RE: Off for two weeks

2005-07-14 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Jens happy holidays and have some good olive oil and bring back good photos. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:43 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Off for two weeks I'm off for Greece for the next

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 11:50:12PM -0400, Tom Reese wrote: Exactly. The 18mm lens focused at 7 feet will have substantially more depth of field than the 28mm lens focused at 7 feet if the aperture is the same. That depends on what you mean by aperture. If you mean f stop (relative

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread John Francis
This is a very common misconception. But it's still wrong. On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 09:08:34PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Ahhh You've expressed what I thought I saw a few months ago, but which I couldn't put into words. I'm meeting with another list member this weekend and I think

Re: FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Shel how does a lens influence the saturation of a photo? By different coating? just wondering ;-) Light that hits the film/CCD not coming from the subject lowers overall saturation and contrast. The quality of the black paint inside the lens barrel influences

Re: OT: Linux/WINE

2005-07-14 Thread Toralf Lund
Doug Franklin wrote: On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:32:53 -0400, Mishka wrote: http://source.winehq.org/source/dlls/winsock/socket.c#L2542 That source code is a perfect example of what's wrong with WINE in my opinion ... the comments tell you nothing about why it does what it does and tell

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
There are two main reasons influencing the DOF when comparing equivalent focal lengths on different formats. They fight one against the other. 1) Aperture. This does not depend on the format the lenses are designd for. If you set the same f-stop (relative aperture), the absolute aperture (the

FW: Wanted - Resource on Flash (correct address this time I hope)

2005-07-14 Thread Neil . Hopkins
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hi (apologies if this is a duplicate, I think I sent this to the wrong address first time.) can anyone recommend a resource on flash that they found useful? I'm making a real pig's ear of using flash for butterflies (Sigma PKA 180 macro f5.6.) This is OK

Re: Kodak HIE advice please?

2005-07-14 Thread Chris Stoddart
I'd just like to say thanks to all the people who have offered ideas and suggestions as to why my HIE was fogged. My plan now is it try and eliminate at least some of the factors. Firstly I have bought a stainless steel tank, which should rule out the Patterson. Secondly I intend to do all

Re: Off for two weeks

2005-07-14 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Jens Bladt wrote: I'm off for Greece for the next couple of weeks. Greece! I'm looking forward to visting Greece again and to shooting some slide film, for a change! I'll probably be posting some of them in three weeks time :-) I am very interested to see what you do

Re: Samples :FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Cotty wrote: On 13/7/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I think Cotty put some up a while ago ... Unfortunately, I compared a SMC-K15 3.5 and a Sigma EX 14 2.8 for flare, on a Canon 1D, where ... FOVET (35, 1.3x).

Re: Yet even still more photos: Grandfather Mountain now

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: September 7-8-9 is the meeting. Whoops! I'm afraid we'll be cycling in the Loire valley :-) Okay, now I'm jealous. Anywhere near Saumur? My favourite place on the Loire. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: Yet even still more photos: Grandfather Mountain now

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Hell, I had to wait in line to shoot those lady slippers! Ack!! Not something I could do. Wait in line, that is. If I knew someone was waiting behind me to photograph the same thing, I'd go away and come back later, or walk on and find

Re: Samples :FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I recall a couple of indoor shots ... never saw these. I'm perplexed. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO - Mittens before Dusk

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/05, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: The sun hasn't quite set yet and the long shadows are creeping over the valley. It is kind of cool to see the shadow climbing up the right mitten. Hi Bruce, What's the average height of these mittens? Difficult to get a sense of scale

Re: Samples :FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I recall a couple of indoor shots ... never saw these. Ahh! I remember. It was a quick shot in the sitting room. That was only a temporary blast I'm afraid. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: a 50mm lens is a portrait tele Albeit a short one, if you ask me. The 77 Limited has a raison d' etre in APS. Kostas (finds the 24-90 a bit short on 35mm)

Re: PESO - Mittens before Dusk

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/7/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: just yet as I'm Bob Harris Country show just yet as I'm recording Bob Harris Country show Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Don Sanderson
I think your explanation, and your English, are excellent. Very understandable considering how complex an issue it is. Thanks for taking the time to write it all out. Don -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:36 AM To:

Re: OT: Things You Can Do With Your Cat

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/05, Mishka, discombobulated, unleashed: stuff stuffed with cats: http://bonsaikitten.com/ That is pretty sick. Awful. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO - Mittens before Dusk

2005-07-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/05, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4, handheld ISO 400, 1/60 sec @ f/9.5 Converted from Raw using Capture One LE http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0434.htm WOW. Gorgeous! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Off for two weeks

2005-07-14 Thread keithw
Jens Bladt wrote: I'm off for Greece for the next couple of weeks. Greece! I'm looking forward to visting Greece again and to shooting some slide film, for a change! I'll probably be posting some of them in three weeks time :-) Jens Jens Bladt How's the humidity this time of year? There are

Re: RE: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread mike wilson
From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/14 Thu AM 09:11:15 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Theory of Equivalency I think your explanation, and your English, are excellent. Very understandable considering how complex an issue it is. Thanks for taking the time to

Re: OT: Linux/WINE

2005-07-14 Thread Mishka
ok, and now why don't we get back on topic and start discussing, say, distributions of residual eigenvectors of covariance matrices of price fluctuations? best, mishka On 7/14/05, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Franklin wrote: On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:32:53 -0400, Mishka wrote:

Re: OT: Things You Can Do With Your Cat

2005-07-14 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Cotty wrote: On 13/7/05, Mishka, discombobulated, unleashed: stuff stuffed with cats: http://bonsaikitten.com/ That is pretty sick. Awful. Don't worry, it's fake. Joaquim

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
So my message has shown up somewere (not here). OK, I'd like to elaborate one of my sentences about Circle of Confusion as follows: original: So designers have to guess the average condition and use a circle of confusion complaint to this. revised: So designers have to start from the most

Re: OT: Things You Can Do With Your Cat

2005-07-14 Thread Mishka
they also offer kits for ponies and ex-girlfriends best, mishka On 7/14/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 13/7/05, Mishka, discombobulated, unleashed: stuff stuffed with cats: http://bonsaikitten.com/ That is pretty sick. Awful. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Another car show

2005-07-14 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Boris Liberman wrote: By the way, is there a good car museum in London? One where they allow to take photos? Hi Boris, H, I don't think there is a dedicated car museum in London. The London Transport Museum will have buses and taxis, the Science Museum is bound to

Re: Theory of Equivalency (slightly revised)

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Just a few corrections here and there, for better clarity. The meaning remains unchanged. Dario === There are two main reasons influencing the DOF when comparing equivalent focal lengths on different formats. They fight one against the other. 1) Aperture. This does not depend on the format the

Re: PESO -- Stone Angels

2005-07-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
As Boris noted, an interesting use of DOF. A good, thoughtful composition. I like it. Paul On Jul 14, 2005, at 12:48 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Rather petulant looking, for an Angel. http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_stoneangels.html Technical Info: Pentax *ist-D @ 1/1000 iso

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-14 Thread Peter Lacus
Feroze wrote: To recap, there are three dyes used in CD-Rs. Cyanine, Azo, and Phthalocyanine. Phthalocyanine.is the longest lasting, Cyanine is the least. CD-Rs made with Cyanine can lose the data saved on them in just 2 years. I did burn my first CD-R about 10 years ago - it's gold/cyanine

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Perspective is a function of distance, but the distance one stands from the subject is a function of FOV. An example makes this relationship quite obvious: I frequently shoot front 3/4 or 7/8 pics of cars with a 400mm lens. Art directors like that with long cars because it bunches them up,

Re: PESO - Mittens before Dusk

2005-07-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Well that certainly clarifies things... Cotty wrote: On 14/7/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: just yet as I'm Bob Harris Country show just yet as I'm recording Bob Harris Country show Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Yet even still more photos: Grandfather Mountain now

2005-07-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 13/7/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: September 7-8-9 is the meeting. Whoops! I'm afraid we'll be cycling in the Loire valley :-) Okay, now I'm jealous. Anywhere near Saumur? My favourite place on the Loire. No idea. Dr. Lisa is in charge for the

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Tom Reese
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Headache time ... I think we'll just put the 18mm on the digi and the 28mm on the filmi, place the cameras on the same spot, and take a picture, and then look at the results. After thinking about this some more, I suspect that Godfrey is correct. AOV is AOV and whatever

