Re: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
Bob W said: I pay for a website and it does not thrust ads in people's faces just because they haven't also subscribed. I think it's rude of people to use websites that do that, and photo.net et al should have the decency not to serve ads at all through subscribers' pages. Dan, you say: ... I just pointed out that free websites do not exist. If you are not paying for the service, the website is selling you to advertisers in order to pay the costs of running the free websitre... I think you misunderstand Bob's point, Dan. There is a very strange mixing of apples and oranges in what you say. The problem is that there are two different kinds of users for photo-viewing (or music-listening) sites. There are users who store stuff on a site for others to look at (listen to, whatever). And there are users who come and view/listen or otherwise enjoy the stored goodies. Some sites charge people to store stuff, some sites charge viewers/listeners to view/hear the stored stuff. photonet apparently does both. It charges you to use the site to store stuff, and then it charges me (by imposing ads on me) to look at the stuff you've stored. The site I use to store stuff charges me; I would drop them in a heartbeat if they started to charge people to look at my stuff (or if they started imposing ads on my viewers, which amounts to the same thing.) I bear the cost of storing/hosting my photos and I don't expect others to then have to pay to view the hosted images. So, photonet has its business model which involves getting you to pay them for the privilege of them using your photos to draw me to the site so they can push ads in my face and make money if I were to click-through to an advertiser. That is ok, I can ignore the ads. If the ads (or other photonet slowness) delays loading a requested photo for any appreciable time, (i.e., 1-2 sec) that is ok also - I just click Close and go on with my life. I have had enough fail-to-load-promptly experiences with the photonet site that I will usually avoid even clicking on a link that will take me there. If I needed to go to the site to see shots of the local Rotary Club picnic, I would probably do so and not give the ads and delays a second thought. But if I have no need to go to the site other than to view and maybe comment on someone's photo, then I'll usually instead view and comment on someone else's photo which is stored on a more accessible site. stan On Jun 23, 2013, at 9:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Bob: I did not suggest that you should subscribe to Photo.net. I just pointed out that free websites do not exist. If you are not paying for the service, the website is selling you to advertisers in order to pay the costs of running the free websitre. I store thousands of image on Photo.Net for the Rotary Groups I work with, for a local attorneys group, and for church and civic activities.. I have done this for several years now, giving out the link to Photo.Net. The people who use those images and download them are, for the most part, far less sophisticated than the member of PDML in the use of computers. I have received many compliments and many expressions of thanks, but none of those users have ever had any problems accessing the images or complained about the ads. The local newspaper have also selected and downloaded, with my permission, images I posted on the site. The ads are a very minor inconvenience, and easily handled by almost everyone, except for a few here. I guess your standards are higher, but if you are unable to look at my images because of your dislike of Photo.Net, I guess I will have to live with that. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 23 Jun 2013, at 21:36, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry if you find the ads on Photo.Net such a problem. Not all services are equal. The flexibility of Photo.Net makes it worth the minor convenience of the ads, in my view. One click, and they are gone. I prefer that to the strange interface used by most of the alternatives. Photo.Net offers a lot of storage, a lot of flexibility, and ease of use. Millions of visitors manage to visit the site and look ate the images despite the minor inconvenience of the ads. One click and I'm gone. It's up to you if you want your convenience to be at the expense of your potential viewers, but I think that's a lousy attitude. You've suggested that we should subscribe to photo.net if we don't want to see ads. Do you seriously think people are going to subscribe to every website that shows annoying ads annoyingly? Do you subscribe to them all? No, people are just going to leave those sites. One of the basic rules of web design is don't piss off your customers. As for your millions of visitors, if you scale up the number of people on this list
Re: PESO - Close Encounter
That's a very nice shot of a very weird thing! B On 23 Jun 2013, at 23:58, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Another one from my USA trip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3205-K5-1-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/mcr4k47 Comments, criticism most welcome. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT - Statue moves by itself
This one is pretty unusual! Statue in museum rotates by itself - timelapse video. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/curse-egyptian-mummy-watch- ancient-1979982 Answers on a postcard please! -- 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: GESO - Port Isaac, Cornwall
On 24/6/13, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: Love the water pipes and pirate Thanks all. Christine, bles you. The pirate is in fact (I assume) to be Lord Nelson, the greatest commander in the British Navy ever. Bob will correct me if I'm wrong. When I was a young lad, my father would pull my leg with quips like these to my genuine questions: 'Dad, where are you going?' - 'To see a man about a dog' 'When will you be home?' - 'When Nelson gets his eye back...' -- 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: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
On 23/6/13, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: Remember, if you don't pay for a service, you are the product being sold. Good point. I pay, I think it's about 2 quid a month for Posthaven. -- 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: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
On 24/6/13, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: The problem I have with the ads (and this is not just restricted to Photo.Net) is that the call to the add server often gets 'stuck' with the result that the web page content doesn't show up at all. The only way out is to reload the page (and hope that the same thing doesn't happen again) or, more likely, leave the page completely. On the whole, I don't have a problem with ads popping up in the way - it's all a question of balance about how much I want to see something versus how long I'm prepared to wait and how many hoops I'm prepared to jump through. I must admit though that when I see a link to photo.net, I probably only jump the the hoops about 50% of the time. On the whole, I understand that a lot of internet web sites depend on advertising and that's fine, we live in a commercial world. I also understand where Bob's coming from and that's fine. Life is all about choices. Nobody died and I'm still breathing so life is good ;-) -- 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: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On 23/6/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: That'd be cool. When I got it back, I'd be able to use the lenses from my old Minolta SRT-101 on it. Send me the lenses as well. -- 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: PESO - Close Encounter
On 24/6/13, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Another one from my USA trip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3205-K5-1- peso.html http://tinyurl.com/mcr4k47 Comments, criticism most welcome. Excellent! A mountain of mashed potato!! Yummy! Great shot mate -- 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: New camera
Am 24.06.2013 um 05:27 schrieb Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Thomas, it's hard for me to tell, without knowing where you live and what shops are available to you, but prices to Ricoh GXR system went down not long time ago. I'm in Germany. I looked at Amazon, which had the camera and a few lenses. And TeKaDe, which is a nice Pentax shop, where I got my current camera from. They only have a kit for the Ricoh GXR. There used to be also a shop called 1000 Töpfe but it closed a while ago. That is where I got my flash from. Thomas P.S. I really think the K-500 is my best bet at the moment. But we'll see, when the camera is actually available. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
No, I hadn't. I may give that a try. http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 11:05 PM Subject: Re: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure On 23/06/2013 7:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Bob, I am wide open to suggestions for a service that is as easy to use as photo.net, doesn't present non-subscribers with ads, and is moderate in cost. Have you looked into pBase? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Odd M50/1.4
The M50 1.4 I have has the blue coating. If you got one for $7 you found one hell of a deal! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Alan C c...@lantic.net wrote: That is the SMC Pentax-M version. There is also the original SMC Pentax version. If you go to Bodj's site you will see that the non-M appears to be amber whereas the M version appears to be blue. Alan C -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:56 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Odd M50/1.4 Collin, how about a photo of the lens? Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321149417457?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT_trksid=p3984 .m1558.l2649 Given the comments, maybe it's just me who is a little off. :0 Stay cool, everyone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: New camera
I would spend the extra $100 for the weather sealing. It is incredibly useful. Actually I would gladly take a k-5 over the k-50. Better IQ being the primary reason. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Thomas Bohn tho...@bohnomat.de wrote: Am 24.06.2013 um 05:27 schrieb Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Thomas, it's hard for me to tell, without knowing where you live and what shops are available to you, but prices to Ricoh GXR system went down not long time ago. I'm in Germany. I looked at Amazon, which had the camera and a few lenses. And TeKaDe, which is a nice Pentax shop, where I got my current camera from. They only have a kit for the Ricoh GXR. There used to be also a shop called 1000 Töpfe but it closed a while ago. That is where I got my flash from. Thomas P.S. I really think the K-500 is my best bet at the moment. But we'll see, when the camera is actually available. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO The Brawley
