Re: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries
On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Galia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8360603208/in/set-72157632464751787/lightbox/ Boris: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8359509329/in/set-72157632464678971/lightbox/ Cheers! There are some very fine photos in there. Looking at the two sets, I'd say that Galia had a better photography teacher than you did. :-) Seriously though, she is turning into a very fine photographer, without making any exceptions for her age. P.S. It turns out that Ricoh has taken the 8:4 lead this year... P.P.S. Number of photos above were posted as PESOs throughout the year... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Photo gadgets that I wish they made
On Jan 7, 2013, at 11:02 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: White balance lens cap... http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=vivicap I've got something like that, but I find reflective white balance cards work a lot better for me. -- 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 - Downtown Juneau Alasksa !
That is a drink of cool water. It was a +40C scorcher today. Makes me want to put on Twin Peaks. On 8/01/2013 8:36 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Image taken from a downtown city street in Juneau with a 120mm lens - ah the great outdoors! K20D, 70-210mm F, 400 ISO http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16756414 Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: CS2 now a freebie!
Adobe claim that only people with a pre-existing CS2 license are legally entitled to download install this software. While that may be their intent, there's some doubt as to whether they would be able to enforce this - apparently the license that comes with these downloads only states that you must have obtained the software from Adobe. In any case, that's pretty much academic - the software can be installed, and apparently runs just fine (though not on recent Macs, and there is some question as to whether it works on 64-bit Windows 7). On Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 09:41:19PM -0400, Steve Sharpe wrote: http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/grab-photoshop-and-cs2-for-absolutely-free-right-now/ -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Supermacro hoarfrost
I love the toned look, with just a hint of rainbow. Very mysterious On 3/01/2013 12:25 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: Larry and John's supermacro setups inspired me to get my ass off the chair and do something about the hoarfrost on the car outside today. Thanks guys! :-) Here's one of the results: http://www.alunfoto.no/temp/supermacro/20130102-0163-blogspot.jpg Here's the setup: http://www.alunfoto.no/temp/supermacro/20130102-0001-2-blogspot.jpg In case you wondered g, it's the 645D. It is attached to a set of three extension tubes, a FA*300mm f/4 and a reversed FA 75mm f/2.8. The optics alone provide 4X, but cause some vignetting. The extension removes that, and add another X or so. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid operator error.
On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do anything for you IF YOU FORGET TO TURN IT ON! I had about an hour to kill before class at the dojo tonight, and since it was getting close to sunset, wandered out to the beach for a bit of cliche work. Going over the photos I noticed that I seem to have turned off the automatic horizon correction. So P.J., I feel your pain. -- 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: I've been selected for a juried art show, VAM35
Congrats. I think I remember the Trio shot. Cold, right? I hope the show will be well documented. On 5/01/2013 10:23 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: The new year was only a couple of days old when I got some great news: I've had an image selected for the Visual Arts Mississauga 35th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts. The opening is January 17th, 6pm-8pm, Art Gallery of Mississauga, in the City Hall. For anyone in the area who can make it out, I would love to see you there. Apparently there were an unprecedented 248 submissions from which 48 were selected for the show which will run until March 2. Some of you have seen the winning shot, Trio, as I posted it here as a PESO briefly in November. I had to quickly take it offline when I decided to submit it to the show as their rules include not previously published and I'm unsure how anal they are about it. (If you're interested to see it write me and I'll send you a link.) https://www.visualartsmississauga.com/news.php -- -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: one for the road...
Beautiful. Especially, how you've balanced the different colour temperatures. On 5/01/2013 9:13 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Last night of a two-week holiday in Dunkirk, France. *sniff* Trawler Cap Nord from Boulogne has arrived yesterday for a paint job. The photo shows it in the last active one of originally four dry docks built in the late 19th century. Yet another shot through a fence. At least, I was able to use it as a support. K-5, SMC-M 4.5/20 mm, f8, 1/3 sec. ISO 1600. No HDR! http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/29911981 Enjoy. Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW Week 1-New Year! New Roads
Didn't look like our New Year roads, thats for sure. Gorgeous grain. Hope you keep to your B+W goal. On 7/01/2013 11:57 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Well, I'm going to give it a go. I did 7 weeks of 2012, but never finished the year like I did in 2011. In 2012, I wanted to do all black and white, so I decided to try for that in 2013. http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP5362_large.html Happy New Year! Cheers, Christine/Chicago -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Adventures in HTML5 video (work in progress)
This is one of the best advice posts on PDML I've had. So true. I was concentrating on the delivery vehicle, and missed working on the payload. Going with the gut is how it should be. Not perfect yet, and I won't pollute the list with future iterations, but here is my current cut http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/01/intimate_show/index.html Cheers, Cotty D On 5/01/2013 9:59 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 4/1/13, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Retinstated files up now. Durrr, I realised VLC does OGG encoding - all this time I thought it was just a player http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/01/intimate_show/index.html If I may. Rather than selecting a constant value in seconds between each mix (picture mix - dissolve if you like) why not select the transition point by feel. This is very hard to do because sometimes one gets so close to it one loses the plot. the trick is to go with gut reaction then leave it and look later. My gut reaction is that the individual stills are far too short. Four seconds is simply not enough time to see the still. If this means only including the strongest pictures to maintain overall length, that can be a good thing. Actual transition length should also come from the heart. And it is quite possible that some images will mix through in shorter duration, some even longer - depends on the images. When I use a mix, I look to where my eye goes first as it leaves the outgoing shot. As for estimating length of a shot and how long the transition takes to the next - I do it by feel. That is, I will watch a shot in real time (obviously my shots are usually moving and not still, but not always so) and then as I feel the transition point approaching, where I would like the mix to happen, I close my eyes slightly, almost like squinting (as if that is the transition happening) for the duration of the transition - eg say a 3 second mix. With my finger hovering over the stop button I pause it. (most editing software is known as 'JKL' because the K key is stop, the 'J' key is backwards at X1 [eg real time] and the 'L' key is forwards at X1 speed [real time] and the more you press J and L the faster you go in each direction. So I can alternate between J K and L to go forward, stop, then if I'm not certain I go backwards a bit, stop, then forwards again to have another 'imaginary transition'. This is just as you would do it on a film editing Steenbeck machine. Once the transition is visualised in the mind, it's just a case of finding the middle of it. I do this in real time, eyes dimmed, and smack the K key (although I always go back 2 frames as I've discovered over the years that from the moment your brain tells your finger to stop the player and actually hits the button to do it, it always seems to be 2 frames further on than thought. So in filming terms the hand is 2 frames late ;-) This system works for cuts also - in fact cuts especially. And to music. As an editor I always say to people that there is no rule it - the true test is that if it looks right then it is right. And always go for your gut reaction to anything. You will put two shots next to each other and watch them in juxtaposition, feel it's not quite right but leave it anyway for now, arse about moving the in points and out points about, then screw about with this and that, think it will do fine. Then much later when you look through again and it will be startlingly obvious that it doesn't work at all and you end up redoing the lot! Go with your heart ;-) BTW the audio, in this case the music, is much better - and as you have discovered is crucial to the look and feel. I think it works well. Just need a little longer on the pics :) HTH -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Winter Morning
So cinematic. Were you first out there? No other signs of life On 3/01/2013 12:18 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Down by the Lake the morning before the New Year. It was cold, grey and definitely feeling like winter: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/12/winter-morning.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Thanks in advance! cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New PENTAX MX-1
Me too. Did you see the split image focusing feature in the X100s? http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new-split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 That and the zippy AF has me in shut up and take my money mode already The MX-1 looks lovely. Pricey for a small sensor cam, but I'm sure the price will become attractive soon, and I see myself rubbing the brass monkey to get that patina obsessively On 8/01/2013 9:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: In actual fact, I'm really liking what Fuji are doing in their lineup at the moment. They might not be doing it to the best of their ability just yet, but that will come in time. Sure it's not a Leica (and nor is it meant to be, nor to aspire to be) but the X100 has benchmarked a fundamental concelt in terms of marrying optical viewfinders with electronic ones. That can only develop and progress. I have an X10 and it is superb - love it to bits. The only thing everyone says is 'yeah great but there's no info in the viewfinder'. You know what? That's one of the reasons I like it. When I look through the finder I get a 4X3 viewing area (admittedly only 85% of full but still very usable) without any distractions. The AF works as I want, I would say about 90% of the time. But guess what, Fuji are bringing out a new model this week called the X20 and among the improvements (if you can call it that) is the addition of (ta-d) info in the optical viewfinder. My point is, the cameras look and feel like good quality photographic tools, and they look and feel as if they have been designed by photographers. They have *heart*. Yes, that's my perception - but I stand by it. I said the same thing about Pentax cameras when I chose way back in 1980 to buy a camera. I didn't buy a Canon or a Nikon or an Olympus (although it was very close with the Oly I have to say) but rather a Pentax. Could only afford the MX but I would have had a pair of LX's faster than you could say Ni. I'm having so much fun with the X10 - I can't tell you. Not since I got my first DSLR (Canon D60) have I smiled so much while shooting. .02 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: King Herod's View
You should have let me know... :-( On 12/27/2012 8:02 PM, Gerrit Visser wrote: This is the view from King Herod's palace. We had the pleasure of visiting Caesarea in April 2011 while on a Grand World Voyage. http://photo.psgv.ca/king-herods-view/ Looking over Boris's galleries reminded me of your visit. Gerrit -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge pile of cliche, here's the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632470459006/ The photographer in several of them was some guy named Scott. As I told him, he made a great compositional balance. Rather than just a picture of the landscape, I felt having him in there helped to tell a story. -- 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: Poll - Have You Done a Photo Book (Or Thinking About It)?
