Re: How to see all exif data in lightroom?
Thanks a bunch, that was the one I was trying to find, but couldn't remember the name. It didn't do what I wanted with regards to exif data, but it pointed me to this plug-in https://johnrellis.com/lightroom/anyfilter.htm which Jeff recommended as being more powerful than his. In the process it pointed me to Exiftool https://exiftool.org/index.html Which I ended up using, and found out that Pentax does not record which version of astrotracer was used on the image. So, I'll need to actually record time and frame numbers at some time comparing the different versions. BTW, more of John Ellis' plug-ins here https://johnrellis.com/lightroom/allplugins.htm > On Sep 8, 2024, at 6:31 PM, Bill wrote: > > The only plug in that I recall seeing is this one: > > https://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/metadata-viewer#:~:text=This%20plugin%20for%20Adobe%20Lightroom,is%20perhaps%20at%20times%20useful. > > Lightroom is actually pretty weak on what it is willing to give up to it's > user regarding metadata. > > bill > > On 9/8/2024 4:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Last week I was experimenting with the different astrotracer modes on my >> cameras. I expect that the mode is recorded in the exif data. I know that >> there are programs that will print out all of the exif data based on the >> file, but it would be very handy to sort the photos, in lightroom, based on >> this. >> >> Can anyone point me to a solution? >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
How to see all exif data in lightroom?
Last week I was experimenting with the different astrotracer modes on my cameras. I expect that the mode is recorded in the exif data. I know that there are programs that will print out all of the exif data based on the file, but it would be very handy to sort the photos, in lightroom, based on this. Can anyone point me to a solution? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: 1946 Power Wagon
> On Sep 6, 2024, at 9:47 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I had to stop at the grocery store yesterday. There in the parking lot was a > beautiful Frog-Eye (Bug-Eye?) Austin-Healey Sprite. Frogeye in the UK, Bugeye in the states. For added fun, the Subie crowd have their own definition of a "bugeye" > > I had my camera with me because I was on the way back from photographing a > small waterfall I had discovered (looking for interesting things near my new > home in Google Maps) so I took a few photographs. > > ... and shed a tear because neither of the two MGBs I own is driveable and by > now it's pretty obvious I'll never be able to restore them. 😢 I feel your pain bro. I only need two things to get my MGB back on the road, time and money. A friend has a frogeye that has been garaged, and not running, for about 45 years, I so much would have loved to pick that up as a project and put in a more modern driveline. > > But I enjoyed the photo of the Power Wagon. LIkewise, great job on both ends. > > On 9/6/2024 10:14 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> Very nice photo! >> It reminds me why I don’t go to car shows - I would see something like this >> truck, and then spend the next few days fantasizing about maybe someday >> having one of those beasts parked in my garage… >> Stan >>> On Sep 2, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Bill wrote: >>> >>> I spotted this at the local car show today. >>> >>> Apparently they are quite rare. This is a ground up restoration. >>> >>> https://flic.kr/p/2qdN8pB >>> >>> Technical stuff: >>> >>> Fuji X-T5, 16-55/2.8 and polarizing filter. >>> >>> enjoy >>> >>> bill > > -- > Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
astro test
I found some dark skies a little less than an hour and a half away. The type 3 astrotracer unequivocally works better than the GPS based. I do wish that it didn't need to do a test frame for every shot. If the camera had an accelerometer and could read focal length it would be able to tell if you changed anything between shots. Anyways, the K3-III with the 70-200 got better shots than the K-1 with the sigma 50-500, even though I just did the type three astro upgrade to the K-1. Here are some shots of our nearest extraglactic neighbor for comparison purposes https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720320021774/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Very rough benchmark 2013 vs 2019 mac pro
I did a quick, very sloppy, benchmark comparing my old 2013 trashcan mac with my new to me cheese grater 2019. I've got a huge panorama of McWay falls at moonset. It took the trashcan about 7 minutes to process it, and the 2019 2.5-3 minutes to stitch it together. The trashcan was maxed out, so it has the big OWC 2TB SSD and IIRC 12 cores with 64G of memory, but LR no longer supports the GPU. The cheesegrater is 16 cores and 96G of ram. I haven't figured out what to do with the trashcan, I ought to find someone who can make use of it while it's still usable. It hasn't crashed since I blew most of the dust out, so it might have just been overheating. Unfortunately the error reports didn't really say anything helpful like what was going on. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
mac pro ordered
Long story short, the best bang for the buck I was able to find was a 16 core 2019 mac pro with 2TB SSD and 96GB ram for $1400, it was cometically "class C", class B would have been another $100. They do seem to have a few more left in case anyone else is limping along with 2013 era or older mac hardware. I'll try to get a benchmark comparing against my 2013 mac pro trashcan. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Used mac pro questions
I've been having some issues with my trashcan mac. I'd been hoping to put off replacing it until I could get something much better, but it looks like I need to go for something stopgap. It seems like the biggest bang for the buck right now is in the 2019 mac pros. With all of my backup drives etc. a bunch of external ports seems to be an important issue, and one nice thing about the 2019 mac pros is that I can put in internal SSD cards, or increase the ram if I need. I found some on ebay with 96GB memory and 2TB SSD for about $1400, I think it has a radion 580 gpu. What features make the biggest difference in real world performance on lightroom? Are there any t-bolt 3/usb C dongles that do a much better job of giving me a bunch of USB 3 ports? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Is that the click of a Pentax?
great shots > On Aug 11, 2024, at 11:25 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > A close encounter today at a dune pool. > > https://flic.kr/p/2q9rvbp > https://flic.kr/p/2q9rKM5 > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2024 - 162 - GDG
> On Aug 4, 2024, at 3:53 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Second roll of film through the 1946 Leica IIIc I acquired a week and some > ago is now processed and digitized. This is the first exposure from it to > post. > > Boiler Room - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2q85jhH > Leica IIIc + Color-Skopar 28mm f/3.5 > Fujifilm ACROS 100 > > It's hard to tell when using it that the Leica IIIc is nearly 80 years old! > Truly a delightful camera to use... It almost looks like you started to draw a black and white Mondrian, and only got a few rectangles in. :-) > > Enjoy! > G > — > Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com > > "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." > --Mark Twain > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Marketplace on 35mm film
The radio show marketplace is doing a series of pieces called "my digital life". This is an equestrian photographer talking about what she misses about shooting film: https://www.marketplace.org/2024/07/24/equestrian-sports-journalist-35-millimeter-film-photography/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO A bit of excitement on my way to work this morning
> On Jul 23, 2024, at 2:49 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > ... and Larry's "bit of excitement". I see the replies, but not the original > post. Weird, are the originals going into a greymail or a spam folder? > > On 7/23/2024 4:29 AM, Comcast wrote: >> Interesting. Some fascinating looks at critical action. An edit would serve >> you well here. But excellent shooting ! >> Paul >>> On Jul 23, 2024, at 3:38 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> It turns out that this morning was the first time in quite a while that I >>> actually carried a decent camera in the car. These were all shot with the >>> recently repaired K-3 III, and the used tamron 18-250 that I bought to >>> replace the busted pentax 18-270, that I bought to replace the poorly >>> repaired tamron 18-250. >>> >>> I apologize for the half assed editing, it's getting late. At some point I >>> may add some more photos, and even go back and clean up some of these. >>> >>> I did look up the reg numbers on the various planes and put the details in >>> the file tags. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720319061674 >>> >>> There are several photos where I didn't even notice the people in them >>> until I was processing. >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen >>> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >>> >>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO A bit of excitement on my way to work this morning
It turns out that this morning was the first time in quite a while that I actually carried a decent camera in the car. These were all shot with the recently repaired K-3 III, and the used tamron 18-250 that I bought to replace the busted pentax 18-270, that I bought to replace the poorly repaired tamron 18-250. I apologize for the half assed editing, it's getting late. At some point I may add some more photos, and even go back and clean up some of these. I did look up the reg numbers on the various planes and put the details in the file tags. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720319061674 There are several photos where I didn't even notice the people in them until I was processing. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Partially OT, 2nd quarter faves
Thanks Rick and Ralf > On Jul 2, 2024, at 6:25 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Larry, these are very nice. I have some questions: > > Did you California types have a partial solar eclipse that allowed you to > take the first photo? It’s very nice. Thanks, we did get a partial here. > > About the rattlesnake and lizard: I hope the snake was behind glass! If so, > how did you shoot it with no glare at all? Nope, it was on a trail, shot with the 18-270 at 270, I was a safe distance away. > > The Coors can shot is just kind of sad. So many people are slobs. We’ve done > a lot of hiking in the White Mountains in New Hampshire, and the amount of > trash we’ve sometimes hauled out has been remarkable. > > The second tractor pic, and the shot of the cellist, are both excellent. The > cellist’s concentration really shows. I like the brass ensemble too. Thanks a bunch. I've been photographing Riley, the trombonist, since he was about 12. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/15220150449/ His father Clint https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27212760885/ mentors, or leads, several dance bands up in the Bay area. > > Cheers, > > Rick > >> On Jul 2, 2024, at 3:45 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >> >> Am 02.07.24 um 07:09 schrieb Larry Colen: >>> The start and the end of the album was taken with Pentax gear (if the >>> filename has LRC in it) >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316112862 >> >> Nice work. Thanks for sharing. >> >> Ralf >> >> -- >> Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany >> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >> Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Veg. garden invasion.
