Re: OT you've all seen ken rock well...
2010/11/22 Boris Liberman : > > I thought rock and well was long ... well, you know... actually I don't know - help me here, please! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Home Theater Advice?
I have an old Cambridge SoundWorks 5.1 System that I bought in 2001 in a bundle with the then highest spec'ed SoundBlaster Live! Platinum ultimate blablabla... it has all the ins and outs I need and supports all kinds of setups so I'm pretty happy. I'm sure there is better than that today with surround having long ago made it to the mass market but if you can get one used you'll be happy. Cheers Ecke 2010/11/22 John Celio : > I know there are a lot of tech-heads here, so I hope y'all don't mind my > asking such an off-topic question. Please feel free to reply off-list. > > I'm looking for a basic home theater setup for use with my Xbox and DVD > player. My TV is a big ol' CRT, which I don't expect to be able to > upgrade for some time (unless I find some incredible deals on 40" LCDs > this December), but I'd really like better sound than the built-in > speakers. > > The thing is, I know absolutely nothing about home theater equipment and > don't know where to start. What are good brands? What are important > specs to look at? Are there good online guides you can recommend for > this sort of info? > > Any sound advice (pun intended) would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > John > > -- > http://www.neovenator.com > http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: off-camera flash
Thank you everyone for this wealth of information. I've decided to wait a few days for offers from the list and, failing that, to buy the hotshoe adaptor f and cable f5p from amazon. However, only after extensive testing of the wireless feature of the K10D that I was not aware of - goes to show how important RTFM can be... as for intended use, I want to have the flash on a flexible arm attached to a longer quick release plate - much like a flash grip but not quite Cheers Ecke 2010/11/23 Christian Skofteland : > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:04:50PM +0100, eckinator wrote: >> quick question for those who have tried both - to use a p-ttl flash >> off camera would you advise using >> a) pentax F (male / female hotshoe adaptor plus sync cable) >> b) 3rd party cheapo cable solution >> c) wireless, if so, which one? >> thanks >> Ecke >> > > I always used the Pentax hotshoe adapter and sync cords with my macro/tele > off-camera flash rigs. > > -- > > Christian > - > http://404notfound.blogspot.com > http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DSLRs apparently banned in Kuwait except for the press
I wonder if they at least have the courtesy to except golf war 1 veterans... seriously though what were they smoking when they dreamed this up? 2010/11/23 P. J. Alling : > I wonder how easy it is to press accreditation. > > On 11/23/2010 3:40 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: >> >> http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/11/23/kuwait-dslr-camera-ban-now-in-effect/ >> >> I haven't been able to verify or refute the information so far. >> > > > -- > "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed > moral bankruptcy." > -Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DSLRs apparently banned in Kuwait except for the press
Someone should make an adhesive fake film SLR back that sticks to the display of your DSLR and opens to reveal a strip of film. I bet it would sell big time in Q8 Ecke 2010/11/23 Jeffery Smith : > If I ever want to sell my Leica M6, I'll use the Kuwait Craigslist. > > Jeffery > > On Nov 23, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > >> http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/11/23/kuwait-dslr-camera-ban-now-in-effect/ >> >> I haven't been able to verify or refute the information so far. >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> DougF (KG4LMZ) >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
Another aspect that should be mentioned is that camera makers' RAW formats are all proprietary across the board and altered from time to time behind the scenes. Whenever a camera maker may at some point choose to discontinue support for a certain version of their RAW format or one of their given RAW formats altogether people may have to convert all of their images in order to be able to keep viewing and processing them with newer versions of the software of their choice. Or even worse, there may not be a converter because a company may go belly up without having had a code escrow implemented for their RAW standard so that the standard may just perish along with its maker... disclosed standards are always preferable IMO - another reason to prefer Pentax Cheers Ecke 2010/11/24 Godfrey DiGiorgi : > The file extension is .DNG, not "DGN". > > The Adobe Digital Negative standard is documented here: > http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/?promoid=DTEHA > > A DNG file is indeed a native raw file written to a publicly disclosed > standard. There are many advantages to the Digital Negative standard, > most of which are small in practical significance at the present time > but have a great deal of future value. The primary benefit for the > present is that for some native raw file formats, DNG represents a > significant savings in disk space as it includes lossless compression > of the sensor data. Also, if you are using Adobe tools (Camera Raw or > Lightroom) to work with raw files, DNG files can contain additional > data such as your processing settings, appended metadata, etc, where > native raw files are considered as read-only so this sort of data must > be stored elsewhere (usually in file-name matching .XMP files or > embedded in the image processing engine's database, etc.). > > I convert all my raw files to DNG and have been doing so since > 2005ish. It's saved a couple hundred gigabytes of archive storage > space. > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Back Again
What Christine said, John - good to have you back =) OK folks who's next in line after Stan, then? Take care Ecke 2010/11/23 Christine Aguila : > Glad you're back, John. Be sure to spoil yourself during your recovery. You > deserve it! Big cheers, Christine > > > > - Original Message - From: "John Sessoms" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:53 AM > Subject: Back Again > > >> Made it successfully through my surgery and have recovered enough to be on >> my own again. I'm not experiencing any real pain post-op, and just a low >> level irritation from the catheter. That's supposed to come out about a week >> from now, so I guess I'll just have to deal with it until then. >> >> The people at the VA Hospital in Durham, NC were wonderful. The only >> complaint I have is with the food and I don't blame the Durham VAMC for >> that. >> >> They closed down the hospital kitchen a couple of years back and the food >> is out-sourced to some company up in Virginia. Cooked twice a week, trucked >> in & held in storage until heated to serve to the patients. It was the most >> god-awful tasting and smelling crap I have ever encountered, including >> airline food. >> >> Although, I think it's the same catering company. >> >> Anyway, the taste and smell was so bad I'd start vomiting every time I >> tried to eat. I finally managed to choke down a few tiny bites and figured >> out to hang on to the juice pack & crackers. >> >> I'd make it a part of the contract for this sort of outsourced catering >> that the corporate executives and board board of directors of the company >> doing the catering be required to eat their every meal from the menus they >> provide to the VA. >> >> Bet the quality would improve drastically. PDQ! >> >> >> Anyway, I'm up and around and more or less mobile and on the way back to >> normal. Gonna close this right now, gotta go chase some kids off my lawn. >> ;-D >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: About EVFs and football (soccer) stars
When did Thomas Müller transfer to Barcelona, then? ]=) Cheers Ecke 2010/11/22 Jaume Lahuerta : > Hi there, > I have finally been able to test a proper Electronic Viewfinder, the Panasonic > Lumix G2's specifically. > Since some of you suggested that this one showed the state of the art in this > field, I visited a well known Spanish department stores that normally show > cameras with charged batteries inside. > I have to admit that I am impressed with the G2 EVF: big, clear, low lag even > in > an artificial light environment...My EVF allergy diminished dramatically in a > few minutes. I also had the chance to compare it side by side to the G10 EVF > (which I had previously tested) and the difference is amazing. > > I tried t test the Samsung NX but this one had no batteries. > > So...although I am totally sold to the K-5 and its multiple improvements and > starting to save for it...I may wait until spring and see what Pentax has to > say > on EVIL land (as you know I am not too fond on the m4/3 concept as opposed to > 'mAPS-C'). With this test I can imagine myself actually using one of these > cameras. > > So, what about football? > While I was testing the G2 I suddenly changed the place where I was pointing > at > and then my VF was filled (the camera had a telezoom mounted) with a very well > known face. Actually, some people at the store was asking to take a picture > with > him...he was the current world's best football player !!! > Knowing that I live in Barcelona, those of you who know a bit about football > won't have any trouble guessing his name... > ;-) > > Regards, > Jaume > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
2010/11/24 Eric Weir : > > How many raw-formatted images on a 4Gb memory card? 367 on 2GB for a 10 MP K10D so should be closer to 1000 on 4GB for a 6 MP starkist I reckon Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: The Camera That Can See Around Corners
this is clearly better than an assault rifle that shoots around corners =) 2010/11/23 Daniel J. Matyola : > http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2010/11/22/the-camera-the-can-see-around-corners/ > > Dan > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: State Quarters
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > > True, but I got a '42 D nickel in change yesterday. :-) 42 D? I had no idea they made nickels /that/ big... do you need an underwire wallet to carry it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: The Camera That Can See Around Corners
I was afraid someone would say that 2010/11/24 P. J. Alling : > Don't worry someone will combine the two. > > On 11/23/2010 8:09 PM, eckinator wrote: >> >> this is clearly better than an assault rifle that shoots around corners =) >> >> 2010/11/23 Daniel J. Matyola: >>> >>> >>> http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2010/11/22/the-camera-the-can-see-around-corners/ >>> >>> Dan >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> > > > -- > "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed > moral bankruptcy." > -Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: wide angle zoom comparison...
