Re: GESO SCCA runoffs (68 photos)

[Larry Colen]

Darren Addy wrote:

Some great shots there, Larry!


Thanks a bunch.


I like the ones with some blur in them
to communicate that speed.


That was some of the key advice that John gave me.


How low did you go in shutter speed on some
of those pan shots?


I experimented all of the way down to about 1/30. In general, I found my 
best results to be around 1/160.


The fluidr front end will show shutter speed next to each shot:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157657294568214

This shot of Joe Huffaker is at 1/80
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/21855409298/

As is this shot of the Miatas drafting
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/22030992542/

It looks like there are 6 at 1/100, 2 at 1/125, 11 at 1/160, 14 at 1/200.




I skipped and watched the video in your last link and that was quite a
last lap! Who ended up actually winning? I'm not sure how much they
get penalized, but it looked to me like the 3rd place car (137 VW)
actually got across the finish line (over the yellow line) first. Both
of the first two cars looked to be below the yellow.

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

Many thanks again to John Francis who loaned me a couple of lenses for the
trip and gave me some very helpful feedback and pointers.

I've finally had a chance to go through the zillions of frames that I took
of the racing, winnow them down to a manageable number and put some effort
into processing them.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157657294568214

As always C are appreciated.

I don't think that anything has made me appreciate the Bay Area more than
spending a week and a half in Daytona Beach. The weather was reminiscent of
Singapore and the food of a shopping mall. Culinary exploration consisted of
finding chains that I had never been to before.

This was my first real serious attempt at photographing motorsports.  I had
little else to do for ten days, since my only duties on the crew were to
make sure that the rest of the crew were fed and to run a few errands left
me plenty of time to practice.

I have never missed my Spec Miata more than I did watching the Spec Miatas
qualify and race at night.  They were easily the largest class, with 62 cars
in the race. The qualifying times for the top ten drivers were within one
second out of 2:19.
http://cdn.growassets.net/user_files/scca/downloads/000/009/772/SM_Runoffs2015_Grid_Official.pdf?1443212827
Watching them bump draft, bumper to bumper with the car in back pushing the
car in front along faster than either could go on their own, on the Daytona
banking looked like so much fun.

Videos of the races can be found at:
http://www.scca.com/pages/2015-scca-runoffs-ondemand

I highly recommend that you at least skip to about 43:40 of the H Production
race. Things get very interesting on the last lap:
http://www.scca.com/videos/1972492


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Re: Which files in a sequence are missing from a LR catalog

[Larry Colen]

steve harley wrote:



"C" appears in only one position in each file name; if "C" is not used
in any of the directory names, we can use it as a field separator, and
this should work from a shell connected to the top level directory to
scan; it assumes there are no repeats; in case it breaks, this should be
one line:

find . -name '*.DNG' -follow -print | sort --field-separator="C" -k 2 |
awk -F 'C|\.DNG' '$2!=p+1{print}{p=$2}'


Cool, thanks.

I ended up doing it brute force using find, grep, sort, emacs and wc.







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Re: PESO: Summertime is here

[Mark C]

Man, that's getting warm... I don't see many mercury thermometers. I 
have one made for darkroom use but only use it to validate / calibrate 
new thermometers for developing, so it gets very little use.


On 10/8/2015 8:09 AM, Alan C wrote:
On the stoep @ 13:43. If it's already this hot in October,  we could 
be heading for record highs.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/21847171018/in/dateposted-public/ 



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Re: Which files in a sequence are missing from a LR catalog

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On 2015-10-09 15:57 , Larry Colen wrote:

If, however, there were an easy way to go through a large number of files in
a large directory tree, on a mac, and detect any large sequences of missing
files  (in the format of MMDD-LRCN.DNG (or .AVI) that would tell me
right off the bat which files might be missing, and I could just look on the
various cards for files in that sequence of numbers.