Re: Re: Another car show

2005-07-14 Thread mike wilson
From: Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/14 Thu AM 10:33:02 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another car show On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Boris Liberman wrote: By the way, is there a good car museum in London? One where they allow to take photos? Hi Boris,

Re: FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Carlos Royo
Shel Belinkoff escribió: I suppose that's one way - compare lenses of the same optical formula with different coatings and you'll see greater or lesser saturation. However, I suppose that optical formulas and the type of glass used in a lens (and there are many, many different types of glass

Re: PESO - Mittens before Dusk

2005-07-14 Thread David Savage
Stunning Bruce. My thought is that the foreground doesn't add much to the shot. You've mentioned in the past that you prefer not to crop, but I think this shot looks better with the bottom third cropped out. Dave On 7/14/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another Iconic, Cliched

Re: OT: Linux/WINE

2005-07-14 Thread Jostein
Is this situation similar to the real world, when the SO lingers, and you're just about to get married if you manage to wash your own winsocks? Jostein, just wondering...:-) - Original Message - From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, July 14,

RE: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Don Sanderson
Perspective is pretty simple, it's the one thing I actually understand. ;-) If you are 5 feet from an object, an object at 10 feet will look twice as far away, because it is. Increase your focal length 10x and back up to get the same amount of subject in the frame. Now the objects are at 50 and 55

Re: OT: Linux/WINE

2005-07-14 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:09:54 +0200, Jostein wrote: Is this situation similar to the real world, when the SO lingers, and you're just about to get married if you manage to wash your own winsocks? It's worse. It's more like a hard fought divorce where you lose your winsocks, even though the

Re: FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Jul 2005 at 9:01, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'd like to see a similar, typical hand held shot with the 15/3.5 and 16mm fisheye, defished, for comparison, on a D or DS body. I'd also like to see a comparison shot with a 20mm lens on a 35mm film body as this is the ultrawide field of

Re: Setting exposure with ND filter

2005-07-14 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 12:54, Stephen Moore wrote: So does one meter the scene before or after the ND is in place, i.e., adjust exposure for the desired medium tone, put the filter in place, and then slow the shutter by 2 stops? Or simply meter through the filter and use the desired shutter

Re: PESOs: More Messenger Championships Pix

2005-07-14 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/13/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=509434 Frank, I was looking forward to public nudity, obscene gestures and alcohol consumption in public, but I

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: P. J. Alling Assuming the COC which is not a hard and fast rule remains the same for the equivalent DOF on the other format. (I don't want to think about this, my brain hurts...) I don't really worry about that, I don't make prints large enough

Re: Setting exposure with ND filter

2005-07-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Which ever you prefer as long as you get the correct exposure. I should think that ISO 50 shouldn't require a ND filter to get long enough exposures for that dreamy blur effect. This one was accomplished with ISO 400 film at f16. The shutter speed was about 2 sec. ISO 50 would have give an

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: I just work on the principle that I'm going to have lees DOF when working in MF and a little more with APS-C digital. Yes, print size theoretically affects DOF, but standard viewing distance does too and that cancels it out as far as I can tell. My CoC/DoF rules of thumb: 1

Re: OT: Linux/WINE

2005-07-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Mindless requirements are always with us. I once worked on a project where the word was passed on from on high that there would be no magic numbers in the code all such number would be defined in the header file for that translation unit with a meaningful name. Well for some numbers there

Re: Setting exposure with ND filter

2005-07-14 Thread Jostein
Hi Stephen, The metering modes you describe will all work. Pick the most convenient one. :-) With regards to blur effect, I would be careful not to overdo it. There should be some texture even in the highlights. The amount of blur you get will also depend on water speed. You may want to use

Re: Theory of Equivalency (slightly revised)

2005-07-14 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: 2) Circle of confusion (COC=a lens design parameter, different for different snip For this reason, a 50mm lens used on APS format should show less DOF than a 75mm on 35mm format (provided that both lenses are designed for 35mm and are set on the

Re: FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hasn't Erwin Puts discussed this many, many times (at least wrt contrast)? Shel [Original Message] From: Rob Studdert I'm very interested in these observations. I really can't get my head around lenses adding contrast or saturation, can anyone point to papers substantiating similar

Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Jack Davis
My first attempt at up-loading an image to the list. Since Monument Valley is currently a thread, I'm including one from my site. Comments welcome. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, I know... http://www.photolightimages.com/scenic/scenic.asp?catalogID=383 Sorry, Jack Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Re: Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Christian
perhaps a link would help us see it better? :-) Christian - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:29 AM Subject: Mitten morning My first attempt at up-loading an image to the list. Since Monument Valley is

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
The most diffused opinion in this list is that when using 35mm lenses on APS-C cameras you get wider DOF, while Pentax states that you get narrower DOF. Isn't it interesting? I think all this can well deserve further discussion and investigation. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that you cannot get a

Re: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-14 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The word terrorist is used to denote a person who chooses to instill terror in a noncombatant populous by destroying innocents such as children, students, and or a general population regardless of their populous. It's a

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That seems like the simplest way to go. I'm scheduled to meet someone from the list on Saturday, and she is going to have her digi with her, so it should be a simple matter to make the comparison. There are plenty of places to get film processed quickly around here ...

Re: Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Christian
Well worth the wait! :-) Beautiful shot, Jack. Christian - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:31 AM Subject: Mitten morning Yes, I know...

Re: FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Fred
I'll try to get a set of comparativeshots off tomorrow, 15/3.5,16/2.8 FE, 16/2.8 FE (with rectilinear conversion), 20/2.8 24/2.8, might be an interesting twist too :-) That would be great, Rob. Thanks. Fred

Re: Theory of Equivalency (slightly revised)

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Sorry, my mistake. Pentax writes that a lens used on APS-C has narrower DOF than the same lens used on 35mm, not narrower DOF than an equivalent lens (e.g. 50 vs 75mm). So please disregard my conclusion, I have to re-think them. However, now I have to leave. Maybe tomorrow... Kostas, didn't

Re: Theory of Equivalency (slightly revised)

2005-07-14 Thread Pål Jensen
Dario wrote: So, when you use a MF lens on 35mm, you usually get smaller DOF that when using a lens of the same focal length designed for 35mm. This can also happen when using lenses designed for 35mm on APS cameras (either film or digi). This does not happen when using lenses designed for that

Pentax custom quick release plates and tripod head

2005-07-14 Thread Pål Jensen
It seems like Pentax have a custom fit head/quick release system for at least the 645 system. QS-B1/QS-20. The plate has that prong that fit into the hole near the tripod socket on the camera bodies preventing twisting. BTW the plate also seem to fit the tripod sockets for various Pentax K

Re: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-14 Thread Bob Blakely
You're being obtuse, Willie. Try just saying what you think. Regards, Bob... - The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing.

Re: OT - how to reverse the colors in photoshop elements ?

2005-07-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/elements/replace_color.html Shel On 14/7/05, Anand DHUPKAR I need help. Can someone tell me how to reverse colors in photoshop elements ? I have some pictures of glassware - with black background. I want to reverse the colors so background

Re: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-14 Thread Bob Blakely
Hmm... So you are saying that the Americans chose to instill terror in the noncombatant Iraqi populous by targeting and destroying innocents such as children, students, and the general Iraqi population irrespective of their politics concerning Sadam's regime, and it was America's intention to

PESO - Purple swim cap

2005-07-14 Thread Christian
Just playing with 300mm candids during my kid's swim meet the other day. This is a random girl on my daughter's team. I like her purple swim cap. This is a straight-from-the-camera medium-sized fine-quality jpeg rotated only. http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id27.html or

Re: OT - how to reverse the colors in photoshop elements ?

2005-07-14 Thread Scott Loveless
Like this? http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=87 On 7/14/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That won't do it unless the result is to invert all the colors in an image. The question asked was how to change one color to another - at least that's how I interpret the question.

Re: OT - how to reverse the colors in photoshop elements ?

2005-07-14 Thread Scott Loveless
I should clarify - I used the rectangular marquee tool to select the center area, and then pressed CTRL+i. On 7/14/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like this? http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=87 On 7/14/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That won't do it

Re: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
Ever hear of colateral damage? Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update This one time, at band camp, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The word terrorist is used to denote a

Re: Another car show

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: How about Brooklands: http://www.brooklands.org.uk/intro.htm About 20 miles from London. I believe they have a museum there, although I've never visited. My uncle Dave in London is a car nut and a member of the Brooklands Society.

