Re: RAW file processing

2005-07-20 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 10:26:59AM +1000, Anthony Farr wrote: Apparently, DNG files are as not universal as commonly perceived. I have a Fujifilm digicam that makes .RAF raw files, and the packaged raw converter will only make 8 bit tiffs with no editing capability, IOW fairly pointless. No

Re: Is PUG Still Down?

2005-07-20 Thread Lucas Rijnders
I can't get into it. How do we load pix for August? Hi Frank, I used http://oksne.net/autopug/PUGform.asp. It was linked from the 'backup' pug requirements page Adelheid mailed a link to a couple of days ago (see: http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/general/autosubmit.html). It seemed up to date and

Re: Cheapest flash diffuser to revolutionarize fill flash!

2005-07-20 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Actually, a white hankerchief held in place with a rubberband is the oldest one I know of. Kind of balloon it out so it defuses the light in multiple directions. And works like a charm. Best comment I got at a wedding was from someone who asked whether I had a set, calibrated in stops :o)

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
I think the one stop difference is due to the way the multi-segment metering works. Notice the person in the highlight area on the the right-hand side of the lady. In the upper shot, the camera tries to compensate for the higher contrast, and thus selects a shorter exposure time. This is a

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I saw that and thought that might have something to do with it. But look at the left side of the subject where the lower shot has a much larger bright area on the left than the upper shot. I guess the intelligent, multi-segment meter decided that bright area was of no importance LOL BTW, had I

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rob - I was always of the impression that multi-segment metering was smarter than that. I guess it's just some more marketing hype, or perhaps the differences in the scene were such that it could fool the meter. It's results like these that consistently keep me skeptical of in-camera meters.

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's so reassuring, Bill. This is my first time using multi-segment metering. Never again! It's nice to know that the meter in these cameras can't be relied upon. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb Pretty amazing ain't it? I find it to be pretty common on the D if I shoot

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/7/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Buy a small can of my patented Photon Grease (TM). It'll increase the flow of light through the lens, prevent premature aperture degeneration, lube all light sensitive internal parts to prevent corrosion, and effectively help maintain, and

Re: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/7/05, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi Cotty Would you trust the integrated light meter here or underexpose a bit like -1 ? Like others have said, spot meter the faces. If you can't, definitely underexpose a bit. You're shooting neg, so you'll have plenty of latitude. Stage

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, Herb Chong wrote: the investment would be a mistake if you think you ever want to upgrade camera bodies. Now, you have to give us some facts as to why Pentax will go belly up before the -D successor comes out (next spring, is the timeline?), or the above is mere shite.

Re: Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/20 Wed AM 08:02:31 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: The Nine Second Difference I saw that and thought that might have something to do with it. But look at the left side of the subject where the lower shot has a much

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, Powell Hargrave wrote: There is usually some change in the image which causes the difference. In this image I would suggest the bright area to the right of her eyes caused the first to cut back the exposure as the camera attempts to keep some detail there. In the second

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42% (for the 1st quarter)

2005-07-20 Thread John Forbes
Herb, Whilst a lot of what you say makes sense from a marketing perspective, your financial analysis is much less convincing. I have a small client with branches around the UK. The smallest branch, in Scotland, lost £30,000 last year. (Not big money, but it's the principle that

Re: Fanatics

2005-07-20 Thread danilo
On 7/8/05, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are soccer fans, we have football, hockey, basketball and baseball fans. Fan, as I'm sure you're aware, is simply short for fanatic. Wow, there's something new to learn every day!! Yes I didn't realize it before, thank you!! beside this, I

Re: Trying the 77 Limited

2005-07-20 Thread Mishka
very pretty girl. and a nice picture. thanks, mishka On 7/19/05, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Boris it very nearly is a terrific shot. I do love the close-up framing, and your daughter gets more beautiful every day, but: the eyes need a highlight to bring them to life, and the

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
It appears that a reflected background highlight was momentarily much brighter in the upper shot. That changed the exposure. If I'm shooting against a background like this, I frequently use spot metering. Of course either of these exposures could be dialed in quite nicely if they were shot

