Re: PESO x3: Thunderstorm
On Sep 7, 2012, at 1:20 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > Yeah, but if I remember, there was a whole lot of pissing and moaning because > turning off Noise Reduction doesn't actually turn off the dark frame > subtraction. I just did a test with a 15-second exposure in my darkened living room. Turning off Noise Reduction meant I could access the preview straight away. With NR on I get no preview until after the dark frame has been shot (indicated by the shots-remaining number flashing on the top LCD). So whoever said K20D may have been right as the dark frame subtraction definitely can be turned off in the K10D. I'll compare the images later to see what kind of difference it makes to the noise :) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: How big can you print?
on 2012-09-06 18:52 Tim Bray wrote That picture I got a few weeks ago of some mountains out the plane window, I asked my neighbor the fine-art printer how big it could be printed. Pretty big! http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/-big/RUNE6097.jpg.html missed the PESO but it looks like a great image, and an example of how some images have special qualities that aren't curtailed by absolute resolution -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Rain Garden
I had some time to kill yesterday waiting for a photography club meeting to start. We meet at an arboretum associated with NC State University. They have a nice little Japanese garden, and I got to thinking how it might look in one of those old Japanese wood-block prints, with the rain & fog. So, I kind of planned this shot out, and then all I had to do was wait until it rained & scurry over there to take the shot. Which it did this afternoon. About rain - I needed it to be raining hard so the rain would show up in the photo. The hard rain is at the leading edge of the storm. If you're not ready to move as soon as you hear the first crash of thunder you're probably going to miss it. Also, if you use fill flash to try to make the rain pop out, you need to be on trailing curtain sync. Otherwise your raindrops will look like they're falling upwards. Standing in the rain, holding the umbrella over the camera & tripod because I didn't have my rain-sleeves ready. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/7947602716/lightbox/ K20D, DA18-55 II aperture priority @f/22 NIK filters (HDR Pro, Color Efex Pro & Silver Efex Pro) Cropped it 12x24 to give it a panoramic feel. In the end, I had to assist the rain just a little in Photoshop (a whole lot actually). My K20D has got some hot pixels or something. There are 2 bright red dots in exactly the same spot in every frame. They appear to be 1 pixel each. Plus there's a bright white blob about the size the light in the garden sculpture. It's pretty easy to locate because it's right in the middle of a 1 pixel high bright red line that extends from side to side across the frame. It's a b**ch cloning the red line out. Content aware fill can't do it, and if you're not super careful, it just ends up looking like someone cloned out a red line across the middle of the frame. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: You'll always know when it's copyright infringement time!
it says Listing ended by seller so looks like there has been some action oddly it also says "Item location: Hong Kong, NOT in Canada, Canada" very odd :-) wendy On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > And they aren't just using your image in an ad - it appears it is on the > product! > > So two infringements here, no model release for using of the dog AND > your photo used... go get 'em Matthew! > > Ebay will probably take the item down totally, at the very least > > ann > > > On 9/6/2012 20:24, Matthew Hunt wrote: >> >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Brian Walters >> wrote: >> >>> I notice that if you right click the auction image a panel comes up that >>> says "Images protected by Auctiva. Sign up at www.auctiva.com to protect >>> your images!" That's almost the ultimate indignity. >>> >>> Maybe contacting Auctiva would help? >> >> >> Good catch. They have a reporting procedure very similar to eBay, so >> I'll let them know as well. >> >>> How did you find out about the theft? >> >> >> The dog in the photograph is my wife's (late) dog. She regularly looks >> for Manchester Terrier items on eBay and saw this, and of course >> recognized the photo. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
On 8/30/2012 9:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too. I clicked at random (well, not really at random, but let's say at select few) links in this list. The commentary looked like a pile of bull... E.g. Fiat Multipla was pretty much revolutionary, as at the size of the regular footprint they gave you 6 seat car. Not once and not twice I considered getting Honda FRV which is pretty much the same - 6 seats, regular size. And also, these are not worst cars of all times. These are cars produced by very specific countries that are deemed so. Believe me, in USSR we produced some good cars. But some others were certainly worth putting in this list... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - "ND filter built in - Samsung EX2F" - what does it mean?
Wed Sep 5 21:00:07 EDT 2012 Mark C wrote: > The Q Has that as well -it is a physical filter built into the kit lens > and the zoom but not hte toy lenses. I assume it is to allow large > apertures in bright light. Thank you, Mark. I wonder how it is implemented in the Samsung camera... Wed Sep 5 21:10:28 EDT 2012 Peter McIntosh wrote: > On 6 September 2012 11:02, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > Wed Sep 5 19:42:30 EDT 2012 > > Peter McIntosh wrote: > > > > Pete, that indeed helps, thank you! > > > > It also brought up some additional questions: > > 1) How is it implemented (i.e. do you just set it as "on" and "off", > > or is it more complicated, e.g. conditional on the high/low light > > levels?) > > > > 2) I wonder how it is actually implemented. I guess, one way to do > > that > > is to decrease the gain on the sensor elements. > > > > Igor > > > > Hi Igor, > > 1) - a simple on and off via the menus. > 2) - absolutely no idea... :-) > > Ciao, > > Pete Mac in Melbourne Thank you, Pete! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
I worked with them to produce the plate for the K10D. -Original Message- >From: Stan Halpin >Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. > >Kirk has been very quick to produce well-engineered custom fit plates for most >Pentax SLRs, starting at least with the Pz-1p through the K20D. In >appreciation I buy related stuff like ball heads from them. > >stan > >Sent from my iPad > >On Sep 6, 2012, at 10:51 AM, George Sinos wrote: > >> I've been trying to make the same decision. I've narrowed it down to >> Kirk and Really Right Stuff. Both are expensive. A fellow member of >> the local camera club has a RRS ball head and L-bracket and has no >> significant complaints. I'm leaning in that direction. >> >> gs >> >> George Sinos >> >> gsi...@gmail.com >> www.georgesphotos.net >> plus.georgesinos.com >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: >>> >>> Kirk >>> >>> -Original Message- From: John Sessoms >>> Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. Really Right Stuff Wimberly -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: How big can you print?
Great capture and print. What was the size of the file and the res of the camera? Canvas is well suited to upsizing some images depending on the particular subject. Well done! -Original Message- >From: Tim Bray Subject: PESO: How big can you print? > >That picture I got a few weeks ago of some mountains out the plane >window, I asked my neighbor the fine-art printer how big it could be >printed. Pretty big! >http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/-big/RUNE6097.jpg.html >- that’s a chair it’s propped up against. 40"x50", more or less. > >Bloggage with more details at >http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/The-Big-Picture > >Disclosure: Not a Pentax, a Canon S100. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme ASSHOLES in the entire universe.
On 7 September 2012 12:18, John Sessoms wrote: > Another popup Java update, and another attempt to hijack my browser & shove > McAfee down my throat. Every damn week. If I wanted McAfee, I'd already have > it installed! > It's just the universe balancing itself for all the times that Norton tries to piggyback onto a download or update. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
The guy on the beach ... the whole foreground ... is just too blocked up. There's nothing to contrast the ominous clouds in the distance against. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Oracle vies with Apple to see who will be the supreme ASSHOLES in the entire universe.