PESO - Ripples

2005-07-14 Thread Joseph Tainter
Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0398.htm Well done, Bruce. It is nice to find ripples like those that haven't been walked over. Judging from the terrain in the photo, the plants (4-Wing Saltbush, I think) are tapping some water retained by that dune to the left. Not much

Re: OT: Star Trails

2005-07-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
As the article points out, you can't take this picture over a single 24 hour period, because the sun would obscure the stars for a good part of the time. For more interesting images by the same person, see: http://homepage.univie.ac.at/peter.wienerroither/pwafoxe.htm Fred wrote: Well, the

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread P. J. Alling
From F Calc. This little comparison chart takes into account the differing rule of thumb Circle of Confusion needed for APS and 35mm assuming an equivalent AOV for 18mm and 28mm. I generated this using fcalc, I could have done the math myself but this was easier... Distance (feet) 3.0

Re: OT - how to reverse the colors in photoshop elements ?

2005-07-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Scott ... Yes, it's clear what you did, and that's what's to be expected using the invert command. But, if you want to change just ONE color, a different approach is needed. The Replace Color command seems to be the simplest and easiest approach, although there are probably a number of other

Re: LF: Lightning tips and observed DS oddity?

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:34 AM, Dave Kennedy wrote: Had a lightning storm ... Never really trying to shoot lightning before, I basically went on the following theory: Set camera to Av, set to a small aperature (essentially to extend the shutter speed - I believe it was 20s), press the shutter

Re: LF: Lightning tips and observed DS oddity?

2005-07-14 Thread Charles Braswell Jr
Hi Dave, Had a lightning storm roll through the area around dusk last night. Last time I photographed lightning with digital I set the ISO to 400 (I've used ISO 800/F4 in the past too) and set the aperture to F8. The camera should be on a tripod (obviously be careful of this if you are near the

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 1:55 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: a 50mm lens is a portrait tele Albeit a short one, if you ask me. The 77 Limited has a raison d' etre in APS. Kostas (finds the 24-90 a bit short on 35mm) That's a matter of personal preference. I use 35-100mm lenses as my

Re: OT - how to reverse the colors in photoshop elements ?

2005-07-14 Thread pnstenquist
Good example Shel. I find Replace Color to be a very valuable and frequently used tool. I shot an engine the other day with a tan distributor cap only to learn later that the original cap was black. An easy fix with Replace Color. A big job doing it any other way. One of the neat things about

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 3:44 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Perspective is a function of distance, but the distance one stands from the subject is a function of FOV. An example makes this relationship quite obvious: I frequently shoot front 3/4 or 7/8 pics of cars with a 400mm lens. Art directors

Re: Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks Cotty! No, Cokin A 003 Red. Shot in the coldest Nov. east wind I can recall. Jack --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 14/7/05, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.photolightimages.com/scenic/scenic.asp?catalogID=383 Very graphic - was it really that red? Beautiful

Re: Theory of Equivalency (slightly revised)

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 7:26 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: 2) Circle of confusion (COC=a lens design parameter, different for different snip For this reason, a 50mm lens used on APS format should show less DOF than a 75mm on 35mm format (provided that both lenses are designed for 35mm and

Re: LF: Lightning tips and observed DS oddity?

2005-07-14 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 18:04, Charles Braswell Jr wrote: On another (kinda) unrelated topic, I found that the DS seemed to take forever to process the image after the longer shutter speed elapsed. I can't help with the question about the longer processing time after exposure, I haven't

RE: Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2005-07-14 Thread Jens Bladt
PhotoVista deosn't really have problems stitching photographs with a lot of sky! I can choose to make the software everything or I can chose to align the phothographs manually before stitching. Furthermore I can keyboard in any focal length to ensure an optimal, final result. If I have converging

Re: Theory of Equivalency (slightly revised)

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Pål Jensen wrote: All other things equal DOF is dependent on focal lenght. All other things equal (including focal length), DOF is dependent on the set aperture All other things equal (including focal length), DOF is dependent on the subject distance All other things equal (including

Re: Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Bruce Dayton
Beautiful Jack! Seems that those mittens make for great shots just about anytime. I have a few more to post at some point. Thanks for sharing that with us. -- Bruce Thursday, July 14, 2005, 7:31:50 AM, you wrote: JD Yes, I know... JD