What a prick! > On Jul 2, 2024, at 2:17 AM, Alan C wrote: > > The joys of vegetable gardening! Last night a Porcupine devoured my whole > line of Pea seedlings. > The description is under the image. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/5382377/ > > K5 & DA 18-55 WR > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Partially OT, 2nd quarter faves
The start and the end of the album was taken with Pentax gear (if the filename has LRC in it) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316112862 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Return of the prodigal K-3 III
My K-3 III was delivered today after being repaired by Precision. It took just over a month from my sending it in, they had to wait a couple of weeks for a replacement top plate. One might think that if service were their goal, they'd keep a better stock of spare parts on hand. sigh. It seems to work, as does the $75(with shipping)Tamron 18-250 I got to replace the broken Pentax 18-270, which I got to replace the broken 18-250. Sigh, I sent the original 18-250 off for repair just before I ended up getting my K-1, and only did a perfunctory test on it, and didn't notice that it no longer focused at full zoom. When I did eventually notice the problem, Tamron informed me that they no longer worked on that lens, and wouldn't even fix it, even if it was just a factory misadjustment. sigh. I'm going to need to go back and re-RTFM on the K-3III, they've changed so much in the UI since the K-1, I could barely find anything, like turning off the focus beep, or setting it to shoot in raw. For some reason the filesave type is showing as RAW+DNG In any case, it's nice to have it back. There are a lot of aspects of its UI that I've definitely been missing, both when using the K-1 and especially on the OM-5 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Quick survey
Thanks Mark, that is good information. > On Jun 24, 2024, at 10:14 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > I shoot DNG exclusively (though I usually run the files through DNG > Converter when downloading because I can have it do file renaming at > the same time and it gets me to the latest spec DNG) for 3 reasons, in > increasing order of importance: > > 1 - Files are smaller than PEF > > 2 - The open format of DNG (it's based on TIFF) is better for future > compatibility than almost anything else (except possibly TIFF itself > and JPEG) > > 3 - The embedded MD-5 hash makes file validation possible en mass, > that is to say, without opening files and looking at them. (This final > item is largely why the Library of Congress adopted DNG as its > archiving format.) > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
back caps and body caps
I've found there to be a tremendous range in both quality and price of K-mount back caps for lenses. I have not found there to be consistent correlation between quality and price though. Some of them will tighten down nicely and stay attached, others will stay loose and just fall off. Has anybody found good deals on quality K-mount back caps? Larry -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAFA visit
> On Jun 23, 2024, at 2:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > A few months ago we visited the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), > having heard good things about their galleries. As usual I had my camera > along. The number of open galleries was limited, as was some of the > lighting, so there are only five photos here. But five very nice ones > > Unfortunately,PAFA recently declared bankruptcy. It will allow > juniors and seniors to finish their degrees, but other students are out of > luck. Lawyers are prospering. > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/February-2024/PAFA-2-24/PAFA-Pix-2-10-24 > > Comments always appreciated! > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another UK pano
Nice! > On Jun 18, 2024, at 3:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Just discovered 5 images on my hard drive that I forgot to stitch > after our Cumbria Way walk. Here's the result: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/166715344@N04/53800935843/in/album-72177720317448943/ > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography and Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > 617-276-7369 > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-3 repair update
I just heard from Precision, my K-3III has been repaired and shipped, it should arrive back here on Monday. As to the superzoom, I just ordered an 18-250 off of Ebay for about $85 with shipping and tax. Despite the WR of the 18-270 I never really liked it as much as the 18-250 it replaced, and that would have been a lot more. I'll keep my eyes open for a WR 18-135 which is a nice balance of reach and image quality, as well as being WR. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Motherboard upgrade: Seeking advice from all (but it's probably gonna be mostly from Larry)
Yeah, I would expect that a new GPU would give you the most bang for your buck. If you can upgrade the CPU without upgrading your MOBO, that would give a good boost with less risk of finding out that your new mobo doesn't support some bus that one of your old cards needs, or suchlike. It would be very interesting if you could do some sort of benchmark before and after each upgrade. Have lightroom build a 12 frame HDR pano, and then do a denoise on it. Then do the same thing on the same files, each time you upgrade. I suspect that more memory would make more difference without the GPU, since they often have their own memory. > On Jun 18, 2024, at 1:59 PM, Toine wrote: > > Any major brand is ok (MSI, Asus, Asrock). I would pick Intel, one of the > last generation (13th 14th). i7 is fast enough, i9 runs very hot and > needs max power. add 32Gb Ram or more. I would go for a liquid cooler on an > i7 or i9. Peak power is simply too much for most air coolers (I ruined an > i7 on aircooling). BeQuiet power supplies, aircoolers and system cabinets > run very quietly. Last but not least: add a nvidia GPU, something like a > RTX 3060 at minimum. Lightroom, photoshop etc all use the GPU. Denoise > drops from 9 minutes to 9 sec on an rtx3060 > > On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 at 18:08, Mark Roberts > wrote: > >> I've been having computer problems that I've traced to the motherboard >> (to about 99% certainty) and, as I'm long overdue for an upgrade, I'm >> thinking it's time to go for a new motherboard. I'm interested in any >> input and recommendations anyone might have to offer. This will be >> used for mostly photography work. I've been happy with AMD stuff in >> the past but I'm open to Intel-based boards if there's a compelling >> reason. >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts - Photography and Multimedia >> www.robertstech.com >> 617-276-7369 >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Motherboard upgrade: Seeking advice from all (but it's probably gonna be mostly from Larry)
I wish I could help, but I haven't been keeping up. I've just been buying used mac gear from a friend with a shop in Santa Cruz (Pacific Macs). A couple other people on the list have built up new machines in the past year and would know better than me what to look for. A while back the mobo in my home Linux box fried, I bought a used mobo from a friend, and then it wouldn't boot off the drives I had or something crazy like that. So what I've mostly learned is weird and unexpected things lose compatibility and you're likely to need to replace half your system for more than the cost of just buying a new system. In a related note, I recently put together a RAID NAS with "renewed" drives off Amazon. I'm glad that it's RAID, and second level of backup, because last night one of the drives already crapped out. For primary storage it would probably be worth paying $310/drive rather than $170. > On Jun 18, 2024, at 9:08 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > I've been having computer problems that I've traced to the motherboard > (to about 99% certainty) and, as I'm long overdue for an upgrade, I'm > thinking it's time to go for a new motherboard. I'm interested in any > input and recommendations anyone might have to offer. This will be > used for mostly photography work. I've been happy with AMD stuff in > the past but I'm open to Intel-based boards if there's a compelling > reason. > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography and Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > 617-276-7369 > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 17
> On Jun 17, 2024, at 3:57 PM, Bill wrote: > > It looks a lot more complete than I was expecting. A lot more usable than I was expecting. > A little more expensive as well, but then, it is a Pentax.0. About the same as 120 gallons of gas, in early 1973 that would have been about $40, in 1974 that would have been about $60. > > bill > > Ignore the offlist message Bob, I pressed the wrong button. > > On 6/17/2024 2:42 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: >> £499 in the UK. >> >> https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/products/pentax-17-35mm-film-camera?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=P17%20Launch%20%2801J0JYBP11MHH3ZATZKFNC4YCG%29&tw_source=klaviyo&_kx=b_LcnNXhQCJBhLdWaXpSIJttvJ07EUU9zBZusFUDQQs.PM5vmq >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Jonathan Stout Orchestra at Atomic Ballroom
There was a great band at the swing dance last Friday. I took the opportunity to play with the FA 85/1.4 since one of my main reasons for getting it was for photographing musicians. I've known Riley for quite a few years, he would play in various bands with his father Clint back in the Bay Area: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53795064602/in/album-72177720317975443/ For folks who want to see the whole set: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317975443/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spoonbill Silhouette
Nice. You could go full kodalith on the curves and turn it into something you could silk screen on a T-shirt > On Jun 16, 2024, at 10:17 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Late afternoon, yesterday. Very little activity apart from a few Elephants & > Impalas. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53795480853/ > > K5 & HD 55-300 WR > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: June PUG is up
> On Jun 12, 2024, at 11:57 AM, John Francis wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2024 at 04:19:11PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>> On Jun 5, 2024, at 4:09 PM, John Francis wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 12:42:39AM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >>>> Am 06.06.24 um 00:09 schrieb John Francis: >>>>> Maybe it's time to add a section to the PUG for images created with >>>>> non-Pentax >>>>> gear. Or maybe it isn't - I don't know hom many other non-Pentax using >>>>> PDMLers >>>>> are still around. >>>> >>>> What keeps you from posting photos shot while you were using Pentax gear? >>>> >>>> I haven't been able to take any new photos for the last two years and my >>>> days as a 'picture taking' photographer are over but I still have tens of >>>> thousands of RAW and scanned analog photos to sift through and quite a few >>>> to publish. >>> >>> Nothing stops me from posting old photographs - I shoot significantly less >>> than some people here, so I've got every digital image I took available. >>> (And boxes of slides, negatives, etc., very few of which have been scanned). >>> But that doesn't help me get to be a better photographer. I sometimes used >>> the PUG topic as a way to prompt myself out of my comfort zone and try some >>> shots I'd never have thought of myself. Much of the time it didn't result >>> in anything I wanted to show anybody else, but there were occasions when I >>> came up with something I was pleased with, and even a few times when I ended >>> up with an image I felt was worth submitting. >> >> I see a couple of options. >> >> You could use the PUG as an excuse to grab the K-5 and give it some exercise. > > One thing I found when I checked out the K-5 recently is that after a couple > of years using the M1X I'd definitely have to re-learn the camera - even such > simple things as the feel of the camera (exacly where the basic controls are, > how hard to press the buttons, etc.) are very different. I'd also got used to > having a screen on the back of the camera for reviewing shots, adjusting > settings, > etc. And, of course, a major plus of switching formats was a the lens weight. There are definite advantages to u4/3 > > The one thing I didn't have with the M1X was a backup body. I'd been thinking > of > getting an M5 - that would presumably be a lot closer operationally to the > M1X. > I know you'd been less than completely satisifed with your one, but for what I > tend to shoot most of the time I suspect It would serve me well enough. Yeah, but for what I use it for, it is better than the full size DSLRs > > I was still thinking things over - after all, you might decide to get rid of > your M5 because it didn't meet your requirements - when I took a look at > Mike's > Camera to see what they would want for an EPL-10 (not for me, but our trusty > old EPL-1 is really getting a bit too long in the tooth) and noticed that they > were apparently prepared to sell me an M1X for what they wanted for an M5. Really? How much? Hmm if I return my OM5 to Amazon and turn it into an M1X for the same money, I'd be rather tempted. > > It arrived today. Congrats. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax WG-8 and WG-1000