Another popup Java update, and another attempt to hijack my browser & shove McAfee down my throat. Every damn week. If I wanted McAfee, I'd already have it installed! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: My Yard
An interesting composition, with a great look from the pooch. Well done. Paul On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I like it--the ferocious-looking dog makes the shot. > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > - Original Message - > From: Steven Desjardins > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:12 PM > Subject: Peso: My Yard > > I didn't ask for a model release: > > http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL/myyard-XL.jpg > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: How big can you print?
That's really nice. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Great stuff. Something to be proud of. > Paul > > On Sep 6, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > >> That picture I got a few weeks ago of some mountains out the plane >> window, I asked my neighbor the fine-art printer how big it could be >> printed. Pretty big! >> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/-big/RUNE6097.jpg.html >> - that’s a chair it’s propped up against. 40"x50", more or less. >> >> Bloggage with more details at >> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/The-Big-Picture >> >> Disclosure: Not a Pentax, a Canon S100. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.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: Questions about tripod heads.
Kirk has been very quick to produce well-engineered custom fit plates for most Pentax SLRs, starting at least with the Pz-1p through the K20D. In appreciation I buy related stuff like ball heads from them. stan Sent from my iPad On Sep 6, 2012, at 10:51 AM, George Sinos wrote: > I've been trying to make the same decision. I've narrowed it down to > Kirk and Really Right Stuff. Both are expensive. A fellow member of > the local camera club has a RRS ball head and L-bracket and has no > significant complaints. I'm leaning in that direction. > > gs > > George Sinos > > gsi...@gmail.com > www.georgesphotos.net > plus.georgesinos.com > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: >> >> Kirk >> >> -Original Message- >>> From: John Sessoms >> >>> Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. >>> >>> Really Right Stuff >>> Wimberly >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Fuji XE-1
My feelings as well. Fuji makes nice stuff that makes nice images. But there are always quirks and you pay top dollar. I have the cheapest one, the X-10. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > That interest didn't last long. There are only a very few lenses for > this and each one is $600 in Canada. The sensor sounds pretty cool, > but not unlike the Sigma, this camera has lots of flaws like P&S level > slowness of AF and other operations. > > Back to waiting for the K-3. > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Just read about the newly announced XE-1. First little cam since the Q to >> make me consider a buy. That plus the 35mm/1.4 could be an outstanding >> portraiture kit! >> >> Anyone researched this puppy? >> >> Sent from my iPod > > -- > -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. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: My Yard
I like it--the ferocious-looking dog makes the shot. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:12 PM Subject: Peso: My Yard I didn't ask for a model release: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL/myyard-XL.jpg -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Garsdale Skyline
Lovely Dave On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Garsdale (population about 200) is where we spent our three days in the > Yorkshire Dales: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16418272&size=lg > > (K-5, DA 50-200). > > The waterfall shown previously is behind the trees on the lower left. The > inn and pub share the buildings on the left. There's an impressive Victorian > railroad viaduct (still in use), and a small settlement built by the railroad > just to the right. > > Comments always appreciated. > > Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - This Way... or Maybe That Way...
Very nice Dave On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > It can be challenging to follow a footpath in the Yorkshire Dales: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16425612&size=lg > > > (the camera was level) > > Comments always welcomed. > > Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Some Great Car Show Pics
Yes, that blender was a hoot. I found the exotic European cars somewhat out of place with all the American Muscle/Classics, but to each his own. Walt On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Well, I need a cold shower now. I can't decide between the Bugati and > the blender. > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: >> https://picasaweb.google.com/116396611460917165088/2011JohnForceCarShow?feat=email#slideshow/5685062942074135954 >> >> I loved my times in CA primarily because of the great weather and >> abundance of nice cars of all types. Some really good ones here. >> >> 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. > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: How big can you print?
Great stuff. Something to be proud of. Paul On Sep 6, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > That picture I got a few weeks ago of some mountains out the plane > window, I asked my neighbor the fine-art printer how big it could be > printed. Pretty big! > http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/-big/RUNE6097.jpg.html > - that’s a chair it’s propped up against. 40"x50", more or less. > > Bloggage with more details at > http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/The-Big-Picture > > Disclosure: Not a Pentax, a Canon S100. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 Fuji XE-1
That interest didn't last long. There are only a very few lenses for this and each one is $600 in Canada. The sensor sounds pretty cool, but not unlike the Sigma, this camera has lots of flaws like P&S level slowness of AF and other operations. Back to waiting for the K-3. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Just read about the newly announced XE-1. First little cam since the Q to > make me consider a buy. That plus the 35mm/1.4 could be an outstanding > portraiture kit! > > Anyone researched this puppy? > > Sent from my iPod -- -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: You'll always know when it's copyright infringement time!
And they aren't just using your image in an ad - it appears it is on the product! So two infringements here, no model release for using of the dog AND your photo used... go get 'em Matthew! Ebay will probably take the item down totally, at the very least ann On 9/6/2012 20:24, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I notice that if you right click the auction image a panel comes up that says "Images protected by Auctiva. Sign up at www.auctiva.com to protect your images!" That's almost the ultimate indignity. Maybe contacting Auctiva would help? Good catch. They have a reporting procedure very similar to eBay, so I'll let them know as well. How did you find out about the theft? The dog in the photograph is my wife's (late) dog. She regularly looks for Manchester Terrier items on eBay and saw this, and of course recognized the photo. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How big can you print?
That picture I got a few weeks ago of some mountains out the plane window, I asked my neighbor the fine-art printer how big it could be printed. Pretty big! http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/-big/RUNE6097.jpg.html - that’s a chair it’s propped up against. 40"x50", more or less. Bloggage with more details at http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/09/06/The-Big-Picture Disclosure: Not a Pentax, a Canon S100. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Some Great Car Show Pics
Well, I need a cold shower now. I can't decide between the Bugati and the blender. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: > https://picasaweb.google.com/116396611460917165088/2011JohnForceCarShow?feat=email#slideshow/5685062942074135954 > > I loved my times in CA primarily because of the great weather and > abundance of nice cars of all types. Some really good ones here. > > 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. -- 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: You'll always know when it's copyright infringement time!
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > I notice that if you right click the auction image a panel comes up that > says "Images protected by Auctiva. Sign up at www.auctiva.com to protect > your images!" That's almost the ultimate indignity. > > Maybe contacting Auctiva would help? Good catch. They have a reporting procedure very similar to eBay, so I'll let them know as well. > How did you find out about the theft? The dog in the photograph is my wife's (late) dog. She regularly looks for Manchester Terrier items on eBay and saw this, and of course recognized the photo. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Legs
Thanks Bruce, Steve, Frank, Dan - and everyone else who took a look. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Bruce Walker : Great shot, Brian. Has that double-take magic. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Just a bit of fun from last year's 'Sculpture by the Sea when I took the *ist D out for a walk. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP0135-istD-peso.html Comments criticism, etc all welcome. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: You'll always know when it's copyright infringement time!