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Herb Chong
i think Pentax is going to have trouble delivering an upgrade. announcing it at PMA next year isn't when they are going to deliver one. the 645D isn't visible yet and i don't think they are going to make their schedule, which is going to be around PMA next year. Mamiya isn't. i think next

Re: RAW file processing

2005-07-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DNG Converter v3.1 preserves all the standard EXIF metadata tags, Paul, as far as I can tell. It might not save the Pentax private metadata, but the only application that uses that is the Pentax Lab software which I don't use. Part of the metadata

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Tom Reese
Pål Jensen wrote: Tom wrote: In any case, we all have the choice to acquire information and decide whether what we think we're hearing is BS and ignore it, or find it to be plausible and use it in futher decisions. The point is how you interpret the facts. I can't see anything dramatic

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Tom Reese
Herb Chong wrote: Pentax has not signaled in any way that it has a coherent, even if hidden, picture of the future of its camera lineup. announcing the 645D to me was representing a huge diversion of effort for a company not making much money and knowing that developing such a system is not

Photoblogs on BBC web site

2005-07-20 Thread Mark Roberts
A worthwhile alternative for those who are more interested in photography than arguing about Pentax profit margins: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/entertainment_the_photobloggers/html/1.stm -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread dagt
I remember reading something very similar to this a few years ago when some people tried to prove that Pentax would never make a dslr. DagT fra: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] i think Pentax is going to have trouble delivering an upgrade. announcing it at PMA next year isn't when they are

RE: Philly PDML GESO

2005-07-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
Nice pictures, but way to small. I understand your scanning problems, but I would really like to have a closer look at http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=114 ... (?) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after

OT: UK tourist questions

2005-07-20 Thread Paul Ewins
Just a few questions for those who have toured the UK recently and those living there, as I will be spending August and most of September touring through Scotland and England. There are a variety of passes (e.g. National Trust) that give discounted entry to various attractions. If you used one,

Re: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/20 Wed AM 11:15:36 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42% Pål Jensen wrote: Tom wrote: In any case, we all have the choice to acquire information and decide whether what we think we're hearing is BS

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
In my experience the algorithms have never properly learned to handle situations like this one in a consistent way. Most likely, the camera will have suggested that you use fill-flash instead. Do you remember if there was a little blinking zigzag icon in the viewfinder? The way the multi-segment

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: The Nine Second Difference http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/2up.jpg Just nine seconds separate these two pics. They are almost identical shots. Both were made with the istDs,

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
Both images usable is a truth that probably only holds for posting on the web. Remember that the shots are made at ISO3200. High ISO images from digital tend to show a lot of colour noise when the shadows are lifted by post-processing, so getting exposure the way you want it is important. Jostein

Re: OT: UK tourist questions

2005-07-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/7/05, Paul Ewins, discombobulated, unleashed: What is the deal with booking a couple of tickets on the London Eye? I've been told to book the day before, do I just turn up and queue or is there somewhere else that it can be done. Paul, of all the questions you asked, I'm afraid I can only

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 19/7/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: It's been said that the ... Linebaugh will penetrate deeply enough to take any game animal on Earth. Have you met my wife? Well, to generalise from Mike's description of English Wife, maybe the

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread K.Takeshita
On 7/20/05 7:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember reading something very similar to this a few years ago when some people tried to prove that Pentax would never make a dslr. And now Pentax is the (distant) #3 maker of DSLRs next to N/C. Management changed over the

Re: OT: UK tourist questions

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Paul Ewins [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are a variety of passes (e.g. National Trust) that give discounted entry to various attractions. If you used one, which was it and how useful was it? If you plan on going to many NT properties, join it. £60 for a year for a couple and you will be

RE: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
It is sayd before, but don't use flash. Another thing. Since it’s a local band, and their asking you to photograph, tell them not to wear anything white. White shirts and black backgrounds ruined many of my shots at Førde Folkemusikk Festival :-( Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian.)

Re: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/20 Wed PM 12:01:30 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42% Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 19/7/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: It's been said that the ... Linebaugh will penetrate

Re: Is PUG Still Down?

