Re: OT: Who needs mega pixels?
Don't count yourself out yet, Walt. I'm about to turn 65 and hoping to see much more of what's coming down the road. Always said my preferred method of leaving this world was to be shot in bed at 95 by a jealous husband. ;) -P Walter Hamler wrote: At 64 yrs old I am almost sorry I won't live to see what the digital realm will really be capable of in just 30 or 40 years! Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: k10d and manual-aperture lenses?
Perhaps something like this is more to your liking... http://tinyurl.com/pw2kg J. C. O'Connell wrote: Oh screw YOU. I am not here to flog ebay. I am here to Discuss pentax like everyone else and I don't know Why you think its wrong for me to disagree with pentax Designs if I don't like them and I don't like the DSLR ignorance of PK/PKM aperture settings one bit. You can settle for REGRESSION, I want PROGRESS. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 12:55 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? I didn't say that - just asked if you had one and therefore if you'd used one. It was a question, not an accusation or a judgement. As long as we are on this subject, how about cleaning up your language. There's no need to be rude or abusive or use low language. Look, you're entitled to your opinion, just as others are entitled to theirs. However, every time the subject comes up you crawl out from wherever you've been hiding and unleash a diatribe with YELLING and abusive language. It's getting old. We all know your position. Your participation in this list seems to be mostly to flog your eBay items and rant about the lack of an aperture simulator. BTW, what have you been photographing lately that requires the speed and agility to which you refer. Working the streets a lot of times we have to shoot very quickly, and those of us who do so have found that using these cameras with manual lenses is fast and easy - in some cases, even faster than with modern lenses. Shel Gimme a friggin break with your you don't own a pentax DSLR So you don't know what youre talking about B.S. I never said I wouldn't buy the istD,K100,or K10 but God Damn I would buy one yesterday if it had the key features I want. Secondly I think the whole point of 35mm/DSLR Is fast work and good automation. If I have time to slow Down for every shot I would use MF/LF all the time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Truth
WOW!! It's not often that a picture just reaches out a grabs me, but this one sure did. What a strong image. -P Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Truth is always the first victim of war. For Anna Politkovskaja: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/6884088 http://www.rsf.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
In Living Color: Photographs by Saul Leiter
Exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum, through Jan 7. New York street photography, in color, from the 40's and 50's. Anyone coming to Milwaukee, contact me off list and maybe we can meet. -P http://www.mam.org/exhibitions/exhibition_details.aspx?ID=77 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: AF500FTZ flash
The Sigma EF 500 DG Super is an excellent flash - I have one that works well with the DS and DS2. However, the earlier units won't work with the K100D (don't know about the K10D). Sigma has a recall on them for a free upgrade. Just send the flash to them, they'll install the upgrade and return it to you. -P Mark Roberts wrote: Tom Lesser wrote: Any recommendations of specific brands/models of P-TTL flashes? I'm using the Sigma EF 500 DG Super. I'm *very* pleased with it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Printing--AAARGH!
Rick - I don't know what settings you're using, but I can tell you the settings that get me good results with PE4 and an R800. When you go to the print window in PE4, check the box in the lower left corner that says Show More Options, open the drop down box for Printer Profile and select the one that matches the paper you're using. I have limited myself to Epson papers, so I use their canned profiles for matte, glossy, etc. In the drop down box below that select Relative Colorimetric Navigate to your printer Properties and look for a box where you can choose whether or not you want to use Image Color Management (will probably be labeled ICM) - choose to not use it. With the R800 there is an Advanced box in the lower right of the printer properties window on the Main tab - that's where the ICM choice is found for the R800. One other thing - I keep PE4 Color Settings set to ignore color gamut tags such as sRGB and AdobeRGB that are embedded in the file. I know there are others on this list that would consider this heresy, but that's what works best *for me*. I'm happy with the prints I get using this method and so are my customers. YMMV Feel free to contact me off list with any questions. -P Rick Womer wrote: I've been pretty casual about what little printing I've done to this point, but now I want things to look just the way they do on the screen. So, I bought a Huey and calibrated the monitor on our G5 iMac, brought up a couple of photos in PE4 (highest-quality jpg files), and tried some prints with our Epson RX500. I've diddled with the myriad printing controls endlessly, but two things keep happening: (1) the Preview doesn't look like the image in PE4; (2) the print doesn't look like =either= the preview or the PE4 image. Can anyone direct me to some concise instructions for getting what's on the screen to come out of the printer? Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Epson R800 or R1800
Marnie - I have the R800 and am very happy w/it. I seldom have the need to print anything larger than 8x10, so it fits my needs well I haven't branched out into papers other than the Epson series so I can't report how it works w/other vendors papers. Epson just updated the paper profiles for the R800 so be sure to download the latest from their web site if you go w/the R800. BTW, both the R800 and R1800 use the same inkset. I've never had a problem w/clogging print heads, just be sure you turn it off using its own switch when you're not using it. Best Buy's walk-in prices are about a buck cheaper than anywhere else if they have them in stock. They may be available cheaper on the 'net. If you give OfficeMax an empty cartridge when you make a $3.00 or greater purchase they'll either give you a free ream of paper or knock $3.00 of the price of your purchase. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Epson 925 is getting a bit elderly. Still works fine but technology has passed it by. I am contemplating entering a local art show. Various types of art, but also one can enter photography. It's a show/sale actually, I'd have to pay $10 for six feet of wall, which strikes me as not bad. A local civic arts program that is truly excellent. I don't really think I'd sell anything, but I think it would be sort of fun to do and it would also help support the program. Which means printing. I've been eyeing the Epson R1800, but not sure I really need to print 11x14s that often. I mean I am really attracted, but it's somewhat expensive. The R800 is $200 cheaper. Then there's the whole factor that the inks can run to a lot, although both used 8 cartridges, so one doesn't need to replace all the cartridges at one time, one can replace as needed. That I like. Anyone have experience with the R1800? Or the R800? Do you like it? What do you like? What do you not like? Thanks, Marnie -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Epson Printer Profiles
Be sure ICM is disabled in the printer driver properties. One of the results of enabling ICM in both Photoshop and the printer driver is prints that are too dark. -P Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. That sounds like the profiles R1800 aren't particularly good. It might be worth seeing if there are alternative profiles available or having a couple created for your printing needs. Godfrey On Oct 20, 2006, at 10:59 AM, wendy beard wrote: I used to own an Epson 2000P. When I switched to the R1800 my prints came out much darker too. The printing methodology I used was identical. Only difference being the profiles I chose (i.e R1800 ipo 2000P) Wendy On 10/19/06, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alas, Godders, I tried all that after your reply to my message about a week ago, and I'm still getting prints that are MUCH darker and warm-color-shifted compared to what is on my (calibrated) monitor. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Epson settlement questions
Bob - Did you register the printers with Epson as well as submit the claim forms? It seems that has to be done as a separate item. Any printers purchased within the claim time frame have until Nov 13 to register on the Epson site. The Settlement FAQ page has a link to Epson for registering. It also mentions that even though the court has approved the settlement, it won't be made available until the time for all appeals has expired. This doesn't answer your question directly, but you may find some answers on the FAQ page that help. You can also rattle the cage of the settlement administrators by calling them at 877-506-4031. http://www.epsonsettlement.com/Faq.htm -P Bob Shell wrote: For USA members only. Epson lost a class action lawsuit over their ink cartridges. The court ordered them to make restitution to all registered owners of their printers. Forms were sent out to all registered owners. I received two of the forms, filled them out, and mailed them in. This was months ago. The deadline was June 22, and I sent mine in back in March or April right after I got them. Last week I got two form letters denying my claims, saying the forms were mailed after the deadline. I did an informal survey on a couple of other photo forums and it seems everyone is getting these denial of claim letters, or getting nothing at all. I have sent a letter to the company managing the claims saying I do not accept their denial of my claims, and have sent a copy of the letter to the court. I'm wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience. I am also looking for anyone who actually received the promised merchandise credit. Bob Shell -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Attack of the Giant Salamander
