Re: Ricoh what if
On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Why are they so expensive? Because they are built an old fashioned way, in small numbers, with high quality materials and lots of individual attention to each one in testing and QA. Those who appreciate craftsmanship at any price might be interested in this short video about a watch maker... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24211691 Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ricoh what if
That's a very beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing it. :-) Godfrey On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:05 PM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Those who appreciate craftsmanship at any price might be interested in this short video about a watch maker... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24211691 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ricoh what if
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 06:05:03PM +1200, David Mann wrote: On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Why are they so expensive? Because they are built an old fashioned way, in small numbers, with high quality materials and lots of individual attention to each one in testing and QA. Those who appreciate craftsmanship at any price might be interested in this short video about a watch maker... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24211691 So Mann gave us the second video about the Isle of Man. -- 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 - ORACLE WIN
On 26/9/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: You don't see Michael Schumacher hauling his entire pit crew around the racetrack do you? Do you want to race? Or do you want to sit around the campfire and sing kumbafuckingya? Sailing troll = trawler !! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: Ricoh what if
On 9/26/2013 10:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Why would I need AF? When it focuses on the right thing, AF can focus more precisely than manual. Indeed. When is an important word here. Why would Ricoh need AF on the mount? Because these days, to all intents and purposes you cannot sell a camera that isn't auto everything. That's correct. However, just like you have to master your MF camera and learn how to properly use the focus aids it has, you also have to learn the specifics, quirks and in general get used to the way your AF camera works. It is to say, that everything that is auto everything still requires human operator that understands how to use the automatics in the most advantageous way. Merely pointing and shooting won't cut it. That's why cell phones are being so popular - ultimate ps that is always with you. I don't know though in terms of business, agreements, royalties and patents, whether your idea would make sense to Ricoh business people. Neither do I, but I find the concept entertaining. Likewise I shot for about 35 years without autofocus, except on a pocket camera that I always carried with me in Singapore. One of the things that I needed to learn when I got back into photography a few years back was when to admit that the camera could do a better job than I. When it works, AF tends to be faster and more accurate than manual focus. Larry, pardon my being direct, but you're just one sample out of the great many. I find it very liberating to have to shoot with all things manual, except that when I set the aperture, camera sets the shutter speed and ISO, given the condition (set by me) that when shutter speed goes slower than 1/30 sec, it is time to up the ISO. And mind you, being now the only element to blame if anything goes wrong, it has very soothing effect too... I would not expect an M-K adapter to have a screw drive, but I thought that it could have contacts to control an SDM AF lens. Then, tell me, sir, how many people would actually buy such a thing? Look at K-01... No viewfinder, right? It took just a few months to make its price dive and then very soon thereafter it was discontinued... There are a lot of engineering reasons for a new mount to be a completely new mount, large enough in diameter and short enough in register so that anything could be adapted to it. I think that there is great deal more reasons (not only engineering) to come up with most basic adapter to support the older mount. Or to have no such adapter at all. 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.
FS Fryday: When owning too much glass is a problem
Amid a loud chorus of No!, here's my struggle. Glass takes up space. It's heavy to carry around. (Which is why I gave up 8x10 -- and THAT was difficult!) I have 3 zooms FA28-105, 18-55WR, and Sigma 70-300 And some primes FA35/2, FA28/2.8, F50/1.7, M*300/4, and the 70/2.4LTD Plus the F 1.7xTC Obviously there is some duplication here. The question is how to thin the herd? I'm thinking of parting with the lower 2 primes, the lower 2 zooms, and just getting the 16-50/2.8. Then I think -- these things will go through the roof when full frame comes out. (someday ...) I remember selling my F*300/4.5 a year before the DSLR came out. That was the dumbest thing I ever sold. What a lens! Problem is ... I have dreams of shooting professionally. But I really don't. I'm more thinking of giving up that fantasy and just enjoying the hobby. So after this thought experiment it comes down to this: FA28-105 - $80 18-55WR - $80 FA35/2 - $300 FA28/2.8 $250 M* 300/4 $200 F1.7x TC $300 And my Blad outfit -- 500C, black 80/2.8 T*, grip, two 120 backs, prism, filters, and even some film. $1000. That will leave me with the Sigma zoom, 50, 70, and I'll add a 16-50 with green left over. And space. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fire on my street
There was a fire in a garage on my street yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157635930516463/ -- 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.
OT: Location?
Anyone in S. Maryland? http://smd.craigslist.org/bar/4064701853.html I'd like the H8 but can't drive that far. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: First shots with the K7
These are my pick of the first batch of shots with the K7. All with the FA 100-300. The Buffalo portraits are at about 20m. The Mopane scrub is about to lose its leaves. This is the Lowveld's equivalent of Autumn. The Saddlebill Stork is at about 300m. I didn't see the croc until I started cropping. Sept/Oct is bush fire time in Kruger. Some controlled burning is carried out to create firebreaks. The large aloes on this rocky outcrop about 800m away have survived. Part of a herd of elephants grazing in a wetland near a small stream. The Mopane trees immediately behind them are still green in contrast to those further away. http://www.flickr.com/photos/87994495@N06/sets/72157635944498434 Alan C -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Behold the K-3!