2005-07-20 Thread frank theriault
On 7/20/05, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Frank, I used http://oksne.net/autopug/PUGform.asp. It was linked from the 'backup' pug requirements page Adelheid mailed a link to a couple of days ago (see: http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/general/autosubmit.html). It seemed up to date

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
If high model turnover is a problem, then making a MedF digital may make the best signal effect of dedication to serious digital with the least RD effort. I bet Pentax will be careful not to repeat the mistakes that Mamiya has made with their introduction. They've been through that already with

Re: PAW - Textures

2005-07-20 Thread frank theriault
On 7/19/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! May I be so bold as to post to PAW images at once? This is a part of my street shooting Project... Your comments are appreciated. http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=203301 Wow! Great detail. I like the

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
Quoting Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]: if you already have a raft of 645 lenses, there isn't much choice, but there aren't going to be a lot of people like that left in another year's time. You mean, they're dying out and have their lenses buried with them, right? C'mon, Herb! The lenses

Re: PESO - MV Sunset

2005-07-20 Thread frank theriault
On 7/19/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After shooting the Mittens at dusk, We were able to turn around and look out of the valley at this last display of light. MV, by the way, is Monument Valley. Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4, Handheld ISO 800, 1/250 sec @ f/6.7 Converted from

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Rick Womer
Gosh, Shel, give the poor camera a break! This is a very, very tough shot for a little microchip. You've got background highlights, a very bright background highlight on the left, a midtone face, and a black hat. This is what they put spot meters in cameras for. Rick --- Shel Belinkoff

Re: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 8-)) Justified today. She's got a job interview this afternoon and we pick up her new car after over a week of (in my opinion) unjustifiable delays. I've been sending her calm texts for the last three hours. If I don't, I suspect she will just

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
On 7/19/05, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 5) non-Pentax DSLR owners who want a Pentax instead - sorry, but i think Godfrey is probably the only such person that will ever exist. Perhaps, but I'm not so certain. I talked to some good friends this past weekend who currently only have a

Re: OT: UK tourist questions

2005-07-20 Thread John Forbes
Paul, The various interesting properties that you might want to visit are owned by a variety of different organisations. Grand country houses in England are often the property of the National Trust, but not invariably. Many of the most important buildings in Britain are government-owned

Persistingly OT Re: Fanatics

2005-07-20 Thread Jostein
LOL. Woe the ones to Manor Born. Btw, anyone remember the TV series with Penelope Keith? Jostein Quoting Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]: as one of a civilized gentiles (ie, goyim), i protest against abusing language in this manor. and highly recommend a spell-checker to a pissed native

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread frank theriault
On 7/19/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/2up.jpg snip Is this the kind of erratic results one can expect from high-tech cameras, or is there some sort of failure to communicate or understand on my part? Why would these pics be so far apart in

Re: OT: UK tourist questions

2005-07-20 Thread Chris Stoddart
From: Paul Ewins [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are a variety of passes (e.g. National Trust) that give discounted entry to various attractions. If you used one, which was it and how useful was it? On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, mike wilson wrote: If you plan on going to many NT properties, join it.

PESO: Dog's life

2005-07-20 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi gang, http://www.flaneur.albanogarcia.com.ar/?p=116#comments Comments here and there welcome... Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.albanogarcia.com.ar __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: unless the light has changed. That you can't get repeatable results even in manual mode is disheartening. How can you not get repeatable results in manual mode? Kostas

re: RAW file processing

2005-07-20 Thread Cory Papenfuss
I agree with Paul here: archive the PEF files, for sure. They are the original data. Absolutely... no question of compatibility, everything is there, etc. If storage space is an issue, one thing to consider would be a lossless compression, though. Pentax's brain-dead, no-compression RAW

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Tom Reese
Rick Womer wrote: Gosh, Shel, give the poor camera a break! This is a very, very tough shot for a little microchip. You've got background highlights, a very bright background highlight on the left, a midtone face, and a black hat. This is what they put spot meters in cameras for. I was

Re: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/20 Wed PM 12:41:29 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42% Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 8-)) Justified today. She's got a job interview this afternoon and we pick up her new car after

Late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim

Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions?