It does look like the interior has the possibility of being interesting. The construction, though, looks to be entirely cement block. Unless there are a lot of reinforcing rods laced through the block core, I'm surprised to see that method of construction in earthquake country. It wouldn't take much shaking to crack the mortar and move those blocks. -P Don Williams wrote: The colour is not to my taste, but the design is very interesting. I don't think the house has ceilings. Those round poles are probably visible inside and there will be a lot of vertical space. The windows don't appear to open either. The fireplaces too might be quite interesting. I'd really like to see some inside pictures. D Bob Shell wrote: You beat me to it. I was about to say that any house that pug ugly deserves to be attacked. Bob On Nov 12, 2006, at 9:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Anyone with a house that color deserves to have it attacked! Rick --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huge salamanders have been attacking and carrying of small pets and children in the sleepy village of Kensington. Recently these usually docile creatures have been wreaking their particular brand of havoc on the homes and businesses in the neighborhood. This afternoon I caught a snap of one of these creatures attacking a home around the corner from Casa Belinkoff. Arrgh! http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/salamander.html No time for tech details! Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __ __ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Just an autumn picture
That's two for the Monet Cotty wrote: On 13/11/06, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: I´m almost starting to PAW again... http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=271803 Very Monet ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - The Bluesmann and his Tools (My first public show)
Firefox 2.0 - loads with no problem -P Adam Maas wrote: I get it for a second in Firefox 1.5.0.8, then it continues to the actual page. -Adam Tim Øsleby wrote: That's is strange. Is Shel the only one experiencing this? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: 16. november 2006 21:34 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: PESO - The Bluesmann and his Tools (My first public show) Tim, I rarely go to your site these days, and when i go most often I don't look at the photos. Each time your site comes up I get this message: Notice: Undefined index: current_language in /home/bedrift/www.photosight.no/php.inc/languages.php on line 22 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/bedrift/www.photosight.no/php.inc/languages.php:22) in /home/bedrift/www.photosight.no/php.inc/languages.php on line 67 I don't know what this means, but it makes getting to your pics very hard and time consuming. Shel [Original Message] From: Tim Øsleby No comments so far. I'd better post a bait post. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=47297ref=author It is a Norwegian bluesman, quite modern in his style, but also true to the delta legacy. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Coffee With an Absent Friend
The large amount of OOF area compared to the cup make my eyes want to make the picture come into focus. I wonder if it would be more pleasing to me if: a) The photo was in focus and the cup OOF, or b) Both the cup and the photo were in focus. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: There's a picture of a friend on my desk, one whom I've not heard from in quite some time. When I set my coffee cup down I saw this scene: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/absentfriend.html I decided to use the K55/1.8 for the relative softness of its rendering and for the smooth bokeh it delivers. It can also mute the colors just a bit, and gives a slightly warmer tone compared to the A50/1.4 istDS, ISO 800, F2.8, 1/100 sec exposure comments welcome. Most interested in how the contrast/brightness looks as I'm working in a new environment. Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers
Hm...paint it red, get rid of the top and turn signals and it looks just like the CJ-2A I had about 1960. -P SJ wrote: On 11/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are still places on Earth where the CJ-3 is made under license (India for one I think - Mahindra) here in india, the jeep *is* synonymous with the Willys utility vehicle (it is not generic) and, as you point out, the mahindra derivatives (most of them have peugeot diesel engines which have a reputation for sturdiness; i think they also use renault engines, though i am not too sure) which are still being made here. the following one, i think, resembles the original willys, at least in looks: http://www.mahindra.com/mahindras/automotive/CL500-550%20MDI.HTM btw, you can still see a lot of the original willys jeeps running around in fairly good shape... :) regards, subash (not a car or a jeep guy :)) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Printer Ink
Those of you in the US who buy Epson ink on-line - where have you found the best price/service? TIA -P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Printer Ink
Thanks, Bob. I'll check them out. -P Bob Shell wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 9:06 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Those of you in the US who buy Epson ink on-line - where have you found the best price/service? www.atlex.com Great prices, fast service, and they have everything. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Printer Ink
Thanks, Ken. Bob Shell recommended them too. Checked their site and the prices were great, even with shipping, so I ordered a set of cartridges for the R800. Thanks again. -P Kenneth Waller wrote: I've found over the years that they have been consistently cheaper for Epson inks papers. http://www.atlex.com/ Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Printer Ink Those of you in the US who buy Epson ink on-line - where have you found the best price/service? TIA -P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Printer Ink
I haven't found an Office Max in the Milwaukee area that stocks the R800 cartridges but they do (so far) continue to take back any printer cartridge for either a free ream of paper or $3 off any purchase greater that $3. I usually save them to use with the $10 discount cards - I've gotten 3 cards in the last month and it's not too hard to find enough stuff to make a $20 purchase. -P Bob Shell wrote: On Nov 27, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: I've found over the years that they have been consistently cheaper for Epson inks papers. http://www.atlex.com/ Sometimes Office Max beats them when they send you one of their $ 10 off coupons. You can take back your empty ink cartridges and they will knock $ 3 each off the price. Most of the time Atlex wins, but when I get the coupon I go to Office Max with all my old cartridges. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: peso: barber shop in Chinatown
Ann - If you would like, I can get a copy of RawShooter Essentials to you - that should handle processing and conversion of the Canon raw files. Contact me off list if you'd like to try it. -P ann sanfedele wrote: Frank - yup - that's the one You can attest to the difficulty of getting a decent shot of it given how the door and sign are recessed, etc -- one time when a flash worked. Also, it was getting on to late afternoon and the stuff around it was not any lighter than the entrance. I actually wanted to do a Sign Language in color for this year but time is flying. I guess i have to confess I bought myself a birthday present (It is all Godfrey's fault because he had to go to BH) a darkside slr - Eos Digi rebel (300D) The price was right and the learning curve was lower - also, it is much lighter weight than the DL I bought and returned. I can actually hand hold it without producing major shake. Now I need to get a decent lens for it - the 18-55 it came with has some drawbacks. I need to pump a couple of darkside owners about a couple of things to do with Raw I only have photoshop elements 2.0 it doesn't convert -- then I thought I had a conversion program but now I'm confused about it. I'm confused about a lot, though, so what else is new? I should have bribed Godfrey to stay over a night so I could pick his techno brain . ann frank theriault wrote: On 11/28/06, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok - a friend of mine at Scrabble club has asked me over the years why I didn't take a photo of this - so I finally did. just for fun.. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5268734 Canon? Still, funny pic. Did you show that to me while we were on our way to or from our lunch in Chinatown? I'm pretty sure you did. I think that should be in next years Signs calendar, don't you? ;-) cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Firmware
This isn't a Pentax, but here's the dissection of a 20D that the owner documented. I would imagine most DSLRs are similar. http://www.pbase.com/gmr2048/20d-dissectionpage=all -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: How much space does the computer chip/boards take up in the various Pentax DSLR's, both in terms of physical space and memory? Anyone know? Is there a schematic somewhere that shows the location and size of the chip/board? Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Firmware
Shel - Yes, the sheer volume of pix can be a little disconcerting - This link is probably the best overview. http://www.pbase.com/gmr2048/image/69559230 The rectangular black object is the sensor, the green things are circuit boards and the rust colored items are ribbon cables that connect the circuit boards together. Gives you some idea of how things are packed into a camera-sized body. The sheer wonder of fitting all this together amazes me - it's somehow surprising that the failure rate isn't higher. ;] -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: For the most part, I don't know what I'm looking at. All those pics are overwhelming. Thanks for the thought Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Sorenson This isn't a Pentax, but here's the dissection of a 20D that the owner documented. I would imagine most DSLRs are similar. http://www.pbase.com/gmr2048/20d-dissectionpage=all -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Firmware
Shel - The firmware is really software that is stored on a special integrated circuit memory chip mounted on one of the green circuit boards. A chip like this is sometimes called an E-PROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. Think of it a kind of a solid state hard drive that only holds the operating system (firmware). It probably only has to have about 4-6 megabytes of memory, so it won't be physically very large. Shel Belinkoff wrote: That's nice - where does the firmware go? Tks! Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Sorenson Yes, the sheer volume of pix can be a little disconcerting - This link is probably the best overview. http://www.pbase.com/gmr2048/image/69559230 The rectangular black object is the sensor, the green things are circuit boards and the rust colored items are ribbon cables that connect the circuit boards together. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Speaking of Firmware
