Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
On Apr 25, 2015, at 1:15 am, Mark Roberts wrote: > I don't blame Adome for trying to stop piracy. But 99% of their > responses make it a pain in the arse for us *legal* users and have NO > EFFECT AT ALL on the pirates! In fact, the pirated versions of > Photoshop, etc. are blissfully free of the inconveniences and > intrusions we legitimate buyers have to put up with (I deal with > college students constantly so I'm well aware of what the cracked > versions do and don't do). I think of this every time I watch a DVD. http://i.imgur.com/GxzeV.jpg 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: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
On 25 Apr 2015, at 01:03, Bill wrote: > >>> >> >> The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of >> Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have >> bought it if they couldn't get it free – professionals overwhelmingly >> buy their software legally. So no matter how many pirated copies were >> in circulation, Adobe was really losing very little revenue from >> piracy. > > I think that's a little disingenuous. It's in the same train of thought of > since I will never buy a Ferrari it's OK if I steal one from the dealership. > Naturally I disagree with people stealing Photoshop, or Ferraris or whatever else, but the analogy is incorrect since copying a piece of software doesn't deprive anyone else of the software or (assuming the thief would never have bought it) deprive the seller of revenue, whereas if I stole a car the legitimate owner no longer has it and can't get any revenue from it. In that sense I'd say pirating software is a lesser crime than stealing a car. A better analogy is photocopying a book rather than buying it, and photocopying it is a lesser crime than stealing it. But still a crime. 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: PESO: Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
On Apr 25, 2015, at 9:44 am, Brian Walters wrote: > Thanks - western Sydney got off pretty lightly. Lots of rain but no serious > wind. Good to hear. I think we're getting what's left of that same system in a day or two. Some parts of the country are forecast to get 250-300mm of rain, but I think we're only getting about 20mm here. Glad I wasn't on that cruise ship. Funny how they don't show that weather in the marketing. 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: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
On 4/24/2015 6:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Rob Studdert : If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. Agreed. At least the CC Subscription price is affordable. Wonder how long that will last? The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have bought it if they couldn't get it free – professionals overwhelmingly buy their software legally. So no matter how many pirated copies were in circulation, Adobe was really losing very little revenue from piracy. I think the subscription model, far from being an attempt to reduce piracy, is a result of Adobe *realizing* that ending piracy would have very little effect on their bottom line and looking for an alternative way to increase revenue. I haven't forgotten their login server debacle from last year. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HOT SHOE PROBLEM
If a pencil eraser helps to alleviate the problem it's probably some kind of oxidation on the contacts. Cleaning contacts with an eraser was what we used to have to do with our radio handsets when I was in the Army. You couldn't see any difference there either, but it worked & it was an approved maintenance procedure. On 4/24/2015 12:50 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Alan, I am not sure if this is related or not: With both K-7 and K-5iiS, I experienced the same thing: over the time they both developed the problem that the flash would not make a consistent contact. To make the contact, I need to wiggle it around to find "the right position". It looks like if I use something (e.g. a pencil eraser) to rub on the contacts, the situation improves (it might be a placebo effect though), even though I don't see any visual difference with the contacts. The symptoms (when the flash does not have the proper contact) are that the flash indicator in the view finder is not steady prior to the shot, but blinking if the light is insufficient, as if no flash was attached. The outcome is that the flash goes off, but TTL metering doesn't work. Your situation might be different. Igor Alan C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:54:52 -0700 wrote: The K7 has a black anodised hot shoe (unlike the bare metal one on my K110D). It is not obvious how an attached flash is grounded. I seem to be having intermittent problems with a bad ground contact. Any comments? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy 25th birthday, Hubble!
Great article - thanks! PBS Nova had a good 25th Anniversary show on the history of Hubble the other night. If you haven’t seen it, look for it on the rerun. stan On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:15 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > Today is the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space > Telescope. I am reminded that the first astronomical data I worked > with was from the Four-Shooter camera at Palomar, which was built with > "second-choice" sensors from WFPC on HST. > > "Nothing is perfect, of course, and CCD's have had two inherent > drawbacks in astronomy: their small field of view and the sheer > volumes of data they generate a picture is made up of about > 100,000 integers. The observer needs access to a fast data-handling > system and a goodly supply of magnetic tape." > > http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1984IAPPP..17...33P&db_key=AST&page_ind=0&plate_select=NO&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_GIF&classic=YES > > Here is a picture of the magnetic tapes in my basement. I took the > picture with my pocket telephone-computer, whose images are made up of > about 8,000,000 integers. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/17234620576/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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.
Happy 25th birthday, Hubble!
Today is the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. I am reminded that the first astronomical data I worked with was from the Four-Shooter camera at Palomar, which was built with "second-choice" sensors from WFPC on HST. "Nothing is perfect, of course, and CCD's have had two inherent drawbacks in astronomy: their small field of view and the sheer volumes of data they generate a picture is made up of about 100,000 integers. The observer needs access to a fast data-handling system and a goodly supply of magnetic tape." http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1984IAPPP..17...33P&db_key=AST&page_ind=0&plate_select=NO&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_GIF&classic=YES Here is a picture of the magnetic tapes in my basement. I took the picture with my pocket telephone-computer, whose images are made up of about 8,000,000 integers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/17234620576/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Warning about LR6.0
I managed to find the 'buy full version' immediately, just clicked the download button and saw the link in the lower left of the web page. I couldn't find the upgrade so after a minute I opened a chat with Adobe support - they told me about how to edit my purchase order in another minute or two. For me, buying, downloading, and installing exactly what I wanted was a nearly perfect, seamless experience, including an interaction with Adobe Customer Support when I didn't understand something. I don't know why I have such good experiences where others do not, but I do. Life is puzzling that way. :-) Godfrey > On Apr 24, 2015, at 6:38 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > > I never did find it. I spent about 5 minutes trying. My brother saved his > DMG file and handed it to me - and then I installed from that. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Warning about LR6.0