On 6 January 2013 19:59, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Looking it seems doing a blurb book is cheaper than it once was. So just curious, because I've been thinking about it (Derby got me thinking)... and wondering who has done it. Don't think I'd do it now, but I could bear it in mind for my shooting this coming year and then later compile from several years. Or do that several years in a row, think about a book while shooting. Have you ever done a photo book of your own photos? Are you thinking about it? If you have done it, do you just give it to friends or do you sell it too? If you have sold, how many copies and/or how do you promote it? Thanks, Marnie aka Doe (Not thinking I'd sell it, myself, just curious. BTW, PDML annual doesn't count, as that's everyone or everyone CAN be included.) Marnie - I've done several, mainly albums for Christmas presents for family members and specials for friends so don't have experience of doing them for sale. It was great fun working with Christine on her PDML and the North project. Initially I was quite happy using the Blurb Booksmart software, but now there's a whole lot more flexibility with LR4. I've also used MyPublisher through Costco. Cheap and cheerful, but the print quality is variable from good to just about acceptable in my experience. Good luck and have fun! Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I've been selected for a juried art show, VAM35
Yup. It's your basic bleak trees and dense fog shot. Thanks, Derby. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:40 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Congrats. I think I remember the Trio shot. Cold, right? I hope the show will be well documented. On 5/01/2013 10:23 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: The new year was only a couple of days old when I got some great news: I've had an image selected for the Visual Arts Mississauga 35th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts. The opening is January 17th, 6pm-8pm, Art Gallery of Mississauga, in the City Hall. For anyone in the area who can make it out, I would love to see you there. Apparently there were an unprecedented 248 submissions from which 48 were selected for the show which will run until March 2. Some of you have seen the winning shot, Trio, as I posted it here as a PESO briefly in November. I had to quickly take it offline when I decided to submit it to the show as their rules include not previously published and I'm unsure how anal they are about it. (If you're interested to see it write me and I'll send you a link.) https://www.visualartsmississauga.com/news.php -- -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. -- -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: Photo gadgets that I wish they made
How about http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/716958-REG/WhiBal_WB7_KC_G7_Key_Chain_White.html On 8/01/2013 5:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I frequently use them to get a white balance reference, since I'm more likely to shoot in weird lighting than in standard light, such as sunlight, or flash. I recently realized that it would be really handy if the edges of the grey card were marked in inches and fractions on one side, and cms mms on the other. That way, when I take a photo of it next to a flower, or a bug, to get a white balance reference, I'd also have something to give a good size reference. The ideal would be to have a grid of inches or cms, with the fractional markings along the edge. Speaking of grey cards, I really wish I could get lens caps, in 18% neutral grey. That way, I'd always have my white balance reference with me. -- 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: Photo gadgets that I wish they made
On Jan 8, 2013, at 2:59 AM, Derby Chang wrote: How about http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/716958-REG/WhiBal_WB7_KC_G7_Key_Chain_White.html That looks good, though I'd probably want the slightly larger one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/768395-REG/WhiBal_WB7_PC_G7_White_Balance_Pocket.html Unfortunately, it only has the distance scale on the short end. On 8/01/2013 5:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I frequently use them to get a white balance reference, since I'm more likely to shoot in weird lighting than in standard light, such as sunlight, or flash. I recently realized that it would be really handy if the edges of the grey card were marked in inches and fractions on one side, and cms mms on the other. That way, when I take a photo of it next to a flower, or a bug, to get a white balance reference, I'd also have something to give a good size reference. The ideal would be to have a grid of inches or cms, with the fractional markings along the edge. Speaking of grey cards, I really wish I could get lens caps, in 18% neutral grey. That way, I'd always have my white balance reference with me. -- 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.
