Re: Mouldering film camera survey
William Robb wrote: > Here is a sad survery. > How many Pentax film cameras do you have that you are rarely, if ever, > using? > > List by model and number if you like. > > Reply in confidence to > > warobb at accesscomm.ca > > I'll tally them up and post numbers, but not names when I have something. > > William Robb > > LX PZ1 Z1-p -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Slide copier on a DSLR?
Beaker wrote: > Hi- > > Has anyone used a bellows type slide copier on a digital SLR? Or am I > just being silly again? > > I'm thinking about getting a roll of B&W film and hunting up my old > reels and tank, so I can do B&W film on the cheap. > I realize a film scanner is a better way to go about this, but an e- > bay slide copier is pretty inexpensive. > Another benefit- with adapters, I can use an M42 copier on both my > Pentax & Canon DSLR. > > By the way, what focal length lens would give full-frame copies? > > Thanks for your help- > Mike Beacom > I have a Nikon Super Coolscan 4000ED that I have had problems having correct colors in scans despite doing calibrations with a Kodak Q60 slide. Copying slides with my K10D made me come to the conclusion that my Nikon scanner had problems obtaining correct colors since it was new. There appears to be color interference from adjacent image areas. I believe that it might have an internal light shield that is misaligned or missing. * My Pentax slide copying setup (I previously owned all these items): Pentax K10D Extension tube #3 from Auto Extension tube Set K SMC PENTAX FA 50mm F2.8 MACRO The bellows type Slide Copier K AF400T Flash 4P Sync Cord B - 5 meters (connect flash to hotshoe) * I made my own bracket to rigidly link the camera & slide copier together (no photograph at this time). I also modified GEPE plastic slide mount by filing the opening area larger for copies of slides that have desired detail very close to the edge. My magnification range is adjustable from copying about a 50% portion of the slide to greater than 24*36 mm coverage. * The flash is aimed at the at the slide copier from a distance of about 9" & set to manual 1/25 power. The camera is set to Flash white balance, Manual exposure, 1/160 shutter, 2 second delay with mirror lockup, RAW DNG file mode. Exposure is controlled by aperture on the lens, including positioning between f-stop indents for optimum histogram results. The K10D is connected to a PC running PENTAX REMOTE Assistant 3. The display & histogram on PENTAX REMOTE Assistant 3 is very poor, so I save the file & check image alignment & histogram with PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory. I edit flaws & levels in Photoshop. I have not done any color corrections on any images copied with the K10D. * Images on my web site at the time of this posting that were copied from slides by the K10D: Under page: Biography: self portrait. Birds: 0224-07, 0229-15, 0284-01, 0301-03, 0305-10, 0305-12, 0323-05, 0324-04, 0351-07 Mammals: 0209-15, 0210-19, 0303-10, 0311-06, 0335-04, 0344-06 Mountain Scenes: 0230-01, 0310-04, 0250-16, 0288-05, 0314-03, 0201-25, 0315-13, 0318-16 Other Images: 0175-22, 0227-10, 0227-17, 0271-08, 0281-02, 0192-22, 0310-01 This is time consuming but I am getting colors that are truer than I was able to get with the Nikon 4000ED (even with attempts at color correction) and detail is equal or better than I was getting with the Nikon 4000ED. I am now in the process of replacing the rest of my scans by the Nikon 4000ED with digital copies from the Pentax K10D. The minimum extension with the Auto Bellows K is too long for full 24*36 mm copying with a 50mm lens. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Re: K10D battery grip
Doug Brewer wrote: > Does the battery grip come with a battery? > Mine came without a battery. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D deliverd ...in Canada.
Michael Perham wrote: > I got a phone call that my K10D had arrived ...picked it up on my way home. > Battery charging right now and will play when I get back from supper (going > out ...hey it's TGIF). > Haven't seen anyone else post that they have taken delivery in Canada yet > ...fyi I live in BC's central interior. > Cheers. Mike. > > > > > My K10D is pre-ordered from Lens&Shutter, their Vancouver warehouse has not received them from Pentax yet. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Handled the K10D today
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Apart from list members here, I'm interested in what Canon and Nikon users > have to say about the camera, as well as those who have been sitting on the > fence and who have been slow to make the move to digital or vacillating on > moving to a different brand or camera. The sense I have is that everyone > who has seen or used the K10D thinks its a pretty durned good piece of work. > > Hopefully I'll have a chance to see/use a sample next week. There are > three or four list members that are close to me who either have the camera > or who should have it shortly. This may well be just the step up from the > DS that I've been looking for. > > Shel > > This is the body that I was waiting for to take me from film to digital. I had a oppertunity to handle 1 a month ago & I don't think that I will be dissapionted. Now it appears that us Canucks only have 1 week to go before our pre orders arrive. I stopped buying anything more with the Pentax name on it about 4 years ago because I was unsure what their future was. If thay didn't come through with anything like the K10D soon then I would start my switch to the dark side -- Canon. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D availability
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Roberts" > Subject: Re: K10D availability > > > > >>The word is we'll be seeing the K10D around Thanksgiving here in the >>States. > > > My local guys are saying they have beed told mid November by Pentax > Canada. > > William Robb > > > The salesperson at the store where I have my K10D pre-ordered did not have any updated info about delivery date. The K10D I have pre-ordered is now 1 of 8 K10Ds preordered at this store. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 300*F4.5
Vic MacBournie wrote: > Do you have a link for that? > > On 8-Oct-06, at 10:44 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: > > >>Did anyone catch the closing price on the one that just finished on >>ebay. $1,600+. Wow that's some price. Must be a record??? >>Vic >> >>- >> >>There's a thread on it over at dpreview. >> >>My take is that prices may go even higher, once everyone with a camera >>older than the K10D realizes that the DA* lenses will not autofocus >>with >>their camera. >> >>Joe >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280033701440 I saw info afout this on another forum yesterday. I bought one of these, also in near mint condition about 6 years ago through ebay for about 1/2 this price. These kind of prices makes us have to rethink insurance values for some of our lenses. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: questionable claim on K10D frame rate
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Peter Fairweather" > Subject: Re: questionable claim on K10D frame rate > > > >>Looks like the winder might be a bargain then if you take off the cost >>of the back up battery you would otherwise need > > > When I pre-ordered my K10, the grip was very reasonably priced, but > comes with no battery. The batteries are pretty reasonable though, under > Can$60.00 each. > My friend with the Canon Rebel Digital is envious. He just bought an XT, > his batteries are double what the Pentax batteries cost if he buys fron > Canon. > > William Robb > > > I interpret this statement "The PENTAX battery grip D-BG2 offers the necessary power to ensure an optimal performance of the K10D camera while it’s in continuous use. The grip is equipped with the same Li-Ion battery as the camera." from the brochure at this url: http://www.pentax.no/accounts/433774/File/Datablader/8690.pdf as meaning the grip does come with a battery. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D etc.: first impressions (from Photokina)
Amita Guha wrote: > Thibouille, how was the build of the K10D? Was it a solid camera with > a nice-looking finish, or did it look and feel cheap? > > Thanks for your report! > > Amita > I have not seen the body in real life but this page http://www.pentaxtech.com/Press/pressfiles.html has links to large images that show good detail of the K10D body. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: DA 18-55
Patrick Genovese wrote: > I'm considering whether or not to get a DA 18-55 as a Kit with a K10D > (my dealer gave me a very reasonable price for a kit) ? What the > general take on the optical quality / build quality etc > > I would go for the 16-50 but its too long to wait and i need someting > that gives me a 28mm equiv now > I ordered my K10D as body only because I already have the FA 20-35/f4 and didn't think the 2mm difference of the 18-55 was worth it. I will wait & see if the DA* 16-50 is affordable when it comes out next year. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: CS205 cable release
Patrick Genovese wrote: > The thing is that I already own a TS-110 and want to use it on a K10D > or a K100D instead of buying a CS205. > > Rgds > > Patrick > > On 9/22/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>On Sep 22, 2006, at 10:14 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote: >> >> >>>Does anyone own a CS205 cable release ? >>> >>>what type of connector does it use. I'm asking coz I was wondering if >>>it is possible to modify a TS-110 (MZ-S) cable release to work with >>>the K100D or K10D ? >> >>The CS205 remote switch is a simple, two-circuit switch and uses a >>mini-cell-phone jack plug. I don't know that it is worth the effort >>to modify an existing remote release ... the Canon Remote Switch >>RS-60E3 is the identical component, has a longer cable, and only >>costs $26 from B&H Photo. >> >>If I were going to modify a remote release, the one I'd spend the big >>bux for is a Canon Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3, sells for >>$132.95. It includes standard remote release functions as well as >>intervalometer, timed shutter operation (timed exposures up to >>several hours if I recall correctly) and self-timer with adjustable >>delay functions. That one would be worth splicing a cell phone mini- >>plug onto ... an adapter may be already available from Canon for >>another $10 or so! >> >>Godfrey >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > I also have the TS-110 timer and will be doing connector switching shortly after receiving my K10D. The mini-plug is readily available at stores that handle electronics parts, Circuit City in Canada stocks it.. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D sample images