Quoting Matthew Hunt : A Hong Kong-based seller on eBay is selling watches that feature my photograph of my wife's Toy Manchester Terrier jumping in dog agility: http://www.ebay.com/itm/120881426499 http://imgur.com/jmZg8 (Screen capture in case the auction is pulled) My photograph: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2441122563/ I have submitted a notice of copyright infringement to eBay. Any other suggestions for making life less pleasant for the perpetrators? I doubt there's much of a chance given their location, but who knows... It's a pity they didn't just link to your image - then you could have just replaced it by something obscene... I notice that if you right click the auction image a panel comes up that says "Images protected by Auctiva. Sign up at www.auctiva.com to protect your images!" That's almost the ultimate indignity. Maybe contacting Auctiva would help? How did you find out about the theft? -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 x3: Thunderstorm
Great captures! Lighting is not easy - you did well here. Mark On 9/4/2012 3:12 AM, David Mann wrote: We rarely get thunderstorms here but when I noticed clouds moving in from the northeast with more clouds moving in from the southwest at the same time, I knew we were in for a bit of a show. I stood out at the footpath watching the fireworks and eventually thought I should try to take a few pics... http://www.multi.net.nz/thunderstorm/ K10D, 16-45mm (at 16mm). I didn't get very long before my battery started to run low but I'd had enough by then and the storm was heading north. I ended up shooting at f/22 for 15 seconds. The wait during the dark-frame subtraction was agonising, especially the times when I just missed spectacular flashes. It would have been spectacular to view from the hills. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
Interesting and unconventional shot - I like both but this second one more. The darker skies in the upper left somewhate balance the dark patch of trees in the lower right, and there is less of a sense of being pulled out of the frame. But the tension and brooding implicit in the off balanced composition is still there. On 9/6/2012 8:08 AM, frank theriault wrote: Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html I know the figure is now darker (I did dodge him a fair bit, as I did in the original) but I kind of like it this way. Think this works a bit better now. Here's the original for comparison: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html Let me know what you think (if so inclined). Thanks! 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: Mini-GESO: Golden Hour mammatus (4 photos)
Consider it done. I hear they coexist in abundance with the jackalope of South Dakota. -- Walt On 9/6/2012 3:28 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Great work Walt. Now we want an albino platypus. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 9/6/2012 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 6, 2012, at 12:33 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: In a fit of jealousy over Mark's shot of mammatus clouds during the golden hour from GFM, I decided to spend every single night camped out in the yard with my camera until I finally got some of my own. Well, I got them at about 6:30 this morning. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631419163014/ Granted, they lack the accompanying scenery of Mark's wonderful shot. And the camping-out thing is a complete lie. Still, I'm just happy to have seen and captured them. Very nice. That lighting really does enhance it. Dave Thanks, Dave. I've seen much nicer shots of mammatus clouds -- like Mark's, for example. But, these were the nicest ones I've ever seen in person. I'm always excited to see them, in any event. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Some Great Car Show Pics
https://picasaweb.google.com/116396611460917165088/2011JohnForceCarShow?feat=email#slideshow/5685062942074135954 I loved my times in CA primarily because of the great weather and abundance of nice cars of all types. Some really good ones here. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: September PUG is Up!!
On 9/5/2012 19:03, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all After a slow start, there was a rush of submissions to give us a grand total of 29 submissions. That seems to happen a lot. And a great lot of photos they are, with quite a few variations on the theme as well. Yes,lots of goodies - but for the most touching interpretation of the theme, I like "After the race" by Larry Wilkins. Tragi-comic - so much going on there. ann As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there) Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + For October the theme is 'Doors'. 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 * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date for submissions: 31 May. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
You'll always know when it's copyright infringement time!
A Hong Kong-based seller on eBay is selling watches that feature my photograph of my wife's Toy Manchester Terrier jumping in dog agility: http://www.ebay.com/itm/120881426499 http://imgur.com/jmZg8 (Screen capture in case the auction is pulled) My photograph: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2441122563/ I have submitted a notice of copyright infringement to eBay. Any other suggestions for making life less pleasant for the perpetrators? I doubt there's much of a chance given their location, but who knows... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
Also, your tripod center post should not be extended (at all) if you are looking for max. stability with a lot of weight on the head. That means getting a tripod that has the right length of legs for your height or (where you prefer to work). Also, if it is an option for what you are shooting, check into using the self-timer (either short or long) to allow vibrations to dampen out before the shutter fires. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
Buy a tripod that is rated for at least the weight of your heaviest body/lens combo. The Arca Swiss mount is by far the most widely used quick release system out there. They are more robust than the Bogen/Manfrotto system (the ones I'm familiar with are cast, as opposed to machined on the Arca). Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. The thing that I'm learning is that there is way too much to learn about this. I wish that there were some simple performance measurements for a standardized rating of tripods and heads. Despite not being a mechanical engineer, or maybe because I'm not, I've got a few ideas for standardized ways to measure load capacity, dampening, stiffness etc. The short answer is that there doesn't seem to be an RC2 head that works a lot better than what I have. Though the 3911RC2 looks like it would be a bit more adjustable, also smaller. It seems that the other standard mount system is the Arca swiss, and that is likely what I should look at when I'm ready to drop significantly more money on tripods. This is a very clever hack, allowing use on both RC2 and arca-swiss. http://www.customslr.com/products/m-plate-pro I suspect, however, that for $75 each, I'd be better off just selling off all of my RC2 heads and plates and just converting in one fell swoop, rather than doing the job piecemeal. -- 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 Fuji XE-1
Just read about the newly announced XE-1. First little cam since the Q to make me consider a buy. That plus the 35mm/1.4 could be an outstanding portraiture kit! Anyone researched this puppy? Sent from my iPod -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
Horses for courses. I have a Bogen mini gear head for landscape images as it allows minute adjustments in horizontal & vertical planes. A Kirk BH1 ball head for non landscape use and a Kirk King Cobra gimbal head for use with the 600. All are fitted with Kirk 'arca' type plate receivers. My K20D has a Kirk 'L' bracket and the aplicable lenses have Kirk Plates. These all sit on top of a Gitzo 3530LS tripod. Nothing against RRS but Kirk is more or less local and have stood behind their products over the years. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "George Sinos" Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. I've been trying to make the same decision. I've narrowed it down to Kirk and Really Right Stuff. Both are expensive. A fellow member of the local camera club has a RRS ball head and L-bracket and has no significant complaints. I'm leaning in that direction. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Kirk -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. Really Right Stuff Wimberly -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
Larry Colen wrote: >On Sep 6, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Funny thing is, I have an AF540FGZ and I'm very happy with it. It >> works beautifully for me and I have no need for anything better. I >> just know that people who are really serious about flash find a lot of >> shortcomings with the Pentax system. > >If the 540 sucked at everything, it wouldn't be nearly so frustrating. Larry, you are the Zen master of the PDML! -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
On Sep 6, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Funny thing is, I have an AF540FGZ and I'm very happy with it. It > works beautifully for me and I have no need for anything better. I > just know that people who are really serious about flash find a lot of > shortcomings with the Pentax system. If the 540 sucked at everything, it wouldn't be nearly so frustrating. > -- 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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
Igor Roshchin wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote: > >> Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> > >> >> This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of >> >> certainties) >> >> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html >> > >> >It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The >> >possibility of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely be >> >my first high dollar purchase off that list. >> >> The two areas in which I find Pentax most lags behind the competition >> are lack of a full-fram DSLR and lask of a serious flash system. It >> could be that Ricoh is taking this Pentax acquisition seriously... > >I think many would agree. (I do.) >I haven't used N's TTL flashes much (and none of C's), >but in PTTL "P" stands for "pitiful". Funny thing is, I have an AF540FGZ and I'm very happy with it. It works beautifully for me and I have no need for anything better. I just know that people who are really serious about flash find a lot of shortcomings with the Pentax system. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.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: Mini-GESO: Golden Hour mammatus (4 photos)
Great work Walt. Now we want an albino platypus. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 9/6/2012 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: >> >> On Sep 6, 2012, at 12:33 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >> >>> In a fit of jealousy over Mark's shot of mammatus clouds during the >>> golden hour from GFM, I decided to spend every single night camped out in >>> the yard with my camera until I finally got some of my own. Well, I got them >>> at about 6:30 this morning. >>> >>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631419163014/ >>> >>> Granted, they lack the accompanying scenery of Mark's wonderful shot. And >>> the camping-out thing is a complete lie. Still, I'm just happy to have seen >>> and captured them. >> >> Very nice. That lighting really does enhance it. >> >> Dave > > Thanks, Dave. > > I've seen much nicer shots of mammatus clouds -- like Mark's, for example. > But, these were the nicest ones I've ever seen in person. I'm always excited > to see them, in any event. > > -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
On Sep 6, 2012, at 5:08 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the > bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html Very nice, very dramatic. It works well. Question though, why use the less exposed version rather than just dialing down the original? Was the sky blown out? > > I know the figure is now darker (I did dodge him a fair bit, as I did > in the original) but I kind of like it this way. Think this works a > bit better now. > > Here's the original for comparison: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html > > Let me know what you think (if so inclined). Thanks! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
The thing that I'm learning is that there is way too much to learn about this. I wish that there were some simple performance measurements for a standardized rating of tripods and heads. Despite not being a mechanical engineer, or maybe because I'm not, I've got a few ideas for standardized ways to measure load capacity, dampening, stiffness etc. The short answer is that there doesn't seem to be an RC2 head that works a lot better than what I have. Though the 3911RC2 looks like it would be a bit more adjustable, also smaller. It seems that the other standard mount system is the Arca swiss, and that is likely what I should look at when I'm ready to drop significantly more money on tripods. This is a very clever hack, allowing use on both RC2 and arca-swiss. http://www.customslr.com/products/m-plate-pro I suspect, however, that for $75 each, I'd be better off just selling off all of my RC2 heads and plates and just converting in one fell swoop, rather than doing the job piecemeal. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - This Way... or Maybe That Way...
