Re: dang 600mm lens

[Paul Stenquist]

Not a bad price, but I would be concerned about fringing on digital.

Paul via phone

> On Jan 7, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Gonz  wrote:
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> don't see this often:
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/cln/contours/Pentax-A-600mm/154084719018?_trksid=p2045573.m2687.l4914&_trkparms=reqid%3Dcoll_1452205959377_-1444967556%26collectionid%3D154084719018%26pos%3D4%26pid%3D1
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Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

[John]

Did Ricoh/Pentax even show up for this year's CES?

On 1/6/2016 9:34 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:

So I expect that all of you have been made aware one way or another of
the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras.  Pretty much every electronics site that
it's my misfortune to belong to has sent me an announcement.

The specifications are quite impressive.

There's been a bit of noise on various Nikon fora in the past that the
K-5 and later the K-3 cameras had taken the mantle of the Nikon D300s as
the Top enthusiast/semi pro APS-C camera body.  Seems that after
literally years of begging, by Nikon fanboys for a new D300s Nikon has
decided to reclaim that mantle.

I could be wrong but it looks like Nikon really does pay attention to
Pentax.



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Re: PDML Photo Annual 2016: Coming soon

[John]

http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/upload.php

On 1/6/2016 1:16 PM, Jan van Wijk wrote:

Silly me ...

Did archive the message below, and started looking for some good 2015 images.

Must have missed the announcement of the actual upload URL or email ...
The 2015 link I had does not work :-(

Anyone?

TIA, Jan van Wijk


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Re: OT - Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW bag on great sale ($10 or less)

[Mark C]

My copy of this bag arrived today and this afternoon I transferred the 
contents of the Lowepro Mini Trekker Classic to the new bag... and then 
added a few lenses.


So at this point I have the bag loaded up with the following:

K-3 with attached DA 17-70 f4
Mz-S with attached FA 28-105 f4.5-5.6
IR converted Coolpix 6000
FA 20-35 f4
F 28 f2.8
FA 50 f1.7
DA 18-55
DFA 100 f2.8 macro
A* 200 f4 macro
Sigma EX 70-200 f2.8
Tokina ATX 400 f5.6
AF360FGZ flash

It's a well designed bag. Oddly, it subjectively appears (to me at 
least) to be smaller than the Mini Trekker when it was fully loaded, but 
the Nova Sport is holding 3 additional lenses (the A*200 macro, the 
400mm f5.6, and the Da 18-55). I realized that I have almost as much in 
it as I used to carry in a very large Tamrac 612, which has 12 lens 
compartments vs the 8 in the Lowepro. The  Nova Sport better 
accommodates camera with lenses attached, so compartments aren't taken 
up with camera bodies (which wasted some of the capacity on the Tramrac 
612), but I am still carrying a few less lenses and a lot less 
miscellaneous stuff.


The only cons would be that the Nova Sport is rather light on general 
purpose compartments. I still use 35mm B film and had to cut back on 
the number of filters I packed and also added an external film bag where 
I was able to pack film in the general purpose compartment of the Mini 
Trekker.  I still have to figure out how to fit in some of my macro 
brackets and a few other items.


But still - I'm figuring that the K-1 and attached zoom should fit where 
the Mz-S is now so I can see this being my main bag for a while.


Thanks again for pointing this out, Igor!

Mark



On 1/4/2016 12:55 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

My bag showed up today and I like it a lot. It is pretty roomy and
versatile for its size. For one thing, my laptop fits in its slot
PERFECTLY. Secondly, I like it for it's "8-pack" arrangement which can
store longer lenses (optionally with a body or two attached) and
larger external flash unit(s). My shorter lenses will probably remain
in my backpack bags. In addition it has a couple of pockets for
filters, ColorChecker, etc. It is even plenty tall enough for the
Bigma, with body attached (but hood must be reversed for storage).
All-in-all a handsome bag and a pretty good value even before the
rebate (IMHO).

Thanks again for passing along that link, Igor!





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Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version)

[Gonz]

Very hard to choose really.  They have different messages.  I like
them both, they each tell a different story.


