Re: Wagtail shops crop horror
Thanks. Yes, it was very obediently behaving exactly as prescribed in the bird guides. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Grey_Wagtail As for Mike's comment about velociraptors, I should very much like to see one at Canary Wharf, but that would probably involve going onto one of the offices during working hours, and I'd be unlikely to live to tell the tale. B On 3 Nov 2013, at 22:21, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Nice to see - pretty tame little guy (given what lens you said you had) ann On 11/3/2013 16:30, Bob W wrote: While I was foraging for my lunch in the wilds of Canary Wharf today I noticed this jolly little creature doing likewise: http://www.web-options.com/Wagtail/ The pictures are massively cropped - I took them from quite a distance with my Fuji X100, which has a 23mm lens. Not bad, considering. A lovely little bird and a pleasure to watch. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
test
PING 1383555316 Is this thing on? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: test
Nope Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: PING 1383555316 Is this thing on? -- 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.
Re: test
Thanks Larry, you may turn off the lights then:) On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Nope -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-3 mirror/shutter sound
Hi all, this is a question to anybody owning a K-5 (or K-5II/K-5IIs) and the new K-3. How do new and older cameras compare about their shooting sound? From those online videos floating around I have a bad feeling of a sharper and more metallic click of the K-3 (sort of K20D-ish) as opposed to the softer, well-damped sound of the K-5 series. Is that true or were they just distorced sound recordings in online videos? That's a very critical issue for the kind of shooting I usually do (theater and such) and could be decisive for a possible purchase on my side. Thanks a lot, 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.
Re: K-3 mirror/shutter sound
Well, here is Imaging resource's take on that: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/pentax-k3/zk3aafilter1-20sec_raw.mp3 Where it does non sound as bad as I was afraid. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Dario Bonazza Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 11:50 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: K-3 mirror/shutter sound Hi all, this is a question to anybody owning a K-5 (or K-5II/K-5IIs) and the new K-3. How do new and older cameras compare about their shooting sound? From those online videos floating around I have a bad feeling of a sharper and more metallic click of the K-3 (sort of K20D-ish) as opposed to the softer, well-damped sound of the K-5 series. Is that true or were they just distorced sound recordings in online videos? That's a very critical issue for the kind of shooting I usually do (theater and such) and could be decisive for a possible purchase on my side. Thanks a lot, 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. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2013.0.3426 / Database dei virus: 3222/6806 - Data di rilascio: 03/11/2013 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: On internet forums in our life
Trying to create buzz on the internet around your brand is established marketing practice. Gorilla Marketing vs Guerilla Marketing... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 11:17 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: There is a reason that company representatives are viewed with skepticism on forums and why shills are treated with such contempt. It's doubtful that forum interaction by company reps would even be beneficial for them. It's far more efficient to schmooze with industry pundits and PR flacks. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: It would seem to me that at the end, what is written on the internet forums is in fact very important part of my routine as far as things discussed on the net go. Of course I wouldn't want to spend my time reading reviews of running shoes - I'd just go and choose a pair. However, it would seem that any serious company, even one such a Pentax, should be aware about its internet presence. Further, I think, in fact I'm pretty much sure, that their marketing department has people who frequent these forums and who may even try to influence the public opinion though these forums. I wonder what do you think on this matter. 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Yosemite Valley I
It is a bit over-processed looking for my taste, but I love the subject, composition, light, etc. If it were a bit more photo-realistically I would say it was one of the best images of the year. It also looks like it has potential to be very Ansel Adam-ish if rendered as a monochrome. Any interest in trying that? On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Did you HDR? On 11/3/2013 7:12 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: PESO - Yosemite Valley I
correction: photo-realistically RENDERED On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: It is a bit over-processed looking for my taste, but I love the subject, composition, light, etc. If it were a bit more photo-realistically I would say it was one of the best images of the year. It also looks like it has potential to be very Ansel Adam-ish if rendered as a monochrome. Any interest in trying that? On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Did you HDR? On 11/3/2013 7:12 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
PESO - Working High
Some guys have all the fun. I took this photo a few years ago with an old OptioMX. I carried that little camera around for a couple of years. It was always in my car or my computer bag. Other than the tiny LCD, I really liked the design. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/11/4/working-high 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: November PUG is UP!
A very nice gallery. (I've forgotten the theme, but I suppose it was something to do with architecture?) I really liked Ann's Manhattan Minimalism and Rick's Sacred and Profane, as well as Don's The Library (Wow, this is REAL? It looks like something from a movie set designer's imagination!). Also liked Ken's Taos. Well done, all. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: aww good memory, Ken! ann On 11/3/2013 19:53, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Thanks ANN. I thought of you when I submitted it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: November PUG is UP! Thanks Bulent! I really like Don's library too.. along with Ken's shot in Taos (architecture I'm very familiar with) The night shot of Singapore and the other of the Liverpool Cathedral (by two different Erics) stood out as new and interesting views to me. But a nice collection overall ann On 11/3/2013 12:34, Bulent Celasun wrote: My favorites: Manhatan Minimalism by Ann Sanfedele, The Library by Don Guthrie and Millenium Science Complex by Matthew Hunt. There few a few others that looked pleasing. Thanks to all contributors. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/11/3 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org: G'day all Another fine gallery and one of the largest this year. I like them all but Ken's 'Taos' is my favourite. I like its simplicity and the combination of curves and straight lines - also, it brings back pleasant memories (I was there not long ago...) As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Coming up for December is 'Chaos' - should be a piece of cake! Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- 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. -- 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: PESO - Yosemite Valley I
I like it very Josteinish:-) Why be imitative? Paul via phone On Nov 4, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: It is a bit over-processed looking for my taste, but I love the subject, composition, light, etc. If it were a bit more photo-realistically I would say it was one of the best images of the year. It also looks like it has potential to be very Ansel Adam-ish if rendered as a monochrome. Any interest in trying that? On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Did you HDR? On 11/3/2013 7:12 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: PESO - Working High
An interesting photo. Like it. Godfrey On Nov 4, 2013, at 6:23 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: I took this photo a few years ago with an old OptioMX. I carried that little camera around for a couple of years. It was always in my car or my computer bag. Other than the tiny LCD, I really liked the design. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/11/4/working-high -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
xkcd
http://xkcd.com/1286 As usual, reading the mouseover text is mandatory :) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Working High
One of my favorites of yours, George! Great lighting choice! Jack - Original Message - From: George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 6:23 AM Subject: PESO - Working High Some guys have all the fun. I took this photo a few years ago with an old OptioMX. I carried that little camera around for a couple of years. It was always in my car or my computer bag. Other than the tiny LCD, I really liked the design. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/11/4/working-high 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: Filters?
On 11/3/2013 7:17 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: But for a surprising number of lenses, the cost of replacing the front element is less than the cost of a mediocre filter, so don't worry about it. For older lenses, front elements may now longer be available. Then what? Then, you have to decide for yourself whether it needs protecting how to best go about 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: Wagtail shops crop horror
Maybe later. Firefox can't find the server right now. On 11/3/2013 4:30 PM, Bob W wrote: While I was foraging for my lunch in the wilds of Canary Wharf today I noticed this jolly little creature doing likewise: http://www.web-options.com/Wagtail/ The pictures are massively cropped - I took them from quite a distance with my Fuji X100, which has a 23mm lens. Not bad, considering. A lovely little bird and a pleasure to watch. 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: full frame??