RE: Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2005-07-14 Thread Jens Bladt
I forgot to say: All images must be shot in Manual Mode. Otherwise the camera AE-automatics will make each single image look differenltly. So, use the same EV (shutter / aperture setting) for all shots in a panorama. Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

Re: PESO - Ripples

2005-07-14 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very interesting lesson. Knowing next to nothing about such things, I really appreciate you sharing this information with us. Certainly something new to learn about. -- Bruce Thursday, July 14, 2005, 9:48:51 AM, you wrote: JT Re: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0398.htm JT

Re: OT OT OT -- Re: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-14 Thread Bob Blakely
In answer to your disingenuous question Ken, yes, I've heard of it. In fact I've (unfortunately) caused it before. Now, Ken, why don't you tell us how collateral damage relates to the attached description of a terrorist? Remember now, it's called collateral for a reason - a reason beyond trite

RE: OT - how to reverse the colors in photoshop elements ?

2005-07-14 Thread Malcolm Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good example Shel. I find Replace Color to be a very valuable and frequently used tool. I shot an engine the other day with a tan distributor cap only to learn later that the original cap was black. An easy fix with Replace Color. A big job doing it any other

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread pnstenquist
Well, yes, of course. In truth though, I only have one really long lens -- an A400/5.6 -- so I make do with that. There's no selection process involved vbg. My only point was that when shooting a given object at a given percentage of frame fill, the 400 quite obviously delivers a perspective

Re: Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bruce, I'll gladly trade sharings with you. Jack --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Beautiful Jack! Seems that those mittens make for great shots just about anytime. I have a few more to post at some point. Thanks for sharing that with us. -- Bruce Thursday,

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 7:36 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: The most diffused opinion in this list is that when using 35mm lenses on APS-C cameras you get wider DOF, while Pentax states that you get narrower DOF. Isn't it interesting? Here's how it goes: If you use the same focal length lens, the

Re: Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2005-07-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And theres a limit to hopw many vertical expusures I can stitch. What is the limit? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Theory of Equivalency

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
I second that. Thanks Godfrey. Dario - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:40 PM Subject: Re: Theory of Equivalency On Jul 14, 2005, at 7:36 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: The most diffused opinion in

Re: FishEye for digital

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:58 AM, Graywolf wrote: Hey you guys have been using digital for more than a couple of years. By now you should be able to tell what kind of coverage a given lens has on an istD, Ds, Dl without having to compair it to film cameras. I agree. Godfrey 35 is Normal

Re: FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 14, 2005, at 6:34 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: I'd like to see a similar, typical hand held shot with the 15/3.5 and 16mm fisheye, defished, for comparison, on a D or DS body. I'd also like to see a comparison shot with a 20mm lens on a 35mm film body as this is the ultrawide field of view

Re: Mitten morning

2005-07-14 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Jack ... nice shot. One small issue: there seems to be a nice halo (sharpening effects) around the edges of the peaks. To my sensitive eyes LOL it's quite unnatural looking and very distracting. Otherwise, quite nice ;-)) Shel

Re: FishEye for digital

2005-07-14 Thread Dario Bonazza
Don't forget the many sensor sizes of the compact digicams. Do you think that developing as many jargons and reference as the available sensor sizes would help? The problem is that industry makes as many sensor sizes as their designers are capable to think about, hence there are no longer only

Re: PESO - Ripples

2005-07-14 Thread Jack Davis
Beautiful scene and timing. Your choice of sun angle and direction makes it. Jack --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was taken in the back area of Monument Valley. What really struck me was how these plants seemed to be growing and thriving in the dry sand - it has been a wet

Re: PESO - Purple swim cap

2005-07-14 Thread Cornelius Nuzzlemuff III
Sadly, in the UK you can no longer shoot this kind of thing. Taking photographs with children in them at all is risky. At a swimming pool the attendant will insist that you get the permission of every parent before allowing you to shoot, you start to feel such a pervert that it's just not worth

Re: FishEye for digital

2005-07-14 Thread keithw
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:58 AM, Graywolf wrote: Hey you guys have been using digital for more than a couple of years. By now you should be able to tell what kind of coverage a given lens has on an istD, Ds, Dl without having to compair it to film cameras. I agree.

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