On 19/3/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Don't let Cotty see the shots when you're done ;-)
Too late, I'm watching :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
On 20/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Christian. Your cormorant is, breathtaking.
Where's the Cormorant Times disappeared to??
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
On 19/3/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:
>This is a difficult situation for any AF system to track well. Any
>and every AF system has its limitations.
Agreed. You have to opt for top of the line AF to track something like
this. Wendy will agree here.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\
>>Are there any other DSLRs with mirror lockup?
>>
On 19/3/06, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Canons all have it, accessed via annoying menu.
Depends how you use it. I have it set so that it is activated with a
press of 2 buttons together on the top plate.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\_
On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 01:02:40AM -0500, John Francis wrote:
>
> I wouldn't want more than 4GB on a single card, even with RAW files
> of 20GB or so (which is what I'm anticipating for the new camera).
Err - make that 20 *MB* or so. Sheesh.
I wanted to get something local for submission to the Pentax Day
gallery, so I went for a stroll around the neighbourhood this afternoon.
I was struck by the symmetry in the shape of this bunch of blossoms on
a tree, and the palm tree visible behind it.
http://panix.com/~johnf/PDML/PentaxDay.
I think you're making a couple of very questionable assumptions.
First, and most important - the new camera will in no way be based
on the *ist DS. You might just as well say it will be based on the
*ist-D, as it has two control wheels (and, most believe, will have
an accessory grip). That woul
I like it.
My last attempt at cycling on ice ended in a rather undignified
manner, but if I'd known there was ice on the road I wouldn't have
ridden on it!
- Dave
On Mar 20, 2006, at 3:07 PM, frank theriault wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4240146&size=lg
Judging from the bird photographs @ treknature.com, a lot of birdphotographs
are done with 70-200mm, 100-300, 170-500mm zooms. A few are done using
longer focal lengths - like 400mm or 600mm ( ).
I guess some of them are done in Zoo's, but most are wild life photographs.
IMO the best ones are done
Brilliant!
The spell-checker in this computer doesn't quite agree with the
dictionary (ctrl-cmd-D)... "raccoon" is highlighted as misspelled,
suggesting "racoon" instead. The dictionary understands both, saying
that "racoon" is a variant spelling of "raccoon". Oh well... perfect
consist
On Mar 20, 2006, at 1:23 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote:
Digital hunting is my only kind of hunting. Fishing on the other
hand...
Whenever I'm taken fishing I just stand in the boat taking photos.
http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/printsdb/view.php?p=305
- Dave
Better than decent knarF. I like it.
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PAW - The Ice Stud at Speed
I don't know if I mentioned that several weeks ago we had our annual
ice race here in Toronto. I must say, I was quite uninspir
Hi!
buy an imagetank, or an ipod, or something like that and stop worrying about
CF vs SD vs whatever. much more cost effective too. 1GB gard in either format
will set you off by about $50-60 these days. buy two, and swap them
as needed -- that's about $120 (or 10% of *istd price, basically,
the
Hi!
frank theriault wrote:
I don't know if I mentioned that several weeks ago we had our annual
ice race here in Toronto. I must say, I was quite uninspired
photographically. I only shot two rolls, about a third my usual
output. Maybe I was looking for something different from past years -
wh
Hi!
I shot this last weekend and hadn't looked at it. There was a raccoon in
our backyard. I grabbed my camera off the desk. It had the DA 50-200
4-5.6 mounted. I zoomed out to 200 and took a shot. But it was too dark
to get any shutter speed, so I popped up the flash and took another as
the
buy an imagetank, or an ipod, or something like that and stop worrying about
CF vs SD vs whatever. much more cost effective too. 1GB gard in either format
will set you off by about $50-60 these days. buy two, and swap them
as needed -- that's about $120 (or 10% of *istd price, basically,
the sales
Hi!
Free as a cow
-
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4239347
Funny - the running cows... Well, at least it is funny for me. I wonder
if flipping the picture left-right would make it slightly stronger.
The graveyard
-
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p
More than likely, the focus sensor focused on the background, held the focus
& then the child swung into position, was obviously out of focus but the
camera was still focused on the background.