The Romans would have found a better route. Or leveled out that one. I like the shot. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Well that view makes me a little unsteady. That sign looks like it was there > for the Romans invading. Cool though. > > > > > pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 19:16:05 -0700 (PDT) >> From: Rick Womer >> To: Pentax List >> Subject: PESO - This Way... or Maybe That Way... >> Message-ID: >> <1346897765.73614.yahoomail...@web162106.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> >> It can be challenging to follow a footpath in the Yorkshire Dales: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16425612&size=lg >> >> >> (the camera was level) >> >> Comments always welcomed. >> >> Rick > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- 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: OT: Dinner Party in San Mateo Thursday 6 Sept.
Happy Birthday. How old are you in California years? On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:30 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > On the off chance that anyone in the Bay Area wants to join me, I'm meeting > with a bunch of friends for dinner at Hokkaido Express at BridgePointe Mall > in San Mateo. The plan is to start showing up around 6PM. Around 8:30 a > bunch of us are going to head over to Redwood City for blue/fusion dancing. > > If you're on facebook, the details are at: > https://www.facebook.com/events/450010925043405/ > > > 18:00 until 20:30 > Hokkaido Seafood Buffet, 2200 Bridgepointe Parkway San Mateo, CA 94404 > We will meet for dinner at Hokkaido Buffet in San Mateo. Some time between > 8:30 and 9:00 we'll head up to South Bay fusion to finish the night off with > dancing. > > I picked a buffet to make paying for each person's dinner simple. I'd love to > be able to buy everyone dinner, but I'm afraid I'll need each of you to pick > up your own tab. My guess is that it'll be about $25 with tax and tip. > > -- > 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: OT - Sony NEX-7
OMG, I missed the fact that you were on the DPR forum. I sometimes see it because I'm there to look at reviews (which I like) and just look at comments. Unless you can prescribe medication, there's no much good to be done there. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Tom C wrote: >> >> Of course we never had the luxury with film, but IMO, the best time to >> check your shot is immediately after you take it, so that there's >> possibly a chance to retake it if things are amiss. I know that's a >> crazy notion and I'm just a dumb ass for thinking like that. > > Man, if I stuck to only doing things that were possible in film days, > I'd put my camera back in a closet and take up another hobby, like I > did in the 1980's. The present state of photo technology is what drew > me back into shooting. Now I can get instant feedback if I need it, > adjust ISO on the fly, post-process (even colour!) sans darkroom ... > [endless list elided]. Film and all its hassles was just not for me. I > guess I'm just another instagram'er at heart. > > >> Three others were rather condescending. I got in a minor flame war and >> it was my very first post on the forum. :) > > I'd consider making it your last. :-) The dpreview crowd seem only a > minor step up from YouTube posters sometimes. > > -- > -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. -- 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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
On Sep 6, 2012, at 12:32 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >>> This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of >>> certainties) >>> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html >> >> It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The possibility >> of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely be my first high >> dollar purchase off that list. > > I'm a big Pentax fan--I own Pentax gear almost exclusively--which I > guess makes me a non-rational self-flagellating fanboi, but I would > recommend you away from a Pentax flash, new or not. > > If I had back the cash I sunk into two AF540's and an AF160, I'd buy > three or four Vivitars or other inexpensive manual flashes *and* a > van-load of modifiers. I won't bore the people here with my oft repeated litany of why the AF540 sucks the smegma from the foreskin of a syphilitic donkey, just take it as a given that I frequently find myself at odds with it. If, rather than get it to do what I want, I just let it do what it wants, then it will often put out something resembling useful amounts of light at a more or less convenient time. And while I can often get what I want by setting the camera to what I want and letting the AF540 do its own thing, I also often want a simple manual flash, with a good range of control, and no preflash. In theory the AF540 will do this, but in practice, no matter how often I set it to Manual, it will at some time of its own choosing, set itself back to P-TTL. I've sent it in for repair at least three times, for both this and a broken hot shoe mount. It is my birthday, allow me for a day or two, the pleasant fantasy that Pentax can design and build a flash that is more likely to do what I ask than it is to fight me every step of the way. > > Or: I'd buy two Alien Bees B1600's and a Vagabond portable battery to run 'em. I've been very happy with my White Lightnings. I have been ecstatic with Paul C Buff's customer service. I was recently given some very nifty light modifiers that work with the profoto flashes. Unfortunately, they are exactly too big to fit on my white lightning. So, the other day I cut down a bit of ABS end cap, drilled some holes in it and made an adapter so I could fit the PF light modifiers on the WL. It worked wonderfully. Until the modeling light melted the ABS. Oh well, time to come up with a plan B > > Pentax will never catch up to Nikon's system, and even if they do, > it's way too expensive and underpowered for what you get. I use these > gadgets because it's what I have and I can't afford new stuff, but I'm > so much wiser now. > > -- > -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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Two on the Wharf,>
It held my interest finding the second shooter - not that there is a grassy knoll or anything. Good one. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: From: Marco Alpert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 8:35 PM Subject: PESO - Two on the Wharf Looking at my email archive, it appears that it's been almost 2 1/2 years since last I posted here. But I seem to be back, at least for the moment. http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso21.html Comments, as always, welcomed. ? ? ? -Marco --- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
Thu Sep 6 15:32:34 EDT 2012 Bruce Walker wrote: > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > > > >> This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of > >> certainties) > >> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html > > > > It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The > > possibility of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely > > be my first high dollar purchase off that list. > > I'm a big Pentax fan--I own Pentax gear almost exclusively--which I > guess makes me a non-rational self-flagellating fanboi, but I would > recommend you away from a Pentax flash, new or not. > > If I had back the cash I sunk into two AF540's and an AF160, I'd buy > three or four Vivitars or other inexpensive manual flashes *and* a > van-load of modifiers. > I find Metz 58 (I have af-1) - considerably better and more flexible than AF540. Two main reasons: 1. It works reasonably well in "A" mode. 2. It has the secondary smaller flash in front that is useful for the situations when you bouncing light off the ceiling. I haven't used all capabilities of that flash, but these features are useful. I only wish I could switch the modes (PTTL <--> A) via a slider/button, as opposed to the menu, and that different modes would keep their settings (say, for the small front secondary flash) separately. ... yet, P(itiful)TTY says it all. Igor 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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
I'm not sure I totally agree on Pentax flash. I've used a 540 and a 360 controlled remotely from a K-7. I also shoot with Nikon. The Pentax flash is certainly not as flexible or extensive as the Nikon, but it's way ahead of most of the others. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > Thu Sep 6 15:20:49 EDT 2012 > Mark Roberts wrote: > >> Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> > >> >> This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of >> >> certainties) >> >> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html >> > >> >It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The >> >possibility of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely be >> >my first high dollar purchase off that list. >> >> The two areas in which I find Pentax most lags behind the competition >> are lack of a full-fram DSLR and lask of a serious flash system. It >> could be that Ricoh is taking this Pentax acquisition seriously... > > I think many would agree. (I do.) > I haven't used N's TTL flashes much (and none of C's), > but in PTTL "P" stands for "pitiful". > > I'd add to that: high-quality AF (speed and accuracy together). > Some photographers (and especially on PDML) don't care for that much > but it is important. (Cf. some PDMLers don't care for the flash.) > > 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.