Thanks, Christine. And you can be sure that if I had a K-5 I'd have used it. :-) On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:49 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very nice set, Bruce. Just curious though--why use the K20D and not your K-5? Cheers, Christine On Jun 12, 2013, at 7:18 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: So I landed a paying gig last weekend. I was to document the opening of a new club: show off the facilities, catch the opening night band, dancing, drinking, and try to snap some of the staff too. Here's a small set of 12 of the more interesting shots (of the 74 finals delivered to The Brawley brass): http://flic.kr/s/aHsjG1qjie The Brawley Opening All taken with my K20D, DA* 55, DA* 16-50 DA* 50-135. The first three staff shots (wait, bar, kitchen) were lit with a used $30 AF200T in an 18 softbox on a monopod, gelled 1/2 CTO, and wielded by my able assistant (my wife). I precomputed the flash exposure assuming a fixed rough distance to the subjects, then set the shutter to let in ambient room light about two stops below the key. When WB adjusted for the orange gel, the background goes a blue tint to give it that cool look. The west wing and patio shots are HDR, as you've likely guessed -- apologies in advance. I used Nik HDR Pro and it's pretty good, but I'm not really an HDR kinda guy. I just figured these facilities shots would benefit from that Marketing Imperative where Over The Top just isn't good enough. :-) Most of the dark club dancing and band shots were taken at ISO 3200. In the past I dismissed that as useless on the K20D but they clean up nicely with Nik Dfine, so I'm coming to rely on it now. (It even removes colour banding well so I'm going to go back and revisit some of my lost K100Ds shots.) Comments welcome, as always. -- -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. -- -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 - Fireworks
A photo from a local fireworks display and links to three articles on getting better fireworks photos. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/6/19/fireworks gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.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: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
I must second what Stan said. photo.net is currently the only site that PDMLers use whose links automatically go onto my maybe later list. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:08 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Bob W said: I pay for a website and it does not thrust ads in people's faces just because they haven't also subscribed. I think it's rude of people to use websites that do that, and photo.net et al should have the decency not to serve ads at all through subscribers' pages. Dan, you say: ... I just pointed out that free websites do not exist. If you are not paying for the service, the website is selling you to advertisers in order to pay the costs of running the free websitre... I think you misunderstand Bob's point, Dan. There is a very strange mixing of apples and oranges in what you say. The problem is that there are two different kinds of users for photo-viewing (or music-listening) sites. There are users who store stuff on a site for others to look at (listen to, whatever). And there are users who come and view/listen or otherwise enjoy the stored goodies. Some sites charge people to store stuff, some sites charge viewers/listeners to view/hear the stored stuff. photonet apparently does both. It charges you to use the site to store stuff, and then it charges me (by imposing ads on me) to look at the stuff you've stored. The site I use to store stuff charges me; I would drop them in a heartbeat if they started to charge people to look at my stuff (or if they started imposing ads on my viewers, which amounts to the same thing.) I bear the cost of storing/hosting my photos and I don't expect others to then have to pay to view the hosted images. So, photonet has its business model which involves getting you to pay them for the privilege of them using your photos to draw me to the site so they can push ads in my face and make money if I were to click-through to an advertiser. That is ok, I can ignore the ads. If the ads (or other photonet slowness) delays loading a requested photo for any appreciable time, (i.e., 1-2 sec) that is ok also - I just click Close and go on with my life. I have had enough fail-to-load-promptly experiences with the photonet site that I will usually avoid even clicking on a link that will take me there. If I needed to go to the site to see shots of the local Rotary Club picnic, I would probably do so and not give the ads and delays a second thought. But if I have no need to go to the site other than to view and maybe comment on someone's photo, then I'll usually instead view and comment on someone else's photo which is stored on a more accessible site. stan On Jun 23, 2013, at 9:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Bob: I did not suggest that you should subscribe to Photo.net. I just pointed out that free websites do not exist. If you are not paying for the service, the website is selling you to advertisers in order to pay the costs of running the free websitre. I store thousands of image on Photo.Net for the Rotary Groups I work with, for a local attorneys group, and for church and civic activities.. I have done this for several years now, giving out the link to Photo.Net. The people who use those images and download them are, for the most part, far less sophisticated than the member of PDML in the use of computers. I have received many compliments and many expressions of thanks, but none of those users have ever had any problems accessing the images or complained about the ads. The local newspaper have also selected and downloaded, with my permission, images I posted on the site. The ads are a very minor inconvenience, and easily handled by almost everyone, except for a few here. I guess your standards are higher, but if you are unable to look at my images because of your dislike of Photo.Net, I guess I will have to live with that. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: On 23 Jun 2013, at 21:36, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry if you find the ads on Photo.Net such a problem. Not all services are equal. The flexibility of Photo.Net makes it worth the minor convenience of the ads, in my view. One click, and they are gone. I prefer that to the strange interface used by most of the alternatives. Photo.Net offers a lot of storage, a lot of flexibility, and ease of use. Millions of visitors manage to visit the site and look ate the images despite the minor inconvenience of the ads. One click and I'm gone. It's up to you if you want your convenience to be at the expense of your potential viewers, but I think that's a lousy attitude. You've suggested that we should subscribe to photo.net if we don't want to see ads. Do you seriously think people are going to subscribe to every website that shows annoying ads annoyingly? Do you
RE: GESO The Brawley
You are welcome to borrow mine anytime! Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 9:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO The Brawley Thanks, Christine. And you can be sure that if I had a K-5 I'd have used it. :-) On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:49 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very nice set, Bruce. Just curious though--why use the K20D and not your K-5? Cheers, Christine On Jun 12, 2013, at 7:18 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: So I landed a paying gig last weekend. I was to document the opening of a new club: show off the facilities, catch the opening night band, dancing, drinking, and try to snap some of the staff too. Here's a small set of 12 of the more interesting shots (of the 74 finals delivered to The Brawley brass): http://flic.kr/s/aHsjG1qjie The Brawley Opening All taken with my K20D, DA* 55, DA* 16-50 DA* 50-135. The first three staff shots (wait, bar, kitchen) were lit with a used $30 AF200T in an 18 softbox on a monopod, gelled 1/2 CTO, and wielded by my able assistant (my wife). I precomputed the flash exposure assuming a fixed rough distance to the subjects, then set the shutter to let in ambient room light about two stops below the key. When WB adjusted for the orange gel, the background goes a blue tint to give it that cool look. The west wing and patio shots are HDR, as you've likely guessed -- apologies in advance. I used Nik HDR Pro and it's pretty good, but I'm not really an HDR kinda guy. I just figured these facilities shots would benefit from that Marketing Imperative where Over The Top just isn't good enough. :-) Most of the dark club dancing and band shots were taken at ISO 3200. In the past I dismissed that as useless on the K20D but they clean up nicely with Nik Dfine, so I'm coming to rely on it now. (It even removes colour banding well so I'm going to go back and revisit some of my lost K100Ds shots.) Comments welcome, as always. -- -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. -- -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: GESO The Brawley
Well, I'll be: I thought you had the k-5. Cheers, Christine On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:04 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Christine. And you can be sure that if I had a K-5 I'd have used it. :-) On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:49 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very nice set, Bruce. Just curious though--why use the K20D and not your K-5? Cheers, Christine On Jun 12, 2013, at 7:18 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: So I landed a paying gig last weekend. I was to document the opening of a new club: show off the facilities, catch the opening night band, dancing, drinking, and try to snap some of the staff too. Here's a small set of 12 of the more interesting shots (of the 74 finals delivered to The Brawley brass): http://flic.kr/s/aHsjG1qjie The Brawley Opening All taken with my K20D, DA* 55, DA* 16-50 DA* 50-135. The first three staff shots (wait, bar, kitchen) were lit with a used $30 AF200T in an 18 softbox on a monopod, gelled 1/2 CTO, and wielded by my able assistant (my wife). I precomputed the flash exposure assuming a fixed rough distance to the subjects, then set the shutter to let in ambient room light about two stops below the key. When WB adjusted for the orange gel, the background goes a blue tint to give it that cool look. The west wing and patio shots are HDR, as you've likely guessed -- apologies in advance. I used Nik HDR Pro and it's pretty good, but I'm not really an HDR kinda guy. I just figured these facilities shots would benefit from that Marketing Imperative where Over The Top just isn't good enough. :-) Most of the dark club dancing and band shots were taken at ISO 3200. In the past I dismissed that as useless on the K20D but they clean up nicely with Nik Dfine, so I'm coming to rely on it now. (It even removes colour banding well so I'm going to go back and revisit some of my lost K100Ds shots.) Comments welcome, as always. -- -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. -- -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 - Fireworks
Beauty! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:11 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: A photo from a local fireworks display and links to three articles on getting better fireworks photos. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/6/19/fireworks gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.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. -- -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.
