Re: DA35 macro on a K-1

[Larry Colen]

Paul Stenquist wrote:

Yes, I think you should. I will happily assist you.


The next time you're in town I'll happily bring you there.



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Re: sorting astrotracer photos from non

[John]

On 7/2/2016 6:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 3:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 12:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

We went out playing with cameras last night. Is there a way to find
some
indication of astrotracer in lightroom? I've tried using Friedl's data
explorer and metadata viewer and nothing is leaping out at me on it.



If you are using astrotracer, you will have GPS turned on. Do you
habitually shoot with GPS on?
Can lightroom sort by GPS?


On the nights when I'm shooting with astrotracer GPS will be on the
whole time. It's when they are mixed in together that I need to sort
them out.







A really easy way is to tag them upon import.


That would be easy, if every photo I took in that session was with
astrotracer.  Sometimes when doing night landscapes I'll shoot the same
shot both with and without astrotracer.  In theory I'd be able to use
photoshop and combine the sharp portions of each photo.

Any exposure over 30 seconds will be astrotracer.

Unfortunately, exif does not seem to have anything indicating that it
was in bulb mode.







I wonder if it would be worth going back to methods from film days & 
just carry a little notebook and writing the information down while you 
are taking your photos?


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Re: DA35 macro on a K-1

[Paul Stenquist]

Yes, I think you should. I will happily assist you.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 9:22 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Yum! But more depth of field would serve you well here.
> 
> Damn! You mean I have to go back and do that whole shoot over again?
> 
> 
>> 
>> Paul via phone
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I tried the DA35 on the K-1 shooting against a lighter colored background, 
>>> and yes, it does vignette a bit.  Not quite down to APS levels of crop, but 
>>> you only get about 40mm of unobstructed field of view (unless you crop your 
>>> photos square).
>>> 
>>> For your amusement, some photos from the new sushi restaurant in Felton:
>>> 
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667748625903
>>> 
>>> I'll just call the vignetting an artistic effect and go with that. It 
>>> probably cost Instagram several weeks of engineering to add a filter that 
>>> does the same thing.
>>> 
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Pretty airhead

[Larry Colen]

I saw this pretty airhead about 44 years old and had to snap a few photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27767436980/in/album-72157670442177396/

C appreciated.

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Re: DA35 macro on a K-1

[Larry Colen]

Paul Stenquist wrote:

Yum! But more depth of field would serve you well here.


Damn! You mean I have to go back and do that whole shoot over again?




Paul via phone


On Jul 2, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

I tried the DA35 on the K-1 shooting against a lighter colored background, and 
yes, it does vignette a bit.  Not quite down to APS levels of crop, but you 
only get about 40mm of unobstructed field of view (unless you crop your photos 
square).

For your amusement, some photos from the new sushi restaurant in Felton:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667748625903

I'll just call the vignetting an artistic effect and go with that. It probably 
cost Instagram several weeks of engineering to add a filter that does the same 
thing.

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Re: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

[Stanley Halpin]

I think there is a circular relationship which validates the truth of your 
comment Mark, as far as it goes.
If you have only one lens, you will be limited in the subjects you can shoot 
and you will tend to get good at it. E.g., if you have a macro, you’ll probably 
shoot macro. If you have a long lens, you’ll probably look for birds (feminine 
or avian, your choice). On the other hand, if you are mostly interested in 
landscapes you’ll buy a medium-wide lens and use that for landscapes. Seldom 
will you use that for birds. So, subject matter dictates lenses needed, lenses 
on hand dictate subjects you will try to shoot. If you only shoot a narrow 
range of subjects, you’ll probably get pretty good in that one genre.

My problem, and it is a nice problem to have, is that I like many forms of 
photography, I enjoy being in the streets of Florence or the alleyways of 
Venice, I enjoy macro shots of ugly bugs or weird frogs or fantastic 
dragonflies in the middle of a boggy meadow, I enjoy wildlife and scenic 
vistas… And I have been able to slowly accumulate a good kit which gives me 
tools to use in many circumstances. But it is not feasible to have that kit 
travel with me, and so I go through a planning process of trying to anticipate 
what I might use, how I would use it, etc. As you suggest, I would probably 
improve my results if I concentrated on fewer subjects and less equipment.