Yes, Boris, it does give one that sort of feeling sometimes. Just imagine what kind of man/machine interaction will exist 30 or 40 years from now. -P Boris Liberman wrote: Paul, recalling that camera is in a certain sense an extension of photographer's vision and photographer him or her self I feel distinctly Borg now, having looked at 20D innards. Taking such a thing to my eye in order to take a picture definitely makes me feel forward in 24th century. ;-). On 11/30/06, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This isn't a Pentax, but here's the dissection of a 20D that the owner documented. I would imagine most DSLRs are similar. http://www.pbase.com/gmr2048/20d-dissectionpage=all -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: How much space does the computer chip/boards take up in the various Pentax DSLR's, both in terms of physical space and memory? Anyone know? Is there a schematic somewhere that shows the location and size of the chip/board? Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT: Snow doesn't stop bikers
For Frank - from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's web news - 9 inches of snow so far, and still falling. -P *Bicycle messengers riding out the storm* The streets in downtown Milwaukee are a mess of snow, testing cars and plows at each intersection. Not the bikers. Breakaway Bicycle Courier, a downtown messenger service, has five riders on the streets this morning, plus one who is using a car. Neither rain, nor snow, nor It goes for bicycle messengers, too. We never stop here, said dispatcher Eric Von Munz, in between handling a steady volume of calls. He said the riders, who carry items from office to office, don't have to worry as much about cars, since the traffic is slowed. And they can follow in the tread marks of cars, which press a path into the snow. It's a lot easier than you think, Von Munz said. But wouldn't the riders prefer a nice warm day, the sun shining and a gentle breeze blowing? Not necessarily. We love it, Von Munz said. This is great. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso: Snowstorm
H...I have no problem w/viewing Picasa and Firefox. -P Tom C wrote: I can't see the picture, just a place holder. In fact I started setting up a Picasa web gallery several weeks ago and have abandoned the idea. I cannot see most other's photos and cannot even see my own most of the time I try to access it. Pages are extremely slow in loading and sporadically are formatted incorrectly in Firefox. Tom C. From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Subject: Peso: Snowstorm Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:01:25 -0600 Big snowstorm today in the midwest and Chicago, many schools closed. 40 mph winds coming down Lake Michigan make a Blizzard. Snow is 'heart attack' weight and more to come. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Snowstorm K10d and old FA28-105(power zoom) 1/180 F6.7 at 78mm, shake reduction on Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso: Snowstorm
A few more from the Milwaukee area - 12 inches of snow here on the west side. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1415_std.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1416_std.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1417_std.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1418_std.jpg The sun is just starting to come out so I guess it's time to start moving all this white stuff out of the driveway. -P Bob Sullivan wrote: Big snowstorm today in the midwest and Chicago, many schools closed. 40 mph winds coming down Lake Michigan make a Blizzard. Snow is 'heart attack' weight and more to come. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Snowstorm K10d and old FA28-105(power zoom) 1/180 F6.7 at 78mm, shake reduction on Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso: Snowstorm
Tom - I can see your Picasa albums just fine. Don't seem to load any slower than any other pix. -P Tom C wrote: I'm not missing it by choice Bob. I started setting up a small gallery and performance was just so bad... I try it and I can't see the images and it's slow as hell even on high speed, I don't know what else to do. I don't believe it's my PC. At work it very well could be the firewall interfering with stuff, but at home maybe I should try it w/o antivirus and all the stinking spyblocker anti-ad stuff turned off. But that defeats their purpose. What do you get at: http://picasaweb.google.com/ThomasCakalic I get all placeholders, not the photos. Amazingly enough, I can see the photos in a slideshow, but not the gallery. Thanks. Tom C. From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Peso: Snowstorm Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:39:56 -0600 Sorry Boris, I took RAW + jpegs. The jpegs were too dark (my fault), but the RAW conversion fixed it. I guess I forgot to take the tint out. I hope to add more to the gallery later today. I'll do it then. Tom C, You are really missing something with Picassa. Putting pix up on the web was a pain in the ass before I went to it. Now, I can establish a web album (internet connection and a click or two), and upload individual jpeg's with a single click to the web album. It is very simple, quality is OK - but not so good that I worry about theft. Cost is zero! (that notorious penny pincher Dr. Don W. is using it) You're missing a good thing. Regards, Bob S. On 12/1/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Big snowstorm today in the midwest and Chicago, many schools closed. 40 mph winds coming down Lake Michigan make a Blizzard. Snow is 'heart attack' weight and more to come. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Snowstorm K10d and old FA28-105(power zoom) 1/180 F6.7 at 78mm, shake reduction on Bob, I managed to load the picture unlike Tom. However, I see a distinctive yet light blue/cyan cast... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso: Snowstorm
Thanks Bob - I hadn't heard about the closing by Kenosha, but westbound I-94 toward Madison was closed at about the Milwaukee-Waukesha County line. There's quite a steep hill there and cars just couldn't make it up the hill. It took about 2 hours to clear my driveway using a tractor with a 36 blower - the snow was so wet it kept clogging the blower. Really glad I didn't have to shovel it!! -P Bob Sullivan wrote: Paul, That's lots of snow! I heard they closed the interstate between Milwaukee and Chicago at Kenosha. Nice black and white qualities to the photos. Regards, Bob S. On 12/1/06, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few more from the Milwaukee area - 12 inches of snow here on the west side. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1415_std.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1416_std.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1417_std.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/ds2_imgp1418_std.jpg The sun is just starting to come out so I guess it's time to start moving all this white stuff out of the driveway. -P Bob Sullivan wrote: Big snowstorm today in the midwest and Chicago, many schools closed. 40 mph winds coming down Lake Michigan make a Blizzard. Snow is 'heart attack' weight and more to come. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Snowstorm K10d and old FA28-105(power zoom) 1/180 F6.7 at 78mm, shake reduction on Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Another attempt to demonize photographers
If they really want to target child exploitation, how about starting the the kiddie beauty pageants -P Rick Womer wrote: Our very own Taliban in the Department of Justice. Rick --- Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find this very depressing: http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6139524.html Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: I love the R1800!
Dave - Epson's web site lists the dye based inks used by the R200-R300 series as lasting 30 years on their Matte Paper Heavyweight. They say the pigment inks used in the R800/R1800 are good for 100+ years. No listing for the newer inksets used in the R2400. While pricier than the R220, I have the R800 and couldn't be happier with it. -P David J Brooks wrote: Me no, but my customers know were i live.:-) The Canon S800 and bci inks are speced out at around 25 years, i think. Any one know what the 220 is speced at. If its similar Whoo Hoo. I didi make some profit this year. I know i should save it, but i'm looking at the K10D, the Epson 2400 and or the Nikon 17-55 f2.8 Arg. This never happens when all i owned was a spottie and a K1000.:-) Dave Quoting graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What? You planing on living forever, Dave? They will certainly last long enough for your customers to forget who they bought the photo from grin. -graywolf David J Brooks wrote: Actually, i bought the R220 last spring, but never set it up. Somewere i heard, maybe here, that the prints were not archival, so i did not want that for my sales prints. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - What sells
Ann, try this... ...an American folksong in which a father is singing to a child who tries to put off bedtime by asking many questions? The tune resembles the old song Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot, and the only verse recalled (out of several) is: Why can't a mouse swallow a streetcar, Daddy? Why, oh why, oh why? Because a mouse's stomach isn't big enough to hold a streetcar. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. The title may be something like The Why Song, and it might have been written by Woody Guthrie. http://tinyurl.com/y58mkx -P ann sanfedele wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Dec 5, 2006, at 4:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: and how archival is Enhanced Matte from Epson? Why did they change it from Archival ? Because it isn't. and while I'm answering questions,,, 'why can't a mouse swallow a streetcar?. Depends on the size of the mouse and the size of the streetcar. Bob Best answer so far ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Extended warranty
Check the terms of your VISA/Mastercard. Often purchases made with these will extend the warranty to double the manufacturer's warranty up to an additional year. -P Charles Wilson wrote: When I buy the K10D I will be taking out extended warranty. I just have had to have my istD repaired under extended warranty and believe its great insurance. (My delete button wouldn't work. Regards Charles Wilson Sydney Australia -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Rugged Coast 2
C'mon down to Milwaukee with your truck - you can have all you want!! -P Charles Robinson wrote: On Dec 7, 2006, at 12:30, Bruce Dayton wrote: This one was shot away from the sun the same time frame as Rugged Coast - there is an entirely different feeling to it. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, Handheld ISO 200, 1/350 sec @ f/11 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3752.htm MUCH cooler! That wave looks like a big fluffy snowbank. Not that I'd know, we haven't had any snow here (yet) in Minnesota all winter. Odd year... -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: I love the R1800!