> On Jun 6, 2024, at 11:55 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 07/06/2024 07:47 BST Henk Terhell wrote: >> >> >> The new WG-8 may be an attractive pocket camera, though it doesn't have RAW. >> Compared to competitors, a major advantage of these new camera's is that >> pictures thereof may be placed on PUG. >> >> https://www.dpreview.com/news/0404722783/ricoh-pentax-wg-8-and-wg-1000-waterproof-compacts > > A waterproof Pentax compact is one of the few cameras I have bought new as my > daughter was, at the time, very interested in playing in water. The plan was > to use it to document her progress through swimming lessons and various > adventures in waterparks and the sea. > > Imagine my pleasure when the waterproofing failed on its second outing, for > no discernable reason. That is arguably much better than it failing two days after the warranty expired. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Adobe Brouhaha
There seems to be a lot of sound and fury going around the net about this section of Adobe licensing: 4.2 Licenses to Your Content. Solely for the purposes of operating or improving the Services and Software, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free sublicensable, license, to use, reproduce, publicly display, distribute, modify, create derivative works based on, publicly perform, and translate the Content. For example, we may sublicense our right to the Content to our service providers or to other users to allow the Services and Software to operate as intended, such as enabling you to share photos with others. Separately, section 4.6 (Feedback) below covers any Feedback that you provide to us. 4.3 Ownership. As between you and Adobe, you (as a Business User or a Personal User, as applicable) retain all rights and ownership of your Content (or where applicable, you must ensure that you or the Business (as applicable) have a valid license to the Content). We do not claim any ownership rights to your Content. I read 4.2 as giving Adobe permission to share your content with other services so that you can, for example, post photos you keep on their servers to other sites like facebook. Thoughts? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
equipment update, QNAP NAS
I had posted a while back that I had been having issues with my OWC thunderbolt drivebay and was looking to upgrade. A friend offered me a good deal on his QNAP 458a 4-bay NAS. I loaded it up with four 16T WD drives as RAID 5 and 16G of RAM, which gives me something like 43T of storage. I copied my photo files over, pointed lightroom at it rather than the OWC and found all the missing images in my backup and everything catalogs . TLDR; Using it as my primary storage doesn't work. It might be possible to get it to work, but with Macos losing connection to it, the slower speeds and related, it was just too painful. It does seem to work very well as first level backup and gives me a NAS for up here. My old synology 4bay is in Felton as offsite storage of everything up to about a year ago. I also have other drives to use as second and third level backup down here. It would be really nice if it also had a way of connecting to the computer directly as an external drive rather than only a NAS. I'm luke warm on it as a NAS, it has a lot of features that I don't need, and I haven't really spent the time and effort to learn my way around it. It is also quite a few years old, but I think it may have the current UI. By plugging into the OWC via USB 3 rather than TB my computer doesn't crash nearly as often. I had previously solved this problem by disabling something about sleep, but with the latest version of Monterey the problem has returned. Hopefully I won't run out of space on the OWC until I have the resources to replace both it and the trashcan mac I'm using to process photos. The longer I can put that off the more processing power I'll be able to get for my dineros. I may be forced to do something before too long because I'm running up against end of life of LR running on a version of Macos that will run on the trashcan. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: June PUG is up
> On Jun 5, 2024, at 4:09 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 12:42:39AM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >> Am 06.06.24 um 00:09 schrieb John Francis: >>> Maybe it's time to add a section to the PUG for images created with >>> non-Pentax >>> gear. Or maybe it isn't - I don't know hom many other non-Pentax using >>> PDMLers >>> are still around. >> >> What keeps you from posting photos shot while you were using Pentax gear? >> >> I haven't been able to take any new photos for the last two years and my >> days as a 'picture taking' photographer are over but I still have tens of >> thousands of RAW and scanned analog photos to sift through and quite a few >> to publish. > > Nothing stops me from posting old photographs - I shoot significantly less > than some people here, so I've got every digital image I took available. > (And boxes of slides, negatives, etc., very few of which have been scanned). > But that doesn't help me get to be a better photographer. I sometimes used > the PUG topic as a way to prompt myself out of my comfort zone and try some > shots I'd never have thought of myself. Much of the time it didn't result > in anything I wanted to show anybody else, but there were occasions when I > came up with something I was pleased with, and even a few times when I ended > up with an image I felt was worth submitting. I see a couple of options. You could use the PUG as an excuse to grab the K-5 and give it some exercise. I know that the 16-50 doesn't like to be left fallow too long, the K-5 probably prefers to get a bit of exercise now and then too. You could put the PK adapter on the OM-1 and get some shots using Pentax glass. You could start an APUG, alternative PUG. Perhaps one with a simplified user interface that required less moderation, but some sort of password (could be the monthly topic) to keep spammers out. You could just enjoy the photos that other people do post, that were taken with Pentax gear. I kind of feel guilty that I never get around to even looking for something to post in the PUG, even though I often look at it and realize I already have a very topical image in my collection. Is there a list anyplace of all of the historical PUG topics? LRC -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO It's all about that bass
Don't get me wrong, what the K-1 does well, it does very very well. Post processing on it is much easier than the OM-5. > On Jun 3, 2024, at 1:31 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Larry, you may be complaining about the focusing of the K-1, however these > pictures show again how good this camera performs in low light situations. The two are not mutually exclusive. To be honest the K-3III is pretty close to as good in low light, but is better at focusing. > It looks to me that with saturation or point color in Color Mixer of LR you > should be able to adjust colour balance where the artificial light is too > pronounced. This is after adjusting the color balance in lightroom. The color temperature slider is pegged at 2000K, and on some of them I tried to get even more adjustment with the brush, to no avail. > > Henk > > Op 2024-06-02 om 23:37 schreef Larry Colen: >> I got a chance to play with my K-1 last night. I realized that I hadn't >> tried the 85/1.4 out photographing musicians, and since there was going to >> be a live band at the milonga last night, I spent a couple tandas playing >> with them. The lighting was exceptionally challenging, there are several >> frames where it was impossible to bring the color balance back in line using >> lightroom. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53764880261/in/album-72177720317540461/ >> >> Moving back to the K-1 after the K-3iii and the OM-5 I did notice how long >> it takes to bracket multiple frames, also how slow focusing is. I would >> really love a K-1 with all the upgrades from the K-3 III and a faster bus >> for saving files. >> >> I just realized that I forgot to apply Lightroom Noise Reduction before >> posting the photos. Not something I'd dare to forget with the OM-5. >> >> For them that are curious, here's the full set >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317540461/ >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO It's all about that bass
> On Jun 2, 2024, at 2:50 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 02.06.24 um 23:37 schrieb Larry Colen: >> For them that are curious, here's the full set >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317540461/ > > Well done. Thanks for showing. Thanks Ralf LRC -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO It's all about that bass
I got a chance to play with my K-1 last night. I realized that I hadn't tried the 85/1.4 out photographing musicians, and since there was going to be a live band at the milonga last night, I spent a couple tandas playing with them. The lighting was exceptionally challenging, there are several frames where it was impossible to bring the color balance back in line using lightroom. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53764880261/in/album-72177720317540461/ Moving back to the K-1 after the K-3iii and the OM-5 I did notice how long it takes to bracket multiple frames, also how slow focusing is. I would really love a K-1 with all the upgrades from the K-3 III and a faster bus for saving files. I just realized that I forgot to apply Lightroom Noise Reduction before posting the photos. Not something I'd dare to forget with the OM-5. For them that are curious, here's the full set https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720317540461/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Status Update K-3 repairs and OT photos
I decided that since the OM-5 works OK for carrying on my bike, I was better off getting the K-3III repaired while I'm in a photographic lull, lest I find something else critical that is wrong when I absolutely need it, and then find out that it'll take weeks or months to get it repaired. So, I sent it to Precision, their estimate is now up to $683, and it turns out that the parts are on back order for a week or two. So, yeah. I've had a few chances to go on bike rides and am becoming more familiar with the OM-5. It really does make me appreciate the Pentax UI. A few years back I commented that when processing photos, comparing my APS Pentax with a friend's full frame Nikon, I could get similar quality with the Pentax, but that the files "felt more brittle". I'm running into the same thing with the OM-5, only more so, it feels like I have very little extra dynamic range to work with. On my bike ride Monday, I found a place of Reche canyon where someone has collected a bunch of old dead tractors and just has them sitting around, and rather than a No Trespassing sign, his signs simply say that if you get hurt, you can't blame him. I had just photographed this yellow tractor when a bright pink "honey bucket" truck was driving past, so I had to grab another shot: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53755809787/in/album-72177720317430356/ In other news, I needed to upgrade my local storage and a friend offered me a QNAP 435A 4-bay NAS. I bought it, and some refurb/returned 16T drives off Amazon. With RAID 5 it gives me almost 43 TB, which is nice, about twice my current photo library. I'm trying to point my Lightroom Library at it, and I dunno if it is the QNAP, my trashcan mac, or whether using a NAS over a 1G net but while things seem to work, they aren't, as yet, working well. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Astrophotography?