On 4/11/13, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, can't you just recall that the obligation of yours was time limited by 2010. We're well in the second decade of the so called twenty first century :-). I don't recall the time limit - but am happy to go along with consensus :) It would be a pity if, by the time a premium 36X24 sensor camera is released, one would be hard pressed to actually find the word 'Pentax' on it... -- 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: GESO 2013 - 116 to 127 - GDG
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10656219874/lightbox Really like this -- 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: Fall color 2013
Bob, thanks for taking time to look. Glad you saw couple you liked. I know it seemed like a vacation slideshow. Sorry. Message: 7 Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 16:36:19 -0500 From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Fall color 2013 Don, There are some good images in there, but 66 is to many!!! Show us the best 8-10, in your opinion. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Attila for your comments. I hope you took that walk Message: 8 Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 23:39:35 +0200 From: Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com This year you had a very productive fall, lots of colorful images. I would pick 3: http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Seasons/In-The-Fall32937524_w6833x#!i=2854133502k=5DmgrpW Nice and clean composition with a lovely bokeh. http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Seasons/In-The-Fall/32937524_w6833x#!i=2854129608k=3c99Gtj This just tells me I need to drag my butt out and take a walk before fall is over:) http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Seasons/In-The-Fall/32937524_w6833x#!i=2871599674k=WvQXJC9 Nice misty atmosphere. _ Brian, Yes sorry for the overload but thanks for taking time to pick out a couple you like. #2 was taken in the manner you surmised. I think the white fence was a concrete road but you are right it is too bright . I will go back darken that a little. From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Fall color 2013 http://donspix.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Seasons/In-The-Fall/32937524_w6833x I agree with Bob - really need to see a more concise set. I like the idea in No 2 - presumably vertical movement of the camera during exposure - although the white fence is distracting. No. 62 is appealing as well. -- Cheers Brian Thanks Chris, Fog Fall go together well. Message: 10 Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 08:05:59 + From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Fall color 2013 Some excellent shots. I particularly like the misty ones, 61 and 62 Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Sunset in Akaroa
Nice, I believe #2 is my favorite. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:49:05 +1300 From: David Manndmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Sunset in Akaroa Message-ID:3fbb8ddb-8e78-46e3-8d7c-00358b791...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii When we stayed in Akaroa we had a nice sunset. Here are 11 photos of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/46/#geso My server has been playing up a bit today so I apologise if you have problems (please let me know if you do). Comments welcome, as always. 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.
First impressions
The K-3 looks like the various pictures of it that you have all seen. The K-3 looks very much like the K-5/K-5ii/K-5iis, with the exception of the few obvious changes in button location, the infamous headphone connector bulge, etc. It is different but in very subtle ways. The RRS L-bracket for the K-5 fits, but not quite exactly. I haven't tried the Kirk standard bracket yet. The changes in button design and location are all good IMHO. A few quirks/changes in standard functions. E.g., when Reviewing an image, the Up and Down arrow buttons are used to change the display rather than repeated presses on the Info button. No big deal, just a minor difference. Reports on whether it actually takes decent images will need to wait until after I do some raking and bagging of leaves on the lawn. The AF540FGZ II is very nearly the exact size as my AF360FGZ (which I believe was smaller than the AF540FGZ). The AF540FGZ II control panel is laid out quite differently from the AF360FGZ. A glance at the manual however leads me to believe that while the UI has changed, nothing has changed in the basic functionality. The manual is both English and Japanese and is thus twice the size it would need to be for one language. I suspect it is going to take some study and experimentation before I get comfortable with this unit. It was only recently that I started using my AF360FGZ and am still a novice with flash, particularly off-camera wireless flash. We'll see if I can integrate the two units together . . . And now to tackle those wonderful fall-color leaves that are burying my yard. 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: xkcd
On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 10:44:55AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: http://xkcd.com/1286 As usual, reading the mouseover text is mandatory :) explain xkcd is pretty interesting today, including the discussion http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
Pentax webstores in Europe
Might be of interest to some members: http://www.ricoh-imaging.eu/en/stores.html -- 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: full frame??
On 11/4/2013 6:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: I don't recall the time limit - but am happy to go along with consensus :) It would be a pity if, by the time a premium 36X24 sensor camera is released, one would be hard pressed to actually find the word 'Pentax' on it... That would be another legit escape path if you ask my opinion... 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: Filters?
On 11/4/2013 8:41 AM, John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 09:15:51PM -0800, Aahz Maruch wrote: Pieces of seven! Pieces of seven! Parroty error! Actually, seven has the same 'parroty' as eight. You might want to try Pieces of nine! instead; it's just as good as the original, and keeps the geeks quiet. You shalt not mock the mighty powers of two... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: First impressions
Congratulations, Stan. It would seem that you're among the earliest adopters... On 11/4/2013 7:33 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: The K-3 looks like the various pictures of it that you have all seen. The K-3 looks very much like the K-5/K-5ii/K-5iis, with the exception of the few obvious changes in button location, the infamous headphone connector bulge, etc. It is different but in very subtle ways. The RRS L-bracket for the K-5 fits, but not quite exactly. I haven't tried the Kirk standard bracket yet. The changes in button design and location are all good IMHO. A few quirks/changes in standard functions. E.g., when Reviewing an image, the Up and Down arrow buttons are used to change the display rather than repeated presses on the Info button. No big deal, just a minor difference. Reports on whether it actually takes decent images will need to wait until after I do some raking and bagging of leaves on the lawn. The AF540FGZ II is very nearly the exact size as my AF360FGZ (which I believe was smaller than the AF540FGZ). The AF540FGZ II control panel is laid out quite differently from the AF360FGZ. A glance at the manual however leads me to believe that while the UI has changed, nothing has changed in the basic functionality. The manual is both English and Japanese and is thus twice the size it would need to be for one language. I suspect it is going to take some study and experimentation before I get comfortable with this unit. It was only recently that I started using my AF360FGZ and am still a novice with flash, particularly off-camera wireless flash. We'll see if I can integrate the two units together . . . And now to tackle those wonderful fall-color leaves that are burying my yard. 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: On internet forums in our life
David, who said that you would announce yourself as being Pentax/Nikon/Sony/Canon/etc representative??? On 11/4/2013 7:17 AM, David Parsons wrote: There is a reason that company representatives are viewed with skepticism on forums and why shills are treated with such contempt. It's doubtful that forum interaction by company reps would even be beneficial for them. It's far more efficient to schmooze with industry pundits and PR flacks. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: It would seem to me that at the end, what is written on the internet forums is in fact very important part of my routine as far as things discussed on the net go. Of course I wouldn't want to spend my time reading reviews of running shoes - I'd just go and choose a pair. However, it would seem that any serious company, even one such a Pentax, should be aware about its internet presence. Further, I think, in fact I'm pretty much sure, that their marketing department has people who frequent these forums and who may even try to influence the public opinion though these forums. I wonder what do you think on this matter. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: On internet forums in our life
It would seem that ever so gentle public manipulations against the competing brands is rapidly becoming an even more established practice. On 11/4/2013 3:43 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Trying to create buzz on the internet around your brand is established marketing practice. Gorilla Marketing vs Guerilla Marketing... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 11:17 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: There is a reason that company representatives are viewed with skepticism on forums and why shills are treated with such contempt. It's doubtful that forum interaction by company reps would even be beneficial for them. It's far more efficient to schmooze with industry pundits and PR flacks. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: It would seem to me that at the end, what is written on the internet forums is in fact very important part of my routine as far as things discussed on the net go. Of course I wouldn't want to spend my time reading reviews of running shoes - I'd just go and choose a pair. However, it would seem that any serious company, even one such a Pentax, should be aware about its internet presence. Further, I think, in fact I'm pretty much sure, that their marketing department has people who frequent these forums and who may even try to influence the public opinion though these forums. I wonder what do you think on this matter. 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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Yellow Rain
The maple leaves were coming down like golden rain this morning. I snapped a pic with my iPhone5. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17586718size=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: xkcd
Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 10:44:55AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: http://xkcd.com/1286 As usual, reading the mouseover text is mandatory :) explain xkcd is pretty interesting today, including the discussion http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Really fascinating program on computer passwords on BBC 4 radio right now. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Epson Perfection v500 and OSX Mavericks
There is software available at Epson for the v500 Perfection Photo scanner which purports to be what you need for OSX Mavericks I will test and confirm.. fingers crossed! -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: November PUG is UP!
