Re: Interesting site for the gear heads
So, completely useless then. On 8/2/2011 1:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: bagcheck goes through the exif data of photos that you've posted to flickr and compiles a list of the gear that you use, bodies and lenses that are ID'd in the exif http://bagcheck.com/ Oddly, there doesn't seem to be a way to sign up for it if you don't have a facebook or twitter account. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Interesting site for the gear heads
On Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 10:58:57AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: bagcheck goes through the exif data of photos that you've posted to flickr and compiles a list of the gear that you use, bodies and lenses that are ID'd in the exif http://bagcheck.com/ Oddly, there doesn't seem to be a way to sign up for it if you don't have a facebook or twitter account. That's one reason why I strip EXIF data from most images I post to the web. There's just too much information that can be gleaned from those fields. Ask Adam Savage (of Mythbuster fame) - when he posted a picture of his new car in his driveway he unintentionally gave away his home address by leaving the geotags in the EXIF data. If you want to find out that kind of thing, ExifTool can scan a directory tree and write selected tags to a summary file (with user-specified formatting). From that it's easy enough to generate gear lists, counts of images taken using particular combinationd of equipment, etc., etc. P.S. I just learned that Phil Harvey (author of ExifTool) owns a K-5 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:56 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 1, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I'd disagree on the R8/R9, I find them to be among the worst handling pro SLR's I've tried (the older R's are worse, but really are mid-range bodies, not Pro bodies), the RTSIII is much nicer IMHO. Matter of opinion for sure. The R8-R9 fits my hands perfectly and I never needed to even look at a manual to understand every control. I had an RTS III for a short bit and never got friendly with it. I'd agree, it's always opinion with this level of camera. The F3 handles very well, but the HP finder is an issue for non-glasses wearers when compared to the non-HP or F2 finders and the meter readout is awful compared to any of the F2 prisms. I wear glasses, I don't care about non-glasses wearers. ;-) Most of the supposedly wonderful viewfinders ... like the MX and OM-1... have too much magnification and too little eye relief for glasses wearers. The HP finder is the *best* viewfinder on any SLR I've own, except for the R8/R9, other than the fact that it's 100% coverage vs the 97% coverage of the Leica. The F3's in-finder meter readout isn't my favorite ... the FM2n's meter readout remains my favorite of all of my SLRs, just enough info and nothing more ... but it never really bothered me. Again, all a matter of opinion. It's great there are so many good choices out there. Godfrey I agree on the MX and OM-1, not nearly enough eye relief even for non-glasses wearers. The F2 and F3 non-HP finders are about perfect for me. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
Of course it's $2000 better, it says Leitz Wetzlar on it, doesn't it? John Sessoms wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) It is interesting, but I'm not sure I see any advantage. It's 68 Euros for the adapter, which I understand permanently attaches to the lens so it will fit the K-bayonent, so I could then do stopped down metering with the lens mounted. Looking at eBay for Leica R lenses as suggested, I found a Leica Elmarit-R 24mm F/2.8 Lens for $1,199.00 ... but I already have a Pentax 24mm F/2.8 SMC A lens that seems to me to be excellent glass, AND it doesn't require stop down metering with my K10D. If I didn't have that lens, I could have it in two days from KEH EX+ for $325. Ok, I'll grant Leica made a better lens, but is it $2000 better? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
An interesting site...
I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) Cheers, .t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
Expensive, but interesting...Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) Cheers, .t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
Interesting. Total mount conversions for R stuff is nothing new (There are a fair number of R-mount equipped Nikon F2's floating around) but doing it on the lens side is a good choice, especially since I've yet to see a particularly good R body other than a converted Nikon. Leica's good at lenses but they never quite got the SLR thing, unlike Zeiss. -Adam On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) Cheers, .t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
Sorry, Adam, but the Leica R8/R9 body is amongst my favorite 35mm film SLRs. The other is the Nikon F3/T hp. :-) G On Oct 1, 2008, at 3:51 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Interesting. Total mount conversions for R stuff is nothing new (There are a fair number of R-mount equipped Nikon F2's floating around) but doing it on the lens side is a good choice, especially since I've yet to see a particularly good R body other than a converted Nikon. Leica's good at lenses but they never quite got the SLR thing, unlike Zeiss. -Adam On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
I'd disagree on the R8/R9, I find them to be among the worst handling pro SLR's I've tried (the older R's are worse, but really are mid-range bodies, not Pro bodies), the RTSIII is much nicer IMHO. The F3 handles very well, but the HP finder is an issue for non-glasses wearers when compared to the non-HP or F2 finders and the meter readout is awful compared to any of the F2 prisms. -Adam On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, Adam, but the Leica R8/R9 body is amongst my favorite 35mm film SLRs. The other is the Nikon F3/T hp. :-) G On Oct 1, 2008, at 3:51 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Interesting. Total mount conversions for R stuff is nothing new (There are a fair number of R-mount equipped Nikon F2's floating around) but doing it on the lens side is a good choice, especially since I've yet to see a particularly good R body other than a converted Nikon. Leica's good at lenses but they never quite got the SLR thing, unlike Zeiss. -Adam On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
- Original Message - From: Adam Maas Subject: Re: An interesting site... The F3 handles very well, but the HP finder is an issue for non-glasses wearers when compared to the non-HP or F2 finders and the meter readout is awful compared to any of the F2 prisms. I moved from an F2s to an F3HP. The F3 was why I bought an LX. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: An interesting site...
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know if you know this site: http://www.leitax.com/index.html But I found it really interesting... Sharp Leica lens on Pentax K? Sounds really promising to me :) It is interesting, but I'm not sure I see any advantage. It's 68 Euros for the adapter, which I understand permanently attaches to the lens so it will fit the K-bayonent, so I could then do stopped down metering with the lens mounted. Looking at eBay for Leica R lenses as suggested, I found a Leica Elmarit-R 24mm F/2.8 Lens for $1,199.00 ... but I already have a Pentax 24mm F/2.8 SMC A lens that seems to me to be excellent glass, AND it doesn't require stop down metering with my K10D. If I didn't have that lens, I could have it in two days from KEH EX+ for $325. Ok, I'll grant Leica made a better lens, but is it $2000 better? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
On Oct 1, 2008, at 7:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Ok, I'll grant Leica made a better lens, but is it $2000 better? Without hesitation: yes. Not all of the Leica R lenses are that much better as to be worth the exorbitant premium price, but some of them are. The 24mm is one of the ones I most wanted. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: An interesting site...
On Oct 1, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I'd disagree on the R8/R9, I find them to be among the worst handling pro SLR's I've tried (the older R's are worse, but really are mid-range bodies, not Pro bodies), the RTSIII is much nicer IMHO. Matter of opinion for sure. The R8-R9 fits my hands perfectly and I never needed to even look at a manual to understand every control. I had an RTS III for a short bit and never got friendly with it. The F3 handles very well, but the HP finder is an issue for non-glasses wearers when compared to the non-HP or F2 finders and the meter readout is awful compared to any of the F2 prisms. I wear glasses, I don't care about non-glasses wearers. ;-) Most of the supposedly wonderful viewfinders ... like the MX and OM-1... have too much magnification and too little eye relief for glasses wearers. The HP finder is the *best* viewfinder on any SLR I've own, except for the R8/R9, other than the fact that it's 100% coverage vs the 97% coverage of the Leica. The F3's in-finder meter readout isn't my favorite ... the FM2n's meter readout remains my favorite of all of my SLRs, just enough info and nothing more ... but it never really bothered me. Again, all a matter of opinion. It's great there are so many good choices out there. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