And it would be simpler to travel with one or two lenses. I have fond memories 
of walking the streets and alleyways of Rome with Meg and Gianfranco a few 
years ago. I had two identical camera bodies with me (K-20 IIRC) and several 
lenses. Mounted one body was the DA 55/1.8, the other had the FA 77/1.8. 
Through the whole day and evening I never felt any temptation to swap in the 
DA16-50 or DA50-135 I had in my shoulder bag; excess weight. Today in the same 
circumstances I would probably spend the whole day with one K-1, and only the 
24-70/2.8. With 70-200 in the bag in case I felt really inspired to get some of 
the finer architectural details.

stan

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 7:53 PM, Mark Stringer  wrote:
> 
> I think I was a better photographer when all I had was a camera and one lens. 
>  Life was simple and I always had the right equipment because I had all of my 
> equipment.
> 
> Stringer
> "I like photographs but my ability for critique is limited to some expression 
> of "I like it".  
> Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent 
> (probably a cat)."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stanley Halpin
> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 11:07 AM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Subject: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300
> 
> I have been dithering. Just not sure if I want/need the 15-30, 24-70, 70-200 
> lenses. I ultimately descended into the depths of analytic consideration: I 
> constructed a spreadsheet-type layout of my current and possible new lenses 
> for APS-C, FF, and 645 cameras, and then stared at that for hours. Trying to 
> anticipate what I would take on my next few planned trips, how I would carry 
> it, what shots are “must have”, etc. And at least for now I do have all three 
> bodies. Each has unique features, I already have a fairly broad set of lenses 
> for the 645 and APS-C, but not for the K-1. Particularly if I want AW and 
> quick-shift AF.
> 
> So throughout the last few weeks as I have been agonizing over this issue, 
> B helpfully, through the magic of cookies and other modern magic, has been 
> popping up thumbnail teasers of their ongoing special deals. Throughout, the 
> 24-70/2.8 has been right at $1300, the 70-200/2.8 right at $1800. This 
> morning was the same. I clicked through to B and was shocked to see the 
> 70-200/2.8 now at $2300! 
> 
> I jumped over to Adorama, their prices are still $1300 and $1800. I ordered 
> both lenses. I’ll worry next week about whether I will keep one or both, but 
> it seemed that if I waited it might cost me $500 or more above what I had 
> been expecting.
> 
> stan
> 
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Re: DA35 macro on a K-1

[Paul Stenquist]

Yum! But more depth of field would serve you well here.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> I tried the DA35 on the K-1 shooting against a lighter colored background, 
> and yes, it does vignette a bit.  Not quite down to APS levels of crop, but 
> you only get about 40mm of unobstructed field of view (unless you crop your 
> photos square).
> 
> For your amusement, some photos from the new sushi restaurant in Felton:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667748625903
> 
> I'll just call the vignetting an artistic effect and go with that. It 
> probably cost Instagram several weeks of engineering to add a filter that 
> does the same thing.
> 
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DA35 macro on a K-1

[Larry Colen]

I tried the DA35 on the K-1 shooting against a lighter colored 
background, and yes, it does vignette a bit.  Not quite down to APS 
levels of crop, but you only get about 40mm of unobstructed field of 
view (unless you crop your photos square).


For your amusement, some photos from the new sushi restaurant in Felton:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667748625903

I'll just call the vignetting an artistic effect and go with that. It 
probably cost Instagram several weeks of engineering to add a filter 
that does the same thing.


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For Sale (very late Friday) K-18/3.5

[Stanley Halpin]

A few weeks ago Colin noticed a PK A-50/1.2 for sale on the Chicago area 
Craigslist. He mentioned it here, I followed up, and I bought it. 

The seller just texted me that he has a K-18/3.5 for sale “and a few others.” 
If interested let me know and I’ll pass along the contact information.

My experience with this guy was harrowing. Dealing with an unknown person… Does 
he have the item he claims to be selling, or is it a fraud? Is the item his to 
sell, or is it stolen? Will you ever actually get the item once it is paid for? 
On arrival, does the Ex+ lens turn out to be a Bgn at best? Spoiler alert, this 
one turned out well.

I called the guy, left a message. He called back a few hours later. I asked him 
about the lens, where he bought it, how long he had had it, what the condition 
was, etc. He wasn’t very forthcoming (like maybe he didn’t trust me?) but I 
eventually got enough to believe that he had indeed bought the lens used, 
couldn’t cope with the non-AF aspect of the lens, and so was selling. I sent 
him the requested $ via Paypal.

A week later I called, left a message asking where the lens was. He said that 
he was at school, the lens was out at his parents’ house and he hadn’t the time 
to retrieve it yet. But soon…

A week later I sent a formal query via the PayPal dispute resolution system. 
Got a quick response that he really would be putting the lens in the mail right 
away. This was a Saturday afternoon. A few minutes later I had an automated 
notice from USPS saying that postage for a package for me had been purchased. 
The following Wednesday I called, asked why the tracking number showed that the 
package had never been mailed. “Because I dropped it off at the post office 
after hours and so it was never logged into their system…” Yeah, right.