Also liked Ken's Taos. Well done, all. Thanks Darren, I appreciate the comment. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: November PUG is UP! A very nice gallery. (I've forgotten the theme, but I suppose it was something to do with architecture?) I really liked Ann's Manhattan Minimalism and Rick's Sacred and Profane, as well as Don's The Library (Wow, this is REAL? It looks like something from a movie set designer's imagination!). Also liked Ken's Taos. Well done, all. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: aww good memory, Ken! ann On 11/3/2013 19:53, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Thanks ANN. I thought of you when I submitted it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Subject: Re: November PUG is UP! Thanks Bulent! I really like Don's library too.. along with Ken's shot in Taos (architecture I'm very familiar with) The night shot of Singapore and the other of the Liverpool Cathedral (by two different Erics) stood out as new and interesting views to me. But a nice collection overall ann On 11/3/2013 12:34, Bulent Celasun wrote: My favorites: Manhatan Minimalism by Ann Sanfedele, The Library by Don Guthrie and Millenium Science Complex by Matthew Hunt. There few a few others that looked pleasing. Thanks to all contributors. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2013/11/3 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org: G'day all Another fine gallery and one of the largest this year. I like them all but Ken's 'Taos' is my favourite. I like its simplicity and the combination of curves and straight lines - also, it brings back pleasant memories (I was there not long ago...) As usual, you'll find the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous Gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let me know. + Coming up for December is 'Chaos' - should be a piece of cake! Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 x 800 pixels * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. * Nominal closing date: 30 September. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: November PUG is UP!
On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 15:45:38 +0200 Attila Boros wrote: Lots of good photos there. Agree, as usual on the PUG :) I like Dutch Architecture, with a nice Dutch field of flowers in the foreground. The colors work very well together. Thanks Attila, appreciate the kind words! Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
San Diego PDML?
I know that the notice is short, but… I'll be in San Diego later this week for a meeting, and have Wednesday afternoon open (air travel willing). It would be fun to meet another PDMLer for lunch and/or some walking and shooting. I'll be at the Westin Gaslamp. I'd also welcome some wandering/shooting suggestions. Cheers, Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - The Rim Fire
Actually a GESO, blogpost with six images. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-rim-fire.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
SV: PESO - Red-tailed Hawk
I'm impressed you can tell from the web resolution! I consulted a field handbook, but it wasn't specific to sex differences. Thanks Jack! Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Jack Davis Dato: 4. november 2013 01:21 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Red-tailed Hawk Yeah, Jostein and it's a female. It, also, makes the picture. Jack - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2013 3:23 PM Subject: PESO - Red-tailed Hawk At least I hope I got the species right... :-) It is perched on a tree that was burned in a previous fire, not this year's Rim Fire. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/red-tailed-hawk.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
SV: PESO - Yosemite Valley I
We have different tastes, Darren. :-) OTOH, I'm processing this on an old laptop with a wonky screen. Calibrated but still crap. I've already been thinking I might have to redo some of the more challenging renderings. On a different note, you should know that the world at large was in monochrome until Technicolor was invented. After that, only the luddites looked back. :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Darren Addy Dato: 4. november 2013 15:16 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Yosemite Valley I It is a bit over-processed looking for my taste, but I love the subject, composition, light, etc. If it were a bit more photo-realistically I would say it was one of the best images of the year. It also looks like it has potential to be very Ansel Adam-ish if rendered as a monochrome. Any interest in trying that? On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Did you HDR? On 11/3/2013 7:12 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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.
SV: PESO - Yosemite Valley I
Thanks Paul! :-) And to Boris and Jack; yes it is HDR. I happen to think it is a much more flexible tool than those quaint filters with a straight horizontal gradient across. I used to apply graded grays alot in the Film days, but not anymore. Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Paul Stenquist Dato: 4. november 2013 15:29 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Yosemite Valley I I like it very Josteinish:-) Why be imitative? Paul via phone On Nov 4, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: It is a bit over-processed looking for my taste, but I love the subject, composition, light, etc. If it were a bit more photo-realistically I would say it was one of the best images of the year. It also looks like it has potential to be very Ansel Adam-ish if rendered as a monochrome. Any interest in trying that? On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Did you HDR? On 11/3/2013 7:12 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
SV: PESO - Yosemite Valley I
Deliberately monkeying shots I've seen by others here... :-) Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi Dato: 4. november 2013 05:48 Til: PDML List Emne: Re: PESO - Yosemite Valley I On Nov 3, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. A lovely photo. You chose an interesting rendering … very romantic. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
SV: PESO - Yosemite Valley I
Thanks Ann, And Chris, Attila, Larry, Paul, Jack, Ken, Godfrey, Steve, Boris and Darren for commenting. Much appreciated. Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Ann Sanfedele Dato: 3. november 2013 20:23 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - Yosemite Valley I Wow! Just yummy! ann On 11/3/2013 12:12, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/yosemite-valley-i.html There'll be a few more from Yosemite down the line, as I get around to processing. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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, new toy
The pictures are crap, but the subject of them has been bringing me smiles since I got it last night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157637291417553/ My neighbor's daughter bought it, and it was immaculate. Six days later she put it up on it's side. I sold them a couple doors to get it back on the road. She invested in hard top, roll bar, soft top with glass window, wheels, tires, brakes ... My neighbor called me about a week ago asking if I knew anybody that would be interested in it for $2900. If it hadn't been wrecked it would be worth twice that. Now we need to sell the beat up honda civic while it will still pass smog. -- 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 - The Rim Fire
Really nice set of Rim fire after effects. I envy your physical ability to cover such an area. Especially like Torched II. I was putting you on (kidding) with my female Red-tail comment. The lens resolution wasn't quite there.;-)) Jack - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 1:57 PM Subject: PESO - The Rim Fire Actually a GESO, blogpost with six images. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-rim-fire.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 11 pages of K-3 images
On 03/11/2013 9:01 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Don't know what you're looking at. The ISO 51,200 image of a night skyline on page 7 is presentable. The ISO 3200 version of the same shot shows little noise. The ISO 1600 BW street scene on page 2 is noise free. All very encouraging. Of course noise levels are highly dependent on rendering technique, so any final determination of how it compares to my K-5 will have to wait until I can use the camera. Lets also not forget that downsampling the 24mp image to 16mp tends to reduce apparent noise as well. I'm going through work hell for the next couple of days, but perhaps I'll do a comparison between the K5 and K3 at higher ISO just for giggles. 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.