My guess is it's an illustration, rather than a photograph, but whether it looks real or not, it's still just a rumor as of this morning. On 9/26/2013 2:43 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nfWxVV3SLpI/UkRyhGCADuI/Sgc/0UuYK1ZkO8Y/d/PentaxK-3_02.jpgg It looks real On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: quoting photorumors themselves: I don't think so, digicame-info always posts real stuff, they have an excellent track record. A grain of salt might be necessary here... On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Other than the K-3that looks EXACTLY like my K-5II. You would think there would be SOMETHING different about it. (The K-5II also sold in kits with that lens, the 18-135mm). I would bet that image is just re-purposed to put it nicely. I do believe the K-3 will be announced in October, but beyond that I have no idea what to expect from it. On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 1:20 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: This looks like it could be real http://photorumors.com/2013/09/26/first-picture-of-the-new-pentax-k-3-dslr-camera/ I'm not going to believe anything until I see it from Ricoh. There've been too many rumors for far too long, and I'm done getting my hopes up. Besides, the font of the K-3 brand doesn't look right, and I doubt they'd put a superzoom lens on a high-end body for promotional photos. I'm betting it's fake. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: F*250-600 repair
As a matter of fact, I do. I think I do. I know I used to have one. On 9/26/2013 1:25 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Do you even have a reader? More importantly, does anybody? On 9/26/2013 11:02 AM, John wrote: I have a Pentax repair manual for the Auto110 that my friendly local (used to be) factory authorized repair guy gave me. It's on microfiche. On 9/26/2013 2:40 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 7:01 AM, SV Hovland pdml.sv at heime.org wrote: Hi. Does someone on this list know where I can find a repair manual for a F*250-600 or know how to open it? Answer for the second part of the question: If the manual is in PDF, you can open it with e.g. Acrobat Reader. If it is printed, - you can employ the acient (almost forgotten) technique for turning pages with your finger tips. :-P~~~ ;-) Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ricoh what if
On 9/27/2013 1:24 AM, Bob W wrote: On 27 Sep 2013, at 00:23, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: [...] I'm also willing to bet that most of the people who own Leicas are graduates of the Dunning-Kruger school of expert photography. Methinks the Larry doth protest too much. B I think they must go back and reevaluate the entire thread in light of the photograph of the new K3 (or is it K-3) that was debuted this morning. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Follow-up on Sigma 400/5.6 APO from KEH
Short version: I have sent it back to KEH. Longer version: I kept thinking that the lens was too good for an Ugly rating, even by KEH. On about my fifth inspection, in just the right light, squinting my eyes and wrinkling my nose, I could see what looked like a faint haze on an interior lens surface. Careful cleaning of front and back lens surfaces, another look, and yes the haze is on the inside. I've seen lenses at various stages of fungal infection; this does not look like fungus to me. More likely a lubricant which has vaporized and then deposited on the lens element (a good reason not to leave lenses where they will get too hot!) The haze probably reduces the sharpness of the lens from what it was when new. But as you saw I got decent images nonetheless. So, it will probably be back up on KEH's virtual shelf soon. If you want a good-enough long lens to explore telephoto shooting, this may be a worthwhile gamble for you. Or you could spend a little more and buy the M*300/4 CollinB is selling. 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.
Re: PESO: My New Lâg T66D
[Spamcopped on Yahoo. So I'll try again with the other one.] That's nice. I've never been much impressed with Fender acoustics if the electric/acoustic is what I'm thinking, you're probably better off without it this one will give you much greater satisfaction. On 9/26/2013 11:56 AM, Walt wrote: Well, I just couldn't hold off any longer. I went by the music shop yesterday to give a test drive to this guitar and a little Fender electric/acoustic I'd had my eye on. When I got there, the Fender was gone, so I jumped on this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9952217734/ I'm actually glad the Fender had already sold. This one just has a better tone, and I'm really wowed by the sustain. I'll be picking it up in a week. Yay me! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Follow-up on Sigma 400/5.6 APO from KEH
The M* 300mm f4 is spoken for. On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Short version: I have sent it back to KEH. Longer version: I kept thinking that the lens was too good for an Ugly rating, even by KEH. On about my fifth inspection, in just the right light, squinting my eyes and wrinkling my nose, I could see what looked like a faint haze on an interior lens surface. Careful cleaning of front and back lens surfaces, another look, and yes the haze is on the inside. I've seen lenses at various stages of fungal infection; this does not look like fungus to me. More likely a lubricant which has vaporized and then deposited on the lens element (a good reason not to leave lenses where they will get too hot!) The haze probably reduces the sharpness of the lens from what it was when new. But as you saw I got decent images nonetheless. So, it will probably be back up on KEH's virtual shelf soon. If you want a good-enough long lens to explore telephoto shooting, this may be a worthwhile gamble for you. Or you could spend a little more and buy the M*300/4 CollinB is selling. 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Follow-up on Sigma 400/5.6 APO from KEH
Damn I figured it wouldn't last long. That's actually the 300mm I've been wanting for some time. Ah well, more will come around when I have some cash for a change. Stan, Sorry you had to send the 400 back. I guess it was just too good to be true. You did get an awesome reflection shot with it, so it wasn't all for naught. ;) On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: The M* 300mm f4 is spoken for. On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Short version: I have sent it back to KEH. Longer version: I kept thinking that the lens was too good for an Ugly rating, even by KEH. On about my fifth inspection, in just the right light, squinting my eyes and wrinkling my nose, I could see what looked like a faint haze on an interior lens surface. Careful cleaning of front and back lens surfaces, another look, and yes the haze is on the inside. I've seen lenses at various stages of fungal infection; this does not look like fungus to me. More likely a lubricant which has vaporized and then deposited on the lens element (a good reason not to leave lenses where they will get too hot!) The haze probably reduces the sharpness of the lens from what it was when new. But as you saw I got decent images nonetheless. So, it will probably be back up on KEH's virtual shelf soon. If you want a good-enough long lens to explore telephoto shooting, this may be a worthwhile gamble for you. Or you could spend a little more and buy the M*300/4 CollinB is selling. 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Behold the K-3!