The next day the lens arrived. ’Tis a thing of beauty. I logged a “situation 
resolved” into the Paypal system, texted the seller that all was good.

So, is dealing with him like dealing with an experienced seller? Not so much. 
But if you have strong nerves and are interested in what he is selling, let me 
know and I’ll give you his contact info.

stan
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Re: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

[Paul Stenquist]

I wasn't a better photographer when I had less equipment, but I may have 
benefited from having to work for years with a 35mm camera and two lenses plus 
a 6x6 TLR. My lenses were scratched and incapable of truly good work but I was 
able to do well enough to publish numerous photos. Now with much better 
equipment I can produce much better results. Perhaps photographers should have 
to shoot with shit for twenty years or so but once they learn their craft, good 
equipment will prove a tremendous advantage.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 7:53 PM, Mark Stringer  wrote:
> 
> I think I was a better photographer when all I had was a camera and one lens. 
>  Life was simple and I always had the right equipment because I had all of my 
> equipment.
> 
> Stringer
> "I like photographs but my ability for critique is limited to some expression 
> of "I like it".  
> Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent 
> (probably a cat)."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stanley Halpin
> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 11:07 AM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Subject: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300
> 
> I have been dithering. Just not sure if I want/need the 15-30, 24-70, 70-200 
> lenses. I ultimately descended into the depths of analytic consideration: I 
> constructed a spreadsheet-type layout of my current and possible new lenses 
> for APS-C, FF, and 645 cameras, and then stared at that for hours. Trying to 
> anticipate what I would take on my next few planned trips, how I would carry 
> it, what shots are “must have”, etc. And at least for now I do have all three 
> bodies. Each has unique features, I already have a fairly broad set of lenses 
> for the 645 and APS-C, but not for the K-1. Particularly if I want AW and 
> quick-shift AF.
> 
> So throughout the last few weeks as I have been agonizing over this issue, 
> B helpfully, through the magic of cookies and other modern magic, has been 
> popping up thumbnail teasers of their ongoing special deals. Throughout, the 
> 24-70/2.8 has been right at $1300, the 70-200/2.8 right at $1800. This 
> morning was the same. I clicked through to B and was shocked to see the 
> 70-200/2.8 now at $2300! 
> 
> I jumped over to Adorama, their prices are still $1300 and $1800. I ordered 
> both lenses. I’ll worry next week about whether I will keep one or both, but 
> it seemed that if I waited it might cost me $500 or more above what I had 
> been expecting.
> 
> stan
> 
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Re: Playing at night, K-1 various lenses, some astrotracer

[Larry Colen]

Mark Stringer wrote:

Those are great shots Larry.


Thanks a bunch.


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RE: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

[Mark Stringer]

I think I was a better photographer when all I had was a camera and one lens.  
Life was simple and I always had the right equipment because I had all of my 
equipment.

Stringer
"I like photographs but my ability for critique is limited to some expression 
of "I like it".  
Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent (probably 
a cat)."




-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stanley Halpin
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 11:07 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
Subject: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

I have been dithering. Just not sure if I want/need the 15-30, 24-70, 70-200 
lenses. I ultimately descended into the depths of analytic consideration: I 
constructed a spreadsheet-type layout of my current and possible new lenses for 
APS-C, FF, and 645 cameras, and then stared at that for hours. Trying to 
anticipate what I would take on my next few planned trips, how I would carry 
it, what shots are “must have”, etc. And at least for now I do have all three 
bodies. Each has unique features, I already have a fairly broad set of lenses 
for the 645 and APS-C, but not for the K-1. Particularly if I want AW and 
quick-shift AF.

So throughout the last few weeks as I have been agonizing over this issue, B 
helpfully, through the magic of cookies and other modern magic, has been 
popping up thumbnail teasers of their ongoing special deals. Throughout, the 
24-70/2.8 has been right at $1300, the 70-200/2.8 right at $1800. This morning 
was the same. I clicked through to B and was shocked to see the 70-200/2.8 
now at $2300! 

I jumped over to Adorama, their prices are still $1300 and $1800. I ordered 
both lenses. I’ll worry next week about whether I will keep one or both, but it 
seemed that if I waited it might cost me $500 or more above what I had been 
expecting.

stan


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RE: Playing at night, K-1 various lenses, some astrotracer

[Mark Stringer]

Those are great shots Larry.

Stringer
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expression of "I like it".  
Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent
(probably a cat)."



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Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:48 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss List 
Subject: Playing at night, K-1 various lenses, some astrotracer


Last night we went up towards the end of Empire Grade (between Jamison Creek
and Lockheed) to try some night photography.  I wanted to try out both
astrotracer and the Rokinon 24/1.4 with the K-1.