Re: PESO - Winter Morning
You succeeded most impressively in creating the winter mood Frank, nice (particularly after the temperatures in Sydney today :( Cheers, On 3 January 2013 12:18, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Down by the Lake the morning before the New Year. It was cold, grey and definitely feeling like winter: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/12/winter-morning.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Thanks in advance! cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror
Hi Luiz, My experience so far does not cover your alternatives, but I dare a comment anyway. I would suggest you find a manual focus mirror tele lens to try out first since it's the cheapest option and since it probably is easier to sell again if it proves to be the wrong choice. I've done a couple of astrophotos with the K-5 and the O-GPS-1, and can vouch for its convenience. But then again I'm a noob at astrophoto... :-) Jostein - Original Message - From: luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 2:57 PM Subject: Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror ok, I'm twice bitten. for the second time in my lifetime, I'm willing to enter astrophoto with more than casual approach. issue, the very same as 30yrs ago - still have less cash to use than a proper gear requires, problem added by the higher prices of BR stores. trying to fill gaps in my photo bag and start a more serious star trek, I'm considering both a 500mm mirror lens and a Starblast 4.5 by Orion. using the 500mm to shoot stars is far easier than using a reflector telescope to catch a sunset, mainly due to image orientation - something the Starblast would require an accesory to do, probably losing the image quality its simple construction offers. theory... I'd not try to handhold either, anyway. do you PDML'ers have any experience with 500mm mirror teles and astropix? would someone by chance have used both some 500mm mirror and a smaller telescope, and care to comment? optics is a small part of the star problem - I'm currently trying to start a home-made tracker, suitable I hope for my current lenses and the 500mm. so I'm avoiding more expensive glass as not sure of being able to track well enough to make the difference. well, even smaller steps count. tia, lf -- luiz felipe luiz.felipe at luizfelipe.fot.br -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW157 - Feather
Pristine. It would be really beautiful to look at wall-size On 7/01/2013 8:04 AM, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, D-FA100mm, f/13, 0.8s, ISO100. Happy New Year! DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Learning how to choose your best work
Geez, could there be two more opposite audiences to present yourself to and expect feedback. * I'm hungry, quite possibly thirsty, and a random guy's art is hanging over the tops of my fellow diners' heads. I shall make a grand proclamation on the worthiness of his art to said fellow diners. Artist notes well. * I am a time-harried photo editor, trying to meet a printing deadline, and a random guy cold calls and wants me to give free advice. I will gladly give him my time, so he can sell his prints elsewhere. Moose is a commercial artist, and both avenues probably work for him since is he well-known and sells. But he is a 1 percenter. The quality over quantity message is good, though. I'll give him that. On 6/01/2013 8:19 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Moose Peterson discusses how to edit; ie: learning how to choose just your best work. I like his suggestion of getting work on a restaurant wall and then observing people's reactions to it. Could be a cringe-worthy exercise! http://www.moosepeterson.com/blog/2013/01/04/to-share-or-not-to-share/ -- -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, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
I think 207 and 151 are worthy shots, but you need to edit the set yourself. Landscapes don't change. Photographing them once again isn't necessarily wrong or cliched, particularly when the photographer brings his own vision to bear on the scene. Both of these shots are interesting and well done, with 207 being the best in my opinion. On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge pile of cliche, here's the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632470459006/ The photographer in several of them was some guy named Scott. As I told him, he made a great compositional balance. Rather than just a picture of the landscape, I felt having him in there helped to tell a story. -- 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.
Photo gadgets that I wish they made
Hello Larry, just take a fine point permanent marker, a millimeter scale and mark your own scale on the card. To make it look pro, first mark 3-horizontal guide lines with a pencil. Use the outer lines for the centimeter mark and the top + center lines for the millimeter mark. And presto you have what you need for your macro work. Regards. Bipin. camp:Thornhill, Ontario, Canada not from the far away enchanting land. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror
Darren's words: Tried the Orion Nebula with the 135/2.5 - too clear skies, lots of clouds, bad results - and purple fringing. I got to thinking that maybe you are referring to the Bayonet 135/2.5. If so, the purple fringing is certainly understandable. I'm talking about the last version of the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm f2.5, which also then became the original SMC K version (not the same as the later Bayonet version). The Bayonet version is a $50-60 lens. The v2 Takumar SMC K version are more like $175-225 but bargains can be found. Darren, I'm talking exactly about the SMC Tak 135/2.5, m42 58mm filters. Mine gets purple fringes wide open, not so intense but noticeable. It's also rather battered, much used since 1976. Bought a K Takumar 135/ 2.5 but still got to test it - someday soon, not in a hurry... it's expected to be less than outstanding but useable. I'd delay my astro enablements if a VG K135/ 2.5 came my way... really like that lens and mine is getting old. I'm trying to repeat photo and processing, and re-processing the first test - did it quickly and didn't enjoy the results. lf -- luiz felipe luiz.felipe at luizfelipe.fot.br -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Photo gadgets that I wish they made
From: Larry Colen I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I frequently use them to get a white balance reference, since I'm more likely to shoot in weird lighting than in standard light, such as sunlight, or flash. I recently realized that it would be really handy if the edges of the grey card were marked in inches and fractions on one side, and cms mms on the other. That way, when I take a photo of it next to a flower, or a bug, to get a white balance reference, I'd also have something to give a good size reference. The ideal would be to have a grid of inches or cms, with the fractional markings along the edge. Speaking of grey cards, I really wish I could get lens caps, in 18% neutral grey. That way, I'd always have my white balance reference with me. Ask and you shall receive: http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/content_images_2/colorchecker-passport/3-way-open.jpg The X-rite Color Checker Passport has a scale along one edge the squares are all the same size which provides the grid. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror
Jostein's words: Hi Luiz, My experience so far does not cover your alternatives, but I dare a comment anyway. I would suggest you find a manual focus mirror tele lens to try out first since it's the cheapest option and since it probably is easier to sell again if it proves to be the wrong choice. I've done a couple of astrophotos with the K-5 and the O-GPS-1, and can vouch for its convenience. But then again I'm a noob at astrophoto... :-) Jostein Glad you mention it, Jostein... been wondering about wich 500mm tele would you use in this scenario. The selling a failure idea is very interesting indeed - the fact some lens didn't work for me does not mean it won't be useful somewhere else. Come to think of it, the 500 mirror is probably easier to arrive safely and cheaper to ship... hmmm... I think I saw some 500mm f/6- somewhere. lf -- luiz felipe luiz.felipe at luizfelipe.fot.br -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Orion Starblast vs 500mm mirror
On 1/8/2013 9:20 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 3:03 PM, luiz felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Tried the Orion Nebula with the 135/2.5 - too clear skies, lots of clouds, bad results - and purple fringing. I got to thinking that maybe you are referring to the Bayonet 135/2.5. If so, the purple fringing is certainly understandable. I'm talking about the last version of the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm f2.5, which also then became the original SMC K version (not the same as the later Bayonet version). The Bayonet version is a $50-60 lens. The v2 Takumar SMC K version are more like $175-225 but bargains can be found. At $175-225 the SMC [K] 135mm lens is a bargain. If it were an A lens it would live on a camera as opposed to being used occasionally. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Adventures in HTML5 video (work in progress)
That's working better for me, Derby, and the presentation is very good. The pacing is about right I think. However streaming is still falling behind so it halts on me every 5 images or so. Minor thing: you have the video frame sized for 16:9 but none of the images are HD aspect ratio so there's always letter-boxing. You might consider doing a close-up crop every few images to fill that frame. It's unfortunate that HD is not a great format for exhibiting photographs. SLR landscape format images (3:2) don't fill the frame, and they become very small in portrait orientation. Idea: pair two complementary portraits side-by-side now and then and double the pause time before the transition. Keep up the great work. I'm very interested to see how this all works out. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:50 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: This is one of the best advice posts on PDML I've had. So true. I was concentrating on the delivery vehicle, and missed working on the payload. Going with the gut is how it should be. Not perfect yet, and I won't pollute the list with future iterations, but here is my current cut http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/01/intimate_show/index.html Cheers, Cotty D On 5/01/2013 9:59 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 4/1/13, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: Retinstated files up now. Durrr, I realised VLC does OGG encoding - all this time I thought it was just a player http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/01/intimate_show/index.html If I may. Rather than selecting a constant value in seconds between each mix (picture mix - dissolve if you like) why not select the transition point by feel. This is very hard to do because sometimes one gets so close to it one loses the plot. the trick is to go with gut reaction then leave it and look later. My gut reaction is that the individual stills are far too short. Four seconds is simply not enough time to see the still. If this means only including the strongest pictures to maintain overall length, that can be a good thing. Actual transition length should also come from the heart. And it is quite possible that some images will mix through in shorter duration, some even longer - depends on the images. When I use a mix, I look to where my eye goes first as it leaves the outgoing shot. As for estimating length of a shot and how long the transition takes to the next - I do it by feel. That is, I will watch a shot in real time (obviously my shots are usually moving and not still, but not always so) and then as I feel the transition point approaching, where I would like the mix to happen, I close my eyes slightly, almost like squinting (as if that is the transition happening) for the duration of the transition - eg say a 3 second mix. With my finger hovering over the stop button I pause it. (most editing software is known as 'JKL' because the K key is stop, the 'J' key is backwards at X1 [eg real time] and the 'L' key is forwards at X1 speed [real time] and the more you press J and L the faster you go in each direction. So I can alternate between J K and L to go forward, stop, then if I'm not certain I go backwards a bit, stop, then forwards again to have another 'imaginary transition'. This is just as you would do it on a film editing Steenbeck machine. Once the transition is visualised in the mind, it's just a case of finding the middle of it. I do this in real time, eyes dimmed, and smack the K key (although I always go back 2 frames as I've discovered over the years that from the moment your brain tells your finger to stop the player and actually hits the button to do it, it always seems to be 2 frames further on than thought. So in filming terms the hand is 2 frames late ;-) This system works for cuts also - in fact cuts especially. And to music. As an editor I always say to people that there is no rule it - the true test is that if it looks right then it is right. And always go for your gut reaction to anything. You will put two shots next to each other and watch them in juxtaposition, feel it's not quite right but leave it anyway for now, arse about moving the in points and out points about, then screw about with this and that, think it will do fine. Then much later when you look through again and it will be startlingly obvious that it doesn't work at all and you end up redoing the lot! Go with your heart ;-) BTW the audio, in this case the music, is much better - and as you have discovered is crucial to the look and feel. I think it works well. Just need a little longer on the pics :) HTH -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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
Re: Stupid operator error.