On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 1:01 PM, steve harley  wrote:
> On 2016-01-02 12:39 , knarf wrote:
>>
>> I posted a colour version of this back in October. I just did a
>> quick-and-nasty monochrome rendering on my phone and I have to say, I really
>> don't know which I prefer:
>>
>>
>> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2016/01/peso-number-you-have-dialed-b-version.html?m=0
>>
>> And the colour:
>>
>>
>> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/the-number-you-have-dialled.html?m=0
>>
>> Thoughts? Preference? Thanks.
>
>
> i looked at the black & white first, and liked the way the pedestrian became
> just a geometric element, with angles juxtaposed like the cigarette and
> door, strung along the cord
>
> then i looked at the color image; it is much less abstract, becomes more of
> a "catch" than a composition, but the tones are really nice
>
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Re: PESO - Cold Weather Ride

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excellent

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:21 PM, frank theriault
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> Cooler weather need not keep one off one's bike:
>
> http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2016/01/cold-weather-ride.html
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Re: January PUG - Last Call

[John]

I'm not happy with it, but I got it in.

On 1/6/2016 3:43 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

G'day all

Just a reminder that this one closes on Friday evening, Sydney time.
About 17 submissions so far.

Theme: Reflection

As usual submit here:

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

Full Submission Guidelines here:

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


Cheers

Brian

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Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

[Bill]

On 1/7/2016 1:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Bill wrote:

On 1/3/2016 9:31 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:

I'll report so you don't have to actually visit.

FUJI has a new 90mm lens. It's very sharp. Mike Johnston doesn't see
any point to it. The rest is just dressing to justify his feelings.
That is all.



I played with the 90mm somewhat before it was actually released to the
public. It's an excellent lens, and if you like the FOV it's a very good
lens.
I don't, I've always found the 135mm (equivalent in this case) to be too
short to be a telephoto and too long to be much good for anything else.


I don't see how people can say "this FOV is not much use".  There are so
many things that go into choosing the focal length: distance from
subject, size of subject, how much of the background you want to include
or exclude, how far away you can get, how close you can get, and even
desired depth of field.

I could see saying that you only use certain focal lengths for a
particular type of photo in a particular setting.  If you only shoot
portraits in one studio, then I could see having one lens for face
shots, one for standing portraits, one for group portraits.

I could see someone saying that they never need a fisheye, or a
telephoto over 1,300mm, but to pick one focal length or field of view
that is well in the range of the widest and longest in your toolkit and
say "this FOV isn't much use", rather than "I already have this FOV and
that one isn't enough different to be worth the money" doesn't make much
sense to me.








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Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

[John]

I've got nothing against Nikon, I was just wondering if Ricoh/Pentax
showed at the CES this year?

On 1/7/2016 8:53 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

Nikon has lots of adherents and spends lots of advertising dollars, so
it is not surprising that whatever Nikon rolls out gets lots of
attention. Also, blogs and photosites are beasts that need to be fed,
so ANY photographic new is grist for the mill, particularly when it is
from one of the Big Dogs.

However, these announcements hold very little interest for me. I don't
own Nikon mount glass (other than a couple of older screw-AF Nikkors
that I plan to sell, a 50mm f1.8 and a 70-210mm f/4-5.6. Oh, and an
old AI 135mm manual focus). The only people who really might have more
than a passing interest are those who can afford to sell everything in
one mount and reinvest in another (and that certainly isn't me).

I remain quite pleased with the current Pentax offerings (frankly,
anything since the K-5 remains a superb choice for virtually ANY photo
enthusiast). Cameras are like automobiles in some respects. If one
wants to focus on what one doesn't have or can't afford (like a
Lamborghini or Bugatti (then one can go through their whole life
unhappy and envious).

I'm at the point where I would really only LIKE another one or two
lenses (the DA* 200mm f/2.8 and a fast Rokinon ultrawide -either 14mm
or 16mm) and I really couldn't ask for much more. I'm ready to turn my
attention to trips and taking photos more than acquiring gear.

So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I
have more than I can reasonably use now. In any event, even these
latest Nikons don't have things I  currently enjoy with the K-3 II,
like in-body image stabilization (with even vintage lenses on front),
and things like no AA filter/microblur AA, and built-in AstroTrack.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:18 PM, John  wrote:

Did Ricoh/Pentax even show up for this year's CES?