Patrick Genovese wrote: > I am very very very tempted to place an order for a K10D. The only > thing holding me back ist that up to now we have not seen a single > sample image. Does any one have any updated info in this respect. > > My better half is also a photographer so finances permitting we may > even be in the market for 2. But boy would i like to see some > samples. Committing to approx 2k's worth of equipment without a good > feel for what the camera's capable of seems like a GIANT leap of > faith. > > My biggest concern is theatre photography -- It will be used > extensively for theatre shots and i'm a bit concerned with high iso > noise and the fact that the maximum iso is 1600 as opposed to 3200 > I know the SR will help me out but OTOH performers don't just stand > still so the higher shutter speed may still be required to stop motion > blur. > > Regards > > Patrick Genovese > Despite my concerns of buying an unproven product, I put a down payment on a K10D and D-BG2 Battery Grip yesterday. The photo retailer my body and grip is ordered from has 4 locations in southwest British Columbia. Their first K10D shipment has a total of 20 bodies and probably about 5 battery grips to be divided between the 4 locations. I think that these will all be pre-sold before the company receives them from Pentax. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Ordered a K10D
Lawrence Kwan wrote: > On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, David S. wrote: > >>Stores out here in western Canada do not have Pricing from Pentax yet & >>are also not taking orders yet. > > > Cameracanada.com is taking pre-orders at C$1,049.88. It is located in > London, Ontario; so you may be able to save on PST (assuming that you are > not in Alberta). C$15 shipping. > But I have not personally bought from this retailer. > > > I live in BC & have considered ordering from out of province. I also should get local pricing info this tuesday or wednesday. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Ordered a K10D
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I now personally know three people who have actually ordered a K10D, at > least one of which ordered some accessories and a lens along with it. Just > curious who else may have actually ordered the camera, and, if you care to > share, from where did you order it? > > > Shel > > > > Stores out here in western Canada do not have Pricing from Pentax yet & are also not taking orders yet. I am getting prepared though, last friday I bought a Remote Control F, a Cable Switch CS-205 and ordered the AC Adapter Kit K-ACIOU. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: I've held more K10Ds than you ;)
John Celio wrote: ... > > The K10D's screen is interchangeable, but it is not compatible with older > screens, in case anyone was wondering. It looked a teeny bit smaller than > the > screen in my D, but that could have been a proportional illusion (the D being > a > smaller camera and all). > ... > John Celio > The interchangeable screen was about the only question I had yet. I am definitely getting a K10D ASAP & am pleased it has interchangeable screens, I like to have grid screens in my bodies. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Antishake, Pentax style
William Robb wrote: > I took the big gun down to Don's Photo yesterday to try out the K100D. > It's a nice little camera, though not up to the finish if the istD. > > I was primarily interested in seeing if the antishake worked, so I did a > couple of shots for comparative purposes. > Both pictures were shot with the A600/5.6 handheld. I wasn't making a > really scientific thing out of it, so I left the camera on program, and > let it do it's thing. I suspect the shutter speed was close to 1/500, > but the EXIF data is missing this information for some reason. > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/antishake/ > > Anyway, these are straight from the camera, the jpegs were shot at > 1600x2400 pixels and the compression was set to medium. I forgot to take > a card with me, so they loaned me a small capacity card to use for this. > Cosequently, I didn't get to really work the technology. > Perhaps on Monday I'll try again. > This page is not dial up friendly, there are two images of 1mb each > > William Robb > > > Thank you for the test. I have been mostly monitoring the forum for quite a while & anxiously waiting for the K10. I hope it gets here in time for the migratory bird season. I have 3 questions about the technology. How good does the anti shake work during panning? Does it work properly when the system is tripod mounted? The Pentax descriptive pdf file says it works at focal lengths up to 800 mm, what happens when you put a 2X converter onto the 600? -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: LX trouble
Adam Maas wrote: > I'm having some trouble with my LX in Av mode. Whenever it meters a > shutter speed of 1/125 or below it will open the shutter for an > unusually long time (like 1/2 second or longer). It seems to work fine > with faster shutter speeds (1/250 and above, metered), and works fine > when not in Av mode (the slower eletronically controlled speeds work > just fine). Batteries swapped after this started occuring, so its not a > battery issue. > > Am I in for a CLA, or is there something I've missed? > > -Adam > I had a similar problem with my LX in the past. It was I asked Pentax repair in Vancouver to correct when I had then check out my LX. The problem re-occurred after I got it back from Pentax repair. I noticed a small protrusion in the bottom of the battery compartment that was shorting out the batteries. I glued a small piece of plastic over the protrusion and corrected the problem. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Clamp Knob on FA 100 Macro question
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Gang. I did a Google on this but came up empty. Boz's site just mentions the clamp but no details. So. Can someone fill me in on what the clamp knob does on the lens. I know what the focus range knob does.(if it does what the Nikon lens does, then yes.LOL) Thanks for any assistance. Dave Primarily to prevent rotation of the focusing ring when the lens is focused manually and pointed down. Quote from the Pentax FA lens manual. "With manual close-up photography using the copy stand in any situation or with the lens pointing down, if you turn the clamp screw to the ON position, rotation of the focusing ring becomes tight. This helps to prevent the rotation of the focusing ring due to the len's own weight and avoid any shift in focus." When the clamp screw is ON, the focus adjustment also seems to be stiffer when the lens is pointing down then it is when the lens is pointing horizontal. You can test this without the lens attached to the camera. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: With a fluttering heart...
Kenneth Waller wrote: information that I could find on the web indicates that the Wimberly is the best gimball type head to get I checked available resources before I got my gimballed head & back then it was a toss up as to which to get. I'd be curious as to what that info was. I think this issue may be another subjective one. I did not keep URLs on file, but some info was from people who tried both the Wimberly & Kirk heads. Some info may have been subjective, due to the mount orientation, that did at least partially affect my decision. The stability difference between the Manfrotto 075 (which is a fairly heavy tripod) and the Gitzo 1548 is incredible. I'm not familiar with the 075, but did you do any testing to come to this conclusion? I did not do scientific testing for this, but I can see the stability difference through the viewfinder, especially with a 2X converter on the 600. Under similar conditions I can use double the exposure time with the Gitzo 1548 then I can with the Manfrotto 075 and have equal image sharpness. > I would go a step further & state get the "best" there is. With the money investment in a 600, you'd be foolish not to. I thought about saying that, but do not know what his budget is. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: With a fluttering heart...
Joseph Tainter wrote: I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=7556939330 I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But my heart really is doing a pitter-patter at spending so much. Right now, fortuitously, I have the money, but still feel nervous spending so much. Okay, now I need recommendations for a tripod and head for Big Bertha. Bill, what did you wind up getting? Please recommend some affordable ones as well as the best ones. Right now I am feeling in economizing mode. I think the lens is about 15 pounds. Thanks, Joe Congratulations on an excellent purchase and an incredible price. I have been mostly lurking and monitoring posts for the last couple of years but wanted to reply to this post. I have the FA* 600 F4, same weight but different finish. I also have the F* 300 F4.5 and think the F* lenses have a more durable finish then the FA* lenses. I got the Wimberly head as soon as I got the 600. Unfortunately you can not go to your local camera store and compare different models of this type of head, but information that I could find on the web indicates that the Wimberly is the best gimball type head to get. I used the Wimberly on a Manfrotto 075 tripod that I already owned for about 2 years before getting a Gitzo 1548 (in late 2003). The stability difference between the Manfrotto 075 (which is a fairly heavy tripod) and the Gitzo 1548 is incredible. Don't compromise on the head/tripod combination, get the best you can. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Not realy a PAW
My desk is as tidy as that. I just can't find a damn thing in any of the draws ;-) Dave S (Very good at moving junk from one place to another) On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:15:37 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "David Mann" > Subject: Re: Not realy a PAW > > > > > I wish my desk was that tidy. > > I tried to find my desk the other day. > I know it's under my computer someplace. > > William Robb > >
Re: PESO: St. Valentine's Day Massacre (small gallery)
Some interesting shots their Frank. "Pete Brewer into the Turn" is my fave. When I look at this I'm just waiting for his wheels to slip out, ending with him in the boards :-) BTW, do they do anything special to help with traction? Dave S On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:12:44 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got back the colour rolls from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, > otherwise known as the Toronto Ice Race. A rather not bad number > turned out, especially since I had to use the flash on the (non-ttl) > MX, given my problems with the LX, and I lost several shots as I > forgot that I had to set the flash to "auto" and then set the aperture > of the MX to a specific aperture. > > Anyway, here's a few of them, that are more or less representative of > the whole. As you can see, I'm still enjoying the "new" fisheye! > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=473262 > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >
Re: Which Macro lens do you like the most?
I've got the FA100 f2.8, and use it on the *ist D. I've yet to have any problems with CA. All the macro shots here were made with this lens: http://groups.msn.com/OzSavage/shoebox.msnw Just my 0.02 Dave S On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:38:21 + (GMT), Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, John Forbes wrote: > > > If cost is a consideration, go for the M 100mm f4. If not, the F/FA 100mm > > f2.8 is faster, possibly a fraction sharper, and the AF, whilst pointless > > for macro, is useful if using the lens for non-macro purposes on an AF > > camera. > > I believe I have read here that the FA100/2.8 suffers from CA on the > digitals. Someone will surely correct me with vigour if denigrating a > fine (and expensive) lens. If you are to buy new, the DA100/2.8 will > likely not suffer from CA on the digitals. > > Kostas > >
Re: slide exposure?