2005-07-20 Thread wendy beard
--- Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I meant that the harsh conditions would be primarily jarring and shaking. Another question that was posed in my original email was how would you transport the equipment? I'll have a Camelbak, so no backpacks... I *could* add a cargo rack to the

A late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I rely upon the multisegment metering a good bit of the time and it does pretty well, and consistently, in 85th percentile lighting situation. Just like learning to meter manually, you have to learn how to use it to best effect. There are times when it is inconsistent ... a backlit

Re: GESO

2005-07-20 Thread wendy beard
--- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some nice shots here. I love the look on the dog's face in 8341. It's like, You want me to do what? Fun stuff, Bill. Paul You have no idea how much I yearn for a performance like the aussie in 8341 :-s Not a bad album, Bill. You could have upped

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Bill Owens
3) non-Pentax film SLR owners who are interested in going digital and have no requirement to be compatible with their older equipment - Canon and Nikon have mindshare and Pentax doesn't. it takes really knowledgeable sales people and buyers with an open mind to move them to a Pentax DSLR.

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jul 2005 at 13:58, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: unless the light has changed. That you can't get repeatable results even in manual mode is disheartening. How can you not get repeatable results in manual mode? Because the when the

Re: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread Doug Brewer
I'm starting to think I missed the memo that said All Stage Photography Must Be Done With Grainy B/W Film. Rob Studdert wrote: Do you really need to shoot BW at all? Are you going to be personally printing the BW or will they be sent out for print? All my stage work I now shoot using the

Re: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Yes, you did. g Since the band I'm photographing is a fairly loud rock and roll outfit, I had planned on using grainy black and white anyway. But I suppose it depends on the performance, venue, etc. If I was photographing an orchestra, I might use something a bit more refined. On 7/20/05,

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jul 2005 at 1:12, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Rob - I was always of the impression that multi-segment metering was smarter than that. I guess it's just some more marketing hype, or perhaps the differences in the scene were such that it could fool the meter. It's results like these that

Re: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jul 2005 at 10:10, Doug Brewer wrote: I'm starting to think I missed the memo that said All Stage Photography Must Be Done With Grainy B/W Film. That was back in the days that it was a virtual necessity because fast colour film was such crap beyond ISO800 :-) Rob Studdert

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No, Rick, I'm not going to be easy on the camera, and I'll tell you why. First, camera makers have been touting their technologies as a panacea for all sorts of situations, which of course I know is just a pile of horse pucky. Also, a bunch of people here over the years have been critical of my

Re: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jul 2005 at 10:15, Scott Loveless wrote: Yes, you did. g Since the band I'm photographing is a fairly loud rock and roll outfit, I had planned on using grainy black and white anyway. But I suppose it depends on the performance, venue, etc. If I was photographing an orchestra, I

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Someone else said that and I was repeating it. Find out who said it and ask them. Shel [Original Message] From: Kostas Kavoussanakis unless the light has changed. That you can't get repeatable results even in manual mode is disheartening. How can you not get repeatable results in

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Shel, As Rod noted in another message, the multi-segment metering is most valuable when shooting RAW. In that mode, it seems to be weighted toward avoiding excessively bright highlights. In RAW conversion it's easy to brighten the midtones, but you can't save a highlight that's out of range.

Re: GESO - Agility trial

2005-07-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: wendy beard Subject: Re: GESO You have no idea how much I yearn for a performance like the aussie in 8341 :-s That one was really quick too. Not a bad album, Bill. You could have upped the shutter speed a bit on some of them, but you've gone in nice

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Subject: Re: The Nine Second Difference On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: unless the light has changed. That you can't get repeatable results even in manual mode is disheartening. How can you not get repeatable results in

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42% BTW, the latest issue of Consumer Reports magazine rates the Fui Aladdin kiosk considerably better than the Kodak Picture Maker. What criteria are they using for their rating of the two? Is the Aladdin a

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: The Nine Second Difference That's so reassuring, Bill. This is my first time using multi-segment metering. Never again! It's nice to know that the meter in these cameras can't be relied upon. I tend to just use center

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, when Bruce loaned me his istD for a day, we discussed the best way to expose with the digi. However, this past weekend was a different situation. The owner of the istDs was shooting JPEG for a couple of good and understandable reasons (although I am on a small crusade to move her in the

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The 5n has mirror lock up? I don't think I saw that in the manual or on the camera body. Of all the features you've mentioned, the only one that I might use consistently would be spot metering, and MLU when shooting certain situations. I use a spot meter when using a hand held meter.