On 1/6/2016 9:34 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:


So I expect that all of you have been made aware one way or another of
the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras.  Pretty much every electronics site that
it's my misfortune to belong to has sent me an announcement.

The specifications are quite impressive.

There's been a bit of noise on various Nikon fora in the past that the
K-5 and later the K-3 cameras had taken the mantle of the Nikon D300s as
the Top enthusiast/semi pro APS-C camera body.  Seems that after
literally years of begging, by Nikon fanboys for a new D300s Nikon has
decided to reclaim that mantle.

I could be wrong but it looks like Nikon really does pay attention to
Pentax.



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Re: Cuteness Alert

[Christine Aguila]

Wow, they really are cute!

Cheers, Christine 



> On Jan 7, 2016, at 7:39 PM, jtainter  wrote:
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> Great Pyrenees puppies:
> 
> http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57054002
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> Joe
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Re: dang 600mm lens

[J.C. O'Connell]

fringing would be less of an issue on a ff digital.

On 1/7/2016 5:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Not a bad price, but I would be concerned about fringing on digital.

Paul via phone


On Jan 7, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Gonz  wrote:

don't see this often:

http://www.ebay.com/cln/contours/Pentax-A-600mm/154084719018?_trksid=p2045573.m2687.l4914&_trkparms=reqid%3Dcoll_1452205959377_-1444967556%26collectionid%3D154084719018%26pos%3D4%26pid%3D1

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Re: Lunchtime Visitor

[Paul Stenquist]

It’s just bokeh, IMO. The background is very busy with small spruce needles 
intertwined with cedar needles and dead branches, all of which were brighter 
lit than the cardinal. There’s not a lot of sharpening here, but it’s a 
considerable crop, so noise and other problems are magnified. This shot would 
have been a mess with my A 400/5.6. Thus far,  the 150-450 seems to generate 
good bokeh, but with any lens, the look is largely a product of what is back 
there. In this example, it rendered the out of focus elements in a much nicer 
fashion: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18146695=lg
> On Jan 6, 2016, at 7:10 PM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
> 
> 
> Paul,
> 
> It is a nice picture, but I am curious about a certain aspect of it that 
> might be a characteristic of the lens:
> The background (especially the green from the tree right in the middle of the 
> photo) seems to have some type of high-frequency "jitter".
> I wonder what's the origin of that?
> I could see a few different possible sources:
> 1. strange bokeh in combination with the small features of the tree
> 2. camera shake (motion blur) that is compensated for the in-focus items, but 
> not quite for the background.
> 3. sharpening combined with one of the above
> 4. ... (?)
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Igor
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> 
>> Took a break and sat outside at noon today. This guy was too distant - the
>> pic is only about 30% of frame - so it.s nothing special. But it's a nice
>> example of lens performance. K-3 DFA 150-450, f5.6, 1/1250th, ISO 1250,
>> handheld, 450mm. I like the way this combination locks in focus, but at this
>> distance, about 70 feet I'd guess,  finding the critter in the tree is a
>> chore. But once I get a single point on him, it.ll lock right in.
>> 
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18154948=lg
>> 
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Re: PESO - Cold Weather Ride

[Christine Aguila]

HI Frank:

Body position of the two cyclists is excellent!  Very nice image!  Cheers, 
Christine


> On Jan 6, 2016, at 7:21 PM, frank theriault  wrote:
> 
> Cooler weather need not keep one off one's bike:
> 
> http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2016/01/cold-weather-ride.html
> 
> Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome.
> 
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> 
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Re: PESO - New Look

[Christine Aguila]

Hi Rick:  Well exposed and the frame offers a very nice street scape.  Cheers, 
Christine


> On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> Speaking of the UK...
> 
> This shopping complex in the Bloomsbury section of London was a grim, arid 
> Soviet-style desert when we lived nearby 35 years ago. It has changed.
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18149688=lg
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> (K-5, DA 16-45)
> 
> Comments appreciated.
> 
> Rick
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Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version)