Didn't happen to me. I clicked "No" in the box on startup when it asked me if I wanted to try the CC trial. Of course, the default is "Yes" ... Because they want people to try it. If you were a marketing person, wouldn't you set it up that way? You have to pay attention with this stuff. Marketing weasels are everywhere :-) Godfrey > On Apr 24, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > > On Apr 24, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >>> >>> On Apr 24, 2015, at 5:37 PM, James King wrote: >>> >>> Stanley Halpin wrote on Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:08:15 -0700: >>> Apparently by upgrading to LR6.0 I was automagically joining the Creative Cloud. I downloaded LR6.0 to my computer. NOT the Cloud version. I do not now nor have I ever had a Cloud account. I don't want a Cloud account, I don't use Photoshop. I might want to explore Mobile if I had the time and if it had different features and if it allowed me to use something other than Adobe as my cloud storage site. But for now, I don’t want it and have not asked for it. But when I open LR6.0, it tries to synch my 150k photos to my Cloud account and displays a little note that I have 29 days left in my free Mobile trial. When I log into my Adobe account, my only option with respect to my magical 30-day free trial to Mobile is to purchase it. I just want it to GO AWAY! Adobe Help Chat and Forums are basically dead due to the volume of people probably with problems like mine. You may want to wait a few months before going to 6.0, give them a chance to add a STOP button that lets you off the Cloud. >>> * >>> I read in one of the news announcements that Adobe will soon release the >>> standalone version, so a little patience is in order. I, for one, plan to >>> wait… >> >> It was available from day one of the LR 6 release. Took a few moments to >> find it, that's all. >> >> G > > Godfrey - my issue was that I did look for the standalone, I did find it, I > did pay my $79 and downloaded, installed and am happily using the program. > But, in the process, I had an unasked for unwanted copy of Creative Cloud > installed on my system, and whenever starting up LR6 the system would busily > start trying to synch my 150k images to my 30-day-free-trial of Mobile that I > did not ask for and did not want. Eventually I found and uninstalled the > Creative Cloud application. I should not need to have to go to such extremes > to opt out of paying $120/yr for something that I don’t want, don’t need, and > didn’t ask for. No complaints about the program itself, just about the Adobe > hegemony and its policies. > > stan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Warning about LR6.0
On Apr 24, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> On Apr 24, 2015, at 5:37 PM, James King wrote: >> >> Stanley Halpin wrote on Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:08:15 -0700: >> >>> Apparently by upgrading to LR6.0 I was automagically joining the Creative >>> Cloud. >>> I downloaded LR6.0 to my computer. NOT the Cloud version. I do not now nor >>> have >>> I ever had a Cloud account. I don't want a Cloud account, I don't use >>> Photoshop. I might want to explore Mobile if I had the time and if it had >>> different features and if it allowed me to use something other than Adobe >>> as my >>> cloud storage site. But for now, I don’t want it and have not asked for it. >>> >>> But when I open LR6.0, it tries to synch my 150k photos to my Cloud account >>> and >>> displays a little note that I have 29 days left in my free Mobile trial. >>> When I >>> log into my Adobe account, my only option with respect to my magical 30-day >>> free trial to Mobile is to purchase it. I just want it to GO AWAY! Adobe >>> Help >>> Chat and Forums are basically dead due to the volume of people probably >>> with >>> problems like mine. You may want to wait a few months before going to 6.0, >>> give >>> them a chance to add a STOP button that lets you off the Cloud. >>> >> * >> I read in one of the news announcements that Adobe will soon release the >> standalone version, so a little patience is in order. I, for one, plan to >> wait… > > It was available from day one of the LR 6 release. Took a few moments to find > it, that's all. > > G Godfrey - my issue was that I did look for the standalone, I did find it, I did pay my $79 and downloaded, installed and am happily using the program. But, in the process, I had an unasked for unwanted copy of Creative Cloud installed on my system, and whenever starting up LR6 the system would busily start trying to synch my 150k images to my 30-day-free-trial of Mobile that I did not ask for and did not want. Eventually I found and uninstalled the Creative Cloud application. I should not need to have to go to such extremes to opt out of paying $120/yr for something that I don’t want, don’t need, and didn’t ask for. No complaints about the program itself, just about the Adobe hegemony and its policies. 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: Warning about LR6.0
> On Apr 24, 2015, at 19:48 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >> On Apr 24, 2015, at 5:37 PM, James King wrote: >> >> I read in one of the news announcements that Adobe will soon release the >> standalone version, so a little patience is in order. I, for one, plan to >> wait… > > It was available from day one of the LR 6 release. Took a few moments to find > it, that's all. > I never did find it. I spent about 5 minutes trying. My brother saved his DMG file and handed it to me - and then I installed from that. -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: OT Printer sale
That is a good price. The link to the mail-n rebate form is here: http://www.epson.com/alf_upload/pdfs/rebates/printers/rebate_c38887r20_r2000_250_cpn.pdf There are also currently 5 left from a seller on Amazon for $5 more than the seller in Paul's link: http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Wireless-Wide-Format-Printer-C11CB35201/dp/B00507NEBA/ On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Paul wrote: > If anyone is in the market for an Epson R2000, this is a good final price... > > http://tinyurl.com/mgaxw7n > > -p > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Warning about LR6.0
> On Apr 24, 2015, at 5:37 PM, James King wrote: > > Stanley Halpin wrote on Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:08:15 -0700: > >> Apparently by upgrading to LR6.0 I was automagically joining the Creative >> Cloud. >> I downloaded LR6.0 to my computer. NOT the Cloud version. I do not now nor >> have >> I ever had a Cloud account. I don't want a Cloud account, I don't use >> Photoshop. I might want to explore Mobile if I had the time and if it had >> different features and if it allowed me to use something other than Adobe >> as my >> cloud storage site. But for now, I don’t want it and have not asked for it. >> >> But when I open LR6.0, it tries to synch my 150k photos to my Cloud account >> and >> displays a little note that I have 29 days left in my free Mobile trial. >> When I >> log into my Adobe account, my only option with respect to my magical 30-day >> free trial to Mobile is to purchase it. I just want it to GO AWAY! Adobe >> Help >> Chat and Forums are basically dead due to the volume of people probably >> with >> problems like mine. You may want to wait a few months before going to 6.0, >> give >> them a chance to add a STOP button that lets you off the Cloud. >> > * > I read in one of the news announcements that Adobe will soon release the > standalone version, so a little patience is in order. I, for one, plan to > wait… It was available from day one of the LR 6 release. Took a few moments to find it, that's all. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3 owners... you might want to hold off on 1.20 firmware
Rob Studdert wrote on Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:57:05 -0700: Paul, a half press of the shutter tuns on the rear screen back-lighting even when the screen is set to off, it's a real distraction for me shooting events plus I'm sure it would impact on battery life, they need to remedy it. * I did the update, and as I was troubled by this behavior, I found after a little fiddling around found that I can shut off the rear screen by toggling the preview lever for a moment. Not perfect, and I’ll be glad if they issue a fix, but it suffices for now. Alternatively, you can reinstall v1.1 over v1.20. I wasn’t aware of this possibility until I saw a post in the DPR Pentax Forum about it. Evidently Pentax recently enabled this possibility on their newer models. Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Warning about LR6.0
Stanley Halpin wrote on Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:08:15 -0700: Apparently by upgrading to LR6.0 I was automagically joining the Creative Cloud. I downloaded LR6.0 to my computer. NOT the Cloud version. I do not now nor have I ever had a Cloud account. I don't want a Cloud account, I don't use Photoshop. I might want to explore Mobile if I had the time and if it had different features and if it allowed me to use something other than Adobe as my cloud storage site. But for now, I don’t want it and have not asked for it. But when I open LR6.0, it tries to synch my 150k photos to my Cloud account and displays a little note that I have 29 days left in my free Mobile trial. When I log into my Adobe account, my only option with respect to my magical 30-day free trial to Mobile is to purchase it. I just want it to GO AWAY! Adobe Help Chat and Forums are basically dead due to the volume of people probably with problems like mine. You may want to wait a few months before going to 6.0, give them a chance to add a STOP button that lets you off the Cloud. * I read in one of the news announcements that Adobe will soon release the standalone version, so a little patience is in order. I, for one, plan to wait… Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