Re:PESO - Storm Brewing
The version I just looked at may be the new & improved one. Nice composition too. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 03:00:38 + (UTC) From:"knarftheria...@gmail.com" To:PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Storm Brewing Message-ID: <1205619306.147001.1346900446722.javamail.se...@ap7.p2.fra.samsungsocialhub.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Still not sure about this one. Let me know what you think: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html?m=1 Thanks. Hope you enjoy. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - This Way... or Maybe That Way...
Well that view makes me a little unsteady. That sign looks like it was there for the Romans invading. Cool though. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 19:16:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Womer To: Pentax List Subject: PESO - This Way... or Maybe That Way... Message-ID: <1346897765.73614.yahoomail...@web162106.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It can be challenging to follow a footpath in the Yorkshire Dales: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16425612&size=lg (the camera was level) Comments always welcomed. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
Thu Sep 6 15:20:49 EDT 2012 Mark Roberts wrote: > Larry Colen wrote: > > >On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > > > >> This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of > >> certainties) > >> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html > > > >It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The > >possibility of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely be > >my first high dollar purchase off that list. > > The two areas in which I find Pentax most lags behind the competition > are lack of a full-fram DSLR and lask of a serious flash system. It > could be that Ricoh is taking this Pentax acquisition seriously... I think many would agree. (I do.) I haven't used N's TTL flashes much (and none of C's), but in PTTL "P" stands for "pitiful". I'd add to that: high-quality AF (speed and accuracy together). Some photographers (and especially on PDML) don't care for that much but it is important. (Cf. some PDMLers don't care for the flash.) 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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > >> This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of certainties) >> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html > > It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The possibility > of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely be my first high > dollar purchase off that list. I'm a big Pentax fan--I own Pentax gear almost exclusively--which I guess makes me a non-rational self-flagellating fanboi, but I would recommend you away from a Pentax flash, new or not. If I had back the cash I sunk into two AF540's and an AF160, I'd buy three or four Vivitars or other inexpensive manual flashes *and* a van-load of modifiers. Or: I'd buy two Alien Bees B1600's and a Vagabond portable battery to run 'em. Pentax will never catch up to Nikon's system, and even if they do, it's way too expensive and underpowered for what you get. I use these gadgets because it's what I have and I can't afford new stuff, but I'm so much wiser now. -- -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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
Larry Colen wrote: >On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > >> This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of certainties) >> http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html > >It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The possibility >of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely be my first high >dollar purchase off that list. The two areas in which I find Pentax most lags behind the competition are lack of a full-fram DSLR and lask of a serious flash system. It could be that Ricoh is taking this Pentax acquisition seriously... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of certainties) > http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html It will be interesting to see how close he is to the truth. The possibility of a new Pentax flash is very exciting, and would likely be my first high dollar purchase off that list. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: My Yard
LOL. I've always loved those stairs, especially when the morning glories bloom. Honestly, those folks work on their yard but it's a good example of letting some overgrowth provide the beauty. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Looks beautiful, Steve! > > (I drink entirely too much to have a yard like that.) > > -- Walt > > > On 9/5/2012 6:12 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> >> I didn't ask for a model release: >> >> http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL/myyard-XL.jpg > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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.
OT: The iPhone 5 is coming on 9/12
It's already been legally recognized as a person in three states. All three of those states are California, but still . . . http://www.everythingicafe.com/apple-announces-iphone-5-event-for-september-12th/2012/09/04/ -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso: My Yard
Looks beautiful, Steve! (I drink entirely too much to have a yard like that.) -- Walt On 9/5/2012 6:12 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I didn't ask for a model release: http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-GfHZHX5/0/XL/myyard-XL.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
Bob, I believe she's out getting fitted for a new bike helmet. :-) On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Frank, > I like the new one much better, > but where's the girl in the diaphanous dress? > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:08 AM, frank theriault > wrote: >> Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the >> bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html >> >> I know the figure is now darker (I did dodge him a fair bit, as I did >> in the original) but I kind of like it this way. Think this works a >> bit better now. >> >> Here's the original for comparison: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html >> >> Let me know what you think (if so inclined). Thanks! >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> -- >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -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: OT - Sony NEX-7
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Tom C wrote: > > Of course we never had the luxury with film, but IMO, the best time to > check your shot is immediately after you take it, so that there's > possibly a chance to retake it if things are amiss. I know that's a > crazy notion and I'm just a dumb ass for thinking like that. Man, if I stuck to only doing things that were possible in film days, I'd put my camera back in a closet and take up another hobby, like I did in the 1980's. The present state of photo technology is what drew me back into shooting. Now I can get instant feedback if I need it, adjust ISO on the fly, post-process (even colour!) sans darkroom ... [endless list elided]. Film and all its hassles was just not for me. I guess I'm just another instagram'er at heart. > Three others were rather condescending. I got in a minor flame war and > it was my very first post on the forum. :) I'd consider making it your last. :-) The dpreview crowd seem only a minor step up from YouTube posters sometimes. -- -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: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
on 2012-09-06 6:08 frank theriault wrote Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html didn't look at the original (since i saw you'd posted re-do), but i do like this shot; the light values and varying contrasts balance nicely for me; i think a print would be a good way to view it, though it looks challenging to print -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Sony NEX-7
on 2012-09-06 10:23 Bruce Walker wrote And it's kind of jarring when shooting in low light, say in a jazz club, to have the preview come on and glare into my face. that is what put me in the habit of half-tapping the shutter immediately after a shot; it seems to take a lot longer on my K200d to call up a preview manually -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: September PUG is Up!!