"C" appears in only one position in each file name; if "C" is not used in 
any of the directory names, we can use it as a field separator, and this 
should work from a shell connected to the top level directory to scan; it 
assumes there are no repeats; in case it breaks, this should be one line:


find . -name '*.DNG' -follow -print | sort --field-separator="C" -k 2 | awk 
-F 'C|\.DNG' '$2!=p+1{print}{p=$2}'




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Fastpack 250 vs 350 Camera Bags

[Bipin Gupta]

Hello Darren, I find most of us think of the expensive stuff in
accessories, when cheaper stuff are available for pennies. And the
argument is always quality and durability.
What? Quality and durability in this "use and throw away" world. The
bag I am talking about certainly has a lot of quality and durability:-
a) First it is Made In China - pretty nice and well made like many
other pricey bags from Top Brands.
b) Is well padded + insulated.
c) Has three compartments: Top - dual zipped + velcro for the camera
body + two Lenses (one large attached); Bottom - Flash Gun +   Grip +
Batteries + Computer Cable + Lens Pen; Front - for Cards + Remote +
Fiber Cloth.
d) Estimate it will last for 3 to 5 years of good amateur use. You
will get fed up any way and go for a new one.
e) And here is the surprise - $ 10 wit Tax. Yes Sir, it is the Arctic
Zone Lunch Bag. Look it up - the one with 3- pockets.
f) Beautiful colors too for our Lady Photogs. And in many variations + color.

See photo:-
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/taam69m8cpflcl0/AAC8cgmsYNhzYw1bodf89Nhda?dl=0

What a lunch Bag? Must look yucky? Well well Sir, it looks very Pro,
fashionable, comfortable, safe and useful.
Also ruffians in Rome may think it is just a Lunch Bag and keep off -
I had a tryst with one such ruffian in Rome.

A small catch though, I sewed 3-loops from nylon webbing aka trouser
belt style - one at the bottom and two at the sides. Passed the
remainder nylon webbing with 2-eyelets formed by folding over and
sewing the ends, thru the 3-loops on the bag. Then attached an old
Targus Belt Lug from a Laptop Bag. It took me some 2 Hours of leisure
time. Here in Bangalore I could have got it done by a Cobbler with
materials for just $ 5 or 6 (or $ 3 by chaps on the road side).

Thanks for looking. Regards.
Bipin.

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Re: I was wondering ...

[John]

On 10/9/2015 5:54 PM, Bill wrote:

On 10/9/2015 2:49 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

Funny. I was wondering what's for dinner.


http://www.incrediblethings.com/food/chocolate-hats-for-your-dingaling/



Wrong head.

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Re: I was wondering ...

[Bill]

On 10/9/2015 2:49 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

Funny. I was wondering what's for dinner.


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Re: I was wondering ...

[John]

Do you mean like two full-frame models with different Mpx count sensors?

What sensors would be available for Ricoh to use for new Pentax DSLR
cameras? I'm thinking the 42Mpx Sony sensor was chosen because Sony was
willing to sell it to Ricoh in the quantities Ricoh wants for the
projected Pentax FF DSLR.

Would new full-frame models with 24Mpx or 36Mpx undercut the sales of
the putative 42Mpx full-frame Pentax DSLR?

The K3 is already 24Mpx. Would prospective buyers see a 24Mpx FF DSLR
from Pentax as a step up or a step back or a step sideways?

I think Nikon uses a 36Mpx Sony sensor in the D800.

On 10/9/2015 3:53 PM, Collin B wrote:

If there will be a Pentax large-sensor in the Spring, might there not be
more than one?
Why come out with only the 42MP?  An alternative offering, 24M to 30M would
provide a stepping stone.
It would make marketing sense.

And my K30 @ work is reaching its end.  I'm seeing some flakey pixels.
Though not critical for what we do, it's definitely a sign of electronic
aging.
The time to replace is coming up shortly.




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Re: I was wondering ...

[Steve Cottrell]

Funny. I was wondering what's for dinner.

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Re: I was wondering ...

[Larry Colen]

Collin B wrote:

If there will be a Pentax large-sensor in the Spring, might there not be
more than one?
Why come out with only the 42MP?  An alternative offering, 24M to 30M would
provide a stepping stone.
It would make marketing sense.

And my K30 @ work is reaching its end.  I'm seeing some flakey pixels.
Though not critical for what we do, it's definitely a sign of electronic
aging.
The time to replace is coming up shortly.


Wednesday night I went to a presentation on astro-landscape (night) 
photography. The person giving the talk absolutely loved his 12MP Sony 
A7s for that purpose, the usable high ISO was hard to believe.


That being said, I don't understand why with a bit of math a 42 MP 
sensor could not put out 12 MP files with the same noise and DR as the 
12 MP sensor. My feeling is that you could probably come pretty close to 
the noise of the 12 MP sensor, while still retaining most of the 
resolution of the 12 MP sensor, particularly for high contrast edges.








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Mon alpage

[Bob W]

I've spent most of this week in France with one of my brothers and his wife
at their holiday home. Here are some very touristy photos:

http://1drv.ms/1PlbvfC

Hope you enjoy.