Here's another, and ironic, side effect: The typical person who gets a pirated version of Photoshop is someone who, if he couldn't have acquired an illegal copy of Photoshop, would probably have bought a cheaper image editor. Perhaps Photoshop Elements, but possibly Paint Shop Pro, Photo Paint or whatever. Or perhaps a product that never came to market but might have if not for the availability of free, cracked copies of Photoshop. Bizarrely, one of the things accomplished by pirated copies of Photoshop is to make the market very, very tough for any possible *competitor* to Photoshop. -- 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: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
Bill wrote: >On 24/04/2015 4:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of >> Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have >> bought it if they couldn't get it free professionals overwhelmingly >> buy their software legally. So no matter how many pirated copies were >> in circulation, Adobe was really losing very little revenue from >> piracy. > >I think that's a little disingenuous. It's in the same train of thought >of since I will never buy a Ferrari it's OK if I steal one from the >dealership. Perhaps I wasn't clear: I'm not saying it's OK, I'm just saying Adobe didn't lose much revenue over it. And I suspect their subscription program is partly because they recognize that, too. -- 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: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
On 24/04/2015 4:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Rob Studdert : If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. Chicken or egg, perhaps? It doesn't matter how something is priced, people will steal it. FFS, the most stolen items from my hardware store cost less than 5 dollars. They could have priced Photoshop for the equivalent of 50 of today's dollars and people would have stolen it, and all Adobe would have succeeded at doing is cheapening their brand. Agreed. At least the CC Subscription price is affordable. Wonder how long that will last? The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have bought it if they couldn't get it free – professionals overwhelmingly buy their software legally. So no matter how many pirated copies were in circulation, Adobe was really losing very little revenue from piracy. I think that's a little disingenuous. It's in the same train of thought of since I will never buy a Ferrari it's OK if I steal one from the dealership. I think the subscription model, far from being an attempt to reduce piracy, is a result of Adobe *realizing* that ending piracy would have very little effect on their bottom line and looking for an alternative way to increase revenue. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 7:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >Hat's off to you: You folks are so much better complainers than I am. > > Don't be so hard on yourself. You're quite good at complaining about > people complaining. :) I've never met a metacomplainer like Godfrey! (Just kidding; I agree with Godfrey. New Lightroom Day is one of my favorite days of the year, and $10/month for Lightroom and Photoshop provides so much capability, for a fraction of what I used to spend on film and processing, that I'm hard pressed to complain about the cost.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Hat's off to you: You folks are so much better complainers than I am. Don't be so hard on yourself. You're quite good at complaining about people complaining. :) -- 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.
OT Printer sale
If anyone is in the market for an Epson R2000, this is a good final price... http://tinyurl.com/mgaxw7n -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
What I find on so many photography lists and forums is that whenever the manufacturers announce something new, people go out of their way to whine, bitch, and moan about the manufacturer, the new product, the old products, the prices, the policies, … whatever. Hat's off to you: You folks are so much better complainers than I am. Me, I am nearly always surprised and delighted when Adobe, Pentax, Leica, Nikon, or Olympus announce a new product. Because my experience has been in nearly all cases that the new product was an improvement on the old, even if I didn't need it. I've not had a lot of time to work with LR6 just yet. But my initial reactions are simple: it's faster at import/export/rendering 1:1, the new panorama/HDR tools are nice, and they continue to offer it as a perpetual license/standalone product *as they said they would.* The five photos I've processed and exported using it look great. I paid my $80, downloaded and installed on two systems, and it's working without a hitch. The rest of the folderol all'y'all are going on about … I don't know what to make of it. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3II announcement and new FA Limited primes coming...
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 01:33:44PM -0600, steve harley wrote: > On 2015-04-24 6:25 , Darren Addy wrote: > >It is possible, assuming that the flash would only use 25% of full > >manual power on the 4 consecutive shots. > > i would think each of the 4 exposures would require the nominal amount of > flash, as you'd need a good "histogram" on each of them to get the best > result after merging Each of the four exposures would get the same amount of flash (up to 25% of the total power the flash has available). (That, of course, reduces the effective guide number of the flash). The camera will tell the flash unit how much power it should use. That's what is done nowadays when using high speed sync - multiple firings of the flash as the open slit in the shutter moves across the sensor. I'm always impressed that the shutter mechanism is precise enough that there are no visible artifacts of this - that means the timing of the flash has to be precise to the microsecond, and the shutter curtains have to remain parallel, with a constant separation, to within the dimension of a pixel. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pixel shifting
Speaking of "Diffraction" that's one of the things that I haven't seen discussed much yet, but is one of the features of the K-3 II: Diffraction Correction "Diffraction Correction helps to suppress aberrations that degrade the definition of the image, which often occurs when shooting with a larger F-stop." It isn't clear to me if this works only on a per-identified-lens basis (Pentax lenses only) or how this is supposed to work. Have they advertised this before, or is this new for the K-3 II? It also isn't clear to me if this is something that is in the RAW file or only in RAW Development. On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > CollinB wrote: >> >> As Tue tech improves how far can it go? Will our current 16Mp be laughable >> in just 2 years if soon we might get 30-40Mp on the low end with this >> technology? > > > The first milestone will be when the sensor resolution > nyquist rate for > the best lenses, or alternatively the diffraction limit at f/1.4. > > Then you start getting into territory where things like the lytro are > feasible and you can mathematically correct for imperfect lenses. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Spring Things
The whole set looks nice but I really love the fallen petals - beautiful but moody - springtime's left hand. The bronze drainpipe on the brick wall is also interesting - it took craftsmanship and planning to get it just right, but time and entropy undo all that... Mark On 4/24/2015 3:27 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: 12 photos from a walk around my favorite local mansion. Some pretty, one whimsical, and one about which I offer the following commentary: Legend has it that National Geographic photographers always carried red & yellow jackets to pass out to the natives to get that pop of color the magazine wanted for their covers. I wish I could get this guy to appear every time I am out shooting. The dog is just a bonus. https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157652153646401/ https://flic.kr/s/aHskawxFXX C&C welcomed. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
Brian Walters wrote: >Quoting Rob Studdert : > >> If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications >> were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far >> lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. > >Agreed. At least the CC Subscription price is affordable. Wonder how >long that will last? The thing is that the people who were using pirated copies of Photoshop, etc. were, for the most part, people who would never have bought it if they couldn't get it free professionals overwhelmingly buy their software legally. So no matter how many pirated copies were in circulation, Adobe was really losing very little revenue from piracy. I think the subscription model, far from being an attempt to reduce piracy, is a result of Adobe *realizing* that ending piracy would have very little effect on their bottom line and looking for an alternative way to increase revenue. -- 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: HOT SHOE PROBLEM