Nothing wrong with the camera.
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL P
Hi!
I must have been the snow fall record of the century in Switzerland on the
first Sunday of March this year.
I was in Wetzikon in the state of Zurich preparing for a exhibition of clay
figures and photographs and in the afternoon it started to snow heavily.
A walk with the dog gave me the op
Hi!
why blurry? shot w/ 28mm @f/8, 1/500
http://www.stat-arb.org/photos/IMGP0170s.jpg
any ideas?
Mishka, on my *istD AF-C works very well... I could take shots of my
daughter on the swing and not miss the focus. Though it would take
several takes :-).
Since in AF-C you can release the shut
My reason for earlier asking about the storage card format of the upcoming
10 Mpixel DSLR is that I just bought a new *ist D on clearance from Amazon
for $1199, as a backup for my existing *ist D. Here's where I'm torn:
1) 10 Mpixel resolution will certainly be helpful when doing extreme
enlargemen
Hi!
Which lens or combination would be the best for that task, I know that all
of the combinations will be rather slow?
a very old Soligor 350mm F 5.6 M42 tele
Tamron SP 70-210 3.5-4 + Tamron SP 1.4
or Tamron SP 2x converter
Pentax M 200mm + Pentax A 2xS converter
Pentax A70-210mm + Pentax A2xS
On 19 Mar 2006 at 20:00, Joseph Tainter wrote:
> I have 9 GB of CF cards, and am seriously peeved at Pentax for
> treating those of us who stepped forward and bought the *ist D
> in this way. Pentax could have designed the camera to take both
> CF and SD.
No point saying that here unless you g
On Mar 19, 2006, at 7:31 PM, Mishka wrote:
thanks guys, for confirming what i suspected.
so much for "better living through electricity".
This is a difficult situation for any AF system to track well. Any
and every AF system has its limitations.
G
Actually, considering the light angle and balance, not a bad exposure,
IMHO.
Your 'corrections' appear to me somewhat flat or dull. Allowing a
degree of contrast together with some surgical use of levels or
dodging, might satisfy your eye.
Jack
--- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Today
On 3/19/06 10:00 PM, "Joseph Tainter", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pentax could have designed the camera to take both
> CF and SD.
Maybe, but I shiver every time I peep into the CF card slot with all the
forest of thin gold pins sticking up.
The CF slot of my G3 suddenly crushed just a couple of
On 3/19/06 10:31 PM, "Mishka", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> thanks guys, for confirming what i suspected.
> so much for "better living through electricity".
When I used to shoot the pZ-1p, its continuous focus worked pretty well.
However, looking at your picture, I must wonder if even C/N's good
- Original Message -
From: "Mishka"
Subject: Re: Q. to action shooters
thanks guys, for confirming what i suspected.
so much for "better living through electricity".
We see the moving swing as quite predictable.
Just when the camera figures it out, it changes direction again.
Wil
Very carefully, I was able to pull the sticker off the D FA 50 I
bought.
Joe
Storage cards are a commodity. What you paid $200 for last year is
worth $60 new today, less really since they're used now. They'll be
worth less next year too. If you didn't get your $200 value out of
them already, well, that's not Pentax' fault. Whatever you have isn't
worth what you paid
thanks guys, for confirming what i suspected.
so much for "better living through electricity".
best,
mishka
On Mar 19, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
I have 9 GB of CF cards, and am seriously peeved at Pentax for
treating those of us who stepped forward and bought the *ist D in this
way.
Maybe Pentax doesn't think you're going to throw away your *ist D?
If you sell your D when you upgrad
On Mar 19, 2006, at 10:08 PM, Mishka wrote:
i know that with manual focus, this shot wouldn't have been a problem
at all
(a swing is a pretty predictable device :)
Welcome to the first great lesson of action photography! It seems you
found it on your own. ;)
-Aaron
- Original Message -
From: "Mishka"
Subject: Re: Q. to action shooters
i can see that it's out of focus. i am wondering why:
-- the boy was smack in the middle of the frame,
-- focus set to continuos (AF-C).