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Re: I was wondering ...

[Larry Colen]

Steve Cottrell wrote:

Funny. I was wondering what's for dinner.


A tip of the hat to Cotty.





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Which files in a sequence are missing from a LR catalog

[Larry Colen]

On my trip to Florida I shot a prodigious number of frames, even by my 
standards. I had nothing to do for a lot of that time apart from 
practicing photographing cars drive past very fast.


Now that it is too late, I realize that I should not have deleted files 
off of the hard drives of bad images until I was certain that everything 
had been transferred to my home machine.  Comparing the number of K-5 
files in lightroom with the delta in the sequence numbers shows a 
difference of about 140 frames.


I could just reformat my cards at this point and not worry about it. 
Since I don't think I actually deleted as many as 140, I can't help but 
wonder if maybe I just didn't copy over that one tremendous photo after 
a particular shooting session.


Unfortunately, Lightroom's algorithm for checking if a file is already 
in the catalog does not work very well once things have been moved 
around.  I cannot just put the SD cards in and trust that it will find 
those missing files.


If, however, there were an easy way to go through a large number of 
files in a large directory tree, on a mac, and detect any large 
sequences of missing files  (in the format of MMDD-LRCN.DNG (or 
.AVI) that would tell me right off the bat which files might be missing, 
and I could just look on the various cards for files in that sequence of 
numbers.


Note that its the N that I'm interested in, I manually incremented 
the first number from 3 to 4 when the four digit counter looped.


I doubt that I'm the first person to run into this issue, does anyone 
know of a lightroom plugin or shell script that will do the trick?


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Re: Which files in a sequence are missing from a LR catalog

[John]

*IF* you have the actual files saved to a Windoze computer *AND IF* you
haven't yet renamed the files copied to the computer, you could use
Windiff to compare the files on the actual hard-drive to the files on
the SD card.

From a command prompt: windiff [options] path1 [path2]

or just: windiff

... and use the menus to choose files & directories to compare.

On 10/9/2015 5:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

On my trip to Florida I shot a prodigious number of frames, even by my
standards. I had nothing to do for a lot of that time apart from
practicing photographing cars drive past very fast.

Now that it is too late, I realize that I should not have deleted files
off of the hard drives of bad images until I was certain that everything
had been transferred to my home machine.  Comparing the number of K-5
files in lightroom with the delta in the sequence numbers shows a
difference of about 140 frames.

I could just reformat my cards at this point and not worry about it.
Since I don't think I actually deleted as many as 140, I can't help but
wonder if maybe I just didn't copy over that one tremendous photo after
a particular shooting session.

Unfortunately, Lightroom's algorithm for checking if a file is already
in the catalog does not work very well once things have been moved
around.  I cannot just put the SD cards in and trust that it will find
those missing files.

If, however, there were an easy way to go through a large number of
files in a large directory tree, on a mac, and detect any large
sequences of missing files  (in the format of MMDD-LRCN.DNG (or
.AVI) that would tell me right off the bat which files might be missing,
and I could just look on the various cards for files in that sequence of
numbers.

Note that its the N that I'm interested in, I manually incremented
the first number from 3 to 4 when the four digit counter looped.

I doubt that I'm the first person to run into this issue, does anyone
know of a lightroom plugin or shell script that will do the trick?



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Re: Mon alpage

[Steve Cottrell]

On 9/10/15, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I've spent most of this week in France with one of my brothers and his wife
>at their holiday home. Here are some very touristy photos:
>
>http://1drv.ms/1PlbvfC
>
>Hope you enjoy.

Too many dog shots

;-)

Great selection as always. What landscapes! Bouncy pays.

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Re: Which files in a sequence are missing from a LR catalog

[Larry Colen]

John wrote:

*IF* you have the actual files saved to a Windoze computer *AND IF* you
haven't yet renamed the files copied to the computer, you could use
Windiff to compare the files on the actual hard-drive to the files on
the SD card.

 From a command prompt: windiff [options] path1 [path2]

or just: windiff

... and use the menus to choose files & directories to compare.


I don't have a windoze computer. They are on an OSX box. In theory I 
could point a linux box at the files over a Samba mount, but don't have 
that set up.


Also, the files on the SD card are in a flat file system, but they have 
been sorted and organized into a directory tree on the mac.