The following site explains the DX coding pattern: http://www.geocities.com/thombell/dx.html#exposure Dave S On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:14:09 +0100, keller.schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 06:33 PM 2/15/2005 +0100, you wrote: > > > > >Francis, > > > > > >I think your camera meters and exposes stepless - it only indicates the > > >speeds rounded to the next full value. > > > > Do you mean that it actually does have half stop (or whatever you call it) > > shutter speeds but only when it is in auto exposure mode it? Or does that > > only work with A or newer lenses (I don't have any)? > > Yes, exactly, in automatic mode both speeds and apertures (with an A lens) are > 'stepless', i.e. the program might decide to use f=6,27 @ 1/362s. > > > >But otherwise your question is a good one. As there is no exposure > > >compensation dial and the ISO speed is set automatically, the only > > >remaining > > >option would be to modify the pattern on the film canister to show a higher > > >film speed to the camera > > > > Does that work? I had thought of doing that when I wanted to push the film > > but wasn't sure if I might fry some thing. > > The DX coding is no secret and I am sure it can be found on the web. To modify > it you would either have to grind off or add paint (or a piece of tape) where > needed. > > Regards, > > Sven > >
Re: PAW: Taking the Bloor Train Home
I really like this Frank. They've both got that glassy eye,
tired/bored look that you see alot of on public transport. I also like
how they both seem to be looking a the same thing. The broom adds an
interesting element.
Framing and exposure are excellent, and, its in focus ;-)
Well done sir.
Dave S
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:48:27 -0500, frank theriault
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This poor kid could hardly keep his eyes open.
>
> Taken with the LX at waist level ("I'm not taking a photo, I'm just
> fixing something on the camera, just ignore me, I'm not doing
> anything, dum de dum...") with the K 1.2 50 at about f2.0, auto
> exposure:
>
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3125114&size=lg
>
> Let me know what you think. Thanks to all who look and/or comment.
>
> cheers,
> frank
> --
> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
>
>
Re: OT - Cotty is dead. Long live Cotty!
Will any quote do? "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it" Mark Twain Dave S ;-) On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:00:48 -0500, Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm waiting for someone to quote Mark Twain :) > > annsan > > frank theriault wrote: > > > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:23:06 -0500 (EST), Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ok I'm like really confused now. > > > > Cotty's owners, in it's memorial, said, "Farewell, little buddy". > > > > In the 1960's TV sitcom, Gilligan's Island, the Skipper always called > > Gilligan, "little buddy". > > > > I was just noting that co-incidence (or, you may believe that there > > are no co-incidences). > > > > cheers, > > frank > > > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >
Re: PESO: Damn Machine!
Thanks Will, Mike, Ryan, Frank & Butch for your comments. I agree about the focus, and it's the only thing that spoils the image for me. As mentioned previously, I tried to correct it with a second shot, but buy then I was sprung, and she took off. Sharp focus sometimes isn't a good thing, particularly with the 77, which tends to show up every character line. ;-) And yes Frank, the title hoovers BIG TIME. It's an inside joke to me, but it's better than IMGP1308_2.jpg :-) Anyway, thanks again to all for commenting. Dave S P.S. Frank if you didn't notice the focus, or lack there of, and your pictures a regularly fuzzy, maybe you need to get your glasses checked? On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:01:36 -0800, frank theriault wrote: >Oddly, I never noticed the focus, even though everyone else did. Go figure, eh? >David, focus is over-rated, really (see HCB quote, below). > >But, seriously, if I may be allowed a further comment, a corollery if you will: > >I think that details like a missed focus are a big deal if you have >nothing else in the photo. But, for a strong image like this, there >are enough good things going for it, that a technical detail isn't the >death of it (I know that no one said it was a fatal flaw, they were >merely stating a preference). Indeed, I was so taken by the photo as >a whole that I didn't even notice focus at all. > >You caught a moment that you'll never have a chance to catch again. >Part of that moment is that your point of focus is where it was. It's >up to everyone (you and viewers) to decide how powerful the photo is, >as is. > >This isn't to be construed in any way as a criticism of those who >commented on focus, because everyone has the right to react the way >they do. I'm just giving my reaction to the focus issue. > >But, the title still sucks . > >cheers, >frank
Re: PESO: Damn Machine!
I agree about the focus. It's one of the things that spoil it for me. I only got 2 shots, she moved during the second and once she realised I was taking her picture she ran off :-) In regards to the 77 ltd. it's fantastic. But I only have 2 other primes to compare with, the 31 and the FA 100 Macro f2.8. I think the images are noticeably sharp straight out of the camera, compared to my zooms (But that's to be expected). I've only used it on the *ist D. I still have a roll that needs processing, that I recently took with my LX. BTW to all the Aussie listers'. When I made my inquiries into getting the 77 in black I wasn't holding my breath. But I was told the supplier has started keeping a few in stock. So if you're thinking of getting one in black you may be surprised to find it available. Thanks for your comments Will. Dave S On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:16:17 -0600, Will Dimmit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice picture - think it conveys the feeling of confused frustration > well. I think my one question would be, would it be more powerful with > the point of focus shifted to a more significant point in the picture, > like her eye or the corner of the glasses frame. An aside, how has the > 77mm Limited treated you on your *ist D? > > Peace, > will > > David S wrote: > > >G'day folks, > > > >Shot of my Mum while she was checking her email. > > > >http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_1.htm > > > >I'm a bit undecided about it. Would appreciate others' thoughts/comments. > > > >Be gentle, it's my first time > > > >Dave S > > > > > > > >
PESO: Damn Machine!
G'day folks, Shot of my Mum while she was checking her email. http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_1.htm I'm a bit undecided about it. Would appreciate others' thoughts/comments. Be gentle, it's my first time Dave S
Re: Test
Isn't it amazing how the test messages seem to come through though :-) Dave S On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 23:08:09 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Testing - none of my posts seem to be coming through. > >
Re: PESO: On My Way to Work
Beautiful shot Rick. The emblem is quite appropriate for a cemetery. Dave S On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:56:25 -0800 (PST), Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taken on my way to work this morning. It's chilly but > beautiful here in Philadelphia. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3109942 > > Rick > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > >
Re: kenny-boy on CBS
LOL Thats gotta make it to the '05 quote list. Dave S On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:03:09 -0500 (EST), John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taking photographic advice from a web page chosen based on > popularity is like taking cooking advice from a MacDonalds.