[Christine Aguila]

> - Original Message - From: "knarf" 
> Subject: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version)
> 
>> 
>> And the colour:
>> 
>> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/the-number-you-have-dialled.html?m=0

I’ve changed my mind, Frank!  I think the color rendering is much stronger and 
more dynamic.  Cheers, Christine
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Re: PESO - Cold Weather Ride

[Paul Stenquist]

Well done. Nicely framed and a good sense of motion.
Paul

> On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:21 PM, frank theriault  wrote:
> 
> Cooler weather need not keep one off one's bike:
> 
> http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2016/01/cold-weather-ride.html
> 
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> 
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> 
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Re: OT: Happy New Year

[Mark C]

Cool image! Happy new year, Jens.

On 1/6/2016 6:56 AM, Jens Bladt wrote:


https://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/24208928465/in/dateposted-public/

Regards
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Re: Boris 2016 #02 - Etude

[Mark C]

Very dramatic image that captures the mood well. Nice.

On 1/6/2016 12:16 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:

Hi!

Somehow the weather, the music and the photo fit together...

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/01/2016-02-etude.html

In case you don't read the blogpost itself, but only look at the 
picture - I've decided to start a new kind of ongoing project. I would 
suggest a music to listen to while looking at my photos. I often do it 
myself during editing or even simply when I look at photographs.


For this photo I suggest: "Now We Are Free", by Hans Zimmer and Lisa 
Gerrard from "Gladiator" movie soundtrack.


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Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

[Darren Addy]

Nikon has lots of adherents and spends lots of advertising dollars, so
it is not surprising that whatever Nikon rolls out gets lots of
attention. Also, blogs and photosites are beasts that need to be fed,
so ANY photographic new is grist for the mill, particularly when it is
from one of the Big Dogs.

However, these announcements hold very little interest for me. I don't
own Nikon mount glass (other than a couple of older screw-AF Nikkors
that I plan to sell, a 50mm f1.8 and a 70-210mm f/4-5.6. Oh, and an
old AI 135mm manual focus). The only people who really might have more
than a passing interest are those who can afford to sell everything in
one mount and reinvest in another (and that certainly isn't me).

I remain quite pleased with the current Pentax offerings (frankly,
anything since the K-5 remains a superb choice for virtually ANY photo
enthusiast). Cameras are like automobiles in some respects. If one
wants to focus on what one doesn't have or can't afford (like a
Lamborghini or Bugatti (then one can go through their whole life
unhappy and envious).

I'm at the point where I would really only LIKE another one or two
lenses (the DA* 200mm f/2.8 and a fast Rokinon ultrawide -either 14mm
or 16mm) and I really couldn't ask for much more. I'm ready to turn my
attention to trips and taking photos more than acquiring gear.

So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I
have more than I can reasonably use now. In any event, even these
latest Nikons don't have things I  currently enjoy with the K-3 II,
like in-body image stabilization (with even vintage lenses on front),
and things like no AA filter/microblur AA, and built-in AstroTrack.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:18 PM, John  wrote:
> Did Ricoh/Pentax even show up for this year's CES?
>
> On 1/6/2016 9:34 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
>>
>> So I expect that all of you have been made aware one way or another of
>> the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras.  Pretty much every electronics site that
>> it's my misfortune to belong to has sent me an announcement.
>>
>> The specifications are quite impressive.
>>
>> There's been a bit of noise on various Nikon fora in the past that the
>> K-5 and later the K-3 cameras had taken the mantle of the Nikon D300s as
>> the Top enthusiast/semi pro APS-C camera body.  Seems that after
>> literally years of begging, by Nikon fanboys for a new D300s Nikon has
>> decided to reclaim that mantle.
>>
>> I could be wrong but it looks like Nikon really does pay attention to
>> Pentax.
>>
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Cuteness Alert

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Great Pyrenees puppies:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57054002

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Re: Cuteness Alert

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What sweet little white fluff balls, who will turn into gigantic white 
dogs, after you fall in love with them.


On 1/7/2016 8:39 PM, jtainter wrote:

Great Pyrenees puppies:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57054002

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Re: OT - Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW bag on great sale ($10 or less)

[Ken Waller]

Does it have wheels?