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Re: Which files in a sequence are missing from a LR catalog

[P.J. Alling]

I've got a utility called Free Commander, a free ware version of the 
program File Commander, it used to be a Shell replacement, when Windows 
allowed such things. It has a couple of modes which will allow views of 
all files in a sub directory tree.  Which you could save to a text file 
and then search for missing strings.  I don't know if there was ever a 
version of file commander for the Mac, but it's a there might be.


On 10/9/2015 5:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On my trip to Florida I shot a prodigious number of frames, even by my 
standards. I had nothing to do for a lot of that time apart from 
practicing photographing cars drive past very fast.


Now that it is too late, I realize that I should not have deleted 
files off of the hard drives of bad images until I was certain that 
everything had been transferred to my home machine. Comparing the 
number of K-5 files in lightroom with the delta in the sequence 
numbers shows a difference of about 140 frames.


I could just reformat my cards at this point and not worry about it. 
Since I don't think I actually deleted as many as 140, I can't help 
but wonder if maybe I just didn't copy over that one tremendous photo 
after a particular shooting session.


Unfortunately, Lightroom's algorithm for checking if a file is already 
in the catalog does not work very well once things have been moved 
around.  I cannot just put the SD cards in and trust that it will find 
those missing files.


If, however, there were an easy way to go through a large number of 
files in a large directory tree, on a mac, and detect any large 
sequences of missing files  (in the format of MMDD-LRCN.DNG 
(or .AVI) that would tell me right off the bat which files might be 
missing, and I could just look on the various cards for files in that 
sequence of numbers.


Note that its the N that I'm interested in, I manually incremented 
the first number from 3 to 4 when the four digit counter looped.


I doubt that I'm the first person to run into this issue, does anyone 
know of a lightroom plugin or shell script that will do the trick?





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Re: I was wondering ...

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May I suggest the cotton duck, it goes well with a nice hot sauce.

On 10/9/2015 4:49 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

Funny. I was wondering what's for dinner.




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OT: Interesting eclipse photo

[David Mann]

Certainly not your usual...

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap151009.html

Cheers,
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Re: Which files in a sequence are missing from a LR catalog

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On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

> I ended up doing it brute force using find, grep, sort, emacs and wc.

Mark!

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Re: Fastpack 250 vs 350 Camera Bags

[Darren Addy]

Bipin,
I have to say that is really "thinking outside the (lunch)box"!
:)


On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Bipin Gupta  wrote:
> Hello Darren, I find most of us think of the expensive stuff in
> accessories, when cheaper stuff are available for pennies. And the
> argument is always quality and durability.
> What? Quality and durability in this "use and throw away" world. The
> bag I am talking about certainly has a lot of quality and durability:-
> a) First it is Made In China - pretty nice and well made like many
> other pricey bags from Top Brands.
> b) Is well padded + insulated.
> c) Has three compartments: Top - dual zipped + velcro for the camera
> body + two Lenses (one large attached); Bottom - Flash Gun +   Grip +
> Batteries + Computer Cable + Lens Pen; Front - for Cards + Remote +
> Fiber Cloth.
> d) Estimate it will last for 3 to 5 years of good amateur use. You
> will get fed up any way and go for a new one.
> e) And here is the surprise - $ 10 wit Tax. Yes Sir, it is the Arctic
> Zone Lunch Bag. Look it up - the one with 3- pockets.
> f) Beautiful colors too for our Lady Photogs. And in many variations + color.
>
> See photo:-
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/taam69m8cpflcl0/AAC8cgmsYNhzYw1bodf89Nhda?dl=0
>
> What a lunch Bag? Must look yucky? Well well Sir, it looks very Pro,
> fashionable, comfortable, safe and useful.
> Also ruffians in Rome may think it is just a Lunch Bag and keep off -
> I had a tryst with one such ruffian in Rome.
>
> A small catch though, I sewed 3-loops from nylon webbing aka trouser
> belt style - one at the bottom and two at the sides. Passed the
> remainder nylon webbing with 2-eyelets formed by folding over and
> sewing the ends, thru the 3-loops on the bag. Then attached an old
> Targus Belt Lug from a Laptop Bag. It took me some 2 Hours of leisure
> time. Here in Bangalore I could have got it done by a Cobbler with
> materials for just $ 5 or 6 (or $ 3 by chaps on the road side).
>
> Thanks for looking. Regards.
> Bipin.
>
> PS: I am a DIY chap + a master mechanic. I also have a Pro Camera
> Sling Bag + a Back Pack with rain protection.
>
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Re: I was wondering ...

[Igor PDML-StR]

Larry, I've had that hypothesis (in the back of my mind) for a while.
Your question made me thinking in more detail about it.