Re: kenny-boy on CBS
Oh I agree completely. For those who are interested in making quality images, the tools used make quite a difference. But how many snap shooters, buy a camera solely based on the MP count?, thinking the higher the megapixels the better the final photos. That was the sentiment I was agreeing with. Dave S > > However if you are out to make the the best end product wouldn't it > > make sense > > to use the best tools for the job? > > Substandard tools are incapable of producing an excellent product. > > William Robb > >
Re: kenny-boy on CBS
I may as well sell all my gear and use the camera in my mobile phone. My *ist D has 6079520 extra pixels I don't need. But I do agree with this line; "Camera manufacturers want you to believe the more megapixels, the better the picture." It doesn't matter how many megapixels you have. A crap picture is still crap. Dave S On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:56:21 +1100, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Our favourite smilin' Ken seems have gotten himself on CBS. Did anyone > Stateside see his interview? > > http://cbs2.com/consumerpaige/local_story_040194428.html > > Maybe the transcript was a bit heavily edited, but there are SO many > things odd with what he said. I kinda reads like his one-page essay on > how to do everything in Photoshop. > > On a related note, I wonder if he read this week's Luminous Landscape > essay about RAW. > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/rawtruth1.shtml > > D > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc > >
Re: PESO - Jet Trail
Excellent shot Bruce. Totally irrelevant question, What sort of tree is that? Dave S On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:57:38 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where I live (Sacramento, California), we don't get beautiful snowy > winters - mostly just fog and rain. But sometimes, the clouds and sun > work together to provide some really nice sunsets. > > I was playing baseball with my son as the son was starting to go down. > I ran in the house and got the camera and two lenses. This shot was > taken with the *istD and Tokina ATX 400/5.6 AF handheld - working on > those techniques that "Steady Stenquist" shared with us. > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1130.htm > > ISO 400, 1/1500 @ f9.5 - Converted in C1 to Tiff and sized/sharpened > for web. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > >
OT: Photography exhibition in Oz
To all the Aussie PDML'ers living in Sydney, I saw a story on Sunday about Australian photographer Bill Henson. He has a retrospective exhibition showing at the Art Gallery of NSW until the 3 April. Looks like it might be interesting. Examples of his work can be found here: http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/18/Bill_Henson/profile/ Click on the exhibitions links on the left. The scans a pretty bad, but they give you an idea of his work. Dave S (Didn't show up after 7 hours so I'm resending)
OT: Photo exhibition in OZ
To all the Aussie PDML'ers living in Sydney, I just saw a story on Sunday about Australian photographer Bill Henson. He has a retrospective exhibition showing at the Art Gallery of NSW until the 3 April. Looks like it might be interesting. Examples of his work can be found here: http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/18/Bill_Henson/profile/ Click on the exhibitions links on the left. The scans a pretty bad, but they give you an idea of his work. Dave S
Re: New LX Owner
Congratulations Nick. I just picked up mine on Friday. I've already put a roll through it. Now I have to wait to get it developed :-). I think it's an old one with the original style shutter lock, but with 3200 film speed, S/N 5262XXX. In case you missed my previous post, here's mine: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/Friends.htm It's a pretty sweet camera. Enjoy. Dave S On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 20:58:42 -, Nick Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've just received an LX I won from eBay, and just love the feel of it. I've > always wanted one since it first came out, but it's always seemed too pricey. > I nearly blew my term's grant cheque on one at the time, but prudence got the > better of me. > > This one appears to be a new model as shown on Bojidar's site, with the new > style shutter release, but the film speed only goes up to 1600. The meter > does come on when the exposure compensation ring release button is pressed > (could be a problem if it gets pressed in the camera bag as it will drain the > batteries), but I'm not sure what the description of the dot pattern on the > first curtain means without some comparison. The serial number is 5299XXX. > Anyone got an idea of the age of this? > > It has some black residue on the mirror surface, but it doesn't seem to > affect it. It'll be off to Pentax UK for a full service soon. > > I thought the automatic mettering wasn't working until I realised the > reflectance of the pressure plate would be different to that of the shutter > curtain or the film - duh! It does raise one question though - do all films > have the same reflectance or have things changed since the camera was > released so some compensation needs to be applied? > > No strap lugs, so I'll have to look out for these. Need to check if the > AF360FGZ works with it too. > > Really looking forward to playing with this. > > Nick. > >
Re: OT: The World's Longest Skating Rink
You guys have it tough. Here in West Australia where I live, it's either hot and dry or hot and humid, cold and dry or cold and rainy. (Cold being 10 C during the day, and 0-5 C at night) My Dad's Canadian and as he say's we don't have weather,or seasons, just varing degrees of hot. David S On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 08:56:08 -0600, Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And a little bit more "weather schizophrenia" - National Weather Service > forecast for Milwaukee for Dec 27-28 > > Monday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of snow between > 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of rain between 9pm and 11pm, then a chance of > snow between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and > 2am, then a chance of snow between 2am and 3am, then a chance of rain > between 3am and 5am, then a chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a > low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%. > > Tuesday: A slight chance of rain before 8am, then a slight chance of snow > between 8am and 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and 11am, then > a slight chance of snow between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of rain > between noon and 5pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, > with a high around 36. Chance of precipitation is 20%. > > Paul > > - Original Message - > Wrom: TQNQEMSFDULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVT > To: > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 12:06 PM > Subject: RE: OT: The World's Longest Skating Rink > > > Have a great time Frank. Looks like it should be a beautiful weekend, > > with temperatures around plus 4C. Think I'll head for the beach myself > > . > > > > Speaking of weather this was posted on the UW bulletin website this > > morning > > > > "It was a month of extremes in temperature at the University > > of Waterloo Weather station this month," writes coordinator > > Frank Seglenieks, "with both the highest temperature ever > > recorded in January (14.9 C on January 13) and the lowest > > temperature ever recorded in any month (-32.3 C on January 27). > > This is a 47.2 degree difference in the maximum and minimum > > temperature." > > > > Guess that's why we call it weather - don't know 'weather' its > > going to be warm or bitterly cold. > > > > Fred. > > > > > > > > > >
Re: PESO - Waning Light
Awesome Bruce. One thing, I'd think about cropping the two trees partially seen on the left and right. But that's just me ;-) Dave S On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 23:07:00 -0800, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's been a while since I last posted one. I've been quite busy with > work - not too busy to take some pictures, but haven't had time to get > any posted. > > Today as the sun was setting, I stepped outside my home office and saw > this sight. Went right back in and got the camera. > > Taken with *istD, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 AF (newly acquired), set on a > stone wall for support. > > The image was converted in C1 and about 10% color saturation added - > no other changes other than sizing/sharpening for the web. > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1083.htm > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > >
Re: Accessory Grip B
Thaks Michel, thats just what I was lookng for. Dave S > The grip is expansive, even on Ebay; do it yourself : > http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/collection/lx.htm#grip > > Michel > >
Accessory Grip B
Okay, I've been playing with my new LX and have come to the conclusion that the grip B would balance it out nicely. (Particularly with the FA 100m macro). I think this is something I could make without too much drama. Can anyone out there point me in the direction of a site that has dimensional details of the grip? Failing that would someone who owns the grip be willing to email me some photos off list of theirs, from the top, front, side and back along with a note of its length and depth. I can then draw one up in a CAD program, and scale the contours & shape off the photos. This all sounds like a lot of effort, I know, but I think it would be fun. Thanks, Dave S
Re: New Friend
Hey Jon, I hate me too ;-) It goes up to ASA 3200. I probably paid too much for it, but I don't care. In regards to the limited lenses they are really nice. They just ooze quality, and take nice photos too :-). Just get one, or two, or three, it's only money. Food and shelter are highly overrated Dave S On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:06:39 -0800 (PST), Jon M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hate you. > > Not only do you have an LX, but you have 2 of the 3 > Limited lenses I so greatly desire. (31, 43, 77). > > I've got an LX, I just need to find someone willing to > part with the 3 Limited lenses for cheap. :) I only > got the LX cause by some freak chance it went cheap > enough for me to afford. But I'm most impressed with > it, I don't seem to use my K1000 or A3000 much > anymore. I've considered trading the A3000 for an MZ5 > or such, but I don't think it'd offset the price much. > > Looks nice! :) > Is it one of the ones that goes to ASA1600, or > ASA3200? Mine goes to 3200, but has the old style > shutter release lock. > > --- David S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well folks I've just made a new friend, and have > > spent the last few > > hours making introductions. > > > > http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/Friends.htm > > > > I now understand why so may people love the LX. I > > can't wait to put > > some film through this baby. I know it's bucking the > > trend somewhat, > > but I suspect this may be my last film camera > > (unless I suddenly get > > the MF bug ;-) > > > > Theres a few scraches on the baseplate and a bit of > > paint has rubbed > > of the finder top, but aside from that she's in top > > nick. > > > > Dave S > > > > http://au.msnusers.com/OzSavage/shoebox.msnw > > > > (I'm resending this after waiting about an hour for > > it to show up.) > > > > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >
New Friend
Well folks I've just made a new friend, and have spent the last few hours making introductions. http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/Friends.htm I now understand why so may people love the LX. I can't wait to put some film through this baby. I know it's bucking the trend somewhat, but I suspect this may be my last film camera (unless I suddenly get the MF bug ;-) Theres a few scraches on the baseplate and a bit of paint has rubbed of the finder top, but aside from that she's in top nick. Dave S http://au.msnusers.com/OzSavage/shoebox.msnw (I'm resending this after waiting about an hour for it to show up.)
New friend
Well folks I've just made a new friend, and have spent the last few hours making introductions. http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/Friends.htm I now understand why so may people love the LX. I can't wait to put some film through this baby. I know it's bucking the trend somewhat, but I suspect this may be my last film camera (unless I suddenly get the MF bug ;-) Theres a few scraches on the baseplate and a bit of paint has rubbed of the finder top, but aside from that she's in top nick. Dave S http://au.msnusers.com/OzSavage/shoebox.msnw
Re: PUG's Up!!
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:47:09 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know Fred's already mentioned it as being up on Adelheid's personal > page, but it's also up on the usual page as well: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > Initial views of the thumbs would indicate a pretty damn kewl gallery > this month (or as the kids would say nowadays, "that's sick, man!") > > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson I agree, the shot that jumped out at me was "Ice Blue Morning" by Jens. It looks s damn cold. And as the young folk around hear would say, "it's not just sick, its fully sick mate!" Dave S
Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with aperture setting for A lenses?
My Z-20 (PZ-20) allows me to set the aperture from the body. Dave S On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:07:25 -0500, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am curious, what is the least expensive ( new or used, past or > present) > Pentax 35mm SLR film body that allows you to set absolute f-stops > of "A" lenses ***on the body***. I don't mean program modes, I mean > manual setting > of the fstop ( like F8 for example) with the body ( while the lens is > set to > "A") If its not too big maybe a complete list of all the Pentax > bodies that can > do this? > > Thanks in advance, JCO > > > > J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > > > >
Re: Ken Rockwell's review of the istDs ...
But he's the charity case, Dave S On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:54:21 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like his Idea of charity work, being surrounded by the cheerleader > squad of a semi-pro team. > Yeash. I should be able to do such charity work.