Flash purchase question(s)
I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Ivory silk
http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxG Ivory silk panicle in a blue vase Comments welcome! -- -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 Ivory silk
Very nice, Bruce. Love the gentle shadows. -- Walt On 6/24/2013 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxG Ivory silk panicle in a blue vase Comments welcome! -- -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 Ivory silk
Bruce, Very nice color combo. I wish the white/ivory silk flowers had a bit more definition on the background. Regards, Bob S On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxG Ivory silk panicle in a blue vase Comments welcome! -- -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: CNN does Portraits of Chicago Sun Times Photogs
From: Rick Womer Two thoughts: First, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest the armpits of the Sun-Times management. Second: ONE woman and ONE African-American (and no other apparent minorities) in a staff of 23 in a city as diverse as Chicago? It indicates that the Sun-Times management has been lousy for a long time. Rick Yeah, but the ONE African-American had been there longer than any of the others; longer than at least six of his former colleagues had been alive. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Ivory silk
What Bruce said. Jack - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 8:30 AM Subject: Re: PESO Ivory silk Bruce, Very nice color combo. I wish the white/ivory silk flowers had a bit more definition on the background. Regards, Bob S On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxG Ivory silk panicle in a blue vase Comments welcome! -- -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Fw: PESO Ivory silk
or, what Bob said. ;-) Jack - Forwarded Message - From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 8:42 AM Subject: Re: PESO Ivory silk What Bruce said. Jack - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 8:30 AM Subject: Re: PESO Ivory silk Bruce, Very nice color combo. I wish the white/ivory silk flowers had a bit more definition on the background. Regards, Bob S On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxGIvory silk panicle in a blue vase Comments welcome! -- -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure
I use a flash blocker on my browser, which cuts down on a lot of annoyance. If the content of the popup is flash based I never see it. I just hit the dismiss [x] regardless. There are worse places than Photo.net which use adverts you can't dismiss. On 6/24/2013 7:23 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 24/6/13, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: The problem I have with the ads (and this is not just restricted to Photo.Net) is that the call to the add server often gets 'stuck' with the result that the web page content doesn't show up at all. The only way out is to reload the page (and hope that the same thing doesn't happen again) or, more likely, leave the page completely. On the whole, I don't have a problem with ads popping up in the way - it's all a question of balance about how much I want to see something versus how long I'm prepared to wait and how many hoops I'm prepared to jump through. I must admit though that when I see a link to photo.net, I probably only jump the the hoops about 50% of the time. On the whole, I understand that a lot of internet web sites depend on advertising and that's fine, we live in a commercial world. I also understand where Bob's coming from and that's fine. Life is all about choices. Nobody died and I'm still breathing so life is good ;-) -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
Stan - I have both the Pentax AF-540 and the Metz 58 AF-2. Speaking from using them with the K-X and the K-5: The light output seems to be pretty close to the same The Metz seems produce more consistent exposures. Both can be run wirelessly. Function changes can be more more quickly with the Pentax using switches and dials. The Metz is more menu driven. Some users have complained about the use of menus with the Metz. The Metz has an adjustable secondary flash to use for fill when bouncing the main flash. The Metz firmware can be updated via USB connection to your computer. The latest upgrade appears to address the K-5 II. The Metz retains its function settings when it goes you turn it off, the Pentax reverts to P-TTL. -p On 6/24/2013 9:40 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: CNN does Portraits of Chicago Sun Times Photogs
Perhaps they hired based on skill and experience rather than some kind of diversity check box. There's also the fact that they were probably a Union shop. So even if they did hire more minorities and women, it's quite likely that they've been cutting back for some time. Union rules, last hired, first fired. On 6/23/2013 1:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Two thoughts: First, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest the armpits of the Sun-Times management. Second: ONE woman and ONE African-American (and no other apparent minorities) in a staff of 23 in a city as diverse as Chicago? It indicates that the Sun-Times management has been lousy for a long time. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:58 AM Subject: CNN does Portraits of Chicago Sun Times Photogs Hi Everyone: As I posted earlier, the Chicago Sun Times newspaper has fired its entire photography staff. CNN has done a gallery of portraits of each of the photographers. Bio information is included under each photo. It's a nice gallery on a very sad story. Just thought you might be interested http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/21/we-are-the-chicago-sun-times-photography-department/?hpt=hp_bn14 Cheers, Christine -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA 40mm XS on full frame SLR
Late, (still working on the backlog of old posts), it's not surprising that the XS or for that matter the regular DA 40mm would exhibit soft corners on film, so does the M 40mm f2.8, they all share the same optical design after all. On 4/2/2013 6:09 PM, Mark C wrote: I found the corners to be soft on film as well. Less so when focusing close than when at infinity. But it covered most of the frame well. Mark On 4/2/2013 9:55 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: The 40XS has clearance for the mirror. Rice high posted samples from a 5dmk3 and it didn't fully cover the frame. The corners were very soft. Of course on film it might be better due to film handling oblique angles of light beter. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
Worth a look here http://pttl.mattdm.org/ On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Stan - I have both the Pentax AF-540 and the Metz 58 AF-2. Speaking from using them with the K-X and the K-5: The light output seems to be pretty close to the same The Metz seems produce more consistent exposures. Both can be run wirelessly. Function changes can be more more quickly with the Pentax using switches and dials. The Metz is more menu driven. Some users have complained about the use of menus with the Metz. The Metz has an adjustable secondary flash to use for fill when bouncing the main flash. The Metz firmware can be updated via USB connection to your computer. The latest upgrade appears to address the K-5 II. The Metz retains its function settings when it goes you turn it off, the Pentax reverts to P-TTL. -p On 6/24/2013 9:40 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Crushed
We've had some interesting weather here in Minneapolis last week. Saturday morning I went out on the motorcycle to look at the destruction. Typical trees-down, roots-up-in-the-air images everywhere. Approximately 280,000 people with no power and countless thousands of trees destroyed. This particular car was different - this tree caught the car while the guy was driving it. Stopped him right in the middle of the road. Nobody was hurt, driver got out just fine. Sure looks... heavy. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3057.jpg Here's an alternate view for those who care (but I don't think it looks as cool as the first image): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3059.jpg -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: GESO Eversand-Oberfeuer
Am 24.06.2013 um 06:57 schrieb Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: I like the first one of the full light house, but I'd get rid of those spots. They are easy to remove in Lightroom if you use that. I removed them successfully with Aperture and updated the photo. Thanks for the feedback. Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Plush Tiger
Am 04.06.2013 um 02:57 schrieb Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: I agree a square crop would probably suite the image well. I updated the photo with a square crop. Looks better indeed. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/9128119008/ Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Falun Gong
A Falun Gong practitioner at the Birmingham, Mich. farmers market. Devotees of this meditation/philosophy/exercise regimen are harassed by the government in China. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17436727size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Crushed
Ouch! One more thing to worry about when driving . . . I prefer the first shot for drama, but definitely prefer the second shot for helping to tell the story. With the first, the angle is such that it is very hard to see how someone could survive. stan On Jun 24, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: We've had some interesting weather here in Minneapolis last week. Saturday morning I went out on the motorcycle to look at the destruction. Typical trees-down, roots-up-in-the-air images everywhere. Approximately 280,000 people with no power and countless thousands of trees destroyed. This particular car was different - this tree caught the car while the guy was driving it. Stopped him right in the middle of the road. Nobody was hurt, driver got out just fine. Sure looks... heavy. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3057.jpg Here's an alternate view for those who care (but I don't think it looks as cool as the first image): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3059.jpg -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
Paul - thanks for the summary, just the info I was hoping for. Your comment about menus vs switches dials and last item, about retaining settings vs reverting to default, is not the sort of thing I would have thought to look for. And Zos, thanks for the link, looks like an excellent resource. I am off to do some study. stan On Jun 24, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Worth a look here http://pttl.mattdm.org/ On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Stan - I have both the Pentax AF-540 and the Metz 58 AF-2. Speaking from using them with the K-X and the K-5: The light output seems to be pretty close to the same The Metz seems produce more consistent exposures. Both can be run wirelessly. Function changes can be more more quickly with the Pentax using switches and dials. The Metz is more menu driven. Some users have complained about the use of menus with the Metz. The Metz has an adjustable secondary flash to use for fill when bouncing the main flash. The Metz firmware can be updated via USB connection to your computer. The latest upgrade appears to address the K-5 II. The Metz retains its function settings when it goes you turn it off, the Pentax reverts to P-TTL. -p On 6/24/2013 9:40 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom
I feel your pain, Larry. I bought 4.x but didn't install it because I need to do some processing on a WinXP computer. Reports of 4.x being slower than 3.6 also did not encourage me for the upgrade. So, I am still stuck on 3.6. Somebody here, on PDML, mentioned that 5.x offers some performance improvement over 4.x. I wonder how much is that, - is the speed and responsiveness back to the level of 3.x? On LR facebook page, I see some people complaining about performance issues and memory management.. I don't know how much of that is subjective: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151668726263464set=a.117703788463.98904.5850453463type=1 Igor Fri Jun 21 22:20:51 EDT 2013 Larry Colen wrote: Unfortunately, for me it would cost about $2,000 to upgrade lightroom. It won't run on a flavor of OSX that will run on my computer. Eric Weir eeweir at bellsouth.net wrote: On Jun 21, 2013, at 12:00 PM, George Sinos gsinos at gmail.com wrote: For me, the new process engine was enough reason to upgrade to 4. the speed increase and healing brush were enough reasons to upgrade to 5. The healing brush eliminates a need to jump to photoshop and back. All of the other improvements were frosting on the cake. At $79, it's likely to be the least expensive purchase that will actually help you improve your photos and reduce your post processing time. Thanks, George. I didn't know the reasons, but I assumed that the answer would be that I should. And thanks to Bob, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eeweir at bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO - Close Encounter
Those infamous five tones have been ringing in my head since I looked at your photo yesterday. Oddly, I had a dream last night that I floated up to a large mothership and when I woke up this morning I had an unusual oily discharge down there. More than a coincidence? No matter, it's a really cool photo. Looks like a very impressive thing! cheers, frank, sitting on an inflated rubber doughnut --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: June 23, 2013 6/23/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Close Encounter G'day all Another one from my USA trip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3205-K5-1-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/mcr4k47 Comments, criticism most welcome. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: Crushed
Lucky to be alive. Terrific photo. And yes, the first one's best. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Sent: June 24, 2013 6/24/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Crushed We've had some interesting weather here in Minneapolis last week. Saturday morning I went out on the motorcycle to look at the destruction. Typical trees-down, roots-up-in-the-air images everywhere. Approximately 280,000 people with no power and countless thousands of trees destroyed. This particular car was different - this tree caught the car while the guy was driving it. Stopped him right in the middle of the road. Nobody was hurt, driver got out just fine. Sure looks... heavy. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3057.jpg Here's an alternate view for those who care (but I don't think it looks as cool as the first image): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3059.jpg -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Fireworks
Well done! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:11 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: A photo from a local fireworks display and links to three articles on getting better fireworks photos. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/6/19/fireworks gs George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
Reply interspersed with some of the questions omitted for lack of answers on my part. On 6/24/2013 5:40 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. I am not aware of that. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. I've Metz 50-AF1 digital which is the last in the mid range (sitting between 360 and 540 Pentax flashes) that has regular button based UI. The next flash - Metz 52-AF1 has touch screen on the back for flash set up and control. So, my questions: b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? IIUC, with K-5 Metz 50-AF1 gives full functionality - P-TTL, wireless, modeling light, high speed sync, etc. It is possible that theire're limitations, but if you wish, I will have to look them up specifically. b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? I can think of several: 1. Flash has standard mini-USB port and its firmware is upgradeable. I cannot vouch for frequency or quality of the upgrades, but judging from this page: http://www.metz.de/en/flash-units/firmware-download-flash-units/mecablitz-50-af-1-digital/pentax.html it would seem that current firmware version is 4.0, meaning that likely at least a couple of updates were issued. LOL, now, I am noticing this: Firmware V4.0 (released on 18.06.2013) Improvement: HSS function with Pentax K-30 and K-5 II will be enabled. So, well, yes, Metz seem to be following up with Pentax cameras and updating their flashes even if the newer model has been introduced to market. At least in this specific case. I probably won't upgrade my flash but only because I'm lazy and I don't have either of these newer cameras. 2. It seems to be sturdily made and reliable in operation. I had only brief encounter with Pentax 360 flash and this Metz seems to be at least as good ergonomically. I cannot compare them from functional point of view as I never had both at the same time. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:40:30AM -0400, Stan Halpin wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. I sincerelyhope so. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? Cost, reliability, the second bulb on the front, the fact that it doesn't spontaneously revert to P-TTL, even when set on manual, the ability to upgrade the firmware. I had nothing but problems with my AF540, it was sent back for repair twice in nearly the first year I had it, and I believe once more. The metz could use a few more buttons for changing settings, but at least their menus make sense. The controls on the AF540 are so arcane they must have been designed by a schizophrenic Qabalist on acid. Buttons change meaning depending on what mode, and things like the difference between SL1 and SL2 are only intuitive in comparison with remembering how to change between them. The Metz is also just slightly smaller than the AF540. Not much, but it seems to make a difference on how easy it is to pack and store. b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Other than trading in your Pentax gear for Nikon? :-) For the cost of the Metz, you could buy about four of the youngnuos. Initially they had some quality issues, but those may have been addressed. I went with the Metz for a reliable primary speedlight, but may eventually pick up some of the Y's as ancillaries. Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
I use flash extensively and have had good luck with my two AF 540s. The high-speed synch mode works very well when using for fill in daylight, and the lash compensation allows one to dial in a good balance between fill and main flash. Any flags requires some judgement and fiddling, as even the smartest P-TTL firmware can be fooled by background light extremes. I have never used the Metz. Paul On Jun 24, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:29:17PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/6/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: That'd be cool. When I got it back, I'd be able to use the lenses from my old Minolta SRT-101 on it. Send me the lenses as well. Har! I'll end up with a Pentax that works with Minolta lenses, and Minolta lenses that fit on a Canon. I just ordered a K-5II from Prodigital2000 on ebay, for $820. It should show up on Wednesday with my new colormunki. There is someone else that keeps bidding $810 for them, so mine, and the previous winner went at $820. On the plus side, when it shows up, I won't have to wait for hours while the battery charges. Note to self: when I'm ready to upgrade to the next new model, by my third party spare batteries and charger before I buy the camera, so that when it shows up, I can just pop a battery in and go. Now that I've ordered the K-5II, I expect that in a couple of weeks, Pentax will announce a mirrorless 24x36 sensor body with evf. It'll come with a K-mount adapter, and will have an optional optical rangefinder, that automatically zooms to the focal length of the lens. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
Fair warning: the new metz firmware breaks A and M modes on the flash for pentax cameras before the k-30! only upgrade to 4.0 if you have a k-30 or k-5 II!! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I use flash extensively and have had good luck with my two AF 540s. The high-speed synch mode works very well when using for fill in daylight, and the lash compensation allows one to dial in a good balance between fill and main flash. Any flags requires some judgement and fiddling, as even the smartest P-TTL firmware can be fooled by background light extremes. I have never used the Metz. Paul On Jun 24, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Close Encounter
On 24 Jun 2013, at 18:46, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Those infamous five tones have been ringing in my head since I looked at your photo yesterday. Oddly, I had a dream last night that I floated up to a large mothership and when I woke up this morning I had an unusual oily discharge down there. More than a coincidence? Was the mothership shaped like an enormous cigar and called HMS Oedipus, captained by Commodore Freud, by any chance? B No matter, it's a really cool photo. Looks like a very impressive thing! cheers, frank, sitting on an inflated rubber doughnut --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: June 23, 2013 6/23/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Close Encounter G'day all Another one from my USA trip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3205-K5-1-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/mcr4k47 Comments, criticism most welcome. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Port Isaac, Cornwall