That's way too much weight for me to carry if I'm going any distance from 
the car.


I'm continually loking for ways to lighten the load.

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "Mark C" 

Subject: Re: OT - Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW bag on great sale ($10 or less)


My copy of this bag arrived today and this afternoon I transferred the 
contents of the Lowepro Mini Trekker Classic to the new bag... and then 
added a few lenses.


So at this point I have the bag loaded up with the following:

K-3 with attached DA 17-70 f4
Mz-S with attached FA 28-105 f4.5-5.6
IR converted Coolpix 6000
FA 20-35 f4
F 28 f2.8
FA 50 f1.7
DA 18-55
DFA 100 f2.8 macro
A* 200 f4 macro
Sigma EX 70-200 f2.8
Tokina ATX 400 f5.6
AF360FGZ flash

It's a well designed bag. Oddly, it subjectively appears (to me at least) 
to be smaller than the Mini Trekker when it was fully loaded, but the Nova 
Sport is holding 3 additional lenses (the A*200 macro, the 400mm f5.6, and 
the Da 18-55). I realized that I have almost as much in it as I used to 
carry in a very large Tamrac 612, which has 12 lens compartments vs the 8 
in the Lowepro. The  Nova Sport better accommodates camera with lenses 
attached, so compartments aren't taken up with camera bodies (which wasted 
some of the capacity on the Tramrac 612), but I am still carrying a few 
less lenses and a lot less miscellaneous stuff.


The only cons would be that the Nova Sport is rather light on general 
purpose compartments. I still use 35mm B film and had to cut back on the 
number of filters I packed and also added an external film bag where I was 
able to pack film in the general purpose compartment of the Mini Trekker. 
I still have to figure out how to fit in some of my macro brackets and a 
few other items.


But still - I'm figuring that the K-1 and attached zoom should fit where 
the Mz-S is now so I can see this being my main bag for a while.


Thanks again for pointing this out, Igor!

Mark



On 1/4/2016 12:55 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

My bag showed up today and I like it a lot. It is pretty roomy and
versatile for its size. For one thing, my laptop fits in its slot
PERFECTLY. Secondly, I like it for it's "8-pack" arrangement which can
store longer lenses (optionally with a body or two attached) and
larger external flash unit(s). My shorter lenses will probably remain
in my backpack bags. In addition it has a couple of pockets for
filters, ColorChecker, etc. It is even plenty tall enough for the
Bigma, with body attached (but hood must be reversed for storage).
All-in-all a handsome bag and a pretty good value even before the
rebate (IMHO).

Thanks again for passing along that link, Igor!



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Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

[Boris Liberman]

Darren, I think you miss a certain point in your reasoning.

You see, Nikon have once again pushed the envelope. How successfully -
it remains to be seen, but based on their track record - I expect
excellent stuff from them. Notice the quite new AF module that appears
to breath new life into the DSLR in general. As you know, many a mass
media are telling us that DSLR concept is dead, because mirrorless is
taking over. Not quite so, I say. The maximal sensitivity is mind
boggling and likely it won't be as good. However, it means that other
manufacturers (Canon, Sony) would have to respond. Some of that tech
will trickle down to affordable common public gear.

Basically, Nikon has made their move as far as competition goes. I say
- any competition is a good thing as it makes your brand of choice to
move forward too.

Having said that - as you correctly said - K-5 is a superb choice. I
was thinking of upgrading my 5 years old K-5 to K-5iis, but I learned
that it is still quite unreliable as far as flash exposure goes, and
indeed, my K-5 is not giving me very consistent results with Metz
50-AF1 flash unit. So, I am still staying with good old K-5. I expect
that when FF body comes out, many would start dumping their K-3ii's...
I'd watch the prices and if they are low enough for me - I'd probably
move from K-5 to K-3ii... I should say, however, that it seems to me
that high ISO performance of K-3(ii) is somewhat weaker than that of
K-5. Kind of closes the circle, don't you think?