-- the lens DA16-45.
-- *istdL
is it the case of AF being too slow or was i
It's a shot where you should use manual focus. Continuous autofocus
might get it right. But it could easily miss. It's difficult to say why
it failed. But, in general, I've found that contiuous autofocus works
rather well on the D. However, I know that for shots like this, I can
top it focusing
That's WAY beyond halfway decent. It's an excellent shot. Good work.
Like this very much.
paul
On Mar 19, 2006, at 10:07 PM, frank theriault wrote:
I don't know if I mentioned that several weeks ago we had our annual
ice race here in Toronto. I must say, I was quite uninspired
photographicall
That's what I like about Canon when they come out with improvements on
their DSLRs - they maintain the CF card useage.
I bought into a *ist D and got a few 512 CF cards. Looks like Pentax
doesn't care for the *ist D users and the investments they made for that
camera.
Jim A.
> Judging from the
i am serious, this was my first shot (ever) with AF SLR and
i am mildly disappointed. i am trying to figure was it an operator error,
or a limitation of equipment.
i know that with manual focus, this shot wouldn't have been a problem at all
(a swing is a pretty predictable device :)
best,
mishka
I don't know if I mentioned that several weeks ago we had our annual
ice race here in Toronto. I must say, I was quite uninspired
photographically. I only shot two rolls, about a third my usual
output. Maybe I was looking for something different from past years -
whatever the reason, I just didn
I have a lot of CF cards. They will suffice for my backup camera. Not a
problem.
Paul
On Mar 19, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
I have 9 GB of CF cards, and am seriously peeved at Pentax for
treating those of us who stepped forward and bought the *ist D in this
way. Pentax could have
Hi Rick
the original shots do indeed look quite dark in the shadows but overall I
prefer them over your adjustments.
The originals show the colours more pleasing and very saturated while your
versions look a bit washed out here on my
Nanoa/Eizo CRT monitors. Maybe you should adjust curves/brightnes
With a canon or nikon it would undoubtedly be perfect.
Paul
On Mar 19, 2006, at 9:57 PM, Mishka wrote:
i can see that it's out of focus. i am wondering why:
-- the boy was smack in the middle of the frame,
-- focus set to continuos (AF-C).
-- the lens DA16-45.
-- *istdL
is it the case of AF bein
I have 9 GB of CF cards, and am seriously peeved at Pentax for
treating those of us who stepped forward and bought the *ist D
in this way. Pentax could have designed the camera to take both
CF and SD.
Joe
i can see that it's out of focus. i am wondering why:
-- the boy was smack in the middle of the frame,
-- focus set to continuos (AF-C).
-- the lens DA16-45.
-- *istdL
is it the case of AF being too slow or was i doing
something wrong?
would something like canon or nikon handle it better?
thanks,
On 19 Mar 2006 at 18:44, Rick Womer wrote:
> Today I was finally able to do some shooting with my
> new-to-me ist D. I used the highest-quality jpeg
> setting (raw will have to wait a bit).
>
> Most of the pix were nicely exposed, but some of them
> were badly underexposed, even though the scene
What happened to "Cottyzine", the fishermen's dream magazine?
Should I change to "Frank's flying rats" instead?
greetings
Markus
>>-Original Message-
>>From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:28 AM
>>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
>>Subject: Re: Which t
Today I was finally able to do some shooting with my
new-to-me ist D. I used the highest-quality jpeg
setting (raw will have to wait a bit).
Most of the pix were nicely exposed, but some of them
were badly underexposed, even though the scenes didn't
seem especially challenging and no exposure
com
Hi Collin
While I understand your recommendation for the Tokina 400mm, I question
myself why I should yet get another zoom in the same range I already have.
Beside being one stop faster I don't think that the Tokina 80-200mm would
show better results than the SP Tamron 70-210 3.5-4 zoom or the Pent
- Original Message -
From: "Mishka"
Subject: Q. to action shooters
why blurry? shot w/ 28mm @f/8, 1/500
http://www.stat-arb.org/photos/IMGP0170s.jpg
any ideas?
Looks like you are focused on the fence.