On 24 Jun 2013, at 12:16, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 24/6/13, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: Love the water pipes and pirate Thanks all. Christine, bles you. The pirate is in fact (I assume) to be Lord Nelson, the greatest commander in the British Navy ever. Bob will correct me if I'm wrong. Captain Pugwash was the best ever. I've deleted your email and good old iPad doesn't let me recover it, so you'll have to send the link again if you want me to give your sailor friend a lookin' over. B When I was a young lad, my father would pull my leg with quips like these to my genuine questions: 'Dad, where are you going?' - 'To see a man about a dog' 'When will you be home?' - 'When Nelson gets his eye back...' -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 01:43:49PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote: I feel your pain, Larry. I bought 4.x but didn't install it because I need to do some processing on a WinXP computer. Reports of 4.x being slower than 3.6 also did not encourage me for the upgrade. So, I am still stuck on 3.6. 4.x has some features that are definitely worth upgrading for. Somebody here, on PDML, mentioned that 5.x offers some performance improvement over 4.x. I wonder how much is that, - is the speed and responsiveness back to the level of 3.x? On LR facebook page, I see some people complaining about performance issues and memory management.. I don't know how much of that is subjective: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151668726263464set=a.117703788463.98904.5850453463type=1 Igor Fri Jun 21 22:20:51 EDT 2013 Larry Colen wrote: Unfortunately, for me it would cost about $2,000 to upgrade lightroom. It won't run on a flavor of OSX that will run on my computer. Eric Weir eeweir at bellsouth.net wrote: On Jun 21, 2013, at 12:00 PM, George Sinos gsinos at gmail.com wrote: For me, the new process engine was enough reason to upgrade to 4. the speed increase and healing brush were enough reasons to upgrade to 5. The healing brush eliminates a need to jump to photoshop and back. All of the other improvements were frosting on the cake. At $79, it's likely to be the least expensive purchase that will actually help you improve your photos and reduce your post processing time. Thanks, George. I didn't know the reasons, but I assumed that the answer would be that I should. And thanks to Bob, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eeweir at bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
You should have your old LR3 catalog on your disk. Point some sort of image importing software at the previews folder there and you should be able to at least salvage the preview images of your old catalog. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 05:54:09PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I've upgraded to LR 5 in my new computer from LR 3 on the old one. You will recall---if not, take my word for it---I lost my entire photo database. It actually happened back at the turn of the year, but I only discovered it a couple weeks ago. Nevertheless, in LR3 I could still see the images even though the database was missing. I've imported my old catalogue into LR 5 following instructions I got on the web [Laura Shoe video]. When I open up LR 5 and navigate to the empty folders I no longer see the images. Only empty slide frames. Is that as it should be? It shouldn't matter. The files are gone. I couldn't do anything with the images in LR 3 anyway. But at least I had reminders of what I had. [Or maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe there are things that could be done with whatever it was I have in my LR 3 installation. I'll be surprise if that's the case, but of course also delighted.] Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Statue moves by itself
On 24 Jun 2013, at 09:15, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: This one is pretty unusual! Statue in museum rotates by itself - timelapse video. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/curse-egyptian-mummy-watch- ancient-1979982 Answers on a postcard please! Obviously undeniable proof that the gods of ancient Egypt are the only true ones and that Moses and Abraham got it all wrong. Looks like Akhenaten was wrong too. We'll all have to start talking like Victor Mature. 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: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
Why bother? On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You should have your old LR3 catalog on your disk. Point some sort of image importing software at the previews folder there and you should be able to at least salvage the preview images of your old catalog. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 05:54:09PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I've upgraded to LR 5 in my new computer from LR 3 on the old one. You will recall---if not, take my word for it---I lost my entire photo database. It actually happened back at the turn of the year, but I only discovered it a couple weeks ago. Nevertheless, in LR3 I could still see the images even though the database was missing. I've imported my old catalogue into LR 5 following instructions I got on the web [Laura Shoe video]. When I open up LR 5 and navigate to the empty folders I no longer see the images. Only empty slide frames. Is that as it should be? It shouldn't matter. The files are gone. I couldn't do anything with the images in LR 3 anyway. But at least I had reminders of what I had. [Or maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe there are things that could be done with whatever it was I have in my LR 3 installation. I'll be surprise if that's the case, but of course also delighted.] Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure, now hosting sites
Well, I've spent a half-hour uploading the Balloon gallery to pBase, and still don't have anything viewable. Maybe I'll try again when I have a rainy day on vacation, but life is just too busy right now. So, for the time being I'm staying with photo.net. Two tips for those frustrated with ads: 1. A particular visitor will see the ad only once per day. 2. Ad blockers and NoScript work nicely. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO (22) - Balloon adventure, now hosting sites
PBase sucks. They've been slowly dieing for a few years now. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, I've spent a half-hour uploading the Balloon gallery to pBase, and still don't have anything viewable. Maybe I'll try again when I have a rainy day on vacation, but life is just too busy right now. So, for the time being I'm staying with photo.net. Two tips for those frustrated with ads: 1. A particular visitor will see the ad only once per day. 2. Ad blockers and NoScript work nicely. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Flash purchase question(s)
I haven't used my (Sigma) flash since I got the K-5, except to test it (it worked in all modes). However, reading Zos's message below, and in view of my having had to return the flash to Sigma to flash the ROM when I moved from the istD to the K10D, and again when I moved to the K-7, I don't think I would buy another non-Pentax flash. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Flash purchase question(s) Fair warning: the new metz firmware breaks A and M modes on the flash for pentax cameras before the k-30! only upgrade to 4.0 if you have a k-30 or k-5 II!! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I use flash extensively and have had good luck with my two AF 540s. The high-speed synch mode works very well when using for fill in daylight, and the lash compensation allows one to dial in a good balance between fill and main flash. Any flags requires some judgement and fiddling, as even the smartest P-TTL firmware can be fooled by background light extremes. I have never used the Metz. Paul On Jun 24, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Crushed
Gives me a headache to look a that pic! I think the second is more graphic, even if more cluttered. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 12:40 PM Subject: PESO: Crushed We've had some interesting weather here in Minneapolis last week. Saturday morning I went out on the motorcycle to look at the destruction. Typical trees-down, roots-up-in-the-air images everywhere. Approximately 280,000 people with no power and countless thousands of trees destroyed. This particular car was different - this tree caught the car while the guy was driving it. Stopped him right in the middle of the road. Nobody was hurt, driver got out just fine. Sure looks... heavy. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3057.jpg Here's an alternate view for those who care (but I don't think it looks as cool as the first image): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3059.jpg -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 25 super moon plus another
Both pix are very dramatic. I'm not sure what I'm looking at in the second one, though--an ice sculpture? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: PDML List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 12:28 AM Subject: paw week 25 super moon plus another The first two are this week and last. I forgot to post last week and I changed last week's photo. My super moon doesn't look overly super in size, but the lake front was the best vantage point from where I live. We just did a quick run to the lakefront, snapped a few shots, and headed home. Very cloudy tonight as we had a bit of rain earlier. http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/index.html Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Port Isaac, Cornwall
On 24/6/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I've deleted your email and good old iPad doesn't let me recover it, so you'll have to send the link again if you want me to give your sailor friend a lookin' over. Here you go! http://cottycam.posthaven.com/port-isaac-cornwall-june-2013 -- 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: PESO You lookin' at me?
Nice, and I like the high-key rendering. What sort of bug is it? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 11:37 AM Subject: PESO You lookin' at me? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9099919714/in/set-72157634240779779 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Reasonable price?
I mentioned earlier that I'm thinking about a new point 'n shoot camera to replace my aging 2MP Canon A60. The Canon PowerShot G15 was recommended. Today I found a used Canon PowerShot G12 for $325 at one of my local independents. Didn't get any idea how many shutter activations it has. They've also got a G1x for $799 and the other local has a new G15 for $799. What do you think? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Close Encounter
No, that was last week. Last night it was the HMS Archetype piloted by Cmdr. Jung. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Sent: June 24, 2013 6/24/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Close Encounter Was the mothership shaped like an enormous cigar and called HMS Oedipus, captained by Commodore Freud, by any chance? B No matter, it's a really cool photo. Looks like a very impressive thing! cheers, frank, sitting on an inflated rubber doughnut --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: June 23, 2013 6/23/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Close Encounter G'day all Another one from my USA trip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP3205-K5-1-peso.html http://tinyurl.com/mcr4k47 Comments, criticism most welcome. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 You lookin' at me?