Dave - Go to this page... http://tinyurl.com/y9bk There are links there to two PDF's, one leads to a Ink and Paper Compatibility Guide and the other to Print Permanence Ratings. I got the info from the Print Permanence Ratings. Let me know if the tinyURL doesn't work, the original was a mile long. -P David J Brooks wrote: Paul Do you have a link I have been all over the site and cannot find that info. Dave Quoting Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dave - Epson's web site lists the dye based inks used by the R200-R300 series as lasting 30 years on their Matte Paper Heavyweight. They say the pigment inks used in the R800/R1800 are good for 100+ years. No listing for the newer inksets used in the R2400. While pricier than the R220, I have the R800 and couldn't be happier with it. -P David J Brooks wrote: Me no, but my customers know were i live.:-) The Canon S800 and bci inks are speced out at around 25 years, i think. Any one know what the 220 is speced at. If its similar Whoo Hoo. I didi make some profit this year. I know i should save it, but i'm looking at the K10D, the Epson 2400 and or the Nikon 17-55 f2.8 Arg. This never happens when all i owned was a spottie and a K1000.:-) Dave Quoting graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What? You planing on living forever, Dave? They will certainly last long enough for your customers to forget who they bought the photo from grin. -graywolf David J Brooks wrote: Actually, i bought the R220 last spring, but never set it up. Somewere i heard, maybe here, that the prints were not archival, so i did not want that for my sales prints. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D and Ring flash
Perry - Promaster lists one on their web site that they claim, with their Pentax module, will work with the Pentax DSLRs, including the K10. Light output is GN 35 at ISO 100. -P Perry Pellechia wrote: It is common knowledge that the K10D does not have the capability to do TTL flash metering. While there are options to buy dedicated PTTL strobes for mounting on the hotshoe, there are no options currently for a PTTL ring flash. I do not use flash very much and for general work my Sunpak 383 in auto mode does a decent job. However, I used Sunpak Auto DX-12R Ringflash with the PT-2D Pentax TTL module for a lot of close up work. It does not have an Auto mode, nor would that really work for close up work. So I am stuck using it in full manual mode and adjusting each exposure by trial and error. I have asked the folks at Sunpak (ToCAD) via email if they are planning on a PTTL module, but have not gotten a response yet. Anyone know if Pentax is planning on selling a PTTL capable ring flash? I guess this is one reason to keep the *istD. For extreme close up work it required dialing in quite a bit of exposure compensation but was fairly consistent after initial adjustment. Perry. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Post-impressionist's motorcycle
*Never* skip a girl with red hair. -P Mark Roberts wrote: I suppose you could skip the hair and substitute the black enamel paint for the leather. http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Paul Stequest Will not stop sending me harrasing private emails
He doesn't even make it to my junk folder - anything incoming from him is automatically deleted. I don't think I run the risk of missing anything important. -P keith_w wrote: The real question here is, why not just 'plonk' him? Relegate all messages that even mention his name, to a Junk Folder! It's obvious I need a more sophisticated set of message filters for scrubbing J.O.C. from view! keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PAW 2006 - 41, 42 - GDG
Hmmm. I like 41 except for the sidewalk crack - for me it either needs to be level with the bottom of the frame or more diagonal. -P Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm working with a variety of different ideas in photos right now ... hope you find these at least interesting. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/41.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/42.htm Comments, critique, flames always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PAW 2006 - 41, 42 - GDG
Yes, it does just a little - I'd still like to see it where each end of it was either the same distance from the bottom or a greater difference than there is - either make it more static or more dynamic. The way it is now just makes me feel that it's crooked. ;) -P ann sanfedele wrote: Paul - it curves :) I like 41, too - which I saw up close and personal, pretty much, in NY a couple of weeks ago. a Paul Sorenson wrote: Hmmm. I like 41 except for the sidewalk crack - for me it either needs to be level with the bottom of the frame or more diagonal. -P Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm working with a variety of different ideas in photos right now ... hope you find these at least interesting. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/41.htm http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW6/42.htm Comments, critique, flames always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: The cause of the controversy
Looking at the inside of the cabinet - what a change from when I was doing TV repair in the early 60's...no more big steel chassis full of tubes, resistors and capacitors...that whole cabinet would have been full. -P graywolf wrote: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/TV.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Please everyone set up an email filter
Post a picture so we can search for more like her. ;) -P Tim Øsleby wrote: You have NO IDEA what you are talking about, before you have experienced my SO dishing skills. She is special trained. She did this mistake once, it will never happen again- I can assure you that. And after some these cosmetic modification (set some of her bones strait) she is a GIGANTIC improvement over my ex. I can watch her dish for hours. I have integrated her into my oven. She is BETTER than SEX! Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Digital Image Studio Sent: 20. desember 2006 16:19 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Please everyone set up an email filter On 21/12/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aluminium is good for cooking milk and milky stuff. But I use stainless for my general cooking. I use titanium pans for frying. Quite good pans really, but they are delicate pets. My SO has killed one of them while dishing. That's her part of the job. Under doubt I have forgiven her neglective attitude towards pans. Guys, get a SO who likes to dish. After good kitchen training she is the best tool there is ;-) (As long as you treat her with good treats) I prefer to cook and clean the utensils, my SO maintains the position of cooking critic, believe me it's best that way. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Peso: Tompkins Square Park
Cool effect- evokes an eerie, turn-of-the-century feeling. -P ann sanfedele wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5358414 I thought I would see what would happen if I shot in color with and orange filter and then converted to BW - but the conversion didn't look too good and I liked the orange so I left it alone. shot in raw, converted to tif with no adjustments, cropped a teesy bit (a la Mark Roberts's idea) slapped on a border - thats it. I felt virtuous because I shot something with my LX for the PUG and loaded it already. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: TV volume, was: My holiday greeting
Here's one, but it's pretty pricey. http://www.smarthome.com/77964.html -P ann sanfedele wrote: Digital Image Studio wrote: I'm a broadcast engineer (currently part time radio broadcast) so I'm more than a little familiar with these issues. Each broadcast facility may have a set of adopted standards for advertising audio compression and some even compress regular program material rly extensively. But virtually all commercial broadcasters broadcast commercials at a far higher compression than the program material so that the actual volume on the receiver may increase by 3 to 6dB. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 So what I want someone to invent is a little gadget that you can apply to your TV that keeps the volume absolutely at the same at all times once you have adjusted it to the level you can hear. If they can build rockets to go to the moon why not? ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Studio lighting
Scott -
Check out Alienbees. They're a division of White Lightening. Good
value for the investment - customer service is great. Adjustable over a
5 f-stop range, built-in slave, built-in modeling light, low trigger
voltage so they're safe on the camera electronics.
I have three of them, with a fourth in the not too distant future. They
offer a 10% discount if you're enrolled in a US college, university or
community college. All you need is a student ID.
http://www.alienbees.com/
-P
Scott Loveless wrote:
Howdy, gang!
I've been toying with the idea of buying a couple of strobes for
portraiture. Whilst looking of the rather meager local selection I
came across a continuous (not flash) cold light set. The set includes
a couple of three bulb 16 reflectors, diffusion screens, and stands.
They're low wattage, 5000K fluorescent lights, and they're very
affordable - about one-fifth what I was planning on spending for
strobes. RPS advertises them as lighting for digital photography, but
since I shoot mainly black and white I thought they might work for me.
Any thoughts on this type of lighting? Any recommendations for other
brands?
This is the first online retailer I found who carries them:
http://www.warehousephoto.com/amazing/itemdesc.asp?CartId={D8D0D312-3C44-4EF4-B9B0-5F1EVERESTFF6BDA1E0}ic=24209eq=Tp=
Thanks in advance.
Re: SF7 and non DX coded film
Porter's still has them in their web cataloghere http://www.porters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? -P Bruce Dayton wrote: I used to be able to buy stickers with the DX codes on them from Porters. That might work for you. Sounds like you are loading your own film. I believe you can also buy DX coded cannisters for loading yourself. As far as the squealing, you might take the lens off the camera and manually focus it going through the full rotation a few times. I have had a few lenses that made a small squeal like sound. It would be good to determine if it is the lens or the body.
Re: Some Posting Suggestions
I thought Outlook Express would sort by subject so you can follow a thread if you want. -P Tom Reese wrote: I'm using Outlook Express on a Windows 98 machine that I refuse to upgrade. No drivers, no software, no hardware, no nothing. I can't even be bothered plugging the speakers back into my soundcard. I've been fooling with computers since the early 80's and I'm sick of them. Sick of hardware that doesn't work, twitchy bug ridden software that doesn't work either and an internet full of nitwits who love to write viruses, worms and all that other crap. Computers used to be fun. I remember fiddling with the jumpers so the sound card would get along with the video card. I remember trying to tweak QEMM to get enough memory free to play LINKS. They lost their shine a long long time ago (just about the same time I lost all my patience). Now they aren't fun anymore. They're aggravating, annoying, hateful pieces of junk. Hmmm, it appears that I've filled my monthly rant quota a bit early. Tom Reese What obsolete primitive mail read are you using? Tom Reese wrote: Not everyone reads them that way. My mail program doesn't thread anything. I get them sorted by date and I need some context to figure out what's going on.
Re: Informal Synchronocity?
That would be minus if you're further west William Robb wrote: Am I +1 or -1 from EST? b - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Informal Synchronocity? Today is the autumnal equinox. Per earlier posts, I'm willing to host a Synchronocity Gallery for the PDML just for the fun of it. All shots would need to be taken within -12 to +12 hours of the equinox. AUTUMNAL EQUINOX...(FALL) SEP 22 2005 2223 UTC or 523 PM EST If anyone would like to participate please send the .jpg photos to my [EMAIL PROTECTED] address. Please follow the same general rules regarding image sizing as are followed for the PDML (600 pixels in largest dimension) Please submit images no larger than 100KB (up from 75KB for PUG). Please one image per person. Please include name, country, and comments. I will post them in a tasteful manner something like, but not exactly like, this: http://www.peaceoflight.com/album/index.html All rights of course remain with the photographer and photographs will be used for no other purposes than this gallery. Since this is my own personal webspace I'll exercise my rights to edit, refuse, censor, and all those other nasty words, etc., etc., etc., if I personally find picture content to be objectionable. Please use good judgement. Please allow me several weeks to get it up. Tom C. From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera? Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:46:15 -0400 On 9/22/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And some just are tools... You talking to me? Are you talking to me? I don't see anybody else here. sincerely, Travis -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Help: Internet Photo Gallery Generator
I mainly use BreezeBrowser - it has lots of features and an array of templates that are customizable if you can fake your way through a little html/java. At about 80USD it's a good deal. Another option I use if I want something just quick dirty is Porta - http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ Best of all, it's freeware. -P John Celio wrote: Hey y'all, after putting together the Spin Doctors gallery I posted earlier, I decided I'm never going to post many photos if I don't make it faster and easier to do. So, I have a question: Are there any programs out there that will help you set up a complete gallery on your own website? I do not want to use Flickr or Photobucket or any other site, I want to keep the photos and the pages and whatnot on my own site. I'd prefer this program feature complete page template customization, so I can make the resulting pages look like any other page on my site. Thanks! John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com AIM: Neopifex Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a statement.
Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks
Really like this series - especially the abstract nature of 100 124. Where were these taken relative to Glens Falls (my best point of reference)? -P Herb Chong wrote: last weekend in the Adirondacks was a little early for the fall colors this year, and what there was seemed much duller than usual. from a distance, it all looks summer green mixed in with lots of brown. only when you get closer are the other colors easily distinguishable. the birches, for the most part, hadn't even started to turn yellow yet. the skies were clear blue with a few wispy clouds at most. http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Seasonal/ Herb
Re: PESO - Personal Space Revisited/Closeness (3 Crops)
Coming out of lurk mode - I've not commented before, content to try to learn off other's comments. However...FWIW Crop 1 does it for me. You've eliminated the empty space between you and the subject and to the right of the subject which add nothing to the photo, while still holding onto the theme of personal space, i.e. letting the subject be alone in his environment. Crops 2 3 move the theme away from the *aloneness* of the subject within his environment to concentrate too much on the subject. Neither 2 or 3, to me, convey *personal space* while crop 1 does. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, Bob wants more meaningful discussion. :-) So please indulge me. I got curious and I am testing a thesis. Practically no one liked Personal Space but me. I think the wastebasket and the bottom should be cropped, but I liked it. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/man1.htm Godfrey said (at the NorCal PDML meet) regarding street photography that one has to get in close (5-12) feet otherwise the photograph lacks intimacy. From what Juan and Shel have said (and the lenses they recommended, 24-55mm) they concur. I found when doing street photography, well, I can't. I have great difficulty penetrating someone else's personal space bubble. I can shoot people I know, sure, and I did all over the place. Shot PDMLers at lunch even if they didn't want me to. So I liked personal space, because I left the guy his space. And I didn't think the composition was that bad. Not great, but not that bad. I suspect, however, that it does not meet people's expectations regarding street photography and closeness (i.e. people found on the street). Therefore I have made three crops, each successively closer. (I thought it might be a bike besides the guy, but turns out it's a fence in the background. Bit distracting. Oh, well.) Of course it could just be a lousy photo. But I'd be real curious if anyone likes the crops better. And which crop do you like? If people do, it would tend to support the above thesis. Although I was not using 24-55mm; I was using a zoom. And I probably shot at 70-90mm or so. And I was about 15 feet away. I used the first technique Shel's listed to convert to BW. http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/color2bw.html And the technique Boris showed me to sharpen after resizing to convert a RAW into a JPEG (I see artifacts so I am still not doing it right). http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/high-pass-sharpening.shtml FIRST CROP: http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/space1.htm The forward arrows take you to the next crops.The back arrow on the first one takes you to the original (however, the forward arrow on the original does not return to the first crop, since the crops are in a separate loop. But your browser back arrow will do that). Anyone have a stronger emotional reaction to any of the crops? Like any of them better? TIA, Marnie aka Doe :-)
Re: OT: Nice step-daughter Was: GESO: Spring - and Sigma 28-70/2.8 EX DF
When I was 18 I thought my father was the stupidest man in the world. By the time I was 21 I was surprised at how much the old man had learned in three years. Mark Twain (I think) -P Powell Hargrave wrote: Jostein wrote: The previous generation is always more akin to the dinosaurs. Something I have to attest to, after becoming a teenager parent two days ago Your level of stupidity will now increase geometrically. :) Not to worry. When they hit 20 you regain some intelligence. Powell
Re: OT lens distortion plugin
Rob - Try this - just ran across it today http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm Scroll about 1/3 of the way down the page to the LensBlur action. It's a free download. -P Rob Studdert wrote: Does anyone know of any PS plugin which emulates either pin-hole, lomo, holga, lens baby image distortion? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: OT lens distortion plugin
Enjoy!! -P Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Paul I hope you don't mind that I downloaded the free actions too ;-) very good stuff, thanks for the link! greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:03 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT lens distortion plugin Rob - Try this - just ran across it today http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm Scroll about 1/3 of the way down the page to the LensBlur action. It's a free download. -P Rob Studdert wrote: Does anyone know of any PS plugin which emulates either pin-hole, lomo, holga, lens baby image distortion? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Help choosing a file needed.
Another vote for 9677 -P William Robb wrote: I got roped into buying a calender page for my kennel club. Here is what I have to offer. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9675.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9676.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9677.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9678.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/IMGP9679.html Any help choosing one would be appreciated. Thanks William Robb
Re: Can Anyone give me some pointers
Sandra - If you're just looking for some way to generate a gallery to upload to the web you might look into Porta http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ It's a free, down loadable, small program that will take a folder of jpeg or tiff files and create the correct files to upload. It automatically resizes the picture files to the right size for thumbnails and viewing. One example of what it does is here - http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/imperial/index.html -P On 2 Nov 2005 at 15:11, Sandra Moore wrote: Sorry it took so long to respond... Is there some way i could get some pointers on how to revise a page. I am just using the page wizards I found on the internet. Is there a book that can teach me to do this right?
Re: Printing myself my photos ...
If you are content to print no larger than 8.3 inches wide, the R800 at less than 400USD is an excellent choice. And, you get the benefit of the excellent Epson printer profiles. It uses 8 cartridges that cost about 15USD each. Fortunately not all need to be replaced at the same time. On the pricier (35USD/50 sheets) premium luster paper an 8x10 still comes out to probably less than 4USD per print. -P Thibouille wrote: Very interesting discussion, really. Are the ink cartridges priced about the same for low-end and high-end ? On 2/26/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Printing myself my photos ... Most of the current photo printers will do a decent job. What you get for more money is not so much better quality (although some of the expensive ones are slightly better than the cheap ones), as larger paper size and faster speed. If you move up to the big machines, you also get much lower operationg costs. It costs me somewhere around 3 dollars a foot to make 16 inch wide prints. It seems to me it was costing me close to double that on my small Epson. William Robb -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: Miffed at Adorama (Gotta vent!)
Shel - Here in the Milwaukee area we have two dealers that have had the DS2 in stock. If you'd like, I can check tomorrow to see if they still have them. Price around $800, body only plus Wisconsin sales tax -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: The other thing that annoyed me was that Adorama wanted $56.00 to ship to my PO Box and only $14.00 to ship to my home via United Parcel. I much prefer having expensive gear go to the PO Box as it's safer (doesn't sit out in plain sight of the street if I can't be there when the truck arrives), and I don't have to hang around waiting for the delivery truck to arrive. Shel [Original Message] From: cbwaters NOT an acceptable excuse for very poor customer treatment... imagine going to the supermarket , picking up a box of Frosted Flakes, getting to the counter and out the door to find when you get home only a slip of paper saying the cereal was out of stock and you should expect it as soon as it becomes available... Yeah, big fun. Got screwed by Wolf.com like this when buying my *ist D...except they never sent me any emails and I had to call THEM to find out they never had the camera in stock and had no clue when it would arrive...I told them to stuff the order up their nose.
Re: Charity
My beard is older than your beard!! ;) -P graywolf wrote: Never trust a man who shaves, he is trying to hide something. You can always tell a good guy, they wear white beards. Alexander made his army shave their beards because he was too young to grow one himself. If god had meant for me to shave I would have been born with a razor in my hand. If you have to shave to get the job, you do not want that job anyways (trust me on this one, experience talking). If you see me clean shaven it means the same thing as when a woman shaves her head --I hate myself. Anyway a $1000 is not enough! graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Illinois Bill wrote: Thanks guys, you're the greatest! I'll post some before/after pictures for your perusal after the event! Bill On Mar 3, 2006, at 7:30 AM, David Savage wrote: On 3/3/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/3/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis, discombobulated, unleashed: It is good for the world as a whole to lose a beard. Mark! ...time to lose the beard . Dave Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: HELP on SD card with USB interface and Win98SE
If you haven't found a solution for this yet, try this web site - http://www.sandisk.com/Retail/DriverDownloads.aspx There's a Win98 driver under OEM - Driver Downloads that might work for you if there's nothing specific to the part number for your card. -P Lon Williamson wrote: Ok ok ok ok. So I've been fooling with the OptioSv for hours and decided it might be a keeper. I got another several days to return it. Yesterday was snapping, chimping, reading the manual, etc. Today I decided to move a few shots to the computer, Win98Se is all I have except for even older Macs and PCs. I bought some 512MB SansDisk SD cards that have a hinge that exposes a USB port. Neat. They don't work. The CD that came with the OptioSv installs ACDSee, which puts an icon in the system tray that presumably scans for the camera attached. Haven't tried attaching the cam; wanted to use the USB on the SD card. Nadda. Recognized by Windows as device Gemini and no drivers found. The guy at the store I bought this from says he can use these cards on Win98 once he installed Pentas istDL software. Anyone got a clue before I start pounding the Internet and wasting yet more hours dealing with *)$#(*)% Windows installation problems? (pant pant pant pant). I'm ok now. marginally. Tonight might end up being a Vodka night. Pant pant pant. Respectfully yrs, Lon
Re: WTB: mirror lens
A good starting point for moon pix is the moony 11 - similar to the sunny16 rule. Aperture f:11, shutter 1/ISO. -P Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Derby now I understand, you got too much black space around the moon and the camera overexposed. So a full frame moon should translate to nearly gray then... thanks for your answer greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:05 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: WTB: mirror lens Hi Markus, Oh, with a 500 and a 2x, the moon should be quite large in the frame. So the metering will be close. But if I just had the mirror without the extender, normal metering will just create a white blob for the moon. Its nice to have the freedom to chimp, and adjust accordingly. D Quoting Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Derby do you overexpose moonlight shots by 2 stops or did I misunderstand you here? I would like to try some shots of full moon soon with the Tamron SP 500 mirror lens and maybe the SP 2x extender. greetings Markus But I still like M. It's useful if the metered exposure is out by more than two stops (happens often when taking moonlight shots, and you want to keep lunar detail). D