This might be the nicest shot photographically. I was mostly looking to
learn the gear, but it's nice when you get something half decent out of the
attempt.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27430114234/in/album-7215766773260871
4/

This images is a real cipher, because when I look at it in lightroom, the
burn-in from the adjustment brush is a lot more even.  At first I got the
weird artifact even in loupe mode, but not in develop. I've gotten rid of it
in loupe mode, but it is showing up in flickr.

Full album shot with the 24/1.4 and the 15-30, some in astrotracer here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667732608714/with/280440222
75/

If fluidr cooperates, you can see them with exif data here:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667732608714/with/2804402227
5/

I also had a go at photographing Andromeda, shot with the takumar (bayonet)
1:2.5 135mm (actually Luiz's copy of the lens)
A* 200/2.8
FA 80-200/2.8
Tamron Adaptall 300/2.8 (some in crop mode)

http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157670435249006

Since it was an experimental session, I've got a range of exposures with the
different lenses, I also showed some without cropping in lightroom to show
the field of view of each lens.

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Re: sorting astrotracer photos from non

[Larry Colen]

Bill wrote:


Unfortunately, exif does not seem to have anything indicating that it
was in bulb mode.






I take it you can't tell what you were doing by looking at the pictures
during import?


Not always.  If I'm doing a particularly short exposure with a short 
lens, and focal length * seconds is well below 600, there isn't a lot of 
blur.  And those are exactly the situations where I want to be able to 
tell which is which when I'm analyzing the differences between 
astrotracer and not.







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Re: sorting astrotracer photos from non

[Bill]

On 7/2/2016 4:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 3:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 12:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

We went out playing with cameras last night. Is there a way to find
some
indication of astrotracer in lightroom? I've tried using Friedl's data
explorer and metadata viewer and nothing is leaping out at me on it.



If you are using astrotracer, you will have GPS turned on. Do you
habitually shoot with GPS on?
Can lightroom sort by GPS?


On the nights when I'm shooting with astrotracer GPS will be on the
whole time. It's when they are mixed in together that I need to sort
them out.







A really easy way is to tag them upon import.


That would be easy, if every photo I took in that session was with
astrotracer.  Sometimes when doing night landscapes I'll shoot the same
shot both with and without astrotracer.  In theory I'd be able to use
photoshop and combine the sharp portions of each photo.

Any exposure over 30 seconds will be astrotracer.

Unfortunately, exif does not seem to have anything indicating that it
was in bulb mode.





I take it you can't tell what you were doing by looking at the pictures 
during import?


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Re: sorting astrotracer photos from non

[Larry Colen]

Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 3:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 12:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

We went out playing with cameras last night. Is there a way to find
some
indication of astrotracer in lightroom? I've tried using Friedl's data
explorer and metadata viewer and nothing is leaping out at me on it.



If you are using astrotracer, you will have GPS turned on. Do you
habitually shoot with GPS on?
Can lightroom sort by GPS?


On the nights when I'm shooting with astrotracer GPS will be on the
whole time. It's when they are mixed in together that I need to sort
them out.







A really easy way is to tag them upon import.


That would be easy, if every photo I took in that session was with 
astrotracer.  Sometimes when doing night landscapes I'll shoot the same 
shot both with and without astrotracer.  In theory I'd be able to use 
photoshop and combine the sharp portions of each photo.


Any exposure over 30 seconds will be astrotracer.

Unfortunately, exif does not seem to have anything indicating that it 
was in bulb mode.






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Re: sorting astrotracer photos from non

[Bill]

On 7/2/2016 3:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote:



Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 12:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

We went out playing with cameras last night. Is there a way to find some
indication of astrotracer in lightroom? I've tried using Friedl's data
explorer and metadata viewer and nothing is leaping out at me on it.



If you are using astrotracer, you will have GPS turned on. Do you
habitually shoot with GPS on?
Can lightroom sort by GPS?


On the nights when I'm shooting with astrotracer GPS will be on the
whole time.  It's when they are mixed in together that I need to sort
them out.







A really easy way is to tag them upon import.

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Re: Playing at night, K-1 various lenses, some astrotracer

[Larry Colen]

Larry Colen wrote:


Last night we went up towards the end of Empire Grade (between Jamison
Creek and Lockheed) to try some night photography. I wanted to try out
both astrotracer and the Rokinon 24/1.4 with the K-1.

This might be the nicest shot photographically. I was mostly looking to
learn the gear, but it's nice when you get something half decent out of
the attempt.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27430114234/in/album-72157667732608714/


This images is a real cipher, because when I look at it in lightroom,
the burn-in from the adjustment brush is a lot more even. At first I got
the weird artifact even in loupe mode, but not in develop. I've gotten
rid of it in loupe mode, but it is showing up in flickr.