Re: PAW: Asphalt as Art
I like this one, the ocre colours really look good, but i think I would have liked to see a bit more of the sky. From what can be seen, it looks like it might have been quite dramatic Others have said It looked a little dark, and initially I thought the same. I opened it up in Photoshop, and it looked a little better. I suspect the white surrounding the pic is making an overcast pic look gloomier. Dave S On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:02:17 -0500, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check out > http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html > > Taken with *istD, 28-80mm F. > > Comments - yea, nay or otherwise. > > Thanks in advance for looking & commenting. > > Kenneth Waller > >
Re: Way OT: As the world turns
Give me a turbo charged Honda Civic any day. 4, count them, 4 cylinders of pure screaming power. And a big ironing board spoiler on the back. Now that's a car. I'd take the Cuda . Lamborghini's' are one of the ugliest cars IMHO. Dave On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 03:15:52 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd take an old muscle car over a Lamorghini anyday. > > Ditto. Good choice. > Paul > >
Re: Survey: How many *ist D's and how many *ist DS's
1 *ist D Dave S On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:42:33 +0100, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to know the number of D-owners and DS-owners are ther on this list? > I own 1 *ist D > > > Jens Bladt
Re: MUST SEE: A dream come true (Definitely ON topic!)
Ooo.Ahhh Thats a seriously fine looking piece of equipment. Dave S On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:43:23 +0800, Andy Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday Jan 28th 2005 > Something extra-ordinary happened... > I saw something I dreamt of for ages... > I touched it... I hold it... I played with it... > I could hardly sleep last night... > This may be once in a life time! > But I hope I can see more of it soon... > > Please click the link below to see what > http://www.flickr.com/photos/yschang/sets/98438/ > > Enjoy! > > Andy > >
Re: AW: New Member
Well there you go. You DO learn something new every day ;-) Dave S On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 04:37:49 -0500, Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > an answer from linguists is it's short for pomegranate which, in the > pronunciation of the time, rhymed with immigrant, and that many of the > people there at the time used Cockney rhyming slang. > > Herb
Re: PESO: The Moon
Nah, it was faked. Heres the proof: http://www.dc8p.com/html/moonhoax.html Dave S On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:24:25 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course we did, what do you think we're doing with all that alien > technology we've > been collecting in area 51. > > frank theriault wrote: > > >On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:55:16 -0800 (PST), Rick Womer > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>That's right--see > >>http://history.nasa.gov/apollo_photo.html. > >> > >>IIRC, there's a Hassie body from each of the moon > >>landings, available to anybody who wants to go get > >>them! > >> > >> > > > >Do you guys actually think they landed on the moon? Suckers... > > > > > > > >cheers, > >frank
Re: AW: New Member
Peter's right, it's someone from Britain. I've heard 2 different theories as to how the term POM came about. 1. Pom is a corrupted version of P.O.H.M. = Prisoner Of Her Majesty 2. it's a shortened version of P.O.M.E. = Prisoner Of Mother England You have 1 Pom (P.O.H.M.) or a group of Pommie's (P.O.M.E.) As you know, Australia is full of convicts ;-) Dave On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:38:53 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A Brit. > > Michael Heim wrote: > > >Question from switzerland: what's a pom? > > > >Michael
Re: [pdml] 31 Limited
Just last week I took delivery of a K1000 I got off eBay. Both my 77mm & 31mm feel just right on this camera. They are the most "Manual Focus" feeling AF lenses I've ever used. I haven't got any pictures to post as I haven't finished the roll. Dave S On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:08:35 -0500, David Chang-Sang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This reminds me.. > > I promised myself to get a "complete" kit for the K1000 and even though the > limiteds are AF, I've heard that they can do just fine as manual focus > lenses. > > Anyone else have experience with them as strictly manual focus lenses? > > Curious > Dave
Re: New Member
LOL Hadn't heard that one before. Dave On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:06:47 +0800, Simon King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Must hold... tongue... > > Nope, can't do it. > Q. What's the difference between a Pom and a 747? > A. A 747 stops whining at the airport > > :-) > Simon
Re: New Member
Thanks Trevor Dave On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:48:05 +1100, Trevor Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day David. > Welcome to the list. > Be prepared to get about 300 emails per day form the list. > Hooroo. > Regards, Trevor Bailey > Grafton, N.S.W. > Australia
Re: New Member
Thanks Jon, Dave On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:50:34 -0800 (PST), Jon M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welcome to the madness. :) > > -Jon M.
Re: New Member
Thanks Lasse, > They all look good. > I particularly like all the B&W ones. (I preferred the 1st Crane btw. > How did you set up the 500FTZ for the clock bit? The flash was in TTL mode and bounced off the celing > In thumbnail mode the "Gekko" looked something like a rotting p*nis. (Yeah, I > know you can take jokes like that down there.) Relieved to find that was not > the case, though, or I would be getting nightmares... > LOL > > Any comments & criticisms more than welcome > > You got some, welcome to you too. > > Lasse > >
Re: New Member
Thanks John, I'm in Fremantle West Australia. Dave On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:22:55 +1000, John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welcome David, good to have another Aussie on board! > Where are you located? > > John Coyle > Brisbane
Re: New Member
Thanks Graywolf, Could be worse, it could be taken over by poms ;-) Dave On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:13:39 -0500, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are going to have to start setting quotas for the number of Aussies on the > list the are taking over (grin). Welcome aboard, David. > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ---
Re: New Member
Thanks Doug, Our recent weather has me imune to anything hot :-) Dave > Welcome to the PDML. Make sure you have asbestos clothing ready (for > the periodic flame wars) and some paper towels handy (for wiping the > beer, cola, etc. off the screen when you catch a funny post while > drinking). > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: New Member
Thanks E.R.N. You've made me blush. Dave > > http://au.msnusers.com/OzSavage/shoebox.msnw > > ... and he knows how to use it REALLY well, too! > > > > Any comments & criticisms more than welcome > > Very cool shots, especially (in my opinion) the macro ones. > > E.R.N. Reed
Re: New Member
Thanks Paul, I really liked "Let's Bar-B-Q" that you posted recently. I've always liked the "texture" of fresh snow. And the sky never looks that blue here. Dave On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:44:13 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welcome David, > I enjoyed your pics, particularly "Morning After the Storm," "Customs House," > and "Crane." I'm sure you'll enjoy the list. > Paul
New Member
G'day to all PDML'ers, "Allow myself to introduce...myself" ;-) The name's David & after a year of lurking in the archive I've finally plucked up the courage and subscribed. I've got to say, you certainly are a voluble lot. Here hoping I can add to the mayhem ;-) My Pentax history goes back 13 years (I'm only 27). It started with a little p&s I was given as a birthday present. All through high school I used the K1000. I had a brief laps in judgement for about a year and had a Minolta SRT Super . On a trip to Canada in '93 I picked up a Z-20 (PZ-20), which has served me well until November last year when I got an *ist D. For those of you interested in putting a face to the name: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/Me.htm and some of my pic's are here (images between 50-200 kb): http://au.msnusers.com/OzSavage/shoebox.msnw Any comments & criticisms more than welcome Anywho, Happy Australia Day to all the Aussies. And a special thanks to Thibouille for the Gmail invitation. David Savage
Re: New lenses from Pentax
Bruce Dayton wrote: > > Just saw this on DPreview: > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0408/04080801pentax_lenses.asp > > Seems that they are taking the design of the DA 16-45 to some degree. > The slick focus mechanism which allows focusing manually or auto > without flipping a switch or pulling on the focus ring (FA* style) > along with much lighter weight. > > There used to be a few reasons why I preferred my Tamron 90/2.8 macro > over the FA 100/2.8 - weight, size of focus ring, smoothness of manual > focus. Seems that Pentax has made it so there is no reason to go for > the Tamron anymore. > > On top of that, these new lenses are full image circle and have > aperture rings! This should be big news to all who are retaining > older camera bodies or hoping for a full frame DSLR at some point. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce I haven't put any input into the list for a while but had to comment on this thread. I like what I see, I have not gone digital yet and was wondering if Pentax would be in my digital SLR future despite my having many SMC Pentax lenses. This is good news to me. Bruce commented "Nice small, full featured equipment. Somewhat reminiscent of the M series bodies and lenses.". My first thought was, "these look like M series lenses" when I saw the pictures of the lenses. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: good site
He lives in my corner of the world. I have met him and talked to him a couple of times. He is very interesting to talk to, he is quite knowledgeable on area nature and wildlife. Ramesh Kumar wrote: > > A good site and photos are taken using Pentax gear. > http://www.blevinsphoto.com/equipment.htm > > Do not whether he is list member > > Thanks > Ramesh > -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Photography: Fun or Profit????
"J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > > I was wondering how many of you are into photography for > fun or do you do it for profit? I fall into the fun category. > I used to shoot weddings for money, but I gave it up years ago > I find now I like to take my time and shoot what I want, not > having to sell my time for money from clients who are never satisfied. > JCO > >J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > I photograph for fun but would like to make some profit in the future to help pay for equipment. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
The current Shutterbug gives very high ratings to the HP7960. I have no experience with that unit but would give it consideration when comparing amongst other current models. Andrew Robinson wrote: > > I'm looking for a printer to replace my Epson Stylus Photo (the original > Stylus Photo). Santa says I need to keep the cost under $200. Looks like > the current Epson in that category is the Stylus Photo 925. However, the > reviews I've read are not universally favorable. So I figured I'd ask this > list for advice. Is there another printer I should be looking at? An HP or > Canon? > > Thanks! > > Andrew Robinson -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...