Out of curiosity: Are we talking deep sky or astro-landscape? > On May 24, 2024, at 2:36 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > A friend with a K3-II who is not on here would like to try astrophotography. > Does anyone have a link or a website for him to learn the first steps? > > Thanks > > Ralf > > -- > Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany > Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com > Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf > Fotos : https://www.fotocommunity.de/user_photos/770012 > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
fall down followup
I mentioned that a few weeks ago I helped a woman catch her dog, in the process, with the heavy camera in the handlebar bag the bike fell over. Shortly thereafter I noticed some issues with the lens focusing, but they seemed to correlate with low contrast situations, the camera wouldn't solidly lock focus on mountains through the haze. A couple days later I noticed the smart function dial on the K-3 III was broken. I took the camera and lens to the local repair shop today, I hadn't noticed that the barrel of the lens was actually broken: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rW86kLCAo8vWTRKa9 The estimates were something like $450 for the lens (which I can buy used for half of that), and $700 (even more than precision) for the camera body. Sigh. I think that for now I'll replace the lens with an 18-135, much less expensive, water resistant, smaller, and I think sharper at least within its range. When I have some time, I may try taking the lens apart and doing a kluge fix myself. In any case, if anyone has either an 18-135 or 18-270 they're looking to offload, let me know. I'm also beginning to think that I should just pony up the dineros and send the K-3 III to precision in case there is anything else I missed. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac help
> On May 18, 2024, at 8:44 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > other than dragging each folder over to a replacement ext is there a > quicker/easier way to do it , i think replacing the one disk not found from > the disk found is the weay to go If they are all in the same parent folder, you should be able to copy that and move it, if not you should be able to select them all at once and copy them. You could also try using Carbon Copy Cloner. from the console you could do mkdir /Volumes/newdrive/photofolder cp -pr * /Volumes/newdrive/photofolder > > Dave > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Hierarchy of needs
I posted on facebook asking about camera bags, and came up with the photographer gear acquisition syndrom (GAS) hierarchy of needs: Lenses Camera Bodies Tripods Camera Bags -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Mac help
> On May 15, 2024, at 2:48 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > You may wish to check your energy savings settings on your new iMac, to see > if you have the external drives set to sleep when not in use. It could be, > depending on the drive, that they go to sleep and vanish from the sidebar. > > As always, if you change a setting, restarting the computer is the next step. I had problems with my mac crashing and found out that there is a related problem with sleep mode on some macs. I don't remember details as to year of mac or OS level, other than it applied to mine. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT. OM-5 first impressions
Another weird thing about the camera I noticed on my hike is that if you're shooting in "non-silent" mode, it doesn't just make the shutter sound with a speaker, there's some haptic bump to the camera. I guess if what you care about is whether it feels like a film camera that's nice, if however you care about image sharpness, then something that bumps the camera around while you're taking photos can't be good. > On May 13, 2024, at 3:57 PM, supera1000 wrote: > > I'd be interested in your opinion if you use the hand-held hi res mode. I wasn't planning on it, but I'll try to give it a try. If I really care enough about image quality on a shot to do that, I'll use my K-1. Although in retrospect, it might actually make a stop or two difference in noise/dynamic range. > I'm more than happy with my EM-5ii but the OM-5 has several features that > interest me. I'm just not sure if the benefits make sense financially. I was debating which to get and the impression I got (which is why I got the OM-5), is that if you don't have either, it's worth while buying the OM-5, but it's not worth trading in for. Unless of course you want an excuse to get a new camera. :-) > > Cheers > Brian > > > On 14 May 2024 4:43:48 am AEST, l...@red4est.com wrote: >> It seems that I'm not the only one, it may be that it works differently in >> video mode >> >> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4732898> >> >> I did put another 500 frames on it yesterday on a hike in Malibu Creek Park. >> I'm starting to get a bit more comfortable with it. And it is a damn sight >> easier to carry than the k1. >> >> >> On May 12, 2024 1:30:24 PM PDT, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> Lar >>> >>> I use an Olympus OM-D EM1 mark II as a video camera (only) but in >>> conjunction with a very bright Fotga external monitor. The IBIS is >>> excellent and one of the reason I got it. That and it was pretty cheap so >>> reasonably easy to replace if it goes wrong or gets damaged. >>> >>> I use it on conjunction with manual lenses and I have the focus peaking set >>> on permanently. Maybe your still focus peaking can be enabled in the menus >>> on the OM5 somewhere? It’s essential for my eyes. >>> >>> Cot >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT. OM-5 first impressions
> On May 11, 2024, at 10:32 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 04:50:59PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: >> After the weight of my new (13 months) K3III in my handlebar bag caused my >> bike to fall over and but the Smart Function knob, I looked into OM-5s >> again. The price had dropped below my pain point, and since thanks to >> online shopping there aren???t any convenient camera stores to look at them, >> I bought on on Amazon, and if I don???t like it I???ll feel no guilt over >> returning it. >> >> My one word review: >> Adequate > > Hmm. > > I was considering getting an OM-5 as a backup/lighter alternative; > I still feel nervous going anywhere with only a single camera body, > even though I'v never yet had a digital camera body fail on me > (and, in 50 years, only had two mechanical failures; once when my > MX motor drive bent a drive shaft in my MX, and once when my PZ-1p > objected to being used in rain, and took some time off to dry out. > I don't count my MZ-S objecting to having its lens mount knocked > off when I slipped climbing down from a photo tower and banged it > hard against an upright - that was entirely my own fault). > > I suspect 'adequate' might still serve my purpose, although I will > admit that I was verging towards the slightly newer OM-D E-M5 Mk III. If you like the OM-1, then I suspect the OM-5 would be just fine for you. I also suspect that a lot of things that take the shine off for me aren’t things that come up for you as often. My shooting needs are generally very different from yours. If you don’t do a lot of bracketing of raw files, then my complaints there are totally irrelevant, and even so may not be something that bothers you. > > I'll be interested to see how you feel about it after a week or two. This afternoon/evening we bopped by the Getty to play with cameras. As things got darker I ended up needing to lean on the ISO a bit harder, it’ll be interesting to see how the images turn out. On a quick look on my laptop, they seem to be usable at 6400. I was shooting with the 25/0.95 I bought from Boris and focus peaking went away in Manual Focus mode. I put one of the autofocus lenses on, and focus peaking worked fine. So, for some reason, manual focus assist does not work on manual focus only lenses. As we were leaving, I saw someone else waiting for the tram with a small retro looking camera, thinking that it might be another Oly I took a closer look, it was a Pentax MX! I did tell him about PDML, he found the camera in his dad’s attic and is interested in learning more about photography in general and the camera in particular. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Did anyone get Aurora photos?