Re: OT: need a Cure
Storytellers - what a great album! -P Cotty wrote: On 16/3/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Listening to Willie Nelson tonight. Stardust, One More For the Road (with Leon Russell), and Honeysuckle Rose. Amen! Have you got the album with Willie and Johhny Cash together? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: amazing film experience
Any idea if this film will be available anywhere outside of the Bay Area? It would be a shame for such an intimate documentary of this national tragedy were not widely available. -P Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yesterday I was able to experience something truly unusual in film. No, this is not film vs digital or anything stupid like that. There is an Asian film festival happening in San Jose this weekend. Yesterday, I was privileged to join the audience for a viewing of A View from Topaz ... an amazing film, shot and edited by one of the people who lived in the internment camp in the Utah desert from April of 1943 to May of 1945, displaced from home in San Francisco. The film was shot *during his internment!*, an incredibly difficult thing to conceive of since the mere possession of a camera by an internee, at the time, was deemed illegal, a criminal act, etc. That this was regular 8mm color film work, itself rare and unusual to see in home movies of that era. The circumstances which enabled him to obtain his movie camera, photograph the circumstances of his internment, have the film processed and actually be able to see it *while still in the internment camp* are without doubt unique. The photographer passed away last year, having used the same small spring-wound 8mm movie camera to record his life from the early 1930s up to the 1980s. It was a glimpse into a very difficult time for Japanese Americans, and a special gift for those who appreciate what photography can help us see. It was an amazing experience, a true privilege to be able to participate in. Godfrey
Re: PESO - Minimalism
This one grabs me enough to come out of lurk mode and comment. You've outdone yourself on this one. If it were mine, there would be a large print on my wall in a heartbeat!! This is art, not just another pretty picture. -P Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12858 What do you say? Boris
Re: OT: Website Help Needed
Looks good on Firefox 1.5. Everything opened as it should - sound on the opening page OK, all the Quicktimes that I played worked well. I echo Dave's feelings on the navigation. I don't like to have a lot of windows open and would prefer navigating the site with forward/back buttons and direct links to other pages opening in the same window. If I want a page open separately, with Firefox I can open it in another tab. The Neon thumbnail in the upper left of the Print Gallery opens the Quicktime commercial not a print ad. Does this link need to be changed to go to a print ad? I'm on cable so no problem with loading time. -P David Savage wrote: G'day Paul, Works fine for me, though on a 256/64 ADSL connection (i know slow in this day and age) some of those pages, eg. the resume page or even just your contact details, took an unusually long longtime to download. 250-360kb per page seems a bit much IMO, but considering who it's aimed at that's probably not an issue. My major nit pick is in regards to navigation. Before I knew it I had 5-6 browser windows open. Personally, I find websites that open each link in a new browser window frustrating. Maybe think about adding forwards and backwards navigation buttons (in the form of a typewriter backspace key perhaps?) Aside from that, I like the graphic design of the site. Dave -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan
Re: Windoze versions and DS
Sorry about that!! Don't know where I got the idea you were using a laptop. I don't like 'em either - the keyboard's just too freakin' small for my hands and I keep hitting the wrong keys. -P Ann Sanfedele wrote: Paul Sorenson wrote: Ann, Most card reader packages include a CD that has the Win 98SE driver on it and instructions how to install the driver. Your laptop probably only supports USB 1.1, but be sure to get a card reader that uses USB 2.0. The reader will be backward compatible and should work on your current laptop, but if/when you upgrade the computer to one which supports USB 2.0, you will see a great difference in the speed your files transfer from the card to your computer. -P Laptop? You couldnt pay me to use one. Well, I guess if you paid me... I have a Dell PEntium 3 with 512 ram. Offline, my machine purrs like a kitten. I upgraded from 98 to 98Se when I got my new printer for which I needed USB 2.0 anyway, I won't have the camera for a few days yet... Might be a better time for me to be pumping you guys for help! :) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Adobe's cannibalizing Rawshooter
What big green start button?? Thibouille wrote: Did it too ;) 2006/6/26, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sure you can. I did. Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling Yes I know you can use a classic windows interface, and you can disable all of the big brother crap in XP, but you still can't get rid of that big green start button. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Gotta show someone
Great shot!! Looks like a Grumman Ag Cat. -P Jack Davis wrote: All, Shot this a year ago last spring and only the pilot and the Duster Service owner have seen it. The pilot (you can see the bill of his cap) bought an 8x12. A tragic aside; a week or so after this shot, the owner was killed when his helicopter broke in two while dusting. LX with A*300 f/2.8. Have done nothing with this image, but admire the accidental 'straight on' angle. Dug it out recently to show someone what this wimp Epson Perfection 3170 Photo is capable of with 35mm slides. Not too bad for small file use. Jack http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=117 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers
I can certainly recommend the R800 - I've had one for almost 2 years now and couldn't be happier with the results I get. Never had a problem with clogging in the print heads. This may be due to improved print head design, but it's also important to shut it down at the end of the day using the power switch on the printer, not just turning off a power strip. -P Bob W wrote: Thanks. The R2400 is more than I want to pay. However the R800 looks interesting. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: 03 July 2006 03:10 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pros and cons of dye-sub and inkjet printers I second Godfrey's recommendation of the R2400. Though considering you said you just want A4 size the Epson R800 may be a better option if you decide to go the inkjet route. Dave At 08:53 AM 3/07/2006, Godfrey wrote: It's probably more expensive than you want, but the Epson R2400 makes superb BW or color prints with no cross-contamination of anything. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Color Cast Question
Looks OK to me - on a monitor calibrated with a Spyder about 3 days ago -P Don Williams wrote: I've just reset my screen with Adobe and I think the picture looks fine. No perceivable cast. Don W Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Does this pic have a bluish cast to it? http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/sunrabrunch.html I don't have a calibrated monitor but I think so. I have had this symptom with cheap flashes, but it could be other things too. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: web page building software
Porta Web Album Generator - easy to use interface, works fast, freeware, generates album in javascript http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ BreezeBrowser - downloadable trial version, costs about 90USD, lots of other features, image management, batch file renaming, IPTC editing, album templates easily modified http://www.breezesys.com/ Not an album generator, but a web page creator/editor - open source, tabbed interface to switch from WYSIWYG to source code http://www.nvu.com/index.php -P j wrote: What would be the best program for building a web page of photos to put online ? Could either be mac or pc. I know I asked this before but I had lost some emails...Ann asked me once before if I had a link to share with my photos, which I did not and do not at this time. I think it is about time I get this done. Thanks for any info..J -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - first peso
I like it - the boy looks like he's a little apprehensive to be so close to a bird with sharp talons and beak. I browsed the rest of your site too. You have some nice work there. A comment on your site design - while blue is a favorite color of mine, I find your navigation links with a blue font on a black field really hard to read, especially with the small font size. -P Russell Kerstetter wrote: okay, i now have a place to post to here it goes. this is a peregrin falcon i shot at an air show http://www.avocadohead.com/piclinks/pic10.html and as the saying goes: honest and brutal please (just not too brutal, I'm still a PESO virgin :) russell -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Wild Oats
Shows up as a .jpg for me. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/B/BMP.html Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis You're right about there being no detail in the dark areas. What's a BMP file? Scanned (wimp flatbed) as a jpg. Contrast was upped slightly to add depth and encourage a denser black. Thus the desired dark areas. Thanks, Shel --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks awful! No detail in the dark areas, the overall tone is flat and lifeless. It's posted as a BMP file. Was that your intent? Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis Marnie's barn (with it's front in shadow) reminded me of this. Mamiya 6 w/50mm f/4.1L. Location: Yuba County, Northern California. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=132 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Adobe Lightroom for Windows (almost) available now
John - After you get to the browser screen that the link in the e-mail takes you to, click on the link that says download the Mac beta. You will sign in, answer a few survey questions, then get to a page with links to download either the Mac or the Windows beta. I've got it downloaded and installed, but it's too late to play with it tonight. Will have to wait 'til tomorrow. -P John Francis wrote: Adobe have just announced the availability of a Beta version of Lightroom fow Windows. The announcement seems to be a bit premature - the link in the announcement email doesn't quite work - but I expect it to be downloadable Real Soon Now (TM). I'm looking forward to trying this product. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Jump
I *would*, but she kept them all -P mike wilson wrote: frank theriault wrote: On 7/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're a prude ;-) I say: someone ~should~ post a picture of their naked wife, just as a scientific experiment, to guage the reaction... Ex-wives might be a safer option. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Lightroom
Not exactly that, butI was able to make Lightroom run, but PSE went out the window and didn't want to load, USB wouldn't recognize my R800 and the system slowed down like I was trying to use XP with only 64 meg. Thought it was spyware or a bug, but couldn't find anything. Removed Lightroom and all is well. Will maybe try again if they offer a newer beta version. -P William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza Subject: Lightroom Just two questions from one of those lucky guys fucked by Adobe take over Pixmantec. 1 - Does Lightroom allow to develop files with a compensation for low lights? In other words, can it differentiate sensitivity among high and low lights? 2 - Can it do batch conversion? If not, I won't waste my time fiddling with another damn user interface to get used to, and will look for something else instead. BTW, Is there another good RAW converter out there, doing the above? I installed Lightroom on my machine, but for some reason, it won't run. When I try to start it, the computer looks like it is trying, but then seems to forget about it. Is anyone else having this problem? William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Lightroom