Boris


On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 3:53 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:
> Nikon has lots of adherents and spends lots of advertising dollars, so
> it is not surprising that whatever Nikon rolls out gets lots of
> attention. Also, blogs and photosites are beasts that need to be fed,
> so ANY photographic new is grist for the mill, particularly when it is
> from one of the Big Dogs.
>
> However, these announcements hold very little interest for me. I don't
> own Nikon mount glass (other than a couple of older screw-AF Nikkors
> that I plan to sell, a 50mm f1.8 and a 70-210mm f/4-5.6. Oh, and an
> old AI 135mm manual focus). The only people who really might have more
> than a passing interest are those who can afford to sell everything in
> one mount and reinvest in another (and that certainly isn't me).
>
> I remain quite pleased with the current Pentax offerings (frankly,
> anything since the K-5 remains a superb choice for virtually ANY photo
> enthusiast). Cameras are like automobiles in some respects. If one
> wants to focus on what one doesn't have or can't afford (like a
> Lamborghini or Bugatti (then one can go through their whole life
> unhappy and envious).
>
> I'm at the point where I would really only LIKE another one or two
> lenses (the DA* 200mm f/2.8 and a fast Rokinon ultrawide -either 14mm
> or 16mm) and I really couldn't ask for much more. I'm ready to turn my
> attention to trips and taking photos more than acquiring gear.
>
> So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I
> have more than I can reasonably use now. In any event, even these
> latest Nikons don't have things I  currently enjoy with the K-3 II,
> like in-body image stabilization (with even vintage lenses on front),
> and things like no AA filter/microblur AA, and built-in AstroTrack.
>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:18 PM, John  wrote:
>> Did Ricoh/Pentax even show up for this year's CES?
>>
>> On 1/6/2016 9:34 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
>>>
>>> So I expect that all of you have been made aware one way or another of
>>> the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras.  Pretty much every electronics site that
>>> it's my misfortune to belong to has sent me an announcement.
>>>
>>> The specifications are quite impressive.
>>>
>>> There's been a bit of noise on various Nikon fora in the past that the
>>> K-5 and later the K-3 cameras had taken the mantle of the Nikon D300s as
>>> the Top enthusiast/semi pro APS-C camera body.  Seems that after
>>> literally years of begging, by Nikon fanboys for a new D300s Nikon has
>>> decided to reclaim that mantle.
>>>
>>> I could be wrong but it looks like Nikon really does pay attention to
>>> Pentax.
>>>
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PESO 2016 - 004 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

This morning, while having breakfast at the cafe...

  https://flic.kr/p/CLScZb

enjoy!
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Re: OT - Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW bag on great sale ($10 or less)

[Larry Colen]

On January 7, 2016 8:52:34 PM PST, Ken Waller  wrote:
>Does it have wheels?
>
>That's way too much weight for me to carry if I'm going any distance
>from 
>the car.
>
>I'm continually loking for ways to lighten the load.

You could send me a bunch of your lenses, then you won't need to carry them.

