On 8/23/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi!
Yet another of my London sketches... Extra effort I've put into this was
to sit on the pavement and wait until people and cars made an opening
for a clear shot...
Please click on the picture so that it would open on black. If you
Canon is on a roughly 2 yr replacement cycle for their 1 series bodies. it
seems that the 5 series will likely be on that schedule too. this is 4 out
of the 5 major DSLR announcements by Canon this year, i think. it depends on
if you count the 20Da as one or not. the CEO said 5 major ones this
I'm with you, frank. I tend to shoot pretty normal subjects, just
look for moments when they often don't look so normal. The most
exciting photographic endeavors I've been involved in were from the
time when I was working at NASA/JPL in the 1980s, doing science
imaging work with a aircraft
i also count on my other hand and face to damp too. perhaps taping the
remote on the lens? i would use the corded remote in that case.
Herb
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From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:29 PM
Subject: Re:
when you look at the paper choices offered by each printer manufacturer,
it's clear who is targeting the professional photographer market.
Herb
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From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:35 PM
Subject:
if you had a camera with a decent capture buffer and a proper pan head, it
should be possible to take a complete panorama sequence with no more than
half a second per frame exposed. light changes, but not that quickly most of
the time.
Herb
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From: Boris
On Aug 24, 2005, at 4:58 PM, David Oswald wrote:
I'll be leaving on my trip to Hong Kong and the Philippines in
about three weeks. I've stocked up on memory cards ( Three 1GB
cards, one 512mb card ), but I'm dissatisfied with how NiMH
batteries seem to hold up in my *ist-DS. I get a
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:58:28 -0700
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: istDS Flash Question
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On Aug 24, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
For those people who need to quickly/temporarily switch
the
On Aug 24, 2005, at 5:43 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/istDS_repl_061405_web.pdf
The link seems to work, I just checked it
(You need to have a PDF reader installed).
But anyway, you guessed correctly.
Ah, it does work, it just has some odd notion of
These are just a few shots to let the PDML and others have a glimpse
into the weekend at the Camera Clinic on Grandfather Mountain...
http://groups.msn.com/CesarsPhotography/cameraclinic2005.msnw
The shot of Scott that I talked of earlier is at
I've been thinking about this off and on for a couple of days, and
rather than coming up with actual photos, what keep coming to mind
are the various weird situations I've been in during my long
association with photography.
1. Had a visit from a guy in Elizabethton, Tennessee once. He
Those are very nice photos, Cesar, but who's the hobbit with the LX? g
I brought along the *ist loaded with 400iso color print film for
snapshots. This was taken at 1am Sunday morning. While Cesar's
tongue did drag the ground for most of the weekend, it's not visible
in this photo. Must have
Igor queried:
FA 135/2.8
F 135/2.8
Any comments on comparative optical (and otherwise) quality of them?
-
I decided against the FA 135 for digital because I saw some severe
purple fringing in the center of images at f2.8 and f4.0. The FA and F
are supposed to be the same, but in
Hi Frank!
I stated:
As I read you, you say: They invited you, therefore it's Ok.
Can't say I follow you in this kind of logic. What if bloke invited me
to run over him with my car? Would the fact that he invited me, make it
the right thing to do? According to my ethics, no.
You said:
My unofficial photo slogan is Flash is for sissies.
--
Or, Real men don't flash.
Joe
Here's a link to a handy little conversion program I use at work a lot.
http://tinyurl.com/it7n
Dave
Thanks. I just downloaded it and it looks like a great program.
Butch
On Aug 24, 2005, at 18:58, David Oswald wrote:
Are the rechargeable CR-V3 batteries lithium? Are they as long
lasting (or nearly so) as the non-rechargeable type? I noticed
that they're specifically not recommended in the manual for the
*ist-DS. Has anyone out there tried them, and to
the two 100/2.8 macros in that list are exceptional lenses. neither rotate
the front when focusing. the FA 100/2.8 macro is very heavy, while the D-FA
100/2.8 is much lighter.
Herb
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From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent:
Herb.
What are you saying here? Is the rule of thumb wrong in general, or is it
another thing when shooting digital?
My experience is that the rule of thumb is relative. Sometimes I miss when
shooting within the limits. Some times I can go one step below.
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain
purple fringing is a sensor problem on a DSLR, seldom a lens one.
Herb
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From: David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: question about primes: 100/2.8 and 135/2.8 FA (D)
D-FA 100mm f/2.8
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From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25. august 2005 03:16
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: istDS Flash Question
My unofficial photo slogan is Flash is for sissies.
--
Or, Real men don't flash.
They just show of.
Tim
#2 Hillariuos story.
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
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From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25. august 2005 03:04
To:
the rule of thumb gives acceptable sharpness for normal enlargements. test
your own steadiness vs a tripod at various shutter speeds and see.
Herb
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From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:29 PM
Subject:
Thanks to everyone who commented about buydig's service and for assuaging
my concerns.
Shel
frank theriault wrote:
On 7/27/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[The poor bloke who asked about the MZ-S must be quaking in his boots by now.]
Oh yeah, the new guy started this thread. Geez, we should really be
on our best behaviour then, shouldn't we? g
Right then! A duel
Well Scott it took a little bit, but my 67 you tried out was a complete
bargain kit from KEH.
Let us know what you think of it. And I would love to see the pics...
No, I am not trying to be an enabler,
César
Panama City, Florida
Scott Loveless wrote:
Howdy, gang!
Recently, my wife
About ten or eleven MB, give or take a little?
Shel
Markus,
Thanks for commenting on the gallery.
I too would have enjoyed taking shots from in front of the stage. I
just decided to sit back and relax and see what I could produce from my
vantage point. I was hanging out with friends and wanted to spend as
much time with them as possible.