On 1/8/2013 3:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do anything for you IF YOU FORGET TO TURN IT ON! I had about an hour to kill before class at the dojo tonight, and since it was getting close to sunset, wandered out to the beach for a bit of cliche work. Going over the photos I noticed that I seem to have turned off the automatic horizon correction. So P.J., I feel your pain. It's a lot easier to correct crooked horizons than motion blurred everything. I feel even dumber because the K20D has the SR switch on the back, where it's supposed to be. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
don't apologize for pretty sunset photos :-) ann On 1/8/2013 04:49, Larry Colen wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge pile of cliche, here's the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632470459006/ The photographer in several of them was some guy named Scott. As I told him, he made a great compositional balance. Rather than just a picture of the landscape, I felt having him in there helped to tell a story. -- 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: AF 360 II
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:41 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/ces-coming-up-new-af-360-ii-flash.html From the sky is falling crowd, seems swivel will be added to the updated AF360. That i like, as i like my 360 and did wish it had the swivil. That's one of the reasons that I went with the Metz 58 AF-1 over the Pentax flashes. The other was a guide no. of 58 instead of 36. I see that Metz has an AF-2 now with a metal foot, which is also a good idea. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries
Most impressive, Boris. What a killer team you two make! On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Galia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8360603208/in/set-72157632464751787/lightbox/ Boris: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8359509329/in/set-72157632464678971/lightbox/ Cheers! P.S. It turns out that Ricoh has taken the 8:4 lead this year... P.P.S. Number of photos above were posted as PESOs throughout the year... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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.
PESO: First K-5 Sunset
I took the K-5 out at twilight last night and took a few snaps, thinking it would be interesting to see how it dealt with the relatively low light compared to the K20D at ISO 1600. I am happy with its performance: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8360846807/ There is a little noise in the deep blue, but I suspect that's got more to with the guy behind the camera than anything inside or in front of it. The weather is supposed to be fairly nice for the next few days, so I'm going to see about taking a little photo walk. I just wish the scenery were a little nicer around here, but it sure gets awfully drab in winter months. -- 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: PESO: First K-5 Sunset
Nice. If you're shooting RAW, that noise in the deep blue cleans up beautifully in LR. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:11 AM Subject: PESO: First K-5 Sunset I took the K-5 out at twilight last night and took a few snaps, thinking it would be interesting to see how it dealt with the relatively low light compared to the K20D at ISO 1600. I am happy with its performance: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8360846807/ There is a little noise in the deep blue, but I suspect that's got more to with the guy behind the camera than anything inside or in front of it. The weather is supposed to be fairly nice for the next few days, so I'm going to see about taking a little photo walk. I just wish the scenery were a little nicer around here, but it sure gets awfully drab in winter months. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: First K-5 Sunset
Sharp and with dramatic colors. Would also, make a nice panorama. Jack From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 8:11 AM Subject: PESO: First K-5 Sunset I took the K-5 out at twilight last night and took a few snaps, thinking it would be interesting to see how it dealt with the relatively low light compared to the K20D at ISO 1600. I am happy with its performance: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8360846807/ There is a little noise in the deep blue, but I suspect that's got more to with the guy behind the camera than anything inside or in front of it. The weather is supposed to be fairly nice for the next few days, so I'm going to see about taking a little photo walk. I just wish the scenery were a little nicer around here, but it sure gets awfully drab in winter months. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: First K-5 Sunset
Thank you, Rick! I still balk a little at LR -- especially when I just want to do quick-and-dirty editing. I'm /very/ slowly learning it, mostly because it seems a bit cumbersome on my laptop. That and the fact that I'm still a slave to my old workflow (which is an exceedingly generous description of how I go about editing photos). One of these days, I'm just going to have to take off the training wheels. -- Walt On 1/8/2013 10:25 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Nice. If you're shooting RAW, that noise in the deep blue cleans up beautifully in LR. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:11 AM Subject: PESO: First K-5 Sunset I took the K-5 out at twilight last night and took a few snaps, thinking it would be interesting to see how it dealt with the relatively low light compared to the K20D at ISO 1600. I am happy with its performance: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8360846807/ There is a little noise in the deep blue, but I suspect that's got more to with the guy behind the camera than anything inside or in front of it. The weather is supposed to be fairly nice for the next few days, so I'm going to see about taking a little photo walk. I just wish the scenery were a little nicer around here, but it sure gets awfully drab in winter months. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Downtown Juneau Alasksa !