Thanks for the complements! That Agfapan 25 is gorgeous film. I only had the one roll that was given to me when someone cleaned out his darkroom. I looked into ordering more, but it has been discontinued... At 12:51 PM -0500 9/6/12, Darren Addy wrote: Just a quick note to mention some of my favs...2 color and 2 B&W Simply placed in the order I viewed them in the SlideShow... Driving the Garden of the Gods by Dan Matyola Very "film" color/feel to it. At The Helm by Steve Sharpe Dynamic composition and love the B&W Solo by Dag Thrane If not for the person, almost an abstract A Walk in the Park by Patrick Temmerman A very pleasing image in all respects. Love TRI-X. nicely done, all. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Sony NEX-7
Thanks Bruce... I also turn it off in darker situations (or I just swear at it every time it shows me a preview). :) > From: Steven Desjardins > > So, their point is "that's a dumb feature so it's OK that it's > broken"? Auto review is especially useful with a new camera which you > don't trust yet (because some features may not work ;-). Of course, > some forums are broken by nature. > I agree, especially new out of the box I want to see a representation of what I'm getting. I suspect an internal memory issue of some kind. Depending on how I have it setup to display varying information on the review screen, it behaves differently, but never consistently. The return process has already been initiated with Amazon and a new one should be shipping today. Well some guys did sincerely try to help and offered suggestions. Others basically suggested that (my words) 'real photographers wouldn't have it turned on as they don't need to check their shots'. And so yes, it didn't really matter. Of course we never had the luxury with film, but IMO, the best time to check your shot is immediately after you take it, so that there's possibly a chance to retake it if things are amiss. I know that's a crazy notion and I'm just a dumb ass for thinking like that. Three others were rather condescending. I got in a minor flame war and it was my very first post on the forum. :) Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: September PUG is Up!!
Just a quick note to mention some of my favs...2 color and 2 B&W Simply placed in the order I viewed them in the SlideShow... Driving the Garden of the Gods by Dan Matyola Very "film" color/feel to it. At The Helm by Steve Sharpe Dynamic composition and love the B&W Solo by Dag Thrane If not for the person, almost an abstract A Walk in the Park by Patrick Temmerman A very pleasing image in all respects. Love TRI-X. nicely done, all. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
Frank, I like the new one much better, but where's the girl in the diaphanous dress? Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:08 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the > bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html > > I know the figure is now darker (I did dodge him a fair bit, as I did > in the original) but I kind of like it this way. Think this works a > bit better now. > > Here's the original for comparison: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html > > Let me know what you think (if so inclined). Thanks! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Golden Hour mammatus (4 photos)
On 9/6/2012 1:03 AM, David Mann wrote: On Sep 6, 2012, at 12:33 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: In a fit of jealousy over Mark's shot of mammatus clouds during the golden hour from GFM, I decided to spend every single night camped out in the yard with my camera until I finally got some of my own. Well, I got them at about 6:30 this morning. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631419163014/ Granted, they lack the accompanying scenery of Mark's wonderful shot. And the camping-out thing is a complete lie. Still, I'm just happy to have seen and captured them. Very nice. That lighting really does enhance it. Dave Thanks, Dave. I've seen much nicer shots of mammatus clouds -- like Mark's, for example. But, these were the nicest ones I've ever seen in person. I'm always excited to see them, in any event. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Golden Hour mammatus (4 photos)
Thanks, Charles. The other day, I posted a comment on Facebook to the effect of, if you happen to glance out the window and notice the light seems a little weird, it's time to grab your camera. That's essentially what happened here. -- Walt On 9/5/2012 10:29 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Sep 5, 2012, at 7:33 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: In a fit of jealousy over Mark's shot of mammatus clouds during the golden hour from GFM, I decided to spend every single night camped out in the yard with my camera until I finally got some of my own. Well, I got them at about 6:30 this morning. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631419163014/ Granted, they lack the accompanying scenery of Mark's wonderful shot. And the camping-out thing is a complete lie. Still, I'm just happy to have seen and captured them. Beautiful colors. Dreamy. -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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Prozac helps. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:40 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Mark!! > > (Roberts, of course) > > cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Mark C > > > I almost composed a rant about this but dammit, I'm committed to being > mellow. > > Mark > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: Nokia's image stabilization
Oh, I thought she was going to get hit by a truck. What kind of a Youtube video is that? On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:32 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Mark Roberts > > >> Scott Loveless wrote: >>> >>> Just in case you didn't know, all you need is a truck. >> >> >> "All you need is a truck" is the solution to many of life's >> difficulties, dammit. (spits chewin' tobacco) >> > > Yes, this *is* my truck. > No, I will *not* help you move. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
As usual, I'm the outlier This one just looks like vignetting to me. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > I like this dramatic rendition. > > Igor > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:08 AM, frank theriault > wrote: >> Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the >> bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html >> >> I know the figure is now darker (I did dodge him a fair bit, as I did >> in the original) but I kind of like it this way. Think this works a >> bit better now. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: PESO - Storm Brewing
Nice. Obviously, the guy on the beach makes the shot. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Bruce Walker > > >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Mark Roberts >> wrote: >>> >>> knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: >>> Still not sure about this one. Let me know what you think: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html?m=1 >>> >>> >>> Darken the clouds to make them seem a bit more brooding/threatening. >>> The human figure in the lower right is a really effective way of >>> giving it some sense of scale. But you should replace him with a woman >>> in a long, flowing black dress. ;-) >> >> >> Yes! That should be a standard part of a landscape photographers kit. >> Keep a woman in a long flowing dress with you at all times and many >> more photographic opportunities will arise. > > > Diaphanous. You forgot the dress should be diaphanous. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: OT - Sony NEX-7
So, their point is "that's a dumb feature so it's OK that it's broken"? Auto review is especially useful with a new camera which you don't trust yet (because some features may not work ;-). Of course, some forums are broken by nature. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:52 AM, steve harley wrote: >> >> on 2012-09-05 22:09 Tom C wrote >> >>> I don't view having auto review turned on all the time as being >>> neophyte behavior. >> >> i keep auto-review on (on my K200d), but i usually half-tap the shutter >> release after a shot to suppress it; i tend to glance at the histogram on >> the first shot in a series, possibly adjust, then take more shots without >> review > > I eventually killed auto-review mainly because doing that seems to > improve overall responsiveness. I think the camera has less to do so > it's ready for the next shot quicker. Maybe it just seems that way. > > And it's kind of jarring when shooting in low light, say in a jazz > club, to have the preview come on and glare into my face. It can > actually take a few moments to re-accustom my eye to the darkness > after that, and I might lose a shot. > > It's trivial to hit the preview button now and then to verify > continued copaceticosity. > > I'm always a neophyte at *something*, so I don't tend to alter my > behaviour or settings to try and hide that. > > -- > -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. -- 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: Questions about tripod heads.