William Robb
Probably out of focus. It appears that the focal point is behind the
subject.
On Mar 19, 2006, at 9:34 PM, Mishka wrote:
why blurry? shot w/ 28mm @f/8, 1/500
http://www.stat-arb.org/photos/IMGP0170s.jpg
any ideas?
thanks,
mishka
I hope this comes through as text. I copied it from an html file from=20
B&H. They're selling fuji film at reduced prices.
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PRO 160C
135-36
$4.49
120
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220
$5.59
PRO 160S
135-36
$2.69
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220
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PRO 400H
135-36
$3.15
120
$2.99
220
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PRO 8
why blurry? shot w/ 28mm @f/8, 1/500
http://www.stat-arb.org/photos/IMGP0170s.jpg
any ideas?
thanks,
mishka
Markus Maurer wrote:
>I do not have a "real" tele lens for bird photography but would like to try
>to get some cormorant shots soon and therefore seek for your advice:
Don't let Cotty see the shots when you're done ;-)
I have a Sony digital video camera. It has a 3.1 megapixel sensor and
produces beautiful video and decent stills as well. Works great.
On Mar 19, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Sony's quality has been a bit better in the USA for the past few years.
All the kids bought cheap 'boombox' st
Bet that flash took out his night vision! Bob S.
On 3/19/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I shot this last weekend and hadn't looked at it. There was a raccoon
> in our backyard. I grabbed my camera off the desk. It had the DA 50-200
> 4-5.6 mounted. I zoomed out to 200 and took a
Sony's quality has been a bit better in the USA for the past few years.
All the kids bought cheap 'boombox' stereo units from Sony.
Each unit failed and needed a repair worth more than the replacement cost.
We stopped buying Sony at that time.
My next purchase was an S75 digital camera.
It has held
On Mar 19, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Brian Dipert wrote:
Judging from the photos here:
www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/
I'm guesstimating the upcoming (??) 10 Mpixel DSLR from Pentax/
Samsung will
take SD cards, NOT CompactFlash cards (and, therefore, not
MicroDrives).
Anyone concu
I've been after one of these for months - I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
They haven't replied to any of my emails, phone calls, carrier
pigeons... not a peep.
Simon
-Original Message-
From: Aaron Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, 18 March 2006 9:10 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pd
Filled out the rebate form after 60 days (no deadline on the B&H forms).
They emailed last week to say the form was in order and rebate was to follow.
Still awaiting the check. Bob S.
On 3/19/06, skye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just got my rebate this past week. Since I was a week late in
> m
On 3/19/06 7:59 PM, "Brian Dipert", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm guesstimating the upcoming (??) 10 Mpixel DSLR from Pentax/Samsung will
> take SD cards, NOT CompactFlash cards (and, therefore, not MicroDrives).
That's what most of the folks in Japan concluded.
Works for me :-).
Ken
Digital hunting is my only kind of hunting. Fishing on the other hand...
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)
> -Original Message-
> From: William Robb [mail
That's the consensus opinion. It'll work.
Paul
On Mar 19, 2006, at 7:59 PM, Brian Dipert wrote:
Judging from the photos here:
www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/
I'm guesstimating the upcoming (??) 10 Mpixel DSLR from Pentax/Samsung
will
take SD cards, NOT CompactFlash cards (and,
- Original Message -
From: "Tim Øsleby"
Subject: RE: PESO: Fisrt attempt at birds
What really piss the local fishermen off are not cormorants, its seals.
I know it isn't politically correct to say this; but I do understand them.
If you hunt them, make that fact a State secret.
Wi
- Original Message -
From: "Brian Dipert"
Subject: Upcoming 10 Mpixel DSLR
Judging from the photos here:
www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/
I'm guesstimating the upcoming (??) 10 Mpixel DSLR from Pentax/Samsung
will
take SD cards, NOT CompactFlash cards (and, therefore, not Mi
That's not perverse. It just makes you grow hair inside your hands ;-)
Pixelpeeping on the other hand _is_ perverse, and it makes you grow hair
inside your eyelashes.
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arth
Lets see what kind of reaction this gets..