Nice shot. Those small guys are hard to get, they don't stay in one spot very long. Bill Owens wrote: > > While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stopped by our deck to > say Hi. Granted it's a bit soft. but he was only about 10 feet away. > > http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=51 > > Bill -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Yesterday afternoon
I am not yet used to having to think about conversion factor for the *istD. Bucky wrote: > > More like 900mm with the zoom factor of the *istD. > > > -Original Message- > > From: David S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 7-Dec-03 12:28 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Yesterday afternoon > > > > > > Good shot, I like the background sky color. I have never tried > > handholding an effective focal length of 600mm. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Totally OT but...
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > I had a lovely surprise this morning! My kids and hubby woke me with a > chocolate (lopsided! lol) cake, complete with 27 glowing candles, and some > loveheart shaped balloons, whilst performing a very off-key rendition of > "happy birthday to you". My one year old then proceeded to sit on the cake > and mash the icing all over my bed! lol. > > I can now officially say that I a in my "late" twenties, gawd I feel old, > but at least now I fit in with you lot a bit better! lol. ;-) > > tan. Happy birthday Tanya, I would be very happy if I could turn my clock back to my late twenties. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Filter to desaturate color
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Special edition DVD releases are great. The extra features sometimes > have good information and ideas for photographers (Just saw Leone's > "Once Upon a Time in the West," which seems to be a textbook on lighting > and working with DOF - highly recommended, BTW). > > I digress. On one recently viewed DVD there was a comment by the DP > that he used an "antique suede" filter to desaturate the color. Not > being a big fan of some of the overly saturated films out there, this > caught my attention as being a way to tone down some of the intensity of > Reala while keeping its other fine characteristics. > > Upon checking the B&H site I discovered that Tiffen makes a variety of > antique suede filters, but they are rather spendy and most are not for > threaded use. Also discovered the B+W KR3. which is a "warming" filter, > but appears to be of a similar color to the Tiffen. > > So, the questions to the color film gurus here: will the KR3 behave > similarly to the antique suede? What other filters are there that can > tone down or desaturate color film? What do you do (outside of PS) to > desaturate your pictures? > > Tks! I do not know what an "antique suede" filter is but do use a KR3 warming filter. The KR3 filter absorbs some of the light on the blue end of the spectrum. I use it on overcast days or in deep shadow areas to cut down the excessive blue and give the subject a more natural "daylight" appearance. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Silly Digital Survey
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > With fond memories of surveys past : > > 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved > completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your > equipment cabinet)? Still film only. > > 2) How many are in the process of doing so (like Bruce, who is actually > selling equipment) as opposed to "thinking about it," which doesn't > count in this survey. "thinking about it", really waiting for resolution of digital dodies goes up & prices come down. > > 3) How many have made the switch to digital, but keep a film camera > around for one reason or another, although you do not use, and have not > used, the film camera since acquiring your digital camera? Doesn't apply to me yet but probally will use film and digital together for a number of years > > 4) To put the numbers in perspective, how many list members are there. > > shel -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: OT: An open note to TVV
I would guess that it is a "backwards compatible" cartridge that can fit into the Bucky unit of any conventional X-ray machine and it would also allow for use with portable X-ray machines. graywolf wrote: > Hey Tom, > > I just had a chest Xray today at the new (only a couple of months old) > imaging center here in Boone. The Xray was done digitally. Apparently > the holder is actually a sensing device. The Xray is made and the holder > taken into the back room and plugged into the computer. So you probably > were right in your post about this awhile back. I do wonder why the > sensor is not wired permanently to the computer. The tech had no idea, > she is just a button pusher. > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: OT: Western Canada
Dan Matyola wrote: > Good advice, David. Thanks a lot. > > Are those articles available online? > > Dan > > David S. wrote: > > >The Rockies is my late summer playground. I take topographical maps and trail books > >with me and recommend 2 excellent articles by Darwin Wiggett. > > > >1. "A Photographers Guide to Banff National Park" in May 1996 Photo Life Magazine. > >2. "A Photographers Guide to Jasper National Park" in July 1996 Photo Life > >Magazine. > > > >Try to get copies of those articles if you can. > > I do not know. I also do not have a flatbed scanner, so I can not scan & email them to you. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Velvia 100 - First Impressions
Alan Chan wrote: > >there's only one Velvia 100, and it's called F. > > There are 2 actually - 100 & 100F. > > http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/ppg/rfilm-01.html > > regards, > Alan Chan > I did not realize there were 2 new Velvia 100 films, I had only heard about the new Velvia 100F. Note this announcement: http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/PREventDetailPage.jsp?DBID=NEWS_547187&CAT_ID=233844 That makes a total of five 100 speed slide films from Fuji Film. How can there be a market big enough for 5 different 100 speed slide films from 1 manufacturer when the film market should be decreasing as digital cameras increase their percentage of the market share? -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Little Pentax quiz (Keep Guessing!)
David R Spaulding wrote: > OOH! > > I wasn't sure if I could stump some of you or not. :) > > The answers are great! Hyper functions are good, but some other cameras have similar > features - I think Pentax does the best job, though. > > My personal favorites so far are Frits and Lasse...points for ceativity. > > Let me up the ante...I have a sample roll of Kodak E100G that I have been meaning to > shoot, but not until this weekend...I'll sent it to whomever gets this answer, but > you have to promise to let me know how it compares to Provia 100F! > > Another hint: I've never been able to find this feature in the brochures or > instruction manuals. You may have to take a close look at your cameras to find it. > Only two(or three) Pentax models have this feature. > > Good luck! > > David > --- > David Spaulding > Photographer > I was thinking it was the ability to read film latitude of the film canister coding. I know that the PZ1 & Z1-p can do this. If I am correct you can keep the film, I am a Provia F user. I still have a roll of Kodak E100 Extra Color that I received for Christmas, I haven't decided what I will do with it yet. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Good-bye Pentax (2)
Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: > > Hi all, > > thank you very much for the nice answers to my previous mail! It is a > really special feeling to know that I have done something worthwhile, > and I am deeply moved that you all appreciate my work to such an > extent. I took no offense to the one or two mails that spoke about "the > results count", "Canon is a gadget maker", don't worry. I actually > expected more resistance... :-) > > What can I say? It was not an easy decision, and I have been > contemplating it for over a year now. I have thought about it long and > hard, and have had several (heated) discussions with PDML members Arnold > Stark and Knut Kampe. But in the end even Arnold's strongest and solid > arguments could not overpower my will to move on. > > The real turn came when I recently decided that I want to try > photographing birds and animals (nothing exotic, creatures in our garden > or in the zoo). The only lens that I was able to afford was a > second-hand 400/5.6, and it had to be AF. I have never seen a used FA* > 400/5.6, so I look at eBay for a Canon. Well, in the last 6 weeks there > have been 8 of them for sale, and I got mine at a wonderful price. > Adding a body and a flash was a breeze, so I was all set. Let's say it > like this: My only Pentax experience with longer lenses was a day-trip > with Arnold where I got to use his K 400/5.6 and M42->K 500/4.5. Those > photos were a disaster! Manual aperture were manual focus too much for > me!!! Using the EOS 30 with the 400/5,6 USM is much more convenient. I > can dial in exp. comp. via the thumb dial in the back, flash exp. comp > on the flash, AF is very fast, and can see well even through the small > AF-type viewfinder. Program shift is very convenient via the > index-finger dial, and the eye-control AF "gimmick" work wonderfully for > me! > > So, where are those that say that better technology does not lead to > better photos? Yes, each photo made with the greatest USM, IS, etc. > lens can be made also without. But the chances of doing that are almost > non-existent! > > So, the main factors are: > - Canon has a more complete AF system > - Canon delivers new products and technologies faster > - it is far easier and more cost-effective to buy (second-hand) Canon > gear (for example, I will soon be able to buy a like-new second-hand D60 > for about $800) > - one has certain security that one can never outgrow the Canon system > - counting from 1986 until now, Canon actually has better system > compatibility than Pentax, and there is NO INDICATION that will have to > change their mount any time soon (Pentax is moving towards a mount > change [at least simplification]. The *ist does NOT work properly with > K and M lenses, and it is NOT an entry-level camera --- it has the best > AF system of ANY Pentax camera!) > > Now, where is Pentax? I feel that they have slowly but surely abandoned > the market segment in which I am -- serious amateur. If we ignore the > brilliant FA* 200-600/5.6, they don't have much for sports or wild-life > professionals either. They seem to be concentrating in the segment of > *ist and below. I have nothing against that, but I wish Pentax would > come out and say if my assumption is correct, or they are simply lacking > the money/people/resources to develop things faster. > > In the end, it is all very simple. I feel that very few serious > amateurs and professionals use Pentax gear, and therefore the few > serious Pentax items do not sell very well. This then leads to Pentax > not investing very much in development of such items, and more serious > amateurs and professionals switch to other brands. It's a vicious > circle, and I am the real loser. > > So I switched... But like I said, I'll keep an LX, FE-1, two bright > screens, a 17/4 fish, A20/2.8, A24/2.8, K30/2.8, A50/1.7, and A100/2.8 > Macro. Sad as it may be, soon after my current eBay auctions are over, > I will also sell the superA, MZ-5n, battery pack Fg, M24-35/3.5 and FA > 24-90/3.5-4.5. > > Once again, thanks for all your positive remarks and nice comments to my > previous mail. > > Cheers, > Boz > I have many times over the years thought about switching from Pentax for similar reasons. Your expertise and knowledge will be missed on this list. I hope you are happy with your new system. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Hands Up II: What About the Film *ist?