On 9/27/13 0:45, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/9/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Has anyone stopped to think that it really makes no difference if it's fake or real? Either way it's just a picture of a camera. It won't do anything for you that any other picture of a camera won't do. It's not a full-frame picture. Which saves you from eating a picture of a hat ;-) - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Afternoon Nap
While shooting around the state capital I came across this street shot I could not resist. CC as always. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/9967928034/ or http://donspix.smugmug.com/Architecture/Buildings-Architecture/i-4cGLt7F/0/X2/Saturday%20Afternoon%20Nap%20%2026916-X2.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: My New Lâg T66D
Thank you, Yonnie! Actually, my Yamaha won't be too neglected. I've decided to take it up to the club where I work, so I can practice in my downtime and let other pickers play it whenever the notion strikes. I think it adds a little something to the atmosphere to have it around there. People always enjoy a little impromptu guitar picking. -- Walt On 9/26/2013 6:02 PM, Yolanda Rowe wrote: My Yamaha sends your Yamaha its sympathies. Congrats on the new toy! Yonnie On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 26/9/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, I just couldn't hold off any longer. I went by the music shop yesterday to give a test drive to this guitar and a little Fender electric/acoustic I'd had my eye on. When I got there, the Fender was gone, so I jumped on this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9952217734/ I'm actually glad the Fender had already sold. This one just has a better tone, and I'm really wowed by the sustain. I'll be picking it up in a week. Yay me! Woohoo. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: PESO: My New Lâg T66D
Thanks, John. Looks like I'll be picking it up a little sooner than expected -- like /today/. Hooray! -- Walt On 9/27/2013 9:58 AM, John Sessoms wrote: [Spamcopped on Yahoo. So I'll try again with the other one.] That's nice. I've never been much impressed with Fender acoustics if the electric/acoustic is what I'm thinking, you're probably better off without it this one will give you much greater satisfaction. On 9/26/2013 11:56 AM, Walt wrote: Well, I just couldn't hold off any longer. I went by the music shop yesterday to give a test drive to this guitar and a little Fender electric/acoustic I'd had my eye on. When I got there, the Fender was gone, so I jumped on this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9952217734/ I'm actually glad the Fender had already sold. This one just has a better tone, and I'm really wowed by the sustain. I'll be picking it up in a week. Yay me! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Pas de Deux
On 9/26/2013 9:50 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Walt ldott...@gmail.com: An interesting development occurred at the hummingbird feeder this morning. I've been taking shots of a mantis that's been hanging out there for the past several days. Then, late last night, I noticed there were two of them there, but the light was so low I didn't even bother to grab the camera as focusing would have been out of the question. So, I put it off hoping they might still be there this morning. Well, they were. And it seems they've gotten one another's attention. The one on the bottom actually struck out at the one on top before scurrying back down to the bottom of the feeder. Unfortunately, I wasn't quick enough to capture it. But, I was pretty happy to get this shot nonetheless. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9917379156/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, 1/1600, ISO 80, f/2.8 The bottom one certainly looks a bit agitated - not sure how he/she manages to hold on the the feeder. It looks a bit slippery. Apparently, those things can crawl around on just about anything. One of them was actually hanging on the underside of the feeder before the little display of aggression. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Pas de Deux
Thanks, Ann. I didn't see one out there today, but it may have been a little early for them. I'll be checking back periodically. They're just fun to watch, aren't they? -- Walt On 9/26/2013 10:00 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: What Frank said - here,in particular, they look like critters from a sci-fi film .. especially in the way you grabbed them here ann On 9/24/2013 22:21, knarf wrote: Cool shot. I love mantids. They're like aliens from another planet. Well captured! Cheers, frank Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: An interesting development occurred at the hummingbird feeder this morning. I've been taking shots of a mantis that's been hanging out there for the past several days. Then, late last night, I noticed there were two of them there, but the light was so low I didn't even bother to grab the camera as focusing would have been out of the question. So, I put it off hoping they might still be there this morning. Well, they were. And it seems they've gotten one another's attention. The one on the bottom actually struck out at the one on top before scurrying back down to the bottom of the feeder. Unfortunately, I wasn't quick enough to capture it. But, I was pretty happy to get this shot nonetheless. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9917379156/#large K-5, F 50/1.7, 1/1600, ISO 80, f/2.8 Comments and suggestions eagerly solicited. -- Walt “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Afternoon Nap
On 27/9/13, Don Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: While shooting around the state capital I came across this street shot I could not resist. CC as always. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/9967928034/ or http://donspix.smugmug.com/Architecture/Buildings-Architecture/i-4cGLt7F/ 0/X2/Saturday%20Afternoon%20Nap%20%2026916-X2.jpg Yep - rather like that! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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 autofocus patent - phase detection at every pixel
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: They could put a rotating barrel around the lens which you could turn in either direction. That might work. Genius! *You* should patent that before they do:) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Afternoon Nap
It was worth taking. Nice architecture and a really tired guy. I like how you placed him at the bottom of the frame. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso Afternoon Nap
At first glance I only saw the pattern, then the man at the bottom caught my eye. The simplify in me feels like there is competition for my attention between the two. Two nice photos in one. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 27, 2013, at 9:22 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: While shooting around the state capital I came across this street shot I could not resist. CC as always. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/9967928034/ or http://donspix.smugmug.com/Architecture/Buildings-Architecture/i-4cGLt7F/0/X2/Saturday%20Afternoon%20Nap%20%2026916-X2.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - ORACLE WIN
On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 04:41:30PM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I saw an interview done with Oracle owner Larry Ellison where he said one of the reasons for the A C 72 boat was to get more spectator involvement and move the sport closer to the more extreme sports and hopefully get a younger crowd interested. When questioned about the costs of the 72's he said he might propose a smaller boat, A C 45, along the same lines as the A C 72's, with about a third the wing area of the 72, with a crew of 5 vs 11. That sounds like an old interview. The AC45s hit the water in early 2011, and were what was used in the preliminary America's Cup World Series events used to publicise the upcoming 2013 America's Cup (and, not coincidentally, to give potential crews some experience sailing high-tech winged catamarans). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - ORACLE WIN
For those looking in on this thread, you might be interested in Ben Ainslie's post race thoughts. http://tinyurl.com/sirbencogitates Links straight to UK Telegraph online web page. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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.