Bruce Walker wrote: With most flash accessories I'm used to, the ground contact points are to the shiny metal edges of the hotshoe flanges rather than to the top or underside. If you look into the slots of the accessory (flash or whatever) you should see some curved spring clips. Intermittent contact is an ongoing issue with hotshoes. Poor design in general. Oils tend to build up on the metal parts involved and must be cleaned with a chemical contact spray or a microfibre cloth, if you can squeeze it into the slots. I tend to hit the contacts on the hotshoe with a pencil eraser when I run into that problem. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pixel shifting
CollinB wrote: As Tue tech improves how far can it go? Will our current 16Mp be laughable in just 2 years if soon we might get 30-40Mp on the low end with this technology? The first milestone will be when the sensor resolution > nyquist rate for the best lenses, or alternatively the diffraction limit at f/1.4. Then you start getting into territory where things like the lytro are feasible and you can mathematically correct for imperfect lenses. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PDMLers.au [some] 4.5 years ago
Quoting Igor PDML-StR : While I was looking for the photos of cockatoos, I found a few photos that my wife took of PDMLers, whose company we greatly enjoyed during our trip to Australia. I thought PDMLers might enjoy seeing this Australia natives: Rob and I at Bundeena National Park (possibly photographing cockatoos): https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5046913634/in/set-72157624959531027 At Blue Mountains National Park: Rob, Bryan, I. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5038520052/in/set-72157625064678388 Har. That's quite a pose I'm striking - probably looking for cockatoos... In Sydney: Anthony, Rob, I.: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5045863297/in/set-72157624958681919 Cheers, Igor PS. I haven't seen Anthony here for a while, probably since some mid-2013. I hope he is doing well. No he has been pretty quiet. Anthony, if you're out there, say g'day. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
Quoting David Mann : On Apr 24, 2015, at 5:59 pm, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting David Mann : We don't have these in the wild in NZ so it's always interesting when we go to Aus and see them frolicking about. This fellow let me get fairly close. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/904/#peso Good shot - we've got lots of them here. Noisy buggers when you get a flock of 20 or so. I bet they are. Just one can be painfully loud at close range. It seems they've developed a taste for polystyrene too... http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/forget-the-rain-the-bloody-cockatoos-are-eating-the-opera-on-the-harbour-set-20150423-1mq00r.html I think they just get their kicks from chewing on things they have no intention of eating. They've been known to systematically gnaw their way through timber decking supports. In our yard they like to chew through small branches at the top of the eucalypts just to watch them fall. I think they're our equivalent of your Keas. PS hope you weren't too badly affected by the storm! Thanks - western Sydney got off pretty lightly. Lots of rain but no serious wind. -- 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: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
Quoting Rob Studdert : If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. Agreed. At least the CC Subscription price is affordable. Wonder how long that will last? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 24 April 2015 at 23:15, Mark Roberts wrote: Bill wrote: If 85% or more of what you made was stolen from you, you'd be looking at ways to plug the leaks too. I don't blame Adome for trying to stop piracy. But 99% of their responses make it a pain in the arse for us *legal* users and have NO EFFECT AT ALL on the pirates! In fact, the pirated versions of Photoshop, etc. are blissfully free of the inconveniences and intrusions we legitimate buyers have to put up with (I deal with college students constantly so I'm well aware of what the cracked versions do and don't do). Their goal is admirable but their approach is fundamentally flawed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Moth Macro
That's the way to do it! There was also the opposite in the old Communist joke about the button factory whose 5-year plan stated that they had to make 30 tons of buttons, so they made one button weighing 30 tons. B > On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:46, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > There is an old Russian folk tale about that, when a greedy guy > asked a master if he can make a hat from just one sheep skin. > The master said "yes". > The the greedy fool asked if two, three, and so on can be made. > Here is the result: > https://youtu.be/MHsoL9GceQY?t=3m39s > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > Bob W-PDML Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:26:19 -0700 wrote: > > Depends on the size of your head! > > > >> On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:09, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> >> >> Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to "stack" >> to make one fur hat? >> ;-) >> >> >>> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>> >>> >>> That's a furry creature! >>> >>> If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. >>> Great photo! >>> I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> >>> Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: >>> >>> A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: >>> >>> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro >>> >>> >>> K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one >>> above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. >>> >>> >>> That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! >>> >>> Comment welcome. >>> >>> Mark > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: No Buses
Cryptic - I like it. No buses or ballgames. Everything else must be OK! On 4/24/2015 12:08 AM, wendy beard wrote: Just back from a trip to the old homeland. I bought a Pentax 40mm 2.8 XS lens as I thought it would make a great compact travelling lens. What better way to test it out than to take photos of brick walls. Fortunately at this size of photo, you can't see the hideous edge distortion and softness. https://flic.kr/p/rXZJ2D -- Wendy Beard Carp, Ontario Canada --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso: Spring Things
All have a crisp spring feel to them - nicely captured. -Original Message- >From: Donald Guthrie > >Subject: Geso: Spring Things > >12 photos from a walk around my favorite local mansion. Some pretty, one >whimsical, and one about which I offer the following commentary: Legend >has it that National Geographic photographers always carried red & >yellow jackets to pass out to the natives to get that pop of color the >magazine wanted for their covers. I wish I could get this guy to appear >every time I am out shooting. The dog is just a bonus. > > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157652153646401/ > >https://flic.kr/s/aHskawxFXX > >C&C welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Moth Macro
Thanks Igor! It does take a lot of patience - I did 4 complete stacks and had several false starts (some just a frame or two, some a dozen frames or more) before getting results I was OK with. The first run was a different pose, that I did not like; the second was this pose, but a stray fiber (literally too small to be seen) was dangling from the antenna; on the third run I forgot to reposition the 2nd flash so the shadow illumination was nil; and then finally the 4th time was the charm. Mark On 4/24/2015 2:37 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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: Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
On Apr 24, 2015, at 5:59 pm, Brian Walters wrote: > > Quoting David Mann : > >> We don't have these in the wild in NZ so it's always interesting when we go >> to Aus and see them frolicking about. This fellow let me get fairly close. >> >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/904/#peso > > > Good shot - we've got lots of them here. Noisy buggers when you get a flock > of 20 or so. I bet they are. Just one can be painfully loud at close range. It seems they've developed a taste for polystyrene too... http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/forget-the-rain-the-bloody-cockatoos-are-eating-the-opera-on-the-harbour-set-20150423-1mq00r.html PS hope you weren't too badly affected by the storm! Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Moth Macro
There is an old Russian folk tale about that, when a greedy guy asked a master if he can make a hat from just one sheep skin. The master said "yes". The the greedy fool asked if two, three, and so on can be made. Here is the result: https://youtu.be/MHsoL9GceQY?t=3m39s Cheers, Igor Bob W-PDML Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:26:19 -0700 wrote: Depends on the size of your head! On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:09, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to "stack" to make one fur hat? ;-) On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-3II announcement and new FA Limited primes coming...