I do and it is a great lens, only nit is some CA I'm seeing HTH Ecke 2010/11/24 Jeffery Smith : > I vote for #2, and I don't even have it. > > Jeffery > > On Nov 23, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > >> So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on >> it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit lens, but it's not fast >> enough, and optically, could be better too. Sooo, would love to hear your >> words of wisdom in regards to comparing these: >> >> 1. Sigma Lens 20-40mm f/2.8 EX DG ASP - about $400 >> 2. PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL[IF]SDM - about $1400 >> 3. Pentax Lens 12-24mm f/4 ED AL IF DA - about $1269 >> 4. Sigma Lens 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM - about $927 >> >> Obviously the 20-40 would be a whole lot less in terms of $$ and you usually >> get what you pay for, but I thought I'd throw it out there to see if anyone >> has any experience with it? >> I'm fairly certain that I am set on #2, but interested to here all of your >> feedback first... >> >> Tan.x. >> >> >> Tanya Love >> Photographer >> >> www.lovebytes.com.au >> www.facebook.com/LoveBytesPhoto >> www.loveandsoul.com.au >> m: 0458 006 740 >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: off-camera flash
A copy of a Canon OC-E3 just came in as by-catch with an eBay purchase. I will try it when I get home. Can't say from memory if the physical pinouts match. Will keep you posted. Thanks again, Ecke 2010/11/24, Peter Loveday : >> quick question for those who have tried both - to use a p-ttl flash >> off camera would you advise using >> a) pentax F (male / female hotshoe adaptor plus sync cable) >> b) 3rd party cheapo cable solution >> c) wireless, if so, which one? > > I've used both the Pentax sets and third party ones without any problems > either way. Nissin make a 'universal' off camera cord that supposedly works > with multiple systems (just comes down to hotshoe pin placement I guess), > but I've not tried it. > > I also use the Elinchrom Skyport wireless remotes. Seem to work pretty well > for me. I chose them mostly because they are small, but there are lots of > options out there. I'd avoid the ebay 'cactus' type ones, etc. > > - Peter > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Cheers Ecke - Cameras don’t shoot people. Photographers shoot people. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Home Theater Advice?
in 1984 i was friends with a guy in high school who was all accuphase, luxman, dynaudio, tube amps, thorens turntables... my gf at the time went to school with the local revox and t+a studio owner's son... and in between was moi with his puny little used pioneer amp (but it had the coolest blue electroluminescent level indicators on the planet) and a buch of crappy old components i can't even remember... took me until i was 36 to finally get the system i dreamed of... two years later my hearing went bad from too much stress... oh shucks... 2010/11/24, Boris Liberman : > On 11/23/2010 8:10 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: >> Sadly, the only NAD gear I ever purchased was their first (!!) CD >> player back in 1984-85 and it was an unmitigated disaster. Which is >> too bad because I like the design philosophy and appearance. > > In 1984 I did not know that the word "audiophile" existed in any language... > > Boris > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Cheers Ecke - Cameras don’t shoot people. Photographers shoot people. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
Think of the planet, guys - disposables are evil... Thanks Ecke 2010/11/24 Walter Gilbert : > I keep a couple sets of NiMH -- Sanyo Eneloops and Energizers for my K-x, > and they both seem to hold up pretty well. But, if it's going to be a > situation where I know I'm going to need to take a LOT of photos, but not > sure how many, I get the Energizer Ultimate Lithiums if I feel like I can > spare the few bucks at the moment. They really do last a long time -- > longer than I ever would've believed, actually. > > I don't know if anyone makes a rechargeable AA lithium with that kind of > life. I've never seen them in Walmart. But, if they do, I'll save up the > money to get a set if I have to. I have seen some Westinghouse rechargeable > lithium AA's, but the voltage output rating listed on the package makes me > afraid they'll damage my camera. > > -- Walt > > On 11/24/2010 11:57 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> You should invest in a good set of rechargeable NiHMs or buy disposable >> Lithiums, . >> >> When I was using the *ist-D and Ds exclusively I would wear out a package >> of 12 of the rechargeable, recharging them about once a week, in about a >> year and a half. They probably would have lasted longer if I had a better >> charger, but at $24.00 for a package of 12 it didn't seem to to be an >> onerous cost. Now that I have a K20D the *ist-Ds is just a backup and/or >> carry to sketchy places camera. I bought a package of 12 disposable >> energizer Lithium batteries. They get between 600 to 800 shots in constant >> use and the package has lasted about a year and 1/2 so far with occasional >> use, though I'm on the last set of four. >> >> >> On 11/24/2010 10:32 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>> On Nov 24, 2010, at 6:11 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> Eric, once you invested your money, digital is free. You can shoot as much as you please and learn simply by trial and error. Given instant feedback your learning curve may be relatively short. >>> >>> Thanks, Boris. You forgot about batteries. [On my camera at least >>> alkalines last a ridiculously short time.] That said, trial and error on >>> digital instructs more rapidly, and may just instruct more. I'm glad I made >>> the switch. >>> I don't think it would make sense to shy away from LR3 or any other RAW processing software at this point. You can simply sit down in front of the computer and learn it by trial and error. >>> >>> I'm not shying away from LR3, and I've being doing it largely the way you >>> say -- just trying things. And though I have a long way to go, it's working. >>> >>> I was shying away from raw -- till last night. I'm over that now. >>> The web is full of LR guides and other material that is very easy to google out. But the more you actually try things, the more fun you have, the more you learn in the process and the more satisfaction you get from your hobby. >>> >>> That seems to be the way it's headed. For the moment I'm relying on the >>> videos at Adobe and the LR3 help pages for guidance. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Eric Weir >>> Decatur, GA USA >>> eew...@bellsouth.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Benbo Trekker Mk3 Compact Tripod
Still working on that test pic but missing a piece of gear to make it happen. Basically (for lack of a gear driven upside down center column or macro arm - sorry but I sold the tripod that gave me the idea a few weeks ago) trying to achieve 3-D mobility with a combination of macro rails and an L bracket. IMO trouble with the Benbo is too many things are unlocked at once. What is your subject height range? Can you see yourself carrying an extra kilogram of macro rails in exchange for a lighter, less versatile tripod? Cheers Ecke 2010/11/21 eckinator : > Hi Leon > I suggest a different setup altogether. Let me just go and snap a > picture for you =) > Ecke > > 2010/11/21 Leon Altoff : >> HI Ann, >> >> I'm very tempted by the Benbo. Can you tell me if the main post is >> adjustable while the legs are locked in place? And how smooth the >> movement is? This is very important for what I want to do with it and >> hard to tell from the pictures. >> >> Thanks >> >> Leon >> >> On 21 November 2010 17:07, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >>> Leon... (I sold my compact one a while back, but reluctantly ) -- I love >>> Benbos... still have my larger trekker >>> The great thing is the way you can get it into all sorts of odd positions >>> ... just remember to always hold the main >>> post while you adjust the legs -) >>> >>> It actually sets up quickly... except maybe not the very first time. >>> >>> I'd go for it >>> >>> ann >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
2010/11/24 Godfrey DiGiorgi : > > um, lithium disposables contain lots of very recyclable raw materials. > they should never been 'thrown out', they should be recycled. no doubt about that and I'm sure the members of this list love what they shoot enough not to litter all over it... I'd like to think though that a rechargeable battery has a better primary energy and CO2 balance because of the fact that it doesn't have to be recycled between uses making it the better option by far Thanks Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Private Photos on Flickr
please bear in mind that anything you post to this list can be found in google a minute later thanks to mail-archive.com - your password is now burnt... cheers ecke 2010/11/24 John Sessoms : > I've looked through Flickr's help pages and haven't found an answer to my > question. Since what I want to do has somewhat to do with PDML I thought > someone here might know if it's possible and if so how to do it. > > I want to be able to post a PESO to my Flickr account have it hidden from > all but friends and family. When someone tries to access it, Flickr should > prompt for a password. The password would be "pdmlpeso". > > I have the free Flickr account. If this is not possible with the free > account, does anyone know if it's possible with the paid account? > > And, if so, how do you do it? > > I tried uploading a photo a couple hours ago and making it private then > emailing myself a link that's supposed to have a password. It did not prompt > me to specify a password. > > I haven't received the email from my Flickr account yet. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Getting a K-5 for review; any requests?