On one hand the argument for why that should be possible is as follows:
 If the noise is due to the statistical uncertainty (Sqrt(N)) for the 
number of counts (N) on the detector (pixel in this case), and the number 
of counts scales with the area of the single detector (pixel), then by 
combining the output of the equivalent number of the detectors (or more 
exactly, areal coverage), we should obtain a comparable level of the 
noise to that of a large detector of the same area.
(For simplicity, let's neglect for now the "wasted" area between the 
smaller pixels that is not occupied by the pixel.)


However, that doesn't cover other (numerous) sources of noise that scale
differently (or even don't scale at all) with the sensor size.
Dissertations are written on very careful analysis of those.
(If you are interested, - look e.g. at these class notes:
https://classes.yale.edu/04-05/enas627b/lectures/EENG427l09bnoise.pdf )

But I can think of two "phenomenological" examples that demonstrate
why the sum of smaller sensors might not be as good as a single large one.

 1. A smaller sensor might require a fundamentally different design, 
which, in turn, produces a different level of noise (e.g. CMOS vs CCD).


 2. If noise is generated at the boundary of the sensor. (This could be 
relevant for very high-density/small pixel size sensors)
Then the combined boundary length (circumference) of the M smaller pixels 
covering the same area as one large pixel will be Sqrt(M) times larger 
then that of that single large pixel.


I am not sure if this type of "boundary" noise is actually 
happening/important in today's sensors. It might be that this type of 
effects are only relevant for much smaller (e.g. 
double-digit-nanometer-scale electronics) devices.


But in any case, - different scaling of different types of noise (noise 
sources) and different relative contribution from different sources at 
different pixel sizes can create the situation when you might not get a 
low-light-level noise from the combined pixels of a high-pixel-density 
camera sensor as low as you would get it from an equivalent-pixel-count 
lower-pixel-density camera sensor.


Igor



Larry Colen Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:10:38 -0700 wrote:

That being said, I don't understand why with a bit of math a 42 MP sensor 
could not put out 12 MP files with the same noise and DR as the 12 MP 
sensor. My feeling is that you could probably come pretty close to the 
noise of the 12 MP sensor, while still retaining most of the resolution of 
the 12 MP sensor, particularly for high contrast edges.


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Re: Mon alpage

[David Mann]

Looks like a very pleasant place to take a holiday.  How was the d'Arse?

Cheers,
Dave

> On Oct 10, 2015, at 10:27 AM, Bob W  wrote:
> 
> I've spent most of this week in France with one of my brothers and his wife
> at their holiday home. Here are some very touristy photos:
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> 
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Re: I was wondering ...

[Bill]

On 10/9/2015 1:53 PM, Collin B wrote:

If there will be a Pentax large-sensor in the Spring, might there not be
more than one?
Why come out with only the 42MP?  An alternative offering, 24M to 30M would
provide a stepping stone.
It would make marketing sense.

And my K30 @ work is reaching its end.  I'm seeing some flakey pixels.
Though not critical for what we do, it's definitely a sign of electronic
aging.
The time to replace is coming up shortly.


Expect a "flagship" model right off the hop. I'm hoping for the new Sony 
42mp sensor. I expect by next fall there will be a mid-range model as 
well, though I wouldn't even try to guess now many pixies it will be.



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Re: Fastpack 250 vs 350

[Darren Addy]

Do not be afraid of those LowePro bags being sold from China. (Well, I
should say that new LowePro bags are available on eBay from China...
that doesn't mean there might not ALSO be counterfeits.) Mine came
with LowePro tags and everything. It was clearly the Real Deal for a
Lot Less. (I think I emailed PDML about it back when I got it).

Only downside is that it obviously takes longer to receive.

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 3:10 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> Even though the Fastpack 350 is no longer in production, I decided to do a
> quick search for New Old Stock, to see if there were any still around in
> stores.  While they can still be found in American stores for the nominal
> $130, there are also quite a few available on ebay from dealers in China in
> the $60-80 range.
> I can see myself wanting to eventually get a pro-tactic 350 or 450, but this
> looks like some great deals on a great bag, while they are still available.
>
> Do note that the Fastpack 350 video is not the same bag, it is much closer
> to the Fastpack 250 AW in size and features.
>
>>
>> Where my 350 was big enough that I could carry all of the lenses that I
>> frequently need in a wide range of shooting conditions
>> ( both a range of fast primes: 31, 50, 77 and maybe 35 macro as well a
>> range of zooms: 16-50, 28-75 and 18-250, and if need be stuff my korean
>> fisheye in the top pocket) the 250 is a smaller pack that would allow me
>> to carry the gear that I am likely to need for almost any one type of
>> shooting (a hike in the woods, or portraiture, or low light dance
>> photography), it is not quite big enough for me to easily just grab
>> without having to think about what sort of photo opportunities I might
>> find.
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Re: Fastpack 250 vs 350