On 2015-04-24 6:25 , Darren Addy wrote: It is possible, assuming that the flash would only use 25% of full manual power on the 4 consecutive shots. i would think each of the 4 exposures would require the nominal amount of flash, as you'd need a good "histogram" on each of them to get the best result after merging -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Spring Things
12 photos from a walk around my favorite local mansion. Some pretty, one whimsical, and one about which I offer the following commentary: Legend has it that National Geographic photographers always carried red & yellow jackets to pass out to the natives to get that pop of color the magazine wanted for their covers. I wish I could get this guy to appear every time I am out shooting. The dog is just a bonus. https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157652153646401/ https://flic.kr/s/aHskawxFXX C&C welcomed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pixel shifting
Very soon, the pixels will stop being the limiting factor, and other things will become the bottle-neck: optics, diffraction [limit]. Actually, I remember seeing recently some estimates that indicate that the resolution of the cheap lenses is already more limiting than the higher-end DSLR's sensor pixelation. And with the small-sensor P&S's, the diffraction limit starts being noticeable from f/4-f/5.6 but can actually play some role from f/2.8 (on a 1/2.3" sensor). Here is just one of many write-ups that discusses that: http://www.digitalversus.com/digital-camera/guide-diffraction-camera-sensors-a1010.html Cheers, Igor CollinB Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:06:04 -0700 wrote: As Tue tech improves how far can it go? Will our current 16Mp be laughable in just 2 years if soon we might get 30-40Mp on the low end with this technology? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Moth Macro
Depends on the size of your head! > On 24 Apr 2015, at 20:09, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to "stack" > to make one fur hat? > ;-) > > >> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> >> That's a furry creature! >> >> If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. >> Great photo! >> I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. >> >> Igor >> >> >> Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: >> >> A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro >> >> >> K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one >> above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. >> >> >> That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! >> >> Comment welcome. >> >> Mark > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:05 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > Brian Walters wrote: > >> Actually this is nothing new - I'm surprised they're even offering new >> camera support etc for CS6. They're really trying to move users to the >> CC world. I wouldn't be surprised if LR 6 is the last stand-alone >> version. > > I'm surprised that LR 6 was offered as a stand-alone product. The day comes > shortly where upgrade equals monthly subscription. After that day I'll be moving to Capture One, most likely. My only concern is their slow support for Pentax. -- -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: LR6 : Adobe is working on technical problems with the installation
On 23 April 2015 at 05:19, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > In case someone is interested: > I just had a chat with the Adobe online support. > > Apparently, Adobe engineers are working on fixing some issues with the LR-6 > installation package. So, LR-6 free-trial download is not available > right now. > The agent suggested me to install it via LR CC-desktop (and I am not > installing extra crap, I'd rather wait). > The LR-6 installation will appear once they fix the problem. I'm shocked. That you would worry about installing "extra crap". Don't you know that Adobe will do that for you anyway, FOC? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HOT SHOE PROBLEM
With most flash accessories I'm used to, the ground contact points are to the shiny metal edges of the hotshoe flanges rather than to the top or underside. If you look into the slots of the accessory (flash or whatever) you should see some curved spring clips. Intermittent contact is an ongoing issue with hotshoes. Poor design in general. Oils tend to build up on the metal parts involved and must be cleaned with a chemical contact spray or a microfibre cloth, if you can squeeze it into the slots. I use Hosa D5S-6 DeoxIT spray. www.caig.com Works great! On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:53 AM, Alan C wrote: > The K7 has a black anodised hot shoe (unlike the bare metal one on my > K110D). It is not obvious how an attached flash is grounded. I seem to be > having intermittent problems with a bad ground contact. Any comments? > > Alan C > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Moth Macro
Speaking of numbers, how many of those would you need to "stack" to make one fur hat? ;-) On Fri, 24 Apr 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. 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.
Pixel shifting
As Tue tech improves how far can it go? Will our current 16Mp be laughable in just 2 years if soon we might get 30-40Mp on the low end with this technology? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Moth Macro
Thanks, Ken. Nothing determines the number so shots that is used and I probably over sample most of the time. I actually just stacked every other shot and the result is virtually identical at web size. Looking at the actual pixel size I can see a few areas where there is less detail. The double images of some of the hairs at the very top of the moth are actually reduced significantly using the 55 images. For this kind of shot (working indoors) I use focusing rails and work from front to back. (Outdoors I change the focusing on the lens.) I start when the first detail shows up in live view (focus peaking enabled) and try to move the camera forward as slowly as possible. I watch the live view to see that the frames overlap, but it is really more of an exercise in trying to be as consistent as possible. When I first tried this I spaced the shots too far apart and that resulted in alternating sharp / less sharp bands through the image. Sometimes I will really miss and get a band that is out of focus running through the final image. So I try to move the camera as little as humanly possible and reduce the number of images to be combined later if need be. The stacking software seems to be able to handle oversampling without major issues, but at times I will drop down to every other or even every third or fourth shot. Like most of my setups I use a pretty improvised arrangement. Mark On 4/24/2015 11:08 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Wonderful image Mark. What determines the need for 110 images? What would it look like if you only took , say 55? -Original Message- From: Mark C Subject: Re: PESO - Moth Macro Thanks Frank. The moth was dead and mounted on a pin, so keeping it still was not much of a problem. The lens was at f4.5 so the DOF was very shallow, which is why it took 110 images to cover the subject. Mark On 4/24/2015 7:00 AM, Knarf wrote: Incredible photo! 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? Cheers, frank On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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 - Moth Macro
That's a furry creature! If you didn't say what it was, I probably wouldn't have guessed. Great photo! I probably wouldn't have patience to take 110 images to stack them. Igor Mark C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:50:42 -0700 wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Penguin
A nice study in fluid dynamics! > On 24 Apr 2015, at 05:51, David Mann wrote: > > My wife has relatives in Manly and whenever we're out that way we pop into > the aquarium. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/903/#peso > > 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: PDMLers.au [some] 4.5 years ago
LOL, that was my favourite daggy shooting hat, I lost it on a ferry a couple of years ago, still haven't found a hat as good. We had a some good trips that visit :) On 25 April 2015 at 04:06, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > While I was looking for the photos of cockatoos, I found a few photos that > my wife took of PDMLers, whose company we greatly enjoyed during our trip to > Australia. > I thought PDMLers might enjoy seeing this Australia natives: > > Rob and I at Bundeena National Park (possibly photographing cockatoos): > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5046913634/in/set-72157624959531027 > > At Blue Mountains National Park: > Rob, Bryan, I. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5038520052/in/set-72157625064678388 > > In Sydney: > Anthony, Rob, I.: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5045863297/in/set-72157624958681919 > > Cheers, > > Igor > > PS. I haven't seen Anthony here for a while, probably since some mid-2013. I > hope he is doing well. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
If their pricing structure for the previous non-cloud applications were reasonable over the years then they would likely have had far lower piracy rates and a significantly higher purchase volume. On 24 April 2015 at 23:15, Mark Roberts wrote: > Bill wrote: > >>If 85% or more of what you made was stolen from you, you'd be looking at >>ways to plug the leaks too. > > I don't blame Adome for trying to stop piracy. But 99% of their > responses make it a pain in the arse for us *legal* users and have NO > EFFECT AT ALL on the pirates! In fact, the pirated versions of > Photoshop, etc. are blissfully free of the inconveniences and > intrusions we legitimate buyers have to put up with (I deal with > college students constantly so I'm well aware of what the cracked > versions do and don't do). > > Their goal is admirable but their approach is fundamentally flawed. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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.