HAR!
b...
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Stenquist"
Subject: PESO: Strange
I shot this last weekend and hadn't looked at it. There was a raccoon
in our backyard. I grabbed my camera off the desk. It had the DA 50-200
4-5.6 moun
Try Tokina.
80-200/2.8 from $200 to $300
400/5.6 commonly < $200
And for something more novel and still inexpensive,
check out some less-common 300mm mirror lenses with a T mount.
Then use a good 1.4x to keep a quality picture.
Collin
At 06:21 PM 3/19/2006, you wrote:
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 0
I may have gotten a prefire flash for focus. Or I may have focused
manually. Can't remember to tell the truth. Speaking of Michigan
animals, saw a mink in the nature center woods today, but couldn't get
the camera up in time to get him. He scooted in microseconds. Skittish
little booger. Gotta
BTW. I am curious about the Tamron mirror lens. You know the drill.
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)
> -Original Message-
> From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[
Judging from the photos here:
www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/
I'm guesstimating the upcoming (??) 10 Mpixel DSLR from Pentax/Samsung will
take SD cards, NOT CompactFlash cards (and, therefore, not MicroDrives).
Anyone concur/disagree?
Regards,
==
Brian
I bought a Tokina 150-500/5,6 SD. It was not cheap but I grew tired looking
for the perfect buy, and went for "Buy it now" instead. According to the
tracing system it is floating around in the twilight zone between Netherland
and Norway right now.
I'll keep you all posted, be sure ;-)
Tim
Mostl
Echo. "Free as a cow" is a hilarious title, and the photo is quite amusing
too.
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)
> -Original Message-
> From: Bob W [mail
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Pixelpeeping is a perversion ;-)
Is it more or less perverse than measurebating? :-)
--
Christian
http://photography.skofteland.net
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Christian. Your cormorant is, breathtaking.
http://photography.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?pos=-2
Thanks! And keeping this on-topic with the current thread... This
particular shot was an extreme example: Sigma 300/4 with 2x and 1.4x
TCs stacked on the *ist D. 840mm
Pixelpeeping is a perversion ;-)
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)
> -Original Message-
> From: Toine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 19. mars 2006 21:4
And just to make Mike Wilson cringe:
http://photography.skofteland.net/displayimage.php?pos=-2
...and everyone else
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography
Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi Christ
Love the Willets too. Brilliant composition.
http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=35
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)
> -Orig
Keith, based on the original post on this, I eliminated potatoes & tomatoes
(almost all, just an occasional lapse) and my knees have been feeling a
whole lot better than they were over the Christmas holidays - I was
seriously contemplating a knee replacement this spring.
Kenneth Waller
-
Christian. Your cormorant is, breathtaking.
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)
> -Original Message-
> From: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 20.
On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 10:12:23AM -0500, Bob Shell wrote:
>
> On Mar 19, 2006, at 10:04 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
>
> >For some reason the Canon grips for their digital bodies are
> >positively huge. The 10D's grip is about twice as large as the D-
> >BG1 for the D.
>
> That's because the batteri
Thanks Kenneth. This kind of input is highly appreciated.
I shot from a low standpoint to keep the bird away from the horizon. When
cropping I played it by the rule of thirds. I also had in mind that I wanted
the bird to look towards centre of frame. Because of the weather I wanted to
"close" the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/2/2006 3:26:41 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
Thanks for the reminder! I hope this is the answer! It would be a good
start on he new year!
keith whaley
===
Great! You do have to cut out everything to have it work, t
Markus try this site http://www.birdsasart.com/
Arthur Morris is acknowledged as one of the leading bird photographers in
the US.
The answer to your lens question depends alot on how close you can get to
the birds.
I have a 600 and yet that isn't enough for some bird I've tried to
photograph.
Ah yes Paul, what you've captured is the elusive green eyed Michigan
raccoon. Now to complete the set you need to get the still more elusive
yellow eyed Michigan raccoon & the red eyed Michigan raccoon.
A amazing you got the focus, I assume there was enough light for that.
