Re: Peso-Bald Boss ll

2017-12-16 Thread Jack Davis 
They do seem to have a rather sour
superior look and are the boss of wherever they choose to be.
Thanks for positive comment!
J

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> On Dec 16, 2017, at 6:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> He's got a really mean expression, and you've got a really good composition.
> 
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>> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> First Eagle catch of this season.
>> He was hold up in the top of the
>> tallest tree in the area.
>> I got some unusable shots of him
>> as he flew away as is my habit.
>> Too far away mainly.
>> 
>> C?
>> Thanks
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18444097
>> 
>> J
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Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

2017-12-16 Thread P. J. Alling 

Are you sure about that?

On 12/15/2017 9:03 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote:

It occurs to me that you could also look at the photos other people get with 
Pentax gear as an example of what it is capable of.  for example, there are at 
least a couple of moderately competent photographers on the PDML.


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Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

2017-12-16 Thread P. J. Alling 

I'm a bit late to this but, there are two things that stand out.
1. The K-5 has an AA filter, so the images will require a bit of 
judicious sharpening to equal the sharpness of images from the X-Trans 
sensor in the Fuji as it doesn't need an AA filter and doesn't have one 
due to it's more or less, non repetitive,  the color lens pattern.


2. You're comparing a prime lens to a consumer zoom.  Now, modern zoom 
lenses can often meet or exceed image quality standards set by older 
prime lenses but, usually I find that even my SMCP-A 24mm f2.8 seems to 
perform better than even modern zooms, though maybe not quite as sharp 
as the SMCP-FA 20-35 f4.0, which is an amazing little zoom.


I don't know which 28mm you have, unless you actually have the Fuji 27mm 
f2.8 pancake lens, which if you do, is hardly being fair to the Pentax 
camera and lens combination.  It's reputed to be one of the very best 
inexpensive lenses in the Fuji system, while the Pentax Zoom is pretty 
good but not even close to being the best.   Even the Pentax A 28mm f2.8 
should produce better quality images.


Finally you don't mention if you're shooting RAW or Jpeg.   Pentax out 
of camera Jpeg files are not the best.  If you're shooting RAW; with a 
little more sharpening and contrast adjustment to the Pentax images you 
shouldn't see any marked difference between either camera given roughly 
equivalent lenses.


On 12/13/2017 6:48 PM, Eric Weir wrote:

At one time I would not have considered any equipment other than Pentax. A 
little over two years ago I bought a Fuji X-Q1 compact to take with me on a 
trip to Italy that was going to include a week on bicycles. I was impressed 
with the images I got with it. Also never would have considered a camera—other 
than a compact—without a view finder. I ended up getting myself a Fuji X-M1 
mirrorless and a 28 mm lens. Since doing so I’ve become comfortable with not 
having a viewfinder. The LCD screen gives me the same information I’d get in a 
viewfinder. My only complaint is that it’s sometimes difficult to read the 
screen in bright sunlight.

Yesterday I took my Pentax K-5 with the DA 4-5.6 50-200 zoom and the Fuji X-M1 
with the 28mm lens with me to the graduation ceremony. I used the Pentax during 
the ceremony to get shots of my subject from a distance and the Fuji for closer 
range shots of her and her family interacting with others after the ceremony. 
Not the first time I’ve noticed it, but I was just really impressed with the 
difference in the images I got. Those from the Fuji are markedly sharper and 
“livelier,” those from the Pentax duller in comparison.

Maybe I just don’t know how to use the Pentax?

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Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

2017-12-16 Thread P. J. Alling 

So is the Fuji X-M1, released in 2013 IIRC.


On 12/13/2017 7:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

It could be a matter of in camera processing if you were shooting jpegs. Even 
when shooting RAW the default settings of your converter can
Make a huge difference. The only fair comparison is between expert renderings 
of each. A half dozen years ago I was shooting for Harris Publications with a 
K5. The art directors marveled at how sharp and detailed my images were and 
wanted to know what kind of camera I was using. I suspect the difference was in 
the rendering— and the glass. I was shooting with the DA* 60-250 and DA* 16-50. 
Both are superb lenses. Of course the K5 is now old technology.
Paul


On Dec 13, 2017, at 6:48 PM, Eric Weir  wrote:


At one time I would not have considered any equipment other than Pentax. A 
little over two years ago I bought a Fuji X-Q1 compact to take with me on a 
trip to Italy that was going to include a week on bicycles. I was impressed 
with the images I got with it. Also never would have considered a camera—other 
than a compact—without a view finder. I ended up getting myself a Fuji X-M1 
mirrorless and a 28 mm lens. Since doing so I’ve become comfortable with not 
having a viewfinder. The LCD screen gives me the same information I’d get in a 
viewfinder. My only complaint is that it’s sometimes difficult to read the 
screen in bright sunlight.

