with it, given that we are not professional photojournalists and have jobs and families to deal with. Actually, I disagree. The idea allows for multiple groups of photographers to work on a question of their own choosing. Say two photographers--one from England and one from Argentina want to work together on a question--say--What do back yard gardens look like in each photographer's area of residence? or How to adults spend their Friday nights in each photographer's area of residence? Whatever. The question can be as serious or as playful as the photographers choose. They can brainstorm off list--show each other their work--get feedback from each other--then assemble a gallery--and share with the list. Then they're done. This group of two photographers can take as long as they like to do their project--a week, two months, a year. Whatever. And their gallery can be as involved as they want it to be. The photographers in the group set the rules and framing for their project. I'll start: Does anyone on the list want to work with me on a beach related question? Spring is here and summer is coming--activity along Chicago's lakefront is picking up. If you're interested you can email me off-list. I'd love to work with photogs from other countries! We can brainstorm on a question together, then get to work on making the photographs. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: idea for a pdml photography project
Cool. Now does anyone on the list want to work with Steve on a question pertaining to small town themes. If so, email him off list and start the creative juices going. Have fun with it! Take your time. Be playful in the collaboration--then share with the list what the group comes up with! Steve--you're group leader :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:48 PM Subject: Re: idea for a pdml photography project Living as I do in the surrounding rural area of a small (6000) southern town, I'll try to be aware of possible themes, e.g., small eateries. -Original Message- From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 15:07:16 To: pdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: idea for a pdml photography project Hi Everyone: I just finished F. Jack Hurley's book, Portrait of a Decade: Roy Stryker and the Development of Documentary Photography in the Thirties. Many of you have probably read this, but if not, you should be able to find it in your local library or secure a used copy via bookfinder or amazon. At 175 pages, the book provides a nice broad look at Roy Stryker's life, his years studying and teaching economics, his working relationship with Rexford Tugwell, and, of course, his leadership at the Farm Security Administration (FSA). All fascinating stuff! You won't be disappointed--I promise! The book has inspired an idea that might be of interest to PDML list members. In 1936, Stryker began to broaden the FSA projects to include photographic documentation or rural, small-town, and urban life (as opposed to poverty in agricultural communities). According to Hurley, Stryker used questions to give focused direction and purpose to the photographers' field work--to illustrate: What do people do at home in the evenings? Do the activities in a small town differ from those in a large city? How do people dress for church? Where do people meet? Do beer halls and pool halls take the place of country clubs for the poor? [and even broader questions] What are the key economic factors in the existence of a small town? The railroad? The highway? How can these be represented visually? Has anyone ever taken a really good series of pictures of a filling station, showing its relationship to the restless, shifting American population? What do railroad stations look like? How do they relate to small-town life? (98) When I first read the above, I thought it might be interesting if PDML photogs worked in self-selected groups and pursued similar questions but with an international scope. For example, What do people from selected countries do at home in the evenings? How do people from selected countries dress for religious services? What are the key economic factors in selected small towns around the world? What do back yard gardens look like in selected countries? What are the popular tourist sites in selected countries? How does the architecture differ in selected countries? What does the native flora fauna look like in selected countries? What do gas stations look like in selected countries? (see Tim Hetherington's study on Arab gas stations--fascinating stuff) What types of dance classes are offered in selected countries? How do weddings differ in selected countries? What kinds of pets do people have in selected countries? How has the landscape changed in selected countries? and so-on and so-on. The possibilities are endless! A project like this would give those who are interested a chance to collaborate with other photographers from different countries, work on a question together, post the final international photographic study in a gallery, and share with the PDML list, of course. I see this as an *anybody-who-wants-to and *in-your-own-time* kind of project. I also see it as a project that takes advantage of PDML's international character, which is rich and interesting. I also envision a hint of text to accompany each photograph in the gallery--think of the old Life magazine. Any interest? Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Vivian Maier, a street photographer discovered (with workinglink; sorry about that)
Cool! John Maloof is doing a documentary on Maier, so we'll probably learn a lot more of her. There was a video crew at her opening reception and I know they were taping for the documentary. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:51 PM Subject: Re: Vivian Maier, a street photographer discovered (with workinglink; sorry about that) Christine et al, I found out tonight that Vivian Maier spent 3 years in Downers Grove, Illinois about .2 miles due south of my home. (In the condos that back up to the Jewel Food store on Ogden Avenue.) She was the care giver for a friend's elderly mother, and a reportedly grumpy customer. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,80pid=A1hO97qcWo7ViDL_rWniVH2LakYxNa7J - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:02 PM Subject: Re: Vivian Maier, a street photographer discovered Thanks for posting, Paul. I had heard a little bit about this a while back. Here's the link to a 9 minute piece on Maier on Chicago Tonight, which ran on WTTW, channel 11 here in Chicago. I just watched it; it's fascinating. The 1st American exhibition of her work will open in early January here in Chicago at the Cultural Center. I'll attend and provide a report back for PDML. Given the size of Maier's archive its subject matter, the Department of Cultural Affairs in Chicago really should help with this project in a major way, and it seems to be doing what it can, but every art department in the city is strapped for money. It will be interesting to see what the city continues to do for this lovely and important work. http://www.wttw.com/main.tafp=42,8,80pid=A1hO97qcWo7ViDL_rWniVH2LakYxNa7J Thanks again, Paul. Cheers, Christine http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,80pid=A1hO97qcWo7ViDL_rWniVH2LakYxNa7J -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #21 - After the rain
On 5/19/2011 00:04, Ann Sanfedele wrote: frank theriault wrote: That's quite beautiful, Boris! cheers, frank ann agrees! ann Boris thanks Ann and Frank. 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: Boris PESO #21 - After the rain
On 2011-05-16 10:30 , Boris Liberman wrote: Can you imagine a serious rain in the middle of May in Israel? I cannot... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/05/peso-2011-21-after-rain.html it's very pregnant, and all directed downward; i agree with the suggestions for a darker background and that the oof twig top center is a distraction -- i'd cure the latter by moving it over a bit, put the nascent cones at about a 1/3 horizontal, and possibly give some breathing room at the bottom for us to contemplate exactly what those little dribbles are reaching for, perhaps even catch one in the act? or alternatively get closer and give us just those wet cone teats and their nearest dribbles it's been a very dry spring finally punctuated by surprising extended rains in Denver too, though our spring (esp. March) is normally the wettest part of the year -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