2010/11/24 : > > I give up, Christine. I can't find the testicle pun. It must be very subtle. > ;-) I think AF peckering is your keyword =) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hybrid AA NiMH rechargeables and chargers
I switched everything to eneloop tones - 8 different color coded sets give me all I need =) and they even come in K-r girlieman pink! Cheers Ecke 2010/11/25 Boris Liberman : > On 11/25/2010 2:04 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> I'm a big fan of the hybrid rechargeables. The don't have the >> supposed capacity of some of the straight NiMH, but they hold their >> charge a lot longer and since my AAs spend time in my camera, or in >> flashes or in my bag waiting to be used, the slow self discharge is >> really nice. >> >> Fry's used to sell Uniross Hybrio AA batteries $10 for four. At one >> point they switched over to Rayovac hybrids which don't seem to have >> the capacity. The eneloops seem better than the rayovacs, but not as >> good as the uniross. When I was there the other day, they had a new >> brand, but I didn't get any to try. >> >> -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > I've one set of Eneloops and one set of GP Recyko batteries. Their > performance is basically equivalent. Ever since I got the Eneloops I've > slowly phased out all other rechargeable batteries. > > When I was shooting *istD, someone on the list (I think it was Rob Studdert) > suggested the LaCrosse BC-900 charger > (http://www.amazon.com/Crosse-Technology-BC-9009-AlphaPower-Battery/dp/B00077AA5Q) > > I bought it from Amazon and except the fact that the AA's and AAA's that > they give were utter rubbish, the charger is outstanding and serves me well > ever since (5 years or may be even more). > > As for the batteries, today I am using them mostly for my Metz flash. They > work really good. No complaints whatsoever. I remember before I got the > Eneloops, I had two sets of NiMHs with all at all times. One in camera, > another in the bag. And lots of recharging as per the rate of my shooting. > My main gripe with the set up was that regular NiMH did not hold charge for > too long... Eneloops and Recykos has lower capacity than GP NiMHs (2000 mAh > vs 2700 mAh) but they hold the charge for much longer time which in my view > makes the preferable. > > YMMV. > > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
I've gotten best results so far with a modified IVT (Intelligent Voltage Technology) charger - the modification lowers temperature control thresholds and a bunch of other parameters to improve cell life. HTH Ecke 2010/11/25 Eric Weir : > > On Nov 24, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> I found one reference to Pentax recommending against them in the DS - >> it's towards the end of this page: >> >> http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/pentax/ist-ds-slr/pentax-ist-ds-slr-review-4.html > > Thanks, Brian. I just placed an order for an eight-pack of eneloops and a > LaCrosse Technologies BC 700 charger, which sounds like it'll help me get > more life out of the batteries. > http://www.amazon.com/Crosse-Technology-BC-700-Battery-Charger/dp/B000RSOV50/ref=pd_sim_e_2 > > -- > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
2010/11/25 John Sessoms : > > And since Panasonic uses .RAW as their raw file extension, all .RAW files > are raw files, but not all raw files are .RAW files. Which goes to show you all raw files are raw but some are more raw than others... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: interval shooting
Nice cutting technique =) What's that red buttonish thingy in the bird? Cheers Ecke 2010/11/25 Christine Aguila : > Nothing fancy, but I did try the interval shooting. Could be fun with the > right subject. I wanted to do it when stuffing the bird, but I'm in a > galley kitchen and didn't have the patience to finesse the camera angle with > the tripod. Still, I like this feature. > > http://caguila.com/caguila/interval/index.html > > About an hourish to go, then it's off to the folks house with the bird. > Cheers, Christine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Thanksgiving PDML!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. None here but thinking of you =) Ecke 2010/11/26 Bob W : >> >Enjoy the day, folks. We're having cormorant. >> >> At the moment Lisa's at the hospital doing an autopsy but when she's done >> with that she'll come home and cook dinner (seriously). We'll be having > some >> sort of vegetarian non-meat thing, but I can pretend it's cormorant. > > make sure she washes her hands. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anyone been to the Isle of Man?
2010/11/26 frank theriault : >> >> Anyone got any suggestions/comments/recommendations? It can get windy there - always wear an Isle of Man Hood (TM) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HSM -- Restart?
I posted something a few moths ago that sparked the usual discussion among the informed. the verdict was that the pentax tech was not telling the truth. I don't care who ultimately knows better but the pentax tech said to leave it on a powered on camera for some time without trying to make it focus and then to exercise it manually for a bit. according to the pentax tech this technique will work if the drive hasn't failed but is electrically discharged from sitting on a shelf for too long and needs recharging plus also some help with overcoming stiction. heck, you could give it a try =) Ecke 2010/11/26 Morris Galloway : > Is there a 'kink' or 'trick' to getting the HSM to work again once it has > failed... other than a trip to C.R.I.S.? > > The Patient is a 16-50 DA*. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HSM -- Restart?
the 16-50 has screw drive alright but when SDM dies it won't default back to screw drive on a body that supports SDM. pentax says they're aware that people are complaining but defect ratios do not differ significantly from other product lines. assuming that is true it doesn't make things better for those affected but speaks volume about the i'net as a negative multiplier cheers ecke 2010/11/26 : > I have to admit this is not encouraging me to invest in a new Pentax zoom. > That's a. Lot of $$$ for a lens that can just stop AFing. IIRC it has no > screw drive, correct? > -Original Message- > From: P N Stenquist > Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:38:03 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: HSM -- Restart? > > HI Morris, > Make sure your manual/automatic switch isn't set wrong or in between the > marks. If that's not it, focus manually a few times and see if the HSM comes > back. > Paul > > On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Morris Galloway wrote: > >> Is there a 'kink' or 'trick' to getting the HSM to work again once it has >> failed... other than a trip to C.R.I.S.? >> >> The Patient is a 16-50 DA*. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 available again at B&H...for a few hours
never mind. it can only get cheaper =) 2010/11/26 Jeffery Smith : > I had added it to my cart (the K-5). I balked for a few hours. When I went > back and signed in, it had been removed from my cart with an explanation that > they were out of stock again. My fault for balking. > > Jeffery > > > On Nov 25, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > >> Jeffery, >> I had the same with the 31mm Limited lens. >> I couldn't get it ordered before it was out of stock. >> I called and asked how to get the lens. >> They had me order one and charge it. >> One was shipped to me about 3 days later. >> Regards, Bob A. >> >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Jeffery Smith >> wrote: >>> This K-5 must be selling like hotcakes. I signed up for an "in stock alert" >>> from B&H. The K-5 apparently go back into stock yesterday but sold out >>> yesterday. They're now backordered again. >>> >>> Jeffery >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What's the advantage of DNG?
2010/11/26 David J Brooks : > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 12:47 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi > wrote: >> K10D and later compress the .PEFs and don't compress .DNGs. So it >> makes sense to capture in .PEF and convert to .DNG for processing. > > And since i only have PS CS on the iBook, the DNG files are a god > send. But, LR2.7 will read the PEF and D200 NEF files so i;m still > good. > > I'll be even better when i upgrade my computer. > I'll get the one with speling checkers. be sure to order a self-correcting keyboard also. btw the department of redundancy dept. is spending thanksgiving on redunda beach -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: interval shooting
2010/11/26 : > It's actually an NSA listening device disseminated as a turkey thermometer. > That's why the little antenna pops up right before you put the turkey on the > table. does it come with a muslimeter(tm)? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HSM -- Restart?