I have a Q and a long lens is a 50. I just prop it up on a few rocks. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I've got a couple of Manfrotto ball heads, and a three axis head, a Manfrotto > 804RC2. One nice thing about them all is that they all use the same quick > release plate, of which I have something like half a dozen now, allowing me > to just have them mounted on both bodies and a couple of my longer lenses. > > For the most part, they work fine. However, for particularly heavy lenses, > or long exposures, they are not as rock solid steady as I'd like. Also, if I > adjust them using the bigma, I have to account for some inevitable droop. > Likewise, I can never get quite as much angle above the horizon as I'd like > with the three axis head. > > It being my birthday in a few hours (Bong being in Manilla, it is already > his, Happy Birthday Bong), I could rationalize spending a bit of money on a > better tripod head. I understand that there is effectively no limit to how > much money that you can spend on a tripod head, but there are incremental > improvements in quality. Doing a quick search, it looks like the 804RC2 goes > for about $65. Also that it seems to be called a pan-tilt head. > > When I'm doing landscape work, I like the pan-tilt heads better than ball > heads because I can adjust one angle, then fine tune another, and don't have > to worry about losing all three adjustments when I want to fine tune one of > them. What I'd like is: > a) a pan-tilt head, > b) that is significantly steadier/sturdier than the 804RC2 > c) With a much greater range of vertical swing > d) which, ideally, would take the same mount plate (200PL-14 ?) > > Using the same mount plate is negotiable, but it'd be a real drag to have to > swap mount plates to use "the good tripod head". > > Any suggestions on which head to look at? > > How much would I need to pay to get much better performance? > > How would I tell that I was getting something better, rather than just more > expensive? Load rating? > > -- > 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: Questions about tripod heads.
on 2012-09-06 3:13 Larry Colen wrote I'm shocked that I haven't been deluged with suggestions, not to mention a list of every tripod head that people have owned since 1964. i can't make a suggestion from experience, but i'm listening to the answers subsisting as i do on virtual hand-outs from thrift stores and craigslist, i'm waiting for a ball-head with an Arca-swiss style plate to fall into my lap; in part because those plates seem so widely supported on quality heads, but also because i happen to have one RRS plate from a grab bag that fits my K200d perfectly, and the slimness and lightness of it impress me more than the Bogen plates (rectangular & hex) i've used — i've bought and then sold heavy- and light-duty Bogen equipment but no ball-heads; meantime i have a couple of tripods with pan/tilt heads, including an old Tilt-all with no QR, that serve me alright -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
I'm not really a Photokeener, but I hope ricecake's right about many of these. I'm starting to save up for the K-3 already. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of certainties) > http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -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: September PUG is Up!!
The ones that really strike me are: Winter Solitude by Eric A. Kantchev I like the serenity of this image. I wish I knew where it was. Very pleasing. At The Helm by Steve Sharpe Nice action and composition. Good choice on monochrome. A Walk in the Park by Patrick Temmerman Love the monochrome, the grain, the composition. Everything. Lost by Bruce Walker My favorite of the month. It conjures up many emotions. Did she lose something or is she lost? And why is she wearing a top made of yellow sticky notes? :) It has a rather surreal feeling to it. Subjectively, Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Sony NEX-7
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:52 AM, steve harley wrote: > > on 2012-09-05 22:09 Tom C wrote > >> I don't view having auto review turned on all the time as being >> neophyte behavior. > > i keep auto-review on (on my K200d), but i usually half-tap the shutter > release after a shot to suppress it; i tend to glance at the histogram on > the first shot in a series, possibly adjust, then take more shots without > review I eventually killed auto-review mainly because doing that seems to improve overall responsiveness. I think the camera has less to do so it's ready for the next shot quicker. Maybe it just seems that way. And it's kind of jarring when shooting in low light, say in a jazz club, to have the preview come on and glare into my face. It can actually take a few moments to re-accustom my eye to the darkness after that, and I might lose a shot. It's trivial to hit the preview button now and then to verify continued copaceticosity. I'm always a neophyte at *something*, so I don't tend to alter my behaviour or settings to try and hide that. -- -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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
This morning Ricehigh posted HIS list of guesses (with degree of certainties) http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-9-things-that-pentax-is-to-be.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Storm Brewing
From: Bruce Walker On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Still not sure about this one. Let me know what you think: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html?m=1 Darken the clouds to make them seem a bit more brooding/threatening. The human figure in the lower right is a really effective way of giving it some sense of scale. But you should replace him with a woman in a long, flowing black dress. ;-) Yes! That should be a standard part of a landscape photographers kit. Keep a woman in a long flowing dress with you at all times and many more photographic opportunities will arise. Diaphanous. You forgot the dress should be diaphanous. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Storm Brewing
On 9/6/2012 7:22 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Still not sure about this one. Let me know what you think: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html?m=1 Darken the clouds to make them seem a bit more brooding/threatening. The human figure in the lower right is a really effective way of giving it some sense of scale. But you should replace him with a woman in a long, flowing black dress. ;-) Yes! That should be a standard part of a landscape photographers kit. Keep a woman in a long flowing dress with you at all times and many more photographic opportunities will arise. Precisely. That's why I never leave home without one -- and, consequently, why I never leave home. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Sony NEX-7
on 2012-09-05 22:09 Tom C wrote I don't view having auto review turned on all the time as being neophyte behavior. i keep auto-review on (on my K200d), but i usually half-tap the shutter release after a shot to suppress it; i tend to glance at the histogram on the first shot in a series, possibly adjust, then take more shots without review -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
I've been trying to make the same decision. I've narrowed it down to Kirk and Really Right Stuff. Both are expensive. A fellow member of the local camera club has a RRS ball head and L-bracket and has no significant complaints. I'm leaning in that direction. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > Kirk > > -Original Message- >>From: John Sessoms > >>Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. >> >>Really Right Stuff >>Wimberly > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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 - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
I like this dramatic rendition. Igor On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:08 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the > bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html > > I know the figure is now darker (I did dodge him a fair bit, as I did > in the original) but I kind of like it this way. Think this works a > bit better now. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
Thu Sep 6 11:05:29 EDT 2012 Mark Roberts wrote: > Igor Roshchin wrote: > > >Steven Desjardins wrote: > > > >>Maybe it's only coming to Australia. > > > >And that camera will have to be held upside-down. > > ...which is a small price to pay for being able to shoot summertime > pictures in December! But you can get a frostbite from that camera in July (but no Christmas!). Cheers, 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: Questions about tripod heads.
Kirk -Original Message- >From: John Sessoms >Subject: Re: Questions about tripod heads. > >Really Right Stuff >Wimberly -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: September PUG is Up!!