I’m afraid that even if they’re visible this far south, I can’t get to anyplace dark enough -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT. OM-5 first impressions
After the weight of my new (13 months) K3III in my handlebar bag caused my bike to fall over and but the Smart Function knob, I looked into OM-5s again. The price had dropped below my pain point, and since thanks to online shopping there aren’t any convenient camera stores to look at them, I bought on on Amazon, and if I don’t like it I’ll feel no guilt over returning it. My one word review: Adequate My basic review of the Lumix GH3 was that I loved the size, was unimpressed by the sensor/image quality and hated the UI. The OM-5 is the same size, seems to have a substantially better sensor, and the UI is better but really makes me appreciate my Pentax cameras. I would not want one as my primary camera, but for something light and convenient to carry, if not use, it’ll work. One example of something that I do on my pentax bodies that I can’t quite do on the OM 5 is my nominal shooting modes are two stop bracketing, either nominal and -2, or three stops shot in order of -2, nominal and +2. First of all, with the OM, I get at most one stop per frame, it also always shoots nominal first. Another difference is that with the Pentax, one press of the shutter shoots all of the bracket frames at once. In daylight, the EVF, frankly, looks like shit. It is little better than giving me the shape of the objects in the frame. I recognize that there are advantages of EVF, particularly in low light, for manual focusing, focus peaking is nice to have, and other info, but for the experience of photography, not ready for prime, or even zoom, time. Also the camera’s biggest strength is also a weakness, the small size makes it awkward to shoot with, even with my tiny hands. Battery life seems mediocre, I’m used to running on Pentax batteries for hours, and this seems to be running low fairly quickly, but batteries are light and can be bought cheaply. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Bellbird
Looks great to me > On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann wrote: > > The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the > bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills. Here's one > I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard. It's not > the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took. These birds > don't stay still for long. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso > > Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6 > > Cheers, > Dave > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: May PUG is up
> On May 6, 2024, at 3:52 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 06.05.24 um 23:32 schrieb ann sanfedele: >> guess I'm not the only one not into doing still lifes 🙂 > > Same here. I had to search long and hard and this gallery now contains 50% of > my still life photography. I dunno, most of the factories, powerplants, and many of the ships you photograph tend to be pretty still. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Man's inhumanity to nature
> On May 6, 2024, at 7:43 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Yeah. They are everywhere. Take another ride with a box of matt grey aerosols! I think that my first series of Big Bear mountain expresses the much more significant issue. With the way that everything is being built up a little bit of paint along side railroad tracks in the middle of town pales in contrast. It just makes for prettier pictures than telephone poles and warehouses. > > Alan C > > On 06-May-24 08:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Getting a little snarky about today's images >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316721757/ >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO Man's inhumanity to nature
Getting a little snarky about today's images https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316721757/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: A bonanza of dakotas
I first saw this airport on a hike about a year ago, I finally rode my bike down to Flabob yesterday afternoon. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316721251/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For sale Friday, big list to unload
Gonz, Did you get my replies that I'm definitely interested in the 18-135? LRC > On Apr 25, 2024, at 12:51 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Hi Ann, > > Sorry for the late response. Been outta town. I've been ok, getting > older sucks. I did enjoy the eclipse very much however, they are > always an awesome sight to see. Got a few pics with a 300mm + 1.4x > added on for a little extra reach. Hard to get a full timelapse, as I > don't have any kind of mount that tracks the sun's movement so had to > do manually. > > Here is the list I sent out: > > Pentax DA digital camera K20D - all manuals, box, cables, strap, > charger, battery > > Pentax DA digital camera K5 - manuals, cables, box, missing charger and > battery > > Pentax lens 85 2.8 soft, caps > > Pentax lens smc 135 2.5 case, caps > > Pentax lens FA 24-90 3.5-4.5 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens DA 12-24 4.0 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick head with 2 extra plates, box > > Pentax lens FA 28 2.8 box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens A* 200 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax lens DA 18-55 3.5-5.6 box, caps, manual > > Pentax AF 360FGZ flash, box. Has the perennial battery door issue > > Pentax lens DA 50-200 4.5-5.6 ED/WR box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens smc 24 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax camera ME black, very clean, beautiful > > Pentax lens smc 200 4.0 caps > > Pentax camera 6x7 cap, smc tak 105 2.4, has film inside waiting for > battery. Viewfinder has the spiderweb problem endemic to these > > Chinar lens 85-210 4.5 with macro function > > Pentax smc F-zoom 35-135 3.5-4.5 caps > > Pentax lens 100 2.8 macro AF > > Pentax lens DA 18-135 3.5-5.6 ED/IF caps > > Pentax lens smc M 28 2.8 > > Cosina lens 55 1.2 absolutely gorgeous bokeh and color rendition > > Pentax camera PZ1 manual, cover. Added battery to remove film inside, > don't know what I did, it got stuck in mirror up mode. For parts I > guess > > Osawa lens 650 8.5 reflex, box > > Sigma EF 430ST flash, box, manuals > > Pentax lens smc m 35 2.8 caps > > Pentax lens F 50 1.7, very sharp > > Pentax camera ME super, caps. Little black cover on top of wind lever > missing, doesn’t affect function. My first camera > > Pentax lens DA 18-45 4.0, box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens smc m 28 2.8 caps > > FlashLite 110i AC monolight, 60w modelling light, adjustable ½ - full power > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 10:02 AM ann sanfedele wrote: >> >> Gonz ! how you doing? we only got 90% coverage here in the Apple but >> what there was "was choice" to quote an old Spencer Tracy movie line >> that popped into my head. I didn't even attempt to photo but could see >> it from my living room window. Terrific that you got a good view. >> >> HOWEVER regarding the long list of gear.. the original list never >> appeared in my PDML folder - I got nothing between 4/1 and unitl 4/10 >> .. Not that I could >> be a customer, but you may want to send your list to the list again as >> I'm gussing I'm not the only one not to see it.. >> >> best, >> ann >> >> >> On 4/10/2024 3:00 PM, Gonz wrote: >>> Yeah, posted some pics I got. >>> >>> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBkV5z >>> >>> Lots of clouds but we had a short break where we could see it pretty well. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 1:10 PM Larry Colen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 10, 2024, at 10:57 AM, Gonz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Cotty, good to hear from you. Been well. Sold house in the city, >>>>> now live in beautiful texas hill country. "The Ranch", as we call it, >>>>> keeps us very busy. 41 acres of rural beauty with amazing wildflowers >>>>> almost year round. >>>> I hope you were close enough with clear enough skies to enjoy the eclipse >>>> >>>>> Yeah, moving to a tiny place in the country means no space for all of >>>>> our goodies from our hobbies. Had to unload the most unused stuff. >>>>> >>>>> --R >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM Steve Cottrell >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> The Gonzster!! Well as I live and breathe. Hope you’re well. >>>>>> >>>>>> What an amazing list - just open a store!!! :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cotty >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 5 Apr 202
Re: Good place for lens repair
> On Apr 28, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > My 18-270 seems like it won't lock focus at infinity. Is there a good place > to send it for repair etc. that won't cost more than just buying a used one? The good news is that the focusing trouble might have just been my finger blocking the manual focus ring at the end of the lens. The bad news is that no good deed goes unpunished. On my ride a woman was having trouble catching her dog, so I rode past where the dog was, parked my bike, and it promptly fell over. The smart function knob on my K-3 III broke off, and what remains no longer turns. About two months after the warranty expired. Sigh, I never used that feature anyways, it's not worth paying precision $537 to replace it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
It seems that those are red velvet ants. I was definitely a safe distance, fortunately the 18-270 will still focus at distances shorter than infinity. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 6:16 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Not a spider as MIke pointed out.. so interesting.. > I take it you were not as close to the rattler as it looks like since you > didnt get bit > Nice rattler shots > > ann > > On 4/29/2024 3:39 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> Spiders don't have antennae, which yours clearly does. Also, I can't make >> out more than six legs. Some ant species are hairy and the queens chew off >> their wings after fertilisation. I wonder if the same happens with some >> species of bumble bees? There is a scarlet tailed bumblebee, Bombus >> coccineus but I don't have any other information about it. >>> On 29/04/2024 08:24 BST Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: >>> https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 >>> >>> Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase >>> "Johnson Jumper". >>> >>> Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: >>>> >>>> Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >>>>> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos >>>>> of a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different >>>>> colors and markings than I'm used to. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are >>>>> funny about the weirdest things. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake, apologies
I'd click send, nothing would happen, so I'd try again. I just looked at my email folder and it went out each time without making the window go away > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: > https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 > > Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase > "Johnson Jumper". > > Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > > >> On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >>> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> >>> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of >>> a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >>> and markings than I'm used to. >>> >>> >>> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >>> about the weirdest things. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >>> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Spiders and Snake
I looked up "Red fuzzy butt spider" and was pointed to the Johnson Jumper: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/682651 Mind you, my inner 12 year old goes a very different place with the phrase "Johnson Jumper". Oh, and I think the snake might be a red diamond rattlesnake. > On Apr 29, 2024, at 12:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Not spiders. Some form of wingless bee? >> On 29/04/2024 08:05 BST Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a >> rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors >> and markings than I'm used to. >> >> >> Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny >> about the weirdest things. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Spiders and Snake