[Darren Addy]

Went back and found my post. This is the seller that I can vouch for:
http://stores.ebay.com/bulessky



On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:
> Do not be afraid of those LowePro bags being sold from China. (Well, I
> should say that new LowePro bags are available on eBay from China...
> that doesn't mean there might not ALSO be counterfeits.) Mine came
> with LowePro tags and everything. It was clearly the Real Deal for a
> Lot Less. (I think I emailed PDML about it back when I got it).
>
> Only downside is that it obviously takes longer to receive.
>
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 3:10 AM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>> Even though the Fastpack 350 is no longer in production, I decided to do a
>> quick search for New Old Stock, to see if there were any still around in
>> stores.  While they can still be found in American stores for the nominal
>> $130, there are also quite a few available on ebay from dealers in China in
>> the $60-80 range.
>> I can see myself wanting to eventually get a pro-tactic 350 or 450, but this
>> looks like some great deals on a great bag, while they are still available.
>>
>> Do note that the Fastpack 350 video is not the same bag, it is much closer
>> to the Fastpack 250 AW in size and features.
>>
>>>
>>> Where my 350 was big enough that I could carry all of the lenses that I
>>> frequently need in a wide range of shooting conditions
>>> ( both a range of fast primes: 31, 50, 77 and maybe 35 macro as well a
>>> range of zooms: 16-50, 28-75 and 18-250, and if need be stuff my korean
>>> fisheye in the top pocket) the 250 is a smaller pack that would allow me
>>> to carry the gear that I am likely to need for almost any one type of
>>> shooting (a hike in the woods, or portraiture, or low light dance
>>> photography), it is not quite big enough for me to easily just grab
>>> without having to think about what sort of photo opportunities I might
>>> find.
>>
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Re: October PUGgery now up!!

[ann sanfedele]

 had to go back and look - I read the caption days ago... :-)
ADHD

ann


On 10/8/2015 11:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Thanks, Don and Ann; though Ann, I'm disappointed that you didn't pick
up on the triple pun in the caption.

Rick
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On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 7:27 PM, John  wrote:

Goes to show how much good key-wording could help. I tried hard to think
of a good image I could take to represent "wind" and never thought of
the Texas & Oklahoma windmills I'd already photographed in the last few
years.


On 10/6/2015 5:04 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

G'day all,

A smaller gallery this month.  Most submissions went for a weather-based
interpretation of the theme but there were several who took a slightly
different approach.  Surprisingly, no 'winding roads'.

Difficult to pick an overall favourite this month - so I wont...  All
excellent in their own way.

As usual you'll find the gallery here:

http://pug.komkon.org/

(you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery
there).

Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not
infallible.  So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the
gallery, let me know.

+

Next up: 'On Two Wheels".

Full Submissions Guidelines here:

http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html

You can submit here:

http://pug.komkon.org/submit/



Cheers

Brian

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I was wondering ...

[Collin B]

If there will be a Pentax large-sensor in the Spring, might there not be
more than one?
Why come out with only the 42MP?  An alternative offering, 24M to 30M would
provide a stepping stone.
It would make marketing sense.

And my K30 @ work is reaching its end.  I'm seeing some flakey pixels.
Though not critical for what we do, it's definitely a sign of electronic
aging.
The time to replace is coming up shortly.


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Re: PESO: Summertime is here

[Darren Addy]

Here in the other hemisphere, we are also looking at high temperatures
in October. Record highs on Sunday:

The average date for a first frost here (Grand Island, NE) is Sept.
26th. In fact, the lowest low temperature reached in September here
this year was 47 F (8.3 C). Sunday will be over 1/3 of the way through
October and the high temp is predicted to be 90-95 F (32.2-35 C) which
would set All Time Records and the lows at night are predicted to be
57 F (13.9 C).

We have a saying in Nebraska that "if you don't like the weather, just
wait an hour" so things can change quickly, but it is looking possible
that we won't see a frost until October is over with.

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 7:09 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> On the stoep @ 13:43. If it's already this hot in October,  we could be
> heading for record highs.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/21847171018/in/dateposted-public/
>
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