Kenneth Waller
On Mar 19, 2006, at 3:54 PM, David Bean wrote:
Are there any other DSLRs (besides Pentax) that can easily use
lenses from
earlier film cameras?
- Canon DSLRs use the EOS mount, same as their film cameras for the
last 20 years or so.
- Nikon DSLRs can be used with most Nikon mount lenses,
David Bean wrote:
Easy to answer for you aficionados...
Are there any other DSLRs (besides Pentax) that can easily use lenses from
earlier film cameras?
Yes
Are the Pentax DSLRs unusually lightweight?
Yes
Are there any other DSLRs with mirror lockup?
Yes
Thanks
yer welcome
--
Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi Christian - the real bird man
I hoped to get an answer from you and I understand your recommendations and
conclusion very well.
But frankly, I not convinced that I am really into bird or wildlife (in
Switzerland ;-) photography in the longer run
but more into landscape an
I've never enjoyed picture titles before, but "Free as a cow" gets my vote
for the best ever.
I have enjoyed your pictures too.
--
Cheers,
Bob
> -Original Message-
> From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 19 March 2006 22:49
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: PESO
All,
Has anyone on the list received a rebate from the recent Pentax offer? How
responsive are they being on this campaign?
Thanks,
Mark
Got my 18-55 in January, got my rebate check about two weeks ago so @ 2
months
Butch
Tim, just commenting on the composition -
I'd show about half of the sky you're showing over the bird & about half of
the space to the right of the bird (this would help keep you eye on the
subject bird). I like the tilt to the post the bird is on & it's good you
have no merge of the bird with
David Bean wrote:
Easy to answer for you aficionados...
Are there any other DSLRs (besides Pentax) that can easily use lenses from
earlier film cameras?
Canon and Minolta via adaptors (full metering), Olympus, Nikon low-end
(no metering, but otherwise functional), Nikon mid-high-end (Full
What really piss the local fishermen off are not cormorants, its seals.
I know it isn't politically correct to say this; but I do understand them.
Seals have nothing to do in the fjords. But they are sweat animals ;-)
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of s
Easy to answer for you aficionados...
Are there any other DSLRs (besides Pentax) that can easily use lenses from
earlier film cameras?
Are the Pentax DSLRs unusually lightweight?
Are there any other DSLRs with mirror lockup?
Thanks
DKB
Hi Tim
I'm looking forward to see more photos from your experiments.
You have them for free with the digital body, mine will take longer and cost
a bit ;-)
I will post test shots of cormorants here, and (psst, of course, fishermen
do not like them here as well)...
greetings
Markus
>>-Original
Thanks! That's a good baseline to understand how sensitive the body is.
Regards photo.net, well, this and several other reasons are why I
never use them for posting pictures.
Godfrey
On Mar 19, 2006, at 4:35 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Thanks Godfrey. It was ISO 200, f11 @ 1/2 second. That wa
Hi Christian - the real bird man
I hoped to get an answer from you and I understand your recommendations and
conclusion very well.
But frankly, I not convinced that I am really into bird or wildlife (in
Switzerland ;-) photography in the longer run
but more into landscape and people shooting. That
I would be careful making drastic conclusions on this one shot. My Vivitar
is in desperate need for a CLA. The aperture blades are slow, and it does
not perform at its best near infinite. At closer range it performs a lot
better. Your lenses could be the other way around.
I would recommend doing
Hi Paul
thanks for the recommendation, I will try with both lenses/combos.
Prices are such low here on local auctions for my used lenses that I will
keep them.
I would never get enough from sells for a "real" lens ;-)
greetings
Markus
>>-Original Message-
>>From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:
The real question is "How much are you willing to spend?"
For a something in the order of US$300 - US$500 you can get a Sigma
300/4 or 100-300/4 which is a damn good lens for the money. For
somewhere over US$1000 you might be able to find a Pentax F, or FA
300/4.5 or maybe an A* 300/4. All t
Hi Paul
reminds me of a film by Stephen King about undead animals/men on a
graveyard - I forgot the title ;-)
greetings
Markus
>>-Original Message-
>>From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 11:09 PM
>>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
>>Subject: PESO: Strang
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