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:52:56PM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: Nice, and I like the high-key rendering. What sort of bug is it? Thanks. It's a moth. There are more pictures in the rest of the set. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 11:37 AM Subject: PESO You lookin' at me? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9099919714/in/set-72157634240779779 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Crushed
From: Charles Robinson We've had some interesting weather here in Minneapolis last week. Saturday morning I went out on the motorcycle to look at the destruction. Typical trees-down, roots-up-in-the-air images everywhere. Approximately 280,000 people with no power and countless thousands of trees destroyed. This particular car was different - this tree caught the car while the guy was driving it. Stopped him right in the middle of the road. Nobody was hurt, driver got out just fine. Sure looks... heavy. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3057.jpg Here's an alternate view for those who care (but I don't think it looks as cool as the first image): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3059.jpg -Charles Ouchies! Either way you look at it, you just know his insurance rates are going up. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 03:17:02PM -0400, David Parsons wrote: Why bother? So that he can at least look at his last five years of photos. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You should have your old LR3 catalog on your disk. Point some sort of image importing software at the previews folder there and you should be able to at least salvage the preview images of your old catalog. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 05:54:09PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I've upgraded to LR 5 in my new computer from LR 3 on the old one. You will recall---if not, take my word for it---I lost my entire photo database. It actually happened back at the turn of the year, but I only discovered it a couple weeks ago. Nevertheless, in LR3 I could still see the images even though the database was missing. I've imported my old catalogue into LR 5 following instructions I got on the web [Laura Shoe video]. When I open up LR 5 and navigate to the empty folders I no longer see the images. Only empty slide frames. Is that as it should be? It shouldn't matter. The files are gone. I couldn't do anything with the images in LR 3 anyway. But at least I had reminders of what I had. [Or maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe there are things that could be done with whatever it was I have in my LR 3 installation. I'll be surprise if that's the case, but of course also delighted.] Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
That he can't do anything with. Best to move on and not torture yourself with previews that you can't do anything with. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 03:17:02PM -0400, David Parsons wrote: Why bother? So that he can at least look at his last five years of photos. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You should have your old LR3 catalog on your disk. Point some sort of image importing software at the previews folder there and you should be able to at least salvage the preview images of your old catalog. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 05:54:09PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I've upgraded to LR 5 in my new computer from LR 3 on the old one. You will recall---if not, take my word for it---I lost my entire photo database. It actually happened back at the turn of the year, but I only discovered it a couple weeks ago. Nevertheless, in LR3 I could still see the images even though the database was missing. I've imported my old catalogue into LR 5 following instructions I got on the web [Laura Shoe video]. When I open up LR 5 and navigate to the empty folders I no longer see the images. Only empty slide frames. Is that as it should be? It shouldn't matter. The files are gone. I couldn't do anything with the images in LR 3 anyway. But at least I had reminders of what I had. [Or maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe there are things that could be done with whatever it was I have in my LR 3 installation. I'll be surprise if that's the case, but of course also delighted.] Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 04:02:54PM -0400, David Parsons wrote: That he can't do anything with. Best to move on and not torture yourself with previews that you can't do anything with. Aren't even the low resolution previews at least a megapixel? Or does all he have are the thumbnails? On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 03:17:02PM -0400, David Parsons wrote: Why bother? So that he can at least look at his last five years of photos. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You should have your old LR3 catalog on your disk. Point some sort of image importing software at the previews folder there and you should be able to at least salvage the preview images of your old catalog. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 05:54:09PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I've upgraded to LR 5 in my new computer from LR 3 on the old one. You will recall---if not, take my word for it---I lost my entire photo database. It actually happened back at the turn of the year, but I only discovered it a couple weeks ago. Nevertheless, in LR3 I could still see the images even though the database was missing. I've imported my old catalogue into LR 5 following instructions I got on the web [Laura Shoe video]. When I open up LR 5 and navigate to the empty folders I no longer see the images. Only empty slide frames. Is that as it should be? It shouldn't matter. The files are gone. I couldn't do anything with the images in LR 3 anyway. But at least I had reminders of what I had. [Or maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe there are things that could be done with whatever it was I have in my LR 3 installation. I'll be surprise if that's the case, but of course also delighted.] Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Close Encounter
From: Bob W Was the mothership shaped like an enormous cigar and called HMS Oedipus, captained by Commodore Freud, by any chance? B If it was shaped like an enormous cigar, it wouldn't be a MOTHERship now would it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
It doesn't matter, you can't export a preview. And, unless he were to turn off the cache expiration, he'd lose them anyway. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 04:02:54PM -0400, David Parsons wrote: That he can't do anything with. Best to move on and not torture yourself with previews that you can't do anything with. Aren't even the low resolution previews at least a megapixel? Or does all he have are the thumbnails? On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 03:17:02PM -0400, David Parsons wrote: Why bother? So that he can at least look at his last five years of photos. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: You should have your old LR3 catalog on your disk. Point some sort of image importing software at the previews folder there and you should be able to at least salvage the preview images of your old catalog. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 05:54:09PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: I've upgraded to LR 5 in my new computer from LR 3 on the old one. You will recall---if not, take my word for it---I lost my entire photo database. It actually happened back at the turn of the year, but I only discovered it a couple weeks ago. Nevertheless, in LR3 I could still see the images even though the database was missing. I've imported my old catalogue into LR 5 following instructions I got on the web [Laura Shoe video]. When I open up LR 5 and navigate to the empty folders I no longer see the images. Only empty slide frames. Is that as it should be? It shouldn't matter. The files are gone. I couldn't do anything with the images in LR 3 anyway. But at least I had reminders of what I had. [Or maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe there are things that could be done with whatever it was I have in my LR 3 installation. I'll be surprise if that's the case, but of course also delighted.] Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PAW180 - Me
Thanks Boris :-) 24. juni 2013 kl. 05:55 skrev Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Happy (belated) birthday, Dag. May your lenses be always bright and your tripods steady! On 6/16/2013 10:09 PM, DagT wrote: Turned 50 last week so it was time to see if anything had changed. :-) http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*55mm, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO100, Tripod, Remote control. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - Port Isaac, Cornwall
On 24 Jun 2013, at 20:53, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 24/6/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I've deleted your email and good old iPad doesn't let me recover it, so you'll have to send the link again if you want me to give your sailor friend a lookin' over. Here you go! http://cottycam.posthaven.com/port-isaac-cornwall-june-2013 Too many eyes and not enough arms for Nelson, I reckon. It's probably just a generic ship's figurehead. Maybe, being Cornwall, it's Admiral Benbow. Although he was only one leg short of the full brace, whereas your chap has had most of his body shot away below the shoulders. He must be a very high rank indeed. 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: Flash purchase question(s)
Stan, sounds like your project includes using two or more flashes at once. It should simplify your decision process a bit to know that P-TTL is essentially useless with more than a single flash; or at least I've never gotten it to work in 5 years of AF540 ownership (I have two of them). It's great to have at least one P-TTL capable flash in your kit, and in my experience the Pentax flashes are solid bricks. You cannot overheat them, they don't misfire, they run for hours on a set of batteries; so for event shooting with flash on camera in P-TTL they rock. And if you have a Pentax P-TTL flash it is pretty-much guaranteed to work with all Pentax bodies. I also find them pretty easy to configure. You need the manual at first, but they are no worse than most other complex electronics and simpler than most cheap digital watches, for instance. But as soon as you are trying to get sophisticated and use them for portraiture, real estate interiors, studio work, etc., you are going into a galaxy of grief if you try to use P-TTL and wireless with them. That probably includes the Sigmas, Metz's and Promasters too. (I think that only Nikon has multiflash x-TTL worked out.) For studio-like shooting, especially multi-flash, I employ fully manual flash using a light meter for setup. So I now use my AF540's on manual, with the power-saver mode disabled so they stay alive and retain their settings. I use cheap radio triggers rather then the Pentax optical wireless for more flexibility and reliability. But for the price of a single AF540 you could buy a Sekonic lightmeter and a couple of Yongnuo flashes. The Yongnuo's are being recommended by the Strobist crowd. I don't own one yet so I can't say for sure that they're good, but were I adding more flashes to my kit I'd try one right away. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Reasonable price?
Shop around John. G15's are $399-$449 here in Canada. BH lists it at $499, but there must be better US prices. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:54 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I mentioned earlier that I'm thinking about a new point 'n shoot camera to replace my aging 2MP Canon A60. The Canon PowerShot G15 was recommended. Today I found a used Canon PowerShot G12 for $325 at one of my local independents. Didn't get any idea how many shutter activations it has. They've also got a G1x for $799 and the other local has a new G15 for $799. What do you think? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:12 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: It doesn't matter, you can't export a preview. And, unless he were to turn off the cache expiration, he'd lose them anyway. He could use this: http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Like a bad penny I have returned
I have been traveling recovering from traveling the last ten days. Among other things I took a class on street photography in Minneapolis MN from noted street photographer Valerie Jardin. The results of which will show up here soonest as I have a backlog of photos to share. I have kept up with PDML but did not have time to comment. Suffice to say I would have been happy to claim as my own, most of your posts. The exceptions would be those that were so good no one would believe they were mine anyway. You know who you are. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Plush Tiger
Now, that's CUTE! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Thomas Bohn tho...@bohnomat.de wrote: Am 04.06.2013 um 02:57 schrieb Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: I agree a square crop would probably suite the image well. I updated the photo with a square crop. Looks better indeed. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/9128119008/ Thomas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