has anyone ever tried blocking the SDM contacts? I doubt that would work though =( Ecke 2010/11/26 John Francis : > > There's no way to do that, AFAIK. If your body supports SDM, > and the chip in the lens says this lens has SDM, then that's > how the body will attempt to focus the lens. > > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 04:20:00PM +, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: >> OK, but I assume you can force it back to the screw drive. >> -Original Message- >> From: eckinator >> Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net >> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:51:15 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: HSM -- Restart? >> >> the 16-50 has screw drive alright but when SDM dies it won't default >> back to screw drive on a body that supports SDM. >> >> pentax says they're aware that people are complaining but defect >> ratios do not differ significantly from other product lines. assuming >> that is true it doesn't make things better for those affected but >> speaks volume about the i'net as a negative multiplier >> >> cheers >> ecke >> >> 2010/11/26 : >> > I have to admit this is not encouraging me to invest in a new Pentax zoom. >> > That's a. Lot of $$$ for a lens that can just stop AFing. IIRC it has no >> > screw drive, correct? >> > -Original Message- >> > From: P N Stenquist >> > Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net >> > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:38:03 >> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > Subject: Re: HSM ?-- Restart? >> > >> > HI Morris, >> > Make sure your manual/automatic switch isn't set wrong or in between the >> > marks. If that's not it, focus manually a few times and see if the HSM >> > comes back. >> > Paul >> > >> > On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Morris Galloway wrote: >> > >> >> Is there a 'kink' or 'trick' to getting the HSM to work again once it has >> >> failed... other than a trip to C.R.I.S.? >> >> >> >> The Patient is a 16-50 DA*. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >> PDML@pdml.net >> >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> >> follow the directions. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > follow the directions. >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > follow the directions. >> > >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - battery costs
no way to have the old one fitted with new cells? cheers ecke 2010/11/26 Cotty : > Just in case anyone should be feeling sorry for themselves and worrying > about the cost of photographic items they have recently purchased, allow > me to raise your spirits. One of my 2 video camera batteries is crapping > out at just over 2 years old. I have purchased a new one and - even with > a generous 20 per cent discount from the European sales chief - it is > costing me over 300 GBP. That's a battery. One. > > Have a better evening!!! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > -- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: interval shooting
2010/11/26 : > > The NSA does not discriminate. It considers everyone a threat to national > security. even nationals? so whose security is it then? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: interval shooting
2010/11/26 Mark Roberts : >>> >>> The NSA does not discriminate. It considers everyone a threat to national >>> security. >> >>even nationals? so whose security is it then? > > If they told you that they'd have to kill you... you mean I shouldn't read the mail they just sent me? the subject line says something about a herbal security growth patch... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: interval shooting
That's brilliant - I don't think I've ever seen that movie (points browser to IMDB) thanks Ecke 2010/11/27 : > My favorite line from Sneakers was Robert Redford speaking to the NSA agents > who are "questioning" him. "I wanted to join the NSA but they found out my > parents were married". > -Original Message- > From: John Francis > Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:47:51 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: interval shooting > > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 08:51:28PM +0100, eckinator wrote: >> 2010/11/26 : >> > >> > The NSA does not discriminate. It considers everyone a threat to national >> > security. >> >> even nationals? so whose security is it then? > > If they told you, ... > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - battery costs
Yeah, I forget. Somehow inanimate objects seem to have an enormous need to communicate these days. 2010/11/27 Cotty : > On 26/11/10, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>no way to have the old one fitted with new cells? > > Yes and no. Places in the USA do re-cell, so costs after shipping and > such would mean I was in a stone's throw of new discount price anyway. > The battery has electronics in it that communicates with the charger, > and can tell you date of manufacture, serial number, learned capacity, > charged capacity, temperature and number of cycles. > > <http://www.antonbauer.com/Products/HyTRON140> > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > -- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HSM -- Restart?
2010/11/27 mike wilson : > > Next year's new model will be a Pentax brand AED. as long as it is no IED... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HSM -- Restart?
2010/11/27 Mark Roberts :
>>>
>>> Next year's new model will be a Pentax brand AED.
>>
>>as long as it is no IED...
>
> How about an LSD? ("The colors are AMAZING!")
only if it comes with technicolor weather seals
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Re: Outta here for a while . . .
un-holding my thought - there's my best wishes again now =) take care & good luck ecke 2010/11/28 Boris Liberman : > If you have a wi-fi enabled cell phone, you don't have to take a laptop, > really :-). > > Be well, Stan! > > Boris > > > On 11/28/2010 6:42 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: >> >> Leaving for Cleveland tomorrow (Sunday) a.m., my rescheduled surgery >> will be Monday morning. The Clinic has extensive wifi, but I don't >> think I'll take my laptop in with me. Try to be good while I am >> gone! >> >> stan > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HSM -- Restart?
2010/11/28 Mark Roberts : > >>The BFD, for Pentaxforums ;-) > > Steve wins the thread. let's bring in the QE2 then and honeymoon him =P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - battery costs
whole different story - not having read the specs the battery looks MUCH smaller... I thought it was one of those little boxy jobs that go on the back of the camera... of course your cameras are bigger, too... at 60 gbp/lb it is actually cheaper than some laptop batteries so I withdraw and revoke my sympathy =P cheers ecke 2010/11/28 Cotty : > On 28/11/10, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Don't laptop batteries do the same? I'm looking at replacing the >>battery in my Macbook Pro and that's not exactly cheap, but it's nothing >>like the price of yours. > > Sure. But with 140 watt/hours, I could run the camera and your laptop > combined probably for longer than your laptop battery would run your > laptop. The point is the current - I need high current because typically > I've got the camera running, one or two radio mic receivers, an 11 watt > LED light on top and a wireless video/audio digilink to the sat-truck, > all from one battery, which weighs over 5 lbs :( > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > -- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - battery costs
yes please! I've always coveted my neighbour's one-ten =P 2010/11/28 Cotty : > On 28/11/10, eckinator, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>whole different story - not having read the specs the battery looks >>MUCH smaller... I thought it was one of those little boxy jobs that go >>on the back of the camera... of course your cameras are bigger, too... >>at 60 gbp/lb it is actually cheaper than some laptop batteries so I >>withdraw and revoke my sympathy =P > > Watch out mate or you'll find yourself in one of those larger boxy jobs!! ;) > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > -- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Outta here for a while . . .
>> Stan's probably trialing a top-secret wi-fi implant that reads a GUI >> straight onto his retinas. Mac, of course. judging by location, it must be a back up system -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - In the Can
Great shot of Grace as usual. But on the side of that can it says "logs"... wouldn't put that on my head =P Thanks for sharing Ecke 2010/11/28 Jack Davis : > What a relief! Was afraid we were going to see you in the men's room. > WHHEEEW! > > Grace makes you look awfully good, Paul. ;)) > > Jack > > --- On Sun, 11/28/10, paul stenquist wrote: > >> From: paul stenquist >> Subject: PESO - In the Can >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 1:08 PM >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12016762 >> >> k-5, DA* 16-50, ISO 4000, f4, 1/200th, 50mm >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
test chart links wanted
hi all a lot of the photos taken today lead me to think my 16-50 may be decentered - there is tons on inexplicable softness in an otherwise flat field - can anyone please point me towards a link with a chart that will help me to illustrate the problem for when I turn the lens in for repair ... again ... thanks in advance ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW47 - Two
it has me torn. it verges. like your composition. but the subject... but I would've walked past it - gotta give you that =) thanks for sharing ecke 2010/11/28 DagT : > Thanks for all the puns and comments to the previous picture :-) > > http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html > K20D, DA15mm, 1/8s, f/4, ISO200 > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO microphone
seconded. sweet shot. thanks for sharing ecke 2010/11/28 Christine Aguila : > Hi Larry: I like the picture as cropped. A square crop doesn't do it for > me--though it may for you :-). Just my 2 cents. Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 6:18 PM > Subject: PESO microphone > > >> I was photographing at a new venue last night, which has proven to be the >> most photogenic of any of the places that I've photographed musicians so >> far. Though my favorite photo of the night wasn't of one of the musicians, >> but of one of the microphones. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5213067152/in/set-72157625355671251/ >> >> K-x, K-mount Takumar 135/2.5 1/30 sec, probably wide open. >> >> I haven't quite figured out the cropping yet though. If you're curious >> there are a couple crops of this shot, and another similar one in the set. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - A Guy with a Big Furry Hat
neato! somehow reminds me of stan laurel. truly fun keep going ecke 2010/11/28 Christine Aguila : > Excellent! And I think you have a great series idea, Frank. Keep posting > them as you make them. Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:35 PM > Subject: PESO - A Guy with a Big Furry Hat > > > The first in what I think will become a series: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/11/guy-with-big-furry-hat.html > > Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: peso - half dome
welcome to my hate list Sasha =) thanks for sharing ecke 2010/11/26 Sasha Sobol : > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/5200913194/ > > First snow storm in Yosemite. > > I would love to hear your comments and critique. > > --Sasha > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: test chart links wanted
I've had it for over a year but thus far I've rarely shot flat subjects wide open and I'm not much of a pixel peeper so it may well have escaped me until now. I'll go for the wall then. The idea was to have something to show to Pentax when I drive over there. Ecke 2010/11/29 paul stenquist : > For a flat focus test all you need is a textured wall, a tripod and a level. > Just make sure the camera is parallel to the wall and the lens is > perpendicular to the wall. Then shoot wide open. It was easy to spot the > focus error on my first 16-50. But this is an assembly problem that generally > shows up immediately. How long have you had the lens? > Paul > > On Nov 28, 2010, at 6:07 PM, eckinator wrote: > >> hi all >> a lot of the photos taken today lead me to think my 16-50 may be >> decentered - there is tons on inexplicable softness in an otherwise >> flat field - can anyone please point me towards a link with a chart >> that will help me to illustrate the problem for when I turn the lens >> in for repair ... again ... >> thanks in advance >> ecke >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA18-135 DC review
2010/11/29 P. J. Alling : > > I haven't been too excited about this, it's the aps-c functional equivalent > of the 28-200mm a lens that as a class fails to impress. true to a point - similar zoom factor but probably easier to build and calculate > The preview, (I wouldn't call it a review) actually is nicely positive, but > I question the reviewers judgment when he states, "...the lenses that most > closely resembled it were the 17-70mm F4 and the 18-250mm F3.5-6.3, *both of > which have different uses*." (Emphasis mine). Well no not really, at least > in the case of the 18-250, they are pretty much designed for the same > usage, a lens that covers everything you're likely to shoot. what is so bad about that? I'm trying to make it policy to always carry a camera plus refconverter and as much as I prefer the 16-50 over the 18-250 the former sometimes lacks on the long end. 18-135 is still not ideal but it has WR which the 18-250 doesn't and I don't see my dream zoom on the horizon any time soon. > Additionally he displays a lack of historical perspective since the 28-200mm > wasn't a cheap lens when introduced, not only being more expensive, when > inflation is taken into account, and a larger percentage of the kit's cost, > when taking into account the difference in price of the cameras it was > designed for. true but he shares that deficiency with millions of people who've lost their grasp of prices =/ > He mentions a nit, the reversed positions of the focus and zoom rings > vis-à-vis the normal Pentax practice, which I doubt will bother it's target > audience as they will most likely never own another lens. I politely disagree - I have four lenses each of Pentax and 3rd parties and I'm likely to buy it nonetheless - not for another year though :[ position of rings would be the least obstacle in my book - the crappy tiny focus ring on the 18-250 didn't stop me either now Pentax if you could please make that DA* 11-16 reality and follow up with a DA* or WR 16-80 or17-85 or 20-100 or whatever - heck, I might even be tempted to extend my always carry policy to a small bag and a second lens and flash Ned, are you listening? Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: DA18-135 DC review
2010/11/29 P. J. Alling : > > Nothing bad about the lens. My beef is with this particular author not > seeming to know the what the target audience for the product he's reviewing. > Hell just about anyone on this list could produce a review of this caliber > and we don't generally get review equipment let alone paid for our opinions, > which I;m assuming is the case. oh yeah, I agree - that review is positively skinny in all the wrong places... > You're not the target demographic, and you're at least a little bit weird, > but that's a different issue... ;-) LOL gotta give you that =) My OS is Windows but I'm pretty stable otherwise... Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Possible great deal!
