Re: PESO - out my kitchen window

2006-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Better but it could still use a bit more contrast, and a wee bit of USM. Mat Maessen wrote: On 9/1/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you're right about the contrast. Take two, with a bit more contrast.

RE: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-09-01 Thread Lie Arne
Hi, Found this link at dpreview: http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/index.php?act=Attachtype=postid=5887 - arne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Tainter Sent: 1. september 2006 05:42 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K10D Facts

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-09-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/9/06, Lie Arne, discombobulated, unleashed: Found this link at dpreview: http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/index.php?act=Attachtype=postid=5887 That's about right. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?

2006-09-01 Thread Cotty
On 31/8/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Oh, it's been important enough, to a certain subset of the group members, you must have been asleep. Or more importantly, *they* must have been! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-09-01 Thread Toralf Lund
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 01/09/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shel, Stars are very similar to a hot pixel. Very difficult to differentiate. Unless the camera can tell the difference between an open and closed shutter of course! That's where your per-pixel gain

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-09-01 Thread Toralf Lund
Actually, after thinking about this for a while longer, it occurred to me that per-pixel gain and offset may be all there is to it. [ ... ] Being able to sense and apply per-pixel gain will lead to a normalized output per pixel but it still can't negate thermal and other random noise

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread John Forbes
My comment was not meant to be taken seriously! In fact, I suspect that LF will be the last bastion of film, simply because it will be prohibitively expensive to produce large sensors for a small user base. John On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:16:50 +0100, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-09-01 Thread John Forbes
Tongue in cheek? John On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:59:15 +0100, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shel wrote: ...and, just when things start to die down, rumors will surface about a new Pentax, with more of everything. One constant through all this will be Joe Tainter complaining about

Bread, milk, washing powder, and a DL

2006-09-01 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Pentax are flogging off the last *istDL's at German Plus supermarkets: http://makeashorterlink.com/?G5C511CAD Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My comment was not meant to be taken seriously! In fact, I suspect that LF will be the last bastion of film, simply because it will be prohibitively expensive to produce large sensors for a small user base. Let's hope that producing film for the

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 23:20 , Peter Fairweather wrote: Given that the new K10D is rumoured to make the 67II obsolete, surely Pentax will just drop the 645D??!! I don't know :-) But it would be interesting to see what is (2x bigger than Canon's FF) sensor used in 645D capable of with 22-bit ADC

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tongue in cheek? Totally InComprehensible? Jostein :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread John Forbes
On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:13:30 +0100, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/1/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My comment was not meant to be taken seriously! In fact, I suspect that LF will be the last bastion of film, simply because it will be prohibitively expensive to

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31.08.2006, at 23:20 , Peter Fairweather wrote: Given that the new K10D is rumoured to make the 67II obsolete, surely Pentax will just drop the 645D??!! I don't know :-) But it would be interesting to see what is (2x bigger than

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Toralf Lund wrote: Have we speculated yet that it will get the old aperture coupling back? No, but then again we have not speculated on whether your favourite top-model will hand-deliver the camera to you. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Douglas Newman wrote: competitors will be the Canon 400D, Canon 30D, Aren't these a class apart? I am not sure what you mean about AA lithiums and heft. AA lithiums are extremely light. For people that use grips and flashes they are a god-send. No, scrap that, they are

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but then again we have not speculated on whether your favourite top-model will hand-deliver the camera to you. Now that would be something. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: DCRP K100D Review

2006-09-01 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:43:02 +0200 schreef keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED]: John Forbes wrote: There won't be massive price cuts because the margins aren't there to permit massive price cuts. Pentax will sell 6mp bodies for as long as people want to buy them. Once the price people are

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-09-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, John Celio wrote: My question for you is, what's the point of all this wild speculation? Oh, I have just come off the footbal transfer speculation and need something to keep me on a high! :-P P.S.: I refuse to believe any of the USM-style focusing speculation. Ah,

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Jostein ?ksne wrote: On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but then again we have not speculated on whether your favourite top-model will hand-deliver the camera to you. Now that would be something. :-) Stop fooling yourself Jostein Oeksne. You

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 01.09.2006, at 06:58 , Douglas Newman wrote: Well, the next Boeing airliner is going to have a plastic fuselage; does this mean it is amateur grade ;-)? Anyway, I do not see the K10D as a pro body. Its competitors will be the Canon 400D, Canon 30D, Nikon D80 and Sony A100. I would not

RE: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-09-01 Thread Rob Brigham
http://www.photozone.de Don't know if I can link to the exact topic but it isnt hard to find! Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Tainter Sent: 01 September 2006 04:42 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

OT: That's not a knife...