Oops, here's the heisenbug photo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/28044022275/

It looks fine in the develop module, when I'm trying to use the 
adjustment brush to fix it.


It's like the program that won't crash in the debugger.

It was also interesting to note that the long astrotracer shots with the 
24 are clear in the center and have trails around the edges.



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Re: sorting astrotracer photos from non

[Larry Colen]

Bill wrote:

On 7/2/2016 12:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

We went out playing with cameras last night. Is there a way to find some
indication of astrotracer in lightroom? I've tried using Friedl's data
explorer and metadata viewer and nothing is leaping out at me on it.



If you are using astrotracer, you will have GPS turned on. Do you
habitually shoot with GPS on?
Can lightroom sort by GPS?


On the nights when I'm shooting with astrotracer GPS will be on the 
whole time.  It's when they are mixed in together that I need to sort 
them out.






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Playing at night, K-1 various lenses, some astrotracer

[Larry Colen]

Last night we went up towards the end of Empire Grade (between Jamison 
Creek and Lockheed) to try some night photography.  I wanted to try out 
both astrotracer and the Rokinon 24/1.4 with the K-1.


This might be the nicest shot photographically. I was mostly looking to 
learn the gear, but it's nice when you get something half decent out of 
the attempt.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27430114234/in/album-72157667732608714/

This images is a real cipher, because when I look at it in lightroom, 
the burn-in from the adjustment brush is a lot more even.  At first I 
got the weird artifact even in loupe mode, but not in develop. I've 
gotten rid of it in loupe mode, but it is showing up in flickr.


Full album shot with the 24/1.4 and the 15-30, some in astrotracer here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667732608714/with/28044022275/

If fluidr cooperates, you can see them with exif data here:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667732608714/with/28044022275/

I also had a go at photographing Andromeda, shot with the
takumar (bayonet) 1:2.5 135mm (actually Luiz's copy of the lens)
A* 200/2.8
FA 80-200/2.8
Tamron Adaptall 300/2.8 (some in crop mode)

http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157670435249006

Since it was an experimental session, I've got a range of exposures with 
the different lenses, I also showed some without cropping in lightroom 
to show the field of view of each lens.


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Mini PDML in Oxford, pics to follow

[Steve Cottrell]

Some may remember veteran PDMLer Christian Skofteland from a few years
back. He and his wife Kerry and daughter Alex were just finishing a 2
week visit to London and popped over to Oxford where Alma and I met them
for lunch and a wander about. Sadly no Pentax cameras were involved, and
although I carried a couple of Pentax lenses in my bag all day, it was
the Samyang 12/2 that inevitably played the main role today aboard my
Pen F. Really pleased with the results and so I'll put together a
gallery shortly for perusal.

I first met Christian back in 2004 at the start of my first trip to GFM
with the likes of Tom Van Veen, dear Cesar and the inimitable Tanja. We
had beers at a micro-brewery in Virginia (or was it DC?) and although
Christian didn't attend the NC trip, he has kept in touch ever since. He
makes a few business trips to the UK and we meet for a beer. Decent
bloke and the only person I know who named his daughter after a Pentax
camera. True.

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Re: A full frame body for my Pentax lenses

[Steve Cottrell]

On 2/7/16, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Still, I like the way Ricoh makes cameras, and I'm still hoping for some
>kind of mirrorless system from them. How hard would it be to make a K-01
>style body, but with an EVF and the M mount about 20mm away from the
>sensor? Then you could have all kinds of new lens designs, plus a simple
>extension tube of sorts to mount current Pentax lenses. I'd buy that camera. 

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Re: A full frame body for my Pentax lenses

[Larry Colen]

Juan Buhler wrote:


Still, I like the way Ricoh makes cameras, and I'm still hoping for some kind 
of mirrorless system from them. How hard would it be to make a K-01 style body, 
but with an EVF and the M mount about 20mm away from the sensor? Then you could 
have all kinds of new lens designs, plus a simple extension tube of sorts to 
mount current Pentax lenses. I'd buy that camera.


You, and at least three dozen other people.



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PESO - Althea

[Bulent Celasun]

A monochrome (toned) flower image.

https://celasun.wordpress.com/2016/07/02/gulhatmi-althea/

(You have to  click on the image to see it better).

Ricoh GXR A12, practically an APSC sensor camera with a 35mm macro lens.

Comments appreciated.

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Re: A full frame body for my Pentax lenses

[Juan Buhler]

> Yep - you still at Pixar or is that ancient history? Or am I dreaming it up?

Ancient history! I left in 2012 in order to drive my VW van from California to 
Argentina. 

OT warning--this is the blog we kept during the trip, which took two years:

http://www.vanenvan.com

Now back to California, working at a startup company like I'm told all the cool 
kids in this area do. 