Re: Filters?
On 03/11/2013 11:11 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/3/2013 9:42 PM, Bob W wrote: My claim, and my years of experience back this up, is that for normal purposes nobody will be able to see the degradation without the type of equipment needed for conducting formal tests. Ergo for all intents and purposes, it does not exist and the filter does no harm. Nobody, in the 40 or so years I've been taking pictures, has ever looked at one of my photos and pointed out an image quality problem attributable to using a clear filter (other than internal reflections. Once), and I suspect it has never happened to anyone else either. I couldn't agree more. My A*600/6.6 came with a great big Tamron UV filter on it, which considering how much I paid for the bloody lens, I decided to leave on. I couldn't get a sharp image out of that lens no matter how hard I tried. I wrote it off to having insufficient tripod and head, though I was using it on a Zone VI wood tripod and whatever the big Zone VI head is (some sort of rebadged Manfrotto). Eventually I twigged to the possibility the filter was causing the problem so I removed it, and viola! instant sharpness. My wife has a little statuette of a Rottweiler puppy that now uses the 122mm Tamron filter as a display base. 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.
Boris' Thread
On 03/11/2013 10:53 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: However I think I should be starting my own thread now. My gift to you, my dear friend Let me present you with a thread to call your own. 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.
Re: K-3 mirror/shutter sound
On 04/11/2013 4:50 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, this is a question to anybody owning a K-5 (or K-5II/K-5IIs) and the new K-3. How do new and older cameras compare about their shooting sound? From those online videos floating around I have a bad feeling of a sharper and more metallic click of the K-3 (sort of K20D-ish) as opposed to the softer, well-damped sound of the K-5 series. Is that true or were they just distorced sound recordings in online videos? That's a very critical issue for the kind of shooting I usually do (theater and such) and could be decisive for a possible purchase on my side. Thanks a lot, Dario It's really quiet. My X-Pro1 is louder. 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.
Re: 11 pages of K-3 images
Link... - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 2:40 PM Subject: Re: 11 pages of K-3 images On 03/11/2013 9:01 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Don't know what you're looking at. The ISO 51,200 image of a night skyline on page 7 is presentable. The ISO 3200 version of the same shot shows little noise. The ISO 1600 BW street scene on page 2 is noise free. All very encouraging. Of course noise levels are highly dependent on rendering technique, so any final determination of how it compares to my K-5 will have to wait until I can use the camera. Lets also not forget that downsampling the 24mp image to 16mp tends to reduce apparent noise as well. I'm going through work hell for the next couple of days, but perhaps I'll do a comparison between the K5 and K3 at higher ISO just for giggles. 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.
SV: PESO - The Rim Fire
Thanks Jack. Here's a 1:1 crop of the same boid. Is it possible to confirm species based on this? http://tinyurl.com/RedTailHawk4Jack Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Jack Davis Dato: 4. november 2013 23:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - The Rim Fire Really nice set of Rim fire after effects. I envy your physical ability to cover such an area. Especially like Torched II. I was putting you on (kidding) with my female Red-tail comment. The lens resolution wasn't quite there.;-)) Jack - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 1:57 PM Subject: PESO - The Rim Fire Actually a GESO, blogpost with six images. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-rim-fire.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3 mirror/shutter sound
On 5 November 2013 09:50, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: It's really quiet. My X-Pro1 is louder. Excellent, I'm often surprised by the apparent loudness of the shutters of the Nikon/Canon cameras that I find myself shooting beside. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
SV: PESO - Working High
Glad it wasn't me. Especially not the guy leaning over the edge on the roof. Nice composition. Very telling for the story! Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: George Sinos Dato: 4. november 2013 15:23 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: PESO - Working High Some guys have all the fun. I took this photo a few years ago with an old OptioMX. I carried that little camera around for a couple of years. It was always in my car or my computer bag. Other than the tiny LCD, I really liked the design. http://georgesinos.com/blog/2013/11/4/working-high 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: Filters?
Guaranteed, if it's a Kenny Boy brand filter. Choose the Awesome model for best results. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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.
Your opinion on mr Rowell?
I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing velvia aesthetics. While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of prints. Then I stumbled upon one of his books My Tibet, for which the Dalai Lama had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html ). What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly rendered, but with a lot of impact. Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts about it? I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of course. Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Lady of the Lake
My charming niece from back in August when it was about 10 degrees C down by Lake Ontario. Taken 45 minutes *after* sunset -- would have qualified for the long exposure PUG at 1/10th second I think. Plus flash of course. Focussing was a Best Effort affair, sadly; very few sharp ones. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10661004383/ 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 - Lady of the Lake
Beautiful. Paul via phone On Nov 4, 2013, at 7:13 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: My charming niece from back in August when it was about 10 degrees C down by Lake Ontario. Taken 45 minutes *after* sunset -- would have qualified for the long exposure PUG at 1/10th second I think. Plus flash of course. Focussing was a Best Effort affair, sadly; very few sharp ones. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10661004383/ 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: SV: PESO - The Rim Fire
Wow, that actually is pretty good resolution. From the chest markings, my guess is that it's a Red-shoulder hawk. But? What camera? Jack - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 3:07 PM Subject: SV: PESO - The Rim Fire Thanks Jack. Here's a 1:1 crop of the same boid. Is it possible to confirm species based on this? http://tinyurl.com/RedTailHawk4Jack Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Jack Davis Dato: 4. november 2013 23:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - The Rim Fire Really nice set of Rim fire after effects. I envy your physical ability to cover such an area. Especially like Torched II. I was putting you on (kidding) with my female Red-tail comment. The lens resolution wasn't quite there.;-)) Jack - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 1:57 PM Subject: PESO - The Rim Fire Actually a GESO, blogpost with six images. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-rim-fire.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Filters?