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
...this is a knife!! http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/photogallery/gallery/0,20036,1304110,00.html As the page where I found the link said, It does everything. Except fit in your pocket Dave :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-09-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
For all neee sayers to SD cards in K10D: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06090101pretec8gbsdhc.asp ;-) Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread John Forbes
This is a family list. Please don't mention coupling to the top-model. John On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:30:44 +0100, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Jostein ?ksne wrote: On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but then again we have not

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread John Forbes
One of my *ist Ds is currently at Pentax having the top plate replaced. I stupidly let it fall from a chair onto a carpeted floor while a flash was attached, and whilst there was no other damage, the part of the body under the hotshoe was torn off, leaving the hotshoe dangling by its partly

Re: OT: That's not a knife...

2006-09-01 Thread Jon Myers
And I thought the inch-wide Victorinox I have was a chunk to carry around! --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...this is a knife!! http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/photogallery/gallery/0,20036,1304110,00.html As the page where I found the link said, It does everything. Except

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-09-01 Thread Carlos Royo
The SMC-A 50 mm. 1.2 has already been sold, but I still have some items for sale: SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 500 euros. Highly recommended by Cotty ;-) Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 ATX Pro II (for Pentax AF). LN in

TOPDML in early Oct?

2006-09-01 Thread Peter Loveday
I'll be in Toronto from Oct 3rd to around the 17th. Anyone up for a meet? Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: That's not a knife...

2006-09-01 Thread Peter Loveday
...this is a knife!! I can see you've played knifey-spooney before. http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/photogallery/gallery/0,20036,1304110,00.html As the page where I found the link said, It does everything. Except fit in your pocket Heh thats awesome, I want one :) Love, Light and

Re: Bread, milk, washing powder, and a DL

2006-09-01 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Soon they'll be closed out at Aldi! :) At 06:32 AM 9/1/2006, you wrote: Message: 3 Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 09:59:55 +0200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ralf R. Radermacher) Subject: To: pdml@pdml.net (Pentax Mailingliste) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Pentax

feature

2006-09-01 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
I checked out the K100D and K110D yesterday notices a feature not on my DS. The DOF Preview fires instead of stopping down, unless you change the custom default. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://www.brendemuehl.net He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose

Re: That's not a knife...

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
On 9/1/06, Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...this is a knife!! I can see you've played knifey-spooney before. :-) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
On 9/1/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unmark! Mark! Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DCRP K100D Review

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax doesn't warehouse much in the way of product anymore. They build to fill orders. Yep. It's SOP for Japanese companies (and many smart non-Japanese companies). It's called the Kanban system. I saw it in action in detail on a tour of a Dunlop tire factory a few years

Re: DCRP K100D Review

2006-09-01 Thread Don Williams
Some time ago I wrote an article on trouble shooting production lines for an industrial giant that shall be nameless. I went to Germany and studied the lines day after day. I can tell you, without any qualification, that the tiniest error in placement of a component on an assembly line can

Re: DCRP K100D Review

2006-09-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yep. It's SOP for Japanese companies (and many smart non-Japanese companies). It's called the Kanban system. I saw it in action in detail on a tour of a Dunlop tire factory a few years after the company was bought by the

Re: September PUG is open

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
Adelheid, once again thank you for your work in putting the PUG together.. I found it interesting to see how others inerperated this months theme. 3 shots have jumped out at me: Starburst in the Desert - Harald Rust. Love the muted colours of this one. I also like the contrast between the soft

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am sure a metal top plate would not have broken off in similar circumstances, though the breaking of the plate might have spared other parts of the camera from more stress. When I sold my Z-1p years ago I replaced all body

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Jostein Øksne wrote: On 9/1/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31.08.2006, at 23:20 , Peter Fairweather wrote: Given that the new K10D is rumoured to make the 67II obsolete, surely Pentax will just drop the 645D??!! I don't know :-) But it would be interesting to see what

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's true. And there were some unquestionably PRO bodies with plastic outer shall: Canon EOS-1n, Minolta Dynax 9xi and our own Pentax 645n ;-) All these bodies proved to be tough and reliable even under quite severe

Re: feature

2006-09-01 Thread Adam Maas
The DL2 does that as well IIRC. -Adam Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: I checked out the K100D and K110D yesterday notices a feature not on my DS. The DOF Preview fires instead of stopping down, unless you change the custom default. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-09-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/09/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all neee sayers to SD cards in K10D: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06090101pretec8gbsdhc.asp Man that ought to come with a built in GPS tracking, I'd hate to literally lose 8GB of shots. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: OT: Monopod for high rise shooting