GESO - C-41 summer
Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer I do think I see some light fall-off on some images this time, but I'd still say this is a quite usable lens on the larger format. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - C-41 summer
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer Very nice! I shot a lot of Superia 100 back then. I like http://25.media.tumblr.com/c387f1cc828634c6aa7d7cfa3679b411/tumblr_mtae6nINza1rf395go5_1280.jpg the most, good perspective and the couples sitting on the pier add a lot to the photo. I do think I see some light fall-off You could say that's your in-camera pre-crop vignetting effect:) -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - C-41 summer
On 27/09/13 22:27, Attila Boros wrote: On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer Very nice! I shot a lot of Superia 100 back then. Thank you. This is the 200 variant, though - which seemed to replace the 100 as the standard film around here, several years before people started shooting digital. I like http://25.media.tumblr.com/c387f1cc828634c6aa7d7cfa3679b411/tumblr_mtae6nINza1rf395go5_1280.jpg the most, good perspective and the couples sitting on the pier add a lot to the photo. Thanks again. I was quite pleased with that one, too. It's from a new development in Oslo, or a new extension of a slightly older one, if you like. It's a rather nice place to hang out on a sunny summer day, which we had a lot of this year, so I've been there quite a few times, like many other people. It's also easily the area in the city, if not the entire country, with the highest prices, so if you feel like drinking beer, you may consider going elsewhere. Not to mention if you're going to buy a flat :-) - Toralf I do think I see some light fall-off You could say that's your in-camera pre-crop vignetting effect:) -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: First shots with the K7
I hope the Saddlebill saw the croc in good time. Like these, Alan. I'd imagine that body and lens will produce great full size files. Jack - Original Message - From: Alan C c...@lantic.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 6:13 AM Subject: GESO: First shots with the K7 These are my pick of the first batch of shots with the K7. All with the FA 100-300. The Buffalo portraits are at about 20m. The Mopane scrub is about to lose its leaves. This is the Lowveld's equivalent of Autumn. The Saddlebill Stork is at about 300m. I didn't see the croc until I started cropping. Sept/Oct is bush fire time in Kruger. Some controlled burning is carried out to create firebreaks. The large aloes on this rocky outcrop about 800m away have survived. Part of a herd of elephants grazing in a wetland near a small stream. The Mopane trees immediately behind them are still green in contrast to those further away. http://www.flickr.com/photos/87994495@N06/sets/72157635944498434 Alan C -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Afternoon Nap
Mini Occupy wall street comes to mind. I like the shot a lot - the sleeping person makes it work, really wouldn't be worth taking without him ann On 9/27/2013 12:50, Bruce wrote: At first glance I only saw the pattern, then the man at the bottom caught my eye. The simplify in me feels like there is competition for my attention between the two. Two nice photos in one. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Sep 27, 2013, at 9:22 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: While shooting around the state capital I came across this street shot I could not resist. CC as always. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/9967928034/ or http://donspix.smugmug.com/Architecture/Buildings-Architecture/i-4cGLt7F/0/X2/Saturday%20Afternoon%20Nap%20%2026916-X2.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: My New Lâg T66D
[spamcopped again] Sorry, we were unable to deliver your message to the following address. pdml@pdml.net: Remote host said: 550 http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?98.136.218.189; [RCPT_TO] A new guitar doesn't mean you can't continue to play the old guitar. I've got a K20D, but I continue to shoot with the K10D. I've even had the *ist-D out recently. Plus my LX K1000. But, come to think of it, I haven't used my PZ-1p in a while. Mayhaps I should pull it out and give it some exercise. On 9/27/2013 12:26 PM, Walt wrote: Thank you, Yonnie! Actually, my Yamaha won't be too neglected. I've decided to take it up to the club where I work, so I can practice in my downtime and let other pickers play it whenever the notion strikes. I think it adds a little something to the atmosphere to have it around there. People always enjoy a little impromptu guitar picking. -- Walt On 9/26/2013 6:02 PM, Yolanda Rowe wrote: My Yamaha sends your Yamaha its sympathies. Congrats on the new toy! Yonnie On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 26/9/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, I just couldn't hold off any longer. I went by the music shop yesterday to give a test drive to this guitar and a little Fender electric/acoustic I'd had my eye on. When I got there, the Fender was gone, so I jumped on this one. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9952217734/ I'm actually glad the Fender had already sold. This one just has a better tone, and I'm really wowed by the sustain. I'll be picking it up in a week. Yay me! Woohoo. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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 Afternoon Nap
Interesting choice of nap locations. Like it, Don. Jack - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 9:22 AM Subject: Peso Afternoon Nap While shooting around the state capital I came across this street shot I could not resist. CC as always. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/9967928034/ or http://donspix.smugmug.com/Architecture/Buildings-Architecture/i-4cGLt7F/0/X2/Saturday%20Afternoon%20Nap%20%2026916-X2.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
It's started again......
...and I'm even wearing my PDML 'You can never have too many lenses' T shirt. Just purchased a Voigltander 15mm f/4.5 in M39 mount (along with an adaptor) in mint condition with a 15mm hotshoe viewfinder. Easing myself back in here, and feeling good! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --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: It's started again......