Does your 600 have a drop in filter. If so is the filter in place? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Filters? On 03/11/2013 11:11 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 11/3/2013 9:42 PM, Bob W wrote: My claim, and my years of experience back this up, is that for normal purposes nobody will be able to see the degradation without the type of equipment needed for conducting formal tests. Ergo for all intents and purposes, it does not exist and the filter does no harm. Nobody, in the 40 or so years I've been taking pictures, has ever looked at one of my photos and pointed out an image quality problem attributable to using a clear filter (other than internal reflections. Once), and I suspect it has never happened to anyone else either. I couldn't agree more. My A*600/6.6 came with a great big Tamron UV filter on it, which considering how much I paid for the bloody lens, I decided to leave on. I couldn't get a sharp image out of that lens no matter how hard I tried. I wrote it off to having insufficient tripod and head, though I was using it on a Zone VI wood tripod and whatever the big Zone VI head is (some sort of rebadged Manfrotto). Eventually I twigged to the possibility the filter was causing the problem so I removed it, and viola! instant sharpness. My wife has a little statuette of a Rottweiler puppy that now uses the 122mm Tamron filter as a display base. 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.
Re: Filters?
My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) No you'll have to press the shutter release ;+) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Filters? My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
Most definitely familiar and a fan.. I have Mountain Light, but not the Tibetian book... Also have a calendar and I think a book on Alaska with his photos I take it you already own Mountain LIght? Glad you are having fun out west - await more photos ann On 11/4/2013 18:44, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing velvia aesthetics. While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of prints. Then I stumbled upon one of his books My Tibet, for which the Dalai Lama had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html ). What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly rendered, but with a lot of impact. Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts about it? I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of course. Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
On Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 12:44:24AM +0100, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Buy the book, and if it doesn't fit in your luggage, you can just leave it at my house until your next trip to the states. :-) Seriously though, just plan on shipping a box home with stuff you don't want to carry on the plane. -- 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: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
I visited his former shop in Berkley, Ca., I believe, and was also awed seeing his work in person. I was glad to hear it was going to continue after his demise His 'Velvia aesthetics' were/are shared by many pro outdoor photogs, as I'm sure you know, and I have no issues with them. Galen played a role in the development of split neutral density filters and I remember buying several when I visited his shop. I'm not familiar with the book My Tibet. Are you headed into the Alabama Hills? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no Subject: Your opinion on mr Rowell? I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing velvia aesthetics. While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of prints. Then I stumbled upon one of his books My Tibet, for which the Dalai Lama had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html ). What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly rendered, but with a lot of impact. Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts about it? I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of course. Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Lady of the Lake
Wonderful capture! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - Lady of the Lake My charming niece from back in August when it was about 10 degrees C down by Lake Ontario. Taken 45 minutes *after* sunset -- would have qualified for the long exposure PUG at 1/10th second I think. Plus flash of course. Focussing was a Best Effort affair, sadly; very few sharp ones. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10661004383/ 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: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
I like Galen Rowell, Eliot Porter, and (less known) Bill Atkinson (the inventor of the old Mac application HyperCard). On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 7:07 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I visited his former shop in Berkley, Ca., I believe, and was also awed seeing his work in person. I was glad to hear it was going to continue after his demise His 'Velvia aesthetics' were/are shared by many pro outdoor photogs, as I'm sure you know, and I have no issues with them. Galen played a role in the development of split neutral density filters and I remember buying several when I visited his shop. I'm not familiar with the book My Tibet. Are you headed into the Alabama Hills? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no Subject: Your opinion on mr Rowell? I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing velvia aesthetics. While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of prints. Then I stumbled upon one of his books My Tibet, for which the Dalai Lama had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html ). What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly rendered, but with a lot of impact. Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts about it? I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of course. Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: Filters?
Possibly. My understanding is that lenses with back-end filter drawers have their optics designed with the expectation that another piece of glass will be in the path of the photons streaming toward their final destination. Having no filter there is possibly degrading your images. On the other hand, I don't believe that more typical lenses with front-mounted filters are necessarily designed with the same assumption. So I wouldn't draw the conclusion that filters are universally a good thing. I've always assumed that the design compensation for a rear filter was a trade-off. Such lenses tend to require huge (expensive) filters. So, rather than make you bear the cost of expensive add-ons, they assume a (rear) filter will be in place and compensate for it. And probably design a set of the necessary high-quality filters that fit the drawer and conform to their design. Maybe I am giving the lens designers too much credit . . . stan On Nov 4, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Sunset in Akaroa
Thanks, Don... that one is one of my favourites as well, although I wish I'd pointed the camera a little further upwards (I cropped from the bottom as my original idea didn't quite work). Cheers, Dave On Nov 5, 2013, at 5:39 am, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Nice, I believe #2 is my favorite. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 11:49:05 +1300 From: David Manndmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Sunset in Akaroa Message-ID:3fbb8ddb-8e78-46e3-8d7c-00358b791...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii When we stayed in Akaroa we had a nice sunset. Here are 11 photos of it. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/46/#geso My server has been playing up a bit today so I apologise if you have problems (please let me know if you do). Comments welcome, as always. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
I thought Galen to be a Nikon bigot and employed a swaggering literary style. I wrote and told him that some years prior to his death. I've been to his Bishop Mountain Light gallery and did enjoy some images. I'm familiar with Rowel's work you mentioned, however, I did find his work generally over saturated. Luckily, when I visited the gallery, some work of David Munch was hanging in the guest section of the gallery. It was a particular thrill for me to view a number of glorious large format prints done by a photographer who's work I'd admired for some time. I happened to be at Maroon Bells, above Aspen Co., at a time when Galen and I were the only ones there. He was packing up when I arrived and in a few minutes announced he was going down canyon. Jack - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 3:44 PM Subject: Your opinion on mr Rowell? I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com/ To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing velvia aesthetics. While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of prints. Then I stumbled upon one of his books My Tibet, for which the Dalai Lama had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html). What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly rendered, but with a lot of impact. Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts about it? I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of course. Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Filters?
I think that's exactly right, Stan. Lens designers are quite smart. Godfrey On Nov 4, 2013, at 3:57 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: I've always assumed that the design compensation for a rear filter was a trade-off. Such lenses tend to require huge (expensive) filters. So, rather than make you bear the cost of expensive add-ons, they assume a (rear) filter will be in place and compensate for it. And probably design a set of the necessary high-quality filters that fit the drawer and conform to their design. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Lady of the Lake
Fortunate moment. Well done, Bruce! Jack - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 4:13 PM Subject: PESO - Lady of the Lake My charming niece from back in August when it was about 10 degrees C down by Lake Ontario. Taken 45 minutes *after* sunset -- would have qualified for the long exposure PUG at 1/10th second I think. Plus flash of course. Focussing was a Best Effort affair, sadly; very few sharp ones. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10661004383/ 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: Filters?
On 04/11/2013 5:07 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) Sure Rob. Your pictures need all the help they can get. bill you left yourself open for that one, didn't you? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Lady of the Lake
On 04/11/2013 6:13 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: My charming niece from back in August when it was about 10 degrees C down by Lake Ontario. Taken 45 minutes *after* sunset -- would have qualified for the long exposure PUG at 1/10th second I think. Plus flash of course. Focussing was a Best Effort affair, sadly; very few sharp ones. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10661004383/ Comments welcome. I wish I had a niece who was that pretty. I'd take nice pictures of her, though probably not that good. 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.