Re: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Doug Brewer wrote: I'm starting to think I missed the memo that said All Stage Photography Must Be Done With Grainy B/W Film. Doug, it came out right after the memo that said All Street Photography Must Be Done With Grainy BW Film and just before the one that said Serious Photography Is

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Putting blind faith in a light meter guarantees non repeatable results. Don't worry Cotty, I got it! ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually Shel, the meter can be relied on, it proves that the photographers brain is superior to the cameras brain, it the former is engaged. Shel Belinkoff wrote: That's so reassuring, Bill. This is my first time using multi-segment metering. Never again! It's nice to know that the

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Shel Belinkoff wrote: The 5n has mirror lock up? I don't think I saw that in the manual or on the camera body. Not that I know of -- nor double exposure. I guess Tom Reese must've been talking about features in general, not 5n features in particular. (The *istD, for what it's worth, in

Most and least-used features--WAS: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Rick Womer
In my (P)Z-1 and (P)Z-1p, Use a lot: multisegment metering in HyperProgram mode exposure compensation spot meter with meter lock Use less: mirror lock-up TTL flash (especially for fill)with compensation auto-bracketing continuous film advance with servo AF (not much sports shooting) Use rarely

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Rick Womer
Beautiful, Jim. They make me want to get onto Horn Pond with my canoe, today (just this small problem having a job...). Where is it? Rick --- Jim Hemenway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS

Features I use (formerly the Nine Second Difference)

2005-07-20 Thread E.R.N. Reed
[Original Message] From: Tom Reese This might make for an interesting thread. OK -- here's a new thread for it. Features I use the most in descending order: used a lot: spotmeter mirror lock-up ttl flash less often: double exposure auto exposure lock much less often:

OT: Magnifying eyepiece for DSLRs

2005-07-20 Thread Frantisek
Hi, my wishes came true, although for a different camera than most of PDML uses ;-) Somebody (nikon) finally introduced an accessory that was due to be released 5 years ago... 1.2x magnifier eyepiece for their DSLRs. Exact ergonomics are yet to be seen (my local nikon rep doesn't

Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions?

2005-07-20 Thread Frantisek
I have (ab)used my LX quite a lot, and it held well against everything I threw at it (or vice versa g). The moisture and dust resistance is great. I have had spilled beer and wine over it //usually at concerts, when you photograph in the front row and rock fans start throwing beer at the band,

RE: Features I use (formerly the Nine Second Difference)

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
In my case: Focus Shutter speed Aperture adjustment Shel [Original Message] From: E.R.N. Reed My list: Use a lot -- Multisegment metering and program (or Hyper Program, depending on the camera) for grabbing shots quickly Exposure compensation (especially with the digitals, to

OT: photon grease other patent medicines

2005-07-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Turned on the TV in Shanghi last night and scrolled thru the channels. I found the Kung Fu equivalent of the WW Wrestling Federation, Various soaps (w/good production values) The shopping channel, and Ads with advertising a breast enhancement cream. ...Just rub it on for graphic enlargement.

RE: Photoblogs on BBC web site

2005-07-20 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Mark I consider all of them high quality photos and indeed preferred watching them instead of reading financial stuff about Pentax. thanks for the link! greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:11 PM To:

Re: Features I use (formerly the Nine Second Difference)

2005-07-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Used almost constantly (virtually every shoot): Multisegment metering Centerweighted metering Exposure compensation Depth-of-field preview Hyper-program exposure mode Manual exposure mode Autofocus (single shot mode) Often: TTL flash Mirror lock-up/pre-fire Built-in (pop-up) flash Rarely: IR