It seems like Alaska is a travel photographer's dream location. Fine example and I am jealous for so many reasons. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 3 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 16:36:34 -0500 From:kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Downtown Juneau Alasksa ! Message-ID: 7748A05500DB4962A001D7D6317EC355@kena60ebc3b689 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Image taken from a downtown city street in Juneau with a 120mm lens - ah the great outdoors! K20D, 70-210mm F, 400 ISO http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16756414 Comments appreciated. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: First K-5 Sunset
Thank you, Jack! Shooting that particular spot is a bit of a compositional challenge. I'm limited by an electric fence directly in front of me and some unappealing structures on either side -- a big pole barn and a couple of mobile homes to the right, and a free-standing carport and other clutter to the left. One of these days, I'm going to spend an entire afternoon scouting good, unobstructed sunset locations. And then wait for a decent sunset. Thanks again! -- Walt On 1/8/2013 10:27 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Sharp and with dramatic colors. Would also, make a nice panorama. Jack From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 8:11 AM Subject: PESO: First K-5 Sunset I took the K-5 out at twilight last night and took a few snaps, thinking it would be interesting to see how it dealt with the relatively low light compared to the K20D at ISO 1600. I am happy with its performance: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8360846807/ There is a little noise in the deep blue, but I suspect that's got more to with the guy behind the camera than anything inside or in front of it. The weather is supposed to be fairly nice for the next few days, so I'm going to see about taking a little photo walk. I just wish the scenery were a little nicer around here, but it sure gets awfully drab in winter months. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re:Re: New PENTAX MX-1
Cotty You confused a bit here. You said you would be interested in option c mirrorless APC with optical finder then in later msg. you indicate you have finder-less Fuji you love.?? I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. At the current low price for K-01 they are selling as fast as they are stocked. That indicates to me it was slightly over-designed and somewhat overpriced. But lack of a finder did not keep it from being a success. I am not anti-finder having come from dlsr tradition from the start and only owned one point and shoot but I don't get the obsession with finders. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 21:54:28 + From: Steve Cottrellco...@seeingeye.tv To: pentax listPDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: New PENTAX MX-1 Message-ID:20130107215428.1356334...@newsmtp.blacknight.co.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On 7/1/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I think that Pentax (for whatever definition of Pentax over the past decade you want to use) understands that they will not survive as a me too product. If Pentax were simply to produce another Canon Rebel, nobody would have any reason to buy it, rather than a Canon Rebel. What they seem to be doing is a spastic attempt at emulating Steve Jobs, or at least Apple, in releasing different and innovative products in the hopes that one of them will catch on. If they release ten products, it doesn't matter if nine of them are Lisas, if one of them is an iPod. I think you've hit the nail on the head Lar. To my mind there just isn't a coherent strategy with Pentax's products, aside perhaps from the flagship DSLRs. And to take a leaf out of Steve's book, get rid of all the mishmash and consolidate the cameras into types, then have one camera to fit each type. Keep it simple! The MX-1 would be brilliant if it was in this lineup: A - Full frame DSLR + lens system B - APSC DSLR + lens system C - Mirrorless APSC interchangeable lens system (Q with optical viewfinder) (MX-1 style, bigger) D - MX-1 E - smaller pocketable point n shoot and er that's it I'd be looking at C -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Producion -- www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: AF 360 II
I've been expecting the announcement of a 24mp DSLR (either aps-c or even better FF), before or at CES, so the sky may be falling. Neither the AF360 II nor the MX-1, (which looks suspiciously like an Olympus ZX-2), seem to be actual Pentax RD. They're just repackaging of commodity products probably manufactured to Pentax specifications by third parties. I wouldn't be surprised if the MX-1 and ZX-2 were rolling off the same assembly line with the the only difference being different cosmetic top plates and lenses and slightly modified body shells. On 1/8/2013 9:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/ces-coming-up-new-af-360-ii-flash.html From the sky is falling crowd, seems swivel will be added to the updated AF360. That i like, as i like my 360 and did wish it had the swivil. Dave -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re:Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries
Ah two talented photographers in the family but I will give a slight edge to your selections. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:07:17 +0200 From: Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries Message-ID:50eba985.3060...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Galia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8360603208/in/set-72157632464751787/lightbox/ Boris: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8359509329/in/set-72157632464678971/lightbox/ Cheers! P.S. It turns out that Ricoh has taken the 8:4 lead this year... P.P.S. Number of photos above were posted as PESOs throughout the year... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Fuji invents electronic rangefinder display
For those who really wanted a leica anyway... http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new-split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Galia and Boris 2012 Top 12 galleries
Both are seriously impressive, Boris. As Larry said, Galia's talent stands on its own. -- Walt On 1/7/2013 11:07 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Galia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8360603208/in/set-72157632464751787/lightbox/ Boris: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borispdml/8359509329/in/set-72157632464678971/lightbox/ Cheers! P.S. It turns out that Ricoh has taken the 8:4 lead this year... P.P.S. Number of photos above were posted as PESOs throughout the year... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Red Tail
Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Red Tail
That is one great capture, Jack! The kind of thing that no hawk will *ever* do for me. -- Walt On 1/8/2013 11:41 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Red Tail
Well they've been frustrating me for such a long time, they owed me a lucky pose. ;-) Thanks, Walt. Jack - Original Message - From: Walt ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That is one great capture, Jack! The kind of thing that no hawk will *ever* do for me. -- Walt On 1/8/2013 11:41 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.
I wonder if they will begetting more in so they can discontinue it yet again. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.
I see the K-5 is listed for $744 at Adorama. I much prefer BH, but I'd gladly help anyone enjoy a K-5. Jack - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:13 AM Subject: K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time. I wonder if they will begetting more in so they can discontinue it yet again. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Red Tail
That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: New PENTAX MX-1
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Have you tried attaching something long and heavy like a DA* 50-135 to a K-01 and hand-holding it? I don't get the obsession with finders. You likely will when you need reading glasses to see close up. I cannot work a camera without a finder in any practical way. I have no plans to get contacts or laser surgery. -- -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: Red Tail
Bravo! Of course, it could be less noisy but that is great capture with feet and claws extended. Good timing. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/8/2013 9:41:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Red Tail
Thanks, Bruce! That noise is the result of attempting to salvage a barely decent image from a seriously murky, under exposure. I did offer it to PPG, but have no further plans for it. Did apply clarity and contrast. Jack - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Red Tail
Appreciate it, Marnie! It was close, huh? Jack - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:03 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Bravo! Of course, it could be less noisy but that is great capture with feet and claws extended. Good timing. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/8/2013 9:41:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.
On Jan 8, 2013, at 12:30 , Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I see the K-5 is listed for $744 at Adorama. I much prefer BH, but I'd gladly help anyone enjoy a K-5. Aaargh! I've got a green-light to purchase a K5 after we do our taxes (and regardless of the outcome). No W2s in the mailbox yet, though. It's gonna be a close one. -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: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
I see Scott also bought the wrong tripod - too short! -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge pile of cliche, here's the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632470459006/ The photographer in several of them was some guy named Scott. As I told him, he made a great compositional balance. Rather than just a picture of the landscape, I felt having him in there helped to tell a story. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New PENTAX MX-1
On 8/1/13, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new- split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 That and the zippy AF has me in shut up and take my money mode already I am literally gagging for it now. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: 30 floor hotel in 15 days
Ann was recently talking about how quickly a building went up. I was just sent a link to this video of a construction project in China: https://www.youtube.com/embed/GVUsIlwWWM8?rel=0 -- 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: K5 discontinued at BH Photo for the third time.