Re: GESO, new toy
Don't look like nothing Earl Scheib can't handle for $29.95. On 11/4/2013 5:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The pictures are crap, but the subject of them has been bringing me smiles since I got it last night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157637291417553/ My neighbor's daughter bought it, and it was immaculate. Six days later she put it up on it's side. I sold them a couple doors to get it back on the road. She invested in hard top, roll bar, soft top with glass window, wheels, tires, brakes ... My neighbor called me about a week ago asking if I knew anybody that would be interested in it for $2900. If it hadn't been wrecked it would be worth twice that. Now we need to sell the beat up honda civic while it will still pass smog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Filters?
On 5 November 2013 13:00, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: Sure Rob. Your pictures need all the help they can get. bill you left yourself open for that one, didn't you? I know, I do still shoot Pentax (their bodies only for the most part ;) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: SV: PESO - The Rim Fire
Looks like a young Cooper's Hawk. On 11/4/2013 6:07 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Thanks Jack. Here's a 1:1 crop of the same boid. Is it possible to confirm species based on this? http://tinyurl.com/RedTailHawk4Jack Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Jack Davis Dato: 4. november 2013 23:33 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: PESO - The Rim Fire Really nice set of Rim fire after effects. I envy your physical ability to cover such an area. Especially like Torched II. I was putting you on (kidding) with my female Red-tail comment. The lens resolution wasn't quite there.;-)) Jack - Original Message - From: Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, November 4, 2013 1:57 PM Subject: PESO - The Rim Fire Actually a GESO, blogpost with six images. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-rim-fire.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO, new toy
On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 09:06:43PM -0500, John wrote: Don't look like nothing Earl Scheib can't handle for $29.95. Scheib painted my MG a little over 10 years ago, it was closer to $300. But, I have considered that as an option, or just getting some paint and a preval and doing it myself, just to get it close to one color. On 11/4/2013 5:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The pictures are crap, but the subject of them has been bringing me smiles since I got it last night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157637291417553/ My neighbor's daughter bought it, and it was immaculate. Six days later she put it up on it's side. I sold them a couple doors to get it back on the road. She invested in hard top, roll bar, soft top with glass window, wheels, tires, brakes ... My neighbor called me about a week ago asking if I knew anybody that would be interested in it for $2900. If it hadn't been wrecked it would be worth twice that. Now we need to sell the beat up honda civic while it will still pass smog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO, new toy
Excellent! Cage or roll bar? Paul via phone On Nov 4, 2013, at 9:06 PM, John johnsess...@yahoo.com wrote: Don't look like nothing Earl Scheib can't handle for $29.95. On 11/4/2013 5:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: The pictures are crap, but the subject of them has been bringing me smiles since I got it last night: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157637291417553/ My neighbor's daughter bought it, and it was immaculate. Six days later she put it up on it's side. I sold them a couple doors to get it back on the road. She invested in hard top, roll bar, soft top with glass window, wheels, tires, brakes ... My neighbor called me about a week ago asking if I knew anybody that would be interested in it for $2900. If it hadn't been wrecked it would be worth twice that. Now we need to sell the beat up honda civic while it will still pass smog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Moonrise Over Akaroa
My wife took this one with her iPhone, which takes better pics than my cellphone. I wasn't carrying my SLR so this is all I have :( I've cropped and made a couple of minor adjustments in Photoshop. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/688/#peso Missing this one was the reason why I took the Pentax out to take sunset photos the following day (see the gallery I posted yesterday for those). 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: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
I wish he were still around. The shop there at Mountain Light should be able to ship the book home for you so you don't have to worry about fitting it into your luggage. On 11/4/2013 6:44 PM, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com To those of you unfamiliar with it, it's the official gallery of photographer Galen Rowell. Rowell has been one of my heroes for more than twenty years. More so than Ansel Adams, for example. It was great to have the opportunity to see some of his work printed large and hung on walls. It was also interesting to see so many of his shots hung together. He was very much a colour photographer, often accused of practicing velvia aesthetics. While I usually fail to understand why that is a derogatory term, I did become a bit overwhelmed after perusing the fifth wall of prints. Then I stumbled upon one of his books My Tibet, for which the Dalai Lama had provided the text. It had a bundle of those typical colour photos I know him for, including the iconic picture of the rainbow coming down on the Palace in Lhasa (P19 on this page: http://mountainlight.com/posters.html ). What dominated the book, however, were pictures of people. More subtly rendered, but with a lot of impact. Are some of you folks familiar with this book? What are your thoughts about it? I'd like to hear your opinions about Galen Rowell in general too, of course. Right now I'm wondering whether I'll be able to fit the book into my luggage for the return flight. That seems to be the only thing stopping me from buying it at the moment; along with a retrospective book that's fairly new. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Rim Fire
wow - how sad... and ironically how beautiful and image Rim of the World is -- (not R of W II, which comes up first in the index) Like all the others but particulalry Rim of the World and Scorched. ann On 11/4/2013 16:57, Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Actually a GESO, blogpost with six images. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-rim-fire.html Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Nikon Df
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this here yet: http://nikonrumors.com/2013/11/04/this-is-the-nikon-df.aspx/ In my opinion, that is a pretty sweet looking camera, especially in silver. Maybe the rumors of an LX-style Pentax camera aren't too far off? 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: Filters?
The manual for the A*300/2.8 doesn't say that it requires a filter in there. I imagine if a place holder was required by the A*300, it would have been supplied along with the lens. I have a Sigma 300/2.8 that came with a filter in there. Also came with a polarizer that fit in there a pocket in the case to hold whichever wasn't in the slot in the lens. On 11/4/2013 6:07 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Standing Up
Minor confrontation on Queen West here in Toronto: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/11/standing-up.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always 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.
