Re: Hello, I'm back. Am I a newbie again?
Thanks everybody for your warm welcome, it's nice to be back. I notice nobody offered me a chair and a pint as yet... ;-))). I'll thank personally every one of you but now I must work. Sad but true... Ciao, Flavio
Re: Re: Talking about tiny cars...
It is a Smart car, sold under the brand Smart and marketed by Mercedes Benz (it think) here in Europe. There was some involvement with Swatch, the swiss brand selling funny plastic watches, but I don't know the extent of it. In overcrowded towns here like Rome they're sold like hot cakes altough the price is rather steep. They have a yuppish market image and young professionals or executives tend to see it as status symbols. I never drove one and it gives me a sense of immediate danger seeing them speed by at 130 Km/h (70-75 Mph?). They say they tend to loose control quite easyily under less then ideal conditions on Rome's center paved roads. Flavio
OT: Talking about tiny cars...
> Beats chasing thiefs on foot or bicycle. > Not where there are no roads...but as long as the thief has no fast boat there's little chance he can escape. There's very little crime there, anyway. > Jeff. > > > PS: looks similar to the "Smart" car I've seen in Ontario. In fact it is one of those. A rather silly name though as no car can be smarter then the guy/gal driving it. Same thing applies for cameras, IMO. Sorry for forgetting the OT but the shot was done with my Z1-p and 24/2.8 K, so it's not completely OT. Ciao, Flavio
Re: Talking about tiny cars...
Gosh, it's a FIAT 500! I hope they don't plan to put big german sheperds in there... Ciao, Flavio
Re: Vivitar Series 1
> Da: ?ukasz Kacperczyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Data: 04/04/2002 00:04 > A: "pentax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Oggetto: Vivitar Series 1 > > Anyone has some experience with the NEW Vivitar Series 1 lenses (e. 19-35mm > zoom)? Are they as good as their ancestors? > £ukasz > - AFAIK Vivitar gave up on quality lenses some time ago. I don't think current Series 1 lenses can be much different from standard ones, just looking at the prices... Flavio > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: UK PDMLers
> Da: "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Data: 20/03/2002 09:38 > A: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Oggetto: UK PDMLers > > Hi guys... > > I am currently considering an offer to spend two months working in > sunny Bognor Regis on the southern coast of England. ... Hey David, as long as you're here in Europe (well, near it,anyway...;-) ), why don'y you plan a stop here in Rome? We're almost excatly on the other side of the world... Ciao, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: super-wide-angle options?
> Da: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ... > George, I haven't used an adaptall mount. How do they work? I would > assume that you compose, focus, and meter wide open, then lock exposure, > step down, recompose, and shoot. Is this how it must be done? > ... Joe, adaptall mount allow Tamron manual focus lenses to be used with any mount available simply by changing the mount which is a separate part from the lens. The combo makes a whole, functional, automatic diaphragm lens. Ciao, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Rif: Photos of cakes and ice-cream
Maciej, my compliments for your first pro occasion. The images seem fine, although not too sharp. Personally I don't like the photos where the background has been taken off the image but I guess it wasn't your decision. The 4th one on the left row was a difficult subject to shoot and the top of the cake appears burned out, maybe half a stop less exposure would have been better. Nice work, anyway. Ciao, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)
> What can I do against this: > http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1334153963 > > > I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the > copyright notices so that they are not so easy to remove. Place a large copyright notice across the image making it visible but not totally opaque. Do not place it in a corner or on an evenly colored part of the image or it will be just too easy to remove. > Am I dreaming > when thinking of images that do not allow themselves to be > screencaptured and edited? > > ... Yes. :-(((. Once the image is downloaded you can't tell what it will be used for, viewing, saving or anything else. Ciao, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Food photography advice needed
Maciej, I'm no expert at it but I'd say you should avoid (hot) studio lights with the ice creams and work very fast... Aside for that I think you'll need an adequate set (backdrop, workbench, etc.). Being yours not particularly reflective subjects you shouldn't have problems with the flash but perhaps you can the light from it bounce somewhere in order to get a softer lighting. I hope you get to eat the surviving subject when you're done with them... Ciao, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Tripod Advice: Ballhead or Pan/Tilt Head?
Joseph Tainter wrote > Which do users prefer for macro work? Usually the most easy to fine adjust is the best, of course weight counts if you're in the field. I think geared heads, then pan/tilt, last ballheads is the ranking, talking about real macro (1:1 or more). > > Can one mount a macro rail on a pan/tilt head? > ... Of course, it screws in just like your camera. HTH, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Rif: Re: Rif: Re: A macro lighting question
Christian Skofteland wrote: > Yesterday all this macro lighting talk got me thinking and I ended up ... He,he, didn't you know that thinking too much is dangerous? > Now I'm curious as to how well this will work. The AF280T may still be too > powerfull but if I can get it mounted high enough I'm still not very convinced about the "too powerful" issue. If the TTL circuit reacts fast enough to quench the emission at the right time you're fine. Right now, when I want to shoot something really close I simply use a large omnibounce card to reflect the flash light where I want it. You can see the effect in my "Orange" shot in a past PUG. It's an AF500FTZ so it's even more powerful than the 280T... > > I will keep you posted as soon as i get all the pieces together. > > ... Please do, I'll make the same on my side. Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: How to get focus confirmation?
David A. Mann wrote: > > Yeah that was probably me. You need to scrape the paint off where the > extension tube lines up with the electrical contacts on the body, so they > are all shorted together with the tube mounted. > ... Thanks David. I did a little experimentation with aluminium foil and it seems to me that only the extra AF contact (wrt the classic KA ones) needs to be shorted to the lens, am I wrong? Maybe the "total scaping" alternative is actually tidier and more effective, though. Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: KEH Bargain grade
Butch wrote: > > Has anyone bought lenses from KEH in bargain grade. I am more concerned with > performance and function then looks. I have bought lenses from them before, > but never in bargain grade. I found their rating to be very conservative, is > this the same with bargain? > ... Yes,absolutely. I bought two bargain graded lenses from them and found them nearly perfect, optically. HTH, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Rif: Re: A macro lighting question
Fred wrote: > I am not sure what you are looking for, then. > ... > You did say you wanted "to point it directly on the subject", right? and then: > > Flavio, might you consider the AF280T? It is small (yet quite > powerful) (although it is still pretty heavy), and its head can be > tilted down 15 degrees for macro work. I am not sure how well it > would interface with the Z-1p (I don't know much about the AF > bodies), ... Fred, Christian's post should have clarified things a bit. The flash has to be nearly on top of the lens front in order to illuminate evenly marco subjects. I have to work seriously on the bracket issue and possibly revert to a smaller flash. The 280 apperars to be still a little big but it should already have a plug for the F5P ext. cable which would make me save about 30 USD of worthless plastic. I liked the 220T but it has no autoflash capabilities so I could use it only with the Z-1p. Thanks a lot, anyway, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Tokina AF205 28-105 zoom woes
Joseph Tainter Wrote: > Sorry to hear about the trouble, Flavio. I, too, had this lens, but felt > that the images it was giving me were low in contrast. I traded it to > KEH for a second FA Power Zoom 28-105. > ... Thanks Joe, do find a big differnece between the two lenses? I was also uncertain when I bought it between those two but I've been fine with the Tokina. When looking for quality I can always switch to maual focus primes. Ciao, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