Back to cameras and Pentax--I was thinking yesterday, what if Sony had acquired 
Pentax instead of Konica/Minolta back in 2006?  Imagine an A7 with an AF 
k-mount adaptor, Pentax style program and manual modes, TAV, etc?

Still, I like the way Ricoh makes cameras, and I'm still hoping for some kind 
of mirrorless system from them. How hard would it be to make a K-01 style body, 
but with an EVF and the M mount about 20mm away from the sensor? Then you could 
have all kinds of new lens designs, plus a simple extension tube of sorts to 
mount current Pentax lenses. I'd buy that camera. 

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Re: sorting astrotracer photos from non

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On 7/2/2016 12:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

We went out playing with cameras last night. Is there a way to find some
indication of astrotracer in lightroom?  I've tried using Friedl's data
explorer and metadata viewer and nothing is leaping out at me on it.



If you are using astrotracer, you will have GPS turned on. Do you 
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Can lightroom sort by GPS?

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sorting astrotracer photos from non

[Larry Colen]

We went out playing with cameras last night. Is there a way to find some 
indication of astrotracer in lightroom?  I've tried using Friedl's data 
explorer and metadata viewer and nothing is leaping out at me on it.


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Re: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

[John]

The earthquake I remember being discussed was a 7.0 on April 16.

On 7/2/2016 1:18 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:

That was some time ago.

This was more recently, I don't remember exactly who, but I think it was
a camera review site, mentioned some kind of major disruption in Japan,
which was going to make all the new products being announced, a couple
of months ago, be scarce on the ground.

On 7/2/2016 12:56 PM, John wrote:

I remember discussion here that an earthquake had damaged a "chip"
manufacturing facility & speculation that might cause additional delays
delivering the K-1 to those who did not already have pre-ordered units
in the delivery queue. I wouldn't think that would affect the price of
lenses, but it could be the excuse they're hanging a general price
increase on.

On 7/1/2016 5:06 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:

If I remember correctly there was an issue with made in Japan equipment,
especially Nikon and Canon not that long ago due to some sort of natural
disaster.  The price rise could be due to that.

On 7/1/2016 12:55 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:

I'm about ready to finally buy a Pentax DA 1.4x teleconverter, and the
price has gone from $460 to $550 to $600 at B and Adorama over the
past month or so.











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Re: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

[P.J. Alling]

That was some time ago.

This was more recently, I don't remember exactly who, but I think it was 
a camera review site, mentioned some kind of major disruption in Japan, 
which was going to make all the new products being announced, a couple 
of months ago, be scarce on the ground.


On 7/2/2016 12:56 PM, John wrote:

I remember discussion here that an earthquake had damaged a "chip"
manufacturing facility & speculation that might cause additional delays
delivering the K-1 to those who did not already have pre-ordered units
in the delivery queue. I wouldn't think that would affect the price of
lenses, but it could be the excuse they're hanging a general price
increase on.

On 7/1/2016 5:06 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:

If I remember correctly there was an issue with made in Japan equipment,
especially Nikon and Canon not that long ago due to some sort of natural
disaster.  The price rise could be due to that.

On 7/1/2016 12:55 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:

I'm about ready to finally buy a Pentax DA 1.4x teleconverter, and the
price has gone from $460 to $550 to $600 at B and Adorama over the
past month or so.









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Re: PESO - Sitting pretty

[Paul Stenquist]

Nice. You could combine both roles on Nude Gardening Day.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 11:30 AM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> My developing muse. Sadly, my wife hired her as a landscaping
> assistant so she's much less available for modelling!
> 
> Slight nudity.
> 
> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/146678481632
> 
> Model: Camille Boire
> Makeup & hair: Judi Willrich
> Styling, lingerie: Gigi's House of Frills
> 
> 645Z, D-FA 645 90mm/2.8, f:8, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO
> Key light: 5' extreme silver para, above-left.
> Two background lights: 5' strip box right, 7" gridded & barn-doored
> reflector left, rear.
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Re: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

[John]

I remember discussion here that an earthquake had damaged a "chip"
manufacturing facility & speculation that might cause additional delays
delivering the K-1 to those who did not already have pre-ordered units
in the delivery queue. I wouldn't think that would affect the price of
lenses, but it could be the excuse they're hanging a general price
increase on.

On 7/1/2016 5:06 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:

If I remember correctly there was an issue with made in Japan equipment,
especially Nikon and Canon not that long ago due to some sort of natural
disaster.  The price rise could be due to that.

On 7/1/2016 12:55 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:

I'm about ready to finally buy a Pentax DA 1.4x teleconverter, and the
price has gone from $460 to $550 to $600 at B and Adorama over the
past month or so.