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
I thought he be a giant. Dave On 9/1/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty snip http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/huntban.html I thought you had a helicopter for that sort

Re: PESO - out my kitchen window

2006-09-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
I might increase midrange contrast in by introducing a mild S-curve in Curves/RGB.. If you increase overall contrast, you'll blow the highlights. On Sep 1, 2006, at 12:51 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Porch as abstract... I think you're right about the contrast. Mat Maessen wrote: Second one

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 01.09.2006, at 14:20 , Mark Roberts wrote: How about if we add in-camera image stabilization, too? ;-) Then even before starting using such a camera we should have hi- absorbent pants on ;-) Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
Wouldn't that be how it became a family list? Dave ;-) On 9/1/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a family list. Please don't mention coupling to the top-model. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Large format digital cameras have been used by pro shooters for many years. They tile the image from multiple sensors. They're used in conjunction with a computer. Paul On Sep 1, 2006, at 3:55 AM, John Forbes wrote: My comment was not meant to be taken seriously! In fact, I suspect that LF

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
With all the speculation about what we might (or might not) have coming in the K10D I suddenly realized that no one has mentioned a couple of the things that I would most like to see improved over the ist cameras. First of all I must admit that my top desire is the obvious one of more resolution!

Re: feature

2006-09-01 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:32:19 +0200 schreef Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I checked out the K100D and K110D yesterday notices a feature not on my DS. The DOF Preview fires instead of stopping down, unless you change the custom default. That's the shot that can be previeved on

Re: DCRP K100D Review

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Pål Jensen wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yep. It's SOP for Japanese companies (and many smart non-Japanese companies). It's called the Kanban system. I saw it in action in detail on a tour of a Dunlop tire factory a few years after the company was bought by the Japanese. It

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote: But another thing that I'd really like to see is faster flash sync. Has anyone got any information on that for the K10D? I was annoyed when the MZ-S came out with slower flash sync than the PZ-1p (1/180 vs 1/250). I was annoyed and *baffled* when the

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/09/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Large format digital cameras have been used by pro shooters for many years. They tile the image from multiple sensors. They're used in conjunction with a computer. Or they literally scan the frame in a linear fashion over the period of a

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Large format digital backs won't always be too expensive. I can see a tiled back of APS-C sensors selling for less than 2K in a couple of years. BTW, I didn't say ALL pros use digital large format. I said they've been used by pro shooters for many years. Obviously, people who make their living

Re: DCRP K100D Review

2006-09-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: DCRP K100D Review Yep. It's SOP for Japanese companies (and many smart non-Japanese companies). It's called the Kanban system. I saw it in action in detail on a tour of a Dunlop tire factory a few years after the company was

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: But what about the 645D? Large format digital cameras have been used by pro shooters for many years. They tile the image from multiple sensors. They're used in conjunction with a computer. To expensive to be practical for

FS: Film bodies PZ-1p, Super Program, P50

2006-09-01 Thread Joe Wilensky
I have ordered the K100D, which should be arriving today! In the meantime, I will be holding on to a number of other film bodies and lenses, but it is certainly time to offer for sale a couple of what are certainly extras (or directly replaced by the K100D's arrival). Pentax PZ-1p body and

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] With all the speculation about what we might (or might not) have coming in the K10D I suddenly realized that no one has mentioned a couple of the things that I would most like to see improved over the ist cameras. Metering

Re: PESO: Renory

2006-09-01 Thread Russell Kerstetter
nice composition, everything is very sharp. I like the work lights on the various structures, and the blast coming out the stack. Russell On 8/27/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Port de Renory at the river Meuse and, in the background, the Ougrée blast furnace plant of

Re: DCRP K100D Review

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: From: Mark Roberts Yep. It's SOP for Japanese companies (and many smart non-Japanese companies). It's called the Kanban system. I saw it in action in detail on a tour of a Dunlop tire factory a few years after the company was bought by the Japanese. It depends greatly on

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: I can see a tiled back of APS-C sensors selling for less than 2K in a couple of years. Two APS-C sensors side-by-side would be 23.5mm x 31.4mm. Close enough for me. (In fact, it's almost exactly the 3:4 aspect ratio that I prefer over the traditional 2:3 of 35mm film.)