Re: Re: Stage photography

2005-07-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/20 Wed PM 02:10:19 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stage photography I'm starting to think I missed the memo that said All Stage Photography Must Be Done With Grainy B/W Film. I don't know of a source of 1000+ASA slide

Re: PESO - MV Sunset

2005-07-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks for the comment Frank. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, July 20, 2005, 5:30:40 AM, you wrote: ft On 7/19/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After shooting the Mittens at dusk, We were able to turn around and look out of the valley at this last display of light. MV, by the

Re: Persistingly OT Re: Fanatics

2005-07-20 Thread keithw
Jostein wrote: LOL. Woe the ones to Manor Born. Btw, anyone remember the TV series with Penelope Keith? Jostein To The Manor Born, with Peter Bowles. ca 1979. Keith Whaley

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Pål Jensen
Herb wrote: 1) new SLR buyers who have never owned any SLR before - i think this market is negligible, even though John recently bought one this way and found his way here I think you're wrong. Digital have recruited many more people into photography that wasn't into in the film era. Many

Re: Features I use (formerly the Nine Second Difference)

2005-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
lol ... Stick with an MX then. And leave the battery at home... ;-) Or just set the DS into Manual exposure mode, turn off Image Review, and use your hand held meter and your eye. Unless you actually want to learn how to use the features provided, that is. Godfrey On Jul 20, 2005, at

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Pål Jensen
Tom wrote: I think the 645D could turn into something good for the company. Digital medium format is a market with very little competition. They could make a lot of money per unit. The trick will be to sell enough units. Pentax have the potential to be the first affordable MF based

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Pål Jensen
Dag wrote: I remember reading something very similar to this a few years ago when some people tried to prove that Pentax would never make a dslr. Quote from 23/9-02: I have no idea why anyone seriously thought, as opposed to wished, that Pentax would sell a DSLR

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Pål Jensen
Herb wrote: it's a sign that either Pentax wanted terms that Sony didn't like, that Sony found more willing support in KM, or that Sony was never interested in Pentax. ...or most likely; Pentax wasn't interested in Sony. Pål

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-20 Thread Pål Jensen
Godfrey wrote: That's the key. For me the bottom line is: Make products that are compelling. If the cameras and lenses are compelling ... and to most people interested in taking pictures rather than comparing feature sets, the Pentax DSLRs are compelling ... there will be a market for

A nice suprise today

2005-07-20 Thread brooksdj
Hey gang. I helped a student in our print room last week in regards to looking into and aquiring an inexpensive MF camera and meter. He won an auction for a Y-M and a Weston and something else light meters. When i ran some plans into the print room this morning he gave me a roll of Scala he

Re: PAW: Trying the 77 Limited

2005-07-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I agree with Bruce ... more details are needed to make the technique work. BTW, it's kind of a shame to waste the 77's capabilities on this. Perhaps a more typical portrait is coming soon ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Boris Liberman

Re: The Nine Second Difference

2005-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Interesting idea, Tom. Using a DSLR is quite different from using a film camera, however, as you can use the facilities of the camera to ensure that you have gotten what you want immediately, and don't have to work into the unknown, as it were. I have spent so many years with CW Averaging

Re: Late afternoon walk

2005-07-20 Thread Jim Hemenway
Thanks Rick. It's in Woburn Massachusetts. http://www.winchestermass.org/hornpond.html Jim Rick Womer wrote: Beautiful, Jim. They make me want to get onto Horn Pond with my canoe, today (just this small problem having a job...). Where is it? Rick --- Jim Hemenway [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO: Dog's life

2005-07-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
I like it. Fun photo! -- Bruce Wednesday, July 20, 2005, 5:58:46 AM, you wrote: AG Hi gang, AG http://www.flaneur.albanogarcia.com.ar/?p=116#comments AG Comments here and there welcome... AG Albano Garcia AG Photography Graphic Design AG http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar AG

Re: OT: Magnifying eyepiece for DSLRs

2005-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Don't know what you mean. I use the Pentax 2x Magnifier FB, which provides a 2x magnification of the central portion of the viewfinder on the DS for critical focusing needs. It works very well. I can see the whole focusing screen with it, although the periphery is a bit distorted and it's

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