Why did I just start hearing the spooky music from Forbidden Planet play in my head? On Sep 27, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: ...and I'm even wearing my PDML 'You can never have too many lenses' T shirt. Just purchased a Voigltander 15mm f/4.5 in M39 mount (along with an adaptor) in mint condition with a 15mm hotshoe viewfinder. Easing myself back in here, and feeling good! Enjoy it! A very nice lens! G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - ORACLE WIN
I wonder if and when we'll ever see the AC 72 technology (solid articulated sail and foils) filter down the chain for the every day sailor to use. I had a Hobie 16 I sailed single handed and with wind it can become a handful. Throw in the articulated sail and the foils and you'd have a barrel of monkeys! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: OT - ORACLE WIN On 26/09/2013, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-09-25 14:44 Steve Cottrell wrote OMG that was brilliant. amazing, i have seen almost no video of it - broadcast TV is useless and my internet connection is too slow to stream much — but i've been following through news channels Here's the final race complete, with some excellent camera work and graphics for the hard of comprehension. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHdmviq1kygfeature=share -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - ORACLE WIN
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 08:11:29PM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I wonder if and when we'll ever see the AC 72 technology (solid articulated sail and foils) filter down the chain for the every day sailor to use. I had a Hobie 16 I sailed single handed and with wind it can become a handful. Throw in the articulated sail and the foils and you'd have a barrel of monkeys! Sounds more like a barrel of meth-addled ferrets. -- 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: Rush
Are you doing an article, Paul? It sounds like you got a 'Pro' invite. I remember Lauda's accident, too, and the terrible scarring on his face after. He still went on to establish his own airline. I wonder how this will compare with the 1966 movie 'Grand Prix', which I recall as being impressive for it's time, especially the cinematography. It won three Academy Awards for technical items. BTW, I still think you should do an updated article on McLaren Racing in Livonia. They are now a three building campus, when everything else in Detroit is shrinking. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 12:03 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Rush On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:13 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:52:03PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: Saw it tonight. Anyone who enjoys motorsports has to see it, but so too anyone who appreciates great cinematography Amazing camera work.. And it holds its own as drama. Simply superb. A heart-pounding full-speed ride from start to finish. A movie about racing that doesn't suck? That's hard to believe. but I did a bit of google fu and it actually seems to be getting good reviews from racers. Even Lauda. Quite a few pro racers in the theater tonight, including a number of people from the Roush and Penske camps -- it was a Brembo sponsored premier -- and the movie got a standing O. It definitely doesn't suck. Paul Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ricoh what if
On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu alexandru.sa...@gmail.com wrote: Let me rephrase that: would a newly designed telecentric lens have issues, with offset microlenses? (it's the other way around) Of course, new sensors could make this a non-issue. It shouldn't, but depends on the implementation of the offset microlenses. Only testing an actual product can answer that question properly. I guess you want to debate the meaning of dead and buried. Not really, I'll replace dead and buried with being phased out if that makes you more comfortable. No one likes to be told he's using dead and buried things... It's a more realistic and objective statement. To me, dead and buried means the bodies that take a lens' mount are out of production, and the lens cannot be used on any other in-production body, with or without adapter, and provide the lens full functionality. ... Then, 4/3 lenses are dead and buried until they'll have a u4/3 body capable to focus them as fast as the E-5? :-p Regardless of the speed of the AF, all FT SLR lenses have autofocused with all Olympus mFT cameras from day one of the Pen E-P1. The E-M1 provides a better AF solution, that's all. You will never have auto-diaphragm operation with a Pentax DSLR using a Pentax M42 lens... That's a non-functional lens feature. It doesn't really matters if they still making lenses or they're NOS, that's temporary; the mount is being phased out. That's true, but does it matter? Isn't it nice that Olympus and Panasonic have provides a seamless upgrade path so owners can continue using their existing lenses? And now with native DSLR focusing performance? It's time to celebrate! ];-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Bears in Finland
Wow! Remarkable shots all around! I don't know how rare these creatures are in Europe, but here the wolverine would be exceedingly rare. All are great but the eagle shot is really fabulous. Agaon - WOW!!! Mark On 9/24/2013 1:48 AM, SV Hovland wrote: Hi I had a 5 day trip to Finland last week to photograph bears. It was together with a group from Stavanger and we where 10 persons. We was picked up at the airport in Kajaani and drove to the Russian border. Before I left Stavanger, I crossed all my fingers for at lest one bear to see, but we had up to six almost every evening and also saw wolves, wolverines and eagles. http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fIMGP8009.jpg This is a picture of a wolf. Taken with K-01 and FA*300/2.8 at ISO9000 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2528.jpg And a bear only 10 meters away. K-5 IIs and FA*300/2.8 at ISO3200 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2094.jpg Wolverine. K-5 IIs and FA*300/2.8 at ISO3200 http://www.heime.org/image.axd?picture=%2f2013%2f09%2fK5C_2342.jpg Eagles. K-5 IIs and F*250-600/5.6 at ISO400 More pictures are here: http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-1 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-2 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-3 http://www.heime.org/post/Finland-Dag-4 (Norwegian text on these ones. ) Stig Vidar Hovland -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - C-41 summer
Very nice collection - I like the Little Area and the window shot the best, but all are pleasing. Looks like this lens works well on a FF / Film body. Mark On 9/27/2013 3:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer I do think I see some light fall-off on some images this time, but I'd still say this is a quite usable lens on the larger format. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 2013 - Key Party 3 - GDG
Great shots - love the motion blur in the last shot, shot #6 is my favorite of the bunch. Nice collection! Mark On 9/25/2013 2:47 AM, Godfrey Di Giorgi wrote: Last Saturday was the third anniversary of obtaining the keys to the our condo. We decided to have a little party to celebrate. And I decided to do Polaroid portraits to document our guests. :-) The full set of eight Polaroids is available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157635869483085/ Thanks for looking! Enjoy! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 chairman of the board
Marco Pecota, partner/owner and creative force behind Metropolis Factory in Toronto. A one-light portrait. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/9973709886/ That boardroom table is a one-off Pecota design. It's made from a solid slab of maple roughly four by twelve feet, cut down the middle so it can be transported, with a custom designed jigsaw steel spine. A cool $20K will make it yours. :-) K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 50mm/f:5.6, 1/40th sec, ISO 200, handheld. AF540FGZ in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, right. Lr + Ps. 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: OT: Rush
Hi Bill, I'm not going to review the movie, but my Times connection gets me invites to many auto events. Brembo is a close connection as well. I did a piece for the Times on ceramic brakes. I'll have to have a look at what McLaren is doing here. Thanks for the tip. I think this film surpasses Grand Prix by a substantial amount in terms of cinematography . Mainly because so much more is possible today. A better story as well, and an essentially factual one. But it probably won't get the accolades. It's a different world. Paul via phone On Sep 27, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Bill Sawyer wsaw...@twmi.rr.com wrote: Are you doing an article, Paul? It sounds like you got a 'Pro' invite. I remember Lauda's accident, too, and the terrible scarring on his face after. He still went on to establish his own airline. I wonder how this will compare with the 1966 movie 'Grand Prix', which I recall as being impressive for it's time, especially the cinematography. It won three Academy Awards for technical items. BTW, I still think you should do an updated article on McLaren Racing in Livonia. They are now a three building campus, when everything else in Detroit is shrinking. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 12:03 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Rush On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:13 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:52:03PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: Saw it tonight. Anyone who enjoys motorsports has to see it, but so too anyone who appreciates great cinematography Amazing camera work.. And it holds its own as drama. Simply superb. A heart-pounding full-speed ride from start to finish. A movie about racing that doesn't suck? That's hard to believe. but I did a bit of google fu and it actually seems to be getting good reviews from racers. Even Lauda. Quite a few pro racers in the theater tonight, including a number of people from the Roush and Penske camps -- it was a Brembo sponsored premier -- and the movie got a standing O. It definitely doesn't suck. Paul Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Checking the Accommodation
On 9/24/2013 3:32 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: Nice shot What kind of birds? Red headed house hunters? Catchy name! They're Galahs - a medium sized cockatoo and very common. They're expanded their range since European settlement. Interestingly, the term galah is a somewhat derogatory term when applied to humans - as in you stupid galah when someone does something idiotic. It's usually expressed in a joking manner and is rarely regarded as an offensive term. In the USA we use 'turkey' in sort of the same fashion - though as I type that I'm thinking its only old farts like me that would use that expression! Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO 2013 - Key Party 3 - GDG
Thanks Mark! I'm enjoying working with the Polaroid SX-70s. There's something about them that is just inviting and fun, and their imaging qualities are unique. Thank the gods that The Impossible Project got off the ground - it would be very sad to see these cameras die completely. Someone gave me a type 350 Pack camera ... have to adapt a battery and test it (have one pack of Fuji 3000 BW to test with). And I think a couple of Polaroid Spectra Onyx cameras are coming my way too, was talking to another ex-instant print enthusiast the other day and he has two he is no longer using. Fun stuff! Godfrey On Sep 27, 2013, at 5:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Great shots - love the motion blur in the last shot, shot #6 is my favorite of the bunch. Nice collection! Mark On 9/25/2013 2:47 AM, Godfrey Di Giorgi wrote: Last Saturday was the third anniversary of obtaining the keys to the our condo. We decided to have a little party to celebrate. And I decided to do Polaroid portraits to document our guests. :-) The full set of eight Polaroids is available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157635869483085/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Zoe (caution, feline content!)