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PESO 2016 - 120 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

The Leica SL and the Leica M-D are the antipodes of the digital camera world. 
I've had the SL since last November. It is the most excellent full-feature, 
incredibly versatile, modern camera I've used to date, and replaces nearly 
everything in my camera closet. 

The Leica M-D, by contrast, has and does little other than what a 1980s Leica 
M6 or Nikon FE2 does. No LCD, no options, no AF, no video, no AutoISO, no JPEG 
files. Just focus, shutter speed, aperture, ISO setting, and shutter release. 
It has a button you press to find out how much room you have left on the card 
and how much battery you have left. It has a self timer. You can set the date 
and time which is recorded in your exposures, you can install a firmware 
update. It stores raw files on the storage card. That's it. It's "the other 
camera" I've wanted for the past decade and a half. I bought one. 

I updated the firmware, fitted a neck strap, fitted the Summilux 35 v2. Twisted 
the focusing ring to minimum, set the lens to f/2, the shutter dial to auto, 
and set the self timer on. Plunked it onto the bookcase shelf and pressed the 
button. 

   https://flic.kr/p/JhRu8d

First official photo out of the M-D typ 262. My apologies about the subject. 
The firmware update evidently reset the camera because the file is numbered 
0001. A fitting starting point, I guess. 

I dumped the M4-2 and all its bits out of my Tenba DNA 8 and stuck the M-D as 
accoutered, and the Summarit-M 75mm f/2.4, in the bag.
Time to go for my walk. 

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PESO - Sitting pretty

[Bruce Walker]

My developing muse. Sadly, my wife hired her as a landscaping
assistant so she's much less available for modelling!

Slight nudity.

http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/146678481632

Model: Camille Boire
Makeup & hair: Judi Willrich
Styling, lingerie: Gigi's House of Frills

645Z, D-FA 645 90mm/2.8, f:8, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO
Key light: 5' extreme silver para, above-left.
Two background lights: 5' strip box right, 7" gridded & barn-doored
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PESO - Finding Dorrie

[Bruce Walker]

It's been far too long since I posted a shot with my muse. Slight nudity.

http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/146778722142

Model: Dorrie Mack
Makeup & hair: Judi Willrich
Styling, lingerie: Gigi's House of Frills
Robe: What Katie Did: Hollywood Robe

Pentax 645Z, D-FA 645 90mm/2.8, f:8, 1/125th sec 100 ISO

Key light: 22" beauty dish with 15 degree grid, camera-left.
Accent: 8.5" reflector with 30 degree grid, overhead behind.
Fill: 5' parabolic with diffuser, camera-right.

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Re: Peso: Fishing bird

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On 7/2/2016 7:07 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

I had no idea that there are inland pelicans. Very ice shot, besides being
educational!


We always seem to have a few here during the summer. I don't know if at 
one point a mating pair found it's way here accidentally or what.



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Re: Peso: Fishing bird

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I had no idea that there are inland pelicans. Very ice shot, besides being
educational!

Rick

On Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Bill  wrote:

> I was out this morning getting my picture for the upcoming PUG (which is
> very nice), and noticed this fellow swimming around the lake fishing for
> the fingerlings that inhabit it.
> The EXIF is wrong, it was shot with the A*600/5.6 and A1.4X-L
> teleconverter on the K1.
> ISO 640, f/14, 1/640th second.
>
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/pelican.html
>
> enjoy
>
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Re: OT: Best 27-inch monitor?

[Paul Stenquist]

Thanks Rick. I'm going for it, and my son gets the 2011 iMac that I'm using as 
a monitor.

Paul via phone

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> Paul,
> 
> That's the successor to the U2410 that I have at home (and to the U2407 at
> work). Both are excellent, sharp, wide-gamut monitors that I've been very
> happy with. Reviewers have noted that the quality/price ratio is hard to
> beat.
> 
> Rick
> 
>> On Friday, July 1, 2016, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Juan. It seems to be a good value.
>> 
>> Paul via phone
>> 
 On Jul 1, 2016, at 6:03 PM, Juan Buhler >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> I don't know that specific monitor, but I'm typing this on what seems the
>>> same model, except 2560x1440 (same resolution as a non-5K 27" iMac)
>>> 
>>> It is great quality, I've had it for about a year and I love it. I would
>> be
>>> getting the one you link to if I were in the market for a monitor
>> now--the
>>> higher res one wasn't available, or at least not at that price, when I
>> got
>>> this.
>>> 
>>> j
>>> 
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 On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 8:59 AM, Paul Stenquist > > wrote:
 
 I’m currently using my old iMac in target mode as a second monitor, but
 I’d like to put it back in service as a computer for my son to use.
>> Apple
 thunderbolt monitors seem overpriced and they are being discontinued.
>> This
 Dell looks good and the price is reasonable:
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1106149-REG/dell_p2715q_27_3840x2160_dh.html
 
 Are there better options?
 