Great gallery! I'm going to pick a favourite Nocturnal Canoeing by Rick Womer Wonderful! wendy On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:19 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Great gallery! Too many good ones to pick a favourite. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Brian Walters > Sent: September 5, 2012 9/5/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: September PUG is Up!! > > G'day all > > After a slow start, there was a rush of submissions to give us a grand > total of 29 submissions. And a great lot of photos they are, with > quite a few variations on the theme as well. > > As usual, you'll find the gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there) > > Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not > infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the > gallery, let me know. > > + > > For October the theme is 'Doors'. > > 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 > * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body > or lens used is Pentax. > * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to > ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. > * Nominal closing date for submissions: 31 May. > > > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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. -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
Igor Roshchin wrote: >Steven Desjardins wrote: > >>Maybe it's only coming to Australia. > >And that camera will have to be held upside-down. ...which is a small price to pay for being able to shoot summertime pictures in December! -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.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: The last Photokina speculation thread on PDML before Photokina
And that camera will have to be held upside-down. :-) Igor Wed Sep 5 14:35:58 EDT 2012 Steven Desjardins wrote: Maybe it's only coming to Australia. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:12 PM, John Francis wrote: > >>> I don't think Tan actually saw anything but it was strongly hinted >>> by someone 'in the know' that a full frame was coming. >>> >> That was the impression I got, too. >> >> I pretty much discounted it - this was by no means the first time >> somebody in the distribution chain has assured users such-and-such >> a lens/body/whatever was coming. I'm sure Tanya wasn't exaggerating >> anything, but I doubt if her 'inside source' had anywhere near as >> definite information as he would have Tanya believe. > > I don't know what's in the water down under, but they're still drinking it: > http://photorumors.com/2012/09/05/pentax-australia-good-things-are-coming/ > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
I use a Bogen/Manfrotto 3047 three-way tilt head. It's rock solid, and I believed rated at 30 pounds or more. I use it with long glass on my car shoots. It was also my main head when I was shooting with the 6x7 -- sometimes with a 300 mm lens and 2X converter. It's solid and allows the kind of accurate framing I need for my work. It also has bubble levels, which are more handy than the caner's digital level. I don't know if it's still in production. I saw one on ebay when I googled the part number: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bogen-Manfrotto-3047-Tripod-Monopod-Head-great-condition-/200808300847?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec11b812f On Sep 6, 2012, at 5:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I'm shocked that I haven't been deluged with suggestions, not to mention a > list of every tripod head that people have owned since 1964. > > I've been continuing to do research > > Here's one that is rated at 11lbs, so it's probably a little sturdier, and it > has a wider range of motion and is only $70, the 391rc2: > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602409-REG/Manfrotto_391RC2_391RC2_Junior_3_Way_Pan_Tilt.html > > > If I were looking at ball heads, I'd be tempted by 327rc2: > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?sku=680140&Q=&O=&is=REG&A=details > > I suspect, however, that if I wanted substantially better performance than > what I have, I'd need to go to another quick release system and therefore > replace both ball and pan-tilt heads. > > > On Sep 5, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> I've got a couple of Manfrotto ball heads, and a three axis head, a >> Manfrotto 804RC2. One nice thing about them all is that they all use the >> same quick release plate, of which I have something like half a dozen now, >> allowing me to just have them mounted on both bodies and a couple of my >> longer lenses. >> >> For the most part, they work fine. However, for particularly heavy lenses, >> or long exposures, they are not as rock solid steady as I'd like. Also, if >> I adjust them using the bigma, I have to account for some inevitable droop. >> Likewise, I can never get quite as much angle above the horizon as I'd like >> with the three axis head. >> >> It being my birthday in a few hours (Bong being in Manilla, it is already >> his, Happy Birthday Bong), I could rationalize spending a bit of money on a >> better tripod head. I understand that there is effectively no limit to how >> much money that you can spend on a tripod head, but there are incremental >> improvements in quality. Doing a quick search, it looks like the 804RC2 >> goes for about $65. Also that it seems to be called a pan-tilt head. >> >> When I'm doing landscape work, I like the pan-tilt heads better than ball >> heads because I can adjust one angle, then fine tune another, and don't have >> to worry about losing all three adjustments when I want to fine tune one of >> them. What I'd like is: >> a) a pan-tilt head, >> b) that is significantly steadier/sturdier than the 804RC2 >> c) With a much greater range of vertical swing >> d) which, ideally, would take the same mount plate (200PL-14 ?) >> >> Using the same mount plate is negotiable, but it'd be a real drag to have to >> swap mount plates to use "the good tripod head". >> >> Any suggestions on which head to look at? >> >> How much would I need to pay to get much better performance? >> >> How would I tell that I was getting something better, rather than just more >> expensive? Load rating? >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Two on the Wharf
Strange mutant guy whose right leg ends in a hand... Welcome back, Marco! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Marco Alpert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 11:35 PM Subject: PESO - Two on the Wharf Looking at my email archive, it appears that it's been almost 2 1/2 years since last I posted here. But I seem to be back, at least for the moment. http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo07/peso21.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Garsdale Viaduct
Thanks, Bruce! Yup... when the light is gone, the midges are out, the breeze is chill, and the pub is beckoning, it's time to quit. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2012 8:40 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Garsdale Viaduct That's beautifully composed, Rick, and conveys scale to me by that curving walkway that makes some nice lines. Great stuff! Too bad about the just-missed train, but sometimes you just have to call it a day. :-) On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I went out one evening to photograph the Garsdale viaduct, another beautiful > piece of Victorian engineering and construction: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16425412&size=lg > > > Of course, I wanted something to give it some movement or scale. I lingered > for about a half hour. A man walked by, but went the wrong way. A train, > maybe? No train, not even a distant whistle. > > So after a half hour, with light fading and getting cold, I headed back to > the inn. Halfway back, on a bridge across the road: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16425413&size=lg > > > I guess I'm just not sufficiently dedicated to my Art. > > (both K-5, FA 24-90) > > Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Storm Brewing (the re-do)
Wow. It looks as though the Crack of Doom is about to be heard. Very effective. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: frank theriault To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2012 8:08 AM Subject: PESO - Storm Brewing (the re-do) Darkened the clouds. Actually it's now the darker exposure of the bracketed trio, so you'll notice the figure is slightly different: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing-re-do.html I know the figure is now darker (I did dodge him a fair bit, as I did in the original) but I kind of like it this way. Think this works a bit better now. Here's the original for comparison: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html Let me know what you think (if so inclined). Thanks! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Questions about tripod heads.
Really Right Stuff Wimberly -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Nokia's image stabilization
From: Mark Roberts Scott Loveless wrote: Just in case you didn't know, all you need is a truck. "All you need is a truck" is the solution to many of life's difficulties, dammit. (spits chewin' tobacco) Yes, this *is* my truck. No, I will *not* help you move. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: From: Scott Loveless
From: Scott Loveless Just in case you didn't know, all you need is a truck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pytmZV0Qs7s If she doesn't start watching where she's going, she's gonna' to get run over by a truck. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 x3: Thunderstorm
From: David Mann On Sep 6, 2012, at 1:29 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I'm fairly sure that dark frame subtraction can be turned off in the K10Ds Custom menu - at least it can with my K200D which uses the same sensor. OK I got off my arse and checked. You're right, there's a "noise reduction" setting. Next time I'll know to switch it off but I'm curious about how much of a difference it'll make to the noise level. I might have a play at some stage, I might be able to just leave it switched off. Cheers, Yeah, but if I remember, there was a whole lot of pissing and moaning because turning off Noise Reduction doesn't actually turn off the dark frame subtraction. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO - Storm Brewing
From: "knarftheriault Still not sure about this one. Let me know what you think: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/09/storm-brewing.html?m=1 Thanks. Hope you enjoy. Cheers, frank Clouds need to be a little more ominous. Around the guy walking on the beach a little less so. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Garsdale Viaduct
That's beautifully composed, Rick, and conveys scale to me by that curving walkway that makes some nice lines. Great stuff! Too bad about the just-missed train, but sometimes you just have to call it a day. :-) On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I went out one evening to photograph the Garsdale viaduct, another beautiful > piece of Victorian engineering and construction: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16425412&size=lg > > > Of course, I wanted something to give it some movement or scale. I lingered > for about a half hour. A man walked by, but went the wrong way. A train, > maybe? No train, not even a distant whistle. > > So after a half hour, with light fading and getting cold, I headed back to > the inn. Halfway back, on a bridge across the road: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16425413&size=lg > > > I guess I'm just not sufficiently dedicated to my Art. > > (both K-5, FA 24-90) > > Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -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.