Pretty cat, Frank! Classic tabby... Mark On 9/24/2013 8:30 PM, knarf wrote: Zoe has been a part of our household for almost a year but I realized last night that I had no decent photos of her. Okay, one, but it was lost in my camera last October. So last night I tried to remedy that: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/zoe.html?m=1 How successful I was is not up to me, but I'm satisfied with it. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Toby and Friend
I wasn't going to post this but I changed my mind: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/toby-and-friend.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Zoe (caution, feline content!)
Thanks, Mark! We owned a Tabby when I was a kid and I've always loved them. I was reading somewhere that tabbies are very close to what cats looked like before we domesticated them and started selectively breeding them. Makes sense; that coat would be amazing camouflage in a dark forest. I've also heard that Tabbies have a bit of the wild in them and Zoe is about the liveliest cat I've lived with. Thanks for the comment and thanks as well to everyone else who looked and commented. Much appreciated! Cheers, frank Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Pretty cat, Frank! Classic tabby... Mark On 9/24/2013 8:30 PM, knarf wrote: Zoe has been a part of our household for almost a year but I realized last night that I had no decent photos of her. Okay, one, but it was lost in my camera last October. So last night I tried to remedy that: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2013/09/zoe.html?m=1 How successful I was is not up to me, but I'm satisfied with it. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 chairman of the board
Beautiful lighting enhances this relaxed portrait. Terrific shot! Cheers, frank Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Marco Pecota, partner/owner and creative force behind Metropolis Factory in Toronto. A one-light portrait. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/9973709886/ That boardroom table is a one-off Pecota design. It's made from a solid slab of maple roughly four by twelve feet, cut down the middle so it can be transported, with a custom designed jigsaw steel spine. A cool $20K will make it yours. :-) K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 50mm/f:5.6, 1/40th sec, ISO 200, handheld. AF540FGZ in fleaBay 30 octa umbrella softbox, right. Lr + Ps. Comments welcome! “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 2013 - Key Party 3 - GDG
Brilliant idea and great results. Enjoyed looking at this little gallery. Cheers, frank Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Thanks Mark! I'm enjoying working with the Polaroid SX-70s. There's something about them that is just inviting and fun, and their imaging qualities are unique. Thank the gods that The Impossible Project got off the ground - it would be very sad to see these cameras die completely. Someone gave me a type 350 Pack camera ... have to adapt a battery and test it (have one pack of Fuji 3000 BW to test with). And I think a couple of Polaroid Spectra Onyx cameras are coming my way too, was talking to another ex-instant print enthusiast the other day and he has two he is no longer using. Fun stuff! Godfrey On Sep 27, 2013, at 5:40 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Great shots - love the motion blur in the last shot, shot #6 is my favorite of the bunch. Nice collection! Mark On 9/25/2013 2:47 AM, Godfrey Di Giorgi wrote: Last Saturday was the third anniversary of obtaining the keys to the our condo. We decided to have a little party to celebrate. And I decided to do Polaroid portraits to document our guests. :-) The full set of eight Polaroids is available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157635869483085/ “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Rush
Loved James Hunt (Hunt the Shunt). His partnership with Lord Hesketh made racing fun for a while. And Nicki Lauda was one of the all time greats. The trailers are amazing, don't doubt the movie is too. Thanks for the mini-review, Paul. Cheers, Frank Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Saw it tonight. Anyone who enjoys motorsports has to see it, but so too anyone who appreciates great cinematography Amazing camera work.. And it holds its own as drama. Simply superb. A heart-pounding full-speed ride from start to finish. Paul “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Rush
Le Mans with Steve McQueen was pretty good. Not much plot but the racing footage was very good. cheers, frank Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:52:03PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: Saw it tonight. Anyone who enjoys motorsports has to see it, but so too anyone who appreciates great cinematography Amazing camera work.. And it holds its own as drama. Simply superb. A heart-pounding full-speed ride from start to finish. A movie about racing that doesn't suck? That's hard to believe. but I did a bit of google fu and it actually seems to be getting good reviews from racers. Even Lauda. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 -- Toby and Gibson.