Don't sweat it too much, BH was first reported to have listed the K-5 as discontinued sometime in October. Less than 24 hours later they had more in stock and it was recontinued. I expect that they will be made an offer they can't refuse by Pentax on a shipment of K-5 cameras so it will be recontinued at least once more before it disappears from Pentaximmaging.com http://www.pentaximaging.com/dslr/K-5_Black (navigate to choose you camera-Advanced to see it with it's brothers). I say this because Pentax is probably discounting the K-5 much more heavily than the retailers are currently reflecting in their prices. It's a bargain at $750 for the image quality it delivers. On 1/8/2013 2:39 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Jan 8, 2013, at 12:30 , Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I see the K-5 is listed for $744 at Adorama. I much prefer BH, but I'd gladly help anyone enjoy a K-5. Aaargh! I've got a green-light to purchase a K5 after we do our taxes (and regardless of the outcome). No W2s in the mailbox yet, though. It's gonna be a close one. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New PENTAX MX-1
On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty You confused a bit here. You said you would be interested in option c mirrorless APC with optical finder then in later msg. you indicate you have finder-less Fuji you love.?? The Fuji I love does have an optical viewfinder. I use the OVF a lot, but not exclusively. Sometimes I use the rear LCD, when the situation suits. If I have a preference it is for the OVF. I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. At the current low price for K-01 they are selling as fast as they are stocked. That indicates to me it was slightly over-designed and somewhat overpriced. But lack of a finder did not keep it from being a success. I am not anti-finder having come from dlsr tradition from the start and only owned one point and shoot but I don't get the obsession with finders. I have tried quite a few cameras, some with no OVF. I wouldn't buy one. As a family, we own two. I don't use them. I don't have an obsession with finders, I have a preference. As you, I have owned and used many different film and digital stills cameras over the years, the vast majority with optical viewfinders. I also use a video camera most days, with a very high res electronic viewfinder (actually a small cathode ray tube, mono) so am very used to looking down one. This perhaps explains my preference for them? That said, there are some shots where it is much easier to flip out the LCD from the side and use that, if the situation arises., like filming football (soccer). It is impractical to film this using the finder, as peripheral vision here is crucial in seeing and anticipating where the ball is going next. I think on of the main reasons I prefer a finder is to concentrate what is in the frame, and exclude all else from the equation. With a rangefinder camera, you get a bit more around the frame, which I find neither here nor there. To me, it's what is happening in the frame, or about to happen in the frame that demands my concentration. Maybe I'm not very good at blocking out all the other things going on around me while I'm taking pics! HTH -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 invents electronic rangefinder display
Damn, Derby posted this ahead of me. f On 1/8/2013 12:14 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: For those who really wanted a leica anyway... http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new-split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: and here´s my 12in12
You appear to have extreme affinity to minimalism, Dag. Among all the minimalistic photos I've seen here and elsewhere, yours are probably the best... On 1/2/2013 9:39 PM, DagT wrote: Sorry, but I think you have seen most of them before (and probably don´t agree with the selection :-) http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/12in12/12in12.html DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
No viewfinder but here's a CES announcement we can all get behind
far, far behind http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34441_1-57562583/huge-mechanical-snake-brings-burning-man-vibe-to-ces/ -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Dan's 12 in 2012
Dan, my favorites are: 1. Snail and Trail. It can be rendered in even more fascinating manner, IMO. 2. Whale Tail. Well, obviously. 3. Pick-off. I couldn't possibly comprehend the baseball meaning of the word or photograph, but the split second you caught with your photograph is superb. 4. Dino Attack. For its sheer humor... On 1/3/2013 6:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Better late than never. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1046483 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New PENTAX MX-1
On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. Just thinking further on this for a moment. If optical viewfinders had never existed, we wouldn't miss them. Then along came a camera with one built in, and you pick it up and tell us that your new camera with no rear LCD is kinda cool, and you don't miss it at all. My point is, if the designers and manufacturers made only cameras with no OVFs, then eventually people would accept it as the norm. To a point, this has been happening - especially with the advent of mobile (cell) phones becoming important cameras for most people. No room for an OVF on a cell phone, no worries, they'll use the LCD screen. Camera makers think hey! Make more cameras with no OVF - they don't need them, they're happy using LCDs - look at them all using their phones like that! So more and more point n shoots with just LCDs, until they are virtually ALL without OVFs. Except one or two have decided 'actually no - the OVF is not actually dead yet - there is still a desire out there for them'. And not just a small hole with a couple of bits of plastic shoved in either end, but actually usable optical finders that can display image and data info. You want my take? In a year's time we'll see quite a few more pointnshoots (and indeed slightly higher up the pecking order cameras) coming out with an OVF. I would put money that the next gen of MX-1 camera will have one. Fuji are blazing quite a little trail here. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: New PENTAX MX-1
Not to be argumentative certainly not on this group anyway but ...yes. My favorite lens so far has been the 85mm f1.8 which is no lightweight. Also the 18-135 and 50-200. I had the 5lb Vivitar 100-400 zoom on it (but only on tripod which is where lenses over 200mm belong) For macro work the rear viewer is a gift. I posted the 85mm on here - cemetery photos. Others when I have time. As for my eyesight I've worn trifocals for 30 years which is another reason I often prefer K-01 no pushing on the eyeglasses. Also it lets me take pix at odd angles and waist level (thumb on the shutter). Having said that for fast action wildlife etc where my head needs to move yep give me my K-5 for sure. But at Christmas with the family this year I got a lot of great photos of the family and I didn't scare the women children by looking like a cyborg with a camera for a right eye. The other day I was shooting some landscapes when 4 deer walked buy I was very glad I had the k-5 on my other shoulder for them. And for walking around I certainly attract a lot less attention with K-01 and any prime lens. I would never sacrifice quality just to use the K-01. I know it looks silly but it is a heck of a camera with many uses. One trick I like is that it is flat and four edges -so on the table instant tripod for many candid shots. I don't think I need the MX-1 but I would not disqualify it for lack of VF. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 9 Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:02:46 -0500 From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: New PENTAX MX-1 Message-ID: cajuu0cc_brde2h2nvtwca_tfgkmlg4tem28anc6gh4todnb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Have you tried attaching something long and heavy like a DA* 50-135 to a K-01 and hand-holding it? I don't get the obsession with finders. You likely will when you need reading glasses to see close up. I cannot work a camera without a finder in any practical way. I have no plans to get contacts or laser surgery. -- -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: No viewfinder but here's a CES announcement we can all get behind
On 8/1/13, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: far, far behind http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34441_1-57562583/huge-mechanical-snake-brings- burning-man-vibe-to-ces/ Excellent and very very cool! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 invents electronic rangefinder display
On 8/1/13, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: For those who really wanted a leica anyway... http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/07/a-hands-on-demo-of-fujifilms-new- split-image-manual-focusing-feature/#more-98771 PJ I can tell you that I actively do not want a Leica! I'm saving for the new X100s - it's not ideal, but with the improvements I'm hoping it will be just the trick. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: and here´s my 12in12
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman You appear to have extreme affinity to minimalism, Dag. Among all the minimalistic photos I've seen here and elsewhere, yours are probably the best... He's the minimalist with the mostest. B On 1/2/2013 9:39 PM, DagT wrote: Sorry, but I think you have seen most of them before (and probably don´t agree with the selection :-) http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/12in12/12in12.html DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Red Tail
Ditto what Bruce said. What lens ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid operator error.
On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/8/2013 3:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do anything for you IF YOU FORGET TO TURN IT ON! I had about an hour to kill before class at the dojo tonight, and since it was getting close to sunset, wandered out to the beach for a bit of cliche work. Going over the photos I noticed that I seem to have turned off the automatic horizon correction. So P.J., I feel your pain. It's a lot easier to correct crooked horizons than motion blurred everything. I feel even dumber because the K20D has the SR switch on the back, where it's supposed to be. OK, you win. You're stupider than me. -- 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, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: don't apologize for pretty sunset photos :-) Thanks Ann. ann On 1/8/2013 04:49, Larry Colen wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge pile of cliche, here's the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632470459006/ The photographer in several of them was some guy named Scott. As I told him, he made a great compositional balance. Rather than just a picture of the landscape, I felt having him in there helped to tell a story. -- 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.
Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: I see Scott also bought the wrong tripod - too short! At least he brought one. The reason he kept picking it up was because a wave would come in and threaten to tip things over. -- 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: New PENTAX MX-1
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. Just thinking further on this for a moment. If optical viewfinders had never existed, we wouldn't miss them. Then along came a camera with one built in, and you pick it up and tell us that your new camera with no rear LCD is kinda cool, and you don't miss it at all. My point is, if the designers and manufacturers made only cameras with no OVFs, then eventually people would accept it as the norm. It already is considered the norm my millions of people. Despite what Don says, I read one review of the Pentax K-01 that put the lack of an optical viewfinder as one of the big *positives* about the camera. Amazing to me but that's the younger generation for you: they find an optical viewfinder to be a colossal waste of space money. I got to play around with a K-01 at GFM last year. I loved everything about it except the lack of viewfinder. Even at the blow-out prices we've seen recently I couldn't convince myself to buy one because of that. -- 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: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:36 AM, luiz felipe wrote: Larry, I like that set. one particular thing I'd try would be some http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360035843/in/set-72157632470459006/ with long exposure - assuming the wind would allow it, never been there... yet. Sure it's been done a lot, but I'd try it myself, (over) exposure on the limit. My friend Candice also asked about long exposure shots.Funny thing is that they don't do lots for me. How's that place at night? It can be a lot of fun at night. The park closes at sunset, and I used to go down there at night fairly often about twenty years ago with a girlfriend. We didn't bring a camera though. I remember some photos you posted from a beach at night but can't place them - there's a lot of coastline near you. Funny how that happens when you live 10-15 km from the ocean. -- 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: New PENTAX MX-1
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts [...] Amazing to me but that's the younger generation for you: they find an optical viewfinder to be a colossal waste of space money. wait until they get into their 40s and can't focus on the damn thing without reading glasses. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Stupid operator error.