>
>Kenneth Waller
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>
>- Original Message - 
>From: "Mark C" 
>Subject: Re: OT - Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW bag on great sale ($10 or
>less)
>
>
>> My copy of this bag arrived today and this afternoon I transferred
>the 
>> contents of the Lowepro Mini Trekker Classic to the new bag... and
>then 
>> added a few lenses.
>>
>> So at this point I have the bag loaded up with the following:
>>
>> K-3 with attached DA 17-70 f4
>> Mz-S with attached FA 28-105 f4.5-5.6
>> IR converted Coolpix 6000
>> FA 20-35 f4
>> F 28 f2.8
>> FA 50 f1.7
>> DA 18-55
>> DFA 100 f2.8 macro
>> A* 200 f4 macro
>> Sigma EX 70-200 f2.8
>> Tokina ATX 400 f5.6
>> AF360FGZ flash
>>
>> It's a well designed bag. Oddly, it subjectively appears (to me at
>least) 
>> to be smaller than the Mini Trekker when it was fully loaded, but the
>Nova 
>> Sport is holding 3 additional lenses (the A*200 macro, the 400mm
>f5.6, and 
>> the Da 18-55). I realized that I have almost as much in it as I used
>to 
>> carry in a very large Tamrac 612, which has 12 lens compartments vs
>the 8 
>> in the Lowepro. The  Nova Sport better accommodates camera with
>lenses 
>> attached, so compartments aren't taken up with camera bodies (which
>wasted 
>> some of the capacity on the Tramrac 612), but I am still carrying a
>few 
>> less lenses and a lot less miscellaneous stuff.
>>
>> The only cons would be that the Nova Sport is rather light on general
>
>> purpose compartments. I still use 35mm B film and had to cut back
>on the 
>> number of filters I packed and also added an external film bag where
>I was 
>> able to pack film in the general purpose compartment of the Mini
>Trekker. 
>> I still have to figure out how to fit in some of my macro brackets
>and a 
>> few other items.
>>
>> But still - I'm figuring that the K-1 and attached zoom should fit
>where 
>> the Mz-S is now so I can see this being my main bag for a while.
>>
>> Thanks again for pointing this out, Igor!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/4/2016 12:55 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
>>> My bag showed up today and I like it a lot. It is pretty roomy and
>>> versatile for its size. For one thing, my laptop fits in its slot
>>> PERFECTLY. Secondly, I like it for it's "8-pack" arrangement which
>can
>>> store longer lenses (optionally with a body or two attached) and
>>> larger external flash unit(s). My shorter lenses will probably
>remain
>>> in my backpack bags. In addition it has a couple of pockets for
>>> filters, ColorChecker, etc. It is even plenty tall enough for the
>>> Bigma, with body attached (but hood must be reversed for storage).
>>> All-in-all a handsome bag and a pretty good value even before the
>>> rebate (IMHO).
>>>
>>> Thanks again for passing along that link, Igor!

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[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

More Palm Springs Air Museum ...

  https://flic.kr/p/Cunk8G
  
enjoy! 

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Re: OT: Meanwhile at TOP.

[Larry Colen]

Bill wrote:

On 1/3/2016 9:31 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:

I'll report so you don't have to actually visit.

FUJI has a new 90mm lens. It's very sharp. Mike Johnston doesn't see
any point to it. The rest is just dressing to justify his feelings.
That is all.



I played with the 90mm somewhat before it was actually released to the
public. It's an excellent lens, and if you like the FOV it's a very good
lens.
I don't, I've always found the 135mm (equivalent in this case) to be too
short to be a telephoto and too long to be much good for anything else.


I don't see how people can say "this FOV is not much use".  There are so 
many things that go into choosing the focal length: distance from 
subject, size of subject, how much of the background you want to include 
or exclude, how far away you can get, how close you can get, and even 
desired depth of field.


I could see saying that you only use certain focal lengths for a 
particular type of photo in a particular setting.  If you only shoot 
portraits in one studio, then I could see having one lens for face 
shots, one for standing portraits, one for group portraits.


I could see someone saying that they never need a fisheye, or a 
telephoto over 1,300mm, but to pick one focal length or field of view 
that is well in the range of the widest and longest in your toolkit and 
say "this FOV isn't much use", rather than "I already have this FOV and 
that one isn't enough different to be worth the money" doesn't make much 
sense to me.







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Re: PESO - The Number You Have Dialed... (B version)

[steve harley]

On 2016-01-02 12:39 , knarf wrote:

I posted a colour version of this back in October. I just did a quick-and-nasty 
monochrome rendering on my phone and I have to say, I really don't know which I 
prefer:

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2016/01/peso-number-you-have-dialed-b-version.html?m=0

And the colour:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/the-number-you-have-dialled.html?m=0

Thoughts? Preference? Thanks.


i looked at the black & white first, and liked the way the pedestrian became 
just a geometric element, with angles juxtaposed like the cigarette and 
door, strung along the cord


then i looked at the color image; it is much less abstract, becomes more of 
a "catch" than a composition, but the tones are really nice



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dang 600mm lens

[Gonz]

don't see this often:

http://www.ebay.com/cln/contours/Pentax-A-600mm/154084719018?_trksid=p2045573.m2687.l4914&_trkparms=reqid%3Dcoll_1452205959377_-1444967556%26collectionid%3D154084719018%26pos%3D4%26pid%3D1

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