Re: PESO - The Rim Fire
Amazing set, stark beauty. Cheers, frank Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Actually a GESO, blogpost with six images. http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-rim-fire.html Jostein “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: Moonrise Over Akaroa
Lovely! Beautiful light. Cheers, frank David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: My wife took this one with her iPhone, which takes better pics than my cellphone. I wasn't carrying my SLR so this is all I have :( I've cropped and made a couple of minor adjustments in Photoshop. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/688/#peso Missing this one was the reason why I took the Pentax out to take sunset photos the following day (see the gallery I posted yesterday for those). Cheers, Dave “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 - Lady of the Lake
Gorgeous photo. Cheers, frank Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: My charming niece from back in August when it was about 10 degrees C down by Lake Ontario. Taken 45 minutes *after* sunset -- would have qualified for the long exposure PUG at 1/10th second I think. Plus flash of course. Focussing was a Best Effort affair, sadly; very few sharp ones. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/10661004383/ 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: OT: Nikon Df
It looks nice for sure. The controls look awkward and would require 2 hands in a lot of settings changes however. I think DSLRs have evolved forward for a reason. I'm a huge fan of designs that allow one handed, eye level settings changes. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 9:35 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: I'm surprised no one has mentioned this here yet: http://nikonrumors.com/2013/11/04/this-is-the-nikon-df.aspx/ In my opinion, that is a pretty sweet looking camera, especially in silver. Maybe the rumors of an LX-style Pentax camera aren't too far off? 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-3 First Shot and Impressions
The UPS truck finally pulled up around 9 PM this evening - I was starting to worry that my K-3 had gotten lost. Open the box, popped on a lens, dropped in a spare battery, set the date and time (but forgot to save them) Within about 2 minutes the first shot was snapped: http://calarti.com/peso/IMGP0001.jpg K-3 and FA 50 f1.7 / 1/30th @ F2.8. I'm planning on taking another shot tomorrow :-) Impressions: 1. Slightly larger and noticeably heavier than the K-5, but feels great in the hand. The grip felt perfect. Build quality feels rock solid. 2. Quiet shutter, quieter than the K-5. 3. Rear screen is excellent. 4. Slightly different layout of the controls / buttons, but totally intuitive. Haven't looked at the manual yet, though I'm probably missing stuff if I don't. The biggest challenge was disabling auto ISO, which took about 20 seconds to decipher. 5. AF is significantly improved - faster, more precise, locks on the subject quickly. I was shooting in rather dim light and it did hunt a bit here and there, especially with the black cats. 6.Auto white balance is good but not perfect. 7. I notice noise at ISO 1600. I took the same shot (minus the cat) with the K-5 and notice noise in it too. They seem comparable, but one shot is not much of a basis for comparison. 8. Two 32 gig cards (I was lucky and got the free card deal from BW) show up with a nominal storage count of ~1200 DNG files. Given how conservative Pentax is with their storage estimates I expect actual file storage to be much higher. I won't get a chance to really run it through its paces till this weekend, but I'm excited. Looks like an excellent upgrade over the K-5, which is no slouch of a camera... 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.
I don't test cameras
With that in mind, I invite you to click the link below, for your viewing pleasure: WARNING: 12MP PAGE http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/k3k5/idonttestcameras.html Don't crank at me if your browser hocks a loogie. Anyway, it's fairly self explanatory. I had noise reduction set to off on both cameras. I downsized the 5% images by 50%, I downsized the K3 file to the same as the full K5 dimension, and then downsized it again by 50% to get the same length. The K3 image is a little taller than the K5 image. Images shot using a desk lamp for illumination, lens was the DFA 100/2.8 macro at f/8. The focus was about a third of the way from the trim ring to the tip. I thought the K5 was pretty good at high ISO. The K3 doesn't have to worry about high ISO performance. What this set of images doesn't show, because it can't, is how much more of a pleasure to use the K3 is over the K5. Everything about the K3 is better in terms of usability. I'm super impressed with this camera so far. 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.
Re: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
Alunfoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: I just had an hour's visit to the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. http://www.mountainlight.com Galen Rowell is one of those few photographers whose words are worth as much attention as his photographs. He was a fascinating *thinker* about photography. Mountain Light and The Inner Game of Outdoor Photography are amongst my favorite photography books. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3 First Shot and Impressions
On 04/11/2013 9:29 PM, Mark C wrote: The UPS truck finally pulled up around 9 PM this evening - I was starting to worry that my K-3 had gotten lost. Open the box, popped on a lens, dropped in a spare battery, set the date and time (but forgot to save them) Within about 2 minutes the first shot was snapped: http://calarti.com/peso/IMGP0001.jpg K-3 and FA 50 f1.7 / 1/30th @ F2.8. I'm planning on taking another shot tomorrow :-) Impressions: 1. Slightly larger and noticeably heavier than the K-5, but feels great in the hand. The grip felt perfect. Build quality feels rock solid. Yup 2. Quiet shutter, quieter than the K-5. Yup 3. Rear screen is excellent. Yup 4. Slightly different layout of the controls / buttons, but totally intuitive. Haven't looked at the manual yet, though I'm probably missing stuff if I don't. The biggest challenge was disabling auto ISO, which took about 20 seconds to decipher. I'm glad it wasn't just me. The menu and controls seem much more ergonomic than the K5. 5. AF is significantly improved - faster, more precise, locks on the subject quickly. I was shooting in rather dim light and it did hunt a bit here and there, especially with the black cats. Yup, and it appears colour blind too. 6.Auto white balance is good but not perfect. Yup 7. I notice noise at ISO 1600. I took the same shot (minus the cat) with the K-5 and notice noise in it too. They seem comparable, but one shot is not much of a basis for comparison. The K3 seems better to me, but I haven't (and won't) do any really scientific comparisons. 8. Two 32 gig cards (I was lucky and got the free card deal from BW) show up with a nominal storage count of ~1200 DNG files. Given how conservative Pentax is with their storage estimates I expect actual file storage to be much higher. The files are pretty big. The few DNGs I've shot have ranged from 29-40 MB. I don't know why the huge bloat, the bigger files are the high ISO ones. I won't get a chance to really run it through its paces till this weekend, but I'm excited. Looks like an excellent upgrade over the K-5, which is no slouch of a camera... I'm a little floored by how much of an upgrade it appears to be over the K5. 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.
Re: Your opinion on mr Rowell?
On 04/11/2013 7:49 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I thought Galen to be a Nikon bigot and employed a swaggering literary style. I wrote and told him that some years prior to his death. Galen Rowell is dead? That's very sad. He was a good photographer. 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.