dang... I'd love to get that but upillar is for US residents only could someone handle that for me? calling first dibs thanks ecke 2010/11/29 Walter Gilbert : > Well, I would love to get this myself as it strikes me as another > can't-miss deal. Unfortunately, I'm strapped and already put the money I > could used toward my M-50/2. But, I figured someone on the list might be > interested. > > http://www.upillar.com/listings/185137-new-ununsed-pentax-a3000-body-and-several-pentax-lenses > > *Several* Pentax lenses, and an A3000 body (supposedly never used) for > $75.00 > > (sob!) > > -- Walt > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: B&H memory card deal
2010/11/30 Jim King : > > Oh well, sales come and go; another one will pop up eventually. told myself that about amazon cyber monday, too - everything was gone within 3 minutes of availability and there were three things I wanted and one I needed... oh well you win some you lose some =) Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: For Tit Lovers
very nice but I don't like them hanging =P Ecke 2010/11/30 Daniel J. Matyola : > http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=270726&f=rs > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Parsnip, Ginger and Orange Soup
2010/11/25 frank theriault : > > If you get a chance to try some, you'll probably enjoy it. In fact I > could send you the recipe off-list if you want. moi aussi please - oh and I like the photo, especially the juxtaposition of colors where the green (herbal oil?) sits on/in the soup cheers ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anyone ever dealt with the Montclair "Who's Who in Photography" scammers?
how about baiting them then? 2010/11/30 Mark Roberts : > Jack Davis wrote: > >>I haven't been contacted (unless spammed by security), but had I seen it, >>would have gone for the spam key. >>Appreciate the heads up, Mark. > > I've been contacted by someone (they found my blog post) who may be > seeking to pursue legal action against these people. If you ever do > hear from them, it might be helpful to know their sales pitch in some > detail. Just a heads up, here :) > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Three years
2010/11/30 Larry Colen : > > which adds up to 140,912 frames. With 45 photos in the book, that works out > to a keeper ratio of one in every 3,131 frames. at 100K exposures shutter life and assuming early adopter prices, i.e. $1650 by example of the K-5 that works out to 50 bucks per keeper in mere body cost I'm sure though there has to be more keepers than that. either that or you'll never have to worry about buying bigger hard disks again =P cheers ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anyone ever dealt with the Montclair "Who's Who in Photography" scammers?
sounds a lot like facebook except the scam is less subtle... 2010/11/30 Bob Sullivan : > All very similar to the 'Who's Who of High School Seniors'. > For a 'small' fee your child could be listed and you could buy a book! > It was a snail mail offer... > Regards, Bob S. > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> I'm guessing that a lot of people on the PDML have received email from >> the Montclair Publishing "Who's Who" con artists. >> (http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=140) They say you're being >> "considered" for inclusion in the next edition of their book, please >> call for an interview, etc. Like most people I just delete the email >> (and report them for spamming) but there are several sites on the web >> from people who called back for the interview that detail the rest of >> the scam: Basically, one has to buy "membership" for an exorbitant fee >> to be included. >> >> Anyway, if anyone has dealt with this scam operation I'd be interested >> in hearing about it. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: You can't walk in a straight line
I'm sorry, officer. The worm in my bowels made me do it. 2010/11/30 Steven Desjardins : > I think it's tequila. > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: >> http://gizmodo.com/5701541/humans-can-only-walk-in-circles-and-we-dont-know-why >> >> Dan >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Three years
2010/11/30 Larry Colen : > > Or, did you think that my secret was that I send email from i4est, my iMac? does it have iGumption? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Question about flash photography
I have their 80/20, big bounce and super big bounce and while I love the way they work, they tend to be a bit heavy - the head of my af-540fgz sometimes just flops over from their weight. dunno about the metzes but you may have to add some straps to prevent it from doing that hth ecke 2010/12/1 Dario Bonazza : > Boris Liberman wrote: > >> But I wonder, is there any flash modification that can still be used with >> flash pointed directly at the subject and still provide more diffused light. >> There has to be something... > > Perhaps the closest thing to your wish is the widest bouncer/softbox you & > your flash can hold. Mind it will eat some flash power. > See here: http://www.lumiquest.com/products.htm > > Dario > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Hanukkah
What Ken said =) Have a great day, all who celebrate! Ecke 2010/12/1 Ken Waller : > What Dave said. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" > > Subject: Re: Happy Hanukkah > > > What Bob said > > Dave > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> >> Frank, >> You beat me to it! >> Happy Hanukah to all. >> Bob & Lynn >> >> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:44 AM, frank theriault >> wrote: >>> >>> In about 10 hours it will be Hanukkah here. Somewhere in the world >>> it's already started. >>> >>> Tonight we're trying potato and broccoli latkes, vegan cholent and >>> home made macaroons for dessert. Should be yummy! >>> >>> Whatever you're having, enjoy this first night of lighting the Menorah. >>> >>> Happy Hannukah, >>> Judy and Frank >>> >>> -- >>> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Outta here for a while . . .
2010/12/2 Stan Halpin : > Thanks Miserere and all. I am back, sorta. > My operation Monday turned into a bit of a saga. The procedure before mine > was delayed for 4 hours as they worked to bring temperature/humidity within > specs in the OR. And the one before mine took 5 hours. So it was 4:30 p.m. or > so before they got started on me. I was then in the hospital for another 40+ > hours of discomfort before being released today. Am now at my brother's where > I will stay for another week or so, with the first (only?) follow-up visit > scheduled for next Monday. This is really all quite miraculous considering > the recovery time required prior to laprascopic robo-surgery, but that > doesn't make me feel all that much more comfortable. I won't know more about > the cancer until I get the biopsy results next week, but the surgeon says > everything went smoothly, no issues, no surprises. First good news today, just powered on my puter =) Wait a while and you'll smile about all the collaterals - for now, just keep your confidence that the biopsy will go well; a good mindstate helps enormously. Also, be sure to inquire in advance if that robodog thingamajig comes in K-mount!!! Best of luck for the follow-up and a speedy recovery Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Teleconverters?