Mediocre photos of cute spiders with fuzzy red butts, and better photos of a rattlesnake. I've never seen one like this before, very different colors and markings than I'm used to. Yeah, the album starts out with some flowers because some people are funny about the weirdest things. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720316568151/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Good place for lens repair
My 18-270 seems like it won't lock focus at infinity. Is there a good place to send it for repair etc. that won't cost more than just buying a used one? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For sale Friday, big list to unload
I tried to reply earlier but it got stuck waiting for approval. How much are you looking for for the 18-135? Is it the WR version? > On Apr 25, 2024, at 12:51 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Hi Ann, > > Sorry for the late response. Been outta town. I've been ok, getting > older sucks. I did enjoy the eclipse very much however, they are > always an awesome sight to see. Got a few pics with a 300mm + 1.4x > added on for a little extra reach. Hard to get a full timelapse, as I > don't have any kind of mount that tracks the sun's movement so had to > do manually. > > Here is the list I sent out: > > Pentax DA digital camera K20D - all manuals, box, cables, strap, > charger, battery > > Pentax DA digital camera K5 - manuals, cables, box, missing charger and > battery > > Pentax lens 85 2.8 soft, caps > > Pentax lens smc 135 2.5 case, caps > > Pentax lens FA 24-90 3.5-4.5 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens DA 12-24 4.0 AL/IF box, caps, manual > > Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick head with 2 extra plates, box > > Pentax lens FA 28 2.8 box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens A* 200 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax lens DA 18-55 3.5-5.6 box, caps, manual > > Pentax AF 360FGZ flash, box. Has the perennial battery door issue > > Pentax lens DA 50-200 4.5-5.6 ED/WR box, caps, manual > > Pentax lens smc 24 2.8 case, caps > > Pentax camera ME black, very clean, beautiful > > Pentax lens smc 200 4.0 caps > > Pentax camera 6x7 cap, smc tak 105 2.4, has film inside waiting for > battery. Viewfinder has the spiderweb problem endemic to these > > Chinar lens 85-210 4.5 with macro function > > Pentax smc F-zoom 35-135 3.5-4.5 caps > > Pentax lens 100 2.8 macro AF > > Pentax lens DA 18-135 3.5-5.6 ED/IF caps > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For sale Friday, big list to unload
> On Apr 19, 2024, at 3:10 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I believe Cotty is selling gear to raise money to dump into a hole in the > water. I dunno why he doesn't save time and effort and just tear up hundred pound notes, in the shower, with his clothes on. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: the last flower
Lovely photo, well done > On Apr 16, 2024, at 12:50 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > The last flower on our Magnolia tree, just a few days ago. > After heavy rainfall and strong wind all flowers have gone now. > https://flic.kr/p/2pJNvJU > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Woodpecker
I quite like the photo with the heron and goose. My inner 12 year old really wants to make a bunch of juvenile jokes about wet beaver, fortunately I'm too mature to pass them on. > On Mar 31, 2024, at 1:54 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > So I finally got out of the house to make some photographs. I made good use > of the bag for the 600/4 I received as a gift from someone here on the list. > It works a treat. > > Went down to Shelley Lake in Raleigh to photograph the eagles' nest. While I > was down there waiting for something to happen, this guy showed up: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGyX95 > > Not really sharp because I was shooting through a lot of foliage. > > The Nest (with babies): > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGs9X6 > > Proud Parents: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGwEMx > > ... and I found a beaver pond near my house: > > https://flic.kr/p/2pGyX7m > https://flic.kr/p/2pGwENu > https://flic.kr/p/2pGwEM7 > > -- > Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Grey Heron (continued)
Very nice shot > On Mar 30, 2024, at 12:03 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > In our region some grey herons are staying in the winter and are breeding > from februari till june. > They are of the same species as the one of Alan's photo. > See https://flic.kr/p/2pGkKB3. > > The great egret is seen around here more and more, though I haven't spotted > one here this season. > > Henk > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: VESO - my pics friend's guitar and why you haven't seen me i a while
Great music and fun photos. Where in SoCal is he? > On Mar 18, 2024, at 5:24 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > You guys who do facebook too know some of this.. > a dear old friend of mine got back in touch with me recently.. and we have > been burning up the phone lines with talk talk talk . aside from just plain > being fond of > each other I love his guitar , singing and compositions and he loves my > photos.. so across the three thousand miles between NYC and southern > California we > collaborated.. on my youtube channel - my found art series of photos and his > original bluesy guitar (music from decades old work from his archives) is > here. > I know some of you dig his kind of vibes... here is the link to that one. I > did the video in Windoze movie maker and dropped in his track.. which is why > it doesnt > end quite as neatly as a musician would finish it off.. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ0IDmSd3_c&t=2s > > This is the other one just finished is on his channel. He's singing Kansas > City Blues with a couple of guys he played with more recently and I sent him > photos > somewhat theme related . The bass player was a good friend of his that > passed away within the last couple of years.. (Sugah Bugah Pearse) . The > 1st frame > is a 1968 photo of mine from central park NOT my friend Bob Zadman.. and the > 4th frame is from my corkboard - that's me with the long hair and plaid > skirt at a Christmas office party dancing with one of my computer spec > writing colleagues. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmJlrvRBkXs > > hope you kids like these. > > ann (in a very good place these days) > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Grey Heron
> On Mar 17, 2024, at 10:27 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Forgot the link! > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53594856663/ > > A handsome Grey Heron at Sable Dam, Kruger Park, late yesterday. Nicely captured. > > K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm, f8, 1/500sec ISO160 > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 4, 2024, at 11:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Thank you, Larry. > > Hmm. My Lancia is a 1967 model ... I seem to recall the Alfa Romeo type 105 > chassis replaced the Giulia Sprint and its siblings, starting around 1965 or > 1966, but I'd have to look them up to be certain. Doesn't matter really ... > the Giulia Sprint and Guiletta Spider are lovely cars and a delight to drive. I did some poking around, and what I saw looked like it might have been a 1954 sprint coupe, rounded body lines and very small. > > My Fulvia's muffler lost a dime sized hole out of the end of the main muffler > last week, and the muffler is cracking all the way around now. But that small > additional opening netted a rather pretty exhaust sound. So I've ordered an > Abarth system to replace the stock exhaust and give the car a little more > aural character ... the stock Fulvia Coupé exhaust is rather quiet, but that > little V4 makes such a pretty sound it deserves a more sporting system to > highlight it. :) Upon reflection, we're coming up on 40 years since the muffler unwelded itself on my sprite, the day before I was heading to a camping event at Grant Park on Mount Hamilton. (when I moved the exhaust system from the '68 body to the '64 it was cut and re-welded). Driving up Mt. Hamilton, on a beautiful afternoon, top down, with straight pipes will long be one of those cherished memories of everything coming together for a perfect moment in time. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 4, 2024, at 8:06 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Minox 35... I still have my Minox 35GT-E, which I purchased new in 1998. It > is a lovely camera and has made many great photos for me. I've currently got > it loaded with some Tri-X and may take it on my two-week excursion to the > Right Coast tomorrow. > > Regards terminology, cameras like this, the Rollei 35, the Voigtländer Perkeo > II, etc, are "scale focus" cameras ... they have no rangefinder or TTL > viewing system, you focus by setting a distance on the focusing scale. A > true "zone focusing camera" is even simpler than this: the focusing scale has > no distance markings, just symbols to indicate far, intermediate distances, > and close up. We may not always agree on everything, but I do admire and respect your cyclopedic (Polyphemian?) knowledge on so many topics. I did think of you yesterday when I passed a light blue Giullia(?) sprint of similar vintage to yours. As I was driivng unfortunately as I was driving, getting a photo wasn't feasible. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 3, 2024, at 1:34 PM, Bill wrote: >> If Ricoh were really thinking outside the box, they would take a film SLR >> and replace the focusing screen with a sensor. The viewfinder would be >> electronic, and it would be able to take digital images either as proofs or >> cheap snaps, but when you wanted, you could flip a switch and expose a frame >> of film. >> > This would require a sea change in their camera philosophy and a tremendous > cash outlay available for throwing burning hundred dollar bills out the > window. > > Neither is likely. Very few of my fantasies are likely, that doesn't make them much less fun, it just means that they remain fantasies rather than becoming memories. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A half-frame Pentax film camera
> On Mar 3, 2024, at 9:29 AM, Bill wrote: > > > On 3/3/2024 9:04 AM, Comcast wrote: >> As a medium, film suffers in comparison to digital in that it is less >> capable of low light reproduction and when pushed, image quality drops >> precipitously. The solution has always been larger formats. My best film >> work was generally on 6x7 or 6x6 film. Half a f a 35 mm frame has no appeal >> whatsoever. Am I missing something here? >> Paul > > Yeah, you are not in the target market for a half frame P&S camera just like > the target market for this camera is interested in a view camera. I remember when I was a kid all of the anti-drug propaganda that was made by adults who were desperately trying to send out messages that were "cool", and failing miserably. I also look at every fashion trend that I think is incredibly lame, but which is the hot buzz, from wearing trousers hanging so low that half your underwear is visible to "stanced" cars, that I think is incredibly lame, but nonetheless is "cool". I can't tell whether this is a case of Ricoh cluelessly trying to be cool, my being clueless at what actually is cool, or both. There is a lot to be said in favor of the not just being a 'me too' company and trying new things. I personally would prefer a K-1 III, and I'd also prefer a UI that put less effort into being a large heavy expensive point and shoot, and more into making it easier to get the best possible raw file. Unfortunately, once again, I am not what large companies perceive as their target market, otherwise I would have been able to find a sporty rear wheel drive hatchback (estate or shooting brake) car that gets >35MPG on the freeway, has a manual transmission and doesn't have all sorts of "features" where the car does things that the driver doesn't explicitly tell it to do. > > Over on the Forum of Pentax this camera is getting quite a bit of buzz from > people who still treat photography as a fun experiment. You mean that there are people who think that photography is actually fun? > > I was quite surprised that it is a vertical half frame, but the logic behind > that decision is that a vertical format is what the target market is already > comfortable with. I'm inclined to suggest that one of the biggest advantages of film is that every frame does cost money, it is what forces you to slow down and think about each shot. If Ricoh were really thinking outside the box, they would take a film SLR and replace the focusing screen with a sensor. The viewfinder would be electronic, and it would be able to take digital images either as proofs or cheap snaps, but when you wanted, you could flip a switch and expose a frame of film. > > bill > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Soul cam?