PDMLers.au [some] 4.5 years ago
While I was looking for the photos of cockatoos, I found a few photos that my wife took of PDMLers, whose company we greatly enjoyed during our trip to Australia. I thought PDMLers might enjoy seeing this Australia natives: Rob and I at Bundeena National Park (possibly photographing cockatoos): https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5046913634/in/set-72157624959531027 At Blue Mountains National Park: Rob, Bryan, I. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5038520052/in/set-72157625064678388 In Sydney: Anthony, Rob, I.: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5045863297/in/set-72157624958681919 Cheers, Igor PS. I haven't seen Anthony here for a while, probably since some mid-2013. I hope he is doing well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HOT SHOE PROBLEM
Thanks, Igor " I need to wiggle it around to find the right position". Exactly what I have to do! I have ordered a PC sync cable & will try using the flash manually. Alan C --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.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: Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
David, that's a fun shot! I very much share your excitement about seeing these birds walking around. When my wife and I were in Australia, one of the parks that we visited was Bundeen National Park, where Rob kindly took us. Somewhere in the middle of the park, we stoped by a small lake and these cockatoos were flying and walking around almost at a hand reach. My wife documented that moment: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jprusakova/5046913356/in/set-72157624959531027 We were photographing them (I took some 80 shots), while Rob was more amused by our excitement than by the birds. Igor David Mann Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:53:52 -0700 wrote: We don't have these in the wild in NZ so it's always interesting when we go to Aus and see them frolicking about. This fellow let me get fairly close. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/904/#peso -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Needles
Thanks, Bob. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Yes better, and beautiful contrast of colors! > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: >> Thanks, Frank and Mark. >> >> Is this any better: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18010396&size=lg >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 9:34 PM, frank theriault >> wrote: >>> I like the idea but I wish it were sharper (I know, ironic coming from >>> me...). >> >> >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: Needles
Yes better, and beautiful contrast of colors! On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Thanks, Frank and Mark. > > Is this any better: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18010396&size=lg > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 9:34 PM, frank theriault > wrote: >> I like the idea but I wish it were sharper (I know, ironic coming from >> me...). > > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HOT SHOE PROBLEM
Alan, I am not sure if this is related or not: With both K-7 and K-5iiS, I experienced the same thing: over the time they both developed the problem that the flash would not make a consistent contact. To make the contact, I need to wiggle it around to find "the right position". It looks like if I use something (e.g. a pencil eraser) to rub on the contacts, the situation improves (it might be a placebo effect though), even though I don't see any visual difference with the contacts. The symptoms (when the flash does not have the proper contact) are that the flash indicator in the view finder is not steady prior to the shot, but blinking if the light is insufficient, as if no flash was attached. The outcome is that the flash goes off, but TTL metering doesn't work. Your situation might be different. Igor Alan C Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:54:52 -0700 wrote: The K7 has a black anodised hot shoe (unlike the bare metal one on my K110D). It is not obvious how an attached flash is grounded. I seem to be having intermittent problems with a bad ground contact. Any comments? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 II is Officially Announced
I agree with Stan regarding the whole "first generation" and then make it better thing. That's just how tech works. Not so sure about the "next few years" part though. There could be a whole new paradigm shift coming. Sony is working on "Active Pixel Color Sampling" sensors. http://www.slrlounge.com/sony-active-pixel-color-sampling-rumor/ The above link was when this was rumor. It has moved beyond that to being officially mentioned for small sensors on Sony's official sites, with the future goal that the technology would move up to APS-C and eventually full frame sensors. If and when that happens the Pentax shifting of the sensor to get around the Bayer solution no longer has a problem (assuming the new sensors are equal to or superior to the Bayer sensors in other ways. Technology marches forward. On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > The Official Announcement from Pentax/Ricoh says > "Pixel Shift Resolution for capturing still life subjects”. SR via sensor > shift was cool when first introduced but it had limitations. With every > generation of camera it keeps getting better. And then we had sensor shift > coupled with GPS etc to give us Astrotracing. Now the K-3ii has the first > generation pixel-shift for improved color depth. Limited, but it will get > better. Something to look forward to during each official-camera-announcement > period over the next few years! > > stan > > > Scenics? Maybe. Portraits? Maybe not. Product shots? Other macro work? > Probably. > > stan > > On Apr 23, 2015, at 7:53 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:58 AM, Eric Featherstone >> wrote: >>> On 23 April 2015 at 04:16, Darren Addy wrote: What is an "electronic shutter" if not the focal plane shutter? >>> >>> Well no, the focal plane shutter is mechanical, not electronic. (Its >>> timing may be /controlled/ electronically but it itself is >>> mechanical.) >>> >>> An electronic shutter is a method of using the electronics in the >>> sensor to switch on/off its light reading capability. See >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_(photography)#Electronic_shutter >>> or take a look at hacking the flash sync speed of a D70 by using its >>> electronic shutter >>> http://strobist.blogspot.co.uk/2007/05/hacking-your-cameras-sync-speed-pt-1.html >> >> And as to why they would implement it for the "Pixel Shift Resolution" >> mode, I'll refer you to myself speculating yesterday: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg715767.html >> >> The electronic shutter is faster than the mechanical shutter, so the >> sub-exposures can be closer together in time, mitigating camera or >> subject motion. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 II is Officially Announced
The Official Announcement from Pentax/Ricoh says "Pixel Shift Resolution for capturing still life subjects”. SR via sensor shift was cool when first introduced but it had limitations. With every generation of camera it keeps getting better. And then we had sensor shift coupled with GPS etc to give us Astrotracing. Now the K-3ii has the first generation pixel-shift for improved color depth. Limited, but it will get better. Something to look forward to during each official-camera-announcement period over the next few years! stan Scenics? Maybe. Portraits? Maybe not. Product shots? Other macro work? Probably. stan On Apr 23, 2015, at 7:53 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:58 AM, Eric Featherstone > wrote: >> On 23 April 2015 at 04:16, Darren Addy wrote: >>> What is an "electronic shutter" if not the focal plane shutter? >> >> Well no, the focal plane shutter is mechanical, not electronic. (Its >> timing may be /controlled/ electronically but it itself is >> mechanical.) >> >> An electronic shutter is a method of using the electronics in the >> sensor to switch on/off its light reading capability. See >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_(photography)#Electronic_shutter >> or take a look at hacking the flash sync speed of a D70 by using its >> electronic shutter >> http://strobist.blogspot.co.uk/2007/05/hacking-your-cameras-sync-speed-pt-1.html > > And as to why they would implement it for the "Pixel Shift Resolution" > mode, I'll refer you to myself speculating yesterday: > https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg715767.html > > The electronic shutter is faster than the mechanical shutter, so the > sub-exposures can be closer together in time, mitigating camera or > subject motion. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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: Warning about LR6.0 [solution found, issue resolved]
At least I think the issue is resolved. Background on OSX for those not familiar: OS-X offers a “toolbar”, a display of icons representing generally programs or functions. The user chooses what programs/functions are included. Drag-and-drop an application icon/thumbnail onto the toolbar and you now have an active alias hotspot which you can click to start up a program. Drag-and-drop an icon from the toolbar to the desktop and the link is destroyed in a puff of smoke. Last evening I removed the LR5 link from my toolbar. Went to my Applications folder to get the LR6 icon to drag over to the toolbar. My Applications folder is sorted by Name. Much to my surprise, right there above the Adobe Lightroom folder was a folder labled Adobe Creative Cloud. I opened the folder, found an Uninstall Icon. Clicked Uninstall, confirmed that yes I really did want to Uninstall, and my problem seems to be solved. Lightroom 6 no longer acts as though I am in a free-trial period for Lightroom Mobile. Whether the installation of Adobe Creative Cloud was a sneaky nefarious plot by Adobe, or if it was an option I failed to opt out of during LR6 download/installation, or an option I mistakenly opted into during LR6 download/installation, or if it was a glitch on their end I probably will never be sure. But the problem seems to be resolved. stan On Apr 23, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > > On Apr 23, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> A couple of things I have learned over the years: >> >> Don't be an early adopter. Wait at least a couple of months for others >> to find the bugs, quirks and weaknesses in new software. >> >> Don't install anything from Adobe without first setting up a software >> firewall like ZoneAlarm to prevent it from phoning home. (Of course >> this isn't an option with the "subscription" model but that's not a >> problem for me.) >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >> www.robertstech.com >> >> > > I am not usually an early adapter but was intrigued by the HDR and pano > features. So far the program seems to work just fine. No glitches, no major > changes to adapt to. My only issue is with this added “bonus” of a free trial > of Mobile which I somehow got into. I can work around it, but it is an > annoyance. > > 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: Lightroom 6 released, It seems worth it for the HDR
Thanks Dan Larry and others who viewed/commented on my Falls shot.