You may want to shop for the Kenko MC7 Pz-Af teleconverter - it is optically fairly good with 7 elements and couples all mount contacts including SDM and/or power soom. It also comes branded as Bower and Soligor. On eBay Germany they typically sell between 50 and 125 €, dunno about US price levels Hope this helps Ecke 2010/12/2 Eric Weir : > > I wouldn't put it to use immediately, but I've got my eye on a Pentax 2X > Teleconverter-A. I know nothing about teleconverters. General advice would be > welcome as well as comments specifically about this one. > > I haven't really done any wildlife photography, but it's on my agenda, and I > imagine it could be put to use in that connection. > > Thanks, > -- > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > P.S. I got a Weston Master II exposure meter and manual of eBay. Both look > in good condition. It's been suggested that even it didn't work one of these, > or something like it, would help me understand exposure better. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT request: Resources for
Roman posted this link a while ago and I find it quite useful for doing the math. Is it that or are you interested in the underlying logic? http://roman.blakout.net/?dof HTH Ecke 2010/12/3 Walter Gilbert : > Hi all, > > Being not particularly mathematically inclined (to put it very charitably), > I was wondering if any of you could point me toward a sort of online idiot's > guide to understanding and calculating exposure values, depth of field, and > other basics along those lines. I figure having at least a loose grasp on > details of that nature might be helpful as I dip a toe into the world of > analog. > > I've posted an entry on my photo blog concerning some of the basics that I'm > already familiar with, and plan to chart my progress as I go along. > Granted, what I've written is geared toward people who know even less about > photography than I do (as hard to conceive as that may be), but it can be > found here: > > http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/putting-myself-through-the-old-school > > It's a first baby step on a long journey, but I'd like to document it as I > go along, and share it with anyone who might be interested. So, > essentially, I do understand the stuff they probably teach you in the first > week of Introduction to Photography 101 -- but largely on an intuitive, > practical level. Are there any resources on the web where a simpleton can > go to familiarize himself with those principles on a more technical level? > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > > -- Walt > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Semi-OT request: Resources for
the funnel explanation isn't that bad really - if you look at the definition of the circle of confusion (sounds kind of like a secret round table for politicians) on this page http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm (close the prompt to register for a newsletter) you'll find that DOF comes from a much similar effect - I'm at a bit of a loss for a better imagebut the general idea is that closing the aperture cuts out the stray rays so to say dang... tell them that after a while it becomes intuitive knowledge and you're too deeply involved in your art to explain it to an outsider 2010/12/3 Walter Gilbert : > Thanks, Ecke ... that will be helpful down the road, no doubt. > > I guess what I'm looking for is a combination of both. Nothing overly > scientific -- like down to the atomic level, or anything. > > Maybe if I can explain the way I've grasped the concept of the effect of > aperture size on depth of field: I see it as analogous to pouring sand > through a funnel. If you use a funnel with a larger spout, the sand is > going to pile up on the surface underneath it. Whereas, if you use a funnel > with a narrow spout, the sand will spread out on the surface beneath it. > That's how I view light passing through a larger or smaller aperture as it > relates to the focus -- which, as far as I know, is completely false. > > If I could find something that gives a technical explanation, perhaps > formulas, and then an analogy to help it all sink in, it would help me a > great deal. I mostly don't want to sound like an complete idiot when I go > about explaining what I'm doing. :-) > > Thanks again, > > Walt > > On 12/2/2010 6:24 PM, eckinator wrote: >> >> Roman posted this link a while ago and I find it quite useful for >> doing the math. Is it that or are you interested in the underlying >> logic? >> http://roman.blakout.net/?dof >> HTH Ecke >> >> 2010/12/3 Walter Gilbert: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Being not particularly mathematically inclined (to put it very >>> charitably), >>> I was wondering if any of you could point me toward a sort of online >>> idiot's >>> guide to understanding and calculating exposure values, depth of field, >>> and >>> other basics along those lines. I figure having at least a loose grasp >>> on >>> details of that nature might be helpful as I dip a toe into the world of >>> analog. >>> >>> I've posted an entry on my photo blog concerning some of the basics that >>> I'm >>> already familiar with, and plan to chart my progress as I go along. >>> Granted, what I've written is geared toward people who know even less >>> about >>> photography than I do (as hard to conceive as that may be), but it can be >>> found here: >>> >>> http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/putting-myself-through-the-old-school >>> >>> It's a first baby step on a long journey, but I'd like to document it as >>> I >>> go along, and share it with anyone who might be interested. So, >>> essentially, I do understand the stuff they probably teach you in the >>> first >>> week of Introduction to Photography 101 -- but largely on an intuitive, >>> practical level. Are there any resources on the web where a simpleton >>> can >>> go to familiarize himself with those principles on a more technical >>> level? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. >>> >>> -- Walt >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What gear is on your "short list"?
2011/1/23 steve harley : > > a bargain autobellows for my 100/4 macro (i have only a shoddy barely > workable bellows) if interested pls contact me offlist with what you consider a bargain, i have two for sale cheers ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Costco has eneloops
that is dirt cheap. last i paid was 16 € for an 8 pack of AA tones. any idea if there are AAA tones yet? also who sprayed the Mace on the biscuits? my eyes hurt... 2011/1/25 Larry Colen (Droid Mail) : > My local costco has a package of 8 AA, 4AAA and a charger for $26 > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One eneloop battery can be charged 1000 times ...
2011/1/26 Paul Stenquist : > >> It's a trickle question, sir. > Watt's a trickle question? one that's ampèred by too many details -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: synchronizing disks
or robocopy / robust file copy for the script people =) cheers ecke 2011/1/25 Paul Sorenson : > SyncToy > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c26efa36-98e0-4ee9-a7c5-98d0592d8c52&DisplayLang=en > > http://tinyurl.com/33dxveu > > -p* > > *On 1/25/2011 3:37 PM, steve harley wrote: >> >> On 2011-01-25 10:45 , John Sessoms wrote: >>> >>> Then I'll be ready to start wiping the duplicate USB drives and making >>> real backups on them. I guess what I'm going to need now is a good >>> program for synchronizing the data on different drives. >>> >>> I'm open to suggestions, but I really can't afford anything at this time >>> that's not free-ware. >> >> rsync on any platform >> >> carbon copy cloner on Mac >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
enablement question
some time ago I inquired here about off camera flash cords/adaptors. the other day I finally picked up on eBay a kit consisting of four older Pentax hotshoe adaptors (same pinout as my K10D so I hope they should work regardless of their age), two flash sync cords and a novoflex unimarm flash holder plus two pentax af-220t older a-ttl flashes. i intend to sell the unimarm which will fetch at least 70% of what i paid, probably more but i am not sure about the af-220t - can anyone comment on these units, are they any good for use with pentax film slrs or are they better sold off? thanks in advance ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: enablement question
thanks david, i was fearing so ecke 2011/1/26 David Parsons : > That flash is not going to be very useful with your K10D. It's TTL > only, and your camera doesn't speak TTL. > > http://www.cameramanuals.org/flashes_meters/pentax_af220t.pdf > > If you are going to be using them on film cameras that speak TTL, it > will be usable, though very basic. Personally, I'd sell them off and > get something that has some kind of manual power control. Sunpaks are > my brand of choice and they tend to be pretty cheap on eBay. > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:22 AM, eckinator wrote: >> some time ago I inquired here about off camera flash cords/adaptors. >> the other day I finally picked up on eBay a kit consisting of four >> older Pentax hotshoe adaptors (same pinout as my K10D so I hope they >> should work regardless of their age), two flash sync cords and a >> novoflex unimarm flash holder plus two pentax af-220t older a-ttl >> flashes. i intend to sell the unimarm which will fetch at least 70% of >> what i paid, probably more but i am not sure about the af-220t - can >> anyone comment on these units, are they any good for use with pentax >> film slrs or are they better sold off? >> thanks in advance >> ecke >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: enablement question
too bad those folks have newer flashes that also support ttl or they'd be lining up to pry them from my cold dead hands now... cheers ecke ps: anyone want to buy one? yeah right... =) 2011/1/26 Steven Desjardins : > Actually, isn't it *ist D? ;-) You know DB, there are a few folks > here that have a used *ist D who are now going "really? That's very > helpful". > > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Paul Sorenson > wrote: >> The istDS, too, but only at ISO 200 & 400 >> >> -p >> >> On 1/26/2011 9:12 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:40 AM, David Parsons >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> That flash is not going to be very useful with your K10D. It's TTL >>>> only, and your camera doesn't speak TTL. >>> >>> istD does. >>> >>> Dave >>>> >>>> http://www.cameramanuals.org/flashes_meters/pentax_af220t.pdf >>>> >>>> If you are going to be using them on film cameras that speak TTL, it >>>> will be usable, though very basic. Personally, I'd sell them off and >>>> get something that has some kind of manual power control. Sunpaks are >>>> my brand of choice and they tend to be pretty cheap on eBay. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:22 AM, eckinator wrote: >>>>> >>>>> some time ago I inquired here about off camera flash cords/adaptors. >>>>> the other day I finally picked up on eBay a kit consisting of four >>>>> older Pentax hotshoe adaptors (same pinout as my K10D so I hope they >>>>> should work regardless of their age), two flash sync cords and a >>>>> novoflex unimarm flash holder plus two pentax af-220t older a-ttl >>>>> flashes. i intend to sell the unimarm which will fetch at least 70% of >>>>> what i paid, probably more but i am not sure about the af-220t - can >>>>> anyone comment on these units, are they any good for use with pentax >>>>> film slrs or are they better sold off? >>>>> thanks in advance >>>>> ecke >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> David Parsons Photography >>>> http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com >>>> >>>> Aloha Photographer Photoblog >>>> http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One eneloop battery can be charged 1000 times ...