So, they developed a micro 4/3 film cell phone camera. > On Mar 2, 2024, at 2:33 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > > Some of you may have already seen the recent updates about the forthcoming > Pentax film camera, which sounds interesting and unusual. > > There’s an article here > https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2024/03/new-pentax-camera-will-be-half-frame-available-summer-24/ > > which links to this video: > https://youtu.be/xqRQTOkhOJU?si=E3xBE2-ZQcv5SoYV > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
minor shitstorm
I've been dealing all weekend with not being able to upload a picture to flickr. It turns out that it is only the latest version that won't upload, and is some sort of pathological interaction between lightroom and flickr, such that the jpeg lightroom produces won't even upload. FWIW, it's an old HDR panorama that I just reprocessed using the much more capable latest version of lightroom: https://photos.app.goo.gl/V4gw9KhEzr284AJd8 I had been getting some feedback on processing it from my photo email list. While I was out at the milonga last night I got an email from flickr customer support about that, and also a text from my landlord that he had replaced my thermostat (as I had asked) but didn't have batteries and would return. I told Bing, no problem, I had batteries and could do it myself. So, of course things didn't just work. At least not until I dropped it on the floor, and also fiddled with the batteries and scraped the connector pins. Not a critical problem, but a pain in the but after 10PM when I wanted to get ready for bed. After that, I went into the office to try to debug the flickr problem, and also send a file off to bay photo to get a print made. While I was dealing with that I got a text from Zab of water in the glasses cupboard in Felton. We had had some minor issues with water coming in from the outside roof, and running down the inside roof (Santa Cruz mountains house) and coming out over the outside stairs. Now water was coming into the house. That is a problem that I couldn't just postpone dealing with. I finally got all of those issues sufficiently dealt with that I could go to bed, much later than I intended, and after much searching etc. realized that I had left my tablet at the diner after lunch. I suspect that when they cleaned up while I was in the loo, they thought I left and had just put it under the counter. I was able to get it back today at lunch, but it was just another item on the pile of peeves last night. I'll add to that the peeve that this is the second time my tablet has been left at a restaurant, and nobody noticed the sticker on the back with my name and phone number. I've spent all day dealing with the roof leak from 400 miles away, it could possibly just be duff that had piled up behind the skylight. I'll find out later I suppose. I really don't need shit like this while on a big crunch at work. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
> On Feb 17, 2024, at 5:08 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Either the middle or bottom image works for me, although of the two I'd > prefer the bottom. Either of the two has a more defined horizon and I prefer > the more defined trees (?) in the lower right of the bottom image as compared > to the less defined in the middle image. -p Thanks, the bottom one was my final go at it. I thought the first one was it, then saw some things to fix, and after a while saw a few more things and did the third.It's getting to the point that my computer is really starting to bog down, so I ought to call it done, at least until I get a faster machine :-) > > On 2/17/2024 3:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Flickr is being a PITA, so I posted my last rework to google photos >> >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/2Xmnhva9QoBupGf58 >> >> Previous attempts are here: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277 >> >> Thoughts? Feelings? Suggestions? >> >> >> >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
Flickr is being a PITA, so I posted my last rework to google photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/2Xmnhva9QoBupGf58 Previous attempts are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277 Thoughts? Feelings? Suggestions? > On Feb 16, 2024, at 11:46 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > I don't disagree with the overspiced evaluation but the other doesn't even > have salt and pepper. Definitely more on the foreground but not so much as > the before image, which does seem to have an artefact at the junction of land > and sky. The sky is possibly better in the new version (in that it is more > realistic - I don't know, as I was not there) but that is arguably a matter > of taste. >> On 16/02/2024 18:00 GMT Larry Colen w rote: >> >> >> Interesting. Thank you people. I had felt that in general the first >> version was a bit "over spiced". I'm trying to find the right balance >> between making the image pop, and overdoing it. If you look at other photos >> in the collection, there is a lot of light pollution close to the horizon, >> and when saturation and vibrance are dialed up a lot of swatches of green >> and magenta noise in the sky in general. >> >> The new version of lightroom does make it easier for me to duplicate and >> modify masks, so when I get a chance, I can try a version with more >> saturation, contrast and clarity in the milky way. >> >> Is there consensus that I should also bring up the exposure on the >> foreground? I did create a mask for the snow on mount Shasta, which I had >> dialed down a bit from the previous print. >> >>Larry >> >> >>> On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Paul Sorenson >>> wrote: >>> >>> I'd have to agree with Mike - the 889-pano is more pleasing to me than >>> NR-HDR-Pano. The milky way is better rendered and being able to better see >>> the horizon and landscape add to be overall image. >>> >>> -p >>> >>> >>> 89888-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Pano >>> >>> On 2/16/2024 2:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take >>>> advantage of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and >>>> 20 seconds). For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of >>>> each of the frames before doing an HDR pano stitch. >>>> >>>> I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> >>>> This one is my current "best try": >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. >>>> >>>> All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 >>>> >>>> I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the >>>> processing might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts >>>> that worked better? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Larry >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen >>>> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est >> >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Has anyone else been having trouble uploading to flickr?
Yup, not only did I try a smaller version, but I also tried from the web interface rather than lightroom > On Feb 17, 2024, at 10:08 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > I have no such problem. Usually there is a delay with full resolution > uploading on Flickr. Perhaps you can try smaller files. > > Henk > > Op 2024-02-17 om 19:02 schreef Larry Colen: >> When I got home last night I tried another spin on the mount shasta photo >> based on the feedback I got. I tried to upload it, and it didn't work. It >> is still not working this morning >> I'm getting an error message about CloudFront attempting to establish a >> connection. >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Has anyone else been having trouble uploading to flickr?
When I got home last night I tried another spin on the mount shasta photo based on the feedback I got. I tried to upload it, and it didn't work. It is still not working this morning I'm getting an error message about CloudFront attempting to establish a connection. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
> On Feb 16, 2024, at 10:15 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I couldn't see flying saucers on any of them! No flying saucers that I know of, just Andromeda and Mars. > > Alan C > > On 16-Feb-24 08:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Interesting. Thank you people. I had felt that in general the first >> version was a bit "over spiced". I'm trying to find the right balance >> between making the image pop, and overdoing it. If you look at other photos >> in the collection, there is a lot of light pollution close to the horizon, >> and when saturation and vibrance are dialed up a lot of swatches of green >> and magenta noise in the sky in general. >> >> The new version of lightroom does make it easier for me to duplicate and >> modify masks, so when I get a chance, I can try a version with more >> saturation, contrast and clarity in the milky way. >> >> Is there consensus that I should also bring up the exposure on the >> foreground? I did create a mask for the snow on mount Shasta, which I had >> dialed down a bit from the previous print. >> >> Larry >> >> >>> On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Paul Sorenson >>> wrote: >>> >>> I'd have to agree with Mike - the 889-pano is more pleasing to me than >>> NR-HDR-Pano. The milky way is better rendered and being able to better see >>> the horizon and landscape add to be overall image. >>> >>> -p >>> >>> >>> 89888-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Pano >>> >>> On 2/16/2024 2:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take >>>> advantage of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and >>>> 20 seconds). For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of >>>> each of the frames before doing an HDR pano stitch. >>>> >>>> I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> >>>> This one is my current "best try": >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ >>>> I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. >>>> >>>> All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 >>>> >>>> I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the >>>> processing might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts >>>> that worked better? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>>Larry >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen >>>> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est >> >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Another lightroom redo
Interesting. Thank you people. I had felt that in general the first version was a bit "over spiced". I'm trying to find the right balance between making the image pop, and overdoing it. If you look at other photos in the collection, there is a lot of light pollution close to the horizon, and when saturation and vibrance are dialed up a lot of swatches of green and magenta noise in the sky in general. The new version of lightroom does make it easier for me to duplicate and modify masks, so when I get a chance, I can try a version with more saturation, contrast and clarity in the milky way. Is there consensus that I should also bring up the exposure on the foreground? I did create a mask for the snow on mount Shasta, which I had dialed down a bit from the previous print. Larry > On Feb 16, 2024, at 9:09 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > I'd have to agree with Mike - the 889-pano is more pleasing to me than > NR-HDR-Pano. The milky way is better rendered and being able to better see > the horizon and landscape add to be overall image. > > -p > > > 89888-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Pano > > On 2/16/2024 2:28 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take advantage >> of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and 20 seconds). >> For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of each of the frames >> before doing an HDR pano stitch. >> >> I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ >> >> This one is my current "best try": >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ >> I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. >> >> All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 >> >> I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the processing >> might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts that worked >> better? >> >> Thanks, >>Larry >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email topdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Another lightroom redo
I decided to have a go at another one of my photos, trying to take advantage of new features in lightroom. It is an HDR panorama (at 15 and 20 seconds). For the new version I did a lightroom noise reduction of each of the frames before doing an HDR pano stitch. I believe this is my previous version that I used for printing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/30524911188/in/album-72177720314781277/ This one is my current "best try": https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53532544424/in/album-72177720314781277/ I've learned a fair bit about using masks in the process. All of my processing attempts over the years are in this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314781277/with/42907311702 I would appreciate people's thoughts about what improvements the processing might need. Is there anything about any of the older attempts that worked better? Thanks, Larry -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO Leci n'est pas une Magritte
Sometimes my sense of humor amuses me https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53521668513/in/album-72177720314703860/ For folks that like to poke around in the whole album, I rode my bike up Mt Rubideaux today, basically looking for a decent hill to ride. It does provide a good view of the area so I took a bunch of photos just for reference as I learn the local area. Some of those didn't totally suck, so I threw them into the album from both camera and phone. I found it interesting to compare the phone JPEGs with the phone DNGs, processed in Lightroom. After last week's storms, there's a fair bit of snow on nearby mountains making them rather picturesque. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53521740123/in/album-72177720314703860/ This place must have been quite pretty 60 years ago before it got all built up. And a lot of fun 40 years ago when it still had a racetrack. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Lightroom troubles are an unsupported GPU