I went back and re-did the pano within LR6 and then did another similar which
stitched 4 66MB files. The 3-frame stitch took 1min 15sec, the 4-frame stitch
took about 2 minutes to process. iMac OSX10.9, 3.2GHz processor, 24GB memory.
My setup is not the fastest possible machine, but it is not slow either. So my
early comment that “it took a few seconds” was a bit of an exaggeration and a
bit of patience may be required. But then again I was working with very large
files.
I had Auto checked for perspective control and Auto cropping. I’ll go back
later and uncheck those options and see what it offers me.
I don’t have Photoshop experience since about version 1.0 Compared to the
Photoshop Elements 11.0 pano process, this is far more automated with fewer
options available to intervene. But maybe with less need to. My brief fling
with the new HDR, compared to Photomatix, is similar.
My conclusion: LR6 does a good-enough quick-and-dirty pano or HDR, but if you
want to go beyond the defaults you’ll probably need to stick with your more
specialized tools for these functions.
stan
On Apr 24, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> That image of the falls is stunning, Stan!
>
> Dan Matyola
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>
>
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 23, 2015, at 09:05 , Stanley Halpin
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I tried the pano feature first thing.
>>>
>>> The same scene that I submitted for this month’s PUG. That one was stitched
>>> in Photoshop 11.
>>> Three 645Z dng files, each about 66MB. Selected the three, searched and
>>> finally found the merge->pano button, told it to do its thing. A few
>>> seconds later I had a 180MB pano. Minor cropping, and done! As Charles
>>> says, quick, simple, and effective.
>>>
>>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p32139821/e435d9e59
>>>
>>
>> Ctrl-M ("Merge") and poof it's done!
>>
>> WOW that's a nice shot!
>>
>> I dug back into LR for some older stuff, and came across this June 6, 2007
>> 6-panel image taken from the parking ramp at the Mall of America, looking
>> North towards Minneapolis:
>>
>> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/DSCF2309-Pano.jpg
>>
>> The camera used was a Fuji F30.
>>
>> I love how the generated image is a DNG so you (if you generate from RAW)
>> still have leeway to process the image.
>>
>> -Charles
>>
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Re: PESO - Moth Macro
Wonderful image Mark. What determines the need for 110 images? What would it look like if you only took , say 55? -Original Message- >From: Mark C >Subject: Re: PESO - Moth Macro > >Thanks Frank. The moth was dead and mounted on a pin, so keeping it >still was not much of a problem. The lens was at f4.5 so the DOF was >very shallow, which is why it took 110 images to cover the subject. > >Mark > >On 4/24/2015 7:00 AM, Knarf wrote: >> Incredible photo! >> >> 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just >> shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C wrote: >>> A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: >>> >>> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro >>> >>> K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one >>> >>> above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. >>> >>> That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all >>> day! >>> >>> Comment welcome. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> --- >>> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >>> protection is active. >>> http://www.avast.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 - Spadina Car 4092 (redux)
I'll be perverse and declare my preference for the second. The only thing I like better about the first is the slightly lower contrast. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I prefer the first image. The additional lamp on the left is a bit > distracting. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:30 PM, frank theriault > wrote: >> Something about last night's post didn't feel right. So I loosened the >> crop a bit (it's almost full-frame now), I straightened it just a >> smidge and it's rendered with a bit more contrast: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/04/spadina-car-4092-redux.html >> >> By way of comparison, here's the first version: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/04/spadina-car-4092.html >> >> Thoughts? Preferences? Both shite? >> >> ;-) >> >> Comments always welcome and thanks in advance. >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> -- >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Moth Macro
Thanks Frank. The moth was dead and mounted on a pin, so keeping it still was not much of a problem. The lens was at f4.5 so the DOF was very shallow, which is why it took 110 images to cover the subject. Mark On 4/24/2015 7:00 AM, Knarf wrote: Incredible photo! 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? Cheers, frank On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C wrote: A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! Comment welcome. Mark --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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: Needles
Thanks, Frank and Mark. Is this any better: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18010396&size=lg On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 9:34 PM, frank theriault wrote: > I like the idea but I wish it were sharper (I know, ironic coming from me...). Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Crab Apple Blossoms
Thanks, Jack, Igor, Ken and Bob. I appreciate what you are saying about the light, and perhaps I will doo a version with "more even light." The light was almost as much a part of the image as the blossoms for me. If you look at the exif data in the photo.com details, you will note that I got up very early to take this image and some others I had in mind. I was trying to capture the early morning ligh, but I tend to agree with you all that it was not very successful. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Sharp image with a dark edge. Would have to give it a punch up with a bit of > highlight curves...or? > > Jack > > > - Original Message - > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:54:14 AM > Subject: PESO: Crab Apple Blossoms > > Crab Apple trees are now in full bloom all over New Jersey > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18010517&size=lg > K-5 II S, FA 100mm MCRO f2.8 > Comments, suggestions, criticisms and abuse are invited. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
Bill wrote: >If 85% or more of what you made was stolen from you, you'd be looking at >ways to plug the leaks too. I don't blame Adome for trying to stop piracy. But 99% of their responses make it a pain in the arse for us *legal* users and have NO EFFECT AT ALL on the pirates! In fact, the pirated versions of Photoshop, etc. are blissfully free of the inconveniences and intrusions we legitimate buyers have to put up with (I deal with college students constantly so I'm well aware of what the cracked versions do and don't do). Their goal is admirable but their approach is fundamentally flawed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Down the Primrose Path
Thanks, Frank. On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Lovely! > > cheers, > > frank Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Spadina Car 4092 (redux)
I prefer the first image. The additional lamp on the left is a bit distracting. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:30 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Something about last night's post didn't feel right. So I loosened the > crop a bit (it's almost full-frame now), I straightened it just a > smidge and it's rendered with a bit more contrast: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/04/spadina-car-4092-redux.html > > By way of comparison, here's the first version: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2015/04/spadina-car-4092.html > > Thoughts? Preferences? Both shite? > > ;-) > > Comments always welcome and thanks in advance. > > Cheers, > > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Moth Macro
What incredible detail! It is also an interesting image as an abstract. How did you get the moth to hold still for 110 exposures? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Mark C wrote: > A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro > > K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one > above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. > > That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all day! > > Comment welcome. > > Mark > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.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: Lightroom 6 released, It seems worth it for the HDR
That image of the falls is stunning, Stan!