2011/1/26 P. J. Alling : >> >>> Say, I'm really getting a charge out of this! >> >> That's funny. I find it draining. >> > I'm resisting getting involved in this circuit. namya renge... Ohmmm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One eneloop battery can be charged 1000 times ...
2011/1/26 Larry Colen (Droid Mail) : > You folks just don't know how to conduct yourselves. > Henry O. Farad couldn't be. I'm even conductor of a toyota supra... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One eneloop battery can be charged 1000 times ...
2011/1/26 John Sessoms : > > I see everything twice! wait for garp's mom, should be fun ]=) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: synchronizing disks
there are also two free GUIs for it, one from Microsoft Netherlands, one I believe by an Italian freelancer. both don't add functionality but make it easier to use for the not so commandliny cheers ecke 2011/1/26 Eric Featherstone : > > robocopy is Microsoft's replacement for xcopy; it knocks it into a cocked hat. > > For XP (& server 2003) it's downloadable as part of the resource kit > tools from here: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en > > For Vista & 7 it's already included. > > SyncToy is probably more user friendly though, and had a few more > safeguards with respect to deleting files. > > -- > Eric > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One eneloop battery can be charged 1000 times ...
2011/1/27 Ken Waller : > > Yep & resistance is futile. is that a statement based on induction? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: One eneloop battery can be charged 1000 times ...
do quanta travel with quantas? 2011/1/27 Bruce Walker : > On 11-01-26 8:22 PM, eckinator wrote: >> >> 2011/1/27 Ken Waller: >>> >>> Yep& resistance is futile. >> >> is that a statement based on induction? > > With reluctance, yes. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: synchronizing disks
there are also tons of other tools such as antitwin and (commercial, hugely expensive an powerful) altova diffdog and araxis merge (hint hint) cheers ecke 2011/1/27 Eric Featherstone : > On 27 January 2011 17:17, John Sessoms wrote: >>> Hmmm, sounds like you want /usr/bin/diff and use diff -r to compare >>> two folder (on two drives) recursively down the folder structure. That >>> will tell you pretty much what you've asked for above (but not >>> graphically.) >>> >>> However you're running Windows. Do you fancy installing vmware player >>> + ubuntu? Or cygwin, or Microsoft services for unix? >>> >> >> I'm trying to simplify my interaction with the computer so I can get back to >> photography. ;-D > > Agreed. > > >>> No, ok, then I'd use exiftool to move all the files on each of your >>> drives into the same folder structure pattern based on date. And then >>> use doublekiller to highlight (or remove) duplicates, it's a graphical >>> app. It checks whether files are the same by comparing the CRC >>> checksums for each file. >>> >>> Exiftool >>> http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ >>> See here for an example - specifically you'd want the directory (not >>> file) renaming example >>> http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/#filename >>> >>> DoubleKiller >>> http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/ >>> >>> The caveat with the above is any moved jpeg, pef or dng files that are >>> managed within a Lightroom catalogue (if you that's what you use) will >>> end up with a ? icon in Lightroom. >> >> Looks like two good programs to consider, although I've had difficulty using >> Exiftool. Doesn't look like either of them will handle one of the problems >> I'm looking to solve, i.e. finding the files on the USB drives to plug in >> the holes on the NAS. > > I'd probably try and do this in a slightly different way. I'd use > exiftool on each USB drive and also the NAS to force all images into a > consistent folder structure. Then I'd use DoubleKiller to find images > on the USB drives that are the same as on the NAS, and delete the USB > versions. What's left on the USB drives are then the files to plug in > holes in the NAS. > > (Actually I wouldn't delete dupes immediately from within > DoubleKiller, I'd use it to move them into a temporary folder until I > was sure where I was at.) > > >> Or finding the files that are missing because I miss-renamed them ... the >> "duplicate file name, different file" problem. > > DoubleKiller will find these; it doesn't care if you've miss-renamed > them, it only compares CRC check-sums. Though there is a tick box if > you want to force it to only check same-named files. > > > >> Looks like I'm just in for a long term slog manually comparing directory >> listings, unless someone has written a windoze version of the "diff" tool. > > I think whichever way you end up doing this will be something of a long slog. > > Hmm, how about UnixUtils, Unix utilities for windows? It contains diff > tools though I've never tried diff -r. > http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ > If I recall correctly you just uzip it and add the folder to your path. > > > -- > Eric > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: FS: 'Telephoto Lens Viewer'
is it full frame or aps-c eyes only? 2011/1/28 Ken Waller : > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" > Subject: Re: FS: 'Telephoto Lens Viewer' > > >> >> On Jan 27, 2011, at 1:14 PM, >> wrote: >> >>> At least that's what the instruction sheet calls it. >>> Turns screw mount Pentax lens into a telescope. >> >> Sounds like fun. How is it different than putting the lens on a camera to >> use as a telescope? More magnification? > > More magnification - the instruction sheet says to devide the lens focal > length by 10 to get the power of magnification - a 300 mm lens with this > 'viewer' will yield 30 power magnification. > >> >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Totally OT and don't mean nothing.
fisheye lenses? 2011/1/29 John Sessoms : > I've decided I'm going to shave once a week from now on, whether I need to > or not. > > > - > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3409 - Release Date: 01/28/11 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO rope on dock at night
needs a little more forward DOF on the rop IMO but I like your composition cheers ecke 2011/1/29 Larry Colen : > This is probably my one real keeper from my midnight photo walk: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5397800784/in/set-72157625804246179/ > > For obvious reasons, it is a lot sharper than the photos of the sea otter > swimming in the harbor. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film photos?
totally what bob said - always published aperture and speed in my posterous for those who care but never knew why cheers ecke 2011/1/30 Bob W : >> >Doesn't the iPhone have a simple "voice memo" app? >> >> Yes it does. That's an option. Of course, with DSLRs you can often >> record the voice memo directly onto the exposed frame - I could do this >> with the 1DmII. With, film the correct procedure would be to jot down >> the info onto a notelet and photograph it on an adjacent frame to the >> actual frame of the scene ;) > > the problem there is that you then have to write down the 2nd exposure > details and photograph them; then write done those details and, well, you > can probably see where this is going. > > To be honest, I've never understand why people write this information down > after the event, and especially why they publish this information with their > pictures. I can't see how anyone else can benefit - I've never looked at a > photograph and wondered what aperture and shutter speed was used, and I've > no idea what to do with the information when people provide it. > > The only value that I know of in having this information is when I write it > down before I take the photograph, as part of a trial or test plan. For > example, I want to understand a bit more about the Voigtlander 75mm lens I > bought a couple of months ago, so I have planned a series of shots, and > noted down the apertures I want to use to test different things. I'll use > these as my script, noting alongside them what I want to know, and later > when the shots are done make notes of what actually happened. This has value > to me, whereas wandering around doing general photography, then noting the > technicals never has. > > And, while we're on the subject, looking for an app that does it strikes me > as a classic example of techno overkill. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What gear is on your "short list"?
to put the thread back on topic: 60-250 k-5 + grip 50-135 and on my wish list DA*8-16 and a buyer for my DA 18-250, just repaired for € 122 with just under 2 years pentax warranty left cheers ecke 2011/1/30 Steven Desjardins : > You can always burn dinner in good pans. You can drive you Porsche > into the wall. You can also drop drop your K5on your foot and break > your toe. These are isolated incidents, however, and not averages > across many situations. > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Paul Stenquist > wrote: >> Better equipment quite obvkously wouldn't make much difference here. The >> shot is in full sun and presents no huge equipment challenges. However, if >> taken with an inferior lens that lacked sharpness it wouldn't be as nice as >> it is. And it is quite nice. And of course if it were to be used on a >> billboard, taking it with a medium format camera would probably yield a >> better result for that purpose. >> >> However, the point some have been trying to make is that there are >> situations that can tax one's equipment. For example, I was unable to >> achieve decent results in the very dim lighting of the pool hall with either >> the K20 or the K7. In fact, the K20 wouldn't even lock focus in that light, >> and the ISO 6400 pics from both cameras were quite noisy. The K-5, being >> better suited to lo-light photography in terms of both noise and autofocus, >> allowed me to take better photos. >> >> I find this a silly discussion. Of course, better equipment won't always >> help one take better photos. But there are times when it will. What could >> possibly be more obvious? >> >> Paul >> On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >>> For those that think better equipment makes a photographer better (and >>> assuming he would then take better images) I throw this out for you to tell >>> me how 'better' equipment would make this a better photo. >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12483032 >>> >>> Taken with K20D, 70-210mm SMC Pentax F. 1/30 f16, ISO 200 on Gitzo 3530LS >>> with Bogen >>> mini gear head, other than the tripod, not exactly hi end gear. the K20D is >>> not 'as good' as say a >>> K-5, the 70-210 Pentax is good but not a superior lens. >>> >>> Do I need a better camera body or lens or what and what effect will they >>> have on this image. >>> >>> Should I have taken the money I spent on 2 weeks in Utah and bought better >>> equipment? >>> >>> ; - ) >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What gear is on your "short list"?