E.R.N. Reed wrote:
Cesar wrote:
E.R.N. Reed wrote:
Gonz wrote:
Hey, we could have a CENTEX Pdml gathering. Has there ever been
such a thing? I know Chad is also from the hill country, and there
was a pdmler from Pflugerville.
San Antonians got together once, when César came to
Tom Reese wrote:
I don't know why I'm replying. You apparently won't be reading this
until sometime in October.
Cesar wrote:
Well, I can finally say, now that we are closer to the event, that I
will be attending.
That's good to hear.
The question is when I can actually get up there
I am considering it, though the non-PDML friends I had there are now
long gone :-(
César
Panama City, Florida
Gonz wrote:
I dont know. Why dont you stop by again and we'll let you know.
:)
rg
Cesar wrote:
E.R.N. Reed wrote:
Gonz wrote:
Hey, we could have a CENTEX Pdml gathering.
William Robb wrote:
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Subject: Re: 67 sighting
Now i just need tighter jeans(ohhh that s a scary thought.)
That is beyond scarey.
I'd rather see Baugher in a miniskirt.
WW
Now you have me wondering what went on after I went to sleep
Shel
Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
About ten or eleven MB, give or take a little?
Yeahabout that.
Cheers,
Brian
+
Brian Walters
Western Sydney, Australia
The buildings had large lights on them, they just happened to fall close
enough in exposure to the moon
that a bit of adjustment in photoshop worked.
frank theriault wrote:
On 8/21/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know if I'm happy with this or not but for your
Andre,
Not that I pay attention to how the combination looks - I spend my time
looking through the viewfinder, but I have had a few people (quite a few
of them women) comment on how good the Limited lenses look on the
LX/MZ-S/*ist D. A couple of these women are photographers too :-)
Now
Frank,
Disturbing image. I'll be awhile getting past the
possible sensations. Umm! Umm! Umm!
May not rest well for a few nights.
Jack
--- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 8/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
snip
Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you
Marnie,
This has made me think a bit. I think of myself as a
'normal/plain/snapshot' photographer, nothing out of the ordinary. I
have taken abstract shots galore but not anything I would consider
unusual. I give the below without images since I really do not have the
time to find and
Yeah. There are a few things in the RAW file besides the RAW
data. The EXIF (of course), three different JPEGS (thumbnail, 640x480,
and LQ full-sized), and the RAW data are all there. The RAW data is
always the same size (2008x3034 or whatever times 1.5 bytes/pixel...
basically 9 MB). The
Hi!
Oh yeah: I carried 6x 1Gbyte storage cards and an Epson P2000 storage
device. Well worth it.
But why 6 cards if you have storage device handy? Seriously.
Simplify, simplify. I found the less I carried, the better my pictures
were. I never carried more than two/three lenses at a time,
Hi!
Are the rechargeable CR-V3 batteries lithium? Are they as long lasting
(or nearly so) as the non-rechargeable type? I noticed that they're
specifically not recommended in the manual for the *ist-DS. Has anyone
out there tried them, and to what level of success?
I don't shoot rapid
In a message dated 8/24/2005 6:44:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Among my most unusual:
Bombs exploding in Viet Nam:
http://www.aohc.it/vintage/danmat14.jpg
The ground zero building in the Hiroshima Peace Park:
http://www.aohc.it/vintage/danmat18.jpg
Both shot with my
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From: Cesar
Subject: Re: MZ-S
It was not Norm's drinking that did in gate-boy this year. I will have
you know that I did redeem myself as gate-boy at the Camera Clinic.
And yes there was wine involved along with a pre-dawn trip up the
mountain...
I recall
In a message dated 8/24/2005 2:01:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On 24/8/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01017.jpg
Damn. I haven't looked at that shot in years and now I'm starting to
think I really like it.
Here's a
In a message dated 8/24/2005 4:46:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I guess that the only unusual thing I've got is a couple of loonies on
a nature ride:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3538613size=lg
I suppose it's unusual in that you don't see it every day.
In a message dated 8/24/2005 6:12:41 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've been thinking about this off and on for a couple of days, and
rather than coming up with actual photos, what keep coming to mind
are the various weird situations I've been in during my long
In a message dated 8/24/2005 8:37:55 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
3)Another helicopter ride -is there a theme here?- along the
Honduras/Nicaragua border during the time of the Contras. I was
shooting away with the doors open in another UH-1 knowing full well that
I
Purple fringing is a problem associated with DSLR sensors, that can be
kept in check with proper lens design. I should have said that the
100mm f/2.8 FA macro and the 135mm f/2.8 FA lenses can contribute to
purple fringing on DSLRs, though at least in the case of the 135mm FA
lens, I've had
Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Now I'll have to figure out which lenses and gear to lug around with
me too:
SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 AL: Can't do without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4: Won't leave home without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5: Shouldn't leave home without it.
SMC
On Aug 25, 2005, at 8:30 AM, Powell Hargrave wrote:
Enablement time! A bigger house to hang photos. :)
Oh dear... I just tried that. Maybe I should board up some windows.
I could free up some wall space by taking down the AOHC poster in my
office, but that wouldn't be right :)
- Dave
On Aug 25, 2005, at 6:33 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
I agree with you. It is just that not all motifs are as static as
landscape...
Ask Jostein when he was trying to shoot some sunsets here... Even
if the scene itself is static, the light is certainly isn't...
Tell me landscapes are static
On Aug 24, 2005, at 9:41 PM, mike wilson wrote:
That's the one I'm aiming for but my wallet keeps crying, wailing
and gnashing its cards.
You're living too close to Scotland :) When I bought mine I just
thought about how much they used to cost. I'd been saving for a
while and it did
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