Yesterday I took my Pentax K-5 with the DA 4-5.6 50-200 zoom and the Fuji X-M1 
with the 28mm lens with me to the graduation ceremony. I used the Pentax during 
the ceremony to get shots of my subject from a distance and the Fuji for closer 
range shots of her and her family interacting with others after the ceremony. 
Not the first time I’ve noticed it, but I was just really impressed with the 
difference in the images I got. Those from the Fuji are markedly sharper and 
“livelier,” those from the Pentax duller in comparison.

Maybe I just don’t know how to use the Pentax?

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Re: PESO - Haleakala Observatories, Maui

2017-12-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
That is part of what we call Science Cities.

Dan Matyola
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On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 9:33 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:

> About 300 vertical feet below the summit is this complex of about eight
> observatories:
>
> https://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/1805-orig.jpg
>
> (K-5, DA 10-17)
>
> I wonder if it would look much different on Mars…
>
> Comments appreciated!
>
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Re: Peso-Bald Boss ll

2017-12-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
He's got a really mean expression, and you've got a really good composition.

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Jack Davis  wrote:

>
>
> First Eagle catch of this season.
> He was hold up in the top of the
> tallest tree in the area.
> I got some unusable shots of him
> as he flew away as is my habit.
> Too far away mainly.
>
> C?
> Thanks
>
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18444097
>
> J
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PESO - Haleakala Observatories, Maui

2017-12-16 Thread Rick Womer 
About 300 vertical feet below the summit is this complex of about eight 
observatories:

https://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/1805-orig.jpg

(K-5, DA 10-17)

I wonder if it would look much different on Mars…

Comments appreciated!

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Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

2017-12-16 Thread John Francis 
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:54:32PM +, Steve Cottrell wrote:
> On 15/12/17, l...@red4est.com, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> > there are at least a couple of moderately competent photographers on
> >the PDML.
> 
> MARK.

That's one ...

Who's your vote for the second?

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Re: OT: One of the world’s great headlines

2017-12-16 Thread Jostein 



Den 16.12.2017 19:15, skrev John:


Didn't take this thread long to go to the dogs!



Did it really have anywhere else to go? :-D

Jostein

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Re: OT: One of the world’s great headlines

2017-12-16 Thread John 

On 12/16/2017 13:00, l...@red4est.com wrote:



On December 16, 2017 7:06:10 AM PST, Bob W-PDML  wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/15/sex-between-snow-monkeys-and-sika-deer-may-be-new-behavioural-tradition


Hello deer, would you like to monkey around?



Didn't take this thread long to go to the dogs!

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Re: OT: One of the world’s great headlines

2017-12-16 Thread lrc 


On December 16, 2017 7:06:10 AM PST, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
>https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/15/sex-between-snow-monkeys-and-sika-deer-may-be-new-behavioural-tradition

Hello deer, would you like to monkey around?

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OT: One of the world’s great headlines

2017-12-16 Thread Bob W-PDML 
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/15/sex-between-snow-monkeys-and-sika-deer-may-be-new-behavioural-tradition


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Re: K1, rotate LCD screen?

2017-12-16 Thread Jan van Wijk 
Hello Zos,

On Sat, 16 Dec 2017 07:57:57 -0500 Zos Xavius wrote:
>
>You can't do that I'm afraid. The menu would have to be heavily
>reformatted to display both directions. 

No, I am not talking about portrait versus landscape, but with
the camera on a copy-stand the menu is UPSIDE-DOWN (180 degrees)

So the current landscape menus would be perfect, just need 180 degrees rotation.

Luckily there is not much hurry in such cases, so I just read it upside-down 
now :)

>It would be nice. Hell I'm
>just happy the returned image rotation to the image review based on
>the orientation of the camera. It drove me nuts when they stupidly
>removed that feature from the K-5 IIs.

Indeed, I have been using the K1 for just a week now, and really like it!

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Re: K1, rotate LCD screen?

2017-12-16 Thread Zos Xavius 
You can't do that I'm afraid. The menu would have to be heavily
reformatted to display both directions. It would be nice. Hell I'm
just happy the returned image rotation to the image review based on
the orientation of the camera. It drove me nuts when they stupidly
removed that feature from the K-5 IIs.

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Jan van Wijk  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question.
>
> I was playing with my new K1 yesterday, doing some macro on a copy-stand.
> (50mm macro + 100mm extension tube)
>
> With the camera pointing straight down, it was nice to be able to fold the 
> LCD upwards
> to make it easier to see. This was fine for the viewing (and live view), 
> however,
> due to the orientation of the camera, the menus are upside down ...
>
> I guess there is no setting to rotate the LCD-display 180 degrees, is there?
>
> I could not find anything in the menus or manual about it ...
>
> TIA, JvW
>
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Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

2017-12-16 Thread Steve Cottrell 
On 15/12/17, l...@red4est.com, discombobulated, unleashed:

> there are at least a couple of moderately competent photographers on
>the PDML.

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