Yeah. I urgently need to replace my worn out 28 cm Gastrolux with something uncoated. I am thinking forged iron since I already have a cast iron pan. I'll never buy coated again; plus Gastrolux won't recoat that € 130 piece of useless metal. Other places do it but PTFE only and I refuse to let that near my food. Maybe we should design and market a cookware line called Pantax... 2011/1/31 John Sessoms : > From: Steven Desjardins >> >> You should just spend your money on better pans. > > Funny you should mention that; a new commercial grade stock pot is on my > short list. > > > - > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3413 - Release Date: 01/30/11 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO rope on dock at night
I like that much better. The rope has less of that Gaussian nervous-tense-tired effect on my eyes. Also it invokes no naked Larry image ]=P 2011/1/31 Larry Colen : > Ecke and Christine: > > I had been trying to tightly edit my shots, and so I hadn't posted this > version of the shot, which I initially liked better than the first one I > posted: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5402523879/in/set-72157625804246179/ > > The shot was hand held at 1/13 Sec and ISO 800, I had already stopped down > from f/1.4 to 2.5. This is the sort of shot that I'd generally rather have a > small section be perfectly sharp, than greater depth of field and lose > sharpness in the whole image due to motion blur, or sensor noise. > > On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > >> What Ecke said. And it's good light exposure for a "midnight" shot. But >> DOF, like Ecke said, is an issue for me too. Cheers, Christine >> >> >> - Original Message - From: "eckinator" >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 5:02 PM >> Subject: Re: PESO rope on dock at night >> >> >> needs a little more forward DOF on the rop IMO but I like your composition >> cheers >> ecke >> >> 2011/1/29 Larry Colen : >>> This is probably my one real keeper from my midnight photo walk: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5397800784/in/set-72157625804246179/ >>> >>> For obvious reasons, it is a lot sharper than the photos of the sea otter >>> swimming in the harbor. >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My Little Planet
very nice - looks like the LHC produced a black hole after all =) thanks for sharing ecke oh and please share your source of learning, too 2011/1/31 Toine : > It should work now. The server was to big to fit this little planet. > http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/158-my-little-planet > > Toine > > On 31 January 2011 01:49, Christine Aguila wrote: >> I get "cannot display web page" Cheers, Christine >> >> >> - Original Message - From: "Toine" >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 3:16 PM >> Subject: PESO: My Little Planet >> >> >>> In a few weeks I plan to install myself on this little planet: >>> >>> http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/158-my-little-planet >>> >>> For the panoheads: I finally solved how to shoot a nadir properly :) >>> >>> Toine >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: My Little Planet
I see =) thx 2011/1/31 Toine : > actually a little addon for my nodalninja5 which solves the problem: > http://store.nodalninja.com/products/Nadir-Adapter-for-NN3-and-NN5-series.html > > (and a hacksaw to shorten the centre column of a Manfrotto 144) > > On 31 January 2011 21:34, eckinator wrote: >> very nice - looks like the LHC produced a black hole after all =) >> thanks for sharing >> ecke >> oh and please share your source of learning, too >> >> 2011/1/31 Toine : >>> It should work now. The server was to big to fit this little planet. >>> http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/158-my-little-planet >>> >>> Toine >>> >>> On 31 January 2011 01:49, Christine Aguila wrote: >>>> I get "cannot display web page" Cheers, Christine >>>> >>>> >>>> - Original Message - From: "Toine" >>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 3:16 PM >>>> Subject: PESO: My Little Planet >>>> >>>> >>>>> In a few weeks I plan to install myself on this little planet: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/158-my-little-planet >>>>> >>>>> For the panoheads: I finally solved how to shoot a nadir properly :) >>>>> >>>>> Toine >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO rope on dock at night
c'mon larry, we all know oyu have access to whips and chains ]=) 2011/1/31 Larry Colen : > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 12:26 PM, eckinator wrote: > >> I like that much better. The rope has less of that Gaussian >> nervous-tense-tired effect on my eyes. Also it invokes no naked Larry >> image ]=P > > If you folks keep that up, I may have to pull a Savage and post a naked > picture of myself. I don't own a pink tutu, but I do have my birthday suit. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What gear is on your "short list"?
does your oven have pyrolytic cleaning? if so just put in the empty LC every couple of months and burn it clean. they take it very well. 2011/1/31 Larry Colen : > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 2:06 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > >> By an odd coincidence, I made a huge Stifado (Greek >> beef-or-rabbit-with-oregano stew) yesterday for a guest, in the big Le >> Creuset. Cooks great. But requires considerable scrubbing after 5 >> hours of stewing. -T > > I found that my Le Creusets are a lot easier to clean if rather than cooking > stews, chillis, etc. on the stove, I just put them in the oven. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What gear is on your "short list"?
serious hint. I have a 380 V siemens oven and I regularly use it to clean/refresh old cast iron cookwares. pyrolytic self cleaning goes up to 500 degrees celsius. they look (and sell) like new afterwards. actually knowledge gathered from a US web site about the dutch oven et al. le creusets will also work great directly over a gas burner so the enamel will handle the heat just fine. 2011/1/31 Larry Colen : > > On Jan 31, 2011, at 2:10 PM, eckinator wrote: > >> does your oven have pyrolytic cleaning? if so just put in the empty LC >> every couple of months and burn it clean. they take it very well. > > Is that a serious hint or a joke? I don't know how hot pyrolytic cleaning > gets. > > My oven is an old wedgewood gas oven, that was no longer new when my folks > bought the house in '73. It certainly doesn't have any self cleaning > capabilities. > >> > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Remote Control F
sounds like you got ripped off in the worst way... 78 cents... ]=) 2011/1/31 Collin Brendemuehl : > I got one of those generic IR remotes for the K-x off eBay for $3.50. > They are priced @ 3.99 or best offer, & free shipping. > Works great. Worth every penny. > But the seller mailed it with 78 cents postage due! > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > http://kerygmainstitute.org > > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which Macro Lens?
I have a DFA 50 for sale, checked and microfocus adjusted by Pentax, doubt I can beat eBay US for price though... =( Cheers Ecke 2011/1/31 Glen Berry : > I'm considering spending some money on a new macro lens. I used to have an > older Pentax 50mm f2.8 autofocus lens that was built like a tank, and took > very sharp photos. I bought it used at a local shop for only about $100, > which was a huge bargain! Unfortunately, that lens got stolen along with the > camera it was mounted on at the time. God, how I wish the thieves had stolen > my inexpensive kit lens instead! :) > > Anyway, I'm currently shooting with a K100D, and I'm trying to decide > between getting one of these new macro lenses: > > Pentax smc P-D FA 50mm f/2.8 > Pentax SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 > > Are either of these lenses noticeably sharper than the other? > > Which would you buy, especially if this were going to be your only macro > lens? > > Are there any other macro lenses I should consider? > > > thanks, > Glen > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which Macro Lens?
2011/2/1 Ken Waller : >> >> Are there any other macro lenses I should consider? > > > Yep. The Pentax SMC A* 200mm f4.0 ED Macro - about as good as they get ! > > Longer is better - gives you more room to work - especially good with little > creatures. too bad it costs about 8 times as much used as its canon FD equivalent... =( -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which Macro Lens?
2011/2/1 Ken Waller : > > So I could buy a Canon equivalent for $250? > > I've had Nikon pros wanting to see mine because they've heard so much about > it. > One called it legendary. OK so the Canon isn't legendary but I am extremely happy with it. Don't own the Pentax but 8 times better would be uberstellar... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which Macro Lens?
2011/2/1 Ken Waller : > > I've had Nikon pros wanting to see mine because they've heard so much about > it. One called it legendary. did they offer to show you theirs? man, that's some braggadocio... =) Markworthy? I think so -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: What gear is on your "short list"?
2011/2/1 John Sessoms : > > It's hot enough to burn the non-stick coating if the pan has one, releasing > poisonous fumes. totally. my non-stick goes up to 270 °C btw I checked and some Le Creuset wares only go up to 190°C so they seem to use different coatings > It will also burn the seasoning off a cast iron pan, but won't warp the cast > iron unless it's a really cheap pan. exactly. they come out a nice dull grey (even lustre black once oiled, tres sweet) and take new seasoning very well. > You can re-season cast iron. In fact, if you really screw up the seasoning > on a cast iron pan, one of the steps to re-seasoning is to burn the old > seasoning off to give you a uniform surface for re-seasoning. right thurr... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