> On Feb 9, 2024, at 1:08 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > Yeah I finally had to bite the bullet and replace my cheesegrater Mac Pro > when I could no longer keep it current enough to handle the OS updates. Don't > recall having the artifact issue, though. If by "cheesegrater" you mean a 5,1 rather than the current mac pros, they stopped working with Lightroom long before this problem cropped up (lightroom 12 seems to be the start of it). I was able to get mine to limp along for a few extra years, but eventually it just got to be too much. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO, scratching that itch
> On Feb 5, 2024, at 11:30 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > > I’d be tempted to make a gallery of them and call it Larry Burros… Heh! I had to look that up. > > https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/larry-burrows?all/all/all/all/0 > >> On 5 Feb 2024, at 19:22, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> On my bike ride Saturday I crossed paths with some of the local burros >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53508970487/in/album-72177720314572830/ >> >> -- >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK
Much better. I like the colors in the fruit stand and the playground photos. Now i'm curious about how you shot them before. > On Feb 5, 2024, at 7:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > This link should work without begging for money: > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun > > Sorry about that! > > Rick > >> On Feb 5, 2024, at 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. >> >> I’m taking a photography course at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and this weeks >> assignment was to shoot something we’d photographed before, in a new way. >> >> So I dusted off my fisheye lens. >> >> https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun >> >> Comments always appreciated. >> >> Rick > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun
Rick, It's asking me to log in, did you send the link for you to organize your own album rather than the link for us to look at your album? LRC > On Feb 5, 2024, at 6:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. > > I’m taking a photography course at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and this weeks > assignment was to shoot something we’d photographed before, in a new way. > > So I dusted off my fisheye lens. > > https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun > > Comments always appreciated. > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO, scratching that itch
On my bike ride Saturday I crossed paths with some of the local burros https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53508970487/in/album-72177720314572830/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Lightroom troubles are an unsupported GPU
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-colored-quot-pixel-quot-artifacts-subdued-blacks-in-shadow-areas-older-macs-also-visible-on-cr/m-p/14401612/page/15#M355481 It turns out that the GPU in my trashcan mac is no longer supported, and GPU acceleration causes weird artifacts to happen in develop mode. If anyone else runs into this problem try turning off GPU acceleration. Meanwhile, I guess it's time to start a casual search for a good used Apple Silicon machine. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Reprocessing an old file in lightroom
By the way, the new tools still have some rough edges. I get weird artifacts in develop when processing it, fortunately they go away in loupe mode and final processing > On Feb 4, 2024, at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > One of my more popular photos was this one from back in 2009, taken with the > K20 and FA 31 > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4331502051/in/album-72157623355877348/ > > I was always frustrated that the poor low light noise of the K20 adversely > affected the image quality. I just spent some time this afternoon playing > around with it in Lightroom classic 13.1, which has better noise reduction, > and also much better adjustment brushes. > > Here is the reprocessed version > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53509486021/in/album-72177720314566102/ > > I've made a lot of attempts at cleaning it up over the past 15 years: > https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=99496143%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=20090922-lrc32569-&view_all=1 > > Anyways, this is one of the reasons that I shoot in raw, because the tools to > rescue old files keep getting better. > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Reprocessing an old file in lightroom
One of my more popular photos was this one from back in 2009, taken with the K20 and FA 31 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4331502051/in/album-72157623355877348/ I was always frustrated that the poor low light noise of the K20 adversely affected the image quality. I just spent some time this afternoon playing around with it in Lightroom classic 13.1, which has better noise reduction, and also much better adjustment brushes. Here is the reprocessed version https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53509486021/in/album-72177720314566102/ I've made a lot of attempts at cleaning it up over the past 15 years: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=99496143%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=20090922-lrc32569-&view_all=1 Anyways, this is one of the reasons that I shoot in raw, because the tools to rescue old files keep getting better. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: 2024 North America Solar Eclipse
> On Feb 2, 2024, at 2:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I have confirmed reservations for San Antonio, TX April 6 - April 10 (plus > reservations for 2 overnight stays going & coming). Excellent. My sister lives in Collinsville, North of Dallas. I'll be staying with her, we'll probably watch it from the place of a friend of hers about 120 miles away. > > 480 miles day 1, 452 miles day 2 & two days rest before & after the eclipse > ... 452 & 480 returning. > > Made damn sure I printed out the confirmation emails and double-checked they > have the correct dates (after the fiasco with that hotel in Albuquerque). I'll likely couch surf with friends in Albaquerque, it's about halfway. My most Banzai trip was Austin to San Francisco, solo, in 24 hours. Leaving Austin at midnight and napping in rest stops on the way. > > I've located a Texas Safety Rest area on of I-10, near Kerrville, that's > approximately 12 miles off the center-line that I think I can set up in. I > should get at least 4 minutes of totality from that location. You should plan on getting there very early. For the last eclipse, I scoped out a place a couple days ahead, and it was jam packed and had to find another. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Taking aim at my pocketbook
> On Feb 1, 2024, at 2:16 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: >> I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. >> >> I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it >> was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about >> one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality >> I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! > > I'd guess you'd probably be better off putting a 1.4x TC behind your 85/1.4 > than using a lens that sells for about the same price as the TC, no matter > how shiny ... I'd be even better off saving my money, especially when I hardly have any chance to play with cameras these days. > (Ricoh show the HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4x AW as being compatible > with the HD PENTAX D-FA* 85mmF1.4ED) I picked up an FA* 85/1.4 on ebay for less than a third of what the dfa 85 costs. There's a long whinge to be had about how few new Pentax lenses there are, and that they seem to have been designed in conjunction with Gold's Gym and a consortium of finance companies. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Taking aim at my pocketbook
I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO night tracks
Thanks Paul and Ann. > On Jan 30, 2024, at 7:44 PM, Comcast wrote: > > What Ann said. Well done. > Paul > >> On Jan 30, 2024, at 9:33 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >> >> Nice set! .. love the tracks heading off in to the sunset.. >> >> ann >> >>> On 1/30/2024 2:54 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> I almost got home from the ride before it was totally dark, but had to stop >>> and shoot the sunset >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53496430107/in/album-72177720314445521/ >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen >>> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood >>> >>> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> ann sanfedele photography >> https://annsan.smugmug.com >> https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts >> https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan >> https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO night tracks
I almost got home from the ride before it was totally dark, but had to stop and shoot the sunset https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53496430107/in/album-72177720314445521/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO FA*85/1.4 first outing
> On Jan 29, 2024, at 4:59 AM, Alan C wrote: > > A great gallery, Larry. The lens is clearly ideal for that sort of work. > Takes me back - Ann & I did a lot of that in Rhodesia when we were young - > Sat. night Dinner/Dances. Nothing like that around here any more. Thanks Alan. There aren't a lot of places for both dinner and dancing, they're done consecutively these days. I'm very happy with the lens. I got it more for photographing musicians, where I always want a bit more reach and a bit more speed. For these I could have used my 77, especially since I had the 85 stopped down to 2.2, but it was fun to play with it. Most of my shooting lately has been with the K-3II. It's a lot easier to carry on bike rides, and it works well with the 18-270. It was interesting to compare things like focus speed, buffer speed, and focusing with the joystick vs the toggles. Larry -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO FA*85/1.4 first outing
I guess it takes a special kind of nerd to look at FA*85/1.4 and turn it into either 26,600 or 67E8, but I digress. I recently picked up a used 85/1.4 and played with it a bit at the local milonga (tango dance) last night. It's a small gallery, I spent more time dancing than shooting. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720314421636 My favorite is probably the first one. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 22, 2024, at 2:07 PM, Bob W PDML wrote: > >> On 22 Jan 2024, at 21:36, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>  >> >> Can it reset the clock to LOCAL time? >> >> That's the biggest problem I have with the clock - traveling to a different >> time zone and forgetting to set the camera's clock to the correct time zone, >> i.e. I have the camera set to "New York" (because it doesn't have a setting >> for "Eastern" time or "Raleigh, NC" and I'm in Albuquerque ... or halfway >> round the world, so the clock may be off anywhere 2 to 12 hours. >> > > I’d expect the satellites to transmit UTC. Local time is a function of UTC > and the time zone offset and savings time, derived from the GPS coordinates. > > If I were you I’d set all my cameras to UTC, then you shouldn’t have any > problems merging image files from different cameras and getting the date/time > sorting all stuffed up. I have actually been seriously considering changing my cameras to GMT or UTC, and not have to worry about DST, time zones or anything like that. I've also taken photos of the time on my phone with the K-3iii or the Lumix to help sync the times in lightroom. > > Then photograph a town name from time to time so you have an embedded record > of where you were. Modern operating systems can recognise and select text in > image files, so you can copy and paste it into the metadata if you want to. In theory, you can get that information from the GPS you know. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I took a photo. Another side benefit of it, is that it can set the camera's clock to within a few nanoseconds, and it makes it easier to keep different camera's clocks synchronized. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I took a photo. Yeah, and sometimes I don't realize that I want to remember where a photo was taken until some time later. Or, I'll just simply forget to use the phone to geotag. It can also be handy to use when looking for a particular photo. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
While we're on the subject of making use of sensors ...
One of the things I wish that lightroom could do is make use of the accelerometer data to level the images in post processing. Yeah, it works pretty well when there's a visible horizon just using the image, but the accelerometers would get it so much faster. In a similar vein, they'd also be really helpful for stitching panoramas, particularly with compass data as well. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax APS-C cameras
> On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:14 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: >> I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) >> along to record my itinerary. > > There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and > light-weight devices the size of a mini mouse, logging your itinerary for > later automated tagging of your photos back home. Put one in your pocket and > forget about it while you shoot with just any camera. I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides. It does a nice job of logging my rides and doesn't wear my phone batteries down the way trying to use the phone GPS apps does. https://ride.lezyne.com/products/mega-xl-gps It would be wonderful if I could somehow sync the location data with my photos in lightroom. It does seem that the K-3iii will sync with the phone through the ricoh app. I haven't sorted that out yet, though it can be nice for setting the camera clock. My biggest use for GPS seems to be syncing the camera clocks when using multiple cameras. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