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
>
>> On Apr 23, 2015, at 09:05 , Stanley Halpin
>> wrote:
>>
>> I tried the pano feature first thing.
>>
>> The same scene that I submitted for this month’s PUG. That one was stitched
>> in Photoshop 11.
>> Three 645Z dng files, each about 66MB. Selected the three, searched and
>> finally found the merge->pano button, told it to do its thing. A few seconds
>> later I had a 180MB pano. Minor cropping, and done! As Charles says, quick,
>> simple, and effective.
>>
>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p32139821/e435d9e59
>>
>
> Ctrl-M ("Merge") and poof it's done!
>
> WOW that's a nice shot!
>
> I dug back into LR for some older stuff, and came across this June 6, 2007
> 6-panel image taken from the parking ramp at the Mall of America, looking
> North towards Minneapolis:
>
> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2015/DSCF2309-Pano.jpg
>
> The camera used was a Fuji F30.
>
> I love how the generated image is a DNG so you (if you generate from RAW)
> still have leeway to process the image.
>
> -Charles
>
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Re: K-3II announcement and new FA Limited primes coming...
It is possible, assuming that the flash would only use 25% of full manual power on the 4 consecutive shots. However, if you are taking a studio portrait, I think we can pretty much assume that the last three pixel shifts will capture the subject with their eyes closed. (Only half joking there). On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:33 AM, John Francis wrote: > > I don't see why you think this means it won't work with flash. > I'd expect the camera to be quite capable of triggering the flash > each time it 'opens' the electronic shutter. And, as I point out, > any high speed sync capable flash is capable of being triggered > multiple times during the 1/180 sec or so of a fast exposure. > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 04:49:15PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: >> I don't think this (the pixel shift resolution) is going to work with >> flash period. The pixel shift resolution is not using the focal plane >> shutter for anything more than opening and closing the "window". The 4 >> exposures taken while that window are open will be done by electronic >> shutter (basically a turning on and off of the sensor electronically). >> The mirror will go up and focal length shutter open at the >> beginning... the 4 exposures will be taken and the shutter will close >> and mirror come down again afterwards (making it feel something like a >> 1/2 second exposure). >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:14 PM, John Francis wrote: >> > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 05:35:59AM -0400, Glen Berry wrote: >> >> Yeah, in the other K-3 II thread, I had mentioned this myself. I suppose >> >> they could do something where each of the four sub-exposures gets 1/4 of >> >> the >> >> total flash power, with the flash firing a total of 4 times for each >> >> resolution-enhanced image. For TTL flash, that would probably require a >> >> special flash unit with special programming. >> > >> > As Pentax already offer a high speed flash sync mode (basically firing the >> > flash multiple times, synced with the shutter motion, to expose the image >> > in strips as the shutter slit moves across the frame), I don't see there >> > being any problem in using flash for the four sub-exposures. I would assume >> > that any flash that supports high-speed sync mode today (such as an >> > AF540FGZ, >> > or one of several third-party units) would have no problems supporting >> > this. >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New Adobe Camera RAW release & a new lens I was not aware of...
On 23/04/2015 11:58 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting John : Adobe are starting to be real ASSHOLES! "Starting"?? If 85% or more of what you made was stolen from you, you'd be looking at ways to plug the leaks too. I don't have any special love for Adobe, but we are where we are with them for a reason. Actually this is nothing new - I'm surprised they're even offering new camera support etc for CS6. They're really trying to move users to the CC world. I wouldn't be surprised if LR 6 is the last stand-alone version. CS6 is apparently the last stand alone version of Photoshop, so I wouldn't be surprised if Lightroom goes the same way. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: No Buses
On 23/04/2015 10:08 PM, wendy beard wrote: Just back from a trip to the old homeland. I bought a Pentax 40mm 2.8 XS lens as I thought it would make a great compact travelling lens. What better way to test it out than to take photos of brick walls. Fortunately at this size of photo, you can't see the hideous edge distortion and softness. https://flic.kr/p/rXZJ2D Yer just holding your camera crooked. :) 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: PESO - Moth Macro
Wonderful detail, Malcolm! Jack - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Smith" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 11:01:16 PM Subject: RE: PESO - Moth Macro Mark C wrote: > A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro I love these focus stacked images, the detail is incredible. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Moth Macro
Incredible photo! 110 images? How did you get him to stay still that long? Or do you just shoot until he moves and then use however many you've taken? Cheers, frank On 23 April, 2015 9:50:18 PM EDT, Mark C wrote: >A macro of a moth - probably a gypsy moth: > >http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/moth-macro > >K3, DFA macro reverse mounted on extension tubes, dual flash setup (one > >above, one below), 110 images focus stacked. > >That old War song " Gypsy Man:- has been going through my head all >day! > >Comment welcome. > >Mark > >--- >This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >protection is active. >http://www.avast.com -- Sent from my Android device 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: K-3II announcement and new FA Limited primes coming...
I don't see why you think this means it won't work with flash. I'd expect the camera to be quite capable of triggering the flash each time it 'opens' the electronic shutter. And, as I point out, any high speed sync capable flash is capable of being triggered multiple times during the 1/180 sec or so of a fast exposure. On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 04:49:15PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: > I don't think this (the pixel shift resolution) is going to work with > flash period. The pixel shift resolution is not using the focal plane > shutter for anything more than opening and closing the "window". The 4 > exposures taken while that window are open will be done by electronic > shutter (basically a turning on and off of the sensor electronically). > The mirror will go up and focal length shutter open at the > beginning... the 4 exposures will be taken and the shutter will close > and mirror come down again afterwards (making it feel something like a > 1/2 second exposure). > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:14 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 05:35:59AM -0400, Glen Berry wrote: > >> Yeah, in the other K-3 II thread, I had mentioned this myself. I suppose > >> they could do something where each of the four sub-exposures gets 1/4 of > >> the > >> total flash power, with the flash firing a total of 4 times for each > >> resolution-enhanced image. For TTL flash, that would probably require a > >> special flash unit with special programming. > > > > As Pentax already offer a high speed flash sync mode (basically firing the > > flash multiple times, synced with the shutter motion, to expose the image > > in strips as the shutter slit moves across the frame), I don't see there > > being any problem in using flash for the four sub-exposures. I would assume > > that any flash that supports high-speed sync mode today (such as an > > AF540FGZ, > > or one of several third-party units) would have no problems supporting this. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.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.