Michael Cross wrote: > > I'm thinking of getting a film *ist if it isn't too expensive. Anyone else? > > Michael I am interested in it. Price & how well the autofocus works would probably be the deciding factors -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Hands up and be counted
zoomshot wrote: > > So, how many of you merry people are going to get an *ist-D and if not why > not? > > To start the ball rolling you can count me as a taker. > > Ziggy Not me. I will wait until digital SLR prices come down & pixel count is greater then 10 megapixel. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: *IST Incongruencies
Butch Black wrote: > > Is it me or do others find it a bit incongruent that Pentax is launching a > middle range body with 2 "entry level" no aperture ring zoom lenses if they > don't plan on offering more "j" lenses in the near future. > > Just my $0.02 > > BUTCH > > Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. > > Hermann Hess (Damien) IMO if the "j" lenses help increase Pentax profits then more will come. It is less expensive to make a lens without an aperture ring. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: functional difference pz-1p/pz-1?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > David, > To clarify, you tried the experiment below. You mounted a K or M lens > and checked metering without and with Spot? You got significantly different > reading using Spot? Can you tell us what lens you used? > My PZ-1 has never worked this way since purchased new. I was an early > purchaser, but many others have noted this discrepancy before. Mark Roberts > and others have web pages devoted to modifying M & K lenses to allow spot and > matrix metering. > Regards, Bob S. > > > Try it in a dim room with a table lamp and a wide angle K or M lens. > > The "SPOT" metering area is about the same size as the [ focus ] area of > the > > PZ-1. Put the lamp in the focus area and meter - center weighted. Turn > on > > spot metering and do the same. You will find identical readings. Now > > try it with an A, F, or FA lens. You will get different readings. I used extension tube #2 from Auto extension set K mounted between the PZ1-P body and the FA 28-70 zoom. The extension tube is a K version tube with no electrical contacts. This isolates the electrical contacts of the lens from the body and makes any version K mount lens attached to it behave like a K lens. I tried the test again, spot metering definitely works. The bare light covers area just larger than the autofocus rectangle. I have the body set to shutter priority. For spot setting the exposure time is 1/350 when centered on the bulb & goes to 1/30 when the outer edge of the autofocus just touches the outer edge of the light. At the matrix setting (which defaults to center weighted metering lenses without electrical contacts like this combination) the exposure times are 1/90 when centered on the bulb & goes to 1/30 when the outer edge of the autofocus just touches the outer edge of the light. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: functional difference pz-1p/pz-1?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> David,
>
> So you can use Matrix metering with M lenses? My manual says "For lenses
> made earlier than Pentax-M (lenses without lens information contacts), center
> weighted metering system is used instead of multi(8)-pattern metering.
> However the spot metering system can be used." This is non-sense since K and
> M lenses have identical mounts...no electrical contacts.
>
> My PZ-1 definitely doesn't do this. You are not the first person to claim
> that their PZ-1 worked with Spot metering for K & M lenses. But you are
> first to tell me that after an actual test of their PZ-1 with a stock M or K
> lens, they got different aperture readings... that they had the spor meter
> functionality.
>
> Perhaps there are some PZ-1 cameras that work like this. I look at the
> discrepancy as a translation error in the camera manual. And as I said
> before, the Japanese are the ones who told me about the missing functionality.
>
> Regards, Bob S.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > My unit behaves exactly the way the manual describes metering behavior
> > on page 7. If yours doesn't, then it must be malfunctioning or there
> > were PZ-1 production variations.
The bottom of page 7 of my PZ-1 manual says:
"For lenses made earlier than Pentax-M lenses (lenses without
information contacts, center weighted metering system is used instead of
the multi8)-pattern metering. However, the spot metering system can be
used."
I was refering to this post you made:
Can't say what the manual says for the PZ-1, but if you have the camera,
try
it. You will not get spot metering with any of the K or M lenses.
That's
how mine has worked since the first day (although it took me a long time
to
know this!).
Try it in a dim room with a table lamp and a wide angle K or M lens.
The
'SPOT" metering area is about the same size as the [ focus ] area of the
PZ-1. Put the lamp in the focus area and meter - center weighted. Turn
on
spot metering and do the same. You will find identical readings. Now
try it
with an A, F, or FA lens. You will get different readings.
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Per the PZ-1 manual, spot metering "can be used" with the old lenses
("lenses
> without lens information contacts") on the PZ-1.
--
You said spot metering will not work on early model lenses. I say it
does work on lenses without electrical contacts on my PZ-1.
I quoted from page 7 of the manual:
--
For lenses made earlier than Pentax-M lenses (lenses without
information contacts, center weighted metering system is used instead of
the multi8)-pattern metering. However, the spot metering system can be
used.
--
The "Pentax-M" is probably a typo and should read "Pentax-A", and that
refers to matrix metering not working on earlier lenses, not spot
metering mot working on earlier lenses.
--
David S.
Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: functional difference pz-1p/pz-1?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Can't say what the manual says for the PZ-1, but if you have the camera, try
> it. You will not get spot metering with any of the K or M lenses. That's
> how mine has worked since the first day (although it took me a long time to
> know this!).
>
> Try it in a dim room with a table lamp and a wide angle K or M lens. The
> 'SPOT" metering area is about the same size as the [ focus ] area of the
> PZ-1. Put the lamp in the focus area and meter - center weighted. Turn on
> spot metering and do the same. You will find identical readings. Now try it
> with an A, F, or FA lens. You will get different readings.
>
> Regards, Bob S.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > Per the PZ-1 manual, spot metering "can be used" with the old lenses
> ("lenses
> > without lens information contacts") on the PZ-1.
My PZ-1 works with spot metering on a lens without "A" contacts, I put
the short extension tube from auto set K between an FA lens and the
body.
Having Function 1 set to option 0 (Matrix and spot metering available)
Aiming at a bare light bulb on the ceiling so the bulb just covers the
spot metering area, the exposure goes from 1/90 at matrix position (the
camera defaults from matrix to center weighted) to 1/500 at spot
position when I change metering modes without moving the camera.
The same test with function 1 set to option 1 (Matrix and center
weighted metering available) has no exposure difference between the
metering positions, both at 1/90 because the camera uses center weighted
at both settings. Note that matrix metering does not work on lenses
without "A" contacts. The "Spot" indicator is still displayed on the
LCD display and on the display in the viewfinder even though center
weighted metering is selected, not spot metering.
I have both the PZ-1 and the PZ-1p (Z-1p) the metering mode is correctly
displayed no matter what type of lens is used, the PZ-1 uses the same
spot display for spot or center weighted metering. The PZ-1p also does
not display the matrix metering indicator when a pre "A" lens will not
allow it to use matrix metering, the PZ-1 will not visually indicate
that matrix metering is not available with pre "A" lenses.
I also prefer the PZ-1p over the PZ-1 for this and other user interface
improvements.
--
David S.
Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Snow Crystal Photographs
Mark Cassino wrote: > > Hi folks - > > Last month's cold snap brought some really nice snow to west Michigan, and > the opportunity for more snow crystal photography. I just updated my > website with 30 new snow crystal photographs. These were shot with an > Mz-S, AF360 flash, various extension tubes, bellows, and either a reverse > mounted SMC-M 50 f1.7 or SMC-M 50 f4 Macro. All shots were at 4 - 8 x > lifesized. > > If you are interested take a look at this link: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > The monthly feature photo is the best of the lot (IMO) and there's a link > to the other shots from it. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - More excellent shots from you. I forwarded your URL to a couple friends as I have done in the past because of the excellent images you have. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: WOW! Check Out BOZ's new k-mount site!
"Lindamood, Mark" wrote: > > What a great lookin' new k-mount site! A tip o' the hat to Boz Dimitrov! > > http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ Excellent new design to the site Boz, it looks great. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Now HERE'S a scumbag
Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Write to him and tell him you're going to sue him if he doesn't end the > auctions immediately. > Paul Stenquist > > Mark Roberts wrote: > > > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1950124573&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 > > > > This guy's downloaded the PDF service manuals I have on my web page and is > > SELLING them on eBay! (He's even got photos of the front of each manual - > > this is how I know they're the ones from my web site because I used > > different photos from the Pentax originals.) > > > > -- > > Mark Roberts > > Photography and writing > > www.robertstech.com His past ebay history shows that he is plagiarizing service manuals from several companies. Send the set of URLs to each company and see what happens. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: LX Winder... yea or nay?
Anton Browne wrote: > > I have recently acquired some LX winders for a good price that I may keep or sell >on. I have never used winders before and I'm in two minds, they are lovely gadgets >for sure and a convenience on some occasions. They make the LX look a tad SERIOUS >however and draw attention. They also increase weight, bulk and noise. When I take >them off I find I now often forget to wind on! I guess they're a bit all or nothing, >either keep them on all the time or off thus avoiding confusion. > > Dunno whether to keep them... any thoughts, suggestions, observations? > > Anton > I have the winder for my LX but have not used the winder for about 10 years. I mainly use the LX for landscape & macro photos and do not find the winder to be an advantage for my style of use with the LX. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Strange FA*200 problem, or not a problem?