Yup - I know how beta releases work. The question was is anyone else having problems with it. My reply was to note the facts of how it worked for me on *my* machine. Should anyone else experience these symptoms hopefully they won't be snookered into thinking a bug has crept through their firewall, as I was. tongueincheek As a Mac user, I suspect you have little or no experience regarding the dilemna of determining if it's a buggy machine or the software that's causing the problem. In the Mac world, with only about 5% market share, who wants to take the time to write attack software which will affect so few machines. We PC users, on the other hand, need to be on our toes constantly, watching and waiting for the next round of malicious infection. This makes it difficult, sometimes, to determine, is it a bug, is it the software I just installed, or (gasp) is it the OS? We lead such interesting lives, leaping from challenge to challenge, crisis to crisis. /tongueincheek I have no doubt that when Adobe is finished there will have been many changes, both large and small, to the finished product. I'm looking forward to a later release that works well enough on my system so I can decide whether or not the workflow and results are worth my investment in the software. For me, that's as much reason for trying a beta release as is providing the vendor with feedback. -P Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Adobe Lightroom beta 3 is the first release for the Windows environment. It is similar in its wretchedness to Lightroom beta 1 on Mac OS X ... :-) This is how pre-release software is. It will be a finished, polished release by the time Adobe is done with it, I have no doubt about that. The Mac OS X version has come a long way over the past 7 months and is *almost* up to the useful enough to rely upon it stage. I find myself actually completing photographs with it now, occasionally, but still prefer to do my production work with Bridge +Camera Raw+Photoshop CS2 as it is faster and more reliable for me at the present time. Godfrey On Jul 28, 2006, at 10:20 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Not exactly that, butI was able to make Lightroom run, but PSE went out the window and didn't want to load, USB wouldn't recognize my R800 and the system slowed down like I was trying to use XP with only 64 meg. Thought it was spyware or a bug, but couldn't find anything. Removed Lightroom and all is well. Will maybe try again if they offer a newer beta version. -P I installed Lightroom on my machine, but for some reason, it won't run. When I try to start it, the computer looks like it is trying, but then seems to forget about it. Is anyone else having this problem? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Pond - round 2
Definitely like #2 the best. More DOF with the grasses in the foreground sharper. Also nicer light on the foreground grasses, and I like the inclusion of the algae on the pond at the lower left. -P Bruce Dayton wrote: I went back this morning to see if I could improve the shot a bit. Slightly different lighting and more DOF. Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4 @ 28mm, handheld ISO 400, 1/60 sec @ f/11 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3279.htm Original shot: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3263.htm Comments welcome -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: A few questions on a Zeiss Ikon, an old film and a studio lighting peace
1) The F and M are to match the shutter timing to the peak output of flashbulbs. F bulbs peak 5 milliseconds after ignition, while M bulbs peak at 20 milliseconds. Each is of a relatively short duration, but not as short as electronic flash. FP (focal plane)bulbs are a horse of another color as they peak after about 5ms, but have a long duration so a focal plane shutter can be used at higher speeds. 3) This looks like it takes a standard 9V battery. I don't know of any other batteries that match the terminal configuration of the 9V. -P Lasse Karlsson wrote: 1) Regarding the Zeiss Ikon Nettar front piece: You can see this red little thingy set at F. Now what does this red thing do there? What does F and M mean? 3) You'll see another thingy, which is a (infrared?) sender which will trigger some Godard studio lights that I will start learning how to use. It obviously needs a battery. Does anybody know of what voltage this battery would be? (Or is this evident? There are batteries of different voltages that will physically fit, right?) Many thanks in advance for any answers or good clues. Lasse -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: A few questions on a Zeiss Ikon, an old film and a studio lighting peace
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: A few questions on a Zeiss Ikon,an old film and a studio lighting peace From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A few questions on a Zeiss Ikon, an old film and a studio lighting peace 1) The F and M are to match the shutter timing to the peak output of flashbulbs. F bulbs peak 5 milliseconds after ignition, while M bulbs peak at 20 milliseconds. Each is of a relatively short duration, but not as short as electronic flash. FP (focal plane)bulbs are a horse of another color as they peak after about 5ms, but have a long duration so a focal plane shutter can be used at higher speeds. I don't think it can be peak, as that point will vary from bulb to bulb. It's start - the bulbs need more time to get lit and start outputting light, so they have more lead time. Electronic flash fires much quicker and can be started once the shutter is open. Paul is correct on this one. William Robb I'd like to have a buck (even a Canadian buck :] ) for each Press 25 or GE #5 I burned up. -P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D - More News
OK - whatcha flying?? -P Cory Papenfuss wrote: Ask me about my airplane -Cory -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D - More News
No, it's not sexy, but it's a good, solid 4-place airplane. Are you set up for IFR? It's a pretty decent instrument airplane, too. Took my instrument check ride in a Cherokee 180 - back in the days when you were well equipped if you had two nav/comms and an ADF, and an NDB approach was part of the check ride. -P Cory Papenfuss wrote: On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Paul Sorenson wrote: OK - whatcha flying?? Nothing sexy, but it gets the job done... It's a Piper Cherokee 180 (PA-28-180). Roughly 130-140mph cruise-speed. The engine is a flat, 4-cylinder, 360 cubic-inch, 180hp (sea level), 2700 RPM. It's considered high-compression even though it's 8.5:1. One of the few aircraft engines that can actually run on autofuel (91 or better). -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering* * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Anti-shake, after the fact
Let's see...grades 2-6...that would have been 1948-52. :} -P David Savage wrote: You guy's are making me feel really young. '84-'88 were grades 2-6 for me. :-) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K110D - Why bother?
Shel - Both have pentamirrors rather than a pentaprism - as near as I can tell, the only difference is the the K110 has 11 point autofocus, while the DL has 3 point, and the K110 will do high speed flash with a dedicated flash unit and the DL doesn't have this feature. If money is a factor, there is a $100 rebate on the DL through October 11. http://tinyurl.com/qsd7j http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/scms_docs//Essential.rebate.pad.july2006_copy.pdf -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: A friend is looking for an entry level DSLR, and she likes my istDS. We talked a little about the DL/DL2 and the new (and now available) K110D and the K100D. Price is a concern for her, so the non-anti-shake body is where here interest lies. BuyDig has both the DL and the K110D in stock, and, of course, the DL is quite a bit less expensive than the K110D. I don't see much difference between the DL and the K110D. Are there any features that the K110D that the DL doesn't? I can't find any of significance. However, my friend is relying on me to help her make the decision ... any thoughts on the comparison between the two cameras? Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO - Breakfast At Bette's
Page not found Sounds like a neat place, though Shel Belinkoff wrote: Bette's is an old fashioned diner located in West Berkeley. It's mostly a breakfast joint - open at 6:00am, closes around 2:30. The place is famous for its buttermilk pancakes and for its wonderful potato pancakes. By 6:30am the place is filled and on weekends the line is out the door. Just a little slice o' life here in the East Bay http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/bkfast_at_bette's.html istDS, K18/3.5 @ 4.0, ISO 800, 1/25 sec exposure Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Oh...my...God....
Looks great...if it's a promo poster for a horror movie. Even the original is creepy. -P David Savage wrote: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=1721239forward=user Came across a thread at DPreview about this guys processing technique, and was astonished when I saw this. Those contributing to the thread seemed to think this is a good thing. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032message=19441771 He says he's going for a painting like effect I have to admit, with that in mind, some of it isn't too bad, but this is terrible. Be afraid folks, the plastic people are multiplying. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body
Mark Roberts wrote: Kenneth Waller wrote: From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Aug 15, 2006, at 15:59, Cotty wrote: I suppose if you have shale reduction in the body, then it would allow the photographer to buy a cheaper, slower lens and hand-hold at a slower speed. And it would simplify the task of mining considerably. Shale reduction indeed! :-) That feature is slated to be added with the next firmware revision. That's very gneiss! I seen this is off to a rocky start. I took that for granite from the very start. Sedimentary, My dear Watson. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT - scanner question/request for opinions
I'll put in another vote for the Scan Dual IV. Have not done many slides, mostly color neg, but it does an acceptable job on slides as well. Excellent scanner for its price range. -P Tom C wrote: I have the Dimage Scan Dual IV and it does a fairly decent job and it's a step down from the the Elite 5400. Not quite as easy with Velvia as on other slide films, but even there it gives acceptable (if not fiddly) scans. Contrasty films are likely an issue to some degree or another with any consumer film scanner. It may depend on just how demanding one is. For a sub-$1000 device it's hard to expect perfection (not that anyone is). The Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tech-data/B0001BG1SI/ref=de_a_smtd/104-8896016-6603131?ie=UTF8 It's generally available in the $300 price range. Scott, I think you'd probably find it's results far superior to scanning film on one of the lower range flat bed scanners. I don't even see a dynamic range specification offered for the 8400F when scanning film, which is probably indicative of the fact that it's better off unmentioned. Tom C. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Reese) Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - scanner question/request for opinions Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:28:18 + I'm having the same difficulties with my Scan Elite 5400 (this isn't the newer version II). Dark areas in the slide just block out. Would anyone care to share their opinions about film scanners? My Canon 8400F just won't cut it for color slides. It's not capable of resolving shadow detail, and high contrast images are a headache. To be realistic, I'm not looking for drum scan quality. I am looking to obtain a decent scan, with at least some shadow detail, that will provide an image I can either downsize for the web, or print. Prints from the scans will never be larger than 8x10, and often will be 4x6 or 5x7. I'm not necessarily looking for top of the line, or even new; simply something that's better than my current scanner. Any recommendations? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Merry Holiday!