On 1/8/2013 3:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:26 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 1/8/2013 3:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I finally took a look at the shots on a computer and made a very important discovery Shake Reduction® doesn't do anything for you IF YOU FORGET TO TURN IT ON! I had about an hour to kill before class at the dojo tonight, and since it was getting close to sunset, wandered out to the beach for a bit of cliche work. Going over the photos I noticed that I seem to have turned off the automatic horizon correction. So P.J., I feel your pain. It's a lot easier to correct crooked horizons than motion blurred everything. I feel even dumber because the K20D has the SR switch on the back, where it's supposed to be. OK, you win. You're stupider than me. Oh, goody! I win... ah... -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Red Tail
DA 55~300...what else? ;-) Jack - Original Message - From: kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 12:42 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Ditto what Bruce said. What lens ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New PENTAX MX-1
On 1/8/2013 3:51 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. Just thinking further on this for a moment. If optical viewfinders had never existed, we wouldn't miss them. Then along came a camera with one built in, and you pick it up and tell us that your new camera with no rear LCD is kinda cool, and you don't miss it at all. My point is, if the designers and manufacturers made only cameras with no OVFs, then eventually people would accept it as the norm. It already is considered the norm my millions of people. Despite what Don says, I read one review of the Pentax K-01 that put the lack of an optical viewfinder as one of the big *positives* about the camera. Amazing to me but that's the younger generation for you: they find an optical viewfinder to be a colossal waste of space money. I got to play around with a K-01 at GFM last year. I loved everything about it except the lack of viewfinder. Even at the blow-out prices we've seen recently I couldn't convince myself to buy one because of that. Amen. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:34 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think 207 and 151 are worthy shots, Thanks. Though 006 is the one with the cormy. but you need to edit the set yourself. There's the rub, They all look to be of about equal quality to me, I tried to narrow it down to the best one or two of each type. I don't see what makes one better than the others. Which is why I so much appreciate more detailed critique. A few of the photos have people, or birds, doing something, which I think makes the photo more interesting, it's not just of a pretty place, but it's of something happening at a pretty place. That's why I posted 022 as the PESO, because I found it amusing to see all these other guys out there taking pretty much the same photo as each other, which was pretty much the same photo as 006 or 151. Landscapes don't change. Photographing them once again isn't necessarily wrong or cliched, particularly when the photographer brings his own vision to bear on the scene. I joke a lot about cliche, but I am not ashamed to occasionally indulge in it. It is cliche for a reason. There are some photographers, like my mom, who seemed to only photograph sunsets at the beach. Both of these shots are interesting and well done, with 207 being the best in my opinion. Thank you again. On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge pile of cliche, here's the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632470459006/ The photographer in several of them was some guy named Scott. As I told him, he made a great compositional balance. Rather than just a picture of the landscape, I felt having him in there helped to tell a story. -- 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. -- 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: Photo gadgets that I wish they made
Larry - there's nothing new under the sun - back in 1988, when I started doing vehicle inspections for product litigation, I used plastic 6 rulers with eight of an inch markings along one edge the other edge marked in metric - while the entire ruler was essentially a grey card. With 2 of these in an image, at right angles, you not only could attain proper colors but also get accurate dimensions in 2 directions. They are available at - http://www.crimescene.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=53products_id=391 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Photo gadgets that I wish they made I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I frequently use them to get a white balance reference, since I'm more likely to shoot in weird lighting than in standard light, such as sunlight, or flash. I recently realized that it would be really handy if the edges of the grey card were marked in inches and fractions on one side, and cms mms on the other. That way, when I take a photo of it next to a flower, or a bug, to get a white balance reference, I'd also have something to give a good size reference. The ideal would be to have a grid of inches or cms, with the fractional markings along the edge. Speaking of grey cards, I really wish I could get lens caps, in 18% neutral grey. That way, I'd always have my white balance reference with me. -- 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: Red Tail
From: Jack Davis Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure,?to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however,?at what the K-5's DR?allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 ? C C welcome ? Jack ? K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 ? http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 Very nice -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Red Tail
Ditto what Bruce and Ken said! And a fave birdie of mine too. ann On 1/8/2013 15:42, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ditto what Bruce said. What lens ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made
On Jan 8, 2013, at 1:21 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Larry - there's nothing new under the sun - back in 1988, when I started doing vehicle inspections for product litigation, I used plastic 6 rulers with eight of an inch markings along one edge the other edge marked in metric - while the entire ruler was essentially a grey card. With 2 of these in an image, at right angles, you not only could attain proper colors but also get accurate dimensions in 2 directions. They are available at - http://www.crimescene.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=53products_id=391 Excellent! Thanks! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Photo gadgets that I wish they made I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I frequently use them to get a white balance reference, since I'm more likely to shoot in weird lighting than in standard light, such as sunlight, or flash. I recently realized that it would be really handy if the edges of the grey card were marked in inches and fractions on one side, and cms mms on the other. That way, when I take a photo of it next to a flower, or a bug, to get a white balance reference, I'd also have something to give a good size reference. The ideal would be to have a grid of inches or cms, with the fractional markings along the edge. Speaking of grey cards, I really wish I could get lens caps, in 18% neutral grey. That way, I'd always have my white balance reference with me. -- 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.
Re: Photo gadgets that I wish they made
On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:27 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Hello Larry, just take a fine point permanent marker, a millimeter scale and mark your own scale on the card. To make it look pro, first mark 3-horizontal guide lines with a pencil. Use the outer lines for the centimeter mark and the top + center lines for the millimeter mark. And presto you have what you need for your macro work. That's pretty much what I did, though not quite as cleanly as that. -- 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: Red Tail - Bruce
Bruce, at your urging, I applied despeckle filter in addition to reduce noise filter and bumped the contrast a bit more. I see some smoothing. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=666 - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:47 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: CS2 now a freebie!