Re: 11 pages of K-3 images
Bill wrote: Lets also not forget that downsampling the 24mp image to 16mp tends to reduce apparent noise as well. Not very much, though. Ctein wrote about this a couple of years ago when 24MP full-frame cameras started to hit the market. You need about a 50% reduction in *linear* resolution to have an appreciable effect on noise. That's like stepping down from 24 megapixels to 6 megapixels. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Okains Bay
A dozen photos from a sleepy little place where we stayed a few nights after our visit to Akaroa. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/gallery/47/#geso While we were there I cycled across to Little Akaloa and back, which has to be one of the most enjoyable rides I've ever done. But I didn't take any photos of it. 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: Boris' Thread
On 11/5/2013 12:48 AM, Bill wrote: On 03/11/2013 10:53 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: However I think I should be starting my own thread now. My gift to you, my dear friend Let me present you with a thread to call your own. bill Anything I said, Bill, or done that was terribly wrong? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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-3 First Shot and Impressions
Love it! (The one on the left, that is) ann On 11/4/2013 22:44, Bill wrote: On 04/11/2013 9:29 PM, Mark C wrote: The UPS truck finally pulled up around 9 PM this evening - I was starting to worry that my K-3 had gotten lost. Open the box, popped on a lens, dropped in a spare battery, set the date and time (but forgot to save them) Within about 2 minutes the first shot was snapped: http://calarti.com/peso/IMGP0001.jpg K-3 and FA 50 f1.7 / 1/30th @ F2.8. I'm planning on taking another shot tomorrow :-) Impressions: 1. Slightly larger and noticeably heavier than the K-5, but feels great in the hand. The grip felt perfect. Build quality feels rock solid. Yup 2. Quiet shutter, quieter than the K-5. Yup 3. Rear screen is excellent. Yup 4. Slightly different layout of the controls / buttons, but totally intuitive. Haven't looked at the manual yet, though I'm probably missing stuff if I don't. The biggest challenge was disabling auto ISO, which took about 20 seconds to decipher. I'm glad it wasn't just me. The menu and controls seem much more ergonomic than the K5. 5. AF is significantly improved - faster, more precise, locks on the subject quickly. I was shooting in rather dim light and it did hunt a bit here and there, especially with the black cats. Yup, and it appears colour blind too. 6.Auto white balance is good but not perfect. Yup 7. I notice noise at ISO 1600. I took the same shot (minus the cat) with the K-5 and notice noise in it too. They seem comparable, but one shot is not much of a basis for comparison. The K3 seems better to me, but I haven't (and won't) do any really scientific comparisons. 8. Two 32 gig cards (I was lucky and got the free card deal from BW) show up with a nominal storage count of ~1200 DNG files. Given how conservative Pentax is with their storage estimates I expect actual file storage to be much higher. The files are pretty big. The few DNGs I've shot have ranged from 29-40 MB. I don't know why the huge bloat, the bigger files are the high ISO ones. I won't get a chance to really run it through its paces till this weekend, but I'm excited. Looks like an excellent upgrade over the K-5, which is no slouch of a camera... I'm a little floored by how much of an upgrade it appears to be over the K5. 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.
Re: OT: Nikon Df
LOL, Zos. It means you're not proper Pentax fan, you know. Back in the days when people were busy comparing Kodak and Fuji films, Nikon had F70 which had modern electronic hard to understand UI and Pentax OTOH introduced MZ-5 and later MZ-5n which was absolutely brilliant instant cult classic camera. Why - just because instead of the electronic gizmotry it had pretty much the same dial controls as this Nikon. You had aperture ring on the lens with A position in case you wanted the camera to do the choosing for you. You had a shutter speed ring on top of the camera with A position in case you did not want to bother with that. You had exposure compensation ring... Ultimately you would look on top plate of the camera and see on the spot everything you needed to know in terms of photographic settings. I think this camera is absolutely brilliant. It does pretty much exactly what Pentaxians were asking for so long and probably won't see happen - a photographic camera (no video, thank you) with proper mechanical controls (no 12 page menu system, thank you so much) for the important settings that is as compatible as Nikon cameras can possibly be, including but not limited to the oldest Nikon mount lenses ever produced. It has sensibly few pixels on its sensor, it is not too big or too heavy and I reckon, given Nikon brilliance in all things mechanical as far as their top tier models go, it will also be rather reliable and joyful to operate. I have Pentax MX and it is extremely easy to operate without taking eyes off the viewfinder. The only downsize of this camera is rather high price, but I am sure soon enough it would be possible to have it for less money. All in all - Nikon is doing right things. On 11/5/2013 5:14 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: It looks nice for sure. The controls look awkward and would require 2 hands in a lot of settings changes however. I think DSLRs have evolved forward for a reason. I'm a huge fan of designs that allow one handed, eye level settings changes. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 9:35 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: I'm surprised no one has mentioned this here yet: http://nikonrumors.com/2013/11/04/this-is-the-nikon-df.aspx/ In my opinion, that is a pretty sweet looking camera, especially in silver. Maybe the rumors of an LX-style Pentax camera aren't too far off? 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Filters?
On 11/5/2013 12:45 AM, Bill wrote: My A*600/6.6 came with a great big Tamron UV filter on it, which considering how much I paid for the bloody lens, I decided to leave on. I couldn't get a sharp image out of that lens no matter how hard I tried. I wrote it off to having insufficient tripod and head, though I was using it on a Zone VI wood tripod and whatever the big Zone VI head is (some sort of rebadged Manfrotto). Eventually I twigged to the possibility the filter was causing the problem so I removed it, and viola! instant sharpness. My wife has a little statuette of a Rottweiler puppy that now uses the 122mm Tamron filter as a display base. bill I had similar problem with one of my lenses - it flared for as long as I had a rather cheap filter attached to it. Once removed, I kind of learned the hard way that the lens was rather flare resistant. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Filters?
The 'operating manual' that came with my 600 FA states that the front glass is called the PF (protect front) filter and is there to protect the front element. The PF filter is always recommended for use as it is designed to work as the part of the optical system. It makes no mention about the need to use a filter in the rear filter holder. The lens comes with 7 43mm filters including a normal, skylight, cloudy and UV along with yellow, orange and red. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: Filters? Possibly. My understanding is that lenses with back-end filter drawers have their optics designed with the expectation that another piece of glass will be in the path of the photons streaming toward their final destination. Having no filter there is possibly degrading your images. On the other hand, I don't believe that more typical lenses with front-mounted filters are necessarily designed with the same assumption. So I wouldn't draw the conclusion that filters are universally a good thing. I've always assumed that the design compensation for a rear filter was a trade-off. Such lenses tend to require huge (expensive) filters. So, rather than make you bear the cost of expensive add-ons, they assume a (rear) filter will be in place and compensate for it. And probably design a set of the necessary high-quality filters that fit the drawer and conform to their design. Maybe I am giving the lens designers too much credit . . . stan On Nov 4, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: My A*300/2.8 has a filter drawer but has never had a filter in there, will my images magically improve if I put one in? :) On 4 November 2013 11:29, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Interestingly, along a similar lines, my 600 (and other Pentax lenses with drop in filters) requires a filter in place for optimum performance although I've never tested to see effects without a filter. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: Filters? Yup he lists exactly the situation I said you would see effects in. Other than that has any one actually done any side by side testing to see if they see any differences? Or is it just more fun to argue without being hampered by facts? And I mean test with one filter, not ten stacked up. Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Here's the article I was referring to earlier: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-feb-05.shtml -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio . -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Moonrise Over Akaroa
Thanks, Frank. It was really one of those had-to-be-there moments as it looked stunning (there were more sunset-lit hill peaks to the right). Cheers, Dave On Nov 5, 2013, at 4:06 pm, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely! Beautiful light. Cheers, frank David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: My wife took this one with her iPhone, which takes better pics than my cellphone. I wasn't carrying my SLR so this is all I have :( I've cropped and made a couple of minor adjustments in Photoshop. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/688/#peso Missing this one was the reason why I took the Pentax out to take sunset photos the following day (see the gallery I posted yesterday for those). Cheers, Dave “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: K-3 First Shot and Impressions
On Nov 5, 2013, at 4:29 pm, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: The UPS truck finally pulled up around 9 PM this evening - I was starting to worry that my K-3 had gotten lost. Open the box, popped on a lens, dropped in a spare battery, set the date and time (but forgot to save them) Within about 2 minutes the first shot was snapped: http://calarti.com/peso/IMGP0001.jpg It's unusual to see a cat sitting beside a box... 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.