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Re: OT: Best 27-inch monitor?

[Rick Womer]

Paul,

That's the successor to the U2410 that I have at home (and to the U2407 at
work). Both are excellent, sharp, wide-gamut monitors that I've been very
happy with. Reviewers have noted that the quality/price ratio is hard to
beat.

Rick

On Friday, July 1, 2016, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

> Thanks Juan. It seems to be a good value.
>
> Paul via phone
>
> > On Jul 1, 2016, at 6:03 PM, Juan Buhler  > wrote:
> >
> > I don't know that specific monitor, but I'm typing this on what seems the
> > same model, except 2560x1440 (same resolution as a non-5K 27" iMac)
> >
> > It is great quality, I've had it for about a year and I love it. I would
> be
> > getting the one you link to if I were in the market for a monitor
> now--the
> > higher res one wasn't available, or at least not at that price, when I
> got
> > this.
> >
> > j
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
> >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 8:59 AM, Paul Stenquist  > wrote:
> >>
> >> I’m currently using my old iMac in target mode as a second monitor, but
> >> I’d like to put it back in service as a computer for my son to use.
> Apple
> >> thunderbolt monitors seem overpriced and they are being discontinued.
> This
> >> Dell looks good and the price is reasonable:
> >>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1106149-REG/dell_p2715q_27_3840x2160_dh.html
> >>
> >> Are there better options?
> >>
> >> Paul
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Re: How to find which photos have 1:1 previews in LR

[Jostein]

maybe what you want is covered by this plugin?
https://www.lightroom-plugins.com/CacheMan.php

Jostein

Den 01.07.2016 04.02, skrev Igor PDML-StR:


I have a question for LR gurus.

I am trying to clean up some space on the main drive of my computer,
where the LR libraries (and hence the previews) are stored.
For that, I am removing 1:1 previews for those folders that are
"completed" (i.e. I've done what I wanted to do, and now they are just
stored without any active work).

Is there an easy way to see which photos have 1:1 previews stored and
whihc ones don't?

I am also deleting "smart previews" for those folders.
For "smart" previews, it is easy to see which photos have them.
I go to a particular folder, Ctrl-A to choose all of them (on Windows),
and then under the histogram panel, I see if those photos have smart
previews or not. (It shows the count when multiple photos are chosen.)
I do not see any way of telling if the photos have 1:1 previews.
Of course, I can "delete 1:1 previews" anyway, but it is a waste of time
if there are none.

Thank you!

Igor




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Re: A full frame body for my Pentax lenses

[Steve Cottrell]

On 1/7/16, Juan Buhler, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Long time no talk.

Yep - you still at Pixar or is that ancient history? Or am I dreaming it up?

>Those are great, the Olympus is a great looking camera. There's also some
>really interesting lenses for m34, a few years ago I shot for a bit with a
>Panasonic GF-1 with the 20mm 1.7. Horrible lens if you want to focus
>manually, but I love the way it renders. To this day, every now and then I
>run into a frame I made with it in LR, and I always can tell it was that
>lens. It has a "pop" that's hard to describe.
>
>I got the A7ii because wanted to mount these lenses on a full frame sensor,
>and I kind of like what Sony has been doing with their cameras.

Yep I figured as much.

Here's some experience from a colleague in South Africa who shoots video
on an A7s:



and



The M4/3 format I'm quite liking despite wide-end envy. That said, 12mm
is fine for what I do. I don't shoot raw so I can switch instantly
between colour and mono on any of the 4 custom settings I have created:
C1 is ISO 200, C2 is ISO 400, C3 is ISO 3200, and C4 is ISO 6400. The in-
body stabilisation (5-way) is superb on the longer glass and image
quality is best I've encountered. Form factor is great - small and
easily handled, with a rear LCD that swivels and closes with the screen
facing inwards, which is the way it stays most of the time. I've stopped
chimping during shooting. The EVF is superb and peaking works great with
the MF lenses. Absolutely love it.

>
>BTW, I just mounted the Sony 10-18/4, which I exchanged for a few prints a
>couple of months ago and was using on the A6000. I am amazed to see that it
>is usable from 12mm on full frame!  No idea about sharpness (which is a
>bourgeois concept anyway!) but vignetting goes away at 12mm or so.
>Incredible.

10-18 of full frame, man that demands balls to get into the action ;-)

>
>And now I might start trying to buy fewer cameras and use the ones I have :)

I'll drink to that! Cheers

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