For whatever you celebrate this holiday season, may you enjoy peace and happiness. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: How nice it is to see a non-Christmas greeting ;-)) Thank you. Shel [Original Message] From: Jack Davis My sincerest wishes for the best of the Season to everyone!
Re: Next Possible Pentax DSLR Introduction
Shel - With technology moving so quickly these days if you keep waiting for something better you'll never buy it. Unless something better is available overlapping the DS2 where you have to make a choice, or you know *for sure* there will be an improved model in the very near future, I'd say go for the DS2. If you were happy with the DS, you'll be happy with the DS2. I think we're about the same age - we can't afford to wait. ;) -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: From messages posted here, it seems that many camera manufacturers introduce new models at the big photo shows. When are the next big shows at which Pentax may introduce new models? Are there any realistic dates, or a timeframe, outside of these shows, that Pentax may introduce something? I'd like to replace the istDS that was recently sold, and right now am looking at the istDS2 as a replacement some time in January.However, if something more interesting is not too far off, holding off on the DS2 may be a good way to go. Any thoughts? Happy Holidays, Shel
Re: Best Christmas present ever!
Absolutely *fantastic* news! Mark Roberts wrote: I just got a phone call from Bill Owens! But here's the best part: He's got a bone *infection*, not bone metastases from cancer! Dr. Lisa just told me the unpronounceable, unrememberable (to me), polysyllabic name for it and said it sounds plausible, painful... and infinitely better than cancer :) Bill got some new photographic toys for Xmas and is looking forward to trying them out on Grandfather Mountain. I'll drink to that. As a matter of fact, I think I'll go drink to that now!
Re: Adobe Lightroom free beta is here!
Or maybe to suggest moving print making out of the *darkroom*?? -P Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 9, 2006, at 7:39 AM, Adam Maas wrote: My only complaint is that Adobe is too damned conservative in their public product names. Lightroom is an OK name, but the code name prior to release was Shadowland, a MUCH cooler name! I was hoping they'd keep that name. I bet they wanted to call it Light Box but discovered that name is taken already.
Re: OT Minolta Scan Dual II problems
The holder I have that came with the Scan Dual IV has the ~load to here~ mark about 1/4 inch past the first negative frame. That puts it about 2 1/4 inches from the end of the holder. HTH -P Jon Paul Schelter wrote: Does anyone out there own a Minolta Scan Dual II (or III or IV, for that matter)? I bought one a while back, to digitize my APS film.. worked great for that. I just got back from a diving trip, and we picked up a cheap 35mm re-usable dive camera. I can't seem to get the scanner to load the 35mm tray. The scanning software keeps complaining about the film strip holder not being in its proper place. How far do you push this thing in? The manual describes a film holder that is slightly different from the one I have.. min is side hinged, and is missing a load to here mark. (got the scanner off ebay, a couple years ago. was I given the wrong film holder?) Help!?
Re: OT: Need Computer Help
Many of the USB flash drives have a tiny write protect switch on them - you can see the contents in Windows Explorer, but can't access them. If this drive has one, try setting the switch in the opposite position. -P Joseph Tainter wrote: Windows XP, of course. I have a Memorex 512 mb memory thing that plugs into a USB port. It has served me well for some time. Tonight, all of a sudden, I cannot access it. Windows' filing system shows it as a drive, but I cannot access anything on it. I tried to format it, but that didn't work either. Windows just won't access it. Any thoughts? Thanks, Joe
Re: Weekend Quiz (Was: Merry Christmas everyone!)
How about Edward Steichen? Born in Luxembourg, studied/learned photography in Milwaukee, WI. -P Lasse Karlsson wrote: From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:41 PM Subject: RE: Weekend Quiz (Was: Merry Christmas everyone!) No, not Stieglitz, Marnie. (Nor Ansel Adams.) Thanks för guessing, I offer you this for your consolation: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4049906 I'm starting to think it may be too difficult a quiz for the list. I was thinking that by some of the subjects, someone by chance would run into the photographer's name. He's name is not that well known. Neither is my purpose to promote him above any body else's favourite photographer. I simply have enjoyed looking at a number of his photographs as I happened to run into them. He was however at one time member of a certain group of photographers, which included some of the most influential 20th century photographers. Just like many other American photographers, he was born in Europe. Perhaps you're about to tell us that they're by Bob Capa, but they sure don't look like it. Perhaps they are by Cornell. Or, maybe they're by one of the following: Erich Hartmann, Thomas Hoepker, Erich Lessing. But that would not explain why you can put your name to them. I don't put my name to them. Photo Net automatically does that. I thought this was obvious and I clarified this in previous messages. I didn't realize anyone would even think much about it. Lasse
Re: Web Page
Nvu (en-vue) is an open source web authoring program - also creates cascading style sheets. Tabbed interface to have multiple pages open. Easy to cycle between WYSIWYG and source code Versions for Windows, Mac and Linux. http://www.nvu.com/ Porta - web album generator - fast, easy to use, http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ Both are freeware. -P Pål Jensen wrote: I plan to set up my own web page dedicated to my photography. I am a novice in web page design and everything associated with it. I need to know it all! Any tips you may have from design, software, web page provider, selling images over the net... whatever..will be welcomed. Pål
Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)
Better hop to it then. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps its time to draft some new rules. -- Original message -- From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lucas Rijnders wrote: I agree on lager pictures, though. Some folks might become rather bitter about that.
Re: Porta Web Gallery Creator
You can eliminate the frames by deselecting the Thumbs at the options window. This lets you generate pages with the main images only. Of course, that eliminates any index page, too. One feature that this version has that was not included in the earlier versions is autorun. You can burn the gallery to a CD, give it to someone else and when they pop it into their drive the gallery will automatically come up in their browser. -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/1/2006 8:04:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Loads pretty quick on my dial-up connection. I prefer a simpler layout and simple HTML as well, but this is fast and allows one to put up a gallery in minutes, especially for someone with no coding experience. Shel Well, I am not fond of frames either (the light box), but different strokes for different folks. I'll stick to plain vanilla for my own web pages. Marnie aka Doe
Epson printers (Was Cool things I learned today.)
If you're content with nothing wider than 8.3 inches, consider the R800. Generally less than 400USD, UltraChrome inks give great reproduction and longevity. http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yesoid=37472319 http://tinyurl.com/suyx -P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I discovered that the built in profiles that Epson provides work pretty darned well. It's true. I discovered that if the printer colour management is on, colour management in Photoshop should be off. Man, I remember when I discovered that. I found it amazing that I hadn't read anywhere that if the printer colour management is on, colour management in Photoshop should be off. That is, stated as clearly and concisely as you just did. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com Hummm. Wonder if i should try an Epson printer. The Canon's,as far as i can see, don't have colour management in detail as the Epsons. Plus the added benifit of proper BW inks. Any suggestions, models to start looking. Keep in mind i would sell a lot from the printer, so a good dpi would be nice and ability to do a nice BW. Dave
Re: Batch text tool
If you just want to add the info for posting on the web, Porta (free) will add a watermark automatically when you generate the gallery. You choose the location on the image and the text to be added. http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/ -P Lasse Karlsson wrote: Hi all, I need a batch text tool for adding copyright info to photos. So far I have been adding text by hand for each photo, but I miss a convenient tool for batch processing. I've got Photoshop 5 and Photoshop Elements v 2. I guess I could write a macro but am thinking that there may already be some free software or plug-ins that can do the job better than my own macros. Or if you can tell me other ways that you have solved it. Thanks for any suggestions, Lasse
Re: Opinions about ZX-7 MZ-7
Don't know about *strong* opinions, but a ZX-7 was my first camera purchase after the 'ex' sold all my MF equipment when I was out of town. I was pleased with it - still have it - seems reliable, the meter is accurate and operation ranges from completely point and shoot to full manual, with Av and Tv in between. Yes you can take the aperture ring off A if you want or use the body to adjust aperture. One of the big selling points for me at the time was the metal lens mount instead of plastic. Other features that attracted me were single or continuous drive mode and the ability to take multiple exposures on a single frame. Paul Unca Mikey wrote: My only issue with the *ist is that they recently discontinued it. I've had zero problems with it, very reliable, just curious about another body, separation anxiety, y'know? GGG Your suggestion is good, but... The few newer bodies appear pretty flimsy (plastic mounts, limited features, etc). I almost always shoot Av, and my favorite lens is the DA 40mm (no aperture ring), which drastically limits my choices. As near as I can tell from pictures and the manual, the ZX-7 is the only Pentax SLR that allows Av mode using either the aperture ring on the lens or a selector on the body. And it goes for about half the price of the *ist. I was just curious if anyone had any strong opinions, pro or con, about that particular model, since I haven't read much about it. *UncaMikey -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Backups should be reliable. If you have any issues about the *ist then you should have the same or more questions about the ZX/MZ series. I'd suggest something newer OR something mechanical.