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Jack Davis
A reminder, and in conditional defense of the MZ-S, when used with the 360/540 flash units, flash sync speed is only limited by the shutter's max speed of 1/6000. Jack --- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote: But another thing that I'd

Re: PESO - hmmmm

2006-09-01 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Whatever he is doing, I am sure that did that at my grandparents lakehouse when I was that age. I really like the texture of the dock, I can almost feel in on my feet. Good job. Russell On 8/31/06, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=256008

Re: PESO - Landscapes Qty 2 - Larger!

2006-09-01 Thread wendy beard
Lovely. Now feeling very nostalgic and a little bit homesick. W, On 8/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the pair again, larger. http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare5.html -- -- Wendy Beard Ottawa Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually I had that happen with an MX once. The hot shoe snapped off, other than that there was little damage. The top plate was bent but nothing a semi competent repairman couldn't handle. John Forbes wrote: One of my *ist Ds is currently at Pentax having the top plate replaced. I

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Jack Davis wrote: A reminder, and in conditional defense of the MZ-S, when used with the 360/540 flash units, flash sync speed is only limited by the shutter's max speed of 1/6000. Yes, using high speed flash sync, with its attendant loss of effective flash power. What I'm talking about is

Re: OT: That's not a knife...

2006-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
A collectors Item as it's obviously unusable. Either that or a fairly expensive gag gift. David Savage wrote: ...this is a knife!! http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/photogallery/gallery/0,20036,1304110,00.html As the page where I found the link said, It does everything. Except fit in your

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 1, 2006, at 8:46, Jack Davis wrote: A reminder, and in conditional defense of the MZ-S, when used with the 360/540 flash units, flash sync speed is only limited by the shutter's max speed of 1/6000. And the same thing goes for the ist-DS (and probably the D?) with an external flash

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread Scott Loveless
On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Jostein ?ksne wrote: On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but then again we have not speculated on whether your favourite top-model will hand-deliver the camera to you. Now that would

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Scott Loveless
On 9/1/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But another thing that I'd really like to see is faster flash sync. Has anyone got any information on that for the K10D? I was annoyed when the MZ-S came out with slower flash sync than the PZ-1p (1/180 vs 1/250). I was annoyed and *baffled*

Re: feature

2006-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Yep, it's a silly feature, and the default should be the normal behavior. I think the only reason it's set up the way it is is so that people will actually find it and say Kool. Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: I checked out the K100D and K110D yesterday notices a feature not on my DS. The DOF

PDML Mini-FAQ Link

2006-09-01 Thread gray_wolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 01.09.2006, at 16:08 , Mark Roberts wrote: Yes, using high speed flash sync, with its attendant loss of effective flash power. What I'm talking about is x-sync speed. Yes, but bear in mind that if K10D have iso100 then for daylight fill 1/180 s would be exactly as good as 1/360 s at iso200

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Jack Davis
I realize that, Mark. As I tried to indicate, it was only a conditional reminder and not meant to claim you were wrong. Okay? It's simply a feature I value. Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: A reminder, and in conditional defense of the MZ-S, when used with

Re: feature

2006-09-01 Thread Thibouille
Well those cameras being supposedly for newbies (well maybe not what I think but it doesn't matter much) I can understand that. I newbie to whom you explain what is DOF-preview will probablt find the LCD preview much more practical IMO. Thibault Massart aka Thibouille --

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/09/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The *ist has this, too. I've never bothered to get a cable or remote for it. Have you ever noticed vibration being a problem with the 2 second pre-fire? I can't imagine there's much, if any, vibration after the camera's had a couple

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: On 9/1/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But another thing that I'd really like to see is faster flash sync. Has anyone got any information on that for the K10D? I was annoyed when the MZ-S came out with slower flash sync than the PZ-1p (1/180 vs 1/250). I was

Re: PESO - Landscapes Qty 2 - Larger!

2006-09-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/9/06, wendy beard, discombobulated, unleashed: Lovely. Now feeling very nostalgic and a little bit homesick. Thanks Wendy. Must be about time for a visit! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Jack Davis
Always been my feeling too. If it were possible to set a longer shutter delay prior to mirror pre-lock, I'd use it. Jack --- Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 02/09/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The *ist has this, too. I've never bothered to get a cable or

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't think we need to see that, no, no, not at all... Scott Loveless wrote: On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Jostein ?ksne wrote: On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but then again we have not speculated

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread Adam Maas
You have Obsolete and Unusable mixed up. Good lenses can quite easily become obsolete, whether due to improved optical formulas, better coatings or simple things like faster AF drives in the lens, IS or distance communication for exposure. That doesn't render them unusable. Nothing wrong with

PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/rose.html Tech details: Don't remember, in fact, I don't even remember taking this particular shot. Some time ago I decided to try my hand at making such pics, and played around a bit with the concept, making a number of exposures during the course of a few

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Jack Davis wrote: I realize that, Mark. As I tried to indicate, it was only a conditional reminder and not meant to claim you were wrong. Okay? It's simply a feature I value. Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding. -- Mark Roberts Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -- PDML

RE: PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread Bill Owens
Shel I find the slightly out of focus leaves on the right to be distracting. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 11:00 AM To: PDML Subject: PESO - Rose

Re: PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/9/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/rose.html Tech details: Don't remember, in fact, I don't even remember taking this particular shot. Some time ago I decided to try my hand at making such pics, and played around a bit with the concept,

Re: PESO: Renory

2006-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On 8/27/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Port de Renory at the river Meuse and, in the background, the Ougrée blast furnace plant of Cockerill Sambre (Arcelor). Renory (Liège), Belgium. http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1611448ref=sectionrefid=7 This just

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 31, 2006, at 12:47 PM, John Celio wrote: World peace is a bit much, but you never know. Never happen. People have too much fun killing one another. Much like PDML speculation. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
The same is true of the D cameras, although shutter speed is limited to 1/4000th. The Sigma EF 500DG Super hss high speed synch mode as well. I would like to be able to use s slightly faster shutter speed in my studio, however. Although even 1/250th would be plenty fast for my needs there.

Re: PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
Lovely. What was the light source? Window? Dave At 10:59 PM 1/09/2006, you wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/rose.html Tech details: Don't remember, in fact, I don't even remember taking this particular shot. Some time ago I decided to try my hand at making such pics, and played

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 1, 2006, at 6:55 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I can see a tiled back of APS-C sensors selling for less than 2K in a couple of years. Two APS-C sensors side-by-side would be 23.5mm x 31.4mm. Close enough for me. (In fact, it's almost exactly the 3:4 aspect ratio that I prefer over the

Re: PESO: Renory

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
WOW. I really like this one. Very well done. Dave On 8/28/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Port de Renory at the river Meuse and, in the background, the Ougrée blast furnace plant of Cockerill Sambre (Arcelor). Renory (Liège), Belgium.

Re: PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/9/06, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: I find the slightly out of focus leaves on the right to be distracting. Bill A first post, from Bill, I do believe. Welcome back ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread Adam Maas
excellent shot, well lit and composed. -Adam Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/rose.html Tech details: Don't remember, in fact, I don't even remember taking this particular shot. Some time ago I decided to try my hand at making such pics, and played around a bit

Re: Tamron 28-300

2006-09-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/31/2006 5:09:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just before I fell ill, I purchased a Tamron 28-300 for an everyday walkaround lens. I still haven't had a chance to really use it, but does anyone here have this lens and if so, what's your opinion of it.

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-09-01 Thread David Savage
I suspect you trying to start a disinformation campaign. Dave ;-) On 9/1/06, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S.: I refuse to believe any of the USM-style focusing speculation. I can't talk about what I've seen (I already got my Pentax rep in trouble), but I'm not holding my breath.

Re: feature

2006-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 1, 2006, at 4:32 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: I checked out the K100D and K110D yesterday notices a feature not on my DS. The DOF Preview fires instead of stopping down, unless you change the custom default. This feature was argued about some weeks ago. As usual, the PDML

Re: PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Window. I don't use any other kind of light but natural. Glad you find the effort worthwhile. Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage Lovely. What was the light source? Window? Dave At 10:59 PM 1/09/2006, you wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/rose.html -- PDML

Re: PESO: Renory

2006-09-01 Thread Antonios Kekalos
D y n o m i t e!!! On 9/1/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WOW. I really like this one. Very well done. Dave On 8/28/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Port de Renory at the river Meuse and, in the background, the Ougrée blast furnace plant of Cockerill

Re: PESO - Rose

2006-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice indeed, Shel. Godfrey On Sep 1, 2006, at 7:59 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/rose.html Tech details: Don't remember, in fact, I don't even remember taking this particular shot. Some time ago I decided to try my hand at making such pics, and

Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?

2006-09-01 Thread Thibouille
I simply think that Pentaxers were used to slow/noisy AF and when someone (Roland Mabo for me) talked about that first on Dpreview forum a year ago (I reported it to the list), nobody from the list beleived him. Now, maybe he isn't right... I dunno.. maybe simply the fact that someone reports it

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