Sounds like someone at Adobe screwed up big time. At 3:32 AM -0500 1/8/13, John Francis wrote: Adobe claim that only people with a pre-existing CS2 license are legally entitled to download install this software. While that may be their intent, there's some doubt as to whether they would be able to enforce this - apparently the license that comes with these downloads only states that you must have obtained the software from Adobe. In any case, that's pretty much academic - the software can be installed, and apparently runs just fine (though not on recent Macs, and there is some question as to whether it works on 64-bit Windows 7). -- 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: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach
I don't see what makes one better than the others The 2 Paul called out, and I agree with him, are images in which there is no question in what you want the viewer to look at, the subject is isolated, simplified and defined. In some of the others, you've included other things that are distracting, IMO, and are calling for my eyes to pay attention to them. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: PESO, I've got some time to kill, I'll head to the beach On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:34 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think 207 and 151 are worthy shots, Thanks. Though 006 is the one with the cormy. but you need to edit the set yourself. There's the rub, They all look to be of about equal quality to me, I tried to narrow it down to the best one or two of each type. I don't see what makes one better than the others. Which is why I so much appreciate more detailed critique. A few of the photos have people, or birds, doing something, which I think makes the photo more interesting, it's not just of a pretty place, but it's of something happening at a pretty place. That's why I posted 022 as the PESO, because I found it amusing to see all these other guys out there taking pretty much the same photo as each other, which was pretty much the same photo as 006 or 151. Landscapes don't change. Photographing them once again isn't necessarily wrong or cliched, particularly when the photographer brings his own vision to bear on the scene. I joke a lot about cliche, but I am not ashamed to occasionally indulge in it. It is cliche for a reason. There are some photographers, like my mom, who seemed to only photograph sunsets at the beach. Both of these shots are interesting and well done, with 207 being the best in my opinion. Thank you again. On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I had some free time this afternoon, it looked like it would be a nice sunset, and I was a mile or two from Natural Bridges. When I got there, I found out that I wasn't the only one thinking along those lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8360036091/ If you are in the mood for a huge pile of cliche, here's the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632470459006/ The photographer in several of them was some guy named Scott. As I told him, he made a great compositional balance. Rather than just a picture of the landscape, I felt having him in there helped to tell a story. -- 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: New PENTAX MX-1
From: Bob W From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts [...] Amazing to me but that's the younger generation for you: they find an optical viewfinder to be a colossal waste of space money. wait until they get into their 40s and can't focus on the damn thing without reading glasses. Or their 60s when they can't focus on it even with the reading glasses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Red Tail
Thanks, Ann! As a result of what you, Bruce and Ken said, I've posted a do-over. It's now showing some increased haloing. but somewhat less grain. Jack - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:21 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail Ditto what Bruce and Ken said! And a fave birdie of mine too. ann On 1/8/2013 15:42, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ditto what Bruce said. What lens ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture! Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast, let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter Overlay layer trick to sharpen it up some. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 C C welcome Jack K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Red Tail
Thank you, John! Jack - Original Message - From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:21 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail From: Jack Davis Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple shots in. The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure,?to the spot metering having caught a bit of the bright sky. Not displeased, however,?at what the K-5's DR?allowed me to bring out. Shot 1/7/13 ? C C welcome ? Jack ? K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8 ? http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665 Very nice -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: CS2 now a freebie!
I need Adobe Illustrator, but only occasionally here at work (usually to convert something from or to vector graphics) so I'm downloading Illustrator CS2 now. It says 7 minutes left to the download. My workstation is 64-bit Windows 7, so I'll test that theory. What seems strangest about this to me is that Adobe didn't require an Adobe log-in (at a minimum) to get to the page. That way, they would be able to follow-up with sales pitches for upgrades, etc. So something is quite odd about this, but not complaining. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: Sounds like someone at Adobe screwed up big time. At 3:32 AM -0500 1/8/13, John Francis wrote: Adobe claim that only people with a pre-existing CS2 license are legally entitled to download install this software. While that may be their intent, there's some doubt as to whether they would be able to enforce this - apparently the license that comes with these downloads only states that you must have obtained the software from Adobe. In any case, that's pretty much academic - the software can be installed, and apparently runs just fine (though not on recent Macs, and there is some question as to whether it works on 64-bit Windows 7). -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: CS2 now a freebie!
It installed and runs fine on 64-bit W8. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:32 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Adobe claim that only people with a pre-existing CS2 license are legally entitled to download install this software. While that may be their intent, there's some doubt as to whether they would be able to enforce this - apparently the license that comes with these downloads only states that you must have obtained the software from Adobe. In any case, that's pretty much academic - the software can be installed, and apparently runs just fine (though not on recent Macs, and there is some question as to whether it works on 64-bit Windows 7). On Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 09:41:19PM -0400, Steve Sharpe wrote: http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/grab-photoshop-and-cs2-for-absolutely-free-right-now/ -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: CS2 now a freebie!
Yep, and Illustrator CS2 runs fine on 64-bit Windows 7. This is great. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Re: New , PENTAX MX-1
Picture clearer now. Understood no argument. Preference better word. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 19:57:41 + From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: New PENTAX MX-1 Message-ID: 20130108195741.1918932...@newsmtp.blacknight.co.uk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty You confused a bit here. You said you would be interested in option c mirrorless APC with optical finder then in later msg. you indicate you have finder-less Fuji you love.?? The Fuji I love does have an optical viewfinder. I use the OVF a lot, but not exclusively. Sometimes I use the rear LCD, when the situation suits. If I have a preference it is for the OVF. I have tried the K-01 and do not miss the finder at all. Every review I have read echos my experience. At the current low price for K-01 they are selling as fast as they are stocked. That indicates to me it was slightly over-designed and somewhat overpriced. But lack of a finder did not keep it from being a success. I am not anti-finder having come from dlsr tradition from the start and only owned one point and shoot but I don't get the obsession with finders. I have tried quite a few cameras, some with no OVF. I wouldn't buy one. As a family, we own two. I don't use them. I don't have an obsession with finders, I have a preference. As you, I have owned and used many different film and digital stills cameras over the years, the vast majority with optical viewfinders. I also use a video camera most days, with a very high res electronic viewfinder (actually a small cathode ray tube, mono) so am very used to looking down one. This perhaps explains my preference for them? That said, there are some shots where it is much easier to flip out the LCD from the side and use that, if the situation arises., like filming football (soccer). It is impractical to film this using the finder, as peripheral vision here is crucial in seeing and anticipating where the ball is going next. I think on of the main reasons I prefer a finder is to concentrate what is in the frame, and exclude all else from the equation. With a rangefinder camera, you get a bit more around the frame, which I find neither here nor there. To me, it's what is happening in the frame, or about to happen in the frame that demands my concentration. Maybe I'm not very good at blocking out all the other things going on around me while I'm taking pics! HTH -- Cheers, Cotty -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: 30 floor hotel in 15 days
Can't be China, I don't see any bamboo scaffolding! (Yes, even at 30 stories.) On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Ann was recently talking about how quickly a building went up. I was just sent a link to this video of a construction project in China: https://www.youtube.com/embed/GVUsIlwWWM8?rel=0 -- 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.
PDML Photo Annual - Week 1
We've had 44 photos submitted so far and some cracking good shots amongst them. Add yours to the roster: http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php -- 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: PDML Photo Annual - Week 1
I have min4 narrowed down to 6 sobut the cut is the hardest to do. Dave On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: We've had 44 photos submitted so far and some cracking good shots amongst them. Add yours to the roster: http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php -- 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. -- 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: New , PENTAX MX-1
On 8/1/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: Picture clearer now. Understood no argument. Preference better word. I prefer to agree with you ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: RE: New PENTAX MX-1
Wow guys I'm in my mid 60's and I need glasses to find my glasses and I have no problem focusing on the K-01. When I push the focus button the screen is bright and clear and will zoom in so I can see exactly what's in focus. There are issues -like battery suckage but not focus. I understand the preference to isolate your view. But in some situations it is good to be aware of the surroundings. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:34:57 -0500 From: John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com To:pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: New PENTAX MX-1 Message-ID:50ec9101.3060...@nc.rr.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed From: Bob W From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts [...] Amazing to me but that's the younger generation for you: they find an optical viewfinder to be a colossal waste of space money. wait until they get into their 40s and can't focus on the damn thing without reading glasses. Or their 60s when they can't focus on it even with the reading glasses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