GESO Iowa Farmland
As soon as I hit the border I took this small gallery as the sun lowered. CC welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634304387597/ http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGkgzbv -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Crushed
Heavy indeed! Effective image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: We've had some interesting weather here in Minneapolis last week. Saturday morning I went out on the motorcycle to look at the destruction. Typical trees-down, roots-up-in-the-air images everywhere. Approximately 280,000 people with no power and countless thousands of trees destroyed. This particular car was different - this tree caught the car while the guy was driving it. Stopped him right in the middle of the road. Nobody was hurt, driver got out just fine. Sure looks... heavy. http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3057.jpg Here's an alternate view for those who care (but I don't think it looks as cool as the first image): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2013/K5__3059.jpg -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Close Encounter
On 24 Jun 2013, at 21:11, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Bob W Was the mothership shaped like an enormous cigar and called HMS Oedipus, captained by Commodore Freud, by any chance? B If it was shaped like an enormous cigar, it wouldn't be a MOTHERship now would it? You've obviously never been inside the mind of a Canadian vegan... 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: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
I stand corrected. I didn't know he had that. Jeff makes the best plugins for LR. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:12 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: It doesn't matter, you can't export a preview. And, unless he were to turn off the cache expiration, he'd lose them anyway. He could use this: http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESO Ivory silk
By definition on the background do you mean harder shadows? I intentionally shot this flat and almost shadowless to make it appear 2-D, like a paper cutout. I have other versions of it lit very differently, with great contrast and detail, but I haven't decided which to show yet. Thank you Bob, Walt and Jack! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, Very nice color combo. I wish the white/ivory silk flowers had a bit more definition on the background. Regards, Bob S On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxG Ivory silk panicle in a blue vase Comments welcome! -- -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. -- -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: GESO Iowa Farmland
That's a lovely set. I'm especially drawn to the geometry in the one with the tractor and the grape vines. Nice to have you back, Don! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: As soon as I hit the border I took this small gallery as the sun lowered. CC welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634304387597/ http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGkgzbv -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom
Igor, It's purely subjective and I am still filling thumbnails with images, but is does seem a bit slower. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I feel your pain, Larry. I bought 4.x but didn't install it because I need to do some processing on a WinXP computer. Reports of 4.x being slower than 3.6 also did not encourage me for the upgrade. So, I am still stuck on 3.6. Somebody here, on PDML, mentioned that 5.x offers some performance improvement over 4.x. I wonder how much is that, - is the speed and responsiveness back to the level of 3.x? On LR facebook page, I see some people complaining about performance issues and memory management.. I don't know how much of that is subjective: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151668726263464set=a.117703788463.98904.5850453463type=1 Igor Fri Jun 21 22:20:51 EDT 2013 Larry Colen wrote: Unfortunately, for me it would cost about $2,000 to upgrade lightroom. It won't run on a flavor of OSX that will run on my computer. Eric Weir eeweir at bellsouth.net wrote: On Jun 21, 2013, at 12:00 PM, George Sinos gsinos at gmail.com wrote: For me, the new process engine was enough reason to upgrade to 4. the speed increase and healing brush were enough reasons to upgrade to 5. The healing brush eliminates a need to jump to photoshop and back. All of the other improvements were frosting on the cake. At $79, it's likely to be the least expensive purchase that will actually help you improve your photos and reduce your post processing time. Thanks, George. I didn't know the reasons, but I assumed that the answer would be that I should. And thanks to Bob, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eeweir at bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO Ivory silk
Bruce, It doesn't look like a CUT-OUT. At the bottom, there are shadows that work. By the top, the flowers just blend into the background. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: By definition on the background do you mean harder shadows? I intentionally shot this flat and almost shadowless to make it appear 2-D, like a paper cutout. I have other versions of it lit very differently, with great contrast and detail, but I haven't decided which to show yet. Thank you Bob, Walt and Jack! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, Very nice color combo. I wish the white/ivory silk flowers had a bit more definition on the background. Regards, Bob S On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: http://flic.kr/p/eUxTxG Ivory silk panicle in a blue vase Comments welcome! -- -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. -- -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: Flash purchase question(s)
some more thoughts... I've always heard that pttl doesn't work all that great, so I never bothered getting the 80 dollar hot shoe for my Metz 54. I always used it in auto and hand fed it settings and used the dummy hot shoe. This worked beautifully and I could adjust EV on the flash. That flash died. I can plan on fixing it, but I needed a flash now. I was using a borrowed speed light, but found it much less accurate than the Metz and had no EV compensation grrr. Sure cycled fast, I'll give Nikon that. To be fair it probably works great on a digital Nikon body. So a friend offered me an old Pentax swivel flash. Af280 I think? Its cute, compact and has a great autothyristor. I can get accurate exposures pretty easily and I think the flash is communicating with the camera somewhat as it gives flash ready indication in the viewfinder. I like it. It swivels and rotates 360 degrees. Powerful enough to bounce. Seems really reliable too. I paid 40 for it. Its even strong enough for 200mm and some distance. I honestly don't know the guide number. He used to use it with his 67. Mmmm 67 I prefer manual flash control for controlled setups anyways. Best to just preset everything. For covering say an event, I love auto flashes. I can use aperture and iso to quickly adjust exposure it needed. If I were to buy a high end flash, I would get an older Metz like the first 58 AF. The Pentax flashes forgetting settings is a real deal breaker. So is the preflash. I want one flash and that's it. You get s much less blinkingI don't hear much good about pttl, so who cares about that? Autothyristors are superior regardless of system IMO. I know I'm not alone in this thinking. TTL was superior to everything that followed. Too bad only the list supported it. Funny how they could make it work back then.. Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Stan, sounds like your project includes using two or more flashes at once. It should simplify your decision process a bit to know that P-TTL is essentially useless with more than a single flash; or at least I've never gotten it to work in 5 years of AF540 ownership (I have two of them). It's great to have at least one P-TTL capable flash in your kit, and in my experience the Pentax flashes are solid bricks. You cannot overheat them, they don't misfire, they run for hours on a set of batteries; so for event shooting with flash on camera in P-TTL they rock. And if you have a Pentax P-TTL flash it is pretty-much guaranteed to work with all Pentax bodies. I also find them pretty easy to configure. You need the manual at first, but they are no worse than most other complex electronics and simpler than most cheap digital watches, for instance. But as soon as you are trying to get sophisticated and use them for portraiture, real estate interiors, studio work, etc., you are going into a galaxy of grief if you try to use P-TTL and wireless with them. That probably includes the Sigmas, Metz's and Promasters too. (I think that only Nikon has multiflash x-TTL worked out.) For studio-like shooting, especially multi-flash, I employ fully manual flash using a light meter for setup. So I now use my AF540's on manual, with the power-saver mode disabled so they stay alive and retain their settings. I use cheap radio triggers rather then the Pentax optical wireless for more flexibility and reliability. But for the price of a single AF540 you could buy a Sekonic lightmeter and a couple of Yongnuo flashes. The Yongnuo's are being recommended by the Strobist crowd. I don't own one yet so I can't say for sure that they're good, but were I adding more flashes to my kit I'd try one right away. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the
Re: Flash purchase question(s)
*ist...not list. How did it work on that camera? Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: some more thoughts... I've always heard that pttl doesn't work all that great, so I never bothered getting the 80 dollar hot shoe for my Metz 54. I always used it in auto and hand fed it settings and used the dummy hot shoe. This worked beautifully and I could adjust EV on the flash. That flash died. I can plan on fixing it, but I needed a flash now. I was using a borrowed speed light, but found it much less accurate than the Metz and had no EV compensation grrr. Sure cycled fast, I'll give Nikon that. To be fair it probably works great on a digital Nikon body. So a friend offered me an old Pentax swivel flash. Af280 I think? Its cute, compact and has a great autothyristor. I can get accurate exposures pretty easily and I think the flash is communicating with the camera somewhat as it gives flash ready indication in the viewfinder. I like it. It swivels and rotates 360 degrees. Powerful enough to bounce. Seems really reliable too. I paid 40 for it. Its even strong enough for 200mm and some distance. I honestly don't know the guide number. He used to use it with his 67. Mmmm 67 I prefer manual flash control for controlled setups anyways. Best to just preset everything. For covering say an event, I love auto flashes. I can use aperture and iso to quickly adjust exposure it needed. If I were to buy a high end flash, I would get an older Metz like the first 58 AF. The Pentax flashes forgetting settings is a real deal breaker. So is the preflash. I want one flash and that's it. You get s much less blinkingI don't hear much good about pttl, so who cares about that? Autothyristors are superior regardless of system IMO. I know I'm not alone in this thinking. TTL was superior to everything that followed. Too bad only the list supported it. Funny how they could make it work back then.. Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Stan, sounds like your project includes using two or more flashes at once. It should simplify your decision process a bit to know that P-TTL is essentially useless with more than a single flash; or at least I've never gotten it to work in 5 years of AF540 ownership (I have two of them). It's great to have at least one P-TTL capable flash in your kit, and in my experience the Pentax flashes are solid bricks. You cannot overheat them, they don't misfire, they run for hours on a set of batteries; so for event shooting with flash on camera in P-TTL they rock. And if you have a Pentax P-TTL flash it is pretty-much guaranteed to work with all Pentax bodies. I also find them pretty easy to configure. You need the manual at first, but they are no worse than most other complex electronics and simpler than most cheap digital watches, for instance. But as soon as you are trying to get sophisticated and use them for portraiture, real estate interiors, studio work, etc., you are going into a galaxy of grief if you try to use P-TTL and wireless with them. That probably includes the Sigmas, Metz's and Promasters too. (I think that only Nikon has multiflash x-TTL worked out.) For studio-like shooting, especially multi-flash, I employ fully manual flash using a light meter for setup. So I now use my AF540's on manual, with the power-saver mode disabled so they stay alive and retain their settings. I use cheap radio triggers rather then the Pentax optical wireless for more flexibility and reliability. But for the price of a single AF540 you could buy a Sekonic lightmeter and a couple of Yongnuo flashes. The Yongnuo's are being recommended by the Strobist crowd. I don't own one yet so I can't say for sure that they're good, but were I adding more flashes to my kit I'd try one right away. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of my photography. I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and which I have used occasionally. I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point: a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the AF540. b. I have noted discussions here about Metz and other alternatives. So, my questions: a. Has anybody heard anything more about if/when and for how much we'll have an AF540 replacement? b1. If I go with Metz or other system, do I lose functionality on my K-5ii? i.e., will I still have the same capability for wireless triggering, the use of two-flash setups, etc? b2. Other than cost, are there any advantages to the Metz or other systems? b3. Other than Pentax and Metz, which other alternative brands should I look at for good, fully capable, reliable flash in the AF540 range? Thanks! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net