Alan Chan wrote: > > I promise this will be my last question regarding my FA*200/2.8. :) > > When the focus ring was shifted from MF to AF, it will rotate for certain > amount before it was locked into position. However, as I rotate the focus > ring (AF position), the distance scale rotates too. I do not remember the > previous FA*200 did the same, and I think this behaviour also slow down the > AF speed. However, since I do not have another FA*200 to compare with, would > you guys test it out for me please? I have prepared a video clip which you > can see what I mean exactly (1MB). Thx!!! > > http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/FA200.mov > > regards, > Alan Chan > I can't get the video clip to play on my system but I think I understand what you are saying. My FA*200 does not behave the way you describe that yours does. When the focus ring of mine is moved from MF to AF it will turn about 5 degrees in either direction before locking into position, but the distance scale does not rotate at all during this time. I hope you get better luck from Pentax in the future. It is hard to believe how some out of box failures pass final testing. I have seen some out of box failures at work that could not have worked when packaged at the factory. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Slide management
Dave Kennedy wrote: > > As my slide collection grows, I'm learning that chronological storage > in slide trays may not be the best solution for finding slides I'm > looking for quickly. > > So. A couple of questions. > > 1) What do you use as a storage medium for your slides? Slide trays? > Metal boxes? Plastic sheets? Other? > Archival plastic sheets that hold 20 slides/sheet & fit into 3 ring binders > 2) Do you have a specific numbering/labeling system? How does it work? > I was trying to do a rrrff (YearRollFrame) numbering system, but > I'd like to hear about what you use. > Numbered by roll/frame. Frames are renumbered to eliminate numerical gaps caused by images that I threw away. > 3) Software. Do you use any slide specific s/w? Something that would > allow a numbering system, and category, and print labels? I was using a > Thinkdb Tinybyte on my Palm for tracking this, but this is not the > easiest way to enter lots of data either. > I structured a database with Paradox to meet my needs, the database is sorted by roll and frame numbers. Paradox was originally created by Borland and sold to Corel a number of years ago, I started using Paradox before Microsoft developed Access. I use queries on fields in the database to find slides, usually on the "subject" or "location" fields. > 4) Anything else > Keep in mind that this is strickly hobby level, so I'm not going to be > tracking 1000s of slides/year with this, nor am I able to spend > hundreds of dollars to do this. > Try to use a system that can last you a lifetime, it could be a lot of work transferring information to a new system > (obligatory pentax comment - they are all taken on Pentax gear :-) > Mine also. > dk > > = > Dave Kennedy > Arnprior, Ont. > Canada. > > ______ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: My new Pentax-A* 300 f/4 and an interesting shot
Glen O'Neal wrote: > > I got my new A* 300 f/4 a few days ago and finally got the opportunity to > take it out for a spin today. I like to go up into the city and photograph > the homeless on the streets of our town. We have a local group that brings > them help whenever possible. I have taken quite a few images of them, but > two that I am particularly fond of are listed below. The second shot is the > one I took around 4:00pm this afternoon. I had no idea the poster was behind > this gentleman as I exposed the image. I didn't realize it's presence until > I picked the prints up from the photo lab this evening. All I could think > was "what a coincidence". By the way, the "no parking" sign in the other > image was a complete accident as well, but it says so much about the plight > of the homeless everywhere. They are constantly having to move on to avoid > loitering charges. They literally have no place to "park". > > I am searching for a title for the new picture. Any suggestions would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Glen > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1070436 > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1178334 I like the second image, excellent timing with the pedestrian under the sign. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Interesting read
Lon Williamson wrote: > > Always? Wow. Any other nature folks out there always bracket? > Herb, is this +- a half, a third, or a whole stop? > > Herb Chong wrote, in part: > > > I always bracket my film > > at least 3 frames and so I only use slide film when shooting for my own purposes. I used to bracket a fair bit but now seldom bracket. Sometimes when the scene is greater then film latitude I bracket in one direction by up to one stop from what I think would produce the best image. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
I used my fathers Konica equipment before I bought my own camera, it had manual metering and shutter priority modes. I do not like shutter priority, didn't like what Canon had & Nikon was too expensive so I bought a Pentax camera. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: AF 400T swivel head
Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Okay, I'm confused. I would love to be able to fire my AF 400T into a > reflector and still use it in auto mode on my 6x7. I downloaded the AF > 400T manual in order to determine how the swivel head works. The manual > reads "...a convenient rotating flash head that swivels 90 degrees on > each side (up to 180 degrees to the left for backward bounce.)" That > seems contradictory. If it swivels 90 degress to each side, how can it > swivel 180 degrees to the left. My flash unit's head will only swivel 90 > degrees to each side. I pushed as hard as I dare to try to get it to > move further, and it won't budge. Does anyone have an AF 400T that > actualy swivels all the way around to the back? Is there some trick to > making it move that far? > Paul Stenquist Mine swivels 90 degrees to the right & 180 degrees to the left. Serial # 85000xxx. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Another Shot with the 1000mm F8
"J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > > Check out this shot from about 600 yards away. > Looks like I nailed the focus on this one. > http://jcoconnell.com/temp/1000_CONDO2s.jpg > > JCO > > J.C. O'Connell mailto:hifisapi@;gate.net > My Business references & Websites: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/jco/ Excellent shot, you get the paparazzi prize of the day. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: KMP lens info
Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: > > Hi all, > > After I started gathering the Pentax 5-digit catalog numbers, I have > realized a few things, and since then I have been busy with internal > restructuring of the KMP. > > Here are some obeservations and questions: > > - There are multiple numbers for a single lens. The numbers usually > differ in the last digit: "0" means that the lens was sold with a > carrying case, and "7" means that the carrying case was sold separately. > > - Lenses with different colors have different 5-digit numbers. > > - Some early K lenses had 4-digit catalog numbers. These four digits > are the same ones that later on got the suffix 0 or 7, to indicate if > there was a case inclused or not. > > - Some 5-digit numbers end in "1" or "5", but I do not have enough of > those to be able to determine their meaning. Probably it has to do with > the hood or the color of the lenses. > > - What I really want to know is if there are two different catalog > numbers for the same lens with two different names. For example, are > the catalog number for the "SMC Pentax 1:3.5/15" different from that of > the "SMC Pentax 1:3.5 15mm"? > > - The next KMP release will reflect all these "complications", but it > will take a few more weeks until I get all this straightened out. > > More to come later. Cheers, > Boz > > -- > _\\|//_ Imagination is more important than knowledge... >0(` O-O ')0 A. Einstein > ===ooO=(_)=Ooo=== > Bojidar D. Dimitrov author and editor, Pentax K-Mount web page > [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://kmp.BDimitrov.de/ > = ><__> <__> Some lenses that came with cases spanned the production change from hard cases to soft cases, the A*200/2.8 was one of them. I believe that the unit that came with the hard case had a different catalog number than the unit that comes with the soft case. I had the unit that came with the hard case but no longer have the box for comparison with the Pentax catalog number in the BHPhotoVideo site. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
Re: Poll: Telephoto Zooms
Arnold Stark wrote: > > This poll is the last (but of course not the least) in a series of 12 > polls on all kinds of lenses for the k-mount. > > Now. Please answer the following 3 questions: > > 1.) Imagine that you urgently need a telephoto zoom for your k-mount > camera. Imagine further that you have more than sufficicient money to > spend on such a zoom. Now imagine, that you enter a shop which has > plenty of new and used Pentax glass. What are the 3 SMC Pentax telephoto > zooms (1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice) that you would like to pick most? > > K45-125/f4 > FA70-200/f4-5.6 > A70-210/f4 > F70-210/f4-5.6 > M75-150/f4 > FA*80-200/f2.8 ED&IF > K80-200/f4.5 > M80-200/f4.5 (version 1) > M80-200/f4.5 (version 2) > A80-200/f4.7-5.6 > F80-200/f4.7-5.6 > FA80-200/f4.7-5.6 > FA80-320/f4.5-5.6 > K85-210/f3.5 > K85-210/f4.5 > F100-300/f4.5-5.6 > FA100-300/f4.5-5.6 > FA100-300/f4.7-5.8 > K135-600/f6.7 > F*250-600/5.6 ED&IF > FA*250-600/5.6 ED&IF > K400-600/8-12 Reflex > > 2.) What 3rd party telephoto zoom lenses would you consider to be good > alternatives? Please name up to three 3rd party zooms. > > 3.) If you were dreaming, what would be your ideal (but realistic) SMC > Pentax telephoto zoom lens for k-mount? > > Have fun with this last poll started by me, and thanks in advance for > contributing! > > Arnold 1. FA*250-600/5.6 ED&IF FA*80-200/f2.8 ED&IF K400-600/8-12 Reflex 2. Tokina AT-X 840AF AF 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 3. FA* 100-300/4.0 ED & IF -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com