Another shot from the Polo match... I was going to use the title Toby and friend, but Knarf used it just a couple of days ago. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20toby%26gibson.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Fire on my street
Scary stuff! hope the wind wasn't headed toward your house.. Nicely documented - kept your cool . ann On 9/27/2013 08:08, David Parsons wrote: There was a fire in a garage on my street yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157635930516463/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Rush
Lemans, racing scenes only. Turn up the volume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zhDKFhfEggfeature=youtube_gdata_player Cheers, frank Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Larry Colen wrote: A movie about racing that doesn't suck? Bikes, not cars, but it's fscking amazing: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1698010/ “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Rush
The Hunt/Lord Hesketh relationship is well told here. Even after Hesketh had to bail, he's seen again celbrating hsi superstar's success. There's a lot to love in this film. On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:15 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Loved James Hunt (Hunt the Shunt). His partnership with Lord Hesketh made racing fun for a while. And Nicki Lauda was one of the all time greats. The trailers are amazing, don't doubt the movie is too. Thanks for the mini-review, Paul. Cheers, Frank Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Saw it tonight. Anyone who enjoys motorsports has to see it, but so too anyone who appreciates great cinematography Amazing camera work.. And it holds its own as drama. Simply superb. A heart-pounding full-speed ride from start to finish. Paul “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - C-41 summer
Very good set! Cheers, frank Toralf Lund tor...@toralf.net wrote: Another set from this summer's experiments with a DA-35 F/2.4 lens on a film body - this time with colour film. Nothing special, just plain Superia 200: http://se.toralf.net/post/61523519312/c-41-summer I do think I see some light fall-off on some images this time, but I'd still say this is a quite usable lens on the larger format. - Toralf “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Afternoon Nap
Striking photo. The stark architecture and the humanity of the napper juxtapose in a way that speaks volumes about urban poverty. cheers, frank Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: While shooting around the state capital I came across this street shot I could not resist. CC as always. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/9967928034/ or http://donspix.smugmug.com/Architecture/Buildings-Architecture/i-4cGLt7F/0/X2/Saturday%20Afternoon%20Nap%20%2026916-X2.jpg “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Fire on my street
Very well documented. Cheers, frank David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: There was a fire in a garage on my street yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/sets/72157635930516463/ “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Question re K-5ii controls
Short story: I haven't been able to find a way to use Mirror Lockup mode while also bracketing exposures. Am I missing something in one of the functions or options? Longer story: One of the things I learned during the workshop I attended in August is that I didn't know as much as I thought about the K-5. I knew of, e.g., exposure bracketing and had used that once or twice but didn't really know how to use it until I practiced a bit. Since then I have been slowly working my way back and forth in the manual, trying to become more familiar with the various functions and practicing to get more facile in using them. As I previsualize some shots I would like to take at an upcoming Fall Colors workshop (same venue, same instructors, different emphasis on the photo opportunities available), one combination of functions I would like to be able to use is bracketed exposure (for possible HDR processing). But I want to be able to use mirror-lockup (with remote) for many/most shots (for greater sharpness). And I haven't discovered any way to activate both the bracket and ML modes simultaneously. So, am I missing something? Or do I resign myself to manual ly adjusting the exposure to create the bracketed sequence? 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.
Re: Question re K-5ii controls
I've found that when shooting RAW, bracketing is unnecessary. If you''re careful about exposure and come close, you can easily nail it in conversion. Paul On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:34 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Short story: I haven't been able to find a way to use Mirror Lockup mode while also bracketing exposures. Am I missing something in one of the functions or options? Longer story: One of the things I learned during the workshop I attended in August is that I didn't know as much as I thought about the K-5. I knew of, e.g., exposure bracketing and had used that once or twice but didn't really know how to use it until I practiced a bit. Since then I have been slowly working my way back and forth in the manual, trying to become more familiar with the various functions and practicing to get more facile in using them. As I previsualize some shots I would like to take at an upcoming Fall Colors workshop (same venue, same instructors, different emphasis on the photo opportunities available), one combination of functions I would like to be able to use is bracketed exposure (for possible HDR processing). But I want to be able to use mirror-lockup (with remote) for many/most shots (for greater sharpness). And I haven't discovered any way to activate both the bracket and ML modes simultaneously. So, am I missing something? Or do I resign myself to manu ally adjusting the exposure to create the bracketed sequence? 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: PESO -- Ikea's Billboard (now improved with correct link)
The K20D doesn't seem to have the dynamic range to allow me to pull more detail out of the building. On exposure I had a choice either I could go HDR, not a good possibility since I didn't have a camera support of any kind with me, or expose for highlights, or shadows. I chose to not blow out the clouds. On 9/1/2013 3:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Peter, I like the composition and the background sky. The building itself seems a bit too dark; brightening it would bring out the textures and contrast with the sky better, methinks. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 1:13 PM Subject: Re: PESO -- Ikea's Billboard (now improved with correct link) You know it occurred to me that a link to the file on my local machine won't work for anyone else... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20ikeasbillboard.html On 8/31/2013 1:09 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: A detail of the Armstrong Tire/Pirreli building in New Haven. A building that could best be described as a whimsical building of the brutalist school. Ikea, it's current owner would gladly tear it down, to gain a few more parking spaces, but ironically the very institutions, historical preservation societies, designed to protect against concrete monstrosities burying the beauties of the past, are now protecting the concrete monstrosities. True, this building isn't as horrific as Boston City Hall, but then what is. The building stands vacant, and occasionally Ikea will hang a gigantic banner off the side facing the highway. All that being said, I kind of like it. file:///C:/e%3bbackup/PESO-PAW/PESO%20--%20ikeasbillboard.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax 28-70mm f4.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 re K-5ii controls
When shooting raw (ie always) I Bracket when I'm worrying about dynamic range. Particularly at night when there are lights that could blow out. One of the bracketing modes is with the 2 second lockup. Up arrow for shutter modes Go to bracket Down arrow Select bracket with a timer dial Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I've found that when shooting RAW, bracketing is unnecessary. If you''re careful about exposure and come close, you can easily nail it in conversion. Paul On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:34 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Short story: I haven't been able to find a way to use Mirror Lockup mode while also bracketing exposures. Am I missing something in one of the functions or options? Longer story: One of the things I learned during the workshop I attended in August is that I didn't know as much as I thought about the K-5. I knew of, e.g., exposure bracketing and had used that once or twice but didn't really know how to use it until I practiced a bit. Since then I have been slowly working my way back and forth in the manual, trying to become more familiar with the various functions and practicing to get more facile in using them. As I previsualize some shots I would like to take at an upcoming Fall Colors workshop (same venue, same instructors, different emphasis on the photo opportunities available), one combination of functions I would like to be able to use is bracketed exposure (for possible HDR processing). But I want to be able to use mirror-lockup (with remote) for many/most shots (for greater sharpness). And I haven't discovered any way to activate both the bracket and ML modes simultaneously. So, am I missing something? Or do I resign myself to manually adjusting the exposure to create the bracketed sequence? 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. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 -- Stupid software rant.