Re: Lightroom
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Igor, It's purely subjective and I am still filling thumbnails with images, but is does seem a bit slower. Regards, Bob S. Have not really noticed any slowness in ver 4 over vers 3, but i'm glad i did the upgred to 4. Not going to do vers 5, the guy at Henry's that teaches LR and PS said there was not enough in the upgrade department to warrant it, plus i need to upgrade my OS and i have never had to do that, and quite frankly it scares the crap out of me even to think about doing it let alone do it. Dave On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I feel your pain, Larry. I bought 4.x but didn't install it because I need to do some processing on a WinXP computer. Reports of 4.x being slower than 3.6 also did not encourage me for the upgrade. So, I am still stuck on 3.6. Somebody here, on PDML, mentioned that 5.x offers some performance improvement over 4.x. I wonder how much is that, - is the speed and responsiveness back to the level of 3.x? On LR facebook page, I see some people complaining about performance issues and memory management.. I don't know how much of that is subjective: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151668726263464set=a.117703788463.98904.5850453463type=1 Igor Fri Jun 21 22:20:51 EDT 2013 Larry Colen wrote: Unfortunately, for me it would cost about $2,000 to upgrade lightroom. It won't run on a flavor of OSX that will run on my computer. Eric Weir eeweir at bellsouth.net wrote: On Jun 21, 2013, at 12:00 PM, George Sinos gsinos at gmail.com wrote: For me, the new process engine was enough reason to upgrade to 4. the speed increase and healing brush were enough reasons to upgrade to 5. The healing brush eliminates a need to jump to photoshop and back. All of the other improvements were frosting on the cake. At $79, it's likely to be the least expensive purchase that will actually help you improve your photos and reduce your post processing time. Thanks, George. I didn't know the reasons, but I assumed that the answer would be that I should. And thanks to Bob, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eeweir at bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: GESO Iowa Farmland
Thank you, Darren on both counts. The farmer with grape arbor is a friend of mine I have not shown it to him yet. Grapes are the new cash crop around here. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 12 Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:05:41 -0500 From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO Iowa Farmland Message-ID: CAEQABGQQw=n3wl1iunb4udt5xmj+sbkt4wobxwnassv800-...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 That's a lovely set. I'm especially drawn to the geometry in the one with the tractor and the grape vines. Nice to have you back, Don! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: As soon as I hit the border I took this small gallery as the sun lowered. CC welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634304387597/ http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGkgzbv -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question about lightroom after upgrading to 5
On Jun 24, 2013, at 15:28 , Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:12 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: It doesn't matter, you can't export a preview. And, unless he were to turn off the cache expiration, he'd lose them anyway. He could use this: http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/preview-extraction I'm pretty sure that's what I used to recover the photos I took of my daughter's wedding after I: 1. Made a blank/empty 4.7gig disk image to back up the contents of the folder 2. Used Toast to write that blank image to a DVD (DVD-R) and verified against original image 3. Used Toast to write that blank image to another DVD (DVD+R) and verified against original image 4. Deleted the original folder without comparing the contents of either of the DVDs to the original folder (which would have revealed to me that I'd never copied the original images into the disk image). Guess whose backup steps changed after that to include verification of CONTENT on the backups? Mistake realized too late for even Time Machine to help me. My own damned fault, I was sloppy. So I have the preview images of her wedding, at least. And the select percentage of web-sized images that I exported to a web gallery. That's it. -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: GESO Iowa Farmland
Agree with Darren. Grape vines FTW. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: That's a lovely set. I'm especially drawn to the geometry in the one with the tractor and the grape vines. Nice to have you back, Don! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: As soon as I hit the border I took this small gallery as the sun lowered. CC welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157634304387597/ http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGkgzbv -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: paw week 25 super moon plus another
Both rather gothic looking images, Christine. They work well together. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: The first two are this week and last. I forgot to post last week and I changed last week's photo. My super moon doesn't look overly super in size, but the lake front was the best vantage point from where I live. We just did a quick run to the lakefront, snapped a few shots, and headed home. Very cloudy tonight as we had a bit of rain earlier. http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/index.html Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Statue moves by itself
Simple explanation: it's actually an ancient mobile phone with the ringer set to vibrate. Telemarketers keep calling it hoping to sell some long-dead Pharaoh duct cleaning services. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: This one is pretty unusual! Statue in museum rotates by itself - timelapse video. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/curse-egyptian-mummy-watch- ancient-1979982 Answers on a postcard please! -- 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. -- -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 - Reading in the Rain
I enjoy this little scene a lot, Frank. I love how the reader is perfectly situated within a small dry rectangle. On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 10:29 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Sunny this weekend but several brief downpours punctuated our first weekend of summer. Glad the K10D is weather sealed. Some streeties must be colour: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/reading-in-rain.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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 Back yard flowers
Two from this past weekend http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17437255 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17437256 K-5, FA 100 f2.8 macro, slik tripod Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Reading in the Rain
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I enjoy this little scene a lot, Frank. I love how the reader is perfectly situated within a small dry rectangle. Ditto Dave On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 10:29 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Sunny this weekend but several brief downpours punctuated our first weekend of summer. Glad the K10D is weather sealed. Some streeties must be colour: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/reading-in-rain.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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. -- 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.
OT Giant spider attack on weathercaster
Out of the box greenscreen zaniness ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=Nq1M0MEB-W4#action=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 - Blanca Peak
on 2013-06-20 20:29 Brian Walters wrote G'day all Slowly working through the images from my USA trip. Here's one taken around dusk from Alamosa, Colorado. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2364-K5-1peso.html this is an interesting way to portray the area, and nice to look at overall it so happens i was there Wednesday through Friday last week; while much of the San Luis Valley was shrouded with ominous forest fire smoke, there were angles of view where i could see clearly, including Blanca from the Alamosa area; to my eye the foreground is too vivid since the desert floor is generally fairly dull-colored, but perhaps you found an unusual patch of grass … looks like it was not so late in the day as to put red on the mountaintops, or perhaps you white balanced from the snow? the tweaks i would propose are to not let the shadow point of the clouds get so dark, to let the base of the mountains go darker, and to reduce the overall vividness of the grass/fence colors; the proportion of the foreground seems imposing to me, but i think that perception would change if it weren't so vivid -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Back yard flowers
Very nice how you crop framed that peonie flower, Dave. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 6:55 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Two from this past weekend http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17437255 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17437256 K-5, FA 100 f2.8 macro, slik tripod Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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 - Blanca Peak
Amazing light! The clouds on the right really lift this to another level. Stunning photo! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: June 20, 2013 6/20/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Blanca Peak G'day all Slowly working through the images from my USA trip. Here's one taken around dusk from Alamosa, Colorado. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2364-K5-1peso.html http://tinyurl.com/myv7k69 Pentax K-5 with 55-300 DA - blend of three images processed in Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 and cropped. Comments appreciated. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO - Murals in Santiago
They are beautiful. And well documented by you. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org Sent: June 21, 2013 6/21/13 To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Murals in Santiago Hi All! I am back from the trip to Chile: Easter Island and Santiago. It will take me a while until I can sort out all photos. We were very impressed by the murals, - graffiti in Santiago. Here are just two that was in the vicinity of the BB where we stayed: http://42graphy.org/misc/Chile/murals/_IR07454.jpg http://42graphy.org/misc/Chile/murals/_IR07445.jpg Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO Rain in the Street
I like the street scene. Much atmosphere and mood. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Thomas Bohn tho...@bohnomat.de Sent: June 21, 2013 6/21/13 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO Rain in the Street The day before yesterday I experienced a nice thunderstorm but since I wasn't able to catch on of the many lightnings I witness on my camera, you get to see some rain. I personally like the close up of the street light, because you can see how the rain hits the light. https://secure.flickr.com/photos/95985450@N08/sets/72157634242937727 Feedback is always welcome. Thomas P.S. Yes, I don't comment much on other photos. Need to change that. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Back yard flowers
The first is especially beautiful. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Sent: June 24, 2013 6/24/13 To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Petch Dianne dianne.pe...@yahoo.com, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Subject: Peso Back yard flowers Two from this past weekend http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17437255 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17437256 K-5, FA 100 f2.8 macro, slik tripod Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