So where to start. RANT I just finished uninstalling AVG and Installing Avast on my small laptop. The reason being that the latest update from AVG failed to properly install and every attempt ended with the same failure. I could find nothing in their support forums that even hinted at solving the problem, so out with AVG in with Avast. Why Avast, well I needed something in a hurry, I've used it in the past, and it's not a Symantec product. Well Avast, added their own little twist. I downloaded their installer, and the splash screen wanted install Google Chrome, and make it my default browser... Hum, I use a lot of free Google stuff but I always feel dirty about it, so no thanks. Well in spite of my request, the installer installs Chrome anyway /and/ makes it my default browser. I find this out without even opening a browser because, get this, Avast identifies the Google updater as a root kit. Sheesh. /rant Thanks for listening, I feel better now. -- A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the crazy, crazier. - H.L.Mencken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 re K-5ii controls
Right - which is the main reason I've not explored bracketing extensively before. Particularly doing a test shot and checking the histograms, it isn't that tough to have the proper exposure. But my interest is due to some curiosity about HDR for which I would like to have a 5-shot bracket to work with. stan On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've found that when shooting RAW, bracketing is unnecessary. If you''re careful about exposure and come close, you can easily nail it in conversion. Paul On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:34 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Short story: I haven't been able to find a way to use Mirror Lockup mode while also bracketing exposures. Am I missing something in one of the functions or options? Longer story: One of the things I learned during the workshop I attended in August is that I didn't know as much as I thought about the K-5. I knew of, e.g., exposure bracketing and had used that once or twice but didn't really know how to use it until I practiced a bit. Since then I have been slowly working my way back and forth in the manual, trying to become more familiar with the various functions and practicing to get more facile in using them. As I previsualize some shots I would like to take at an upcoming Fall Colors workshop (same venue, same instructors, different emphasis on the photo opportunities available), one combination of functions I would like to be able to use is bracketed exposure (for possible HDR processing). But I want to be able to use mirror-lockup (with remote) for many/most shots (for greater sharpness). And I haven't discovered any way to activate both the bracket and ML modes simultaneously. So, am I missing something? Or do I resign myself to man u ally adjusting the exposure to create the bracketed sequence? 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: Question re K-5ii controls
Got it Larry. I blew right past that option, and went for the remote trigger. But you are right, this should serve the purpose. stan On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: When shooting raw (ie always) I Bracket when I'm worrying about dynamic range. Particularly at night when there are lights that could blow out. One of the bracketing modes is with the 2 second lockup. Up arrow for shutter modes Go to bracket Down arrow Select bracket with a timer dial Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I've found that when shooting RAW, bracketing is unnecessary. If you''re careful about exposure and come close, you can easily nail it in conversion. Paul On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:34 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Short story: I haven't been able to find a way to use Mirror Lockup mode while also bracketing exposures. Am I missing something in one of the functions or options? Longer story: One of the things I learned during the workshop I attended in August is that I didn't know as much as I thought about the K-5. I knew of, e.g., exposure bracketing and had used that once or twice but didn't really know how to use it until I practiced a bit. Since then I have been slowly working my way back and forth in the manual, trying to become more familiar with the various functions and practicing to get more facile in using them. As I previsualize some shots I would like to take at an upcoming Fall Colors workshop (same venue, same instructors, different emphasis on the photo opportunities available), one combination of functions I would like to be able to use is bracketed exposure (for possible HDR processing). But I want to be able to use mirror-lockup (with remote) for many/most shots (for greater sharpness). And I haven't discovered any way to activate both the bracket and ML modes simultaneously. So, am I missing something? Or do I resign myself to manually adjusting the exposure to create the bracketed sequence? 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.
Re: Question re K-5ii controls
Quoting Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info: Got it Larry. I blew right past that option, and went for the remote trigger. But you are right, this should serve the purpose. Yeah - that works. Searching on line I found suggestions that MLU + auto bracketing is available if you put the camera into Live View which, by definition, puts the mirror up. However, testing this with my K-5 found that the mirror still moved up and down between exposures. I assume it would be the same for the K-5ii Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ stan On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: When shooting raw (ie always) I Bracket when I'm worrying about dynamic range. Particularly at night when there are lights that could blow out. One of the bracketing modes is with the 2 second lockup. Up arrow for shutter modes Go to bracket Down arrow Select bracket with a timer dial Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I've found that when shooting RAW, bracketing is unnecessary. If you''re careful about exposure and come close, you can easily nail it in conversion. Paul On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:34 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Short story: I haven't been able to find a way to use Mirror Lockup mode while also bracketing exposures. Am I missing something in one of the functions or options? Longer story: One of the things I learned during the workshop I attended in August is that I didn't know as much as I thought about the K-5. I knew of, e.g., exposure bracketing and had used that once or twice but didn't really know how to use it until I practiced a bit. Since then I have been slowly working my way back and forth in the manual, trying to become more familiar with the various functions and practicing to get more facile in using them. As I previsualize some shots I would like to take at an upcoming Fall Colors workshop (same venue, same instructors, different emphasis on the photo opportunities available), one combination of functions I would like to be able to use is bracketed exposure (for possible HDR processing). But I want to be able to use mirror-lockup (with remote) for many/most shots (for greater sharpness). And I haven't discovered any way to activate both the bracket and ML modes simultaneously. So, am I missing something? Or do I resign myself to manually adjusting the exposure to create the bracketed sequence? 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.
Re: Rush
Saw it yesterday, liking it very much. Even my 17-years old son enjoyed it. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
